Tennessee Senate Bills

Municipal Government - As enacted, extends from June 30, 2028 to June 30, 2038, the deadline by which a municipality that continues to receive an allocation of state sales tax revenue pursuant to the now-repealed Courthouse Square Revitalization Pilot Project Act of 2005, will continue to receive the allocation of the revenue. - Amends TCA Title 6 and Title 67, Chapter 6.

Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, requires health benefit plans and TennCare health benefit plans to cover biomarker testing on and after January 1, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 71.

District Attorneys - As introduced, extends from 90 to 120 days the time that district attorneys general have to submit a written funding report to the office of executive director for district attorneys general conference after the end of each fiscal year. - Amends TCA Title 8.

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases from a Class E felony to a Class D felony the offense of burglary of a conveyance. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Education - As enacted, authorizes local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to allow schools in the LEA or the public charter school, as applicable, to display the Ten Commandments, the first sentence of the second paragraph of the preamble to the Declaration of Independence, and the preamble to the United States Constitution in a prominent location in a school building. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Taxes, Sales - As enacted, authorizes an entity designated to operate a stadium designed to host games of an intercollegiate football team that competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) to receive a special allocation of state and local sales tax revenue derived from the sale of admission to events occurring within the stadium and from all sales of food, drinks, merchandise, and parking sold on the premises of the stadium to fund capital and operation expenses for the stadium. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.

Chiropractors - As enacted, requires certain insurers to reimburse chiropractic physicians at the same rate as physicians for the same services. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7 and Title 63.

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 commission, to enter into agreements contemplated for the private development, redevelopment, construction, and operation of facilities on lands with Cumberland Mountain State Park, and the department of environment and conservation may supervise the construction. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 12; Title 13; Title 14; Title 15; Title 41; Title 50 and Title 57.

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As enacted, grants the bureau discretion to investigate reports of suspected elder financial exploitation. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45; Title 68 and Title 71.

Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, extends present law concerning compensated unused leave for teachers to all employees of LEAs and public charter schools. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Geneva Carlene Gunn, Valedictorian, McEwen High School -

Memorials, Recognition - Do Something Tennessee Day, May 1, 2026 -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Max Christopher Collins, Salutatorian, Creek Wood High School -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Leslie Pickering, Salutatorian, White County High School -

Memorials, Public Service - Bennie Smith -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Amarissa Jayne Grinder, Top Ten Senior, Lewis County High School -

Memorials, Retirement - Lily D. Barnes -

Memorials, Recognition - Margot Café & Bar -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Breonna Lashay Grinder, Top Ten Senior, Lewis County High School -

Memorials, Recognition - Rebecca Tipton, Boys & Girls Clubs Hall of Fame -

Memorials, Sports - Qitarah Castlin -

Memorials, Death - R.L. McKinney -

Memorials, Sports - Hannah Marsh, SAC All-Conference First Team -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Emma Riffe, Top Ten Senior, Lewis County High School -

Memorials, Sports - Evan Goins -

Memorials, Recognition - Veterans Month, November 2026 -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - McKinley Sullivan, Top Ten Senior, Lewis County High School -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Cheyenne Davidson, Valedictorian, Middleton High School -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Katherine Elizabeth Ross, Valedictorian, McEwen High School -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Keely Nicole Melton, Valedictorian, McEwen High School -