Tennessee Civil Rights Bills
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SB 1748·Signed into Law·Jun 18, 2026·Janice Bowling
Motor Vehicles - As enacted, revises law relative to out-of-service orders issued to commercial drivers and related penalties. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 65, Chapter 15.
Pub. Ch. 1087
HB 1817·Signed into Law·Jun 18, 2026·Lowell Russell
Motor Vehicles - As enacted, revises law relative to out-of-service orders issued to commercial drivers and related penalties. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 65, Chapter 15.
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1087
HB 1664·Signed into Law·May 27, 2026·Maberry
State Government - As introduced, requires the executive head of each state department or agency, local government, and public institution of higher education to submit an annual attestation to the comptroller of the treasury that such entity has not implemented a discriminatory preference to increase diversity, equity, or inclusion. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 49.
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1083
SB 1665·Signed into Law·May 27, 2026·Paul Rose
Civil Procedure - As enacted, clarifies that the same immunities from civil liability, adverse action, and disciplinary action, and duties, that apply to this state, state employees, public schools, LEAs, public school students, public school teachers, public school employees, public school contractors, public institutions of higher education, public higher education students, public higher education faculty, public higher education employees, and public higher education contractors with rega...
Pub. Ch. 1076
SB 1713·Signed into Law·May 27, 2026·Johnson
State Government - As introduced, requires the executive head of each state department or agency, local government, and public institution of higher education to submit an annual attestation to the comptroller of the treasury that such entity has not implemented a discriminatory preference to increase diversity, equity, or inclusion. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 49.
Pub. Ch. 1083
HB 1666·Signed into Law·May 27, 2026·Aron Maberry
Civil Procedure - As enacted, clarifies that the same immunities from civil liability, adverse action, and disciplinary action, and duties, that apply to this state, state employees, public schools, LEAs, public school students, public school teachers, public school employees, public school contractors, public institutions of higher education, public higher education students, public higher education faculty, public higher education employees, and public higher education contractors with rega...
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1076
SB 1937·Signed into Law·May 26, 2026·Jackson
Children - As introduced, adds the commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services as a member of the Tennessee second look commission; makes various other changes relating to child abuse and child sexual abuse. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1003
HB 2081·Signed into Law·May 26, 2026·Mary Littleton
Children - As enacted, adds the commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services, and one at large member with experience advocating for children, to the Tennessee second look commission; revises certain severe and aggravated child abuse offenses to include offenses involving strangulation; authorizes a court to order a child's custodian to submit certain documentation of compliance with preventative pediatric care consistent with the periodicity schedule of the American Academy of ...
Pub. Ch. 1003
HB 2314·Signed into Law·May 26, 2026·Monty Fritts
Obscenity and Pornography - As enacted, prohibits the issuance of a license to operate certain adult-oriented establishments unless certain signage is posted. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51 and Title 39.
Pub. Ch. 1020
SB 2481·Signed into Law·May 26, 2026·Janice Bowling
Obscenity and Pornography - As enacted, prohibits the issuance of a license to operate certain adult-oriented establishments unless certain signage is posted. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51 and Title 39.
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1020
SB 2377·Signed into Law·May 18, 2026·Akbari
Education - As enacted, requires the state board of education to establish a qualified dyslexia interventionist endorsement to allow an educator to provide targeted instructional intervention, academic support, behavioral support, or related services to students demonstrating characteristics of dyslexia. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Pub. Ch. 902
HB 2567·Signed into Law·May 18, 2026·Kumar
Domestic Violence - As enacted, makes various changes to the present law pertaining to the persistent domestic violence offender registry. - Amends TCA Title 18; Section 38-6-103; Title 39 and Title 40.
Pub. Ch. 921
HB 1708·Signed into Law·May 18, 2026·Kip Capley
Motor Vehicles - As enacted, adds certain language comprehension requirements for certain driver licenses; requires documentation as a U.S. citizen or lawfully permitted in the U.S. for certain vehicle registrations; requires documentation as a U.S. citizen for certain driving and related licenses. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4; Title 55, Chapter 50 and Title 65, Chapter 15.
Pub. Ch. 954
HB 2257·Signed into Law·May 18, 2026·White
Education - As enacted, requires the state board of education to establish a qualified dyslexia interventionist endorsement to allow an educator to provide targeted instructional intervention, academic support, behavioral support, or related services to students demonstrating characteristics of dyslexia. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 902
SB 1726·Signed into Law·May 18, 2026·Massey
Domestic Violence - As enacted, makes various changes to the present law pertaining to the persistent domestic violence offender registry. - Amends TCA Title 18; Section 38-6-103; Title 39 and Title 40.
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 921
SB 1889·Signed into Law·May 18, 2026·Brent Taylor
Motor Vehicles - As enacted, adds certain language comprehension requirements for certain driver licenses; requires documentation as a U.S. citizen or lawfully permitted in the U.S. for certain vehicle registrations; requires documentation as a U.S. citizen for certain driving and related licenses. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4; Title 55, Chapter 50 and Title 65, Chapter 15.
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 954
HB 1271·Signed into Law·May 15, 2026·Mark Cochran
State Government - As enacted, requires each governmental entity to revise any existing ordinance, resolution, rule, policy, and procedure that includes a reference to a natural person's sex or gender to state that those terms are defined as the immutable characteristics of the person's reproductive system that identify the person as male or female, as determined by anatomy and genetics testing at the time of birth; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title...
Pub. Ch. 938
SB 936·Signed into Law·May 15, 2026·Rose
State Government - As enacted, requires each governmental entity to revise any existing ordinance, resolution, rule, policy, and procedure that includes a reference to a natural person's sex or gender to state that those terms are defined as the immutable characteristics of the person's reproductive system that identify the person as male or female, as determined by anatomy and genetics testing at the time of birth; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title...
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 938
HB 354·Signed into Law·May 14, 2026·Powers
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As enacted, grants the bureau discretion to investigate reports of suspected elder financial exploitation. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45; Title 68 and Title 71.
Pub. Ch. 908
HB 47·Signed into Law·May 14, 2026·Michael Hale
Education - As enacted, authorizes local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to allow schools in the LEA or the public charter school, as applicable, to display the Ten Commandments, the first sentence of the second paragraph of the preamble to the Declaration of Independence, and the preamble to the United States Constitution in a prominent location in a school building. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Pub. Ch. 924
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