General Assembly - As introduced, prohibits the biennial increase in the office expense allowance for members of the general assembly from exceeding 50 percent of the principal amount of the current allowance. - Amends TCA Title 3.

HB 1651 would limit the biennial increase in office expense allowances for Tennessee General Assembly members to no more than 50% of their current allowance amount. Currently, allowances adjust every two years based on the Consumer Price Index (cost of living), but this bill adds a hard cap preventing increases exceeding half of the existing allowance. The adjustment would still use the Consumer Price Index and round to the nearest $100, but the 50% cap would override higher inflation-driven increases. This change would take effect for adjustments beginning with the 2026 statewide election cycle.