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

in committee · Tennessee · House Feb 17, 2017

HB 1404: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class B misdemeanor the penalty for certain offenses related to tobacco product sales and packaging. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.

Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 17, 2017

SB 1423: Drugs, Prescription - As introduced, requires certain drug manufacturers to submit information to the department of health about drug prices; requires the department of commerce and insurance to promulgate rules relating to disclosure of drug formulary prices. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Assigned to s/c Insurance and Banking Subcommittee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 17, 2017

SB 1317: Firefighters - As introduced, specifies that present law prohibition against terminating employment of a volunteer firefighter who is absent or late to work due to responding to an emergency will apply to all days that the employee is responding to a declared state of emergency for eight or more hours per day. - Amends TCA Title 50 and Title 58.

Assigned to s/c Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 17, 2017

SB 347: Food and Food Products - As introduced, includes catering businesses that make occasional sales one time per week up to 52 times per year in the exclusion of catering businesses from regulation as food service establishments under the Tennessee Food Safety Act and the Tennessee Retail Food Safety Act. - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 68.

Assigned to s/c Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee

passed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 17, 2017

SJR 134: General Assembly, Recess & Reconvene - Recesses general assembly for President's Day holiday. -

Signed by Senate Speaker

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 17, 2017

SB 45: Appropriations - As introduced, appropriates $4.5 million to the department of mental health and substance abuse services to make a grant for a three-year behavioral health pilot project. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 54 and Title 67.

Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee

in committee · Tennessee · House Feb 17, 2017

HB 1268: Growth and Development - As introduced, requires a county joint economic and community development board to meet at least once annually and as often as necessary instead of meeting at least four times annually. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 51; Title 6, Chapter 54; Title 6, Chapter 58 and Title 49.

Assigned to s/c Local Government Subcommittee

in committee · Tennessee · House Feb 17, 2017

HB 857: Criminal Procedure - As introduced, requires the issuance of a certificate of voting rights restoration to a person who was convicted of an infamous crime in this state and received a pardon, was discharged from custody after serving or expiration of the maximum sentence imposed for the crime, or was granted a certificate of final discharge from supervision by the board of parole or county correction authority; requires the person to have paid all restitution to any victim and all court costs prior to receiving a certificate of voting rights restoration. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 29.

Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

in committee · Tennessee · Senate Feb 17, 2017

SB 470: Education - As introduced, changes the date, from September 30 to October 1, of when an LEA must submit a report to the commissioner of education on the remediation services provided to students who fail a required examination. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Assigned to s/c Education Instruction & Programs Subcommittee

in committee · Tennessee · House Feb 17, 2017

HB 1044: Liens - As introduced, provides that a prime contractor's lien is forfeited if the final decision of a suit brought for its enforcement is not delivered within two years from the lienor bringing the suit to enforce the lien; authorizes the court to hold any party that unduly delays or extends the action to enforce such a lien liable for the injured party's expenses incurred as a result of the delay or extension. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 6 and Title 66, Chapter 11.

Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee

in committee · Tennessee · House Feb 17, 2017

HB 1054: Drugs, Prescription - As introduced, extends, from 10 to 15 days, the time period within which the owner or legal possessor of misbranded or adulterated legend drugs or devices must request a hearing to show the board of pharmacy why the drugs or devices should not be destroyed. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 53 and Title 63.

Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee

in committee · Tennessee · House Feb 17, 2017

HJR 71: General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges the Department of Economic and Community Development to open a trade office in Taipei, Taiwan. -

Assigned to s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee