Sen. Brent Taylor

Primary SB 2577

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Funeral Directors and Embalmers - As enacted, authorizes sellers of pre-need funeral contracts to keep the interest that accrues on the contract after payment is made for the merchandise and services set forth in the contracts. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 5.

Signed into law Apr 17, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2805

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Children - As introduced, changes from December 31 to December 1 the date by which the Tennessee commission on children and youth must annually publish a comprehensive report on the status of children and youth in this state and distribute the report to the governor, to each member of the general assembly, and to each of the state's depository libraries. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.

Passed Apr 11, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2564

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Bail, Bail Bonds - As introduced, creates a Class A misdemeanor offense of violation of a condition of release; allows arrest without a warrant of a person committing the offense of violation of a condition of release; requires the violation of a condition of release to be punished as a misdemeanor criminal offense. - Amends TCA Title 40.

Passed Apr 9, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2590

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Medical Occupations - As enacted, authorizes the board of osteopathic examination to issue advisory private letter rulings upon request to affected licensees regarding matters within the board's primary jurisdiction; provides that such rulings only affect the licensee making the inquiry and have no precedential value for another inquiry or future contested case that might come before the board. - Amends TCA Title 63.

Signed into law Apr 8, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2584

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Surveyors - As enacted, requires that each year of progressive practical experience required of an applicant to qualify as a registered land surveyor be spent under the direct supervision of a practicing professional land surveyor rather than just part of the time an applicant receives such experience; adds requirement that certain applicants be certified as a professional land surveyor in training (PLSIT) as part of the application to qualify as a registered land surveyor. - Amends TCA Section 62-18-109.

Signed into law Apr 8, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2569

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, allows a juvenile court to transfer a child, who is 15 or older, to be tried as an adult in criminal court for the offense of organized retail crime, theft of a firearm, or an attempt to commit such offense; revises law with regard to confinement of a child in a local juvenile detention facility, a juvenile detention facility, or an adult detention facility. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 39.

Passed Apr 8, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2185

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Judicial Officers - As enacted, requires, upon request of the county legislative body, the judicial commissioners to submit any relevant information to the county legislative body at least seven days before the public hearing. - Amends TCA Title 40.

Passed Apr 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2572

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits a local governmental entity or official from adopting or enacting a resolution, ordinance, or policy that prohibits or limits the ability of a law enforcement agency to conduct traffic stops based on observation of or reasonable suspicion that the operator or a passenger in a vehicle has violated a local ordinance or state or federal law. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.

Passed Apr 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2562

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, revises various provisions regarding pretrial release of a defendant charged with a criminal offense to require the magistrate to give first consideration to ensuring the safety of the community when determining whether to impose conditions of release or require a deposit of bail. - Amends TCA Title 40.

Passed Apr 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2581

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Marriage - As enacted, requires only marriage license applicants under the age of 18 to provide the name and address of the applicant's parents, guardian, or next of kin. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3.

Signed into law Apr 3, 2024 0 co-sponsors