# Tennessee SB 1631: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to unmanned aircraft.

Tennessee SB 1631, AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to unmanned aircraft., is a 114th General Assembly (2025-2026) Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-04-20 (Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Tennessee SB 1631
- 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: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Last action: 2026-04-20, Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Criminal Offenses
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (8 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

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-16 | Senate | SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2026-04-20: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0 PNV 1 (Senate)
- 2026-03-11: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/16/2026 (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: Introduced, Passed on First Consideration (Senate)
- 2026-01-13: Filed for introduction (Senate)

## 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/SB1631.pdf)
- SA0714: [PDF](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0714.pdf)

## Related bills

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- SB 1602: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 55, Chapter 10, relative to leaving the scene of an accident. (signed)
- SB 1326: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to property tax relief for elderly persons. (signed)
- SB 1232: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1, relative to expunction of criminal records. (signed)
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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/SB1631.pdf)
- [SA0714 (PDF)](https://capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Amend/SA0714.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/TN-SB1631-2025-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).