Sponsored (introduced) — Historical
Crowe, Rusty · 168 bills · page 3 of 7
- SB 475 Health, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the commissioner of health to report to the health committee of the house of representatives and the health and welfare committee of the senate by January 1, 2018, on the impact of the treatment guidelines developed pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 63-1-401, on the abuse of opioids in this state; the commissioner shall also make appropriate recommendations for any needed additional legislation to address issues raised by opioid abuse. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 49; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. Died
- SB 1950 Sentencing - As introduced, establishes a mandatory minimum sentence of 48 hours for person convicted of certain aggravated assault offenses against a law enforcement officer or first responder. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1. Died
- SB 1778 Health Care - As introduced, adds trained and licensed education personnel to those persons who may staff telehealth services at school site. - Amends TCA Title 56; Section 63-1-155 and Title 71. Died
- SB 1946 Boards and Commissions - As introduced, deletes obsolete requirement that state boards and commissions report on the status of statutorily created apprenticeship programs in effect as of July 1, 2014. - Amends TCA Title 62; Title 63 and Title 68. Died
- HB 656 Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - 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 55-4-237 and Section 55-4-239. Died
- HB 956 Controlled Substances - As introduced, requires the commissioner of health to revise the recommended treatment guidelines for prescribing opioids to reflect specialty specific guidelines for board certified specialty physicians by September 30, 2017 and annually thereafter. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 1. Died
- SB 1951 Education, Higher - As introduced, allows a first responder to receive a 25 percent reduction in the undergraduate tuition at any state-operated institution of higher learning if the first responder has first earned an associate degree using a Tennessee Promise scholarship, Community College Reconnect Grant, or Tennessee reconnect grant. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7. Died
- SB 1314 General Assembly - As introduced, establishes an advisory council on payment reform in health care. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4 and Title 71. Died
- SB 1308 Education, Curriculum - As introduced, directs each LEA to require students to take one year of instruction in Tennessee history between grades four through eight; requires that the curriculum be developed in consultation with the department of education. - Amends TCA Title 49. Died
- SJR 619 General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges the Commissioner of the Department of Health to designate Alzheimer's disease and other related dementias as a public health issue. - Enacted
- SB 2363 Physicians and Surgeons - As enacted, clarifies that physicians can accept barter of goods or services as payment for healthcare services in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 63. Enacted
- SJR 357 Memorials, Recognition - Loretta Lynn - Enacted
- HB 955 Local Government, General - As enacted, increases the authorized annual state contribution made to human resources agencies. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 26. Enacted
- HB 415 Abuse - As enacted, requires the executive director of the commission on aging and disability to establish within the commission a public guardian working group; requires background checks for persons who volunteer in a position that involves providing direct contact with or direct responsibility for a service recipient in facility or service licensed under the Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and/or Treatment, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and Personal Support Services Licensure Law; revises and adds other provisions regarding vulnerable persons. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 34; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45; Title 47; Title 68 and Title 71. Enacted
- SB 1775 Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As enacted, authorizes the director of the TBI to appoint a designee to serve in place of the director as a member of the medical investigator advisory council instead of requiring that the director serve as a member of the council. - Amends TCA Section 38-7-201(a)(2)(A)(i). Enacted
- SJR 540 General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Dr. Robert Patton, Tennessee Ethics Commission - Enacted
- SB 1777 Senior Citizens - As enacted, requires the commission on aging and disabilities to design and oversee a resource mapping of federal, state, and nongovernmental resources and funding streams that support the health, safety, and welfare of persons 60 years of age or older. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 2. Enacted
- SB 2364 TennCare - As enacted, excludes anxiety episodes and nonemergent depression episodes from episodes of care in any payment reform initiative involved with medical assistance. - Amends TCA Title 71. Enacted
- SJR 832 Memorials, Retirement - Bob McNeill - Enacted
- HB 520 Libraries - As enacted, revises provisions related to the operation of local libraries and the state regional library system; specifies terms for board service. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 1; Title 10, Chapter 3; Title 10, Chapter 5; Title 10, Chapter 8; Title 10, Chapter 1 and Title 40, Chapter 39. Enacted
- HB 2132 Taxes - As enacted, authorizes the commissioner of revenue to require or authorize a "perfection period" for electronically filed Hall income tax and franchise and excise tax returns. - Amends TCA Section 67-2-107; Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 20 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 21. Enacted
- HB 1678 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, adds mental health hospitals licensed under title 33 to requirement for hospitals to report claims data to the commissioner of health. - Amends TCA Section 68-1-108. Enacted
- SJR 103 Memorials, Death - Chief Master Sergeant Clyde Marion "Mike" Sellers - Enacted
- SB 2726 Carter County - As enacted, allows removal of overgrown vegetation and accumulated debris on owner-occupied residential property. - Amends TCA Section 5-1-115. Enacted
- SB 1287 Abuse - As enacted, requires the executive director of the commission on aging and disability to establish within the commission a public guardian working group; requires background checks for persons who volunteer in a position that involves providing direct contact with or direct responsibility for a service recipient in facility or service licensed under the Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and/or Treatment, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and Personal Support Services Licensure Law; revises and adds other provisions regarding vulnerable persons. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 34; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45; Title 47; Title 68 and Title 71. Enacted