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SB1490 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 2; Title 9; Title 12; Title 43; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 70, relative to agricultural land owned by the state.
Paul Rose, J. Adam Lowe
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, requires the wildlife resources agency, if contracting with a farmer to farm lands owned or under the control of this state, to offer, not less than 60 days before the expiration of the contract, the farmer the opportunity to renegotiate the contract with the agency prior to accepting requests for proposals for the contract; makes related changes concerning such contracting. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 2; Title 9; Title 12; Title 43; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 70.
STATUS
Passed
SB0367 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-51-2102, relative to energy sources.
Page Walley, J. Adam Lowe, Raumesh A. Akbari
Last updated over 1 year ago
13 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, prohibits political subdivisions from prohibiting, based on the type or source of energy to be delivered to an individual customer, the sale or installation of an appliance utilized for cooking, space heating, water heating, or another end use. - Amends TCA Section 7-51-2102.
STATUS
Passed
SB0559 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 27 and Title 29, relative to civil justice.
Paul Rose, John Stevens, Ken Yager
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, states that property owners should expect that a permit application will be judged on the law in effect at the time of application; declares that the general assembly rejects the pending ordinance doctrine, as described by the Tennessee supreme court in its May 14, 2007, opinion in the case of Harding Academy v. Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, as contrary to the public policy interests of property owners in this state. - Amends TCA Title 27 and Title 29.
STATUS
Passed
SJR0155 - A RESOLUTION to honor the seventy-seventh annual Southern Legislative Conference.
Randy McNally, Ken Yager, Jon C. Lundberg
Last updated over 1 year ago
33 Co-Sponsors
77th Annual Southern Legislative Conference
STATUS
Passed
SB0462 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 67-6-103, relative to distribution of revenues.
Richard M. Briggs, Joseph Hensley, J. Adam Lowe
Last updated almost 2 years ago
18 Co-Sponsors
As introduced, reduces, from 29.0141 percent to 28.5262 percent, the share of state sales and use tax revenue deposited to the state general fund; increases, from 4.6030 percent to 5.0909 percent, the share appropriated to municipalities. - Amends TCA Section 67-6-103.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0519 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 8, relative to the purchase of gold and precious metals on behalf of the state.
Frank S. Niceley, J. Adam Lowe
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, allows the state treasurer to purchase and sell physical gold and precious metal. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 8.
STATUS
Passed
SB0557 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to local education agencies.
J. Adam Lowe
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, requires an LEA to provide employees the opportunity to serve in a working group that annually collects, compiles, and submits a report of written suggestions received from the LEA's employees on how to improve the LEA to the LEA's director of schools and local board of education. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
STATUS
Introduced
SB0624 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to acts committed by juveniles.
Brent Taylor, Paul Rose, Randy McNally
Last updated 6 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, makes revisions to the law relevant to juvenile courts and proceedings. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.
STATUS
Passed
SB0846 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 36, Part 8, relative to retirement.
J. Adam Lowe
Last updated almost 2 years ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, for purposes of a retired member of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system (TCRS), or a retiree of a local retirement fund, returning to work temporarily, authorizes the submission in an electronic format by the head of the employing entity, or the head's designee, certification to the retirement division of the member's name, period to be employed, number of days to be worked, compensation to be paid, and anticipated termination date, and a statement showing working hours and compensation for the retiree. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 36, Part 8.
STATUS
Introduced
SJR0152 - A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Whit Samuel Goins of LaFollette.
Ken Yager, Raumesh A. Akbari, Paul E. Bailey
Last updated over 1 year ago
33 Co-Sponsors
Whit Samuel Goins
STATUS
Passed
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