Sen. London Lamar

Primary HB 117

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, increases, from one time to once every three years, the required in-service training for a teacher employed by a local board of education in regard to the detection, intervention, prevention, and treatment of human trafficking in which the victim is a child. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Signed into law May 18, 2021 0 co-sponsors

Primary HJR 535

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Memorials, Recognition - Michael Working, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 2020-2021 President -

Signed into law May 11, 2021 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 334

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, requires that female inmates who are 50 through 74 years of age be offered a mammogram or other appropriate screening every two years; requires that female inmates who are 40 through 49 years of age be offered a physician consultation to inquire when a mammogram is needed; requires correctional institutions, which does not include city or county jails, to the best of their ability, to provide educational training on the importance of preventative health care to the inmates. - Amends TCA Title 41.

Signed into law May 3, 2021 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 843

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, requires that female inmates who are 50 through 74 years of age be offered a mammogram or other appropriate screening every two years; requires that female inmates who are 40 through 49 years of age be offered a physician consultation to inquire when a mammogram is needed; requires correctional institutions, which does not include city or county jails, to the best of their ability, to provide educational training on the importance of preventative health care to the inmates. - Amends TCA Title 41.

Signed into law May 3, 2021 0 co-sponsors

Primary HR 94

Passed · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Memorials, Recognition - Lee Andrew Smith -

Passed Apr 29, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 413

In committee · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Criminal Offenses - As introduced, decriminalizes the possession and casual exchange of less than one ounce of marijuana; defines casual exchange and marijuana for purposes of decriminalization. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 40.

In committee Apr 21, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1439

In committee · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Criminal Offenses - As introduced, decriminalizes the possession and casual exchange of less than one ounce of marijuana; defines casual exchange and marijuana for purposes of decriminalization. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 40.

In committee Apr 21, 2021 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 188

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, replaces the required element for self-defense that the person "not be engaged in unlawful activity" with the required element that the person "not be engaged in conduct that would constitute a felony or Class A misdemeanor"; declares, for purposes of determining if a person has a duty to retreat before threatening or using force in self-defense, that a person is not considered to be engaged in conduct that would constitute a felony or Class A misdemeanor or in a place where the person does not have a right to be if the person is engaged in the activity or in a place due to the person's status as a victim of human trafficking. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11, Part 6.

Signed into law Apr 21, 2021 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 17

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, replaces the required element for self-defense that the person "not be engaged in unlawful activity" with the required element that the person "not be engaged in conduct that would constitute a felony or Class A misdemeanor"; declares, for purposes of determining if a person has a duty to retreat before threatening or using force in self-defense, that a person is not considered to be engaged in conduct that would constitute a felony or Class A misdemeanor or in a place where the person does not have a right to be if the person is engaged in the activity or in a place due to the person's status as a victim of human trafficking. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11, Part 6.

Signed into law Apr 21, 2021 0 co-sponsors

Primary HJR 376

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Memorials, Sports - University of Memphis men's basketball team, NIT champions -

Signed into law Apr 16, 2021 0 co-sponsors