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SB2458 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 50, relative to bereavement leave.
Raumesh A. Akbari
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, increases, from three days to three months, the amount of paid leave provided to the officers and employees of the various agencies, boards, and departments of state government in the event of death of such officers' or employees' children or stepchildren. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50.
STATUS
Introduced
SB1919 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56, Chapter 7, relative to contraception access.
Raumesh A. Akbari, London P. Lamar, Jeff Yarbro
Last updated 5 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, requires a health benefit plan that amends, renews, or delivers a policy of coverage on or after July 1, 2024, and that provides coverage for prescription contraceptives, to provide coverage for a 12-month refill of contraceptives obtained at one time by an insured person, unless the insured requests a smaller supply or the prescriber instructs that the insured must receive a smaller supply. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7.
STATUS
Passed
SB1783 - 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.
Jon C. Lundberg, Becky Duncan Massey, Raumesh A. Akbari
Last updated 8 months ago
10 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
SB1693 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 47 and Title 68, relative to gun violence.
Raumesh A. Akbari
Last updated 6 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, creates an office of gun violence prevention within the department of safety with the goal of collecting and analyzing gun violence data in this state to develop and implement strategies to prevent gun violence and mass shootings; places the office in sunset review in 2027. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 47 and Title 68.
STATUS
Failed
SR0094 - A RESOLUTION to honor Fire Chief Gina Y. Sweat in celebration of Women's History Month in Tennessee.
London P. Lamar, Raumesh A. Akbari, Heidi Campbell
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Gina Y. Sweat
STATUS
Introduced
SR0083 - A RESOLUTION to honor Chandell Ryan in celebration of Women's History Month in Tennessee.
London P. Lamar, Heidi Campbell, Raumesh A. Akbari
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Chandell Ryan
STATUS
Introduced
SR0119 - A RESOLUTION to congratulate Memphis native Julien Baker on the release of her new album.
Raumesh A. Akbari
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Julien Baker
STATUS
Passed
SR0082 - A RESOLUTION to honor Alex Smith in celebration of Women's History Month in Tennessee.
London P. Lamar, Heidi Campbell, Raumesh A. Akbari
Last updated over 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Alex Smith
STATUS
Introduced
SJR0522 - A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Tennessee's former First Lady Leslee Kathryn Buhler "Honey" Alexander.
Art Swann, Randy McNally, Raumesh A. Akbari
Last updated over 1 year ago
33 Co-Sponsors
Former Tennessee First Lady Honey Alexander
STATUS
Passed
SB1567 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 54; Section 38-3-119 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to the transfer of firearms.
Raumesh A. Akbari
Last updated over 1 year ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, requires, subject to certain exemptions, that a sale or transfer of a firearm be done through a federally licensed gun dealer; creates a Class B misdemeanor offense for sales or transfers that are not conducted through a gun dealer. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54; Section 38-3-119 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Tennessee district SD-029
COMMITTEES
Tennessee Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
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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