Sen. Frank Niceley

Primary SJR 1275

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Memorials, Recognition - Jada Cates, 2024 Boys & Girls Clubs in Tennessee State Youth of the Year -

Signed into law Apr 19, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2737

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Public Funds and Financing - As introduced, authorizes the treasurer to, subject to appropriations, use funds from the reserve for revenue fluctuation account to purchase precious metals bullion and specie and place the bullion and specie in a restricted account; authorizes the treasurer to store the physical bullion or specie with an entity designated by the treasurer, with the approval of the comptroller of the treasury; declares that specie may be used as legal tender in this state; requires governmental entities to accept specie as payment for any debt, tax, fee, or obligation owed. - Amends TCA Title 9.

Passed Apr 19, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1979

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Schools, Home - As enacted, requires, if a public school offers students the opportunity to participate in interscholastic athletic competition without the school being a member of an organization or an association that regulates interscholastic athletic competition, the LEA to permit participation in interscholastic athletics at such school by certain home school students who are zoned to attend the school. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Signed into law Apr 17, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 1914

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Milk, Dairy Products - As enacted, enacts the "Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act," which authorizes each local board of education and public charter school governing body to establish policies for its public schools to offer students whole milk options through bulk milk dispensers. - Amends TCA Title 43; Title 44; Title 49 and Title 53.

Signed into law Apr 17, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2650

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the Class C felony offense of acquiring or otherwise exercising control over bees or a structure or equipment used to keep, handle, house, exhibit, breed, or offer for sale bees, without the consent of the owner and with the intent to deprive the owner of the bees, structure, or equipment. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 43.

Signed into law Apr 17, 2024 0 co-sponsors

Primary SR 277

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Memorials, Congress - Urges the U.S. House of Representatives to restore TBI report relative to the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., to Ellington Papers housed at the State Library and Archives. -

Passed Apr 8, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 908

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Criminal Offenses - As introduced, clarifies that a threat to use deadly force by a private citizen making an arrest is not in itself considered a use of deadly force; prohibits a private citizen from threatening to use deadly force during the course of a citizen's arrest unless the arrest is for a crime committed or threatened against the citizen making the arrest or for a violent crime committed or threatened in the presence of the citizen making the arrest. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11, Part 6.

Passed Apr 4, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2034

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases, from $1,000 to $5,000, the fine for transporting into the state, for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain, an individual who the person knows or should have known has illegally entered or remained in the United States, as determined by the bureau of immigration and customs enforcement of the United States department of homeland security. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 12; Title 39; Title 50 and Title 67.

Passed Apr 2, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1761

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Zoning - As introduced, prohibits counties and municipalities from adopting and enforcing regulations to prohibit gardening and raising limited numbers of chickens or rabbits at single-family residences. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13 and Title 43.

Passed Mar 27, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 2638

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Advertising - As introduced, bans pharmaceutical advertisements in newspapers, online, and on television in this state. - Amends TCA Title 47; Title 53 and Title 68.

Passed Mar 27, 2024 0 co-sponsors Track