We wrote about a lot of bills during the General Assembly’s legislative session, which ran from January until Thursday, April 28. But it’s impossible to be truly comprehensive, and we can’t publish full stories about the final action on each one.

So here’s a rundown on the fates of all the bills we covered, organized by subject. We’ve included links and noted the ones sponsored by Shelby County lawmakers.

Tennessee General Assembly finishes legislative session

Education:

HB 2143/SB 2396, TISA: Gov. Bill Lee’s school funding formula, which would take effect during the 2023-2024 school year. Each student is funded with a base of $6,860, plus certain weights for students in poverty, English learners, rural students and others. PASSED, NOT YET SENT TO GOVERNOR.

HB 2154/SB 2407, “Age-Appropriate Materials Act:” Empowers parents to challenge school library collections and remove books. SIGNED INTO LAW.

HB 2430/SB 2315, 3Gs: Sets up a possible transition of ownership of the “3G” Germantown schools from Memphis-Shelby County Schools to the Germantown Municipal School District, as well as a similar transition for an elementary school in Millington. Sponsored by state Rep. Mark White (R-Memphis) and state Sen. Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown). PASSED, NOT YET SENT TO GOVERNOR.

HB 2670/SB 2290, “Divisive concepts:” Gives public university students the right to sue professors if they believe they received low grades based on politics or ideology. SIGNED INTO LAW.

HB 1944/SB 1944, “Obscenity and pornography:” Would require school librarians to take books off the shelves for 30 days if someone challenges them as obscene or pornographic, and would face penalties for keeping banned books on the shelves. The local school board would then decide to keep the book or permanently remove it. FAILED, BUT A SIMILAR BILL AWAITS ACTION BY GOVERNOR.

HB 2249/SB 2392, College athlete pay: Expands last year’s name, image and likeness law for college athletes, allowing them to negotiate as groups and allowing universities to provide information without acting as agents. Sponsored by state Rep. Kevin Vaughan (R-Collierville). SIGNED INTO LAW.

HB 2106/SB 2501, Black history: Requires, rather than recommends, instruction on Black history in schools. Sponsored by state Sen. Raumesh Akbari (D-Memphis). PASSED, AWAITING ACTION FROM GOVERNOR.

HB 2742/SB 2748, “Virtues of capitalism:” Requires instruction on the “virtues of capitalism and the constitutional republic form of government in the United States and Tennessee, as compared to other political and economic systems such as communism and socialism.” PASSED, AWAITING ACTION FROM GOVERNOR.

HB 1671/SB 1674, Vouchers: Expands eligibility for school vouchers to students whose local schools offer too much virtual learning due to COVID. FAILED.

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Guns and criminal justice:

HB 105/SB 29, Police residency requirements: Bans residency requirements for police and firefighters across the state, with an exception allowing Hamilton County to enact them. A previous version only prohibited residency requirements in Memphis, allowing them everywhere else. Sponsored by state Sen. Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown). SIGNED INTO LAW.

HB 2656/SB 2248, Truth in sentencing: Ends early release for several felonies, most but not all of them violent. It’s expected to lead to more people in prison and increase state spending on incarceration. PASSED, AWAITING ACTION FROM GOVERNOR.

HB 1735/SB 2291, Permitless carry: Allows 18-year-olds to carry firearms without permits, expanding last year’s “Constitutional Carry” law. FAILED.

HB 2599/SB 2752, Gun violence and public health: Would require data-sharing between police departments and the Tennessee Department of Health, create a youth employment program, provide resources to domestic violence survivors and teach kids about nonviolent conflict resolution. Sponsored at first by state Sen. London Lamar (D-Memphis), then by state Sen. Raumesh Akbari (D-Memphis) after Lamar moved from the House to the Senate. FAILED.

HB 1320/SB 964 and HB 1321/SB 946, Community terrorism: Creates or enhances penalties for gun violence and for coercing people to join gangs. State Rep. G.A. Hardaway (D-Memphis) sponsored the bill and brought the family of Artemis Rayford, a Memphis child killed by a stray bullet, to testify. BOTH FAILED.

HB 1661/SB 1673, Aggravated reckless driving: Creates the penalty of “aggravated reckless driving,” more severe than mere “reckless driving,” in an attempt to crack down on drag racing in Memphis. Sponsored by state Rep. John Gillespie (R-Memphis). PASSED, NOT YET SENT TO GOVERNOR.

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LGBT:

HB 1895/SB 1861 and HB 2316/SB 2153, Trans athletes: One requires the Tennessee Department of Education to withhold funds from schools that don’t identify athletes’ genders assigned at birth or allow trans girls to play on girls’ sports teams. The other prohibits trans women from playing on women’s college sports teams. FIRST BILL SIGNED BY GOVERNOR; SECOND NOT YET SENT TO GOVERNOR.

HB 800/SB 1216, “Don’t say gay:” Would ban “textbooks and instructional materials or supplemental instructional materials that promote, normalize, support or address lesbian, gay, bi-sexual or transgender issues or lifestyles.” FAILED.

HB 233/SB 562, Common-law marriage for straight couples: Would create an “alternative form” of marriage, with a certificate but no formal license, limited to one man and one woman. Sponsored by state Rep. Tom Leatherwood (R-Arlington). FAILED.

HB 2633/SB 2777, Pronouns: Explicitly allows teachers to disregard students’ pronouns and protects teachers from lawsuits arising from their refusal to address students with pronouns other than those aligning with their gender assigned at birth. FAILED.

Marijuana:

HB 2641/SB 2532, Medical cannabis: Establishes a broader medical marijuana program. FAILED.

HB 666/SB 1493, Medical cannabis: Allows veterans with quadriplegia to use cannabis oil. FAILED; A SIMILAR BILL PASSED AND HAS NOT BEEN SENT TO GOVERNOR.

HB 1968/SB 2598, Recreational cannabis: A comprehensive legalization bill allowing recreational use of marijuana, including a criminal justice element for past convictions. FAILED.

HB 1634/SB 1973, Ballot question: Puts three non-binding questions on this November’s ballots, asking voters for their opinions on legalization for recreational or medical use. Sponsored by state Sen. Sara Kyle (D-Memphis). FAILED.

Business/miscellaneous:

HB 1868/SB 1820, Ranked-choice voting: Bans ranked-choice voting, a voting method supported by many Memphians. Bill was sponsored by state Rep. Kevin Vaughan (R-Collierville) and state Sen. Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown). SIGNED INTO LAW.

HB 2246/SB 2077, Pipeline preemption: Broadly prohibits local governments from regulating energy infrastructure, such as pipelines. Sponsored by state Rep. Kevin Vaughan (R-Collierville). PASSED BUT NOT YET SENT TO GOVERNOR.

HB 2029/SB 1971, Minimum wage: Would allow local governments to raise the minimum wage. Sponsored by state Sen. Sara Kyle (D-Memphis). FAILED.

HB 1664/SB 1832, Yelp reviews: Would prohibit “factually false” reviews of businesses on sites such as Google and Yelp. FAILED.

HB 2369/SB 2161, Facebook as utility: Would regulate social media platforms as utilities and fine them if they “deplatform and shadow ban users based on political ideology, viewpoint or personal animus, or discrimination based on race, creed, color, religion, sex, age or national origin.” FAILED.

HB 2142/SB 2395, Juneteenth: Makes Juneteenth a state holiday, rather than a day of special observance. FAILED.