Rep. Jody Barrett

Primary HJR 810

Passed · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Memorials, Government Officials - Urges Governor Lee to deploy Tennessee National Guard to support Texas in its efforts to secure border. -

Passed Apr 4, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 812

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Civil Procedure - As introduced, requires a copy of a submitted complaint to be provided to the applicable licensed court reporter within five calendar days, instead of business days, of receipt by the Tennessee board of court reporting. - Amends TCA Title 20.

In committee Apr 2, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2154

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Education - As introduced, reduces, from 90 to 60, the number of days following the issuance of a temporary certificate that the department of education has to determine whether an applicant to operate a child care program has complied with all regulations governing the classification of the child care program for which the application was made. - Amends TCA Title 49.

In committee Mar 27, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 732

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Political Parties - As introduced, prohibits a political party from requiring a person to pay a fee in order to run as that political party's candidate for public office. - Amends TCA Title 2.

In committee Mar 27, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1986

Failed · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, prohibits the department from accepting anonymous reports of child abuse or neglect; requires the investigator of allegations of child abuse or neglect to provide the parent or person having control over a child who is the subject of the investigation with certain materials prior to visiting the child's home or interviewing the child. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 39.

Failed Mar 19, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2205

Passed · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

District Attorneys - As introduced, establishes that the district attorney general shall only prosecute cases in municipal court where the municipality provides sufficient additional prosecutorial personnel for the district attorney general; empowers the district attorney general with sole and exclusive discretion in determining the necessity and sufficiency of the additional prosecutorial personnel; specifies the particular resources the district attorney general has absolute discretion to use in the performance of their duties and responsibilities. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 7.

Passed Mar 14, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2033

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Election Laws - As introduced, adds political party affiliation to the voter registration form. - Amends TCA Title 2.

In committee Mar 13, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1067

Failed · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Utilities, Utility Districts - As introduced, requires a municipal utility system or metropolitan electric plant that established a program before January 1, 2021, for purposes of accepting and distributing excess receipts for bona fide charitable purposes, and that operates the program on an opt-out basis, to begin operating the program on an opt-in basis by January 1, 2024. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 34; Title 7, Chapter 52 and Title 65.

Failed Mar 12, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2034

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Driver Licenses - As introduced, requires the department of safety to redesign temporary driver licenses and permits and temporary photo identification licenses issued to qualified noncitizens so that the licenses may be easily distinguished from driver and photo identification licenses issued to residents of this state who are United States citizens; reduces from eight years to two years the maximum period of time for which a temporary license or permit may be issued. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50.

In committee Mar 12, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2160

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Consumer Protection - As introduced, requires a commercial entity that knowingly publishes or distributes on the internet material harmful to minors to provide internet or cellular service subscribers the opportunity to request that the commercial entity block website access through the subscriber's internet or cellular service subscription. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 6 and Title 47, Chapter 18.

In committee Mar 12, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track