# Tennessee HB 1538: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to unmanned aircraft.

Tennessee HB 1538, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to unmanned aircraft., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-15 (Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee HB 1538
- State: Tennessee
- Session: 114th General Assembly (2025-2026)
- Title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to unmanned aircraft.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-15, Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Criminal Offenses
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (26 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Cosponsor: Mark Cochran (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William Lamberth (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-01 | House | HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 18 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | HOUSE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUBCOMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2026-04-15: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-08: Placed behind the budget (House)
- 2026-04-08: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-04-01: Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026 (House)
- 2026-04-01: Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-04-01: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (House)
- 2026-03-25: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 4/1/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-25: Action def. in Judiciary Committee to 4/1/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 3/23/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-18: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-11: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/18/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/11/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-04: Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/11/2026 (House)
- 2026-03-02: Sponsor(s) Added. (House)
- 2026-02-25: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/4/2026 (House)
- 2026-01-15: Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee (House)
- 2026-01-15: P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee (House)
- 2026-01-14: Intro., P1C. (House)
- 2026-01-13: Filed for introduction (House)

## Bill text

- Fiscal Note: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1538.pdf)
- HA1000: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1000.pdf)
- Introduced: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1538.pdf)
- SA0714: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0714.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Fiscal Note (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/HB1538.pdf)
- [HA1000 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/HA1000.pdf)
- [Introduced (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1538.pdf)
- [SA0714 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0714.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-HB1538-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).