Sen. Mike Bell

Primary SB 2295

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Medical Occupations - As enacted, makes various changes to the qualifications for certification as a medication aide by the board of nursing. - Amends TCA Title 63.

Signed into law Jun 3, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2478

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Judicial Districts - As enacted, requires that judges of the supreme court, court of appeals, chancery courts, circuit courts, criminal courts, and courts exercising the jurisdiction imposed in one or more of the chancery courts, circuit courts or criminal courts be in good standing with the board of responsibility not have been publicly censured by the board of professional responsibility or suspended or disbarred from the practice of law within the 10 years preceding the judge's term of office for engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16; Title 17 and Title 37.

Signed into law Jun 3, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2774

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Human Rights Commission - As enacted, vacates and reconstitutes the membership of the Tennessee human rights commission effective September 1, 2022, and makes other changes concerning the commission. - Amends TCA Title 4; Section 8-50-103 and Section 68-1-113.

Signed into law Jun 3, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 2877

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Human Rights Commission - As enacted, vacates and reconstitutes the membership of the Tennessee human rights commission effective September 1, 2022, and makes other changes concerning the commission. - Amends TCA Title 4; Section 8-50-103 and Section 68-1-113.

Signed into law Jun 3, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2282

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, requires certain utilities to prepare and implement a cyber security plan to provide for the protection of the utility's facilities from unauthorized use, alteration, ransom, or destruction of electronic data and imposes certain requirements on the comptroller in regard to such plans; requires public utilities that provide electric, water, wastewater, or natural gas services to prepare and implement a cyber security plan and imposes certain requirements on the public utilities commission in regard to such plans. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 64; Title 65; Title 67 and Title 68.

Signed into law Jun 3, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 2346

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, requires certain utilities to prepare and implement a cyber security plan to provide for the protection of the utility's facilities from unauthorized use, alteration, ransom, or destruction of electronic data and imposes certain requirements on the comptroller in regard to such plans; requires public utilities that provide electric, water, wastewater, or natural gas services to prepare and implement a cyber security plan and imposes certain requirements on the public utilities commission in regard to such plans. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 64; Title 65; Title 67 and Title 68.

Signed into law Jun 3, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 1834

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

DUI Offenses - As enacted, enacts "Ethan's, Hailey's, and Bentley's Law," which requires a sentencing court to order a defendant who has been convicted of vehicular homicide or aggravated vehicular homicide due to intoxication and in which the victim of the offense was the parent of a minor child to pay restitution in the form of child maintenance to each of the victim's children until each child reaches 18 years of age and has graduated from high school. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55.

Signed into law Jun 1, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 2103

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

DUI Offenses - As enacted, enacts "Ethan's, Hailey's, and Bentley's Law," which requires a sentencing court to order a defendant who has been convicted of vehicular homicide or aggravated vehicular homicide due to intoxication and in which the victim of the offense was the parent of a minor child to pay restitution in the form of child maintenance to each of the victim's children until each child reaches 18 years of age and has graduated from high school. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55.

Signed into law Jun 1, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 918

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Education - As enacted, revises provisions governing textbooks and instructional materials; authorizes the Tennessee public charter school commission to require a charter school authorized by the commission upon appeal to delay opening for up to one school year through the charter agreement; requires that learning loss bridge camps be available to students enrolled in a state-authorized public charter school, located within the geographic boundaries of the LEA; revises other various education-related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.

Signed into law Jun 1, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 757

Signed into law · Tennessee House · Lead sponsor

Education - As enacted, revises provisions governing textbooks and instructional materials; authorizes the Tennessee public charter school commission to require a charter school authorized by the commission upon appeal to delay opening for up to one school year through the charter agreement; requires that learning loss bridge camps be available to students enrolled in a state-authorized public charter school, located within the geographic boundaries of the LEA; revises other various education-related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.

Signed into law Jun 1, 2022 0 co-sponsors