AN ACT to amend Chapter 402 of the Acts of 1901; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 2004; Chapter 119 of the Private Acts of 2006; Chapter 36 of the Private Acts of 2007; Chapter 12 of the Private Acts of 2023; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the City of Lexington.
In plain English Clarifies the mayor's duties as chief executive officer, authorizes the mayor to suspend employees, and makes the mayor position full-time, subject to local approval.
Official synopsis: Subject to local approval, clarifies the duties of the mayor as the chief executive officer of the city; authorizes the mayor to suspend an employee; clarifies that office of mayor is a full-time position. – Amends Chapter 402 of the Acts of 1901; as amended…
Became lawComp. became Pr. Ch. 66 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Chapter 833 of the Private Acts of 1949; as amended by Chapter 171 of the Private Acts of 1957; Chapter 28 of the Private Acts of 1957; Chapter 122 of the Private Acts of 1975; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the charter of the Town of Sardis.
In plain English Removes outdated references from Sardis's charter, allows the board to set salaries and meeting dates by ordinance, extends mayor and aldermen terms to four years, and relaxes voter residency requirements.
Official synopsis: Subject to local approval, removes archaic references to debtor's prisons, city marshal, the original members of the board of mayor and aldermen, and city recorder authority; sets salaries of board members by ordinance rather than by charter; authorizes the board to set meeting dates by…
Became lawComp. became Pr. Ch. 63 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to health facility regulation.
In plain English Requires the health commissioner to set conditions for public access to processed claims data and revises laws on critical access hospitals and certificates of need.
Official synopsis: As enacted, makes various changes to health-related laws, including, but not limited to, requiring the commissioner of health to prescribe conditions under which processed and verified claims data found on the UB-92 form are made available to the public; revising law relative to critical access…
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/22/2026, 07/01/2026 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, relative to the Tennessee arts commission.
In plain English Reconstitutes the Tennessee Arts Commission.
Official synopsis: As enacted, reconstitutes the commission. – Amends TCA Title 4.
Became lawEffective date(s) 07/01/2026 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-24-109, relative to the victims assistance assessment.
In plain English Allows court clerks to increase the victims assistance assessment from $45 to $125, with $15 per assessment going to the clerk and the remainder to county victims assistance programs.
Official synopsis: As enacted, authorizes a court clerk to increase the victims assistance assessment from $45 to $125, with the first $15 of each assessment being paid to the court clerk for processing and handling and the remaining amount being transmitted to the county in which the…
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/22/2026 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58, relative to public benefits.
In plain English Requires local governments to verify that public benefits applicants are U.S. citizens or lawfully present, and authorizes investigations and reporting of verification violations.
Official synopsis: As enacted, adds local governments to the entities that must verify that each applicant for public benefits is a United States citizen or lawfully present in the United States; authorizes certain investigations of violations of requirements for verification of citizenship or presence for public benefits;…
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/22/2026, 07/01/2026 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5, Chapter 1 and Title 6, Chapter 54, relative to shopping carts.
In plain English Prohibits county and metropolitan governments from requiring businesses to adopt shopping cart policies or imposing fees related to shopping carts.
Official synopsis: As enacted, clarifies that the general assembly occupies the entire field of the regulation of shopping carts, including their purchase, use, taxation, manufacture, ownership, sale, storage, and transportation, to the exclusion of all county or metropolitan government laws, ordinances, resolutions, enactments, or regulations; prohibits a…
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/22/2026 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 58, Chapter 7, relative to the Tennessee state veterans' homes board.
In plain English Extends the Tennessee state veterans' homes board to June 30, 2028, and requires it to report progress on addressing a December 2025 audit by December 31, 2026.
Official synopsis: As enacted, extends the Tennessee state veterans' homes board to June 30, 2028; requires the board to report back to the government operations committee by December 31, 2026, to update the committee on its progress in addressing the findings and observations set forth in the…
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/22/2026 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 37, Chapter 5, relative to the department of children's services.
In plain English Extends the Department of Children's Services to June 30, 2028, and requires it to report progress on a performance audit by December 31, 2026.
Official synopsis: As enacted, extends the department of children's services to June 30, 2028; requires the department to report back to the government operations committee by December 31, 2026, to update the committee on its progress in addressing the findings and observations set forth in the December…
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/22/2026 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to stem cell therapies.
In plain English Allows physicians to perform stem cell or regenerative medicine therapies not approved by the federal government if within their scope of practice.
Official synopsis: As enacted, authorizes a physician to perform stem cell therapy or regenerative medicine therapy that is not approved by the United States food and drug administration if such therapy is used for a treatment or procedure that is within the scope of practice of the…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 1016 · 2026-05-26
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to abuse of children.
In plain English Adds members to a child abuse review commission, includes strangulation in severe child abuse offenses, and allows courts to require documentation of preventative pediatric care.
Official synopsis: As enacted, adds the commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services, and one at large member with experience advocating for children, to the Tennessee second look commission; revises certain severe and aggravated child abuse offenses to include offenses involving strangulation; authorizes a court to…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 1003 · 2026-05-26
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40 and Title 41, relative to inmates.
In plain English Requires counties to invoice the state for criminal prosecution expenses and the state to pay approved amounts within 60 days.
Official synopsis: As enacted, requires a county incurring expenses pursuant to a criminal prosecution to provide an invoice of the expenses imposed on the county to the department; requires, within 60 days of receiving an invoice, the department to pay the amount of the invoiced expenses permitted…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 916 · 2026-05-18
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 58, Chapter 7, relative to state veterans' homes.
In plain English Allows state veterans' homes to provide services beyond skilled nursing to honorably discharged veterans.
Official synopsis: As enacted, authorizes state veterans' homes to provide services other than skilled nursing services to honorably discharged veterans. – Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 7.
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/13/2026 · 2026-05-18
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 2, relative to the Tennessee council for career and technical education.
In plain English Extends the Tennessee council for career and technical education until June 30, 2027.
Official synopsis: As enacted, extends the Tennessee council for career and technical education to June 30, 2027. – Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 2.
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/05/2026 · 2026-05-18
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 41, Chapter 21, Part 10, relative to the inmate disciplinary oversight board.
In plain English Extends the inmate disciplinary oversight board until June 30, 2028.
Official synopsis: As enacted, extends the inmate disciplinary oversight board to June 30, 2028. – Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 41, Chapter 21, Part 10.
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/05/2026 · 2026-05-18
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