Tennessee · Current officeholder
Aftyn Behn
Democratic Tennessee House, District 51
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HJR 1660 | Memorials, Recognition - Workers killed in the AES explosion - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 24, 2026 |
| HR 201 | Memorials, Personal Occasion - Bill McCabe, 80th birthday - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 21, 2026 |
| HB 2007 | Taxes - As introduced, enacts the "End the Grocery Tax Act." - Amends TCA Title 57 and Title 67. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 15, 2026 |
| HJR 1253 | Memorials, Recognition - Transgender Day of Visibility - | Primary sponsor | Introduced | April 6, 2026 |
| HR 174 | Memorials, Personal Occasion - Stephanie Ann Wagner, 60th birthday - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 31, 2026 |
| HB 2525 | Controlled Substances - As introduced, enacts the "Pot for Potholes Act"; establishes a regulatory structure for the cultivation, processing, and retail sale of marijuana and marijuana products in this state to be administered by the department of agriculture. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 29; Title 33; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 45; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 63; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 2340 | Housing - As introduced, encourages municipalities to study and assess housing affordability and inventory availability, and to adopt a pattern book for purposes of encouraging the construction of medium-density housing. - Amends TCA Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2026 |
| HB 298 | Housing - As introduced, enacts the "Homes not Hedge Funds Act"; prohibits certain business entities from purchasing more than 100 single-family homes in certain counties in this state for purposes of renting the purchased properties; establishes a state and private cause of action and establishes damages for violations. - Amends TCA Title 13; Title 47 and Title 66. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2026 |
| HB 2523 | Health Care - As introduced, enacts the "Maternal Health Care Protection Act," which prohibits the exercise of a healthcare provider's right of conscience under the Medical Ethics Defense Act from allowing the provider to refuse to participate in or pay for pregnancy-related healthcare procedures, treatments, or services that are within the scope of the provider's license and professional obligations; prohibits the exercise of such right from allowing a healthcare institution or healthcare payer to adopt or enforce a policy, guideline, or contractual provision that results in the denial of pregnancy-related healthcare procedures, treatments, or services. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 9. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2026 |
| HB 2595 | Child Custody and Support - As introduced, authorizes a court to order additional parenting time to compensate for previously denied parenting time; requires a court to order additional parenting time to compensate for time that was denied on the basis of an investigation that did not result in a finding of abuse or neglect if the affected parent can show that the other parent intentionally made or participated in false allegations of abuse against the affected parent. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6, Part 5. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 2524 | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the new criminal offenses of systematic unauthorized employment and aggravated systematic unauthorized employment; establishes the tort of unfair competition. - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 39. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 2522 | Children - As introduced, requires certain commercial online platforms, websites, and applications to maintain a content moderation system that allows users to report material harmful to minors that is not properly marked or age-restricted; makes other changes related to platform content and minors. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 9 and Title 47, Chapter 18. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 2008 | Education - As introduced, enacts the "Universal Pre-K Funding Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51; Title 49 and Title 67. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| HB 2006 | Employees, Employers - As introduced, enacts the "Workers' Right to Live Act," which places mandatory reporting requirements on employers concerning workplace fatalities and imposes penalties on employers for workplace fatalities that were a result of employer negligence; makes changes related to workers' compensation benefits. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 29 and Title 50. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 4, 2026 |
| HR 137 | Memorials, Recognition - Gwen Jaskoski - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 22, 2025 |
| HR 112 | Memorials, Recognition - Doug the Pug - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 16, 2025 |
| HR 111 | Memorials, Recognition - Duke's, 10th anniversary - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 16, 2025 |
| HJR 478 | Memorials, Death - Maggie Knowles Cannon - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 9, 2025 |
| HR 76 | Memorials, Recognition - Sallamaari Vainio - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 8, 2025 |
| HB 983 | Agriculture, Dept. of - As introduced, authorizes the commissioner to designate an existing organizational unit of the department as the office of rural prosperity and consolidate within that office some or all of the department's duties related to improving the well-being of rural communities in this state. - Amends TCA Section 1-3-105; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9; Title 13; Title 43; Title 44; Title 48; Title 49; Title 50; Title 61; Title 64; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 69. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| HB 792 | Sexual Offenses - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Sexual Violence Justice Act," making various changes to the requirements for investigating sexual offenses. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 67. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| HB 791 | Employees, Employers - As introduced, enacts the "Workers' Right to Live Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 29 and Title 50. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| HB 703 | Controlled Substances - As introduced, enacts the "Pot for Potholes Act"; establishes a regulatory structure for the cultivation, processing, and retail sale of marijuana and marijuana products in this state to be administered by the department of agriculture. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 29; Title 33; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 45; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 63; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| HB 198 | Criminal Procedure - As introduced, enacts the "Bearing Witness to the Death Penalty Act." - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 23. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| HB 218 | Education - As introduced, enacts the "Universal Pre-K Funding Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51; Title 49 and Title 67. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 25, 2025 |
| HB 2 | Taxes - As introduced, enacts the "End the Grocery Tax by Closing Corporate Loopholes Act." - Amends TCA Title 57 and Title 67. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2025 |
| HR 63 | Memorials, Recognition - Melody Walker - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 18, 2025 |
| HB 27 | Abortion - As introduced, enacts the "Reproductive Freedom Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 20; Title 29; Title 37; Title 39; Title 49; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HJR 52 | Memorials, Death - Darek Tanner - | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 24, 2025 |
| HJR 41 | Memorials, Death - Randy Rayburn - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 4, 2025 |
| HJR 5 | Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to prohibit this state or an instrumentality of this state from abridging or denying a person's rights on account of sex. - | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2025 |
| HJR 12 | Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to Article VI, Section 14 of the Tennessee Constitution to authorize municipalities to impose a civil penalty in excess of $50 for a violation of a municipal ordinance if such penalty is just and reasonable. - | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 29, 2025 |
| HB 44 | Drugs, Prescription - As introduced, allows a student to possess and self-administer rescue seizure medication at school or at a school-related activity or event. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 50, Part 16. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 28, 2025 |
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