AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55 and Title 65, Chapter 15, relative to commercial driver licenses.
In plain English Revises penalties and procedures for out-of-service orders issued to commercial drivers.
Official synopsis: As enacted, revises law relative to out-of-service orders issued to commercial drivers and related penalties. – Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 65, Chapter 15.
Became lawEffective date(s) contingent · 2026-06-18
AN ACT to create the "Southern Cumberland Plateau Regional Water and Wastewater Authority."
In plain English Creates the Southern Cumberland Plateau Regional Water and Wastewater Authority, subject to local approval.
Official synopsis: Subject to local approval, creates the Southern Cumberland Plateau Regional Water and Wastewater Authority.
Became lawComp. became Pr. Ch. 71 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Chapter 553 of the Acts of 1903; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to funding road and street maintenance within the City of Tullahoma.
In plain English Requires Tullahoma to allocate at least 3.8 percent of its annual operating budget, but no less than $1.5 million, to street and road maintenance, subject to local approval.
Official synopsis: Subject to local approval, allocates 3.8 percent of each annual operating budget, but not less than $1.5 million, to the maintenance of streets and roads within the city limits of the City of Tullahoma. – Amends Chapter 553 of the Acts of 1903.
Became lawComp. became Pr. Ch. 67 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Chapter 34 of the Private Acts of 2019; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the city of Winchester.
In plain English Expands Winchester's public utilities board jurisdiction to wastewater systems, requires the mayor as a standing member, and creates four-year terms for board members.
Official synopsis: Subject to local approval, expands the board of public utilities' jurisdiction to wastewater treatment systems; requires the mayor to serve as a standing member of the board during the mayor's term; creates four-year terms for members; and makes various other changes. – Amends Chapter 34…
Became lawComp. became Pr. Ch. 59 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to the discharge of a firearm.
In plain English Creates a Class A misdemeanor for recklessly firing a gun into the air, ground, water, or nearby objects at public gatherings or events with at least 25 people present.
Official synopsis: As enacted, creates an offense of recklessly discharging a firearm into the air, ground, a body of water, or an object in close proximity to the person if the firearm is discharged at a place of public gathering or at a public event where there…
Became lawEffective date(s) 07/01/2026 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 37; Title 41; Title 49 and Title 68, relative to public safety.
As enacted, enacts the "Riley Gaines Women's Safety and Protection Act." – Amends TCA Title 4; Title 37; Title 41; Title 49 and Title 68.
Became lawEffective date(s) 07/01/2026 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to the "Tennessee Anti-Grooming Act".
As enacted, provides that a person commits the offense of grooming of a minor when the person engages in a course of grooming conduct directed at a minor with the specific intent to commit, or facilitate the commission by another person of, a sexual offense…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 1021 · 2026-05-26
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 51 and Title 39, relative to adult-oriented entertainment.
In plain English Requires adult-oriented entertainment establishments to post certain signage before obtaining an operating license.
Official synopsis: As enacted, prohibits the issuance of a license to operate certain adult-oriented establishments unless certain signage is posted. – Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51 and Title 39.
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 1020 · 2026-05-26
A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to the Constitution of Tennessee, regarding the composition of congressional districts.
Proposes additional language in Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution of Tennessee requiring the General Assembly to establish congressional districts after each decennial census made by the Bureau of Census of the United States is available and prohibiting changes to the congressional districts between…
Not out of committeePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee · 2026-05-06
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to the history of communism.
In plain English Requires Tennessee to include grade-appropriate academic standards on the history of communism in social studies curricula beginning with the next standards adoption.
Official synopsis: As enacted, requires, beginning with the next adoption of academic standards in the subject of social studies, the standards recommendation committee to include in their final recommendations of academic standards in the subject of social studies to the state board of education, and the state…
Became lawEffective date(s) 04/14/2026 · 2026-05-05
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 25 and Title 58, Chapter 3, relative to veterans services.
In plain English Requires the state to study county veterans service offices and report findings by December 31, 2026.
Official synopsis: As enacted, requires the department to conduct a study that includes an evaluation of county veterans service office resources; the identification of underserved areas; operational capacity; local outreach efforts, community outreach events, partnerships, and other entities providing, or sources of, assistance for veterans at the…
Became lawEffective date(s) 04/27/2026 · 2026-05-04
A RESOLUTION to commend Kermina Wadeh for exemplary service as a legislative intern.
Kermina Wadeh
Became lawSigned by Governor. · 2026-04-30
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 37, relative to Indian child welfare.
In plain English Requires Tennessee courts to follow federal Indian Child Welfare Act procedures in child custody cases involving Indian children.
Official synopsis: As enacted, requires certain procedures, currently found in the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, to be applied by courts in child custody proceedings involving an Indian child. – Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/26/2026 · 2026-04-24
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9 and Title 67, relative to funding for rural counties.
As introduced, enacts the "Greenbelt Initiative Fund Transfer (GIFT) Act," which creates the rural revenue equity fund; authorizes the commissioner of economic and community development to distribute amounts from the fund to rural counties based on certain agricultural, demographic, and fiscal criteria, including greenbelt acreage.…
Not out of committeePlaced on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026 · 2026-04-20
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10 and Title 49, relative to special education.
In plain English Allows school districts and public charter schools to install video cameras in special education classrooms with parental approval to monitor students, teachers, and staff during instruction.
Official synopsis: As introduced, allows an LEA or public charter school to install, maintain, and use, subject to parental approval, a video camera surveillance system in the special education classrooms operated by the LEA or public charter school to continuously monitor students, teachers, and staff in the…
Not out of committeePlaced on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026 · 2026-04-20
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