Tennessee · Current officeholder
Bo Mitchell
Democratic Tennessee House, District 50
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Sponsored legislation
31 bills in the current data (31 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HJR 1609 | Memorials, Sports - Ricky Woods, National Wrestling Hall of Fame - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 7, 2026 |
| HJR 1608 | Memorials, Sports - Jeremy Boyd, National Wrestling Hall of Fame - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 7, 2026 |
| HJR 1541 | Memorials, Death - Don Schlitz - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 7, 2026 |
| HJR 1214 | Memorials, Public Service - Representative Caleb Hemmer - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 9, 2026 |
| HB 944 | Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, prohibits the possession of an assault weapon; directs those in possession of an assault weapon before July 1, 2025, to apply for a certificate of possession; creates the Class E felony offense of purchasing, selling, possessing, or using a part, component, device, or attachment designed to accelerate the fire of a semiautomatic rifle and makes any semiautomatic rifle that includes an accelerated fire part, component, or device a prohibited weapon. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54; Section 38-3-119 and Title 39, Chapter 17. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 2285 | Sentencing - As introduced, increases from one year to three years the amount of time a defendant receiving a split sentence of confinement and probation may be required to serve a portion of the sentence in continuous confinement in the local jail or workhouse; specifies that the state is responsible for all costs of incarceration after the first year. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 1058 | Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, requires a gun dealer to ensure that three days have passed since the transaction was initiated by the purchaser before transferring a firearm to a purchaser if the purchaser is older than 17 but younger than 21. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 25, 2026 |
| HB 2286 | School Vouchers - As introduced, repeals the "Tennessee Education Savings Account Pilot Program," the "Education Freedom Scholarship Act," and the "Individualized Education Act." - Amends TCA Title 49. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 24, 2026 |
| HB 942 | Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, authorizes the issuance of a retail package store license to an operator within the general services district of a metropolitan government that has approved the retail sale of liquor for off-premises consumption by local option election. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 57. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 17, 2026 |
| HB 1830 | Railroads - As introduced, prohibits a railroad company from allowing a train to obstruct a railroad crossing for more than 30 consecutive minutes; subjects the railroad company to civil penalties for violations. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 54 and Title 65. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 17, 2026 |
| HJR 1014 | Memorials, Sports - Nashville Christian School football team, 2025 TSSAA Division II-A state champion - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 13, 2026 |
| HB 2287 | Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, authorizes the issuance of a retail package store license to an operator within the general services district of a metropolitan government that has approved the retail sale of liquor for off-premises consumption by local option election. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 57. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2026 |
| HJR 802 | Memorials, Sports - Ty Simpson - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | February 12, 2026 |
| HB 2336 | Consumer Protection - As introduced, updates the mandatory notice regarding security freezes to specify that identity theft complaints to the federal trade commission and attorney general and reporter may be submitted via electronic means as specified by the federal trade commission and the attorney general and reporter, instead of only in writing or via their websites. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 47; Title 49; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 2330 | Personal Property - As introduced, extends from 10 to 100 years the initial statutory period of the postmortem right to commercial exploitation of a deceased individual's property rights in such individual's name, photograph, voice, or likeness by an executor, assignee, heir, or devisee. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 3; Title 47, Chapter 25 and Title 47, Chapter 18. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 2289 | Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the report detailing strategies the department intends to use to increase resources for services and supports, including those funded by Medicaid, TennCare, or other public and private sources, to be submitted in an electronic format. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 34; Title 52; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 2288 | Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of - As introduced, increases, from 20 to 25 business days, the time within which the required inspection of an installed manufactured home must occur after the commissioner's receipt of the installer's report. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 68. | Primary sponsor | Introduced | February 5, 2026 |
| HB 1829 | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits a person who is convicted of a felony from running for public office, regardless of whether the person receives a presidential pardon; prohibits a public employee from receiving retirement benefits from the Tennessee consolidated retirement system, any superseded retirement system, or any other public pension system, if such employee or official is convicted of a felony. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 8; Title 39 and Title 40. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 2, 2026 |
| HJR 129 | General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges Mark Goins to resign as the Tennessee coordinator of elections. - | Primary sponsor | In committee | January 20, 2026 |
| HJR 364 | Memorials, Recognition - TailGate Brewery, 10th anniversary - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 1, 2025 |
| HJR 363 | Memorials, Recognition - Dair Grubb - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 1, 2025 |
| HJR 362 | Memorials, Recognition - Jeff Zentner - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | April 1, 2025 |
| HB 167 | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts "MaKayla's Law," which amends the offense of reckless endangerment to specifically include a person's reckless failure to render inoperable or safely secure or lock a firearm, resulting in a child under 13 gaining possession of the firearm and injuring or killing the child or another. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 1, 2025 |
| HB 1059 | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases from $50 to $500 the maximum fine for selling a vapor product to a person who has not attained 21 years of age. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 26, 2025 |
| HJR 261 | Memorials, Sports - Jared Curtis - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2025 |
| HJR 260 | Memorials, Sports - Nashville Christian School football team, 2024 TSSAA Division II-A State Champions - | Primary sponsor | Enacted | March 12, 2025 |
| HB 943 | Election Laws - As introduced, requires a candidate's name on a nominating petition to match the candidate's name as it appears on the candidate's voter registration record; prohibits the use of nicknames, abbreviations, and variations in spelling of candidates' names on ballots. - Amends TCA Title 2. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 1269 | Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, restricts the prohibition on holding an interest in or being employed by a distillery, wholesale dealer, or retail dealer, or holding an alcoholic beverage license in this state, only to family members of voting members of the commission. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 1. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 12, 2025 |
| HB 1057 | Correction, Dept. of - As introduced, enacts "The Parole Advancement and Reintegration Act," which requires the department to develop an early parole termination program for parolees meeting certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 40 and Title 41. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 11, 2025 |
| HB 941 | Taxes, Real Property - As introduced, revises the property tax relief program for elderly, low-income homeowners to provide tiered property tax reimbursements based on the taxpayer's age. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 6, 2025 |
| HB 312 | Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class A misdemeanor for recklessly storing a firearm in a manner that a person knows or reasonably should know will allow a child younger than 18 years of age to access the firearm and the child brings the firearm to a school. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 3, 2025 |