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State Legislature US Congress

All 46,882 Active 15,109 In committee 14,466 Passed 6,752 Signed 22,203 Failed 2,813

in committee · Tennessee · House Feb 7, 2018

HB 2515: Boards and Commissions - As introduced, requires each professional board to create a remediation subcommittee for the purpose of offering a licensee, who has been cited for a licensure violation, the option to have the licensure violation remediated prior to the board applying penalties to, or suspending or revoking the license of, the cited licensee. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 62 and Title 63.

P2C, ref. to Business and Utilities Committee-- Government Operations for Review

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 7, 2018

SB 2608: Education - As introduced, permits a parent to buy student workbooks and instructional materials, in addition to textbooks, with funds from the parent's student's Individualized Education Account (IEA). - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 67, Chapter 4.

P2C, ref. to Education Instruction & Programs

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 7, 2018

SB 1584: Human Rights Commission - As introduced, establishes minimum attendance requirement for commission members and requires removal of members who do not meet the requirement; deletes provision giving appointing authorities discretion to remove commission members who miss more than three regularly scheduled meetings in a fiscal year. - Amends TCA Title 4.

Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee

in committee · Tennessee · House Feb 7, 2018

HB 2479: Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As introduced, authorizes Tennessee consolidated retirement system members who deployed in support of Operation Desert Shield/Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, or Operation Iraqi Freedom to receive military service credit in TCRS for each day of deployment; authorizes TCRS members who performed peacetime military service at any time between May 8, 1975, and August 1, 1990, to receive retirement credit for that service subject to a contribution requirement. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35 and Title 8, Chapter 36.

P2C, ref. to State Government Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 7, 2018

SB 2340: Boards and Commissions - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Constitutional Counsel Commission Act" to create a 13-member commission and a nine-member advisory board. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 8, Chapter 14 and Title 16.

Assigned to s/c State Government Subcommittee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 7, 2018

SB 2323: Public Officials - As introduced, clarifies that annual report attorney general is required to provide to state board of claims before close of fiscal year describing manner in which funds received from the risk management fund were used in representing state employees may be filed electronically. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 50.

P2C, ref. to State Government Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 7, 2018

SB 2202: Hotels and Restaurants - As introduced, increases the time an operator of a hotel must preserve records associated with providing accommodations and assessment of the hotel tax from three years to four years. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 56; Title 62; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68.

Assigned to s/c Local Government Subcommittee

in committee · Tennessee · House Feb 7, 2018

HB 2674: Liens - As introduced, requires register of deeds in counties in which a contractor's license is required for the recordation of a contractor's lien to devise a system to verify if a contractor is properly licensed before recording a contractor's lien. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 11, Part 1.

P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 7, 2018

SB 2169: Judges and Chancellors - As introduced, authorizes former Tennessee justice or judge who has practiced law for at least 25 years and who has at least one year of service as justice or judge to be designated as senior justice or judge; requires appointments and renewals of senior judges to be approved by joint meeting of senate judiciary committee and civil and criminal justice committees of the house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 17.

P2C, ref. to Civil Justice Committee

in committee · Tennessee · House Feb 7, 2018

HB 2597: Beer - As introduced, increases number of barrels a manufacturer that operates as a retailer may sell from not more than 25,000 to not more than 40,000 annually. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 5.

P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 7, 2018

SB 2199: Boards and Commissions - As introduced, creates the Tennessee advanced communication network board for the purpose of overseeing the planning, design, development, implementation, and maintenance of a statewide wireless interoperable communications system, functions performed presently by the Tennessee public safety wireless communications advisory board pursuant to executive order. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 4, Chapter 3.

Assigned to s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 7, 2018

SB 2296: Education - As introduced, establishes a state seal of STEM to be placed on diplomas and transcripts of students demonstrating proficiency in STEM subjects. - Amends TCA Title 49.

P2C, ref. to Education Administration & Planning