Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session All Bills
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB1186
Introduced
2/6/25
As introduced, reduces from 30 to 21 days the period by which a state department or agency, prior to executing a state professional facilities management contract for services within a state legislative district that would result in the outsourcing of facilities management services to private, nonstate government entities, must notify each member of the general assembly representing such district of the contract. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 12; Title 13; Title 15; Title 41; Title 52; Title 57; Title 58; Title 66 and Title 67.
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB1187
Introduced
2/6/25
As introduced, deletes an obsolete provision that required the comptroller of the treasury, in conjunction with any appropriate TennCare drug utilization review committees, to study the use of prescription drugs in nursing homes and the costs of those prescription drugs for residents of nursing homes; to examine prescription use overall; to focus on any practices that would improve the quality of resident care while reducing costs to the TennCare program; and to report by January 1, 2005, to the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33 and Title 71.
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB1188
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/12/25
Refer
3/18/25
Refer
4/1/25
Engrossed
4/7/25
Enrolled
4/8/25
Passed
4/24/25
Chaptered
4/28/25
As enacted, prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, or religion 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 HB1189
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/12/25
Refer
3/26/25
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 HB1190
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
3/26/25
As introduced, creates a Class E felony that is committed when a person exercises control over a motor vehicle knowing that the person does not have the permission of the owner of the motor vehicle; creates a Class A misdemeanor of possessing a firearm that the person knows or reasonably should know has been stolen. - Amends TCA Title 39.
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB1191
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/12/25
As introduced, enacts the "Anti-Road Rage Act of 2024," which creates a Class E felony for the reckless discharge of a firearm while operating, or as a passenger in, a motor vehicle; creates a Class A misdemeanor for the reckless brandishing or display of a firearm while operating, or as a passenger in, a motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55.
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB1192
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/19/25
Refer
2/26/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
4/17/25
Refer
4/17/25
Chaptered
5/15/25
Passed
5/15/25
As enacted, directs TACIR to conduct a study and prepare a report on recommendations on the continuum of care in this state and how the continuum of care can be improved; requires the study and report to survey the continuum of care in other states and compare such care to the continuum of care in this state; requires TACIR to submit the report. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB1193
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/12/25
Refer
2/18/25
Refer
4/2/25
Chaptered
5/13/25
Passed
5/13/25
As enacted, requires the department to conduct a landscape analysis of teacher evaluation practices in this state and other states; requires the department to convene a teacher evaluation advisory committee to review and evaluate current teacher evaluation practices in this state; requires the department and the state board to provide the education committee of the senate and committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over teacher evaluations a final report on the landscape analysis, teacher evaluation advisory committee's recommendations, and any department or state board recommendations by January 31, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 49.
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB1194
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
3/4/25
As introduced, requires the office of employment verification assistance to, using existing resources, create and publish a report on the number of employers that the office has enrolled in E-Verify or conducted work authorization status checks on behalf of. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 50.
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB1195
Introduced
2/6/25
As introduced, requires each local education agency (LEA) to publish the character education curriculum on the LEA's website. - Amends TCA Title 49.
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB1196
Introduced
2/6/25
As introduced, requires the state board to publish the curriculum implemented for the statewide drug abuse resistance education (DARE) program on the state board's website. - Amends TCA Title 49.
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB1197
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/12/25
Refer
3/4/25
Refer
4/1/25
Chaptered
5/13/25
Passed
5/13/25
As enacted, makes various changes to the approval process and notice requirements for nonsectarian, nonreligious Bible courses; clarifies that public charter schools are authorized to provide nonsectarian, nonreligious Bible courses in the same manner as local education agencies. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB1198
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/12/25
Refer
3/12/25
Refer
3/19/25
Engrossed
3/31/25
Enrolled
4/2/25
Passed
4/11/25
Chaptered
4/28/25
As enacted, adds mandating the use of biosimilar drugs as a cost-saving measure the bureau of TennCare may implement; adds that a health carrier, health benefit plan, or utilization review organization may require a patient to try a biosimilar product prior to providing coverage for the equivalent branded prescription drug; requires the TennCare pharmacy advisory committee to consider as a factor the use of biosimilar drugs in the committee's recommendation to the bureau of TennCare on any drugs to be added to the state preferred drug list. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 53; Title 56; Title 68 and Title 71.
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB1199
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/12/25
Refer
3/11/25
Refer
3/25/25
Refer
4/2/25
Refer
4/14/25
Chaptered
5/13/25
Passed
5/13/25
As enacted, requires each board of education for an LEA that operates at least one high school to adopt and implement a policy to authorize a high school student to serve as an advisory, nonvoting representative on the board during meetings that are open to the public. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2.
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Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session
Tennessee House Bill HB1200
Introduced
2/6/25
Refer
2/12/25
Refer
3/12/25
Refer
3/26/25
Refer
4/2/25
Refer
4/14/25
Engrossed
4/16/25
Enrolled
4/24/25
Passed
5/21/25
Chaptered
5/27/25
As introduced, enacts "Savanna's Law," which creates a registry of persistent domestic violence offenders; requires the bureau to maintain the registry. - Amends TCA Title 18; Section 38-6-103; Title 39 and Title 40.