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

failed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 16, 2019

SB 464: TennCare - As introduced, authorizes the governor to expand medicaid pursuant to the Affordable Care Act; authorizes the governor to negotiate with the centers for medicare and medicaid services to determine the terms of the expansion. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 16, 2019

SB 1318: 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.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Apr 10, 2019

HB 965: Election Laws - As introduced, authorizes person who registers to vote by mail to cast the person's first vote by absentee ballot. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 2.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 10, 2019

SB 161: Sunset Laws - As introduced, accelerates the sunset termination date for the Tennessee massage licensure board from June 30, 2022 to June 30, 2019. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 18.

Failed in Senate Government Operations Committee / no motion

failed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 10, 2019

SB 1093: Election Laws - As introduced, authorizes person who registers to vote by mail to cast the person's first vote by absentee ballot. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 2.

Failed in Local Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 10, 2019

SB 1218: Controlled Substances - As introduced, increases the amount of marijuana possessed or exchanged under the offenses of simple possession or casual exchange from less than one-half ounce to less than one ounce; prohibits the inference of purpose of selling or otherwise dispensing when the substance possessed or exchanged was less than one ounce of marijuana. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Failed in Judiciary

failed · Tennessee · House Apr 10, 2019

HB 987: Controlled Substances - As introduced, increases the amount of marijuana possessed or exchanged under the offenses of simple possession or casual exchange from less than one-half ounce to less than one ounce; prohibits the inference of purpose of selling or otherwise dispensing when the substance possessed or exchanged was less than one ounce of marijuana. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Failed in Judiciary

failed · Tennessee · House Apr 10, 2019

HB 492: Sunset Laws - As introduced, accelerates the sunset termination date for the Tennessee massage licensure board from June 30, 2022 to June 30, 2019. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 18.

Failed in Senate Government Operations Committee / no motion

failed · Tennessee · House Apr 9, 2019

HB 662: Vital Records - As introduced, increases the time in which a court must notify the state registrar that a challenge to the denial of a delayed certificate of birth is filed from 21 days from filing of the challenge to 30 days. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 68.

Failed in s/c Public Health Subcommittee of Health Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Apr 9, 2019

HB 1001: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates exceptions to offenses for underage consumption, public intoxication, and certain other offenses involving controlled substances for persons who request medical assistance in response to the possible overdose of another person. - Amends TCA Title 1, Chapter 3; Title 16; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40; Title 57 and Title 63.

Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee

died · Tennessee · House Apr 9, 2019

HB 555: Local Government, General - As introduced, authorizes any county, including any county having a metropolitan form of government, or incorporated city or town, to acquire a school building owned by a county school system or city school system within its borders that is blighted or deteriorated; allows the local government to use any school building acquired by eminent domain to establish offices for the provision of community services. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13 and Title 49.

Recalled from Senate Judiciary Committee

died · Tennessee · House Apr 9, 2019

HB 568: Orders of Protection - As introduced, requires local law enforcement to conduct in-person checks to ensure person subject to order of protection has complied with dispossession of firearms requirement; makes various other changes regarding the dispossession of firearms requirement. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6; Title 38; Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Recalled from Senate Judiciary Committee