Tennessee House Bills

Memorials, Recognition - Dave Owens, 2025 NWTF Grand National Calling Championship -

Memorials, Retirement - Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters -

Memorials, Recognition - Trust for Public Land -

Memorials, Recognition - First Baptist Church of Jacksboro -

Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to Article II, Section 28 of the Constitution of Tennessee to authorize counties and municipalities, by a two-thirds vote of the local legislative body, to make the levying and collection of the tax on all real property, or one or more subclassifications of real property, by the jurisdiction optional or may authorize alternative payment plans, including advanced tax payments or deferred tax payments that include a lien against the title of the property. -

Memorials, Government Officials - Urges the Secretary of State to include "The Old Men" by T.L. Jones in the Blue Book. -

General Assembly, Joint Conventions - Calls joint convention to hear State of the State address by Governor Lee; authorizes transmittal of budget document by February 2, 2026, and filing of legislation implementing the budget by February 9, 2026. -

General Assembly, Recess & Reconvene - Recesses 2026 session of the 114th General Assembly from close of business on January 15, 2026, until January 21, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. -

Memorials, Death - Tommy Myers, Jr. -

Memorials, Death - Costas "Gus" Brinias -

Memorials, Recognition - Jamestown Rotary Club, 80th anniversary -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Witt Kaslikowski, perfect score on the ACT -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Jody Prater, Dyer County Schools Teacher of the Year -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Hailey Johnson, Dyer County Schools Teacher of the Year -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Malissa Flagg, Dyer County High School Teacher of the Year -

Memorials, Recognition - Captain Larry L. Taylor American Legion Post 293 in Signal Mountain -

Memorials, Sports - Soddy Daisy High School Trojans, Class A back-to-back dual and traditional wrestling state champions -

Memorials, Recognition - Chattanooga Allergy Clinic, 50th anniversary -

Memorials, Recognition - 3H Group, 25th anniversary -

Memorials, Recognition - Benjamin and Lauren Neale, Rural Small Business of the Year -

Memorials, Retirement - Billy Robbins -

Memorials, Retirement - TWRA Officer Craig Norris -

Memorials, Interns - Derryus Shaw -

Memorials, Interns - Taylor Adkins -

Memorials, Death - Pope Francis -

Memorials, Recognition - Waffle House shooting victims -

Memorials, Recognition - Dr. William E. Arnold, Jr. -

Memorials, Retirement - Buck Carter, Benton County Highway Supervisor -

Memorials, Congress - Urges Congress to require the Department of Veterans Affairs to add certain COVID-19 treatments and anthrax vaccinations as pre-qualifying for care under the PACT Act. -

Memorials, Retirement - Diane Elder -

Memorials, Recognition - Heather Ayres, Giles County Rehab Unit -

Memorials, Recognition - Bertha Mae Dees, posthumous winner of 2024 Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -

Memorials, Death - James W. "Jim" Ayers -

Memorials, Interns - Adalea "Addie" Davis -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Marisela Ventura Alonso, Salutatorian, Morristown-Hamblen High School East -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Trevyn Beam, Valedictorian, Morristown-Hamblen High School East -

Memorials, Recognition - Tennessee District Council of the Assemblies of God -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Shayna Williams, Valedictorian, Cocke County High School -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Mathaniel Parker, Salutatorian, Cocke County High School -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Hannah Suggs, Salutatorian, Cocke County High School -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Addison Woods, Valedictorian, Cosby High School -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Chloe Hance, Salutatorian, Cosby High School -

Memorials, Personal Occasion - Dr. Harold Vann, 95th birthday -

Memorials, Recognition - Judge Andy Brigham, Stewart County CASA -

Memorials, Death - Kimberley Nicole Maclin -

Memorials, Recognition - Run for the Wall Week -

Memorials, Sports - York Agricultural Institute Dragonettes, runner-up in 2025 TSSAA Division I, Class 2A state tournament -

Memorials, Recognition - Elon Musk and SpaceX -

Memorials, Government Officials - Urges the Tennessee opioid abatement council and each participating county to allocate 25 percent of approved expenditures from the opioid abatement fund to initiatives that distribute and promote overdose reversal medications. -

Memorials, Congress - Urges Congress to enact legislation to expand and improve efforts to treat traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder among veterans. -

Memorials, Recognition - Osie B. Lewis, Jr. -

Memorials, Recognition - Hope Family Health, 20th anniversary -

Memorials, Recognition - Children's Center of the Cumberlands, 25th anniversary -

Memorials, Death - Maggie June McClard Shrum -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Laura Quering, Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee Educator of the Year Award -

Memorials, Recognition - Rex Teixeira and the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration -

Memorials, Recognition - William Zabka -

Memorials, Recognition - Martin Kove -

Memorials, Recognition - Sawyer Brown, 40th anniversary -

Memorials, Interns - Sarah Lange -