Tennessee House

Monty Fritts

Republican. House, district 32.

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Official record 1https://tnhousegop.org/members/representative-monty-fritts/

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Official record 2https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H32

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Bills they sponsored

22 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 goHB 2514 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

Reset on Final cal. 4 of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

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. HB 2419 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

Failed in State & Local Government 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 41HB 2321 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

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

Obscenity and Pornography - As enacted, prohibits the issuance of a license to operate certain adult-oriented establishments unless certain signage is posted. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51 and Title 39. HB2314 has beeHB 2314 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

Transmitted to Governor for his action.

Roane County - Subject to local approval, repeals act that designated the chief executive officer of the county as the county executive. - Amends Chapter 1 of the Private Acts of 2007. HB1717 has been assigned Private ChHB 1717 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

Transmitted to Governor for his action.

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 mortgaHB 1716 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

Failed in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

requires the governing board for each public institution of higher education to install and maintain a "Charlie Kirk Memorial Courtyard for Civil Debate" at the main campus of each public institution of higher education HB 2025 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2026

Def. to Summer Study in Higher Education Subcommittee

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, CHB 1792 · this session · introduced Jan 21, 2026

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

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 55-4-116HB 1782 · this session · introduced Jan 21, 2026

Failed in s/c Transportation Subcommittee of Transportation Committee

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 certaiHB 1737 · this session · introduced Jan 21, 2026

Reset on Final cal. 4 of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

enacts the "Tennessee mRNA Pharmaceutical Sovereignty and Safety Act," which prohibits individuals, including professional providers of health care and veterinary medicine, from administering any vaccine or other injectaHB 1852 · this session · introduced Jan 20, 2026

Failed for lack of motion in: Population Health Subcommittee

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 iHB 1179 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025

P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

prohibits an online payment system from freezing the funds of a user without first providing the user with a written notice of the online payment system's intent to freeze the user's funds; designates a violation as an uHB 1011 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025

Failed in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee

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 armHB 873 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025

Comp. SB subst.

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 loHB 365 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025

Failed in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

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requires local boards of education to notify the department of education when a board declares itself to be a high performing school district; requires the department to maintain a list of high performing school districtHB 1258 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025

Assigned to s/c Education Instruction Subcommittee

designates the intentional injection, release, or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus within the borders of this state into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affeHB 1112 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

changes the administrative, reporting, oversight, and accountability of the state energy policy council from the state energy policy council to the department of economic and community development and the department of eHB 747 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025

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

requires a parent or guardian who wishes to enroll the parent's or guardian's student into an LEA or public charter school to submit one of the listed documents to the LEA or public charter school upon enrollment of the HB 746 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025

Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee

prohibits a person, political subdivision, or public official, in connection with a state emergency, from categorizing or proclaiming by order, rule, or regulation that a lawful occupation is non-essential, or otherwise HB 562 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025

Held on desk.

makes changes to the forms of identification used to verify a person's identity for voting purposes. - Amends TCA Title 2HB 934 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government 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 percentaHB 723 · this session · introduced Jan 31, 2025

Reset on Final cal. 4 of Criminal Justice Subcommittee

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