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SB0597 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 34, Chapter 6, Part 2 and Title 68, relative to persons authorized to make health care decisions for patients.
Mark Pody
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, requires a full medical record to be provided within 24 hours of a written request submitted by a person with power of attorney for health care to make health care decisions for a patient; grants 24-hour patient visitation rights to a person with a durable power of attorney for health care, with certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 34, Chapter 6, Part 2 and Title 68.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1100 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-1-412, relative to Tennessee heritage protection.
Janince Bowling, Paul E. Bailey, Joseph Hensley
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, creates the Tennessee monuments and memorials commission, which is required to study, hear, and resolve petitions for waiver under the Tennessee heritage protection act. - Amends TCA Section 4-1-412.
STATUS
Passed
SB1431 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 4, Part 6; Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5 and Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 2, relative to public records.
Kerry Roberts, Mark Pody
Last updated over 1 year ago
2 Co-Sponsors
As introduced, requires the office of open records counsel, in coordination with the department of safety and department of revenue, to develop and maintain a system to track bulk purchases of public records containing personal information from state motor vehicle records and authorized for release to purchasers of such information. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 4, Part 6; Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5 and Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 2.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1443 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 68, relative to consent in educational events.
Kerry Roberts, J. Adam Lowe, Janince Bowling
Last updated over 1 year ago
10 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, requires a student's parent or legal guardian, or the student if the student has reached the age of majority, to provide certain consent before the student may engage in certain activities at school. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 68.
STATUS
Passed
SB0906 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 7, relative to personal injury sustained by teachers.
Frank S. Niceley, Rusty Crowe, Mark Pody
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, requires an LEA to pay a teacher their full salary, in addition to their full benefits, if the teacher is absent from assigned duties as the result of a personal injury caused by a physical assault or other violent criminal act committed against the teacher in the course of the teacher's employment activities, with certain limitations and exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 7.
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
SB0837 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 4, relative to tax credits.
Brent Taylor, Joseph Hensley, Mark Pody
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
As introduced, enacts the "Pregnancy Resource Tax Credit Act," which authorizes business, excise, and franchise tax credits for businesses that make monetary contributions to eligible nonprofit organizations that provide certain pregnancy-related services. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1478 - AN ACT to amend Chapter 644 of the Private Acts of 1911; as amended by Chapter 685 of the Private Acts of 1929; Chapter 61 of the Private Acts of 2005 and Chapter 52 of the Private Acts of 2016; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the charter of the City of Lebanon.
Mark Pody
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Subject to local approval, authorizes, in the absence of the city attorney, any assistant city attorney to approve as to form all contracts, deeds, bonds, ordinances, resolutions, and other documents to be signed in the name of or made by or with the city. - Amends Chapter 644 of the Private Acts of 1911; as amended.
STATUS
Passed
SJR0178 - A RESOLUTION to commend Franklin Delano McKee for his long and honorable service to the State of Tennessee, local governments and people of Tennessee, and the Tennessee valley region as an outstanding public servant as he approaches his ninetieth birthday on May 31, 2023.
Mark Pody
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Franklin Delano McKee, 90th birthday
STATUS
Passed
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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Senator from Tennessee district SD-017
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Tennessee Senate
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Mark Pody is a Republican member of the Tennessee State Senate. He was first elected to represent District 14 in 2012. Senator Pody is a native of Middle Tennessee. He is a cattle and row crop farmer by trade. Senator Pody is a former board member of the Farm Bureau, Tennessee Livestock Producers, and the Warren County EMS Board. He also served on the board of directors of the First National Bank of McMinnville. Prior to his election to the Senate, Pody served two terms as a Warren County Commissioner.read less
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