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State Legislature US Congress

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

died · Tennessee · House Apr 3, 2024

HB 1339: Human Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to actively seek and apply for federal grants and other available federal funds, and utilize available federal funds, for the purpose of alleviating childhood hunger. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71.

Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Apr 3, 2024

HB 1720: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases from Class E and Class D to a Class C felony the classification of theft of a firearm valued at less than $60,000 and related offenses; specifies that it is a Class C felony to receive, possess, store, barter, sell, transfer, or dispose of a stolen firearm or firearm ammunition. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

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

died · Tennessee · House Apr 3, 2024

HB 2761: Expunction - As introduced, allows a person to have the criminal records of a conviction for driving under the influence of an intoxicant expunged if the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the intoxicant or intoxicants forming the basis of the conviction were lawfully prescribed to the petitioner at the time of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 55.

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee

died · Tennessee · House Apr 3, 2024

HB 590: Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the permanency plan for any child in foster care for six months or longer as a result of abuse or neglect, that includes as a permanency goal the return of the child to the parent, to also include a requirement that the parent complete trauma-informed education before the child is returned to the parent; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 15; Title 16; Title 36; Title 37; Title 68 and Title 71.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 591

failed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 1693: Safety, Dept. of - As introduced, creates an office of gun violence prevention within the department of safety with the goal of collecting and analyzing gun violence data in this state to develop and implement strategies to prevent gun violence and mass shootings; places the office in sunset review in 2027. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 47 and Title 68.

Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 2160: Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, enacts the "Anti-Road Rage Act of 2024"; creates a Class E felony for the reckless discharge of a firearm while operating, or as a passenger in, a motor vehicle; creates a Class A misdemeanor for the reckless brandishing or display of a firearm while operating, or as a passenger in, a motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55.

Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 2287: Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, creates the Class A misdemeanor of knowingly or recklessly permitting a child under 12 years of age to have access to or possession, custody, or use of a firearm unless the person has the permission of the child's parent or guardian, the child is under the supervision of an adult, and the firearm was used for lawful sporting activity. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 2436: Law Enforcement - As introduced, requires a law enforcement officer initiating a traffic stop or pedestrian stop, on or after January 1, 2025, to inform the person stopped of the reason for the stop before engaging the person in questioning related to an investigation of a possible criminal offense or traffic violation; permits the officer to withhold such information if the officer believes that doing so is necessary to protect life or property from an imminent threat. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.

Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 2516: Remedies and Special Proceedings - As introduced, creates a civil action against any person or government entity that infringes upon a person's right to bear arms under the Tennessee or United States Constitutions; requires the person or entity to be liable for actual or statutory damages, punitive damages, attorney's fees, and court costs. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54.

Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 2178: Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, requires the Tennessee bureau of investigation to establish a program in which a person may enroll to voluntarily waive the right to purchase firearms. - Amends TCA Title 33 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 2804: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, reduces the minimum number of criminal investigators from the criminal investigation division of the Tennessee bureau of investigation that must be normally detailed to serve in each grand division of the state from two to one. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.

Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 2, 2024

SB 2439: Sentencing - As introduced, creates a sentencing enhancement factor for a defendant who wears a mask or other device that conceals the defendant's identity during the commission of an offense. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee