Sponsored (introduced) — Historical

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SB 762 Schools, Charter - As introduced, authorizes an achievement school district (ASD) operated charter school, operating for at least three years, to be operated by the state board of education if benchmarks agreed upon by the ASD and charter school in the original charter application are met. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 13; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 7 and Title 49, Chapter 8. Died
SB 423 Divorce, Annulment and Alimony - As introduced, allows a court to allow service by publication when a person who has filed for divorce has been unable to locate his or her spouse for five or more years. - Amends TCA Section 21-1-204. Died
SB 29 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement - As introduced, rescinds the requirement that the commissioner of revenue disclose information related to enforcement of the Tennessee Tobacco Manufacturers' Escrow Fund Act of 1999 to the attorney general; removes authorization for the commissioner of revenue and the attorney general to disclose this information under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 39; Title 43; Title 47; Title 49; Title 62; Title 63; Title 67 and Title 68. Died
HB 780 Traffic Safety - As introduced, requires a law enforcement officer operating a manned traffic enforcement camera to do so only in a clearly marked law enforcement vehicle with authorized flashing lights that is visible to approaching vehicles; requires traffic citation issued based upon evidence from a manned traffic enforcement camera to be issued immediately upon determining that an offense occurred. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 55. Died
SB 26 Banks and Financial Institutions - As introduced, requires the commissioner of financial institutions to issue a report on title pledges to the governor and general assembly annually rather than biennially. - Amends TCA Title 45. Died
SB 768 Insurance, Motor Vehicles - As introduced, requires auto repair shop to include on the insured's or third-party claimant's copy of the estimate a notice if after-market crash parts made by a manufacturer other than the vehicle manufacturer are being used in the vehicle's repair. - Amends TCA Title 56. Died
SB 1990 Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As introduced, extends, from not more than 10 days to not more than 15 days, the period for which the director of parks and recreation may issue permits for special events in state parks. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 5 and Title 11. Died
HB 465 Physicians and Surgeons - As introduced, permits hospitals and renal dialysis clinics to employ radiologists, pathologists, anesthesiologists, and emergency room physicians under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6 and Title 68, Chapter 11. Died
HB 98 Election Laws - As introduced, requires Shelby and Davidson counties to conduct nonpartisan elections for all state trial court judgeships, county judicial offices, and judicial clerk offices. - Amends TCA Section 2-13-203. Died
HB 450 Probation and Parole - As introduced, permits courts sentencing to probation persons convicted of Class C, D, and E felonies, rather than just Class E, to contract with private probation companies to provide probation services, and establishes minimum qualifications for the private probation companies in order to contract with the courts. - Amends TCA Section 40-35-303. Died
SB 761 Public Employees - As introduced, provides for payment of $25,000 to the estates of certain first responders killed in the line of duty; creates a special account in the general fund and directs the commissioner of finance and administration to administer the payments to decedents' estates. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 58. Failed
SB 1088 Victims' Rights - As introduced, requires the victim or victims to receive at least one-half of every restitution payment the offender makes as part of court-ordered restitution regardless of how much the offender owes the state in court costs, fees, fines, and litigation taxes. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1; Title 39 and Title 40. Died
SB 760 Traffic Safety - As introduced, requires a law enforcement officer operating a manned traffic enforcement camera to do so only in a clearly marked law enforcement vehicle with authorized flashing lights that is visible to approaching vehicles; requires traffic citation issued based upon evidence from a manned traffic enforcement camera to be issued immediately upon determining that an offense occurred. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 55. Died
HB 2316 Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, reduces the period for which a manufacturer's license must be suspended or revoked for mislabeling its product as Tennessee whiskey from not less than one year to not more than one year. - Amends TCA Title 57. Died
HB 2182 Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As introduced, extends, from not more than 10 days to not more than 15 days, the period for which the director of parks and recreation may issue permits for special events in state parks. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 5 and Title 11. Died
HB 1136 Schools, Charter - As introduced, authorizes an achievement school district (ASD) operated charter school, operating for at least three years, to be operated by the state board of education if benchmarks agreed upon by the ASD and charter school in the original charter application are met. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 13; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 7 and Title 49, Chapter 8. Died
HB 1233 Divorce, Annulment and Alimony - As introduced, allows a court to allow service by publication when a person who has filed for divorce has been unable to locate his or her spouse for five or more years. - Amends TCA Section 21-1-204. Died
HB 2341 Obion County - As introduced, removes the restriction on the use of the revenue from the hotel occupancy tax in Obion County. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-1425. Died
HB 1152 Victims' Rights - As introduced, requires the victim or victims to receive at least one-half of every restitution payment the offender makes as part of court-ordered restitution regardless of how much the offender owes the state in court costs, fees, fines, and litigation taxes. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1; Title 39 and Title 40. Died
SB 135 Election Laws - As introduced, requires Shelby and Davidson counties to conduct nonpartisan elections for all state trial court judgeships, county judicial offices, and judicial clerk offices. - Amends TCA Section 2-13-203. Died
HB 1544 Criminal Procedure - As introduced, extends availability of writ of error coram nobis to cases where accused pled guilty or nolo contendere, upon a discovery of subsequently discovered or new evidence. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 26. Died
SB 1989 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement - As introduced, revises certain circumstances under which the commissioner of revenue must not include or retain a non-participating manufacturer in the directory of certified tobacco product manufacturers. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4. Died
SB 408 Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, permits a Tennessee resident who has been residing outside the United States due to employment to apply for a one-time license to ship wine purchased by the individual to this state. - Amends TCA Title 57. Died
SB 1441 Kenton - Subject to local approval, increases the amount required for competitive bidding for purchases or contracts from $1,000 to $10,000. - Amends Chapter 87 of the Private Acts of 1981. Died
HB 2008 Victims' Rights - As introduced, changes the frequency required for newspaper publication of a notice of the existence of a victims' compensation escrow fund from once every three months to twice every six months. - Amends TCA Title 24 and Title 29. Died