Sponsored (introduced) — Historical

Southerland, Steve · 252 bills · page 1 of 11

HB 1088 Safety - As introduced, requires TACIR to study and report on the feasibility and costs of providing greater access to mobile communications systems in rural Tennessee for elementary and secondary school personnel, law enforcement officers, firefighters, and first responders; requires TACIR to report its findings to the governor and speakers of the senate and house of representatives on or before January 1, 2018. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9 and Title 65. Died
HB 1712 General Assembly - As introduced, specifies that expenses of members are paid in accordance with Article II, Section 23 of the Constitution of Tennessee. - Amends TCA Section 3-1-106. Died
HB 2512 Controlled Substances - As introduced, specifies that industrial hemp and products derived from industrial hemp, other than isolated THC, are not subject to scheduling as a controlled substance and are not subject to forfeiture based solely on their composition. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40, Chapter 33; Title 43; Title 53 and Section 67-4-2802. Died
SB 1827 Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As introduced, exempts not-for-hire farm trucks exceeding 9,000 pounds from displaying farm permits. - Amends TCA Title 55. Died
SB 528 Telecommunications - As introduced, creates the commission on technology to coordinate the development of broadband policies in an effort to advance the expansion of broadband across the state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 65; Title 67 and Title 68. Died
SB 965 Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As introduced, requires the department of agriculture's annual report on efforts to enforce the Prevention of Youth Access to Tobacco and Vapor Products Act be posted on the department's website for dissemination to the public and submitted electronically to the general assembly on or before January 15 of each year. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 39; Title 47; Title 49; Title 62; Title 63; Title 67 and Title 68. Died
HB 1907 Environment and Conservation, Department of - As introduced, extends due date for the commissioner to send report on the status of the implementation of a secure web portal for the submittal of online permit applications to the appropriate legislative committees, from January 31 of each year to February 15. - Amends TCA Title 69 and Title 70. Died
SB 40 Public Contracts - As introduced, entitles a construction design professional to compensation for additional services provided to certain state agencies that are not included in a basic services agreement; provides for the adjudication of disputes between construction design professionals and state agencies by an administrative law judge. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 12, Chapter 4 and Title 62. Died
HB 2152 Optometry - As introduced, requires the board of optometry to notify the chair of the health committee of the house of representatives and the chair of the senate health and welfare committee within 30 days if a member of the board is removed from office. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 8. Died
HB 526 Game and Fish Laws - As introduced, extends the effective date for newly published regulations involving cooperative agreements between the TWRA and federal agencies, from 30 days to 45 days after the publication date by the TWRA; revises the due date for the submission of financial reports by the TWRA executive director to the governor and commission members, from September 15 to September 30 of each year. - Amends TCA Title 70. Died
SB 39 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enhances the penalty for destruction or alteration of governmental records from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 39. Died
HB 163 Solid Waste Disposal - As introduced, increases maximum number of directors permissible on a county solid waste authority board from 15 to 17. - Amends TCA Title 55; Title 67 and Title 68. Died
HB 1908 Taxes, Real Property - As introduced, requires owners of property that is exempt from property tax and being used as an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities to agree to make payments in lieu of tax to the local taxing jurisdiction if the facility is located in a county with fewer than 8,000 people per facility. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 67, Chapter 5 and Title 71, Chapter 5. Died
SB 622 Highways, Roads and Bridges - As introduced, extends, from 10 to 15 days, the period of time in which the department of transportation must notify the owner of personal property encroaching on the right of way of a highway that the department removed the encroachment. - Amends TCA Title 54. Died
SB 530 General Assembly - As introduced, establishes parameters for biennial September sessions. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 3. Died
HB 369 Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, exempts contractors and subcontractors from the sales or use tax on construction materials if the materials are purchased by a local education agency and are used in local education agency construction, in same manner contractors of churches and private, nonprofit colleges and universities are so exempt. - Amends TCA Section 67-6-209. Died
HB 492 Water Pollution - As introduced, expands, from five days to 10 days, the time period in which members of the board of water quality, oil, and gas must be notified of meetings to review permit matters. - Amends TCA Title 69, Chapter 3, Part 1. Died
SB 37 Transportation, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to establish a three-year program in which local governments can have regulatory and warning road signs replaced by the department if such signs do not comply with federal retroreflectivity standards. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9 and Title 54. Died
HB 2238 Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, requires TNReady, or future replacements of TNReady or other TCAP assessments, to be administered for one year free of problems in order to be used for student growth data in teacher evaluations. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 5. Died
HB 507 Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As introduced, authorizes local governments to provide supplemental bridge benefits to emergency medical services personnel who retire before they are eligible for social security benefits. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8, Chapter 25; Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36; Title 8, Chapter 37 and Title 68, Chapter 140. Died
SB 534 Local Education Agencies - As introduced, increases the number of BEP funded full-time public school nurse positions from one for every 3,000 students to one for every 750 students; increases the number of full-time public school nurses considered sufficient for the public school nurse program to adequately provide services from one nurse for every 3,000 students to one nurse for every 750 students. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68, Chapter 1, Part 12. Died
SB 609 Game and Fish Laws - As introduced, extends the effective date for newly published regulations involving cooperative agreements between the TWRA and federal agencies, from 30 days to 45 days after the publication date by the TWRA; revises the due date for the submission of financial reports by the TWRA executive director to the governor and commission members, from September 15 to September 30 of each year. - Amends TCA Title 70. Died
HB 194 Telecommunications - As introduced, creates the commission on technology to coordinate the development of broadband policies in an effort to advance the expansion of broadband across the state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10; Title 65; Title 67 and Title 68. Died
HB 504 Taxes, Real Property - As introduced, requires owners of property that is exempt from property tax and being used as an intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities to agree to make payments in lieu of tax to the local taxing jurisdiction. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 67, Chapter 5 and Title 71, Chapter 5. Died
HB 14 Transportation, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to establish a three-year program in which local governments can have regulatory and warning road signs replaced by the department if such signs do not comply with federal retroreflectivity standards. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9 and Title 54. Died