TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Dec 30, 2025

Several new laws will take effect in Tennessee on Jan. 1, 2026. HB749 invalidates out-of-state driver’s licenses issued to undocumented immigrants, with a penalty of a class-B misdemeanor; HB1200, also known as "Savanna's Law," creates a domestic violence offender registry to be maintained by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation based on information from court clerks, the Department of Correction and local law enforcement agencies; and HB1376 enacts new regulations on Tennessee’s hemp industry. The 114th General Assembly will reconvene Jan. 13, 2026, for its second session. The Nashville Post and The Tennessean have details on the new laws.