| SB1402 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, changes high school academic requirements for initial receipt of the Tennessee HOPE scholarship. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 31; Title 4, Chapter 51; Title 8, Chapter 4; Title 9, Chapter 4 and Title 49.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-05-18
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. Ed. Comm. |
| SJR0932 | Intro
Sine Die | Dr. Richard Chasteen
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-05-01
R/S Adopted v.v. |
| SJR0931 | Intro
Sine Die | Joyce Ford Miller & Daughters
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-05-01
Filed for intro. |
| SJR0929 | Intro
Sine Die | Bill Lowery
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-05-01
R/S Adopted v.v. |
| HB3722 | Intro
Sine Die | As enacted, revises various provisions of the Border Region Retail Tourism Development District Act. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 67.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-05-01
Comp. SB subst. |
| SB3107 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, specifies that a federal license to sell alcoholic beverages does not mean a federal excise tax receipt. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 55; Title 57 and Title 67.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-05-01
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm. |
| HB2865 | Intro
Sine Die | As enacted, authorizes persons to petition for expungement of records of conviction for certain non-violent, non-sexual misdemeanors and Class E felonies that were committed on or after November 1, 1989. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 32.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-05-01
Comp. SB subst. |
| HB2837 | Intro
Sine Die | As enacted, authorizes the comptroller to access, for the purpose of conducting audits or program evaluations, the discount, rebate, pricing and descriptions of other financial agreements as submitted in a procurement or as a report to the contractor...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-05-01
Comp. SB subst. |
| HB2309 | Intro
Sine Die | As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Works Act of 2012." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 50, Chapter 7.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-05-01
Comp. SB subst. |
| HB0369 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, enacts the Health Care Compact. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-05-01
Comp. SB subst. |
| SB3814 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, subject to local approval by both the City of Memphis and Shelby County, changes the name of the Memphis and Shelby County Convention Center to the "Memphis Convention Center," changes the name of the commission to the "Memphis Convent...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Comp. HB Subst (sends SB to dead bill file) |
| HJR0830 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposes an amendment to Section 3 of Article VI of the Tennessee Constitution to unequivocally authorize the general assembly, by statute, to establish a system of merit-based appointments with retention elections for appellate court judges.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in: Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| HJR0804 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, proposes an amendment to Article VI, Section 5 to provide for selection of the state attorney general by means of gubernatorial appointment with legislative confirmation; and provides for a four-year term of office.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in s/c Finance Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| HJR0729 | Intro
Sine Die | Requests conveyance of the Dale Hollow and Erwin national fish hatcheries to the State of Tennessee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in s/c Finance Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| HJR0698 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposes an amendment to Article XI, of the Constitution of Tennessee, to permit the general assembly by statute to establish limitations on damages in civil liability actions and other causes of action.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in s/c Finance Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| HB3816 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, changes a nonacademic eligibility requirement for receipt of Tennessee HOPE scholarship by home schooled student from being home schooled for two years immediately preceding completion of high school to being home schooled for one year...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in s/c Finance Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| HB3756 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, directs commissioner of finance and administration to certify the amount of surplus state revenue collected each year, and requires that appropriation act for subsequent fiscal year appropriate such amount for higher education purposes...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in s/c Finance Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| HB3613 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, clarifies that certain notice dates and approvals or disapprovals under the Local Government Public Obligations Act of 1986 are required in 15 business days instead of 15 days. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in s/c Finance Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| HB3723 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, specifies that a federal license to sell alcoholic beverages does not mean a federal excise tax receipt. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 55; Title 57 and Title 67.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in: Calendar & Rules Committee |
| HJR0607 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposes an amendment to explicitly prohibit the general assembly from levying, authorizing or otherwise permitting any state or local tax upon payroll or personal income, earned or unearned, or any state or local tax measured by payroll or personal ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in s/c Finance Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| HB3576 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, prohibits certain colleges and universities in this state from denying recognition, privileges or benefits to a student organization or group on the basis of religious content of the organization's or group's speech or the manner in wh...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Comp. SB subst. |
| HB3475 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires that for the purpose of ad valorem property taxation, the value of certain facilities that extract, purify, dehydrate, or otherwise treat landfill methane be assessed at the same percentage as a qualified pollution control fac...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in s/c Finance Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| HB3461 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, provides that the commission cannot find an individual employee guilty of a human rights violation if the employer was found to have committed a violation. - Amends TCA Section 4-21-301.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in s/c Finance Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| HB3332 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires TSAC to develop a short application form for use by students applying for lottery scholarships that are not restricted by income. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in s/c Finance Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| HB3090 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, increases time in which petition challenging determination of capitalization rate, income estimates or land values must be filed with state board of equalization from 20 to 30 days prior to publication of notice of the availability of ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in s/c Finance Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| HB2742 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, revises requirements for apportionment of state sales taxes to eligible municipalities that plan economic development projects; authorizes municipalities to include subsequently annexed property as a part of a project under certain cir...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in s/c Finance Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| HB2647 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, authorizes until July 1, 2013, for sufficient number of applicants for Sigma Gamma Rho license plates. - Amends TCA Section 55-4-261.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in s/c Finance Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| HB2649 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, revises initial academic requirements for eligibility and the amount of the award of the Tennessee HOPE scholarship beginning with students entering college in 2015-2016; recommends use of net lottery proceeds for TSAA grants for 10 ye...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in s/c Finance Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| HB2552 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires funding for capital projects exceeding $1 million to be specified in detail in budget document; requires quarterly report of any changes to projects. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 51.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in s/c Finance Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| HJR0539 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposes an amendment to establish a cap on the combined rate of state and local sales and use tax.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in s/c Finance Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| HB2412 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, reduces the state sales tax rate on food from 5.5 percent to .25 percent; increases the state sales tax rate on non-food goods and services from 7 percent to 7.5 percent. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 2.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in s/c Finance Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| HB2392 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, creates the office of higher education ombudsperson within the office of the comptroller of the treasury. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in s/c Finance Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| HB2260 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, creates incentives for participation in community gardens. - Amends TCA Title 43; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 71.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in: Calendar & Rules Committee |
| HB2239 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, reduces from 5.5 percent to 5 percent the tax rate levied on the retail sale of food and food ingredients. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in s/c Finance Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| HB1917 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, clarifies that any CD-ROMs or digital products sold with textbooks and workbooks shall be exempt from sales tax. - Amends TCA Title 67.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in s/c Finance Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| HB1576 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, restates authority for counties, cities and towns to take property by eminent domain for a public purpose; revises the procedure for resolving just compensation issues when counties, cities and towns take property by eminent domain for...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in: Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| HB1535 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires maximum exemption to be applied against the net estate for inheritance tax purposes to be the same as under federal estate tax law. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 8.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in s/c Finance Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| HB1431 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, increases franchise and excise tax credit for financial institutions donating to the Tennessee rural development opportunity fund from 10 percent of contribution to 12 percent of contribution. - Amends TCA Title 67.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in s/c Finance Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| HB1529 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, reduces from 5.5% to 5% the sales tax on food in fiscal year 2011-2012; reduces the rate from 5% to 4.5% in fiscal year 2012-2013. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 2.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in s/c Finance Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| HB1159 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, specifies the date for a referendum by which a special school district board of education seeks to transfer administration of the district's schools to the county board of education; requires that, if the voters approve the transfer, t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in: Calendar & Rules Committee |
| HB0470 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, improves retirement benefits of certain Tennessee public employees. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 36.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-30
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in s/c Finance Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee |
| HJR1149 | Intro
Sine Die | Urges Congress to propose an amendment to the United States Constitution for the states’ consideration which provides that corporations are not persons under the laws of the United States or any of its jurisdictional subdivisions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-29
Assigned to s/c S&LG Subcommittee |
| HR0299 | Intro
Sine Die | Urges any state fair to be held where the seat of government is located.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
Intro., ref. to State & Local Government Committee |
| HR0298 | Intro
Sine Die | Opposes the location of a proposed rock quarry in Sumner County.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
Intro., ref. to State & Local Government Committee |
| HJR1114 | Intro
Sine Die | Urges any state fair to be held where the seat of government is located.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
Intro., ref. to State & Local Government Committee |
| HB3830 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires the department of health to develop and implement a program to provide colorectal cancer screenings for uninsured individuals between ages 50 and 64 and for any other uninsured individuals determined to be at high risk for dev...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
To House Study Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means |
| SB3375 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires that every newborn be tested for lysosomal storage disorders, including Krabbe, Fabry, Gaucher, Pompe, Hurler Syndrome, Niemann-Pick, and others as determined by the department of health as screenings for such become available...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
Placed on S. FW&M Comm. cal. for 4/27/2012 |
| SB3601 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, authorizes a franchise and excise tax credit of $1,000 for each unemployed person hired by a qualified small business; conditions the credit on the creation of at least five new qualified jobs; requires verification that unemployed per...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
Placed on S. FW&M Comm. cal. for 4/27/2012 |
| HB3541 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, revises provisions governing the creation of a utility district. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 82.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
Taken Off Notice For Cal. in: Calendar & Rules Committee |
| SB2977 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, exempts the retail sale of the service of bathing animals from the sales tax imposed on laundering or dry cleaning of tangible personal property. - Amends TCA Title 67.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2012-04-27
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm. |
