AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to the 2026 congressional elections.
In plain English Requires election officials to notify candidates and county commissions about revised congressional districts and qualifying deadlines for 2026 elections.
Official synopsis: As enacted, makes various changes to election law to facilitate the changes made in the composition of congressional districts in this state for the 2026 primary or general election, including, but not limited to, requiring the coordinator of elections to provide notice of such revised…
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/07/2026 · 2026-07-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 16, relative to congressional districts.
In plain English Removes the prohibition on changing congressional districts between apportionments.
Official synopsis: As enacted, removes prohibition on changing congressional districts between apportionments. – Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 16.
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/07/2026 · 2026-07-27
AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026, in the administration, operation, and maintenance of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the various departments, institutions, offices, and agencies of the state; for certain state aid and obligations; for capital outlay, for the service of the public debt, for emergency and contingency; to repeal certain appropriations and any acts inconsistent herewith; to provide provisional continuing appropriations; and to establish certain provisions, limitations, and restrictions under which appropriations may be obligated and expended. This act makes appropriations for the purposes described above for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026.
In plain English Appropriates funds for expenses of the second extraordinary session of the 114th General Assembly and related costs.
Official synopsis: As enacted, makes appropriations sufficient for the payment of any lawful expenses of the second extraordinary session of the 114th General Assembly; makes other appropriations related to such extraordinary session.
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/07/2026 · 2026-06-03
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 16 and Chapter 742 of the Public Acts of 2026, relative to congressional districts.
In plain English Revises the boundaries for Tennessee's congressional districts.
Official synopsis: As enacted, revises the boundaries for Tennessee's congressional districts. – Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 16 and Chapter 742 of the Public Acts of 2026.
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/07/2026 · 2026-06-03
AN ACTto amend Chapter 492 of the Acts of 1901; as amended by Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1985; Chapter 45 of the Private Acts of 1993 and Chapter 166 of the Private Acts of 1994; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the town of Monterey.
In plain English Allows Monterey to eliminate the mayor's role as recorder and create a Town Administrator position with specified powers and duties, subject to local approval.
Official synopsis: Subject to local approval, deletes obsolete provisions authorizing the mayor to serve as the ex officio recorder for the town of Monterey; establishes the position of Town Administrator and prescribes the Administrator's powers, duties, and functions. – Amends Chapter 492 of the Acts of 1901;…
Became lawPr. Ch. 72 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45; Title 47; Title 49 and Title 67, relative to money transmission.
In plain English Requires Tennessee to tax money transmission services to locations outside the United States and allocates the revenue to specified funds and purposes.
Official synopsis: As enacted, clarifies that the service of transmitting money from a location originating in this state to a location outside of the United States or its territories is a taxable service and that such a tax is generally levied on the amount of money transmitted;…
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/21/2026, 01/01/2027 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 6, relative to tax revenue.
In plain English Extends deadlines for counties bordering distressed rural areas to apply for and receive approval of commercial development districts that retain local sales tax revenue.
Official synopsis: As enacted, extends the deadline by which a county that borders at least three distressed rural counties must apply to be eligible to retain the sales and use tax generated from a commercial development district from December 31, 2026, to December 31, 2040; extends the…
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/21/2026 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7 and Title 42, relative to airport authorities.
In plain English Replaces the current boards of commissioners for metropolitan and regional airport authorities with new governing bodies.
Official synopsis: As enacted, vacates the present board of commissioners of each existing authority for metropolitan and regional airports, and reconstitute a new governing body; makes related changes. – Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7 and Title 42.
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 978 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 12; Title 29; Title 35; Title 36; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 42; Title 45; Title 47; Title 49; Title 50; Title 52; Title 53; Title 56; Title 58; Title 63; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to health insurance.
In plain English Allows health insurance entities to offer short-term limited-duration plans and hospital indemnity coverage on the marketplace.
Official synopsis: As enacted, authorizes a health insurance entity to offer a short-term limited-duration plan and hospital indemnity coverage on the marketplace. – Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 12; Title 29; Title 35; Title 36;…
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/21/2026 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 53; Title 13; Title 48, Chapter 101, Part 3; Title 56 and Title 67, relative to housing.
In plain English Establishes a pilot program allowing Tennessee's housing agency to provide loans for constructing or rehabilitating affordable workforce housing across the state.
Official synopsis: As enacted, establishes the community workforce housing innovation pilot program to be administered by the Tennessee housing development agency; authorizes the agency to provide loans to an applicant for construction or rehabilitation of workforce housing in each of the three grand divisions; requires the housing…
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/21/2026, 07/01/2026 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, to clarify the appropriation of funds to certain debt issuers for debt service payments. This act makes appropriations for debt service obligations for an indefinite period of time.
In plain English Authorizes airport authorities to make direct and continuing appropriations for issuing debt and paying debt service without state liability.
Official synopsis: As enacted, authorizes direct and continuing appropriations by certain airport authorities for the issuance of debt that is not a liability of the state and the payment of debt service thereon. – Amends TCA Title 9.
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 906 · 2026-05-18
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 16 and Chapter 742 of the Public Acts of 2026, relative to congressional districts.
As introduced, removes the prohibition on changing congressional districts between apportionments. – Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 16 and Chapter 742 of the Public Acts of 2026.
Not out of committeePlaced on cal. Congressional Redistricting Committee of Extraordinary Session II for 5/6/2026 · 2026-05-06
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41 and Chapter 253 of the Public Acts of 2021, relative to confidential records.
In plain English Requires state government entities and officials to keep confidential certain information about enforcing federal and state immigration laws.
Official synopsis: As enacted, requires each state governmental entity and official to maintain certain information relative to the operational enforcement of federal and state immigration laws as confidential, and provides that such information is not subject to public inspection. – Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 686 · 2026-04-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 39; Title 45; Title 47 and Title 67, relative to virtual currency kiosks.
In plain English Makes it a class A misdemeanor to knowingly install, permit, or operate a virtual currency kiosk in Tennessee.
Official synopsis: As enacted, makes it a class A misdemeanor for a virtual kiosk operator or other person to knowingly install or allow installation of, permit, place, or otherwise operate a virtual currency kiosk in this state. – Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title…
Became lawEffective date(s) 07/01/2026 · 2026-04-23
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41, relative to repeat offenders.
As introduced, requires a defendant to be sentenced to imprisonment for life as a repeat violent offender under certain circumstances. – Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41.
Not out of committeeTaken off notice for cal. in Finance, Ways and Means Committee · 2026-04-15
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