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passed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 19, 2024

SB 1995: Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, under certain conditions, authorizes a member of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system who has been elected or appointed as a member of a city or county board on or after January 1, 2012, and who simultaneously holds that position and another position with a different employer as a retirement system member, to continue service in the elected or appointed board member position while receiving a retirement allowance. - Amends TCA Section 8-35-226.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 544

passed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 19, 2024

SB 1744: Comptroller, State - As enacted, modifies the course work required to receive a certified municipal finance officer (CMFO) designation; requires examinations, including test questions, administered by MTAS and CTAS to be designated as a municipal or county finance officer, respectively, to be confidential. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 56, Part 4 and Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 539

passed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 19, 2024

SB 1916: Campaigns and Campaign Finance - As introduced, allows a candidate for a state or local campaign to transfer unused funds to a federal campaign account for a primary election if the candidate notifies each donor of the proposed transfer and a donor does not object to the transfer within 30 days of the notification; requires the funds donated by donors who object to the transfer to be returned to the donor. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 19, 2024

SB 1736: Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, authorizes licensed chiropractic physicians to issue certified statements of disability in the same manner as physicians for a person's application for a disabled registration plate, decal, or placard. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 519

passed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 19, 2024

SB 1973: Children - As introduced, increases from 10 to 20, the number of calendar days after the 90 days from the date a child was surrendered that the department of children's services shall file a petition on behalf of an abandoned infant seeking termination of parental rights. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37 and Title 40.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 19, 2024

SB 1999: Governor - As introduced, provides that the violation of an executive order, proclamation, or rule issued by the governor cannot be enforced as a Class A misdemeanor unless such order, proclamation, or rule specifies that such violation is a Class A misdemeanor and the order, proclamation, or rule is approved by a majority vote of both houses of the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 2, Part 1.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 19, 2024

SB 1825: State Government - As enacted, prohibits a state entity from submitting payment with an entity that has engaged in a cybersecurity incident on an information technology system by encrypting data and then subsequently offering to decrypt that data in exchange for a ransom payment; requires a state entity experiencing a ransom request in connection with a cybersecurity incident to immediately notify and consult with the technology and innovation division of the TBI. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 12.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 534

passed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 19, 2024

SB 1839: Mental Illness - As introduced, increases from 14 calendar days to 14 business days, the time in which the Tennessee opioid abatement council must decline the department of mental health and substance abuse services's recommendation for a candidate to be executive director of the council resulting in requiring the department to submit a new candidate. - Amends TCA Title 33.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 19, 2024

SB 1863: Contracts - As introduced, prohibits the department of children's services from using penalties in determining the amounts payable in contracts or grants to providers for services related to the prevention, treatment, or care of delinquent juveniles. - Amends TCA Section 37-5-121.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 19, 2024

SB 1888: Election Laws - As introduced, adds political party affiliation to the voter registration form. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 19, 2024

SB 2131: Local Government, General - As introduced, prohibits a municipality, or an instrumentality of a municipality, from taking any action that affects or has the potential to affect the tax obligations, fees, or other costs for real property owners whose property is located outside a municipality's corporate boundary, unless the action is approved by the county legislative body in which such property is located. - Amends TCA Title 5 and Title 6.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 19, 2024

SB 2198: Taxes, Franchise - As introduced, requires the department of revenue to submit, by January 1, 2026, a one-time report to the finance, ways and means committees of the house of representatives and the senate concerning the revenue effects of certain amendments made to the provision of the Franchise Tax Law of 1999 that determines the apportionment of a taxpayer's net worth. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 21.

Refer to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee w/ negative recommendation, as amended