Sen. Steve Southerland

Primary SB 1387

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Agriculture - As introduced, requires the department of agriculture to submit a report on the operation of the Tennessee agricultural museum by February 1 of each year, to the chair of the senate energy, agriculture and natural resources committee, the chair of the agriculture and natural resources committee of the house of representatives, and the legislative librarian. - Amends TCA Title 43 and Title 44.

Passed Feb 6, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1486

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Game and Fish Laws - As introduced, extends the effective date for newly published regulations involving cooperative agreements between the TWRA and federal agencies, from 30 days to 45 days after the publication date by the TWRA; revises due date for the submission of financial reports by the TWRA executive director to the governor and commission members, from September 15 to September 30 of each year. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 70.

Passed Feb 6, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1388

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Agriculture - As introduced, lowers from five years to four years, the amount of time that must pass from the death of a nominee before such nominee can be inducted into the Tennessee agricultural hall of fame. - Amends TCA Title 43 and Title 44.

Passed Feb 6, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1466

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Agriculture - As introduced, decreases, from 30 to 25 days, the time that a registrant of commercial fertilizer has after official notice from the commissioner of agriculture that the registrant's commercial fertilizer was found to be short in weight to pay the affected consumer a penalty equal to three times the value of the actual shortage. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 11, Chapter 7; Title 43; Title 44; Title 53; Title 64, Chapter 10 and Title 67.

Passed Feb 6, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1386

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Banks and Financial Institutions - As introduced, reduces, from 60 days to 45 days, the time within which, after the end of the calendar year, the commissioner of financial institutions must submit the department's annual report to the governor. - Amends TCA Title 45.

Passed Feb 6, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1385

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Solid Waste Disposal - As introduced, expands the maximum number of persons who may serve on a county solid waste authority's board of directors, from 15 to 17 members. - Amends TCA Title 55; Title 67 and Title 68.

Passed Feb 6, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1384

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As introduced, deletes requirement that the commissioner of revenue share information pertaining to the enforcement of the Tennessee Tobacco Manufacturers' Escrow Fund Act of 1999 with the attorney general and reporter. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 39; Title 43; Title 47; Title 49; Title 62; Title 63; Title 67 and Title 68.

Passed Feb 6, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1359

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Lobbying, Lobbyists - As introduced, reduces from 45 to 30 days the period following the conclusion of the biannual reporting periods by which an employer of a lobbyist must file with the Tennessee ethics commission the employer's disclosure report of compensation paid to each lobbyist employed by the employer. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 3, Chapter 6 and Title 8.

Passed Feb 6, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1372

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Game and Fish Laws - As introduced, prohibits the wildlife resource agency from prohibiting the importation into this state of a carcass if importation of the carcass is otherwise permitted under state and federal law. - Amends TCA Title 44; Title 53 and Title 70.

Passed Feb 6, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1512

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Municipal Government - As introduced, specifies that municipal elections can be partisan or nonpartisan. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Passed Feb 6, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track