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

failed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 28, 2024

SB 1828: TennCare - As introduced, requires that on and after July 1, 2025, a minor who is enrolled in TennCare medicaid or the CoverKids program remains eligible for TennCare medicaid and the CoverKids program until the minor reaches 18 years of age; prohibits the bureau from subjecting the minor to a redetermination of eligibility or disenrollment except under certain circumstances; requires the director to submit any necessary federal waiver request by December 31, 2024. - Amends TCA Title 71.

Failed in Senate Health and Welfare Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 28, 2024

SB 2064: Human Services, Dept. of - As introduced, expands eligibility for the Smart Steps child care payment assistance program for parents or guardians whose income is less than 100 percent of the state median income; requires the payments to be funded by state funds. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9 and Title 71.

Failed in Senate Health and Welfare Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 28, 2024

SB 2207: Human Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to eliminate or reduce co-payment requirements for persons who are receiving child care payment assistance through programs administered by the department based on the persons' household income. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71.

Failed in Senate Health and Welfare Committee - no second

died · Tennessee · House Feb 28, 2024

HB 1653: Law Enforcement - As introduced, upon written request by a member of the general assembly, requires all state and local law enforcement agencies to release to the member making the request a copy of all records collected by the agency, including, but not limited to, all writings and medical, toxicology, and other reports, of a perpetrator involved in a school shooting incident that occurred at a public or private school in this state in March of 2023. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5 and Title 38.

Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

failed · Tennessee · House Feb 28, 2024

HB 1612: Highways, Roads and Bridges - As introduced, requires approval by the governing body of each local government in which a proposed user fee facility is located prior to development of the facility; removes authority of the department of transportation to expend funds from the transportation modernization fund to develop a user fee facility. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Section 12-2-112; Title 54 and Title 55.

Failed in s/c Transportation Subcommittee of Transportation Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 27, 2024

SB 1685: TennCare - As introduced, authorizes the governor to expand medicaid eligibility solely for the purpose of providing gun violence prevention services. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Failed in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee - no second

failed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 27, 2024

SB 1684: Credit, Consumer - As introduced, requires consumer reporting agencies to include on a consumer report reported payments of rent and utilities. - Amends TCA Title 13; Title 45; Title 47 and Title 66.

Failed in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee - no second

failed · Tennessee · House Feb 27, 2024

HB 1624: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts "Brittany's Law," which creates the Class B misdemeanor of knowingly failing to seek medical assistance for an individual who the person knows or reasonably should know is experiencing a drug-related overdose; authorizes the sentencing court to order the defendant to complete a clinical substance abuse assessment and participate in any available substance abuse treatment program. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 53 and Title 63.

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

failed · Tennessee · House Feb 27, 2024

HB 2746: Attorney General and Reporter - As introduced, requires the attorney general to obtain judicial approval from a chancery court judge in Davidson County, or a chancery court judge in the county in which the state's civil investigative demand is to be served, before issuing a civil investigative demand; makes various related changes. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 6, Part 4 and Title 16.

Failed for lack of second in: Civil Justice Subcommittee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Feb 27, 2024

SB 1654: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class A misdemeanor of knowingly giving, selling, lending, delivering, or otherwise transferring a firearm to a person when the transferor knows or reasonably should know that the person receiving the firearm is prohibited from purchasing or possessing a firearm under state or federal law. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee

died · Tennessee · House Feb 22, 2024

HB 1042: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, allows an LEA that uses the career academy or small learning community model to extend career and technical education (CTE) class sizes in grades six through eight if the extended CTE class size does not exceed the maximum class size for general education classes in grades four through six; allows an LEA to seek a waiver from the commissioner of education to exceed the average CTE class size in grades six through eight. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1.

Withdrawn.

died · Tennessee · House Feb 22, 2024

HB 2476: Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As introduced, authorizes firefighters, law enforcement officers, and emergency medical services personnel who are members of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system to be reemployed after retirement without having to wait a period of time after retirement; requires the member to be rehired at a rate or salary equivalent to that of a member with no experience based on the position for which the member is hired. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 36, Part 8 and Title 49.

Withdrawn.