108th General Assembly

As enacted, permits electronic citations for certain traffic offenses; establishes a $5.00 electronic citation fee for each citation resulting in conviction. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 2.

Sponsor: Eric Watson

As enacted, establishes requirements that must be met in order for a local government or any transit authority created by any local government to construct, maintain or operate any bus rapid transit system using a separate lane, or other separate right-of-way, dedicated to the use of such bus rapid transit system on any state highway or state highway right-of-way. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 54; Title 64 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Randy McNally

As enacted, makes dependent children, who are four years of age whose parent was killed, died as direct result of injuries received or has been officially reported as being either a prisoner of war or missing in action while serving honorably as a member of the United States armed forces during a qualified period of armed conflict, or was formerly a prisoner of war or missing in action under such circumstances, eligible to attend pilot pre-kindergarten programs and requires licensed child care agencies to prioritize such children on any waiting list for admission; changes the date by which a child from a family that qualifies for free and reduced price lunch must be four years of age, in order to qualify for participation in the programs of community-based early childhood education and pre-kindergarten programs from September 30 to August 15. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 71.

Sponsor: Joe Pitts

As enacted, enacts the "Neighborhood Preservation Nonprofit Corporation Act". - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 29; Title 38; Title 48; Title 66 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

As enacted, redefines "industrial machinery" to exempt from sales and use tax machinery utilized in the design and manufacture of firearms equipped with integral devices that permit a user to program the firearm to operate only for specified person designated by the user through computerized locking devices or other means integral and permanently part of the firearm, when the machinery is utilized by a person whose principle business is fabricating or processing tangible personal property for resale. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Sponsor: Lowe Finney

As enacted, revises various provisions regarding real and personal property taxes, including provisions governing property tax freeze, reviews of parcels and electronic filing. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.

Sponsor: Gerald McCormick

As enacted, limits courses state employees can take free of charge at public institutions of higher education under the state employees' fee waiver to 4 credit hours or 120 clock hours courses; allows the use of the fee waiver as partial payment for courses of more than 4 credit hours or 120 clock hours. - Amends TCA Section 8-50-114.

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

As enacted, authorizes a winery or farm wine producer to conduct business at satellite locations; requires all payments to wholesalers by licensees be made by electronic funds transfer, credit card, debit card, or such other method that will facilitate full payment at or near the time of delivery; revises other various provisions governing alcoholic beverages. - Amends TCA Title 57.

Sponsor: Janince Bowling

As enacted, creates an exemption for Anderson County to the requirement for an affirmative vote by a majority of the membership of a school board in order to disburse funds from the LEA's dedicated education fund. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Randy McNally

As enacted, permits a clerk to transmit an order of protection to the sheriff of a county other than the county where the order was issued by facsimile or other electronic transmission, in order to complete service in a timely manner. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3.

Sponsor: John Tidwell

As enacted, adds a non-franchise motor vehicle dealer as a member of the motor vehicle commission; increases quorum requirement by one person. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 17, Part 1.

Sponsor: Mike Sparks

As enacted, limits courses state employees can take free of charge at public institutions of higher education under the state employees' fee waiver to 4 credit hours or 120 clock hours courses; allows the use of the fee waiver as partial payment for courses of more than 4 credit hours or 120 clock hours. - Amends TCA Section 8-50-114.

Sponsor: Harry Brooks

As enacted, designates the month of August as "Women in STEM" month to raise awareness of the opportunities for women to pursue a career in a STEM related field; STEM refers to the fields of study science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Joe Pitts

As enacted, extends pilot project for assisted outpatient treatment for two years until June 30, 2015. - Amends TCA Title 33, Chapter 6, Part 6.

Sponsor: Becky Massey

As enacted, makes various changes and additions to present law concerning consumption of alcoholic beverages on premises; authorizes the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption at certain premier type tourists resorts. - Amends TCA Section 57-3-202 and Title 57, Chapter 4.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

As enacted, allocates sales and use tax revenues for a commercial development district to an eligible county or a municipality within the eligible county, or an industrial development corporation established by such eligible county or municipality, that submits a completed application to the commissioner of finance and administration together with an application fee in an amount established by the department; establishes requirements for such allocation. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

As enacted, requires that LEAs make all teaching materials, including handouts readily available for review upon request by the parents or legal guardians and that the official operating policies of boards of education must provide that a parent or legal guardian is entitled to review tests that are developed by and graded by a teacher of the parent or legal guardian's child; revises other provisions relative to parental inspection of school materials. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 70.

Sponsor: Janince Bowling

As enacted, revises provisions governing the controlled substance database. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10.

Sponsor: Barry Doss

As enacted, extends the state protest committee, June 30, 2017; requires the committee to appear before the joint government operations subcommittee on judiciary and government no later than December 31, 2014, to update the subcommittee on the status of the issues raised in the committee's 2013 governmental entity review hearing. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 4, Chapter 56.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, prohibits the commissioner from adding points to a driver record involving accidents that were reported on the Tennessee Uniform Traffic Crash Report as a "vehicle special use (09) police", "(10) ambulance", or "(11) fire apparatus" and on which the driver presence is reported as "driver operated government vehicle", so long as the driver is not charged with vehicular assault, vehicular homicide, aggravated vehicular homicide, reckless driving, or DUI. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10 and Title 55, Chapter 50.

Sponsor: Harry Brooks

As enacted, revises provisions governing personal responsibility plans in regard to receipt of temporary financial aid to require attendance at certain school conferences and parenting classes and participation in certain support services. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 1.

Sponsor: Stacey Campfield

As enacted, creates the offense of continuous sexual abuse of a child. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Sponsor: Vince Dean

As enacted, enacts the "Flexible Credit Act". - Amends TCA Title 45.

Sponsor: Steve Southerland

As enacted, enacts the "Healthy Workplace Act", which requires TACIR to create a model policy for employers to prevent abusive conduct in the workplace, which policy may be adopted by employers. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 1.

Sponsor: Antonio Parkinson

As enacted, allows department of revenue to issue registration valid for 18 months instead of 12 for certain businesses engaged in the rental of motor vehicles, trucks and trailers for periods of 31 days or less. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4.

Sponsor: Charles Sargent

As enacted, specifies that it is not a violation of a "red alone or stop" signal unless the front tires of a vehicle cross the stop line after the signal is red.

Sponsor: Frank Niceley

As enacted, under certain conditions, exempts from use tax, persons who purchased and registered a boat in another state, relocated to Tennessee, and brought the boat into Tennessee for personal use. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Joseph Hensley

As enacted, designates the month of August as "Women in STEM" month to raise awareness of the opportunities for women to pursue a career in a STEM related field; STEM refers to the fields of study science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Lowe Finney

As enacted, revises various provisions regarding real and personal property taxes, including provisions governing property tax freeze, reviews of parcels and electronic filing. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

As enacted, authorizes the certification of registered nurse first assistants. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 7.

Sponsor: Cameron Sexton

As enacted, directs the department of transportation to conduct a preliminary study to determine the feasibility of a monorail public transportation system along the Nashville southeast corridor that connects downtown Murfreesboro to downtown Nashville along interstate 24.

Sponsor: Bill Ketron

As enacted, requires for-profit animal crematories to provide receipts to persons who bring animals for cremation at the time that the remains are left and at the time that the remains are picked up; failure to issue the receipts will be a Class E felony; exempts veterinarians from requirement. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 44; Title 62, Chapter 5; Title 68 and Title 69, Chapter 3.

Sponsor: John Windle

As enacted, removes the requirement that an automobile retail seller must insure its GAP waiver obligation when the automobile retail seller does not assign the financing agreement of which a GAP waiver is a part to anyone other than the retail seller's related finance company. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 59.

Sponsor: Steve Southerland

As enacted, authorizes the treasurer to provide an annual sponsorship for a remembrance fund for homicide victims not to exceed $850 from the criminal injuries compensation fund. - Amends TCA Section 29-13-116.

Sponsor: Terri Lynn Weaver

As enacted, expands the applicability of the Tourism Development Authority Act to include Shelby County and its municipalities; adds to the powers of a tourism development authority. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 69, Part 1.

Sponsor: Steve McManus

As enacted, under certain conditions, exempts from use tax, persons who purchased and registered a boat in another state, relocated to Tennessee, and brought the boat into Tennessee for personal use. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Barry Doss

As enacted, establishes that the general assembly appoints and recalls delegates to Article V convention; requires delegates to abide by instructions given to delegates by the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 3.

Sponsor: Kevin Brooks

As enacted, revises provisions governing motor vehicle producers leasing vehicles to eligible employees. - Amends TCA Section 55-17-123.

Sponsor: David Alexander

As enacted, makes certain changes and additions to present law concerning the gross receipts tax in regard to businesses in Classification 5; adds persons engaged in the business of making sales as a natural gas marketer to Classification 5. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As enacted, enacts the "Three Stars of Tennessee Award" to recognize peace officers, firefighters, and medical first responders killed or who suffered a career-ending injury in the line of duty. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1.

Sponsor: Ryan Haynes

As enacted, restructures the commission and revises related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8, Chapter 50 and Title 68, Chapter 1.

Sponsor: Jimmy Matlock

As enacted, enacts "The Capital Punishment Enforcement Act", which provides that if the lethal injection method of carrying out the punishment of death is found to be unconstitutional or the commissioner certifies to the governor that an essential ingredient for that method is unavailable, the method of carrying out the death sentence is electrocution. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 23, Part 1.

Sponsor: Dennis Powers

As enacted, revises qualifications for employee and server permits issued by the commission. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4 and Title 57, Chapter 3.

Sponsor: Bill Sanderson

As enacted, enacts the "Unclaimed Life Insurance Benefits Act". - Amends TCA Title 56; Title 62 and Title 66.

Sponsor: Charles Sargent

As enacted, enacts the "Neighborhood Preservation Nonprofit Corporation Act". - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 29; Title 38; Title 48; Title 66 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Reginald Tate

As enacted, makes various changes to regulation of prescription drugs; prohibits health care prescribers from dispensing opioids and benzodiazepines, with certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 3; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 53 and Title 63.

Sponsor: Tony Shipley

As enacted, enacts the "Brian Byrge Act", which allows certain part-time employees of the state university and community college system to enroll in one course per semester at a community college or state college of applied technology without paying tuition charges or maintenance fees. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7 and Title 49, Chapter 7.

Sponsor: Dennis Powers

As enacted, authorizes LEAs to adjust the salary schedules of persons employed by the LEAs in nonteaching positions based upon a compensation study, if there has been a change since the beginning of the previous school term in the boundaries of an LEA or if, due to the creation or reactivation of an LEA, students are shifted from one LEA to another. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Mark White

As enacted, redefines "serious bodily injury" to include a broken bone of a child who is 12 years of age or younger; revises the provision whereby an order authorizing a wiretap or electronic surveillance must require that reports be made to the judge who issued the order showing what progress has been made toward achievement of the authorized objective and the need for continued interception. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Sponsor: Becky Massey

As enacted, prohibits a governmental entity or law enforcement agency from obtaining the location information of an electronic device without a search warrant except under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 6.

Sponsor: Mae Beavers

As enacted, provides for the naming of certain roads and bridges in honor of certain specified persons, and provides for the placement of other certain signage. - Amends TCA Title 54.

Sponsor: Jim Tracy

As enacted, allows student who was enrolled in the 2012-2013 academic year in an eligible postsecondary program and who is enrolled in the 2013-2014 academic year in the eligible postsecondary program for the student's second year of study to be eligible for award of a STEP UP scholarship for the 2013-2014 academic year, provided that the student meets the continuation requirements under present law for receipt of the scholarship; establishes related requirements. - Amends TCA Section 49-4-943.

Sponsor: Doug Overbey

As enacted, requires a person convicted of manufacturing methamphetamine to serve at least 180 days in confinement and a person convicted of possession of methamphetamine to serve at least 30 days in confinement; specifies that the minimum mandatory sentences will not prohibit persons who are convicted of methamphetamine offenses from participating in a drug or recovery court and receiving sentence credit for up to the full amount of the mandatory minimum sentence. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4.

Sponsor: Mae Beavers

As enacted, establishes requirements that must be met in order for a local government or any transit authority created by any local government to construct, maintain or operate any bus rapid transit system using a separate lane, or other separate right-of-way, dedicated to the use of such bus rapid transit system on any state highway or state highway right-of-way. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 54; Title 64 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Jeremy Durham

As enacted, extends pilot project for assisted outpatient treatment for two years until June 30, 2015. - Amends TCA Title 33, Chapter 6, Part 6.

Sponsor: Ryan Haynes

As enacted, prohibits a governmental entity or law enforcement agency from obtaining the location information of an electronic device without a search warrant except under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 6.

Sponsor: James Van Huss

As enacted, requires the commissioner of human services, in consultation with various governmental and non-governmental entities that serve poor people, to conduct a study of poverty in Tennessee and submit a state anti-poverty plan to the governor and the general assembly by January 15, 2015. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71.

Sponsor: Raumesh Akbari

As enacted, revises certain provisions governing projects and qualified public use facilities to change the amount of the aggregate investment of public or private funds from "in excess of $200 million" to "in excess of $75 million". - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 53 and Title 7, Chapter 88.

Sponsor: Reginald Tate

As enacted, removes the requirement that an automobile retail seller must insure its GAP waiver obligation when the automobile retail seller does not assign the financing agreement of which a GAP waiver is a part to anyone other than the retail seller's related finance company. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 59.

Sponsor: Mary Littleton

As enacted, authorizes the certification of registered nurse first assistants. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 7.

Sponsor: Charlotte Burks

As enacted, revises qualifications for employee and server permits issued by the commission. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4 and Title 57, Chapter 3.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

As enacted, establishes requirements for curriculum regarding certain American documents; revises provisions regarding curriculum for educating students about government; revises other related provisions; requires report by state board of education. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Timothy Hill

As enacted, specifies that it is not a defense to prosecution for the offense of bribery of a public servant that the person who sought to influence a public official took action on behalf of a public or private organization, corporation, union, agency or other entity, for purposes of an organizing campaign or any other lawful purpose; revises offense of extortion; redefines "riot". - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14; Title 39, Chapter 16 and Title 39, Chapter 17.

Sponsor: Brian Kelsey

As enacted, authorizes the treasurer to provide an annual sponsorship for a remembrance fund for homicide victims not to exceed $850 from the criminal injuries compensation fund. - Amends TCA Section 29-13-116.

Sponsor: Steven Dickerson

As enacted, requires a person applying for expunction of criminal records to pay the appropriate court clerk’s fee, in addition to any other fees required unless the person is entitled to have such records removed and destroyed without cost. - Amends TCA Section 8-21-401 and Title 40.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

As enacted, permits the transfer, dispensation, possession, or administering of certain cannabis oil as part of a clinical research study on the treatment of intractable seizures when supervised by a physician practicing at a hospital or associated clinic affiliated with a university having a college or school of medicine. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 53 and Title 63.

Sponsor: Todd Gardenhire

As enacted, provides that duty-free teacher time for instructional planning shall be allocated on an individual basis. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Becky Massey

As enacted, allows the state board of equalization to correct an error in the computation of a certified tax rate; makes corrected rate applicable to the tax year in which the certified tax rate is calculated if the error is corrected before the tax billing date and in the next tax year if the error is corrected after the tax billing date. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Sponsor: Steve McDaniel

As enacted, restructures the textbook commission and the textbook selection process; renames the commission to be the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, creates an exemption for Anderson County to the requirement for an affirmative vote by a majority of the membership of a school board in order to disburse funds from the LEA's dedicated education fund. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: John Ragan

As enacted, adds new money laundering offenses for knowingly using property with intent to obtain, purchase, display, sell, conceal, comingle, or transport criminal proceeds or commit TennCare fraud; provides for forfeiture of assets and proceeds used in such violations. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 9.

Sponsor: Lowe Finney

As enacted, creates the offense of continuous sexual abuse of a child. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

As enacted, requires the commissioner of human services, in consultation with various governmental and non-governmental entities that serve poor people, to conduct a study of poverty in Tennessee and submit a state anti-poverty plan to the governor and the general assembly by January 15, 2015. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71.

Sponsor: Lowe Finney

As enacted, requires for-profit animal crematories to provide receipts to persons who bring animals for cremation at the time that the remains are left and at the time that the remains are picked up; failure to issue the receipts will be a Class E felony; exempts veterinarians from requirement. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 44; Title 62, Chapter 5; Title 68 and Title 69, Chapter 3.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

As enacted, makes out-of-state medical laboratories subject to rebate prohibition in medical laboratory statute and other provisions of that statute deemed necessary by the medical laboratory board to protect the public. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 29.

Sponsor: Jimmy Matlock

As enacted, revises various provisions concerning employment litigation in Tennessee. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21; Title 8, Chapter 50 and Title 50, Chapter 1.

Sponsor: Vance Dennis

As enacted, redefines "serious bodily injury" to include a broken bone of a child who is 12 years of age or younger; revises the provision whereby an order authorizing a wiretap or electronic surveillance must require that reports be made to the judge who issued the order showing what progress has been made toward achievement of the authorized objective and the need for continued interception. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Sponsor: Barrett Rich

As enacted, makes certain changes and additions to present law concerning the gross receipts tax in regard to businesses in Classification 5; adds persons engaged in the business of making sales as a natural gas marketer to Classification 5. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Sponsor: Charles Sargent

As enacted, restructures the commission and revises related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8, Chapter 50 and Title 68, Chapter 1.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, revises various provisions of law concerning post mortem examinations. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 7, Part 1.

Sponsor: Kent Calfee

As enacted, exempts certain entities from the Tennessee Collection Service Act. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 20.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As enacted, allows the state board of equalization to correct an error in the computation of a certified tax rate; makes corrected rate applicable to the tax year in which the certified tax rate is calculated if the error is corrected before the tax billing date and in the next tax year if the error is corrected after the tax billing date. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

As enacted, extends the state building commission, June 30, 2017; requires the commission to appear before the joint government operations subcommittee on judiciary and government no later than December 31, 2014, to update the subcommittee on the status of the issues raised in the commission's 2013 governmental entity review hearing. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 15, Part 1 and Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2.

Sponsor: Judd Matheny

As enacted, extends to all registered sexual offenders certain residential, work and other restrictions that currently apply only to registered sexual offenders whose victims were minors; does not apply to restriction on obtaining sexual offender treatment or attending a sexual offender treatment program. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 2.

Sponsor: Joe Pitts

As enacted, extends the state building commission, June 30, 2017; requires the commission to appear before the joint government operations subcommittee on judiciary and government no later than December 31, 2014, to update the subcommittee on the status of the issues raised in the commission's 2013 governmental entity review hearing. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 15, Part 1 and Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, adds new money laundering offenses for knowingly using property with intent to obtain, purchase, display, sell, conceal, comingle, or transport criminal proceeds or commit TennCare fraud; provides for forfeiture of assets and proceeds used in such violations. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 9.

Sponsor: Raumesh Akbari

As enacted, requires the department of education to maintain the unique personal identification numbers of students of active duty military or reserve component parents or guardians in a separate database to identify and track these students if the students move to different schools across the state and country. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Joe Pitts

As introduced, subject to local approval, rewrites the city charter. - Amends Chapter 615 of the Private Acts of 1911; as amended.

Sponsor: Ryan Williams

As introduced, subject to local approval, removes the requirement that the tax assessor or deputy tax assessor stamp or make a physical notation on certain conveyances of real property. - Amends Chapter 46 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As enacted, combines the geologists and soil scientists funds to create the new geologist and soil scientist regulatory fund, with moneys from the fund to be used to defray expenses of the Soil Scientist Licensure Act and the Geologist Licensure Act. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 18, Part 2 and Title 62, Chapter 36.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As introduced, subject to local approval, rewrites the city charter. - Amends Chapter 615 of the Private Acts of 1911; as amended.

Sponsor: Charlotte Burks

As introduced, subject to local approval, authorizes the registered voters of the city to initiate a recall of an incumbent of an elective city office. - Amends Chapter 519 of the Private Acts of 1953; as amended.

Sponsor: Cameron Sexton

As enacted, prohibits any employer from introducing the results of a voice stress analysis performed on an employee to prove misconduct by the employee at any hearing or other employment procedure in which the employee is entitled to due process. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 50.

Sponsor: Reginald Tate

As enacted, permits courts and not just chancellors to reopen bidding on judicial sales; clarifies that a court clerk is empowered to take certain actions regarding the acceptance of an advance bid and the reopening of bidding at no additional fee, commission or cost, but the clerk is not to take those actions if a court order specifically prohibits the acceptance of an advance bid. - Amends TCA Title 35, Chapter 5.

Sponsor: Rusty Crowe

As enacted, enacts the "Noah Dean and Nate Act" to lessen the likelihood of electric shock drowning near marinas and boat docks. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 6; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 70.

Sponsor: Steve Southerland

As enacted, combines the geologists and soil scientists funds to create the new geologist and soil scientist regulatory fund, with moneys from the fund to be used to defray expenses of the Soil Scientist Licensure Act and the Geologist Licensure Act. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 18, Part 2 and Title 62, Chapter 36.

Sponsor: Curtis Halford

As introduced, permits judges of General Sessions Courts in Rutherford County to appoint court officers, including legal secretaries, law clerks, Civil and Probate Court Coordinators, and Juvenile Court Magistrates. - Amends Chapter 384 of the Private Acts of 1947; as amended.

Sponsor: Bill Ketron

As introduced, subject to local approval, authorizes the registered voters of the city to initiate a recall of an incumbent of an elective city office. - Amends Chapter 519 of the Private Acts of 1953; as amended.

Sponsor: Charlotte Burks

As introduced, subject to local approval, removes the requirement that the tax assessor or deputy tax assessor stamp or make a physical notation on certain conveyances of real property. - Amends Chapter 46 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended.

Sponsor: Debra Moody

As enacted, provides that an individual who is an inmate of a public institution will have eligibility for medical assistance suspended but not terminated during periods of actual incarceration; an individual who is an inmate of a public institution will be eligible for temporary reinstatement of medical assistance for care received outside of a jail or correctional facility in a hospital or other health care facility for more than 24 hours; and a public institution may make efforts to establish eligibility for or renew assistance for such individuals prior to their release from the public institution. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 12; Title 33; Title 38; Title 41; Title 56 and Title 71.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, permits courts and not just chancellors to reopen bidding on judicial sales; clarifies that a court clerk is empowered to take certain actions regarding the acceptance of an advance bid and the reopening of bidding at no additional fee, commission or cost, but the clerk is not to take those actions if a court order specifically prohibits the acceptance of an advance bid. - Amends TCA Title 35, Chapter 5.

Sponsor: Matthew Hill

As enacted, specifies that a bond will remain in effect until the court renders the defendant's sentence, if the disposition of the case is a conviction or a plea of guilty; specifies that after such a disposition and before the sentence is rendered, the bond will not negatively impact the surety. - Amends TCA Section 40-11-138.

Sponsor: Vince Dean

As enacted, prohibits any employer from introducing the results of a voice stress analysis performed on an employee to prove misconduct by the employee at any hearing or other employment procedure in which the employee is entitled to due process. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 50.

Sponsor: Michael Turner

As introduced, permits judges of General Sessions Courts in Rutherford County to appoint court officers, including legal secretaries, law clerks, Civil and Probate Court Coordinators, and Juvenile Court Magistrates. - Amends Chapter 384 of the Private Acts of 1947; as amended.

Sponsor: Joe Carr

As enacted, reorganizes existing eminent domain law in Tennessee Code Annotated. - Amends TCA Title 6; Title 7; Title 9; Title 11; Title 12; Title 13; Title 29; Title 42; Title 54; Title 59; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 70.

Sponsor: Joseph Hensley

As introduced, subject to local approval, rewrites the city charter. - Amends Chapter 65 of the Acts of 1905; as amended.

Sponsor: Janince Bowling

As introduced, subject to local approval, permits the text of every ordinance to be made available to the public in any medium, rather than solely in a newspaper of general circulation; changes the requirement that each ordinance be read and passed from three separate days to two separate days. - Amends Chapter 213 of the Private Acts of 1992; as amended.

Sponsor: Billy Spivey

As introduced, subject to local approval, rewrites the city charter. - Amends Chapter 65 of the Acts of 1905; as amended.

Sponsor: Judd Matheny

As introduced, subject to local approval, permits the text of every ordinance to be made available to the public in any medium, rather than solely in a newspaper of general circulation; changes the requirement that each ordinance be read and passed from three separate days to two separate days. - Amends Chapter 213 of the Private Acts of 1992; as amended.

Sponsor: Janince Bowling

As introduced, transfers, effective July 1, 2014, the clerical duties for the probate court from the circuit court clerk to the clerk and master, and transfers all jurisdiction relating to probate matters from the general sessions court to the chancery court. - Amends Chapter 302 of the Private Acts of 1982.

Sponsor: David Alexander

As introduced, subject to local approval, moves the town's elections from March in odd numbered years to coincide with the regular November election in even numbered years; extends terms in order to move election dates. - Amends Chapter 133 of the Private Acts of 1986; as amended.

Sponsor: Timothy Hill

As introduced, subject to local approval, removes authority of recorder, mayor or vice-mayor to also serve as city judge; removes authority of city to levy motor vehicle registration fees; creates staggered terms of office for the board of mayor and aldermen. - Amends Chapter 403 of the Private Acts of 1951; as amended.

Sponsor: Mark Green

As introduced, subject to local approval, amends the County Employees' Retirement Act to comply with changes in the Internal Revenue Code due to the passage of certain federal acts. - Amends Chapter 557 of the Private Acts of 1939; as amended.

Sponsor: Vince Dean

As introduced, subject to local approval, amends the County Department of Education Insurance and Pension Fund Employees' Retirement Act to comply with changes in the Internal Revenue Code due to the passage of certain federal acts. - Amends Chapter 689 of the Private Acts of 1937; as amended.

Sponsor: Bo Watson

As introduced, subject to local approval, amends the County Department of Education Insurance and Pension Fund Employees' Retirement Act to comply with changes in the Internal Revenue Code due to the passage of certain federal acts. - Amends Chapter 689 of the Private Acts of 1937; as amended.

Sponsor: Richard Floyd

As introduced, subject to local approval, revises the charter. - Amends Chapter 519 of the Private Acts of 1953; as amended.

Sponsor: Charlotte Burks

As introduced, subject to local approval, removes authority of recorder, mayor or vice-mayor to also serve as city judge; removes authority of city to levy motor vehicle registration fees; creates staggered terms of office for the board of mayor and aldermen. - Amends Chapter 403 of the Private Acts of 1951; as amended.

Sponsor: John Tidwell

As introduced, subject to local approval, revises Greeneville's charter to move local elections from June to August; deletes obsolete language; specifies appeal procedures; and makes other various changes to the city's charter. - Amends Chapter 563 of the Acts of 1903; as amended.

Sponsor: Steve Southerland

As introduced, subject to local approval, authorizes city council to prescribe by ordinance a dollar limit over which competitive bidding is required, absent a general state law exception. - Amends Chapter 568 of the Private Acts of 1939; as amended.

Sponsor: William Lamberth

As introduced, subject to local approval, removes the residency requirement from consideration when appointing the city attorney. - Amends Chapter 87 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended.

Sponsor: Brian Kelsey

As introduced, subject to local approval, amends the County Department of Education Insurance and Pension Fund Employees' Retirement Act to comply with changes in the Internal Revenue Code due to the passage of certain federal acts. - Amends Chapter 689 of the Private Acts of 1937; as amended.

Sponsor: Vince Dean

As introduced, subject to local approval, empowers the board of mayor and aldermen with subpoena authority in certain circumstances; allows ordinances and the budget to be passed on second instead of third reading; restricts board member's eligibility for position of city manager in certain circumstances; allows the chief financial officer to act as the purchasing agent if there is a vacancy in the office of city manager; allows the board to waive the residency requirement for the city manager by 2/3 vote; provides that the city clerk is appointed by majority vote of the board instead of elected by the voters of the city. - Amends Chapter 238 of the Acts of 1903; as amended.

Sponsor: Ron Lollar

As introduced, subject to local approval, revises the composition of the board for the hospital authority operating Erlanger Hospital. - Amends Chapter 297 of the Private Acts of 1976; as amended.

Sponsor: Todd Gardenhire

As introduced, subject to local approval, requires that one road board member of road board district 5, instead of road board district 1, be elected at the August 2012 election; requires that one road board member of road board district 1, instead of road board district 5, be elected at the August 2014 election; replaces erroneous reference to “county judge” with “county executive”. - Amends Chapter 55 of the Private Acts of 1951; as amended.

Sponsor: Jim Tracy

As introduced, to authorize an advisory referendum relative to the location of a portion of U.S. 70 South in Cannon County.

Sponsor: Mae Beavers

As introduced, subject to local approval, moves the town's elections from March in odd numbered years to coincide with the regular November election in even numbered years; extends terms in order to move election dates. - Amends Chapter 133 of the Private Acts of 1986; as amended.

Sponsor: Ronald Ramsey

As introduced, subject to local approval, increases the number of members on the board of education from 5 to 7. - Amends Chapter 50 of the Private Acts of 1971; as amended.

Sponsor: Mark Pody

As introduced, subject to local approval, rewrites the town charter to clarify the duties of the town recorder, town attorney, and town judge; revises the town budget and tax provisions; adds conflict of interest provisions governing town officers and employees. - Amends Chapter 193 of the Private Acts of 1947; as amended.

Sponsor: John Stevens

As introduced, subject to local approval, removes the residency requirement from consideration when appointing the city attorney. - Amends Chapter 87 of the Private Acts of 1985; as amended.

Sponsor: Mark White

As introduced, subject to local approval, authorizes that salaries of the mayor, vice-mayor and aldermen be set by resolution of the board of mayor and aldermen rather than setting specific salary amounts in the charter. - Amends Chapter 43 of the Private Acts of 2001.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As enacted, changes the name of the city of Lake City to the city of Rocky Top. - Amends Chapter 227 of the Private Acts of 1992; and any other acts amendatory thereto.

Sponsor: Randy McNally

As introduced, subject to local approval, repeals the democratic party executive committee in Dekalb County. - Amends Chapter 771 of the Private Acts of 1949 and Chapter 374 of the Private Acts of 1972; as amended.

Sponsor: Mae Beavers

As introduced, subject to local approval, amends the County Employees' Retirement Act to comply with changes in the Internal Revenue Code due to the passage of certain federal acts. - Amends Chapter 557 of the Private Acts of 1939; as amended.

Sponsor: Richard Floyd

As enacted, changes the name of the city of Lake City to the city of Rocky Top. - Amends Chapter 227 of the Private Acts of 1992; and any other acts amendatory thereto.

Sponsor: John Ragan

As introduced, subject to local approval, rewrites the town charter to clarify the duties of the town recorder, town attorney, and town judge; revises the town budget and tax provisions; adds conflict of interest provisions governing town officers and employees. - Amends Chapter 193 of the Private Acts of 1947; as amended.

Sponsor: Bill Sanderson

As introduced, subject to local approval, rewrites the city charter. - Amends Chapter 49 of the Acts of 1891; as amended.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

As introduced, subject to local approval, amends the County Employees' Retirement Act to comply with changes in the Internal Revenue Code due to the passage of certain federal acts. - Amends Chapter 557 of the Private Acts of 1939; as amended.

Sponsor: Bo Watson

As introduced, subject to local approval, establishes designated seats for candidates seeking the office of commissioner. - Amends Chapter 396 of the Private Acts of 1941; as amended.

Sponsor: Janince Bowling

As enacted, specifies how proceeds from the sale and conveyance of surplus real property or improvements used for state forestry or other operations of the department of agriculture are to be used; revises other various statutory provisions required for implementation of the annual appropriations act, including provisions regarding carry forwards and transfers of funds to the general fund. - 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 36; 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: Mark Norris

As enacted, enacts the “Tennessee Patient Safety Cosmetic Medical Procedures Act". - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 4 and Title 63.

Sponsor: Joseph Hensley

As enacted, requires the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy at the university to perform a study on the economic feasibility of creating and utilizing a statewide comprehensive energy policy. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 11; Title 49; Title 60; Title 64; Title 65 and Title 68.

Sponsor: John Ragan

As enacted, revises various provisions relative to workers' compensation. - Amends TCA Section 50-6-102; Section 50-6-104; Section 50-6-118; Section 50-6-125; Section 50-6-204; Section 50-6-207; Section 50-6-242; Section 50-6-412; Section 50-6-501; Section 50-6-902 and Title 50, Chapter 9, Part 1.

Sponsor: Gerald McCormick

As enacted, charges the board of examiners in psychology with overseeing the practice of behavior analysis; creates the applied behavior analyst licensing committee; increases board from nine to 10 members; revises other related provisions and establishments requirements for the practice of behavior analysis. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 63.

Sponsor: Brian Kelsey

As enacted, revises provisions governing the sale of products containing ephedrine and pseudoephedrine. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As enacted, specifies how proceeds from the sale and conveyance of surplus real property or improvements used for state forestry or other operations of the department of agriculture are to be used; revises other various statutory provisions required for implementation of the annual appropriations act, including provisions regarding carry forwards and transfers of funds to the general fund. - 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 36; 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, authorizes growing of industrial hemp subject to regulation by the department of agriculture. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 43; Title 53 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Frank Niceley

As enacted, requires the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy at the university to perform a study on the economic feasibility of creating and utilizing a statewide comprehensive energy policy. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 11; Title 49; Title 60; Title 64; Title 65 and Title 68.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As enacted, enacts the "Data Accessibility, Transparency and Accountability Act"; establishes requirements for the adoption of educational standards and the requesting of proposals for student assessments; prohibits the state from adopting common core standards in any subjects other than math and English language arts; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

As enacted, allows persons owning property in the City of Doyle to vote in city elections if they own at least a 50 percent fee simple interest in a parcel of real property of at least 5,000 square feet or appraised for tax purposes at not less than $3,000 for the six-month period immediately preceding an election. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 6.

Sponsor: Paul Bailey

As enacted, makes appropriations for fiscal years beginning July 1, 2013, and July 1, 2014.

Sponsor: Charles Sargent

As enacted, permits judge, as a condition of probation, to order a 2nd or 3rd time DUI offender to participate in a substance abuse treatment program; revises other related provisions regarding probation options for certain DUI offenders. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 35, Part 3 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4.

Sponsor: Gerald McCormick

As enacted, enacts the "Data Accessibility, Transparency and Accountability Act"; establishes requirements for the adoption of educational standards and the requesting of proposals for student assessments; prohibits the state from adopting common core standards in any subjects other than math and English language arts; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Bill Dunn

As enacted, enacts the “Tennessee Patient Safety Cosmetic Medical Procedures Act". - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 4 and Title 63.

Sponsor: Tony Shipley

As enacted, revises various provisions relative to workers' compensation. - Amends TCA Section 50-6-102; Section 50-6-104; Section 50-6-118; Section 50-6-125; Section 50-6-204; Section 50-6-207; Section 50-6-242; Section 50-6-412; Section 50-6-501; Section 50-6-902 and Title 50, Chapter 9, Part 1.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As enacted, requires the posting of a bond or other guarantee for unfinished streets and other infrastructure projects in an approved subdivision plat before a building permit may be issued; requires that the approved subdivision plat be recorded in the county register of deeds before a building permit may be issued. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 3, Part 4 and Title 13, Chapter 4, Part 3.

Sponsor: Susan Lynn

As enacted, revises various provisions relating to restaurants and limited service restaurants and the sale of alcoholic beverages. - Amends TCA Title 57.

Sponsor: Michael Turner

As enacted, creates separate offenses for the manufacture, delivery, sale, or possession with intent to manufacture, deliver or sell methamphetamine and for possession or causal exchange of methamphetamine. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4.

Sponsor: Mark Green

As enacted, establishes appeals process for persons who are determined ineligible for TennCare nursing facility services or who are involuntarily discharged from a nursing facility. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 14.

Sponsor: Doug Overbey

As introduced, subject to local approval, allows treasurer, recorder and chief of police to be appointed by majority vote of the aldermen and mayor; permits individuals who live in or within 15 miles of the city limits, rather than just town residents, to serve as corporate officers. - Amends Chapter 450 of the Acts of 1901; as amended.

Sponsor: Lowe Finney

As introduced, subject to local approval, moves the election of mayor and city council to coincide with the regular November election beginning in 2014; increases salaries for mayor and council members effective after the 2014 and 2016 elections for such persons based on reelection dates; changes date and time of mayoral and city elections; revises provisions relating to petitions for recall, referendums and initiatives to coincide with general law. - Amends Chapter 327 of the Acts of 1903; as amended.

Sponsor: Kent Calfee

As enacted, broadens scope of handgun permit holder's right to transport and store a firearm or firearm ammunition in certain motor vehicle parking lots without criminal liability under Tennessee law, unless expressly prohibited by federal law. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1313(a).

Sponsor: Debra Moody

As enacted, enacts the "Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act". - Amends TCA Title 36.

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

As enacted, establishes requirements for obtaining identification when certain drugs are dispensed. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 11, Part 3.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

As enacted, specifies that the provisions regarding suspensions imposed by the director of schools for three days or less apply to suspensions of teachers. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Joe Pitts

As enacted, defines "college" and regulates the use of the word "college" in the name of a postsecondary educational institution. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 20.

Sponsor: Judd Matheny

As enacted, confers jurisdiction over public nuisance claims on courts designated as environmental courts by Chapter 212 of the Public Acts of 1993 or Chapter 667 of the Public Acts of 2002. - Amends TCA Section 29-3-102.

Sponsor: Jason Powell

As enacted, extends the advisory council on state procurement, June 30, 2017; requires council to appear before joint government operations subcommittee on judiciary and government no later than December 31, 2014, to update status of issues raised in 2013 hearing. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 4, Chapter 56.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, removes NBA and NHL players from being subject to the occupational privilege tax; removal of NBA players from being subject to tax to take effect June 1, 2016. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 17.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As enacted, authorizes LEAs to adopt a salary schedule that is identical in either structure or designated salary levels or both to the salary schedule the LEA had in place during the 2012-2013 school year, with such schedule containing steps for each year of service up to and including 20 years and for the attainment of advanced degrees at the level of masters, masters plus 45 hours of graduate credit, specialist in education and doctor of education or doctor of philosophy; the schedule may not result in the reduction of the salary of a teacher employed by the LEA at the time of the adoption of the salary schedule. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 5.

Sponsor: Rusty Crowe

As enacted, extends the Tennessee board of judicial conduct, June 30, 2018; revises the provision for members who are "not judges" to instead provide for members who are "not salaried judges"; requires that the board include specific voting information for each board member in its quarterly reports that are submitted to the chief clerk of each chamber of the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 17, Chapter 5, Part 2.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, authorizes prescribers to dispense a sample of a non-narcotic Schedule V controlled substance in a quantity limited to an amount that is adequate to treat the patient for a maximum of 14 days. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 53; Title 63; Chapter 336 of the Public Acts of 2013 and Chapter 880 of the Public Acts of 2012.

Sponsor: Randy McNally

As enacted, permits teachers and principals to select the student achievement measures that represent 15 percent of their evaluations, if they cannot agree with their evaluators on what should be used; requires the department of education to verify the evaluation measures to ensure that the evaluations correspond with the teaching assignment of each individual teacher and the duty assignments of each individual principal. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Becky Massey

As enacted, enacts the "Fair Disclosure of State Funded Payments for Pharmacists' Services Act". - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 63.

Sponsor: Roger Kane

As enacted, requires the department of education to collaborate with institutions of higher education to formally address dyslexia and similar reading disorders by providing K-12 educators and teachers web-based or in-person training, providing effective instruction for teaching students with dyslexia using appropriate scientific research and brain-based multisensory intervention methods and strategies; requires certain reporting. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Becky Massey

As enacted, establishes provisions governing the school assignment and other education-related issues regarding juveniles adjudicated delinquent as result of certain acts. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 49.

Sponsor: Courtney Rogers

As enacted, specifies that in divorce proceeding involving domestic abuse within the marriage, any debt owed for any batterer's intervention or rehabilitation programs will be attributed to the abuser only. - Amends TCA Title 36.

Sponsor: Bob Ramsey

As enacted, makes it an offense to knowingly establish, promote, or operate any pyramid promotional scheme. - Amends TCA Title 47.

Sponsor: Jeremy Durham

As enacted, allows a magistrate to issue a search warrant based on information communicated by telephone or other reliable electronic means in certain situations. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Sponsor: William Lamberth

As enacted, authorizes a winery licensed under the Grape and Wine Law that has a total annual wine production of 50,000 gallons or less to obtain an additional self-distribution permit from the alcoholic beverage commission in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Section 57-3-207.

Sponsor: Glen Casada

As enacted, prohibits an individual, business or agency involved in the repossession of a vehicle from abandoning any personal property found in or on the vehicle for a period of 14 days following the repossession; establishes provisions governing the property being reclaimed by the owner. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 30; Title 47; Title 55, Chapter 5; Title 62 and Title 66.

Sponsor: Mike Sparks

As enacted, establishes a diesel gallon equivalent for purposes of determining the tax on liquefied gas. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Sponsor: Bo Watson

As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Litigation Financing Consumer Protection Act". - Amends TCA Title 45 and Title 47.

Sponsor: Curtis Johnson

As enacted, designates certain records held by the alcoholic beverage commission confidential and not subject to public inspection. - Amends TCA Section 10-7-504.

Sponsor: Bill Sanderson

As enacted, requires that whenever a business organization's address is required on a document to be filed with the secretary of state, and the United States postal service does not deliver mail to the address, then a mailing address that the United States postal service does deliver mail to shall be provided. - Amends TCA Title 48 and Title 61.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As enacted, provides that if the comptroller determines that annual appropriations would be insufficient to permit full payment of claims reflecting the income and value standards established in the tax relief provisions or in the annual appropriations act, the comptroller must calculate and apply a factor to uniformly adjust individual payments to permit all timely claims to be paid within the limits of the appropriation. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Sponsor: Charles Sargent

As enacted, allows the administrator of the division of workers' compensation to withdraw funds from the employee misclassification education and enforcement fund to provide benefits available through the uninsured employers fund. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6, Part 8.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As enacted, allows teachers scoring "significantly above expectations" on each of their last three evaluations to petition the commissioner of education for a waiver of any requirement for the renewal of their licenses. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5.

Sponsor: Ryan Haynes

As enacted, requires the board of barber examiners and the state board of cosmetology to issue an authorization to provide postsecondary education in this state to any school registered with the respective board in certain situations; specifies that any person claiming damage or loss as a result of any act or practice by a school or its agent, or both, that is a violation of the laws and rules governing cosmetologists and barbers may file with the board a verified complaint against the school or against its agent, or both. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 1, Part 2 and Title 62.

Sponsor: Timothy Wirgau

As enacted, defines "shredded" for purposes of the Solid Waste Management Act of 1991. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 16; Title 68, Chapter 211 and Chapter 457 of the Public Acts of 2013.

Sponsor: Janince Bowling

As enacted, revises various provisions governing bonds, loans, capital outlay notes, and other debt issued by local governments. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 9; Title 11; Title 12; Title 13; Title 40; Title 41; Title 42; Title 49; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69.

Sponsor: Curtis Johnson

As enacted, creates crimes of using an unmanned aircraft with intent to conduct surveillance and capturing or using an image captured by an unmanned aircraft. - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 39.

Sponsor: Curtis Johnson

As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Promise Scholarship Act of 2014"; revises certain provisions of the Tennessee HOPE scholarship program. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 7 and Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As enacted, removes authority of the state funding board to cancel bonds when a project was authorized to be financed with bonds but was financed in whole or in part with proceeds from a bond premium generated by the sale of bonds for another authorized project. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 9, Part 2.

Sponsor: Steve McManus

As enacted, allows imposition of penalties if electronic funds transfers are dishonored; allocates to the general fund proceeds from a certain state privilege tax; authorizes disclosure of tax information to local governments that is otherwise confidential, under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Sponsor: Gerald McCormick

As enacted, adds to the information each board regulating a provider must collect and provide to the department of health in order for the department to create individual profiles on licensees, the name of the supervising physician of a nurse practitioner who holds a certificate of fitness and of a physician assistant; revises related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Rusty Crowe

As enacted, increases, from five to six, the number of members on the event and marketing fund committee of Metro Nashville by adding an appointee who owns or operates a business within the central business improvement district. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 4.

Sponsor: Thelma Harper

As enacted, provides that any party that is not represented by legal counsel may request the services of a workers' compensation ombudsman by contacting the office of mediation services; in regard to the requirement that the governor appoint three qualified individuals to serve as judges on the workers' compensation appeals board who will each serve six-year terms, requires the governor to consult with the house and senate speakers in making those appointments. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Mae Beavers

As enacted, creates an exception to the offense of carrying a firearm in public without a handgun carry permit that the person carrying or possessing a firearm or ammunition in a motor vehicle is not otherwise prohibited from carrying a firearm and is in lawful possession of the motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, requires a municipality or public authority to include a resolution adopted by the county legislative body with any application for approval of the tourism development zone which would utilize any portion of the local option sales tax revenues that are designated for schools. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 88.

Sponsor: Ron Lollar

As enacted, prohibits the department of education from revoking or non-renewing an individual's license based on student growth data as represented by the Tennessee value-added assessment system (TVAAS), or some other comparable measure of student growth, if no such TVAAS data is available; removes provision whereby the state board of education is authorized to adopt policies for the revocation of licenses and certificates. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 1.

Sponsor: Jim Tracy

As enacted, authorizes LEAs that have established a teacher sick leave bank to allow employees who are not teachers, but who accrue sick leave, to participate in the LEA's teacher sick leave bank or classified employee sick bank. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 7 and Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 8.

Sponsor: Randy McNally

As enacted, names new TRICOR office building and warehouse complex in honor of Patricia Weiland. - Amends TCA Section 41-22-406.

Sponsor: Thelma Harper

As enacted, specifies that in divorce proceeding involving domestic abuse within the marriage, any debt owed for any batterer's intervention or rehabilitation programs will be attributed to the abuser only. - Amends TCA Title 36.

Sponsor: Doug Overbey

As enacted, requires the state board of education to establish guidelines whereby the department must prepare a fiscal analysis of any policy, rule or regulation proposed to the state board by the department if such proposal will financially impact an LEA. - Amends TCA Title 3 and Title 49.

Sponsor: Lowe Finney

As enacted, requires the department of education to report the number of student referrals by the LEAs to the juvenile court by schools, local school districts, gender and race in the department's annual report. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5; Title 37, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 6; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 1.

Sponsor: Reginald Tate

As enacted, specifies that a respondent has the right to present evidence, including testimony or other evidence from a physician, psychologist or senior psychological examiner of the respondent's choosing, and confront, as a cross-examiner, witnesses; specifies that if a court grants a protective order placing under seal the respondent's financial information, the order may not deny access to information regarding fees and expenses of the conservatorship.

Sponsor: Gary Odom

As enacted, extends the department of human services, June 30, 2018. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 1; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 12 and Title 71, Chapter 1.

Sponsor: Judd Matheny

As enacted, defines "shredded" for purposes of the Solid Waste Management Act of 1991. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 16; Title 68, Chapter 211 and Chapter 457 of the Public Acts of 2013.

Sponsor: Billy Spivey

As enacted, prohibits a person from claiming property that was purchased or maintained with funds by fraud or the ownership of which was maintained with funds obtained by fraud, as part of the personal property or homestead exemptions. - Amends TCA Title 26.

Sponsor: Mike Carter

As enacted, names new TRICOR office building and warehouse complex in honor of Patricia Weiland. - Amends TCA Section 41-22-406.

Sponsor: Harold Love

As enacted, transfers, effective July 1, 2014, the probate jurisdiction in Franklin County from the general sessions court to the chancery court and transfers the clerical duties for probate matters from the circuit court clerk to the clerk and master. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 17 and Title 18.

Sponsor: David Alexander

As enacted, authorizes, instead of requires, approval by the comptroller and attorney general for compromises of state tax liabilities; allows taxpayers to request informal conferences disputing proposed notices of assessments; requires any suit challenging an assessment to be filed within 90 days from the date of final assessment; revises other provisions regarding issuing and disputing assessments. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 1.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As enacted, requires dissemination by the department of education and LEAs to parents of information concerning state and LEA mandated tests. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Sheila Butt

As enacted, revises various present law provisions governing the statute of limitations for certain sexual offenses. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As enacted, revises provisions governing family life curriculum. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 13.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As enacted, allows the administrator of the division of workers' compensation to withdraw funds from the employee misclassification education and enforcement fund to provide benefits available through the uninsured employers fund. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6, Part 8.

Sponsor: Gerald McCormick

As enacted, requires that any notice of the lien provided to an owner or the owner's agent and any advertisement of a sale to satisfy the lien, if authorized, must include a brief description of the conveyance against which the lien exists and the vehicle identification number, if applicable and ascertainable; requires that garagekeeper and campgrounds must include the vehicle identification number, if ascertainable, in the notice and in the advertisement of the sale for such a lien. - Amends TCA Title 66.

Sponsor: Andy Holt

As enacted, revises laws relating to non-profit corporations. - Amends TCA Title 48.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As enacted, prohibits a person from claiming property that was purchased or maintained with funds by fraud or the ownership of which was maintained with funds obtained by fraud, as part of the personal property or homestead exemptions. - Amends TCA Title 26.

Sponsor: Todd Gardenhire

As enacted, establishes provisions governing the school assignment and other education-related issues regarding juveniles adjudicated delinquent as result of certain acts. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 49.

Sponsor: Ferrell Haile

As enacted, authorizes diversion grants. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 1.

Sponsor: Bo Watson

As enacted, extends the Tennessee board of judicial conduct, June 30, 2018; revises the provision for members who are "not judges" to instead provide for members who are "not salaried judges"; requires that the board include specific voting information for each board member in its quarterly reports that are submitted to the chief clerk of each chamber of the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 17, Chapter 5, Part 2.

Sponsor: Judd Matheny

As enacted, revises various cross-references addressing the nonapplicability or qualified applicability of certain provisions of the Tennessee Nonprofit Corporation Act to cooperatives. - Amends TCA Section 48-69-122 and Section 65-25-225.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As enacted, creates cause of action against a person who, in connection with the assertion of a United States patent, sends, or causes any person to send, any written or electronic communication that states that the intended recipient or any affiliated person is infringing or has infringed a patent and bears liability or owes compensation to another person, in certain situations. - Amends TCA Title 29.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, revises various provisions of the Postsecondary Education Authorization Act in regard to exempt institutions. - Amends TCA Section 49-7-2004.

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

As enacted, revises various provisions of the Postsecondary Education Authorization Act in regard to exempt institutions. - Amends TCA Section 49-7-2004.

Sponsor: Harry Brooks

As enacted, directs that a plan for the implementation of an apprentice program be created for certain state agencies. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 68, Chapter 1.

Sponsor: Susan Lynn

As enacted, enacts the "Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act". - Amends TCA Title 36.

Sponsor: John Ragan

As enacted, extends the allowable number of years for a school bus to be in service to 18 years; revises other provisions relate to the use and inspection of school buses. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 21.

Sponsor: Ron Travis

As enacted, declares that the general assembly occupies the whole field of regulation of firearms, ammunition, components of firearms or ammunition, or combinations thereof, prohibiting local regulation, with certain exceptions. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1314.

Sponsor: Mark Green

As enacted, requires the central procurement office, state building commission and department of transportation to establish policies and procedures to define and identify organizational conflicts of interest. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 56; Title 12, Chapter 4; Title 12, Chapter 3 and Title 41, Chapter 22.

Sponsor: Mark White

As enacted, revises the exemption to the maximum length requirements for motor vehicles on highways that applies to a motor vehicle towing a disabled motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 16 and Title 55, Chapter 7, Part 2.

Sponsor: Bill Dunn

As enacted, creates an exemption to the requirement that any garagekeeper or towing firms with an abandoned, immobile or unattended motor vehicle taken into custody by a police department notify the owner of record of such vehicle, which exemption will apply when the vehicle's owner or the owner's agent is present at the time that the vehicle is placed into the custody of the garagekeeper or towing firm; extends the present law length limit for a straight truck that is operated on the highways from 40 feet to 45 feet. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 54 and Title 55.

Sponsor: Vince Dean

As enacted, enacts the "Fair Disclosure of State Funded Payments for Pharmacists' Services Act". - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 63.

Sponsor: Randy McNally

As enacted, requires LEAs to survey students, within one month of the start of the 2014-2015 school year, as to the availability of internet access in their homes and report results to the department of education; the department will report the results to the governor and the education committees of the house and senate. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Joe Armstrong

As enacted, for tax years 2014 and 2015, annually raises the gross amount of a small estate that is below the statutory exemption and is not required to file a short form inheritance tax return. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 8.

Sponsor: Billy Spivey

As enacted, specifies that the laws governing state services for public officers and employees do not apply to any employees of the Tennessee rehabilitative initiative in correction (TRICOR) board; revises other provisions regarding such employees. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 30, Part 1 and Title 41, Chapter 22, Part 4.

Sponsor: Jim Tracy

As enacted, confers civil immunity upon a person who forcibly enters a motor vehicle for purpose of removing a minor locked or trapped inside the vehicle if the person has good faith belief that the minor is in imminent danger of suffering harm if not immediately removed. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 34, Part 2.

Sponsor: David Hawk

As enacted, extends the soil scientist advisory committee, June 30, 2018. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 62, Chapter 18, Part 2.

Sponsor: Judd Matheny

As enacted, specifies that federal conservation agencies are "qualified conservation organizations" which are permitted grantees of open space easements, for purposes of classifying certain agricultural land. - Amends TCA Section 67-5-1009.

Sponsor: Lowe Finney

As enacted, authorizes industrial development corporations in Shelby County to enter into certain loan agreements and to transfer assets as well as property held by the corporation. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 53.

Sponsor: Curry Todd

As enacted, extends the allowable number of years for a school bus to be in service to 18 years; revises other provisions relate to the use and inspection of school buses. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 21.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, establishes experience rating applicable to new employers moving to Tennessee after having been in operation for at least three years prior to becoming a employer in Tennessee. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 7, Part 4.

Sponsor: Bill Ketron

As enacted, increases, from five to six, the number of members on the event and marketing fund committee of Metro Nashville by adding an appointee who owns or operates a business within the central business improvement district. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 4.

Sponsor: Michael Turner

As enacted, authorizes the county legislative body to determine that no bid may be made on certain non-buildable or non-conforming parcels when land must be sold on behalf of governmental entities for payment of delinquent county taxes. - Amends TCA Section 67-5-2506.

Sponsor: Mark White

As enacted, authorizes collaborative pharmacy practice. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 10; Title 63, Chapter 6 and Title 63, Chapter 9.

Sponsor: David Shepard

As enacted, extends the Tennessee board of water quality, oil and gas, June 30, 2018. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 13, Chapter 18; Title 59, Chapter 10; Title 59, Chapter 8, Part 2; Title 60, Chapter 1; Title 67, Chapter 7; Title 68, Chapter 221, Part 7 and Title 69, Chapter 3.

Sponsor: Judd Matheny

As enacted, requires any landlord registering in Davidson County to provide the landlord's or their agent's physical address to the department of codes and building safety; also requires the landlord, or their agent, to notify the department if any such information changes, or if ownership of the dwelling units changes, within 30 days of such change. - Amends TCA Title 13; Title 29, Chapter 3; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40; Title 55 and Title 66, Chapter 28.

Sponsor: Douglas Henry

As enacted, requires a health insurance entity offering employer-based plans to offer to employers no less than one plan option in which the copayment and coinsurance amounts for services rendered during an office visit to a chiropractic physician, physical therapist or occupational therapist are no greater than copayment and coinsurance amounts for the services rendered during an office visit to a primary care physician. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7.

Sponsor: Bo Watson

As enacted, provides that in any case in which a county or a municipality exercises the power of eminent domain, and the condemning entity determines the property condemned or taken by eminent domain is not used for the purpose or purposes for which it was condemned or for some other authorized public use, or if the condemning entity subsequently decides to sell it within 10 years of being condemned or taken, the property must be first offered for sale to the person or persons from whom the property was condemned or taken. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 17.

Sponsor: John Ragan

As enacted, updates and revises provisions of the Tennessee Tobacco Manufacturers' Escrow Fund Act of 1999. - Amends TCA Section 47-31-102; Section 47-31-103; Section 67-4-1028; Section 67-4-1029 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 26.

Sponsor: Randy McNally

As enacted, prohibits bounty hunters from wearing clothing that indicates they are associated with law enforcement. - Amends TCA Section 40-11-318.

Sponsor: Steve Hall

As enacted, enacts the "Annual Coverage Assessment of 2014". - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5 and Chapter 250 of the Public Acts of 2013.

Sponsor: Mike Harrison

As enacted, authorizes a court restoring a person's rights of citizenship following conviction for a crime to also grant a certificate of employability; provides certain immunity to employers who hire a person who has been issued a certificate; enacts other provisions related to the certificate of employability. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 29.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

As enacted, designates dogs and cats that are adopted from Tennessee animal shelters as the official state pet. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3.

Sponsor: Bill Dunn

As enacted, requires any landlord registering in Davidson County to provide the landlord's or their agent's physical address to the department of codes and building safety; also requires the landlord, or their agent, to notify the department if any such information changes, or if ownership of the dwelling units changes, within 30 days of such change. - Amends TCA Title 13; Title 29, Chapter 3; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40; Title 55 and Title 66, Chapter 28.

Sponsor: Brenda Gilmore

As enacted, encourages the department of transportation to transfer a certain state-owned portion of land between Belmont Boulevard and Interstate 65 in Davidson County to the Metropolitan Government in perpetuity so long as the property is maintained as parkland; directs the department to erect suitable markers at the intersection of Gale Lane and Lealand Lane in Davidson County, on land currently leased to the Metropolitan Government for parkland, designating the area as the "Senator Douglas Henry Urban Conservation District".

Sponsor: Steven Dickerson

As enacted, redefines "beer" and "high alcohol content beer"; revises various provisions regarding high alcohol content beer. - Amends TCA Title 57.

Sponsor: Bill Ketron

As enacted, prohibits a representative of the United Nations from monitoring elections in this state if the representative appears without a treaty ratified by the United States senate stating that the UN can monitor elections in this state. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Sponsor: Frank Niceley

As enacted, prohibits an individual, business or agency involved in the repossession of a vehicle from abandoning any personal property found in or on the vehicle for a period of 14 days following the repossession; establishes provisions governing the property being reclaimed by the owner. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 30; Title 47; Title 55, Chapter 5; Title 62 and Title 66.

Sponsor: Jim Summerville

As enacted, enacts the "911 Funding Modernization and IP Transition Act of 2014". - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 86; Section 9-8-307; Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 65.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As enacted, establishes and revises requirements involving utilization review of preauthorizations for health care services. - Amends TCA Title 56.

Sponsor: Glen Casada

As enacted, creates an exception to the offense of carrying a firearm in public without a handgun carry permit that the person carrying or possessing a firearm or ammunition in a motor vehicle is not otherwise prohibited from carrying a firearm and is in lawful possession of the motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Sponsor: Jeremy Faison

As enacted, allows a person who is not in compliance with child support obligations to receive a restricted driver license that permits driving to and from the person's regular place of employment or school. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 5.

Sponsor: William Lamberth

As enacted, requires the state board of education to include cursive writing in the course of instruction in all public schools through the curriculum standards, at the appropriate grade level, as determined by the board. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 10.

Sponsor: Frank Niceley

As enacted, authorizes Sevier and Blount counties, any home rule municipality and any county with a metropolitan form of government to participate in the Tennessee local land bank pilot program. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 30, Part 1.

Sponsor: Randy McNally

As enacted, transfers, effective July 1, 2014, the probate jurisdiction in Franklin County from the general sessions court to the chancery court and transfers the clerical duties for probate matters from the circuit court clerk to the clerk and master. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 17 and Title 18.

Sponsor: Janince Bowling

As enacted, authorizes LEAs to adopt a salary schedule that is identical in either structure or designated salary levels or both to the salary schedule the LEA had in place during the 2012-2013 school year, with such schedule containing steps for each year of service up to and including 20 years and for the attainment of advanced degrees at the level of masters, masters plus 45 hours of graduate credit, specialist in education and doctor of education or doctor of philosophy; the schedule may not result in the reduction of the salary of a teacher employed by the LEA at the time of the adoption of the salary schedule. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 5.

Sponsor: John Forgety

As enacted, revises requirements concerning purchases of goods and services from persons with disabilities by state government. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 4, Part 7.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, extends the state procurement commission, June 30, 2017; requires commission to appear before joint government operations subcommittee on judiciary and government by December 31, 2014, to update status on issues raised during 2013 hearing. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 4, Chapter 56.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, increases the penalty for electronic tracking of motor vehicles from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class A misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 6.

Sponsor: Bo Mitchell

As enacted, when delivery by U.S. mail is unsuccessful, permits a municipality to send notice by personal delivery or publication to a property owner to notify the property owner that they are entitled to a hearing regarding the removal of vegetation or debris. - Amends TCA Section 6-54-113.

Sponsor: Charles Sargent

As enacted, revises provisions governing changeable message signs in regard to measurements and prescribed foot candle. - Amends TCA Title 54, Chapter 21.

Sponsor: Gerald McCormick

As enacted, defines the word "disrupt" as it is used in provisions regarding offenses against certain animal facilities. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 8.

Sponsor: Andy Holt

As enacted, amends the number of days in which a student must be present in the classroom before the students TCAP scores are attributed to the specific teacher or school where the student is enrolled. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 6.

Sponsor: Harold Love

As enacted, prohibits expenditure of state funds to pay the public indebtedness of any municipality; specifies that this prohibition does not preclude any municipality from utilizing its allocation of state-shared taxes for the purpose of paying its public indebtedness. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 56; Title 9, Chapter 1; Title 9, Chapter 3; Title 9, Chapter 4 and Title 9, Chapter 21.

Sponsor: Mike Carter

As enacted, designates certain records held by the alcoholic beverage commission confidential and not subject to public inspection. - Amends TCA Section 10-7-504.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

As enacted, extends the department of human services, June 30, 2018. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 1; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 12 and Title 71, Chapter 1.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, extends the state procurement commission, June 30, 2017; requires commission to appear before joint government operations subcommittee on judiciary and government by December 31, 2014, to update status on issues raised during 2013 hearing. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 4, Chapter 56.

Sponsor: Judd Matheny

As enacted, requires LEAs to survey students, within one month of the start of the 2014-2015 school year, as to the availability of internet access in their homes and report results to the department of education; the department will report the results to the governor and the education committees of the house and senate. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Becky Massey

As enacted, enhances the fine for the offense of aggravated criminal littering when the amount of litter exceeds 100 pounds in weight or 30 cubic feet in volume from no greater than $2,500 to between $2,500 and $4,000. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 7, Part 3; Section 5-1-115; Section 6-54-113; Title 7, Chapter 63, Part 2; Section 13-21-204; Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 5; Title 54, Chapter 1, Part 4 and Section 55-10-420.

Sponsor: Raumesh Akbari

As enacted, allows manufacturing of intoxicating liquors in any county with at least three premier type tourist resort licensees, if the county was included in the provision authorizing the manufacture of intoxicating liquors and drinks within certain counties and municipalities as such law read prior to being amended in 2013. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 2, Part 1.

Sponsor: Jeremy Faison

As enacted, permits teachers and principals to select the student achievement measures that represent 15 percent of their evaluations, if they cannot agree with their evaluators on what should be used; requires the department of education to verify the evaluation measures to ensure that the evaluations correspond with the teaching assignment of each individual teacher and the duty assignments of each individual principal. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Harry Brooks

As enacted, provides that a person applying for, or renewing, a registration with the board of equalization to be a taxpayer's agent will also be deemed an agent for certain service of process purposes. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Sponsor: Doug Overbey

As enacted, authorizes the department of transportation to create a new job classification that does not require a high school diploma or state-approved high school equivalency certification as a minimum qualification, applicable to certain department employees. - Amends TCA Title 8.

Sponsor: Frank Niceley

As enacted, changes the name of the methamphetamine registry to the drug offender registry and requires that all felony drug offenders be placed on the registry; extends the amount of time that drug offenders will be placed on the registry from seven to 10 years. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 53 and Title 63.

Sponsor: Joseph Hensley

As enacted, requires the department of safety to provide a method for handgun carry permit holders to notify the department electronically on the department's web site of any change in the permit holder's principal place of residence. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 49 and Title 50.

Sponsor: Judd Matheny

As enacted, removes NBA and NHL players from being subject to the occupational privilege tax; removal of NBA players from being subject to tax to take effect June 1, 2016. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 17.

Sponsor: David Alexander

As enacted, provides that if the comptroller determines that annual appropriations would be insufficient to permit full payment of claims reflecting the income and value standards established in the tax relief provisions or in the annual appropriations act, the comptroller must calculate and apply a factor to uniformly adjust individual payments to permit all timely claims to be paid within the limits of the appropriation. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As enacted, requires a health insurance entity offering employer-based plans to offer to employers no less than one plan option in which the copayment and coinsurance amounts for services rendered during an office visit to a chiropractic physician, physical therapist or occupational therapist are no greater than copayment and coinsurance amounts for the services rendered during an office visit to a primary care physician. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7.

Sponsor: Jeremy Durham

As enacted, provides that in any case in which a county or a municipality exercises the power of eminent domain, and the condemning entity determines the property condemned or taken by eminent domain is not used for the purpose or purposes for which it was condemned or for some other authorized public use, or if the condemning entity subsequently decides to sell it within 10 years of being condemned or taken, the property must be first offered for sale to the person or persons from whom the property was condemned or taken. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 17.

Sponsor: Randy McNally

As enacted, requires any law enforcement agency providing a school resource officer, school security officer or other law enforcement officer providing security at a school to have a policy regulating the use of electronic control devices, which addresses training in the proper use of such devices, as well as investigation, documentation and review of such use, to include final approval of any report documenting such use by the agency's chief executive officer or sheriff. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 42.

Sponsor: Lowe Finney

As enacted, designates dogs and cats that are adopted from Tennessee animal shelters as the official state pet. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3.

Sponsor: Stacey Campfield

As enacted, allows a charter management organization to conduct meetings of its board of directors by electronic communication, if a physical quorum is not present at the meeting location without the determination that a necessity exists. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44, Part 1 and Title 49, Chapter 13.

Sponsor: Andrew Farmer

As enacted, requires the state board of education to establish guidelines whereby the department must prepare a fiscal analysis of any policy, rule or regulation proposed to the state board by the department if such proposal will financially impact an LEA. - Amends TCA Title 3 and Title 49.

Sponsor: Joe Pitts

As enacted, establishes and revises requirements involving utilization review of preauthorizations for health care services. - Amends TCA Title 56.

Sponsor: Mark Green

As enacted, revises various provisions governing bonds, loans, capital outlay notes, and other debt issued by local governments. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 9; Title 11; Title 12; Title 13; Title 40; Title 41; Title 42; Title 49; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69.

Sponsor: Ferrell Haile

As enacted, establishes a new boundary line between Franklin County and Marion County.

Sponsor: David Alexander

As enacted, requires the department of education to collaborate with institutions of higher education to formally address dyslexia and similar reading disorders by providing K-12 educators and teachers web-based or in-person training, providing effective instruction for teaching students with dyslexia using appropriate scientific research and brain-based multisensory intervention methods and strategies; requires certain reporting. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Cameron Sexton

As enacted, enhances the fine for the offense of aggravated criminal littering when the amount of litter exceeds 100 pounds in weight or 30 cubic feet in volume from no greater than $2,500 to between $2,500 and $4,000. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 7, Part 3; Section 5-1-115; Section 6-54-113; Title 7, Chapter 63, Part 2; Section 13-21-204; Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 5; Title 54, Chapter 1, Part 4 and Section 55-10-420.

Sponsor: Reginald Tate

As enacted, directs that a plan for the implementation of an apprentice program be created for certain state agencies. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 68, Chapter 1.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, requires the central procurement office, state building commission and department of transportation to establish policies and procedures to define and identify organizational conflicts of interest. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 56; Title 12, Chapter 4; Title 12, Chapter 3 and Title 41, Chapter 22.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

As enacted, revises provisions governing the failure to pay the professional privilege tax; establishes methods for providing notice and curing tax delinquencies. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4.

Sponsor: Gerald McCormick

As enacted, prohibits any public officer or employee of a governing authority who is involved in making or administering a contract with a private entity that is governed by the private probation services council and that provides probation services from deriving any direct benefit from the contract. - Amends TCA Title 16 and Title 40.

Sponsor: Stacey Campfield

As enacted, creates an exemption to the requirement that any garagekeeper or towing firms with an abandoned, immobile or unattended motor vehicle taken into custody by a police department notify the owner of record of such vehicle, which exemption will apply when the vehicle's owner or the owner's agent is present at the time that the vehicle is placed into the custody of the garagekeeper or towing firm; extends the present law length limit for a straight truck that is operated on the highways from 40 feet to 45 feet. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 54 and Title 55.

Sponsor: Jim Tracy

As enacted, requires the department of safety to provide a method for handgun carry permit holders to notify the department electronically on the department's web site of any change in the permit holder's principal place of residence. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 49 and Title 50.

Sponsor: Mark Green

As enacted, specifies that a respondent has the right to present evidence, including testimony or other evidence from a physician, psychologist or senior psychological examiner of the respondent's choosing, and confront, as a cross-examiner, witnesses; specifies that if a court grants a protective order placing under seal the respondent's financial information, the order may not deny access to information regarding fees and expenses of the conservatorship.

Sponsor: Ferrell Haile

As enacted, requires the state capitol commission to study the feasibility of placing a visual depiction of the national motto of the United States in the tunnel leading from Charlotte Avenue to the state capitol building and report recommendations as to the type and placement of the visual depiction and an estimated cost thereof to the speaker of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives by May 1, 2015. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 8.

Sponsor: Mike Sparks

As enacted, adds convictions for criminal attempt to commit a violent sexual offense under repealed criminal attempt law to the definition of violent sexual offenses; requires person who is on the sexual offender registry due to conviction from another state to remain on the registry for at least five years. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 2.

Sponsor: John DeBerry

As enacted, specifies that a student will be classified as a state resident and charged in-state tuition if the student is a citizen of the United States; has resided in Tennessee for at least one year immediately prior to admission and has graduated from a Tennessee public secondary school; graduated from a private secondary school that is located in this state; or earned a Tennessee high school equivalency diploma. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Todd Gardenhire

As enacted, authorizes pharmacists to submit data entry error corrections concerning errors in the submission of purchases of immediate methamphetamine precursor to the NPLEx and prohibits stop sale orders with respect to cases where the correction applies. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-431 and Title 53, Chapter 10.

Sponsor: Billy Spivey

As enacted, requires the state capitol commission to study the feasibility of placing a visual depiction of the national motto of the United States in the tunnel leading from Charlotte Avenue to the state capitol building and report recommendations as to the type and placement of the visual depiction and an estimated cost thereof to the speaker of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives by May 1, 2015. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 8.

Sponsor: Stacey Campfield

As enacted, establishes provisions governing a tax entity acquiring unimproved or undeveloped property at a tax sale and transferring such property to a non-governmental entity claiming contractual rights to the payment of fees or assessments duly recorded in covenants and restrictions. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.

Sponsor: Jim Summerville

As enacted, establishes requirements for obtaining identification when certain drugs are dispensed. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 11, Part 3.

Sponsor: Bob Ramsey

As enacted, changes the timeframe in which a handgun carry permit expires from four years to five years; provides reduced application fee for certain active and discharged service members. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Sponsor: Steve Southerland

As enacted, prohibits the establishment of rules, policies or guidelines that require classroom or position observation results to be aligned with TVAAS data. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Janince Bowling

As enacted, creates crimes of using an unmanned aircraft with intent to conduct surveillance and capturing or using an image captured by an unmanned aircraft. - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 39.

Sponsor: John Stevens

As enacted, specifies that the provisions regarding suspensions imposed by the director of schools for three days or less apply to suspensions of teachers. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Reginald Tate

As enacted, imposes an assessment fee on persons engaged in the business of providing nursing home care, and creates the nursing home assessment trust fund. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 71.

Sponsor: Mike Harrison

As enacted, allows a person who is not in compliance with child support obligations to receive a restricted driver license that permits driving to and from the person's regular place of employment or school. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 5.

Sponsor: Ferrell Haile

As enacted, adds convictions for criminal attempt to commit a violent sexual offense under repealed criminal attempt law to the definition of violent sexual offenses; requires person who is on the sexual offender registry due to conviction from another state to remain on the registry for at least five years. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 2.

Sponsor: Brian Kelsey

As enacted, requires any law enforcement agency providing a school resource officer, school security officer or other law enforcement officer providing security at a school to have a policy regulating the use of electronic control devices, which addresses training in the proper use of such devices, as well as investigation, documentation and review of such use, to include final approval of any report documenting such use by the agency's chief executive officer or sheriff. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 42.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

As enacted, decreases the number of signatures required to establish a recognized minor party solely in one county and for certain special elections; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Section 2-13-107(f); Title 2, Chapter 14, Part 1 and Section 2-13-107(a).

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As enacted, prohibits the department of education from revoking or non-renewing an individual's license based on student growth data as represented by the Tennessee value-added assessment system (TVAAS), or some other comparable measure of student growth, if no such TVAAS data is available; removes provision whereby the state board of education is authorized to adopt policies for the revocation of licenses and certificates. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 1.

Sponsor: John Forgety

As enacted, for tax years 2014 and 2015, annually raises the gross amount of a small estate that is below the statutory exemption and is not required to file a short form inheritance tax return. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 8.

Sponsor: Janince Bowling

As enacted, authorizes the department of transportation to create a new job classification that does not require a high school diploma or state-approved high school equivalency certification as a minimum qualification, applicable to certain department employees. - Amends TCA Title 8.

Sponsor: Paul Bailey

As enacted, changes the name of the methamphetamine registry to the drug offender registry and requires that all felony drug offenders be placed on the registry; extends the amount of time that drug offenders will be placed on the registry from seven to 10 years. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 53 and Title 63.

Sponsor: Tony Shipley

As enacted, extends the domestic violence state coordinating council, June 30, 2018; restructures the council. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 38, Chapter 12, Part 1.

Sponsor: Judd Matheny

As enacted, revises various present law provisions governing public charter schools, including the approval process. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Mark White

Judge John K. Wilson.

Sponsor: David Hawk

Sheila Guerrero, Women of Excellence.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Joyner Stephens, Salutatorian, STAR Academy.

Sponsor: Antonio Parkinson

Thelma Brownlee, 80th birthday.

Sponsor: Raumesh Akbari

Union City High School girls' basketball, State Champions.

Sponsor: Bill Sanderson

Mika Wester.

Sponsor: Jeremy Faison

Expresses profound regret for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans.

Sponsor: Michael Turner

Karen Harrell, Women of Excellence.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

The Promise Ball.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Breona White, Valedictorian, Oakhaven High School.

Sponsor: Joe Towns

Briggette Green, Women of Excellence.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Tennessee Civil Air Patrol Cadet 2014 Tennessee Wing Drill Team and Color Guard.

Sponsor: John Ragan

Ralph Illges, 2014 Volunteer of the Year, Robertson County Chamber of Commerce.

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

Devion Taylor, Valedictorian, STAR Academy.

Sponsor: Antonio Parkinson

Jeremy Baldwin Powers, Salutatorian, Clinch School.

Sponsor: Mike Harrison

Realizing Robertson's Future, Robertson County Chamber of Commerce 2014 Education Partner Award.

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

Dr. Gary L. Riggins.

Sponsor: Kevin Brooks

Yolanda Knight, Women of Excellence.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Lucille White, Women of Excellence.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Raygene Paige, Women of Excellence.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Regina Smith, Women of Excellence.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Mimi Fifer, Women of Excellence.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Monice Moore-Hagler, Women of Excellence.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Ashley Dean-Parson, Women of Excellence.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Terica Lamb, Women of Excellence.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Debrah Thompson-Reid, Women of Excellence.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Erma Foster, Women of Excellence.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Carolyn Wade-Blackett, Women of Excellence.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Mary Dortch Smith, Women of Excellence.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Joy Bowen, Women of Excellence.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Vequita Todd-Barnes, Women of Excellence.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Janice Fullilove, Women of Excellence.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Jeani Williams, Women of Excellence.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Carla McAdory, Women of Excellence.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Leadership Middle Tennessee 2014.

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

Mary Hines, Women of Excellence.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Nicole Jones, Women of Excellence.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Dr. Nancy B. Moody, president of Tusculum College.

Sponsor: David Hawk

Heather Butler.

Sponsor: Curtis Halford

Robertson County Baptist Association, 100th anniversary.

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

Rekhel Burke, Salutatorian, Douglass High School.

Sponsor: Antonio Parkinson

Pastor David Landrith.

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

Youth Leadership Robertson County Class of 2014.

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

Hazel Moore, Hazel Moore Award.

Sponsor: Raumesh Akbari

Rayven Burns, Valedictorian, Douglass High School.

Sponsor: Antonio Parkinson

Susan Turner Taylor.

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

Vicki Johnson, Women of Excellence.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Brendan Loggins, Salutatorian, G.W. Carver High School.

Sponsor: Barbara Cooper

Lovin Middleton.

Sponsor: Judd Matheny

Rayven Burns, Valedictorian, Douglass High School.

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Robbie Williams, Salutatorian, Memphis Academy of Health Sciences.

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Representative Barbara Cooper, Memphis Area Association of Governments 2014 Legislator of the Year.

Sponsor: Raumesh Akbari

Representative Barbara Cooper, Women of Excellence.

Sponsor: Raumesh Akbari

Justice William C. Koch, Jr.

Sponsor: Randy McNally

Edward F. Williams, III.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

Callie Grace Edwards, Top Ten, Giles County High School.

Sponsor: Joseph Hensley

Amy Scandlyn, Valedictorian, Harriman High School.

Sponsor: Kent Calfee

Greyson Kash King.

Sponsor: Lowe Finney

Thomas Austin Lochridge, Top Ten, Giles County High School.

Sponsor: Joseph Hensley

The Exotics, 50th anniversary.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

Knoxville Jr. Ice Bears hockey team, National Champions.

Sponsor: Stacey Campfield

Julie Elizabeth Coen, Valedictorian, Roane County High School.

Sponsor: Kent Calfee

Darrell "Pappy" Crowe.

Sponsor: Rusty Crowe

Henry Ingle Daniels, Top Ten, Giles County High School.

Sponsor: Joseph Hensley

Lindsey Seymour, Salutatorian, Harriman High School.

Sponsor: Kent Calfee

Tomi Assan.

Sponsor: Barbara Cooper

Fayette Family Vision Care, Oakland Regional Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year.

Sponsor: Barrett Rich

Devind Skye, Valedictorian, Rockwood High School.

Sponsor: Kent Calfee

Elijah Brock, Jr. Division of the Southern Appalachian Science & Engineering Fair.

Sponsor: Dennis Powers

Richard Hatfield.

Sponsor: Thelma Harper

Paul Armas.

Sponsor: Darren Jernigan

Laura Moore.

Sponsor: Mike Sparks

Mark Naifeh.

Sponsor: Steve McManus

Blake Jennings Meeks.

Sponsor: Steve McManus

Andrew Clayton Layne, Salutatorian, Roane County High School.

Sponsor: Kent Calfee

Bobby Denton.

Sponsor: Becky Massey

Greene Technology Center, 40th anniversary.

Sponsor: David Hawk

Noah Smith, Jr. Division of the Southern Appalachian Science & Engineering Fair.

Sponsor: Dennis Powers

Grace Gardner Brown, Valedictorian, William Blount High School.

Sponsor: Doug Overbey

Judge David Durham.

Sponsor: Mae Beavers

Commemorates the Month of the Military Child.

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

Aaron Woody, Valedictorian, Midway High School.

Sponsor: Kent Calfee

Paul Daniel MinWoo Finney.

Sponsor: James Kyle

Roy and Doris Heath, 50th anniversary.

Sponsor: Barbara Cooper

Victoria Scotland Cox, Valedictorian, Oliver Springs High School.

Sponsor: Kent Calfee

Roy L. West, III.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

Chief Jamie H. Steele.

Sponsor: Ferrell Haile

Benjamin Dale Bruner, Valedictorian, Oliver Springs High School.

Sponsor: Kent Calfee

Dr. Herman A. Stribling, Jr.

Sponsor: Rusty Crowe

Dakota Louise Russell, Salutatorian, Oliver Springs High School.

Sponsor: Kent Calfee

Breana Jade Wilson, Valedictorian, Oliver Springs High School.

Sponsor: Kent Calfee

Tyler Sanders.

Sponsor: Ronald Ramsey

Marie Pentecost Mangum, 90th birthday.

Sponsor: Lowe Finney

Gene Edward Templin, Sr.

Sponsor: Jeremy Faison

Michael Thomas, Salutatorian, Columbia Academy.

Sponsor: Sheila Butt

Mitzi Williams Grogan.

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

Bill Cox.

Sponsor: Vince Dean

Pastor Paul K. Reed.

Sponsor: Raumesh Akbari

Jason Cancino, Valedictorian, Raleigh Egypt High School.

Sponsor: Antonio Parkinson

Pastor Leonard Dawson.

Sponsor: Raumesh Akbari

Alexa Sengupta.

Sponsor: Beth Harwell

Magaly Cruz, Valedictorian, Kingsbury High School.

Sponsor: Antonio Parkinson

John Abe Perryman, Valedictorian, Zion Christian Academy.

Sponsor: Sheila Butt

Kiara D'annel Chambers, Valedictorian, Memphis Academy of Health Sciences.

Sponsor: Antonio Parkinson

Rose Zeng, Valedictorian, Craigmont High School.

Sponsor: Antonio Parkinson

Katlynn McClatchie, Salutatorian, Kingsbury High School.

Sponsor: Antonio Parkinson

John Heath.

Sponsor: Ron Travis

Anna Waugh, Salutatorian, Zion Christian Academy.

Sponsor: Sheila Butt

Christian Harris, Valedictorian, Columbia Academy.

Sponsor: Sheila Butt

Pastor Robert J. Matthews.

Sponsor: Raumesh Akbari

Tommy Earl Snyder, Elmer Hinds Republican of the Year Award 2014.

Sponsor: Ron Travis

Trent Curtis Brooks, Salutatorian, Dickson County High School.

Sponsor: Mary Littleton

Caney Creek Village.

Sponsor: Eric Watson

District Attorney General Dan M. Alsobrooks.

Sponsor: David Shepard

Dillan Shults, Valedictorian, Cosby High School.

Sponsor: Jeremy Faison

Kenny Wallace.

Sponsor: Bo Mitchell

Faith Boshers, Valedictorian, Mt. Pleasant High School.

Sponsor: Sheila Butt

Leadership Robertson County 2014.

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

District Attorney General Victor S. (Torry) Johnson, III.

Sponsor: Michael Turner

Caleb Poore.

Sponsor: Harry Brooks

Theotis Robinson.

Sponsor: Joe Armstrong

Tina Sullivan, Valedictorian, Bledsoe County High School.

Sponsor: Ron Travis

Dakota Brown, Salutatorian, Mt. Pleasant High School.

Sponsor: Sheila Butt

Keeyona Love.

Sponsor: Jeremy Faison

Pastor George L. Parks, Jr.

Sponsor: Raumesh Akbari

Mariah Huskey, Valedictorian, Cocke County High School.

Sponsor: Jeremy Faison

Roy F. Bess, Jr.

Sponsor: Steven Dickerson

Alexander Reed "Al" Lesemann.

Sponsor: Ferrell Haile

Joe C. Loser, Jr.

Sponsor: Mae Beavers

Clyde Dorris Lynch.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

Jim Elkins.

Sponsor: Jim Tracy

Urges Congress to revise No Child Left Behind standards relative to special education students and graduation rates.

Sponsor: Joe Pitts

Abbey Sissom, TSSAA Class AA Miss Basketball.

Sponsor: Mae Beavers

Casey Price, Top Eleven, Volunteer High School.

Sponsor: Mike Harrison

Henry Marshall Parton.

Sponsor: Dale Carr

Hobert Stapleton, Top Eleven, Volunteer High School.

Sponsor: Mike Harrison

Ashley Nicole Woodward, Salutatorian, Chattanooga Central High School.

Sponsor: Mike Carter

Nathan Graham Clark, Valedictorian, Chattanooga Central High Scool.

Sponsor: Mike Carter

Expresses Tennessee's sovereignty over education standards and assessments.

Sponsor: Jim Tracy

Commemorative tribute at Lenoir City Readiness Center to honor the memory of the late Sgt. Mitchell William Stout, U.S. Army, who lost his life in Vietnam.

Sponsor: Randy McNally

Johnni Orozco, Valedictorian, Tyner Academy.

Sponsor: Mike Carter

Requests State Capitol Commission to initiate creation and placement in State Capitol of monument to honor David Crockett.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

Lauren Mallory Cecil.

Sponsor: Doug Overbey

Dr. Randy Hammon, Tennessee Veterinary Medical Association's Outstanding Practitioner of the Year.

Sponsor: Bo Watson

Breanna Smallwood, Top Eleven, Volunteer High School.

Sponsor: Mike Harrison

Madison Lee Truman, Top Eleven, Volunteer High School.

Sponsor: Mike Harrison

Sierra Crawford, Top Eleven, Volunteer High School.

Sponsor: Mike Harrison

Joseph Andrew Tippit, Valedictorian, Heritage High School.

Sponsor: Doug Overbey

Andre L. Churchwell, M.D.

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Jacob Michael Fletcher, Salutatorian, Jo Byrns High School.

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

Corsair Distillery, Bubble Cap Award.

Sponsor: Bill Ketron

Dannah Louree Roberts, Valedictorian, Sycamore High School.

Sponsor: Mary Littleton

Zachary Jackson Suell, Salutatorian, Springfield High School.

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

Tyler Bradley Crafton, Valedictorian, Springfield High School.

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

Mackenzie Potts, Valedictorian, Santa Fe High School.

Sponsor: Sheila Butt

Zachary Hickman, Valedictorian, Hampshire Unit School.

Sponsor: Sheila Butt

Alexandra Molly Zurawicki, Salutatorian, Harpeth High School.

Sponsor: Mary Littleton

Karen Bradley Shanks, Cumerland County Republican Women's Club Woman of the Year.

Sponsor: Paul Bailey

Barbara Colby.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

Jessica Kaitlyn Wiedman, Valedictorian, Greenbrier High School.

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

Rahul Manubhai Patel, Salutatorian, Cheatham County High School.

Sponsor: Mary Littleton

Allen Competition Engines.

Sponsor: Mike Harrison

Cole Grosvenor.

Sponsor: Frank Niceley

Michael Austin Brown, Salutatorian, Sycamore High School.

Sponsor: Mary Littleton

Boyd F. Goodson.

Sponsor: Mike Harrison

Shelby L. Voss, Salutatorian, Hampshire Unit School.

Sponsor: Sheila Butt

Lettus Grover Eads.

Sponsor: Eric Stewart

Chad David McDowell, Salutatorian, Gordonsville High School.

Sponsor: Terri Lynn Weaver

Joseph M. Bowman.

Sponsor: Glen Casada

Jessica Kane.

Sponsor: Ferrell Haile

Monique Leah Barksdale, Salutatorian, Central High School.

Sponsor: James Kyle

25th Southern Heritage Classic.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

Mary Celeste Randall, Valedictorian, Cheatham County High School.

Sponsor: Mary Littleton

Ronetha Lakisha Gary, Salutatorian, Hamilton High School.

Sponsor: James Kyle

Jared S. Hart, 2014 Tennessee Junior Market Hog Show Champion.

Sponsor: Ron Travis

Lauren Paige Butler.

Sponsor: Randy McNally

Madison Rose Shultz, Valedictorian, East Robertson High School.

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

Kasey Camille Boatwright, Valedictorian, Jo Byrns High School.

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

Benjamin Terry, Salutatorian, Christian Brothers High School.

Sponsor: James Kyle

District Attorney General Randy Nichols.

Sponsor: Joe Armstrong

Rachel Anne Petty, Valedictorian, Gordonsville High School.

Sponsor: Terri Lynn Weaver

Jack Cherry, Arrow of Light.

Sponsor: Mark Green

Hannah Smith.

Sponsor: Johnnie Turner

Lung Cancer Awareness Month, November 2014.

Sponsor: Billy Spivey

Ashley Heatherly, Boys and Girls Club's Tennessee Youth of the Year.

Sponsor: Dale Carr

Julie Williams Bolton.

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

National Athletic Training Month, March 2014.

Sponsor: William Lamberth

Ashley Barnes, Salutatorian, DeKalb County High School.

Sponsor: Terri Lynn Weaver

John William “JW” King and Eunice Marie McDaniel King, 70th wedding anniversary.

Sponsor: Curtis Halford

Dr. Elbert T. Gill, Jr.

Sponsor: Don Miller

Celebrates "Agriculture Literacy Week" in Tennessee.

Sponsor: Ron Lollar

Miranda Kay Mullenix, Valedictorian, South Haven Christian School.

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

Representative Charles Curtiss.

Sponsor: David Shepard

Noah Wilson, Valedictorian, Mount Juliet Christian Academy.

Sponsor: Susan Lynn

Representative Paul Bailey.

Sponsor: Glen Casada

Representative Vince Dean.

Sponsor: Glen Casada

Rock Island Missionary Baptist Church, 150th anniversary.

Sponsor: JoAnne Favors

Nick Pappas.

Sponsor: Jimmy Eldridge

Kelsey Evins, Valedictorian, DeKalb County High School.

Sponsor: Terri Lynn Weaver

Campbell County citizens combating substance abuse.

Sponsor: Dennis Powers

Morgan Michelle Johnson, Salutatorian, Christian Community School.

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

Alexandra Katherine Schnelle.

Sponsor: Craig Fitzhugh

Springfield High School Mock Trial Team, Tennessee State Mock Trial Champions.

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

Katie Han, Valedictorian, White Station High School.

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Monique Barksdale, Salutatorian, Central High School.

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Jatryce Bush, Valedictorian, Hollis F. Price Middle College.

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Briana Osei, Salutatorian, East High School.

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Jingxin Li, Salutatorian, White Station High School.

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Sandra M. Williams-Patrick.

Sponsor: James Kyle

Brooks Brasfield.

Sponsor: Matthew Hill

Dr. Lester Basken.

Sponsor: James Kyle

Anna Wilkins.

Sponsor: Matthew Hill

Officer Andrew Nash.

Sponsor: Jason Powell

Kay L. Wellons.

Sponsor: Ryan Haynes

As enacted, ratifies and validates certain bonds issued by an airport authority. - Amends TCA Title 42, Chapter 3.

Sponsor: Doug Overbey

As enacted, enacts the "Emergency Response Broadcasters Act". - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 2.

Sponsor: John Stevens

As enacted, adds the president of the Tennessee historical society as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the Douglas Henry state museum commission. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 20, Part 3.

Sponsor: Steve McDaniel

As enacted, extends the state university and community college system, board of regents, June 30, 2018. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 49, Chapter 8, Part 2.

Sponsor: Judd Matheny

As enacted, revises membership of board of directors and other provisions related to sports hall of fame. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 54.

Sponsor: John Stevens

As enacted, enacts the "Emergency Response Broadcasters Act". - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 2.

Sponsor: Joe Armstrong

As enacted, extends the University of Tennessee, board of trustees, June 30, 2018. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 49, Chapter 9, Part 2.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, authorizes community mental health centers and federally qualified health centers to employ physicians, except anesthesiologists, emergency department physicians, pathologists or radiologists. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Ryan Williams

As enacted, permits any disabled veteran to receive a free disabled veteran decal to affix to any license plate issued by this state; such decal will afford the disabled driver the same parking privileges as a placard. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21 and Title 55, Chapter 4.

Sponsor: Tilman Goins

As enacted, requires the executive director of THEC to convene an accessibility task force to develop recommendations for the general assembly related to ensuring accessibility of digital curricula for students with disabilities at state institutions of higher education. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 2 and Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 20.

Sponsor: Becky Massey

As enacted, revises provisions governing a person becoming a licensed surveyor without a college degree. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 18, Part 1.

Sponsor: Kent Calfee

As enacted, in counties having over 300,000 tax parcels, upon adoption of a resolution, allows the county trustee to collect fees and costs, in addition to delinquent taxes, penalties and interest, on all property included on delinquent tax lists. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 24.

Sponsor: Ron Lollar

As enacted, extends the Tennessee higher education commission, June 30, 2018. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 2.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, revises various election law provisions. - Amends TCA Section 2-19-107; Section 2-2-107; Section 2-2-109; Section 2-2-201; Section 2-3-109; Section 2-3-204; Section 2-4-106; Section 2-5-102; Section 2-5-106; Section 2-6-103 and Section 40-20-113.

Sponsor: Ryan Haynes

As enacted, authorizes the executive director of the wildlife resources agency to make expenditures from the 1986 wetland acquisition fund for the purpose of acquiring certain upland hardwood forests which are located within Monroe County and known as "Turkey Pen", including lands adjacent thereto. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 1 and Title 11, Chapter 14.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, names a new APD 40 Interchange in Cleveland, Tennessee in honor of the Honorable Mayor Tom Rowland.

Sponsor: Kevin Brooks

As enacted, enacts "Erin's Law", which requires the departments of education and children's services to work together to enhance or adapt curriculum materials that focus on child sexual abuse, including such abuse which may occur in the child’s home. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1; Title 37, Chapter 5; Title 49, Chapter 10 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Doug Overbey

As enacted, requires schools and LEAs to encourage various measures to limit students' exposure to harmful substances while at school. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Brenda Gilmore

As enacted, revises certain provisions of the Tennessee Charitable Gaming Implementation Law. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 17.

Sponsor: William Lamberth

As enacted, under certain circumstances, exempts companies that sell emergency lights and sirens to public safety and law enforcement agencies from the prohibitions on the operation, installation or use of such warning devices. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 16, Part 3; Title 55, Chapter 9, Part 2 and Title 55, Chapter 9, Part 4.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, revises the provisions governing the revocation or nonrenewal of a public charter school agreement. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Dawn White

As enacted, adds certain physician assistants to those designated professionals authorized to perform the duties of a physician under portions of involuntary admission to inpatient mental health treatment statute. - Amends TCA Title 33.

Sponsor: Ryan Williams

As enacted, permits the commissioner of revenue to delegate certain duties to the county clerks relative to the taxation, titling, registration, and regulation of motor vehicles. - Amends TCA Title 55.

Sponsor: Timothy Wirgau

As enacted, extends the Tennessee student assistance corporation, board of directors, June 30, 2018. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 49, Chapter 4.

Sponsor: Judd Matheny

As enacted, specifies that a vested property right will be established with respect to any property upon the approval, by the local government in which the property is situated, of a preliminary development plan or a final development plan where no preliminary development plan is required by ordinance or regulation or a building permit allowing construction of a building where there was no need for prior approval of a preliminary development plan for the property on which that building will be constructed. - Amends TCA Section 13-4-310 and Section 13-3-413.

Sponsor: Curry Todd

As enacted, enacts the "Chris Newsom Act", which creates presumption to successor trial and appellate judges that if the original trial judge dismisses the jury following a unanimous verdict, that the judge exercised his or her duties as the 13th juror and approves the verdict. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 18, Part 1.

Sponsor: Randy McNally

As enacted, permits municipalities to extend the terms of local school board members in order to comply with the general law and synchronize local elections to the general election. - Amends TCA Section 49-2-201.

Sponsor: Steve Southerland

As enacted, clarifies $100 out of $200 be given to each teacher by October 1 so that the teacher may spend it at any time during that school year on instructional supplies as determined necessary by the teacher; requires LEA to send written explanation to education committees and commissioner for any noncompliance. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 3, Part 3.

Sponsor: Steven Dickerson

As enacted, establishes a moratorium on annexation by ordinance or resolution; revises other provisions governing annexation. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 51 and Title 6, Chapter 58.

Sponsor: Bo Watson

As enacted, permits any disabled veteran to receive a free disabled veteran decal to affix to any license plate issued by this state; such decal will afford the disabled driver the same parking privileges as a placard. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21 and Title 55, Chapter 4.

Sponsor: Steve Southerland

As enacted, enacts the "Chris Newsom Act", which creates presumption to successor trial and appellate judges that if the original trial judge dismisses the jury following a unanimous verdict, that the judge exercised his or her duties as the 13th juror and approves the verdict. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 18, Part 1.

Sponsor: Ryan Haynes

As enacted, under certain circumstances, exempts companies that sell emergency lights and sirens to public safety and law enforcement agencies from the prohibitions on the operation, installation or use of such warning devices. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 16, Part 3; Title 55, Chapter 9, Part 2 and Title 55, Chapter 9, Part 4.

Sponsor: Jimmy Matlock

As enacted, limits duration that a tenured teacher may be suspended pending investigation to 90 days only if the matter investigated is not the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation or a DCS investigation. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 5.

Sponsor: Jimmy Eldridge

As enacted, revises membership of board of directors and other provisions related to sports hall of fame. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 54.

Sponsor: Andrew Farmer

As enacted, requires the executive director of THEC to convene an accessibility task force to develop recommendations for the general assembly related to ensuring accessibility of digital curricula for students with disabilities at state institutions of higher education. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 2 and Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 20.

Sponsor: Ryan Williams

As enacted, allows county mayors to require training of county board of equalization members and hearing officers; restates notice procedures regarding property tax appeals; permits electronic notification and recordation. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 1, Part 4 and Title 67, Chapter 5.

Sponsor: Mark Green

As enacted, includes the offense of patronizing prostitution, where the victim is a minor, in the definition of "sexual offense" for purposes of sex offender registration. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5 and Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 2.

Sponsor: Brian Kelsey

As enacted, permits municipalities to extend the terms of local school board members in order to comply with the general law and synchronize local elections to the general election. - Amends TCA Section 49-2-201.

Sponsor: David Hawk

As enacted, limits duration that a tenured teacher may be suspended pending investigation to 90 days only if the matter investigated is not the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation or a DCS investigation. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 5.

Sponsor: Rusty Crowe

As enacted, requires an LEA in which a student is transferring to another school to send the student's records, including disciplinary records, to the school to which the student transfers; requires an LEA from which a student is transferring to another LEA to send the student's records, including disciplinary records, to the LEA to which the student transfers; requires LEAs in transferring records to comply with FERPA. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Reginald Tate

As enacted, adds the president of the Tennessee historical society as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the Douglas Henry state museum commission. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 20, Part 3.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As enacted, defines as confidential all information, records, and plans that relate to school security, the district-wide school safety plans or the building-level school safety plans; provides that meetings involving school security, the district-wide school safety plans or the building-level school safety plans are not subject to the open meetings laws. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 10 and Title 49.

Sponsor: Ferrell Haile

As enacted, clarifies $100 out of $200 be given to each teacher by October 1 so that the teacher may spend it at any time during that school year on instructional supplies as determined necessary by the teacher; requires LEA to send written explanation to education committees and commissioner for any noncompliance. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 3, Part 3.

Sponsor: Pat Marsh

As enacted, adds certain physician assistants to those designated professionals authorized to perform the duties of a physician under portions of involuntary admission to inpatient mental health treatment statute. - Amends TCA Title 33.

Sponsor: Mark Green

As enacted, specifies that a vested property right will be established with respect to any property upon the approval, by the local government in which the property is situated, of a preliminary development plan or a final development plan where no preliminary development plan is required by ordinance or regulation or a building permit allowing construction of a building where there was no need for prior approval of a preliminary development plan for the property on which that building will be constructed. - Amends TCA Section 13-4-310 and Section 13-3-413.

Sponsor: Frank Niceley

As enacted, specifies, in regard to the 30-day and 90-day sentences to confinement for second and third convictions of domestic assault that results in bodily injury, that the respective sentence has to be served on consecutive days; specifies that individuals convicted of domestic assault that results in bodily injury must serve at least the minimum sentence day for day, and serve the difference between the time actually served and the maximum sentence on probation. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1.

Sponsor: Becky Massey

As enacted, specifies, in regard to the Tennessee Excellence, Accountability and Management (TEAM) Act, that parties in a Step I appeal may make an audio tape recording of the proceeding; adds that in a Step I appeal, a complainant may have a non-lawyer representative participate in the appeal, in certain situations. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 30, Part 3.

Sponsor: Steve Southerland

As enacted, creates offenses of use and possession of certain electronic information devices with the intent to commit, aid, or abet any criminal offense. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 1.

Sponsor: Ron Lollar

As enacted, clarifies that the issuance, execution or revocation of organ donation consent forms and advance directives are voluntary acts. - Amends TCA Title 32, Chapter 11 and Title 68.

Sponsor: Joshua Evans

As enacted, extends the department of revenue, June 30, 2018; requires the department to report to the joint government operations committee on judiciary and government by October 1, 2014, concerning issues raised in its 2013 audit. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 1 and Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 19.

Sponsor: Judd Matheny

As enacted, extends the Tennessee bureau of investigation, June 30, 2018. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 38, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Judd Matheny

As enacted, enacts the "Religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act". - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 10 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Courtney Rogers

As enacted, clarifies that the issuance, execution or revocation of organ donation consent forms and advance directives are voluntary acts. - Amends TCA Title 32, Chapter 11 and Title 68.

Sponsor: Jim Summerville

As introduced, subject to local approval, sets the town election to coincide with the general state election beginning in November 2016; establishes new residency requirements for mayor and aldermen. - Amends Chapter 254 of the Acts of 1901, as amended by Chapter 224 of the Private Acts of 1988.

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

As enacted, specifies that the words "or fuel-fired appliances" in exception 2 of R501.3 of the 2012 IRC will be disregarded by any state or local government official in determining the applicability of the provision to any residential construction prior to January 1, 2016. - Amends TCA Section 68-120-101.

Sponsor: Jason Powell

As enacted, extends the department of veterans' affairs, June 30, 2018. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 1 and Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 25.

Sponsor: Judd Matheny

As enacted, extends the department of agriculture, June 30, 2018. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 1 and Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 2.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, specifies that the words "or fuel-fired appliances" in exception 2 of R501.3 of the 2012 IRC will be disregarded by any state or local government official in determining the applicability of the provision to any residential construction prior to January 1, 2016. - Amends TCA Section 68-120-101.

Sponsor: Steven Dickerson

As enacted, extends the Tennessee bureau of investigation, June 30, 2018. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 38, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, extends the southern regional education compact, June 30, 2020. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 49, Chapter 12, Part 1.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, exempts commodity dealers from bond requirements in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 43.

Sponsor: Charlotte Burks

As enacted, authorizes certain counties to create recreation boards to be composed of nine members representing each civil district within such counties in lieu of present law requirement that boards be composed of five members, with up to two school staff members. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 24, Part 1.

Sponsor: Rusty Crowe

As enacted, removes the requirement that judges must complete POST training in order to carry a firearm in the discharge of the judge's official duties. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1306.

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

As enacted, establishes an administrative committee and investment committee of the TCRS board of trustees; revises other various provisions governing public employee benefits. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 25; Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36; Title 8, Chapter 37 and Title 8, Chapter 38.

Sponsor: Randy McNally

As enacted, extends the department of veterans' affairs, June 30, 2018. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 1 and Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 25.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, expands definition of "urban park center" for purposes of on-premises consumption; expands definition of "sports authority facility" to include minor, as well as major, baseball leagues for purposes of on-premises consumption. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4.

Sponsor: Michael Turner

As enacted, permits expunction of multiple criminal convictions in certain circumstances; revises other provisions regarding expunction of records. - Amends TCA Section 40-32-101.

Sponsor: Judd Matheny

As enacted, revises the requirements for a nursing home's certificate of need for qualified partial relocation of certain nursing homes. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 16.

Sponsor: Richard Floyd

As enacted, requires the department to develop an optical examination waiver form to permit any patient diagnosed with alzheimer's disease, alzheimer's related dementia, or vascular dementia, to obtain lenses, spectacles, eye glasses, or optical devices using an expired prescription when such patient's disease or dementia would preclude the patient from undergoing an optical examination. - Amends TCA Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As enacted, prohibits the governor from making any decision or obligating the state in any way with regard to the expansion of optional enrollment in the medical assistance program, pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, unless authorized by joint resolution of the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71.

Sponsor: Jeremy Durham

As enacted, enacts the "Religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act". - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 10 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Ferrell Haile

As enacted, expands definition of "urban park center" for purposes of on-premises consumption; expands definition of "sports authority facility" to include minor, as well as major, baseball leagues for purposes of on-premises consumption. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4.

Sponsor: Steven Dickerson

As enacted, requires any waiver of rules, regulations or policies granted by the department to be posted on the department's web site within five business days of approval; requires a rationale of the waiver to be included on the web site. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 2.

Sponsor: Joe Pitts

As enacted, establishes an administrative committee and investment committee of the TCRS board of trustees; revises other various provisions governing public employee benefits. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 25; Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36; Title 8, Chapter 37 and Title 8, Chapter 38.

Sponsor: Charles Sargent

As enacted, requires the commissioner of commerce and insurance to conduct a survey of governmental fire departments to ascertain how much responding to fires caused by negligent landowners costs and estimate how much of that cost could be recouped from the negligent parties. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 68.

Sponsor: Roger Kane

As enacted, excludes hospitals from the provisions governing navigators for health care exchanges. - Amends TCA Title 56.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, removes the requirement that judges must complete POST training in order to carry a firearm in the discharge of the judge's official duties. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1306.

Sponsor: Steve McDaniel

As introduced, subject to local approval, requires vacancies on the board of mayor and aldermen to be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term rather than until after a special or regular election. - Amends Chapter 7 of the Private Acts of 1999.

Sponsor: John Stevens

As introduced, subject to local approval, requires vacancies on the board of mayor and aldermen to be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term rather than until after a special or regular election. - Amends Chapter 7 of the Private Acts of 1999.

Sponsor: Curtis Halford

As enacted, extends the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities, June 30, 2018; clarifies requirements for background checks on persons who apply to work with persons receiving developmental disability services. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 4, Chapter 3 and Title 33, Chapter 2.

Sponsor: Judd Matheny

As enacted, authorizes certain counties to create recreation boards to be composed of nine members representing each civil district within such counties in lieu of present law requirement that boards be composed of five members, with up to two school staff members. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 24, Part 1.

Sponsor: Kent Williams

As enacted, requires that a health insurance carrier provide coverage under a health insurance policy for healthcare services delivered through telehealth in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 56; Title 63 and Title 71.

Sponsor: Kelly Keisling

As enacted, excludes hospitals from the provisions governing navigators for health care exchanges. - Amends TCA Title 56.

Sponsor: Kelly Keisling

As introduced, subject to local approval, sets the town election to coincide with the general state election beginning in November 2016; establishes new residency requirements for mayor and aldermen. - Amends Chapter 254 of the Acts of 1901, as amended by Chapter 224 of the Private Acts of 1988.

Sponsor: Barrett Rich

Fui Vakapuna.

Sponsor: Mike Carter

As introduced, directs the administrative office of the courts to establish a pilot project creating the office of noncustodial parent advocacy in one county from each grand division. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.

Sponsor: Stacey Campfield

As introduced, creates a special license plate for the Catholic Charities of Tennessee with the funds allocated to Samaritan Place, an adult day care center. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4, Part 2.

Sponsor: Stacey Campfield

Creates a special committee to study the development of a pilot program to assist former law enforcement personnel.

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

As introduced, permits radio stations that receive public funding to sufficiently publish legal or public notice by announcing the complete notice on air and contemporaneously publishing the information on their web site. - Amends TCA Title 1, Chapter 3; Title 30, Chapter 2 and Title 67, Chapter 5.

Sponsor: Stacey Campfield

As introduced, requires candidates in primaries to receive more than 50 percent of the vote to be nominated; if no candidate receives the majority of votes, provides for a runoff election between candidates who received the highest number of votes. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 13; Title 2, Chapter 17; Title 2, Chapter 3; Title 2, Chapter 5; Title 2, Chapter 7 and Title 2, Chapter 8.

Sponsor: Stacey Campfield

As introduced, deletes exception that currently allows students at a previously eligible private postsecondary institution accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to receive lottery scholarships until June 30, 2016. - Amends TCA Section 49-4-902.

Sponsor: Stacey Campfield

Condemns federal court decision granting a preliminary injunction in the case Tanco et al v Haslam.

Sponsor: Joe Carr

As introduced, provides immunity from civil liability for injuries to a roller skater or skateboarder if the operator of the roller skating rink or skateboarding facility follows certain safety procedures; does not limit the liability of a roller skating rink operator who engages in behavior that amounts to gross negligence, or willful or wanton conduct. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 34.

Sponsor: Stacey Campfield

As introduced, specifies circumstances under which a nursing home may divide and relocate a portion of its licensed beds (each being a qualified partial relocation). - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11.

Sponsor: Harold Love

As introduced, requires student fees for student organizations' paid speakers to be distributed proportionally based on membership to student organizations requesting such funding. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.

Sponsor: Stacey Campfield

As introduced, removes prohibition on insurance companies making campaign contributions; increases contribution limits for political party and caucus campaign committees. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10 and Title 56, Chapter 3.

Sponsor: Glen Casada

As introduced, revises the procedures for selling the state-owned property where the Lakeshore Mental Health Institute was operated prior to its closure. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 12, Chapter 2 and Title 33.

Sponsor: Stacey Campfield

As introduced, requires the department of education, in consultation with the department of human services, to provide a report to the education committees of the house of representatives and senate that explains the benefits of community-based early childhood education and pre-kindergarten programs on the students and LEAs. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 71.

Sponsor: Stacey Campfield

As introduced, regulates dispensing of immediate methamphetamine precursor by making it a controlled substance requiring a prescription - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 53, Chapter 10; Title 53, Chapter 11 and Title 63, Chapter 10.

Sponsor: Doug Overbey

As introduced, adds applicant on active military duty to list of individuals who may submit a notarized affidavit in lieu of personal appearance before county clerk for a marriage license. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 1.

Sponsor: Stacey Campfield

As introduced, allows certain persons employed by a local education agency as a faculty or staff member at a K-12 school to possess and carry a firearm. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Stacey Campfield

As introduced, requires the Tennessee bureau of investigation to submit report to the senate judiciary committee and criminal justice committee of the house of representatives on excess funds from fees collected for background checks performed for gun dealers by January 1 of each year, rather than February 1. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 68.

Sponsor: Stacey Campfield

As introduced, allows certain persons employed by a state institution of higher education as a faculty or staff member to possess and carry a handgun at the state institution of higher education in which such person is employed and while such person is performing duties within the scope of such person's employment. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Stacey Campfield

Provides for adjournment sine die of 108th General Assembly on April 17, 2014.

Sponsor: Mark Norris

As introduced, requires energy acquisition corporations to adopt and implement conflict of interest policies for board members. - Amends TCA Title 7.

Sponsor: Stacey Campfield

As introduced, authorizes persons subject to domestic abuse, stalking or human trafficking to use the office of attorney general and reporter to shield their true address. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3.

Sponsor: Stacey Campfield

As introduced, creates the offense of retail vandalism to be graded as theft; creates the Class C felony of knowing aggravated retail vandalism and Class D felony of reckless aggravated retail vandalism; creates the Class E felony of organized retail vandalism. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14.

Sponsor: Andy Holt

Joyce Haley Page, Teacher of the Year, Lewis County Intermediate School.

Sponsor: Joseph Hensley

Urges the health insurance coverage of men's wellness and preventive services.

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

As introduced, beginning January 1, 2015, annually reduces the rate of the Hall Income Tax and increases the portion of taxes distributed to cities and counties in which the taxpayers are located; beginning January 1, 2018, requires 100 percent of the tax revenue collected by the state be distributed to the cities and counties. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 2.

Sponsor: Charles Sargent

As introduced, permits victims of certain sexual offenses to be eligible for criminal injuries compensation if, under certain circumstances, the victim fails to report the crime or fully cooperate. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 13.

Sponsor: Brian Kelsey

Jewell Hamm.

Sponsor: Ronald Ramsey

As introduced, creates the Tennessee Come Back for Your Future scholarship program. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9; Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.

Sponsor: Mark Green