Tennessee Representative Ed Butler [R]

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State	Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
TN	HB2038	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, directs the department of economic and community development to develop a program for the installation and operation of combustion turbine power plants to increase the state's electric generation capacity. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
TN	HB2089	Pass	As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Disability and Aging Act of 2024." - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 33; Title 34; Title 37; Title 40; Title 41; Title 45; Title 49; Title 52; Title 55; Title 56; Title 63; Title 67; T... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 688
TN	HB2044	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, exempts from the state sales and use tax the retail sale of food and food ingredients that are voucher-eligible under the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
TN	HB2063	Pass	As enacted, prohibits the intentional injection, release, or dispersion, by any means, of chemicals, chemical compounds, substances, or apparatus within the borders of this state into the atmosphere with the express purpose of affecting temperature, ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 709
TN	HB2124	Pass	As enacted, requires, rather than authorizes, law enforcement agencies to communicate with the appropriate federal official regarding the immigration status of any individual, including reporting knowledge that a particular alien is not lawfully pres... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
TN	HB1905	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, increases the penalty from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony for a person who commits child abuse by knowingly treating a child under 18 in such a manner as to inflict injury. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37; Title 39 and Title... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
TN	HB2803	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, allows the state treasurer to enter into an agreement with an entity to carry out certain activities in order to serve as a facility to securely produce, store, process, and ship bullion products for the state's depository. - Amends TC... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
TN	HB1998	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, requires the bureau to reimburse certain public or private ground-based ambulance services that bill for transports at a rate not less than 67.5 percent of the federal medicare program's allowable charge for participating providers for... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-17 Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
TN	HJR0803	Pass	Designates the period of July 1, 2024, through July 31, 2024, as a time of prayer and fasting in Tennessee and seeks God’s hand of mercy healing on Tennessee. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-16 Signed by Governor.
TN	HJR1294	Pass	Clarkrange JROTC Raiders, 2023 U.S. Army Raider National Champions [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-16 Signed by Governor.
TN	HJR1359	Intro Sine Die	States that neither World Health Organization, United Nations, nor the World Economic Forum shall have any jurisdiction or power within the State of Tennessee. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-11 To House Delayed Bills Committee
TN	HJR0038	Intro Sine Die	Proposes an amendment to Article I, Section 26 of the Constitution of Tennessee to remove the provision that authorizes the legislature to regulate the wearing of arms with a view to prevent crime and to clarify that citizens have a right to keep and... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-10 Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
TN	HB2304	Engross Sine Die	As introduced, requires the department to provide written and electronic notice to the employing company of a person appointed and commissioned as a state facility protection officer to provide facility security when the department no longer requires... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-10 Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
TN	HJR1142	Pass	First anniversary of the Covenant School shooting [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-10 Signed by Governor.
TN	HB2032	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, removes the offense of possessing a weapon in a building that prohibits or restricts weapons; allows a person with an enhanced handgun carry permit to carry a handgun into a business that prohibits or restricts weapons; removes penalti... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-09 Taken off notice for cal. in Civil Justice Committee
TN	HB1808	Pass	As enacted, require the department to file a petition of termination of adoptive parent's parental rights with a juvenile court, within 90 days of the juvenile courts finding that there has been substantial noncompliance by a parent or guardian with ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-08 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 652
TN	HJR0810	Engross Sine Die	Urges Governor Lee to deploy Tennessee National Guard to support Texas in its efforts to secure border. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-04 To Senate State and Local Government Committee
TN	HJR0884	Pass	Run for the Wall Week [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-04 Signed by Governor.
TN	HJR1050	Pass	Pickett County Lady Bobcats, Class A state champions [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-04 Signed by Governor.
TN	HB0694	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, prohibits a person, political subdivision, or public official, in connection with a state emergency, from categorizing or proclaiming by order, rule, or regulation that a lawful occupation is non-essential, or otherwise proclaiming by ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-03 Taken off notice for cal. in State Government Committee
TN	HB2690	Pass	As enacted, requires the department to issue grants, subject to appropriations, to support the installation of powered, height-adjustable, adult-sized changing tables in single occupancy family restrooms in privately and municipally owned buildings o... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-03 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 607
TN	HB1950	Pass	As enacted, designates June 6 as a day of special observance for D-Day. - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-03 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 601
TN	HB2263	Pass	As enacted, requires that appointees to the fish and wildlife commission participate in activities regulated by the commission; requires the commission and wildlife resource agency to encourage hunting, angling, and trapping as preferred methods of w... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-03 Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
TN	HB0994	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, clarifies that a threat to use deadly force by a private citizen making an arrest is not in itself considered a use of deadly force; prohibits a private citizen from threatening to use deadly force during the course of a citizen's arre... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-03 Def. to Summer Study in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
TN	HB1904	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, exempts persons who are authorized to carry a firearm pursuant to an enhanced handgun carry permit or a concealed handgun carry permit from the criminal offense of possessing a firearm in a concealed manner at a meeting conducted by, o... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-02 No Action Taken
TN	HB2883	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, allows law enforcement officers, whether on-duty or off-duty, retired law enforcement officers, active duty and retired members of the armed forces of the United States, whether in discharge of official duties or not, and enhanced hand... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-02 Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee
TN	HB2996	Fail	Subject to local approval, increases the durational residency requirement to be eligible to be elected to city council from one year to three years. - Amends Chapter 41 of the Private Acts of 2016. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-04-02 Failed in Local Government Committee
TN	HB1923	Pass	As enacted, requires a Tennessee college of applied technology (TCAT) to reserve an enrollment slot for each dual enrollment student in the term immediately following the last term in which the student was enrolled in the TCAT as a dual enrollment st... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-26 Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
TN	HB2039	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, authorizes business, excise, and franchise tax credits equal to unreimbursed TennCare costs for eligible healthcare providers that provide healthcare services to TennCare recipients; allows a refund to be issued in lieu of a tax credit... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-26 Taken off notice for cal. in Insurance Committee
TN	HB2091	Pass	As enacted, defines and adds "voice" as a protected personal right; adds commercial availability of a sound recording or audiovisual work in which the individual's name, voice, likeness, or image is readily identifiable to considerations for determin... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-26 Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
TN	HB1602	Pass	As enacted, requires a video or audio recording to be made of any interrogation of a child who has been taken into custody on suspicion that the child committed a delinquent act or unruly conduct unless a technical issue with the equipment or exigent... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-26 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 565
TN	HJR1009	Pass	A Soldier's Child Foundation [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-26 Signed by Governor.
TN	HB1054	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, prohibits the department of environment and conservation from applying criteria that will result in the classification of real property as a wetland, or otherwise regulating real property as a wetland, unless the property is classified... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-20 To House Finance, Ways & Means Committee
TN	HJR0997	Pass	Sunbright High School Lady Tigers [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-20 Signed by Governor.
TN	HJR0096	Pass	Music Therapy Week [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-19 Signed by Governor.
TN	HB1803	Pass	As enacted, clarifies when a student must be enrolled in an eligible postsecondary program to be eligible to receive a Tennessee Promise scholarship. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-19 Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
TN	HB1806	Pass	As enacted, permits an owner or lessee of a motorcycle to receive a disabled decal to affix to a new specialty earmarked, cultural, or other special purpose plate that is authorized for motorcycles. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21 and Title 55, Cha... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-19 Effective date(s) 03/01/2024
TN	HJR0733	Pass	Designates August 1 as "Gold Star Children's Day." [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-19 Signed by Governor.
TN	HB2045	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, creates the state foster care and adoption review board. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 36. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-19 Taken off notice for cal in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee
TN	HB0878	Pass	As enacted, clarifies that a person is not required to solemnize a marriage. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29 and Title 36. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-15 Effective date(s) 02/21/2024
TN	HB2278	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, increases, from .15 to .45 per ton, the maximum severance tax a county legislative body may impose. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 59 and Title 67, Chapter 7. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-13 Taken off notice for cal in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of Local Government Committee
TN	HB2033	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, adds political party affiliation to the voter registration form. - Amends TCA Title 2. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-13 Taken off notice for cal in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of Local Government Committee
TN	HB2795	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, enacts the "Restoring State Sovereignty Through Nullification Act," which establishes processes by which the general assembly may nullify an unconstitutional federal statute, regulation, agency order, or executive order. - Amends TCA T... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-13 Sponsor(s) Added.
TN	HJR1006	Pass	Rep. Don Ridgeway [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-13 Signed by Governor.
TN	HB1067	Fail	As introduced, requires a municipal utility system or metropolitan electric plant that established a program before January 1, 2021, for purposes of accepting and distributing excess receipts for bona fide charitable purposes, and that operates the p... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-12 Failed in s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee of Commerce Committee
TN	HB1815	Fail	As introduced, establishes a pilot program for five years to allow private entities to provide foster care services to qualifying children; requires the department of children's services to create a process for selecting children for the program; dir... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-12 Failed in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee
TN	HB2034	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, requires the department of safety to redesign temporary driver licenses and permits and temporary photo identification licenses issued to qualified noncitizens so that the licenses may be easily distinguished from driver and photo iden... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-12 To House Finance, Ways & Means Committee
TN	HJR0963	Pass	Tennesseans for opposing and condemning neo-Nazism [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-11 Signed by Governor.
TN	HJR0811	Engross Sine Die	Recognizes the benefits of chess in education and correctional systems. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-11 To Senate Education Committee
TN	HB2752	Intro Sine Die	As introduced, deletes the offense of unlawful carrying with intent to go armed, deletes the prohibition on carrying after a domestic assault conviction; deletes the offense of a juvenile knowingly possessing a handgun; creates the offense of a juven... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2024-03-05 Sponsor(s) Added.