AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 16; Title 17; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41, relative to immigration.
In plain English Requires county sheriffs to enter into federal immigration enforcement agreements and expands the Tennessee corrections institute board's powers.
Official synopsis: As enacted, requires the sheriff of each county to enter into an agreement under an available federal 287(g) program, and expands the powers of the board of control of the Tennessee corrections institute. – Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 16; Title…
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/19/2026 · 2026-05-26
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 33; Title 68; Title 71 and Chapter 985 of the Public Acts of 2024, relative to certificates of need.
In plain English Revises laws governing the operation of acute care hospitals.
Official synopsis: As enacted, revises law relative to the operation of acute care hospitals. – Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 68; Title 71 and Chapter 985 of the Public Acts of 2024.
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 887 · 2026-05-18
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, relative to expungements following a pardon.
In plain English Allows courts to expunge certain violent offenses if a person has been pardoned, considering whether the offense was violent and other relevant factors.
Official synopsis: As enacted, permits a court to expunge certain violent offenses for which a person has been pardoned; requires the court to consider, in weighing the best interests of justice and public safety, whether the offense sought to be expunged was violent and any other relevant…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 719 · 2026-05-05
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 31 and Title 34, relative to civil law.
In plain English Excludes certain land sales from the Uniform Partition Heirs Property Act and changes how a surviving spouse's elective share is calculated.
Official synopsis: As enacted, states that the Uniform Partition Heirs Property Act does not apply to sales of land to pay the debts of an estate; revises the method for determining a decedent’s gross estate for purposes of calculating a surviving spouse's elective share. – Amends TCA…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 717 · 2026-05-05
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, relative to transportation infrastructure projects.
As enacted, enacts the "Subterranean Transportation Infrastructure Coordination Act."
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 854 · 2026-05-05
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, relative to reconsideration of library materials.
As introduced, requires public libraries established by a county, city, or town to adopt a materials reconsideration policy that provides a process by which any legal resident of the county where the library is located may request that the library withdraw an item from the…
Not out of committeeTaken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee · 2026-04-08
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, relative to consumer protection.
As enacted, removes the requirement that an assurance of voluntary compliance with the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977 be in writing, and filed and subject to the approval of the circuit or chancery court of Davidson County; makes other changes related to consumer protection.…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 614 · 2026-04-06
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 32; Title 35 and Title 67, relative to trust and estate law.
As enacted, makes various changes regarding trusts and wills, including permitting confidential information related to trusts that is contained in court filings, including court orders, to be redacted or filed under seal without a prior court order. – Amends TCA Title 32; Title 35 and…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 616 · 2026-04-06
A RESOLUTION to condemn the failure of Nashville Electric Service during the recent storm event and call upon the board of directors of Nashville Electric Service to exercise leadership, including the replacement of the chief executive officer.
Condemns NES's response to the January 2026 ice storm.
Not out of committeeTaken off notice for cal in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee of Commerce Committee · 2026-03-18
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to elections for federal office.
As introduced, prohibits a person from qualifying as a candidate in a primary election for federal office who holds dual citizenship or is not a natural-born citizen of the United States. – Amends TCA Title 2.
Not out of committeeTaken off notice for cal in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee · 2026-03-17
A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Norman Pauley.
Norman Pauley
Became lawSigned by Governor. · 2026-03-11
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 10; Title 16; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 45; Title 49; Title 50; Title 55; Title 62; Title 67 and Title 70, relative to firearms.
As introduced, changes from February 1 to February 15 the date by which the Tennessee bureau of investigation must report excess money collected pursuant to background check fees charged to gun dealers. – Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 10; Title 16; Title 33;…
Not out of committeeP2C, caption bill, held on desk – pending amdt. · 2026-02-05
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8 and Title 68, relative to human rights.
As enacted, schedules the Tennessee human rights commission for termination on July 1, 2025, and transfers the commission's duties concerning discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations, malicious harassment, the Civil Rights Act of 1990, the "Tennessee Anti-Slapp Act," and education to the attorney general and…
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/12/2025 · 2025-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to elections.
As enacted, revises the definition of "contribution," for purposes of financial disclosures under the state's campaign finance laws, to include an activity done independently of or in coordination with a candidate, candidate's political campaign committee, or agent, related to the development, production, and use of…
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/02/2025 · 2025-05-08
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 16; Title 18 and Title 37, relative to juvenile courts.
As enacted, requires the administrative office of the courts to maintain a criminal justice information services compliant centralized statewide juvenile case management system; requires all juvenile court clerks to adopt and convert to the new juvenile case management system on a schedule to be determined…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 179 · 2025-04-30
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