Tennessee House Bills

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Lyric Owen, Grassland Middle School Teacher of the Year -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Emily Lucas, Woodland Middle School Teacher of the Year -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Kate Burgun, Brentwood High School Teacher of the Year -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Jennifer Beasley, Centennial High School Teacher of the Year -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Nancy Hollingsworth, Franklin High School Teacher of the Year -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Rachel Lytle, Outstanding Biology Teacher -

Memorials, Interns - Spencer Webb -

Memorials, Recognition - Sallamaari Vainio -

Memorials, Interns - Nehemiah DeMar -

Memorials, Interns - Alie Tunks -

Memorials, Retirement - Nancy Anness -

Memorials, Sports - Ella Ryan, 2024 WILLCO Awards Female Basketball Player of the Year -

Memorials, Sports - Houston Fulks, 2024 WILLCO Awards Male Bowler of the Year -

Memorials, Sports - Dominic Reed, 2024 WILLCO Awards Football Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year -

Medical Occupations - As introduced, limits a foreign training license of limited duration to an internationally licensed physician who meets certain listed criteria. - Amends TCA Title 63.

Education, Dept. of - As introduced, establishes October 15 of each year as the date by which the department must submit an early grades reading report; updates the committees for which the department must submit the early grades reading report to be the education committee of the senate and the committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over education. - Amends Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6001 / HB 6004); and TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 49.

Lottery, Charitable - As enacted, authorizes qualified organizations to hold one annual charitable fundraising event during the period from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. -

Memorials, Death - Keither "Dale" Hood -

Memorials, Recognition - George Dagermangy, Secretary of State's Civics Essay Contest winner -

Air Pollution - As introduced, designates the intentional injection, release, or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus within the borders of this state into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, weather, or the intensity of the sunlight, or supplying or otherwise providing the chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus required for the conduct, as a Class A misdemeanor; makes other changes related to investigations and enforcement related to weather modification. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 2 and Title 68, Chapter 201.

Memorials, Death - Douglas L. Atkin -

Memorials, Interns - Yamia Ward -

Memorials, Heroism - Sergeant Cody Manders, Monroe County Sheriff''s Office -

Memorials, Recognition - Major David Wilson Chapter of The Sons of the American Revolution -

Memorials, Recognition - Melody Walker -

Memorials, Interns - Lauren Cabrera -

Human Resources, Department of - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Health SNAP Act," which requires the department to submit a request for a waiver from the United States department of agriculture's food and nutrition service to seek authorization to prohibit the use of SNAP benefits for the purchase of candy and soft drinks. - Amends TCA Title 71.

General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Ina F. Maxwell, Ph.,D., State Board of Education -

Memorials, Recognition - James "Coach Ballgame" Lowe -

Memorials, Recognition - Alen Lin, Good Neighbor Award -

Memorials, Recognition - Brisa Mendoza, Good Neighbor Award -

Memorials, Recognition - Karlie Jo Fletcher, Good Neighbor Award -

Memorials, Recognition - Liyah Hillman, Good Neighbor Award -

Memorials, Recognition - Kearstan Jennings, Good Neighbor Award -

Memorials, Recognition - Autumn Hicks, Good Neighbor Award -

Memorials, Recognition - Peyton Woodard, Good Neighbor Award -

Memorials, Recognition - Kitiana Jade Poteat, Good Neighbor Award -

Memorials, Recognition - Sofia Jenna-Lee Bodenhamer, Good Neighbor Award -

Memorials, Recognition - Lily Claire Savery, Good Neighbor Award -

Memorials, Recognition - Julie Worley, Good Neighbor Award -

Memorials, Recognition - Faith Roberts, Good Neighbor Award -

Memorials, Recognition - Levi Bishop, Good Neighbor Award -

Memorials, Recognition - Brianna Brosius, Good Neighbor Award -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Brandon Skelton, Northfield Academy Teacher of the Year -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Jessica Cooper, Mt. Pleasant Middle School Teacher of the Year -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Anna Arnold, Maury County Public Schools and Mt. Pleasant High School Teacher of the Year -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Sarah Spears, Mt. Pleasant Elementary School Teacher of the Year -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Amy Burnett, Howell Elementary School Teacher of the Year -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Joseph Smylie, Horace A. Porter School Teacher of the Year -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Abby Price, Highland Park Elementary School Teacher of the Year -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Alexa Spears, Hampshire Unit School Teacher of the Year -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Beth Marks, Hampshire Unit School Teacher of the Year -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Bethany Ring, Hampshire Unit School Teacher of the Year -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Devin Staggs, Culleoka Unit School Teacher of the Year -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Myra Sharp, Culleoka Unit School Teacher of the Year -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Lindsay Weaver, Culleoka Unit School Teacher of the Year -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Angela Jones, Cox Middle School Teacher of the Year -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Andrea Birdsong, Central High School Teacher of the Year -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Melissa Andrews, Brown Elementary School Teacher of the Year -

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Brittany Morse, Battle Creek Middle School Teacher of the Year -