Sponsored (introduced) — Historical

Briggs, Richard · 174 bills · page 3 of 7

HB 2269 Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, adds expedited external review procedures for covered persons with a cancer diagnosis under the Tennessee Health Carrier Grievance and External Review Procedure Act. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 61. Died
SB 1685 Taxes, Sales - As introduced, provides for a refund of state sales tax paid on expenditures to rehabilitate historic structures under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 11; Title 13 and Title 67. Died
SB 2072 Election Laws - As introduced, increases time nominating petitions are available from 90 days before the qualifying deadline to 120 days before the qualifying deadline. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 5; Title 2, Chapter 7 and Title 2, Chapter 9. Died
HB 1035 Animal Control - As introduced, establishes a spay-neuter program for cats and dogs. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 17 and Title 55, Chapter 4, Part 2. Died
HB 1568 Planning, Public - As introduced, increases, from three years to five years, the period for which a regional planning commission must maintain the records of a commission member's attendance at the required training and continuing education. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 3. Died
SB 2147 Health Care - As introduced, directs the department of health to establish and enforce a medical supply donation program. - Amends TCA Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68. Died
HB 2066 Utilities, Utility Districts - As introduced, removes the ability for municipalities to choose a process for distributing payments of tax equivalent amounts to taxing jurisdictions different than what is provided in law; authorizes a county legislative body to pass a resolution requiring municipal electric systems to direct payment of tax equivalent amounts to the taxing jurisdictions as provided by law. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 52. Died
HB 364 School Vouchers - As introduced, allows a student who was denied admittance to the individualized education account (IEA) program for the 2016-2017 school year because the student was not previously enrolled in a Tennessee public school the two semesters preceding the semester with an IEA to enroll in the program, if the student has the required disability and had an IEP at a Tennessee public school during the 2015-2016 school year. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 14. Died
SB 1928 Consumer Protection - As introduced, regulates the resale of stored value cards. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 47 and Title 62. Died
HB 1560 DUI Offenses - As introduced, requires person convicted of DUI first offense to remove litter as condition of probation in addition to serving any mandatory minimum sentence if county where conviction occurs has had litter removal program in operation since July 1, 2016. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4. Died
SB 1507 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As introduced, requires the department of health to recognize St-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) receiving and STEMI referring hospitals; requires ambulance services to develop and implement a protocol for transporting STEMI patients to STEMI receiving hospitals; encourages cooperation between STEMI receiving and STEMI referring hospitals. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 1 and Title 68, Chapter 11. Failed
SB 1880 Utilities, Utility Districts - As introduced, requires proportionate representation on certain municipal electric utility boards; requires direct payment of tax equivalent amounts to the taxing jurisdictions in the various counties in which a municipal utility's electric plant is located under certain circumstances; eliminates exemptions from the manner in which tax equivalent amounts are directed to certain taxing jurisdictions. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 65 and Title 67. Died
HB 1363 General Assembly - As introduced, prohibits use of state funds for registration fees to, and for travel to or from, conferences, symposiums, and workshops beginning May 1, 2017; requires disclosure of travel expenses paid by certain national organizations. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 13 and Title 3, Chapter 1. Died
SB 118 TennCare - As introduced, directs the commissioner of finance and administration to submit a waiver request to the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services to enable the state to provide medical assistance to the existing TennCare II waiver population and persons with incomes below 138 percent of the federal poverty line by means of a block grant of federal funds. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 56 and Title 71. Died
SB 2395 DUI Offenses - As introduced, requires person convicted of DUI first offense to remove litter as condition of probation in addition to serving any mandatory minimum sentence if county where conviction occurs has had litter removal program in operation since July 1, 2016. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4. Died
SB 851 Public Contracts - As introduced, extends, from 10 days to 14 days, the period by which the prevailing wage commission is required to give notice of its determination after a hearing to determine the prevailing wage rate for state highway construction projects. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 9 and Title 12. Died
SB 1373 General Assembly - As introduced, prohibits use of state funds for registration fees to, and for travel to or from, conferences, symposiums, and workshops beginning May 1, 2017; requires disclosure of travel expenses paid by certain national organizations. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 13 and Title 3, Chapter 1. Died
HB 1531 Controlled Substances - As introduced, requires the district attorney general of each judicial district to notify the commissioner of health of the name and other such identifying information, as may be designated by the commissioner, of any individual convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction within that judicial district of a violation of the Tennessee Drug Control Act of 1989 and adds those individuals to the controlled substance database. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10, Part 3. Died
SB 2394 Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, adds expedited external review procedures for covered persons with a cancer diagnosis under the Tennessee Health Carrier Grievance and External Review Procedure Act. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 61. Died
HB 618 Public Contracts - As introduced, extends, from 10 days to 14 days, the period by which the prevailing wage commission is required to give notice of its determination after a hearing to determine the prevailing wage rate for state highway construction projects. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 9 and Title 12. Died
HB 437 Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, requires employees and others associated with insurance companies who make recommendations concerning medical treatment given to patients to be licensed as health care providers in this state and in certain cases to have staff privileges at hospitals and other facilities. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68. Died
SB 1970 Utilities, Utility Districts - As introduced, removes the ability for municipalities to choose a process for distributing payments of tax equivalent amounts to taxing jurisdictions different than what is provided in law; authorizes a county legislative body to pass a resolution requiring municipal electric systems to direct payment of tax equivalent amounts to the taxing jurisdictions as provided by law. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 52. Died
SB 2441 State Government - As introduced, requires department of transportation to cause to have a law enforcement vehicle and officer at all work zones in which a work activity hazard or a work zone design hazard is present. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 8; Title 12; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 67. Died
HB 747 Auctions and Auctioneers - As introduced, clarifies that extended listings or listings that allow a bidder to increase a bid beyond the original deadline are not timed listings; specifies certain requirements for sponsoring apprentice auctioneers. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 19. Died
SB 843 Liens - As introduced, provides that a prime contractor's lien is forfeited if the final decision of a suit brought for its enforcement is not delivered within two years from the lienor bringing the suit to enforce the lien; authorizes the court to hold any party that unduly delays or extends the action to enforce such a lien liable for the injured party's expenses incurred as a result of the delay or extension. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 6 and Title 66, Chapter 11. Died