Sen. Joey Hensley

Primary HB 1899

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, allows a teacher holding the teacher's second or third teaching permit to apply to the department of education for a limited license to continue teaching the course or subject area taught pursuant to the teacher's current temporary permit; not applicable to a limited license to teach a physical education class, a course for which an end-of-course examination is required, or a special education course; adds other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5.

Signed into law Jun 1, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 2244

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the criminal offenses of especially aggravated rape, especially aggravated rape of a child, and grave torture. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 49.

Signed into law Jun 1, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2841

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the criminal offenses of especially aggravated rape, especially aggravated rape of a child, and grave torture. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 49.

Signed into law Jun 1, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 677

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, requires a health carrier, health benefit plan, or utilization review organization that denies coverage of a prescription drug for the treatment of a medical condition through the use of a step therapy protocol to provide access to a clear, readily accessible, and convenient process for a patient or prescribing practitioner to request a step therapy exception; enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 33; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 71.

Signed into law May 25, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 1310

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, requires a health carrier, health benefit plan, or utilization review organization that denies coverage of a prescription drug for the treatment of a medical condition through the use of a step therapy protocol to provide access to a clear, readily accessible, and convenient process for a patient or prescribing practitioner to request a step therapy exception; enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 33; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 71.

Signed into law May 25, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2592

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Driver Licenses - As enacted, requires a person who is convicted of a human trafficking offense to obtain a driver license or photo identification license that bears a designation sufficient to enable a law enforcement officer to identify the bearer of the license as a person who has been convicted of a human trafficking offense; requires the department of safety to add such designation to the license of persons convicted of a human trafficking offense. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-314; Title 40 and Title 55, Chapter 50.

Signed into law May 11, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 2573

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Driver Licenses - As enacted, requires a person who is convicted of a human trafficking offense to obtain a driver license or photo identification license that bears a designation sufficient to enable a law enforcement officer to identify the bearer of the license as a person who has been convicted of a human trafficking offense; requires the department of safety to add such designation to the license of persons convicted of a human trafficking offense. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-314; Title 40 and Title 55, Chapter 50.

Signed into law May 11, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 2108

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Textbooks - As enacted, requires that all math, science, and social studies textbooks and instructional materials be aligned to state academic standards by a certain date; prohibits the state board of education from granting waivers for textbooks or instructional materials, including those for English language arts, that are not aligned to state academic standards by that date. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

Signed into law May 9, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2154

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Textbooks - As enacted, requires that all math, science, and social studies textbooks and instructional materials be aligned to state academic standards by a certain date; prohibits the state board of education from granting waivers for textbooks or instructional materials, including those for English language arts, that are not aligned to state academic standards by that date. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

Signed into law May 9, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2155

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, revises the evaluation criteria for educators. - Amends TCA Section 49-1-302.

Signed into law May 9, 2022 0 co-sponsors