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

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 12, 2024

HB 1815: Foster Care - As introduced, establishes a pilot program for five years to allow private entities to provide foster care services to qualifying children; requires the department of children's services to create a process for selecting children for the program; directs the pilot program to submit monthly reports to the state foster care review board; requires the comptroller to audit the program. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 36 and Title 37.

Failed in s/c Children & Family Affairs Subcommittee of Civil Justice Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 12, 2024

HB 1615: Governor - As introduced, provides that the violation of an executive order, proclamation, or rule issued by the governor cannot be enforced as a Class A misdemeanor unless such order, proclamation, or rule specifies that such violation is a Class A misdemeanor and the order, proclamation, or rule is approved by a majority vote of both houses of the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 2, Part 1.

Failed for lack of second in: Public Service Subcommittee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 12, 2024

HB 1583: Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, requires an individual who resides in this state and owns a firearm to maintain liability insurance in an amount of no less than $300,000 to insure the individual against losses or damages resulting from the accidental use of the individual's firearm; requires the individual to provide documentation of the insurance upon request by a party that suffers losses or damages resulting from the accidental use of the individual's firearm; specifies that a violation of the insurance requirements is a Class C misdemeanor punishable only by a fine of not more than $300. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 47; Title 56 and Title 68.

Failed in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 12, 2024

HB 2332: Human Rights - As introduced, enacts the "Reparations for Descendants of Enslaved People Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21.

Failed for lack of second in: Public Service Subcommittee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 12, 2024

HB 1844: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires each local school board to establish a school lunch program and a school breakfast program that provide a free breakfast and lunch to each student enrolled in a school under the board's jurisdiction; requires the state to reimburse each LEA for the cost of providing a free breakfast and lunch to each student enrolled in the LEA after all available federal funds have been applied. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Failed for lack of second in: K-12 Subcommittee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 12, 2024

HB 1847: Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, requires the department of education to allocate to each local education agency sufficient funds for the LEA to employ one full-time licensed professional school counselor position for every 250 student members of the LEA or one full-time position for each LEA and public charter school within the LEA, whichever is greater; requires each LEA and public charter school to employ a licensed professional school counselor for each position funded. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Failed for lack of second in: K-12 Subcommittee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 12, 2024

HB 2396: Salaries and Benefits - As introduced, increases the minimum hourly wage for food delivery employees within this state from $7.25 to $12. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 12 and Title 50.

Failed in s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 12, 2024

HB 2330: Health Care - As introduced, authorizes the governor to expand medicaid pursuant to the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; authorizes the governor to negotiate with the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services to determine the terms of the expansion; requires the governor to ensure that during such negotiation, an emphasis is placed on increasing resources and health care in rural and marginalized communities in this state. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.

Failed in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 12, 2024

HB 2599: Health Care - As introduced, authorizes the governor to expand medicaid pursuant to the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; authorizes the governor to negotiate with the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services to determine the terms of the expansion. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.

Failed in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee

died · Tennessee · House Mar 12, 2024

HB 2694: State Government - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee State Sovereignty Act of 2024." - Amends TCA Title 3.

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State Government Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 12, 2024

HB 2338: State Employees - As introduced, increases, from three days to three months, the amount of paid leave provided to the officers and employees of the various agencies, boards, and departments of state government in the event of death of such officers' or employees' children or stepchildren. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50.

Failed for lack of second in: Public Service Subcommittee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 12, 2024

HB 2193: Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, imposes an additional 15-percent tax on the retail sale of firearms; requires revenue from the firearms tax to be deposited into the K-12 mental health counselor fund to be administered by the department of education and used exclusively to provide school counselors in elementary and secondary public schools and public charter schools in this state and for mental health assessments and services for students pursuant to a school counselor's referral. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13; Title 49, Chapter 5; Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 67.

Failed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration