Rep. Joe Towns

Primary HB 1469

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Highways, Roads and Bridges - As introduced, requires the department of transportation to proceed to initiate the development of a new bridge crossing the Mississippi River and connecting to Arkansas. - Amends TCA Title 54.

In committee Mar 13, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2836

Introduced · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Labor and Workforce Development, Dept. of - As introduced, enacts the "Solar Workforce Development Act," which requires the department to establish and support a program that creates and maintains incentives for individuals to seek green energy jobs, and for entities to create, expand, and offer green energy jobs. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 19; Title 50; Title 59; Title 60; Title 65; Title 66, Chapter 9, Part 2; Title 68 and Title 69.

Introduced Feb 7, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1467

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Workers Compensation - As introduced, permits an injured employee to choose a treating physician in any specialty and makes various other changes related to the selection of treating physicians for injured workers under the Workers’ Compensation Law. - Amends TCA Title 50.

In committee Feb 6, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1462

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Law Enforcement - As introduced, requires each law enforcement agency to develop a policy by July 1, 2023, on the use of force that emphasizes the use of force only as a reasonable and proportional response when viewed in light of the crime a suspect is alleged to have committed. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 39.

In committee Jan 23, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1463

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As introduced, removes Columbus Day as a legal holiday; designates the first Monday after the Super Bowl as a legal holiday. - Amends TCA Section 15-1-101.

In committee Jan 23, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1461

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Election Laws - As introduced, adds the election for city mayors to the list of races required to be automatically audited by a county election commission selected to conduct an audit. - Amends TCA Title 2.

In committee Mar 29, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1464

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) - As introduced, requires agencies to provide reports of fires at food processing facilities and investigations of incidents of critical infrastructure vandalism to state fire marshal and TBI, respectively; requires state fire marshal and TBI to compile reports and make quarterly reports to the general assembly; authorizes commissioner of agriculture and TEMA, respectively, to promulgate by rule minimum security requirements for food processing facilities and critical infrastructure. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 39, Chapter 14; Title 53; Title 58 and Title 68, Chapter 102.

In committee Mar 22, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1465

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Safety, Dept. of - As introduced, enacts the "Critical Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization, and Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 54; Title 58 and Title 65.

In committee Mar 22, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HJR 137

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

General Assembly, Studies - Requests TACIR to examine the security of the state's water infrastructure. -

In committee Mar 21, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1468

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Banks and Financial Institutions - As introduced, prohibits a bank from releasing or providing the account balance or transaction activity of an account to a person without first obtaining the account holder's express permission, unless the disclosure is required under federal law. - Amends TCA Title 45 and Title 47, Chapter 18.

In committee Mar 21, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track