| SB0402 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, exempts from certain charitable solicitation regulatory requirements certain service providers, licensed by the department of mental health and mental retardation, who contract with the department of finance and administration to provi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Commerce, Labor & Agriculture Committee |
| SB0406 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, extends the Tennessee job skills fee and adds members to the state unemployment compensation advisory council. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 7.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Commerce, Labor & Agriculture Committee |
| SB0407 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, authorizes the county clerk of Davidson County to issue certified copies of birth certificates and death certificates. - Amends TCA Section 68-3-206.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0410 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, exempts persons from civil liability for rendering or obtaining medical care or treatment to certain animals under specified circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 34, Part 2.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0418 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, creates joint legislative study committee to study the issue of whether using a process similar to the process used by the judicial selection commission in selecting appellate judges would be beneficial to helping select members for ce...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
P2C, ref. to Sen. Delayed Bill Comm |
| SB0419 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, increases size of state election commission from five to seven members. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 11 and Title 2, Chapter 12.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0420 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, limits the liability of certain facilities contracting with the department of mental health and developmental disabilities to provide residential services for individuals with developmental disabilities or mental retardation. - Amends ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0423 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires hearings for juvenile traffic offenders to be held at a time that does not interfere with the child's academic schedule. - Amends TCA Section 37-1-146.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0424 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, clarifies that $25,000 homestead exemption for individuals with one or more minor children in such individual's custody applies whether or not such individual is the head of a family and only applies upon real property used by the indi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0426 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires the general assembly to redistrict the judicial districts by November 1, 2010, and every 10 years thereafter, to reflect the increases and shifts in population. - Amends TCA Title 16 and Title 17.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0435 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, deletes provisions relative to state licensing of dog and cat dealers. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 17.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Commerce, Labor & Agriculture Committee |
| SB0436 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, specifies that in any criminal proceeding involving certain sex offenses committed against a victim less than 13 years of age the testimony of a forensic interviewer is admissible. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 2; Title 24, Cha...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0450 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, establishes presumptions of proximate cause of death, injury, or damage for certain motor vehicle accidents occurring within a construction zone; establishes immunity from claims for personal injury, property damage, or death arising f...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0457 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, authorizes nonprofit organizations to collect and distribute donated legend drugs to indigent persons. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10, Part 1.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate General Welfare, Health & Human Resources Committee |
| SB0458 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, creates Class A misdemeanor for person who repairs computer or who develops film and discovers material that a reasonable person believes sexually exploits a child and fails to report such discovery to law enforcement; offense punishab...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0461 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, provides that person convicted of indecent exposure is required to register with the sexual offender registry regardless of the number of convictions if the victim of the offense is less than 13 years of age. - Amends TCA Title 40, Cha...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0468 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, permits the disclosure of mental health records of a patient when requested by a state or federal law enforcement agency for the purpose of conducting a firearm criminal history background check on the patient. - Amends TCA Title 10, C...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0478 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, allows members of the ethics commission to hold or qualify for judicial office with no waiting period. - Amends TCA Section 3-6-103.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0480 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, changes composition of the judicial selection commission; makes all meetings and records of the commission open to the public; requires judicial applicants to submit to work and credit history checks and to submit to criminal record ch...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0486 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, establishes efficiency standards for certain products and requires commissioner of commerce and insurance to administer and enforce such standards. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 25.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Commerce, Labor & Agriculture Committee |
| SB0487 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, authorizes workers' compensation penalties to be abated and then voided after one year if employer obtains and maintains workers' compensation coverage. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6, Part 4.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Commerce, Labor & Agriculture Committee |
| SB0490 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, permits a wholesale license to be granted in a municipality that has approved the sale of alcoholic beverages instead of being limited to a municipality having a population of more than 100,000. - Amends TCA Section 57-3-203.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0491 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires minimum statewide building construction safety standards promulgated by the state fire marshal to also apply to one and two family dwellings. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 120, Part 1.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Commerce, Labor & Agriculture Committee |
| SB0495 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, prohibits smoking in certain motor vehicles whenever any minor is present in the vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Commerce, Labor & Agriculture Committee |
| SB0499 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, redefines "child" to include a viable fetus of a human being for child abuse and aggravated child abuse offenses. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 4.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0504 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires Governor's Highway Safety Office, in conjunction with departments of safety and transportation, to develop and implement public awareness campaign to educate motorists about dangers of using hand-held communication devices whi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Transportation Committee |
| SB0505 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, revises experience requirements for a private investigations company license. - Amends TCA Section 62-26-206.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0506 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, allows cities to regulate and coordinate 911 services within the city boundaries if they so choose. - Amends TCA Title 6; Title 7 and Title 65.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0507 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires dentists, dental hygienists, and dental assistants to register and pay registration fees within 90, instead of 60, days after the registration becomes due; provides that the proportional fee for a license issued under an alter...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate General Welfare, Health & Human Resources Committee |
| SJR0006 | Pass | Victor Ashe, United States Ambassador to Poland and former Mayor of Knoxville
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
Signed by Governor. |
| SB0510 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, authorizes municipal official who collects revenue on behalf of state to retain 5 percent commission for receiving and paying over such state revenue; and declares that such commission shall accrue to municipality's general fund. - Ame...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0013 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, permits election of director of schools and outlines qualifications. - Amends TCA Section 49-2-203 and Title 49, Chapter 2, Part 3.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. Ed. Comm. |
| SB0527 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires the state to pay for court-ordered mental health evaluations of juvenile offenders when charged with an offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0528 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires an attorney in fact to be a witness to any codicils to a will in which the testator has executed a durable power of attorney. - Amends TCA Title 32, Chapter 1, Part 1.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0535 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, specifies, in regard to design of stars on Tennessee state flag, that "the highest star shall not be placed to the right of the centerline of the circle" instead of "the highest star shall be the one nearest the upper confined corner o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0542 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, creates Class A, fine only, misdemeanor of person who is not licensed accepting money or thing of value to perform a service required to be performed by a person who is licensed or authorized to do so. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 16...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0544 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires persons registering to vote to declare political party affiliation to vote in a primary election. - Amends TCA Title 2.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0545 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, limits definition of "injury" when it occurs at employee's residence to certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Section 50-6-102.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Commerce, Labor & Agriculture Committee |
| SB0546 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, provides for distribution of city taxes levied for educational purposes in cities in which two or more K-12 school systems operate; fixes the boundaries of the Memphis City School System at the boundaries of the system as they exist on...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Education Committee |
| SJR0044 | Pass | Authorizes transmittal of the state budget document for fiscal year 2009-2010 prior to the close of business on Tuesday, March 31, 2009.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
Signed by Governor. |
| SB0292 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, increases the maximum fine for any person who is convicted of three or more Class A misdemeanors in a 90-day period from $2,500 to $7,500. - Amends TCA Title 40.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0296 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, specifically includes the general assembly within the provisions of Tennessee's open meetings statute. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 1 and Title 8, Chapter 44.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0552 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires an assignment of a deed of trust to be properly recorded with the register of deeds within 10 days of the date of assignment. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 21, Part 10; Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 1 and Title 66, Chapter 24, Par...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Commerce, Labor & Agriculture Committee |
| SB0297 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires continuing education and exams for notaries; requires notaries to maintain journal entries; authorizes notaries to perform electronic notarizations. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 16.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0553 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, adds number of units as basis for grading criminal classification of use of counterfeit mark or logo. - Amends TCA Section 39-14-152.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0299 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, removes provision requiring mandatory hand count audits of at least 3 percent of the votes cast in an election. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 20, Part 1.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0556 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, permits municipal legislative body to designate specific streets within the municipality on which golf carts may be operated; establishes certain criteria for making such designations. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 54 and Title 55, Cha...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0557 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, prohibits the naming of public structures after sitting members of the general assembly; grandfathers structures already so named. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 2.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0302 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, deems commissioners for uniform state laws appointed by the governor to not be officials in the legislative branch for purposes of ethics and lobbying statutes. - Amends TCA Title 3 and Title 4, Chapter 9.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Government Operations Committee |
| SB0558 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, limits the financial exposure of local governments in bridge replacement projects under the federal BRZ program. - Amends TCA Title 54.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Transportation Committee |
