| SB2444 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, increases the punishment by one classification level for an offense committed by a motor vehicle operator that contributes to an accident resulting in bodily injury to a motorcycle rider. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13; Title 40 and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-03
To Senate Transportation and Safety Committee |
| SB2707 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, authorizes the governor to expand medical assistance pursuant to the Affordable Care Act; authorizes the governor to negotiate with the centers for medicare and medicaid services to determine the terms of the expansion. - Amends TCA Ti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-03
To Senate Health and Welfare Committee |
| SB0243 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, specifies that the notice the commissioner of transportation must give to the affected outdoor advertiser of the determination of illegality of the removal, cutting, or trimming of vegetation, is to be made by United States postal serv...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-03
To Senate Transportation and Safety Committee |
| SB2214 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, allows 50 percent of a teacher's annual evaluation criteria to be comprised of other measures of student achievement if excluding student growth evaluation composites generated by assessments administered in the 2020-2021 school year o...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-03
To Senate Education Committee |
| SB1310 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, enacts certain provisions relative to business or industries undergoing a reduction in operations that negatively impacts employees. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9; Title 10; Title 50; Title 64 and Title 67.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-03
To Senate Commerce and Labor Committee |
| SB1915 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, allows members of the United States armed forces and honorably discharged veterans who receive certified occupational training as a member of the United States armed forces to receive equivalent credit toward an occupational license re...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB2116 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires that insurance pool, special fund, and reserve fund created by a governmental entity and any entity administering such funds be audited annually by the comptroller of the treasury. - Amends TCA Section 10-7-503 and Section 29-...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB2127 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, defines "micro market" and "micro market display" for purposes of sales and use taxes; authorizes dealers who own and operate micro markets in multiple locations to submit to the department of revenue a single monthly sales tax return ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
To Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee |
| SB0675 | Fail | As introduced, authorizes the chief procurement officer to submit the annual report on the awarding of purchases to a minority-owned business, woman-owned business, service-disabled veteran-owned business, business owned by persons with disabilities,...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB2898 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, replaces the statutory terms "board member" and "member" with the term "trustee" in the provisions governing appointments to the board of trustees in the event of vacancies resulting from the death, disability, resignation, or ineligib...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
To Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee |
| SJR1299 | Intro
Sine Die | Urges Department of Correction to take certain precautionary measures to protect inmates from COVID-19 infection.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB2427 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, recognizes the Algonquin, the Chickamaugan, the Iroquoian, the Muskogean, the Siouan, and the Yuchean cultural groups as Tennessee's first peoples. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3 and Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 4.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB1033 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, extends the effective date of a commercial risk insurance policy cancellation from 10 days to 15 days after notice is mailed to a named insured. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 67.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
To Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2886 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, enacts the "Personal Privacy Protection Act," which prohibits the release of certain personal information by a public agency, makes certain personal information confidential and not an open record, and creates a civil cause of action a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB2408 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, prohibits public funds from being expended to pay a claim or action resulting from an incident of sexual harassment or a sexual crime in which a public official is found guilty or responsible. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 3; Title 5; Ti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0741 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, authorizes state agencies to provide child care services for state employees, with the department tasked to approve, administer, and coordinate such services. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 49 and Title 71.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB2688 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, reduces the time period in which the board of directors of an emergency communications district must file a copy of the district's annual audit with the appropriate authorities, from 30 days after receipt of the audit by the board to 1...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB1753 | Fail | As introduced, authorizes beer manufacturers to self-distribute beer within a 100-mile radius of the manufacturer if the manufacturer brews 50,000 gallons or less. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 5.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
Failed in Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB2872 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, clarifies that online and alternative delivery fees are covered by the tuition and fee waiver for full-time state employees. - Amends TCA Section 8-50-114.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0721 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, increases from 10 to 12 days the deadline for requesting a formal hearing before the commissioner on adverse action proposed or taken to implement any revenue regulatory or registration law administered by the commissioner, not includi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
To Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2528 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires each member of a board of directors of an industrial development corporation to complete a conflict-of-interest statement; requires the Tennessee Ethics Commission to post on its website a sample conflict of interest statement...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SJR1009 | Engross
Sine Die | Bring Your Pet to the Legislature Day, March 17, 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
Held on desk. |
| SB0193 | Fail | As introduced, authorizes a person who registered to vote by mail or online and who is voting for the first time to vote absentee by applying to vote absentee at any county election commission office. - Amends TCA Title 2.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
Failed in Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SR0155 | Intro
Sine Die | Lowell Russell, Tennessee Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST) Commission
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB2715 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, clarifies that the fiscal review committee must be allowed to review noncompetitive procurement agreements; requires the chief procurement officer to report procurement contracts monthly to the fiscal review committee; revises various ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB0621 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires a state agency in any proceeding to suspend, terminate, or discipline an employee in state service to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the employee violated state law or a rule or policy of the agency prior to tak...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB2925 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, authorizes the City of Athens to levy a privilege tax of up to 3 percent upon the privilege of occupancy by a two-thirds vote of its governing body. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-1425.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
Passed on Second Consideration, held on desk. Local Bill |
| SB1067 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, removes certain defenses to criminal trespass at a retail package store. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 2; Title 57, Chapter 3 and Title 57, Chapter 4.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB2505 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, changes the date, from March 1 to March 15, by which the fiscal review committee staff must provide the general assembly's finance, ways and means committees information regarding state programs that have suffered reductions of federal...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
To Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee |
| SB2760 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, clarifies that trial court judges and chancellors must file statements of interest. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10, Part 2; Title 3, Chapter 6, Part 1; Title 4, Chapter 55 and Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 5.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SJR0885 | Intro
Sine Die | Proposes an amendment to Article I, Section 35 of the Constitution of Tennessee for the purpose of rewriting the rights to which crime victims are entitled.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
To Senate Judiciary Committee |
| SB2331 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, expands from honorably discharged veterans of World War II to all honorably discharged veterans the ability to substitute time in military service for the experience needed to qualify for any position, trade, profession, or vocation. -...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB2582 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, exempts Nashville-Davidson County from the prohibition on enacting laws that require existing or newly constructed private residential or commercial units to be sold or rented at below market rates. - Amends TCA Section 66-35-102.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB2882 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, provides a $1,000 pay supplement to emergency medical professionals who complete 40 hours of in-service training. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 68.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB2064 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, authorizes a department of correction officer who is a member of the state retirement system to retire under the state retirement system upon completion of 25 years of creditable service. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 36.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SB1633 | Intro
Sine Die | As introduced, requires the department of environment and conservation to develop a plan to implement the federal affordable clean energy rule and submit the plan to the EPA for approval by June 15, 2020. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 65; Title 68 and ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-02
Reset on Final calendar of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee |
| SJR0888 | Fail | "Williams Syndrome Awareness Month," May 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-01
Failed for lack of motion in: Delayed Bill Committee |
| SJR0889 | Fail | Urges Major League Baseball to maintain affiliation with all Minor League Baseball teams in 2020 Professional Baseball Agreement.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-01
Failed for lack of motion in: Delayed Bill Committee |
| SJR0881 | Fail | Urges the University of Tennessee and the University of Memphis football teams to play annually and the University of Tennessee and University of Memphis men's basketball teams to play at least once annually.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-01
Failed for lack of motion in: Delayed Bill Committee |
| SR0152 | Intro
Sine Die | Genocide Prevention and Awareness Month, April 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-01
To Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee |
| SJR0853 | Fail | Requests TDOT to study and develop recommendations for the comprehensive opening of roads for off-highway vehicle use in Anderson, Morgan, Scott, Fentress, Pickett, Union, Campbell, and Claiborne counties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-01
Failed for lack of motion in: Delayed Bill Committee |
| SR0151 | Intro
Sine Die | World Gratitude Day, September 21, 2020
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-06-01
To Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| SJR0113 | Engross
Sine Die | Requests State Capitol Commission to initiate creation and placement in State Capitol of bust to honor Admiral William Porter Lawrence.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-27
Taken off notice for cal. in State Committee |
| SJR1246 | Pass | Kennedy Fleming, Valedictorian, Red Boiling Springs High School
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-18
Signed by Governor. |
| SJR1276 | Pass | Sarah Al-Zhyri
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-18
Signed by Governor. |
| SJR1223 | Pass | Levi Armstrong, 2019-2020 Upper West Tennessee Special Olympics Athlete of the Year
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-18
Signed by Governor. |
| SJR1211 | Pass | Jessica Allen, Rossview Elementary School Grades Pre-K-4 Teacher of the Year
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-18
Signed by Governor. |
| SJR1218 | Pass | Kimberly Runyon, Stewart County Middle School Teacher of the Year
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-18
Signed by Governor. |
| SJR1217 | Pass | John Solt, Woodlawn Elementary School Grades Pre-K-4 Teacher of the Year
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-18
Signed by Governor. |
| SJR1245 | Pass | Kailey Holland, Salutatorian, Red Boiling Springs High School
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2020-05-18
Signed by Governor. |
