Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session All Bills
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB0796
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/6/25
As introduced, requires a public utility to allow a customer of the utility to use a contractor of the customer's choosing for the installation of utility infrastructure; allows the public utility to provide reasonable construction and manufacturer specifications for the utility infrastructure; adds additional requirements related to the use of private contractors for installation of utility infrastructure. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69.
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB0797
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/11/25
Refer
4/2/25
Chaptered
4/29/25
Passed
4/29/25
As enacted, requires a juvenile court conducting a child custody, detention, or adjudicatory proceeding to conduct the proceeding in a dedicated courtroom provided by the county that is closest in proximity to an approved detention center. - Amends TCA Title 37.
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB0798
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
3/12/25
As introduced, requires the department to make the catalog of materials on source reduction and recycling created by the department available on the department's website. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 68, Chapter 211.
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB0799
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/26/25
Refer
4/1/25
Refer
4/16/25
Refer
4/17/25
Refer
4/17/25
Chaptered
5/15/25
Passed
5/15/25
As enacted, directs the commission to promulgate rules to create and issue guide licenses for persons who work as guides at Reelfoot Lake. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 14, Part 1 and Title 70.
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB0800
Introduced
2/4/25
As introduced, prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, disability, religion, or marital status against a student or an employee in a public institution of education; requires public institutions of education to treat harassment or discrimination against students or employees, or resulting from institutional policies or programs on their campuses, motivated by or including antisemitic intent in an identical manner to discrimination motivated by race; requires Title VI coordinators to be designated to monitor antisemitic discrimination and harassment at K-12 schools and institutions of higher education. - Amends TCA Title 49.
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB0801
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/12/25
Refer
3/19/25
Engrossed
3/24/25
Enrolled
3/25/25
Passed
4/3/25
Chaptered
4/8/25
As enacted, clarifies that, as of July 1, 2025, the roof solar reflectance and thermal emittance requirements of the International Energy Conservation Code for low-sloped roofs do not apply to the 2021 International Code Council adoption; authorizes the state fire marshal to promulgate rules to that effect. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 120.
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB0802
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/5/25
Refer
3/12/25
Refer
4/17/25
Refer
4/17/25
Chaptered
5/15/25
Passed
5/15/25
As enacted, classifies as state employees for purposes of defense and other related provisions, soil and water conservation district board of supervisors, employees, officers, and agents, and persons designated by a soil and water conservation district as participants in volunteer programs authorized by such districts. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 42 and Title 9, Chapter 8.
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB0803
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
3/5/25
As introduced, increases, from 60 to 65, the number of days that a party to a hearing before the board of certification for water and wastewater operators regarding a revocation or an appeal of an order or assessment of a civil penalty by the commissioner of environment and conservation has to appeal the order or assessment. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 62, Chapter 2; Title 65; Title 68, Chapter 221 and Title 69.
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB0804
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
3/10/25
Refer
3/12/25
Refer
4/1/25
Refer
4/16/25
Chaptered
5/15/25
Passed
5/15/25
As enacted, prohibits labeling a cell-cultured food product as meat or a meat food product. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 39; Title 40; Title 43; Title 44; Title 47 and Title 53.
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB0805
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
2/26/25
Refer
3/5/25
Engrossed
3/25/25
Enrolled
4/9/25
Passed
4/24/25
Chaptered
4/28/25
As enacted, requires the TCRS board of trustees to divest the retirement system from investment activity it has in a company known to be majority-owned by China; requires a local governing body to divest its political subdivision pension plan from investment activity it has in a company known to be majority-owned by China. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 15.
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB0806
Introduced
2/4/25
As introduced, renames enhanced and concealed handgun carry permits as enhanced and concealed firearm carry permits and authorizes a permit holder to carry any firearms, rather than handguns, that the permit holder legally owns or possesses. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 50; Title 57; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 70.
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB0807
Introduced
2/4/25
As introduced, removes a requirement that the comptroller report to the general assembly, not later than January 31, 2008, with recommendations regarding whether the pilot project that authorized certain municipal electric systems to provide services beyond their service area with certain limitations should be continued or expanded to other systems. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 35, Chapter 8, Part 1; Section 37-10-204; Section 38-6-121; Title 39; Title 40, Chapter 6, Part 3; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 54; Title 55; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB0808
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/6/25
As introduced, authorizes a county to forgo the automatic compensation increase for county officers if the department of economic and community development determines that the county experienced substantial characteristics of economic distress in the preceding fiscal year. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 24.
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB0809
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/12/25
Refer
3/18/25
As introduced, specifies that a manufacturer or seller of a pesticide registered with the commissioner of agriculture and with the environmental protection agency under the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) is not liable in a civil action related to the labeling of the pesticide, if the pesticide bore a label approved by the EPA under FIFRA at the time of sale. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 8.
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB0810
Introduced
2/4/25
Refer
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
3/11/25
Refer
4/2/25
Refer
4/8/25
Chaptered
4/29/25
Passed
4/29/25
As enacted, authorizes utility terrain vehicles to operate on county roads and state highways throughout the state, subject to certain restrictions. - Amends TCA Title 55.