Bill Sponsor
Tom Hatcher
Tennessee · State Senator · District 2 · Republican
Overview
Bills
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Address
Room 752, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
Phone
615-741-0981
Address
Room 752, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
Phone
615-741-0981
Featured Bills
Mar 30, 2026
Passed Senate
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 1632
Naming and Designating - As introduced, renames the Army National Guard Armory, located on U.S. Highway 321 in Maryville, the "William O. Gregory Army National Guard Armory." - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 1.
Active
Mar 30, 2026
Passed House
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 1725
Boats, Boating - As introduced, creates the Class C misdemeanor offense of mooring a recreational vessel for more than 14 consecutive days at any one place along the water's edge of a reservoir or at any place within one mile of the water's edge; makes other related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 69, Chapter 9.
Active
Mar 30, 2026
Passed Senate
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 2005
Fire Prevention and Investigation - As introduced, requires certification from the peace officer standards and training commission for the commissioner of commerce and insurance, the commissioner's deputies, a municipal fire investigator, or a salaried county fire investigator to exercise police powers, including the power to arrest, relative to cases of arson or suspected arson. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 38 and Title 68.
Active
Mar 30, 2026
Passed House
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 2535
Education, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to collaborate with the department of safety to develop guidelines for LEAs and public charter schools providing a driver education and training course that include certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 55.
Active
Mar 26, 2026
Passed Senate
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 2529
Highway Signs - As introduced, requires the department of transportation to install signs or markers displaying language or an appropriate symbol indicating to motorists that a rest area or welcome center has an adult-sized changing table; requires the department to publish on its website the locations of rest areas and welcome centers that have an adult-sized changing table. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 12 and Title 54.
Active
Recent Votes
Mar 24, 2026
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Failed in Senate State and Local Government Committee 3/24/2026 Failed (1)
Failed
Tennessee Senate Bill 2409
Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As introduced, enacts the "No Pride Flag or Month Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 15; Title 20 and Title 49.
Mar 17, 2026
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Failed in Senate State and Local Government Committee 3/17/2026 Failed
Failed
Tennessee Senate Bill 1406
State Government - As introduced, requires state departments and agencies to submit annual reports on achieving economic efficiency to the governor in addition to committees of the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 8 and Title 9.
Mar 16, 2026
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/16/2026 Failed
Failed
Tennessee Senate Bill 1995
Flags - As introduced, requires the governor to proclaim a statewide day of mourning and order the state flag to be flown at half staff over the state capitol during such period of mourning if a current or former member of the general assembly dies, unless the member had been convicted of a felony. - Amends TCA Title 4.
Apr 22, 2025
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/22/2025 Passed (1)
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 229
Campaigns and Campaign Finance - As enacted, makes various changes to campaign finance laws and related laws. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 3 and Title 67.
Apr 2, 2025
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Failed in Senate State and Local Government Committee 4/2/2025 Failed (1)
Failed
Tennessee Senate Bill 1416
General Assembly - As introduced, requires the board of trustees of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system to convert a person's participation in the retirement system, for service as a member of the general assembly and as a participant in the hybrid plan, from the hybrid plan to the legacy plan upon the person completing 10 years of service as a member of the general assembly if the person became a member of the general assembly on or after July 1, 2014. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35 and Title 8, Chapter 36.
Mar 18, 2025
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Failed in Senate State and Local Government Committee 3/18/2025 Passed
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 178
Open Meetings - As introduced, requires a governing body subject to the open meetings laws to reserve a period of public comment to provide the public with the opportunity to comment on any matter germane to the jurisdiction of the governing body, regardless of whether the matter is listed on the agenda for the meeting. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44.