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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 Feb 15, 2017

HB 1205: Election Laws - As introduced, increases from 20 days to 30 days the period after appointment during which county election commissioners must organize and elect a chair and secretary. - Amends TCA Title 2.

P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 15, 2017

SB 1292: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, permits county boards of education in counties that have at least one city school system and a population of 120,000 or more to elect to establish the school board districts from which the members of the board are elected. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2, Part 2.

P2C, ref. to Education Administration & Planning

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 15, 2017

SB 865: Education, Curriculum - As introduced, requires the state board of education to review defensive driver education courses every two years, rather than every three years, for inclusion of any improvements. - Amends TCA Title 49.

P2C, ref. to Education Instruction & Programs

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 15, 2017

SB 1406: Education - As introduced, adds HiSET® , in addition to GED®, as an acceptable level of education required to serve as an educational assistant. - Amends TCA Title 49.

P2C, ref. to Education Instruction & Programs

in committee · Tennessee · House Feb 15, 2017

HB 1150: Healthcare Liability - As introduced, enacts the "Insurance Costs Reduction Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 67 and Title 68.

P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 15, 2017

SB 857: Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As introduced, requires a nursing home to provide a quarterly statement accounting for deposit and withdrawal transactions in an interest-bearing account maintained for safekeeping of the resident's funds, upon request of a resident, or resident's guardian, trustee, or conservator. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 67; Title 68, Chapter 11 and Title 71, Chapter 5.

P2C, ref. to Health Committee

in committee · Tennessee · House Feb 15, 2017

HB 999: Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As introduced, requires the department of agriculture's annual report on efforts to enforce the Prevention of Youth Access to Tobacco and Vapor Products Act be posted on the department's website for dissemination to the public and submitted electronically to the general assembly on or before January 15 of each year. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 39; Title 47; Title 49; Title 62; Title 63; Title 67 and Title 68.

P2C, ref. to Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 14, 2017

SB 785: Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, creates a special event license for the purpose of serving alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption at a festival or other special event over a period of time not to exceed five calendar days; imposes tax of $50 for each calendar day the license is issued. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4.

Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee

in committee · Tennessee · House Feb 14, 2017

HB 834: Employees, Employers - As introduced, requires certain employers to make a reasonable accommodation for any pregnant employee upon request; authorizes the employer to require medical documentation concerning the reasonable accommodation; requires the employer to provide notice of a pregnant employee's right to a reasonable accommodation. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21, Part 4 and Title 50.

Assigned to s/c Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee

in committee · Tennessee · House Feb 14, 2017

HB 606: Sexual Offenses - As introduced, decreases from 60 to 30 days the amount of time that a law enforcement agency has to submit a sexual assault evidence collection kit to the TBI or a similar qualified laboratory for either serology or DNA testing after taking possession of the kit. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.

Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

in committee · Tennessee · House Feb 14, 2017

HB 886: Local Government, General - As introduced, negates mandatory application of certain laws on local governments that are not fully funded; prohibits an agency of state government from creating a new fee that will impact local governments in any year in which the general state revenues to the agency have decreased from the previous year. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5, Part 2 and Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 53.

Assigned to s/c Local Government Subcommittee

in committee · Tennessee · House Feb 14, 2017

HB 651: Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, creates a special event license for the purpose of serving alcoholic beverages for on-premise consumption at a festival or other special event over a period of time not to exceed five calendar days; imposes tax of $50 for each calendar day the license is issued. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4.

Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee