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HB1865 • 2026

General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 3-1-106, relative to the general assembly.

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Sponsor
Faison, Rose
Last action
2026-04-08
Official status
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not mention the removal of daily mileage allowances for legislators living over 25 miles away from Nashville.

Changes to Per Diem for Tennessee Legislators

This bill reduces the distance limit from 50 miles to 25 miles for legislators' homes from the state Capitol and affects their eligibility for hotel allowances.

What This Bill Does

  • Reduces the distance limit from 50 miles to 25 miles for legislators' homes from the state Capitol.
  • Legislators whose homes are more than 25 miles from Nashville no longer receive hotel allowances.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Tennessee legislators who live more than 25 miles away from the state Capitol in Nashville.

Terms To Know

Per Diem
Money given to people for daily expenses when they are working away from home.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if a legislator's residence changes after it becomes law.
  • It is unclear how many legislators will be affected by this change.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026

  2. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed behind the budget

  3. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  4. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  5. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  6. 2026-03-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  7. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026

  8. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  9. 2026-03-03 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/10/2026

  10. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/4/2026

  11. 2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  12. 2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Removed

  13. 2026-02-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  14. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  15. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

  16. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  17. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  18. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  19. 2026-01-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  20. 2026-01-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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SENATE BILL 1988
By Rose

HOUSE BILL 1865
By Faison
HB1865
010696
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 3-
1-106, relative to the general assembly.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 3-1-106(b)(3), is amended by
deleting the language "fifty (50)" and substituting instead "twenty-five (25)".
SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 3-1-106(c)(1), is amended by
deleting the language "fifty (50)" and substituting instead "twenty-five (25)".
SECTION 3. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 3-1-106(h), is amended by deleting
the language "fifty (50)" and substituting instead "twenty-five (25)".
SECTION 4. This act takes effect November 3, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.