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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 Feb 11, 2021

HB 953: Criminal Procedure - As introduced, requires the magistrate to provide a victim who participates in a global positioning monitoring system with emergency assistance number, in addition to the number for a local law enforcement agency. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40, Chapter 11 and Title 55.

Intro., P1C.

died · Tennessee · House Feb 11, 2021

HB 774: Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, increases the maximum staffing levels for case managers within the department from an average of 20 active cases or 20 children to be monitored to 25 active cases or 25 children to monitor. - Amends TCA Section 37-5-132.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

died · Tennessee · House Feb 11, 2021

HB 362: Emergency Communications Districts - As introduced, requires emergency communications districts (ECDs) to utilize the direct dispatch method in response to emergency 911 calls and one of three methods in response to non-emergency calls; requires that all emergency 911 calls, with the exception of misrouted calls, be dispatched without being transferred; authorizes ECDs to transfer non-emergency calls at the discretion of the dispatcher via attended transfer. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 86.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

died · Tennessee · Senate Feb 11, 2021

SB 616: Emergency Communications Districts - As introduced, requires emergency communications districts (ECDs) to utilize the direct dispatch method in response to emergency 911 calls and one of three methods in response to non-emergency calls; requires that all emergency 911 calls, with the exception of misrouted calls, be dispatched without being transferred; authorizes ECDs to transfer non-emergency calls at the discretion of the dispatcher via attended transfer. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 86.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

died · Tennessee · House Feb 11, 2021

HB 927: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the percentage of restitution for victims of aggravated assault, injured in the scope of their official duties as employees of a penal institution, that will be deducted from the inmate's commissary account from 50 percent to 60 percent, - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1 and Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 6.

Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

died · Tennessee · Senate Feb 11, 2021

SB 986: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the percentage of restitution for victims of aggravated assault, injured in the scope of their official duties as employees of a penal institution, that will be deducted from the inmate's commissary account from 50 percent to 60 percent, - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1 and Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 6.

Intro., P1C.

died · Tennessee · House Feb 11, 2021

HB 391: Public Health - As introduced, specifies that the county mayor, in unincorporated areas, and the highest-ranking elected official in a city in the official's jurisdiction, have the authority to establish and implement health policies that affect the county or city, as applicable, during a health emergency; directs the county health director, health officer, and board of health to provide advice to the mayor and city official to develop the policies; applies only in Shelby, Davidson, Knox, Hamilton, Sullivan, and Madison counties. - Amends TCA Title 5 and Title 68, Chapter 2, Part 6.

Recalled from Senate Health & Welfare Committee

died · Tennessee · House Feb 11, 2021

HB 27: Agriculture - As introduced, increases from five to seven years the minimum period that a person is ineligible for reissuance of a hemp producer license following revocation of the person's license for a violation of the hemp laws. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 43 and Title 67.

Withdrawn.

died · Tennessee · Senate Feb 11, 2021

SB 433: Public Health - As introduced, specifies that the county mayor, in unincorporated areas, and the highest-ranking elected official in a city in the official's jurisdiction, have the authority to establish and implement health policies that affect the county or city, as applicable, during a health emergency; directs the county health director, health officer, and board of health to provide advice to the mayor and city official to develop the policies; applies only in Shelby, Davidson, Knox, Hamilton, Sullivan, and Madison counties. - Amends TCA Title 5 and Title 68, Chapter 2, Part 6.

Withdrawn.

died · Tennessee · House Feb 11, 2021

HB 8: Education, Higher - As introduced, reduces, from 30 to 25, the years of full-time creditable service that a teacher must have served in Tennessee public schools before retiring for the retired teacher's child to receive a 25 percent discount on tuition to any state institution of higher education. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 49.

Recalled from Senate Education Committee

died · Tennessee · House Feb 11, 2021

HB 114: TennCare - As introduced, adds reporting on the cost, utilization, and effectiveness of the all payer claims database to the general assembly annually on February 15 to the commissioner of finance and administration's duties related to the database. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71.

Withdrawn.

died · Tennessee · Senate Feb 11, 2021

SB 250: Education, Higher - As introduced, reduces, from 30 to 25, the years of full-time creditable service that a teacher must have served in Tennessee public schools before retiring for the retired teacher's child to receive a 25 percent discount on tuition to any state institution of higher education. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 49.

Recalled from Senate Education Committee