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

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Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
SB2537	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, expands testing to determine if a person is driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs to include testing performed on any bodily substance. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB1661	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, adds new criminal offenses involving mass picketing and targeted residential picketing. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB2154	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, creates a registry for convicted arson offenders to facilitate the sharing of information between law enforcement agencies. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 39 and Title 40. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB2372	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, requires a court in a private child custody case that has removed a child from the custody of the child’s parent due primarily or solely to drug abuse by the parent, not to return the child to the parent’s custody until the parent ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB1950	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, creates a loan program for the payment of real property taxes on residences of certain low or moderate income persons who are elderly or disabled. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 23 and Title 67. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. S&L Govt. Comm.
SB2532	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, permits prosecution of a woman for illegal use of narcotic drugs taken during pregnancy that results in harm to the fetus or child; adds enrollment in an addiction recovery program as an affirmative defense. - Amends TCA Title 39 and T... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB1368	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, requires the department of human services to enter into consent order with an obligor if the obligor agrees to make an initial $200 payment and subsequent monthly $100 payments toward the amount in arrears, in addition to the continuin... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB2332	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, institutes jury service reforms including a lengthy trial fund for juror wage replacement, a reduction of jury service terms, protections to small businesses, provisions for allowing a juror to select a service date from a list of date... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB1317	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, increases, from 25 percent to 85 percent, the percentage of revenue, collected by the emergency communications board from charges on all commercial mobile radio service, that must be distributed to each emergency communications distric... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. S&L Govt. Comm.
SB1857	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, permits transfer of a child to be tried as an adult if the child is under 16 years of age and charged with an act of or attempt to commit aggravated sexual battery, aggravated child abuse, aggravated child neglect, or aggravated child ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB2162	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Animal Abuser Registration Act". - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 44. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB2360	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, requires law enforcement agencies that receive sexual assault evidence to submit such evidence to the Tennessee bureau of investigation within 10 days of receipt and analyze such evidence within six months, in order to decrease the rap... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB2520	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, prohibits the sale of dextromethorphan to persons under the age of 18 without a prescription. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 53. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB2459	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, adds to definition of "racketeering activity" for purpose of the RICO law, committing criminal gang offenses; changes the time between incidents of racketeering conduct in order to still be a "pattern of racketeering activity" from 2 y... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SJR0546	Intro Sine Die	Urges Congress to propose amendments to U.S. Constitution limiting federal spending and taxing authority. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB2475	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, requires the state board of claims to notify a member of the TBI immediately after taking action on the member's disability claim. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 53. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB2225	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, requires the comptroller to make available to the public on the comptroller's web site all annual reports submitted by the governing bodies of the law enforcement agencies responsible for the investigations and arrests that result in d... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB1716	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, creates the criminal offenses of robbery of a pharmacy punishable as a Class B felony and aggravated robbery of a pharmacy punishable as a Class A felony. - Amends TCA Title 39. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB2557	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, directs the comptroller of the treasury to conduct a study into cost savings resulting from conferring concurrent jurisdiction over all matters to the chancery and circuit courts. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB2336	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, requires increases in property tax rates higher than 25 percent by a county or municipality to be approved through a referendum; authorizes the referendum process. - Amends TCA Title 67. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. S&L Govt. Comm.
SB2446	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, creates new offense of photographing or recording the intimate body parts of another with the understanding that the image shall remain private and distributing the image with the intent to cause emotional distress, and the person suff... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB0969	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, requires trial courts to verify income and property of defendants seeking court-appointed counsel in non-capital criminal cases; creates a judgment lien in favor of state against defendants for unpaid attorney's fees and costs; provide... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB1979	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, requires law enforcement agencies to submit sexual assault evidence to TBI for analysis within thirty days and TBI to analyze evidence within ninety days of receipt; requires untested sexual assault evidence to be analyzed as sufficien... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB1727	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, requires criminal defendants to disclose the names of witnesses to the prosecutors prior to trial and establishes procedures for prosecutors and criminal defendants to disclose witnesses to their opposing party. - Amends TCA Title 40, ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB0993	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, clarifies that the secretary of state's signature on certain certificates may be in facsimile "or other electronic format;" authorizes common carriers who deliver, and terminal operators who remove, petroleum products, to notify the de... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. S&L Govt. Comm.
SB2365	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, adds drug fraud to the crimes for which a person may have the public records of a conviction expunged. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 32. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB1859	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, allows courts in the city of Memphis, having jurisdiction of the applicable delinquent tax lawsuit, to waive by order of the court all or any portion of penalty and interest and attorney fees that are due on real property taxes upon a ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB2105	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, specifies that when a sheriff is selling a judgment debtor's property to satisfy a judgment lien pursuant to the rules of civil procedure, part of the "reasonable expenses" owing to the sheriff may include a commission, the amount of w... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB2581	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, requires applicants for subsurface sewage disposal permits to notify the department of environment and conservation of percolation testing at least five business days, rather than three days, prior to the day such testing is to be run.... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Withdrawn.
SB2272	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, authorizes the acquisition of certain water or sewer utilities by other public utilities under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 65 and Title 68. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-04-01 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. S&L Govt. Comm.
SB2499	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, allows taxpayers to apply for an extension with the department of revenue of the period of time within which to file tax registration forms. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-03-31 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Tax Sub Committee of F,W&M.
SR0108	Intro Sine Die	Declares the duty of the attorney general and reporter to defend the constitutionality of Article XI, Section 9, of the Tennessee Constitution against challenges in the courts. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-03-31 To Senate Judiciary Committee
SB2629	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, subject to local approval, rewrites the town charter. - Amends Chapter 630 of the Private Acts of 1935; as amended. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-03-31 P2C held on desk. Local Bill
SB1238	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, exempts speech pathologists from the professional privilege tax. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 17. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-03-31 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Tax Sub Committee of F,W&M.
SB1590	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, imposes an annual privilege tax of $1,000 due by December 31 of each year for each office operated by licensed deferred presentment service businesses. - Amends TCA Title 45, Chapter 17 and Title 67. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-03-31 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Tax Sub Committee of F,W&M.
SJR0668	Intro Sine Die	Phillip Michael Byrd, Valedictorian, Westmoreland High School. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-03-27 To Senate Calendar Committee
SB2625	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, subject to local approval, rewrites the town charter. - Amends Chapter 664 of the Private Acts of 1917; as amended. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-03-27 P2C held on desk. Local Bills
SB1867	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, specifies that policies implemented by the commissioner of health to expeditiously determine eligibility for long-term care services may include development of specialized units or teams for determination of Medicaid eligibility for nu... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-03-27 To Senate Calendar Committee
SB1753	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, authorizes the city of Columbia to impose a tax on the privilege of occupancy. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-1425. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-03-27 Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. S&L Gov. Comm.
SB2142	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, permits a Tennessee HOPE scholarship recipient to omit the grades from one semester from the recipient's HOPE cumulative grade point average without penalty. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-03-26 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Ed. Comm.
SB2294	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, makes certain discriminations against a student or a student organization by a postsecondary educational institution a discriminatory practice under the human rights statute. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21 and Title 49. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-03-26 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Ed. Comm.
SB1981	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, prohibits any commissioner, or deputy commissioner, employed by a state agency who is involved in making or administering contracts on behalf of the state agency from accepting employment with any entity that has contracted with such p... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-03-26 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. S&L Govt. Comm.
SB2576	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, requires the department to provide an annual report on the status of any drug testing programs implemented by an LEA to the health and welfare committee of the senate, the health committee of the house and the education committees of t... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-03-26 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Ed. Comm.
SB1696	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, specifies that retail stores do not owe a duty of care to protect customers from intoxicated persons who have been asked to leave the store. - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 57, Chapter 10. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-03-26 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm.
SB2102	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, prohibits the test scores from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers to be used in evaluating LEAs during the 2014-2015 school year. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chap... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-03-26 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Ed. Comm.
SB1968	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, authorizes any county of the state to maintain a family burial ground registry to allow certain persons to record, with the register of deeds, the location of family burial grounds within the respective county. - Amends TCA Title 5; Ti... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-03-26 Rec. For Pass. ref. to: S. Cal. Comm.
SB2212	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, requires the county election commission to mail to each active voter whose district or polling place is changed a notice of the voter's new polling place, district and precinct number. - Amends TCA Title 2. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-03-26 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. S&L Govt. Comm.
SB0816	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, requires state election commission to create a Tennessee voter bill of rights in consultation with the coordinator of elections and county election commissions. - Amends TCA Title 2. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-03-26 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. S&L Govt. Comm.
SB2227	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, requires state election commission to provide online voter registration through the secretary of state's web site. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 2. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-03-26 Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. S&L Govt. Comm.
SB2307	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, gives owners of real property in counties and municipalities ten business days, instead of ten days, to clear any debris or garbage, or to fix up a vacant building after the local government sends notice to improve such blighted proper... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2014-03-26 Action Def. in S. S&L Govt. Comm. to 4/2/2014