AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3; Title 40; Title 49 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 7, relative to harassment.
In plain English Creates a criminal offense for school employees who intentionally bully or cyberbully students, and makes harassment by school employees subject to dismissal or suspension.
Official synopsis: As enacted, creates a criminal offense for certain school employees who intentionally engage in bullying or cyberbullying of a student; clarifies that a teacher or school employee of a local education agency who is found to have committed an act of harassment, intimidation, bullying, or…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 1093 · 2026-05-27
A RESOLUTION to honor Colleen Curtis upon her exemplary service to Representative Debra Moody and the Tennessee General Assembly.
Colleen Curtis
Became lawSigned by Governor. · 2026-05-07
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15, relative to underage persons.
In plain English Expands penalties for underage tobacco and vaping violations to include community service, court programs, informal adjustment, or probation.
Official synopsis: As enacted, expands the disposition allowed when a person under 21 is found to have unlawfully purchased, possessed, accepted receipt of, or presented fraudulent proof of age to purchase tobacco, smoking hemp, a vapor product, or a smokeless nicotine product to include requiring community service…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 830 · 2026-05-04
AN ACT to amend Chapter 120 of the Private Acts of 1915; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 21 of the Private Acts of 2009; Chapter 44 of the Private Acts of 2018; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the Town of Mason.
In plain English Revises the Town of Mason's charter to change rules for office vacancies, oaths, board meetings, procedures, duties, administration, budgeting and other governance matters.
Official synopsis: Subject to local approval, revises the charter of the Town of Mason to provide grounds for vacating certain offices, to prescribe the oath for office; to fix the time, place, and notice requirements for meetings of the board of mayor and aldermen, to establish the…
Became lawPr. Ch. 41 · 2026-05-01
AN ACT relative to the designation of a division of the General Sessions Court of Tipton County as the Environmental Court.
Subject to local approval, authorizes the legislative body of Tipton County to designate a division of the county's general sessions court as the environmental court to hear cases involving the alleged violation of any ordinance relating to health, housing, fire, land subdivision, building, or zoning.
Became lawPr. Ch. 39 · 2026-05-01
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 49; Title 62, Chapter 35 and Title 68, relative to school facilities.
In plain English Creates a safe school design advisory board to recommend guidelines for school construction and remodeling projects.
Official synopsis: As enacted, creates a safe school design advisory board to recommend to the commissioner of commerce and insurance safe school design guidelines for LEAs and public charter schools to consider when constructing or remodeling K-12 public school facilities. – Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7;…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 804 · 2026-04-29
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-3-113, relative to designees.
In plain English Clarifies that the TISA review committee may meet with a majority present including designees, but requires a full quorum of voting members for formal votes.
Official synopsis: As enacted, makes various changes to the TISA review committee, including, but not limited to, clarifying that the committee may convene a meeting with a majority of all members present, including one or more designees, but a quorum of all voting members of the committee…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 798 · 2026-04-28
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16, Chapter 2, relative to judicial districts.
In plain English Extends deadlines for an advisory task force to complete judicial district review findings and for the legislature to reapportion judicial districts.
Official synopsis: As enacted, extends the date by which the advisory task force to review composition of judicial districts has to complete its findings and publish a proposed statewide judicial redistricting plan; extends the date by which the general assembly must reapportion the judicial districts in accordance…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 681 · 2026-04-27
A RESOLUTION to honor and celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Tabernacle Kinfolks Camp Meeting.
Tabernacle Kinfolks Camp Meeting, 200th gathering
Became lawSigned by Governor. · 2026-04-24
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 24; Title 37 and Title 38, relative to children.
As introduced, requires the department to record, by audio recording or video recording, all interviews of children conducted by department employees as part of the department's investigation of claims of abuse or dependency and neglect. – Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title…
Not out of committeeTaken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee · 2026-03-25
AN ACT to amend Chapter 120 of the Private Acts of 1915; as amended and rewritten by Chapter 21 of the Private Acts of 2009; Chapter 44 of the Private Acts of 2018 and Chapter 3 of the Private Acts of 2019; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the Town of Mason.
Subject to local approval, authorizes the town to appoint a town administrator; requires the town administrator to perform some of the duties previously performed by the mayor. – Amends Chapter 120 of the Private Acts of 1915; as amended and rewritten.
Not out of committeeAction def. in Private Acts Committee to 3/23/2026 · 2026-03-16
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 15, relative to offenses against the family.
As introduced, extends from 10 to 20 days, the time within which a court must schedule a hearing on a petition to freeze the funds of a criminal defendant charged with financial exploitation of an elderly or vulnerable adult involving the taking more than $5,000…
Not out of committeeAssigned to s/c Population Health Subcommittee · 2026-03-09
AN ACT to establish requirements for litter abatement and control in Tipton County.
Subject to local approval, establishes litter abatement and control requirements.
Became lawPr. Ch. 15 · 2025-06-04
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal justice.
As enacted, creates a distance to drive program study committee to help determine the feasibility of implementing a distance to drive program that would facilitate reinstatement of suspended and revoked driver licenses for criminal defendants based on meeting the objectives set by the court and…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 451 · 2025-05-15
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, relative to removal of officers.
As enacted, authorizes a district attorney general, on the consent of the district attorney general of any other judicial district, to specially appoint another district attorney general, or an assistant to that district attorney general, to conduct specific proceedings under title 8, chapter 47, regarding…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 373 · 2025-05-13
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