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TNHB2062PassAs enacted, enacts the "Jacob (Jake) T. Barnhardt Act," which creates a street racing task force to study and determine best practices for curbing illegal street racing in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 55.
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2024-06-03
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1058
TNHB2623PassAs enacted, authorizes the chief legislative body of a municipality to create a voluntary attainable housing incentive program by ordinance for the purpose of authorizing certain incentives to be provided to property owners who seek to build attainab...
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2024-06-03
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1051
TNHB1229PassAs enacted, authorizes a municipality to aid or otherwise provide assistance to an industrial development corporation for that portion of any project owned by the corporation; and consisting of multifamily housing facilities to be occupied by persons...
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2024-05-31
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1012
TNHB2692PassAs enacted, enacts "The Debbie and Marie Domestic Violence Protection Act," which makes revisions to law related to global positioning monitoring system devices, including requiring the court to order an offender to wear such a device under certain c...
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2024-05-31
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1033
TNHB2940PassAs enacted, enacts the "TennCare for Working Individuals with Disabilities Act." - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.
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2024-05-29
Effective date(s) 05/21/2024
TNHB2198PassAs enacted, increases the penalty for the offense of threatening to commit an act of mass violence on school property or at a school-related activity from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 39.
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2024-05-13
Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
TNHB2845PassAs enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Prevention of Drunk Driving Act." - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 55 and Title 57.
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2024-05-13
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 961
TNHB2712PassAs enacted, requires the Tennessee film, entertainment and music commission, or a subcontracted nonprofit organization, to provide grants to eligible live music and performance venues, performers, and promoters to be used to support live music perfor...
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2024-05-13
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 867
TNHB2088PassAs enacted, authorizes the military department to administer a critical skills retention bonus program to be used to award retention bonuses of up to $10,000 to enlisted service members in the Tennessee national guard; entitles certain state employee...
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2024-05-13
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 847
TNHB2508PassAs enacted, requires the department of human services to notify the department of safety that a child support obligor whose commercial driver license was suspended or revoked for noncompliance with a child support order is in reasonable compliance wi...
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2024-05-13
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 878
TNHB2226PassAs enacted, adds to the composition of the Tennessee maternal mortality review and prevention team four members appointed by the commissioner of health who are from community-based organizations. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68.
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2024-05-09
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 834
TNHB1922PassAs enacted, makes changes to the procedure for surrendering custody of an unwanted infant without criminal liability. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2.
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2024-04-29
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 728
TNHB0465PassAs enacted, enacts the "Representative Darren Jernigan Act," which requires, beginning on January 1, 2025, and each year thereafter, the department of revenue to verify that the owner of each disabled parking placard has not died; requires the depart...
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2024-04-29
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 726
TNHB2068Intro

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As introduced, raises from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony certain animal cruelty offenses involving a cock; requires a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,500 for the offense of being a spectator at a cock fight. - Amends TCA Tit...
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2024-04-25
Held on desk.
TNHB1613PassAs enacted, designates “Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree” by Brenda Lee as the official state holiday song; requires the secretary of state to include the song in the Tennessee Blue Book. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3.
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2024-04-22
Effective date(s) 04/16/2024
TNHB0416Intro

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As introduced, directs the bureau to establish, by January 1, 2024, a statewide program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) to provide comprehensive, integrated acute and long-term care services for qualifying frail, elderly individuals who ...
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2024-04-17
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
TNHB2141Intro

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As introduced, increases the penalty from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class B misdemeanor for removing a wild animal, wild fowl, or fish while trespassing on land; increases various fines under $500 to not more than $500. - Amends TCA Title 70.
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2024-04-17
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
TNHB0785Intro

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As introduced, requires the department to create and implement a promising futures program to provide scholarships to children who are not school age to assist them in developing early language and literacy skills in a high-quality early care and lea...
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2024-04-17
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
TNHB2067Intro

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As introduced, requires that a newborn safety device be installed in each county in this state. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 68.
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2024-04-17
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
TNHB2070PassAs enacted, requires the department, on or before January 1, 2025, and on or before January 1 of each subsequent year, to submit a report on the department's progress on passenger and freight rail and public transportation efforts at the state and fe...
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2024-04-17
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 679
TNHB2961Intro

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As introduced, directs the Tennessee advisory committee on intergovernmental relations (TACIR), with the assistance of the Tennessee bureau of investigation, the district attorneys general conference, and the department of safety, to study the feasib...
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2024-04-10
To House Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee
TNHB1490Intro

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As introduced, deletes the provision granting broad discretion to the commissioner of revenue to administer the Business Tax Act from July 1, 2013, to December 31, 2014. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4.
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2024-04-10
To House Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee
TNHB1645PassAs enacted, expands the eligibility for filing a petition to obtain a lifetime order of protection to include victims of aggravated stalking, especially aggravated stalking, and felony harassment. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 39.
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2024-04-08
Effective date(s) 04/02/2024
TNHB2263PassAs enacted, requires that appointees to the fish and wildlife commission participate in activities regulated by the commission; requires the commission and wildlife resource agency to encourage hunting, angling, and trapping as preferred methods of w...
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2024-04-03
Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
TNHB1667Intro

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As introduced, authorizes local governments to regulate the storage of a firearm in a motor vehicle when the motor vehicle is unoccupied; applies in counties having a population greater than 98,800, according to the 2020 or a subsequent federal censu...
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2024-04-02
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee
TNHB1602PassAs enacted, requires a video or audio recording to be made of any interrogation of a child who has been taken into custody on suspicion that the child committed a delinquent act or unruly conduct unless a technical issue with the equipment or exigent...
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2024-03-26
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 565
TNHB2091PassAs enacted, defines and adds "voice" as a protected personal right; adds commercial availability of a sound recording or audiovisual work in which the individual's name, voice, likeness, or image is readily identifiable to considerations for determin...
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2024-03-26
Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
TNHB2039Intro

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As introduced, authorizes business, excise, and franchise tax credits equal to unreimbursed TennCare costs for eligible healthcare providers that provide healthcare services to TennCare recipients; allows a refund to be issued in lieu of a tax credit...
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2024-03-26
Taken off notice for cal. in Insurance Committee
TNHB1860Intro

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As introduced, requires each local school board to establish a school lunch program and a school breakfast program that provide a free breakfast and lunch to each student enrolled in a school under the board's jurisdiction; requires the state to reim...
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2024-03-19
Sponsor(s) Added.
TNHB0528FailAs introduced, limits the number of times that a real estate developer, business entity, or individual working on behalf of the developer or business entity is permitted to contact a property owner to make an unsolicited offer to buy the property own...
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2024-03-19
Failed in s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee
TNHB2186Intro

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As introduced, makes various changes to the Voluntary Pre-K for Tennessee Act of 2005; requires, instead of authorizes, an LEA to provide a pre-kindergarten program that is open to any child who is four years of age on or before August 15 and who res...
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2024-03-19
Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration
TNHB1626FailAs introduced, enacts the "Fundamental Right to Reproductive Health Care Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 20; Title 37; Title 39; Title 49; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
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2024-03-19
Sponsor(s) Added.
TNHB0417Intro

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As introduced, prohibits an employer from asking for or requiring a prospective employee to provide the prospective employee's compensation history; requires an employer to provide notice to the employer's employees of employment advancement opportun...
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2024-03-12
Def. to Summer Study in Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee
TNHB0255FailAs introduced, requires each local school board to establish a school lunch program and a school breakfast program that provides a free breakfast and lunch to each student enrolled in a school under the board's jurisdiction; requires the state to rei...
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2024-03-12
Failed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration
TNHB2736FailAs introduced, requires persons to meet certain qualifications in order to be eligible for appointment as chief executive officer of an administrative department of state government; creates a mechanism for the removal of such officers for cause by t...
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2024-03-05
Failed in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State Government Committee
TNHB1958FailAs introduced, prohibits a utility district or a municipal or public corporation providing a utility service to a local government from executing a no-bid contract for energy-related services under the professional services contract exemption for pub...
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2024-03-05
Failed in s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee of Commerce Committee
TNHB2185FailAs introduced, requires political advertisements that are created in whole or in part by artificial intelligence to include certain disclaimers; requires materially deceptive media disseminated for purposes of a political campaign to include certain ...
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2024-02-21
Failed in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of Local Government Committee
TNHB2735Intro

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As introduced, creates a Class E felony that is committed when a person provides to a gun dealer or private seller of firearms what the person knows to be materially false information with intent to deceive the dealer or seller about the legality of ...
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2024-02-07
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
TNHB2872Intro

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As introduced, requires clerks of court to collect and report a finding that a person is incompetent to stand trial in a criminal proceeding to the federal bureau of investigation and department of safety; prohibits the purchase or possession of a fi...
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2024-02-07
Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee
TNHB2733Intro

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As introduced, requires the department to publish on its website the notices it receives of the exact location that blasting will occur and the beginning and end date of the blasting. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 105.
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2024-02-07
Assigned to s/c Business & Utilities Subcommittee
TNHB2737Intro

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As introduced, prohibits certain kinds of provisions in contracts and agreements between publishers and libraries related to the licensing of electronic literary materials. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18.
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2024-02-07
Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee
TNHB2871Intro

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As introduced, extends, from October 1 to October 15, the date by which the department of education is required to provide a report regarding the physical education programs and activity for each local education agency to the education committee of t...
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2024-02-05
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
TNHB2870Intro

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As introduced, requires the annual report submitted by the department of transportation on the status of projects funded by the transportation modernization fund be supplemental to, and not in place of, other reports required to be submitted by the d...
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2024-02-05
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
TNHB2734Intro

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As introduced, removes the requirement that the governor receive authorization by the general assembly prior to making any decision or obligating the state with regard to the expansion of optional enrollment in the medical assistance program. - Amend...
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2024-02-05
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
TNHB0908FailAs introduced, clarifies that a motor vehicle used in the commission or flight from commission of the offense of drag racing is subject to civil asset forfeiture; designates the department of safety as the applicable agency for such forfeiture procee...
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2024-01-30
Failed in Criminal Justice Committee
TNHB1852Intro

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As introduced, prohibits a candidate for office in the general assembly or a member of the general assembly from engaging in private business with a lobbyist or employer of a lobbyist. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 6 and Title 8, Chapter 50.
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2024-01-30
Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee
TNHB1701Intro

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As introduced, requires TACIR to complete a study and issue a report on laws, regulations, and rules affecting the start up, operation, and expansion of child care businesses in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 36; Title 37; Title 49 ...
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2024-01-25
Withdrawn.
TNHB1668Intro

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As introduced, changes, from 30 to 45, the number of days the coordinator of elections has to determine the sufficiency of a minor party's petition to be recognized as a minor party for purposes of an election. - Amends TCA Title 2.
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2024-01-10
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
TNHB7065Intro

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As introduced, directs the bureau of TennCare to submit to the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services an application for a research and demonstration waiver under Section 1115 of the federal Social Security Act to provide housing solution...
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2023-08-22
Assigned to s/c Insurance Subcommittee of 1st Extraordinary Session
TNHB1233Intro

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As introduced, creates the offense of storing a firearm or firearm ammunition in a motor vehicle or boat while the person is not in the motor vehicle or boat unless the firearm or firearm ammunition is kept from ordinary observation and locked within...
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2023-07-14
Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
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