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HB1080 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29, Chapter 34, relative to tort liability.
Jason Powell, Johnny W. Shaw, Antonio Parkinson
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, clarifies that, in regard to a charitable organization's limitation of tort liability, providing shelter from adverse weather includes, but is not limited to, allowing persons to enter the premises for purposes of temporary shelter from severe storms. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 34.
STATUS
Passed
HB0294 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to suicide prevention.
Bob Freeman, Elaine Davis, John Ray Clemmons
Last updated over 1 year ago
14 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, expands the Save Tennessee Students Act to require public institutions of higher education that issue new student identification cards to students enrolled in the institution to include certain contact information for crisis and suicide prevention resources on the cards; requires the institutions to post certain contact information for crisis and suicide prevention resources in a conspicuous place on each campus operated by the institution. - Amends TCA Title 49.
STATUS
Passed
HB0606 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 36; Title 37; Title 47 and Title 71, relative to adoption.
David B. Hawk, Esther Helton-Haynes, Darren Jernigan
Last updated over 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, makes various revisions to present law relative to adoption. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 36; Title 37; Title 47 and Title 71.
STATUS
Passed
HB0500 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 12, relative to a building or other facility accessible to the Cordell Hull Building. This act makes appropriations for a building or other facility accessible to the Cordell Hull Building for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023.
Tim Rudd, Sam Whitson, Clay Doggett
Last updated almost 2 years ago
59 Co-Sponsors
As introduced, appropriates $20 million to the legislature for the purchase or construction of a building or other facility accessible to the Cordell Hull Building. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 12.
STATUS
Introduced
HB0275 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to exchange programs for needles and hypodermic syringes.
Patsy Hazlewood, Ryan Williams, Esther Helton-Haynes
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, applies on a statewide basis, rather than only in Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Memphis, the distance parameter for the prohibition on needle and hypodermic syringe exchange programs being operated within 1,000 feet of a school or public park; removes the distance parameter of 2,000 feet that presently applies on a statewide basis outside those four cities; provided, however, that such a program established in Kingsport must not conduct an exchange within 2,000 feet of a school or public park. - Amends TCA Title 68.
STATUS
Passed
HB0550 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to solid waste.
Torrey C. Harris, Darren Jernigan, John Ray Clemmons
Last updated almost 2 years ago
4 Co-Sponsors
As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Waste Reduction and Recycling Act"; requires sellers, distributors, and importers of certain packaging materials to take certain actions to reduce the amount of packaging material that becomes litter. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 67 and Title 68.
STATUS
Introduced
HB0445 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 38 and Title 55, relative to the use of surveillance cameras on interstate highways and state rights of ways.
Sam Whitson, Dale Carr, Elaine Davis
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, removes the condition that the department of transportation first authorize the installation of surveillance cameras on interstates and state highways before such cameras may be operated by law enforcement agencies; authorizes the operation of surveillance cameras by law enforcement agencies on such highways under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 38 and Title 55.
STATUS
Passed
HB0624 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57 and Chapter 451 of the Public Acts of 2021, relative to the sale of alcoholic beverages.
Darren Jernigan
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, makes the authorization for licensed establishments to sell alcoholic beverages to go, which is set to expire July 1, 2023, permanent; requires each licensee who offers sales of alcoholic beverages to go to take additional training focused on compliance with the to-go alcohol law and avoiding sales to minors. - Amends TCA Title 57 and Chapter 451 of the Public Acts of 2021.
STATUS
Introduced
HB0860 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56, relative to insurance.
Darren Jernigan
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, reduces from 15 to 10 days after the end of a calendar month the period by which an insurer domiciled in this state must report all material transactions to the commissioner that occurred in such calendar month. - Amends TCA Title 56.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1294 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 49, Chapter 4 and Title 49, Chapter 7, relative to students pursuing teaching as a profession.
Yusuf A. Hakeem, Darren Jernigan
Last updated almost 2 years ago
2 Co-Sponsors
As introduced, requires TSAC to administer a tuition loan program for students who are not otherwise eligible to receive the in-state tuition rate at a public institution of higher education to receive the in-state tuition rate at the institution at which they are enrolled for up to four academic years with no repayment obligation if the student serves as an educator in a public school in this state for no less than five consecutive years. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49, Chapter 4 and Title 49, Chapter 7.
STATUS
Introduced
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