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failed · Tennessee · House Mar 31, 2021

HB 1169: Salaries and Benefits - As introduced, adds paternity leave to the kind of leave a person holding a position that requires a teacher's license is entitled to under the state leave plan. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21; Title 8, Chapter 50 and Title 49, Chapter 5.

Failed in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State Government Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 31, 2021

HB 420: General Assembly - As introduced, creates an ad hoc committee consisting of members of the general assembly to review the current laws, rules, and policies of cash bail in this state, and report on its findings and recommendations by January 15, 2022. - Amends TCA Title 40.

Failed for lack of second in: Criminal Justice Subcommittee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 31, 2021

SB 360: Health Care - As introduced, authorizes the medical laboratory board to standardize quality control and electronic recordkeeping for all medical laboratories by rule; specifies that the fees that must accompany a renewal application include reporting fees set by the board. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 68.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 31, 2021

HB 1531: Telecommunications - As introduced, authorizes municipalities operating an electric plant to provide telecommunication services, including fiber-to-the-premises, in geographical areas both within and outside of the electric plant's service area. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 65; Title 67 and Title 68.

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee of Commerce Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 31, 2021

HB 962: Education - As introduced, increases from one-half credit to one credit, the number of credits that may be awarded to a student for work completed in a release time course under a policy adopted by a local board. - Amends TCA Section 49-2-130.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 31, 2021

HB 954: State Employees - As introduced, requires a state agency in a proceeding to suspend, terminate, or discipline an employee in state service to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the employee violated state law or a rule or policy of the agency prior to taking such action. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8, Chapter 30; Title 9; Title 10 and Title 12.

Returned to the Clerk's Desk.

failed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 31, 2021

SB 939: Orders of Protection - As introduced, allows a court to issue an emergency protection order upon a finding that a person poses an imminent risk of harm to the person or others if allowed to purchase or possess a firearm; authorizes a family member, household member, intimate partner, or law enforcement officer to petition for such an order. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 39.

Failed in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 30, 2021

HB 1282: Local Government, General - As introduced, deletes prohibition on local governments mandating that employers who do business with the local government or within its jurisdictional boundaries maintain certain sick and family leave policies. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51.

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of Local Government Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 30, 2021

HB 694: Emergency Communications Districts - As introduced, requires emergency communications districts (ECDs) to utilize the direct dispatch method in response to emergency 911 calls and one of three methods in response to non-emergency calls; requires that all emergency 911 calls, with the exception of misrouted calls, be dispatched without being transferred; authorizes ECDs to transfer non-emergency calls at the discretion of the dispatcher via attended transfer; adds emergency call takers and public safety dispatchers and emergency services personnel to definition of first responder for certain purposes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 29; Title 39; Title 58 and Title 63.

Failed in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State Government Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 30, 2021

SB 612: Emergency Communications Districts - As introduced, requires emergency communications districts (ECDs) to utilize the direct dispatch method in response to emergency 911 calls and one of three methods in response to non-emergency calls; requires that all emergency 911 calls, with the exception of misrouted calls, be dispatched without being transferred; authorizes ECDs to transfer non-emergency calls at the discretion of the dispatcher via attended transfer; adds emergency call takers and public safety dispatchers and emergency services personnel to definition of first responder for certain purposes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 29; Title 39; Title 58 and Title 63.

Failed in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State Government Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 30, 2021

SB 379: Local Government, General - As introduced, deletes prohibition on local governments mandating that employers who do business with the local government or within its jurisdictional boundaries maintain certain sick and family leave policies. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51.

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of Local Government Committee

died · Tennessee · Senate Mar 30, 2021

SB 378: Basic Education Program (BEP) - As introduced, increases the number of BEP funded full-time public school nurse positions from one per 3,000 students to one per 750 students; increases the number of full-time public school nurses considered sufficient for the public school nurse program to adequately provide services from one per 3,000 students to one per 750 students. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68.

Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration