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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

passed · Tennessee · House Jun 17, 2020

HB 2459: Local Government, General - As introduced, authorizes local governments to add the cost of a criminal history background check for an applicant for a beer permit or adult-oriented establishment as a separate fee instead of including such cost in the application fee for the license or permit. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 11 and Title 57, Chapter 5.

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

passed · Tennessee · House Jun 17, 2020

HR 367: Memorials, Recognition - Boy Scout Troop 108, 108th anniversary -

Adopted, Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0

passed · Tennessee · House Jun 17, 2020

HR 357: Memorials, Professional Achievement - James Winchester -

Adopted, Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0

passed · Tennessee · Senate Jun 17, 2020

SB 2829: Expunction - As introduced, requires the court to notify a defendant at the time of sentencing if the conviction is for an expungeable offense and the time period after which a petition to expunge may be filed. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 32; Title 40, Chapter 35, Part 3 and Chapter 244 of the Public Acts of 2019.

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

passed · Tennessee · House Jun 17, 2020

HB 2126: Evidence - As introduced, requires a local law enforcement agency to submit a sexual assault evidence collection kit to the state crime lab or other similar qualified laboratory for testing within 45 days of a victim filing a police report, rather than within 60 days. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 6 and Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5.

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

passed · Tennessee · Senate Jun 17, 2020

SB 2043: Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to publish the guidelines for the best practices for identifying and reporting signs of child abuse, child sexual abuse, and human trafficking in which the victim is a child on the department's website. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 71.

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

passed · Tennessee · House Jun 17, 2020

HB 2275: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, deletes the offense of impersonation of a licensed professional. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 16, Part 3.

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

passed · Tennessee · Senate Jun 17, 2020

SB 589: Criminal Procedure - As introduced, restores the voting rights of persons convicted of certain infamous crimes upon receipt of a pardon or completion of any sentence of incarceration, parole, or probation. - Amends TCA Section 2-2-102 and Title 40, Chapter 29.

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

passed · Tennessee · Senate Jun 17, 2020

SB 2717: Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, creates a new practitioner license for persons seeking to become licensed teachers; requires the department of education, when issuing an educator license to an out-of-state educator, to issue a license that is equivalent to the license the educator possessed prior to moving to this state; requires the state board of education to approve alternative teacher endorsement and licensure pathways. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

passed · Tennessee · House Jun 17, 2020

HB 2867: Motor Vehicles - As introduced, defines physician to mean a person licensed in this state and in good standing, for purposes of requiring an owner or lessee of a motor vehicle who is deaf or hard of hearing and who seeks to request a designation in the VTRS database by application coupled with a physician's statement. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21 and Title 55, Chapter 4.

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

passed · Tennessee · House Jun 17, 2020

HR 366: Memorials, Recognition - The Emanuel Nine -

Adopted, Ayes 91, Nays 0, PNV 0

passed · Tennessee · Senate Jun 17, 2020

SB 409: Bail, Bail Bonds - As introduced, creates a rebuttable presumption that a person charged with a bailable offense will not violate the conditions of their release if the offense is expungeable and the person has not been previously convicted of an offense that is ineligible for expunction. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11 and Title 40, Chapter 7.

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration