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

failed · Tennessee · House Apr 3, 2019

HB 1476: Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, creates a Class A misdemeanor of leaving a firearm or ammunition in a motor vehicle or boat without the firearm or ammunition being stored in a locked cabinet, safe, vault, case, or secured with a firearm locking device if the vehicle or boat is left unattended or with a person under 18 years of age; directs fines collected be deposited in the criminal injuries compensation fund and the domestic violence community education fund. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Failed in s/c Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee of Judiciary

failed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 3, 2019

SB 953: Education, Dept. of - As introduced, directs the department to establish a process by which the department will reimburse the parent of an economically disadvantaged student for fees and costs associated with taking one advanced placement examination that are not otherwise reimbursed, paid, or subsidized by any entity or program. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 3, 2019

SB 894: Privacy, Confidentiality - As introduced, creates Class A misdemeanor of inserting a radio frequency identification device into an individual without the consent of the individual; prohibits certain persons and entities from requiring an individual to have a radio frequency identification device attached to, or implanted into, the individual in order to engage in employment with the persons or entities, or to enter a school or a school's grounds. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 49 and Title 50.

Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary

failed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 3, 2019

SB 296: Basic Education Program (BEP) - As introduced, enacts the Truth in Teacher Pay Act; requires the salary schedules approved by the state board of education to reflect certain increases to the instructional salaries and wages component of the BEP in the general appropriations act. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Failed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education

failed · Tennessee · House Apr 3, 2019

HB 1261: Education, Dept. of - As introduced, directs the department to establish a process by which the department will reimburse the parent of an economically disadvantaged student for fees and costs associated with taking one advanced placement examination that are not otherwise reimbursed, paid, or subsidized by any entity or program. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Apr 3, 2019

HB 311: Basic Education Program (BEP) - As introduced, enacts the Truth in Teacher Pay Act; requires the salary schedules approved by the state board of education to reflect certain increases to the instructional salaries and wages component of the BEP in the general appropriations act. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Failed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education

failed · Tennessee · House Apr 3, 2019

HB 1418: Privacy, Confidentiality - As introduced, creates Class A misdemeanor of inserting a radio frequency identification device into an individual without the consent of the individual; prohibits certain persons and entities from requiring an individual to have a radio frequency identification device attached to, or implanted into, the individual in order to engage in employment with the persons or entities, or to enter a school or a school's grounds. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 49 and Title 50.

Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary

failed · Tennessee · House Apr 2, 2019

HB 414: Public Contracts - As introduced, requires counties and cities to compile data regarding the counties' and cities' purchases from and contracts with businesses owned by women and by minorities; requires such data to be available to the public upon request. - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 3 and Title 12, Chapter 4.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Apr 2, 2019

HB 739: State Universities - As introduced, changes, from within the first year of service to within the first six months of service, the time in which a state university board member appointed or selected on or after July 1, 2019, must attend an orientation administered by the Tennessee higher education commission. - Amends TCA Section 49-8-201.

Failed in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education

failed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2019

SB 1144: Sheriffs - As introduced, reduces the time period, from 30 to 15 days, in which a sheriff must report to the county legislative body and to the department of correction the name of any prisoner who escapes while serving on a work detail and indicate whether the work detail on which the prisoner was serving was supervised or unsupervised. - Amends TCA Title 41.

Failed in s/c Corrections Subcommittee of State Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2019

SB 865: Domestic Violence - As introduced, requires a handgun carry permit holder convicted of domestic assault to surrender the permit to the court within 48 hours of conviction to be forwarded to the department of safety for revocation. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2019

SB 607: Public Contracts - As introduced, requires counties and cities to compile data regarding the counties' and cities' purchases from and contracts with businesses owned by women and by minorities; requires such data to be available to the public upon request. - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 3 and Title 12, Chapter 4.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee