Tennessee · Current officeholder
William Slater
Republican Tennessee House, District 35
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Sponsored legislation
38 bills in the current data (38 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1881 | Education - As enacted, revises the assessment testing requirements for students who participate in the education savings account (ESA) program. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 12; Title 48; Title 49 and Title 67. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 27, 2026 |
| HB 1759 | Schools, Charter - As enacted, authorizes the establishment of adult public charter schools, which are defined as public charter schools that exclusively serve students who are 18 or older by providing instruction to such students in accordance with the rules for adult high schools promulgated by the state board of education to assist such students in obtaining course credit leading to the attainment of a high school diploma. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 27, 2026 |
| HB 1493 | Historical Sites and Preservation - As enacted, authorizes local historical boards to lease land owned or managed by such boards for agricultural purposes, with all proceeds received by the boards to be used for the preservation of historic sites and structures. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 11; Title 12; Title 29 and Title 43. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 27, 2026 |
| HB 2177 | Education - As enacted, makes various changes and additions to present law concerning public education. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 49, Chapter 13; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 3. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 1899 | Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, increases from three to five the maximum number of nonrelated persons in a home for the aged to be considered a tier 1 home for the aged; increases from four to six the maximum number of nonrelated persons in a home for the aged to be considered a tier 2 home for the aged. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 18, 2026 |
| HB 1729 | Education - As enacted, allows student performance on the Classic Learning Test to be used alongside the ACT and SAT for various purposes; makes various changes to home school testing requirements and opportunities available to home school students. - Amends TCA Title 49. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 18, 2026 |
| HB 1263 | Children - As enacted, provides, in addition to present law, an alternative method for the voluntary surrender of parental rights if executed within the geographic boundaries of the state. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37 and Title 68. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 15, 2026 |
| HB 1934 | Schools, Charter - As enacted, requires the department of education to annually collect and report certain data for opportunity public charter schools on the department's website; requires a director of schools, juvenile court judge, or department of children's services caseworker who has knowledge that a student is an at-risk student and is eligible to attend an opportunity public charter school to provide the student and the student's parent or legal guardian with information regarding the student's eligibility to enroll in an opportunity public charter school and the location of any opportunity public charter schools that are located in or adjacent to the student's county of residence. - Amends TCA Title 49. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 5, 2026 |
| HB 1882 | State Universities - As introduced, requires all gubernatorial appointments to a state university board to be confirmed by joint resolution of the senate and house of representatives prior to commencing a term of office; requires the terms of all state university board members to commence on February 1. - Amends TCA Title 49. | Primary sponsor | Vetoed | May 1, 2026 |
| HB 1495 | Welfare - As enacted, makes various changes to law relative to respite care services, including, but not limited to, increasing the number of hours an adult may attend a limited respite care services program from 12 to 16 hours in any one week, and authorizing such a program to provide care services for up to 20 adults at the same time, rather than 15. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 2. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 28, 2026 |
| HB 957 | State Employees - As enacted, grants eligible state employees mandatory paid leave for fostering a minor child. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 30, 2026 |
| HJR 1001 | Memorials, Recognition - World Down Syndrome Day - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 26, 2026 |
| HJR 1000 | Memorials, Recognition - Profound Autism Day - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 26, 2026 |
| HB 1555 | Traffic Safety - As introduced, imposes state and local litigation taxes on a person who violates the prohibition against using a wireless telecommunications device or stand-alone electronic device while operating a motor vehicle; removes the ten-dollar cap on court costs imposed for such violations. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-199. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2026 |
| HB 349 | Education - As introduced, deletes an antiquated section, which required the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy at the University of Tennessee to, by December 15, 2014, perform a study on the economic feasibility of creating and utilizing a statewide comprehensive energy policy and submit its final report to the energy task force of the house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 49. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 24, 2026 |
| HB 1758 | School Transportation - As introduced, allows, as an alternative to undergoing an annual physical and mental examination, a school bus driver to annually verify to the local board of education that they possess a valid certificate issued by a medical examiner certified by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration within the United States department of transportation signifying that the school bus driver is medically qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 55. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2026 |
| HB 75 | Education - As introduced, allows students to use their score on the Classic Learning Test (CLT) to satisfy the eligibility requirements for certain grants and scholarships funded using net proceeds of the state lottery; requires the Tennessee student assistance corporation to include information concerning testing dates for the CLT when informing students about lottery scholarship opportunities; allows public institutions of higher education to accept student scores on the CLT for admissions purposes. - Amends TCA Title 49. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2026 |
| HB 1492 | Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates October 1 of each year as "APDS Day" to promote awareness of activated PI3K delta syndrome. - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 16, 2026 |
| HJR 964 | Memorials, Retirement - Dr. Jon Forlines - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 11, 2026 |
| HB 1494 | Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, during a five-year period, authorizes excise and franchise tax credit for businesses that make monetary contributions to eligible charitable organizations approved by the governor's office of faith-based and community initiatives. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 56 and Title 67, Chapter 4. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 2, 2026 |
| HJR 905 | Memorials, Personal Occasion - Frances Ogeal Halfacre Webster, 100th birthday - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 27, 2026 |
| HB 1014 | Safety - As introduced, changes the reporting date, from February 1 to January 15, by which the commissioners of education and safety must jointly report to the governor and the general assembly on the implementation of the "Schools Against Violence in Education Act." - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2026 |
| HB 1424 | Gallatin - Subject to local approval, removes charter provision restricting appointed officers from being employed outside of city business hours. - Amends Chapter 67 of the Private Acts of 1953; as amended. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 4, 2025 |
| HB 958 | Education - As enacted, creates a federal education deregulation cooperation task force to prepare Tennessee for the potential of deregulation of federal laws, regulations, requirements, and guidance for K-12 education. - Amends TCA Title 49. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 15, 2025 |
| HB 380 | Education, Curriculum - As enacted, requires the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission, in consultation with the department of education, to develop a plan for the commission to review and submit to the state board of education for approval of electronic textbooks and instructional materials for use by virtual schools established by LEAs. - Amends TCA Title 49. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 15, 2025 |
| HB 87 | Education, Dept. of - As enacted, enacts the "The Learning Pod Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 918 | Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, makes changes relative to temporary group hunting event permits. - Amends TCA Title 58 and Title 70. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 29, 2025 |
| HJR 581 | Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kylie Nicole Carman, Valedictorian, Trousdale County High School - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 24, 2025 |
| HJR 580 | Memorials, Academic Achievement - Elizabeth Grace Denning, Salutatorian, Trousdale County High School - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 24, 2025 |
| HJR 543 | Memorials, Recognition - Joi Wasill, 2025 Strong and Courageous Award from Welch College - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 15, 2025 |
| HB 328 | Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As introduced, requires that veterans who are Tennessee residents be offered the same discounts at state parks at the same rates and with the same frequency as discounts offered to state employees at state parks. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 3 and Title 58. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 9, 2025 |
| HB 821 | Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As enacted, specifies that a prospective purchaser of tobacco, smoking hemp, vapor products, or smokeless nicotine products must produce proof of age prior to the sale being made; increases from 30 to 50 years the apparent age above which a seller is not required to demand presentation of proof of age. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 43, Chapter 27. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 8, 2025 |
| HB 186 | Medical Occupations - As enacted, requires the board of medical examiners to register an applicant as a registered surgical assistant if the applicant maintains current credentials as a surgical assistant issued by the American Board of Surgical Assistants and satisfies other necessary requirements; removes December 31, 2019, as the deadline by which an applicant for registration as a surgical assistant must register with the board in order to be registered on the basis of certain practical experience. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 8, 2025 |
| HB 1413 | Gallatin - Subject to local approval, authorizes the city council to impose impact fees on new development. - Amends Chapter 67 of the Private Acts of 1953; as amended and rewritten. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 8, 2025 |
| HJR 330 | Memorials, Death - Dr. Larry L. Gilmore - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 1, 2025 |
| HB 86 | Local Education Agencies - As introduced, specifies that the comptroller of the treasury is authorized to determine how soon after June 30 of each year charter schools are required to submit audits of their accounts and records. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2025 |
| HB 1015 | Comptroller, State - As introduced, deletes antiquated language that required the office of research and education accountability in the office of the comptroller to submit a report by November 1, 2018, to the education committees of the senate and house of representatives regarding the formation and operation of community schools. - Amends Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6001 / HB 6004); and TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 49. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 10, 2025 |
| HJR 18 | Memorials, Heroism - Trooper Adam Cothron - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 4, 2025 |