| TN | HB2035 | Pass | As enacted, preempts the entire field of legislation regarding extreme risk protection orders to the exclusion of all county, city, town, municipality, or metropolitan government law, ordinances, resolutions, enactments, or regulation. - Amends TCA T...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-03
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1062 |
| TN | HB1872 | Pass | As enacted, authorizes a court to enhance the statutory penalty, up to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole, for a conviction under certain circumstances involving illegal aliens or crimes occurring on school property while student...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-03
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1063 |
| TN | HB2310 | Pass | As enacted, creates a civil cause of action against any person who intentionally recruits, harbors, or transports an unemancipated minor within this state for the purpose of receiving a prohibited medical procedure, regardless of where the medical pr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-03
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1064 |
| TN | HB2809 | Pass | As enacted, expands the definition of a law enforcement officer to include retired law enforcement officers who are carrying a firearm pursuant to certain state laws for purposes of when a law enforcement officer may carry a firearm. - Amends TCA Tit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-06-03
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1065 |
| TN | HB1807 | Pass | As enacted, requires, for an inspection of new construction or the renovation of an existing building that must be conducted by the state fire marshal or another state agency, department, or entity, the state fire marshal or appropriate state entity ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1019 |
| TN | HB1924 | Pass | As enacted, increases the penalty for indecent exposure from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony if the person was confined in a penal institution at the time of the commission of the offense and the offense was committed with the intent to abu...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1049 |
| TN | HB2188 | Pass | As enacted, makes revisions to law relating to the sentencing of a defendant who commits a nonviolent property offense on or after July 1, 2010. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1038 |
| TN | HB1895 | Pass | As enacted, creates the criminal offense of abortion trafficking of a minor; provides for a civil action against a person committing the offense of abortion trafficking of a minor if certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 6; Title ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1032 |
| TN | HB2692 | Pass | As enacted, enacts "The Debbie and Marie Domestic Violence Protection Act," which makes revisions to law related to global positioning monitoring system devices, including requiring the court to order an offender to wear such a device under certain c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-31
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1033 |
| TN | HB2553 | Pass | As enacted, makes changes to law regarding restrictions on land purchases by sanctioned aliens or foreign entities. - Amends TCA Title 43; Title 44; Title 47; Title 48 and Title 66.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-29
Effective date(s) 05/21/2024, 01/01/2025 |
| TN | HB2774 | Pass | As enacted, requires the review of executive branch agency policies and spending as it relates to illegal immigration; requires a report to be compiled and delivered to the governor and the speakers of the senate and house of representatives regardin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-29
Effective date(s) 05/21/2024 |
| TN | HB2940 | Pass | As enacted, enacts the "TennCare for Working Individuals with Disabilities Act." - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-29
Effective date(s) 05/21/2024 |
| TN | HB2426 | Pass | As enacted, makes changes to the "County Powers Relief Act." - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 29.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-29
Effective date(s) 05/21/2024 |
| TN | HB1259 | Pass | As enacted, enacts anti-squatter laws. - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 66.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-29
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1009 |
| TN | HB1881 | Pass | As enacted, enacts the "Back the Blue Act," which increases the penalty for assault against a law enforcement officer from a Class A misdemeanor with a mandatory minimum 30-day sentence and $5,000 fine to a Class E felony with a mandatory minimum 60-...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-28
Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 |
| TN | HB2190 | Pass | As enacted, authorizes the governor to deploy up to a brigade-sized force to Texas to assist in repelling the invasion at the southern border of the United States during fiscal year 2024-2025. - Amends TCA Title 58.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-28
Effective date(s) 05/21/2024 |
| TN | HB0996 | Pass | As enacted, clarifies that instruction in topics related to sexual activity are generally not age-appropriate for students in grades K-5 and must generally not be taught to students in grades K-5 as part of a family life curriculum; clarifies that su...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-28
Effective date(s) 05/21/2024 |
| TN | HB2118 | Pass | As enacted, vacates and reconstitutes the state energy policy council. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 59; Title 60; Title 65 and Title 68.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-28
Effective date(s) 05/21/2024 |
| TN | HB2002 | Pass | As enacted, creates one additional circuit court in the 4th judicial district, creates one additional trial court in the 19th judicial district; eliminates part VII of the circuit court in the 13th judicial district; and eliminates part IX of the cri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-28
Effective date(s) 05/21/2024 |
| TN | HB2054 | Pass | As enacted, increases from 1,500 to 3,000, for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, the amount of acreage of land permitted to be placed within any one taxing jurisdiction under the Agricultural, Forest and Open Space Land Act. - Amends T...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-28
Effective date(s) 05/21/2024 |
| TN | HB1663 | Pass | As introduced, authorizes the death penalty as a punishment for rape of a child, aggravated rape of a child, or especially aggravated rape of a child. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Chapter 1062 of the Public Acts of 2022.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-13
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 951 |
| TN | HB2031 | Pass | As enacted, authorizes a person who suffers loss or injury as a result of a defendant intentionally obstructing a highway, street, or other place used for the passage of vehicles or conveyances to bring a cause of action against such person to recove...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-13
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 958 |
| TN | HB1830 | Pass | As enacted, creates one additional circuit court in the 23rd judicial district. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 2.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-13
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 880 |
| TN | HB2845 | Pass | As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Prevention of Drunk Driving Act." - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 55 and Title 57.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-13
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 961 |
| TN | HB2976 | Pass | Subject to local approval, creates the "West Tennessee Regional Utility Authority."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-13
Pr. Ch. 56 |
| TN | HB2076 | Pass | As enacted, establishes procedures for recoupment of overpayments made to a healthcare provider by certain health insurance entities. - Amends TCA Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-13
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 861 |
| TN | HB2088 | Pass | As enacted, authorizes the military department to administer a critical skills retention bonus program to be used to award retention bonuses of up to $10,000 to enlisted service members in the Tennessee national guard; entitles certain state employee...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-13
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 847 |
| TN | HB1628 | Pass | As enacted, enacts "Dr. Benjamin Mauck Act," which creates new criminal offenses of assault within a healthcare facility and aggravated assault within a healthcare facility. - Amends TCA Title 39.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-13
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 928 |
| TN | HB1641 | Pass | As enacted, creates a Class A misdemeanor of violating a condition of release on bail; authorizes a law enforcement officer to arrest such an offender without a warrant. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-13
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 942 |
| TN | HB1855 | Pass | As enacted, requires each public institution of higher education to establish a policy framework to promote the security of academic research conducted at the institution to mitigate against the risk of foreign influence. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapt...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-13
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 955 |
| TN | HB1727 | Pass | As enacted, specifies that a parent or guardian who knowingly leaves their child under the care or supervision of a person who is required to register as a sexual offender commits a Class A misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 4 and T...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-13
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 952 |
| TN | HB1882 | Pass | As enacted, requires a healthcare provider to provide to a patient or the patient’s authorized representative a full copy of the patient’s medical records within 10 working days of receipt of a written request by the patient or representative, in...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 831 |
| TN | HB2611 | Pass | As enacted, enacts "The District Attorney General Second Opinion Act," which authorizes, in any investigation involving a human trafficking offense, an organized crime offense, or an offense classified as a Class A or B felony, in which a district at...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-09
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 805 |
| TN | HB1202 | Pass | As enacted, authorizes a faculty or staff member of a school to carry a concealed handgun on school grounds subject to certain conditions. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 8.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-07
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 801 |
| TN | HB1883 | Pass | As enacted, establishes that generally an attorney or an agent designated to make healthcare decisions under a durable power of attorney for health care has a right to in-person visitation with the principal at a hospital where the principal is locat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-01
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 766 |
| TN | HB1631 | Pass | As enacted, clarifies that a private school serving students in any of the grades pre-K through 12 is authorized to adopt a handgun carry policy for the private school's property. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13; Title 49, Chapter 1 and Ti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-01
Effective date(s) 04/22/2024 |
| TN | HB2209 | Pass | As enacted, requires a court to place a constable on administrative leave pending a preliminary hearing, instead of until the conclusion of the criminal prosecution, if the constable is indicted or formally charged with a misdemeanor involving gambli...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-01
Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 |
| TN | HB2762 | Pass | As enacted, enacts the "Second Amendment Financial Privacy Act." - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 6; Title 29; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45 and Title 47.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-01
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 773 |
| TN | HB1909 | Pass | As enacted, enacts the "Laken Riley Act of 2024," which generally prohibits a public institution of higher education from prohibiting adults lawfully present on the institution's property from carrying a non-lethal weapon for purposes of self-defense...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-01
Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 |
| TN | HB2882 | Pass | As enacted, requires, beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, each local education agency and public charter school to provide students with age-appropriate and grade-appropriate instruction on firearm safety. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-01
Effective date(s) 04/23/2024 |
| TN | HB2125 | Pass | As enacted, designates November as "Christian Heritage Month." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-05-01
Effective date(s) 04/22/2024 |
| TN | HB1922 | Pass | As enacted, makes changes to the procedure for surrendering custody of an unwanted infant without criminal liability. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-29
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 728 |
| TN | HB0465 | Pass | As enacted, enacts the "Representative Darren Jernigan Act," which requires, beginning on January 1, 2025, and each year thereafter, the department of revenue to verify that the owner of each disabled parking placard has not died; requires the depart...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-29
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 726 |
| TN | HB1828 | Pass | As enacted, designates as official state books: "Farewell Address to the American People" by George Washington; "The Papers of Andrew Jackson"; "Democracy in America" by Alexis de Tocqueville; "All the King's Men" by Robert Penn Warren; "A Death in t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-22
Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 |
| TN | HB2124 | Pass | As enacted, requires, rather than authorizes, law enforcement agencies to communicate with the appropriate federal official regarding the immigration status of any individual, including reporting knowledge that a particular alien is not lawfully pres...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 |
| TN | HB1228 | Pass | As enacted, makes changes to the law relative to the South Central Tennessee Railroad Authority, including establishing that three or more of the counties of Dickson, Hickman, Lewis, Perry, and Wayne and the cities of Dickson, Centerville, and Hohenw...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 668 |
| TN | HB2089 | Pass | As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Disability and Aging Act of 2024." - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 33; Title 34; Title 37; Title 40; Title 41; Title 45; Title 49; Title 52; Title 55; Title 56; Title 63; Title 67; T...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 688 |
| TN | HB1726 | Pass | As enacted, prohibits the department from requiring an immunization as a condition of adopting or overseeing a child in foster care if an individual or member of an individual's household objects to immunization on the basis of religious or moral con...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 699 |
| TN | HB2004 | Pass | As enacted, requires the department to investigate reports of the amount of diagnoses of cancer and Parkinson's disease based on data currently available to the department in Maury County and Lawrence County; requires the department to submit a repor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-17
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 680 |
| TN | HB2126 | Pass | As enacted, allows a juvenile court to transfer a child, who is 15 or older, to be tried as an adult in criminal court for the offense of organized retail crime, theft of a firearm, or an attempt to commit such offense; revises law with regard to con...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2024-04-08
Effective date(s) 07/01/2024 |
