Rep. Rick Staples

Primary HB 1

Passed · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Gambling - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Sports Gaming Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 14; Title 38; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 5; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 49 and Title 67.

Passed Jun 4, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 16

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Gambling - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Sports Gaming Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 14; Title 38; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 5; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 49 and Title 67.

Passed Jun 4, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Sentencing - As enacted, enacts the "JaJuan Latham Act," which increases the penalty for an aggravated assault or homicide that occurs by a person discharging a firearm from within a motor vehicle and the victim is a minor at the time of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1 and Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 2.

Signed into law May 29, 2019 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 10

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Sentencing - As enacted, enacts the "JaJuan Latham Act," which increases the penalty for an aggravated assault or homicide that occurs by a person discharging a firearm from within a motor vehicle and the victim is a minor at the time of the offense. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1 and Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 2.

Signed into law May 29, 2019 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 181

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, authorizes the sale of alcoholic beverages and beer for consumption on the premises of Zoo Knoxville and Nashville Zoo during the zoos' regular operating hours. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4.

Signed into law May 13, 2019 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 71

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, authorizes the sale of alcoholic beverages and beer for consumption on the premises of Zoo Knoxville and Nashville Zoo during the zoos' regular operating hours. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4.

Signed into law May 13, 2019 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 731

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Criminal Procedure - As enacted, prohibits a court from accepting any plea agreement that allows an elected public official who is charged with an infamous crime involving an offense committed in the person’s official capacity or involving the duties of the person’s office from qualifying for, seeking, or holding public office at some point in the future. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 8, Chapter 18; Title 39 and Title 40.

Signed into law May 9, 2019 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 891

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Criminal Procedure - As enacted, prohibits a court from accepting any plea agreement that allows an elected public official who is charged with an infamous crime involving an offense committed in the person’s official capacity or involving the duties of the person’s office from qualifying for, seeking, or holding public office at some point in the future. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 8, Chapter 18; Title 39 and Title 40.

Signed into law May 9, 2019 0 co-sponsors

Primary HJR 410

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Memorials, Recognition - The Carpetbag Theatre -

Signed into law Apr 22, 2019 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 273

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Education - As introduced, encourages LEAs to provide an age-appropriate seizure education program to teach students about seizures and seizure disorders; encourages the state board of education to promulgate rules for the development and implementation of seizure education programs. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

Passed Apr 17, 2019 0 co-sponsors Track