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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 2704: Energy - As introduced, clarifies that a political subdivision that imposes requirements or expectations related to the type of clean or renewable energy used by a public utility in an ordinance, resolution, or other regulation must include certain sources of energy as permissible sources of clean or renewable energy, regardless of whether the political subdivision classifies the requirements or expectations as relating to clean energy or renewable energy. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 64; Title 65; Title 67 and Title 68.

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

passed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2024

SB 2736: Criminal Procedure - As introduced, grants a defendant who has been charged with a criminal offense based on the use of force or threatened use of force and who asserts that the force was justified by law the right to a justifiable use of force hearing prior to trial, at which the prosecution has the burden to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the use of force was unlawful; requires the court to dismiss the criminal charges and find the defendant immune from criminal prosecution if the prosecution fails to meet that burden. - Amends TCA Title 39.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2024

SB 2866: Human Services, Dept. of - As introduced, excludes property leased by a public entity to a non-governmental entity pursuant to a lease that conveys to the non-governmental entity the exclusive right to operate the property from the definition of "public property" as that term is used by the department to establish priority for vending operations for blind individuals. - Amends TCA Title 71.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2024

SB 2642: Veterans - As introduced, requires a veteran's service officer to maintain a record of each oath administered to and acknowledgment taken from an honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces for a period of not less than one year. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 3.

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

passed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2024

SB 2872: Education - As introduced, increases, from 14 to 15, the number of calendar days within which a person must accept or reject, in writing, an offer of employment as a teacher made between April 1 and June 1, including offers made on April 1, but excluding offers made on June 1. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 49.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2024

SB 2745: Health, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department of health to submit a report to the chair of the health committee of the house of representatives and the chair of the health and welfare committee of the senate, including, at minimum, data concerning how many anesthesiologists practice in this state, how many people are currently in anesthesiology residencies or are graduating from anesthesiology education programs in this state, and suggestions to increase the number of anesthesiologists in this state. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Health and Welfare Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2024

SB 2849: Judicial Districts - As introduced, creates one additional chancery court in the 19th judicial district. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 2.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2024

SB 2828: Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As introduced, requires registration plates for private passenger motor vehicles issued to drivers with disabilities to be issued containing the national motto language. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21, Part 1 and Title 55, Chapter 4.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2024

SB 2862: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, makes it an offense to manufacture, distribute, or possess, with the intent to distribute, remote vehicle disabling technology on passenger motor vehicles. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 55.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2024

SB 2609: Municipal Government - As introduced, requires municipalities statewide to adopt an ordinance to align their municipal elections with the August or November general election beginning in 2026. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 6 and Title 7.

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

passed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2024

SB 2738: Health Care - As introduced, removes an outdated requirement that the apprentice plan developed by the boards and commissions of the various medical professions, in consultation with the division of health related boards, be submitted to the speakers, the government operations committees of the senate and house of representatives, the commissioner of commerce and insurance, the commissioner of health, and the commissioner of labor and workforce development on or before December 31, 2014. - Amends TCA Title 14; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 5, 2024

SB 2758: Education - As introduced, extends, from October 1 to October 15, the date by which the department of education is required to provide a report regarding the physical education programs and activity for each local education agency to the education committee of the senate and the education instruction committee of the house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee