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SB1158 • 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 official source does not provide details about how much money will be given as allowances.

Weekend Allowances for General Assembly Members

This bill allows members of Tennessee's general assembly to receive expense and mileage allowances on Saturdays or Sundays during regular or special sessions if they are attending meetings related to the session.

What This Bill Does

  • Adds a new subsection (g) to an existing law about the general assembly, allowing members to get money for expenses and travel on weekends when they attend meetings that relate to their work in the general assembly.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Members of Tennessee's general assembly

Terms To Know

General Assembly
The group that makes laws in the state of Tennessee, made up of two parts: the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Regular or special session
A time when members of the general assembly meet to discuss and make new laws. A regular session happens at a set time each year, while a special session is called by the governor for specific reasons.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how much money will be given as allowances.
  • It only applies to meetings that are related to the business of the general assembly during regular or special sessions.

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

    Filed for introduction

  7. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  8. 2025-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  9. 2025-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

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HOUSE BILL 925
By Towns

SENATE BILL 1158
By Kyle

SB1158
002509
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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 adding the
following new subsection:
(g) Notwithstanding this section to the contrary, a member of the general
assembly is entitled to expense and mileage allowances in accordance with this section
for a Saturday or Sunday during a regular or special session if the member is arriving on
such day to attend, or in anticipation of attending, a meeting germane to the business of
the general assembly for the regular or special session.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect November 3, 2026, the public welfare requiring it.