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HB7007 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to minor victims of violent crime.
William G. Lamberth, Eugene N. Bulso, Rebecca Kefauver Alexander
Last updated about 1 year ago
35 Co-Sponsors
As introduced, specifies that reports of county medical examiners and autopsy reports of victims of violent crime who are minors are not public documents; allows a parent or legal guardian of a minor victim of a violent crime to consent to the release of the report of the county medical examiner or autopsy report of the minor victim if the parent or legal guardian is not a suspect in the circumstances of the minor's death. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.
STATUS
Engrossed
HJR0663 - A RESOLUTION to celebrate the month of April 2023 as "Tennessee Native Plant Month."
Greg Vital, Mary Littleton, Rebecca Kefauver Alexander
Last updated over 1 year ago
5 Co-Sponsors
Native Plant Month
STATUS
Engrossed
HB7027 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to mental health evaluation and treatment for criminal defendants.
William G. Lamberth, G.A. Hardaway, John Crawford
Last updated about 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
As introduced, requires the state to pay the cost of a court-ordered mental health evaluation and treatment for criminal defendants who have been charged with a misdemeanor and are believed to be incompetent to stand trial or for whom there is a question about mental capacity at the time of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 39 and Title 40.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB7032 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 33; Title 56 and Title 71, relative to parity in coverage for mental health services.
Cameron Sexton, Ryan Williams, Jason Zachary
Last updated about 1 year ago
17 Co-Sponsors
As introduced, requires health insurance carriers, including TennCare providers, to provide mental health services and treatment to the same extent that the carriers and providers provide alcoholism and drug dependence services and treatment. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 33; Title 56 and Title 71.
STATUS
Engrossed
HB7073 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40; Chapter 264 of the Public Acts of 2023 and Chapter 363 of the Public Acts of 2023, relative to juvenile offenders.
Cameron Sexton, Kevin Vaughan, Johnny W. Shaw
Last updated about 1 year ago
6 Co-Sponsors
As introduced, requires a juvenile court to impose a blended sentence on a child adjudicated delinquent for certain offenses; defines blended sentencing as a combination of any disposition otherwise provided for juveniles and a period of an adult disposition to be served after the child turns 19 and which ends on or before the child's 24th birthday; requires the juvenile court to hold a transfer hearing if a juvenile offender is 16 or more but less than 18 at the time of the alleged conduct and is alleged to have committed certain offenses; requires the juvenile court to transfer the juvenile to adult criminal court for disposition as if the juvenile were an adult if the court makes certain findings; provides for an automatic de novo review by the criminal court of a juvenile court's decision denying a transfer to adult criminal court. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40; Chapter 264 of the Public Acts of 2023 and Chapter 363 of the Public Acts of 2023.
STATUS
Engrossed
HJR7053 - A RESOLUTION to honor the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and Quinco Community Mental Health Centers on their service to the State of Tennessee.
Johnny W. Shaw, Pat Marsh, Greg Vital
Last updated about 1 year ago
95 Co-Sponsors
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and Quinco Community Mental Health Centers
STATUS
Passed
HB1614 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 47, relative to the Protect Tennessee Minors Act.
Patsy Hazlewood, Andrew E. Farmer, Cameron Sexton
Last updated 4 months ago
53 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, enacts the "Protect Tennessee Minors Act"; requires an individual or commercial entity that publishes or distributes in this state a website that contains a substantial portion of material harmful to minors to perform reasonable age-verification methods to verify the age of individuals attempting to access the material; specifies that a violation of age-verification or data retention requirements is a Class C felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 47.
STATUS
Passed
HJR7023 - A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Representative Bill Beck.
John Ray Clemmons, Jason Powell, Karen D. Camper
Last updated about 1 year ago
96 Co-Sponsors
Representative Bill Beck
STATUS
Passed
HB0003 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to assault against certain persons.
Scott E. Cepicky, G.A. Hardaway, Paul Sherrell
Last updated almost 2 years ago
4 Co-Sponsors
As introduced, expands the offenses of assault against a first responder or nurse and aggravated assault against a first responder or nurse to apply to assaults committed against all healthcare professionals. - Amends TCA Title 39.
STATUS
Introduced
HB0028 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 10; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 49 and Title 65, Chapter 4, relative to comprehensive growth plans.
William G. Lamberth, Jerome Moon, Johnny C. Garrett
Last updated over 1 year ago
11 Co-Sponsors
As introduced, deletes requirement that municipalities adopt a comprehensive growth plan and have an approved urban growth boundary prior to annexing unincorporated territory. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 10; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 49 and Title 65, Chapter 4.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Tennessee district HD-007
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Tennessee House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Rebecca Kefauver Alexander grew up in Maryville, Tennessee. She graduated from Maryville High School and went on to receive her Bachelor’s degree from Maryville College. In 2014, Alexander was elected to replace term-limited state Rep. Joe McCord. She currently serves on the House Health Subcommittee, House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee, House Transportation Subcommittee, and Joint Fiscal Review Committee.read less
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