Tennessee Senator Joseph Hensley [R]

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TNSB0016Intro

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As introduced, prohibits a public school from using public funds to have a membership with an association that regulates interscholastic athletics and prohibits a student from participating in an interscholastic athletic competition due to the studen...
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2024-12-20
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TNSJR0001Intro

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Proposes additional language in Article II, Section 28 to prohibit the general assembly from levying, authorizing, or otherwise permitting a state tax on property.
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2024-12-16
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TNSB0010Intro

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As introduced, requires LEAs and public charter schools to adopt a policy to prohibit students from using wireless communication devices during instructional time except in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 49.
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2024-12-04
Filed for introduction
TNSB0005Intro

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As introduced, requires the department of safety to redesign driver licenses, instruction permits, intermediate driver licenses, and photo identification cards issued to lawful permanent residents of the United States, and temporary driver licenses a...
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2024-11-19
Filed for introduction
TNSB0006Intro

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As introduced, requires a law enforcement agency in custody of an individual unlawfully present in the United States to request an immigration detainer and detain such individual for the maximum period as specified in the detainer; requires such agen...
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2024-11-19
Filed for introduction
TNSB2749PassAs enacted, enacts the “Families’ Rights and Responsibilities Act." - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68.
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2024-06-03
Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
TNSB2822PassAs enacted, requires the office of the comptroller of the treasury to include in any audit conducted by the office of a governing board of a public institution of higher education an examination into whether each institution governed by the board is ...
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2024-06-03
Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
TNSB2763PassAs enacted, preempts the entire field of legislation regarding extreme risk protection orders to the exclusion of all county, city, town, municipality, or metropolitan government law, ordinances, resolutions, enactments, or regulation. - Amends TCA T...
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2024-06-03
Effective date(s) 05/28/2024
TNSB2782PassAs enacted, creates a civil cause of action against any person who intentionally recruits, harbors, or transports an unemancipated minor within this state for the purpose of receiving a prohibited medical procedure, regardless of where the medical pr...
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2024-06-03
Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
TNSB2797PassAs enacted, expands the definition of a law enforcement officer to include retired law enforcement officers who are carrying a firearm pursuant to certain state laws for purposes of when a law enforcement officer may carry a firearm. - Amends TCA Tit...
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2024-06-03
Effective date(s) 07/07/2024
TNSB1866PassAs enacted, clarifies that in determining whether a person is an illegal alien for employment purposes, the person's status is considered with respect to the employment of the person at a particular time. - Amends TCA Title 50.
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2024-05-31
Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
TNSB2151PassAs enacted, prohibits a healthcare provider from coercing a person, including a person who has legal authority to make healthcare decisions for a child, to consent to a vaccination, misleading or misrepresenting that a vaccination is required by stat...
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2024-05-31
Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
TNSB1792PassAs enacted, enacts the "Protect Tennessee Minors Act"; requires an individual or commercial entity that publishes or distributes in this state a website that contains a substantial portion of material harmful to minors to perform reasonable age-verif...
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2024-05-31
Effective date(s) 01/01/2025
TNSB2261PassAs enacted, makes changes to the "County Powers Relief Act." - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 29.
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2024-05-29
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 990
TNSB0757PassAs enacted, generally requires, when a person is arrested, booked, or confined in the jail of a county or municipality, the arresting law enforcement agency and the keeper of a jail to collaborate to verify the citizenship status of the person and th...
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2024-05-29
Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
TNSB2183PassAs enacted, requires a student's LEA or public charter school to convene a conference attended by the student's guardian, ELA teacher, and school principal if the student is promoted to fourth grade and does not show adequate growth in order to deter...
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2024-05-29
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 989
TNSB2883PassAs enacted, enacts the "Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-risk Insured Men Act" or the "PSA Screening for HIM Act." - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71.
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2024-05-29
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1003
TNSB2158PassAs enacted, requires the review of executive branch agency policies and spending as it relates to illegal immigration; requires a report to be compiled and delivered to the governor and the speakers of the senate and house of representatives regardin...
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2024-05-29
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 998
TNSB2018PassAs enacted, declares a private entity to be not civilly liable in a class action resulting from a cybersecurity event unless the cybersecurity event was caused by willful and wanton misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the private entity. - ...
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2024-05-29
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 991
TNSB2791PassAs enacted, enacts the "TennCare for Working Individuals with Disabilities Act." - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.
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2024-05-29
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1002
TNSB2538PassAs enacted, authorizes the governor to deploy up to a brigade-sized force to Texas to assist in repelling the invasion at the southern border of the United States during fiscal year 2024-2025. - Amends TCA Title 58.
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2024-05-28
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 983
TNSB2062PassAs enacted, enacts the "Back the Blue Act," which increases the penalty for assault against a law enforcement officer from a Class A misdemeanor with a mandatory minimum 30-day sentence and $5,000 fine to a Class E felony with a mandatory minimum 60-...
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2024-05-28
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 976
TNSB1659PassAs enacted, increases from 1,500 to 3,000, for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, the amount of acreage of land permitted to be placed within any one taxing jurisdiction under the Agricultural, Forest and Open Space Land Act. - Amends T...
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2024-05-28
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 978
TNSB0137PassAs enacted, requires the coordinator of elections to compare the statewide voter registration database with the department of safety database to ensure non-United States citizens are not registered to vote in this state. - Amends TCA Section 2-2-106 ...
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2024-05-13
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 900
TNSB1720PassAs enacted, enacts the "Healthcare Provider Advertising Law." - Amends TCA Title 47; Title 63 and Title 68.
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2024-05-13
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 893
TNSB1709PassAs enacted, enacts "Dr. Benjamin Mauck Act," which creates new criminal offenses of assault within a healthcare facility and aggravated assault within a healthcare facility. - Amends TCA Title 39.
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2024-05-13
Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
TNSB1867PassAs enacted, enacts the "Beyond Ordinary Learning Opportunities (BOLO) Act," which requires the department to establish a one-year pilot program to place a therapy dog in five public schools in the 2024-2025 school year. - Amends TCA Title 49.
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2024-05-13
Effective date(s) 05/09/2024
TNSB2032PassAs enacted, authorizes the issuance of temporary teaching permits to teach physical education classes in elementary schools. - Amends TCA Title 49.
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2024-05-13
Effective date(s) 05/01/2024
TNSB2172PassAs enacted, authorizes municipal tax collectors and taxing entities to also accept partial payments of delinquent property taxes in the same manner as county trustees; requires such officials to include in their plan for accepting partial payments a ...
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2024-05-13
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 913
TNSB1998PassAs enacted, prohibits an LEA or public charter school governing body from participating in a public school athletic activity that is hosted by an organizer who does not allow students of a public school that is participating in the public school athl...
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2024-05-13
Effective date(s) 05/01/2024
TNSB2274PassAs enacted, encourages a person authorized to dispense prescription drugs, after a request to fill or renew a prescription drug and prior to the point of sale, to make reasonable efforts to notify the person for whom the prescription drug is being fi...
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2024-05-13
Effective date(s) 05/01/2024
TNSB2097PassAs enacted, creates the "Protecting Children from Social Media Act." - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18.
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2024-05-13
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 899
TNSB2610PassAs enacted, establishes a Class E felony for an entity that is supported in whole or in part by public funds to knowingly provide meeting spaces or other forums, including electronic and print platforms, to certain groups or organizations for the pur...
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2024-05-13
Effective date(s) 05/01/2024
TNSB2901PassAs enacted, authorizes, until June 30, 2026, a retired member of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system, or of a local retirement fund, to be reemployed in a position covered by the retirement system without the loss or suspension of the member...
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2024-05-13
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 918
TNSB2902PassAs enacted, makes revisions to law relative to hazardous duty supplemental benefits; makes related benefits revisions. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 24; Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 8, Chapter 37.
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2024-05-13
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 919
TNSJR1525PassRhedona Rose
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2024-05-13
Signed by Governor.
TNSJR1617PassMadison Stalnecker, Top Ten Senior, Forrest High School
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2024-05-13
Signed by Governor.
TNSJR1612PassNirzara Chaudhari, Top Ten Senior, Forrest High School
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2024-05-13
Signed by Governor.
TNSJR1619PassNyles Taylor, Top Ten Senior, Forrest High School
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2024-05-13
Signed by Governor.
TNSJR1610PassIsabella Lindsey, Valedictorian, Forrest High School
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2024-05-13
Signed by Governor.
TNSJR1614PassJoseph Johns, Top Ten Senior, Forrest High School
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2024-05-13
Signed by Governor.
TNSJR1618PassChrista Warren, Top Ten Senior, Forrest High School
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2024-05-13
Signed by Governor.
TNSJR1616PassAustin Dillon, Top Ten Senior, Forrest High School
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2024-05-13
Signed by Governor.
TNSJR1615PassDavid Gunner Moffo, Top Ten Senior, Forrest High School
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2024-05-13
Signed by Governor.
TNSJR1611PassMaggie Daughrity, Salutatorian, Forrest High School
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2024-05-13
Signed by Governor.
TNSJR1613PassMaggie Browning,Top Ten Senior, Forrest High School
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2024-05-13
Signed by Governor.
TNSB2570PassAs enacted, authorizes a person who suffers loss or injury as a result of a defendant intentionally obstructing a highway, street, or other place used for the passage of vehicles or conveyances to bring a cause of action against such person to recove...
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2024-05-13
Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
TNSJR1557PassMorgan Price, NCAA gymnastics champion
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2024-05-13
Signed by Governor.
TNSB1706PassAs enacted, requires an administrator of elections, if the administrator attends a training, seminar, conference, or other educational event related to elections and such event is outside of this state, to file a form prescribed by the coordinator of...
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2024-05-09
Effective date(s) 05/01/2024
TNSB1766PassAs enacted, requires a healthcare provider to provide to a patient or the patient’s authorized representative a full copy of the patient’s medical records within 10 working days of receipt of a written request by the patient or representative, in...
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2024-05-09
Effective date(s) 07/01/2024
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