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

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Jan 30, 2018

SB 1767: Election Laws - As introduced, creates a process for automatic voter registration by county election commissions after a person completes an application for a driver license, photo identification license, or handgun carry permit with the department of safety. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 55, Chapter 50.

Assigned to s/c Local Government Subcommittee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Jan 30, 2018

SB 1627: University of Tennessee - As introduced, clarifies that the orientation training program of the University of Tennessee board of trustees is required for appointed members of the board, not the ex officio members. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.

Assigned to s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee

in committee · Tennessee · House Jan 30, 2018

HB 271: Immigration - As introduced, prohibits state and local governmental entities and officials from adopting or enacting sanctuary policies; authorizes residents of this state and members of the general assembly to submit complaints to the attorney general and reporter; provides that violations will subject applicable entities to ineligibility of state moneys. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 9.

Sponsor(s) Added.

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Jan 30, 2018

SB 1678: Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As introduced, prohibits any entity from operating as an accrediting agency of health care facilities in this state if the assessment of pain management is a part of the entity's accrediting process; effective until July 1, 2021. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68.

Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Jan 30, 2018

SB 155: Immigration - As introduced, prohibits state and local governmental entities and officials from adopting or enacting sanctuary policies; authorizes residents of this state and members of the general assembly to submit complaints to the attorney general and reporter; provides that violations will subject applicable entities to ineligibility of state moneys. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 9.

Sponsor(s) Added.

in committee · Tennessee · House Jan 30, 2018

HB 1768: Tort Liability and Reform - As introduced, enacts the "Phantom Damages Elimination Act," which provides that in a civil action for damages because of injury, economic damages for medical care and treatment are limited to the amount actually paid by the claimant or the amount that is actually necessary to satisfy the unpaid charges for which the claimant or a third party on behalf of the claimant has a legal obligation to pay. - Amends TCA Title 24 and Title 29.

Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee

in committee · Tennessee · House Jan 30, 2018

HB 1545: Nuclear Materials, Transportation and Safety - As introduced, exempts information concerning low-level radioactive waste from the general requirement that records of the department of environment and conservation concerning radioactive materials be classified and not open for public inspection. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 11, Chapter 1 and Title 68, Chapter 202.

Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 2/13/2018

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Jan 25, 2018

SB 1669: Election Laws - As introduced, adds speaker of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives to the list of persons to whom the secretary of state sends the consolidated report on the Help America Vote Act. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Jan 25, 2018

SB 1780: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires LEAs to submit annual report to department of education detailing the LEA's use of corporal punishment, specifically including the reason for the punishment and whether the instance involved a student with an IEP; requires the department to report the number of instances of corporal punishment and the number of instances involving a student with an IEP on its website; protects confidentality of student. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Jan 25, 2018

SB 1746: Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As introduced, removes obsolete reference to a report on certain insurance laws that was due from the commissioner of commerce and insurance on March 1, 2012. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 29 and Title 56.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Jan 25, 2018

SB 1747: Banks and Financial Institutions - As introduced, requires the commissioner of financial institutions to publish on the department's website its annual report summarizing the department's accomplishments under the Tennessee BIDCO Act in promoting economic development in this state. - Amends TCA Title 45.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

in committee · Tennessee · House Jan 25, 2018

HB 1586: Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As introduced, removes obsolete reference to a report on certain insurance laws that was due from the commissioner of commerce and insurance on March 1, 2012. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 29 and Title 56.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee