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State Legislature US Congress

All 46,882 Active 15,109 In committee 14,466 Passed 6,752 Signed 22,203 Failed 2,813

signed · Tennessee · House Apr 4, 2017

HB 83: Taxes - As enacted, requires members of county boards of equalization and hearing officers to complete annual training and continuing education, if the comptroller provides the education and training free of charge. - Amends TCA Section 67-1-403.

Effective date(s) 03/24/2017

failed · Tennessee · House Apr 4, 2017

HB 493: Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, amends various firearms provisions, including changes to firearms on school property, open or concealed carrying of a firearm, handgun carry permits, and posted firearms prohibitions. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13; Title 49 and Title 70.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

signed · Tennessee · House Apr 4, 2017

HB 482: Naming and Designating - As enacted, designates the new Tennessee Bureau of Investigation crime lab and consolidated regional headquarters to be constructed in Madison County as the "Special Agent De'Greaun ReShun Frazier TBI Crime Lab and Regional Headquarters." -

Effective date(s) 03/29/2017

in committee · Tennessee · House Apr 4, 2017

HB 557: Zoning - As introduced, extends the date by which notice must be published before a public hearing on a municipal zoning ordinance or amendment, from at least 15 days before the hearing to at least 60 days before the hearing. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 7.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 4, 2017

SB 1114: Sentencing - As introduced, makes defendants convicted for having or selling drugs in school zones eligible for parole after serving 33 percent of the defendant's sentence; eliminates the requirement that defendants serve a mandatory minimum sentence before parole eligibility. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.

Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee

in committee · Tennessee · House Apr 4, 2017

HB 1059: Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, prohibits an insurance policy that provides benefits for anti-cancer medications that are injected or intravenously administered by a healthcare provider and anti-cancer medications that are patient administered from requiring a higher copayment, deductible, or coinsurance amount for the patient administered anti-cancer medication than for the injected or intravenously administered anti-cancer medication. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 23.

Action deferred to first calendar of 2018

in committee · Tennessee · House Apr 4, 2017

HB 1359: Gas, Petroleum Products, Volatile Oils - As introduced, prohibits the construction of a gas compressor on land that is located within one mile of a public park or public school. - Amends TCA Title 68.

Meeting Cancelled. Action Def. in s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee to 2018

failed · Tennessee · House Apr 4, 2017

HB 1395: Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, requires the owner or lawful possessor of a lost or stolen firearm to report the loss within 48 hours of knowing when it was missing or when the person should have known it was missing to the applicable law enforcement agency or be subject to a $250 civil penalty. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

signed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 4, 2017

SB 140: Comptroller, State - As enacted, removes requirement that the comptroller periodically conduct performance audits of state agencies authorized or required to act relative to the conservation of energy, the study and production of alternative sources of energy, and energy security; such agencies remain subject to performance audit for governmental entity review purposes. - Amends TCA Section 8-4-103.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 12

signed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 4, 2017

SB 995: Board of Regents - As enacted, makes various technical corrections to the FOCUS Act related to the appointment of student and faculty board members. - Amends TCA Section 49-8-201.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 29

failed · Tennessee · House Apr 4, 2017

HB 818: Sentencing - As introduced, makes defendants convicted for having or selling drugs in school zones eligible for parole after serving 33 percent of the defendant's sentence; eliminates the requirement that defendants serve a mandatory minimum sentence before parole eligibility. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.

Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee

signed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 4, 2017

SB 782: TennCare - As enacted, adds additional parties who are required to provide certain information to the commissioner of finance and administration, the bureau of TennCare, or managed care organization regarding recovery of benefits; amends related reporting requirements. - Amends TCA Section 71-5-117.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 26