This bill amends Tennessee's tax code to provide sales and use tax exemptions for equipment and machinery used in uranium enrichment, deconversion, and conversion processes at nuclear energy facilities. The legislation specifically exempts from taxation all machinery, equipment, parts, fluids, and a…

This bill expands Tennessee's sales tax exemptions to include machinery, equipment, and associated materials used in uranium enrichment, deconversion, and conversion processes at nuclear facilities. The legislation specifically exempts from sales tax any equipment and supplies necessary for enrichin…

This bill amends Tennessee law regarding industrial development corporations by modifying what happens to remediation sites when a nonprofit entity dissolves. Specifically, it requires that when a nonprofit entity that owns a remediation site dissolves, the property must be transferred to another 50…

This bill modifies Tennessee law governing industrial development corporations by expanding the definition of "remediation site" to ensure continuity of industrial and nuclear development activities. Specifically, it requires that when a nonprofit entity that qualifies as a remediation site dissolve…

This bill is a ceremonial resolution that recognizes and commends Chris Jones, president and CEO of Middle Tennessee Electric, for his service on the Tennessee Nuclear Energy Advisory Council and his contributions to Tennessee's energy sector. The resolution honors Jones's leadership in advancing th…

This bill extends the operational authority of the Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact, which manages the disposal and handling of low-level radioactive waste among member states, until June 30, 2030. The legislation removes the Compact from an earlier termination schedule and p…

This bill extends the Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact for an additional six years, setting its new termination date as June 30, 2030. The legislation removes the Compact from its current sunset provision location in the Tennessee Code and places it under a new section that g…

As introduced, allocates state sales and use tax revenues from the construction of a uranium processing facility to an eligible industrial development corporation that submits a completed application to the commissioner of finance and administration together with an application fee in an amount esta…

This bill extends the termination date of the Southern States Nuclear Compact, an interstate agreement for regional cooperation on nuclear matters, from its current sunset date to June 30, 2027. The legislation removes the Compact from an earlier list of terminating entities (Section 4-29-240(a)) an…

As enacted, extends the Southern States Nuclear Compact to June 30, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 68, Chapter 202.

As introduced, recreates the select oversight committee on corrections. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 40 and Title 41.

As introduced, creates an offense of using force or coercion to cause a person to join a criminal gang against the person's will; sets penalty based on the age of the victim. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

This bill modifies Tennessee's public records law to increase transparency regarding low-level radioactive waste by exempting information about such waste from the state's general requirement that records concerning radioactive materials be kept confidential. Currently, Tennessee law classifies all…

This bill expands the legal authority for nuclear security officers to use deadly force by extending existing protections from just nuclear power reactor facilities to also include "Category I nuclear facilities," which are facilities that possess strategic special nuclear materials as defined by th…

This bill expands the legal authority for nuclear security officers to use deadly force by extending existing protections from just nuclear power reactor facilities to also include "Category I nuclear facilities," which are defined as facilities possessing strategic special nuclear materials regulat…

# Legislative Summary: H.B. 1143 Tennessee House Bill 1143 expands the definition of acceptable energy sources that local governments and utilities can use to meet clean and renewable energy requirements by explicitly including nuclear power, natural gas, and various other technologies alongside tra…

# Plain-Language Summary of H.B. 1409 H.B. 1409 is Tennessee's state budget bill that appropriates funds for the fiscal years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, authorizing spending across all branches of state government including the legislature, judiciary, and executive departments. The bill allocates hund…

Increases the number of council members from 15 to 22. Includes two representatives from Oak Ridge (one non-voting member appointed by Governor and one voting member appointed by Speaker of the Senate); one representative with expertise in radiological control or nuclear criticality safety or nuclea…

Establishes that nuclear power is a permissible source of clean energy used by a public utility. The legislation also established that nuclear power is a permissible source of renewable energy used by a public utility. Executive Order: Executive Order 101 Creates the Tennessee Nuclear Energy Advisor…

Supports the research and development of liquid core molten salt reactors and small modular reactors technologies as a long-term solution to the state’s energy needs.

Encourages the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to support the license application of the Tennessee Valley Authority related to the safe operation of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2. Announcement: TANEO RFI 2025 Announced December 2025 Seeks information from the public and interested stakeholders in the…