AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 8 and Title 9, relative to state government.
In plain English Designates the Rhododendron and Fall-O-Dendron festivals of Roan Mountain as the state's official festivals of those names.
Official synopsis: As enacted, designates the Rhododendron and the Fall-O-Dendron festivals of Roan Mountain as the official Rhododendron and the Fall-O-Dendron festivals in this state in recognition of the festivals' contributions to the preservation of the heritage, history, and beautiful landscapes of this state. – Amends TCA…
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/21/2026 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.
In plain English Establishes a pilot program providing grants to local school districts for substance abuse and violence prevention programs.
Official synopsis: As enacted, establishes a pilot program that provides grants to local education agencies to advance substance abuse and violence prevention programs. – Amends TCA Title 49.
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 1058 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9; Title 33; Title 52; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to relief for caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia.
As enacted, enacts the "Caring for Caregivers Act." – Amends TCA Title 9; Title 33; Title 52; Title 67 and Title 68.
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/07/2026, 07/01/2026 · 2026-05-18
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 52, Chapter 5, Part 6 and Title 71, Chapter 5, relative to statewide planning and policy council.
In plain English Adds the director of long-term care services and a managed care organization representative to the statewide planning and policy council and expands its duties to include TennCare services.
Official synopsis: As enacted, integrates the bureau of TennCare into the statewide planning and policy council’s structure and mission by adding the director of long-term care services and a managed care organization representative to its membership; expands the council’s advisory and reporting duties to include TennCare’s director,…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 716 · 2026-05-05
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 30 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to truancy.
In plain English Allows a juvenile judge to suspend a student's driving privileges for up to one year if the student is adjudicated unruly for unlawful school absences.
Official synopsis: As enacted, specifies that if a student is referred to juvenile court for being unlawfully absent from school and is ultimately adjudicated to be unruly, that the disposition made by the juvenile judge or magistrate may include the suspension of the student's driving privileges or…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 853 · 2026-05-05
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 49, relative to unmanned aircraft over schools.
In plain English Creates a Class C misdemeanor for knowingly operating an unmanned aircraft over school grounds.
Official synopsis: As enacted, creates the Class C misdemeanor offense of knowingly using an unmanned aircraft over the grounds of a school. – Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 49.
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 868 · 2026-05-04
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to teachers.
In plain English Clarifies that tenure and dismissal procedures do not apply to teachers holding temporary academic or clinical permits.
Official synopsis: As enacted, clarifies that tenure and the process for dismissing a nontenured, licensed employee by a director of schools does not apply to individuals who hold a temporary academic permit or temporary clinical permit. – Amends TCA Title 49.
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 867 · 2026-05-04
AN ACT to amend Chapter 213 of the Private Acts of 1982; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the Unicoi County mineral tax.
In plain English Allows Unicoi County to align its mineral severance tax with state law amounts, subject to local approval.
Official synopsis: Subject to local approval, aligns the county's mineral severance tax with the tax amounts prescribed under state law. – Amends Chapter 213 of the Private Acts of 1982.
Became lawPr. Ch. 55 · 2026-05-01
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 13, Part 2 and Title 9, Chapter 21, Part 7, relative to local government debt.
In plain English Allows local governments to issue grant anticipation notes with comptroller approval if a natural disaster causes economic distress.
Official synopsis: As enacted, makes changes to the process by which local governments may issue and sell grant anticipation notes; authorizes the comptroller to approve certain notes issued by a local government if the local government demonstrates that a natural disaster has caused economic distress. – Amends…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 694 · 2026-04-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.
In plain English Allows schools to continue disciplinary investigations of withdrawn students and discipline them if they later reenroll.
Official synopsis: As enacted, authorizes an LEA or public charter school to continue a disciplinary investigation of a student who, during the investigation, withdraws from the LEA or public charter school; authorizes, if the student later reenrolls, the LEA or public charter school to discipline the student…
Became lawEffective date(s) 04/16/2026 · 2026-04-24
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 44, Chapter 15 and Title 53, relative to honey.
In plain English Increases the annual honey production threshold from 150 gallons to 835 gallons before food manufacturing and inspection requirements apply.
Official synopsis: As enacted, increases from 150 gallons to 835 gallons the annual threshold amount of honey at or above which a honey producer is subject to food manufacturing and inspection requirements. – Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 15 and Title 53.
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 740 · 2026-04-24
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 6, relative to sales and use tax exemptions for educators.
As introduced, exempts certain school supplies and instructional materials from the sales and use tax if sold to a teacher employed by a local education agency or public charter school. – Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.
Not out of committeeTaken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · 2026-04-15
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 3, relative to exemption from sales tax on motor vehicles for members of the national guard.
As introduced, exempts from the sales and use tax the purchase of a motor vehicle that is registered in this state by a qualifying member of the Tennessee national guard; applies the sales tax exemption only to the first $15,000 of the sales price and…
Not out of committeeTaken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee · 2026-04-15
A RESOLUTION to recognize the importance of developing information concerning the regulation of fur-bearing animals.
Recognizes the importance of developing information and recommendations to assist the 115th General Assembly in crafting legislation to regulate agricultural operations based on raising fur-bearing animals.
Became lawSigned by H. Speaker · 2026-03-31
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 63; Title 68, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 71, Chapter 4, Part 21, relative to sign language interpreters.
As introduced, creates the Tennessee board of sign language interpreting. – Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63; Title 68, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 71, Chapter 4, Part 21.
Not out of committeeTaken off notice for cal. in Health Committee · 2026-03-24
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