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State Legislature US Congress

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

in committee · Tennessee · House Apr 11, 2017

HB 1113: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, removes the requirement that a person convicted of a drug offense in a drug-free school zone must serve the entire minimum sentence imposed before being eligible for release on parole or another release program. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 40, Chapter 35.

Deferred to Summer Study

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Apr 10, 2017

SB 165: TennCare - As introduced, changes administering agency for the medicaid program in statute from the department of health to the department of finance and administration; changes reporting date for the annual actuarial study by the comptroller of the treasury from April 15 to April 1. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 9; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee

in committee · Tennessee · House Apr 10, 2017

HB 178: TennCare - As introduced, changes administering agency for the medicaid program in statute from the department of health to the department of finance and administration; changes reporting date for the annual actuarial study by the comptroller of the treasury from April 15 to April 1. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 9; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Apr 6, 2017

SB 1140: Financial Institutions, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department, in collaboration with the Tennessee financial literacy commission, to report the amounts allocated from fees collected from licensees under the Flexible Credit Act to the commission and whether any of the amounts allocated were used to assist individuals who are susceptible to predatory lending practices; requires that the department report its findings to the insurance and banking committee of the house of representatives and the commerce and labor committee of the senate no later than January 15, 2018. - Amends TCA Title 45 and Title 47.

Meeting Cancelled- No action taken.

in committee · Tennessee · House Apr 6, 2017

HB 1305: Financial Institutions, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department, in collaboration with the Tennessee financial literacy commission, to report the amounts allocated from fees collected from licensees under the Flexible Credit Act to the commission and whether any of the amounts allocated were used to assist individuals who are susceptible to predatory lending practices; requires that the department report its findings to the insurance and banking committee of the house of representatives and the commerce and labor committee of the senate no later than January 15, 2018. - Amends TCA Title 45 and Title 47.

Meeting Cancelled- No action taken.

in committee · Tennessee · House Apr 6, 2017

HJR 162: General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Jay Robinson, Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation -

Substituted for SJR0180

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Apr 5, 2017

SB 581: Education - As introduced, enacts the "Anti-Semitism Awareness Act." - Amends TCA Title 49.

Def. to Summer Study in Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee

in committee · Tennessee · House Apr 5, 2017

HB 983: Utilities, Utility Districts - As introduced, increases from $500 to $1,000 the amount of the penalty imposed on a person convicted by a court of having injured or destroyed any portion of the gas fixtures or other property belonging to a gas company, having willfully opened a communication into the street or other gas pipes, or having let on gas after it has been stopped by a gas company. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 65.

Taken off notice for cal. in Business and Utilities Committee

in committee · Tennessee · House Apr 5, 2017

HB 784: Election Laws - As introduced, changes appointing authority, from the governor to the general assembly, for the office of United States Senator until a successor can be elected in the next regular November election. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Failed in Senate State and Local Government Committee (no motion)

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Apr 5, 2017

SB 535: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, allows an LEA to petition for an administrative hearing on the merits of the commissioner of education's decision to withhold state funds from an LEA. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 3.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Apr 5, 2017

SB 827: Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, raises the age until which health insurance policies must cover a dependent child from 24 to 26 years of age. - Amends TCA Title 56.

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Insurance and Banking Subcommittee of Insurance and Banking Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Apr 5, 2017

SB 932: Firefighters - As introduced, creates a rebuttable presumption that a firefighter's cancer that causes a disabling health condition is a result of the firefighter's duties as a firefighter. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51; Title 50, Chapter 6 and Title 68, Chapter 102.

Action Def. in s/c State Government Subcommittee to 1st Calendar of 2018