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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 Feb 23, 2023

HB 1440: Abortion - As introduced, exempts from the offense of criminal abortion an abortion that is performed on a patient whose pregnancy is the result of rape or incest if the abortion is performed prior to a certain gestational age; requires the physician performing the abortion to confirm that the patient reported the offense to the appropriate law enforcement agency and submitted to a forensic medical examination prior to the procedure; adds a mandatory minimum sentence of three years incarceration for filing a false report of rape or incest for the purpose of obtaining an abortion. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Sponsor(s) withdrawn.

failed · Tennessee · House Feb 22, 2023

HB 173: Election Laws - As introduced, requires county election commissions to include three non-binding questions related to the legalization of marijuana on the November 2024 ballot; requires the secretary of state to compile the results of the public policy opinion poll and forward the results to the members of the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Failed in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of Local Government Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Feb 22, 2023

HB 1524: Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As introduced, requires the commission to publish a map of its "no elk zone" on the Tennessee wildlife resource agency's website. - Amends TCA Title 11 and Title 70.

Failed in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State Government Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Feb 22, 2023

HB 118: Local Government, General - As introduced, establishes a referendum process by which the electorate of a local government in this state may vote to establish 16-year term limits for the public officials of the local government. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8.

Failed in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of Local Government Committee

failed · Tennessee · House Feb 22, 2023

HB 405: Political Parties - As introduced, prescribes a process by which a person must declare a statewide political party or recognized minor party affiliation before voting in a primary election; designates unaffiliated registered voters as independents who have not affiliated with a political party prior to the primary election in August of 2024. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Sponsor(s) Added.

failed · Tennessee · House Feb 21, 2023

HB 344: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires LEAs to classify school nurses as licensed personnel for salary purposes; requires an LEA to pay a school nurse the base salary established for licensed teachers for the respective school year if the school nurse holds a valid license to practice professional nursing as a registered nurse with zero years of experience; requires an LEA to pay a school nurse more or less than the established base salary per school year if the nurse has more or less training and experience than that required for the base salary. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68.

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

failed · Tennessee · House Feb 15, 2023

HB 1493: Election Laws - As introduced, requires the secretary of state and each county election commission to publish certain information with each election-related communication disseminated to one or more residents in this state regarding the availability of a state-issued photo identification card for voting purposes. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 8 and Section 55-50-336.

Failed in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of Local Government Committee

died · Tennessee · House Feb 14, 2023

HB 1292: Zoning - As introduced, designates concentrated animal feeding operations, as defined by federal regulations, as an industrial land use for zoning purposes. - Amends TCA Title 13; Title 43; Title 44 and Title 69, Chapter 3, Part 1.

Sponsor change.

died · Tennessee · House Feb 13, 2023

HB 124: Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As introduced, requires the registration of personal trailers, including personal trailers used for the transportation of boats or other personal trailers or semitrailers drawn by an automobile or truck. - Amends TCA Title 55.

Withdrawn.

died · Tennessee · House Feb 9, 2023

HB 1082: School Vouchers - As introduced, makes various changes to the Tennessee Education Savings Account Pilot Program; expands student eligibility to allow all students eligible to enroll in a Tennessee public school in any of the grades kindergarten through 12 to participate, regardless of a local education agency's academic performance or the student's household income level; allows a participating student who is enrolled in a home school program to receive an education savings account. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

Withdrawn.

died · Tennessee · House Feb 9, 2023

HB 1122: Litter Control - As introduced, directs the Tennessee advisory committee on intergovernmental relations to perform a study of the overall severity and effect of litter on the maintenance and natural resources of state parks, and to report the committee's findings to each member of the general assembly and the legislative librarian. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 11; Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 5; Title 54; Title 68 and Title 69.

Sponsor change.

died · Tennessee · House Feb 9, 2023

HB 1099: Election Laws - As introduced, deletes provisions authorizing early voting; deletes provision authorizing a person other than the voter to fill out a request for an absentee ballot for the voter. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 3.

Withdrawn.