Tennessee Bills

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ansley Lovett, Top Ten Senior, Hampshire Unit School -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Matthew Fincher, Top Ten Senior, Hampshire Unit School -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Sophie Lawson, Top Ten Senior, Hampshire Unit School -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Emily Golden, Top Ten Senior, Hampshire Unit School -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Mason Mash, Top Ten Senior, Hampshire Unit School -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Witney Akins, Top Ten Senior, Hampshire Unit School -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Eli Chapman, Top Ten Senior, Hampshire Unit School -

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Cole Roberts, Top Ten Senior, Hampshire Unit School -

Memorials, Death - Fred Hime Gillham -

Memorials, Death - Preston and Darbo Carroll -

Memorials, Recognition - William Samuel "W.S." Howard, Jr., and Mary Elizabeth “Tootsie” Howard -

Memorials, Recognition - Billy Gene and Doris Jean Skinner Beckham -

Memorials, Death - Byrd Douglas Cain, Jr. -

Memorials, Death - Henry Wetter Morgan -

Memorials, Recognition - The Coca-Cola Company and its support of America250 -

Transportation, Dept. of - As introduced, requires each safety rest area that provides restrooms for the public to provide access to at least one family restroom. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 54 and Title 68, Chapter 120.

Memorials, Recognition - Taiwan -

Naming and Designating - Designates City of Gatlinburg as the official Gateway to the Smokies. -

Naming and Designating - Designates June 2026 as "Nuclear Family Month." -

Memorials, Public Service - Representative Caleb Hemmer -

Memorials, Sports - Richland High School Lady Raiders basketball team, Diviision I, Class A State Champions -

Memorials, Sports - Huntingdon High School Fillies, Class 2-A girls' basketball state champions -

Memorials, Recognition - Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, 225th anniversary -

Memorials, Recognition - Bert Mathews, Impact Award -

Memorials, Retirement - Helen McPeak -

Memorials, Recognition - Lelan Statom -

Memorials, Recognition - Morgan Freeman -

Memorials, Death - Booker Taliaferro Woods -

Memorials, Death - Geraldine Tanner -

Memorials, Death - Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. -

Memorials, Retirement - Rose Gainey, Clinical Director of Safe Harbor Child Advocacy Center -

Memorials, Interns - Kyra LaNay Gillum -

Memorials, Recognition - American Legion Post 137, 100th anniversary -

Memorials, Recognition - Scotty Phillips -

Memorials, Recognition - Valerie June -

Memorials, Retirement - Sheriff Kevin Sugg -

Memorials, Recognition - Siskin Children's Institute, 75th anniversary -

Memorials, Interns - Pedro Cabrera Acuna -

Memorials, Interns - Yoddyashley Nicole Cortes Figueroa -

Memorials, Death - Geneva Bartlett -

Memorials, Recognition - Richard Taylor -

Memorials, Recognition - Sattler Foundation, 10th anniversary -

Memorials, Recognition - Michael Patrick Leahy -

Memorials, Recognition - Novamet -

Memorials, Recognition - Home Builders Association of Greater Knoxville, 75th anniversary -

Memorials, Death - Robert Bliss Walker Harris -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Tabitha Bates, 2026 Extraordinary Educator -

Memorials, Retirement - Samuel Milton Leslie, South Harriman Baptist Church music minister -

Memorials, Death - Anna Armstrong Coile Durham -

Memorials, Recognition - Women Veterans Appreciation Day -

Taxes, Privilege - As introduced, authorizes municipalities to levy a tax on the privilege of engaging in the act of development within the boundaries of the municipality; requires such tax to be levied at the rate and under the terms, conditions, and limitations contained in present law that apply to counties. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 29.

Water Authorities - As introduced, establishes that public water systems have a maximum allowable hardwater level of 180 mg/L, measured as calcium carbonate equivalents; creates compliance and reporting requirements; exempts measurements that exceed the limit due to seasonal runoff in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 221, Part 7.

Memorials, Recognition - Wyatt Poole and Joseph Tosh, JAGTN's State Career Development Conference -

Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, requires a pharmacy services administrative organization or similar entity that receives maximum allowable cost list or related information from a contracted pharmacy to destroy the shared information within five business days of receipt of a written request for destruction from the sharing pharmacy. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 56.

Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, prohibits an insurer, pharmacy benefits manager, or third-party administrator from changing or conditioning the terms of health plan coverage based on availability of financial or other product assistance for a prescription drug; establishes certain procedures for calculating an enrollee's contribution to an applicable cost sharing requirement. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 10; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Energy - As introduced, enacts the "Bring Your Own Generation Act." - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1002; Section 67-6-102 and Title 68.

Business and Commerce - As introduced, creates the "Tennessee Data Center Impact Review Act." - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 62; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69.

TennCare - As introduced, authorizes the comptroller of the treasury to submit the annual actuarial study of the TennCare program and participating managed care organizations, along with any related oral and written comments, to the designated legislative committees and offices in an electronic format. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Banks and Financial Institutions - As introduced, prohibits a bank from digitizing or otherwise converting money held by the bank on behalf of a consumer into a digital currency, digital medium of exchange, or digital monetary unit of account, including cryptocurrency, without express, written authorization from the consumer for whom the money is held. - Amends TCA Title 45.

Salaries and Benefits - As introduced, requires employers to pay employees an hourly wage of at least $20 beginning January 1, 2027, with annual adjustments by the commissioner of labor and workforce development based on increases in the consumer price index; establishes posting mandates, civil liability for violations, and a two-to-three-year statute of limitations for recovery actions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9; Title 13; Title 29; Title 47; Title 50; Title 57; Title 58; Title 65; Title 67 and Title 68.