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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 May 9, 2017

SB 1426: Taxes, Sales - As introduced, allows retailers to deduct bad debt written off by a lender from a private label credit card account on the retailer's sales tax return under certain conditions. - Amends TCA Section 67-6-507.

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

in committee · Tennessee · House May 9, 2017

HB 1069: Taxes, Sales - As introduced, increases portion of state-shared sales tax revenue for cities and counties by .5 percent; divides the portion equally between cities and counties; decreases by .5 percent the portion of revenue distributed to the general fund. - 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 368: Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, exempts contractors and subcontractors from the sales or use tax on construction materials if the materials are purchased by a local education agency and are used in local education agency construction, in same manner contractors of churches and private, nonprofit colleges and universities are so exempt. - Amends TCA Section 67-6-209.

Deferred to Summer Study

in committee · Tennessee · Senate May 9, 2017

SB 249: Education - As introduced, requires the department of education to form a partnership with a national nonprofit education organization to increase the offerings of rigorous high school classes that prepare students for college and that provide college credit through examination; requires, subject to appropriations, the state to fund payment of college credit examination fees and career and technical certification or licensure examination fees. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

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

in committee · Tennessee · House May 9, 2017

HB 1259: General Assembly - As introduced, requires the office of legislative administration to offer for sale to members of the general assembly decommissioned electronic equipment of the general assembly prior to disposing of the equipment; requires the office to offer former members upon separation from office the option to purchase their electronic equipment. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 13 and Title 12, Chapter 2.

Held on desk.

in committee · Tennessee · House May 9, 2017

HB 1213: Budget Procedures - As introduced, deletes requirements that budget document include personal income statement for calendar year 1977 and actual state appropriations for fiscal year 1977-1978. - Amends TCA Section 9-4-5203.

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

in committee · Tennessee · House May 8, 2017

HB 815: State Government - As introduced, creates the Task Force on Government Spending and Accountability. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 9.

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate May 8, 2017

SB 1050: Probation and Parole - As introduced, adds the offense of rape to the list of offenses for which a person is ineligible for probation consideration. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13; Title 39, Chapter 14; Title 39, Chapter 15; Title 39, Chapter 16 and Title 40, Chapter 35.

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee

in committee · Tennessee · House May 8, 2017

HB 957: Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, revises the wage requirement for a qualifying job under the Community Resurgence Job Tax Credit Act of 2015 from requiring wages equal to, or greater than, the state's average occupational wage to requiring wages at least 65 percent of the labor workforce development area wage. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-2109.

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate May 8, 2017

SB 1083: Fees - As introduced, creates the fee reduction and elimination examination task force to conduct a comprehensive study of the continued need for regulatory fees in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 70.

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee

in committee · Tennessee · House May 8, 2017

HB 804: Taxes, Sales - As introduced, eliminates the sales tax on over-the-counter medicine, diapers, and feminine hygiene products; reduces sales and use tax rate on food and food ingredients by .5 percent each year beginning on January 1, 2018. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways & Means Committee

in committee · Tennessee · House May 8, 2017

HB 783: Probation and Parole - As introduced, adds the offense of rape to the list of offenses for which a person is ineligible for probation consideration. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13; Title 39, Chapter 14; Title 39, Chapter 15; Title 39, Chapter 16 and Title 40, Chapter 35.

Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 5/9/2017