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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 Mar 8, 2023

SB 1371: Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As introduced, requires the commission to implement a preference point system for drawing half of the quota elk hunt permits; limits the amount that the commission charges for a quota elk hunt permit to a non-refundable $10.00 application fee. - Amends TCA Title 70.

Failed in Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 8, 2023

HB 346: County Officers - As introduced, eliminates the mandatory compensation increase for county officers; updates county officer minimum salaries to the 2022-2023 fiscal year amounts. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 24.

Failed in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of Local Government Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 8, 2023

HB 844: General Assembly - As introduced, authorizes each house of the general assembly to appoint a chaplain. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 1, Part 1.

Failed in State Government Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 7, 2023

SB 816: Weapons - As introduced, defines "intent to go armed," for purposes of the criminal offenses of unlawful carrying of a weapon, carrying weapons on school property, and carrying weapons in public parks or other recreational grounds, as carrying or wearing a weapon with premeditation and forethought to commit an infamous crime. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 7, 2023

HB 264: Public Health - As introduced, prohibits the state or a political subdivision of the state from requiring an immunization unless exemptions are provided for persons who file signed, written statements affirming that the immunization conflicts with their religious tenets and practices; makes certain other changes related to immunizations. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 14; Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 37; Title 49; Title 50 and Title 68.

Failed for lack of second in: Population Health Subcommittee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 7, 2023

HB 1100: Law Enforcement - As introduced, requires law enforcement officers to satisfactorily complete a diversity training program created by the peace officer standards and training commission by July 1, 2024, or within six months of the officer's date of employment. - Amends TCA Section 38-8-107.

Failed in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State Government Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 7, 2023

HB 966: Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As introduced, removes the requirement to obtain a certificate of need to establish or relocate certain healthcare facilities or initiate certain healthcare services, except for the initiation of services for a burn unit or organ transplantation. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 68 and Title 71.

Failed in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee

died · Tennessee · House Mar 7, 2023

HB 913: Controlled Substances - As introduced, requires a practitioner to discuss with patients the addiction and overdose risks associated with certain prescription drugs, alternative treatments that may be available, and the reasons why the prescription is necessary prior to issuing an initial prescription and prior to issuing a third prescription for certain controlled substances in a course of treatment for acute or chronic pain. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 53 and Title 63.

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

failed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 7, 2023

SB 827: Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, allows law enforcement officers to carry a firearm when under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances and certain other circumstances; deletes the prohibition on carrying firearms and other weapons on higher education campuses and in parks; prohibits the carrying of weapons in K-12 schools except by certain persons, including any person permitted to carry a firearm under federal law. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13; Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 55, Chapter 10.

Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee

failed · Tennessee · Senate Mar 7, 2023

SB 950: Election Laws - As introduced, requires department of safety to automatically register a qualified person to vote from information on an application for a driver license or photo identification card unless the person opts out. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 4.

Failed in Senate State and Local Government Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 7, 2023

HB 285: Criminal Offenses - As introduced, raises from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony certain animal cruelty offenses involving a cock; requires a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,500 for the offense of being a spectator at a cock fight. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2.

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

failed · Tennessee · House Mar 7, 2023

HB 389: Local Government, General - As introduced, authorizes a member of a local government's legislative body to participate in a scheduled meeting by electronic means if the member is dealing with a family or medical emergency, has been called into military service, or is unable to attend in person due to inclement weather. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8, Chapter 44.

Failed in Local Government Committee