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Paul Bailey

Republican. Senate, district 15.

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Bills they sponsored

107 bills sponsored this session

Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As enacted, vacates the present board of commissioners of each existing authority for metropolitan and regional airports, and reconstitute a new governing body; makes related SB 2473 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2026
Signed by Governor.
changes from 10 days to 10 business days the amount of notice the president of the district attorneys general conference must give members before calling a meeting at will. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 7 and Title 9, ChSB 2464 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2026
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
Child Custody and Support - As enacted, specifies that a parent's obligation for the support of a child does not continue after the child reaches 19 unless the child is handicapped or disabled. - Amends TCA Title 34, ChaSB 2463 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2026
Signed by Governor.
revises the data that district attorneys general are required to include in the annual report submitted to various officials and the public; requires the clerk of every court having jurisdiction over misdemeanor and feloSB 2462 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2026
Companion House Bill substituted
removes an obsolete reference to reimbursement requirements related to anatomic pathology services applying to anatomic pathology services billed by gastroenterologists only applying on and after July 1, 2014. - Amends TSB 2457 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2026
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Appropriations - As enacted, authorizes direct and continuing appropriations by certain airport authorities for the issuance of debt that is not a liability of the state and the payment of debt service thereon. - Amends SB 2454 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2026
Signed by Governor.
Taxes, Sales - As enacted, extends the deadline by which a county that borders at least three distressed rural counties must apply to be eligible to retain the sales and use tax generated from a commercial development diSB 2453 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2026
Companion House Bill substituted
deletes an obsolete requirement that the department of commerce and insurance conduct a study to determine the appropriateness of a separate premium rating for medicare supplement policies for populations under 65 years SB 1905 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2026
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases the penalty for assaulting a first responder from a Class A misdemeanor with a mandatory fine of $5,000 and a mandatory minimum of 30 days incarceration to a Class E felony with SB 1900 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2026
Signed by Governor.
enacts the "Tennessee Transactional Gold and Silver Act," which recognizes gold and silver as legal tender for private transactions and, when accepted, for paying state and local taxes or fees; authorizes the creation ofSB 1813 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2026
Deferred to Summer Study
increases the penalty for assault against a first responder from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony with a mandatory fine of $10,000 and a mandatory minimum sentence of 60 days. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13SB 1607 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2026
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
requires the commissioner of revenue to report to the general assembly on an annual basis, beginning July 1, 2027, the amount of sales and use tax refunds on purchases of major appliances, residential furniture, and resiSB 2475 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee
prohibits governmental entities that regulate entertainment transportation from denying the transfer of a permit, establishing certain noise ordinances, requiring an entertainment transportation vehicle to be enclosed, aSB 2474 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
changes from 60 days to 75 days prior to the beginning of the fiscal year the time in which the president of the metropolitan airport authority must submit the annual operating budget to the board for approval. - Amends SB 2472 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation & Safety 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 veSB 2471 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed by Governor.
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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 4SB 2470 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, revises the exemption for judges to the offense of carrying weapons during judicial proceedings. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. SB2469 has been assigned Public Chapter NSB 2469 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed by Governor.
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes revisions to law relative to offenses occurring at a house of worship. - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 39. SB2468 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 1140 by the Secretary of StaSB 2468 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed by Governor.
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes various changes to the law relative to fraudulent freight theft. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 20; Title 22; Title 24; Title 25SB 2466 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed by Governor.
prohibits a juvenile adjudicated delinquent for conduct that, if committed by an adult, would constitute the offense of threatening to commit an act of mass violence from purchasing or possessing a firearm until the juveSB 2465 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Lay on Desk
Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, requires each fertility clinic operating in this state to obtain a certificate from the department of health to perform assisted reproductive technology services. - AmenSB 2461 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed by Governor.
adds the legislative librarian to the list the department of mental health and substance abuse services must submit its quarterly report to on the implementation and impact of available suitable accommodations, includingSB 2460 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, generally prohibits the department from requesting information regarding the number or type of firearms or ammunition or identifying information about such firearms or ammunitiSB 2459 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed by Governor.
Motor Vehicles - As enacted, requires a delivery network company or delivery network company driver to comply with certain automobile liability insurance requirements. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 55; Title 56 anSB 2458 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Companion House Bill substituted
creates the "Tennessee Live Music Support Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 47 and Title 67SB 2456 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
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 4SB 2455 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
requires notice to be published on the governing body's website for at least two weeks prior to the date set for a hearing on whether to create an airport authority. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 31; Title 7, Chapter 51;SB 1902 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government Committee
enacts "The Mint Act," which establishes a precious metals enterprise fund to be administered by the state treasurer for the purpose of acquiring, converting, storing, and selling bullion and specie. - Amends TCA Title 9SB 1812 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
State Employees - As enacted, removes the requirement for waivers to be used only one course at a time for academic courses that full-time state employees are eligible to take without paying tuition charges, maintenance SB 1612 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed by Governor.
Local Government, General - As enacted, authorizes Putnam County and incorporated cities within the county to regulate sober living homes for recovery from alcohol, drug, and substance abuse to the extent such regulationSB 1610 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Signed by Governor.
repeals the criminal offenses of unlawfully carrying a firearm or club with the intent to go armed and carrying or possessing a weapon in or on public parks, playgrounds, civic centers, and other public recreational builSB 2467 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2026
Sponsor(s) Added.
enacts the "Tennessee Live Music Support Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 47 and Title 67SB 2125 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2026
Withdrawn.
requires the secretary of state to appoint notaries public to commissions in this state; prescribes additional requirements to be commissioned as a notary public in this state. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 16 and Title SB 1946 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2026
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
Professions and Occupations - As enacted, decreases from 18 to 16, the minimum age an individual must be to apply for a license to be a bid caller auctioneer. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 19. SB1904 has been assigned PSB 1904 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2026
Signed by Governor.
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "Grace Anne Sparks Coercive Suicide Prevention Law of 2026." - Amends TCA Title 39. SB1815 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 1098 by the Secretary of StateSB 1815 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2026
Signed by Governor.
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a Class A misdemeanor offense of intentionally moving, altering, destroying, or removing a monument the person knows, or reasonably should know, is a property corner monument, histSB 1814 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2026
Signed by Governor.
requires the department to apply for federal grants and other federal funds available to the state through the federal summer electronic benefits transfer (SEBT) for children program during any year in which the program SB 1911 · this session · introduced Jan 21, 2026
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
clarifies that the notification provided by a retiree's new employer to the retirement system concerning the reemployment of the retiree as a law enforcement officer must be provided in writing. - Amends TCA Title 8SB 1903 · this session · introduced Jan 21, 2026
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
increases from 67.5 percent to 110 percent the rate of reimbursement of the federal medicare program's allowable charges for participating providers the bureau shall reimburse an ambulance service provider; deletes the GSB 1805 · this session · introduced Jan 21, 2026
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
waives, for the dependent child of a law enforcement officer or firefighter who was killed or who died as a direct result of injuries received while performing their official duties, the tuition and fees charged by the pSB 1608 · this session · introduced Jan 21, 2026
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
removes the three-year statute of repose for a healthcare liability action based on an injury that was not discovered when the negligent act or injury occurred so that the action may be brought within one year from the dSB 1806 · this session · introduced Jan 20, 2026
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Professions and Occupations - As enacted, specifies in various provisions that for a person to be eligible for a particular license, certificate, permit, or authorization, the person must be a citizen of the United StateSB 1901 · this session · introduced Jan 15, 2026
Sponsor(s) Added.
Aircraft and Airports - As enacted, specifies that a joint board established by two municipalities and two counties pursuant to an interlocal agreement for the purpose of operating an airport is vested with all the powerSB 1611 · this session · introduced Jan 15, 2026
Companion House Bill substituted
establishes when a minor is engaged in the work of content creation; creates protections and requirements related to a minor engaged in the work of content creation. - Amends TCA Title 35; Title 37; Title 47 and Title 50SB 1980 · this session · introduced Jan 14, 2026
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
establishes a deadline of no later than December 31 each year for the department of agriculture to report to the general assembly on its enforcement efforts under the Prevention of Youth Access to Tobacco, Smoking Hemp, SB 1609 · this session · introduced Jan 13, 2026
Withdrawn.
prohibits an entity from setting the price of a specific good or service using personalized algorithmic pricing; designates a violation as an unfair or deceptive act or practice affecting trade or commerce in violation oSB 1807 · this session · introduced Jan 5, 2026
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Crossville - Subject to local approval, realigns salaries of mayor and city council to be set at a percentage of salary earned by the county mayor; establishes new meeting schedule for mayor and city council; creates proSB 1461 · this session · introduced Mar 24, 2025
Companion House Bill substituted
Putnam County - Subject to local approval, sets the salary of general session court judges at an amount equal to the amount received annually by the circuit court judges and chancellors as of September 1, 2030. - Amends SB 1447 · this session · introduced Mar 10, 2025
Companion House Bill substituted
directs the department on or before January 1, 2026, to submit a report with a list of each drug that is psychotropic medication pursuant to current law and the side effects of each medication to the chair of the health SB 1064 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
specifies circumstances in which a referendum will not be required to effectuate annexation of territory; removes repealer provision for exceptions to the referendum requirement. - Amends TCA Section 6-51-104SB 997 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
deletes an obsolete provision relating to a tax credit for beer or ale that was destroyed in a flood occurring between May 1, 2010, and May 8, 2010. - Amends TCA Title 57 and Title 67SB 994 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee
vacates and reconstitutes the Tennessee board of water quality, oil and gas effective July 1, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 69, Chapter 3SB 796 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Government Operations Committee
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 sSB 795 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
requires the district attorneys general conference to compile a yearly report detailing convictions made pursuant to the Terrorism Prevention and Response Act of 2002 during the previous year; requires the report to be pSB 792 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
Nuisances - As enacted, revises nuisance laws. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 16; Title 29; Title 39; Title 67 and Title 68. Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter Number 510 by the SecrSB 1135 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
removes an obsolete reference to January 1, 2010, as the date by which group health plans and health insurance issuers were required to begin providing electronic health insurance claims data for state residents to the cSB 1001 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
removes an obsolete reference to the length of the validity for an insurance producer license issued on or after January 1, 2007; changes, from March 1 to March 15, the date that a business entity license under the TenneSB 1000 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
removes an obsolete requirement for the commissioner to conduct a study of this state's insurance laws to determine what impediments, if any, exist under the laws or policies that may be deterrents for insurance companieSB 999 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
increases, from 30 to 35 days, the time that an insurance company has to remove a person as an officer or director of the company after receipt of an order from the commissioner of commerce and insurance to do so. - AmenSB 998 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
creates an exception to the requirement that a petitioner pay the costs of a petition to restore the person's citizenship rights if the court finds that the petitioner is indigent. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 22SB 996 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Contracts - As enacted, requires a court to apply rebuttable presumptions when determining the reasonableness in time of a restrictive covenant sought to be enforced after the termination of an employment or business relSB 995 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, lifts certain restrictions on temporary borrow pits used to source material for a road work construction project performed in a FEMA-certified county under a contract for construSB 915 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Signed by Governor.
State Symbols - As enacted, designates the Southern Stars Symphonic Brass as the official brass band of the state of Tennessee. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3. SB0794 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 176 SB 794 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Signed by Governor.
specifies that an unauthorized alien does not have standing to commence or appear as a plaintiff in certain civil actions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 16; Title 20; Title 28 and Title 29SB 791 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Law Enforcement Training Academy - As enacted, requires the peace officer standards and training commission to issue a certificate of compliance to a person appointed as a private special deputy on or after January 1, 20SB 790 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes the offense of possession of a used, detached catalytic converter by an unauthorized person punishable by a term of imprisonment not greater than 11 months, 29 days; a fine not to exSB 769 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Signed by Governor.
changes, from January 1 to January 15, the beginning of the time frame during which a domestic professional corporation or foreign professional corporation authorized to transact business in this state must deliver for fSB 768 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
requires that a broadband ready community’s ordinance or policy for reviewing applications must contain a provision that all applications related to the project be either approved or denied within 30 calendar days, ratheSB 767 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Health Care - As enacted, establishes licensure of anesthesiologist assistants; revises provisions authorizing hospitals to employ certain licensed physicians for certain medical services. - Amends TCA Title 47; Title 63SB 764 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
extends from 10 to 20 days, the time within which a non-contracting spouse must serve the prime contractor with written notice of that spouse's objection to a contract for improving real property after learning of the coSB 605 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
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 immediateSB 603 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
Education - As enacted, requires the department of education to develop guidelines and criteria for determining how long a student must have been present in a teacher's classroom before the student's record is attributabSB 602 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Signed by Governor.
extends the time, from 30 to 45 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 determination. SB 914 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
requires the commissioner to report to the chairs of legislative committees having jurisdiction over health-related matters on the standards and policies for assisted reproductive technology in this state. - Amends TCA TSB 793 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Banks and Financial Institutions - As enacted, authorizes a premium finance company to impose and collect a convenience fee from an insured for use of certain payment methods; authorizes a premium finance company to charSB 766 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025
Signed by Governor.
State Employees - As enacted, classifies as state employees for purposes of defense and other related provisions, soil and water conservation district board of supervisors, employees, officers, and agents, and persons deSB 411 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025
Signed by Governor.
Search & Seizure - As enacted, specifies that certain physical searches of students and searches of lockers, vehicles, and other property must be conducted by a school resource officer. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6. SB 290 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025
Signed by Governor.
removes a requirement that the comptroller report to the general assembly, not later than January 31, 2008, with recommendations regarding whether the pilot project that authorized certain municipal electric systems to pSB 287 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Banks and Financial Institutions - As enacted, extends, from one to two business days following receipt of a garnishment, the period of time within which a garnishee must determine whether the garnishee possesses or contSB 765 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2025
Signed by Governor.
deletes the offense of unlawful carrying of a firearm or club with the intent to go armed; lowers the age requirement to obtain an enhanced or concealed handgun carry permit from 21 to 18 years of age. - Amends TCA TitleSB 607 · this session · introduced Jan 31, 2025
Withdrawn.
extends, from June 30, 2025, to June 30, 2028, the authorization for an emergency medical service employee who has been retired for at least 60 days from TCRS to accept employment as an emergency medical services employeSB 513 · this session · introduced Jan 31, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
requires a pharmacy services administrative organization or similar entity that receives maximum allowable cost list or related information from a contracted pharmacy to destroy the shared information within five businesSB 604 · this session · introduced Jan 30, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor 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. - AmendsSB 243 · this session · introduced Jan 30, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, rewrites the fee limits for a party requesting a patient's medical record in either paper or electronic format from a provider or the provider's third-party release of iSB 606 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Companion House Bill substituted
requires local education agencies and public charter schools to provide age-appropriate instruction to students on how to access, utilize, and critically evaluate various artificial intelligence tools within the curriculSB 514 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
Clerks, Court - As enacted, revises present law concerning court clerks' fees. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 18; Title 55 and Title 67. Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter Number 486 by the Secretary of StateSB 409 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, prohibits governmental entities or local boards of education from extending immunity granted to independent school bus contractors rather than independent school bus owners and opeSB 408 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Signed by Governor.
Motor Vehicles - As enacted, prohibits the motor vehicle commission from denying an application for a license, or revoking or suspending the license, of a manufacturer, distributor, distributor branch or factory branch oSB 608 · this session · introduced Jan 28, 2025
Signed by Governor.
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 iSB 441 · this session · introduced Jan 28, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
increases, from November 1 to December 31 to October 15 to December 31, the time frame during which a licensee under the Money Transmission Modernization Act must pay the annual nonrefundable supervision fee and submit iSB 410 · this session · introduced Jan 28, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
Death - As enacted, authorizes, as of January 1, 2027, a licensed paramedic to make an actual determination and pronouncement of death; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63;SB 343 · this session · introduced Jan 28, 2025
Signed by Governor.
extends from 30 business days to 60 business days the period of time an individual, applicant, licensee, certificate holder, or registrant has to file a petition in Davidson County chancery court following receipt of a nSB 291 · this session · introduced Jan 28, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
Firefighters - As enacted, adds prostate cancer, breast cancer, and pancreatic cancer to the list of cancers for which a presumption is created that certain conditions or impairments of full-time firefighters caused by pSB 288 · this session · introduced Jan 28, 2025
Signed by Governor.
creates in the reserve for revenue fluctuations account a restricted account for the purchase and sale of precious metal bullion or specie; authorizes the state treasurer, with approval of the comptroller of the treasurySB 168 · this session · introduced Jan 28, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
allows the state treasurer to enter into an agreement with an entity to carry out certain activities in order to serve as a facility to securely produce, store, process, and ship bullion products for the state's depositoSB 167 · this session · introduced Jan 28, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
allows a taxpayer to annually elect to take a bonus depreciation deduction of 40 percent of the cost of assets purchased on or after January 1, 2026, during the tax year in which the assets were purchased when calculatinSB 32 · this session · introduced Jan 28, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
Consumer Protection - As enacted, prohibits persons from selling, offering for sale, or offering a free sample of counterfeit lighters and unsafe lighters. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 47. SB0512 has been assigned PubSB 512 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2025
Signed by Governor.
State Government - As enacted, authorizes the commissioner of environment and conservation, notwithstanding agreements authorized by the commissioner of general services and with approval of the state building commissionSB 354 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2025
Companion House Bill substituted
Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, authorizes categorizing certain foreign multiple employer welfare arrangements as domestic multiple employer welfare arrangements if specific conditions are meSB 286 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2025
Signed by Governor.
Workers Compensation - As enacted, creates a presumption that the diagnosis of a law enforcement officer or emergency medical responder with post-traumatic stress disorder as the result of responding to certain incidentsSB 289 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2025
Companion House Bill substituted
changes from a preponderance of the evidence to clear and convincing evidence the burden of proof for a debtor to prove that property sold at a foreclosure sale for an amount materially less than the fair market value inSB 285 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
Real Property - As enacted, creates a legal process through which a person may request the immediate removal of an unlawful occupant of the person's commercial real property by filing a complaint with the sheriff for theSB 292 · this session · introduced Jan 17, 2025
Companion House Bill substituted
clarifies that the notification provided by a retiree's new employer to the retirement system concerning the reemployment of the retiree as a law enforcement officer must be provided in writing. - Amends TCA Title 8SB 169 · this session · introduced Jan 15, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
Professions and Occupations - As enacted, makes various changes relative to the practice of chiropractors, including animal chiropractic practice. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 63. SB0128 has been assigned Public ChapteSB 128 · this session · introduced Jan 15, 2025
Signed by Governor.
changes from January 15 to January 1, the beginning date of each year at which time the department of transportation may reduce the maximum weight of vehicle loads if necessary to protect the streets, roads, highways, orSB 31 · this session · introduced Jan 15, 2025
Refer to Senate Transportation & Safety Committee
requires the bureau to reimburse a public or private air ambulance service that bills for transports and has a base of operations in this state that provides a covered emergency or nonemergency service to a TennCare reciSB 138 · this session · introduced Jan 14, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee
removes the restriction on the direct employment of radiologists, pathologists, anesthesiologists, and emergency physicians by hospitals and certain healthcare facilities. - Amends TCA Title 47; Title 63 and Title 68SB 9 · this session · introduced Dec 11, 2024
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee

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