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| Bill | Title | Status | Momentum | Last action | Docs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2342 | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, allows the warden or chief administrative officer's report to the district attorney general of certain offenses that occur within a penal institution to be submitted electronically. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 55; Title 64 and Title 65. | Introduced | 15 | Feb 5, 2026 | 1 |
| HB 2280 | Education, Higher - As introduced, deletes an obsolete requirement that the governing board of each public institution of higher education submit a report on the institution's implementation of a research security policy by July 1, 2025, to the chairs of the education committee of the senate and the education committees of the house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 49. | Introduced | 15 | Feb 5, 2026 | 1 |
| HB 2379 | Anatomical Gifts - As introduced, changes from July to January, the month when a medical facility and research institution covered under the Tennessee Genomic Security and End Organ Harvesting Act must certify to the commissioner of health that the facility and institution are compliant with the requirements in the act. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68. | Introduced | 15 | Feb 5, 2026 | 1 |
| HB 2237 | Education - As introduced, requires the office of research and education accountability in the office of the comptroller of the treasury to submit a copy of its annual report detailing the results of certain tests administered to recipients of education freedom scholarships to the legislative librarian. - Amends TCA Title 49. | Introduced | 15 | Feb 5, 2026 | 1 |
| HB 2197 | Health Care - As introduced, authorizes an individual to submit a request for a pre-application determination of eligibility for an occupational license based on criminal history either in writing or electronically, rather than exclusively in writing, and updates the provision regarding judicial review to clarify that the 30-day window to petition the Davidson County chancery court is triggered by the receipt of either written or electronic notice of disqualification. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68. | Introduced | 15 | Feb 5, 2026 | 1 |
| HB 2384 | Consumer Protection - As introduced, extends from five to 10 business days the period during which a financial service provider may refuse or delay financial transactions not involving securities due to suspected financial exploitation. - Amends TCA Title 45 and Title 47. | Introduced | 15 | Feb 5, 2026 | 1 |
| HB 2274 | Election Laws - As introduced, changes the deadline, from January 31 to January 15, for the coordinator of elections to file a report with the state and local government committee of the senate and the local government committee of the house of representatives following an election conducted under a convenience voting pilot project. - Amends TCA Title 2. | Introduced | 15 | Feb 5, 2026 | 1 |
| HB 2597 | Health Care - As introduced, requires TennCare to create a methodology to make medicaid facility fee reimbursement rates for birthing centers comparable to rates for similar services provided at a hospital; requires the department of health to give priority to allocating federal rural health transformation program grant funds to birthing centers in rural counties and urban counties that serve residents of rural counties. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 71. | Introduced | 15 | Feb 5, 2026 | 1 |
| HB 2604 | TennCare - As introduced, removes an obsolete reference to July 1, 2000, as the initial date after which the department of health must ensure that application forms for TennCare uninsured or uninsurable coverage under the Medical Assistance Act apprise applicants of the requirements of the act. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 14; Title 33; Title 47; Title 52; Title 56; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. | Introduced | 15 | Feb 5, 2026 | 1 |
| SB 2687 | Agriculture - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Agriculture Recovery and Investment in Family Farm (TARIFF) Relief Act," which creates a fund within the state treasury for the purpose of making grants to family farmers who have struggled with high input costs and market losses resulting from tariffs on agricultural goods, equipment, and machinery. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 43. | Introduced | 15 | Feb 5, 2026 | 1 |
| SB 2651 | Environment and Conservation, Department of - As introduced, clarifies process and sanctions when a county's or municipal solid waste region's solid waste plan is noncompliant under the Solid Waste Management Act of 1991; defines noncompliance; outlines sanctions. - Amends TCA Section 68-211-816. | Failed | 5 | Feb 5, 2026 | 1 |
| SB 1575 | State Government - As introduced, authorizes a governmental entity to publish notices of public meetings on a secure website of the governmental body; authorizes a person to request an electronic or hard copy of an e-newsletter or notice published by the governmental body if the governmental body provides such documents electronically. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44, Part 1. | Failed | 5 | Feb 5, 2026 | 1 |
| SB 1574 | Lobbying, Lobbyists - As introduced, increases time an employer of a lobbyist or a lobbyist must register or update their registration with the ethics commission from not later than seven days to not later than seven business days. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 12. | Failed | 5 | Feb 5, 2026 | 1 |
| HJR 870 | Memorials, Recognition - Larry Bushart - | Failed | 5 | Feb 5, 2026 | 1 |
| SB 795 | Purchasing and Procurement - As introduced, authorizes local governments to purchase goods and services directly, without bid or quotations, from vendors awarded general services administration (GSA) schedule contracts at prices equal to the vendor's current GSA schedule price. - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 3. | Passed First Chamber | 57 | Feb 4, 2026 | 1 |
| HR 146 | Memorials, Death - Paul Trowbridge Gillespie, Jr. - | Passed First Chamber | 53 | Feb 4, 2026 | 1 |
| HR 147 | Memorials, Retirement - Donna Alley Simpson, Bradley County Clerk - | Passed First Chamber | 53 | Feb 4, 2026 | 1 |
| HR 145 | Memorials, Recognition - Lafayette Chapter #4 Royal Arch Masons of Tennessee, Bicentennial - | Passed First Chamber | 53 | Feb 4, 2026 | 1 |
| HB 882 | Environment and Conservation, Department of - As introduced, prohibits the department from regulating farming activities involving top soil, rock removal, or the building of a pond when the activities are conducted in an area that is less than three acres in size, and the property on which the activities occur has greenbelt classification. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 11; Title 13; Title 43; Title 44; Title 64; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 69. | Reported from Committee | 48 | Feb 4, 2026 | 1 |
| HB 649 | Taxes - As introduced, requires 50 percent of collections of the recordation tax levied on transfers of realty to be remitted to each county; requires counties to use such funds for transportation infrastructure, schools, and other nonrecurring expenses. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-409. | In Committee | 36 | Feb 4, 2026 | 2 |