Tennessee House Bills

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.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Barrett Lemons, Valedictorian, Central High School -

Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires a director of schools to refer to juvenile court certain students who were formerly enrolled in the LEA, who were receiving certain truancy interventions, who withdrew from the LEA, and who did not transfer to another LEA; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Memorials, Recognition - Byrdstown Water Deptartment, Tennessee Association of Utility Districts (TAUD) Region 4 Best Tasting Water Contest Winner -

Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, prohibits the department from removing a state inmate from a local jail facility for the purpose of relocating the inmate to a state facility if the inmate is participating in a work release or re-entry program unless the inmate has failed to meet the work release or in-house duty requirements, or the inmate's disciplinary records warrant the inmate's removal from participation in the work release or re-entry program. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41.

Comptroller, State - As enacted, prohibits an LEA or public charter school from using public funds to initiate or maintain any civil action or proceeding against this state or an agency or officer of this state to challenge a school or district accountability measure established under state law. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Memorials, Recognition - Dresden High School, Anne Dallas Dudley Award -

Taxes, Real Property - As enacted, limits the authority of a special purpose corporation to negotiate and enter into PILOT agreements with the corporation's lessees, as delegated to it by a municipality, if certain written notice is not provided to certain chief executive officers of taxing jurisdictions; voids PILOT agreements entered into by the special purpose corporation if such notice is not provided. - Amends TCA Title 48 and Title 67.

Memorials, Recognition - Mary Clement -

Memorials, Retirement - Dickson County Mayor Robert "Bob" Rial -

Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As enacted, authorizes the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee to issue bonds for the sole purpose of financing, in whole or in part, the cost of acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment, or extension of the water system or wastewater system operated by the authority; grants certain additional authority to the board of directors; limits liability of the state on bonds of the authority. - Amends TCA Title 64, Chapter 9.

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Abby Lee Black, Valedictorian, East Ridge High School -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Rachel Baker, Salutatorian, Silverdale Baptist Academy -

Memorials, Death - Jonathan Trevor Daniel -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Eliana Symoens, Top Ten Senior, Gordonsville High School -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kacie Chiapperini, Top Ten Senior, Gordonsville High School -

Civil Procedure - As enacted, increases minimum time from 15 to 90 days that a court must give the general assembly to remedy any defects in a redistricting plan; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 20, Chapter 18.

Boards and Commissions - As enacted, integrates the bureau of TennCare into the statewide planning and policy council’s structure and mission by adding the director of long-term care services and a managed care organization representative to its membership; expands the council’s advisory and reporting duties to include TennCare’s director, services, and waiver implementation alongside existing department programs. - Amends TCA Title 52, Chapter 5, Part 6 and Title 71, Chapter 5.

Memorials, Recognition - Robert Nelson Clement -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Caleb Lanius, Valedictorian, Powell High School -

Memorials, Death - Melvin Duley Cooper, Jr. -

Memorials, Recognition - Sloan Darby, 2026 Miss Greenfield Princess -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Leo Nishizawa, Salutatorian, Bearden High School -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kaia Harbick, Valedictorian, West High School -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Calvin Richardson, Valedictorian, South-Doyle High School -

Memorials, Retirement - Doug Gunnels -

Memorials, Personal Achievement - Jacob Adam "Jake" Pedigo -

Memorials, Death - Deputy Landon Faulkner, Hamilton County Sheriff's Office -

Memorials, Recognition - Barry Clingan -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Avery York, Salutatorian, South-Doyle High School -