died · Tennessee · House Jan 24, 2019 HJR 2: General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Recognizes gaming disorder as a mental health condition. - Withdrawn. Sponsor Rick Staples (D) Track
died · Tennessee · House Jan 24, 2019 HJR 52: Memorials, Recognition - MSNBC, Chris Hayes, Trymaine Lee, and the production team of All In With Chris Hayes - Objected to on Consent Calendar. Sponsor Barbara Cooper (D) Track
died · Tennessee · House Jan 24, 2019 HB 107: Education - As introduced, requires that statewide assessment scores used in the calculation of students' final course grade or teacher and administrator evaluations be returned to districts at least five instructional days before the end of the school year. - Amends TCA Section 49-1-617. Intro., P1C. Sponsor Gary Hicks (R) Track
died · Tennessee · House Jan 24, 2019 HB 8: Wine & Wineries - As introduced, increases from three cases to six cases the amount of wine that a direct shipper may sell and ship directly to an individual in this state by common carrier during a calendar year. - Amends TCA Section 57-3-217. Withdrawn. Sponsor Rick Staples (D) Track
died · Tennessee · House Jan 23, 2019 HB 55: Motor Vehicles - As introduced, increases, from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony punishable only by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $3,000, the penalty for a person operating a motor vehicle who fails to stop the vehicle upon approaching a school bus. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8. Withdrawn. Sponsor Jason Potts (D) Track
died · Tennessee · House Jan 23, 2019 HB 52: Taxes, Privilege - As introduced, phases out the professional privilege tax over a four-year period for tax years that begin on and after June 1, 2019. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 17. Withdrawn. Sponsor Jason Potts (D) Track
died · Tennessee · House Jan 19, 2019 HB 14: Controlled Substances - As introduced, expands enhanced penalties for the sale of controlled substances in a drug-free school zone to include the distribution of one-half ounce or less of marijuana. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Section 49-2-116. Withdrawn. Sponsor Scott Cepicky (R) Track
died · Tennessee · House Jan 19, 2019 HB 15: Controlled Substances - As introduced, expands enhanced penalties for the sale of controlled substances in a drug-free school zone to include the distribution of one-half ounce or less of marijuana; reduces drug-free school zone distances from 1,000 feet to 500 feet in counties having a population of 300,000 or more. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Section 49-2-116. Withdrawn. Sponsor Scott Cepicky (R) Track
died · Tennessee · House Jan 18, 2019 HB 22: Historical Commission - As introduced, vacates and reconstitutes commission; reduces number of members on commission appointed by the governor from 24 to 15; removes governor as an ex officio member of the commission; increases from one to seven the number of appointees who must be a member of a racial minority; increases from three to eight the number of appointees who must have an academic background in history or historic preservation; revises evidentiary standard to obtain a waiver from the commission from clear and convincing to preponderance of the evidence. - Amends TCA Title 4. Withdrawn. Sponsor Darren Jernigan (D) Track
died · Tennessee · House Jan 18, 2019 HB 23: Employees, Employers - As introduced, authorizes an attorney for a county, municipal, or metropolitan government to seek an injunction against a person who harasses an employee of the county, municipal, or metropolitan government, or any agency thereof. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 49 and Title 50. Assigned to s/c Public Service & Employees Subcommittee Sponsor Darren Jernigan (D) Track
died · Tennessee · Senate Dec 13, 2018 SJR 2: Memorials, Professional Achievement - Sheriff Jeff Bledsoe, Tennessee Sheriff of the Year - Recalled from Clerk''s Desk Sponsor Kerry Roberts (R) Track
failed · Tennessee · House Apr 26, 2018 HB 1716: Motor Vehicles - As introduced, removes expired requirement that department of human services promulgate rules regarding child restraint system use by children transported by child care agencies no later than January 1, 2007. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55. Sponsor(s) Added. Sponsor Richard Briggs (R) Track