Sen. Ken Yager

Primary SB 1379

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Scholarships and Financial Aid - As enacted, increases, from $600 to $1,000, the amount of a Tennessee middle college scholarship awarded each semester to an eligible student for full-time attendance. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9.

Signed into law May 29, 2019 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 911

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Election Laws - As enacted, establishes requirements governing an executive committee's determination that a candidate is not qualified and exclusion of the candidate's name from a ballot. - Amends TCA Section 2-5-204.

Signed into law May 29, 2019 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 1075

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Wine & Wineries - As enacted, creates the Tennessee wine and grape board; establishes the powers and duties of the board; abolishes the viticulture advisory board; establishes certain requirements regarding use of funds received by the board. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 43; Title 57 and Title 67.

Signed into law May 29, 2019 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 1360

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Opioids - As enacted, requires the commissioner of health, by January 1, 2020, to: study instances when co-prescribing of naloxone with an opioid is beneficial and publish the results to each prescribing board that licenses healthcare professionals who can legally prescribe controlled substances and the board of pharmacy; and include the findings in the treatment guidelines for prescribing opioids. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68.

Signed into law May 15, 2019 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 1177

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, grants a retirement allowance to a surviving spouse who is a designated beneficiary if the deceased TCRS member is vested instead of requiring that the member have 10 years of creditable service. - Amends TCA Section 8-36-109.

Signed into law May 15, 2019 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 1355

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Election Laws - As enacted, revises provisions governing the filing of a vacancy in the state senate when the vacancy occurs within 45 days of the election. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Signed into law May 15, 2019 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 1359

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Child Abuse - As enacted, creates the Class A misdemeanor and Class E felony offenses of withdrawing, transferring, or altering a child's school enrollment with intent to hinder an active child abuse or child neglect investigation. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 49.

Signed into law May 15, 2019 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 1534

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Pickett County - Subject to local approval, establishes that chancery court has jurisdiction relating to the probate of wills and administration of estates, pursuant to general law, and that general sessions court has concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit and chancery courts over domestic relations cases. -

Signed into law May 15, 2019 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 1382

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Fireworks - As enacted, authorizes alternatives for fire suppression equipment and personnel that must be present at certain types of public fireworks displays. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 39; Title 67 and Title 68.

Signed into law May 15, 2019 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 1384

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Opioids - As enacted, requires the commissioner of health, by January 1, 2020, to: study instances when co-prescribing of naloxone with an opioid is beneficial and publish the results to each prescribing board that licenses healthcare professionals who can legally prescribe controlled substances and the board of pharmacy; and include the findings in the treatment guidelines for prescribing opioids. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68.

Signed into law May 15, 2019 0 co-sponsors