Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session All Bills (Page 27)

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Tennessee House Bill HJR0823

Introduced
2/2/26  
Engrossed
2/4/26  
Enrolled
2/10/26  
Megan Smith, 2025-2026 Cornersville Elementary School Teacher of the Year
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Tennessee Senate Bill SJR0641

Introduced
2/2/26  
Engrossed
2/23/26  
Enrolled
3/4/26  
Dr. Tyler Forrest, Heritage Conservation Trust Fund Board of Trustees
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Tennessee Senate Bill SB2286

Introduced
2/2/26  
Engrossed
3/19/26  
Enrolled
3/26/26  
Passed
4/13/26  
As enacted, requires the commissioner of health to use existing resources to conduct a study of neighboring states to examine the varying levels of practice independence that may or may not be granted to certified nurse midwives in such states; requires the commissioner to compile the findings of the study and any recommendations in a report and transmit the report to the general assembly no later than December 31, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 56, Chapter 32, Part 1; Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 24; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, Chapter 5.
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Tennessee Senate Bill SB2570

As introduced, creates prescribing authority for certain psychologists if certain conditions and prerequisites are met. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68.
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Tennessee Senate Bill SB2346

As introduced, prohibits private schools participating in the individualized education account program, education savings account program, or that enroll recipients of an education freedom scholarship from employing an individual that has committed child abuse, severe child abuse, child sexual abuse, or child neglect; requires the department of human services to review, upon the request of certain child care agencies, an employee or potential employee to determine whether the individual has a record of perpetrating the abuse or neglect of children or adults. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 37; Title 49 and Title 71.
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Tennessee House Bill HJR0825

Introduced
2/2/26  
Engrossed
2/4/26  
Enrolled
2/10/26  
Mary Hickerson, 2025-2026 Forrest School Teacher of the Year
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Tennessee House Bill HB2426

Introduced
2/3/26  
Refer
2/18/26  
Refer
3/3/26  
Refer
4/1/26  
Refer
4/1/26  
As introduced, deletes an obsolete pilot program that awarded grant funds to five local education agencies to implement innovative and high-quality preschool programs in the 2023-2024 school year; deletes a Tennessee preschool task force that was created to develop a strategic plan for preschool education by June 1, 2024. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.
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Tennessee House Bill HB2113

Introduced
2/2/26  
Refer
2/5/26  
Refer
3/2/26  
Refer
3/11/26  
Chaptered
4/13/26  
As enacted, designates and adopts cast iron cookware as the official frontier cookware of this state. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3.
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Tennessee Senate Bill SB2487

As introduced, creates a procedure for a state employee who has reasonable cause to suspect that improper government conduct or a crime has occurred to report the matter to a supervisor and for the supervisor to report that information to the attorney general and reporter. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 50.
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Tennessee Senate Bill SJR0674

Introduced
2/2/26  
Engrossed
2/12/26  
Enrolled
2/24/26  
Wendy Hansard, Greeneville City Schools Teacher of the Year f or Grades 5-8
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Tennessee Senate Bill SB2265

Introduced
2/2/26  
Engrossed
4/15/26  
Enrolled
4/29/26  
Passed
5/22/26  
As introduced, creates a registry within the Tennessee bureau of investigation of persons convicted of certain crimes related to organized retail theft; makes various other changes relative to the offense of organized retail crime. - Amends TCA Title 18; Title 38, Chapter 6, Part 1 and Title 39.
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Tennessee Senate Bill SB2161

As introduced, removes the requirement that a court enter into state or federal databases a bench warrant or a capias issued due to a defendant's failure to appear for a misdemeanor that is violent or sexual in nature or a felony that is not violent or sexual in nature; extends the time period in which the court must enter bench warrant or capias for failure to appear on a felony from three to 10 business days; authorizes, rather than requires, the court to relieve the surety of liability for an undertaking if the defendant has not been placed on the available state or federal list or databases. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
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Tennessee Senate Bill SB2615

As introduced, requires every taxpayer eligible for an excise tax exemption under present law to file the application for, or renewal of, the exemption on or before the 20th day, instead of the 15th day, of the fourth month following the close of the first tax year for which the person claims the exemption. - Amends TCA Title 67.
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Tennessee House Bill HB2517

Introduced
2/3/26  
Refer
2/5/26  
Refer
3/4/26  
Refer
3/24/26  
Chaptered
5/4/26  
As enacted, restricts the authority of the commissioner to order tests or vaccinations of animals within the state or that are imported into the state to those for purposes of detecting or treating a notifiable disease or monitored disease, rather than for purposes of protecting the health of animals in Tennessee generally; allows the commissioner to recommend tests or vaccinations of animals within the state or that are imported into the state for purposes of protecting the health of animals. - Amends TCA Title 44.
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Tennessee Senate Bill SR0291

Introduced
2/3/26  
Enrolled
2/5/26  
Congresswoman Maxine Waters, Nashville Branch - NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet