TN Legislation | 2013-2014 | 108th General Assembly | Senate | Introduced

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
SB1164	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, allows retired state employees to take one class without charge per semester at public institutions of higher education; allows spouses of state employees to receive a 25 percent discount on tuition at public institutions of higher edu... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-15 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm.
SB1956	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, waives payment of the required fee for any veteran who chooses to have their veteran status indicated on their driver license and who applies prior to renewal by having a duplicate license issued. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-15 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm.
SB1822	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, beginning on January 1, 2015, requires the amount of the present police pay supplement of $600 to be increased annually to reflect inflation. - Amends TCA Section 9-4-204 and Section 38-8-111. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-15 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm.
SB2643	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, authorizes the City of Decherd, by ordinance adopted by a two-thirds vote, to levy an occupancy tax on the privilege of staying in any hotel or motel in Decherd; the ordinance must set the rate and further set forth the manner of colle... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-14 To Senate Delayed Bills Committee
SJR0778	Intro Sine Die	Victor S. "Torry" Johnson, III. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-14 To Senate Calendar Committee
SB1684	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, allows charter schools to contract with for-profit managers or operators. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-10 To Senate Calendar Committee
SB1324	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, requires all legal notices required by statute to be published in a newspaper of general circulation to be posted on the administrative register web site within the secretary of state's web site by the entity required to post such noti... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-10 To Senate Calendar Committee
SB2525	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, revises the provisions governing altering or revising the budget of the county department of education. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 49. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-10 To Senate Calendar Committee
SB2149	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, prohibits a private entity that performs criminal background checks from reporting that a person has been convicted of an offense, if the offense has been expunged. - Amends TCA Title 40. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-10 Comp. HB Subst (sends SB to dead bill file)
SB1747	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, changes the date for determining which class a county is in for purposes of compensating general sessions judges from September 1 to October 1. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 15. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-09 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm.
SB1657	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, adds certain offenses to the list of crimes eligible for the interception of communications for evidence. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 6, Part 3. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-09 Action Def. in S. FW&M Comm. to 4/10/2014
SB2445	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, creates a new aggravating circumstance for rape and sexual battery if the person records or photographs the act and distributes the image taken in any way. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-09 Action Def. in S. FW&M Comm. to 4/10/2014
SB2598	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, revises provisions governing base salary for district attorneys general, judges and chancellors. - Amends TCA Sections 8-7-105 and 8-23-103. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-09 Placed on S. FW&M Comm. cal. for 4/9/2014
SB2085	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, confers upon general assembly or governor the authority to direct attorney general and reporter to initiate a civil action on behalf of the state and upon general assembly and governor the authority to direct the attorney general to ce... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-09 To Senate Calendar Committee
SB1656	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, increases the age of a child from "under 15" to "under 18" for a Class A felony offense of trafficking for commercial sex acts; adds Class A felony if a criminal gang offense. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 3. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-09 Action Def. in S. FW&M Comm. to 4/10/2014
SB2427	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, enacts the "Health Care Provider Stability Act". - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-09 To Senate Calendar Committee
SB2044	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, allows person cause of action against seizing agency if person had property seized but no forfeiture warrant issued due to lack of probable cause necessary to issue the warrant. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 33, Part 2. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-09 To Senate Calendar Committee
SB2470	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, requires two-thirds vote of both houses to exceed Copeland spending cap; requires speaker to announce that cap has been exceeded at time of passage and upon adjournment of the annual session of the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-08 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm.
SB1671	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, requires the assessor, upon application of an owner of property that qualifies for federal low-income housing tax credits, to value the property based on actual income derived from the property without consideration of any value attrib... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-08 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm.
SB1655	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, requires the Tennessee bureau of investigation to develop and provide training regarding human trafficking to law enforcement officers and state personnel in certain departments, agencies and associations. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-08 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm.
SB2298	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, under certain circumstances, requires persons with agents or affiliates in this state to pay sales tax on retail sales to Tennessee purchasers; creates a rebuttable presumption that a person has an agent in this state if the person ent... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-08 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm.
SB1533	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, extends the department of general services, June 30, 2015. Under present law the department is scheduled to terminate June 30, 2017. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 1 and Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 11. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-08 To Senate Calendar Committee
SB2366	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, requires mandatory period of 10 days incarceration for offenses of unlawful photographing and unlawful observation if victim is a minor and defendant is at least 4 years older than the victim. - Amends TCA Title 39. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-08 To Senate Calendar Committee
SB2278	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, directs the commissioner of economic and community development, in consultation with the commissioner of health to study issues relating to “food deserts” and the lack of access to healthy food in rural areas of this state; require... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-08 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm.
SB2577	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, makes appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of certain legislative enactments passed during the 2014 session of the 108th General Assembly. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-08 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm.
SR0120	Intro Sine Die	President Dr. Sidney A. McPhee. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-08 To Senate Calendar Committee
SB1899	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, requires that collections of certain fines and penalties, related to certain traffic violations, first be used by the city of Memphis to provide financial assistance to certain students to participate in job training programs offered b... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-07 To Senate Calendar Committee
SB2466	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, requires annual reports of the office of the repealer to be posted on the repealer’s web page. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 12; Title 3, Chapter 13; Title 3, Chapter 14; Title 3, Chapter 16 and Title 3, Chapter 7. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-07 Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. S&L Gov. Comm.
SB2213	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Work-Share Act of 2014". - Amends TCA Title 50. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-07 Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. C&L Comm.
SB2642	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, subject to local approval, rewrites the city charter. - Amends Chapter 49 of the Acts of 1891; as amended. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-07 P2C held on desk. Local Bill
SB2110	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, requires that prior to selling residential property located within a planned unit development (PUD) that any owner of the property disclose in writing whether the PUD is complete, and if the PUD is not complete, the date in which all p... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-07 S. Reset on Cal. for 4/10/2014
SB1206	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, allows teachers evaluated as "meeting expectations" to be eligible for tenure on the same basis as those teachers evaluated as "above expectations" and "significantly above expectations." - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 5. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-03 Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. Ed. Comm.
SB0916	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, provides for re-establishment of elected office of school superintendent for county or city school systems upon two-thirds vote of county or city governing body and approval in an election on the question by the voters; provides for qu... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-03 Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. Ed. Comm.
SR0119	Intro Sine Die	Arabian Horse Day, June 21, 2014. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-03 To Senate State and Local Government Committee
SB2501	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, revises the provisions governing the student code of acceptable behavior and discipline. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-03 To Senate Calendar Committee
SB1367	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, makes various changes concerning the funding and distribution of funds to and by charter schools; makes changes to a charter school teacher's participation in certain group insurance plans. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-03 Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. Ed. Comm.
SB2637	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, authorizes the county to charge a one dollar fee in excess of the consideration charged to attend any event at the James E. Ward Agricultural Center; authorizes the county to charge a one dollar fee for parking at the James E. Ward Agr... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-03 P2C held on desk. Local Bill
SB1084	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, makes the Tennessee rural health scholarships a permanent lottery funded program; increases the award from $12,000 to $20,000 per year; and limits the number of recipients per year to 25. - Amends TCA Section 49-4-939. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-03 Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. Ed. Comm.
SB1738	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, authorizes local governments to lower the mandatory retirement age for POST-certified police officers from 60 to 55; authorizes local governments to allow POST-certified police officers subject to the mandatory retirement age to altern... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-02 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB2619	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, subject to local approval, permits the city to establish the compensation of the mayor and aldermen by ordinance beginning with the mayor elected in 2014, and aldermen elected in 2016; requires the mayor to attend and participate in al... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-02 Withdrawn.
SB1704	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, specifies that all collateral criminal charges involving possession, storage, use or transportation of a firearm be dismissed if there is a determination that a person's use of force was justifiable self-defense, that the charges be ex... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-02 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB1861	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, increases the fine imposed on a person who commits an assault or an aggravated assault against an elder person. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 47; Title 68 and Title 71. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-02 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB1983	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, increases penalty for carrying a firearm when otherwise prohibited by law from doing so and removes penalty for carrying a firearm if not prohibited by law from doing so. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-02 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB1459	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, treats a member of a criminal enterprise who participates in a crime by recording the crime for the purpose of gratification of the members or as proof of completion of a game as a principal and punishes such member the same as those c... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-02 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB1849	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, creates the "Fourth Amendment Protection Act", which prohibits state or local government cooperation with federal collection of electronic data or metadata without a warrant. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 6 and Title 40, Chap... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-02 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB2177	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, allows homeowners’ associations, neighborhood associations, neighborhood watch or any organized group of residents that live within a residential area to seek an order of protection prohibiting entry into the residential boundaries a... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-02 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB2535	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, creates the Go Build Fund to attract students towards careers in the construction industry. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49 and Title 50. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-02 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Govt. Ops. Comm.
SB2187	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, prohibits any person or legal entity, besides the owner of a copyrighted sound recording initially fixed on or before February 15, 1972, from reproducing, distributing, performing, or otherwise using the recording without the owner’s... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-02 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB1994	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, provides that an officer’s designated beneficiary shall receive a cash salary supplement for annual training despite the officer's failure to complete the required in-service training, if the failure is due to the death of the office... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-02 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB2166	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, increases the penalty for child abuse that occurs at a sporting event in which the child is a participant to a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 4. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.