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All 46,882 Active 15,109 In committee 14,466 Passed 6,752 Signed 22,203 Failed 2,813

passed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2024

SB 2602: Correction, Dept. of - As introduced, increases from $1,000 to $1,250, the bond amount the workhouse or jail superintendent must pay to the state for use of the county, from an approved surety company or two or more approved sureties, in addition to taking an oath, to ensure the faithful discharge of the superintendent's duties. - Amends TCA Title 41.

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

passed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2024

SB 2499: Jails, Local Lock-ups - As introduced, allows a prisoner of a county workhouse or jail to be released from custody on work release or otherwise allowed to leave the grounds of the county workhouse or jail for employment or to perform work in the community without using an electronic monitoring device if the sheriff, with the approval of the county commission, enters into a written agreement with the entity employing or utilizing the prisoner for work in which the entity agrees to accept full liability, including the cost of apprehension, if the prisoner leaves the entity's premises without the permission of the entity or the sheriff while performing work for the entity. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 8 and Title 41.

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

passed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2024

SB 2715: DUI Offenses - As introduced, requires a law enforcement officer investigating a motor vehicle accident resulting in death to investigate whether an operator was served alcoholic beverages or beer at an establishment licensed to sell alcoholic beverages or beer for on-premises consumption if the officer has probable cause to believe that the operator of a motor vehicle involved in the accident was driving under the influence of alcohol; authorizes the alcoholic beverage commission to suspend or revoke the license of an establishment determined to have violated state law for a period of not less than one year. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10 and Title 57.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2024

SB 2759: Juvenile Offenders - As introduced, changes the time frame within which each delinquent child ordered to probation supervision or committed to the custody of the department must undergo a validated risk and needs assessment to inform supervision levels, referrals to programs, and case planning from within seven days of the court's disposition to within five days of the court's disposition. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2024

SB 2874: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, decreases from 30 to 15, the number of days a law enforcement agency, after taking possession of a sexual assault evidence collection kit with the victim's name affixed to it, shall submit the kit to the Tennessee bureau of investigation or similar qualified laboratory for either serology or deoxyribonucleic acid testing. - Amends TCA Title 39.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2024

SB 2579: Water - As introduced, clarifies that an ephemeral wet weather conveyance is not a stream under the Water Quality Control Act; defines "isolated wetlands" and clarifies that isolated wetlands are not waters under the act; prohibits requiring a permit or other authorization under the act for impacts to isolated wetlands; makes other related changes to the act. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 11, Chapter 14, Part 4; Title 66; Title 68 and Title 69.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2024

SB 2511: State Employees - As introduced, requires a state employee who has evidence that another state employee has committed perjury or the falsification of one or more documents to immediately notify the employee's appropriate supervisor. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 30.

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

passed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2024

SB 2807: Water - As introduced, requires a board of directors of a watershed district to provide notice to each director of the board five business days, instead of five days, prior to the date of the meeting. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 11; Title 43; Title 44; Title 59; Title 60; Title 64; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 70.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2024

SB 2830: Education - As introduced, requires public charter schools to provide licensed employees of the public charter school six paid workweeks after a birth or stillbirth of the employee's child or the employee's adoption of a newly placed minor child. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 49.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2024

SB 2721: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, allows the warden or chief administrative officer's report to the district attorney general of certain offenses that occur within a penal institution to be submitted electronically. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2024

SB 2853: County Boundaries - As introduced, requires an application for legislation to change a county boundary to include the physical address of each parcel of real property subject to the application. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 8 and Title 66.

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

passed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2024

SB 2829: Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As introduced, subject to approval of the board of directors of the Doe Mountain recreational authority, clarifies that employees of the authority are eligible to participate in all benefit programs that this state provides to state employees. - Amends TCA Section 11-25-109.

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