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State Legislature US Congress

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

in committee · Tennessee · House Mar 28, 2017

HB 1331: Public Funds and Financing - As introduced, requires the commissioner of finance and administration to notify all members of the general assembly when making a recommendation for outsourcing of a state agency program to the governor and finance, ways and means committees. - Amends TCA Title 9.

Def. to Summer Study in State Government Committee

in committee · Tennessee · House Mar 28, 2017

HB 1256: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, grants LEAs the same flexibility as public charter schools to allow the LEAs to be more creative and innovative, including the authority to apply for the waiver of laws and state board rules. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 13; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 3; Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee of Education Administration & Planning

signed · Tennessee · House Mar 28, 2017

HJR 206: Memorials, Retirement - Kelsie Jones -

Signed by Governor.

died · Tennessee · House Mar 28, 2017

HB 1242: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, prohibits a person seeking to serve on the Shelby County board of education from serving on such board if the person is an employee of another school district within Shelby County. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2, Part 2.

Action Def. in s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee to 4/4/2017

in committee · Tennessee · House Mar 28, 2017

HB 391: Comptroller, State - As introduced, increases from five business days to 10 business days the period a contracting entity has to file a written objection to a notice of audit from the comptroller. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 9.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Mar 28, 2017

SB 1125: Bail, Bail Bonds - As introduced, removes convicted felons from those persons or classes prohibited from being bail bondsmen. - Amends TCA Section 40-11-128.

Def. to Summer Study in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

in committee · Tennessee · House Mar 28, 2017

HB 353: Education - As introduced, prohibits a school assigned to the ASD from serving grades other than those served by the school before its assignment to the ASD; prohibits the ASD from recruiting students zoned for another school if a school is assigned to the ASD. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee of Education Administration & Planning

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Mar 28, 2017

SB 876: Taxes - As introduced, eliminates the 5 percent state sales tax on food for human consumption; increases the tax on cigarettes from 3 cents per cigarette to 8.35 cents per cigarette; increases the tax on other tobacco products from 6.6 percent to 17 percent of the wholesale cost price. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Sponsor change.

in committee · Tennessee · House Mar 28, 2017

HB 1231: Hotels and Restaurants - As introduced, clarifies that certain requirements that apply to hotels and places of public accommodation do not apply to short-term rentals. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 56; Title 62; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68.

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee of Business and Utilities Committee

died · Tennessee · Senate Mar 28, 2017

SB 395: Scholarships and Financial Aid - As introduced, enacts the "Empowerment Scholarship Account Act." - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1.

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee of Education Administration & Planning

in committee · Tennessee · House Mar 28, 2017

HB 831: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, decriminalizes the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 40.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Mar 28, 2017

SB 974: Controlled Substances - As introduced, removes from the definition of marijuana the requirement that an institution of higher education be certified by the drug enforcement agency to work with low-cannabidiol cannabis oil. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-402 and Chapter 936 of the Public Acts of 2014.

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee of Education Administration & Planning