signed · Tennessee · Senate May 19, 2017 SB 723: Education, Higher - As enacted, enacts the "Campus Free Speech Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 49. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 336 Sponsors Eddie Smith (R) , Doug Overbey (R)
signed · Tennessee · Senate May 19, 2017 SB 550: Victims' Rights - As enacted, makes the identifying information of the minor victim of a criminal offense confidential and not open to inspection by members of the public, unless a court waives the confidentiality at the request of the minor's custodial parent or legal guardian; creates certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 37; Title 38 and Title 39. Effective date(s) 07/01/2017 Sponsors Bill Ketron (R) , Bryan Terry (R)
signed · Tennessee · House May 19, 2017 HB 677: Sunset Laws - As enacted, deletes provisions regarding the Tennessee economic council on women, which ceased to exist June 30, 2016. - Amends TCA Title 4; Section 38-6-114; Section 50-2-207 and Section 68-1-1803. Effective date(s) 07/01/2017 Sponsors Mike Bell (R) , Jeremy Faison (R)
signed · Tennessee · Senate May 19, 2017 SB 1085: Statutes and Codification - As enacted, requires that undefined words be given their natural and ordinary meaning, without forced or subtle construction that would limit or extend the meaning of the language, except when a contrary intention is clearly manifest. - Amends TCA Title 1, Chapter 3. Effective date(s) 05/05/2017 Sponsors Andrew Farmer (R) , John Stevens (R)
signed · Tennessee · House May 19, 2017 HB 240: Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission to June 30, 2019; requires the commission to appear before sunset review committee in 2017 to address issue of non-educators serving on textbook advisory committees. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 22. Effective date(s) 05/09/2017 Sponsors Mike Bell (R) , Jeremy Faison (R)
signed · Tennessee · Senate May 19, 2017 SB 745: Taxes, Real Property - As enacted, revises various provisions of property tax law. - Amends TCA Title 28 and Title 67, Chapter 5. Effective date(s) 07/01/2017 Sponsors Jason Powell (D) , Jack Johnson (R)
signed · Tennessee · Senate May 19, 2017 SB 454: Licenses - As enacted, provides for reimbursement to the wildlife resources agency for lost revenue resulting from the issuance of free or partially discounted combination hunting and fishing licenses created by statute on or after January 1, 2017. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3 and Title 70. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 330 Sponsors Jay Reedy (R) , Mike Bell (R)
signed · Tennessee · Senate May 19, 2017 SB 1210: School Transportation - As enacted, establishes a school transportation supervisor program for the monitoring and oversight of transportation services for local education authorities and charter schools; requires new school bus drivers to complete a training program prior to transporting students; requires a driver to be at least 25 years of age to receive an initial school bus driver license endorsement. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 21; Section 55-50-302 and Title 55, Chapter 9, Part 6. Effective date(s) 01/01/2018 Sponsors David Hawk (R) , Mark Norris (R)
signed · Tennessee · House May 19, 2017 HB 468: Licenses - As enacted, provides for reimbursement to the wildlife resources agency for lost revenue resulting from the issuance of free or partially discounted combination hunting and fishing licenses created by statute on or after January 1, 2017. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3 and Title 70. Effective date(s) 05/09/2017 Sponsors Jay Reedy (R) , Mike Bell (R)
signed · Tennessee · Senate May 19, 2017 SB 527: Solid Waste Disposal - As enacted, requires county and municipal mayors, and any other authorities, who appoint members to municipal solid waste regional boards to strive to ensure that at least two elected officials serve on each regional board; authorizes the department of environment and conservation to provide guidelines and best practices for composting and recycling to regional board members, advisory committees, and Class I, Class III, and Class IV landfill owners and operators. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 211, Part 8. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 335 Sponsors Brenda Gilmore (D) , Steve Southerland (R)
signed · Tennessee · House May 19, 2017 HB 1445: Williamson County - Subject to local approval, grants the judge of the juvenile court the power to appoint, retain, reappoint, and supervise judicial commissioners; authorizes the juvenile judge to appoint and supervise a temporary or part-time judicial commissioner, subject to county legislative body appropriations for personnel. - Amends Chapter 56 of the Private Acts of 2012. Comp. became Pr. Ch. 18 Sponsors Charles Sargent (R) , Curtis Johnson (R)
signed · Tennessee · Senate May 19, 2017 SB 242: Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the board for licensing healthcare facilities one year to June 30, 2020. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2. Comp. became Pub. Ch. 327 Sponsors Mike Bell (R) , Jeremy Faison (R)