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Votes at a glance: Selected bills approved by the Tennessee House on March 11, 2026
Summary
A roundup of bills the House passed on March 11, including corrections education assessment, litigation‑financing guardrails, voting‑rights restitution amendment, distillery on‑site sales, school‑bus enforcement, human‑trafficking curriculum, victims‑of‑communism day recognition and others.
The Tennessee House on March 11 took final‑reading votes on a broad slate of bills. Below are selected outcomes and brief notes from floor action.
- SB1569 (substitute to HB1771): Requires the Department of Correction to conduct annual educational‑level assessments for inmates to support education planning (sponsor said participation is permissive). House reported passage on final reading (clerk reported 'ayes 93').
- HB2108: Establishes guardrails for commercial litigation financing including prohibitions on financiers affiliated with certain foreign adversaries and limits on financiers directing litigation strategy. Passed on final reading (reported 'ayes 91').
- SB336 (voting rights restitution amendment): Narrowly adjusts restoration eligibility to require demonstrated 12 consecutive months of compliance with child‑support orders to be eligible; House passed the amendment and final reading.
- SB0192: Allows Tennessee distilleries to sell spirits and certain tequila products on premises, clarifies on‑site consumption and retail rules; House passed (reported 'ayes 77, nays 10').
- HB2356: Adds school safety personnel to those authorized to review school‑bus stop violation video and notify the DA/court; passed (reported 'ayes 93, nays 1').
- HB1527: Requires LEAs to adopt K–12 human‑trafficking prevention and awareness curriculum; passed (reported 'ayes 90').
- HB2089: Recognizes Nov. 7 as Victims of Communism Day and requires 45 minutes of instruction in qualifying world history classes; passed after previous‑question vote and final reading.
- HB1513: Requires disclosures for AI deepfake political content (sponsor said producers are liable; broadcast entities have specified carve‑outs); passed (reported 'ayes 91, nays 0').
Procedural notes: several items were removed from the consent calendar by objection and taken up separately. The House scheduled multiple bills for subcommittee hearings this week and recessed until 9 a.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
