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HB1431 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 14 and Title 8, Chapter 7, relative to compensation of certain public employees.
Gary Hicks, Charlie Baum, Dale Carr
Last updated over 1 year ago
30 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, increases the pay schedule for certain assistant district attorneys general, assistant district public defenders, district investigators, and criminal investigators. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 14 and Title 8, Chapter 7.
STATUS
Passed
HJR0138 - A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Lisa Marie Presley.
Joe E. Towns, Lowell Russell, Jay D. Reedy
Last updated over 1 year ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Lisa Marie Presley
STATUS
Passed
HJR0094 - A RESOLUTION proposing an amendment to Article I, Section 35 of the Constitution of Tennessee, relative to the rights of crime victims.
Patsy Hazlewood, William G. Lamberth, Clay Doggett
Last updated 7 months ago
44 Co-Sponsors
Proposes an amendment to Article I, Section 35 of the Constitution of Tennessee to expand the rights of victims of crimes.
STATUS
Enrolled
HB1307 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 39, relative to handgun safety courses.
Sabi Kumar, Antonio Parkinson, Dave Wright
Last updated over 1 year ago
16 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, authorizes the department of safety to create a voucher program for the purpose of offsetting the cost of persons taking a handgun safety course for the first time; requires the department to report the number of courses taken using vouchers to the senate judiciary committee and house criminal justice committee. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 39.
STATUS
Passed
HB1106 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 1 and Title 37, Chapter 5, relative to juvenile offenders.
Mary Littleton, Ron M. Gant, Paul Sherrell
Last updated over 1 year ago
4 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, allows a juvenile court to transfer a juvenile 16 years of age or older to a criminal court of competent jurisdiction to be tried as an adult for committing the offense of escape from a youth development center approved, certified, or licensed by the department of children's services. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1 and Title 37, Chapter 5.
STATUS
Passed
HB1128 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 10; Title 16; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal justice.
Ron M. Gant, Dennis Powers, Lowell Russell
Last updated 4 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
As enacted, generally requires, when a person is arrested, booked, or confined in the jail of a county or municipality, the arresting law enforcement agency and the keeper of a jail to collaborate to verify the citizenship status of the person and the sheriff to report the status of those who are not lawfully present, or whose status cannot be determined, to the district attorneys general conference. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 10; Title 16; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55.
STATUS
Passed
HJR0275 - A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Colonel Patrick "Rage" Ragan, United States Air Force (Ret.).
Ed Butler, John D. Ragan, William G. Lamberth
Last updated over 1 year ago
95 Co-Sponsors
Colonel (Ret.) Patrick "Rage" Ragan
STATUS
Passed
HB1724 - AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to instructional materials.
Ron M. Gant
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
As introduced, expands the category of textbooks and instructional materials that are prohibited from use in a public school in this state from those created to align exclusively with the Common Core State Standards to those that are aligned to, associated with, or derived from the Common Core State Standards. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.
STATUS
Introduced
HJR0288 - A RESOLUTION to recognize Officer Tina Shaw for her act of heroism.
Antonio Parkinson, Dwayne Thompson, Tom Leatherwood
Last updated over 1 year ago
93 Co-Sponsors
Officer Tina Shaw
STATUS
Passed
HJR0829 - A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Leonadus "Lee" Franklin Yancey, Jr., of Oakland.
Ron M. Gant, Jay D. Reedy
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
Leonadus "Lee" Franklin Yancey, Jr.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Tennessee district HD-094
COMMITTEES
Tennessee House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Ron M. Gant is a Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing District 10. Prior to joining the legislature, Gant worked as a consultant and as an educator. He previously served on the Jefferson Parish Council from 1996 to 2020. Gant graduated from Louisiana State University with a bachelor's degree in communications and earned a Master of Education degree from the University of New Orleans. He has served on the boards of local organizations focused on economic development, infrastructure, and education. Gant and his wife, Gina, have three children.read less
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