Tennessee House Bills

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Madeline Ward, Top Ten Senior, Gordonsville High School -

Memorials, Recognition - 150th anniversary of the Colored National Convention held at the Tennessee State Capitol -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kate Tucker, Valedictorian, Silverdale Baptist Academy -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Yejoon Ham, Valedictorian, Bearden High School -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Allysa Nixon, Top Ten Senior, Gordonsville High School -

Memorials, Sports - Michael Green, 2026 BCAT Class AA Coach of the Year -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Anthony Fuller, Top Ten Senior, Gordonsville High School -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Elijah Hall, Top Ten Senior, Gordonsville High School -

Memorials, Death - William Thomas "W.T." Housley -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Henry Casey, Salutatorian, West High School -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Addyson DeHart, Valedictorian, Halls High School -

Memorials, Recognition - Sidney Ware, Brandon Randolph, Fatima Grandos Macareno, Mu Zeta Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., and No Labels at Middle Tennessee State University -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Pazley G. Rose, Valedictorian, Hardin County High School -

Memorials, Recognition - Greenfield School, Anne Dallas Dudley Award -

Memorials, Sports - Knoxville Central High school boys' basketball team -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jordyn Brown, Salutatorian, Gordonsville High School -

Memorials, Death - Billie "Bill" Gray Speck -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ian Steiger, Salutatorian, West High School -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Mery Diaz, Valedictorian, Bearden High School -

Memorials, Death - Charles Dwight Bailey -

Memorials, Death - Michael "Mike" Earl Tatum -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kaitlyn Bogle, Top Ten Senior, Gordonsville High School -

Memorials, Heroism - Dustin Frank, Brian Fernandez, Anthony Blackwell, and Terry McConkey -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Emma R. Shelby, Salutatorian, Hardin County High School -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Laurel McCuiston, Valedictorian, Sale Creek High School -

Memorials, Recognition - Komatsu Chattanooga Manufacturing Operations, 40th anniversary -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Giselle Cruz Cardoza, Salutatorian, Powell High School -

Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to collaborate with the department of safety to develop guidelines for LEAs and public charter schools providing a driver education and training course that include certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 55.

Foster Care - As enacted, requires the department of children's services to provide a copy of a petition to terminate parental rights for a child in the custody of the department to the child's foster parent, if the foster parent has served as the physical placement for the child for a period of nine or more consecutive months; requires the department to provide the required copy within seven days of the filing or being served with the petition. - Amends TCA Section 36-1-113 and Section 37-2-415.

Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, specifies the conditions that must be satisfied for monies from the governor's response and recovery fund to be provided to eligible local governmental entities and to eligible individuals in qualifying counties following an emergency or disaster. - Amends TCA Section 9-4-216.