Rep. Jesse Chism

Primary HB 2655

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Health, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department of health to make available and require blood lead level testing for students in certain schools and certain pregnant women; requires the department to provide to persons who have high blood lead levels or lead poisoning certain services to aid with such condition; requires juvenile detention facilities that are aware of a juvenile in custody with high blood lead levels or lead poisoning to provide certain services in collaboration with the department of health and local education agencies. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

In committee Feb 7, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2653

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Fireworks - As introduced, removes the requirement that a request for the issuance of a retailer's or seasonal retailer's fireworks permit be accompanied by a statement signed by the chief executive officer of the county or municipality in which fireworks are to be sold or offered for sale, or a person appointed or designated by the chief executive officer, that the sale of fireworks in the county or municipality is permissible. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 104.

In committee Feb 7, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2652

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Education - As introduced, requires each local school board to establish programs for free school lunch and free school breakfast for students regardless of income eligibility; requires the state to reimburse each LEA the cost of providing a free breakfast and lunch to each student enrolled in the LEA after all available private funding and federal funds have been applied. - Amends TCA Title 49.

In committee Feb 7, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2651

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Courts - As introduced, requires the clerk of each court to compile a monthly report of all criminal fines and fees assessed by the court in the previous month and submit the report to the administrative office of the courts; requires the administrative office of the courts to create and maintain a statewide database and searchable public website that compiles the reports received by the office from the court clerks. - Amends TCA Title 16 and Title 18.

In committee Feb 7, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2656

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Business and Commerce - As introduced, requires corporations registered with the secretary of state to submit certain information to the secretary of state; requires corporations that are publicly held domestic or foreign corporations with their principal executive offices located in this state to provide the secretary of state with information regarding diversity of board members and officers; requires the secretary of state to publish certain information regarding such diversity. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 12; Title 48 and Title 67.

In committee Feb 7, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2456

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, deletes an exception to the offense of carrying a firearm with the intent to go armed for persons carrying, whether openly or concealed, a handgun if the person lawfully possesses the handgun, is in a place where the person is lawfully present, and the person meets certain age requirements. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

In committee Feb 6, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2400

Introduced · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Education, Higher - As introduced, reduces, from 65 to 62, the minimum age of a person who is eligible to enroll in courses for credit at state-supported colleges and universities without payment of tuition and certain fees; adds law schools and veterinary schools to the list of schools at which disabled persons and persons of a certain age are not eligible to audit or enroll without payment of tuition and fees. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Introduced Feb 1, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2139

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Judicial Districts - As introduced, creates three additional trial courts in the 30th judicial district. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 2.

In committee Jan 31, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 820

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Child Custody and Support - As introduced, allows a court to temporarily halt a child support obligor's support payments if the support obligor has made an overpayment of child support and to apply the overpayment toward current and future child support obligations until the overpayment is exhausted. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.

In committee Jan 31, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 480

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Criminal Procedure - As introduced, allows to be submitted electronically the investigatory report of a social service agency into the financial affairs of the accused, when the agency is ordered to conduct such investigation by a court having reasonable cause to believe that the accused has the financial resources to employ counsel. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41 and Title 55.

In committee Jan 23, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track