Sen. Sara Kyle

Primary SB 1480

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, requires an officer to provide an alleged victim of certain criminal offenses with a document notifying the victim of the global positioning monitoring system used as a condition of bail. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4.

Maddy summaryThis bill, known as the Representative Mike Carter Act, requires law enforcement officers to give a written notice to alleged victims when a defendant is released on bail with a GPS monitoring device. The document explains how the tracking technology works, what risks and limitations exist, and the victim's rights to participate in or refuse the monitoring system. It also informs victims that their discussions with the judge about these restrictions are not private and allows them to request specific areas where the defendant should be excluded. The law applies to cases involving certain criminal offenses and takes effect on July 1, 2023.

Passed May 28, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2648

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Naming and Designating - As enacted, designates Memphis barbecue as an official state food. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3.

Maddy summaryThis bill officially designates Memphis barbecue as the state food of Tennessee. It achieves this by adding a new section to the state code that recognizes barbecue in this specific capacity. The change is symbolic and does not alter any existing laws or regulations regarding food preparation or sales. Once signed into law, it serves as a formal acknowledgment of the cultural significance of this dish within the state.

Signed into law May 13, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 1814

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Garnishments and Executions - As enacted, makes various revisions to provisions related to property that is exempt from execution, seizure, or attachment. - Amends TCA Section 26-2-111.

Maddy summaryThis bill updates Tennessee laws regarding which retirement and pension funds are protected from being taken by creditors. It clarifies that payments from plans like 401(k)s and pensions remain exempt from seizure unless the account holder can choose to receive the money as a lump sum or in small installments before turning 58. The legislation also explicitly confirms that these qualified plans cannot be subpoenaed by creditors, ensuring they stay shielded unless specific exceptions in the law apply. These changes directly affect individuals who rely on retirement accounts and face debt collection actions.

Signed into law May 9, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary SJR 1420

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Memorials, Interns - Jessica Kouakou -

Signed into law May 2, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2264

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Professions and Occupations - As enacted, authorizes a real estate broker licensee who is in good standing with the Tennessee real estate commission at the time the person's license is temporarily retired, and who, as a retiree, has not paid the license renewal fee, causing the license to lapse, to reactivate the license upon completing payment of all back renewal fees owed and any penalty imposed by the commission resulting from the lapsed license and submission of proof of completion of all classroom hours in real estate courses that would have been required under state law if the licensee had maintained an active license during the period of temporary retirement. - Amends TCA Title 62 and Title 63.

Signed into law May 1, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2877

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Evidence - As introduced, directs the Tennessee advisory committee on intergovernmental relations (TACIR), with the assistance of the Tennessee bureau of investigation, the district attorneys general conference, and the department of safety, to study the feasibility of a Shelby County crime lab and the impact of such a crime lab on public health, safety, education, housing, and the economy for citizens and visitors of Shelby County, the city of Memphis, this state, and the Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi tri-state region; requires TACIR to submit a report of the study findings to the general assembly by January 14, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 38.

Passed Apr 22, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 395

Passed · Tennessee Senate · 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 temporary sales tax holiday. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.

Passed Apr 19, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 741

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Taxes, Sales - As introduced, exempts feminine hygiene products from sales tax on the annual sales tax holiday. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.

Passed Apr 19, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1813

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, provides a working families' tax refund for state and local sales and use tax paid on or after January 1, 2024, by low-income taxpayers who are eligible for the federal earned income tax credit. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Passed Apr 19, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1996

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Traffic Safety - As introduced, requires the department of transportation to establish and administer a student pedestrian protection grant program; under certain conditions, authorizes grants to be awarded to local governments for designing, constructing, and repairing sidewalk infrastructure around public schools. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49; Title 54 and Title 55.

Passed Apr 19, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track