Rep. Jesse Chism

Primary HB 22

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Juvenile Offenders - As introduced, requires an audiovisual recording to be made of any interrogation of a child who has been taken into custody on suspicion that the child committed a delinquent act or unruly conduct unless a technical issue with the equipment or exigent circumstances prevent the recording. - Amends TCA Title 37.

In committee Apr 11, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HJR 426

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Memorials, Death - LaSanta Daneen Walker -

Signed into law Apr 10, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 19

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Fiduciaries - As introduced, allows persons convicted of a criminal offense and sentenced to a term of imprisonment in a penitentiary to serve as executor, administrator or guardian, fiduciary, or conservator; removes the requirement that a petition for appointment of a conservator, a petition for letters of administration, and a petition for letters testamentary contain a statement of any misdemeanor conviction of the proposed conservator or personal representative. - Amends TCA Title 30; Title 34; Title 35 and Title 40.

In committee Mar 21, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 172

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Health Care - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Medical Cannabis Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 67 and Title 68, Chapter 7.

In committee Mar 7, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 478

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

State Employees - As introduced, requires the department of human services to develop, implement, and manage a program to provide monthly stipends for certain state employees for the cost of child care services. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 8, Chapter 50 and Title 71, Chapter 1, Part 1.

In committee Mar 7, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 309

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Controlled Substances - As introduced, decriminalizes the possession of certain amounts of marijuana by making such possession a civil violation punishable by a $25 fine or community service; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4.

In committee Feb 28, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 173

Failed · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Election Laws - As introduced, requires county election commissions to include three non-binding questions related to the legalization of marijuana on the November 2024 ballot; requires the secretary of state to compile the results of the public policy opinion poll and forward the results to the members of the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Failed Feb 22, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 310

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Expunction - As introduced, deletes the requirement that a person file a petition with the court in order to have the public records regarding a criminal offense expunged if certain qualifying events have occurred, including the charge against the person was dismissed or a no true bill was returned by a grand jury. - Amends TCA Title 40.

In committee Feb 10, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1084

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Abortion - As introduced, states that the term abortion, as defined for the offense of criminal abortion, does not include the use of contraceptives, including hormonal birth control, intrauterine devices, or emergency contraceptives. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39; Title 63 and Title 68.

In committee Feb 7, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 479

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Prisons and Reformatory Institutions - As introduced, requires the department of correction, the department of children's services, and local jails to provide persons in their custody and confined in a prison, youth development center, or jail with accessible, functional voice communication services free of charge to the person initiating and the person receiving the communication. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 41.

In committee Feb 1, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track