Sen. Mike Bell

Primary SB 476

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Child Abuse - As enacted, makes it a Class A misdemeanor for a person to attempt to access or obtain confidential information from the department of children's services regarding alleged child abuse or neglect that the person knows is in violation of state or federal laws and regulations regarding confidentiality. - Amends TCA Title 37.

Signed into law Jun 2, 2021 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 1121

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Child Abuse - As enacted, makes it a Class A misdemeanor for a person to attempt to access or obtain confidential information from the department of children's services regarding alleged child abuse or neglect that the person knows is in violation of state or federal laws and regulations regarding confidentiality. - Amends TCA Title 37.

Signed into law Jun 2, 2021 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 449

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires an LEA to allocate prorated daily per pupil state and local funding to an out-of-state residential mental health facility if a student of the LEA is admitted to the facility and certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Signed into law Jun 2, 2021 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 1080

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Medical Occupations - As enacted, makes various changes to laws regulating physician assistants. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 38; Title 48; Title 49; Title 53; Title 55; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Signed into law Jun 2, 2021 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 713

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires an LEA to allocate prorated daily per pupil state and local funding to an out-of-state residential mental health facility if a student of the LEA is admitted to the facility and certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Signed into law Jun 2, 2021 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 1130

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Civil Procedure - As enacted, establishes process for three-judge panel hearing civil actions in which the complaint: challenges the constitutionality of a statute, executive order, or rule; includes a claim for declaratory judgment or injunctive relief; and is brought against the state, a state department or agency, or a state official acting in their official capacity. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 16; Title 17; Title 20; Title 27 and Title 29.

Signed into law Jun 2, 2021 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 868

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Civil Procedure - As enacted, establishes process for three-judge panel hearing civil actions in which the complaint: challenges the constitutionality of a statute, executive order, or rule; includes a claim for declaratory judgment or injunctive relief; and is brought against the state, a state department or agency, or a state official acting in their official capacity. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 16; Title 17; Title 20; Title 27 and Title 29.

Signed into law Jun 2, 2021 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 430

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Sentencing - As enacted, requires that a person convicted of facilitation of rape of a child or aggravated rape of a child be sentenced to community supervision for life and to serve 100 percent of the sentence imposed before becoming eligible for release, with no more than 15 percent in sentence reduction credits. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Signed into law Jun 1, 2021 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 622

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Probation and Parole - As enacted, clarifies that when a person is serving two or more probationary sentences and the person's probation is revoked on one sentence, then the person must receive credit for time served as a result of that revocation against any other concurrent probationary sentence that is subsequently revoked in any jurisdiction in this state. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41.

Signed into law Jun 1, 2021 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 628

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Sentencing - As enacted, requires that a person convicted of facilitation of rape of a child or aggravated rape of a child be sentenced to community supervision for life and to serve 100 percent of the sentence imposed before becoming eligible for release, with no more than 15 percent in sentence reduction credits. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Signed into law Jun 1, 2021 0 co-sponsors