Sen. Joey Hensley

Primary SB 7025

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Law Enforcement - As introduced, authorizes a law enforcement agency to assign a law enforcement officer to serve as a school resource officer at a school within a local board of education's or public charter school governing body's control that has not adopted a policy to assign a school resource officer to the school. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 37; Title 38; Title 49; Title 62 and Chapter 367 of the Public Acts of 2023.

Passed Aug 23, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 7042

Passed · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Safety, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to audit each public school in this state to assess its compliance with all applicable safety laws, rules, and policies designed to ensure the safety of students, staff, and visitors in the event of an active threat or active shooter situation on school premises, and to report the results of the audit to the general assembly; requires an audit of each public school no less than once every five years. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 49 and Chapter 367 of the Public Acts of 2023.

Passed Aug 23, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 7024

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Safety, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to audit each public school in this state to assess its compliance with all applicable safety laws, rules, and policies designed to ensure the safety of students, staff, and visitors in the event of an active threat or active shooter situation on school premises, and to report the results of the audit to the general assembly; requires an audit of each public school no less than once every five years. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 49 and Chapter 367 of the Public Acts of 2023.

Passed Aug 23, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 7052

Passed · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires hospitals to update the psychiatric bed tracking system at least daily. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 1, Part 1.

Passed Aug 23, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 7076

Failed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires hospitals to update the psychiatric bed tracking system at least daily. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 1, Part 1.

Failed Aug 23, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 7098

Passed · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Safety, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to establish the Tennessee voluntary do not sell firearms list to prohibit the possession, transportation, and sale of firearms to any person who is voluntarily admitted to a public or private hospital or treatment resource for diagnosis, observation, and treatment of a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance and voluntarily registers to be enrolled to the list. - Amends TCA Title 33 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Passed Aug 22, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 7026

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Safety, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to establish the Tennessee voluntary do not sell firearms list to prohibit the possession, transportation, and sale of firearms to any person who is voluntarily admitted to a public or private hospital or treatment resource for diagnosis, observation, and treatment of a mental illness or serious emotional disturbance and voluntarily registers to be enrolled to the list. - Amends TCA Title 33 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Passed Aug 22, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 822

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Remedies and Special Proceedings - As enacted, limits the circumstances under which a qualified civil liability action may be brought against certain manufacturers, dealers, and sellers of firearms and related products. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 6; Title 29; Title 39 and Title 47.

Passed May 24, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1550

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Maury County - Subject to local approval, requires the civil service board to meet semi annually rather then annually; designates the county mayor as the board secretary, to replace the county human resources director; removes board authority to hold performance examinations to determine qualifications for employment; deletes competitive promotion examination requirements; provides for a right of appeals upon a suspension of an employee by the sheriff. - Amends Chapter 26 of the Private Acts of 2007.

Passed May 24, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1544

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Chapel Hill - Subject to local approval, clarifies that vacancies on the board and in the office of mayor be filled by majority vote of the remaining board members with the appointee to serve only until the next regular election at which time the remaining unexpired term is filled; consolidates and expands certain powers exercised by the town relative to special assessments, indebtedness, bonds, condemnation, public utilities, and correctional facilities; removes minimum age requirement for the position of town judge. - Amends Chapter 159 of the Private Acts of 2002.

Passed May 24, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track