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HB7027 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to mental health evaluation and treatment for criminal defendants.
William G. Lamberth, G.A. Hardaway, John Crawford
Last updated about 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
As introduced, requires the state to pay the cost of a court-ordered mental health evaluation and treatment for criminal defendants who have been charged with a misdemeanor and are believed to be incompetent to stand trial or for whom there is a question about mental capacity at the time of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 39 and Title 40.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB7007 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to minor victims of violent crime.
William G. Lamberth, Eugene N. Bulso, Rebecca Kefauver Alexander
Last updated about 1 year ago
35 Co-Sponsors
As introduced, specifies that reports of county medical examiners and autopsy reports of victims of violent crime who are minors are not public documents; allows a parent or legal guardian of a minor victim of a violent crime to consent to the release of the report of the county medical examiner or autopsy report of the minor victim if the parent or legal guardian is not a suspect in the circumstances of the minor's death. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB7032 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 33; Title 56 and Title 71, relative to parity in coverage for mental health services.
Cameron Sexton, Ryan Williams, Jason Zachary
Last updated about 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
As introduced, requires health insurance carriers, including TennCare providers, to provide mental health services and treatment to the same extent that the carriers and providers provide alcoholism and drug dependence services and treatment. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 33; Title 56 and Title 71.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB1614 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 47, relative to the Protect Tennessee Minors Act.
Patsy Hazlewood, Andrew E. Farmer, Cameron Sexton
Last updated 4 months ago
53 Co-Sponsors
As 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-verification methods to verify the age of individuals attempting to access the material; specifies that a violation of age-verification or data retention requirements is a Class C felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 47.
STATUS
Passed
HB7038 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9; Title 49 and Title 67, relative to educational expenses for school safety plans.
Ron M. Gant, Eugene N. Bulso, G.A. Hardaway
Last updated about 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
As introduced, requires the department of education to establish a school safety alert grant program to provide grants to LEAs to offset expenses incurred by schools for the installation of school safety alert systems. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 49 and Title 67.
STATUS
Engrossed
HJR7053 - A RESOLUTION to honor the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and Quinco Community Mental Health Centers on their service to the State of Tennessee.
Johnny W. Shaw, Pat Marsh, Greg Vital
Last updated about 1 year ago
95 Co-Sponsors
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and Quinco Community Mental Health Centers
STATUS
Passed
HJR7023 - A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Representative Bill Beck.
John Ray Clemmons, Jason Powell, Karen D. Camper
Last updated about 1 year ago
96 Co-Sponsors
Representative Bill Beck
STATUS
Passed
HB0321 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Section 12-2-112; Title 54 and Title 55, relative to transportation.
William G. Lamberth, Mark Cochran, Dan Howell
Last updated over 1 year ago
38 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, enacts the "Transportation Modernization Act of 2023." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Section 12-2-112; Title 54 and Title 55.
STATUS
Passed
HB0109 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to the healing arts.
Esther Helton-Haynes
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, increases the number of days a heathcare provider has to furnish a patient's medical records to a patient from 10 to 20 working days from the date of the patient's request. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.
STATUS
Introduced
HB0001 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 28; Title 29; Title 33; Title 34; Title 36; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to medical care of the young.
William G. Lamberth, Cameron Sexton, Jeremy Faison
Last updated over 1 year ago
57 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, prohibits a healthcare provider from performing on a minor or administering to a minor a medical procedure if the performance or administration of the procedure is for the purpose of enabling a minor to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the minor’s sex. - Amends TCA Title 28; Title 29; Title 33; Title 34; Title 36; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
STATUS
Passed
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Representative from Tennessee district HD-030
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Esther Helton Haynes is running for District 32 State Senate in Texas. Helton Haynes was born and raised in Dalworthington Gardens. She holds a BA in Journalism from Texas Tech University. Helton Haynes is currently a consultant for nonprofit organizations across Texas. She previously worked for 15 years as a news reporter and editor at several regional newspapers. If elected, Helton Haynes says her priorities will be expanding healthcare access, improving public education funding, and developing the state's infrastructure.read less
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