Bill Sponsor
Todd Gardenhire
Tennessee · State Senator · District 10 · Republican
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Address
Room 716, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
Phone
615-741-6682
Address
Room 716, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
Phone
615-741-6682
Featured Bills
Mar 30, 2026
Passed House
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 1479
Driver Licenses - As introduced, under certain circumstances, requires department of correction to coordinate with the department of safety to provide a driver license to an inmate who is discharged from imprisonment for a felony offense and who intends to reside in this state; requires department of safety to extend the expiration date of such inmates' driver licenses that expired while in custody or expire within six months after being discharged. - Amends TCA Section 41-51-301 and Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 3.
Active
Mar 30, 2026
Passed House
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 1659
Sentencing - As introduced, adds aggravating circumstances for a jury to consider when determining the sentence of a defendant convicted of certain offenses. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
Active
Mar 30, 2026
Passed House
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 1775
Open Meetings - As introduced, adds the governing body of a local education agency and any other local governing body of a public body with the authority to make binding decisions or the ability to appropriate funds to the list of governing bodies that are required to make meeting agendas available to the public in advance of such meetings. - Amends TCA Section 8-44-110.
Active
Mar 30, 2026
Passed Senate
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 2416
Taxes, Real Property - As introduced, adds an exception to the requirement that mineral and other interests in real property are assessed to the owner of the real property. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.
Active
Mar 26, 2026
Passed Senate
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 1654
Auditing - As introduced, requires the comptroller of the treasury to make available to the public through publication on its website the annual report summarizing essential facts of post audits of governmental entities. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 4; Title 9; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 56 and Title 63.
Active
Recent Votes
Mar 25, 2026
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee 3/25/2026 Failed
Failed
Tennessee Senate Bill 1191
Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, enacts "Akilah's Law," which creates the offense of selling, offering to sell, delivering, or transferring a firearm to a person knowing the person has been a patient in a mental institution at any time within the previous five years. - Amends TCA Title 33 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
Mar 25, 2026
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 3/25/2026 Passed
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 2450
Local Government, General - As introduced, authorizes a local government to publish certain notices electronically online for the purposes of satisfying public notice requirements. - Amends TCA Title 1, Chapter 3 and Title 8, Chapter 44.
Mar 25, 2026
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 1 3/25/2026 Passed
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 2504
Natural Disasters - As introduced, requires TEMA to make recommendations to the general assembly regarding preparedness, prevention, and mitigation measures designed to improve disaster response in addition to measures designed to eliminate emergencies or reduce their impact. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Title 67, Chapter 4.
Mar 24, 2026
Didn't Vote
Didn't Vote
SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/24/2026 Passed (1)
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 1847
Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, lowers the standard for the use of deadly force to protect property. - Amends TCA Title 39.
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
Failed
Tennessee Senate Bill 1943
Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As introduced, designates September 10 of each year as "Charlie Kirk Day." - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2.
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.