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SJR1481 - A RESOLUTION to honor Charles M. Traughber, Jr., upon his service as Chairman of the Tennessee Ethics Commission.
Raumesh A. Akbari, Jeff Yarbro, London P. Lamar
Last updated 5 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Charles M. Traughber, Chairman of the Tennessee Ethics Commission
STATUS
Passed
SB2530 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, relative to the artificial intelligence advisory council.
Bo Watson, Dawn White, Raumesh A. Akbari
Last updated 4 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council Act." - Amends TCA Title 4.
STATUS
Passed
SB2791 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, relative to TennCare.
Bo Watson, John Stevens, Becky Duncan Massey
Last updated 4 months ago
31 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, enacts the "TennCare for Working Individuals with Disabilities Act." - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.
STATUS
Passed
SB2911 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 18; Title 37 and Title 39, relative to juvenile offenders.
Paul E. Bailey, Raumesh A. Akbari, Heidi Campbell
Last updated 4 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, prohibits the purchase or possession of a firearm by a person under 25 if the person was previously adjudicated delinquent for an act that, if committed by an adult, would have constituted certain offenses; allows the TBI access to juvenile court records for the limited purpose of performing a background check prior to the transfer of a firearm or to determine eligibility for a handgun carry permit pursuant to existing law. - Amends TCA Title 18; Title 37 and Title 39.
STATUS
Passed
SB0756 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to abuse of elders and vulnerable adults.
Becky Duncan Massey, Richard M. Briggs, Raumesh A. Akbari
Last updated 4 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, authorizes a financial service provider, or an officer or employee of the provider, that has reasonable cause to suspect that an elderly or vulnerable adult is the victim or target of financial exploitation, to convey the suspicion to the TBI's elder financial reporting mechanism; requires the TBI to create an elder financial exploitation reporting mechanism that accepts reports from financial institutions. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45; Title 68 and Title 71.
STATUS
Passed
SJR1486 - A RESOLUTION to commend Lee Andrew Smith III upon his graduation from law school.
London P. Lamar, Raumesh A. Akbari, Jeff Yarbro
Last updated 5 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
Lee Andrew Smith III
STATUS
Passed
SB2689 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 16 and Title 18, relative to court systems.
Dawn White, Randy McNally, Ferrell Haile
Last updated 5 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, directs the administrative office of the courts (AOC) to define and develop a centralized system of case management, document management, electronic case filing, electronic payment methods, data reporting, and any other capability deemed necessary for collection and reporting of all state and local court public case level data. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16 and Title 18.
STATUS
Passed
SB2117 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to group homes.
Becky Duncan Massey, Ken Yager, Raumesh A. Akbari
Last updated 4 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, defines a home for the aged that houses three or fewer nonrelated persons as a tier 1 home for the aged that is subject to licensure and regulation by the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities; defines a home for the aged that houses four or more nonrelated persons as a tier 2 home for the aged that is subject to licensure and regulation by the health facilities commission; makes other related changes to the meaning of a home for the aged. - Amends TCA Title 68.
STATUS
Passed
SR0328 - A RESOLUTION to recognize and congratulate Kennedy Polk on the occasion of her graduation from high school.
Raumesh A. Akbari
Last updated 5 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Kennedy Polk
STATUS
Passed
SB2987 - AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 1987; Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1995; Chapter 57 of the Private Acts of 2001 and Chapter 30 of the Private Acts of 2019; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to Shelby County.
Brent Taylor, Raumesh A. Akbari
Last updated 4 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Subject to local approval, changes the allocation of the revenue from the privilege tax on occupancy in a hotel. - Amends Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended.
STATUS
Passed
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Senator from Tennessee district SD-029
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Tennessee Senate
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Raumesh A. Akbari was born in India and immigrated to the United States with his family when he was three years old. They settled in Tennessee, where Akbari graduated from White Station High School and went on to earn his B.S. in political science from the University of Memphis and his law degree from Washington University School of Law. Akbari served as a law clerk for U.S. District Court Judge Bernice Donald before practicing law at Potter Anderson & Corroon and Burr & Forman. He was also an Assistant District Attorney and advisor to the Shelby County Board of Commissioners and Memphis City Council.read less
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