Tennessee · Current officeholder
Chris Hurt
Republican Tennessee House, District 82
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Sponsored legislation
33 bills in the current data (33 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2246 | Health Care - As enacted, authorizes a physician to perform stem cell therapy or regenerative medicine therapy that is not approved by the United States food and drug administration if such therapy is used for a treatment or procedure that is within the scope of practice of the physician; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HJR 1340 | Memorials, Death - Angela Carol Allmand - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 24, 2026 |
| HB 348 | Education - As introduced, requires, if a local government adopts a budget that includes the required maintenance of effort for education funding but fails to appropriate or allocate the full amount budgeted to the LEA, the local government, in the following fiscal year, to appropriate and allocate the unfunded portion to the LEA; specifies that the maintenance of local funding effort required for a fiscal year following a fiscal year in which the local government failed to appropriate or allocate the full amount budgeted to the LEA must be determined based on the amount budgeted to the LEA for the previous fiscal year instead of the amount actually appropriated or allocated to the LEA by the local government. - Amends TCA Section 49-3-314. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 15, 2026 |
| HB 2241 | Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, authorizes a retailer to deliver hemp derived cannabinoid products to a consumer, including by means of a licensed delivery service; reduces the wholesale tax on hemp derived cannabinoid products from 2 cents per milligram to 1 cent per milligram. - Amends TCA Title 57. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 1, 2026 |
| HB 2238 | Election Laws - As introduced, requires the secretary of state to direct each county election commission to place a ballot question on the ballot for the November general election in 2026 asking voters whether this state should legalize the sale, possession, and use of medical cannabis. - Amends TCA Title 2. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 17, 2026 |
| HB 2245 | State Inmates - As introduced, requires the department of correction to keep a copy of each validated risk and needs assessment of each inmate under its supervision and control for the duration of the inmate's period of incarceration. - Amends TCA Title 41. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2026 |
| HB 2244 | Safety, Dept. of - As introduced, directs the department to develop and design for a driver who has a developmental or intellectual disability a blue envelope and a driver who has a mental illness a green envelope that holds the driver's essential documents, including a driver license, vehicle registration, and contact card. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 38; Title 52 and Title 55. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2026 |
| HB 2239 | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, adds insects to the offense of displaying, exhibiting, handling, or using a venomous or dangerous snake or reptile in a manner that endangers the life or health of another person. - Amends TCA Title 39. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2026 |
| HJR 807 | Memorials, Professional Achievement - Joan Smith, Tennessee Realtor of the Year - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 12, 2026 |
| HB 2242 | Prisons and Reformatory Institutions - As introduced, authorizes the Tennessee rehabilitative initiative in correction (TRICOR) program to operate commissary programs within state prisons. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 22. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 2240 | Livestock - As introduced, authorizes sheep producer associations to submit their annual reports electronically. - Amends TCA Title 44. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 2237 | Education - As introduced, requires the office of research and education accountability in the office of the comptroller of the treasury to submit a copy of its annual report detailing the results of certain tests administered to recipients of education freedom scholarships to the legislative librarian. - Amends TCA Title 49. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 1102 | Controlled Substances - As introduced, prohibits a healthcare facility from authorizing a licensed healthcare professional from performing a drug or alcohol test or screen on a patient who is pregnant, less than one year postpartum, or a newborn without written and oral consent; allows for a drug or alcohol test or screen to be performed without the consent of the patient in certain listed situations. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 14, 2026 |
| HB 1423 | Lauderdale County - Subject to local approval, provides for the orderly transfer of the Probate and Juvenile Court in Lauderdale County from the County Courthouse to the Justice Complex. - Amends Chapter 262 of the Private Acts of 1963; as amended. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 4, 2025 |
| HB 453 | Fire Prevention and Investigation - As enacted, changes present law concerning the frequency of fire drills in educational occupancies. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 102. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 351 | Jails, Local Lock-ups - As enacted, requires, if a prisoner is released for paid employment, the cost of the electronic monitoring device to be deducted from the prisoner's wages by the sheriff and paid directly to the electronic monitoring device provider by the county or state, as applicable; requires, if a prisoner is released for unpaid work, the entity utilizing the prisoner for work to pay the costs of the electronic monitoring device. - Amends TCA Title 41. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 347 | Children - As enacted, clarifies that the economic disadvantage of a parent or guardian alone is not a ground for termination of parental rights; clarifies that, for purposes of laws relative to juvenile courts and proceedings, "neglect" does not exist solely on the basis of economic disadvantage. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37 and Title 39. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 13, 2025 |
| HJR 505 | Memorials, Recognition - Rachel Luckey, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 15, 2025 |
| HJR 504 | Memorials, Recognition - Isha Wade, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 15, 2025 |
| HJR 502 | Memorials, Recognition - Charlene Burpo, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 15, 2025 |
| HJR 501 | Memorials, Recognition - Paul Bates, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 15, 2025 |
| HJR 500 | Memorials, Recognition - Mary Carol Perry, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 15, 2025 |
| HJR 499 | Memorials, Recognition - Ella Cate Haynes, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 15, 2025 |
| HJR 498 | Memorials, Recognition - Shawna Dodds, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 15, 2025 |
| HJR 497 | Memorials, Recognition - Jayden Garcia, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 15, 2025 |
| HB 454 | Correction, Dept. of - As introduced, adds the legislative librarian as a recipient of the report submitted by the commissioner of correction to the general assembly on the transactions of state correctional facilities during the two years preceding the report. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 27; Title 29; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 9, 2025 |
| HB 455 | Health Care - As introduced, requires the Tennessee council on autism spectrum disorder to submit an annual report by February 1 of each year to legislative committees that details, at a minimum, the council's findings, progress on the comprehensive statewide plan and system of care, and recommendations for legislation. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 56 and Title 71. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2025 |
| HJR 75 | Memorials, Death - Ellie Claire Young - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 1243 | Licenses - As introduced, extends to smoking hemp the existing licensure and certain other requirements for hemp-derived cannabinoid products; imposes a tax on the privilege of engaging in the business of selling smoking hemp and products containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid in this state. - Amends TCA Section 1-3-113; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15; Title 43, Chapter 27; Section 53-11-451 and Title 67. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 18, 2025 |
| HB 739 | Education - As introduced, requires each elementary and secondary school to post the toll-free telephone number operated by the department of children's services to receive reports of child abuse or neglect on the homepage of the school's website. - Amends Chapter __ of the Public Acts of 2025 (1st Ex. Sess. – SB 6001 / HB 6004); and TCA Title 49. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 6, 2025 |
| HB 513 | Environment and Conservation, Department of - As introduced, changes, from January 31 to February 15, the date by which the commissioner must submit reports related to the administration of the Water Quality Control Act of 1977 to legislative committees with jurisdiction over environmental matters. - Amends TCA Title 1, Chapter 3; Title 43; Title 44; Title 68 and Title 69. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 5, 2025 |
| HB 352 | Highways, Roads and Bridges - As introduced, clarifies that the plans for an acquisition of a right-of-way by the state must be filed and recorded with the office of the register in each county where the project is located if the project is located in multiple counties. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 54 and Title 55. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2025 |
| HB 350 | Prisons and Reformatory Institutions - As introduced, adds the legislative librarian as a recipient of the report submitted by the commissioner of correction to the general assembly on the transactions of state correctional facilities during the two years preceding the report. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 27; Title 29; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 3, 2025 |