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passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 19, 2024

SB 92: Sentencing - As introduced, adds as an enhancement factor to be used in determining the sentence for a criminal offense that the defendant is an adult and committed the offense with a minor, regardless of whether the minor was convicted of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 19, 2024

SB 71: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As introduced, requires the bureau to perform forensic analysis of sexual assault evidence collection kits within 30 days of the bureau's receipt of the sexual assault evidence collection kit from a law enforcement agency; requires the bureau to submit a plan for eliminating any existing backlog of sexual assault evidence collection kits waiting for analysis; requires the bureau to expunge a DNA record from a local, state, or national DNA database under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 6 and Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5.

Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 19, 2024

SB 229: TennCare - As introduced, extends eligibility for medical assistance under the TennCare program to a woman for a period up to 12 months after the date on which the woman’s pregnancy ends in live birth if the child meets the eligibility requirements for the CoverKids program. - Amends TCA Title 71.

Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 19, 2024

SB 186: Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, adds an adopted child, stepchild, and relative related by marriage to the list of persons with whom a service member can jointly title and register a motor vehicle in order to qualify for a sales and use tax exemption on the sale or use of the motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Section 67-6-303.

Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 19, 2024

SB 120: Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As introduced, authorizes a credit against premium taxes in the amount of the charges, expenses, and fees paid by insurance companies for certain examinations performed by the commissioner of commerce and insurance. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 4, Part 2.

Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 19, 2024

SB 131: Taxes - As introduced, adds the legislative librarian to the list of persons to whom the commissioners of revenue and transportation must provide a copy of their joint annual report summarizing the amount and source of tax revenues received and deposited during the preceding fiscal year in the transportation equity fund. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 19, 2024

SB 177: Welfare - As introduced, requires TennCare to create and implement a three-year pilot program to provide remote maternal health services to eligible TennCare recipients; authorizes the TennCare director to seek a federal waiver as necessary to implement the pilot program. - Amends TCA Title 71.

Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 19, 2024

SB 111: Common Carriers - As introduced, designates social media platforms as common carriers and requires the entities to obtain certificates of public convenience and necessity from the Tennessee public utilities commission; prescribes fines against social media platforms that deplatform and shadow ban users based on political ideology, viewpoint, or personal animus, or discrimination based on race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, or national origin. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 47 and Title 65.

Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 19, 2024

SB 112: Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As introduced, expands the definition of "eligible postsecondary institution" to include certain private postsecondary institutions for purposes of a Tennessee HOPE scholarship, Tennessee HOPE access grant, Tennessee HOPE teacher's scholarship, or Wilder-Naifeh technical skills grant. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9.

Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 19, 2024

SB 305: Judicial Districts - As introduced, requires the speakers of the senate and house of representatives to appoint the members of the advisory task force to review the composition of judicial districts by January 1, 2025, rather than July 1, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16; Title 17 and Title 18.

Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 19, 2024

SB 207: Taxes, Real Property - As introduced, increases, from $27,000 to $50,000, the maximum market value on which property tax relief is calculated for elderly, low-income homeowners. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 7.

Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024

passed · Tennessee · Senate Apr 19, 2024

SB 364: Scholarships and Financial Aid - As introduced, changes the date within which a student must be enrolled in a full-time eligible postsecondary program to be eligible for a Tennessee Promise scholarship from the fall term after the student's graduation of high school or similar achievement to no later than 16 months after the student's graduation of high school or similar achievement. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4.

Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/23/2024