Quick take: Major bills advanced on Tennessee Senate floor (votes and outcomes)

The Tennessee Senate moved a broad slate of bills on third reading and adopted several committee amendments during today's floor session.

Key outcomes:
- House Bill 259 (as amended) — Passed on third reading after amendments clarifying parental access to rehabilitation and prescription records.
- House Bill 354 / Senate Bill 326 (elder financial abuse coordination) — Adopted; bill authorizes the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to coordinate with district attorneys on suspected elder financial abuse investigations and was described by the sponsor as a tool to protect seniors and prioritize investigative resources.
- House Bill 656 / Senate Bill 687 (education/health technical) — Passed after committee amendments were withdrawn.
- House Bill 2018 / Senate substitute (immigration detainer/287(g)) — Finance committee amendment adopted narrowing application to sheriffs that have 287(g) memoranda; bill passed after debate about fiscal impacts.
- House Bill 2569 / Senate Bill 1584 (vaccine offering policy) — Passed; lowers age for hospital vaccine offers from 65 to 50 and makes pneumonia vaccine offering year‑round with a three‑year pilot grant program included in amendment language.
- Senate Bill 1622 (DCS county quality assurance) — Amendment adopted requiring county‑level quality assurance programs by 07/01/2027; bill passed.
- Senate Bill 1700 (AI study) — Amendment directing study of generative AI systems by state agency adopted then removed deadline; bill passed.

Many bills were passed without recorded floor opposition in the provided transcript segments. Committee chairs announced committee activity and the finance committee said it expects to present the budget amendment soon. The Senate adjourned until 2:30 p.m. Wednesday next.