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Senate Judiciary Committee · February 17, 2026

The Senate Judiciary Committee met to consider a slate of bills, budget requests and nominations. Lawmakers advanced multiple bills to calendar or finance, heard budget testimony from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and other agencies, and debated a high-profile bill narrowing state-level standing for lawsuits (which did not pass).

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