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All 46,882 Active 15,109 In committee 14,466 Passed 6,752 Signed 22,203 Failed 2,813

in committee · Tennessee · House Feb 5, 2018

HB 2078: Evidence - As introduced, allows an out-of-court statement made by a child who is under 12 years of age at the time of a trial or hearing describing any sexual act performed by, with, or on the child or describing any act of physical violence directed against the child, be admitted into evidence under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 20 and Title 40, Chapter 17.

Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

in committee · Tennessee · House Feb 5, 2018

HB 2293: Uniform Commercial Code - As introduced, makes available to all Tennessee residents the streamlined process in current law for certain public officials to contest Uniform Commercial Code financing statements that they believe to lack any legal basis. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 9, Part 5.

P2C, ref. to Insurance and Banking Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2018

SB 2522: Museums - As introduced, clarifies that the state museum is closed on four holidays and may close on Mondays in the discretion of the museum commission. - Amends TCA Title 4.

Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2018

SB 2136: Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires that, after July 1, 2018, a person have at least five years of experience in social work and one year of working with children before the department can hire the person as a child protective services investigator or case manager. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5, Part 1.

P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2018

SB 1997: Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As introduced, regulates multiple employer welfare arrangements created in this state. - Amends TCA Title 56.

Assigned to s/c Insurance and Banking Subcommittee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2018

SB 2237: Education - As introduced, requires the department of education to report to the education committee of the senate and the education administration and planning committee of the house of representatives on the feasibility of implementing a shared governance model as an intervention strategy for priority schools. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 6.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2018

SB 2069: Revenue, Dept. of - As introduced, authorizes the department, in addition to the required inclusion of promotional campaign material regarding the availability of cultural, specialty earmarked and new specialty earmarked motor vehicle registration plates with motor vehicle registration renewal notices, to publish promotional campaign material on the department's website through a prominent link provided on the home page. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4, Part 2 and Title 55, Chapter 4, Part 3.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2018

SB 2353: Education, Higher - As introduced, specifies that the 25 percent tuition discount for children of state employees, public school teachers, and LEA technology coordinators is only available if the child has first earned an associate degree using a Tennessee Promise scholarship, Community College Reconnect Grant, or Tennessee reconnect grant. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50; Title 49, Chapter 7 and Title 49, Chapter 4.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2018

SB 2225: Solid Waste Disposal - As introduced, creates a process whereby industrial waste generators must demonstrate that their waste is not hazardous to dispose of in a particular landfill before obtaining permission to do so. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 211.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2018

SB 2139: Education - As introduced, requires use of certain definitions of anti-Semitism and provides examples of anti-Semitism to be used in determinations of violations of K-12 or postsecondary educational policies prohibiting discrimination based on Jewish ancestry or ethnic characteristics. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2018

SB 1855: Taxes - As introduced, permits the court in a tax collection proceeding to enter on the tax books a copy of the court order. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2018

SB 2252: Taxes - As introduced, authorizes confidential tax returns and tax information to be disclosed to any person providing analytical support or data analysis to the department of revenue in furtherance of tax administration. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee