Rep. Justin Lafferty

Primary HB 348

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Scholarships and Financial Aid - As introduced, changes the date within which a student must be enrolled in a full-time eligible postsecondary program to be eligible for a Tennessee Promise scholarship from the fall term after the student's graduation of high school or similar achievement to no later than 16 months after the student's graduation of high school or similar achievement. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4.

In committee Apr 18, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 868

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Taxes, Sales - As introduced, exempts official Tennessee state flags and flags of the United States from the sales and use tax. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 3.

In committee Apr 18, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1114

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As introduced, expands eligibility for the Tennessee reconnect grant to include students who completed high school or obtained a GED® or HiSET® diploma during the 2019-2020 or 2020-2021 school year, and who are at least 21 years of age by January 1 of the academic year in which they enroll in an eligible program of study. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4.

In committee Mar 20, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 871

Passed · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Election Laws - As introduced, changes from January 15 to January 1, the time by which the state coordinator of elections must annually file a report with the state and local government committee of the senate and the state government committee of the house of representatives regarding the status of agreements entered into with other states, the progress or difficulties of reaching agreements with other states, and other information the state coordinator of elections deems necessary to keep the members of the general assembly apprised on the integrity of Tennessee's statewide voter registration database. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Passed Mar 9, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 870

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Public Records - As introduced, changes from confidential to a public record the identity of an entity that compounds, distributes, or manufactures the drugs obtained and used by the department of correction to carry out an execution by lethal injection; declares the names of persons involved in carrying out a sentence of death are confidential and exempt from public disclosure. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7.

In committee Mar 8, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 877

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, changes, from March 1 to February 1, the date by which the executive director must file the annual report on commission-promulgated rules with the state and local government committee of the senate and the state government committee of the house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 57.

In committee Mar 1, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1115

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Tennessee Higher Education Commission - As introduced, authorizes the commission to require the governing board of a public institution of higher education to terminate an existing on-campus or off-campus program, instead of only making recommendations regarding the termination of certain programs; requires the commission's executive director to notify the education committee of the senate and the education administration committee of the house of representatives of the commission's vote to terminate an existing program within 10 days of such action. - Amends TCA Title 49.

In committee Feb 7, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 872

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Forfeiture of Assets - As introduced, adds information to be provided by the department of safety in a report detailing seizures for the previous calendar year and provided to the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives and the chairs of the appropriate committees. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 33.

In committee Feb 7, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1370

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Charitable Solicitations - As introduced, requires charitable organizations that solicit and receive contributions for charitable purposes related to a declared disaster in this state to expend or distribute the funds for that purpose within 24 months of the date the disaster is first declared; requires unused funds to be transferred to a fund managed by the director of TEMA to be used for the purpose of disaster relief activities in this state. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 48, Chapter 101 and Title 58.

In committee Feb 7, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 873

Introduced · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Education, Higher - As introduced, requires the board of regents and each state university board to post on their respective websites the tenure policy or policies for faculty at their respective institutions. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Introduced Feb 2, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track