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HJR0094 - A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to Article I, Section 35 of the Constitution of Tennessee, relative to the rights of crime victims.
Patsy Hazlewood, William G. Lamberth, Clay Doggett
Last updated 7 months ago
44 Co-Sponsors
Proposes an amendment to Article I, Section 35 of the Constitution of Tennessee to expand the rights of victims of crimes.
STATUS
Enrolled
HB1269 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to student pronouns.
Mark Cochran, Jeremy Faison, William G. Lamberth
Last updated over 1 year ago
19 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, specifies that a teacher or other employee of a public school or LEA is not required to refer to a student using the student's preferred pronoun if the pronoun is not consistent with the student's biological sex; insulates a teacher or other employee of a public school or LEA from civil liability and adverse employment action for referring to a student using the pronoun that is consistent with the student's biological sex. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.
STATUS
Passed
HJR0096 - A RESOLUTION commemorating "Tennessee Music Therapy Week," the week of February 27, 2023.
Mike Sparks, Gregory Bryan Terry, Robert Stevens
Last updated 6 months ago
90 Co-Sponsors
Music Therapy Week
STATUS
Passed
HB1232 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.
Caleb Hemmer, Mark White, William Slater
Last updated over 1 year ago
7 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, authorizes a local board of education to contract with a private college or university accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to maintain a training school for grades pre-kindergarten through 12 to provide practice teaching experience for teachers in training. - Amends TCA Title 49.
STATUS
Passed
HJR0118 - A RESOLUTION to designate October 2023 as "Spina Bifida Awareness Month" in Tennessee.
Darren Jernigan, Paul Sherrell, Gary Hicks
Last updated over 1 year ago
24 Co-Sponsors
Designates October 2023 as "Spina Bifida Month,"
STATUS
Engrossed
HB0962 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to secondary education.
William Slater, Scott E. Cepicky, Debra Moody
Last updated over 1 year ago
25 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, authorizes an LEA to award a high school student credit for a course offered by the LEA's high school if the student attains a qualifying score on the course's final examination without requiring the student to enroll in the course. - Amends TCA Title 49.
STATUS
Passed
HB1279 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7 and Title 67, relative to public funding for convention center facilities.
Elaine Davis, Lowell Russell, Ryan Williams
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, makes changes to the Convention Center Authorities Act of 2009. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 67.
STATUS
Passed
HJR0131 - A RESOLUTION to address and establish the declared public policy of the State of Tennessee relative to the right of the citizens and those within the boundaries of this State to keep, bear, and wear arms.
Johnny C. Garrett, Jay D. Reedy, Chris Todd
Last updated 5 months ago
32 Co-Sponsors
Addresses and establishes the declared public policy of the State of Tennessee relative to the right of the citizens and those within the boundaries of this State to keep, bear, and wear arms.
STATUS
Passed
HB1536 - AN ACT to amend Chapter 563 of the Private Acts of 1949, as amended, to authorize the Franklin Special School District, Williamson County, Tennessee, to issue and sell school bonds and notes in an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed twenty million dollars ($20,000,000); to provide the terms of said bonds and notes; to authorize the refinancing of said bonds and notes; to establish and provide for the payment of the bonds and notes; to levy a tax for the payment of the principal of, interest and redemption premium, if any, on such bonds and notes; to provide for the issuance and sale of said bonds and notes and the use and disposition of proceeds therefrom; to authorize the issuance of notes in anticipation of the issuance and sale of bonds; and to authorize the issuance of tax anticipation notes from time to time.
Sam Whitson, Jake McCalmon, Darren Jernigan
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Pursuant to the request of the Franklin special school district of Williamson County, permits the district to issue bonds or notes in an amount not to exceed $20 million and to authorize the issuance of tax anticipation notes from time to time. - Amends Chapter 563 of the Private Acts of 1949.
STATUS
Passed
HJR0305 - A RESOLUTION to confirm the appointment of J. Gregory Davenport to the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission.
Cameron Sexton, Jake McCalmon, Pat Marsh
Last updated over 1 year ago
3 Co-Sponsors
J. Gregory Davenport, Fish and Wildlife Commission
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Tennessee district HD-063
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Tennessee House
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Jake McCalmon is from Caledonia, Mississippi. He attended Mississippi State University where he studied business administration. After graduation, Jake joined the United States Marine Corps, serving for over 20 years and retiring as a Gunnery Sergeant. He was deployed multiple times, including three tours in Iraq. Jake lives in Caledonia, where he has served as a Justice Court Judge since 2019. He also operates a small business. Jake is running as a Republican candidate for Congressional District 1 in Mississippi.read less
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