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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 11, 2020

HB 2653: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class A misdemeanor of disseminating a photograph of an inmate at a state penal institution that was taken during a visitation period. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 41 and Title 47.

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

passed · Tennessee · House Jun 11, 2020

HB 1934: Education, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the commissioner to obtain approval from the state board of education for any changes to the performance goals and measures for schools and LEAs; requires the department and the state board to seek input from stakeholders regarding proposed changes to performance goals and measures for schools and LEAs; authorizes the state board to promulgate rules to effectuate this bill. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1.

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

passed · Tennessee · House Jun 11, 2020

HR 336: Memorials, Recognition - 65 Roses Month for Cystic Fibrosis Awareness, June 2020 -

Adopted, Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0

passed · Tennessee · House Jun 11, 2020

HR 338: Memorials, Recognition - Veterans Awareness Day, March 26, 2020 -

Adopted, Ayes 89, Nays 0, PNV 0

passed · Tennessee · Senate Jun 11, 2020

SB 2354: Child Custody and Support - As introduced, removes custody, visitation, or inheritance rights for a parent who has been convicted of statutory rape, aggravated statutory rape, statutory rape by an authority figure, or lesser included offenses of rape, from which crime the child was conceived. - Amends TCA Title 36.

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

passed · Tennessee · Senate Jun 11, 2020

SB 2224: Water Pollution - As introduced, reduces from five to three days the amount of time within which final orders concerning water quality permitting must be published on the department of environment and conservation website. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 5; Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 65 and Title 69.

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

passed · Tennessee · Senate Jun 11, 2020

SB 2534: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class A misdemeanor of disseminating a photograph of an inmate at a state penal institution that was taken during a visitation period. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 41 and Title 47.

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

passed · Tennessee · House Jun 11, 2020

HB 2616: Child Custody and Support - As introduced, removes custody, visitation, or inheritance rights for a parent who has been convicted of statutory rape, aggravated statutory rape, statutory rape by an authority figure, or lesser included offenses of rape, from which crime the child was conceived. - Amends TCA Title 36.

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

passed · Tennessee · House Jun 11, 2020

HB 2017: Education, Dept. of - Requires the department, instead of local boards of education, to develop a water testing program to reduce potential lead contamination in drinking water in public schools; adds child care programs to those required to implement the water testing program; changes from 20 to 15 parts per billion the lead level by which a school or child care program is required to take certain protective and remedial steps under the program. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 2.

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

passed · Tennessee · Senate Jun 11, 2020

SB 2024: Education, Dept. of - Requires the department, instead of local boards of education, to develop a water testing program to reduce potential lead contamination in drinking water in public schools; adds child care programs to those required to implement the water testing program; changes from 20 to 15 parts per billion the lead level by which a school or child care program is required to take certain protective and remedial steps under the program. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 2.

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

passed · Tennessee · Senate Jun 11, 2020

SB 2560: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires an LEA to include media literacy skills in a character education curriculum; encourages the department of education to post media literacy resources for LEAs to the department's website. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

passed · Tennessee · House Jun 11, 2020

HB 2726: Health, Dept. of - As introduced, prohibits a board under the division of health related boards from renewing the license of a licensee who has not paid the licensee's renewal fee and is currently incarcerated; clarifies that emergency summary suspension or revocation of a health care provider's license by a licensing board does not require the prior approval of the attorney general. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29, Chapter 26; Title 63 and Title 68.

H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0807)