Sen. Sara Kyle

Primary SJR 1851

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Memorials, Recognition - Kirsten Tilford, runner-up of the 2022 Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee Youth of the Year -

Signed into law May 13, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2672

died · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Salaries and Benefits - As introduced, grants state employees up to five days of leave to care for a minor child that is required to stay home as the result of a COVID-19 infection or school closure; prohibits counting such leave from against the employee's accumulated sick or annual leave. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 14 and Title 50.

died Apr 28, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2723

died · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Salaries and Benefits - As introduced, grants state employees up to five days of leave to care for a minor child that is required to stay home as the result of a COVID-19 infection or school closure; prohibits counting such leave from against the employee's accumulated sick or annual leave. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 14 and Title 50.

died Apr 28, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2822

Failed · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Scholarships and Financial Aid - As introduced, renames the "Dependent Children Scholarship Act" the "Surviving Spouses and Dependent Children Scholarship Act"; extends scholarship eligibility to dependent children of members of the armed services totally disabled or killed in the line of duty and surviving spouses of law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical service technicians, or members of the armed services killed in the line of duty. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4.

Failed Apr 26, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1321

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class C felony of reckless endangerment; authorizes courts to revoke or prohibit the issuance of a driver license to individuals convicted of such offenses. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 40, Chapter 35.

In committee Apr 26, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 1317

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Public Funds and Financing - As introduced, requires the department of economic and community development to make quarterly reports instead of annual reports regarding TNInvestcos; requires the report to be submitted to all members of the general assembly rather than only the chairs of the finance committees; requires the comptroller of the treasury to develop a numerical grading system for all tax increment financing (TIF) plans; requires the comptroller to evaluate TIF plans based on the benefits the municipality is receiving from the plan and the cost of the active plan to the taxpayers in the jurisdiction. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 28 and Title 9, Chapter 23.

In committee Apr 26, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 946

In committee · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class C felony of reckless endangerment; authorizes courts to revoke or prohibit the issuance of a driver license to individuals convicted of such offenses. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 40, Chapter 35.

In committee Apr 26, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2896

Failed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Scholarships and Financial Aid - As introduced, renames the "Dependent Children Scholarship Act" the "Surviving Spouses and Dependent Children Scholarship Act"; extends scholarship eligibility to dependent children of members of the armed services totally disabled or killed in the line of duty and surviving spouses of law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical service technicians, or members of the armed services killed in the line of duty. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4.

Failed Apr 26, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 945

In committee · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Public Funds and Financing - As introduced, requires the department of economic and community development to make quarterly reports instead of annual reports regarding TNInvestcos; requires the report to be submitted to all members of the general assembly rather than only the chairs of the finance committees; requires the comptroller of the treasury to develop a numerical grading system for all tax increment financing (TIF) plans; requires the comptroller to evaluate TIF plans based on the benefits the municipality is receiving from the plan and the cost of the active plan to the taxpayers in the jurisdiction. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 28 and Title 9, Chapter 23.

In committee Apr 26, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 2059

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Taxes, Sales - As introduced, permanently exempts from sales and use tax, the retail sale of gun safes and gun safety devices; removes the one-year sales tax holiday. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.

In committee Apr 26, 2022 0 co-sponsors Track