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HB0829 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 20; Title 39; Title 49; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to reproductive health care.
Karen D. Camper, Yusuf A. Hakeem, John Ray Clemmons
Last updated over 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
As introduced, enacts the "Fundamental Right to Reproductive Health Care Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 20; Title 39; Title 49; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
STATUS
Failed
HB1097 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to independent study.
Antonio Parkinson
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, requires each local education agency that operates a high school and each public charter high school to offer independent study programs to its enrolled high school students; establishes certain requirements for LEAs and public charter high schools offering independent study programs. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1291 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62, Chapter 3 and Title 62, Chapter 4, relative to professions.
Antonio Parkinson
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As enacted, makes revisions to the law relative to reinstating certificates of registration for professional master barbers, barber instructors, and technicians, and licenses of cosmetologists, manicurists, aestheticians, and natural hair stylists. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 3 and Title 62, Chapter 4.
STATUS
Passed
HJR0356 - A RESOLUTION to honor Fisk Radio WFSK 88.1 FM upon its fiftieth anniversary.
Harold M. Love, Samuel McKenzie, Justin Jones
Last updated over 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
Fisk Radio, 50th anniversary
STATUS
Passed
HB1072 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 25; Title 46, Chapter 6 and Title 58, relative to funeral honors.
Kirk Haston, Mary Littleton, Chris Hurt
Last updated over 1 year ago
54 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, requires the department to establish an honor guard grant program to provide grants to veteran service organizations to offset expenses incurred by the organization and members of the organization's honor guard in providing military funeral honors for qualifying Tennessee veterans. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 25; Title 46, Chapter 6 and Title 58.
STATUS
Passed
HB1079 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 67, Chapter 6, relative to courthouse square revitalization.
Johnny W. Shaw, Antonio Parkinson, Ron Travis
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
As introduced, extends indefinitely the time frame, by deleting the June 30, 2028, termination date, that a municipality that continues to receive an allocation of state sales tax revenue pursuant to the now-repealed Courthouse Square Revitalization Pilot Project Act of 2005, will continue to receive the allocation of the revenue. - Amends TCA Title 6 and Title 67, Chapter 6.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1307 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 39, relative to handgun safety courses.
Sabi Kumar, Antonio Parkinson, Dave Wright
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, authorizes the department of safety to create a voucher program for the purpose of offsetting the cost of persons taking a handgun safety course for the first time; requires the department to report the number of courses taken using vouchers to the senate judiciary committee and house criminal justice committee. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 39.
STATUS
Passed
HB0789 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 67-6-103, relative to distribution of revenues.
Bryan Richey, Todd Warner, Elaine Davis
Last updated over 1 year ago
41 Co-Sponsors
As introduced, increases, over a five-year period, from 4.6030 percent to 5.0909 percent, the share of state sales and use tax revenue appropriated to municipalities; reduces, over a five-year period, from 29.0141 percent to 28.5262 percent, the share of state sales and use tax revenue deposited to the state general fund. - Amends TCA Section 67-6-103.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1357 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to personal injury sustained by teachers.
Andrew E. Farmer, Antonio Parkinson, Bryan Richey
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, requires an LEA to pay a teacher their full salary, in addition to their full benefits, if the teacher is absent from assigned duties as the result of a personal injury caused by a physical assault or other violent criminal act committed against the teacher in the course of the teacher's employment activities, with certain limitations and exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 7.
STATUS
Passed
HJR0288 - A RESOLUTION to recognize Officer Tina Shaw for her act of heroism.
Antonio Parkinson, Dwayne Thompson, Tom Leatherwood
Last updated over 1 year ago
93 Co-Sponsors
Officer Tina Shaw
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Tennessee district HD-098
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Tennessee House
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Antonio Parkinson is a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives, representing District 98. Parkinson was elected to the chamber in 2006. He has sponsored legislation including the Public Charter Schools Act and the Tax Equity Act. Parkinson previously served as Director of Student Leadership and Involvement at LeMoyne-Owen College from 2002 to 2006. He earned his B.S. in Political Science from Lane College in 2000. Parkinson went on to receive his Master's in Education Administration from Union University in 2002.read less
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