AN ACT to authorize the state of Tennessee, acting by resolutions of its funding board, to issue and sell its bonds and bond anticipation notes to provide for acquisition of equipment and sites, and erection, construction, and equipment of sites and buildings, expressly including the acquisition of existing structures for expansion, improvements, betterments, and extraordinary repairs to existing structures, for construction of highways, and repair, replacement, or rehabilitation of bridges, and for grants to any county, metropolitan government, incorporated town, city, special district of the state, or any governmental agency or instrumentality of any of them; to make grants to industrial development corporations to provide for acquisition of equipment and acquisition, site preparation, erection, construction, and equipment of sites and buildings; and infrastructure improvements and development; to issue its debt in excess of the authorized amount to fund discount and costs of issuance; and to provide for the expenditure of said funds. This act makes appropriations for an indefinite period of time for the purpose of allocating the proceeds of the bonds and notes authorized by this act.
As enacted, authorizes the state to issue and sell bonds.
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 989 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026, in the administration, operation and maintenance of the legislative, executive and judicial branches of the various departments, institutions, offices and agencies of the state; for certain state aid and obligations; for capital outlay, for the service of the public debt, for emergency and contingency; to repeal certain appropriations and any acts inconsistent herewith; to provide provisional continuing appropriations; and to establish certain provisions, limitations and restrictions under which appropriations may be obligated and expended. This act makes appropriations for the purposes described above for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026.
As enacted, makes appropriations for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026.
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 1142 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 4, relative to the prevailing wage rate.
As enacted, expresses the public policy that the prevailing wage rate be paid to workers on non-state contracts for construction projects on public highways; makes other revisions to the Prevailing Wage Act for State Highway Construction Projects. – Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 4, Part…
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/21/2026 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 48; Title 49; Title 52; Title 53; Title 55; Title 56; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to health.
In plain English Revises health law requirements including reporting, suicide prevention training for psychologists, palliative care definitions, and health board rulemaking authority.
Official synopsis: As enacted, makes revisions to health law, including, but not limited to, revising certain reporting requirements, requiring a person licensed by the board of examiners in psychology to complete certain suicide prevention training, defining palliative care, and clarifying certain rulemaking authority of health boards and…
Became lawEffective date(s) 07/01/2026 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 5, Chapter 21; Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8; Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 14; Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 8; Title 49, Chapter 13; Title 49, Chapter 15, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 16, Part 2; Title 49, Chapter 17; Section 49-2-203; Title 49, Chapter 3, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 4; Title 49, Chapter 50, Part 10; Title 49, Chapter 50, Part 16; Title 49, Chapter 50, Part 18; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 10; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 15; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 22; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 23; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 30; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 34; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 42; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 81; Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 2; Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 3 and Section 68-204-110, relative to education.
In plain English Makes various revisions to education law, including prohibiting use of education savings account funds for ABLE accounts and requiring investigation of antisemitic discrimination complaints.
Official synopsis: As enacted, makes various revisions to education law, including, but not limited to, prohibiting parents from using funds deposited in a participating student's IEA to make contributions to an achieving a better life experience account for purposes of the "ABLE Act," and requiring the Title…
Became lawEffective date(s) 07/01/2026 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 50-7-303, relative to suitable work requirements.
In plain English Removes a requirement that work be deemed suitable for unemployment claimants if their gross weekly wages meet certain threshold percentages of their highest quarterly wages.
Official synopsis: As enacted, removes a requirement that work be deemed suitable for a claimant if certain criteria are met and a claimant's gross weekly wages equal or exceed certain threshold percentages of the claimant's weekly wage for insured work for the quarter of the base period…
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/21/2026 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 9; Title 13; Title 16; Title 39; Title 55; Title 58; Title 62; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to emergency management.
In plain English Creates the Tennessee Emergency Management Authority department to coordinate emergency management across local governments and with federal and other state governments.
Official synopsis: As enacted, creates the department of Tennessee emergency management authority ("TEMA") to authorize the creation of local organizations for emergency management in the political subdivisions of the state, and to authorize cooperation with the federal government and the governments of other states. – Amends TCA…
Became lawEffective date(s) 07/01/2026 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, relative to local governments.
In plain English Requires local governments to approve development applications within 60 business days or schedule them for the next planning commission or governing body meeting.
Official synopsis: As enacted, requires a local government responsible for reviewing a development application, development plan, or a site inspection submitted by a developer for the purpose of developing real property in this state, within 60 business days of the submission, to approve the application, plan, or…
Became lawEffective date(s) 01/01/2027 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1, relative to children.
In plain English Requires children in state custody to remain there until completing evidence-based treatment from qualified providers, and creates a task force to review juvenile commitment issues.
Official synopsis: As enacted, requires a child placed in the custody of the department to remain in custody so long as necessary to complete treatment or services, which must be evidence-based and provided by a qualified provider; makes other changes to child custody law; creates a juvenile…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 1102 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 20, Chapter 9, Part 6; Title 55, Chapter 17, Part 1; Title 62, Chapter 13; Title 62, Chapter 18; Title 62, Chapter 2; Title 62, Chapter 20; Title 62, Chapter 27; Title 62, Chapter 35; Title 62, Chapter 4; Title 62, Chapter 6; Title 62, Chapter 76; Title 68, Chapter 102 and Title 68, Chapter 105, relative to professions regulated by the department of commerce and insurance.
As enacted, revises law regulating professions under the department of commerce and insurance. – Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 20, Chapter 9, Part 6; Title 55, Chapter 17, Part 1; Title 62, Chapter 13; Title 62, Chapter 18; Title 62, Chapter…
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/21/2026, 07/01/2026 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 39, relative to lifetime orders of protection.
In plain English Allows filing for a lifetime protection order against someone convicted of certain offenses in another state, with venue in the respondent's or petitioner's county.
Official synopsis: As enacted, allows a person to file a petition for a lifetime order of protection against a person who was convicted of certain offenses in another jurisdiction; provides that venue for such a petition is in the county where the respondent resides or, if the…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 1118 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 67, Chapter 6, relative to local government.
In plain English Allows counties with metropolitan government to tax or exempt food sales at rates below their local sales tax rate.
Official synopsis: As enacted, authorizes counties with a metropolitan form of government, by resolution of their governing bodies, to levy a tax on the retail sale of food and food ingredients for human consumption within the county at a rate less than the local option sales tax…
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/19/2026 · 2026-05-26
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 38 and Title 39, relative to law enforcement.
In plain English Creates a Tennessee safe initiative task force attached to the Tennessee bureau of investigation and amends related law enforcement codes.
Official synopsis: As enacted, establishes a Tennessee safe initiative task force, which is administratively attached to the Tennessee bureau of investigation. – Amends TCA Title 8; Title 38 and Title 39.
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/19/2026, 07/01/2026 · 2026-05-26
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-4-708, relative to the Tennessee Promise scholarship endowment fund.
In plain English Limits annual transfers to the Tennessee Promise scholarship fund to $10 million per fiscal year from lottery education account funds.
Official synopsis: As enacted, caps at $10 million per fiscal year the total amount of funds in the lottery for education account that may be transferred to the Tennessee Promise scholarship special reserve account. – Amends TCA Section 49-4-708.
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 975 · 2026-05-18
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 48, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 1, relative to matters regulated by the department of commerce and insurance.
As enacted, requires a chancery court that has found that a person engaged in or is about to engage in an act or practice constituting a violation of the Tennessee Securities Act of 1980 to appoint the commissioner as the receiver or conservator for the…
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/01/2026 · 2026-05-18
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