Legislative Research: TN SB0159 | 2025-2026 | 114th General Assembly
Other Sessions
| Session | Title/Description | Last Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 114th General Assembly (Introduced) | As introduced, prohibits using voting machines or voting equipment to cast, receive, or transmit an election ballot via the internet, except for military personnel and citizens abroad. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 6, Part 5 and Title 2, Chapter 9. [SB0159 2025 Detail][SB0159 2025 Text][SB0159 2025 Comments] | 2025-01-27 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee |
| 2023-2024 113th General Assembly (Passed) | As enacted, requires assistant director and general counsel of the bureau of ethics and campaign finance, if any, to be employed upon the recommendation of the executive director and approval by the board of directors of the bureau; requires persons ... [SB0159 2023 Detail][SB0159 2023 Text][SB0159 2023 Comments] | 2023-03-23 Effective date(s) 03/14/2023; 01/01/2024 |
| 2021-2022 112th General Assembly (Introduced - Dead) | As introduced, prohibits a local beer board or the alcoholic beverage commission from imposing reciprocal fines or penalties on a beer licensee based solely on the fact that the other respective entity imposed such a fine or penalty. - Amends TCA Tit... [SB0159 2021 Detail][SB0159 2021 Text][SB0159 2021 Comments] | 2021-02-08 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government |
| 2019-2020 111th General Assembly (Introduced - Dead) | As introduced, extends time period a credit services business must maintain a consumer's acknowledgement of receipt of rights regarding consumer reports, from two to three years. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 47, Chapter 18. [SB0159 2019 Detail][SB0159 2019 Text][SB0159 2019 Comments] | 2019-03-27 Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce & Labor Committee |
| 2017-2018 110th General Assembly (Passed) | As enacted, revises various provisions relative to utility districts, wastewater facilities, the utility management review board, and the water and wastewater financing board; allows utility districts to sell certain appliances and heating systems wi... [SB0159 2017 Detail][SB0159 2017 Text][SB0159 2017 Comments] | 2017-04-19 Pub. Ch. 129 |
| 2015-2016 109th General Assembly (Introduced - Dead) | As introduced, requires a person licensed as an apprentice occupational education teacher who is seeking to obtain a professional occupational education license to successfully complete a teacher education program of nine semester hours, unless the t... [SB0159 2015 Detail][SB0159 2015 Text][SB0159 2015 Comments] | 2015-02-11 Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee |
| 2013-2014 108th General Assembly (Passed) | As enacted, revises the manner in which contested case hearings will be heard on appeals from certain actions taken by the commissioner or from various boards regarding environment and conservation. - Amends TCA Title 60; Title 68 and Title 69. [SB0159 2013 Detail][SB0159 2013 Text][SB0159 2013 Comments] | 2013-04-29 Pub. Ch. 181 |
| 2011-2012 107th General Assembly (Passed) | As enacted, extends the Tennessee auctioneer commission, June 30, 2013. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 62, Chapter 19, Part 1. [SB0159 2011 Detail][SB0159 2011 Text][SB0159 2011 Comments] | 2011-04-06 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 5 |
| 2009-2010 106th General Assembly (Failed) | As introduced, allows two or more tenants to opt to pay rent, and requires landlord to accept, either as single payment from all tenants or as multiple payments from all tenants if the total payment equals the amount of rent in the rental agreement. ... [SB0159 2009 Detail][SB0159 2009 Text][SB0159 2009 Comments] | 2009-02-26 Withdrawn. |
References Online
| Search Phrase | Web | News | Financial | Encylopedia | Biography |
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| [Tennessee SB0159] | Google Web | Google News | |||
| [Tennessee Senate State and Local Government Committee] | Google Web | Google News | N/A | ||
| [Senator Joseph Hensley TN] | Google Web | Google News | FollowTheMoney | Ballotpedia | VoteSmart |
Legislative Citation
APA
TN SB0159 | 2025-2026 | 114th General Assembly. (2025, January 27). LegiScan. Retrieved February 10, 2025, from https://legiscan.com/TN/bill/SB0159/2025
MLA
"TN SB0159 | 2025-2026 | 114th General Assembly." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 27 Jan. 2025. Web. 10 Feb. 2025. <https://legiscan.com/TN/bill/SB0159/2025>.
Chicago
"TN SB0159 | 2025-2026 | 114th General Assembly." January 27, 2025 LegiScan. Accessed February 10, 2025. https://legiscan.com/TN/bill/SB0159/2025.
Turabian
LegiScan. TN SB0159 | 2025-2026 | 114th General Assembly. 27 January 2025. https://legiscan.com/TN/bill/SB0159/2025 (accessed February 10, 2025).
Subjects
Same As/Similar To
| Bill | Relationship | Date | Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB0139 | Crossfiled | 2025-01-28 | AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 6, Part 5 and Title 2, Chapter 9, relative to online voting. | Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee |
Tennessee State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0159&ga=114 |
| Text | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/SB0159.pdf |
