Bill Title: As enacted, extends the prohibition on a governmental entity, other than a court, subpoenaing a clergy member's sermon or notes for use in a civil or administrative action to also include a prohibition on compelling a clergy member to testify regarding a sermon. - Amends TCA Section 4-1-407 and Title 24.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 12-2)

Status: (Passed) 2018-04-11 - Comp. became Pub. Ch. 663 [HB2683 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

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Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Terri Lynn Weaver [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-040	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Debra Moody [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-081	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Sabi Kumar [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-066	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Courtney Rogers [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-045	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jeremy Faison [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-011	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Mark White [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-083	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative John Windle [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-041	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Barry Doss [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-070	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative G.A. Hardaway [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-093	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Dennis Powers [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-036	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Timothy Hill [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-003	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Gary Hicks [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-009	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Bryan Terry [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-048	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative William Lamberth [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-044	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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