111th General Assembly

As enacted, makes various changes to the law concerning the electronic delivery of health care and its coverage under certain insurance policies and TennCare. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Section 63-1-155.

Sponsor: William Lamberth

As enacted, revises certain criminal laws concerning vandalism, assault, disorderly conduct, rioting, obstructing traffic, camping on state property, and other offenses; authorizes the TBI to investigate certain offenses; requires the district attorneys general conference to make a report to the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.

Sponsor: William Lamberth

As enacted, makes various changes to the law concerning the electronic delivery of health care and its coverage under certain insurance policies and TennCare. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Section 63-1-155.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As enacted, revises certain criminal laws concerning vandalism, assault, disorderly conduct, rioting, obstructing traffic, camping on state property, and other offenses; authorizes the TBI to investigate certain offenses; requires the district attorneys general conference to make a report to the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As enacted, enacts "Tennessee COVID-19 Recovery Act." - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 8, Part 3; Title 29, Chapter 34; Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 1.

Sponsor: William Lamberth

Lucy Lobertini

Sponsor: Ken Yager

Thomas Tigue

Sponsor: Randy McNally

Joseph Andrew Lenhard

Sponsor: Randy McNally

Angie Tilson, McDonald Elementary School, 5-8 District Teacher of the Year

Sponsor: Steve Southerland

Joe Millsaps, 90th birthday

Sponsor: Shane Reeves

Sherry Hensley, North Greene High School, 9-12 District Teacher of the Year

Sponsor: Steve Southerland

Amanda Bishop, Doak Elementary School, K-4 District Teacher of the Year

Sponsor: Steve Southerland

Chief Master Sergeant Scott Roberts, Tennessee Air National Guard

Sponsor: Mark Pody

MSG Kent Lyon, Jr., ROTC, Glenwood Educational Center, 9-12 District Teacher of the Year

Sponsor: Steve Southerland

Representative Harry T. Burn, Deciding Vote on Women's Suffrage

Sponsor: Mike Bell

Archer Clifford "Cliff" Stephens, 2020 Norris Day Honoree

Sponsor: Randy McNally

Dr. Melinda Douthat Pruitt, 2020 Judy Thompson Phillips Lifetime Contribution to Education Award

Sponsor: Steve Southerland

Dr. Jerry Kenneth Adams

Sponsor: Dan Howell

United States Congressman John Robert Lewis

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Eddie Ray Conrad

Sponsor: Clark Boyd

Waverly Belmont Elementary School Class of 2020

Sponsor: John Clemmons

Representative Matthew Hill

Sponsor: Jeremy Faison

Naser Fazlullah

Sponsor: Tom Leatherwood

Representative Andy Holt

Sponsor: Jeremy Faison

Dr. William E. (Bill) Owens, 50th anniversary in the ministry

Sponsor: Esther Helton-Haynes

Eddie Ray Conrad

Sponsor: John Clemmons

W.D. Merritt

Sponsor: Dwayne Thompson

Tamaurice "Tee" Higgins

Sponsor: John Ragan

Reverend Dr. Cordy Tindell "C.T." Vivian

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Henry Coen, Valedictorian, Roane County High School

Sponsor: Kent Calfee

United States Congressman John Robert Lewis

Sponsor: John Clemmons

Mayor Lane Curlee

Sponsor: Rush Bricken

Clara Jewel Curd Hall Hughes, 100th birthday

Sponsor: John Ragan

Voting Rights Act of 1965, 55th anniversary

Sponsor: Brenda Gilmore

Gary Gray

Sponsor: Dennis Powers

William Roscoe Lamberth, Jr.

Sponsor: Ron Gant

George Douglas "Doug" Whaley

Sponsor: Ken Yager

ETSU College of Nursing Hancock County School-Based Clinics, 25th anniversary

Sponsor: Frank Niceley

As introduced, clarifies the manner in which the contraction of COVID-19 is to be treated under the Workers' Compensation Law. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 8, Part 3; Title 29, Chapter 34; Title 29, Chapter 20; Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 1; Title 50; Title 56 and Title 58, Chapter 2.

Sponsor: Bill Beck

Wade Matthews

Sponsor: Ken Yager

Glenn and Gladys Haynes, 70th wedding anniversary

Sponsor: Jon Lundberg

As introduced, creates a rebuttable presumption in a civil action arising from exposure to or contraction of COVID-19 that a defendant acted with gross negligence in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 8, Part 3; Title 29, Chapter 34; Title 29, Chapter 20; Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 1; Title 50; Title 56 and Title 58, Chapter 2.

Sponsor: Bill Beck

As introduced, enacts "Tennessee COVID-19 Recovery Act." - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 8, Part 3; Title 29, Chapter 34; Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 1.

Sponsor: William Lamberth

As introduced, enacts "Tennessee COVID-19 Recovery Act." - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 8, Part 3; Title 29, Chapter 34; Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 1.

Sponsor: Randy McNally

Adjourns sine die the Second Extraordinary Session of the 111th General Assembly.

Sponsor: William Lamberth

Tennessee Farmers Cooperative, 75th anniversary

Sponsor: Ferrell Haile

Captain Kenneth May Beyer, 100th birthday

Sponsor: Randy McNally

As introduced, authorizes the Attorney General to initiate a criminal prosecution whenever the Attorney General receives information sufficient to constitute probable cause to investigate a violation of any state criminal law if the violation adversely impacted the rights of citizens to peaceful demonstrate. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.

Sponsor: William Lamberth

As introduced, clarifies the manner in which the contraction of COVID-19 is to be treated under the Workers' Compensation Law. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 8, Part 3; Title 29, Chapter 34; Title 29, Chapter 20; Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 1; Title 50; Title 56 and Title 58, Chapter 2.

Sponsor: Jeff Yarbro

Alton Sweeton, 90th birthday

Sponsor: Susan Lynn

Subject to local approval, requires government-owned hotel operators to collect and remit the privilege tax on the occupancy of hotels and motels in the county. - Amends Chapter 189 of the Private Acts of 1994.

Sponsor: Bruce Griffey

As enacted, authorizes the issuance of electronic citations, and not just written citations on paper, for certain misdemeanor criminal offenses in lieu of arrest. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 55.

Sponsor: Rick Staples

As enacted, extends the state capitol commission to June 30, 2026; adds two citizen members to the commission, with one to be appointed by the speaker of the senate and one to be appointed by the speaker of the house. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 8.

Sponsor: Martin Daniel

As enacted, authorizes operation of Class I and Class II off-highway vehicles on three segments of state routes located in Hickman County, if such vehicles are registered, insured, and equipped with safety equipment, - Amends TCA Section 55-8-185.

Sponsor: Michael Curcio

Subject to local approval, changes, from May to November, the election for the mayor and aldermen; clarifies that the mayor and city council appoint officers of the county by a majority vote; allows the mayor to appoint all standing committees as he deems proper. - Amends Chapter 568 of the Private Acts of 1939; as amended.

Sponsor: William Lamberth

As enacted, establishes requirements for peer-to-peer car sharing programs, and subjects such programs to certain existing laws. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 6; Title 7; Title 12; Title 42; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 65 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As enacted, revises provisions governing allocation of sales and use tax revenue to certain commercial development districts in economically distressed counties; adds a county bordering three such distressed counties for purposes of the allocation. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Paul Bailey

As enacted, revises various provisions governing the transport of mobile homes. - Amends TCA Title 55; Title 67 and Title 68.

Sponsor: Becky Massey

As enacted, creates the Class C felony of performing or inducing, or attempting to perform or induce, an abortion upon a pregnant woman whose unborn child has a fetal heartbeat; creates other criminal offenses related to the performance of an abortion; requires that certain information regarding reversing chemical abortions be provided; revises and enacts other abortion-related provisions. - Amends TCA Section 37-10-304 and Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

Subject to local approval, revises charter provisions relating to contracts procured by the City; authorizes city council to fix the time and place of regular meetings of the council; requires a two-thirds vote of the city council to adopt an ordinance or resolution where specified; clarifies that certain ordinances may require a minimum time between two readings prior to becoming effective. - Amends Chapter 568 of the Private Acts of 1939; as amended.

Sponsor: William Lamberth

As enacted, extends compensation for death of emergency responders to emergency medical technicians and paramedics; authorizes local governments to continue to provide health insurance to the surviving spouse and children of an emergency medical technician or paramedic killed in the line of duty. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 2 and Title 8, Chapter 27.

Sponsor: Ferrell Haile

As enacted, establishes the Tennessee equine health advisory commission. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 43.

Sponsor: Andy Holt

As enacted, prohibits marketplace platforms from keeping tips intended for marketplace contractors. - Amends TCA Title 50; Title 56 and Title 62.

Sponsor: Jeff Yarbro

As enacted, makes changes to the law concerning governmental entities, supported in whole or in part by the general assembly, purchasing services or commodities from the central nonprofit agency that works to provide individuals with severe disabilities competitive integrated employment opportunities. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21; Title 12; Title 50 and Title 71, Chapter 4, Part 7.

Sponsor: Becky Massey

As enacted, increases, from $2.93 billion to $4 billion, the maximum aggregate principal amount for which the agency may issue bonds and notes at any one time. - Amends TCA Section 13-23-121.

Sponsor: Charlie Baum

Subject to local approval, authorizes the judge of the Court of General Sessions of Wilson County, Division III, to interchange with the judges of the Circuit and Chancery Courts in Wilson County for matters of domestic relations and probate. - Amends Chapter 34 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended.

Sponsor: Clark Boyd

As enacted, waives the lifetime handgun carry permit fees for retired law enforcement officers who served for at least 10 years, rather than former law enforcement officers who served for at least 10 years. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1351.

Sponsor: Dan Howell

As enacted, revises provisions governing allocation of sales and use tax revenue to certain commercial development districts in economically distressed counties; adds a county bordering three such distressed counties for purposes of the allocation. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Cameron Sexton

As enacted, makes state correctional officers who are members of the state retirement system eligible for service retirement after completing 25 years of creditable service; extends eligibility for early retirement to certain emergency medical services personnel. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 8, Chapter 37.

Sponsor: Bud Hulsey

As enacted, revises provisions governing the maximum length of a truck-tractor and semitrailer or trailer on highways in this state. - Amends TCA Title 55.

Sponsor: Becky Massey

As enacted, revises various provisions regarding textbooks and instructional materials and the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 22.

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

As enacted, authorizes the sale of alcoholic beverages and beer for consumption on the premises of the Memphis Zoo during the zoo's regular operating hours. - Amends TCA Section 57-4-101.

Sponsor: Brian Kelsey

Subject to local approval, revises charter provisions relating to contracts procured by the City; authorizes city council to fix the time and place of regular meetings of the council; requires a two-thirds vote of the city council to adopt an ordinance or resolution where specified; clarifies that certain ordinances may require a minimum time between two readings prior to becoming effective. - Amends Chapter 568 of the Private Acts of 1939; as amended.

Sponsor: Ferrell Haile

As enacted, extends compensation for death of emergency responders to emergency medical technicians and paramedics; authorizes local governments to continue to provide health insurance to the surviving spouse and children of an emergency medical technician or paramedic killed in the line of duty. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 2 and Title 8, Chapter 27.

Sponsor: Terri Lynn Weaver

Subject to local approval, specifies that the General Sessions Court Clerk must serve as the Clerk of the Juvenile Court of Dickson County rather than the County Clerk. - Amends Chapter 267 of the Private Acts of 1982; as amended.

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

Subject to local approval, authorizes the county commission to use funds allocated to the commission from the hotel occupancy tax to make economic development grants to governmental entities and public corporations to promote community economic development, tourism, and recreational activities. - Amends Chapter 324 of the Private Acts of 1980; as amended.

Sponsor: Edward Jackson

As enacted, requires short-term rental unit marketplaces to collect and remit local occupancy taxes for short-term rental units secured through the marketplace beginning January 1, 2021; enacts provisions governing classification of certain residential property used as a short-term rental; revises and enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 56; Title 62; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68.

Sponsor: Clark Boyd

As enacted, requires juvenile court petitions and orders to be open to public inspection if the delinquent act would constitute an act of terrorism or an attempt to commit terrorism if committed by an adult; prohibits expunction of a juvenile's record relating to a delinquent act that would constitute an act of terrorism or an attempt to commit terrorism if committed by an adult. - Amends TCA Title 37.

Sponsor: Dan Howell

As enacted, creates a nine-member Tennessee commission on education recovery and innovation to examine the short and long-term systemic effects that the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters of 2020 have had on the state's educational systems. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

Subject to local approval, increases from six to eight members on the Hardin County General Hospital Board of Commissioners. - Amends Chapter 409 of the Private Acts of 1957; as amended.

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

As enacted, requires the commissioner to develop a transition plan for the purpose of planning the return, no earlier than the 2024-2025 school year, of schools in the ASD to the LEAs from which the schools were removed; requires the commissioner to submit the plan to the education committees of the senate and house by January 1, 2021; clarifies that a school that has been placed in the ASD must remain in the ASD until the school is authorized to return to its LEA according to the transition plan. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Mark White

Subject to local approval, exempts one vehicle owned by an active member of a volunteer fire department of a volunteer local rescue squad from the local wheel tax. - Amends Chapter 324 of the Private Acts of 1961.

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

As enacted, extends the state capitol commission to June 30, 2026; adds two citizen members to the commission, with one to be appointed by the speaker of the senate and one to be appointed by the speaker of the house. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 8.

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

As enacted, classifies knowingly damaging farm equipment by means of fire or explosion as arson, a Class C felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 3.

Sponsor: Paul Sherrell

As enacted, extends the regional transportation authority of Middle Tennessee to June 30, 2021. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 64, Chapter 8, Part 1.

Sponsor: Martin Daniel

As enacted, extends the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission to June 30, 2021. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Martin Daniel

As enacted, extends the regional transportation authority of Middle Tennessee to June 30, 2021. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 64, Chapter 8, Part 1.

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

As enacted, enacts the "Financial Aid Simplification for Tennesseans (FAST) Act." - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 3; Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 4.

Sponsor: Gary Hicks

As enacted, designates Bristol Motor Speedway as a sports authority facility for purposes of the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4.

Sponsor: John Crawford

Subject to local approval, requires government-owned hotel operators to collect and remit the privilege tax on the occupancy of hotels and motels in the county. - Amends Chapter 189 of the Private Acts of 1994.

Sponsor: John Stevens

As enacted, increases, from $2.93 billion to $4 billion, the maximum aggregate principal amount for which the agency may issue bonds and notes at any one time. - Amends TCA Section 13-23-121.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

As enacted, allows a manufacturer to sell product transferred between different sites owned by the same manufacturer upon certain conditions. - Amends TCA Section 57-3-202.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

As enacted, makes various changes concerning the practice of physical therapy. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 13.

Sponsor: Ryan Williams

As enacted, makes various changes concerning the practice of physical therapy. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 13.

Sponsor: Rusty Crowe

As enacted, enacts "Cooper's Law," which requires a participating provider to strive to process hospital presumptive eligibility applications within the first 24 hours of the date of admission, when practicable. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 68 and Title 71.

Sponsor: John DeBerry

As enacted, revises various provisions regarding textbooks and instructional materials and the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 22.

Sponsor: Kirk Haston

Subject to local approval, authorizes the mayor to designate a financial director to assist with the budget and manage all financial affairs of the city; authorizes city recorder to have a designee in the city recorder's absence at meetings. - Amends Chapter 121 of the Private Acts of 2004; as amended.

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

Subject to local approval, authorizes the judge of the Court of General Sessions of Wilson County, Division III, to interchange with the judges of the Circuit and Chancery Courts in Wilson County for matters of domestic relations and probate. - Amends Chapter 34 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended.

Sponsor: Mark Pody

As enacted, requires the commissioner of general services instead of the commissioner of finance and administration to certify by January 1 of each year to the comptroller of the treasury information necessary to identify property rendered tax exempt by acquisition by the state during the prior fiscal year for conservation and preservation. - Amends TCA Section 11-14-406 and Section 11-7-109.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

Subject to local approval, authorizes the appointment of a city administrator; shifts certain duties of the mayor to the city administrator. - Amends Chapter 182 of the Private Acts of 1998; as amended.

Sponsor: Kirk Haston

Subject to local approval, authorizes the appointment of a city administrator; shifts certain duties of the mayor to the city administrator. - Amends Chapter 182 of the Private Acts of 1998; as amended.

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

As enacted, revises provisions governing the maximum length of a truck-tractor and semitrailer or trailer on highways in this state. - Amends TCA Title 55.

Sponsor: Dan Howell

As enacted, enacts the "Financial Aid Simplification for Tennesseans (FAST) Act." - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 3; Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 4.

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

As enacted, authorizes operation of Class I and Class II off-highway vehicles on three segments of state routes located in Hickman County, if such vehicles are registered, insured, and equipped with safety equipment, - Amends TCA Section 55-8-185.

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

As enacted, designates Bristol Motor Speedway as a sports authority facility for purposes of the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4.

Sponsor: Jon Lundberg

As enacted, makes changes to the law concerning governmental entities, supported in whole or in part by the general assembly, purchasing services or commodities from the central nonprofit agency that works to provide individuals with severe disabilities competitive integrated employment opportunities. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21; Title 12; Title 50 and Title 71, Chapter 4, Part 7.

Sponsor: Dennis Powers

As enacted, extends the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission to June 30, 2021. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

As enacted, removes discretion for the registers, or other public officers whose duty it may be to keep an index of public records, to maintain separate indices for records maintained in the office of the county register; authorizes registers and such officers to maintain all indices by electronic means. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 2.

Sponsor: John Crawford

Subject to local approval, authorizes the county commission to use funds allocated to the commission from the hotel occupancy tax to make economic development grants to governmental entities and public corporations to promote community economic development, tourism, and recreational activities. - Amends Chapter 324 of the Private Acts of 1980; as amended.

Sponsor: Chris Todd

As enacted, authorizes off-highway vehicles to be operated on a certain segment of a state highway in Johnson County. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 25; Title 54 and Title 55.

Sponsor: Timothy Hill

As enacted and subject to local approval, authorizes Knox County to collect the privilege tax on occupancy from transients in owner-occupied single family residences, in apartments or condominiums where less than 25 percent of the total units are rented to transients, and in single-family homes where each single-family dwelling unit occupies a separate lot. - Amends Chapter 847 of the Public Acts of 1982, as amended by Chapter 628 of the Public Acts of 1996.

Sponsor: Richard Briggs

As enacted, prohibits a governmental entity from authorizing the destruction of public records subject to disclosure if the governmental entity knows the records are subject to a pending public record request submitted to the governmental entity. - Amends amend TCA Title 8, Chapter 4, Part 6 and Title 10, Chapter 7.

Sponsor: Todd Gardenhire

As enacted, authorizes beer retailers to sell beer, from their own inventory, online for curbside pickup at the beer retailer's location; requires that the employee bringing beer to a vehicle for curbside pickup verify that the recipient of the beer is 21 years of age or older. - Amends TCA Section 57-5-103.

Sponsor: Curtis Johnson

As enacted, revises the period of time after a local board of education or director of schools makes an initial offer of employment to a person for a teaching position that the person has to accept or reject the offer of employment, if the offer is made between June 1 and April 1. - Amends TCA Section 49-5-406.

Sponsor: Vincent Dixie

As enacted, permits the state board of education to assess reasonable costs against a teacher or administrator when a final order is issued following a contested case hearing in which a teacher or administrator is issued a formal reprimand or the teacher's or administrator's license is denied, non-renewed, suspended, or revoked; requires the state board to promulgate rules for such assessments. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 4 and Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 3.

Sponsor: Bill Dunn

As enacted, designates the Tennessee State Fairgrounds in Nashville as an urban park center; authorizes the granting of a franchise for the provision of food or beverage, including alcoholic beverages, on its premises; specifies that the holder of such franchise is also considered an urban park center; requires certain reporting. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4.

Sponsor: Darren Jernigan

As enacted, makes revisions to general law necessary to implement the annual appropriations act; requires dealers with physical presence in this state to register with department of revenue to collect and remit sales tax. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; 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 42; Title 43; Title 44; 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 61; Title 62; Title 63; Title 64; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69; Title 70 and Title 71.

Sponsor: William Lamberth

As enacted, revises the process by which a city, metropolitan, or county government may create a new water or wastewater treatment authority. - Amends TCA Section 7-34-106; Section 7-35-432; Section 68-221-604; Title 68, Chapter 221, Part 10 and Section 68-221-1304.

Sponsor: Pat Marsh

As enacted, extends the exemption from licensure to hunt and fish on farmlands owned by a spouse, parent, or grandparent, to include spouses of children of landowners. - Amends TCA Title 70.

Sponsor: Rick Eldridge

As enacted, gives the state board of education administrative subpoena power in connection with investigations related to licensure disciplinary actions. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 3 and Title 49, Chapter 5.

Sponsor: Mark White

As enacted, allows, under certain conditions, the advisory boards of the University of Tennessee institutions and state university boards to meet electronically or by other means of communication without a physical quorum present at the location of the meeting given in the meeting notice; changes from April 15 to May 31 the date by which the faculty member and the student member must be appointed to a University of Tennessee institution advisory board. - Amends TCA Section 8-44-108; Section 49-9-501 and Section 49-7-151.

Sponsor: David Hawk

As enacted, requires a court to find that limitation of a parent's residential parenting time is in the best interest of the minor child before limiting such time because the parent has engaged in willful abandonment or abuse of the parent, child, or another person living with the child. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Patsy Hazlewood

As enacted, makes a person ineligible for a political subdivision's former retirement plan in the TCRS if the person is hired after the political subdivision changes to any other plan offered by the retirement system; requires that any person wishing to establish service credit in the retirement system must establish such service under the terms of the retirement system plan that existed at the time the service was established and not at the time the service was rendered. - Amends TCA Section 8-35-253 and Section 8-37-214.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

As enacted, creates an exception to the prohibition on an industrial development corporation purchasing a hotel, motel, or apartment building, if the project is a tourism attraction involving an aggregate investment of public and private funds in excess of $75 million. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 53.

Sponsor: Edward Jackson

As enacted, makes appropriations for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2019, and July 1, 2020.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As enacted, conditions a firefighter's use of the presumption that certain conditions arose out of the firefighter's employment on the firefighter obtaining a physical medical examination that confirms the firefighter to be cancer-free. - Amends TCA Section 7-51-201.

Sponsor: Gary Hicks

As enacted, repeals the Tennessee Egg Law, which establishes a licensure system for certain persons who buy, sell, trade, traffic, or process eggs in Tennessee. - Amends TCA Section 43-1-701; Title 53, Chapter 1, Part 2 and Title 53, Chapter 2.

Sponsor: William Lamberth

As enacted, provides that if an incumbent member of the general assembly who has filed a petition for reelection is disqualified by the political party executive committee, then the incumbent member of the general assembly may file a new petition for the same office as a candidate for another political party or as an independent candidate. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 2; Title 3; Title 4; Title 8 and Title 10.

Sponsor: Andy Holt

As enacted, authorizes the department to require its employees and contractors who have elevated and privileged access to data and personal information to submit to a background check to be performed by the TBI as a condition of employment. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As enacted, makes a defendant charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child ineligible for judicial diversion. - Amends TCA Section 40-35-313.

Sponsor: Debra Moody

As enacted, authorizes, upon request, the department of revenue to issue salvage certificates to an insurance company, automotive dismantler and recycler, or salvage pool operator under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 55.

Sponsor: Richard Briggs

As enacted, allows an elected official of any county or municipality in the actual discharge of official duties who has a valid handgun carry permit to carry inside a building in which judicial proceedings are in progress, but not in the room in which judicial proceedings are in progress; allows the county attorney in the actual discharge of official duties who has a valid handgun carry permit to carry inside a building in which judicial proceedings are in progress, but not in the room in which judicial proceedings are in progress. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Sponsor: Mary Littleton

Subject to local approval, changes, from two-year to four-year, terms for the mayor and each alderman. - Amends Chapter 133 of the Private Acts of 1994; as amended.

Sponsor: John Stevens

As enacted, increases the timeframe within which the mother of a newborn may surrender custody of the child to an approved medical facility without criminal liability from within 72 hours of birth to within two weeks. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Section 68-11-255.

Sponsor: Dawn White

As enacted, allows, instead of requires, the investment of the chairs of excellence endowment trust funds in accordance with TCRS policies and guidelines. - Amends TCA Section 49-7-501.

Sponsor: Bo Watson

As enacted, designates The Register in Davidson County as a club for purposes of consuming alcoholic beverages on the premises. - Amends TCA Title 57.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

As enacted, extends the University of Tennessee, board of trustees to June 30, 2024. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 9.

Sponsor: Martin Daniel

As enacted, requires a sentencing court to impose a fine of at least $100 for a person convicted of assault against a domestic abuse victim, subject to the defendant's ability to pay. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1.

Sponsor: Timothy Hill

As enacted, requires a public school to excuse a student from school to attend a released time course if requested by the student's parent or legal guardian even if the local board of education has not adopted a policy on released time courses; authorizes local boards of education to transport students attending a released time course to and from the place of instruction if the entity providing the instruction reimburses the LEA for the services. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Dennis Powers

As enacted, authorizes a county mayor to appoint a committee to approve amendments to the budget after the budget has been adopted under the Local Option Budgeting Law of 1993. - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 12, Part 2.

Sponsor: Jerome Moon

As enacted, requires that the family life curriculum adopted by the state board of education or an LEA include information on the prevention of dating violence. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 13.

Sponsor: Jeff Yarbro

As enacted, revises a provision relating to the level and intended recipients of occupational training and technical education provided by state colleges of applied technology; deletes provisions relating to the creation of certain staff positions for vocational-technical education. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 11, Part 4.

Sponsor: Mark White

As enacted, requires public institutions of higher education to provide each student with a detailed and completed current-year federal college financing plan; imposes other requirements for such institutions to provide certain information when a student is finalizing acceptance of a financial aid package. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Steven Dickerson

As enacted, allows the commissioner to require applicants for money transmitter licensure to consent to a criminal history records check and to submit a fingerprint sample; revises other provisions regarding money transmitters. - Amends TCA Title 45, Chapter 7, Part 2.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As enacted, requires an administrative judge or hearing officer to grant a nursing facility's motion to intervene in the appeal of a resident or former resident's eligibility, absent certain showings. - Amends TCA Title 71.

Sponsor: David Hawk

As enacted, increases the number of paid meetings the Carter County Parks and Recreation Board may hold, from eight per year to 12 per year. - Amends TCA Section 11-24-104.

Sponsor: John Holsclaw

As enacted, requires that the parent educational seminar include at least one 30-minute video on adverse childhood experiences created by the department of children's services in conjunction with the commission on children and youth or as part of the Building Strong Brains Tennessee public awareness campaign; adds to that the requirement of attendance by parents at the parent educational seminar may be waived upon motion by either party and the agreement of the court upon the showing of good cause. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Mary Littleton

As enacted, expands the Health Care Empowerment Act to allow all licensed medical professionals to use direct medical care agreements without regulation by the insurance laws of this state. - Amends TCA Title 63.

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

As enacted, makes a defendant charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child ineligible for judicial diversion. - Amends TCA Section 40-35-313.

Sponsor: Dawn White

As enacted, requires a public school to excuse a student from school to attend a released time course if requested by the student's parent or legal guardian even if the local board of education has not adopted a policy on released time courses; authorizes local boards of education to transport students attending a released time course to and from the place of instruction if the entity providing the instruction reimburses the LEA for the services. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

As enacted, permits a dentist to supervise up to 10 dental hygienists when providing dental services on a volunteer basis through a nonprofit provider of free mobile clinics. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 5.

Sponsor: Becky Massey

As enacted, requires a physician to provide prenatal and postpartum medical care to pregnant prisoners and detainees; requires correctional institutions to provide pregnant prisoners nutritionally appropriate meals and supplemental provisions. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 21, Part 2.

Sponsor: Raumesh Akbari

As enacted, designates "Women's Suffrage Day" as a day of special observance. - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2.

Sponsor: Mary Littleton

As enacted, extends the deadline for an injured employee to file a claim for increased benefits with the bureau of workers' compensation; lengthens the period of time following an injury an employee has to provide notice to the bureau of workers' compensation of an injury and the failure of an employer to secure payment of compensation. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As enacted, makes various changes concerning filings submitted by different entities to the secretary of state. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 38, Part 11; Title 48, Chapter 101; Title 48, Chapter 11; Title 48, Chapter 228; Title 48, Chapter 247; Title 48, Chapter 249; Title 48, Chapter 26; Title 48, Chapter 51; Title 48, Chapter 66; Title 61, Chapter 1; Title 61, Chapter 2 and Title 61, Chapter 3.

Sponsor: Dave Wright

As enacted, establishes requirements for the operation of personal delivery devices; specifies that a personal delivery device may be operated in pedestrian areas up to 10 miles per hour and is not considered a motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 1; Title 55, Chapter 10; Title 55, Chapter 12 and Title 55, Chapter 8.

Sponsor: Bo Watson

As enacted, removes the duty of the governor to proclaim days of special observance, such as Mother's Day, Harriet Tubman Day, and Volunteer Firefighters week; removes the governor's duty to invite the people of the state to observe certain days of special observance such as Andrew Jackson Day. - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As enacted, increases the number of paid meetings the Carter County Parks and Recreation Board may hold, from eight per year to 12 per year. - Amends TCA Section 11-24-104.

Sponsor: Rusty Crowe

As enacted, adds requirements for farmers to participate in herdshare programs. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 39; Title 43; Title 44; Title 53; Title 67 and Title 68.

Sponsor: Patsy Hazlewood

As enacted, requires a physician to provide prenatal and postpartum medical care to pregnant prisoners and detainees; requires correctional institutions to provide pregnant prisoners nutritionally appropriate meals and supplemental provisions. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 21, Part 2.

Sponsor: London Lamar

As enacted, requires the department to grant or deny an application for a subsurface sewage disposal system within 45 days or receiving all information necessary to make such a determination; requires the department, if it cannot make a determination within 45 days, to refund the application fee; requires that a denial include a clear, written explanation for the denial with citations to relevant legal authority for the denial. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 11; Section 39-14-306; Section 57-4-102; Title 59; Title 62; Title 66; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 70.

Sponsor: Janince Bowling

As enacted, authorizes the state treasurer to enter into agreements with any federal reserve bank, instead of a federal reserve member bank or trust company located in Tennessee, for the purpose of transferring public funds and funds of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system through the facilities of the federal reserve banking system. - Amends TCA Section 9-4-308.

Sponsor: Ron Travis

As enacted, specifies that a sportsman's license is not required in order to assist a person with a disability who is fishing or hunting pursuant to a discounted license or an exemption from licensure, if certain requirements are met, including executing a form and compliance with certain laws by the assistant. - Amends TCA Title 70.

Sponsor: Edward Jackson

As enacted, prohibits a constable from exercising law enforcement powers and authority if the constable fails to complete currently required in-service education; creates a Class C misdemeanor, subject to fine of $50, for a constable violating this prohibition; stipulates that each day of a violation constitutes a separate offense. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 2; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 16; Title 25; Title 26; Title 29; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 47; Title 49; Title 53; Title 55; Title 57; Title 62; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 70 and Title 71.

Sponsor: Mark Pody

As enacted, restricts the width of a private easement or right-of-way to 25 feet; authorizes the court to award attorney fees to the defending landowner in an action for an easement or right-of-way brought by a private person owning land obstructed entirely from a public road by the intervening land of another person; makes various other changes regarding private easements. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 16 and Title 54, Chapter 14.

Sponsor: Todd Gardenhire

As enacted, makes appropriations for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2019, and July 1, 2020.

Sponsor: William Lamberth

As enacted, renames the office of information resources in the department of finance and administration as the division of strategic technology solutions; makes other revisions related to the department. - Amends TCA Section 2-10-211; Title 3, Chapter 6; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 10; Section 71-5-192 and Section 71-5-2517.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As enacted, authorizes TRICOR to enter contractual agreements with counties and cities to provide work training programs for prisoners incarcerated in county and city jails. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 22, Part 4.

Sponsor: Rick Eldridge

As enacted, increases from “eight months to a year” to “32 to 36 months” the time within which the treasurer must sell a security after receiving it; extends from “eight months” to “32 months” the minimum time period during which the treasurer is required to hold a security prior to selling it and paying the sale proceeds to the owner, upon the owner's request. - Amends TCA Section 66-29-142 and Section 66-29-154.

Sponsor: Becky Massey

As enacted, extends the department of transportation to June 30, 2024. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3.

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

As enacted, prohibits a governmental entity from authorizing the destruction of public records subject to disclosure if the governmental entity knows the records are subject to a pending public record request submitted to the governmental entity. - Amends amend TCA Title 8, Chapter 4, Part 6 and Title 10, Chapter 7.

Sponsor: Mike Carter

As enacted, specifies that soil is not a discarded material constituting waste for purposes of the Tennessee Solid Waste Disposal Act and the Tennessee Hazardous Waste Management Act as long as the soil is intended for use or reuse as soil. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 69.

Sponsor: Edward Jackson

As enacted, extends immunity from liability to include property damage caused by inherent risks of agritourism activities under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 39.

Sponsor: Jeremy Faison

As enacted, increases, from biennially to annually, the reporting required by the Tennessee maternal mortality review and prevention team to the governor and the general assembly concerning the team's activities and its recommendations for changes to any law, rule, or policy that would promote the safety and well-being of women and prevention of maternal deaths. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 3, Part 6.

Sponsor: Larry Miller

As enacted, redefines "travel promoter" and "travel services" for the purposes of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 62.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As enacted, specifies that a sportsman's license is not required in order to assist a person with a disability who is fishing or hunting pursuant to a discounted license or an exemption from licensure, if certain requirements are met, including executing a form and compliance with certain laws by the assistant. - Amends TCA Title 70.

Sponsor: James Van Huss

As enacted, provides that if an incumbent member of the general assembly who has filed a petition for reelection is disqualified by the political party executive committee, then the incumbent member of the general assembly may file a new petition for the same office as a candidate for another political party or as an independent candidate. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 2; Title 3; Title 4; Title 8 and Title 10.

Sponsor: Ferrell Haile

As enacted, excludes construction services providers performing work in this state from certain provisions of the workers' compensation law, requires construction services providers to maintain workers' compensation insurance coverage while working in this state, and imposes liability on a successor in interest of a penalized construction services provider. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: William Lamberth

As enacted, deletes an obsolete reporting requirement for the department of human resources regarding the job performance evaluation system; revises and deletes various other reporting requirements concerning reports to legislative committees. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 38; Title 40; Title 41; Title 57; Title 64 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Thomas Tillis

As enacted, expands the Health Care Empowerment Act to allow all licensed medical professionals to use direct medical care agreements without regulation by the insurance laws of this state. - Amends TCA Title 63.

Sponsor: Robin Smith

As enacted, repeals the Bledsoe Regional Water Authority. - Amends TCA Title 64, Chapter 1, Part 12.

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

As enacted, designates the Tennessee State Fairgrounds in Nashville as an urban park center; authorizes the granting of a franchise for the provision of food or beverage, including alcoholic beverages, on its premises; specifies that the holder of such franchise is also considered an urban park center; requires certain reporting. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4.

Sponsor: Steven Dickerson

As enacted, extends the human rights commission to June 30, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21, Part 2 and Title 4, Chapter 29.

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

As enacted, requires that the parent educational seminar include at least one 30-minute video on adverse childhood experiences created by the department of children's services in conjunction with the commission on children and youth or as part of the Building Strong Brains Tennessee public awareness campaign; adds to that the requirement of attendance by parents at the parent educational seminar may be waived upon motion by either party and the agreement of the court upon the showing of good cause. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Paul Rose

As enacted, revises the period of time after a local board of education or director of schools makes an initial offer of employment to a person for a teaching position that the person has to accept or reject the offer of employment, if the offer is made between June 1 and April 1. - Amends TCA Section 49-5-406.

Sponsor: Ferrell Haile

As enacted, establishes requirements for the operation of personal delivery devices; specifies that a personal delivery device may be operated in pedestrian areas up to 10 miles per hour and is not considered a motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 1; Title 55, Chapter 10; Title 55, Chapter 12 and Title 55, Chapter 8.

Sponsor: Pat Marsh

As enacted, revises various provisions governing outdoor advertising; renames the Billboard Regulation and Control Act to be the Outdoor Advertising Control Act of 2020. - Amends TCA Title 54, Chapter 17 and Title 54, Chapter 21.

Sponsor: William Lamberth

As enacted, authorizes the City of Tracy City to levy a privilege tax of up to 5 percent upon the privilege of occupancy by a two-thirds vote of its governing body. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-1425.

Sponsor: Janince Bowling

As enacted, adds provisions governing the apportionment and distribution of incremental increases in sales and use taxes due to a public use facility. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 88 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 30.

Sponsor: Mark White

As enacted, gives the state board of education administrative subpoena power in connection with investigations related to licensure disciplinary actions. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 3 and Title 49, Chapter 5.

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

As enacted, designates Sherwood Forest in Franklin County and Walnut Knob in Smith County as Class II natural areas. - Amends TCA Section 11-14-108.

Sponsor: William Lamberth

As enacted, removes the duty of the governor to proclaim days of special observance, such as Mother's Day, Harriet Tubman Day, and Volunteer Firefighters week; removes the governor's duty to invite the people of the state to observe certain days of special observance such as Andrew Jackson Day. - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2.

Sponsor: William Lamberth

As enacted, requires a court to find that limitation of a parent's residential parenting time is in the best interest of the minor child before limiting such time because the parent has engaged in willful abandonment or abuse of the parent, child, or another person living with the child. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Pregnant Workers Fairness Act." - Amends TCA Title 50.

Sponsor: Becky Massey

As enacted, deletes an obsolete reporting requirement for the department of human resources regarding the job performance evaluation system; revises and deletes various other reporting requirements concerning reports to legislative committees. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 38; Title 40; Title 41; Title 57; Title 64 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Shane Reeves

As enacted, reinstates service credits and salary increases that were suspended during 2009-2010 for district public defender investigators. - Amends TCA Title 1 and Title 8, Chapter 14.

Sponsor: Bud Hulsey

As enacted, prohibits local governing bodies from adopting or continuing in effect any ordinance, resolution, rule, or regulation regarding the exhibition of livestock; specifies that the prohibition does not apply when such enactment is otherwise authorized by state law or is related to reasonable restrictions regarding time, place, and manner consistent with other similar events or the protection of public health, safety, or welfare. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 44.

Sponsor: Pat Marsh

As enacted, authorizes, upon request, the department of revenue to issue salvage certificates to an insurance company, automotive dismantler and recycler, or salvage pool operator under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 55.

Sponsor: Clark Boyd

As enacted, authorizes nonphysician healthcare providers who are otherwise permitted to prescribe Schedule II or III drugs to also prescribe a buprenorphine product for the treatment of opioid use disorder if certain requirements met. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68.

Sponsor: Steven Dickerson

As enacted, revises various provisions governing contractors. - Amends TCA Title 28 and Title 66.

Sponsor: Paul Rose

As enacted, designates three river segments located in Rhea County as Class I natural river areas. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 13.

Sponsor: Ron Travis

Proposes adding a provision establishing right to work regardless of status of affiliation with any labor union or employee organization.

Sponsor: Brian Kelsey

As enacted, permits the state, through the attorney general, to seek an injunction against a person who commits harassment against a state employee. - Amends TCA Title 50.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

Officer Destin Legieza, Brentwood Police Department

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

Lexi Bramer

Sponsor: Mike Bell

Joe Brown, Co-Valedictorian, Central High School

Sponsor: Becky Massey

Iris Zaretzki, Valedictorian, West High School

Sponsor: Becky Massey

Prajwal Jagadish, Co-Salutatorian, Farragut High School

Sponsor: Becky Massey

Ramona Hood

Sponsor: Raumesh Akbari

Anna Shepherd

Sponsor: Jeff Yarbro

Josephine Bresler, Co-Salutatorian, L&N STEM Academy

Sponsor: Becky Massey

Gracie Taylor, Valedictorian, Career Magnet Academy

Sponsor: Becky Massey

Chloe Hammock, Valedictorian, Fulton High School

Sponsor: Becky Massey

Sophia Carmel Edwards, Valedictorian, Station Camp High School

Sponsor: Ferrell Haile

Gavin Pretorius, Co-Salutatorian, Halls High School

Sponsor: Becky Massey

Adam McDaniel, Valedictorian, South-Doyle High School

Sponsor: Becky Massey

Carly Minhinnett, Valedictorian, Halls High School

Sponsor: Becky Massey

Samaya Baljepally, Valedictorian, Bearden High School

Sponsor: Becky Massey

Parker Martz, Salutatorian, Bearden High School

Sponsor: Becky Massey

Lauren Turrentine, Co-Valedictorian, Central High School

Sponsor: Becky Massey

Christopher Conway, Co-Salutatorian, Powell High School

Sponsor: Becky Massey

Savanah Shelley, Co-Salutatorian, Powell High School

Sponsor: Becky Massey

Benjamin Hancock, Salutatorian, Hardin Valley Academy

Sponsor: Becky Massey

Eva Tolliver, Valedictorian, Carter High School

Sponsor: Becky Massey

Coach Jason Shay

Sponsor: Rusty Crowe

Alisha Soni, Valedictorian, Farragut High School

Sponsor: Becky Massey

Joy Griffin, Salutatorian, Austin-East Magnet High School

Sponsor: Becky Massey

Micayla Domingues, Co-Valedictorian, Gibbs High School

Sponsor: Becky Massey

Logan O'Neal, Co-Salutatorian, L&N STEM Academy

Sponsor: Becky Massey

Victoria Hart, Valedictorian, Hardin Valley Academy

Sponsor: Becky Massey

Judge John K. Wilson

Sponsor: Steve Southerland

The Bakery Box and It's A Pear Catering

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

Tanya Tucker, Grammy Award for Best Country Album

Sponsor: Rusty Crowe

Larry Wallace

Sponsor: Mark Cochran

Anna J. Shepherd

Sponsor: Darren Jernigan

Dr. Nancy Williamson, University of Tennessee Educators Hall of Honor

Sponsor: Kelly Keisling

Ronald Claiborne Richards

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

Dr. Judy Webb

Sponsor: Jeremy Faison

Gary B. Anderson

Sponsor: Sam Whitson

Dale P. Bowling

Sponsor: Tom Leatherwood

Commend the legislature's efforts to include non-discrimination and race relations information in the legislature's workplace training programs.

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Kassidy Harris, Salutatorian, Greenfield High School

Sponsor: Andy Holt

Luna B. Cantrell, 100th birthday

Sponsor: Rusty Grills

Archie Moss, Jr.

Sponsor: Raumesh Akbari

Martha Wesley Nichols, Valedictorian, Gleason High School

Sponsor: Andy Holt

William Spencer, Salutatorian, Westview High School

Sponsor: Andy Holt

William H. Watkins, Jr.

Sponsor: Jim Coley

Robert N. "Bob" Buchanan III

Sponsor: Bo Watson

Lucy Lobertini

Sponsor: Ken Yager

Kayla Jenkins, George Foster Award and Hicks Outstanding New Extension Worker Award

Sponsor: Kelly Keisling

Erin Brooke Welch, State FFA President

Sponsor: Rusty Grills

Greeneville Woman's Club, 50th Annual Holiday Bazaar

Sponsor: David Hawk

Dr. Vincent J. Hunter, Shelby County Principal of the Year

Sponsor: Raumesh Akbari

Juneteenth Commemoration

Sponsor: Raumesh Akbari

Katie Freeman, Salutatorian, Gleason High School

Sponsor: Andy Holt

Adjourns sine die 111th General Assembly on Friday, June 19, 2020.

Sponsor: William Lamberth

Ashanti Nikole Posey

Sponsor: Jeff Yarbro

Walteen Carter Parker

Sponsor: Terri Lynn Weaver

Matthew C. "Curt" Jones

Sponsor: Robin Smith

Memorializes the mainstream media for sensationalism to advance their political agendas.

Sponsor: James Van Huss

Honors Secretary of State Tre Hargett

Sponsor: Terri Lynn Weaver

Joey Wilson, 2020 president of the Tennessee Road Builders Association

Sponsor: Sam Whitson

Greg Armstrong, 2019 "King of the Road"

Sponsor: Terri Lynn Weaver

Randy Speed

Sponsor: Jerome Moon

Christine Devereaux "Dev" Treanor Davis

Sponsor: Antonio Parkinson

George Floyd

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

As introduced, changes, from not less than five days to not less than seven days before a hearing, the time the opposing party has to file a response to a petition under the Tennessee Public Participation Act. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 20; Title 27; Title 28; Title 29; Title 47 and Title 49.

Sponsor: Mike Bell

Approves 2020–2021 annual gaming events by the House of Representatives, third omnibus list.

Sponsor: William Lamberth

As introduced, increases the penalty for theft of property that includes a firearm valued at less than $2,500 from a Class A misdemeanor or Class E felony, as applicable based on the value, to a Class D felony. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40, Chapter 35.

Sponsor: Todd Gardenhire

As introduced, reduces the salary for members of the general assembly to $11,333 per year beginning with the election of the 113th General Assembly. - Amends TCA Section 3-1-107.

Sponsor: Jeff Yarbro

As introduced, requires out-of-state sellers with more than $100,000 in sales or more than 200 separate sales in this state during previous 12-month period to collect and remit sales tax to department of revenue rather than having in-state consumers remit the use tax for purchases made from such dealers. - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 67; Chapter 72 of the Public Acts of 2011; Chapter 193 of the Public Acts of 2017; Chapter 273 of the Public Acts of 2015; Chapter 452 of the Public Acts of 2017; Chapter 480 of the Public Acts of 2013; Chapter 530 of the Public Acts of 2009 and Chapter 602 of the Public Acts of 2007.

Sponsor: Ryan Williams

As introduced, makes various changes to the law concerning the electronic delivery of health care and its coverage under insurance policies. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Section 63-1-155.

Sponsor: Robin Smith

Anderson Kreis

Sponsor: Tom Leatherwood

Taiwan

Sponsor: Mary Littleton

Anna Katherine Chew, Valedictorian, DeKalb County High School

Sponsor: Terri Lynn Weaver

As introduced, replaces the statutory terms "board member" and "member" with the term "trustee" in the provisions governing appointments to the board of trustees in the event of vacancies resulting from the death, disability, resignation, or ineligibility of a state employee who serves on the board. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 8, Chapter 37.

Sponsor: Ryan Williams

As introduced, transfers administration of construction service provider registration from the secretary of state to the bureau of workers' compensation. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6, Part 4 and Title 50, Chapter 6, Part 9.

Sponsor: Lowell Russell

As introduced, changes, from February 1 to February 15, the date by which the department of revenue must report findings and recommendations regarding sales taxes collected on electronic nicotine delivery devices to the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives and the chairs of the respective finance, ways and means committees. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As introduced, requires each district attorney general to make a one-time report on or before February 1, 2021, to the judiciary committees of the senate and house of representatives as to the number of cases the district attorney general is handling in their jurisdiction regarding reports of threats to school employees and reports of threats of harm communicated in a school setting. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 49.

Sponsor: Brandon Ogles

Honor and congratulate our county, state, and national law enforcement officers.

Sponsor: Rusty Grills

As introduced, changes from March 1 to February 15 of each year the date by which the department of safety shall report to the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives and the chairs of the appropriate committees a report detailing seizures for the previous calendar year. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 33.

Sponsor: Justin Lafferty

As introduced, requires a local law enforcement agency to submit a sexual assault evidence collection kit to the state crime lab or other similar qualified laboratory for testing within 45 days of a victim filing a police report, rather than within 60 days. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 6 and Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5.

Sponsor: Brandon Ogles

As introduced, deletes prohibition on the appointment of persons to the board of dentistry who are employed by or are a member of the governing body of a dental school or related educational institution, or any dental supply business or laboratory. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 5.

Sponsor: Barbara Cooper

As introduced, enacts the "Good Samaritan Sentencing Enhancement Act of 2020," which provides that a defendant who commits an offense against a person while that person is rendering assistance and care to the victim of a crime is punished from within one sentencing range higher than is otherwise provided by law for the offense. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Sponsor: Brandon Ogles

As introduced, includes in the requirement that a law enforcement officer have good moral character, that the officer must not be a member of a hate group or terrorist organization; states that membership in a hate group or terrorist organization is sufficient grounds for termination of a law enforcement officer for lack of good moral character. - Amends TCA Title 38.

Sponsor: Joe Towns

As introduced, creates a new practitioner license for persons seeking to become licensed teachers; requires the department of education, when issuing an educator license to an out-of-state educator, to issue a license that is equivalent to the license the educator possessed prior to moving to this state; requires the state board of education to approve alternative teacher endorsement and licensure pathways. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Terri Lynn Weaver

Latonya Jackson

Sponsor: Chris Hurt

Charvarius Ward

Sponsor: Bryan Terry

Subject to local approval, increases from 5 percent to 9 percent the hotel occupancy tax; changes the designations of the tax proceeds. - Amends Chapter 98 of the Private Acts of 1983; as amended.

Sponsor: Kirk Haston

As introduced, deletes a provision making it a Class A misdemeanor for a person who is not an employee of an election commission to make an unsolicited request for an application for an absentee ballot to any person; deletes a provision making it a Class E felony for a person who is not an employee of an election commission to give an application for an absentee ballot to any person. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Raumesh Akbari

As introduced, changes, from March 1 to February 1, the date by which the department of children's services must appear before the judiciary committees of the senate and the house of representatives for a review of the department's policies affecting children served by the department. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.

Sponsor: Michael Curcio

Boy Scout Troop 108, 108th anniversary

Sponsor: Ryan Williams

As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Food Freedom Act." - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 43; Title 53 and Title 68.

Sponsor: Justin Lafferty

As introduced, restores the voting rights of persons convicted of certain infamous crimes upon receipt of a pardon or completion of any sentence of incarceration, parole, or probation. - Amends TCA Section 2-2-102 and Title 40, Chapter 29.

Sponsor: Michael Curcio

As introduced, deletes the offense of impersonation of a licensed professional. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 16, Part 3.

Sponsor: Michael Curcio

As introduced, aligns penalties for boating under the influence with the penalties for driving under the influence; clarifies that the offenses of vehicular assault, aggravated vehicular assault, vehicular homicide, and aggravated vehicular homicide may be committed by a person boating under the influence. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-106; Section 39-13-115; Section 39-13-213; Section 39-13-218 and Title 69, Chapter 9, Part 2.

Sponsor: Dale Carr

As introduced, enacts the "Recovery Program for Pregnant Women and Women with Newborns Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 33; Title 37; Title 49; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Sponsor: David Hawk

As introduced, requires law enforcement agencies to provide body cameras for each officer; requires reporting of incidents of use of force, officer resignations, stops by officers, and unannounced entries into residences; requires termination of employment of any officer convicted of or found civilly liable for certain acts; prohibits the use of chokeholds by officers. - Amends TCA Title 38.

Sponsor: Raumesh Akbari

As introduced, requires the placement of a monument or statue honoring David Crockett on the pedestal above the entrance to Motlow Tunnel on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard; requires the State Capitol Commission to determine an appropriate site on capitol grounds for the relocation of the statue of Edward Carmack. - Amends TCA Title 4.

Sponsor: David Hawk

As introduced, raises the permissible fine for aggravated assault to no more than $15,000, in addition to any authorized term of imprisonment. - Amends TCA Title 39.

Sponsor: William Lamberth

As introduced, increases the penalty from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony for the failure to report known or suspected child sexual abuse. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1.

Sponsor: Joe Towns

James Winchester

Sponsor: Bryan Terry

Margo Leskinen, Prudential Community of Spirit Award

Sponsor: Bryan Terry

As introduced, creates the Tennessee Child Care Task Force. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 49 and Title 71.

Sponsor: Patsy Hazlewood

As introduced, creates the offenses sexual abuse of a corpse, a Class D felony, and aggravated sexual abuse of a corpse, a Class C felony; requires a person convicted of either offense to register as a sexual offender. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3 and Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 2.

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

General James Norman Mattis, United States Marine Corps (ret.)

Sponsor: Jason Hodges

As introduced, requires the acceptance of enhanced handgun carry permits and concealed handgun carry permits as valid forms of government-issued photo identification the same as a driver license for purposes of access to goods, services, and facilities. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 55, Chapter 50.

Sponsor: Rusty Grills

As introduced, removes the limitation that only the chancery court of Davidson County is authorized to review a contested case hearing where a declaratory order is issued. - Amends TCA Title 4.

Sponsor: Martin Daniel

Robert D. Meyers

Sponsor: Jim Coley

Dennis Ramiro Bazan, Valedictorian, Ooltewah High School

Sponsor: Mike Carter

Eastman, 100th anniversary

Sponsor: Jon Lundberg

Taylor Stuard, Valedictorian, Jo Byrns High School

Sponsor: Sabi Kumar

Andy Hernandez, Valedictorian, South Haven Christian School

Sponsor: Sabi Kumar

Savannah Smith, Valedictorian, Springfield High School

Sponsor: Sabi Kumar

As introduced, requires that tax deeds include as an exhibit in a delinquent tax lawsuit, a detailed description of the steps taken by the delinquent tax attorney to provide notice to all owners and interested parties; makes other related revisions governing delinquent tax proceedings. - Amends TCA Section 13-6-102; Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 21; Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 24 and Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 25.

Sponsor: Mark White

Crossroads: Change in Rural America exhibition

Sponsor: Michael Curcio

Emma Stinson

Sponsor: Bryan Terry

Congratulates the House of Representatives for recognizing the need to amend the Constitution of this State to ensure that each bill passed by a house of the General Assembly is voted upon by both houses prior to adjournment.

Sponsor: James Van Huss

Madison Mae Bean, Valedictorian, Sale Creek High School

Sponsor: Mike Carter

Alene Chambers Pettigrew, 100th birthday

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

Wyatt Oakley, Salutatorian, Christian Community High School

Sponsor: Sabi Kumar

Grady W. Turnbow, Jr.

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

Mikayla Hernandez, Valedictorian, East Robertson High School

Sponsor: Sabi Kumar

Samual King, Salutatorian, Springfield High School

Sponsor: Sabi Kumar

Charlie Vergos Rendezvous

Sponsor: Jim Coley

Christopher Premer, Salutatorian, East Robertson High School

Sponsor: Sabi Kumar

As introduced, prevents a landlord from terminating the tenancy of a tenant during a declared state of emergency due to COVID-19 for failure to pay rent that is due and in arrears unless the landlord first enters into a modified payment plan with the tenant and the tenant fails to abide by the modified payment plan. - Amends TCA Title 13; Title 29 and Title 66.

Sponsor: Jesse Chism

As introduced, extends the polysomnography professional standards committee to June 30, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 31.

Sponsor: Martin Daniel

Josh Thomas

Sponsor: Jim Coley

John David Adams

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

Juli Mosley, Liberty Bell Award Recipient

Sponsor: John Clemmons

Shelby Koonce, Valedictorian, Christian Community High School

Sponsor: Sabi Kumar

As introduced, changes, from not less than five days to not less than seven days before a hearing, the time the opposing party has to file a response to a petition under the Tennessee Public Participation Act. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 20; Title 27; Title 28; Title 29; Title 47 and Title 49.

Sponsor: Michael Curcio

Nick Kistenmacher

Sponsor: Jim Coley

Dorothy Irene Walker Mabry

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

340B entities providing health care to vulernable Tennesseans

Sponsor: Esther Helton-Haynes

Brett Batterson

Sponsor: Jim Coley

Bill Rader, Facilities Management Director

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

Daniel Chandler

Sponsor: Steve Southerland

Highland Church of Christ, 90th anniversary

Sponsor: Jim Coley

William G. Elliott, Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame

Sponsor: Tim Rudd

Benjamin Taylor Zachary, Salutatorian, Dayspring Academy

Sponsor: Sabi Kumar

Donald Lee McDonald, Tennessee Aviation Hall of Fame

Sponsor: Tim Rudd

Jessica Taylor, Salutatorian, White House Heritage High School

Sponsor: Sabi Kumar

Steven Tyler

Sponsor: Bryan Terry

As introduced, authorizes businesses to provide for specially marked parking spaces for pregnant women and persons with infants. - Amends TCA Title 55.

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

As introduced, extends the effective date of a commercial risk insurance policy cancellation from 10 days to 15 days after notice is mailed to a named insured. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Ryan Williams

Jillian Cross, Top Ten Senior, Summertown High School

Sponsor: David Byrd

As introduced, authorizes a department of correction officer who is a member of the state retirement system to retire under the state retirement system upon completion of 25 years of creditable service. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 36.

Sponsor: Mike Sparks

As introduced, requires the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations to study the implementation and effects of the missing children registry and report to the judiciary committees on or before January 1, 2020. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 38 and Title 39.

Sponsor: Timothy Hill

Cooper Vandiver, Valedictorian, Collinwood High School

Sponsor: David Byrd

WCLE Radio Empty Stocking Fund, The Luther Award

Sponsor: Dan Howell

Kenneth Wayne Matheney, Soldier's Medal recipient

Sponsor: Paul Bailey

John Prine

Sponsor: Jeff Yarbro

Kasee Johnson, Top Ten Senior, Wayne County High School

Sponsor: David Byrd

Emma Rose Smith, Teens4Equality

Sponsor: Jason Powell

Emily Kautsky, Top Ten Senior, Collinwood High School

Sponsor: David Byrd

Joey Gump, Top Ten Senior, Frank Hughes High School

Sponsor: David Byrd

Halmat Tayip

Sponsor: Yusuf Hakeem

As introduced, requires each local law enforcement agency to enter into an agreement with the Tennessee bureau of investigation to require the TBI to investigate any officer-involved shooting that occurs within the jurisdiction of the law enforcement agency. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 6; Title 8, Chapter 7 and Title 38.

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Faith Melvin, Top Ten Senior, Wayne County High School

Sponsor: David Byrd

Stephanie Newson

Sponsor: Robin Smith

Anna Collier, Top Ten Senior, Summertown High School

Sponsor: David Byrd

Kelley Baugus, Top Ten Senior, Wayne County High School

Sponsor: David Byrd

Judge Thomas A. Wiseman, Jr.

Sponsor: Brenda Gilmore

Jade Fuller, Teens4Equality

Sponsor: Antonio Parkinson

Chloe Skelton, Top Ten Senior, Wayne County High School

Sponsor: David Byrd

Greeneville Woman's Club, 50th Annual Holiday Bazaar

Sponsor: David Hawk

As introduced, requires a magistrate imposing global positioning monitoring on a defendant as a condition for bail for an offense involving domestic violence to inform the victim of how to obtain a copy of the defendant's conditions of bail including any geographic restrictions. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4.

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Steven Go, Valedictorian, Cordova High School

Sponsor: Dwayne Thompson

Tiffany Winger, Top Ten Senior, Wayne County High School

Sponsor: David Byrd

As introduced, creates exceptions to the offense of open or concealed carrying of a firearm with the intent to go armed for any person legally in possession and not prohibited from possessing a firearm; converts existing defenses to be exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 10; Title 33; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 50 and Title 70.

Sponsor: Bruce Griffey

Lacey Benefield, Salutatorian, Summertown High School

Sponsor: David Byrd

Gracie Lin Plunk, Valedictorian, Evangelical Christian School

Sponsor: Dwayne Thompson

Mikayla Smith, Teens4Equality

Sponsor: Mike Stewart

Matthew Kevin "Chip" Russell

Sponsor: Steven Dickerson

Office of Legal Services of the 111th General Assembly

Sponsor: Randy McNally

Senate employees of the 111th General Assembly

Sponsor: Randy McNally

As introduced, requires an applicant for a concealed handgun carry permit renewal to pay a $50 renewal fee. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

Sponsor: Andy Holt

Basil Maynard Human, Jr.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

Hospice of Chattanooga, 40th anniversary

Sponsor: Bo Watson

McKenzie McKennon, Valedictorian, Summertown High School

Sponsor: David Byrd

Kelcee Rhoton, Salutatorian, Clay County High School

Sponsor: Mark Pody

As introduced, designates as a legal holiday June 19 each year as Juneteenth Day. - Amends TCA Title 15.

Sponsor: Antonio Parkinson

A.J. Potts, Top Ten Senior, Frank Hughes High School

Sponsor: David Byrd

Zee Thomas, Teens4Equality

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Office of Facilities Management of the 111th General Assembly

Sponsor: Randy McNally

Brylee Harris, Top Ten Senior, Collinwood High School

Sponsor: David Byrd

Gabrielle Arrington, Top Ten Senior, Collinwood High School

Sponsor: David Byrd

As introduced, requires the administrator to waive a disqualification for benefits based on a failure to repay a prior overpayment of benefits if the amount owed by the person is less than the amount that would otherwise be paid to the person in benefits and requires the administrator to deduct the amount owed from the person's paid benefits. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 50.

Sponsor: Antonio Parkinson

Denounces Chancellor Lyle's order allowing all registered voters to vote absentee as an unconstitutional usurpation of legislative authority.

Sponsor: John Ragan

Requires the Secretary of State to include a section on the Bible in Tennessee in the Tennessee Blue Book.

Sponsor: Jerry Sexton

As introduced, grants discretion to the state registrar to issue a delayed birth certificate upon finding a preponderance of the evidence weighs in favor of an applicant; permits the state registrar to consider documentation such as obituaries and birth or death certificates of the applicant's parents or siblings, property tax records, and certain other documentary evidence that may support the applicant's claimed place of birth. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 10 and Title 68, Chapter 3.

Sponsor: Iris Rudder

Urges Congress and President to develop policies dedicated to the repatriation and growth of medical manufacturing in the United States.

Sponsor: Steven Dickerson

Ian Frazier

Sponsor: Ferrell Haile

Expresses support for the Weston A. Price Foundation's "50% Pledge" campaign.

Sponsor: Frank Niceley

Alexis Perry, Top Ten Senior, Summertown High School

Sponsor: David Byrd

Donald Webb

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

Braylee Daniel, Top Ten Senior, Collinwood High School

Sponsor: David Byrd

Aysia Johnson

Sponsor: Dwayne Thompson

Ivy Middleton, Top Ten Senior, Frank Hughes High School

Sponsor: David Byrd

As introduced, allows the treasurer's report on the amount of any surplus in the electronic monitoring indigency fund to be reported to the commissioner of finance and administration electronically. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 55 and Title 69.

Sponsor: Michael Curcio

Dr. Dawn Richards and Dr. Elizabeth Forrester

Sponsor: Bo Watson

Katie Hargrove, Top Ten Senior, Wayne County High School

Sponsor: David Byrd

As introduced, increases from $10,000 or more to $25,000 or more, the amount for which a local board of education or the governing body of a public charter school must make purchases or expenditures by competitive bids; requires the amount to be increased each fiscal year, beginning with the 2021-2022 fiscal year, by the greater of 2 percent or the rate of inflation. - Amends TCA Section 12-3-1212; Section 49-13-111 and Section 49-2-203.

Sponsor: Mary Littleton

As introduced, adds emergency medical services personnel to the mandatory retirement age provisions that apply to TCRS members employed as police officers or firefighters with a participating political subdivision. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 68, Chapter 140, Part 3.

Sponsor: Bud Hulsey

Fiscal Review Committee of the 111th General Assembly

Sponsor: Randy McNally

Parker Hardy

Sponsor: Randy McNally

Cole Humphreys, Seventh Top Graduate, Lewis County High School

Sponsor: Joseph Hensley

Lauren Alexandra Fisher, Valedictorian, Gallatin High School

Sponsor: Terri Lynn Weaver

As introduced, creates per se DUI offense of driving while the person's blood includes any amount of Schedule I controlled substance or Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance that cannot be dispensed without a prescription when the person does not have a valid prescription; enhances criminal penalties for impaired driving within a school zone. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55.

Sponsor: Bruce Griffey

Paige Burcham Dennis, Registry of Election Finance

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

Samual Isaac King, Salutatorian, Springfield High School

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

James Demps Breeding

Sponsor: Kelly Keisling

Fred L. Davis

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Buster Thomas

Sponsor: Michael Curcio

Representative Jim Coley

Sponsor: Jeremy Faison

Colin Tyler Spivey, Valedictorian, White House Heritage High School

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

Henry Polston

Sponsor: Kelly Keisling

Jonathan Owens, Salutatorian, Rhea County Academy

Sponsor: Ron Travis

Representative Bill Sanderson

Sponsor: Jeremy Faison

Kiera Walter

Sponsor: John Crawford

Dr. Paul C. Peterson

Sponsor: Jim Coley

David Golden, Registry of Election Finance

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

Taylor Stuard, Valedictorian, Jo Byrns High School

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

Representative Timothy Hill

Sponsor: Jeremy Faison

Urges the President of the United States and the United States Congress to enact legislation securing the citizenship of internationally adopted adult individuals.

Sponsor: Ferrell Haile

Allison Jackson, Fifth Top Graduate, Lewis County High School

Sponsor: Joseph Hensley

Rachel King, Salutatorian, Lewis County High School

Sponsor: Joseph Hensley

Judge Thomas A. Wiseman, Jr.

Sponsor: Ferrell Haile

Lillie Elise McCarver, Valedictorian, Chester County High School

Sponsor: Kirk Haston

Precious Achiuwa, American Athletic Conference Player of the Year

Sponsor: Jim Coley

Gwendolyn Smith, Valedictorian, Rhea County Academy

Sponsor: Ron Travis

Savannah Cherise Smith, Valedictorian, Springfield High School

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

Reverend Dr. Loyal Edward Featherstone

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Deb Cassetty

Sponsor: Randy McNally

Shelby Plank, Salutatorian, Jo Byrns High School

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

Abagayle Brock, Valedictorian, Lewis County High School

Sponsor: Joseph Hensley

Lloyd Hansen

Sponsor: Jerome Moon

Dr. Kevin A. Gideon, Tennessee Assistant Principal of the Year

Sponsor: Jim Coley

David Carmack Cantrell, Valedictorian, White House Heritage High School

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

George Hathes Ritter

Sponsor: Kelly Keisling

Stuart McWhorter

Sponsor: Randy McNally

Brianna Hope Porter, Valedictorian, Trousdale County High School

Sponsor: Terri Lynn Weaver

Lawrence Johnson III

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

Jessica Amber Taylor, Salutatorian, White House Heritage High School

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

Camila Gomez, Salutatorian, Gallatin High School

Sponsor: Terri Lynn Weaver

Bobby Shrum

Sponsor: Kelly Keisling

As introduced, prohibits requiring an advocate to disclose certain information in regard to a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking in a judicial, legislative, or administrative proceeding unless the victim gives express written consent. - Amends TCA Title 24; Title 36 and Title 39.

Sponsor: Johnny Garrett

As introduced, revises certain provisions concerning public procurement. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 56; Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 1 and Title 12, Chapter 3, Part 3.

Sponsor: William Lamberth

James Harris

Sponsor: Shane Reeves

As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Local Education Capital Investment Act." - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Charlie Baum

As introduced, enacts the "Personal Privacy Protection Act," which prohibits the release of certain personal information by a public agency, makes certain personal information confidential and not an open record, and creates a civil cause of action and criminal offense for violations. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 12; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41.

Sponsor: Ryan Williams

As introduced, deletes statutory language regarding expired requirement for quarterly status reports to the health committees of the general assembly concerning the implementation of a program of suspicion-based drug testing for applicants to TANF. - Amends TCA Title 71.

Sponsor: Bruce Griffey

As introduced, creates a new division of state government, the Tennessee Office of Cooperative Disability Investigation, to operate for two years. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 10; Title 38 and Title 71.

Sponsor: Terri Lynn Weaver

Linda Bottoms

Sponsor: Cameron Sexton

As introduced, creates a Class A misdemeanor of disseminating a photograph of an inmate at a state penal institution that was taken during a visitation period. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 41 and Title 47.

Sponsor: Kelly Keisling

As introduced, specifies that an order of restitution entered in a criminal action is a final civil judgment upon entry of the order; makes various other changes in regard to restitution for victims of crime. - Amends TCA Title 28; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.

Sponsor: Clay Doggett

As introduced, requires the administrator to waive a disqualification for benefits based on a failure to repay a prior overpayment of benefits if the amount owed by the person is less than the amount that would otherwise be paid to the person in benefits and requires the administrator to deduct the amount owed from the person's paid benefits. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 50.

Sponsor: Katrina Robinson

As introduced, prohibits the provision of sexual identity change therapy to prepubescent minors; prohibits the provision of sexual identity change therapy to minors who have entered puberty unless a parent or guardian has written recommendations for the therapy from at least three physicians; punishes violations as child abuse; designates violations by healthcare professionals as professional misconduct. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 36; Title 37; Title 39; Title 49; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Sponsor: John Ragan

Requires the department, instead of local boards of education, to develop a water testing program to reduce potential lead contamination in drinking water in public schools; adds child care programs to those required to implement the water testing program; changes from 20 to 15 parts per billion the lead level by which a school or child care program is required to take certain protective and remedial steps under the program. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 2.

Sponsor: London Lamar

Sandra Campbell

Sponsor: Cameron Sexton

As introduced, confers civil immunity upon a teacher, principal, school employee, or school bus driver properly using reasonable force to correct or restrain a student or prevent bodily harm or death to another person. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 41.

Sponsor: Charlie Baum

As introduced, removes references to ambulatory disability certifications being made by Christian Science practitioners from the definition of "disabled driver". - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 54; Title 55; Title 65 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Jeremy Faison

As introduced, prohibits the governor from making a decision or obligating the state of Tennessee in any way with regard to resettlement of refugees unless authorized by joint resolution of the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 71.

Sponsor: Ron Gant

As introduced, requires the commissioner to obtain approval from the state board of education for any changes to the performance goals and measures for schools and LEAs; requires the department and the state board to seek input from stakeholders regarding proposed changes to performance goals and measures for schools and LEAs; authorizes the state board to promulgate rules to effectuate this bill. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1.

Sponsor: Bill Dunn

As introduced, requires the comptroller of the treasury to conduct a performance audit of the department's office for civil rights every two years; requires the department to promulgate rules to assist the office for civil rights with effectuating the office's duty to ensure that the department and programs that receive funding from the department comply with federal civil rights laws. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.

Sponsor: John Ragan

As introduced, requires an agent or officer of the Tennessee bureau of investigation, in addition to a law enforcement officer, to provide a minor with the Tennessee human trafficking resource center hotline and release the minor to a parent's or guardian's custody or transport the minor to a shelter when the minor is taken into custody for suspicion of committing the offense of prostitution. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 71.

Sponsor: Michael Curcio

As introduced, reduces from five to three days the amount of time within which final orders concerning water quality permitting must be published on the department of environment and conservation website. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 5; Title 7, Chapter 35; Title 65 and Title 69.

Sponsor: Jason Zachary

Veterans Awareness Day, March 26, 2020

Sponsor: Bob Freeman

As introduced, removes Nathan Bedford Forrest Day as a day of special observance. - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2.

Sponsor: London Lamar

As introduced, requires a records custodian to ensure that the public disclosure of any report of the county medical examiner, toxicological report, or autopsy report complies with HIPAA in accordance with guidance developed by the department of health by rule, unless the document is subject to a subpoena or court order to the contrary. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 38, Chapter 7; Title 50, Chapter 6; Title 63 and Title 68.

Sponsor: James Van Huss

As introduced, encourages all employers in this state to provide a paid day off each Veterans' Day for all employees of the employer who are veterans. - Amends TCA Title 15 and Title 58.

Sponsor: John Windle

John Paul Watson, Pioneer Award, Tennessee School Plant Management Association

Sponsor: Gary Hicks

65 Roses Month for Cystic Fibrosis Awareness, June 2020

Sponsor: Bob Freeman

As introduced, restores longevity pay for employees of the executive branch in the service of the state hired after June 30, 2015. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 38.

Sponsor: Mike Sparks

As introduced, extends the notice period that a commissioner is entitled to prior to a hearing to defend charges that may result in the commissioner's removal from not less than 10 business days before the hearing to not less than 14 business days before the hearing. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 1, Part 2.

Sponsor: Ron Gant

As introduced, reduces the number of days from 15 to 10 that the comptroller has to determine whether certain financing agreements to fund a medical school under the Medical School Authorities Act is in compliance with the guidelines, rules, and regulations of the state funding board. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 33; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68.

Sponsor: Kevin Vaughan

As introduced, defines "breakfast" for specific service-sign purposes. - Amends TCA Title 54.

Sponsor: Dennis Powers

As introduced, exempts fencing materials used in a farming operation from sales and use taxes. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Sponsor: Andy Holt

As introduced, authorizes the board of examiners in psychology to submit its annual report to the governor in electronic form. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68.

Sponsor: Dwayne Thompson

As introduced, increases the number of free plates from one to two for the Purple Heart and disabled veteran license plates issued to veterans with disabilities. - Amends TCA Section 55-4-256 and Section 55-4-257.

Sponsor: John Ragan

As introduced, makes various changes to civil forfeiture procedure, including requiring the district attorney general to review the underlying circumstances of a seizure to determine if probable cause exists to justify forfeiture and, when appropriate, file a motion to dismiss the application for forfeiture warrant, upon which the court shall dismiss the application and return the seized property. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 33.

Sponsor: Martin Daniel

As introduced, defines "micro market" and "micro market display" for purposes of sales and use taxes; authorizes dealers who own and operate micro markets in multiple locations to submit to the department of revenue a single monthly sales tax return and payment from sales made at all micro markets owned and operated by the dealer. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Sponsor: Ryan Williams

As introduced, adds administration of a controlled substance or narcotic drug to a victim without the victim's consent or knowledge for the purpose of incapacitating the victim to the circumstances under which a rape becomes an aggravated rape. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5.

Sponsor: Andrew Farmer

As introduced, permits a person to carry a handgun in a concealed manner; permits a person carrying a handgun in a concealed manner to carry in parks, higher education campuses, and areas posted by local governments in the same manner permitted by handgun carry permit holders. - Amends TCA Section 10-7-504; Section 33-6-413; Section 38-8-116; Title 39; Section 50-1-312; Title 70, Chapter 4, Part 1 and Section 70-5-101.

Sponsor: Chris Todd

As introduced, authorizes the state, acting by resolution of its funding board, to issue and sell its interest-bearing bonds and bond anticipation notes for certain purposes. - Amends certain public acts authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds and bond anticipation notes. This act makes appropriations for an indefinite period of time for the purpose of allocating the proceeds of the bonds and notes authorized by this act.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As introduced, adds emergency call takers and public safety dispatchers and emergency services personnel to definition of first responder for certain purposes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 29; Title 39; Title 58 and Title 63.

Sponsor: Lowell Russell

As introduced, requires the department of revenue to destroy tobacco products that are seized or confiscated as contraband goods instead of selling to the highest bidder and paying the proceeds into the state treasury. - Amends TCA Title 43 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Ryan Williams

As introduced, authorizes an LEA that develops its own adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) training program for the LEA's school personnel to offer that program partially or wholly online. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Barbara Cooper

As introduced, adds representatives of groups representing recreational users of streams to the advisory committee to the division of water pollution control to advise and assist the division on procedures and policies concerning the application of the Water Quality Control Act to the removal of debris from streams and stabilization of stream banks. - Amends TCA Title 69, Chapter 3, Part 1.

Sponsor: Andy Holt

As introduced, requires the department to develop a plan to be submitted to the general assembly to ensure that two-thirds of all grant and loan money distributed by the department is distributed to rural counties. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 7 and Title 9.

Sponsor: Bruce Griffey

As introduced, deletes the provision that limited the availability of recall elections for school board members to only Madison County. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 49, Chapter 2, Part 2.

Sponsor: Chris Todd

Recognizes the importance of the honeybee and pollinators to the agricultural industry of Tennessee.

Sponsor: Terri Lynn Weaver

As introduced, requires the corporation to establish a four-year pilot program to award completion grants to Tennessee Promise scholarship students who have an immediate financial need or who are experiencing a financial hardship that may prevent the student from completing a postsecondary degree or credential. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Scott Cepicky

As introduced, requires commissioner of revenue to report in writing to the finance, ways and means committees of the senate and the house of representatives the total annual amount of industrial machinery franchise and excise tax credits for fiscal years 2015-2020. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 20 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 21.

Sponsor: Timothy Hill

As introduced, establishes a statutory mechanism for automatic adjustments to the current excise tax rate of 6.5 percent based on economic conditions. - Amends TCA Section 9-4-5202 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 20.

Sponsor: Ron Gant

As introduced, extends from December 31 to January 15 the date by which the transportation equity fund annual report, which includes tax revenues from fuels used for aviation, railways, and water carriers, must be submitted to the governor and members of the general assembly. - Amends TCA Section 9-4-207 and Title 67, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Sam Whitson

As introduced, revises certain reckless endangerment provisions; establishes enhanced punishment for certain acts of reckless endangerment; establishes enhanced punishment for acts constituting "community terrorism." - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 40, Chapter 35.

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

David Golden, Registry of Election Finance

Sponsor: William Lamberth

As introduced, adds one month to the current six-month extension of time in which taxpayers can file a franchise and excise tax return. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Sponsor: Gary Hicks

As introduced, exempts certain sales of gold, silver, platinum, and palladium coins and bullion from the sales and use tax. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Ron Gant

As introduced, authorizes the department to identify on its website any municipal sports facility to which sales and use tax revenue apportionment may be reallocated pursuant to statutory authorization. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Gary Hicks

As introduced, establishes the grading scale that must be used to assign letter grades to students enrolled in grades nine through 12 for purposes of reporting students' grades for postsecondary financial assistance; specifies that the state board or an LEA may develop a grading system for purposes other than reporting students' grades for postsecondary financial assistance. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Jason Hodges

Subject to local approval, increases from 5 percent to 9 percent the hotel occupancy tax; changes the designations of the tax proceeds. - Amends Chapter 98 of the Private Acts of 1983; as amended.

Sponsor: Dolores Gresham

As introduced, requires persons working with certain electrical equipment to meet certain requirements; makes that electrical equipment subject to inspection by the state electrical inspector; prohibits liability against certain electric systems arising from those persons working with that electrical equipment; requires copies of the national standards to be available for public viewing. - Amends TCA Section 68-101-104.

Sponsor: Patsy Hazlewood

As introduced, requires public institutions of higher education to classify a student who is the spouse or dependent child of a service member as an in-state student for tuition purposes, regardless of the spouse's or dependent child's domicile or place of residence. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Jason Hodges

As introduced, eliminates the professional privilege tax; establishes requirements for payment of annual professional registration fee for nonresidents engaged in certain professions. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 6, Part 3; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 19; Title 23; Title 48, Chapter 1; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Ron Gant

As introduced, provides a $1,000 pay supplement to emergency medical professionals who complete 40 hours of in-service training. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 68.

Sponsor: John Windle

As introduced, enhances the punishment for assault by one classification if the assault is committed against a first responder. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1.

Sponsor: Lowell Russell

As introduced, prohibits a health benefit plan that provides coverage for advanced metastatic cancer and associated conditions from requiring an enrollee to have failed to successfully respond to a different drug or prove a history of failure to a different drug as a prerequisite to the plan providing coverage of a prescription drug approved by the United States food and drug administration. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Sponsor: Robin Smith

As introduced, authorizes owners of real property to construct certain residential buildings on that property without obtaining a contractor license; requires notice of such construction to be made to the board for licensing contractors, the register of deeds, and subsequent purchasers of the property. - Amends TCA Title 13; Title 62, Chapter 6 and Title 66.

Sponsor: Ryan Williams

As introduced, eliminates the sales tax on diapers and wipes. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 3.

Sponsor: Harold Love

As introduced, exempts feminine hygiene products from sales tax on the annual sales tax holiday. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: London Lamar

As introduced, creates the Class C felony offense of reckless endangerment by discharging a firearm into a parade, religious service, concert, athletic event, political event, educational event, or into any other group of 25 or more people who are lawfully assembled. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1.

Sponsor: Harold Love

As introduced, clarifies that a clerk of the court must offer a payment plan after one year from the date of the completion of the sentence when a person has not paid all litigation taxes, court costs, and fines assessed as a result of the disposition of any offense under criminal laws. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 24.

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

As introduced, changes from February 1 to January 15 the date by which the Tennessee bureau of investigation is required to provide an annual report to the judiciary committees of the senate and house of representatives on the amount of money collected from gun dealers to perform background checks that are in excess of the costs to the bureau to perform the checks. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Section 50-3-201; Section 58-1-112; Section 70-4-123 and Section 70-5-101.

Sponsor: Paul Bailey

As introduced, adds communications with a peer supporter occurring during a critical incident stress management intervention to those communications that are considered confidential and for which a person cannot be called to testify or otherwise divulge. - Amends TCA Title 10 and Title 24, Chapter 1.

Sponsor: Mark Pody

As introduced, designates the week that includes September 17 as "Freedom Week"; requires the governor to issue a proclamation each year to honor the week. - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2.

Sponsor: Mark Cochran

As introduced, specifies that an order of restitution entered in a criminal action is a final civil judgment upon entry of the order; makes various other changes in regard to restitution for victims of crime. - Amends TCA Title 28; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

As introduced, specifies that notification may be published in a newspaper of general circulation if postal addresses of certain parties cannot be ascertained in conservatorship proceedings; specifies that certain examination reports in conservatorship proceedings are confidential and not open for inspection by the public. - Amends TCA Title 34.

Sponsor: John Ragan

Suggests that the Tennessee State Capitol Commission should consider installing signage near or make additions to Civil War monuments located in and around the State Capitol that provide historical and modern context for the monument and erecting monuments to persons or events related to the Civil Rights Movement near all Civil War monuments in and around the State Capitol.

Sponsor: Sabi Kumar

As introduced, requires the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations to study the implementation and effects of the missing children registry and report to the judiciary committees on or before January 1, 2020. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 38 and Title 39.

Sponsor: Dawn White

As introduced, authorizes healthcare facilities to provide an electronic method for insureds or their representatives to acknowledge and sign the statutorily required notice that the insured agrees to receive medical services by an out-of-network provider and will receive a bill for the amount unpaid by the insured's insurer. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68.

Sponsor: Bo Watson

As introduced, allows the treasurer's report on the amount of any surplus in the electronic monitoring indigency fund to be reported to the commissioner of finance and administration electronically. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40; Title 55 and Title 69.

Sponsor: Janince Bowling

As introduced, grants discretion to the state registrar to issue a delayed birth certificate upon finding a preponderance of the evidence weighs in favor of an applicant; permits the state registrar to consider documentation such as obituaries and birth or death certificates of the applicant's parents or siblings, property tax records, and certain other documentary evidence that may support the applicant's claimed place of birth. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 10 and Title 68, Chapter 3.

Sponsor: Janince Bowling

As introduced, allows courts to order a person into a program of assisted outpatient mental health treatment upon finding certain conditions are met; provides a process for certain persons to petition a court on behalf of a proposed patient; establishes criteria for the evaluation of proposed patients and reporting to the court by physicians and certain mental health professionals. - Amends TCA Title 33.

Sponsor: Becky Massey

As introduced, requires each local law enforcement agency to enter into an agreement with the Tennessee bureau of investigation to require the TBI to investigate any officer-involved shooting that occurs within the jurisdiction of the law enforcement agency. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 6; Title 8, Chapter 7 and Title 38.

Sponsor: Sara Kyle

As introduced, creates an exception to the offense of simple possession of marijuana for persons with a valid, state-issued medical marijuana identification card who obtained the marijuana pursuant to a valid physician's recommendation. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4.

Sponsor: Sara Kyle

As introduced, creates Class E felony of law enforcement officer operating a law enforcement body camera in any manner that would prevent the creation of evidence with the intent to obstruct justice. - Amends TCA Title 10 and Title 39.

Sponsor: Sara Kyle

As introduced, creates the Class D felony of possessing a telecommunications device in a penal institution; adds, as a new enhancement factor to be considered in sentencing, whether the offense was planned or executed using a telecommunications device within a penal institution. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41.

Sponsor: Janince Bowling

As introduced, requires a magistrate imposing global positioning monitoring on a defendant as a condition for bail for an offense involving domestic violence to inform the victim of how to obtain a copy of the defendant's conditions of bail including any geographic restrictions. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4.

Sponsor: Sara Kyle

As introduced, designates April 23 of each year as day of special observance to be known as "Administrative Assistants Day." - Amends TCA Title 15.

Sponsor: Vincent Dixie

Charles Hankla, Heritage Conservation Trust Fund Board

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As introduced, authorizes a registered student at a public institution of higher education to carry a handgun in a concealed manner on property owned, operated, or controlled by that institution if the student is a handgun carry permit holder and otherwise in compliance with state law. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 49.

Sponsor: Rush Bricken

Gale Huneycutt

Sponsor: Martin Daniel

As introduced, revises and enacts various provisions regarding the rights of victims of sexually oriented crimes, including decreasing the time period within which a law enforcement agency must submit a sexual assault evidence collection (SAEC) kit to the TBI, requiring the TBI to begin analyzing an SAEC kit within 30 days of receipt, requiring the TBI to create a tracking system for SAEC kits, and prohibiting the use of forensic evidence against the victim in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 63.

Sponsor: Janince Bowling

Cristine Victoria Moore, Salutatorian, Rhea County High School

Sponsor: Ron Travis

As introduced, increases the penalty for aggravated assault and reckless endangerment when committed from within a motor vehicle; requires the court to revoke a defendant's license for up to one year following any period of confinement imposed; requires that a motor vehicle used in a second or subsequent offense be seized and forfeited. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 40.

Sponsor: Sara Kyle

As introduced, adds imminent danger of serious sexual abuse as a justification for the use of deadly force in self-defense and to defenses of duress and use of deadly force by law enforcement officer; defines serious sexual abuse as rape, aggravated rape, rape of a child, or aggravated rape of a child. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Sponsor: Janince Bowling

As introduced, requires the governor to receive approval from the General Assembly prior to continuing a state of emergency for longer than 30 days. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 53; Title 10; Title 11; Title 12; Title 41; Title 50; Title 54 and Title 58.

Sponsor: John Stevens

As introduced, authorizes release to law enforcement of information regarding the identity of a person who reports a case of suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an adult so that law enforcement may follow up with the person to determine if the report was investigated and resolved. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 5 and Title 71, Chapter 6, Part 1.

Sponsor: Paul Bailey

As introduced, changes from March 1 to April 1 the date by which the department must appear before the appropriate committees in the senate and the house of representatives for a review of the department's policies that affect the children it serves. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 34; Title 36; Title 37; Title 41; Title 49; Title 68 and Title 71.

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

As introduced, authorizes the retail sale of marijuana; levies a 12 percent tax on the retail sale of marijuana. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 53, Chapter 11; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.

Sponsor: Raumesh Akbari

Urges U.S. Attorneys to pursue criminal charges against persons discharging firearms in violation of state or federal laws on the interstate system and other federal highways in Tennessee.

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

As introduced, specifies that a prisoner who has served greater than 50 percent of the sentence imposed on combined state sentences and has an active detainer to serve a term of imprisonment in another jurisdiction must be considered for parole to the detainer if certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 28.

Sponsor: Rusty Crowe

Suggests removing Nathan Bedford Forrest bust from State Capitol and replacing it with tribute to more deserving Tennessean.

Sponsor: Rick Staples

Sophie Linder, state golf champion

Sponsor: Terri Lynn Weaver

As introduced, in the case of certain persons who are eligible for restoration of citizenship rights, authorizes the pardoning authority or agent or officer of the supervising or incarcerating authority that issues the certificate of restoration, to forward a copy of the certificate by mail or email to the state coordinator of elections. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 29.

Sponsor: Sara Kyle

As introduced, requires each state agency to complete periodic training for purposes of complying with the requirements of the "Regulatory Flexibility Act of 2007." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5.

Sponsor: Martin Daniel

As introduced, permits a person to carry a handgun in a concealed manner; permits a person carrying a handgun in a concealed manner to carry in parks, higher education campuses, and areas posted by local governments in the same manner permitted by handgun carry permit holders. - Amends TCA Section 10-7-504; Section 33-6-413; Section 38-8-116; Title 39; Section 50-1-312; Title 70, Chapter 4, Part 1 and Section 70-5-101.

Sponsor: Paul Bailey

Madge Cleveland, Heritage Conservation Trust Fund Board

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

As introduced, adds the offense of trafficking a person for a commercial sex act to the meaning of predatory offenses for purposes of sentencing a person as a child sexual predator. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5.

Sponsor: Dawn White

As introduced, requires the department to prepare and provide a report on the initial and ongoing training received by probation and parole officers regarding graduated sanctions for violations of supervision conditions upon request by a standing committee of the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41 and Title 71, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Brandon Ogles

Gavyn Thorne

Sponsor: Chris Todd

As introduced, requires the conduct of law enforcement personnel in initiating or continuing pursuit of a fleeing party to be in reckless disregard of law enforcement policies and procedures in order for the law enforcement personnel or the employer of the law enforcement personnel to be liable for injuries to a third party proximately caused by a fleeing party. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8.

Sponsor: Todd Gardenhire

Lloyd Hansen

Sponsor: Edward Jackson

As introduced, prohibits a student from participating in a single-sex interscholastic sport or athletic event provided by the student's public school unless the student verifies with the public school that the student is of the respective sex. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Scott Cepicky

As introduced, requires the establishment of a three-judge panel to adjudicate cases challenging state legislative or congressional districts. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 3; Title 16; Title 17; Title 27 and Title 29.

Sponsor: Michael Curcio

As introduced, enacts the "Teacher's Discipline Act"; establishes a disciplinary process for students who have been removed from the classroom by the teacher. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Scott Cepicky

As introduced, adds communications with a peer supporter occurring during a critical incident stress management intervention to those communications that are considered confidential and for which a person cannot be called to testify or otherwise divulge. - Amends TCA Title 10 and Title 24, Chapter 1.

Sponsor: Debra Moody

Krystal Haseltine

Sponsor: Jason Hodges

Senia Hernandez-Mapson

Sponsor: Edward Jackson

As introduced, authorizes each LEA and school that offers a firearm safety class or program to elementary-school students to post the curriculum and any corresponding educational materials on the school's or LEA's website. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Brandon Ogles

Carolyn Bush Roddy, Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Sponsor: Ken Yager

As introduced, requires the attorney general and reporter, on behalf of state entities which it represents in lawsuits involving constitutional questions or sums in excess of $1 million or more, to notify the governor, each speaker of the general assembly, and certain committees and members of the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 8 and Title 29, Chapter 20.

Sponsor: Justin Lafferty

As introduced, provides that a person's use of force in self-defense is not justified if the person was engaged in conduct that would constitute a felony or Class A misdemeanor, rather than unlawful activity, at the time of the use of force. - Amends TCA Section 39-11-611.

Sponsor: Chris Todd

John Reece Smith

Sponsor: Ken Yager

Wendell Marlowe

Sponsor: Susan Lynn

Bianca McNeary

Sponsor: Jeff Yarbro

Darcey Manners, Houston County Middle School, Teacher of the Year

Sponsor: Bill Powers

William Harold Reeves, 100th birthday

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

Mary Rinehart, Houston County High School, Teacher of the Year

Sponsor: Bill Powers

David A. Donaldson, Eagle Scout

Sponsor: Kerry Roberts

Ryley McClaran, TSSAA Class A Mr. Basketball

Sponsor: Dawn White

Marty DeJarnette, National Christian Schools Association Coach of the Year

Sponsor: Joseph Hensley

Erin Roselli, Tennessee Ridge Elementary School, Teacher of the Year

Sponsor: Bill Powers

As introduced, allows law enforcement officers to carry handguns in posted areas under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.

Sponsor: Mark White

As introduced, enacts the "Save Tennessee Call Center Jobs Act of 2019." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 12; Title 50 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Bud Hulsey

As introduced, authorizes state agencies attached to the division of regulatory boards and the division of health-related boards to conduct emergency meetings by teleconference when called by the presiding officer or upon petition by a majority of the members of such agencies. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44, Part 1; Title 62 and Title 63.

Sponsor: Justin Lafferty

As introduced, authorizes operation of off-highway vehicles on certain segments of state highways in Jackson County. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-185.

Sponsor: John Windle

As introduced, requires any facility in which more than 50 abortions were performed during the previous calendar year to post a sign informing patients that a chemical abortion may be reversed following the first dose of a two-dose treatment; requires a patient to receive similar notice prior to and after having the first dose of a chemical abortion; provides criminal penalties and civil actions for any violation of the act. - Amends TCA Title 11; Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2; Title 63 and Title 68.

Sponsor: Jeremy Faison

As introduced, requires department of safety to distribute to entities contracting with the department to issue driver licenses an additional fee of $6.00 per license for administrative costs. - Amends TCA Section 55-50-331.

Sponsor: Mary Littleton

As introduced, authorizes LEAs serving any of the grades three through 12 to offer advanced mathematics courses; requires an LEA that offers advanced mathematics courses to place students achieving a benchmark score as determined by the state board of education on the end-of-grade or end-of-course test in mathematics in an advanced course for the next mathematics course in which the student will enroll; adds other requirements concerning advanced mathematics courses. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Vincent Dixie

As introduced, requires the department of human resources to make an annual report on or before January 15, instead of periodically, to the governor on recommendations for improvements of the state service system. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 8; Title 28; Title 29; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49 and Title 50.

Sponsor: Brandon Ogles

Requests Tennessee Board of Pharmacy to study the work environment of pharmacies to determine if rules should be promulgated to promote patient safety.

Sponsor: Shane Reeves

As introduced, authorizes the county election commission to notify individuals filing a petition for recall, referendum, or initiative to notify the individuals of any defects in the petition that must be cured prior to certification for final approval. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Sponsor: Charlie Baum

As introduced, increases to $75 the minimum amount that the state will match to an employee's optional retirement plan. - Amends TCA Section 3-9-103; Title 8, Chapter 25; Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 8, Chapter 37.

Sponsor: Gary Hicks

As introduced, changes the date, from March 1 to March 15, by which the fiscal review committee staff must provide the general assembly's finance, ways and means committees information regarding state programs that have suffered reductions of federal financial support in the amount of 10 percent or more during the preceding year. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 9; Title 12, Chapter 4; Title 13; Title 41; Title 42; Title 49; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 71.

Sponsor: Robin Smith

As introduced, requires guide signs for recreation sites or cultural interest areas located in counties with a population less than 100,000 along state highways to be for those sites or areas that have a minimum annual attendance of at least 30 percent of the population of the county. - Amends TCA Title 54.

Sponsor: Mark Cochran

Urges the federal government, TVA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and TWRA to assist in the control of the Asian carp invasion in Tennessee waters.

Sponsor: Ken Yager

Expresses support for H.R. 1954, the Cellphone Jamming Reform Act of 2019.

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

As introduced, prohibits private employers with 50 or more employees and public employers from making employment decisions with regard to an applicant or current employee based on wage or salary history. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 12 and Title 50.

Sponsor: Jason Potts

As introduced, clarifies that wireless communication includes text messages sent and received on smart devices for purposes of the Anti-Phishing Act of 2006. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 47, Chapter 18.

Sponsor: Mike Stewart

As introduced, extends the deadline by which the commissioner of agriculture must submit to the governor and the general assembly a report entitled "Annual Report on the Quality of Kerosene and Motor Fuel in Tennessee" from September 15 of each year to October 1 of each year. - Amends TCA Title 43; Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 55.

Sponsor: Sabi Kumar

As introduced, creates a reward for information leading to the recovery of a civil penalty against a person who knowingly causes any caller identification service to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information to a subscriber with the intent to defraud or cause harm to another person or to wrongfully obtain anything of value. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 47, Chapter 18.

Sponsor: Antonio Parkinson

As introduced, reduces the number of filing dates for campaign finance disclosures to quarterly in election years and semiannually in non-election years. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10.

Sponsor: Tim Rudd

As introduced, requires, beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, each Title I public high school to provide at least one driver education course for its students. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: G.A. Hardaway

As introduced, changes from July 1 to January 31 the date by which the bureau of workers' compensation must report its findings on the impact of the Workers' Compensation Reform Act of 2013 on the workers' compensation system in this state to each member of the general assembly; requires the bureau to provide an annual presentation of its findings by January 31 each year to the consumer and human resources committee of the house of representatives and the commerce and labor committee of the senate. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 50, Chapter 6 and Title 56.

Sponsor: Clark Boyd

As introduced, prohibits state entities subject to review under the Tennessee governmental entity review law from promulgating rules or adopting policies to exempt members of such entities from rulemaking or policy requirements solely by virtue of their status as members. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 1.

Sponsor: Bryan Terry

As introduced, creates a presumption that a public safety employee diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) sustained the injury in the line of duty for purposes of workers' compensation; expands definition of public safety employee. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 8; Title 33; Title 50, Chapter 6 and Title 56.

Sponsor: John Ragan

As introduced, expands the unruly act of illegal use of a communication device by a minor to include possessing or transmitting an image of sexual activity involving a minor. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 10.

Sponsor: Jim Coley

As introduced, allows members of the United States armed forces and honorably discharged veterans who receive certified occupational training as a member of the United States armed forces to receive equivalent credit toward an occupational license relating to the training received. - Amends TCA Title 58; Title 62 and Title 63.

Sponsor: Martin Daniel

As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Local Education Capital Investment Act." - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: William Lamberth

Zachary D. Jenkins, Top Ten Senior, Hardin County High School

Sponsor: David Byrd

As introduced, creates the rural at-risk pre-kindergarten fund to provide an additional source of funding for local education agencies operating an approved voluntary pre-kindergarten program in a distressed rural county or in an at-risk county that demonstrate a need for additional seats in the program. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 1.

Sponsor: Joseph Hensley

As introduced, specifies that the notice the commissioner of transportation must give to the affected outdoor advertiser of the determination of illegality of the removal, cutting, or trimming of vegetation, is to be made by United States postal service or electronic mail. - Amends TCA Title 54, Chapter 21.

Sponsor: Becky Massey

As introduced, authorizes a registered student at a public institution of higher education to carry a handgun in a concealed manner on property owned, operated, or controlled by that institution if the student is a handgun carry permit holder and otherwise in compliance with state law. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 49.

Sponsor: Janince Bowling

As introduced, changes the date, from February 15 to March 1, by which each motor vehicle dealer must submit to the motor vehicle commission an annual sales report indicating the number of motor vehicles sold during the preceding calendar year, the number of dealer registration plates issued to the dealer during the year, and the county or counties in which the plates were issued. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 55 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Paul Bailey

As introduced, removes residency requirements for any person applying for a retail license. - Amends TCA Section 57-3-204.

Sponsor: Bob Ramsey

As introduced, clarifies that online and alternative delivery fees are covered by the tuition and fee waiver for full-time state employees. - Amends TCA Section 8-50-114.

Sponsor: Ryan Williams

As introduced, removes the certification requirement for flame effect display operators; changes the requirement for an outdoor fireworks display or proximate pyrotechnic display operator certification or renewal applicants to show supervised past experience from three displays in the previous three years to 10 displays in the past 12 months. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 104.

Sponsor: Larry Miller

As introduced, requires commissioner of safety to design and make available to persons with autism spectrum disorder a blue envelope containing written information and guidance on ways to enhance effective communication between a law enforcement officer and a person with such disorder, and the person's driver license, registration, and insurance card. - Amends TCA Title 55.

Sponsor: Raumesh Akbari

As introduced, requires the commissioner of commerce and insurance to develop a proposal to create an insurance pool for the purpose of providing full coverage to vendors operating horseback riding services in Tennessee state parks. - Amends TCA Title 11; Title 56 and Title 70.

Sponsor: Paul Bailey

As introduced, enacts certain provisions relative to business or industries undergoing a reduction in operations that negatively impacts employees. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9; Title 10; Title 50; Title 64 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Sara Kyle

As introduced, broadens offense of property owner allowing an "underage adult" to consume alcohol to apply to all minors; creates enhanced penalty if property owner is social host. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 4; Title 40, Chapter 32 and Title 57.

Sponsor: Jason Zachary

As introduced, eliminates the restriction on the number of apprentices a private investigator may have at one time. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 26.

Sponsor: Iris Rudder

As introduced, allows electronic submission of the report that an association formed under the provisions governing sheep producers indemnity must file with the commissioner. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 12; Title 13; Title 42; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 46; Title 47; Title 48; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 61; Title 62; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68.

Sponsor: Paul Bailey

As introduced, increases from $10,000 or more to $25,000 or more, the amount for which a local board of education or the governing body of a public charter school must make purchases or expenditures by competitive bids; requires the amount to be increased each fiscal year, beginning with the 2021-2022 fiscal year, by the greater of 2 percent or the rate of inflation. - Amends TCA Section 12-3-1212; Section 49-13-111 and Section 49-2-203.

Sponsor: Dawn White

As introduced, deletes the Tennessee Education Savings Account Pilot Program. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

Sponsor: Sara Kyle

As introduced, requires each local board of education and governing body of a charter school to post the board's or governing body's policy governing background check procedures for contract workers and volunteers to the board's or governing body's website. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 49.

Sponsor: Barbara Cooper

As introduced, changes from the first day of the general assembly's organizational session to January 1, the date by which the commissioner shall annually report to the general assembly on the commissioner's work and the work of the state board of equalization, and shall make recommendations as the commissioner deems best for the interest of the state. - Amends TCA Title 5 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Bryan Terry

As introduced, authorizes beer manufacturers to self-distribute beer within a 100-mile radius of the manufacturer if the manufacturer brews 50,000 gallons or less. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 5.

Sponsor: Jeremy Faison

As introduced, clarifies statutes related to retaliatory termination of an employee. - Amends TCA Title 20; Title 29 and Title 50, Chapter 1.

Sponsor: Paul Bailey

As introduced, requires a person with knowledge of faulty electrical work performed by a limited licensed electrician to notify the board of licensing contractors within three business days from the date the person knows of the faulty electrical work. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 6 and Title 68, Chapter 102.

Sponsor: Paul Sherrell

As introduced, allows a member of the armed forces who is licensed to practice a professional service in another state to practice in this state. - Amends TCA Title 62; Title 63 and Section 68-1-101.

Sponsor: Mike Stewart

As introduced, creates a reward for information leading to the recovery of a civil penalty against a person who knowingly causes any caller identification service to transmit misleading or inaccurate caller identification information to a subscriber with the intent to defraud or cause harm to another person or to wrongfully obtain anything of value. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 47, Chapter 18.

Sponsor: Jon Lundberg

As introduced, allows an LEA to choose to administer TCAP tests to its students in a paper format beginning with the 2020-2021 school year if the commissioner authorizes TCAP tests to be administered in a computerized format; requires the department to provide TCAP test materials in a paper format to LEAs choosing to administer TCAP tests in a paper format. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Chapter 475 of the Public Acts of 2019.

Sponsor: Joseph Hensley

Molly K. Shirley, Top Ten Senior, Hardin County High School

Sponsor: David Byrd

As introduced, requires the department to annually compile a list of courses that may be substituted for certain high school course requirements; requires the department, by April 15 of each year, to distribute the list to each LEA and public charter high school and to the Tennessee higher education commission for distribution to high school counselors and to public institutions of higher education in this state. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Joseph Hensley

As introduced, directs the Tennessee film, entertainment and music commission to perform a study of film production incentives and programs in Tennessee and contiguous states and report findings and recommendations to the general assembly by February 1, 2021. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 50; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 7 and Title 9.

Sponsor: Karen Camper

As introduced, requires the department of safety to report to the transportation committees of both houses by February 1, 2020, the number of commercial driver license holders who previously held military commercial driver licenses, and whether they experienced any barriers in applying for such state license. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Becky Massey

Sarah E. McGee, Valedictorian, Hardin County High School

Sponsor: David Byrd

As introduced, removes certain defenses to criminal trespass at a retail package store. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 2; Title 57, Chapter 3 and Title 57, Chapter 4.

Sponsor: Michael Curcio

As introduced, opens eligibility to vote in a referendum on the levy of a local option sales tax by a county to all voters in the county, including city residents, even if the proposed levy is equal to or below the current tax levied in the city. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 7.

Sponsor: Tom Leatherwood

As introduced, establishes various requirements relating to literacy instruction provided to students in any of the grades kindergarten through two; establishes methods of evaluating the reading proficiency of students in any of the grades kindergarten through three; establishes requirements relating to literacy instruction provided to teaching candidates; establishes various studies and review processes relating to the state's accountability model and the licensure process for teachers. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Jack Johnson

Kaytlin G. Mathis, Top Ten Senior, Hardin County High School

Sponsor: David Byrd

As introduced, establishes a reporting date of January 15 of each year for the board of regents, each state university board, and the board of trustees of University of Tennessee to submit a report summarizing grievance activities for the previous year to the education committees. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Sponsor: Edward Jackson

As introduced, decreases the number of days a business may advertise that the business is going out of business from 90 to 60 days. - Amends TCA Title 47.

Sponsor: Raumesh Akbari

As introduced, requires the department to survey all LEAs, public charter schools, and state special schools to determine whether there are enough licensed speech-language pathologists to serve the needs of public school students with speech disorders; requires the department to survey and collect information on speech pathologists' caseloads and workloads; requires the department to report its findings and recommendations to the education committees of the senate and house of representatives by January 15, 2021. - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 56 and Title 63.

Sponsor: Joseph Hensley

As introduced, requires each high school to designate an apprenticeship training program contact; requires the department to compile and publish a list of the apprenticeship program contacts. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49; Title 62 and Title 67.

Sponsor: Jeff Yarbro

As introduced, creates the professional art therapist advisory committee of the board of examiners in psychology to regulate the practice of art therapy. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 63.

Sponsor: Becky Massey

As introduced, requires counties that provide insurance coverage for employees to put the policy or policies on the county's website. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 8 and Title 56.

Sponsor: Mike Carter

As introduced, exempts Nashville-Davidson County from the prohibition on enacting laws that require existing or newly constructed private residential or commercial units to be sold or rented at below market rates. - Amends TCA Section 66-35-102.

Sponsor: Harold Love

As introduced, changes, from November 1 to November 15, the date by which the commissioner's annual report must be published. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 2.

Sponsor: Sam Whitson

As introduced, requires the assessor of property to advise the county or municipal tax collector of a revised assessment based on commercial and industrial tangible personal property that is destroyed, demolished, or substantially damaged by fire, flood, wind, or any other disaster. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.

Sponsor: Dwayne Thompson

As introduced, raises the penalty for the offense of voluntary manslaughter from a Class C felony to a Class B felony. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Sponsor: Bud Hulsey

As introduced, lengthens, from 10 days to 14 days, the time period in which the board of cosmetology and barber examiners has to publish changes to applicable laws and rules on its website from the effective date of such changes. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 3 and Title 62, Chapter 4.

Sponsor: Sam Whitson

As introduced, clarifies that trial court judges and chancellors must file statements of interest. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10, Part 2; Title 3, Chapter 6, Part 1; Title 4, Chapter 55 and Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 5.

Sponsor: Johnny Garrett

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Sponsor: Jeremy Faison

As introduced, requires county clerks to retain $3.00 of the $11.00 fee for noting liens, encumbrances, or mortgages on a certificate of title; requires the retained funds to be earmarked for office supplies and equipment related to the notations. - Amends TCA Section 55-6-101.

Sponsor: Ryan Williams

As introduced, requires homeowners' associations to make certain financial information publicly available, permit access to association property to persons with written permission from a member of the association, and provide copies of dedicatory instruments to a prospective property buyer upon request; requires homeowners' associations to have bylaws that meet certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 4; Title 48, Chapter 66 and Title 66.

Sponsor: Johnny Garrett

As introduced, requires a records custodian to ensure that the public disclosure of any report of the county medical examiner, toxicological report, or autopsy report complies with HIPAA in accordance with guidance developed by the department of health by rule, unless the document is subject to a subpoena or court order to the contrary. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 38, Chapter 7; Title 50, Chapter 6; Title 63 and Title 68.

Sponsor: Joseph Hensley

As introduced, allows an owner or agent of the owner of land to sell, agree to sell, or negotiate to sell the land by reference to a subdivision plat before the final subdivision plat is approved by the planning commission. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 3; Title 13, Chapter 4 and Title 66.

Sponsor: Esther Helton-Haynes

As introduced, requires absentee ballot counting boards to tabulate the results of early and absentee voting at the time the polls are statutorily required to close; requires the absentee ballot counting board to publicly announce the results immediately upon completing the tabulations, even if voters in the county are still waiting in line to vote. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Sponsor: John DeBerry

As introduced, authorizes owners of real property to construct certain residential buildings on that property without obtaining a contractor license; requires notice of such construction to be made to the board for licensing contractors, the register of deeds, and subsequent purchasers of the property. - Amends TCA Title 13; Title 62, Chapter 6 and Title 66.