Sen. Rusty Crowe

Primary SB 2302

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Dept. of - As introduced, adds legislative librarian to the list the department of mental health and substance abuse services must submit its quarterly report to on the implementation and impact of available suitable accommodations, including the number and length of any delayed admissions, in state-owned or -operated hospitals or treatment resources. - Amends TCA Title 33.

Passed Mar 19, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2825

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, exempts the retail sale of firearms that have a barrel less than an internal diameter of .50 caliber and shotguns of 10 gauge or greater from the sales and use tax. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 3.

Passed Mar 19, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2751

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Medical Occupations - As introduced, authorizes the Tennessee emergency medical services board to authorize five additional EMT/AEMT training centers operated by ambulance services licensed in this state if the board makes a specific finding that additional training centers are in the best interest of this state and approves the additional training centers by a two-thirds vote of the entire membership of the board. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 140.

Passed Mar 19, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2294

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Scholarships and Financial Aid - As introduced, creates an advanced practice registered nurse student loan repayment grant program to incentivize advanced practice registered nurses to provide health services in health resource shortage areas. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 7 and Title 63.

Passed Mar 13, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2291

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Local Education Agencies - As introduced, expands, beyond just student performance in English language arts (ELA) on the most recent Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) test, the measures of student growth in ELA that an LEA or public charter school may use in determining whether certain fourth-grade students show adequate growth in ELA; requires LEAs and public charter schools to convene a parent-teacher conference for purposes of determining whether a student who does not show adequate growth in ELA must receive or participate in certain interventions or be retained in fourth grade. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

Passed Mar 13, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2295

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Scholarships and Financial Aid - As introduced, establishes a physician assistant student loan repayment grant program to incentivize physician assistants to provide health services in health resource shortage areas. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 63.

Passed Mar 13, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SJR 1087

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Memorials, Personal Occasion - Elizabeth B. Brown, 80th birthday -

Signed into law Mar 13, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 1403

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, changes, from January 15 to February 1 of each year, the date by which the department must evaluate the success of model programs for adolescents at risk of placement in the custody of the department and report findings and recommendations to the judiciary committee of the senate and the civil justice committee of the house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 33; Title 34; Title 36; Title 37; Title 41; Title 49; Title 68 and Title 71.

Passed Mar 8, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2824

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, prohibits certain entities from assigning a merchant category code to, or a separate classification for, a merchant that is a seller of firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessories separately from general merchandise retailers or sporting goods retailers; establishes criminal and civil penalties for violations. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 39; Title 45 and Title 47.

Passed Mar 8, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 699

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Abortion - As introduced, requires the department of health to publish on its website information on the possibility of reversing the effects of a chemical abortion in any language that is the primary language spoken by 1 percent or more of this state's population, rather than 2 percent or more. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 63 and Title 68.

Passed Mar 8, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track