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Roll-call roundup: key bills the Tennessee Senate passed March 25, 2026
Summary
The Senate adopted a range of bills across education, probate, utilities, testing transparency and more on final consideration; several omnibus consent calendars also passed. This itemized roundup lists the bills recorded on the floor and their outcome.
The Tennessee Senate concluded a full floor calendar and recorded final passage on numerous bills across policy areas. Below are selected items the Senate acted on during the session:
- Senate Bill 20 31 (sponsor: Senator Lowe): Creates a private right of action for alleged coercion related to certain medical procedures; adopted with Judiciary Committee Amendment #1; final vote 24 ayes, 5 nays.
- Senate Bill 21 39 (education): Adopted an amendment allowing school boards to have an electronically present quorum under inclement weather or natural disaster; final vote 28 ayes, 1 nay.
- Senate Bill 21 84 (probate code cleanup): Clarifies heirs property, elective share updates and conservatorship petition requirements; final vote 29 ayes, no nays.
- House Bill 21 94 (conform and substitute; higher education tenure/discipline): Establishes bifurcation between tenure and disciplinary proceedings at universities; passed 25 ayes, 5 nays.
- Senate Bill 22 13 (utilities self-install cleanup): Clarifies materials, limits fees, and confirms developer responsibility for street lights in specific contexts; final vote 29 ayes.
- House Bill 20 70 (energy/emissions declaration and limits on suits): Creates a court declaration process for emissions and restricts certain claims related to carbon emissions; passed 26 ayes, 5 nays.
- Senate Bill 26 50 (victim-centered restorative justice pilot): Creates a 24-month pilot in high-population counties (Shelby and Davidson); final vote 31 ayes.
- Multiple consent calendars and local bills: Consent calendars 1 and 2 and the local consent calendar were adopted earlier in the session without extended debate.
Notes on procedure: Where roll-call tallies were recorded on the clerk's announcement, those counts are used above. Where amendments were adopted on the floor, the bill outcome reflects adoption of the amendment unless otherwise noted.
Ending: The Senate adjourned and will reconvene at 8:30 a.m. Thursday next (03/26/2026).
