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passed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 13, 2024

SB 2851: Cooperatives - As introduced, authorizes a cooperative that services Stewart, Cheatham, Robertson, Sumner, and Montgomery counties to provide broadband service within the jurisdictional limits of Springfield. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 65; Title 67 and Title 68.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 13, 2024

SB 2906: Contractors - As introduced, removes references to repealed provisions of law that provided an additional definition of contractor, and additional penalties, in relation to unlawful representation as a licensed contractor. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 12; Title 13; Title 42; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 46; Title 47; Title 48; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 61; Title 62; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 13, 2024

SB 2917: Aircraft and Airports - As introduced, increases from 10 calendar days to 10 business days, the number of days before a public hearing on an ordinance or resolution creating a regional airport authority by which notice of the public hearing must be given. - Amends TCA Title 42, Chapter 3 and Title 42, Chapter 4.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 13, 2024

SB 2910: Credit and Debit Cards - As introduced, prohibits certain financial entities from assigning a merchant code to or otherwise classifying a merchant that is a seller of firearms or ammunition separately from a general merchandise retailer or sporting goods retailer; authorizes the department of financial institutions to assess a civil penalty of no more than $10,000 for a violation, or to bring an action to enjoin a violation of the prohibition. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 45 and Title 47.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 13, 2024

SB 208: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires each local school board to establish a school lunch program and a school breakfast program that provides a free breakfast and lunch to each student enrolled in a school under the board's jurisdiction; requires the state to reimburse each LEA the cost of providing a free breakfast and lunch to each student enrolled in the LEA after all available federal funds have been applied. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 13, 2024

SB 1287: Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As introduced, removes a reference to a repealed provision of law that established an exception to the prohibition of managed health insurance issuers contacting or employing an agent to directly contact a patient of a physician's practice in an effort to change a referral for services to another provider if the managed health insurance issuer has contracted with the physician directly. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 33; Title 45; Title 47; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 55; Title 56; Title 62; Title 63; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 71.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 13, 2024

SB 1300: Telecommunications - As introduced, removes a requirement that the comptroller report to the general assembly, not later than January 31, 2008, with recommendations regarding whether the pilot project that authorized certain municipal electric systems to provide services beyond their service area with certain limitations should be continued or expanded to other systems. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 35, Chapter 8, Part 1; Section 37-10-204; Section 38-6-121; Title 39; Title 40, Chapter 6, Part 3; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 54; Title 55; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 13, 2024

SB 1464: State Universities - As introduced, requires the University of Memphis to evaluate the university's educational programs to determine if changes are needed in any of the educational programs and to make the needed changes. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 11; Title 12; Title 49; Title 58; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 13, 2024

SB 2553: Health Care - As introduced, authorizes the governor to expand medicaid pursuant to the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; authorizes the governor to negotiate with the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services to determine the terms of the expansion. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 13, 2024

SB 1378: Banks and Financial Institutions - As introduced, increases, from $1.00 to $5.00, the threshold before which a borrower is entitled to a refund or refund credit of the precomputed interest charge for a loan that is precomputed that the borrower prepays in full. - Amends TCA Title 45, Chapter 12; Title 45, Chapter 18; Title 45, Chapter 5 and Title 45, Chapter 7.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 13, 2024

SB 1656: Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, requires the department of education to allocate to each local education agency sufficient funds for the LEA to employ one full-time licensed professional school counselor position for every 250 student members of the LEA or one full-time position for each LEA and public charter school within the LEA, whichever is greater; requires each LEA and public charter school to employ a licensed professional school counselor for each position funded. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee

passed · Tennessee · House Mar 12, 2024

HJR 689: Memorials, Congress - Urges Congress to keep the power to declare war and for the National Guard to be protected from executive power. -

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