Tennessee House Bill 2174 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 26 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-04-26 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 808
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]

As enacted, enacts "Kari's Law," which requires an entity that owns or controls a telephone system that is capable of outbound dialing or access to configure the telephone system to allow a person initiating a 911 call on the telephone system direct access to 911 service without an additional code, digit, prefix, postfix, or trunk access code; and an entity that owns or operates a residential or business facility utilizing a telephone system so configured to configure the telephone system to provide notification to a central location on the site of the residential or business facility when a person within the facility dials 911. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 9; Title 65 and Title 68.

As enacted, enacts "Kari's Law," which requires an entity that owns or controls a telephone system that is capable of outbound dialing or access to configure the telephone system to allow a person initiating a 911 call on the telephone system direct access to 911 service without an additional code, digit, prefix, postfix, or trunk access code; and an entity that owns or operates a residential or business facility utilizing a telephone system so configured to configure the telephone system to provide notification to a central location on the site of the residential or business facility when a person within the facility dials 911. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 9; Title 65 and Title 68.

Rep. Jimmy Matlock [R]	Rep. Kent Calfee [R]	Rep. Bob Ramsey [R]	Rep. Mary Littleton [R]
Rep. Darren Jernigan [D]	Rep. Jason Powell [D]	Rep. Steve McManus [R]	Rep. Craig Fitzhugh [D]
Rep. G.A. Hardaway [D]	Rep. Mike Stewart [D]	Rep. Sabi Kumar [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-04-26		Comp. became Pub. Ch. 808
2016-03-31	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-03-31	House	Comp. SB subst.
2016-03-24	House	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/31/2016
2016-03-23	House	Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/24/2016
2016-03-22	House	Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
2016-03-16	House	Placed on cal. State Government Committee for 3/22/2016
2016-03-16	House	Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State Government Committee
2016-03-09	House	Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/16/2016
2016-03-03	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-03-02	House	Action Def. in s/c State Government Subcommittee to 3/16/2016
2016-02-24	House	Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 3/2/2016
2016-02-24	House	Sponsor(s) Added.
2016-02-17	House	Action Def. in s/c State Government Subcommittee to 3/2/2016
2016-02-10	House	Placed on s/c cal State Government Subcommittee for 2/17/2016
2016-01-27	House	Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee
2016-01-27	House	P2C, ref. to State Government Committee
2016-01-25	House	P1C.
2016-01-21	House	Intro.
2016-01-21	House	Filed for intro.

SB2137 (Crossfiled) 2016-04-26 - Pub. Ch. 808

Type	Source
Summary	https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB2174&ga=109
Text	https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/109/Bill/HB2174.pdf