Home › Tennessee › Bills

Bills

Tennessee Bills

Track legislation and stay informed about the bills that matter to you.

State Legislature US Congress

All 46,882 Active 14,572 In committee 13,959 Passed 6,763 Signed 22,173 Failed 3,369

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 15, 2017

SB 654: Taxes, Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, eliminates the wholesale liquor tax on distilled spirits certified to be produced from not less than 51 percent of Tennessee agricultural products; authorizes a distillery to sell its distilled spirits at retail for consumption on the premises. - Amends TCA Title 57 and Title 67.

P2C, ref. to State Government Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 15, 2017

SB 768: Insurance, Motor Vehicles - As introduced, requires auto repair shop to include on the insured's or third-party claimant's copy of the estimate a notice if after-market crash parts made by a manufacturer other than the vehicle manufacturer are being used in the vehicle's repair. - Amends TCA Title 56.

P2C, ref. to Insurance and Banking Committee

in committee · Tennessee · House Feb 15, 2017

HB 1387: Employees, Employers - As introduced, enacts the "Save Tennessee Call Center Jobs Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 12; Title 50 and Title 67.

P2C, ref. to Consumer and Human Resources Committee-- Government Operations for Review

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 15, 2017

SB 942: Sentencing - As introduced, authorizes a law enforcement officer who arrests a person for a second or subsequent patronizing prostitution offense to order the impoundment of the vehicle used for up to five days. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-309 and Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5.

P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 15, 2017

SB 1323: Controlled Substances - As introduced, requires the commissioner of health, in consultation with the commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services, to study and report to the health committee of the house of representatives and the health and welfare committee of the senate, on or before January 15, 2018, concerning any recommended changes to prescribing guidelines for buprenorphine products, or to Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 53-11-311. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 11, Part 3.

P2C, ref. to Health Committee

in committee · Tennessee · House Feb 15, 2017

HB 1151: Garnishments and Executions - As introduced, increases from $25,000 to $32,500 the homestead exemption from garnishment where the debtor has one or more minor children in the debtor's custody and the property is used by the debtor as the principal place of residence. - Amends TCA Title 26, Chapter 2 and Title 29, Chapter 7.

P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee

in committee · Tennessee · House Feb 15, 2017

HB 1100: Criminal Procedure - As introduced, changes, from "8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m." to "7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.", the hours of operation for the TBI's telephone line used to respond to inquiries from dealers for a criminal history record check. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 15, 2017

SB 423: Divorce, Annulment and Alimony - As introduced, allows a court to allow service by publication when a person who has filed for divorce has been unable to locate his or her spouse for five or more years. - Amends TCA Section 21-1-204.

P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee

in committee · Tennessee · House Feb 15, 2017

HB 1037: Inheritance Laws - As introduced, enacts the "Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act." - Amends TCA Title 31; Title 32 and Title 66.

P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee

in committee · Tennessee · House Feb 15, 2017

HB 1168: Education - As introduced, requires the state board of education to develop standards for a one-semester elective skills course for high school students in career and technical education. - Amends TCA Title 49.

P2C, ref. to Education Instruction & Programs

in committee · Tennessee · House Feb 15, 2017

HB 966: General Assembly - As introduced, establishes an advisory council on payment reform in health care. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4 and Title 71.

P2C, ref. to Health Committee-- Government Operations for Review

in committee · Tennessee · House Feb 15, 2017

HB 1160: Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, requires persons applying for entrance in teacher training programs to attain a minimum ACT or GED score and a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 in high school or graduate with an associate degree with a cumulative high school grade point average of a 3.0 for all college coursework. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 56.

P2C, ref. to Education Instruction & Programs