Rep. Mark Cochran

Primary HB 2773

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Health Care - As enacted, enacts the "Cassie Wright Act," which makes changes to law relative to a parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian having access to certain medical information of their unemancipated minor. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 66 and Title 68.

Signed into law May 1, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary HJR 830

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Memorials, Recognition - Tennessee Rifle -

Signed into law Apr 22, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 2538

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the criminal offense of recklessly, by any means of communication, threatening to commit an act of mass violence and the threat causes a reasonable expectation or reasonable fear of the commission of an act of mass violence. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3 and Title 40, Chapter 11.

In committee Apr 17, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2480

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Milk, Dairy Products - As enacted, enacts the "Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act," which authorizes each local board of education and public charter school governing body to establish policies for its public schools to offer students whole milk options through bulk milk dispensers. - Amends TCA Title 43; Title 44; Title 49 and Title 53.

In committee Apr 17, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2099

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

District Attorneys - As introduced, requires the clerk of every court having jurisdiction of criminal offenses to include a $12.50 charge in every cost bill, to be remitted to the county government to provide support services for the purpose of promoting public safety at the sole discretion of the district attorney general; takes effect upon two-thirds vote of the county legislative body or, if the county is imposing a similar fee to benefit the public defender’s office, upon written request and notice by the district attorney general to the county executive and the circuit court clerk of such county. - Amends TCA Title 40.

In committee Apr 9, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2241

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Taxes, Hotel Motel - As introduced, removes the requirement that the notice of delinquent hotel-motel taxpayers be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in the month of January. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 4 and Title 67, Chapter 4.

In committee Mar 27, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2772

Introduced · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Economic and Community Development, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the comptroller of the treasury to report to the finance, ways and means committee of the senate and the finance, ways and means committee of the house of representatives on the utilization of funds for the Tennessee job skills program, administered by the department of economic and community development, by February 1 annually. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 49; Title 50; Title 62; Title 63; Title 67 and Title 68.

Introduced Feb 5, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2290

Introduced · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As introduced, updates the title of the person who stands in the place of the director of TWRA in the director's absence or if there's a vacancy in the office of director, from assistant director to deputy director. - Amends TCA Title 70.

Introduced Feb 1, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1457

died · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Professions and Occupations - As introduced, increases the length of notice the executive director of the board must give a person holding a current licensure registration to practice as a professional or registered nurse that the renewal fee is due, from 60 days to 65 days prior to the due date of the renewal fee. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 49; Title 53; Title 55; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

died Jan 30, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2098

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Education - As introduced, increases the number of credits, from three to four, a student in a work-based learning program can earn in a year; reduces the number of hours of supervised work experience, from 10 to five, required for a student in a work-based learning program to earn one additional credit; reduces the number of hours of supervised work experience, from 20 to five, required for a student in a work-based learning program to earn additional credits. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 9.

In committee Jan 30, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track