| SB0559 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requests the judicial council to study and report on the present scheme for misdemeanor sentencing to determine if it adequately deters and punishes those offenders who commit multiple misdemeanor offenses; report due to the general as...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0304 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, authorizes the purchase of goods and services by local governments through a competitive reverse auction process. - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 14, Part 2; Title 5, Chapter 21, Part 1; Title 5, Chapter 14, Part 1; Title 6, Chapter 56, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0560 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, adds additional offenses to the definition of "dangerous felony" for purposes of the offenses of employing or possessing a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0305 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, deletes provisions of the "Tennessee Voter Confidence Act" requiring purchase of precinct-based optical scanner voting systems and mandatory hand count audits. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Chapter 1108 of the Public Acts of 2008.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0564 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, authorizes conveyance of certain property purchased at tax sale by Shelby County, or included municipality, to adjoining property owners upon actual or in-kind payments of property's fair market value. - Amends TCA Section 67-5-2509(d)...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0567 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, extends state university and community college system, board of regents, June 30, 2015. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Government Operations Committee |
| SB0568 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires board of regents and University of Tennessee board of trustees to study impact of mandatory American history class requirement and make any necessary recommendations for change. - Amends TCA Section 49-7-110.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. Ed. Comm. |
| SB0313 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, establishes the "Tennessee Small Business Employer Health Benefits Fund" and authorizes a grant program. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 67.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Commerce, Labor & Agriculture Committee |
| SB0569 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires THEC to gather and disseminate for public use the cost per instruction hour to students enrolled in higher education institutions. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 20.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. Ed. Comm. |
| SB0570 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, authorizes the Tennessee higher education commission and other state college systems to provide information about available financial assistance in the normal course of their business of development and recruitment. - Amends TCA Title ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. Ed. Comm. |
| SB0571 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires certain persons who operate cranes over five tons in lifting capacity be certified by a national organization approved by the commissioner of labor and workforce development. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 3.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Commerce, Labor & Agriculture Committee |
| SB0575 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, allows person who has handgun carry permit and is not consuming alcohol to possess handgun in any restaurant that derives more than 60 percent of its revenue from the sale of food and allows transient or guest to carry in confines of a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0576 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, allows person who has permit to carry a handgun to carry gun in place where alcohol is served for consumption on premises if person is not consuming alcohol or is not otherwise prohibited by posting provisions. - Amends TCA Title 39, C...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0321 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, makes it a violation of the Consumer Protection Act and grounds for a penalty to be imposed against an insurance entity by the commissioner of commerce and insurance for intentionally failing to pay a medical claim for personal injurie...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Commerce, Labor & Agriculture Committee |
| SB0577 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires governor to provide copy of statement of all charges against commissioner of TWRC and findings on such charges, in the event of commissioner's removal, to senate and house speakers. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 1, Part 2.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Environment, Conservation & Tourism Committee |
| SB0580 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, extends period of time from 30 days to 30 business days for county legislative body to act on resolution or ordinance to levy one cent local gasoline tax following filing of petition with county legislative body to levy such tax. - Ame...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0325 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, excludes from the definition of "gambling device or record" within the criminal offense provisions of the general law the "manufacture of gambling devices, including the acquisition of essential parts therefor and the assembly thereof....
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0581 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires notice be given to a parent before the parent is considered to have willfully failed to support or visit a child for purposes of termination of parental rights; and requires certain additional information be in a petition to t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0583 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires the commissioner of labor and workforce development to assemble a response team to assist employees subject to mass layoffs or plant closings. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3 and Title 50, Chapter 1.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Commerce, Labor & Agriculture Committee |
| SB0586 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, increases penalty for failure to note date of process from $125 to $150. - Amends TCA Title 20.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0589 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, decreases from three years to two years time period in which a decree against a defendant without personal service of process and who does not appear to defend becomes absolute. - Amends TCA Title 21.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0590 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, increases from $30.00 to $35.00 per day compensation for a sequestered juror. - Amends TCA Title 22.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0591 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, increases from two years to five years time period in which the supreme court may revoke a license procured by fraud. - Amends TCA Title 23.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0592 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, adds optometrists to deponents exempt from subpoena to trial but subject to subpoena to a deposition. - Amends TCA Title 24.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0593 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires a final judgment to include the full name of each person against whom a judgment is rendered, if known to the prevailing party. - Amends TCA Title 25.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0594 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, clarifies that appeal from judgment of a municipal recorder or officer in a civil action may be made within 10 business days, rather than 10 days excluding Sundays, to the next term of the circuit court. - Amends TCA Title 27.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0595 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, decreases period for bringing actions against the personal representative of a decedent, for demands against such decedent, from within seven years after the decedent's death to within six years after the decedent's death. - Amends TCA...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0596 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, enacts the "Professional Fire Department Employees Negotiations Act." - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Commerce, Labor & Agriculture Committee |
| SB0598 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, makes it a violation of the Consumer Protection Act to use any word in an advertisement or trade name referring to a governmental entity that may tend to mislead consumers to believe a private entity is, is acting for or on behalf of, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Commerce, Labor & Agriculture Committee |
| SB0599 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, imposes civil and criminal penalties for clerks and retailers who knowingly fail to perform credit card identification checks at the point of sale. - Amends TCA Title 45 and Title 47.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Commerce, Labor & Agriculture Committee |
| SB0601 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, clarifies that commissioner of commerce and insurance, or the commissioner's designee, shall serve as the state's representative to the interstate insurance product regulation commission. - Amends TCA Title 56.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Commerce, Labor & Agriculture Committee |
| SB0602 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, authorizes taxpayer or commissioner to initiate litigation in the chancery court of Davidson County for the determination of proper business tax assessment when no return is filed. - Amends TCA Title 62 and Title 67.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0604 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, authorizes municipalities having a population of at least 100,000 to establish an ordinance and permitting process that would enable restaurants to allow admittance of patron companion dogs into designated outdoor dining areas. - Amend...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0609 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, authorizes a judicial district drug task force to petition the court for disposition of weapons confiscated by the task force. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0612 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, creates Class E and D felony offenses for person committing assault against a bus operator. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0369 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, increases, from five to 10, the number of persons required to petition agency for adoption or repeal of regulation. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 36 and Title 37.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Government Operations Committee |
| SB0374 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, extends judicial council, June 30, 2017. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 16, Chapter 21.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Government Operations Committee |
| SB0375 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, extends judicial evaluation commission, June 30, 2013. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 17, Chapter 4.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Government Operations Committee |
| SB0376 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, revises nominating process by speaker of senate and speaker of house of representatives for judicial evaluation commission. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 17, Chapter 4.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
To Senate Government Operations Committee |
| SR0003 | Pass | Jim Pierce
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
Signed by S. Speaker |
| SB0125 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, establishes procedure to declare position of incapacitated member of code commission vacant. - Amends TCA Title 1.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SR0004 | Pass | Larry Crum, Nationwide Insurance Hall of Fame
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
Signed by S. Speaker |
| SB0127 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires annual event tickets to include either the mailing address or telephone number of the 501(c)(3) organization in addition to the name of the 501(c)(3) organization. - Amends TCA Title 3.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SR0006 | Pass | Clarence G. Charles
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
Signed by S. Speaker |
| SB0384 | Fail | As introduced, increases the age of a child for purposes of certain sexual offenses committed against children from age 13 to age 16; requires any child sexual predator, child rapist, or any person convicted of a violation of § 39-13-531 who has a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
Withdrawn. |
| SR0007 | Pass | National Ornamental Metal Museum, 30th anniversary
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
Signed by S. Speaker |
| SB0385 | Fail | As introduced, requires any child sexual predator, child rapist, or any person convicted of aggravated rape of a child who has a prior conviction for certain sexual offenses to be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. - Amends TCA Sect...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
Withdrawn. |
| SR0008 | Pass | Gino Zanoli M.D.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
Signed by S. Speaker |
| SB0130 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, increases from 30 days to 40 days time period prior to effectiveness of a municipal annexation ordinance. - Amends TCA Title 6.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SR0009 | Pass | First Presbyterian Church of Trenton, 175th anniversary
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
Signed by S. Speaker |
