| 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 |
| HB0510 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, enacts the Pride of Tennessee program to be administered by the department to promote and distinguish products grown, made, or processed in Tennessee. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 2.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
P2C, ref. to Agriculture |
| 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 |
| HB0532 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires department policies regarding secondary employment by its employees be promulgated as rules and regulations. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 20.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-12
P2C, ref. to Transportation Committee--Government Operations for review |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| SB0134 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires that electronic copies of the state owned property inventory be provided to designated officials as well as paper copies. - Amends TCA Title 12.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0136 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, redesignates the second Monday in September each year as American Indian Day instead of the fourth Monday in September each year. - Amends TCA Title 15.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0137 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, clarifies that inmates and their baggage are to be searched for all contraband, not just instruments of escape. - Amends TCA Title 41.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0140 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, increases size of voting precincts from 5,000 registered voters to 6,000 registered voters; requires one voting machine for every 800 registered voters. - Amends TCA Title 2.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0141 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, clarifies that an unexpended balance of contributions in a deceased candidate's campaign account may be allocated to any institution of public or private education in the state; allows family member of a staff person of the registry of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0142 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, allows family members of staff persons of the registry of election finance and ethics commission to make campaign contributions; clarifies that registry of election finance has jurisdiction over campaign contributions made by employers...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| HB0300 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires paternity testing before a court can enter an order of child support. - Amends TCA Title 24, Chapter 7; Title 36, Chapter 5 and Title 68.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. |
| SB0147 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, clarifies judgments rendered against self-insured governmental entities are limited whether or not the entity purchases reinsurance or high single insured retentions. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 50, Chapter 6, Part 1.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0148 | Intro
Sine Die | Creates new court in 22nd judicial district to be filled by appointment until August 2010 election and creates additional assistant district attorney position and assistant district public defender position for the district. - Amends TCA Title 8, Cha...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0151 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, creates state veterans' burial assistance fund to be administered by commissioner of veterans affairs; funds shall consist of any funds from U.S. Veterans Affairs for plot allowance for burials of state veterans and dependents and any ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0152 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires compilation of an omnibus list of state programs by June 30, 2009. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 10.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0153 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, classifies as a Class A misdemeanor, subject to a fine only, the unauthorized implantation of an electronic identification and/or tracking device or mark placed on any human being. - Amends TCA Title 39.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0157 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Professional Licensure and Certification Reform Act."
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
P2C, ref. to Sen. Delayed Bill Comm |
| SB0165 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, combines the registry of election finance and the Tennessee ethics commission into the "commission of ethics and election finance." - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 3; Title 4 and Title 8.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0167 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires counties receiving correctional incentive subsidies to submit an accounting of such expenditures to the commissioner; if the facility has not been certified pursuant to state jail standards, prohibits grant of future subsidies...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0170 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, makes confidential all information furnished by a witness during the course of certain investigations. - Amends TCA Title 10.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0172 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, makes information contained in handgun carry permit applications and renewals, information provided to agencies to investigate applicant, and records maintained relative to the permit application confidential and creates Class A fine o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0174 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, redefines "natural emergency" to specifically include forest fires, hurricanes, and tornados. - Amends TCA Title 58.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| HJR0062 | Intro
Sine Die | "Invasive Weed Awareness Week," February 22-28, 2009
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
Intro., Held on Desk |
| SB0175 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires advisory committee, if appointed, to East Tennessee Regional Agribusiness Marketing Authority to consult with and advise the board on at least a bi-annual basis. - Amends TCA Title 64.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
To Senate Commerce, Labor & Agriculture Committee |
| SB0177 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, allows any local education agency to convert to a special school district, notwithstanding the prohibition of the creation of new special school districts after April 30, 1982. - Amends TCA Section 49-2-501.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
To Senate Education Committee |
| SB0180 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, provides that person exempt from classroom and firing range training requirement by reason of prior military experience is also exempt from payment of $115 application and processing fee. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB0182 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, enacts the “Tennessee Animal Abuser Registration, Tracking and Verification Act.†- Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 39.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2009-02-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
