Tennessee House

Ed Butler

Republican. House, district 41.

Emailrep.ed.butler@capitol.tn.gov

Official recordhttps://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H41

Bills they sponsored

28 bills sponsored this session

transfers oversight of the board of boiler rules and the elevator and amusement device safety board from the department of labor and workforce development to the department of commerce and insurance. - Amends TCA Title 4HB 2334 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

prohibits a pharmacy benefits manager from certain listed actions, including modifying, restricting, or denying a medication ordered by a healthcare prescriber; requires that a request for a formulary exception or prior HB 2333 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee

prohibits a pharmacy benefits manager from reimbursing a contracted pharmacy for a prescription drug or device or a pharmacy service in an amount that is less than the greatest of certain listed amounts and makes other rHB 2332 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee

prohibits a pharmacy benefits manager from contracting with a state department, agency, or entity if the pharmacy benefits manager has been disciplined by the department of finance and administration or the department ofHB 2331 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, includes in the offense of criminal trespass intrusion on property, or any portion of property, without the consent of the owner, by driving, parking, or otherwise operating a motorized veHB 2284 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

Sponsor(s) Added.

County Government - As enacted, prohibits the director of accounts and budgets for Overton County from being terminated or discharged without the approval of the county legislative body if such prohibition is approval byHB 2160 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

Comp. SB subst.

prohibits an insurer from denying, conditioning the issuance or effectiveness of, or discriminating in the pricing of a medicare supplement policy if an applicant meets certain listed requirements, including a non-age elHB 1848 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee

Computers and Electronic Processing - As enacted, generally prohibits a municipality or electric utility to pay or absorb the cost of electrical infrastructure incurred to serve a data center; makes related changes. - AmHB 1847 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2026

Transmitted to Governor for his action.

requires, in contested child custody, dependency and neglect, adoption, and guardianship proceedings in which the court has appointed a guardian ad litem, a court to order the child to be evaluated by a qualified expert HB 1845 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2026

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

eliminates liability for rollback taxes on agricultural, forest, or open space land with a greenbelt classification when the land is sold; requires that a buyer of property with a greenbelt classification submit a new apHB 1846 · this session · introduced Jan 20, 2026

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

Children - As enacted, revises various provisions governing surrendering custody of unwanted infants. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2. Companion bill has been assigned Public ChaHB 1844 · this session · introduced Jan 20, 2026

Comp. SB subst.

requires the department of children's services, and others, to provide certain information to court-appointed special advocates in order to provide judicial officers with the most comprehensive information to be used in HB 1783 · this session · introduced Jan 20, 2026

Assigned to s/c Children and Family Affairs Subcommittee

authorizes counties and cities to create by majority vote of the local legislative body the elected office of school superintendent. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 49HB 1849 · this session · introduced Jan 15, 2026

Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee

Morgan County - Subject to local approval, establishes that the County Attorney must be a licensed practicing attorney appointed or hired subject to the vote of the Morgan County Commission to serve a four-year term and HB 1440 · this session · introduced Apr 16, 2025

Comp. SB subst.

removes Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCa) and Tetrahydrocannabiphorol (THCp) from the list of authorized hemp-derived cannabinoids. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 43, Chapter 27HB 1148 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee

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prohibits certain activities, such as fishing, near public boat launches, docks, boats, and marinas so as to interfere with the use of such facilities. - Amends TCA Title 67; Title 68, Chapter 102, Part 6; Title 69 and THB 1149 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025

Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

Infectious Diseases - As enacted, directs the commissioner of health to, on or before July 1, 2025, add alpha-gal syndrome to the department of health's published list of reportable diseases and conditions, the occurrencHB 383 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025

Transmitted to Governor for his action.

requires the Tennessee student assistance corporation to submit an annual report, by July 31 each year, to legislative committees having jurisdiction over postsecondary education detailing, for each of the five immediateHB 1147 · this session · introduced Jan 31, 2025

Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025

Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to pay from existing budgeted funds a monthly amount to a department employee for the medical care of a retired canine that served the department if the canine iHB 393 · this session · introduced Jan 31, 2025

Comp. SB subst.

Education - As enacted, authorizes a local education agency to implement the law enforcement against drugs and violence (L.E.A.D.) program in schools operated by the LEA; authorizes an LEA's implementation of the L.E.A.DHB 382 · this session · introduced Jan 31, 2025

Transmitted to Governor for his action.

prohibits a healthcare provider from inquiring as to a patient's ownership, possession of, or access to firearm ammunition or firearm accessories; subjects the healthcare provider to disciplinary action and a fine of $1,HB 387 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025

Sponsor(s) Added.

specifies that a person does not commit an offense if the person possesses or carries a firearm into an area that is posted if, upon the request of an individual authorized to control access to the property, the person iHB 478 · this session · introduced Jan 28, 2025

Taken off notice for cal. in Judiciary Committee

Children - As enacted, increases the age of an infant from 14 days or younger to 45 days or younger who can be received by a facility without the mother being subject to criminal liability. - Amends TCA Title 36, ChapterHB 386 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2025

Comp. SB subst.

requires TennCare to certify an eligible healthcare provider's unreimbursed costs in a calendar year as charitable contributions made exclusively for public purposes to TennCare; requires eligible healthcare providers toHB 385 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2025

Taken off notice for cal. in Insurance Committee

creates a Class E felony for altering or defacing a permanent distinguishing number on a firearm and selling, purchasing, or possessing such a firearm with a mandatory minimum sentence of 180 days incarceration. - AmendsHB 588 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2025

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

Education - As enacted, prohibits the department of education from excluding from the calculation of a school letter grade the data of any group of students within a school if the department collects, aggregates, and repHB 392 · this session · introduced Jan 15, 2025

Comp. SB subst.

Municipal Government - As enacted, extends from June 30, 2028 to June 30, 2038, the deadline by which a municipality that continues to receive an allocation of state sales tax revenue pursuant to the now-repealed CourthoHB 388 · this session · introduced Jan 14, 2025

Transmitted to Governor for his action.

creates a recall process for members of a municipal legislative body and of a city or county school board. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 49HB 384 · this session · introduced Jan 14, 2025

Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

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