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

died · Tennessee · House May 3, 2023

HB 641: Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct an assessment of the home to determine whether the child will receive proper care and supervision, including a visit to the home, prior to the department notifying a court in writing of its intention to place a child at home on a trial home visit. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 198

died · Tennessee · House May 3, 2023

HB 445: Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, removes the condition that the department of transportation first authorize the installation of surveillance cameras on interstates and state highways before such cameras may be operated by law enforcement agencies; authorizes the operation of surveillance cameras by law enforcement agencies on such highways under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 38 and Title 55.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 193

died · Tennessee · House May 3, 2023

HB 981: Public Health - As enacted, vacates and reconstitutes the Tennessee emergency medical services board, as of July 1, 2023. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 68, Chapter 140, Part 3.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 265

died · Tennessee · House May 3, 2023

HB 1106: Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, allows a juvenile court to transfer a juvenile 16 years of age or older to a criminal court of competent jurisdiction to be tried as an adult for committing the offense of escape from a youth development center approved, certified, or licensed by the department of children's services. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1 and Title 37, Chapter 5.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 264

died · Tennessee · House May 3, 2023

HB 395: Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, allows persons who are not otherwise prohibited by law from possessing a handgun to carry a handgun while hunting under certain circumstances, rather than only persons with a handgun carry permit. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 17 and Title 70, Chapter 4, Part 1.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 218

died · Tennessee · House Apr 25, 2023

HB 622: State Symbols - As enacted, designates "The Tennessee in Me" by Debbie Mathis Watts as an official state song. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3.

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 167

failed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 24, 2023

SB 1072: Controlled Substances - As introduced, decriminalizes the possession of certain amounts of marijuana by making such possession a civil violation punishable by a $25 fine or community service; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4.

Sponsor(s) Added.

died · Tennessee · House Apr 19, 2023

HB 267: Juvenile Offenders - As introduced, authorizes a juvenile court to order a child who has requested the expunction of the child's juvenile court records to undergo a mental health evaluation and use the evaluation results to assist in determining whether expunction would serve the best interest of the child and the community. - Amends TCA Title 37.

Sponsor change.

died · Tennessee · House Apr 18, 2023

HB 1322: Public Records - As introduced, requires the office of open records counsel, in coordination with the department of safety and department of revenue, to develop and maintain a system to track bulk purchases of public records containing personal information from state motor vehicle records and authorized for release to purchasers of such information. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 4, Part 6; Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5 and Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 2.

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

died · Tennessee · House Apr 18, 2023

HB 156: Taxes - As introduced, allows a request for an extension of time to file a business tax return and pay the tax to be signed by the taxpayer or the taxpayer's representative. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

died · Tennessee · House Apr 18, 2023

HB 419: Taxes, Sales - As introduced, increases the time period, from six months to one year, in which a local government is prohibited from holding a referendum to levy the local option sales tax after a referendum was held on the question and was rejected. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 7.

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

died · Tennessee · House Apr 18, 2023

HB 789: Taxes, Sales - As introduced, increases, over a five-year period, from 4.6030 percent to 5.0909 percent, the share of state sales and use tax revenue appropriated to municipalities; reduces, over a five-year period, from 29.0141 percent to 28.5262 percent, the share of state sales and use tax revenue deposited to the state general fund. - Amends TCA Section 67-6-103.

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee