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

died · Tennessee · House Jan 31, 2022

HB 1923: Cooperatives - As introduced, authorizes a rural electric and community services cooperative to allow directors or cooperative members to participate in cooperative meetings by means of virtual or remote communication if certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 65.

Withdrawn.

died · Tennessee · House Jan 31, 2022

HB 2140: Education, State Board of - As introduced, requires the board to develop a career and technical education diploma and graduation pathway for high school students interested in pursuing a career in a high-need, high-skill industry; revises certain requirements for students participating in work-based learning programs; revises the requirements for a person to obtain, advance, or renew an occupational teacher license. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Filed for introduction

died · Tennessee · House Jan 31, 2022

HB 2083: Education - As introduced, requires educator preparation providers approved by the state board of education to require each candidate enrolled in the provider's educator preparation program to successfully complete at least one course each semester on reading instruction in order for the provider to retain state board approval. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Intro., P1C.

died · Tennessee · House Jan 31, 2022

HB 1771: Common Carriers - As introduced, designates social media platforms as common carriers and requires the entities to obtain certificates of public convenience and necessity from the Tennessee public utilities commission; prescribes fines against social media platforms that deplatform and shadow ban users based on political ideology, viewpoint, or personal animus. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 47 and Title 65.

Withdrawn.

died · Tennessee · House Jan 31, 2022

HB 2075: Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As introduced, for purposes of computing the number of years of creditable service in the Tennessee consolidated retirement system, requires that a member who is employed as a law enforcement officer receive an additional, automatic credit of one year of service for every four years of creditable service the member has earned. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35 and Title 8, Chapter 36.

Intro., P1C.

died · Tennessee · House Jan 31, 2022

HB 2076: Correction, Dept. of - As introduced, creates a supplemental pay incentive program for correctional officers of the department who receive 40 hours or more of in-service training per calendar year. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 1 and Title 41, Chapter 51.

Intro., P1C.

died · Tennessee · Senate Jan 31, 2022

SB 2031: Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, requires the department of safety to create a voucher program for the purpose of providing a handgun safety course to purchasers of handguns at no cost to the handgun purchaser; limits the value of the voucher to $50. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 39.

Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

died · Tennessee · Senate Jan 31, 2022

SB 2075: Education, Higher - As introduced, requires Tennessee State University (TSU) to annually submit a report to the governor and the members of the joint land grant institution funding ad hoc committee, detailing the progress of improvements to TSU's facilities and infrastructure and how the improvements address the needs identified in the Tennessee higher education commission's evaluation on facilities and infrastructure needs for TSU on September 1, 2021. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 49.

Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

died · Tennessee · House Jan 31, 2022

HB 2013: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, authorizes a law enforcement officer to charge a person with criminal trespass who resides with a person at least 65 years of age and makes a threat against the life, health, or safety of such person under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 19; Title 20; Title 29; Title 39; Title 68 and Title 71.

P2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee

died · Tennessee · Senate Jan 31, 2022

SB 2050: Child Custody and Support - As introduced, enacts "Noah's Law," which allows a custodial parent, under certain circumstances, to seek an emergency court order declaring a child to be in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death and ordering the noncustodial parent to return the child to the custodial parent immediately. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6, Part 1; Title 37 and Section 39-13-306.

Recalled from Clerk's Desk

died · Tennessee · House Jan 31, 2022

HB 174: Environmental Preservation - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Cleaner Landscapes for the Economy, Agriculture, and Nature (CLEAN) Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 39; Title 57; Title 62; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 70.

Recalled from Senate Government Operations Committee

died · Tennessee · House Jan 31, 2022

HB 1639: State Government - As introduced, prohibits this state or its political subdivisions from taking certain actions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1; Title 5, Chapter 1; Title 6, Chapter 54 and Title 8.

Withdrawn.