Tennessee Senator Bill Powers [R] | Introduced

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TNSB0112Intro

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As introduced, expands the definition of "eligible postsecondary institution" to include certain private postsecondary institutions for purposes of a Tennessee HOPE scholarship, Tennessee HOPE access grant, Tennessee HOPE teacher's scholarship, or Wi...
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2024-04-19
To Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee
TNSB0186Intro

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As introduced, adds an adopted child, stepchild, and relative related by marriage to the list of persons with whom a service member can jointly title and register a motor vehicle in order to qualify for a sales and use tax exemption on the sale or us...
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2024-04-19
To Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee
TNSB0556Intro

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As introduced, requires the department of education to establish a fund to reimburse educators in an amount equal to the cost of an assessment required for licensure if the educator receives a qualifying score on the required assessment and receives ...
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2024-04-19
To Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee
TNSB0641Intro

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As introduced, phases out professional privilege tax over a three-year period for tax years that begin on and after June 1, 2024; reduces tax by $200 in the first year and by $100 in each remaining year. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 17.
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2024-04-19
To Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee
TNSB0640Intro

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As introduced, eliminates the professional privilege tax for attorneys. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 17.
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2024-04-19
To Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee
TNSB0968Intro

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As introduced, expands eligibility for the Tennessee reconnect grant to include students who completed high school or obtained a GED® or HiSET® diploma during the 2019-2020 or 2020-2021 school year, and who are at least 21 years of age by January 1...
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2024-04-19
To Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee
TNSB1783Intro

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As introduced, reallocates 5 percent of the privilege tax collected from licensees that offer sports wagering in this state from the lottery for education account to a new Tennessee Promise completion grant special account created to assist the commi...
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2024-04-19
To Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee
TNSB2213Intro

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As introduced, adds pre-kindergarten students with special education needs and peer models to the categories of students who generate education funding through the TISA. - Amends TCA Title 49.
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2024-04-19
To Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee
TNSB2394Intro

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As introduced, increases, from one to two, the number of free plates for the Purple Heart and disabled veteran license plates issued to veterans with disabilities. - Amends TCA Section 55-4-256 and Section 55-4-257.
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2024-04-19
To Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee
TNSB0503Intro

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As introduced, extends from October to November, the time within which a public institution of higher education that receives funds from the distribution of credit cards to students or any percentage from the use of cards bearing the college or unive...
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2024-04-19
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024
TNSB0908Intro

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As introduced, clarifies that a threat to use deadly force by a private citizen making an arrest is not in itself considered a use of deadly force; prohibits a private citizen from threatening to use deadly force during the course of a citizen's arre...
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2024-04-04
Withdrawn.
TNSB2713Intro

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As introduced, abolishes the governing board of directors for the Tennessee student assistance corporation and designates the corporation as a division of the commission; revises certain duties and powers of the commission; vacates and reconstitutes ...
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2024-03-28
Companion House Bill substituted
TNSB2430Intro

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As introduced, prohibits a local government from limiting or prohibiting the use or installation of products that meet the national codes and standards or materials that meet the national codes and standards for single-family or multi-family housing ...
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2024-03-27
To Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
TNSB2104Intro

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As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Medical Autonomy Related to Cannabis Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 33; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 45; Title 50; Title 53; Title 57; Title 63; Title 67; Title 68 and Title...
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2024-03-27
To Senate Judiciary Committee
TNSB2930Intro

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As introduced, provides a 25 percent tuition discount to a full-time certified teacher employed in a public school in this state for courses taken at a public institution of higher education in this state that are related to the person's employment a...
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2024-03-20
To Senate Education Committee
TNSB2218Intro

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As introduced, requires the payment of greenbelt rollback taxes in full at closing when greenbelt property is sold. - Amends TCA Title 66; Section 67-4-409 and Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 10.
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2024-03-19
To Senate State and Local Government Committee
TNSB2934Intro

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As introduced, increases from 11 to 20 inches and from 17 to 30 inches the height and width requirements of signage required to be prominently displayed in a substance-free recovery residence not recognized or certified by an organization or funded b...
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2024-03-19
Deferred to Summer Study
TNSB2216Intro

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As introduced, changes, from 15 days to 15 business days, the amount of notice required before a school board extends the contract of a director of schools at a scheduled meeting. - Amends TCA Title 49.
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2024-03-13
To Senate Education Committee
TNSB2431Intro

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As introduced, requires a person to include a disclosure on certain content generated by artificial intelligence that the content was generated using artificial intelligence; makes it an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Tennessee Consume...
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2024-03-13
To Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
TNSB0506Intro

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As introduced, extends the repeal date by one month for the allocation of a portion of the beer tax and the tax on soft drinks to the highway fund for the purpose of funding programs for the prevention and collection of litter and trash and matters r...
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2024-02-20
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate F,W&M Revenue Subcommittee
TNSB2849Intro

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As introduced, creates one additional chancery court in the 19th judicial district. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 2.
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2024-02-05
To Senate Judiciary Committee
TNSB2935Intro

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As introduced, prohibits this state from paying an annual assessment to the interstate commission on educational opportunity for military children that exceeds $1.15 per active duty military child whose legal residence is located within the geographi...
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2024-02-05
To Senate Government Operations Committee
TNSB2217Intro

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As introduced, changes, from 30 days to 30 business days, the amount of time an athletic agent applicant has to respond to a request for clarifying information from the secretary of state before risking the denial, revocation, or non-renewal of a cer...
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2024-02-01
To Senate Education Committee
TNSB2212Intro

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As introduced, authorizes the county election commission of Montgomery County to research and test methods, systems, and technologies that would allow members and employees of the United States armed forces and their dependents who are registered to ...
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2024-02-01
To Senate State and Local Government Committee
TNSB2210Intro

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As introduced, changes from 30 to 45 the number of days a principal or director of schools must provide notice to the commissioner of education of an intent to withdraw from an approved alternative program for innovative educational programs. - Amend...
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2024-02-01
To Senate Education Committee
TNSB2220Intro

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As introduced, prohibits certain financial entities from assigning a merchant code to or otherwise classifying a merchant that is a seller of firearms or ammunition separately from a general merchandise retailer or sporting goods retailer; authorizes...
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2024-02-01
To Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
TNSB0462Intro

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As introduced, reduces, from 29.0141 percent to 28.5262 percent, the share of state sales and use tax revenue deposited to the state general fund; increases, from 4.6030 percent to 5.0909 percent, the share appropriated to municipalities. - Amends TC...
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2023-04-13
To Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee
TNSB0973Intro

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As introduced, requires LEAs to allow nonresident students to enroll in a school in which spaces are available. - Amends TCA Title 49.
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2023-03-29
To Senate Calendar Committee
TNSB0969Intro

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As introduced, increases from 120 to 180 days the period within which a public building must come into full compliance if the public building was constructed, enlarged, or substantially altered or repaired after July 1, 2012, and is discovered to hav...
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2023-03-28
Deferred to Summer Study
TNSB0642Intro

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As introduced, requires an affidavit of affixation for a manufactured home affixed to a parcel of real property to contain a statement that the manufactured home is permanently connected to a functioning septic system, not just a septic system. - Ame...
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2023-03-20
To Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
TNSB1356Intro

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As introduced, changes, from December 31 to December 15, the date from which a dealer must, for a period of three years, keep and preserve records and invoices that are associated with a filed sales and use tax return. - Amends TCA Title 67.
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2023-03-14
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee
TNSB0974Intro

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As introduced, requires an annual training pay bonus supplement for eligible emergency medical services personnel in the amount of $800. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 140, Part 3.
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2023-03-08
To Senate Health and Welfare Committee
TNSB0970Intro

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As introduced, extends the period within which a nonprofit that partners with TWRA for marketing opportunities must file an annual report of their operation and accomplishments from 90 days after the end of their fiscal year to 100 days after the end...
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2023-03-08
To Senate Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
TNSB0643Intro

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As introduced, increases from $25 to $30, the civil penalty imposed by the alcoholic beverage commission for each day a licensee that sells alcoholic beverages at retail not for consumption on the premises, or a licensee that sells alcoholic beverage...
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2023-03-07
To Senate State and Local Government Committee
TNSB0857Intro

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As introduced, exempts from the offense of criminal abortion an abortion that is performed on a patient whose pregnancy is the result of rape or incest if the abortion is performed prior to a certain gestational age; requires the physician performing...
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2023-02-28
To Senate Judiciary Committee
TNSB0964Intro

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As introduced, authorizes graduates of unaccredited engineering technology curriculums to apply for and become registered as engineers, provided that such persons have prior engineering experience and meet certain examination requirements. - Amends T...
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2023-02-06
To Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
TNSB0965Intro

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As introduced, requires the state procurement commission to ensure that at least 5 percent of state contracts are awarded to veteran-owned businesses. - Amends TCA Title 12.
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2023-02-06
To Senate State and Local Government Committee
TNSB1355Intro

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As introduced, authorizes the use of a debit card for purposes of paying to play a lottery game utilizing an electronic or mechanical machine. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51.
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2023-02-06
To Senate State and Local Government Committee
TNSB1354Intro

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As introduced, requires the department to make the information on its web page accessible for free to any resident in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 54 and Title 55.
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2023-02-06
To Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
TNSB0185Intro

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As introduced, extends the amount of time, from within 10 days to within 30 days, from the order making the assignment, within which a parent who is dissatisfied with the assignment of the parent's student may make a written application to the board ...
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2023-01-21
To Senate Education Committee
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