Tennessee · Current officeholder
Yusuf Hakeem
Democratic Tennessee House, District 28
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Sponsored legislation
29 bills in the current data (29 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HJR 1442 | Memorials, Recognition - Kori Atkins, 2026 Boys & Girls Club of Chattanooga Youth of the Year - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2026 |
| HB 88 | Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) - As introduced, increases, from $200 to $500, the amount each LEA and public charter school is required to pay each teacher in kindergarten through grade 12 for the purchase of instructional supplies. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 3. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 15, 2026 |
| HB 1687 | Taxes, Ad Valorem - As introduced, changes the reimbursement amount for property tax relief for disabled veteran homeowners; increases the reimbursement amount from payment on the first $175,000 of the full market value of the home to payment on the first $200,000 of the full market value. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 15, 2026 |
| HJR 1146 | Memorials, Interns - Kyra LaNay Gillum - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 9, 2026 |
| HB 1477 | Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of - As introduced, extends from 30 days to 30 business days the period of time within which an insurer must respond to the department's request for information in regard to a complaint filed against the insurer. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 39; Title 52; Title 56; Title 58; Title 68 and Title 71. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 2, 2026 |
| HB 2227 | Education - As introduced, requires local education agencies and public charter schools to notify the parent or legal guardian of each student enrolled in the LEA or public charter school of their right to opt their student out of receiving instruction on firearm safety; allows a school social worker licensed by the state board of education to provide certain preventative and developmental counseling services to students without first obtaining parental consent. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 63. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 31, 2026 |
| HB 2421 | Welfare - As introduced, directs TACIR to conduct a study into homelessness and ways to combat the rise of homelessness; requires TACIR to file the report with the health and welfare committee of the senate, the committee in the house of representatives with jurisdiction over matters pertaining to homelessness, and the legislative librarian before January 31, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2026 |
| HB 179 | Abortion - As introduced, specifies that the offense of criminal abortion does not include an abortion that was necessary due to a medical emergency affecting the physical or mental health of the pregnant person or performed on a patient whose pregnancy was the result of rape or incest. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15; Title 63 and Title 68. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2026 |
| HJR 845 | Memorials, Death - Representative Tommie Brown - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 18, 2026 |
| HJR 797 | Memorials, Recognition - Chattanooga Gas Company - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 12, 2026 |
| HJR 791 | Memorials, Recognition - Construction Specifications Institute - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 12, 2026 |
| HB 2312 | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, clarifies that the criminal offense of knowingly accessing a communication or computer system for the purpose of fraud or theft includes accessing a cloud computing service. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 10; Title 35; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 45; Title 47; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 71. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 2311 | Sentencing - As introduced, reduces the time within which a sentencing hearing must be held from within 45 days after a finding of guilt to within 30 days after the finding of guilt. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 2228 | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates an offense for a vape shop retailer, or a distributor, wholesaler, or importer, who sells or offers for sale a vapor product for retail sale in this state to sell nitrous oxides. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 57, Chapter 7 and Title 67. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 1726 | Foster Care - As introduced, enacts the "Stable Homes for Foster Youth Act." - Amends TCA Title 37. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 2, 2026 |
| HB 1728 | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates an offense for a vape shop retailer, or a distributor, wholesaler, or importer, who sells or offers for sale a vapor product for retail sale in this state to sell Kratom and nitrous oxides. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 57, Chapter 7 and Title 67. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 22, 2026 |
| HB 1727 | State Employees - As introduced, requires certain government employers to provide job-protected unpaid leave for a qualifying medical emergency to employees that meet certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 49 and Title 50. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 22, 2026 |
| HJR 779 | Memorials, Recognition - Chattanooga Gas Company - | Primary sponsor | Introduced | January 21, 2026 |
| HB 1554 | Criminal Procedure - As introduced, removes the requirement for a petitioner for restoration of citizenship or an applicant for a certificate of employability to pay the costs of the proceedings; makes other changes to the process for restoration of citizenship. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 29. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 15, 2026 |
| HJR 551 | Memorials, Recognition - Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute's Bleyzer Program - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 24, 2025 |
| HJR 549 | Memorials, Interns - Audrey Fairman - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 24, 2025 |
| HB 1005 | Students - As introduced, prohibits local education agencies and public charter schools from suspending or expelling a student enrolled in any of the grades pre-K-2 unless the student's behavior endangers the physical safety of others; authorizes local education agencies and public charter schools to suspend such a student for such behavior for no more than three days if certain measures are taken before the student is suspended. - Amends TCA Title 49. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2025 |
| HB 1004 | Education, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to award grants to local education agencies that operate or authorize at least one public school located in a county with a county juvenile offense rate that is at least 10 percent higher than the statewide juvenile offense rate to enable such LEAs to provide after school programs for students in grades K-12. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 49. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 18, 2025 |
| HB 89 | Law Enforcement - As introduced, expands the notification and uniform requirements for peace officers who provide security or other duties outside of their primary jurisdiction to apply statewide rather than only in certain counties. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 35. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 407 | Education, Higher - As introduced, requires the Tennessee higher education commission to develop a program to award full-time students enrolled in public institutions of higher education in this state a $250 grant for voluntarily obtaining testing for sexually transmitted diseases. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7 and Title 49. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 396 | Housing - As introduced, requires multi-family facilities, buildings, and structures constructed under a voluntary attainable housing incentive program to be deed-restricted to ensure that the attainable housing continues for at least 30 years, instead of in perpetuity. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 3. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 19, 2025 |
| HB 58 | Law Enforcement - As introduced, requires an employing law enforcement agency to contact any prior law enforcement agency that employed the agency's officer or special deputy as part of the thorough investigation into the person's good moral character. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 1068 | Public Funds and Financing - As introduced, creates in the department of human services a community grant advisory board for the purpose of administering the community-based organizations grant program to financially support eligible nonprofit organizations that serve communities in the areas of education, public health, housing, social issues, and economic and workforce development. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 67 and Title 71. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2025 |
| HB 59 | Insurance, Life - As introduced, for life insurance policies issued, amended, or renewed on or after July 1, 2025, prohibits the issuer of the policy from collecting premiums from the policy holder once the policy holder has made premium payments, in the aggregate, equal to the amount of coverage under the life insurance policy. - Amends TCA Title 56. | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 27, 2025 |