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All 46,882 Active 14,572 In committee 13,959 Passed 6,763 Signed 22,173 Failed 3,369

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 29, 2022

HB 1753: Education - As introduced, requires TCAP tests to be administered in a paper format for students in grades three through eight; allows the commissioner of education to determine whether end-of-course assessments must be administered in a computerized, online, or paper format; allows an LEA or public charter school to administer end-of-course assessments in a paper format if it objects to administering end-of-course assessments in a computerized or online format. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 60.

Failed in Senate Education Committee / no second

failed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 29, 2022

SB 1833: Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, changes the grades, from nine through 12 to kindergarten through 12, that an eligible professor of higher education may teach pursuant to a special license issued by the department of education. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5.

Failed in Senate Education Committee / no second

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 29, 2022

HB 1754: Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, changes the grades, from nine through 12 to kindergarten through 12, that an eligible professor of higher education may teach pursuant to a special license issued by the department of education. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5.

Failed in Senate Education Committee / no second

failed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 29, 2022

SB 2671: Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, creates the Class A misdemeanor of knowingly or recklessly permitting a child under 12 years of age to have access to or possession, custody, or use of a firearm unless the person has the permission of the child's parent or guardian, the child is under the supervision of an adult, and the firearm was used for lawful sporting activity; increases the punishment for illegally providing a handgun to a juvenile from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 29, 2022

HB 2794: Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, creates the Class A misdemeanor of knowingly or recklessly permitting a child under 12 years of age to have access to or possession, custody, or use of a firearm unless the person has the permission of the child's parent or guardian, the child is under the supervision of an adult, and the firearm was used for lawful sporting activity; increases the punishment for illegally providing a handgun to a juvenile from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

died · Tennessee · House Mar 28, 2022

HJR 848: General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Dr. Joe Deweese, Science and Social Studies Standards Recommendation Committee -

Objected to on Consent Calendar.

died · Tennessee · House Mar 28, 2022

HJR 849: General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Leslie Clifton, Science and Social Studies Standards Recommendation Committee -

Objected to on Consent Calendar.

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 23, 2022

HB 2452: Human Rights - As introduced, designates as an unlawful discriminatory practice certain actions taken by a person, public officer, public employee, governmental entity, employer, or place of public accommodation against an individual on the basis of the individual’s vaccination status, immunity status, or whether the person has an immunity passport; makes various other changes related to COVID-19. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 14; Title 39; Title 50; Title 63 and Title 68.

Taken off notice for cal. in Civil Justice Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 23, 2022

SB 845: Redistricting, Congressional - As introduced, updates reference to 2020 TIGER system. - Amends TCA Section 2-16-103.

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State Government Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 23, 2022

HB 1564: Schools, Charter - As introduced, enacts the "Transparency in Charter School Finance Act." - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7 and Title 49, Chapter 13.

Taken off notice for cal. in Education Instruction

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 23, 2022

HB 1584: Redistricting, Congressional - As introduced, updates reference to 2020 TIGER system. - Amends TCA Section 2-16-103.

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State Government Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 23, 2022

HB 2451: Children - As introduced, enacts the "Parent Bill of Rights Act," which requires LEAs to permit parents to have access to certain information, including the names of instructors, titles available in the school library, teacher manuals, and curriculum; requires parents to provide written consent before a student can participate in any extracurricular activity, family life lesson, field trip, school assembly, or guest speaker event; prohibits certain healthcare practitioners from providing medical treatment to a minor without parental consent or an appropriate court order. - Amends TCA Section 14-4-103; Title 49 and Title 63.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee