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HB0255 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to school meals.
Kevin D. Raper, Ron Travis, Andrew E. Farmer
Last updated 6 months ago
20 Co-Sponsors
As 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 reimburse each LEA the cost of providing a free breakfast and lunch to each student enrolled in the LEA after all available federal funds have been applied. - Amends TCA Title 49.
STATUS
Failed
HB0027 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9, relative to Tennessee HOPE scholarships.
William G. Lamberth, Scott E. Cepicky, Jerome Moon
Last updated over 1 year ago
57 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, allows a student who earns the student's first baccalaureate degree in less than the projected completion time to continue to receive the Tennessee HOPE scholarship in pursuit of an advanced degree. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9.
STATUS
Passed
HB0239 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 1, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 2, Part 8, relative to statutory definitions.
Eugene N. Bulso, William G. Lamberth, Andrew E. Farmer
Last updated over 1 year ago
19 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, adds "sex" as a defined term for statutory construction purposes. - Amends TCA Title 1, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 2, Part 8.
STATUS
Passed
HB1350 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 16; Title 17 and Title 18, relative to judicial districts.
Andrew E. Farmer
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, requires the speakers of the senate and house of representatives to appoint the members of the advisory task force to review the composition of judicial districts by January 1, 2025, rather than July 1, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16; Title 17 and Title 18.
STATUS
Introduced
HB0976 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 2; Title 9; Title 50, Chapter 6 and Title 68, Chapter 102, relative to firefighters.
Johnny C. Garrett, Jeremy Faison, Sam Whitson
Last updated over 1 year ago
94 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, enacts the "James 'Dustin' Samples Act." - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 2; Title 9; Title 50, Chapter 6 and Title 68, Chapter 102.
STATUS
Passed
HB1364 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to K-12 education.
Andrew E. Farmer
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, expands who receives the Tennessee Learning Loss Remediation and Student Acceleration Act progress report that is developed by the department to include all of the general assembly, instead of only the speaker of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the chairs of the education committees of the senate and house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
STATUS
Introduced
HB0484 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 55 and Title 62, relative to catalytic converters.
Clark Boyd, Greg Vital, John Gillespie
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
As introduced, increases the penalty for the offense of possession of a used, detached catalytic converter by an unauthorized person from a Class A misdemeanor punishable only by fine to a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 55 and Title 62.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1349 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 20, Chapter 1; Title 24, Chapter 5; Title 55, Chapter 12 and Title 56, Chapter 7, relative to civil actions.
Andrew E. Farmer
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, increases from $4,000 to $25,000 the total amount of medical, hospital, and doctor bills that may be itemized with copies and attached as an exhibit to a complaint or civil warrant as prima facie evidence that the bills paid or incurred were necessary and reasonable. - Amends TCA Title 20, Chapter 1; Title 24, Chapter 5; Title 55, Chapter 12 and Title 56, Chapter 7.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1365 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38, Chapter 6; Title 68, Chapter 102 and Title 71, Chapter 3, relative to background checks.
Andrew E. Farmer, John D. Ragan, Sam Whitson
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, revises provisions relating to background checks for persons considered for appointment to or employment in various positions in state government and for administrators and employees of child care agencies. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 6; Title 68, Chapter 102 and Title 71, Chapter 3.
STATUS
Passed
HB1356 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 39; Title 43; Title 63; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to medical cannabis.
Andrew E. Farmer
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, changes the deadline for the medical cannabis commission to file its annual report from January 1 to January 15, beginning in 2024. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 39; Title 43; Title 63; Title 67 and Title 68.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Tennessee district HD-017
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Tennessee House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Andrew E. Farmer is from Indianapolis. He attended Covenant Christian School, and graduated from Perry Meridian High School. He has been involved in public policy for 10 years. Andrew served as executive director of the 20,000 member Indiana Pastors Alliance. He also has been involved with sharing his faith through Youth for Christ and the Luis Palau Association. The candidate has a Master's degree from Southeastern University. He is married to Ashley and they have a daughter.read less
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