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SB0618 • 2026

General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 1, relative to the general assembly.

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Sponsor
Kyle, Towns
Last action
2025-02-12
Official status
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details on the exact number of conferences or cost implications, leaving these as unknowns.

Law for Setting Legislative Conference Attendance

This law changes Tennessee's rules about how many legislative conferences lawmakers can attend and receive expense allowances for.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes a part of the Tennessee Code about the General Assembly to require the leaders of the Senate and House to set rules for attending legislative conferences.
  • Ensures both Senators and Representatives have the same number of conference days.
  • Defines what counts as an official meeting related to state business.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Members of the Tennessee General Assembly
  • Leaders of the Senate and House

Terms To Know

conference
A meeting or gathering where lawmakers discuss state business.
expense allowance
Money given to lawmakers to cover costs when attending official meetings.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The exact cost of this law is not known.
  • It does not specify how many conferences members can attend.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Failed in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

  2. 2025-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/19/2025

  3. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  4. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  5. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

  6. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  7. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  8. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  9. 2025-01-31 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 926
By Towns

SENATE BILL 618
By Kyle

SB0618
002511
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AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3,
Chapter 1, 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, is amended by designating
subsection (a) as subdivision (a)(1) and adding the following new subdivision (a)(2):
(2) The speakers of the senate and house of representatives shall determine the
number of conferences, or the number of conference days, for which a member of the
senate or house of representatives is entitled to attend for purposes of receiving
expense and mileage allowances under this section. The number of approved
conferences, or number of approved conference days, must be the same for members of
the senate and the house of representatives. As used in this subdivision (a)(2),
"conference" means a conference, symposium, workshop, assemblage, gathering, or
other official meeting concerning state business and the duties of a member of the
general assembly, held within or without this state.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect November 3, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.