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in committee · Tennessee · Senate May 9, 2017

SB 1274: Taxes, Franchise - As introduced, allows professionals who own corporations, limited partnerships, and similar business entities to take their professional privilege tax payment as a credit against the business entity's franchise and excise tax liability. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 17; Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 20 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 21.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate May 9, 2017

SB 400: Education - As introduced, creates a pilot program to provide grants to elementary and middle schools to implement the Leader in Me® pilot program. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 2.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

in committee · Tennessee · House May 9, 2017

HB 426: Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, exempts CPAP supplies from being subject to sales and use tax. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 3.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

in committee · Tennessee · House May 9, 2017

HB 616: Children - As introduced, creates a pilot program for the treatment of minor victims of human trafficking for commercial sex act; requires that report be submitted to the senate judiciary committee and criminal justice committee of the house of representatives following the conclusion of the pilot program. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 6.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate May 9, 2017

SB 1331: Budget Procedures - As introduced, authorizes grant payments under the grant assistance program for nursing home care to be made either monthly or quarterly. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 11; Title 12; Title 13; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 29; Title 33; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 57; Title 58; Title 59; Title 60; Title 62; Title 63; Title 64; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69; Title 70 and Title 71.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate May 9, 2017

SB 287: Child Abuse - As introduced, expands child abuse to include intentionally commanding, inducing, compelling, or otherwise causing, including by use of threats or violence, a minor to commit a criminal gang offense; states that prosecution shall not require conviction of the minor for the criminal gang offense committed; designates a first offense as a Class A misdemeanor and second or subsequent offense as a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate May 9, 2017

SB 1174: Taxes, Sales - As introduced, reduces the sales and use tax on food from 5 percent to 4.5 percent. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate May 9, 2017

SB 1255: Taxes, Excise - As introduced, urges the department of revenue to study the apportionment formulas used in the states contiguous to Tennessee for determining a taxpayer's franchise and excise tax liability. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 20 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 21.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

in committee · Tennessee · House May 9, 2017

HB 716: Budget Procedures - As introduced, requires an increase of 2 percent in department of children's services contracts when state budget increases by 3 percent or more from the immediately preceding year. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9 and Title 37.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate May 9, 2017

SB 450: Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As introduced, requires that a bus that is used exclusively for the transportation of students be registered as a passenger motor vehicle instead of a motor vehicle operating for hire. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 21 and Title 55, Chapter 4.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate May 9, 2017

SB 505: Welfare - As introduced, prohibits the department of human services from seeking, applying for, accepting, or renewing a federal waiver of work requirements for adults in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

in committee · Tennessee · House May 9, 2017

HB 1339: Public Defenders - As introduced, authorizes the president of the district public defenders conference to appoint members to the committee that is tasked with drafting recommended legislation for the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 14 and Title 16.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee