Tennessee · Current officeholder
Caleb Hemmer
Democratic Tennessee House, District 59
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Sponsored legislation
55 bills in the current data (55 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1891 | Traffic Safety - As enacted, allows a person who submits the fine and costs for a speeding ticket in lieu of appearing in court to also register for an approved driver education course online, of which successful completion can cause points for the speeding conviction to be removed from the person's record in accordance with current law. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10; Title 55, Chapter 8 and Title 55, Chapter 9. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| HJR 1476 | Memorials, Retirement - George Renaudin II - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 5, 2026 |
| HJR 1329 | Memorials, Retirement - Brenda Wynn - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 24, 2026 |
| HB 2338 | Real Property - As enacted, requires a homeowners' association that collects assessments for common expenses to obtain and maintain a blanket fidelity bond to insure the homeowners' association against losses resulting from theft or dishonesty committed by the officers, directors, or persons employed by the homeowners' association, or committed by any managing agent or employees of the managing agent. - Amends TCA Title 66. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 23, 2026 |
| HJR 1263 | Memorials, Personal Occasion - Jim and Karen Bradfield, 50th wedding anniversary - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 20, 2026 |
| HJR 1229 | Memorials, Recognition - City of Oak Hill's Fourth of July celebration - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 14, 2026 |
| HJR 1156 | Memorials, Recognition - Bert Mathews, Impact Award - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 9, 2026 |
| HB 1890 | General Assembly - As introduced, requires a state governmental entity to disclose records and information to a member of the general assembly to enable the member to determine whether the laws of this state are being complied with and to determine whether the laws of this state need to be changed in accordance with certain procedures. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4 and Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 8, 2026 |
| HJR 1040 | Memorials, Death - Byrd Douglas Cain, Jr. - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2026 |
| HJR 1033 | Memorials, Sports - Jeremy Jones and Allen Huggins, 2025 President's Cup champions - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2026 |
| HB 565 | Consumer Protection - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Homebuyer Harassment Prevention Act"; limits the number of times that a real estate developer, business entity, or individual working on behalf of the developer or business entity is permitted to contact a property owner to make an unsolicited offer to buy the property owner's property; makes other changes related to telephone and text message solicitations. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 33, Part 2; Title 47; Title 65 and Title 66. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2026 |
| HB 2339 | Tickets, Admission - As introduced, enacts the "Fair Access to Non-Inflated Seats (FANS) Act." - Amends TCA Title 47. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2026 |
| HB 1893 | Taxes, Sales - As introduced, authorizes a county with a metropolitan government to levy a tax on the retail sale of food and food ingredients for human consumption within the county at a rate less than the local option sales tax rate. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 67. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2026 |
| HB 1889 | School Vouchers - As introduced, establishes various audit and reporting requirements for the department of education and private schools that enroll recipients of an education freedom scholarship; limits eligibility for the scholarship program to students who are members of a family with an annual household income that does not exceed 300 percent of the amount required for a student to qualify for free or reduced lunch; requires scholarship recipients to be administered the same TCAP tests administered to public school students enrolled in the same grade level or course subject. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 8, Chapter 44; Title 10, Chapter 7 and Title 49, Chapter 6. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 17, 2026 |
| HJR 993 | Memorials, Recognition - Cinco De Mayo - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 11, 2026 |
| HJR 992 | Memorials, Recognition - Yogi's Pizzeria & Ice Cream Emporium - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 11, 2026 |
| HB 2004 | Employees, Employers - As introduced, requires private-sector employers to compensate employees for accumulated paid leave upon separation from service from employment. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 50, Chapter 2. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2026 |
| HJR 761 | Memorials, Retirement - John Bradley - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 11, 2026 |
| HJR 725 | Memorials, Recognition - Strategic Hospitality - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 11, 2026 |
| HJR 724 | Memorials, Recognition - Clay Jackson - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 11, 2026 |
| HJR 723 | Memorials, Recognition - Jack White - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 11, 2026 |
| HJR 722 | Memorials, Recognition - Wade Cowan, President's Award - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 11, 2026 |
| HJR 708 | Memorials, Recognition - Vincent Ruiz, National Marbles Tournament winner - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 11, 2026 |
| HJR 798 | Memorials, Recognition - Dave Owens, 2025 NWTF Grand National Calling Championship - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 10, 2026 |
| HB 2484 | 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 in a conspicuous location on the school's website. - Amends TCA Title 49. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 24 | Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, increases the criminal classification for hunting on the land of another without permission from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class B misdemeanor, punishable by a fine only, not to exceed $500 per violation. - Amends TCA Title 70. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 15, 2025 |
| HJR 667 | Memorials, Recognition - Barbara J. Mapp Aviary Education Center at Radnor Lake, 10th anniversary - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 2, 2025 |
| HB 81 | Students - As enacted, requires local education agencies to transfer a student's record, including the student's disciplinary record, to the school to which the student is transferring within five business days of the date on which the student's records request was received by the LEA. - Amends TCA Title 49. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 2, 2025 |
| HJR 632 | Memorials, Recognition - Coldplay - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 29, 2025 |
| HJR 631 | Memorials, Public Service - A.J. Starling - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 29, 2025 |
| HJR 630 | Memorials, Public Service - Tricia Herzfeld - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 29, 2025 |
| HJR 629 | Memorials, Recognition - The Harding Art Show, 50th anniversary - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 29, 2025 |
| HB 567 | State Symbols - As enacted, designates Nashville hot chicken as an official state food. - Amends TCA Title 4. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 29, 2025 |
| HB 959 | Medical Occupations - As enacted, makes various changes relative to marriage and family therapist licensure. - Amends TCA Title 33 and Title 63. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2025 |
| HR 103 | Memorials, Retirement - Nancy Anness - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 8, 2025 |
| HB 572 | Health, Dept. of - As enacted, requires all hospitals and birthing centers to provide information on post-birth warning signs, including symptoms and resources, to a mother and, if possible, to the mother's caregiver or at least one of the mother's family members prior to discharge following a birth; requires the department to provide all hospitals and birthing centers with information on post-birth warning signs, including symptoms and resources, and to have the information available on the department's website. - Amends TCA Title 68. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 1169 | Children - As enacted, requires on or before June 30, 2026, and each June 30 thereafter, the council on children's mental health care to submit a report to certain officials regarding the status of the statewide system of care for children's mental health and the service delivery system and the status of children's mental health in this state. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 3. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 4, 2025 |
| HB 563 | Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, creates the Class C misdemeanor offense of storing a firearm or firearm ammunition in a motor vehicle while the person is not in the motor vehicle unless the firearm or firearm ammunition is kept from ordinary observation and locked within the trunk, utility or glove box, or a locked container securely affixed to the motor vehicle; requires the owner of a firearm to report the loss or theft of the firearm to law enforcement within 24 hours of the discovery of the loss or theft. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| HJR 295 | Memorials, Death - James Stephen Turner - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 19, 2025 |
| HJR 258 | Memorials, Professional Achievement - Natalie Williams, Metro Nashville Public Schools Elementary Teacher of the Year - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2025 |
| HJR 244 | Memorials, Sports - Jared Allen, Pro Football Hall of Fame - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2025 |
| HB 595 | Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, enacts the "Freedom to Grow Our Tennessee Families Act." - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 71. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 12, 2025 |
| HB 1170 | Children - As introduced, specifies that "neglect" does not include permitting a child, whose basic needs are met and who is of sufficient age and maturity to avoid harm or unreasonable risk of harm, to engage in independent activities, including traveling to and from school by walking, running, or bicycling; traveling to and from commercial or recreational facilities; playing outdoors; remaining at home unattended for a reasonable period of time; and other similar independent activity. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37 and Title 39. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 564 | Ethics - As introduced, specifies that an impermissible indirect gift to candidates for public office and certain officials and their family members includes, but is not limited to, a gift provided by an entity that is related to, and its business or political activities are intertwined with, an employer of a lobbyist; requires the governor and officers of the governor's cabinet to disclose certain travel expenses. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 6 and Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 5. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2025 |
| HJR 87 | Memorials, Death - Ridley Wills II - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 21, 2025 |
| HJR 86 | Memorials, Recognition - Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, 30th anniversary - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 21, 2025 |
| HJR 145 | Memorials, Death - Representative Richard "Dick" Clark of Nashville - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 21, 2025 |
| HB 1374 | Tickets, Admission - As introduced, prohibits a third-party reseller from selling or offering for sale a speculative ticket; requires the division of consumer affairs in the attorney general's office to enforce the prohibition and assess a penalty of $5,000 per violation. - Amends TCA Title 47. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| HR 6 | Memorials, Recognition - Myositis Awareness Month - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | February 11, 2025 |
| HB 80 | Tickets, Admission - As introduced, prohibits a third-party reseller from selling or offering for sale a speculative ticket; requires the division of consumer affairs in the attorney general's office to enforce the prohibition; authorizes an individual or entity that believes that a third-party reseller has sold or offered for sale a speculative ticket to bring a cause of action. - Amends TCA Title 47. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2025 |
| HJR 32 | Memorials, Sports - Christ Presbyterian Academy football team, TSSAA Division II-AA State Champion - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 4, 2025 |
| HJR 20 | Memorials, Retirement - Ralph J. Schulz, Jr. - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 4, 2025 |
| HJR 19 | Memorials, Sports - Tom "Doc" Weddle, five U.S. Super Slams - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 4, 2025 |
| HJR 6 | Memorials, Retirement - Ralph Schulz - | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 15, 2025 |
| HB 82 | Ethics - As introduced, specifies that an impermissible indirect gift to candidates for public office and certain officials and their family members includes a gift provided by an entity that is related to, and its business or political activities are intertwined with, an employer of a lobbyist; requires the governor and officers of the governor's cabinet to disclose certain travel expenses. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 6 and Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 5. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 15, 2025 |