Rep. Becky Jo Alexander

Primary HB 2173

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Professions and Occupations - As enacted, revises provisions related to the special account in the general fund known as the "pre-need funeral account"; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Section 62-5-414.

Maddy summaryThis bill updates the rules for Tennessee's pre-need funeral account, which holds money from people who pay for their own funerals in advance. It establishes a minimum balance of one million dollars in the account and allows the state to raise a specific administrative fee to up to twenty dollars if that balance falls below the limit. The law also clarifies how interest earned on the account's investments must be kept within the fund and defines how fees are charged for contracts that include both funeral and cemetery services. Additionally, the bill provides legal protection for state officials acting on behalf of the program and sets the effective date for these changes to January 1, 2025.

In committee May 13, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1812

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, allows all LEA and public charter school employees, instead of only teachers, to receive their full salary, or average pay, and full benefits in the event they sustain a personal injury as the result of a physical assault or other violent criminal act committed against them while they are acting in the course and scope of their employment. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Maddy summaryThis bill expands paid leave protections for school staff in Tennessee by extending full salary and benefits to all employees, including principals and support staff, who are injured by violent criminal acts on the job. Previously, these protections applied only to teachers, but the new law ensures that any LEA or public charter school employee can receive their full pay and health insurance until they return to work or are permanently disabled. The legislation requires schools to cover the difference between an employee's full salary and any workers' compensation benefits they receive, while also preventing such leave from counting against existing sick or personal time. Additionally, the support for injured staff is limited to a maximum of one year, and the law does not override any existing contracts that offer even better benefits.

In committee May 9, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2174

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Food and Food Products - As enacted, prohibits a local government from adopting or enforcing a resolution, ordinance, policy, or regulation that regulates, prohibits, or restricts the sale of food by certain establishments, including the location and hours of operation of the sale of food by such establishments. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 43; Title 53; Title 67 and Title 68.

In committee May 9, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2760

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Children - As enacted, adds to the factors considered by a court when making child custody determinations evidence of physical or emotional abuse to the child or to any other person; requires judges involved in child custody proceedings to complete training that is provided by certain persons with experience in assisting survivors of domestic violence, child abuse, or child sexual abuse, and that relies on evidence-based research by recognized experts; prohibits ordering certain reunification treatment. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.

Signed into law May 1, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 2081

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Health Care - As enacted, allows unlicensed persons who have completed a competency-based training program, and who are employed by certain personal support service agencies licensed under law relative to mental health, substance abuse, and intellectual and developmental disabilities, to administer certain medications to individuals who are incapable of self-administration in the individual's home; prohibits administration of certain medications by unlicensed persons. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 1, Part 9.

In committee Apr 29, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1811

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Funeral Directors and Embalmers - As enacted, authorizes sellers of pre-need funeral contracts to keep the interest that accrues on the contract after payment is made for the merchandise and services set forth in the contracts. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 5.

In committee Apr 17, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2445

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

TennCare - As introduced, enacts "Emma's Bill," which requires that when making a determination of medical necessity, the bureau shall take into consideration the patient's overall condition and use such overall condition as a factor to determine the level of funding and what medical items and services the patient receives, even if such determination does not result in the least costly course of diagnosis or treatment. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71.

In committee Apr 17, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 141

died · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, requires the department of transportation to erect and maintain directional signs for Milligan University at the I-81/I-26 interchange, Exit 57A, in the City of Kingsport in Sullivan County. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 54; Title 55; Title 65 and Title 67.

died Apr 17, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HJR 1154

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Memorials, Recognition - Dr. William B. Greer -

Signed into law Apr 12, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 2910

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Economic and Community Development, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to include information on which unserved locations have received or are in the process of receiving broadband service since the last update to the broadband accessibility map. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 7 and Title 65.

In committee Apr 9, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track