Sen. Sara Kyle

Primary SB 2875

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Gaming - As introduced, provides for the remittance of an unused balance of funds in a sports betting account to the bettor by a licensee after a three-year period in which the account has been inactive; establishes notice requirements for a licensee for such remittance; authorizes a licensee to remit such funds to the state treasurer as unclaimed property after a certain period during which the licensee exercises reasonable due diligence to locate the bettor. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 49, Part 1 and Title 66, Chapter 29, Part 1.

Passed Mar 19, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2882

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Housing - As introduced, requires the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations (TACIR) to study the availability of affordable housing in this state and report its findings and recommendations to the general assembly no later than January 1, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 13.

Passed Mar 19, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2649

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Ethics - As introduced, prohibits a candidate for office in the general assembly or a member of the general assembly from engaging in private business with a lobbyist or employer of a lobbyist. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 6 and Title 8, Chapter 50.

Passed Mar 19, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2885

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Correctional Programs - As introduced, requires the commissioner of correction to provide an annual report by February 1 to the criminal justice committee of the house of representatives and the judiciary committee of the senate detailing the department’s efforts to reduce recidivism among offenders who have been released from the custody of the department; requires the report to include evidence-based data detailing the efficacy of each relevant program within the department, including historical data to provide context. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 6; Title 40 and Title 41.

Passed Mar 19, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 398

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

State Employees - As introduced, requires the department of human services to develop, implement, and manage a program to provide monthly stipends for certain state employees for the cost of child care services. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 8, Chapter 50 and Title 71, Chapter 1, Part 1.

Passed Mar 19, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1790

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires each local school board to establish a school lunch program and a school breakfast program that provide a free breakfast and lunch to each student enrolled in a school under the board's jurisdiction; requires the state to reimburse each LEA for the cost of providing a free breakfast and lunch to each student enrolled in the LEA after all available federal funds have been applied. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Passed Mar 13, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2035

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Consumer Protection - As introduced, requires a manufacturer of agricultural equipment or agricultural equipment parts to provide an owner or independent repair shop access to tools, software, and documentation to allow the provision of services for the equipment. - Amends TCA Title 43 and Title 47, Chapter 18.

Passed Mar 13, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2125

Failed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

TennCare - As introduced, requires that on and after July 1, 2025, a minor child who is enrolled in TennCare or the CoverKids program remains eligible for TennCare or the CoverKids program until the minor child reaches six years of age; prohibits the bureau from subjecting the minor child to a redetermination of eligibility or disenrollment except under certain circumstances; requires the director to submit any necessary federal waiver request by December 31, 2024. - Amends TCA Title 71.

Failed Mar 13, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2505

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Contracts - As introduced, requires that contracts entered into between a personal seat license (PSL) holder of 10 or more years and a professional sports franchise for the purchase of a subsequent PSL with an upgraded or improved seating classification include a provision that enables the PSL holder to purchase the subsequent PSL for the same price as the previous PSL; applies to all contracts for subsequent PSL purchases entered into for seating at stadiums in certain counties on or after July 1, 2024. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 9; Title 16; Title 47 and Title 67.

Passed Mar 13, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2876

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, requires certain insurance policies or contracts that cover pregnancy and maternity benefits to cover benefits of perinatal educational courses, at no cost, for mothers, fathers, and one other person designated by the mother; requires insurance providers required to provide such benefits to provide information about such courses on their website. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71.

Passed Mar 13, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track