Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Michael Hale was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced140
Out of committee115
Passed one chamber115
Passed both chambers115
Became law115
Never left committee24
For comparison, the median Republican member of the House has 23 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Memorials, Academic Achievement 61Memorials, Professional Achievement 19Memorials, Sports 11Memorials, Retirement 5Memorials, Recognition 5TennCare 3
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 8, relative to state employees.
In plain English Allows full-time state employees to use tuition waivers for multiple academic courses simultaneously instead of one course at a time.
Official synopsis: As enacted, removes the requirement for waivers to be used only one course at a time for academic courses that full-time state employees are eligible to take without paying tuition charges, maintenance fees, student activity fees, registration fees, or online course fees; authorizes the waiver…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 826 · 2026-05-22
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to the display of historical documents.
In plain English Allows schools to display the Ten Commandments, part of the Declaration of Independence, and the U.S. Constitution preamble in prominent locations.
Official synopsis: As enacted, authorizes local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to allow schools in the LEA or the public charter school, as applicable, to display the Ten Commandments, the first sentence of the second paragraph of the preamble to the Declaration of…
Became lawEffective date(s) 07/01/2026 · 2026-05-14
A RESOLUTION to recognize and honor Jackie Wilkerson on the occasion of his retirement.
Jackie Wilkerson
Became lawSigned by Governor. · 2026-05-07
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Allysa Nixon, 2026 Top Ten Senior at Gordonsville High School.
In plain English Honors Allysa Nixon, a Top Ten Senior at Gordonsville High School.
Official synopsis: Allysa Nixon, Top Ten Senior, Gordonsville High School
Became lawSigned by Governor. · 2026-05-05
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Kaitlyn Bogle, 2026 Top Ten Senior at Gordonsville High School.
In plain English Honors Kaitlyn Bogle, a top ten senior at Gordonsville High School.
Official synopsis: Kaitlyn Bogle, Top Ten Senior, Gordonsville High School
Became lawSigned by Governor. · 2026-05-05
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Jordyn Brown, 2026 Salutatorian at Gordonsville High School.
Jordyn Brown, Salutatorian, Gordonsville High School
Became lawSigned by Governor. · 2026-05-05
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Sophie Shoemake, 2026 Valedictorian at Gordonsville High School.
Sophie Shoemake, Valedictorian, Gordonsville High School
Became lawSigned by Governor. · 2026-05-05
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Elijah Hall, 2026 Top Ten Senior at Gordonsville High School.
Elijah Hall, Top Ten Senior, Gordonsville High School
Became lawSigned by Governor. · 2026-05-05
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Eliana Symoens, 2026 Top Ten Senior at Gordonsville High School.
In plain English Honors Eliana Symoens, a Top Ten Senior at Gordonsville High School.
Official synopsis: Eliana Symoens, Top Ten Senior, Gordonsville High School
Became lawSigned by Governor. · 2026-05-05
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Anthony Fuller, 2026 Top Ten Senior at Gordonsville High School.
Anthony Fuller, Top Ten Senior, Gordonsville High School
Became lawSigned by Governor. · 2026-05-05
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Madeline Ward, 2026 Top Ten Senior at Gordonsville High School.
In plain English Honors Madeline Ward, a Top Ten Senior at Gordonsville High School.
Official synopsis: Madeline Ward, Top Ten Senior, Gordonsville High School
Became lawSigned by Governor. · 2026-05-05
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Kacie Chiapperini, 2026 Top Ten Senior at Gordonsville High School.
Kacie Chiapperini, Top Ten Senior, Gordonsville High School
Became lawSigned by Governor. · 2026-05-05
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Lucian Carrick, 2026 Top Ten Senior at Gordonsville High School.
In plain English Honors Lucian Carrick, a top ten senior at Gordonsville High School.
Official synopsis: Lucian Carrick, Top Ten Senior, Gordonsville High School
Became lawSigned by Governor. · 2026-05-05
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Aaron Yates, 2026 Top Ten Senior at Cannon County High School.
Aaron Yates, Top Ten Senior, Cannon County High School
Became lawSigned by Governor. · 2026-05-01
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Allie Melton, 2026 Top Ten Senior at DeKalb County High School.
Allie Melton, Top Ten Senior, DeKalb County High School
Became lawSigned by Governor. · 2026-05-01
“In plain English” lines are written by ThePolitibase with AI (Claude), from the official synopsis only; the synopsis is the authoritative text. Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.