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signed · Tennessee · House May 22, 2017

HB 302: Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, requires captive insurance companies to pay certain penalties and interest on the late payment of premium taxes; authorizes certain captive insurance companies to apply for and operate under a letter of dormancy; provides for the conversion of protected cells and pure captive insurance companies; revises certain compensation provisions regarding examinations of insurance companies. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 1, Part 4 and Title 56, Chapter 13.

Effective date(s) 05/11/2017

signed · Tennessee · House May 22, 2017

HB 912: Taxes, Real Property - As enacted, clarifies definition of "agriculture" for purposes of classification and assessment of property tax. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 43 and Title 67, Chapter 5.

Effective date(s) 05/11/2017

signed · Tennessee · Senate May 22, 2017

SB 1190: Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, requires captive insurance companies to pay certain penalties and interest on the late payment of premium taxes; authorizes certain captive insurance companies to apply for and operate under a letter of dormancy; provides for the conversion of protected cells and pure captive insurance companies; revises certain compensation provisions regarding examinations of insurance companies. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 1, Part 4 and Title 56, Chapter 13.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 354

signed · Tennessee · House May 22, 2017

HB 1164: Agriculture - As enacted, revises certain provisions regarding the industrial hemp program. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 1, Part 7; Section 43-26-102 and Section 43-26-103.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 369

signed · Tennessee · House May 22, 2017

HB 1189: Abortion - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Infants Protection Act," which prohibits abortion of a viable fetus except in a medical emergency and requires testing to determine viability if a woman is at least 20 weeks pregnant. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2.

Effective date(s) 07/01/2017

signed · Tennessee · Senate May 22, 2017

SB 1000: Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, establishes pension stabilization reserve trusts for the hybrid and legacy retirement plans; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 36, Part 9 and Title 9, Chapter 4.

Effective date(s) 05/11/2017

signed · Tennessee · House May 19, 2017

HB 589: Taxes, Hotel Motel - As enacted, authorizes Memphis to levy the occupancy tax by one or more ordinances, in an amount not to exceed an aggregate of 5 percent of the consideration charged. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 14.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 291

signed · Tennessee · House May 19, 2017

HB 722: Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, designates The Plaza in Nashville as a premier type tourist resort for purposes of on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages. - Amends TCA Section 57-4-102.

Effective date(s) 05/09/2017

signed · Tennessee · Senate May 19, 2017

SB 473: Professions and Occupations - As enacted, enacts the "Freedom to Prosper Act" to limit the circumstances under which local government entities may regulate certain occupations. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 56, Chapter 1, Part 3; Title 62 and Title 63.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 332

signed · Tennessee · House May 19, 2017

HB 1424: Dickson County - Subject to local approval, abolishes the County Highway Commission and office of the County Highway Engineer. - Amends Chapter 53 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended.

Comp. became Pr. Ch. 14

signed · Tennessee · Senate May 19, 2017

SB 1444: Lebanon - Subject to local approval, establishes term limits for the mayor and aldermen; creates mechanism for the filling of vacancies on the city council created upon the filing of a qualifying petition by an alderman to run for mayor; deletes provision prohibiting the granting of a property right to a city employee. - Amends Chapter 644 of the Private Acts of 1911; as amended and rewritten.

Pr. Ch. 11

signed · Tennessee · Senate May 19, 2017

SB 1443: Carthage - Subject to local approval, reduces from three to two the number of days on which an ordinance must be passed by approval on each day by a majority of the members of the governing body for purposes of adopting the ordinance. - Amends Chapter 112 of the Private Acts of 1991; as amended.

Pr. Ch. 12