AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, relative to education.
In plain English Requires public schools to report local assessments annually, the education department to publish English language arts proficiency percentages, and establishes a board to review standardized tests.
Official synopsis: As enacted, makes various revisions to education law, including, but not limited to, requiring each public school to annually submit to the department of education a list of all local assessments administered to students, requiring the department to publish the percentage of students who attain…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 1132 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to charter schools.
In plain English Allows private postsecondary institutions, including religious ones, to operate public charter schools and give enrollment preference to children of employees or governing board members.
Official synopsis: As enacted, allows private postsecondary institutions, including those that are religiously affiliated, to operate a public charter school; allows such institutions to apply to the local board of education or directly to the Tennessee public charter school commission to open a public charter school and…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 1128 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 8, Chapter 6, Part 4; Title 40, Chapter 2 and Title 47, relative to illegal activity.
In plain English Clarifies that gambling, gambling devices, and online sweepstakes games are unlawful and expands authority to investigate illegal gambling activity.
Official synopsis: As enacted, clarifies that gambling, the operation or possession of gambling devices, and the operation, conducting, or commercial promoting of online sweepstakes games and other forms of online or app-based gambling are unlawful and a violation of the "Tennessee Consumer Protection Act"; expands the authority…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 1117 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, relative to state government.
In plain English Terminates the James K. Polk Memorial Association and requires the Tennessee Historical Commission to negotiate purchasing and transferring the James K. Polk Home in Columbia.
Official synopsis: As enacted, terminates the James K. Polk Memorial Association and requires the Tennessee historical commission to enter into good faith negotiations for the purchase and transfer of the James K. Polk Home in Columbia. – Amends TCA Title 4.
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 1054 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to acceptable uses of technology provided by public schools.
In plain English Requires school districts and public charter schools to adopt policies on acceptable uses of internet technology provided by schools.
Official synopsis: As enacted, requires each LEA and public charter school to adopt an internet acceptable use policy; makes other related changes. – Amends TCA Title 49.
Became lawEffective date(s) 07/01/2027 · 2026-05-26
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.
In plain English Requires the state board of education to include eighth-grade high school course grades in the uniform grading system for grades 9-12, and to include K-8 coursework in the K-8 grading system.
Official synopsis: As enacted, revises law concerning math education; requires the state board of education, in developing and adopting a uniform grading system for students in grades 9-12, to include in such system the high school course grades achieved by students in eighth grade; specifies that the…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 901 · 2026-05-18
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56, Chapter 7 and Title 63, relative to payment for services rendered by chiropractors.
In plain English Requires certain insurers to reimburse chiropractors at the same rate as physicians for identical services.
Official synopsis: As enacted, requires certain insurers to reimburse chiropractic physicians at the same rate as physicians for the same services. – Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7 and Title 63.
Became lawEffective date(s) 01/01/2027 · 2026-05-14
A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Luemma McWilliams for her exceptional service to the State of Tennessee.
Luemma McWilliams
Became lawSigned by H. Speaker · 2026-05-07
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 48 and Title 67, relative to corporate entities.
In plain English Prohibits state agencies from issuing or renewing licenses to corporations whose officers or employees provide support to certain terrorist groups for recruitment or fundraising purposes.
Official synopsis: As enacted, prohibits a state agency from issuing or renewing a certification, registration, license, or permit to a corporate entity if an officer, director, or employee of the entity provides material support or resources, meeting spaces, or other forums to certain terrorist groups or organizations…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 843 · 2026-05-05
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 14; Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9, relative to higher education.
In plain English Changes how Tennessee's higher education commission members are appointed and establishes tuition and fee limits for public colleges.
Official synopsis: As enacted, divides the appointing authority for the nine voting members of the Tennessee higher education commission among the governor, the speaker of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives equally; establishes various tuition and fee limitations and requirements for public institutions…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 799 · 2026-05-01
A RESOLUTION to honor Judge Bobby Sands on the occasion of his retirement from the Maury County General Sessions Court.
Judge Bobby Sands
Became lawSigned by Governor. · 2026-04-30
A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Mariela Dominguez upon being named 2026 Boys & Girls Club of South Central Tennessee Youth of the Year.
Mariela Dominguez, Boys & Girls Club of South Central Tennessee Youth of the Year
Became lawSigned by Governor. · 2026-04-30
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to accountability.
In plain English Transfers authority to select intervention options for certain low-performing schools from the education department to the state board of education.
Official synopsis: As enacted, changes, from the department of education to the state board of education upon the recommendation of the department, the party responsible for selecting the intervention option for priority schools receiving tier three interventions through the progressive tiered intervention system. – Amends TCA Title…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 795 · 2026-04-28
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 5; Title 6 and Title 7, relative to elections.
In plain English Requires municipalities to hold elections in August or November, makes municipal elections partisan, and standardizes referendum timing for new municipalities.
Official synopsis: As introduced, requires the legislative body of each municipality to change the date of municipal elections to coincide with the August primary or November general election; makes municipal elections partisan; standardizes the election timetable for referendums for the incorporation of a new municipality. – Amends…
Passed one chamberReceived from House, Passed on First Consideration · 2026-04-22
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 49, relative to education.
In plain English Removes an outdated requirement for the University of Tennessee's Baker Center to complete a 2014 energy policy study.
Official synopsis: As introduced, deletes an obsolete section requiring the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy at the University of Tennessee to, by December 15, 2014, perform a study on the economic feasibility of creating and utilizing a statewide comprehensive energy policy and submit its…
Not out of committeeNo Action Taken · 2026-04-08
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