Tennessee Senate Bill SB1586

Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

• Introduced: 1/12/26
• Engrossed: 2/9/26
• Enrolled: 3/11/26
• Passed: 3/25/26
• Chaptered: 4/6/26

Caption

AN ACT to revise and codify the general and public statutes of the State of Tennessee, to the extent incorporated herein, as a part of Tennessee Code Annotated; to provide in case of any conflict between Acts of the regular or any extraordinary 2026 Session of the General Assembly and this Act, the former shall be controlling, regardless of the respective dates of passage or approval; and to repeal all acts or parts of acts codified in this Act.

Summary

SB1586 is Tennessee’s annual codification bill. It revises and republishes the state’s general and public statutes by incorporating the public acts enacted in the prior year into Tennessee Code Annotated, making the updated code the official compilation of Tennessee law. The bill also states that if there is any conflict between this codification act and other acts passed in the 2026 regular or extraordinary sessions, the other acts control, and it repeals any prior acts or parts of acts that are codified into this version. The measure is presented as a non-substantive housekeeping bill rather than a policy change. Its purpose is to organize and update the statutory code, not to alter the underlying legal rules enacted by the General Assembly. The bill is described as lengthy because it incorporates nearly all general legislation from the preceding year, and the text notes that the full contents are made available electronically due to its size.

Impact

SB1586 updates Tennessee Code Annotated by folding in recent public laws and repealing duplicative or superseded codified provisions. It affects the organization and official publication of state statutes, but it does not itself create new substantive rights, duties, or programs. In the event of a conflict, the underlying acts from the 2026 session control over the codification language.

Sentiment

The bill appears to have been treated as routine and noncontroversial. The Senate Judiciary Committee recommended passage unanimously, and the floor motion to adopt passed 32-0. The available materials describe the bill as an annual codification measure that makes no substantive changes, which is consistent with the strong bipartisan or unanimous support reflected in the votes.

Contention

There is little to no apparent contention in the available record. The only notable issue identified in the bill text is the standard codification rule that, if any conflict arises, the separately enacted 2026 session laws prevail over the codification bill. Otherwise, the bill seems to have been viewed as a technical update to the code rather than a policy dispute.