Sen. Mike Bell

Primary HB 2455

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, establishes qualifications necessary to receive an occupational teaching license. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Signed into law Jun 6, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2442

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, establishes qualifications necessary to receive an occupational teaching license. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Signed into law Jun 6, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 1997

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Controlled Substances - As enacted, adds tianeptine and any salt, sulfate, free acid, or other preparation of tianeptine, and any salt, sulfate, free acid, compound, derivative, precursor, or preparation thereof that is substantially chemically equivalent or identical with tianeptine, as a schedule II controlled substance; specifies that a violation of the offense of knowingly possessing or casually exchanging a controlled substance (unless the substance was obtained directly from, or pursuant to, a valid prescription or order of a practitioner while acting in the course of professional practice), will be a Class A misdemeanor with respect to a person knowingly possessing or casually exchanging, tianeptine and any salt, sulfate, free acid, or other preparation of tianeptine and any salt, sulfate, free acid, compound, derivative, precursor, or other preparation thereof that is substantially chemically equivalent or identical with tianeptine. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4.

Signed into law Jun 6, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 2043

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Controlled Substances - As enacted, adds tianeptine and any salt, sulfate, free acid, or other preparation of tianeptine, and any salt, sulfate, free acid, compound, derivative, precursor, or preparation thereof that is substantially chemically equivalent or identical with tianeptine, as a schedule II controlled substance; specifies that a violation of the offense of knowingly possessing or casually exchanging a controlled substance (unless the substance was obtained directly from, or pursuant to, a valid prescription or order of a practitioner while acting in the course of professional practice), will be a Class A misdemeanor with respect to a person knowingly possessing or casually exchanging, tianeptine and any salt, sulfate, free acid, or other preparation of tianeptine and any salt, sulfate, free acid, compound, derivative, precursor, or other preparation thereof that is substantially chemically equivalent or identical with tianeptine. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4.

Signed into law Jun 6, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2012

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Litter Control - As enacted, includes as a form of littering for any commercial purposes, which is considered aggravated criminal littering, the act of knowingly placing, dropping, or throwing two or more tires on public or private property without permission and without immediately removing the tires; punishable as a Class A misdemeanor or Class E felony based on weight/volume and prior convictions, except that a first offense involving more than eight tires placed, dropped, or thrown for a commercial purpose will be a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 5; Title 55 and Title 68, Chapter 211.

Signed into law Jun 3, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 1646

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Animal Cruelty and Abuse - As enacted, enacts "Joker's Law," which revises the offense of knowingly and unlawfully killing a police dog, fire dog, search and rescue dog, service animal, or police horse without the owner's effective consent; adds provisions regarding knowingly and unlawfully causing serious injury to such an animal; revises and enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Section 37-1-134 and Title 39, Chapter 14.

Signed into law Jun 3, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2013

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Animal Cruelty and Abuse - As enacted, enacts "Joker's Law," which revises the offense of knowingly and unlawfully killing a police dog, fire dog, search and rescue dog, service animal, or police horse without the owner's effective consent; adds provisions regarding knowingly and unlawfully causing serious injury to such an animal; revises and enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Section 37-1-134 and Title 39, Chapter 14.

Signed into law Jun 3, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 1833

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Litter Control - As enacted, includes as a form of littering for any commercial purposes, which is considered aggravated criminal littering, the act of knowingly placing, dropping, or throwing two or more tires on public or private property without permission and without immediately removing the tires; punishable as a Class A misdemeanor or Class E felony based on weight/volume and prior convictions, except that a first offense involving more than eight tires placed, dropped, or thrown for a commercial purpose will be a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 5; Title 55 and Title 68, Chapter 211.

Signed into law Jun 3, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 2538

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Judicial Districts - As enacted, requires that judges of the supreme court, court of appeals, chancery courts, circuit courts, criminal courts, and courts exercising the jurisdiction imposed in one or more of the chancery courts, circuit courts or criminal courts be in good standing with the board of responsibility not have been publicly censured by the board of professional responsibility or suspended or disbarred from the practice of law within the 10 years preceding the judge's term of office for engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16; Title 17 and Title 37.

Signed into law Jun 3, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 2545

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Medical Occupations - As enacted, makes various changes to the qualifications for certification as a medication aide by the board of nursing. - Amends TCA Title 63.

Signed into law Jun 3, 2022 0 co-sponsors