Sponsored (introduced) — Historical

Southerland, Steve · 252 bills · page 2 of 11

HB 412 Taxes, Hotel Motel - As introduced, increases the time an operator of a hotel must preserve records associated with providing accommodations and assessment of the hotel tax from three years to four years. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 67 and Title 68. Died
HB 999 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
SB 632 Education, State Board of - As introduced, requires the board to adopt rules requiring that local education agencies use the ACT standards for high school English, language arts, math, and science courses and the ACT WorkKeys® and National Career Readiness Certificate™ standards for high school English language arts and math courses. - Amends TCA Title 49. Died
SB 1834 Consumer Protection - As introduced, extends from 180 to 185 the number of days following cancellation, due to a natural disaster of an event sponsored by a charitable organization, that must elapse before ticket buyers forfeit refund of the purchase price. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 47 and Title 62. Died
SB 42 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 1906 Education - As introduced, allows students to take the ACT National Career Readiness Certificate examination in lieu of retaking the examination required at grade 11. - Amends TCA Section 49-6-6001. Died
SB 353 Taxes, Hotel Motel - As introduced, increases the time an operator of a hotel must preserve records associated with providing accommodations and assessment of the hotel tax from three years to four years. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 67 and Title 68. Died
SB 2317 Aircraft and Airports - As introduced, creates an executive board for certain regional airport authorities; prohibits the regional airport authority from taking actions without approval of the executive board and from hiring lobbyists; requires the regional airport authority to submit a report to the executive board. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 42 and Title 64. Died
HB 1779 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Stolen Valor Act" by creating the crime of fraudulently representing that a person is a member of a branch of the armed services or the recipient of certain military awards for the purpose of obtaining property, money, or services to which the person is not otherwise entitled. - Amends TCA Title 39. Died
SB 1829 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Stolen Valor Act" by creating the crime of fraudulently representing that a person is a member of a branch of the armed services or the recipient of certain military awards for the purpose of obtaining property, money, or services to which the person is not otherwise entitled. - Amends TCA Title 39. Died
HB 1174 Fire Prevention and Investigation - As introduced, requires counties that have formed a county-wide fire department to report to the state and local government committee of the senate and the local government committee of the house of representatives as to the fire department's date of formation, organizational structure, charitable donations, and funding method. - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 17. Died
SB 43 Short Term Loans and Lenders - As introduced, changes the time within which records of pawn broker transactions must be delivered to law enforcement agencies from 48 hours after the day of the transaction to by noon the day following the day of transaction; removes specifications about the manner of delivery of records. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 45 and Title 62. Died
HB 104 Motor Vehicles - As introduced, requires a county or municipality to publish its certified highway map on the county or municipality's website, which shall be accessible to the public, no less than 30 days prior to the date of a public hearing on the map. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 67. Died
HB 1796 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 624 Pets - As introduced, increases from 90 to 100 days the length of time that a licensed dog and cat dealer must wait before applying for reinstatement of the dealer's license following suspension. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2; Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 1; Title 44; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 56 and Title 63, Chapter 12. Died
SB 2315 Forfeiture of Assets - As introduced, increases, from $250 to $350, the amount of the cost bond required to be submitted by a person claiming a seized conveyance that is subject to forfeiture; authorizes that the claim filed by the person be on forms provided by the court having jurisdiction over the seized property. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40, Chapter 33; Title 53; Title 55; Title 57; Title 67 and Title 70. Died
SB 2230 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 2602 Aircraft and Airports - As introduced, creates an executive board for certain regional airport authorities; prohibits the regional airport authority from taking actions without approval of the executive board and from hiring lobbyists; requires the regional airport authority to submit a report to the executive board. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 42 and Title 64. Died
HB 1082 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 1347 Motor Vehicles - As introduced, requires a county or municipality to publish its certified highway map on the county or municipality's website, which shall be accessible to the public, no less than 30 days prior to the date of a public hearing on the map. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 67. Died
SB 966 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 1018 Education, State Board of - As introduced, requires the board to adopt rules requiring that local education agencies use the ACT standards for high school English, language arts, math, and science courses and the ACT WorkKeys® and National Career Readiness Certificate™ standards for high school English language arts and math courses. - Amends TCA Title 49. Died
SB 368 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 2463 Forfeiture of Assets - As introduced, increases, from $250 to $350, the amount of the cost bond required to be submitted by a person claiming a seized conveyance that is subject to forfeiture; authorizes that the claim filed by the person be on forms provided by the court having jurisdiction over the seized property. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40, Chapter 33; Title 53; Title 55; Title 57; Title 67 and Title 70. Died
HB 340 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