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HB2952 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 6; Title 40 and Title 41, relative to recidivism.
G.A. Hardaway
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, requires the commissioner of correction to provide an annual report by February 1 to the criminal justice committee of the house of representatives and the judiciary committee of the senate detailing the department’s efforts to reduce recidivism among offenders who have been released from the custody of the department; requires the report to include evidence-based data detailing the efficacy of each relevant program within the department, including historical data to provide context. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 6; Title 40 and Title 41.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2964 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6; Title 38 and Title 40, relative to orders of protection.
G.A. Hardaway, Clay Doggett, Joe E. Towns
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
As introduced, requires a law enforcement officer who becomes aware that an order of protection has been entered against a person in the officer’s presence but has not been served on the person to take appropriate steps to facilitate service of the order of protection, including notifying the sheriff’s department of the person’s immediate location; requires the curriculum of the Tennessee peace officer standards and training commission to include instruction on such requirements. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6; Title 38 and Title 40.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2963 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to firearms.
G.A. Hardaway
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, prohibits the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of a switch or auto sear device designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of converting a weapon to shoot automatically more than one shot, without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger unless certain exceptions apply. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2961 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8 and Title 38, relative to crime labs.
G.A. Hardaway, John Gillespie, Joe E. Towns
Last updated 8 months ago
80 Co-Sponsors
As introduced, directs the Tennessee advisory committee on intergovernmental relations (TACIR), with the assistance of the Tennessee bureau of investigation, the district attorneys general conference, and the department of safety, to study the feasibility of a Shelby County crime lab and the impact of such a crime lab on public health, safety, education, housing, and the economy for citizens and visitors of Shelby County, the city of Memphis, this state, and the Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi tri-state region; requires TACIR to submit a report of the study findings to the general assembly by January 14, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 38.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2958 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to firearm storage.
G.A. Hardaway
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, creates the offense of storing a firearm when the person knows or reasonably should know that a minor without parental consent or a person who is ineligible to possess a firearm is likely to gain access to the firearm; provides an exception to the offense if the person secures the firearm or carries the firearm on the person’s self; designates the offense as a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by fine only, or a Class E felony if a person is injured or killed as a result of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 39.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2955 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 13, relative to affordable housing.
G.A. Hardaway
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, requires the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations (TACIR) to study the availability of affordable housing in this state and report its findings and recommendations to the general assembly no later than January 1, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 13.
STATUS
Introduced
HB2959 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36; Title 37 and Title 41, relative to incarcerated parents.
G.A. Hardaway, Sam Whitson, John Ray Clemmons
Last updated 4 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, creates a committee to study the establishment of incarcerated parenting plans to facilitate the ongoing relationships between incarcerated parents and their children within this state; requires the committee to report its findings and recommendations to the civil justice committee of the house of representatives and the judiciary committee of the senate by December 1, 2024, including any model incarcerated parenting plan and any proposed legislation. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37 and Title 41.
STATUS
Passed
HB1384 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to aggravated prostitution.
John D. Ragan, Dan Howell, Joe E. Towns
Last updated 6 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, adds aggravated prostitution convictions as eligible for expunction if certain requirements are met; removes such offense as "a sexual offense" or "violent sexual offense" for which a person is required to register on sexual offender registries; authorizes a prior offender who is required to register because the offender was convicted of such offense that was committed prior to July 1, 2024, to file a request for termination of registration requirements with the TBI headquarters. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
STATUS
Passed
HB2954 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71, relative to insurance coverage of prostate cancer screenings.
G.A. Hardaway, Sam Whitson, Jeremy Faison
Last updated 4 months ago
37 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, enacts the "Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-risk Insured Men Act" or the "PSA Screening for HIM Act." - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71.
STATUS
Passed
HB2953 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41, relative to appeals.
G.A. Hardaway
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, grants the district attorney general, in cases where a defendant has been sentenced to death and is seeking collateral or direct review of a conviction or sentence, exclusive control over the state's defense of the request for review, rather than the attorney general, and reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with such matter. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41.
STATUS
Introduced
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Representative from Tennessee district HD-093
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Tennessee House
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G. A. Hardaway is a native Memphian. His public service began 30 years ago. He served17 years in the Tennessee House of Representatives before being elected to the Tennessee Senate in 2006 where he now serves as Democratic Leader. Senator Hardaway serves on the Senate Commerce & Labor; Ethics; Finance, Ways & Means; and State & Local Government Committees. He is Chairman of the Shelby County Legislative Delegation.read less
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