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SB1406 • 2026

State Government

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 8 and Title 9, relative to government efficiency.

Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Gardenhire, Todd
Last action
2026-03-17
Official status
Failed in Senate State and Local Government Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source does not provide specific details on the updates to other parts of Tennessee's laws about government efficiency.

Government Efficiency Reporting Act

This bill requires state departments and agencies to send annual reports about their efforts to save money and be efficient to both the governor and certain committees in the Tennessee General Assembly.

What This Bill Does

  • Changes a law so that state departments and agencies must report on how they are saving money and being efficient every year.
  • Adds the requirement for these reports to go to the governor, not just existing committees.

Who It Names or Affects

  • State departments and agencies in Tennessee
  • The governor of Tennessee

Terms To Know

economic efficiency
Finding ways to save money or use resources better without reducing the quality of services.

Limits and Unknowns

  • It is not clear what specific changes will be made in other parts of Tennessee's laws about government efficiency.
  • The bill did not pass and was stopped in a committee, so it has no effect right now.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to SB1406

Plain English: The amendment changes Tennessee's timekeeping laws to observe standard time (no daylight saving time) permanently starting in March 2027.

  • Changes Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-1-401(d), to require the state and its political subdivisions to use standard time year-round beginning on the second Sunday of March 2027.
  • The amendment does not specify what happens before March 2027 or how the transition will be managed.
  • It is unclear if there are any exceptions or additional regulations that would apply after this change takes effect.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee

  2. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Failed in Senate State and Local Government Committee

  3. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  4. 2026-03-13 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  5. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  6. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  7. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026

  8. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  9. 2026-03-09 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  10. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  11. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  12. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Public Service Subcommittee for 3/11/2026

  13. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee

  14. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  15. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor change.

  16. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

  17. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  18. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

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

  19. 2025-02-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  20. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  21. 2025-02-10 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  22. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  23. 2025-02-06 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

Abstract summarizes the bill.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 1300
By Todd

SENATE BILL 1406
By Gardenhire
SB1406
003371
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3;
Title 4; Title 8 and Title 9, relative to government
efficiency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-1-408(c), is amended by deleting
"shall annually report progress in achieving economic efficiency" and substituting "shall annually
report progress in achieving economic efficiency to the governor and".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.