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HB1720 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to firearms.
John Gillespie
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, increases from Class E and Class D to a Class C felony the classification of theft of a firearm valued at less than $60,000 and related offenses; specifies that it is a Class C felony to receive, possess, store, barter, sell, transfer, or dispose of a stolen firearm or firearm ammunition. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
STATUS
Failed
HB1620 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13 and Chapter 462 of the Public Acts of 2021, relative to use of drones.
John Gillespie, G.A. Hardaway, Elaine Davis
Last updated 6 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, deletes the July 1, 2024, termination date for Chapter 462 of the Public Acts of 2021, allowing a law enforcement agency to continue to use a drone to search for and collect evidence or obtain information with the consent of a private property owner, in case of a natural emergency, or to investigate a crime that is occurring or has occurred. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Chapter 462 of the Public Acts of 2021.
STATUS
Passed
HB2184 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 49, Chapter 4 and Title 49, Chapter 7, relative to Tennessee Promise scholarship students.
Mark White, Pat Marsh, Scott E. Cepicky
Last updated 8 months ago
14 Co-Sponsors
As introduced, reallocates 5 percent of the privilege tax collected from licensees that offer sports wagering in this state from the lottery for education account to a new Tennessee Promise completion grant special account created to assist the commission in awarding completion grants to certain Tennessee Promise scholarship students; makes the four-year pilot program established by the commission to award completion grants to certain Tennessee Promise scholarship students permanent. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 49, Chapter 4 and Title 49, Chapter 7.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1822 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-6-308, relative to reporting month.
John Gillespie, William G. Lamberth
Last updated 6 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, changes the reporting month from January to March for when the attorney general and reporter must report information about orders for wiretapping and electronic surveillance to the administrative office of the United States courts, the speaker of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives. - Amends TCA Section 40-6-308.
STATUS
Passed
HB1716 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16; Title 17 and Title 40, relative to judicial commissioners.
John Gillespie
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As enacted, specifies that in a county with more than one general sessions judge in which the judicial commissioners are supervised by the general sessions judges, the management and supervision of any judicial commissioners appointed pursuant to this section must rotate between the general sessions judges having criminal jurisdiction in the county on an annual basis. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 17 and Title 40.
STATUS
Passed
HJR0465 - A RESOLUTION to honor Reverend Dr. J. Lawrence Turner on the occasion of his tenth anniversary as senior pastor of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church.
G.A. Hardaway, Karen D. Camper, Jesse Chism
Last updated over 1 year ago
91 Co-Sponsors
Reverend Dr. J. Lawrence Turner
STATUS
Passed
HJR0521 - A RESOLUTION to honor those venerable members of the Nashville Fire Department and Nashville Department of Emergency Communications for their response to the deadly shooting at The Covenant School.
Bob Freeman, Jody Barrett, John Gillespie
Last updated over 1 year ago
92 Co-Sponsors
Nashville Fire Department and Nashville Department of Emergency Communications 911
STATUS
Passed
HR0068 - A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Minister Suhkara A. Yahweh of Memphis.
Larry J. Miller, Karen D. Camper, Jesse Chism
Last updated over 1 year ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Minister Suhkara A. Yahweh
STATUS
Passed
HJR0576 - A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Karla Yanely Pacheco, 2023 Salutatorian of Raleigh-Egypt High School.
Antonio Parkinson, Karen D. Camper, Jesse Chism
Last updated over 1 year ago
97 Co-Sponsors
Karla Yanely Pacheco, Salutatorian, Raleigh Egypt High School
STATUS
Passed
HJR0504 - A RESOLUTION to honor those venerable members of the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department and State and federal law enforcement officials for their selfless acts of heroism.
Bob Freeman, Jeremy Faison, William G. Lamberth
Last updated over 1 year ago
92 Co-Sponsors
Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Officers and State and federal law enforcement officials
STATUS
Passed
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Representative from Tennessee district HD-097
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Tennessee House
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ABOUT
John Gillespie is a business owner and entrepreneur from Tennessee. Gillespie started his first company at age 19 while attending college. After graduating, he started a real estate company that has grown into one of the largest independent brokerages in Tennessee. In 2017, Gillespie sold his company and became CEO of a healthcare start-up. He also owns a number of other small businesses across Tennessee. Through his business career, Gillespie has created hundreds of jobs.read less
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