Tennessee · Current officeholder
Jesse Chism
Democratic Tennessee House, District 85
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Sponsored legislation
48 bills in the current data (48 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 659 | Election Laws - As enacted, authorizes the county election commission to designate restroom facilities in each building in which the election is held that are for the use of workers or volunteers working for a campaign with certain limitations on access. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 7. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 27, 2026 |
| HB 1369 | Health, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to make available and require educational materials on blood lead level testing for a pregnant woman who receives vouchers for the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 27, 2026 |
| HJR 7017 | Memorials, Death - Representative G.A. Hardaway - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 14, 2026 |
| HR 297 | Memorials, Public Service - Representative G.A. Hardaway - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 24, 2026 |
| HR 292 | Memorials, Recognition - Anner Echols - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 23, 2026 |
| HR 291 | Memorials, Recognition - Denise Williams-Greene - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 23, 2026 |
| HR 290 | Memorials, Recognition - Phyllis Williams - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 23, 2026 |
| HR 289 | Memorials, Recognition - Dr. Nicole Gates-Golden - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 23, 2026 |
| HR 288 | Memorials, Recognition - Bryan Carson - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 23, 2026 |
| HR 287 | Memorials, Recognition - Terry Brown - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 23, 2026 |
| HR 286 | Memorials, Recognition - Beonka Williams - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 23, 2026 |
| HR 285 | Memorials, Recognition - Devin Banks - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 23, 2026 |
| HR 284 | Memorials, Recognition - Pastor Edrin Alexander - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 23, 2026 |
| HR 283 | Memorials, Recognition - Farra Hych - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 23, 2026 |
| HR 282 | Memorials, Recognition - Adrian Maclin - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 23, 2026 |
| HR 281 | Memorials, Recognition - Devereau J. Williams - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 23, 2026 |
| HR 280 | Memorials, Recognition - Davina Jones - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 23, 2026 |
| HR 279 | Memorials, Recognition - Demario Hollowell - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 23, 2026 |
| HR 278 | Memorials, Recognition - Portia Moore - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 23, 2026 |
| HR 277 | Memorials, Recognition - Dr. Marilyn Peete Hilliard - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 23, 2026 |
| HR 276 | Memorials, Recognition - Tony Pree - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 23, 2026 |
| HR 275 | Memorials, Recognition - Amy Schaftlein - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 23, 2026 |
| HR 274 | Memorials, Recognition - Jerrad Taylor - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 23, 2026 |
| HR 273 | Memorials, Recognition - Raven Moody - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 23, 2026 |
| HR 272 | Memorials, Recognition - Dr. Levonna Davis - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 23, 2026 |
| HR 271 | Memorials, Recognition - Marcus Brown - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 23, 2026 |
| HR 270 | Memorials, Recognition - Angelic Mister - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 23, 2026 |
| HR 269 | Memorials, Recognition - Dr. Samuel Bachelor - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 23, 2026 |
| HB 2585 | Damages - As introduced, states that the amount of damages awarded as noneconomic damages must not exceed $1 million in a health care liability action arising from obstetric or maternity negligence resulting in the death or permanent injury of a pregnant or postpartum woman. - Amends TCA Section 29-39-102. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 23, 2026 |
| HR 250 | Memorials, Interns - Jordyn Jones - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 22, 2026 |
| HJR 1264 | Memorials, Death - Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 20, 2026 |
| HJR 1150 | Memorials, Death - Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 9, 2026 |
| HB 2589 | Taxes, Sales - As introduced, changes the date, from February 1 to February 15, by which the department of revenue must submit its annual report regarding information and findings and any recommendations concerning sales taxes the department collects on the sale of electronic nicotine delivery devices to the speaker of the senate, speaker of the house of representatives, and chairs of the finance, ways and means committees of the senate and house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 8, 2026 |
| HJR 994 | Memorials, Recognition - Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators Living Legend Award honorees, Reverend Ann Jones-Pierre, Dr. Carolyn Baldwin Tucker, and Representative Johnny Shaw - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 11, 2026 |
| HR 161 | Memorials, Recognition - Tennessee Black Caucus of State Legislators Living Legend Award honorees, Reverend Ann Jones-Pierre, Dr. Carolyn Baldwin Tucker, and Representative Johnny Shaw - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 24, 2026 |
| HB 2586 | State Government - As introduced, expands the requirements of the 2026 and 2027 annual reports to be submitted by the artificial intelligence advisory council to the governor, speaker of the senate, and speaker of the house of representatives by requiring such reports to include recommendations on strategies to detect and minimize the risk of fraud committed by persons using artificial intelligence. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 8; Title 10; Title 16; Title 29; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 49; Title 53; Title 62; Title 63; Title 65; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 2584 | Divorce, Annulment and Alimony - As introduced, states that a divorce proceeding shall not be stayed or delayed due to the pregnancy of one of the parties if the court can determine or both parties can agree to stipulate as to whether the other party is the parent of the unborn child and, if applicable, the court enters an agreed parenting plan and child support order. - Amends TCA Title 36. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 2583 | Local Government, General - As introduced, creates the "Tennessee Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund," with monies from the fund to be expended for grants and loans to counties, municipalities, state agencies, and nongovernmental entities for improvement and restoration projects; creates the board of trustees for the trust fund. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 70. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 2582 | Sentencing - As introduced, increases from one year to three years the amount of time a defendant receiving a split sentence of confinement and probation may be required to serve a portion of the sentence in continuous confinement in the local jail or workhouse; specifies that the state is responsible for all costs of incarceration after the first year. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 1371 | Criminal Offenses - As enacted, clarifies that a person commits the offense of unlawful exposure by distributing a private, intimate image of another identifiable person with intent to cause emotional distress, regardless of whether the person who distributes the image was a party to the original agreement or understanding that the image would remain private. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 15, 2025 |
| HJR 83 | Memorials, Death - William J. Chism, Sr. - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 1370 | Election Laws - As introduced, requires county election commissions to include three non-binding questions related to the legalization of marijuana on the November 2026 ballot; requires the secretary of state to compile the results of the non-binding, advisory referendum, publish the results on the secretary of state's website, and forward the results to the members of the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 2. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 1367 | Law Enforcement - As introduced, requires a law enforcement officer initiating a traffic stop or pedestrian stop, on or after January 1, 2026, to inform the person stopped of the reason for the stop before engaging the person in questioning related to an investigation of a possible criminal offense or traffic violation; permits the officer to withhold such information if the officer believes that doing so is necessary to protect life or property from an imminent threat. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 1366 | Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As introduced, requires a member of TCRS to provide a copy of any final workers' compensation settlement or judgment to the retirement system no later than 45 days, rather than 30 days, after the settlement or judgment becomes final. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 8; Title 35; Title 49; Title 50; Title 56; Title 66 and Title 71. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 1365 | Taxes - As introduced, changes from March 31 to March 1, the date by which the department of transportation must transmit to the governor and speakers of both houses its annual report listing the litter prevention programs receiving funds from the 0.4 percent increase in the gross receipts tax on bottled soft drinks, the amount of funds received by the programs, and the purpose for which the funds were spent. - Amends TCA Title 67. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 1364 | Economic and Community Development, Dept. of - As introduced, creates the small business recovery grant fund, to be administered by the department, to assist eligible small businesses temporarily with costs incurred as a result of extenuating circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 50 and Title 67. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 1363 | Sentencing - As introduced, permits a person who is serving a sentence of incarceration of eight years or more for an offense committed prior to January 1, 2026, and who is a victim of domestic abuse subjected to substantial physical, sexual, or psychological abuse inflicted by a member of the same family or household as the person to submit to the sentencing court, a request to apply for resentencing. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 1362 | Economic and Community Development - As introduced, extends, from December 1 to January 1, the date by which the office of business enterprise in the department of economic and community development must submit to the general assembly its annual report on advisements to the commissioner regarding disadvantaged businesses and the number of or amount of community block grants received by disadvantaged businesses. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9 and Title 67. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 12, 2025 |