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died · Tennessee · House Feb 2, 2022

HB 1769: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires a court to order the state to reimburse a criminal defendant for all reasonable costs incurred in defense if the defendant was charged with a criminal homicide offense and found not guilty due to the justification of self-defense and the trier of fact determines that the defendant proved the self-defense claim by a preponderance of the evidence; authorizes the court to order the state or the prosecuting attorney, in their individual capacity, to pay damages for malicious prosecution. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 7 and Title 39.

Withdrawn.
Bruce Griffey (R)
died · Tennessee · House Feb 2, 2022

HB 1861: Traffic Safety - As introduced, requires employees and contractors of the department of transportation and first responders to wear blaze orange vests with reflective tape when working on roads and highways; prohibits all other colored vests; requires the department of safety to provide training on proper interstate incident traffic control to each police officer in a department that contains in its jurisdiction an interstate highway. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 54; Title 55; Title 68, Chapter 102 and Title 68, Chapter 140.

Withdrawn.
Kirk Haston (R) Ed Jackson (R)
died · Tennessee · Senate Feb 2, 2022

SB 1923: Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, removes population requirements for a municipality to hold a referendum on the sale of alcoholic beverages; requires a municipality to maintain a police department or enter into an agreement for the provision of law enforcement during the hours of sale of alcoholic beverages to be eligible to hold a referendum on the sale of alcoholic beverages. - Amends TCA Title 57.

Recalled from Senate State & Local Government Committee
Page Walley (R)
died · Tennessee · Senate Feb 2, 2022

SB 2052: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class E felony of an employer influencing or attempting to influence an employee who is a public servant in the performance of their official duties as a public servant by means of coercion; creates a cause of action for unlawful discharge of an employee who is a public servant. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 39 and Title 50.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
Ferrell Haile (R)
died · Tennessee · Senate Feb 2, 2022

SB 2234: Medical Occupations - As introduced, authorizes the commissioner of health and the commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services to allow certain rules to not be applied to certain healthcare professionals and students in order for those persons to operate outside of normal licensure requirements during a healthcare staffing crisis; requires certain notice to governor and speakers of the senate and house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68.

Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
Ed Jackson (R)
died · Tennessee · House Feb 2, 2022

HB 794: Business and Commerce - As introduced, prohibits a person from denying an individual the full and equal enjoyment of goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of a place of public accommodation, resort, or amusement on the grounds of the wearing or use of a medical device, or whether the individual has received medical treatment. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 58 and Title 68.

Withdrawn.
Terri Lynn Weaver (R) Joey Hensley (R)
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