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All 46,882 Active 613 In committee 15,301 Passed 6,763 Signed 22,173 Failed 3,369

signed · Tennessee · House May 3, 2017

HB 556: Emergency Communications Districts - As enacted, authorizes members of a district's board of directors to participate in board meetings by any electronic means approved by the board; revises provisions governing removal of a member for failure to attend meetings; revises other provisions regarding members of boards of directors. - Amends TCA Section 7-86-314 and Title 8, Chapter 44.

Effective date(s) 04/28/2017

signed · Tennessee · Senate May 3, 2017

SB 449: Professions and Occupations - As enacted, requires state governmental entities that establish or adopt guides to practice to do so through the promulgation of rules. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 70.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 215

signed · Tennessee · House May 3, 2017

HB 578: Courts, Juvenile - As enacted, requires expunction of certain juvenile records upon motion; requires an adjudicating court to inform a child of the need to file a motion for expunction of a juvenile record; requires the administrative office of the courts to create a motion that can be completed by a child; requires juvenile court clerks to make the model expunction motion available to all children. - Amends TCA Section 37-1-153.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 197

signed · Tennessee · House May 3, 2017

HB 1068: Boats, Boating - As enacted, directs TACIR to study the titling of boats. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 10.

Effective date(s) 04/24/2017

signed · Tennessee · House May 3, 2017

HB 29: Victims' Rights - As enacted, deletes the provision giving an alleged offender the right to have notice of and suspend all action concerning a claim for compensation by the victim under the criminal injuries compensation fund. - Amends TCA Section 29-13-108.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 182

signed · Tennessee · House May 3, 2017

HJR 365: Memorials, Recognition - Liberty Elementary School, 20th anniversary -

Signed by Governor.

signed · Tennessee · House May 3, 2017

HB 95: Sales - As enacted, extends the time of sale of land to foreclose a deed of trust, mortgage, or other lien securing the payment of money or other thing of value or under judicial orders or process from "10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m." to "9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.". - Amends TCA Title 26, Chapter 5 and Title 35, Chapter 5.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 187

signed · Tennessee · Senate May 3, 2017

SB 236: Sales - As enacted, extends the time of sale of land to foreclose a deed of trust, mortgage, or other lien securing the payment of money or other thing of value or under judicial orders or process from "10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m." to "9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.". - Amends TCA Title 26, Chapter 5 and Title 35, Chapter 5.

Effective date(s) 04/19/2017

signed · Tennessee · Senate May 3, 2017

SB 1208: Taxes, Sales - As enacted, delays effective date of certain streamlined sales tax provisions until July 1, 2019. - Amends TCA Title 67; Chapter 72 of the Public Acts of 2011; Chapter 273 of the Public Acts of 2015; Chapter 480 of the Public Acts of 2013; Chapter 530 of the Public Acts of 2009 and Chapter 602 of the Public Acts of 2007.

Effective date(s) 04/19/2017

signed · Tennessee · Senate May 3, 2017

SB 1188: Professions and Occupations - As enacted, revises various professional regulatory provisions, including provisions regarding cosmetologists, home inspectors, and engineers. - Amends TCA Title 62.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 226

signed · Tennessee · House May 3, 2017

HB 9: Education, Higher - As enacted, authorizes the board of regents, the trustees of the University of Tennessee, and state university board of each public institution of higher education to adopt policies regulating smoking on property owned or operated by the institution; provided, that such policies do not permit smoking in any location where smoking is otherwise prohibited by law. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 39, Chapter 15 and Title 49.

Effective date(s) 04/24/2017

signed · Tennessee · Senate May 3, 2017

SB 1207: Taxes, Franchise - As enacted, alters the formula for calculating quarterly estimated payments for franchise and excise taxes; makes other related revisions. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-2008 and Section 67-4-2015.

Effective date(s) 04/19/2017