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Tennessee House Bill HB1521

Introduced
1/12/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Refer
3/18/26  
Sentencing - As introduced, increases the penalty for leaving the scene of an accident resulting in injury from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony; increases the penalty for leaving the scene of an accident that the person knew or should reasonably have known resulted in death from a Class E felony to a Class D felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10.
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Tennessee House Bill HB1518

Introduced
1/12/26  
Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As introduced, allows a student who was ineligible for the Tennessee HOPE scholarship as an entering freshman based on their high school grade point average or composite ACT score to regain their eligibility for the HOPE scholarship as a transfer student if the student meets certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4.
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Tennessee House Bill HB1519

Introduced
1/12/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Refer
2/18/26  
Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts the "Safe Highways and Roads Enforcement (SHARE) Act," which requires the court to assess an additional fine against a person convicted of a moving traffic violation or driving under the influence of an intoxicant; requires the additional fines be deposited into the state highway fund. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55.
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Tennessee House Bill HB1524

Introduced
1/12/26  
Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, authorizes designated school employees who complete training to search containers, packages, and other enclosures in the possession of a student or visitor that triggers an alert by the school's weapons detection system. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.
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Tennessee House Bill HB1523

Introduced
1/12/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
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2/4/26  
Refer
2/11/26  
Chaptered
3/16/26  
Banks and Financial Institutions - As enacted, clarifies that if a financial institution reasonably believes a customer is deceased, then the financial institution does not have a duty to confirm service of a subpoena on the customer, the customer's estate, or the customer's heirs; makes other changes related to financial records. - Amends TCA Title 45, Chapter 10. Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter Number 580 by the Secretary of State.
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Tennessee House Bill HB1525

Introduced
1/12/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Refer
3/25/26  
Refer
4/1/26  
Refer
4/15/26  
Refer
4/15/26  
Engrossed
4/20/26  
Enrolled
4/28/26  
Passed
5/7/26  
Sentencing - As enacted, requires a sentencing court to order the sentences for two or more offenses involving more than one minor victim to run consecutively unless the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the facts of the case do not warrant the imposition of consecutive sentences and the imposition of consecutive sentences would not be in the best interest of justice. - Amends TCA Title 40. HB1525 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 945 by the Secretary of State.
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Tennessee House Bill HB1522

Introduced
1/12/26  
Refer
1/14/26  
Refer
2/10/26  
Refer
2/17/26  
Refer
4/15/26  
Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, exempts a military service member who is stationed out of state on military orders from paying the additional registration fee imposed on all-electric vehicles. - Amends TCA Section 55-4-116 and Section 55-6-107. Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter Number 969 by the Secretary of State.
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Tennessee House Bill HB1531

Introduced
1/13/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
2/18/26  
Flags - As introduced, requires the governor to proclaim a statewide day of mourning and order the state flag to be flown at half staff over the state capitol during such period of mourning if a current or former member of the general assembly dies, unless the member had been convicted of a felony. - Amends TCA Title 4.
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Tennessee House Bill HB1530

Introduced
1/13/26  
Taxes, Sales - As introduced, exempts from the state sales and use tax the retail sale of food and food ingredients. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 3 and Title 67, Chapter 6.
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Tennessee House Bill HB1528

Introduced
1/13/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
2/10/26  
Refer
2/17/26  
Tort Liability and Reform - As introduced, expands the definition of a person for whom a wrongful death action may be brought to include an unborn child beginning at fertilization, rather than in utero; extends the period of time from two to three years after which a spouse is rebuttably presumed to have abandoned a deceased spouse for purposes of bringing a wrongful death claim. - Amends TCA Title 20 and Section 63-6-1102.
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Tennessee House Bill HB1536

Introduced
1/13/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
2/4/26  
Refer
2/10/26  
Refer
3/23/26  
Refer
4/15/26  
Refer
4/15/26  
Engrossed
4/22/26  
Enrolled
4/28/26  
Passed
5/7/26  
Agriculture, Dept. of - As enacted, enacts the "Representative Johnny Shaw Tennessee Agricultural Innovation and Education Initiative." - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 43. HB1536 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 946 by the Secretary of State.
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Tennessee House Bill HB1537

Introduced
1/13/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
2/18/26  
Assessors - As introduced, creates the Tennessee assessor of property certification board to review qualifications for the county office of assessor of property; creates new qualifications for such office. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 8, Chapter 18 and Title 67, Chapter 1.
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Tennessee House Bill HB1545

Introduced
1/13/26  
Criminal Procedure - As introduced, allows certain felony offenders to petition to have the offender's criminal history records sealed after completion of all requirements of sentencing and at least five years without being convicted of a new offense. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
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Tennessee House Bill HB1543

Introduced
1/13/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
Refer
3/2/26  
Refer
3/11/26  
Chaptered
4/23/26  
State Symbols - As enacted, designates "Tennessee" by Drew Holcomb as an official state song. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3. Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter Number 668 by the Secretary of State.
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Tennessee House Bill HB1544

Introduced
1/13/26  
Refer
1/15/26  
School Vouchers - As introduced, requires the department of education to submit an annual report to the general assembly on information about the education freedom scholarship program. - Amends TCA Title 49.