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                              PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 648

                                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1635

                                             By Akbari, Powers, Hensley, Kyle

                                           Substituted for: House Bill No. 1942

                                 By Love, Salinas, Terry, Fritts, Camper, Clemmons

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 21, Part 3, relative to the 2021
          Precious Cargo Act.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:

          SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-21-303(a)(2), is amended by inserting
the following sentence immediately after the first sentence:

          For purposes of this subdivision (a)(2), "medical condition" includes communication
          disorders, including, but not limited to, speech, language, and fluency disorders, such as
          stuttering.

          SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.
         SENATE BILL NO. 1635

PASSED:  March 16, 2026

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                                        RANDY-McN~
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                                        SPEAKER OF THE SENATE

                                  CA~eRONSEXTON,SPEAKER
                                  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

{Jp. . l APPROVED this 'St- day ofr. J  2026

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         BILL LEE, GOVERNOR