107th General Assembly

As enacted, allows employer to qualify as "seasonal employer" for purposes of unemployment insurance benefits. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 7.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As enacted, changes time when department of revenue is notified of an annexation from prior to the annexation becoming effective to upon the annexation becoming effective. - Amends TCA Section 6-51-115.

Sponsor: Ryan Williams

As enacted, adds to the list of persons that may receive information from the controlled substance database any quality improvement committee of a licensed hospital, as part of the committee's confidential and privileged activities with respect to the evaluation, supervision or discipline of a healthcare provider employed by the hospital or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries, who is known or suspected by the hospital's administrator to be prescribing controlled substances for the prescriber's personal use. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 53, Chapter 10, Part 3; Title 53, Chapter 11, Part 3; Section 53-11-402; Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 3; Title 63, Chapter 10, Part 2 and Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 26.

Sponsor: Randy McNally

As enacted, clarifies and revises law concerning sales of nonpotentially hazardous foods prepared in home-based kitchens. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 8, Part 1.

Sponsor: Timothy Hill

As introduced, subject to local approval, increases the board of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority from 11 to 13; the legislative delegation is to appoint the two additional members upon the recommendation by the Hamilton County Medical Society. - Amends Chapter 297 of the Private Acts of 1976.

Sponsor: Gerald McCormick

As enacted, requires members of the highway patrol investigating motor vehicle accidents on interstates to note on the accident report whether physical barriers are present at the site of the accident. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10.

Sponsor: Roy Herron

As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Professional Employer Organization Act." - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 56 and Title 62, Chapter 43.

Sponsor: Ryan Haynes

As enacted, states that coverage made available in plans under the Memphis Plan Act of 1991 shall constitute minimum essential health coverage for purposes of compliance with certain federal minimum coverage requirements; specifies that operation consistent with the present law standards described in the Memphis Plan Act of 1991 would create a presumption that the operating entity is a "health care sharing ministry" under federal law regarding minimum essential coverage. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As enacted, requires LEAs to implement a project-based assessment in civics at least once in grades 4-8 and at least once in grades 9-12. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As enacted, allows persons age 60 and older to vote absentee upon request, instead of age 65 and older; effective until July 1, 2017. - Amends TCA Section 2-6-201(5).

Sponsor: Bill Ketron

As enacted, specifies, with certain exceptions, that new fee or fee increase promulgated by state agency rule in accordance with UAPA will take effect on the July 1 following the expiration of the 90-days after filing with the secretary of state. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5, Part 2.

Sponsor: James Kyle

As enacted, creates David Crockett commission to oversee erection of monument or statue honoring David Crockett.

Sponsor: Steve Southerland

As introduced, subject to local approval, moves the city election to coincide with the November general election beginning in 2014; extends the four-year terms of office of officials elected in the May 2009 election to the first Tuesday in November 2014, and the terms of officials elected in the May 2011 election to the first Tuesday in November 2016. - Amends Chapter 179 of the Private Acts of 1923; as amended.

Sponsor: Bill Harmon

As enacted, revises multiple provisions of the Tennessee Athletic Commission Act of 2008. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 115.

Sponsor: Reginald Tate

As enacted, establishes a four-year parental involvement pilot program in the school system with the most schools in the achievement school district (ASD); limited to schools operated by the ASD that serve grades K-3 or any combination thereof. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Brian Kelsey

As enacted, authorizes a commercially-operated recreational facility that meets certain characteristics to qualify as a premier type tourist resort for purposes of the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption; authorizes a restaurant around Center Hill Lake in DeKalb county that meets certain criteria to qualify as a premier type tourist resort. - Amends TCA Section 57-4-102.

Sponsor: Harry Tindell

As enacted, requires that in addition to the other penalties for reckless driving or reckless endangerment, the court will assess a fine of $50.00 to be collected into dedicated county fund and distributed from such fund for specific purposes. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55.

Sponsor: Mae Beavers

As enacted, makes it a Class A misdemeanor for a person 18 years of age or older to knowingly promote or organize a gathering of two or more minors in a public place with the intent to provide a location for such minors to engage in public indecency; any personal property used in the commission of a violation of this offense would, upon conviction, be subject to judicial forfeiture. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.

Sponsor: Roy Herron

As enacted, revises charter school application process time frames; permits LEAs to charge charter school applicants an application fee; revises other charter school-related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13.

Sponsor: Andy Berke

As enacted, requires the state architect to allocate energy efficient commercial building tax deductions from the IRS to persons designing such buildings. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 15 and Title 12, Chapter 3.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As enacted, clarifies that the offense of trafficking a person for a commercial sex act is Class A felony if the victim is a child under 15 years of age; adds that the offense is a Class A felony if the offense occurs on the grounds or facilities or within 1,000 feet of a public or private school, secondary school, preschool, child care agency, public library, recreational center or public park; adds Class C felony of advertising commercial sexual abuse of a minor; clarifies certain sex offender registry provisions.

Sponsor: Beverly Marrero

As enacted, eliminates certain reporting duties of higher education institutions and governing boards; eliminates requirement that applicants for certain positions in residence halls pay for background checks; requires board of regents employees to receive longevity payments with their regular paychecks. - Amends TCA Section 4-22-103; Section 8-23-206; Section 8-44-108(b)(3) and Section 49-7-149.

Sponsor: Craig Fitzhugh

As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee State Fair and Exposition Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 12; Title 43 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Joe Haynes

As enacted, revises various provisions of the Border Region Retail Tourism Development District Act. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As enacted, reconstitutes the board of directors for the Four Lake regional industrial development authority and makes certain other changes concerning the management of the authority. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 64, Chapter 5, Part 2.

Sponsor: Mark Pody

As enacted, enacts the "Unemployment Insurance Accountability Act of 2012." - Amends TCA Title 50.

Sponsor: Jimmy Matlock

As enacted, establishes a four-year parental involvement pilot program in the school system with the most schools in the achievement school district (ASD); limited to schools operated by the ASD that serve grades K-3 or any combination thereof. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Antonio Parkinson

As introduced, subject to local approval, increases the board of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Hospital Authority from 11 to 13; the legislative delegation is to appoint the two additional members upon the recommendation by the Hamilton County Medical Society. - Amends Chapter 297 of the Private Acts of 1976.

Sponsor: Andy Berke

As enacted, enacts "Kimberlee's Law," which requires that persons convicted of aggravated rape serve 100 percent of sentence. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5 and Title 40, Chapter 35.

Sponsor: Mae Beavers

As enacted, authorizes judge to order the use of an ignition interlock device for any person granted a restricted driver license; order may be with or without geographical restrictions, but if the device is ordered, then it must remain on the vehicle during the entire period of the restricted license. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4.

Sponsor: Tony Shipley

As introduced, subject to local approval, revises method for filling vacancies on board of mayor and aldermen; allows for recall elections of mayor and aldermen. - Amends Chapter 24 of the Private Acts of 1997; as amended.

Sponsor: Scotty Campbell

As enacted, increases the maximum allowable exemption from the inheritance tax incrementally over next three years; eliminates the inheritance tax beginning in 2016. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 8.

Sponsor: Gerald McCormick

As enacted, reconstitutes the board of directors for the Four Lake regional industrial development authority and makes certain other changes concerning the management of the authority. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 64, Chapter 5, Part 2.

Sponsor: Mae Beavers

As enacted, extends the sales and use tax exemption for repair and refurbishment services with respect to airplanes and airplane components and parts that are situated outside Tennessee and removed from Tennessee within 15 days from the completion of the repair or refurbishment services with respect to the airplanes or airplane components are performed pursuant to and by an authorized service facility designated by an original equipment manufacturer for such service with respect to aircraft qualifying as "Transport Category Aircraft" under federal law. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 3.

Sponsor: Bill Ketron

As introduced, subject to local approval, sets 30-day residency requirement to vote in the municipal election; authorizes property rights voting limited to one person per parcel. - Amends Chapter 105 of the Private Acts of 2004.

Sponsor: Roy Herron

As enacted, enacts the "Doe Mountain Recreation Authority Act of 2012." - Amends TCA Title 11 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Scotty Campbell

As enacted, revises provisions governing compensation to exonerated persons. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 8, Part 1.

Sponsor: Beverly Marrero

As enacted, enacts the "Doe Mountain Recreation Authority Act of 2012." - Amends TCA Title 11 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Steve Southerland

As enacted, clarifies provisions regarding forfeitures of a cash bond or other surety as the result of a municipal traffic violation being transmitted to the TBI. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 54; Title 7, Chapter 3 and Title 38, Chapter 6, Part 1.

Sponsor: Randy McNally

As enacted, urges the comptroller, in conjunction with the department of environment and conservation and the department of revenue, to study laws and policies dealing with Tennessee's taxation of recycled products using a raw material in the manufacturing process; and investigate any tax policy or make any recommendation that would help promote Tennessee's businesses using more recycled material in their manufacturing process. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Sponsor: Bill Ketron

As enacted, authorizes judge to order the use of an ignition interlock device for any person granted a restricted driver license; order may be with or without geographical restrictions, but if the device is ordered, then it must remain on the vehicle during the entire period of the restricted license. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4.

Sponsor: Doug Overbey

As introduced, subject to local approval, rewrites the charter. - Amends Chapter 252 of the Private Acts of 1929; as amended.

Sponsor: Joe Pitts

As enacted, specifies that if a treating physician determines that pain is persisting for an injured or disabled employee beyond an expected period for healing, then the treating physician, if the physician is a "qualified physician", may either prescribe or refer such employee for pain management, encompassing pharmacological, non-pharmacological and other approaches to manage chronic pain. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 50, Chapter 6 and Title 56.

Sponsor: Mark White

As enacted, revises multiple provisions of the Tennessee Business Corporation Act. - Amends TCA Title 48.

Sponsor: Vance Dennis

As enacted, allows persons 60 years of age or older who elected to obtain a nonphoto bearing license prior to January 1, 2013, to retain and renew such license. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50.

Sponsor: Cameron Sexton

As enacted, requires the court in a civil case, on a trial court's granting of a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, to award costs and reasonable and necessary attorney's fees incurred in the proceedings as a consequence of the dismissed claims to the party against whom the dismissed claims were pending. - Amends TCA Title 20; Title 25; Title 27 and Title 29.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As enacted, allows persons 60 years of age or older who elected to obtain a nonphoto bearing license prior to January 1, 2013, to retain and renew such license. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50.

Sponsor: Jim Tracy

As enacted, authorizes the county legislative body of a county that has enacted county-wide zoning to create a design review committee (DRC). - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 1, Part 1.

Sponsor: Debra Maggart

As enacted, specifies, with certain exceptions, that new fee or fee increase promulgated by state agency rule in accordance with UAPA will take effect on the July 1 following the expiration of the 90-days after filing with the secretary of state. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5, Part 2.

Sponsor: Craig Fitzhugh

As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Local Land Bank Pilot Program." - Amends TCA Title 13.

Sponsor: John Ragan

As enacted, authorizes property tax relief for spouses of veterans whose deaths resulted from being deployed in support of peace operations. - Amends TCA Section 67-5-704.

Sponsor: Tim Barnes

As enacted, creates a new ground for initiating the termination of parental or guardianship rights that can be brought by one parent against the other parent based on the commission of severe child sexual abuse by such other parent. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37; Title 39, Chapter 13; Title 39, Chapter 15 and Title 39, Chapter 17.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As enacted, allows commission to assess costs for administrative hearings; revises certain requirements for servers permit. - Amends TCA Title 57.

Sponsor: Beverly Marrero

As enacted, allows commission to assess costs for administrative hearings; revises certain requirements for servers permit. - Amends TCA Title 57.

Sponsor: Michael Turner

As enacted, creates a pilot project in Knox County for up to two years for a maximum of 10 patients at any given time to receive assisted outpatient treatment. - Amends TCA Title 33.

Sponsor: Ryan Haynes

As enacted, requires the department of education to establish within the school system with the most schools operated by the achievement school district (ASD) a four-year pilot program of assessment of kindergarten students. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Antonio Parkinson

As enacted, extends the deadline for the Niswonger Children's Hospital special license plate to meet the minimum order requirement to July 1, 2013. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4.

Sponsor: Timothy Hill

As enacted, states that coverage made available in plans under the Memphis Plan Act of 1991 shall constitute minimum essential health coverage for purposes of compliance with certain federal minimum coverage requirements; specifies that operation consistent with the present law standards described in the Memphis Plan Act of 1991 would create a presumption that the operating entity is a "health care sharing ministry" under federal law regarding minimum essential coverage. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7.

Sponsor: John DeBerry

As enacted, increases certain fees sheriffs and constables may collect. - Amends TCA Section 8-21-901.

Sponsor: Curry Todd

As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Works Act of 2012." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 50, Chapter 7.

Sponsor: Andy Berke

As enacted, creates Class E felony of aggravated cruelty to livestock, which is intentionally engaging in specified conduct in a depraved and sadistic manner that results in serious bodily injury or death to the animal and is done without lawful or legitimate purpose. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2.

Sponsor: Gary Odom

As enacted, includes the commission of or attempt to commit a criminal gang offense within the definition of racketeering activity and enterprise for purposes of the Racketeer and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO). - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 12, Part 2.

Sponsor: Vince Dean

As enacted, revises multiple provisions of the Tennessee Athletic Commission Act of 2008. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 115.

Sponsor: Curry Todd

As enacted, revises various provisions of the Agriculture Commodities Promotion Act, including provisions requiring certain reports by purchasers and provisions governing the membership of the beef promotion board. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 29, Part 1.

Sponsor: Curtis Halford

As enacted, clarifies purposes of FastTrack programs; requires certain reports be submitted to secretary of state; revises other provisions governing The Tennessee Job Growth Act of 2005. - Amends TCA Section 4-3-715; Section 4-3-716 and Section 4-3-717.

Sponsor: Gerald McCormick

As enacted, enhances the penalty for involuntary labor servitude where the victim was under age 13 and adds means by which the crime is possible. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 40.

Sponsor: Beverly Marrero

As enacted, requires the court in a civil case, on a trial court's granting of a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, to award costs and reasonable and necessary attorney's fees incurred in the proceedings as a consequence of the dismissed claims to the party against whom the dismissed claims were pending. - Amends TCA Title 20; Title 25; Title 27 and Title 29.

Sponsor: Vance Dennis

As enacted, increases the records expunction fee that is payable after completing diversion from $50.00 to $350, expands the purposes for which the diversion fee may be used and implements a new $100 fee that must be paid when requesting diversion. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 6; Title 40, Chapter 32 and Title 40, Chapter 35.

Sponsor: Eric Watson

As enacted, places the Doe Mountain recreation authority under the governmental entity review requirements by scheduling the authority to sunset on June 30, 2014; schedules the board of appeals for the department of human resources to sunset on June 30, 2014; schedules the civil service commission to terminate and cease to exist on April 1, 2013; replaces the present law requirement that the TennCare bureau competitively procure an annual study designed to accurately assess the cost of dispensing a prescription in a retail or community pharmacy setting to a TennCare enrollee with a requirement that the TennCare bureau annually report to the house health and human resources committee and the senate health and welfare committee concerning pharmacy benefits under TennCare. - Amends TCA Title 4.

Sponsor: Jim Cobb

As introduced, subject to local approval, creates the "Financial Management Modernization System of the County of Sumner, Tennessee of 2012"; repeals Chapter 113 of the Private Acts of 2002, in certain circumstances.

Sponsor: Debra Maggart

As enacted, revises provisions governing interest rates on judgments. - Amends TCA Title 47.

Sponsor: Brian Kelsey

As enacted, specifies that an independent postsecondary institution that was an eligible independent postsecondary institution for lottery scholarship purposes, but became ineligible because of a change in the definition of eligible independent postsecondary institution, will, until June 30, 2016, remain in eligible status so long as it is accredited by SACS. - Amends TCA Section 49-4-902(11)(B).

Sponsor: Joe Haynes

As enacted, requires LEAs to implement a project-based assessment in civics at least once in grades 4-8 and at least once in grades 9-12. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Kevin Brooks

As introduced, subject to local approval, revises method for filling vacancies on board of mayor and aldermen; allows for recall elections of mayor and aldermen. - Amends Chapter 24 of the Private Acts of 1997; as amended.

Sponsor: Ronald Ramsey

As enacted, makes it a Class A misdemeanor for a person 18 years of age or older to knowingly promote or organize a gathering of two or more minors in a public place with the intent to provide a location for such minors to engage in public indecency; any personal property used in the commission of a violation of this offense would, upon conviction, be subject to judicial forfeiture. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.

Sponsor: Antonio Parkinson

As enacted, clarifies that the offense of trafficking a person for a commercial sex act is Class A felony if the victim is a child under 15 years of age; adds that the offense is a Class A felony if the offense occurs on the grounds or facilities or within 1,000 feet of a public or private school, secondary school, preschool, child care agency, public library, recreational center or public park; adds Class C felony of advertising commercial sexual abuse of a minor; clarifies certain sex offender registry provisions.

Sponsor: Jim Coley

As introduced, subject to local approval, rewrites the charter. - Amends Chapter 252 of the Private Acts of 1929; as amended.

Sponsor: Tim Barnes

As enacted, revises charter school application process time frames; permits LEAs to charge charter school applicants an application fee; revises other charter school-related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13.

Sponsor: Harry Brooks

As enacted, enhances the penalty for involuntary labor servitude where the victim was under age 13 and adds means by which the crime is possible. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 40.

Sponsor: Jim Coley

As enacted, specifies that for purposes of the present tobacco tax law, "cigarette" includes any cigarette produced by a cigarette rolling machine at a retail establishment; adds various requirements regarding such cigarettes and rolling machines operators. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 43 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Steve McDaniel

As enacted, clarifies provisions regarding forfeitures of a cash bond or other surety as the result of a municipal traffic violation being transmitted to the TBI. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 54; Title 7, Chapter 3 and Title 38, Chapter 6, Part 1.

Sponsor: Eric Watson

As enacted, revises certain provisions regarding the reporting of medical treatment for sexual assault or domestic abuse. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 38.

Sponsor: Charlotte Burks

As enacted, enacts "Kimberlee's Law," which requires that persons convicted of aggravated rape serve 100 percent of sentence. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5 and Title 40, Chapter 35.

Sponsor: Antonio Parkinson

As enacted, authorizes the issuance of licenses to teach in grades nine through 12 to persons who have taught at a postsecondary education institution, the students of which are eligible for lottery funded scholarships; such a license will only authorize the licensee to teach in the subject area in which the licensee taught at the higher education institution. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5.

Sponsor: Joseph Hensley

As enacted, allows employer to qualify as "seasonal employer" for purposes of unemployment insurance benefits. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 7.

Sponsor: Jimmy Matlock

As enacted, authorizes municipal separate storm sewer systems that become qualified local programs pursuant to department approval to administer their own NPDES storm water construction permitting programs and the review thereof. - Amends TCA Title 69, Chapter 3, Part 1.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, declares a defendant who is unlawfully present in the United States and has committed certain traffic violations may be deemed a risk of flight for bail purposes; authorizes clerks to set bail for such defendants at a higher amount than normally permitted. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55.

Sponsor: Mae Beavers

As enacted, prohibits a director of schools and board of education from using abolition of a position as a method of avoiding dismissal charges against a teacher and the accompanying due process rights attaching to the status of tenure.

Sponsor: Joe Haynes

As enacted, requires local board of education to approve budget for operation of county schools after the county legislative body's approval in accordance with Local Option Budgeting Law of 1993. - Amends TCA Section 49-2-101.

Sponsor: Harry Brooks

As enacted, revises various provisions governing the licensing of facilities and personal support services agencies for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 33.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As enacted, states that training for guardians ad litem shall include early childhood, child and adolescent development provided by a qualified professional; requires permanency hearings for children in foster care to be held within 12 months of previous permanency hearing. - Amends TCA Section 37-1-149; Section 37-2-409 and Section 37-1-129.

Sponsor: Tim Barnes

As enacted, deletes certain provisions regarding Tennessee Challenge 2000; implements certain reporting requirements on THEC regarding an education fact book; revises certain other provisions relating to THEC and higher education. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 49.

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

As enacted, requires that certain information regarding advanced placement courses and dual enrollment courses be included in commissioner's annual report. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Harry Brooks

As enacted, states that training for guardians ad litem shall include early childhood, child and adolescent development provided by a qualified professional; requires permanency hearings for children in foster care to be held within 12 months of previous permanency hearing. - Amends TCA Section 37-1-149; Section 37-2-409 and Section 37-1-129.

Sponsor: John DeBerry

As enacted, authorizes municipal separate storm sewer systems that become qualified local programs pursuant to department approval to administer their own NPDES storm water construction permitting programs and the review thereof. - Amends TCA Title 69, Chapter 3, Part 1.

Sponsor: Ryan Williams

As enacted, makes it a Class A misdemeanor for any person, including any individual or entity, to knowingly prepare, sign, or file any lien or other document with the intent to encumber any real or personal property when such person has no reasonable basis or any legal cause to place such lien or encumbrance on such real or personal property. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 1.

Sponsor: Jim Coley

As enacted, specifies that a teacher may not teach a course in which an end of course examination is required for students to satisfy graduation requirements set by the state board of education, if the teacher's license does not carry a subject specific endorsement for the subject area of the course, unless the teacher demonstrates sufficient content knowledge in the course material by taking, at the teacher's own expense, and passing a standardized or criterion-referenced test for the content area. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Bill Ketron

As enacted, deletes certain provisions regarding Tennessee Challenge 2000; implements certain reporting requirements on THEC regarding an education fact book; revises certain other provisions relating to THEC and higher education. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 49.

Sponsor: Debra Maggart

As enacted, entitles a claimant to a refund of the state and local sales and use tax paid by the claimant to retailers as a result of the claimant's purchases of major appliances, residential furniture, or residential building supplies that are used in the claimant's primary residence to replace, repair, or restore such items that were damaged or destroyed in a federally declared natural disaster in this state occurring on or after January 1, 2012. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 3.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, revises various provisions governing the licensing of facilities and personal support services agencies for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 33.

Sponsor: Gerald McCormick

As enacted, revises various provisions regarding public charter schools. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Joe Carr

As enacted, provides that a person may be prosecuted, tried and punished for producing obscene material, sexual exploitation of a minor, aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor or especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, no later than 25 years from the date the child becomes 18 years of age. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 2.

Sponsor: Richard Floyd

As enacted, makes appropriations for fiscal years beginning July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2012.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As enacted, provides that a person may be prosecuted, tried and punished for producing obscene material, sexual exploitation of a minor, aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor or especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, no later than 25 years from the date the child becomes 18 years of age. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 2.

Sponsor: Bo Watson

As enacted, authorizes the index of appropriations from state tax revenues for the 2011-2012 fiscal year to exceed the index of estimated growth in the state’s economy by $250,000,000 or 2.01 percent.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As enacted, makes appropriations for fiscal years beginning July 1, 2011, and July 1, 2012.

Sponsor: Charles Sargent

As enacted, revises various provisions of law in order to reconcile present law with the annual appropriations act, including establishing a mechanism to provide supplemental funding to counties for improvement of juvenile court services and removing obsolete provisions concerning the appointment of dentists at certain institutions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 11; Title 12; Title 13; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 29; Title 33; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 43; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 57; Title 58; Title 59; Title 60; Title 62; Title 63; Title 64; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69; Title 70 and Title 7.

Sponsor: Charles Sargent

As enacted, specifies that upon the filing of any healthcare liability action, the named defendant may petition the court for a qualified protective order allowing the defendant and their attorneys the right to obtain protected health information during interviews, outside the presence of claimant or claimant's counsel, with the relevant patient's treating healthcare providers. - Amends TCA Section 29-26-121.

Sponsor: Vance Dennis

As enacted, requires speakers to appoint all nine members of the judicial evaluation commission since the judicial council no longer exists. - Amends TCA Title 17, Chapter 4, Part 2.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, directs the commissioner to develop a plan for Tennessee to assist in rehabilitating victims of human trafficking. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 71.

Sponsor: Jim Coley

As enacted, revises various provisions governing the structure of certain state agencies, committees, boards and commissions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 11; Title 16; Title 37; Title 38; Title 41; Title 49; Title 60; Title 62; Title 63; Title 64; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 71.

Sponsor: Gerald McCormick

As enacted, clarifies that a defendant cannot get records expunged if convicted of an offense other than the charged offense or convicted of one offense in a multi-count indictment, including lesser included offenses. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1.

Sponsor: Vance Dennis

As enacted, allows notice by delivery service alternatives to certified or registered mail, return receipt requested as authorized by federal law in regard to notice to a taxpayer of a tax lien suit. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.

Sponsor: Ryan Haynes

As enacted, provides that the conveyance of personal property of a sexual offender used to violate a residential and work restriction of the sex offender registry is subject to forfeiture if the victim was a minor; specifies under the provisions regarding forfeiture of property used in the commission of a sexual offense that property is subject to "judicial forfeiture" instead of "administrative forfeiture". - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5.

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

As enacted, names pathway surrounding Tennessee Bicentennial Mall in honor of Andrea Conte.

Sponsor: Douglas Henry

As enacted, changes requirements for federal home loan banks in regard to the issuance of letters of credit as eligible collateral for public funds to require that the banks be rated "investment grade" by at least one nationally recognized securities rating service instead of being rated in the highest category by at least two nationally recognized securities rating services. - Amends TCA Section 9-4-103(9)(A).

Sponsor: Randy McNally

As enacted, prohibits a passenger whose feet are not on footpegs from being on motorcycle. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-164 and Section 55-9-303.

Sponsor: Doug Overbey

As enacted, creates a presumption that HIV acquired by emergency medical worker was suffered in the line of duty unless the contrary is shown by preponderance of the evidence. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 2.

Sponsor: Scotty Campbell

As enacted, clarifies that a person may be compelled to submit to an alcohol test under the implied consent law by other provisions of law, court order or search warrant. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4.

Sponsor: Tony Shipley

As enacted, provides that nothing in present law regarding vocational services for the blind/blind vendors will limit the ability of an institution that is governed by the University of Tennessee or the state university and college system to contract for food services (cafeterias, restaurants, food courts and catering services) in new buildings or on new campuses provided that a site suitable to the institution, after consultation with the department, is also made available for a blind vendor to manage and operate automated vending machines and/or a counter service as jointly agreed to by the institution and department in the new building or on the new campus. - Amends TCA Section 49-8-118 and Section 71-4-502.

Sponsor: Reginald Tate

As enacted, allows state employee upon retirement to keep such employee's photo identification card issued by the state; requires sticker or other designation to be placed on the card; specifies such card may be used as valid photo id for voting purposes. - Amends TCA Section 2-7-112 and Title 8.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

As enacted, makes the charging of costs against the respondent's estate permissive rather than mandatory when a conservator is appointed; adds to the requirements for the information that must be included in a petition for the appointment of a conservator. - Amends TCA Title 30, Chapter 3; Title 33; Title 34 and Title 71.

Sponsor: Gary Odom

As enacted, revises various provisions governing the structure of certain state agencies, committees, boards and commissions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 11; Title 16; Title 37; Title 38; Title 41; Title 49; Title 60; Title 62; Title 63; Title 64; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 71.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As enacted, requires any state agency having determined that a theft, forgery, credit card fraud or any other intentional act of unlawful or unauthorized taking, or abuse of public money, property, services, or, that other cash shortages have occurred in the state agency, must report the information to the office of the comptroller of the treasury. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 4, Part 1.

Sponsor: Bill Ketron

As enacted, increases penalty for violation of DUI statute when child under 18 is in the vehicle to require that the mandatory minimum 30-day sentence for this offense be served consecutive to any sentence received for a violation of specified other alcohol-related offenses. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4.

Sponsor: Tony Shipley

As enacted, adds offenses the conviction of which requires the offender to be on the methamphetamine registry, makes registry retroactive and revises procedure by which methamphetamine-related convictions are transmitted to TBI from clerk's office. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4.

Sponsor: Vance Dennis

As enacted, establishes requirements for the supervision of nurses and physician assistants by certain physicians when engaged in interventional pain management. - Amends TCA Title 63.

Sponsor: Randy McNally

As enacted, requires schools to notify parents, by way of student handbooks or policy guidebooks, of school-associated extracurricular activities and gives parents the opportunity to prohibit their child from participating. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Timothy Hill

As enacted, revises and clarifies various provisions of law related to probate matters. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 29; Title 30; Title 32; Title 33; Title 35 and Title 56.

Sponsor: Linda Elam

As enacted, specifies that from and after the effective date of the transfer of the administration of the schools in a special school district to the county board of education pursuant to present law, then the restrictions on the creation of new municipal school districts will no longer apply with such a county. - Amends TCA Section 6-58-112.

Sponsor: Gerald McCormick

As enacted, creates a presumption that HIV acquired by emergency medical worker was suffered in the line of duty unless the contrary is shown by preponderance of the evidence. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 2.

Sponsor: Andy Berke

As enacted, requires that an interest inventory be available to all public middle schoolers or ninth graders and to all public college students beginning with their freshman year to assist the students in career decisions; requires the LEAs and post secondary institutions to annually send summary data obtained from the interest inventories and personality profiles administered under the bill to the state board of education. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Jim Coley

As enacted, revises and enacts provisions governing the tattooing of minors. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 4 and Title 62, Chapter 38.

Sponsor: Antonio Parkinson

As enacted, revises the punishment for the offenses of public indecency and indecent exposure and revises the definition of "public place" with regard to the offense of public indecency. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Sponsor: Glen Casada

As enacted, requires the board of pharmacy to publish a list of opioid drugs incorporating tamper or abuse resistance properties. - Amends TCA Title 53.

Sponsor: Bo Watson

As enacted, requires that, if a court wrongly grants a default decision imposing an obligation for child support from or against an eligible individual protected under the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, the court must issue an order to the individual receiving funds that the funds be returned and reimbursed. - Amends TCA Title 20; Title 25; Title 26; Title 27; Title 29; Title 36; Title 47 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Andy Berke

As enacted, revises various provisions regarding cooperative innovative programs. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Harry Brooks

As enacted, amends the Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund to provide an attachment or lien on the judgment to satisfy child support arrearages in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 13.

Sponsor: Joe Pitts

As enacted, revises various provisions of law regarding the selling of alcoholic beverages, such as revising present law regarding tastings of complimentary samples of alcoholic beverages and revising present law regarding the privilege taxes on limited service restaurants, among other provisions. - Amends TCA Title 57.

Sponsor: Bill Ketron

As introduced, subject to local approval, revises the town charter. - Amends Chapter 373 of the Private Acts of 1911; as amended.

Sponsor: Barrett Rich

As enacted, allows state employee upon retirement to keep such employee's photo identification card issued by the state; requires sticker or other designation to be placed on the card; specifies such card may be used as valid photo id for voting purposes. - Amends TCA Section 2-7-112 and Title 8.

Sponsor: Jim Cobb

As enacted, requires that, if a court wrongly grants a default decision imposing an obligation for child support from or against an eligible individual protected under the federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, the court must issue an order to the individual receiving funds that the funds be returned and reimbursed. - Amends TCA Title 20; Title 25; Title 26; Title 27; Title 29; Title 36; Title 47 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

As enacted, authorizes county legislative body to allow trustees to invest funds in state intermediate-term investment fund; specifies that any entity that is eligible to participate in the pooled investment fund may participate in the state intermediate-term investment fund. - Amends TCA Section 9-4-608.

Sponsor: Charles Sargent

As enacted, creates a rebuttable presumption that when an applicant for or party to an insurance contract signs an application, amendment, or other document stating the type, amount, or terms and conditions of coverage, the statements provided by the signatory bind all insureds under the contract and that the signatory has read, understands, and accepts the contents of the signed document; creates a rebuttable presumption that when an insured pays a premium the coverage provided has been accepted by all insureds under the contract. - Amends TCA Title 56.

Sponsor: Charles Sargent

As enacted, creates defense in prosecution of prostitution where a person is a victim of involuntary labor servitude, sexual servitude, or where the person is a victim as defined under the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Sponsor: Jim Coley

As enacted, extends the judicial performance evaluation commission, June 30, 2013. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 17, Chapter 4, Part 2.

Sponsor: Jim Cobb

As introduced, subject to local approval, moves the city election to coincide with the August general election beginning in 2014; extends the two-year term of office of officials elected in the June 2011 election to the first day of September 2014 following the August election. - Amends Chapter 49 of the Acts of 1891; as amended.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

As enacted, enacts "The Henry Granju Act," which creates new reporting requirements related to drug overdoses. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.

Sponsor: Randy McNally

As enacted, removes obsolete provisions; creates license for military personnel living abroad to ship wine to this state. - Amends TCA Section 57-1-111; Title 57, Chapter 3; Section 57-2-101; Section 57-4-101 and Section 57-4-203.

Sponsor: Ryan Haynes

As enacted, revises and clarifies various provisions of law related to probate matters. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 29; Title 30; Title 32; Title 33; Title 35 and Title 56.

Sponsor: Brian Kelsey

As introduced, creates a new general sessions court and county attorney position for Washington County.

Sponsor: Timothy Hill

As enacted, revises and adds to the considerations that the attorney general must make when deciding whether to object to a proposed public benefit hospital conveyance transaction. - Amends TCA Title 48, Chapter 68.

Sponsor: Mike Harrison

As enacted, allows notice by delivery service alternatives to certified or registered mail, return receipt requested as authorized by federal law in regard to notice to a taxpayer of a tax lien suit. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.

Sponsor: Bo Watson

As enacted, creates a pilot project in Hancock, Union, Grainger, Claiborne, Cocke, Jefferson, Hawkins, Hamilton and Knox counties regarding suspension or revocation of beer permit or license upon suspension or revocation of alcohol beverage license or permit and suspension or revocation of alcohol beverage license or permit upon suspension or revocation of beer permit or license. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4, Part 2 and Title 57, Chapter 5, Part 1.

Sponsor: Richard Floyd

As enacted, establishes requirements for the supervision of nurses and physician assistants by certain physicians when engaged in interventional pain management. - Amends TCA Title 63.

Sponsor: Joseph Hensley

As enacted, revises the punishment for the offenses of public indecency and indecent exposure and revises the definition of "public place" with regard to the offense of public indecency. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As enacted, specifies that for a municipal election not held in conjunction with any other election, if a polling place is located outside of the boundaries of a municipality but the precinct the polling place serves includes residents of the municipality, then the election commission may designate a polling place outside, but closest to the geographic precinct within the limits of the municipality, the precinct it is to serve. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 3, Part 1.

Sponsor: Bill Dunn

As enacted, revises and enacts provisions governing the tattooing of minors. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 4 and Title 62, Chapter 38.

Sponsor: James Kyle

As enacted, directs the board of the Tennessee corrections institute to establish criteria for determining whether to waive the minimum qualification standards to employ a jail administrator, workhouse administrator, jailer, corrections officer or guard in county jail or workhouse; and prohibits waivers for employees dishonorably discharged from the military, suffering from mental illness, convicted of domestic assault or any felony conviction. - Amends TCA Section 41-7-106.

Sponsor: Doug Overbey

As enacted, authorizes certain departments, boards and other governmental entities to allow holders of licenses, certifications or registrations to be notified by electronic mail of renewals, fee increases and changes in the law and of any meeting where changes in rules or fees are on the agenda. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 37; Title 45; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 71.

Sponsor: Barrett Rich

As enacted, requires the general shortfall lottery subaccount to be maintained at $100 million instead of at $50 million; requires comptroller to make an annual report on the adequacy of reserves. - Amends TCA Section 4-51-111.

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

As enacted, authorizes the county legislative body to set the fee for participation in the litter removal program by first-time DUI offenders and permits the judge to find a person indigent for purposes of paying that fee. - Amends TCA Section 55-10-403.

Sponsor: Reginald Tate

As enacted, permits county medical examiners to access the controlled substance database, absolves civil and criminal liability for authorized users acting in good faith within the proscribed limits, and establishes a presumption of good faith action where a medical examiner accesses the information for the purpose of conducting an investigation into a death or making a report as required by the duties of the position. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 7; Title 39 and Title 53, Chapter 10.

Sponsor: Randy McNally

As enacted, authorizes issuance of Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs and Wilson County - The Place to Be! special license plates; extends deadline for National Civil Rights Museum and Tennessee veterans special license plates to meet minimum order requirement. - Amends TCA Title 55.

Sponsor: Phillip Johnson

As enacted, specifies that for a municipal election not held in conjunction with any other election, if a polling place is located outside of the boundaries of a municipality but the precinct the polling place serves includes residents of the municipality, then the election commission may designate a polling place outside, but closest to the geographic precinct within the limits of the municipality, the precinct it is to serve. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 3, Part 1.

Sponsor: Becky Massey

As enacted, extends the department of general services, June 30, 2017. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3.

Sponsor: Jim Cobb

As enacted, authorizes issuance of Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs and Wilson County - The Place to Be! special license plates; extends deadline for National Civil Rights Museum and Tennessee veterans special license plates to meet minimum order requirement. - Amends TCA Title 55.

Sponsor: Jim Tracy

As enacted, authorizes the general sessions judges of Williamson County to appoint judicial commissioners; clarifies that when the general sessions judges cannot agree on a judicial commissioner appointment, the chief legislative body shall appoint the judicial commissioner; however, the general sessions judges would still supervise that judicial commissioner. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 1.

Sponsor: Charles Sargent

As enacted, corrects references remaining in TCA to oversight committees that were abolished by Chapter 410 of the Public Acts of 2011. - Amends amend TCA.

Sponsor: Bo Watson

As enacted, defines "Public Safety Answering Point" or "PSAP" to mean a facility that receives 911 calls and routes them to emergency services personnel. - Amends TCA Section 7-86-103.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

As enacted, replaces the Tennessee wildlife resources commission (TWRC) with a 13-member fish and wildlife commission. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 11; Title 43; Title 44; Title 67; Title 69 and Title 70.

Sponsor: Judd Matheny

As enacted, directs the board of the Tennessee corrections institute to establish criteria for determining whether to waive the minimum qualification standards to employ a jail administrator, workhouse administrator, jailer, corrections officer or guard in county jail or workhouse; and prohibits waivers for employees dishonorably discharged from the military, suffering from mental illness, convicted of domestic assault or any felony conviction. - Amends TCA Section 41-7-106.

Sponsor: Judd Matheny

As enacted, requires that, if a report of child abuse alleges physical abuse, it will be in the best interest of the child that the child be referred to a child advocacy center or that the investigation be conducted by a child protective services investigator who is adequately trained in investigating physical abuse reports; prohibits any probation officer previously assigned to the child from performing the investigation under any circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.

Sponsor: Sherry Jones

As enacted, permits landlord to terminate rental agreement if tenant creates a hazardous or unsanitary, instead of hazardous and unsanitary, condition on the property; revises certain provisions regarding accounts for security deposits. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 28.

Sponsor: Stacey Campfield

As enacted, directs the administrative office of the courts (AOC) to study the feasibility of establishing specialized veterans' courts in Tennessee. - Amends TCA Title 16.

Sponsor: John Ragan

As introduced, creates a new general sessions court and county attorney position for Washington County.

Sponsor: Rusty Crowe

As enacted, authorizes clerks with electronic filing systems to charge $120 for each registered user of the system and to institute an 8-cent per page copy transaction fee; fee not applicable to the state; specifies that in any court where electronic filing, signing, or verification of papers has been authorized by local court rule, the state and any department or contractor of the state would not be required to file documents electronically, notwithstanding any local court rule. - Amends TCA Section 8-21-401.

Sponsor: Brian Kelsey

As enacted, includes mini-trucks in the definition of medium-speed vehicles; allows mini-trucks to be titled and registered as medium-speed vehicles. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Section 55-50-102.

Sponsor: Doug Overbey

As enacted, requires the state agency responsible for processing applications for grant funds relating to workforce development to accept electronic signatures in the same manner as it accepts physical signatures. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 14; Title 47, Chapter 10 and Title 50.

Sponsor: Cameron Sexton

As enacted, authorizes any county, subject to appropriation by the county legislative body, to provide vehicles for the use of any salaried county official described above, or, in the alternative, to provide a monthly car allowance to such salaried county official. - Amends TCA Section 8-26-113.

Sponsor: John Ragan

As enacted, includes land, improvements, and machinery used or suitable for use in the production, treatment, processing, or transportation of biofuels and other similar products in the definition of "project" under the provisions governing projects by industrial development corporations. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 53.

Sponsor: Art Swann

As enacted, authorizes the general sessions judges of Williamson County to appoint judicial commissioners; clarifies that when the general sessions judges cannot agree on a judicial commissioner appointment, the chief legislative body shall appoint the judicial commissioner; however, the general sessions judges would still supervise that judicial commissioner. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 1.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As enacted, authorizes recognized minor party the option to nominate all offices by primary or by rules of the party; if they nominate by primary election, the petition for recognition must be filed by the qualifying deadline; if they nominate by any other means, the petition for recognition must be filed 90 days prior to the general election; revises other provisions relating to candidates. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As enacted, revises provisions governing eligibility for temporary assistance; makes provision of transportation assistance discretionary instead of mandatory. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 1.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As enacted, removes obsolete provisions; creates license for military personnel living abroad to ship wine to this state. - Amends TCA Section 57-1-111; Title 57, Chapter 3; Section 57-2-101; Section 57-4-101 and Section 57-4-203.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

As enacted, specifies that charter schools may promote or retain students based upon the students' demonstrated skills on the TCAP tests or upon their grades. - Amends TCA Section 49-6-3115.

Sponsor: Mark White

As enacted, provides that the disciplinary counsel for the court of the judiciary is a state employee for purposes of defense by the attorney general when a civil action is commenced for an act or omission performed during the course of duties for the court of judiciary. - Amends TCA Section 8-42-103.

Sponsor: Vance Dennis

As enacted, authorizes the city of Newport to impose a tax on the privilege of occupancy. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 4 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 14.

Sponsor: Steve Southerland

As enacted, clarifies that the requirement for the distribution to servers of service charges or gratuities automatically added to a bill does not apply to charges or fees paid by guests to stay at a guest ranch. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 2, Part 1.

Sponsor: Steve Southerland

As enacted, specifies that a discharge from employment will be deemed to be a discharge for misconduct connected with the claimant's work, which disqualifies the discharged employee from eligibility for unemployment benefits in connection with the job from which the employee was discharged, when it results after a claimant entered into a written agreement with an employer to obtain a license or certification by a specified date as a condition of employment and subsequently the claimant willfully fails without good cause to obtain such license or certification by the specified date. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 7.

Sponsor: Tim Barnes

As enacted, authorizes judge, after consideration of facts and circumstances surrounding the case, to require a person convicted of statutory rape for the first time to register as a sexual offender on the sexual offender and violent sexual offender registry. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5 and Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 2.

Sponsor: Debra Maggart

As enacted, names field house at York Institute in honor of Charles Joseph Vaughn.

Sponsor: John Windle

As enacted, clarifies that in determining the willingness of each of the parents and caregivers to facilitate and encourage a close and continuing parent-child relationship between the child and both of the child's parents, the court must consider the likelihood of each parent and caregiver to honor and facilitate court ordered parenting arrangements and rights, and the court must further consider any history of either parent or any caregiver denying parenting time to either parent in violation of a court order. - Amends TCA Title 24, Chapter 7 and Title 36, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: John Forgety

As introduced, subject to local approval, incorporates by reference for Cookeville officers and employees present general law language related to conflict of interest and contracting. - Amends Chapter 223 of the Private Acts of 1961.

Sponsor: Ryan Williams

As introduced, subject to local approval, specifies that persons elected as mayor and aldermen be installed into office on the first day of December rather than the first day of January, beginning with November 2012 and 2014 elections. - Amends Chapter 306 of the Private Acts of 1951.

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

As enacted, enacts the "Life Defense Act of 2012," which requires that physicians performing abortions have admitting privileges in hospital within certain area of where abortion performed. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 10, Part 3; Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2 and Title 68.

Sponsor: Mae Beavers

As enacted, requires the commissioner to prepare semiannual permitting efficiency reports that include statistics on whether the department has timely acted on permit applications pursuant to the appropriate rule, beginning in 2013. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 5 and Title 68.

Sponsor: Steve Southerland

As enacted, requires schools to notify parents, by way of student handbooks or policy guidebooks, of school-associated extracurricular activities and gives parents the opportunity to prohibit their child from participating. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

As enacted, clarifies that the requirement for the distribution to servers of service charges or gratuities automatically added to a bill does not apply to charges or fees paid by guests to stay at a guest ranch. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 2, Part 1.

Sponsor: Jeremy Faison

As enacted, revises various provisions regarding the Tennessee Local Development Authority and its authority to allocate on behalf of the state the portion of the "national qualified energy conservation bond limitation," as defined in federal law, that is allocated to the state. - Amends TCA Title 4.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As enacted, prevents car dealerships from being held vicariously liable when loaning a vehicle to a customer with proof of insurance. - Amends TCA Title 55.

Sponsor: Linda Elam

As enacted, revises certain criminal provisions and requirements for schools in regard to bullying and harassment. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 49.

Sponsor: Charles Curtiss

As enacted, revises various provisions governing adult care home providers in regard to traumatic brain injury. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2.

Sponsor: Dale Ford

As enacted, revises the provisions governing the threshold for public works that require a registered architect, registered engineer, or registered landscape architect. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 2.

Sponsor: Steve Southerland

As enacted, allows the court to award back pay to a tenured faculty member whose dismissal the court finds was not appropriate. - Amends TCA Section 49-8-304.

Sponsor: Joseph Hensley

As enacted, revises punishment for convictions for domestic assault. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41.

Sponsor: Gerald McCormick

As enacted, designates segment of S.R. 385 in Shelby and Fayette counties as "Governor Winfield Dunn Parkway."

Sponsor: Barrett Rich

As enacted, requires beer boards to file annual reports with the alcoholic beverage commission concerning certain information. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 5.

Sponsor: John Ragan

As introduced, subject to local approval, revises the town charter. - Amends Chapter 373 of the Private Acts of 1911; as amended.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As enacted, requires local boards of education to develop and implement an evaluation plan to be used annually for the director of schools; authorizes certain municipalities to request county election commission to conduct a referendum regarding creation of new school in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Richard Montgomery

As enacted, revises provisions governing bonds required of certain public officials. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 13; Title 18; Title 49; Title 54 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Bill Ketron

As enacted, specifies that upon the filing of any healthcare liability action, the named defendant may petition the court for a qualified protective order allowing the defendant and their attorneys the right to obtain protected health information during interviews, outside the presence of claimant or claimant's counsel, with the relevant patient's treating healthcare providers. - Amends TCA Section 29-26-121.

Sponsor: Brian Kelsey

As enacted, revises provisions governing the long-term care system. - Amends TCA Title 71.

Sponsor: Doug Overbey

As enacted, extends the department of environment and conservation, June 30, 2015. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3.

Sponsor: Jim Cobb

As enacted, creates Class A misdemeanor offense of knowingly or recklessly maiming or harming a service animal and the Class C misdemeanor of interfering with a service dog in the performance of its duties and provides for restitution to the handler of the dog. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2.

Sponsor: Gary Odom

As enacted, names field house at York Institute in honor of Charles Joseph Vaughn.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

As enacted, authorizes the provision of emergency medical services by providers in contiguous counties in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 12, Chapter 9; Title 58, Chapter 8 and Title 68, Chapter 140.

Sponsor: Richard Montgomery

As enacted, clarifies that a defendant cannot get records expunged if convicted of an offense other than the charged offense or convicted of one offense in a multi-count indictment, including lesser included offenses. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 32, Part 1.

Sponsor: Mike Faulk

As enacted, creates certain offenses and delinquent acts regarding entering into a retail package store when under age, visibly intoxicated or otherwise disruptive. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 4; Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 4 and Title 57, Chapter 3.

Sponsor: Jimmy Eldridge

As enacted, creates defense in prosecution of prostitution where a person is a victim of involuntary labor servitude, sexual servitude, or where the person is a victim as defined under the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Sponsor: Beverly Marrero

As enacted, revises provisions governing bonds required of certain public officials. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 13; Title 18; Title 49; Title 54 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Ryan Haynes

As enacted, requires local boards of education to develop and implement an evaluation plan to be used annually for the director of schools; authorizes certain municipalities to request county election commission to conduct a referendum regarding creation of new school in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

As eancted, expands present law to provide that it is not a defense to a violation of the DUI statute that a person is or was lawfully entitled to use an intoxicant, marijuana, controlled substance, or other drug. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4.

Sponsor: Tony Shipley

As enacted, directs the commissioner to develop a plan for Tennessee to assist in rehabilitating victims of human trafficking. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 71.

Sponsor: Beverly Marrero

As enacted, revises provisions regarding cooperative purchasing agreements and county government purchasing in regard to the utilization of pricing discounts. - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 3, Part 10.

Sponsor: Mark White

As enacted, adds five homicide offenses to the list of violent offenses for which a DNA sample is taken and stored in the database upon arrest rather than conviction. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 35, Part 3.

Sponsor: John DeBerry

As enacted, defines "Public Safety Answering Point" or "PSAP" to mean a facility that receives 911 calls and routes them to emergency services personnel. - Amends TCA Section 7-86-103.

Sponsor: Mike Sparks

As enacted, revises and enacts provisions governing public officials receiving a benefit not otherwise authorized by law. - Amends TCA Section 39-16-402.

Sponsor: Jim Gotto

As enacted, revises and enacts various provisions governing scrap metal dealers. - Amends TCA Title 62.

Sponsor: Jim Tracy

As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Prescribed Burning Act." - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 4, Part 8 and Title 68.

Sponsor: Art Swann

As enacted, creates Class A misdemeanor offense of knowingly or recklessly maiming or harming a service animal and the Class C misdemeanor of interfering with a service dog in the performance of its duties and provides for restitution to the handler of the dog. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2.

Sponsor: Douglas Henry

As enacted, provides that the disciplinary counsel for the court of the judiciary is a state employee for purposes of defense by the attorney general when a civil action is commenced for an act or omission performed during the course of duties for the court of judiciary. - Amends TCA Section 8-42-103.

Sponsor: Mike Faulk

As enacted, codifies the liability of a landowner to a trespasser. - Amends TCA Title 29.

Sponsor: Vance Dennis

As enacted, revises provisions regarding cooperative purchasing agreements and county government purchasing in regard to the utilization of pricing discounts. - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 3, Part 10.

Sponsor: Mike Faulk

As enacted, requires that an interest inventory be available to all public middle schoolers or ninth graders and to all public college students beginning with their freshman year to assist the students in career decisions; requires the LEAs and post secondary institutions to annually send summary data obtained from the interest inventories and personality profiles administered under the bill to the state board of education. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Beverly Marrero

As enacted, authorizes the Inn at Long Branch on Dale Hollow Lake in Clay County to obtain a license as a premier type tourist resort; authorizes the sale of alcoholic beverages from on-premises consumption at the Oliver Hotel in Knox County; changes the meal criteria for the Buffalo River Resort so that such establishment will be required to have food available rather than being required to serve meals at least four days on a weekly basis in order to qualify as a premier type tourist resort. - Amends TCA Section 57-4-102.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

As enacted, regulates charter schools' relationships with foreign entities and the use of non-immigrant foreign workers by charter schools. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13.

Sponsor: Bill Ketron

Dr. Jaime Virata Mangubat

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

Nick Friddell, Salutatorian, Heritage Christian Academy

Sponsor: Mae Beavers

Theda Bramlett

Sponsor: Mike Bell

Claudia Huskey

Sponsor: Lowe Finney

Dwayne Hill

Sponsor: Lowe Finney

Lynn Gibson, Tennessee Governor of Pilot International

Sponsor: Roy Herron

Rodriquez Wright II

Sponsor: Ophelia Ford

Nicollette N. Davis

Sponsor: Andy Berke

Morgan Kinney

Sponsor: Doug Overbey

SharDarius L. Gatlin, 2012 Stan and Thelma Plumlee Scholarship

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

Benjamin Hadden

Sponsor: Stacey Campfield

Urges any state fair to be held where the seat of government is located.

Sponsor: Douglas Henry

Tennessee State University, Centennial Celebration

Sponsor: Thelma Harper

Garrett Louis Montague

Sponsor: Randy McNally

Hunter Lane, Jr.

Sponsor: James Kyle

Dr. Dale Lynch, Director of Schools, Hamblen County

Sponsor: Steve Southerland

Dresden High School football team, 2011 Division I Class 2A finalists

Sponsor: Roy Herron

Chelsea Rose

Sponsor: Ronald Ramsey

Liberty High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Program

Sponsor: Lowe Finney

Polly Jean Suzanne Gregory, Valedictorian, Hendersonville Christian Academy

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

N.J. and Vera Ford Family Reunion

Sponsor: Ophelia Ford

Historic Shorter Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church, 144th anniversary

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

Henry County High School, 2011 TSSAA Class 5A BlueCross Bowl football state champion

Sponsor: Roy Herron

former Senator William Allen Richardson, Jr.

Sponsor: Bill Ketron

Ray Richesin

Sponsor: Doug Overbey

Springfield Middle School, 2011 National Blue Ribbon School

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

Commends President Obama for selecting Pat Summitt as recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Sponsor: Ophelia Ford

As enacted, revises provisions governing notice to be given to the registered owner of an abandoned or unattended motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 16.

Sponsor: Bill Dunn

As introduced, prohibits certain colleges and universities in this state from denying recognition, privileges or benefits to a student organization or group on the basis of religious content of the organization's or group's speech or the manner in which the organization or group determines its organizational affairs. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Mae Beavers

Ajay Dharmen Makwana, Valedictorian, Ooltewah High School

Sponsor: Bo Watson

Jessica L. Keane, Valedictorian, Signal Mountain High School

Sponsor: Bo Watson

Lonnie Jerome Emanus

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

Kenneth Douglas

Sponsor: Beverly Marrero

Julianna Marie Deyo

Sponsor: Randy McNally

Catherine Morgan Davis, Salutatorian, Ooltewah High School

Sponsor: Bo Watson

Movie & Film Industry

Sponsor: Mark Norris

Samantha Meyer

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As introduced, subject to local approval, adjusts election cycle for county road board districts to coincide with elections for school districts. - Amends Chapter 55 of the Private Acts of 1951, as amended.

Sponsor: Bill Ketron

As introduced, subject to local approval, repeals the road commissioners.

Sponsor: Ronald Ramsey

As introduced, subject to local approval, rewrites the charter; creates the position of "city manager" to be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the board of mayor and aldermen. - Amends Chapter 238 of the Acts of 1903.

Sponsor: Ron Lollar

As introduced, subject to local approval, creates Tourism Board for Blount County, Alcoa and Maryville and allocates portion of the Blount County occupancy tax to such board. - Amends Chapter 102 of the Private Acts of 1979; as amended.

Sponsor: Doug Overbey

As introduced, subject to local approval, revises the charter of the City of Elkton relative to the requirements for becoming chief of police and to correct a typographical error. - Amends Chapter 431 of the Acts of 1907; as amended by Chapter 49 of the Private Acts of 2007.

Sponsor: Jim Summerville

As introduced, subject to local approval, creates a special juvenile court in Williamson County pursuant to the Juvenile Court Restructure Act of 1982. - Amends Chapter.

Sponsor: Charles Sargent

As introduced, subject to local approval, reapportions, after the 2010 U.S. census, Monroe County school districts. - Amends Chapter 117 of the Private Acts of 1963.

Sponsor: Jimmy Matlock

As introduced, subject to local approval, decreases, from 12 to six, the number of county highway commissioners beginning in the August 2014 regular election; requires commissioners be elected from the same districts as county school board members. - Amends Chapter 53 of the Private Acts of 1985.

Sponsor: Jim Summerville

As introduced, subject to local approval, adjusts election cycle for county road board districts to coincide with elections for school districts. - Amends Chapter 55 of the Private Acts of 1951, as amended.

Sponsor: Joe Carr

As introduced, subject to local approval, revises the charter of the City of Elkton relative to the requirements for becoming chief of police and to correct a typographical error. - Amends Chapter 431 of the Acts of 1907; as amended by Chapter 49 of the Private Acts of 2007.

Sponsor: Eddie Bass

As introduced, subject to local approval, decreases, from 12 to six, the number of county highway commissioners beginning in the August 2014 regular election; requires commissioners be elected from the same districts as county school board members. - Amends Chapter 53 of the Private Acts of 1985.

Sponsor: David Shepard

As enacted, limits liability of whitewater rafting companies in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 70.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, authorizes issuance of brain injury awareness new specialty earmarked license plates; allocates 50 percent of funds produced from sale thereof to Brain Injury Association of Tennessee. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4.

Sponsor: Steve Southerland

As enacted, expands the drugs whose production, manufacture, distribution, sale or possession would be a crime under the present law offense regarding synthetic derivatives or analogues of methcathinone. - Amends TCA Title 39.

Sponsor: Jim Tracy

As enacted, requires that officers who knowingly provide POST with false or misleading information concerning histories be decertified, removed from office, and be deemed ineligible to apply for a new law enforcement position in Tennessee; requires denial of application for POST certification of an applicant who knowingly provides POST with false or misleading information. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.

Sponsor: Harry Brooks

As enacted, clarifies that law permits prosecution and conviction for displaying sexual activity to a minor by electronic communication regardless of whether the victim is a minor or an undercover police officer posing as a minor. - Amends TCA Title 39.

Sponsor: Debra Maggart

As enacted, exempts nonprofit corporations from paying gambling machine manufacturing fees if the nonprofit is licensed by the Tennessee department of mental health and certified by the Tennessee department of human services to provide vocational rehabilitation job training programs. - Amends TCA Title 39.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As enacted, corrects the chemical compound, Benzoylindoles, found in illegal drugs such as hallucinogenic plants, from "Pravadoline (WIN 48, 09)" to "Pravadoline (WIN 48, 098)". - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.

Sponsor: Reginald Tate

As enacted, authorizes disabled persons who receive special license plates to obtain a decal to affix to such specialty plates; recognizes plates with affixed decals as disabled driver plates. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21 and Title 55, Chapter 4.

Sponsor: Steve Southerland

As enacted, specifies the procedure that local governments must use in order to adopt mandatory sprinkler requirements for one-family and two-family dwellings. - Amends TCA Section 68-120-101.

Sponsor: Jim Tracy

As enacted, extends deadline for Civil War Preservation special license plates to meet minimum order requirement; authorizes issuance of Music City Alumni Chapter of Western Kentucky University; names segment of State Route 68 in Monroe County the "Bob 'Single Wing' Harrill Memorial Highway". - Amends TCA Title 54 and Title 55.

Sponsor: Steve McDaniel

As enacted, redefines "evidence-based" for purposes of criteria for funding for in-home visitation programs; makes other changes to provisions governing in-home visitations. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 1, Part 1.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As enacted, expands definition of "uses" and "conducts" to include "transport" and "conceal" for purposes of the money laundering criminal offenses. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40 relative to criminal offenses and criminal procedure.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

As enacted, makes various changes to the appointment of counsel and guardians ad litem for indigent children and defendants in juvenile court. - Amends TCA Section 37-1-126 and Section 37-1-150.

Sponsor: Vance Dennis

As enacted, enacts "Jaclyn's Law," which, in certain circumstances, provides civil immunity for first responders when using forcible entry to enter premises to render emergency assistance when responding to 911 call. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 86; Title 29; Title 63, Chapter 6 and Title 68, Chapter 140.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As enacted, authorizes the air pollution control board to issue TDEC commissioner authority to grant variances for certain open burnings and emissions testing requirements. - Amends TCA Section 68-201-118.

Sponsor: Timothy Hill

As enacted, includes rowing as an outdoor recreational opportunity for purposes of the Tennessee Adventure Tourism and Rural Development Act of 2011. - Amends TCA Title 11.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

As enacted, makes it a Class A misdemeanor to knowingly transport or release into the wild, or cause to be transported into or within the state, live wild-appearing swine into or within the state without appropriate documentation from the department of agriculture. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 4, Part 1.

Sponsor: Steve Southerland

As enacted, rewrites law regarding the disposition of stolen property that is in the possession of a pawnbroker. - Amends TCA Title 45, Chapter 6, Part 2.

Sponsor: Art Swann

As enacted, extends the department of human services to June 30, 2014, and requires the division of state audit to send follow-up questions to the department of human services in 2013 regarding actions taken by the department to address the issues raised in the January 2012 performance audit report. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, deletes provision prohibiting district attorney from applying to judge for a wiretap order in marijuana cases in which the amount is less than 700 pounds. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.

Sponsor: Jim Gotto

As enacted, removes authorization for the commissioner of education to remove from office any local board of education member who fails to attend the annual training as prescribed by the state board of education. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Jamie Woodson

As enacted, expands definition of "uses" and "conducts" to include "transport" and "conceal" for purposes of the money laundering criminal offenses. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40 relative to criminal offenses and criminal procedure.

Sponsor: Jim Gotto

As enacted, deletes provision prohibiting district attorney from applying to judge for a wiretap order in marijuana cases in which the amount is less than 700 pounds. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.

Sponsor: Mike Faulk

As enacted, creates Class E felony of manufacturing or selling an imitation controlled substance and the Class A misdemeanors of ingesting an imitation controlled substance and possessing an imitation controlled substance for the purpose of ingesting it. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4.

Sponsor: Jon Lundberg

As enacted, rewrites law regarding the disposition of stolen property that is in the possession of a pawnbroker. - Amends TCA Title 45, Chapter 6, Part 2.

Sponsor: Doug Overbey

As enacted, expands the drugs whose production, manufacture, distribution, sale or possession would be a crime under the present law offense regarding synthetic derivatives or analogues of methcathinone. - Amends TCA Title 39.

Sponsor: Ryan Williams

As enacted, enacts "Jaclyn's Law," which, in certain circumstances, provides civil immunity for first responders when using forcible entry to enter premises to render emergency assistance when responding to 911 call. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 86; Title 29; Title 63, Chapter 6 and Title 68, Chapter 140.

Sponsor: Glen Casada

As enacted, clarifies that law permits prosecution and conviction for displaying sexual activity to a minor by electronic communication regardless of whether the victim is a minor or an undercover police officer posing as a minor. - Amends TCA Title 39.

Sponsor: Mae Beavers

As enacted, limits application of the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to counties having a population of more than 75,000 instead of 68,000; change does not affect the current applicability of the Act. - Amends TCA Section 66-28-102.

Sponsor: Charlotte Burks

As enacted, removes the requirements that a missing child report be transmitted to the Tennessee bureau of investigation and that the TBI distribute the report. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 38 and Title 39.

Sponsor: Becky Massey

As enacted, clarifies that amounts of state and local sales tax revenue derived from an indoor sports facility in Davidson County that are subject to special distribution under present law will be distributed to the sports authority or comparable municipal agency formally designated by the municipality; specifies that such revenue must be used exclusively for the payment of, or the reimbursement of expenses associated with securing current, expanded or new events for such facilities. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Sponsor: Mary Pruitt

As enacted, redefines "intangible expense" under the Excise Tax Law; revises present franchise tax law regarding elections of a member of an affiliated group or a financial institution affiliated group to compute its net worth on a consolidated basis, and revises various other provisions of present law regarding taxes. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Sponsor: Gerald McCormick

As enacted, continues permanent rules filed with secretary of state after January 1, 2011.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, requires the department of human services and juvenile court or district attorney general to undertake public awareness campaign in counties implementing responsible teen parent pilot project that includes the means the department may use to collect child support. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37 and Title 39.

Sponsor: Ophelia Ford

As enacted, requires CTAS to conduct a study of county librarians' salaries in this state as compared to those in states bordering this state. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 10.

Sponsor: Jim Tracy

As enacted, extends deadline for Civil War Preservation special license plates to meet minimum order requirement; authorizes issuance of Music City Alumni Chapter of Western Kentucky University; names segment of State Route 68 in Monroe County the "Bob 'Single Wing' Harrill Memorial Highway". - Amends TCA Title 54 and Title 55.

Sponsor: Jim Tracy

As enacted, specifies the procedure that local governments must use in order to adopt mandatory sprinkler requirements for one-family and two-family dwellings. - Amends TCA Section 68-120-101.

Sponsor: Eric Watson

As enacted, creates Class E felony of manufacturing or selling an imitation controlled substance and the Class A misdemeanors of ingesting an imitation controlled substance and possessing an imitation controlled substance for the purpose of ingesting it. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4.

Sponsor: Mike Faulk

As enacted, limits application of the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to counties having a population of more than 75,000 instead of 68,000; change does not affect the current applicability of the Act. - Amends TCA Section 66-28-102.

Sponsor: Ryan Williams

As enacted, implements various procedures concerning controlled substance analogues in the same manner in which those procedures are carried out concerning controlled substances. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 29; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 55; Title 57; Title 62; Title 63; Title 65; Title 67 and Title 68.

Sponsor: Tony Shipley

As enacted, extends date from July 1, 2012, to July 1, 2014, on expansion of urban growth boundaries for certain tracts of land 10 acres or smaller. - Amends TCA Section 6-58-104.

Sponsor: Mike Faulk

As enacted, classifies consumer specific energy usage data, except for aggregate monthly billing information, as a private record. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5.

Sponsor: Joe Haynes

Kelsey Gregory, Valedictorian, Westmoreland High School

Sponsor: Michael McDonald

Mara Thompson, Salutatorian, Merrol Hyde Magnet School

Sponsor: Michael McDonald

Mary Alice Johnson Gandy

Sponsor: Larry Miller

Michaela Marie Briley, Valedictorian, Westmoreland High School

Sponsor: Michael McDonald

Shelbi Bertsch, Salutatorian, Merrol Hyde Magnet School

Sponsor: Michael McDonald

Chrishunna Janese Coleman, Valedictorian, Memphis Academy of Health Sciences

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Rikee Rehsa McGrone, Salutatorian, Memphis Academy of Health Sciences

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Amber Carpenter, Valedictorian, Memphis Health Careers Academy

Sponsor: Lois DeBerry

Kristen Mikayla Ray, Valedictorian, Westmoreland High School

Sponsor: Michael McDonald

Kedarius A. Austin, Salutatorian, East High School

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Frances Juanita Potter Rueta, 80th birthday

Sponsor: Timothy Hill

Rhodes College and Cypress Middle School students featured in documentary "Far Away Next Door"

Sponsor: Mike Kernell

Colonel Bishop Mays

Sponsor: Antonio Parkinson

Daniel Raphael Patterson

Sponsor: Tommie Brown

Kierra R. Jamerson, Valedictorian, East High School

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

As enacted, extends the interstate earthquake compact of 1988, June 30, 2017. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 58, Chapter 2, Part 4.

Sponsor: Jim Cobb

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 50th anniversary

Sponsor: Emeritus James Naifeh

Norma A. Mathis

Sponsor: John Windle

Expresses desire of general assembly to see monument honoring David Crockett erected at prominent location on grounds of state capitol.

Sponsor: Mike Kernell

Women's Heart Health Initiative

Sponsor: JoAnne Favors

Bancroft Bible Camp, 75th anniversary

Sponsor: Timothy Hill

Kevin Jones, Eagle Scout

Sponsor: Kevin Brooks

Kaitlin Carter, Salutatorian, Merrol Hyde Magnet School

Sponsor: Michael McDonald

Ashton Daniel, Salutatorian, Merrol Hyde Magnet School

Sponsor: Michael McDonald

Reta Adams

Sponsor: Emeritus James Naifeh

Kimberlee Morton

Sponsor: Antonio Parkinson

Thomas Kyle Turner

Sponsor: Bill Ketron

Caitlin Dawn Campbell, Salutatorian, Rossview High School

Sponsor: Tim Barnes

James Parker

Sponsor: Mae Beavers

Wilma Brummett

Sponsor: Ken Yager

Youth Leadership Robertson County, Class of 2012

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

Supports location of VA hospital at Roane Medical Center facility in Harriman.

Sponsor: Jim Cobb

Dr. Richard Chasteen

Sponsor: Roy Herron

"Polk County Veterans Memorial Bridge," U.S. 411 and U.S. 64 in Polk County.

Sponsor: Eric Watson

Stephen Dylan Seal, Salutatorian, Clinch School

Sponsor: Mike Harrison

Keshane Hong Gan, Valedictorian, White Station High School

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Brandi Wells, Valedictorian, Fairley High School

Sponsor: Johnnie Turner

Houston Noah Daniel, Salutatorian, Dickson County High School

Sponsor: David Shepard

Ross Manley Svanberg, Salutatorian, Academy for Academic Excellence

Sponsor: Tim Barnes

Austin Richard Wyer, Salutatorian, West Creek High School

Sponsor: Tim Barnes

Elihu Meador

Sponsor: Roy Herron

Alexa Spata

Sponsor: Charlotte Burks

Patrick Ward, Salutatorian, Notre Dame High School

Sponsor: Tommie Brown

N.J. and Vera Ford Family Reunion

Sponsor: Ophelia Ford

Blake Gallimore

Sponsor: Roy Herron

"Undefeated," 2012 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature

Sponsor: Larry Miller

Sergeant First Class Edward Tyree

Sponsor: Tim Barnes

Breanna Glenn, Salutatorian, Howard School of Academics and Technology

Sponsor: Tommie Brown

Kindle Shea Williams, Valedictorian, White House High School

Sponsor: Michael McDonald

As enacted, authorizes persons to petition for expungement of records of conviction for certain non-violent, non-sexual misdemeanors and Class E felonies that were committed on or after November 1, 1989. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 32.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Jake Stansell, 67th President of the Tennessee Road Builders Association

Sponsor: Gary Odom

Nathaniel Armstrong, Salutatorian, Hickman County High School

Sponsor: David Shepard

Mae Yarbrough Henning, 100 birthday

Sponsor: Craig Fitzhugh

Esteban Andres Pilo-Pais, Salutatorian, Ridgeway High School

Sponsor: James Kyle

Ivan Chesterfield Biggs, Valedictorian, Cheatham County Central High School

Sponsor: Tim Barnes

Sarah Jessica Thibault, Valedictorian, Houston County High School

Sponsor: Tim Barnes

Christopher Kandt

Sponsor: Mike Sparks

Connor Andrew Reed, Valedictorian, Academy for Academic Excellence

Sponsor: Tim Barnes

Designates May as "Lupus Awareness Month" and May 10, 2012, as "World Lupus Day in Tennessee."

Sponsor: Charles Sargent

Kaitlyn Nichole Butler, Valedictorian, Rossview High School

Sponsor: Tim Barnes

Richard "Dick" Henley, 2012 TSSAA Hall of Fame

Sponsor: Doug Overbey

Cory Phillips, Eagle Scout

Sponsor: Tommie Brown

Lillian Marie Johnson Loggins

Sponsor: Johnnie Turner

As enacted, authorizes the comptroller to access, for the purpose of conducting audits or program evaluations, the discount, rebate, pricing and descriptions of other financial agreements as submitted in a procurement or as a report to the contractor; specifies that no official, employee or agent of the state may release or provide for the release, in any form, of information subject to confidential custody under present law. - Amends TCA Section 10-7-504; Title 56 and Title 63.

Sponsor: Bill Sanderson

Pat Summitt

Sponsor: Jeremy Faison

Designates the Cumberland Ballroom of the DoubleTree Nashville Hotel the Honorary State Capitol for the 43rd General Assembly of the Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature.

Sponsor: Doug Overbey

Dr. Chandra Reddy

Sponsor: Barbara Cooper

Parker Thomas Brown

Sponsor: Debra Maggart

Joshua Morgan Bland, Valedictorian, Portland High School

Sponsor: Michael McDonald

Nashville International Airport, 75th anniversary

Sponsor: Eric Stewart

Hannah Peek, Every Drop Counts Scholarship

Sponsor: Terri Lynn Weaver

Designates May 2012 as "Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month" in Tennessee.

Sponsor: Jimmy Matlock

Southside High Class of 75 Reunion, Labor Day Weekend, 2012

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Kimberly McGowan, Salutatorian, Wooddale High School

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Tieranny Woods, Valedictorian, Overton High School

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Brandon William Morse, Valedictorian, Dayspring Academy

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

Phillip Andrew Lundy, Jr., Valedictorian, Mt. Juliet Christian School

Sponsor: Linda Elam

"Chief J.A. 'Tony' Pace Memorial Bridge," Bridge on Highway 57, west of Moscow, Tennessee, over the Wolf River

Sponsor: Barrett Rich

Proposes an amendment to Article XI, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Tennessee concerning charitable lotteries to include certain veterans' organizations.

Sponsor: Rusty Crowe

Jessica Lancaster, Every Drop Counts Scholarship

Sponsor: Terri Lynn Weaver

Kya Jones, Salutatorian, Overton High School

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Julia Hopper Daniel

Sponsor: Ken Yager

Hamilton County Drug Court and its graduates

Sponsor: Tommie Brown

Sophia McBride

Sponsor: Ophelia Ford

As introduced, postpones the use of the new teacher evaluation system. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Craig Fitzhugh

"William "Bill" Ferguson Bridge," U.S. 70 over Clinch River in Roane County.

Sponsor: Julia Hurley

Sheril Elliott

Sponsor: Curtis Halford

James Cole Overholt

Sponsor: Jeremy Faison

Bob Dudley Smith

Sponsor: Douglas Henry

Urges department of safety to conduct feasibility study of an online database of persons having proof of financial responsibility for law enforcement purposes.

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Caleb Brothers, Salutatorian, Austin-East High School

Sponsor: Joe Armstrong

Lucas Ryne Hilliard, Valedictorian, White House High School

Sponsor: Michael McDonald

Elizabeth Forester, Co-Salutatorian, Memphis Central High School

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Dr. Joyce G. Crouch

Sponsor: Ken Yager

Coach Boyce Rowe

Sponsor: Roy Herron

Alexis Harper, Valedictorian, Mitchell High School

Sponsor: Johnnie Turner

Urges Tennesseans to buy the Nissan LEAF.

Sponsor: Michael McDonald

Hugh Braddock

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

Biana Fair, Salutatorian, Hamilton High School

Sponsor: James Kyle

Ken Croom, Chamber of Commerce Businessman of the Year

Sponsor: Ken Yager

Cameron Rhoades, Salutatorian, White House High School

Sponsor: Michael McDonald

Sean John-Robert Settle, Valedictorian, Houston County High School

Sponsor: Tim Barnes

Rita Jorgensen

Sponsor: Timothy Hill

Susan Cooper, Commissioner of the Department of Health

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

Natalie Newbill, Miss Black Tennessee

Sponsor: Brenda Gilmore

Sterling Francis, Jr., Every Drop Counts Scholarship

Sponsor: Terri Lynn Weaver

Abigayle Marie Clafin, Valedictorian, Cumberland County High School

Sponsor: Charlotte Burks

Kristin Hope Knight, Salutatorian, Sycamore High School

Sponsor: Tim Barnes

Geneva Mei Brennan Vezeau, Valedictorian, Clarksville High School

Sponsor: Tim Barnes

AKA Day on the Hill 2012

Sponsor: Barbara Cooper

Alison Marie Bright

Sponsor: Phillip Johnson

Mary Evelyn Smith Reese, 90th birthday

Sponsor: Roy Herron

Zach Pollock, Salutatorian, Mt. Juliet Christian Academy

Sponsor: Linda Elam

Kenneth Brown, Salutatorian, Mt. Juliet Christian Academy

Sponsor: Linda Elam

John J. Spittler, Four Chaplains Legion of Honor Award

Sponsor: Richard Floyd

Christian Jones, Valedictorian, Melrose High School

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Ms. Erma Lee Laws

Sponsor: Ophelia Ford

Teresa Jill Mitchell, Valedictorian, Houston County High School

Sponsor: Tim Barnes

Kelsey Anne Perry, Salutatorian, Millington Central High School

Sponsor: Barbara Cooper

Dr. Kriner Cash, Memphis City Schools

Sponsor: Barbara Cooper

Melinda Ann Smartt

Sponsor: David Hawk

Ashley Johnson, Valedictorian, Kirby High School

Sponsor: Johnnie Turner

Representative Joey Hensley

Sponsor: Debra Maggart

Courtney Bratcher, Salutatorian, Oakhaven High School

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Earl Eugene Scruggs

Sponsor: Douglas Henry

Destiny Nicole LaGarce, Valedictorian, Sycamore High School

Sponsor: Tim Barnes

Della Margaret Coleman, Salutatorian, Northwest High School

Sponsor: Tim Barnes

Christine Ralph, Chamber of Commerce Volunteer of the Year

Sponsor: Ken Yager

Kaitlyn Elizabeth Boggs, Valedictorian, Houston County High School

Sponsor: Tim Barnes

As enacted, places the Doe Mountain recreation authority under the governmental entity review requirements by scheduling the authority to sunset on June 30, 2014; schedules the board of appeals for the department of human resources to sunset on June 30, 2014; schedules the civil service commission to terminate and cease to exist on April 1, 2013; replaces the present law requirement that the TennCare bureau competitively procure an annual study designed to accurately assess the cost of dispensing a prescription in a retail or community pharmacy setting to a TennCare enrollee with a requirement that the TennCare bureau annually report to the house health and human resources committee and the senate health and welfare committee concerning pharmacy benefits under TennCare. - Amends TCA Title 4.

Sponsor: Bo Watson

Elmer W. Counce

Sponsor: Roy Herron

Urges Congress to overturn the Health & Human Services final interim rule on contraceptives coverage for religiously-affiliated employers.

Sponsor: Jim Cobb

Sara Marie Baltensperger, Valedictorian, Millington Central High School

Sponsor: Barbara Cooper

Diana Lockett, Salutatorian, Carver High School

Sponsor: Barbara Cooper

Wilson Bank and Trust, 25th anniversary

Sponsor: Mae Beavers

Kayla Elizabeth Winters, Salutatorian, Cheatham County Central High School

Sponsor: Tim Barnes

Lauren Elizabeth Maki, Salutatorian, Clarksville Academy

Sponsor: Tim Barnes

As introduced, requires school year to begin no earlier than fourth Monday in August unless the department of education grants a waiver; requires department to create a timeline detailing how state will meet federal school choice notification requirements. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Tim Barnes

Dan Sanders, Chamber of Commerce Ambassador of the Year Award

Sponsor: Ken Yager

Joshua Butler, Valedictorian, Austin-East High School

Sponsor: Joe Armstrong

Kelli Nicole Parker, Valedictorian, Houston County High School

Sponsor: Tim Barnes

Quinton Craig Roby, Salutatorian, Houston County High School

Sponsor: Tim Barnes

Vann Brannon Bentley

Sponsor: Lowe Finney

Julian Chambers, Valedictorian, Frayser High School

Sponsor: Larry Miller

As introduced, enacts the Health Care Compact. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Sponsor: Mark Pody

Tejasvi Krishna Dasari, Salutatorian, White Station High School

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Amber Carpenter, Valedictorian, Memphis Health Careers Academy

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Candace Nicole Wallace, Salutatorian, Upperman High School

Sponsor: Charlotte Burks

"National Peace Officers' Memorial Day," May 15, 2012, and "National Police Week," May 13-19, 2012

Sponsor: Joe Carr

Anna Claire Robinson, Valedictorian, Harpeth High School

Sponsor: Tim Barnes

Names bridge on S.R. 11 in Marshall County in honor of the late Tim Mealer.

Sponsor: Bill Ketron

Kevin Jones, Eagle Scout

Sponsor: Kevin Brooks

Rebekah Eryn Meyer, Salutatorian, Portland High School

Sponsor: Michael McDonald

Andrew Barlow, Salutatorian, Monterey High School

Sponsor: Charlotte Burks

Bailey Mannis, Salutatorian, White House Heritage High School

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

James Dukes, Valedictorian, White House Heritage High School

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

Charles G. "Bones" Seviers

Sponsor: Beth Harwell

As enacted, authorizes issuance of Boy Scouts of America new specialty earmarked license plates; allocates 50 percent of funds derived from sale thereof to five Tennessee Councils of Boy Scouts to fund and support scouting programs and activities. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4.

Sponsor: Ron Lollar

As enacted, authorizes department to enter into partnership agreements with nonprofit organizations to promote and support the goals and objectives of the agency. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 20.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As enacted, allows local boards of education to conduct scheduled board meetings electronically in some circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44, Part 1 and Title 49, Chapter 2.

Sponsor: Craig Fitzhugh

As introduced, authorizes until July 1, 2013, for sufficient number of applicants for Sigma Gamma Rho license plates. - Amends TCA Section 55-4-261.

Sponsor: Johnnie Turner

Urges Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability to coordinate a state communication plan to inform the public about the Tennessee Aging and Disability Center's toll free number for information on resources and assistance.

Sponsor: Johnny Shaw

As enacted, enacts the "Kelsey Smith Act" to require wireless telecommunications service providers to provide geographic information concerning the location of a service user's wireless device to agency responding to call in an emergency situation that that involves the risk of death or serious physical harm. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 86; Title 38 and Title 65.

Sponsor: Jimmy Matlock

As enacted, terminates the court of the judiciary and replaces it with a 16-person board of judicial conduct; revises provisions governing such a board. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 17, Chapter 5.

Sponsor: Vance Dennis

As enacted, specifies that all records containing the results of individual teacher evaluations administered pursuant to the policies, guidelines, and criteria adopted by the state board of education would be treated as confidential and would not be open to the public; specifies that the LEA, public charter school, state board of education, or department of education may access and utilize such records as required to fulfill their lawful functions. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5.

Sponsor: Richard Montgomery

As enacted, creates a natural gas dealer's permit for persons or entities that dispense compressed natural gas to customers' vehicles through qualified natural gas dispensers; requires the permittee to remit the compressed natural gas tax imposed on the metered gas. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 3, Part 11.

Sponsor: Bill Ketron

Proposes an amendment to establish a cap on the combined rate of state and local sales and use tax.

Sponsor: Emeritus James Naifeh

As introduced, requires funding for capital projects exceeding $1 million to be specified in detail in budget document; requires quarterly report of any changes to projects. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 51.

Sponsor: Charles Sargent

As enacted, specifies that all records containing the results of individual teacher evaluations administered pursuant to the policies, guidelines, and criteria adopted by the state board of education would be treated as confidential and would not be open to the public; specifies that the LEA, public charter school, state board of education, or department of education may access and utilize such records as required to fulfill their lawful functions. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5.

Sponsor: Jim Tracy

David P. Williams, Salutatorian, Greenbrier High School

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

As enacted, authorizes issuance of Almost Home Animal Rescue new specialty earmarked license plates; allocates 50 percent of funds derived from sale thereof to such organization to rescue and relocate animals scheduled for euthanasia. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4.

Sponsor: Bill Ketron

As introduced, revises initial academic requirements for eligibility and the amount of the award of the Tennessee HOPE scholarship beginning with students entering college in 2015-2016; recommends use of net lottery proceeds for TSAA grants for 10 years beginning with 2015-2016. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4.

Sponsor: Harry Brooks

As introduced, prohibits certain colleges and universities in this state from denying recognition, privileges or benefits to a student organization or group on the basis of religious content of the organization's or group's speech or the manner in which the organization or group determines its organizational affairs. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Mark Pody

As enacted, provides civil immunity to medical doctor or osteopathic physician who makes a good faith report to law enforcement regarding an employee's unauthorized use of the doctor or physician's DEA registration number to write prescriptions. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 9 and Title 63, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Ryan Williams

As introduced, increases franchise and excise tax credit for financial institutions donating to the Tennessee rural development opportunity fund from 10 percent of contribution to 12 percent of contribution. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Sponsor: Bill Sanderson

As enacted, authorizes local governments to create grant programs to provide funding to home owners and developers who invest in blighted property for the purpose of providing stabilization of the value of the neighborhood and increase the value of such property. - Amends TCA Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8.

Sponsor: Beverly Marrero

As enacted, decreases the amount of time that a sheriff must wait before disposing of certain unclaimed property in the sheriff's custody from six months to 90 days from the date of acquisition. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 8.

Sponsor: Bill Ketron

As introduced, reduces from 5.5 percent to 5 percent the tax rate levied on the retail sale of food and food ingredients. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Glen Casada

Oakdale Mayor Vic Jeffers

Sponsor: John Windle

As enacted, authorizes department to enter into partnership agreements with nonprofit organizations to promote and support the goals and objectives of the agency. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 20.

Sponsor: Gerald McCormick

As enacted, authorizes local governments to create grant programs to provide funding to home owners and developers who invest in blighted property for the purpose of providing stabilization of the value of the neighborhood and increase the value of such property. - Amends TCA Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8.

Sponsor: Johnnie Turner

As introduced, proposes an amendment to Article VI, Section 3 in order to constitutionally enshrine a system for selection of each appellate court judge by means of merit-based gubernatorial appointment with legislative confirmation and, thereafter, contingent upon a satisfactory job performance evaluation, retention election by the voters of the state.

Sponsor: Brian Kelsey

Urges Congress to enact legislation to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976.

Sponsor: Beverly Marrero

As introduced, creates incentives for participation in community gardens. - Amends TCA Title 43; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 71.

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

As enacted, names certain bridge on U.S. 70 in DeKalb County in honor of the late PFC Billy Gene Anderson.

Sponsor: Terri Lynn Weaver

As introduced, provides that the commission cannot find an individual employee guilty of a human rights violation if the employer was found to have committed a violation. - Amends TCA Section 4-21-301.

Sponsor: Brian Kelsey

As enacted, clarifies definition of "authority" in provisions governing regional transportation authorities to include reconstituted authority of Middle Tennessee; removes reference to power of regional transportation authorities to condemn property pursuant to the provisions governing such authorities in furtherance of mass transit and transportation plans; revises the present law limits of tort exposure for parties who contract with the regional transportation authority (RTA) for the provision of commuter rail transit services, facilities, or functions upon a rail line or rail line right-of-way owned and maintained by a governmental entity. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 64, Chapter 8.

Sponsor: Phillip Johnson

Jana Plant, Salutatorian, Springfield High School

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

As introduced, proposes an amendment to Article VI, Section 5 to provide for selection of the state attorney general by means of gubernatorial appointment with legislative confirmation; and provides for a four-year term of office.

Sponsor: Jon Lundberg

As enacted, authorizes the department of labor and workforce development, in accordance with the federal treasury offset program, to set off any covered unemployment compensation debt due to the department against any federal income tax refund due to the claimant debtor and revises various provisions of present law regarding the recovering of unemployment benefit overpayments. - Amends TCA Title 50.

Sponsor: Gerald McCormick

As introduced, clarifies that certain notice dates and approvals or disapprovals under the Local Government Public Obligations Act of 1986 are required in 15 business days instead of 15 days. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 9.

Sponsor: Mike Kernell

As introduced, restates authority for counties, cities and towns to take property by eminent domain for a public purpose; revises the procedure for resolving just compensation issues when counties, cities and towns take property by eminent domain for a public purpose. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 31; Title 13, Chapter 20; Title 29, Chapter 17 and Title 29, Chapter 16.

Sponsor: Joe Carr

Bill McPheeters

Sponsor: Jim Cobb

As enacted, requires that the general internist member of theTennCare pharmacy advisory committee who participates in TennCare be appointed from a list of all general internists provided by interested medical groups, including but not limited to the Tennessee Chapter of the American College of Physicians. - Amends TCA Section 71-5-2401.

Sponsor: Debra Maggart

As enacted, adds Echinacea Tennesseensis as a state wild flower, along with the passion flower. - Amends TCA Section 4-1-306.

Sponsor: Ryan Williams

As enacted, decreases the amount of time that a sheriff must wait before disposing of certain unclaimed property in the sheriff's custody from six months to 90 days from the date of acquisition. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 8.

Sponsor: Joe Carr

As enacted, authorizes the department of labor and workforce development, in accordance with the federal treasury offset program, to set off any covered unemployment compensation debt due to the department against any federal income tax refund due to the claimant debtor and revises various provisions of present law regarding the recovering of unemployment benefit overpayments. - Amends TCA Title 50.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

Hannah Lee Zeitlin

Sponsor: Beth Harwell

Samuel O'Rourke

Sponsor: Beth Harwell

As enacted, adds additional language to the department's mission/purpose. - Amends TCA Section 37-5-102.

Sponsor: Sherry Jones

Joe L. Rodgers, 66th President of Tennessee Road Builders Association

Sponsor: Bill Harmon

As enacted, extends board of nursing, 2014; revises certain provisions governing board members and appointments. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 7.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, requires entity actually towing vehicle to report vehicle registration information to local law enforcement when vehicle is towed pursuant to Uniform Landlord Tenant Act. - Amends TCA Section 66-28-519.

Sponsor: Vince Dean

As introduced, specifies the date for a referendum by which a special school district board of education seeks to transfer administration of the district's schools to the county board of education; requires that, if the voters approve the transfer, the transfer shall occur on the second July 1 following the election. - Amends TCA Section 49-2-502.

Sponsor: Mike Kernell

As enacted, adds Echinacea Tennesseensis as a state wild flower, along with the passion flower. - Amends TCA Section 4-1-306.

Sponsor: Charlotte Burks

As enacted, rewrites the provisions governing the scheduling of controlled substances. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4.

Sponsor: Gerald McCormick

As enacted, creates a natural gas dealer's permit for persons or entities that dispense compressed natural gas to customers' vehicles through qualified natural gas dispensers; requires the permittee to remit the compressed natural gas tax imposed on the metered gas. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 3, Part 11.

Sponsor: Phillip Johnson

As introduced, creates the office of higher education ombudsperson within the office of the comptroller of the treasury. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7.

Sponsor: Joseph Hensley

Proposes an amendment to Article XI, of the Constitution of Tennessee, to permit the general assembly by statute to establish limitations on damages in civil liability actions and other causes of action.

Sponsor: Vance Dennis

Hannah Brooke Keith, Valedictorian, South Haven Christian School

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

As introduced, requires that for the purpose of ad valorem property taxation, the value of certain facilities that extract, purify, dehydrate, or otherwise treat landfill methane be assessed at the same percentage as a qualified pollution control facility. - Amends TCA Title 65, Chapter 28, Part 2 and Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 6.

Sponsor: Joe Armstrong

Ashley Jackson, Salutatorian, Christian Community High School

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

Austin R. Jenkins, Valedictorian, Greenbrier High School

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

Urges Congress to keep student loan interest rates low.

Sponsor: James Kyle

As enacted, enacts the "Welfare Roll to Payroll Act," which directs the commissioner of human services to conduct a summer study that will assess the feasibility of more work friendly assistance eligibility and benefits requirements in order to increase workforce participation. - Amends TCA Title 71.

Sponsor: Dennis Powers

As introduced, requires the general assembly to provide funding for unfunded mandates which place increased expenditures over certain amounts on local governments; prohibits an agency of state government from creating a new fee in any year in which the general state revenues to the agency have decreased from the previous year. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5, Part 2 and Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 53.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

As enacted, revises certain provisions of present law regarding suspension of teachers. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 5.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As enacted, enacts the "Small Business Incentive Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 12; Title 48; Title 50 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Harry Brooks

As enacted, revises various references through Tennessee Code Annotated from "medical malpractice" to "health care liability" and from "medical malpractice action" to "health care liability action" to conform to the provisions enacted by the 2011 session of the 107th General Assembly in the Tennessee Civil Justice Act of 2011. - Amends TCA Section 7-57-502; Section 8-42-101; Section 8-21-401; Section 9-8-307; Section 10-7-504; Section 28-3-104; Section 29-26-118; Section 29-26-119; Section 29-26-120; Section 29-26-121; Section 29-26-122; Section 29-26-202; Section 29-20-310; Section 29-26-115; Section 29-26-116; Section 29-26-117; Section 37-5-314; Section 56-3-111; Section 56-30-115; Section 56-31-114; Section 56-32-110; Section 56-32-130; Section 56-54-101; Section 56-54-102; Section 56-54-103; Section 56-54-104; Section 56-54-105; Section 56-54-106; Section 56-7-1001; Section 56-7-101; Section 56-7-115; Section 56-8-104; Section 56-13-104; Section 56-19-125; Section 56-2-201; Section 56-27-115; Section 61-1-306; Section 62-3-121; Section 63-25-110; Section 63-27-112; Section 63-3-119; Section 63-30-111; Section 63-31-109; Section 63-4-114; Section 63-5-124; Section 63-51-105; Section 63-51-111; Section 63-51-117; Section 63-6-214; Section 63-6-219; Section 63-6-221; Section 63-6-234; Section 63-8-120; Section 63-9-111; Section 63-9-117; Section 63-11-215; Section 63-12-124; Section 63-13-209; Section 63-23-108; Section 68-140-311; Section 68-140-511 and Section 68-11-223.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As enacted, requires that the license plates for veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom be redesigned upon utilization of the existing inventory of the current versions of such plates by the department or revenue; requires that a new license plate be designed and made available to honorably discharged veterans and active members of the U.S. armed forces serving in Operation New Dawn. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4.

Sponsor: Tim Barnes

As introduced, subject to local approval, amends charter relative to the seeking of multiple positions in a single municipal election, vacancy and removal of council members, adoption of a redistricting ordinance, city judge and city court clerk salaries, and other charter revisions.

Sponsor: Jimmy Eldridge

As enacted, enacts the Tennessee Excellence, Accountability, and Management (T.E.A.M.) Act of 2012. - Amends TCA Title 8.

Sponsor: Gerald McCormick

As enacted, permits retired correctional officers and inmate relations coordinators previously employed by the department of corrections to apply to obtain certification to carry a weapon in this state in the same manner as a retired law enforcement officer obtains certification to carry in this state. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8 and Title 39, Chapter 17.

Sponsor: John Windle

Officer John Shearer

Sponsor: Antonio Parkinson

As enacted, revises various provisions of the Locksmith Licensing Act. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 11.

Sponsor: Reginald Tate

As enacted, allows restaurant to have minimum of 40 seats instead of 75 seats for purpose of selling alcoholic beverages; clarifies that limited service restaurant may sell more than 50 percent food and still qualify for license. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4.

Sponsor: Bill Ketron

As introduced, revises provisions governing the creation of a utility district. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 82.

Sponsor: Cameron Sexton

As enacted, revises various provisions of the Locksmith Licensing Act. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 11.

Sponsor: Joe Carr

As enacted, makes charter schools subject to open meetings law; requires charter schools to maintain a web site and post certain notices and information on the web site in certain situations; makes charter school records open records to the same extent as records of public schools operated by LEAs. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13.

Sponsor: Judd Matheny

As enacted, extends the Tennessee arts commission, June 30, 2017. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 20 and Title 4, Chapter 29.

Sponsor: Jim Cobb

As enacted, designates the segment of U.S. Highway 411 located in the city limits of Madisonville, as the "LCpl. Franklin 'Frankie' Namon Watson Memorial Highway."

Sponsor: Jimmy Matlock

As enacted, clarifies to which judges certain financial disclosure laws apply; clarifies that newly elected judges may practice law to wind up their practice; revises other provisions governing judges. - Amends TCA Section 2-10-102; Section 17-2-112; Section 17-2-202; Section 17-1-105 and Section 23-3-102.

Sponsor: Mike Faulk

Urges any state fair to be held where the seat of government is located.

Sponsor: Jim Gotto

As introduced, declares it to be the intent of the general assembly to reduce the amount of state funds allocated per pre-kindergarten classroom by 25 percent for fiscal year 2012-2013, and such funds be reallocated to create additional voluntary pre-kindergarten classrooms. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 1.

Sponsor: Andy Berke

As enacted, authorizes instead of requires that the governor select members of board of land survey examiners from lists of nominees submitted by Tennessee Association of Professional Surveyors and other interested surveyor groups. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Section 62-18-103 and Section 62-18-104.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As introduced, requires that every newborn be tested for lysosomal storage disorders, including Krabbe, Fabry, Gaucher, Pompe, Hurler Syndrome, Niemann-Pick, and others as determined by the department of health as screenings for such become available. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 5.

Sponsor: Mike Stewart

As enacted, revises certain provisions of present law regarding suspension of teachers. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 5.

Sponsor: Charles Sargent

As introduced, makes permissive instead of mandatory the provisions for the Home Builders Association of Tennessee, Inc., submitting list of recommended persons to the governor and the governor consulting with the association about its recommendations prior to the governor making appointment to the state board for licensing contractors; authorizes other interested home builder groups to submit lists of qualified persons. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Section 62-6-104.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, authorizes a senior psychological examiner to provide an examination and sworn report to a court concerning conservatorship. - Amends TCA Title 34 and Title 63.

Sponsor: Jim Gotto

As enacted, revises various references through Tennessee Code Annotated from "medical malpractice" to "health care liability" and from "medical malpractice action" to "health care liability action" to conform to the provisions enacted by the 2011 session of the 107th General Assembly in the Tennessee Civil Justice Act of 2011. - Amends TCA Section 7-57-502; Section 8-42-101; Section 8-21-401; Section 9-8-307; Section 10-7-504; Section 28-3-104; Section 29-26-118; Section 29-26-119; Section 29-26-120; Section 29-26-121; Section 29-26-122; Section 29-26-202; Section 29-20-310; Section 29-26-115; Section 29-26-116; Section 29-26-117; Section 37-5-314; Section 56-3-111; Section 56-30-115; Section 56-31-114; Section 56-32-110; Section 56-32-130; Section 56-54-101; Section 56-54-102; Section 56-54-103; Section 56-54-104; Section 56-54-105; Section 56-54-106; Section 56-7-1001; Section 56-7-101; Section 56-7-115; Section 56-8-104; Section 56-13-104; Section 56-19-125; Section 56-2-201; Section 56-27-115; Section 61-1-306; Section 62-3-121; Section 63-25-110; Section 63-27-112; Section 63-3-119; Section 63-30-111; Section 63-31-109; Section 63-4-114; Section 63-5-124; Section 63-51-105; Section 63-51-111; Section 63-51-117; Section 63-6-214; Section 63-6-219; Section 63-6-221; Section 63-6-234; Section 63-8-120; Section 63-9-111; Section 63-9-117; Section 63-11-215; Section 63-12-124; Section 63-13-209; Section 63-23-108; Section 68-140-311; Section 68-140-511 and Section 68-11-223.

Sponsor: Gerald McCormick

As enacted, permits retired correctional officers and inmate relations coordinators previously employed by the department of corrections to apply to obtain certification to carry a weapon in this state in the same manner as a retired law enforcement officer obtains certification to carry in this state. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8 and Title 39, Chapter 17.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

As enacted, designates the segment of State Route 386, known as Vietnam Veterans Boulevard, that runs from the Sumner County line to Long Hollow Pike for the placement of signs on such highway denoting fallen soldiers from the Vietnam War. - Amends TCA Title 54.

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

As enacted, authorizes a senior psychological examiner to provide an examination and sworn report to a court concerning conservatorship. - Amends TCA Title 34 and Title 63.

Sponsor: Joe Haynes

As introduced, appropriates $15 million to the board of regents to provide funding for equipment and program expansion at the technology centers. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Lowe Finney

As enacted, permits certain Tennessee veterans who are students at public institutions of higher education to register for classes prior to the general student population. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Rick Womick

As introduced, defines and clarifies the terms "intent to go armed" and "purpose of going armed" when determining if person is in violation of law prohibiting a person from carrying a firearm with the intent to go armed under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.

Sponsor: Jeremy Faison

As enacted, includes as an element of the offense of theft by a home improvement contractor failure to provide a current address to the residential owner until the work to be performed under the contract is completed; changes the requirements for establishing a violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act against a home improvement services provider to enter into a contract for home improvement services without making certain disclosures. - Amends TCA Section 39-14-154 and Section 47-18-104.

Sponsor: Bill Dunn

As enacted, requires that the license plates for veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom be redesigned upon utilization of the existing inventory of the current versions of such plates by the department or revenue; requires that a new license plate be designed and made available to honorably discharged veterans and active members of the U.S. armed forces serving in Operation New Dawn. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4.

Sponsor: Joe Pitts

As enacted, clarifies that when persons are engaged in national guard active duties no private employment benefits may be curtailed or made ineligible due to such duties; specifies members to whom act applies and benefits to which act applies. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 33, Part 1.

Sponsor: John Ragan

John A. Elkington

Sponsor: Curry Todd

As introduced, establishes a special joint committee to review and study the establishment of an occupational course of study for students with disabilities. - Amends TCA Title 49, to.

Sponsor: Joseph Hensley

As enacted, designates the segment of State Route 386, known as Vietnam Veterans Boulevard, that runs from the Sumner County line to Long Hollow Pike for the placement of signs on such highway denoting fallen soldiers from the Vietnam War. - Amends TCA Title 54.

Sponsor: Michael McDonald

As introduced, clarifies the legislative committees designated to receive information concerning TANF and Medicaid. - Amends TCA Title 68.

Sponsor: Timothy Hill

As enacted, revises certain provisions governing licenses that become invalid due to nonrenewal; clarifies that the operator of a crematory facility must obtain a permit for cremation of human remains prior to performing a cremation. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 5.

Sponsor: Steve Southerland

As enacted, extends the board of ground water management, June 30, 2015; requires board to adopt certain conflict of interest policy. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 69, Chapter 10, Part 1.

Sponsor: Jim Cobb

Amber Ruth Shults, Valedictorian, Maryville Christian School

Sponsor: Bob Ramsey

Jim Milan, Lewis County High School Teacher of the Year

Sponsor: Joseph Hensley

Saint Mark Missionary Baptist Church

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Sherri Brinkley, East Tennessee ESL Teacher of the Year

Sponsor: Jimmy Matlock

As introduced, defines and clarifies the terms "intent to go armed" and "purpose of going armed" when determining if person is in violation of law prohibiting a person from carrying a firearm with the intent to go armed under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.

Sponsor: Mae Beavers

Stuart Neal, Valedictorian, Pickett County High School

Sponsor: Kelly Keisling

Emily Hamlett, Salutatorian, Scott County High School

Sponsor: Kelly Keisling

Christopher Andrew Neal, Eagle Scout

Sponsor: Art Swann

As enacted, with certain exceptions, requires that children entering kindergarten be five years of age on or before August 31 for the 2013-2014 school year and on or before August 15 for all school years thereafter; if the director of schools finds through evaluation and testing, at the request of the parent or legal guardian, that a child who is five years of age on or before September 30 is sufficiently mature emotionally and academically, then the child may be permitted to enter kindergarten. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

Robert Eugene Tipton, Jr.

Sponsor: James Kyle

Joyce Hicks Burchett

Sponsor: Becky Massey

Terry Edwards, Jr.

Sponsor: Larry Miller

Williamson County Association of Realtors, 50th anniversary

Sponsor: Charles Sargent

As enacted, requires department of labor and workforce development to implement an Internet-based system that allows employers to receive notices electronically and to submit separation information electronically; requires more information be included on unemployment insurance tax statement at request of employer. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 14 and Title 50, Chapter 7.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

Bruce Harbin

Sponsor: Andy Holt

Stephen Thomas Doyle

Sponsor: Gerald McCormick

Representative Eddie Bass

Sponsor: Charles Curtiss

Representative Janis Baird Sontany

Sponsor: Sherry Jones

Kirstin Leigh Cheers

Sponsor: Joe Towns

As enacted, enacts the "Unemployment Insurance Accountability Act of 2012." - Amends TCA Title 50.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As introduced, allows retired teachers' children who are under 24 years of age to receive a 25 percent discount at any state-operated institution of higher learning; provided, that the parent retired with 30 years of full-time creditable public school service. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

Emily Magee Guillaume, Valedictorian, William Blount High School

Sponsor: Bob Ramsey

As introduced, changes a nonacademic eligibility requirement for receipt of Tennessee HOPE scholarship by home schooled student from being home schooled for two years immediately preceding completion of high school to being home schooled for one year immediately preceding completion of high school. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

Zackary "Google" Welch

Sponsor: Art Swann

As enacted, revises various provisions of the Agriculture Commodities Promotion Act, including provisions requiring certain reports by purchasers and provisions governing the membership of the beef promotion board. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 29, Part 1.

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

Daniel Tillman

Sponsor: Thelma Harper

Christian Brothers Band, 140th anniversary

Sponsor: Mark White

Bethel University

Sponsor: Andy Holt

Kristi Roberts

Sponsor: Richard Montgomery

As enacted, clarifies purposes of FastTrack programs; requires certain reports be submitted to secretary of state; revises other provisions governing The Tennessee Job Growth Act of 2005. - Amends TCA Section 4-3-715; Section 4-3-716 and Section 4-3-717.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

Andrew Smith

Sponsor: Steve McManus

Phillip J. Timp

Sponsor: Jon Lundberg

Pierce Moore

Sponsor: Gary Moore

Representative Harry Tindell

Sponsor: Joe Armstrong

Former House Chief Clerk Burney T. Durham

Sponsor: Emeritus James Naifeh

Forrest Goodwin, Valedictorian, Mt. Juliet High School

Sponsor: Mae Beavers

Jimmy Wayne

Sponsor: Mark White

Joe "Tiger Joe" Thompson, Jr.

Sponsor: Douglas Henry

Andrew Robert Quilliams, Eagle Scout

Sponsor: Richard Montgomery

As enacted, revises the municipal gas system tax equivalent law.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

Clint Parnell

Sponsor: Joe Haynes

Newell Jenkins, Wilson County Agricultural Hall of Fame

Sponsor: Mae Beavers

Jo Byrns Elementary School, TVA Green Schools Program

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

Catholic Diocese of Nashville, 175th Anniversary

Sponsor: Douglas Henry

Rusty Branstetter, 2012 Super Senior

Sponsor: Ken Yager

Keriyon Hunter, Salutatorian, Kingsbury High School

Sponsor: James Kyle

Representative Bill Harmon

Sponsor: Craig Fitzhugh

Sovanchamrean Yos, Valedictorian, Raleigh-Egypt High School

Sponsor: James Kyle

Darius McGee, Salutatorian, Douglass High School

Sponsor: James Kyle

Catholic Charities of Tennessee, Inc., 50th Anniversary

Sponsor: Douglas Henry

Betty Delaine Bradford Freeman, Wilson County Agricultural Hall of Fame

Sponsor: Mae Beavers

As introduced, exempts income derived from stocks and bonds of certain Subchapter S corporations from the Hall income tax. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 2.

Sponsor: Doug Overbey

Charles Willoughby, Wilson County Agricultural Hall of Fame

Sponsor: Mae Beavers

Watertown High School, 100th anniversary

Sponsor: Mark Pody

Representative Phillip Johnson

Sponsor: Debra Maggart

Wilma LeSure

Sponsor: JoAnne Favors

Iris Thompson, 2012 Super Senior

Sponsor: Ken Yager

Jesse Malenfant, Eagle Scout

Sponsor: Bob Ramsey

Wesley Jeffers, Salutatorian, Oneida High School

Sponsor: Kelly Keisling

Autumn Ford Jennings

Sponsor: Ryan Haynes

Adam Michael Barton, Salutatorian, William Blount High School

Sponsor: Bob Ramsey

Assistant Chief James T. Carroll, Chattanooga Police Department

Sponsor: Bo Watson

Senator Mike Faulk

Sponsor: Ronald Ramsey

Charles Michael Robinson

Sponsor: Emeritus James Naifeh

Jessica Eloise Terry

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

Blake Eakes

Sponsor: Mike Faulk

Shaun Boles, Salutatorian, Jackson County High School

Sponsor: Kelly Keisling

Tennessee Scholastic Clay Target Program

Sponsor: Judd Matheny

Judy Duncan, Lewis County Intermediate School Teacher of the Year

Sponsor: Joseph Hensley

Erma Lee Laws

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Shawna Simpson Valedictorian, Scott County High School

Sponsor: Kelly Keisling

Jackson Taylor

Sponsor: Gary Moore

Savannah Taylor

Sponsor: Gary Moore

Master Sergeant Michael Trost