AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 50 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to education.
In plain English Requires schools to provide students in grades K-12 with age-appropriate instruction on American founding, independence, the Constitution, and citizens' rights around Fourth of July.
Official synopsis: As enacted, requires each director of schools for an LEA and each director of a public charter school to annually ensure that students in grades K-12 enrolled in the LEA or public charter school observe the Fourth of July during the school year by receiving…
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/07/2026 · 2026-05-18
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to elections.
In plain English Allows candidates who change treasurers to continue using printed campaign materials with the former treasurer's name until those materials run out.
Official synopsis: As enacted, authorizes, if a candidate changes treasurers and notifies the registry of election finance of the change, the candidate to continue to use print communication that includes the identification of the former treasurer until the print communication is exhausted. – Amends TCA Title 2.
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/01/2026 · 2026-05-18
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to criminal offenses.
As enacted, creates the offense for a person to knowingly travel, with intent to commit theft of another person's cash, from a commercial business; a financial institution; or an automated teller machine, on the same path or route as another person without substantial deviation from…
Became lawEffective date(s) 07/01/2026 · 2026-05-15
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 71, Chapter 5, relative to the relocation of homeless persons.
In plain English Prohibits local governments from relocating homeless individuals unless certain criteria are met, and allows receiving jurisdictions to seek damages and court orders for violations.
Official synopsis: As enacted, prohibits local governmental entities from relocating homeless individuals unless the relocation meets certain criteria; authorizes the receiving jurisdiction to seek damages and injunctive relief for violations. – Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 71, Chapter 5.
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 832 · 2026-05-05
A RESOLUTION to honor and commend the members of the 196th Field Artillery Brigade Embedded Training Team (ETT 4.0) for their distinguished service in Afghanistan from July 2005 through July 2006.
In plain English Honors the members of the 196th Field Artillery Brigade Embedded Training Team for their service in Afghanistan from July 2005 through July 2006.
Official synopsis: 196th Field Artillery Brigade Embedded Training Team (ETT 4.0)
Became lawSigned by Governor. · 2026-04-30
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12 and Title 50, relative to employment.
In plain English Requires state and local government employers to verify work authorization through E-Verify before hiring, starting July 1, 2026, with state funding withheld from noncompliant local governments.
Official synopsis: As enacted, generally requires, beginning July 1, 2026, all state and local governmental employers to verify the work authorization status of each prospective employee through the federal E-Verify program prior to employment; authorizes the attorney general to enforce compliance with the requirement against local governments…
Became lawEffective date(s) 07/01/2026 · 2026-04-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to elections.
In plain English Requires county election commission reimbursements for primary elections to be processed like presidential primary expenses and prohibits state election entities from accepting private grants or funding.
Official synopsis: As enacted, makes various changes to election laws, including, but not limited to, requiring certain reimbursements to county election commissions for primary elections to be processed in the same manner as expenses for the presidential preference primary, and eliminating authorization for certain state entities and…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 690 · 2026-04-27
A RESOLUTION to commemorate Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month in Tennessee, May 2026.
Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month, May 2026
Became lawSigned by Governor. · 2026-04-20
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 29; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to the general assembly.
As introduced, authorizes the chair of a committee of the general assembly to require an executive branch employee to take an oath prior to testifying before the committee subject to the penalty of perjury; authorizes the chair of a committee or the executive director of…
Not out of committeeTaken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee · 2026-04-08
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, relative to property classification and assessment.
As introduced, clarifies that a notification sent by email from the assessor to a taxpayer of a change in the classification or assessed valuation of the taxpayer's property is effective when electronically sent. – Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.
Not out of committeeTaken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee · 2026-04-08
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 54 and Title 66, relative to real property development.
As introduced, prohibits the state or a local or municipal government from requiring a builder or developer of real property to pay for the building or development of infrastructure that is nonessential to the development, maintenance, or growth of the builder's development property. – Amends…
Not out of committeeTaken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee · 2026-04-08
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to school transportation.
As enacted, authorizes a school bus that is used exclusively to transport students from school to an after-school program to be used until the bus reaches the 20th year from the in-service date of the bus, or until the bus accumulates 300,000 miles of recorded…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 656 · 2026-04-06
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, relative to intelligent speed assistance devices.
As introduced, enacts the "Super Speeder Accountability Act," which requires intelligent speed assistance devices to be installed on motor vehicles operated by persons convicted of certain driving offenses where speed was a factor; creates a licensing system for device providers; requires compliance-based device removal; authorizes…
FailedFailed for lack of motion in: Transportation Subcommittee · 2026-03-17
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2 and Title 55, Chapter 50, relative to elections.
As enacted, authorizes nominees to fill a vacancy for a judge, district attorney general, or public defender occurring later than 180 days before the qualifying deadline, to be selected by statewide political parties by any method authorized by the rules of the party. – Amends…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 534 · 2026-03-16
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9; Title 28 and Title 29, relative to limitations on proceedings.
As introduced, specifies that certain statutes of limitation in civil matters apply to the state and the state's political subdivisions. – Amends TCA Title 9; Title 28 and Title 29.
Not out of committeeTaken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee · 2026-03-11
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