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

failed · Tennessee · House Apr 9, 2019

HB 1419: Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As introduced, raises the minimum age from 18 to 21 to purchase any tobacco or vapor products; creates a Class C misdemeanor of selling or distributing flavored electronic cigarettes; increases the tax rate on cigarettes by 1.25 cents per cigarette. - Amends TCA Section 1-3-113; Title 39 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 10.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 9, 2019

SB 465: 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

failed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 9, 2019

SJR 87: Memorials, Recognition - Gun Violence Awareness Day, July 28, 2019 -

Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee

died · Tennessee · Senate Apr 9, 2019

SB 828: 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

failed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 9, 2019

SB 738: Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As introduced, raises the minimum age from 18 to 21 to purchase any tobacco or vapor products; creates a Class C misdemeanor of selling or distributing flavored electronic cigarettes; increases the tax rate on cigarettes by 1.25 cents per cigarette. - Amends TCA Section 1-3-113; Title 39 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 10.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee

died · Tennessee · Senate Apr 9, 2019

SB 821: 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

failed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 9, 2019

SB 1278: 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 · Senate Apr 8, 2019

SB 1292: Public Records - As introduced, prohibits government payments, fees, and other forms of financial benefits paid or bestowed, or agreed to be paid or bestowed, to a private entity from being deemed confidential under the open records provisions of state law unless the transaction or proposed transaction falls under a specific state or federal law. - Amends TCA Section 10-7-504.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 8, 2019

SB 879: Public Records - As introduced, includes attendance and voting records of elected and appointed officials within the definition of "public record or records" or "state record or records" for purposes of the public records laws. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 8, 2019

SB 177: State Symbols - As introduced, requires the secretary of state to conduct an online poll to determine a nominee to designate as the official state recording artist. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3.

Re-refer to Senate Cal. Comm.

died · Tennessee · Senate Apr 8, 2019

SB 32: Lottery, Corporation - As introduced, requires the corporation to provide a copy of its annual operating budget for the next fiscal year to the state treasurer. - Amends TCA Title 4.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Apr 8, 2019

HB 589: Public Records - As introduced, includes attendance and voting records of elected and appointed officials within the definition of "public record or records" or "state record or records" for purposes of the public records laws. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government Committee