Rep. Dan Howell

Primary HB 2302

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Controlled Substances - As enacted, enacts the "Ben Kredich Act," which, for the purpose of proving a person violated state law relative to driving under the influence of an intoxicant, establishes that evidence that the person was suspected to be impaired secondary to the sedative or otherwise intoxicating effects of a controlled substance, and was administered within 24 hours prior to the alleged violation, an opioid antagonist for an opioid-related overdose, creates a presumption that the defendant's ability to drive was sufficiently impaired by the substance that caused the opioid-related overdose to constitute a violation of state law, and authorizes a first responder who administers an opioid antagonist to an individual experiencing an opioid-related overdose to provide information on the risks associated with driving for a 24-hour period following administration. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55.

Maddy summaryHB 2302 amends Tennessee laws regarding criminal offenses by changing a specific deadline from fifteen calendar days to fifteen business days. This procedural adjustment applies to offenses committed on or after July 1, 2024, and affects the timing for certain legal processes under the state code. The bill does not introduce new crimes or penalties but rather clarifies the timeframe for administrative actions related to existing statutes.

In committee May 31, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2103

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Boats, Boating - As enacted, authorizes the establishment of a special temporary, slow no wake zone, if such zone is necessary because of an immediate danger to the public health, environment, safety, or welfare, and the nature of the necessity is such that an emergency rule cannot immediately be sought. - Amends TCA Title 69, Chapter 9.

Maddy summaryThis bill amends Tennessee's boating regulations by extending the time limit for a specific emergency safety measure from fifteen days to twenty days. The change applies to situations where a temporary slow no wake zone is required due to an immediate danger to public health, safety, or the environment, but an emergency rule cannot be issued quickly enough. By increasing the allowable duration, the law provides authorities with a slightly longer window to maintain these restricted zones when necessary to protect the public.

In committee May 13, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2301

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires a violation of the law regarding criminal offenses and penalties for drugs or a conspiracy to violate such law to be punished as second degree murder if the substance involved is fentanyl or carfentanyl, or any analogue or derivative thereof, either alone or in combination with any substance scheduled as a controlled substance by the Tennessee Drug Control Act of 1989, including controlled substance analogues, and the violation resulted in the death of another person. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Maddy summaryThis bill requires law enforcement agencies in Tennessee, such as sheriff and municipal departments, to post their annual audit reports on their official websites. The change applies to all departments under state jurisdiction and aims to increase transparency by making financial records publicly accessible online. By mandating this public posting, the legislation ensures that citizens can review how these agencies manage their funds without needing to request the documents separately. The law takes effect immediately upon becoming official, reflecting a priority for public welfare and accountability.

In committee May 13, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2384

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

School Transportation - As enacted, prohibits a governmental entity or local board of education from extending the immunity to governmental tort liability to persons providing school-related transportation services to a local board of education; requires agreements to compel sufficient limits for tort liability exposures related to providing such services as evidenced by a certificate of insurance that has the local board of education listed as an additional insured. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 49 and Title 54.

In committee May 9, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1608

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Special License Plates - As enacted, adds new specialty earmarked license plates; revises existing specialty earmarked license plates; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4.

In committee May 9, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1947

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Controlled Substances - As introduced, makes various changes to criminal offenses involving fentanyl; increases the penalty one classification for criminal offenses involving fentanyl if the defendant crossed county lines in the course of the criminal offense; requires certain drug offenses to be punished as second degree murder if the substance involved is a Schedule I or II controlled substance and the offense resulted in the death of another person; creates a new criminal offense of aggravated assault on a first responder by exposing the first responder to fentanyl. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.

In committee Apr 23, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HR 159

Passed · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Memorials, Death - Tony Allen Reynolds -

Passed Apr 23, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HJR 1288

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Memorials, Recognition - Zoie Hatcher, Tennessee Star Award in Agribusiness -

Signed into law Apr 22, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary HJR 1333

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Memorials, Recognition - Trek Thru Truth -

Signed into law Apr 22, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 2300

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, in cases where gas companies must repair the streets, lanes, alleys, pavements, and sidewalks of any town, city, or village, after laying pipes and extending conductors, with the least possible delay, prohibits a city, county, or metropolitan government from requiring the repair of pavement or sidewalk in excess of 200 percent of the surface area disturbed during the inspection, installation, or connection to such pipes or natural gas mains or conductors. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 54 and Title 65.

In committee Apr 17, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track