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Joey Hensley

Republican. Senate, district 28.

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Bills they sponsored

116 bills sponsored this session

deletes the offense of carrying a firearm or a club with the intent to go armed, prohibits the carrying of a firearm or weapon inside of a K-12 public or private school and on a school bus if the person's intent is to goSB 2478 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2026
Sponsor(s) Added.
Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) - As enacted, requires the TISA review committee to study and include in its annual report recommendations for how this state may revise the ways in which it identifies SB 2385 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2026
Sponsor(s) Added.
changes from February 1 to February 15 the date by which the Tennessee bureau of investigation must report excess money collected pursuant to background check fees charged to gun dealers. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; TSB 2382 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2026
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
enacts the "Reckless Bullet Prevention Act," which creates an offense of recklessly discharging a firearm into the air, ground, a body of water, or an object in close proximity to the person if the firearm is discharged SB 2379 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2026
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
Physicians and Surgeons - As enacted, requires the board of medical examiners to issue a provisional foreign training license of two years, which may be extended for an additional one year, to an internationally trained SB 2366 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2026
Signed by Governor.
Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, authorizes a person to possess a raccoon without the payment of the $150 personal possession permit fee if the raccoon is obtained from a legal source and has been vacciSB 2354 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2026
Signed by Governor.
requires a municipality to obtain approval of a proposed annexation from the county legislative body; requires the municipality to submit certain reports to the county legislative body regarding the proposed annexation. SB 2311 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2026
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee
Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each LEA and public charter school serving students in any of the grades K–5 to adopt a policy governing the age-appropriate and instructional use of digital devices by stuSB 2310 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2026
Signed by Governor.
limits the setting of the tax rate on property by a county, municipality, metropolitan government, or other taxing entity in any fiscal year at a rate that would render in total receipts from all levies an amount more thSB 2002 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2026
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee
prohibits the board of regents, each state university board of trustees, and the board of trustees for the University of Tennessee from conferring any new tenure status on faculty members on or after July 1, 2026. - AmenSB 1838 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2026
Sponsor(s) Added.
prohibits public water system operators from adding fluoride to their water systems. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 221SB 162 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2026
Failed in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
states that the report a physician is required to submit to the commissioner of health after performing an abortion may be submitted electronically. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41SB 2482 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Sponsor change.
changes from February 1 to February 15, the date by which the Tennessee bureau of investigation must report to the judiciary committee of the senate and the criminal justice committee of the house of representatives the SB 2422 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
requires the department of safety to report to the chairs of the transportation and safety committee of the senate and the committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over transportation matters, the nuSB 2421 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
Abortion - As enacted, revises present law that authorizes the attorney general to bring an action to enforce compliance with the Tennessee Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act or intervene as a matter of right in a SB 2412 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed by Governor.
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Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates October 11 of each year to be observed as "General Pulaski Memorial Day." - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2. SB2391 has been assigned Public Chapter Number SB 2391 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed by Governor.
Criminal Procedure - As enacted, revises present law that authorizes the attorney general to bring an action to enforce compliance with the "Tennessee Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act" or intervene as a matter ofSB 2388 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Sponsor(s) Added.
Education - As enacted, revises law concerning math education; requires the state board of education, in developing and adopting a uniform grading system for students in grades 9-12, to include in such system the high scSB 2375 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed by Governor.
Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, clarifies that tenure and the process for dismissing a nontenured, licensed employee by a director of schools does not apply to individuals who hold a temporary acaSB 2371 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed by Governor.
adds a rebuttable presumption that the criteria for a child victim to testify by two-way closed circuit television in a criminal matter involving certain offenses are met if the child is under 13 years of age. - Amends TSB 2359 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, states that if the possession of a handgun is restricted or prohibited at a county courthouse, then the sheriff of the county may provide secure storage lockers for those individualsSB 2352 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Sponsor(s) Added.
directs the department to create an outreach campaign regarding the ongoing research of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease; terminates the outreach campaign on July 1, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 68SB 2349 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
deletes the offense of carrying a firearm or a club with the intent to go armed, prohibits the carrying of a firearm or weapon inside of a kindergarten through grade 12 public or private school and on a school bus if theSB 2302 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
requires election officials to meet at the polling place at least one hour ahead of the time for opening the polls rather than 30 minutes. - Amends TCA Title 2SB 2344 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2026
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
Schools, Charter - As enacted, allows private postsecondary institutions, including those that are religiously affiliated, to operate a public charter school; allows such institutions to apply to the local board of educaSB 2318 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2026
Signed by Governor.
permits medical examiners to deny an anatomical gift of a deceased whose death occurs under suspicious, unusual, or unnatural circumstances if the medical examiner believes one of the listed criteria is met; requires theSB 1986 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2026
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
allows a public institution of higher education to suspend a faculty member, including tenured faculty members, without pay during the pendency of any investigation or hearings conducted to determine whether adequate cauSB 1899 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2026
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each LEA and public charter school to adopt an internet acceptable use policy; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 49. Companion bill has been assigned Public CSB 1912 · this session · introduced Jan 21, 2026
Sponsor(s) Added.
Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, lowers the standard for the use of deadly force to protect property. - Amends TCA Title 39. SB1847 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 1100 by the Secretary of StateSB 1847 · this session · introduced Jan 21, 2026
Signed by Governor.
exempts from the state sales and use tax the retail sale of food and food ingredients that are voucher-eligible under the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). - Amends TCA Title 67, CSB 1837 · this session · introduced Jan 21, 2026
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
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 49SB 1719 · this session · introduced Jan 21, 2026
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates January 22 of each year as "Sanctity of Life Day." - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2. Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter Number 879 by the SecrSB 1940 · this session · introduced Jan 20, 2026
Companion House Bill substituted
removes certain criminal offenses relative to the possession and carrying of firearms, including the offense of carrying a firearm with the intent to go armed if the person has been convicted of stalking or DUI in certaiSB 1851 · this session · introduced Jan 20, 2026
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2027
subjects plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, instead of all hybrid electric vehicles, to the $100 additional vehicle registration fee for electric vehicles. - Amends TCA Section 55-4-116SB 1839 · this session · introduced Jan 20, 2026
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
compiles a list of certain training requirements and opportunities for certain school staff and volunteers; changes the required frequency for certain de-escalation training, child abuse training, and training on harassmSB 1752 · this session · introduced Jan 20, 2026
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
sets the value of residential property for tax purposes at the higher of the most recent price paid for the property or the value attributed to the property by a financial institution when the owner refinances the mortgaSB 2411 · this session · introduced Jan 16, 2026
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
increases the penalty for assault against a firefighter, emergency services personnel, or other person who responds to calls for emergency assistance from a Class A misdemeanor with a mandatory minimum 30-day sentence anSB 1941 · this session · introduced Jan 14, 2026
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
requires LEAs to classify school nurses as licensed personnel for salary purposes; requires an LEA to pay a school nurse the base salary established for licensed teachers for the respective school year in certain circumsSB 1715 · this session · introduced Jan 14, 2026
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
exempts from the state sales and use tax the retail sale of food and food ingredients. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 3 and Title 67, Chapter 6SB 2347 · this session · introduced Jan 13, 2026
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a criminal offense of knowingly violating a no contact order issued as part of a defendant's sentence or conditions of probation or parole following conviction for certain criminalSB 1717 · this session · introduced Jan 13, 2026
Sponsor(s) Added.
Education - As enacted, expands the prescribed forms of epinephrine that an LEA or nonpublic school is authorized to administer when a student is believed to be experiencing a life-threatening allergic or anaphylactic reSB 1716 · this session · introduced Jan 13, 2026
Sponsor(s) Added.
deletes the criminal offenses of carrying a firearm or club with intent to go armed and carrying a weapon in a public park with the intent to go armed; prohibits a juvenile from carrying a firearm with intent to go armedSB 1629 · this session · introduced Jan 13, 2026
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
requires the legislative body of each municipality to change the date of municipal elections to coincide with the August primary or November general election; makes municipal elections partisan; standardizes the electionSB 1630 · this session · introduced Jan 12, 2026
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
extends the fee waiver for a lifetime enhanced handgun carry permit to include a retired law enforcement officer who served for less than 10 years prior to retirement, was POST-certified, or had equivalent training, on tSB 1628 · this session · introduced Jan 12, 2026
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
enacts the "Tennessee School Safety Act of 2026"; requires a student who has been expelled on two or more separate occasions for the zero tolerance offense of threatening mass violence on school property or at a school-rSB 1627 · this session · introduced Jan 12, 2026
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
designates September 10 of each year as "Charlie Kirk Day." - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2SB 1943 · this session · introduced Jan 8, 2026
Failed in Senate State and Local Government Committee
Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates the third Sunday in June of each year as "Fathers' Day." - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2. Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter Number 624 by thSB 1942 · this session · introduced Jan 8, 2026
Companion House Bill substituted
Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates November 2nd of each year as "James K. Polk Day." - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2. Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter Number 623 by the SecreSB 1718 · this session · introduced Jan 8, 2026
Sponsor(s) Added.
enacts the "Protecting Religious Liberty and Expression in Public Schools Act." - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16; Title 20 and Title 49SB 1714 · this session · introduced Jan 8, 2026
Re-refer to S. Cal Comm
enacts the "No Pride Flag or Month Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 15; Title 20 and Title 49SB 2409 · this session · introduced Jan 6, 2026
Failed in Senate State and Local Government Committee
Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, increases from 20 to 30, the maximum number of consecutive days a substitute teacher may substitute for a regular teacher on leave without having to possess a teachSB 1410 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
changes the timeframe within which a permit holder must notify the department in writing of the permit holder's new address from within 60 days of a change in the permit holder's principal place of residence to within 90SB 1405 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2027
extends from two to three weeks the period of notice that must be provided to a pharmacist or pharmacy prior to an initial on-site audit for each audit cycle by a covered entity, pharmacy benefits manager, the state or iSB 1403 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
provides for the purchase of the James K. Polk Home in Columbia by the commission; authorizes the commission to contract with a nonprofit corporation for the improvement, maintenance, and operation of the property for thSB 1402 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
exempts from sales tax, the first $20 of the sales price on a sale of tangible personal property paid for with physical cash declared legal tender, including gold and silver. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 3SB 1095 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
enacts the "Suicide Prevention Act of 2025," requiring the Tennessee bureau of investigation to establish a program in which a person may enroll to voluntarily waive the right to purchase firearms. - Amends TCA Title 39,SB 1094 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Employees, Employers - As enacted, defines for purposes of the Tennessee Lawful Employment Act, a "private employer" as any person who is required by federal law and regulations to report remuneration paid to at least onSB 990 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
General Assembly, Directed Studies - 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 theSB 871 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Signed by Governor.
Education, Dept. of - 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 cSB 870 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Signed by Governor.
requires a voter to designate on the voter registration record a political party with which the voter is affiliated in order to vote in primary elections for such political party. - Amends TCA Title 2SB 831 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee
exempts services furnished by persons engaged in the appraisal of real estate or real property from business tax. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 7SB 826 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
authorizes the board of regents to produce and make available a copy of the board's tenure policy in an electronic format or in a printed, physical medium. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 49 and Title 62SB 820 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
Local Education Agencies - 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, nonvotSB 161 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Signed by Governor.
expands eligibility for a dual enrollment grant to include students who are sophomores in high school and admitted to an eligible postsecondary institution as a dual enrollment student. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4SB 1409 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
Education - As enacted, requires, if an approved universal reading screener is administered to pre-k students at an LEA or public charter school, the LEA or public charter school to allow the pre-k teacher whose studentsSB 1003 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Signed by Governor.
establishes parameters for biennial September sessions. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 3SB 991 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
corrects the name of the Cumberland Museum and Science Center to the Adventure Science Center for purposes of receipt of appropriations of state funds made for educational grants-in-aid under allotments of the commissionSB 989 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
Schools, Private - As enacted, prohibits the state board of education from requiring a private school that provides a fully online, self-paced educational program to comply with certain class size, school calendar, vacciSB 827 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Signed by Governor.
prohibits the department of environment and conservation from applying criteria that will result in the classification of real property as a wetland if the property is prior converted cropland that is exempt from classifSB 825 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
removes the criminal offense of possession of a weapon in a building or on property that is properly posted; removes the requirement that the department of safety suspend or revoke a handgun carry permit for a violation SB 824 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
expands the definition of "adult-oriented establishment", for purposes of imposing certain requirements, to include commercial establishments that offer sexually oriented material, devices, or paraphernalia, adult cabareSB 1424 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
lowers the standard for the use of deadly force to protect property; specifies that deadly force does not include the display of a weapon, the brandishing of a weapon, or the use of force in circumstances that do not resSB 1407 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Remedies and Special Proceedings - As enacted, removes the ability to bring a civil liability action for negligence per se against a seller of a qualified product; expands "qualified products" to include knives, body armSB 1360 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025
Signed by Governor.
extends the time, from 30 days to 60 days, within which a person whose handgun carry permit has been suspended or revoked may petition the chancery court for judicial review of the department of safety's final determinatSB 993 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2027
Licenses - As enacted, creates a bait privilege license to allow hunting or taking of whitetail deer using bait on privately owned or privately leased land. - Amends TCA Title 70. SB0869 has been assigned Public Chapter SB 869 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025
Signed by Governor.
specifies that the offense of reckless endangerment includes a person who recklessly discharges a firearm into the air while in a densely populated area; provides that a densely populated area may be proven by evidence oSB 830 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
creates the Class B misdemeanor of intentionally refusing a law enforcement officer's request to exit from a motor vehicle during a lawful traffic stop. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 16SB 829 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
requires a person who collects blood donations for the purpose of providing blood for blood transfusions to require a blood donor to disclose if the donor has received a COVID-19 vaccination; permits a person in need of SB 828 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Education, Curriculum - As enacted, establishes a pilot program that provides grants to local education agencies to advance substance abuse and violence prevention programs. - Amends TCA Title 49. SB0821 has been assigneSB 821 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025
Signed by Governor.
prohibits an individual without a valid transportation network license from accepting or transporting a prearranged ride originating in this state; requires the department of commerce and insurance to issue transportatioSB 818 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
makes assault against school employees a Class E felony offense under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 49, Chapter 6SB 1411 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
clarifies that the county election commissions have the duty to purge the permanent registration records of certain voters unless otherwise prohibited by federal law. - Amends TCA Section 2-2-132SB 823 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee
authorizes virtual schools to administer TCAP tests to their students in a virtual setting if certain requirements are met. - Amends TCA Title 49SB 822 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
extends from January 15 to February 15, the date by which, every five years, the fiscal review committee must report to the chief clerks of the senate and the house of representatives of the general assembly the percentaSB 661 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2025
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 2027
Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, authorizes a county clerk, during a period of a public health emergency, natural disaster, or other temporary office closure, to request the assistance of a county cSB 660 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Health Care - As enacted, clarifies that an additional license for a collection station is not required, without regard to where specimens are transported, as long as the medical laboratory owner of the licensed medical SB 267 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2025
Companion House Bill substituted
Taxes, Sales - As enacted, increases, from two to four, the number of temporary sales periods that a bona fide religious institution may participate in and be exempt from registering to collect sales tax on sales directlSB 659 · this session · introduced Jan 30, 2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, adds organized retail crime and possession or employment of a firearm during the commission of or attempt to commit a dangerous felony to the definition of racketeering activity; clarifiesSB 657 · this session · introduced Jan 30, 2025
Signed by Governor.
extends the use of service of a conventional and Class D school bus from 200,000 miles to 230,000 miles. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 55SB 656 · this session · introduced Jan 30, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
decreases from 10 business days to 10 calendar days, the amount of time the advisory council on workers' compensation has to provide a summary of a meeting after it has been conducted to each member of legislative commitSB 615 · this session · introduced Jan 30, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
removes the prohibition on a person physically holding or supporting, with any part of the person's body, a wireless telecommunications device or stand-alone electronic device while operating a motor vehicle on a road orSB 1408 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
requires acceptable forms of identification to cast a vote in an election in this state to be valid and unexpired; prohibits the registration of an applicant to vote without such a valid, unexpired identification. - AmenSB 658 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
State Government - As enacted, terminates the James K. Polk Memorial Association and requires the Tennessee historical commission to enter into good faith negotiations for the purchase and transfer of the James K. Polk HSB 599 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Signed by Governor.
adds the legislative librarian to the list of persons the commissioner of health must submit an annual report to on the work done by and under the commissioner regarding the general supervision of dentists and dental equSB 458 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
revises the definition of "signature" for purposes of certain election-related documents, including absentee ballot and voter registration forms, and petitions for nomination, referendum, or another purpose; revises requSB 347 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
allows an existing place of worship to be used for educational purposes without reclassification of the building's occupancy type if certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68, Chapter 120SB 1096 · this session · introduced Jan 28, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
increases the penalty for reckless endangerment when the offense is committed by discharging a firearm or antique firearm into a motor vehicle from a Class E felony to a Class C felony, if the motor vehicle is occupied, SB 163 · this session · introduced Jan 28, 2025
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
prohibits a municipality, or an instrumentality of a municipality, from taking an action that affects or has the potential to affect the tax obligations, fees, or other costs for real property owners whose property is loSB 1404 · this session · introduced Jan 27, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
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 toSB 264 · this session · introduced Jan 27, 2025
Action deferred in Senate Health & Welfare Committee to first calendar of 2026
requires, if a local government adopts a budget that includes the required maintenance of effort for education funding but fails to appropriate or allocate the full amount budgeted to the LEA, the local government, in thSB 614 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2025
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
prohibits state and local government entities from displaying or allowing display of flags other than Tennessee and U.S. flags on courthouses and public roads and sidewalks; prohibits LEAs and public charter schools fromSB 266 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
State Government - As enacted, prohibits the enforcement and recognition of requirements or mandates issued by the World Health Organization, United Nations, or World Economic Forum in this state or its political subdiviSB 263 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2025
Signed by Governor.
establishes a process for renaming an international airport governed by a metropolitan airport authority to Trump International Airport. - Amends TCA Title 42, Chapter 3; Title 42, Chapter 4 and Title 55SB 265 · this session · introduced Jan 17, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
requires the state coordinator of elections to monthly compare the statewide voter registration database with relevant databases of state and federal agencies to ensure non-United States citizens are not registered to voSB 348 · this session · introduced Jan 16, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
requires a financial institution to verify the immigration status of a person sending funds electronically outside of the United States and its territories; changes the definition of resident or citizen of this state to SB 268 · this session · introduced Jan 14, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee
prohibits using voting machines or voting equipment to cast, receive, or transmit an election ballot via the internet, except for military personnel and citizens abroad. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 6, Part 5 and Title SB 159 · this session · introduced Jan 13, 2025
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 1
prohibits the Tennessee national guard, or a member of the national guard, from being released from state duty into federal active duty combat unless the United States congress has passed an official declaration of war oSB 156 · this session · introduced Jan 13, 2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Local Government, General - As enacted, requires TACIR to study the economic impact on local jurisdictions that are required to provide ambulance services and emergency and non-emergency transport reimbursement; requiresSB 160 · this session · introduced Jan 9, 2025
Signed by Governor.
Local Education Agencies - As enacted, increases, from 130 minutes per full school week to 40 minutes per school day, the minimum amount of physical activity required for elementary school students; establishes additionaSB 158 · this session · introduced Jan 9, 2025
Signed by Governor.
requires the department to use student performance on career readiness assessments administered to high school seniors as part of the school grading system if the department uses student performance on postsecondary readSB 157 · this session · introduced Jan 9, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
Municipal Government - As enacted, authorizes a city incorporated under a city manager-commission charter to contract with a private entity for the development, construction, management, or operation of an indoor or outdSB 495 · this session · introduced Jan 7, 2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
enacts the "Unborn Child Protection Act of 2025." - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68SB 194 · this session · introduced Dec 9, 2024
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
requires LEAs and public charter schools to adopt a policy to prohibit students from using wireless communication devices during instructional time except in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 49SB 10 · this session · introduced Nov 19, 2024
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
requires a law enforcement agency in custody of an individual unlawfully present in the United States to request an immigration detainer and detain such individual for the maximum period as specified in the detainer; reqSB 6 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
requires the department of safety to redesign driver licenses, instruction permits, intermediate driver licenses, and photo identification cards issued to lawful permanent residents of the United States, and temporary drSB 5 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
increases the amount of compensation an injured plaintiff in a civil action may receive for noneconomic damages from $750,000 to $1.5 million; increases the amount of compensation an injured plaintiff in a civil action mSB 419 · this session · introduced Nov 6, 2024
Held on desk.

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