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All 46,882 Active 14,572 In committee 13,959 Passed 6,763 Signed 22,173 Failed 3,369

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 11, 2020

HB 1674: Election Laws - As introduced, requires county election commissions to designate public institutions of higher education with 8,000 or more enrolled students as polling places during early voting in federal and state general elections and presidential primaries for a period of at least five days. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 3, Part 1 and Title 2, Chapter 6, Part 1.

Failed in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of Local Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 11, 2020

SB 2710: Election Laws - As introduced, requires county election commissions to designate public institutions of higher education with 8,000 or more enrolled students as polling places during early voting in federal and state general elections and presidential primaries for a period of at least five days. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 3, Part 1 and Title 2, Chapter 6, Part 1.

Failed in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of Local Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 11, 2020

HB 1616: Motor Vehicles - As introduced, exempts taxicab and transportation network company drivers from the prohibition on physically holding a wireless telecommunication device while operating a motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 65.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Transportation and Safety Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 11, 2020

SB 2448: Election Laws - As introduced, permits the use of a photo identification card issued by this state, the United States, or an accredited postsecondary institution of education in this state for purposes of verifying the identity of an eligible voter. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 7.

Failed in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of Local Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 11, 2020

SB 2645: Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As introduced, includes vapor products and e-cigarettes in the statutory definition of "tobacco products"; levies, in a manner the same as cigarettes, a tax on liquid nicotine for vapor products. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 47; Title 67 and Title 68.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate FW&M Revenue Subcommittee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 11, 2020

SB 1899: State Inmates - As introduced, requires screening of inmates for chemical dependency, mental illness, and serious emotional disturbance; requires the department of correction to contract with certain departments for psychological services; requires inmates to be evaluated for the presence of a learning disability and provided learning disability intervention services as needed. - Amends TCA Title 41.

Failed for lack of second in: Corrections Subcommittee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 11, 2020

HB 2548: Election Laws - As introduced, increases time allowed for a person to register to vote from 30 days before an election to 25 days before an election. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Failed in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of Local Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 11, 2020

HB 2337: Election Laws - As introduced, allows a person to register to vote or update voter information during the first 10 days of early voting during an election. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Failed in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of Local Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 11, 2020

SB 1802: Law Enforcement - As introduced, requires a law enforcement agency in Davidson County to purchase law enforcement recording devices for use by on-duty officers by February 10, 2021; creates a Class C felony of a law enforcement officer operating a law enforcement recording device in a manner that violates policies established by the agency issuing the device; creates a Class C felony of a law enforcement officer altering, destroying, or concealing any recording from a law enforcement recording device. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 38, Chapter 1 and Title 39, Chapter 16.

Failed in s/c Public Service & Employees Subcommittee of State Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 11, 2020

SB 2250: Election Laws - As introduced, allows a person to register to vote or update voter information during the first 10 days of early voting during an election. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Failed in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of Local Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 10, 2020

HB 2788: Pets - As introduced, authorizes dog owners to obtain an exemption from rabies vaccination requirement by obtaining a certificate of exemption from a licensed veterinarian based on a finding that the vaccine would endanger the dog's health. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2; Title 44; Title 63, Chapter 12 and Title 68, Chapter 8.

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee of Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 10, 2020

HB 1861: Game and Fish Laws - As introduced, allows Tennessee resident to pay the fee set by the commission for a permanent hunting and fishing license at any time during the calendar year the resident turns 65 years of age instead of after the resident's birth date. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 2.

Failed in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee of Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee