Tennessee · Current officeholder
Jessie Seal
Republican Tennessee Senate, District 8
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Sponsored legislation
96 bills in the current data (96 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 2633 | Taxes - As enacted, adds to the definition of a "qualified public use facility" as used in the Local Tourism Development Zone Business Tax Act a mixed-use development containing a performance venue with a seating capacity of at least 2,500; authorizes a municipality or public authority that has financed a qualified public use facility within a tourism development zone and that qualifies for an allocation of sales tax revenue from within that zone under the Convention Center and Tourism Development Financing Act of 1998 and under other provisions of sales tax law to use the revenue for purposes authorized in the act or other law. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 67. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 27, 2026 |
| SB 2338 | Fire Prevention and Investigation - As enacted, requires the commissioner of commerce and insurance to fulfill certain duties for the volunteer firefighter vehicle grant program, which is established to annually provide grants to select volunteer fire departments to assist with local match requirements for federal grants to purchase vehicles. - Amends TCA Title 68. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 27, 2026 |
| SB 687 | Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, extends present law concerning compensated unused leave for teachers to all employees of LEAs and public charter schools. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 14, 2026 |
| SJR 1137 | Memorials, Death - Chief Freddie Joe Devotie - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 11, 2026 |
| SB 2353 | Registers of Deeds - As enacted, authorizes all bonds for the conveyance of real or personal estate to be registered only if the bond contains the signatures of all parties subject to the bond and the expiration date of the bond; authorizes all agreements for the conveyance of real property or contracts, memoranda, abstracts, or affidavits for the sale of real property, or similar documents by whatever similar or other name, to be registered if such documents contain the signature of the owner of the property or the owner's attorney-in-fact or court-appointed representative, the signature of the proposed purchaser, and the expiration date of the agreement. - Amends TCA Section 66-24-101. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 4, 2026 |
| SJR 1074 | Memorials, Recognition - Bobby Taft - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2026 |
| SJR 1073 | Memorials, Recognition - Rick Sexson - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2026 |
| SJR 1072 | Memorials, Recognition - Tracy Ayers - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2026 |
| SJR 1071 | Memorials, Recognition - Chris Williams - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2026 |
| SJR 1070 | Memorials, Recognition - Daniel Starnes - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2026 |
| SJR 1069 | Memorials, Recognition - Tracy Cunningham - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2026 |
| SJR 1068 | Memorials, Recognition - Jesse Miracle, 2026 Boys & Girls Clubs of Tennessee State Youth of the Year - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2026 |
| SB 1110 | Safety - As enacted, enacts the "Rescue Squad Recognition Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 68. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 28, 2026 |
| SB 1687 | Comptroller, State - As enacted, deletes the reports the comptroller is required to submit to the general assembly regarding the provision of broadband services in historically unserved areas and the Tennessee Helping Heroes Scholarship Program; revises the information the comptroller is required to submit to the general assembly regarding the property tax relief program. - Amends TCA Section 7-59-316; Section 49-4-938 and Section 67-5-701. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 23, 2026 |
| SJR 1047 | Memorials, Recognition - Clayton Home's Rutledge frame shop - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2026 |
| SJR 1026 | Memorials, Recognition - Tom Sturdivant - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 22, 2026 |
| SB 2339 | Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, authorizes an excise tax credit for brewers that donate spent grain byproducts for agricultural use. - Amends TCA Title 43; Title 57 and Title 67. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 20, 2026 |
| SB 1920 | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits the use of a telecommunication device, with intent to deprive the owner of property, to fraudulently obtain or exercise control over the property of another without the owner's effective consent, which is punishable as theft, but in no event less than a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 39. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 20, 2026 |
| SB 1919 | Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, exempts certain school supplies and instructional materials from the sales and use tax if sold to a teacher employed by a local education agency or public charter school. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 20, 2026 |
| SR 397 | Memorials, Interns - Amaya Garrett - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 17, 2026 |
| SJR 984 | Memorials, Recognition - Jerry Kirk - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 16, 2026 |
| SB 1739 | Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As enacted, adds Claiborne, Union, and Grainger counties to the membership of the North East Tennessee Railroad Authority if certain requirements are met; makes other related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 56, Part 2 and Title 64, Chapter 2. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 6, 2026 |
| SJR 893 | Memorials, Recognition - Claiborne High School Blue Battalion Band, Salute to Independence Parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 25, 2026 |
| SJR 869 | Memorials, Sports - Sevier County High School football team - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 25, 2026 |
| SJR 868 | Memorials, Sports - Duncan Oshumu, TSSAA Division II, Class A boys' cross country individual champion - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 25, 2026 |
| SJR 867 | Memorials, Sports - Lindsey Snodgrass, 2011 TSSAA Division I, Class A-AA Girls' Track and Field 300-Meter Hurdles state champion - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 25, 2026 |
| SJR 866 | Memorials, Sports - Tyrell Miles, 2024 TSSAA Division I, Class AA triple jump champion - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 25, 2026 |
| SJR 865 | Memorials, Sports - Rusty Provins, 2012-2014 TSSAA Class A-AA Boys' Track and Field Discus and Shot Put state champion - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 25, 2026 |
| SR 344 | Memorials, Recognition - Safespace, 50th anniversary - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 24, 2026 |
| SB 1916 | Taxes, Real Property - As introduced, redefines "movable structure" for purposes of classification and assessment of property so that a mobile home or other movable structure that is used as a residence or apartment must be used permanently as such instead of temporarily or permanently. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 24, 2026 |
| SJR 828 | Memorials, Sports - Rush Strong Middle School girls' basketball team - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2026 |
| SJR 789 | Memorials, Sports - Parker Newman - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2026 |
| SJR 788 | Memorials, Sports - Drake Meek - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2026 |
| SJR 787 | Memorials, Sports - Brock McGinnis - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2026 |
| SJR 786 | Memorials, Sports - John Mason - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2026 |
| SJR 785 | Memorials, Sports - Todd Loveday - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2026 |
| SJR 784 | Memorials, Sports - Cade Brown - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2026 |
| SJR 783 | Memorials, Sports - Jayden Jarnigan - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2026 |
| SJR 782 | Memorials, Sports - Preston Huskey - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2026 |
| SJR 781 | Memorials, Sports - Graven Wilson - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2026 |
| SJR 780 | Memorials, Sports - Zach Banks - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2026 |
| SJR 779 | Memorials, Sports - Wyatt Maples - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2026 |
| SJR 778 | Memorials, Sports - Nathan Patterson - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2026 |
| SJR 777 | Memorials, Sports - Jaxson Perry - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2026 |
| SJR 776 | Memorials, Sports - Nolan Parton, Region 1-5A Co-Offensive Lineman of the Year - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2026 |
| SJR 775 | Memorials, Sports - Joey Galazin, Region 1-5A Co-Defensive Player of the Year - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2026 |
| SJR 774 | Memorials, Sports - Bryson Headrick - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2026 |
| SJR 773 | Memorials, Sports - Colt Campbell - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2026 |
| SJR 772 | Memorials, Sports - Colby Cunningham - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2026 |
| SJR 771 | Memorials, Sports - Cooper Newman - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2026 |
| SJR 770 | Memorials, Sports - Mia Woodrick - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2026 |
| SJR 769 | Memorials, Sports - Brooks Hamilton - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2026 |
| SJR 768 | Memorials, Sports - Max Cable, Region 1-3A Specialist of the Year - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2026 |
| SJR 767 | Memorials, Sports - Ayden Hood, Region 1-3A Co-Offensive Player of the Year - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 18, 2026 |
| SB 2050 | Domestic Violence - As introduced, enacts "Katherine's Law"; creates the offense of aggravated domestic assault, which is a Class B felony. - Amends TCA Title 39. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 16, 2026 |
| SB 2632 | Agriculture, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the commissioner to annually report the amount of fees, fines, and proceeds resulting from the sale of seized properties collected under Tennessee Apiary Act of 1995 to the chairpersons of the committees having subject jurisdiction over agriculture in both chambers of the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 4; Title 8; Title 11; Title 12; Title 35; Title 36; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 44; Title 47; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 55; Title 56; Title 57; Title 62; Title 63; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69; Title 70 and Title 71. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2026 |
| SB 1917 | Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, creates a pathway for a person to obtain an alternative instructional leader license for purposes of serving as a principal, an assistant principal, or an instructional supervisor. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2026 |
| SJR 688 | Memorials, Sports - Connor Breeden, Region 1-3A All-Region Academic Team - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 6, 2026 |
| SJR 594 | Memorials, Recognition - Jabo's All-Wood Products, LLC - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 12, 2026 |
| SB 2345 | Boards and Commissions - As introduced, creates a rebuttable presumption that a license or renewal should be denied by the board of nursing if the applicant or licensee has a conviction for certain alcohol-related offenses that involved injury to another person. - Amends TCA Title 63. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| SB 1966 | Health Care - As introduced, requires the board of medical examiners, board of nursing, and board of osteopathic examination to initiate a criminal background check for each applicant for a renewal of licensure. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 63. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 5, 2026 |
| SB 2340 | Labor and Workforce Development, Dept. of - As introduced, increases, from 20 to 25, the number of days before which a citation regarding a violation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1972 becomes a final order after the citation is received; increases, from 20 to 25, the number of days after receipt of the citation that the recipient has to advise the commissioner of the recipient's objections before the citation becomes a final order. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 50. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 3, 2026 |
| SB 1918 | Union County - Subject to local approval, changes the building permit fee to fifty cents per square foot on all buildings constructed, erected, or reconstructed. - Amends Chapter 87 of the Private Acts of 1973; as amended. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 2, 2026 |
| SB 1065 | County Officers - As enacted, revises present law relative to constables. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 10 and Title 38, Chapter 8. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 27, 2025 |
| SJR 457 | Memorials, Recognition - Josh Stoll, Judge Advocate General internship - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2025 |
| SJR 431 | Memorials, Personal Achievement - Wayne Rich, Tennessee 4-H Salute to Excellence Outstanding Lifetime Volunteer - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 1, 2025 |
| SR 156 | Memorials, Interns - Dustin Walker "Dusty" Malone - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 25, 2025 |
| SR 137 | Memorials, Recognition - Hancock County Hospital, 20th anniversary - | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 24, 2025 |
| SJR 377 | Memorials, Retirement - Dr. Carroll Rose - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 24, 2025 |
| SJR 344 | Memorials, Retirement - Ruth Kiser Cooke - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 16, 2025 |
| SJR 343 | Memorials, Death - Albert Broward Blanton, Jr. - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 16, 2025 |
| SB 442 | Business and Commerce - As enacted, requires that, in order to resign an agency appointment, a registered agent file a certification with the secretary of state that the agent has mailed written notice of the agent's resignation, instead of a copy of the original statement of resignation, to the principal office of the entity employing the agent. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 38, Part 1; Title 48, Chapter 15; Title 48, Chapter 208; Title 48, Chapter 249; Title 48, Chapter 25; Title 48, Chapter 55; Title 48, Chapter 65; Title 61, Chapter 1; Title 61, Chapter 2 and Title 61, Chapter 3. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 4, 2025 |
| SB 109 | Municipal Government - As enacted, authorizes a certified municipal finance officer who is contracted with a municipality to provide financial oversight on behalf of the municipality to devote fewer than 16 hours per month to such duties, if the municipality seeks and receives written approval from the comptroller of the treasury. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 56, Part 4. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 28, 2025 |
| SB 1448 | Union County - Subject to local approval, changes the building permit fee to fifty cents per square foot on all buildings constructed, erected, or reconstructed. - Amends Chapter 87 of the Private Acts of 1973; as amended. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 17, 2025 |
| SJR 180 | Memorials, Death - James "Allen" Parkey - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| SJR 169 | Memorials, Recognition - Mariah Canfield, Jefferson County High School Art Student of the Week - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| SJR 168 | Memorials, Sports - Lakeway Christian Academy wrestling team, TSSAA Division II A-AA wrestling duals state champions - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2025 |
| SJR 56 | Memorials, Recognition - Danny England Motors - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2025 |
| SJR 136 | Memorials, Death - Reverend William L. Swafford - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2025 |
| SJR 135 | Memorials, Death - Wanda Perrin Gray - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2025 |
| SJR 134 | Memorials, Sports - Talbott Lady Wildcats girls' team, Jefferson County Elementary Basketball Tournament champions - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2025 |
| SJR 133 | Memorials, Death - Robert Horace Everhart - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2025 |
| SJR 132 | Memorials, Sports - Mt. Horeb Hawks boys' team, Jefferson County Elementary Basketball Tournament champions - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2025 |
| SJR 131 | Memorials, Death - Margaret Southerland - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2025 |
| SJR 130 | Memorials, Death - Helen E. Stirewalt - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2025 |
| SJR 129 | Memorials, Recognition - Farrar Funeral Home, 100 years - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2025 |
| SJR 128 | Memorials, Death - Diana Cecilia Harman Brewer - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2025 |
| SJR 127 | Memorials, Death - Beverly Sue Ball - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2025 |
| SJR 126 | Memorials, Death - Betty Joseph Collier Kindt - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2025 |
| SJR 125 | Memorials, Death - Barbara Joyce Hedrick - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2025 |
| SJR 124 | Memorials, Recognition - Aaron Loy, Tennessee Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers State Discussion Meet winner - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2025 |
| SJR 123 | Memorials, Death - Joe Jaynes - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 4, 2025 |
| SJR 5 | Memorials, Recognition - Abigail Lawson, Youth Art Month winner - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 14, 2025 |
| SJR 4 | Memorials, Recognition - Piper Hyde, Youth Art Month Winner - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 14, 2025 |
| SB 832 | Labor - As introduced, permits state governmental entities and local health departments to submit annual reports to the general assembly electronically regarding compliance with the Eligibility Verification for Entitlements Act. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 50 and Title 57. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| SB 1056 | Education - As introduced, requires LEAs to screen all students for dyslexia and use the Orton-Gillingham method to teach students who exhibit characteristics of dyslexia; adds training in the Orton-Gillingham method to in-service training subjects for educators. - Amends TCA Title 49. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |