SB0623 by Bell - FLOOR VOTE: LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT 5/5/2021 FailedAyes..21Noes..66Representatives voting aye were: Beck, Chism, Clemmons, Dixie, Doggett, Freeman, Hakeem, Harris, Jernigan, Johnson G, Love, McKenzie, Mitchell, Parkinson, Powell, Shaw, Thompson, Towns -- 21. If you want to talk about playing to the cameras, thats what just occurred, said Rep. Scotty Campbell, R-Mountain City, before Sexton cut him off. 04/14/2021: Rcvd. HB2648: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. to Government Operations Committee 4/14/2021Voice Vote - Ayes PrevailHB0580 by Ragan - K-12 SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. As enacted, requires nursing homes and assisted-care living facilities to permit at least one family member or resident representative who meets certain conditions to visit a resident of the facility during end-of-life situations if a disaster, emerg As enacted, revises various provisions governing child care agencies; enacts provisions governing nontraditional child care agencies. As enacted, authorizes the index of appropriations from state tax revenues for 2021-2022 fiscal year to exceed the index of estimated growth in the state's economy by $2,997,600,000 or 16.08 percent. It also adds community supervision for life. They said the bill doesn't the root causes of school shootings. As introduced, requires the department to promulgate rules to standardize, by speed limit, the length of time a traffic-control signal must display the yellow signal light, when following the green signal light; requires traffic-control signals to be Subject to local approval, alters the conditions under which the county is authorized to own and operate a nonprofit hospital. Representatives present and not voting were: Thompson -- 1. Amid a horrific wave of legislative attacks on trans youth, 2021 crossed an inauspicious milestone on Friday. Conf. The real question is how do we prevent people with assault rifles from going into schools?. (Senate Bill 14), Spencer Bristol Act: The new law not only increases protection for police officers but also, increases penalties for criminals who evade arrest. Ana Suarez, Salutatorian, Mt. The legislation: TENNESSEE NEW LAWS: Guns without permits, abortion burials, transgender sports: New Tennessee laws take effect July 1. (Senate Bill 828), Tractor Lemon Law: The legislation helps farmers when it comes to replacing or refunding farm machinery. Bill Lee and and GOP lawmakers largely supported the measure, as did the National Rifle Association. Apr 19 2023. for pass. Tennessee has passed five pieces of anti-transgender legislation in recent days. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 49; Title 50; Title 55 As enacted, specifies that a student who graduates early from an eligible high school, or who completes high school at an eligible home school early, or who obtains an equivalency diploma before the spring semester immediately preceding the student's As enacted, requires TACIR to prepare a report surveying projects initiated over the past 10 years involving the initiation of new state-sponsored Amtrak intercity passenger rail. Published on May 26, 2021 11:31 AM. The law is named after Evelyn Boswell, a 15-month-old from Sullivan County that was found dead after an extensive AMBER Alert. May 26, 2021 11:06:03 am. As introduced, adds "sex" as a defined term for statutory construction purposes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Section 8-50-103 and Section 68-1-113. Government Operations Committee for 4/19/2021, Rec. . Election Laws - As introduced, directs TACIR to conduct a study regarding the use of a voter referendum to approve significant tax increases on real property. - Amends TCA Title 53; Title 56 and Title 71. Debate over the bill continues as the state recovers from Monday's mass shooting at a Christian school outside Nashville that left three children and three adults . Representatives voting no were: Chism, Clemmons, Dixie, Freeman, Hakeem, Hardaway, Harris, Jernigan, Johnson G, Love, McKenzie, Mitchell, Parkinson, Powell, Shaw, Thompson, Towns -- 20. 05/03/2021: Received from House, Passed on First Consideration . The House followed with a 64-29 vote on March 29. (Senate Bill 767), Animal Cruelty: A new law removes barriers in order to prosecute aggravated animal cruelty cases in Tennessee. comm. This amendment instead requires the commissioner to annually publish a list of information on the department of education's website. - Amends TCA Title 1, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 2, Part 8. Tennessee's 112th General Assembly has passed a long list of new laws that Governor Bill Lee signed, which will take effect July 1. . - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 3, Part 3. Active Tennessee Bills . More anti-LGBTQ+ laws have been enacted than any other year in history, even with over 7 months left to go. Representatives voting no were: Beck, Chism, Clemmons, Dixie, Freeman, Hakeem, Harris, Jernigan, Johnson G, Love, McKenzie, Mitchell, Parkinson, Powell, Shaw, Thompson, Towns -- 20. During the recently concluded 2021 legislative session, the Tennessee General Assembly passed several significant bills that will affect health care practices in Tennessee. Representatives voting no were: Beck, Camper, Chism, Clemmons, Dixie, Freeman, Hakeem, Hardaway, Harris, Jernigan, Johnson C, Johnson G, Love, McKenzie, Miller, Mitchell, Parkinson, Powell, Shaw, Thompson, Towns -- 25. for pass. Bill Lee this week, including requiring additional emergency drills in both public and private schools and increasing security collaboration with state and local law enforcement. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 13. (Senate Bill 1530), Child Neglect and Endangerment: The new law also includes harsher penalties for anyone who places a child in imminent danger of death, bodily injury, or physical or mental impairment like exposing them to dangerous drugs. var today = new Date(); var yyyy = today.getFullYear();document.write(yyyy + " "); | Attorney Advertising, Copyright var today = new Date(); var yyyy = today.getFullYear();document.write(yyyy + " "); JD Supra, LLC. ON MAY 4, 2021, THE SENATE NONCONCURRED HOUSE AMENDMENT #2. As enacted, authorizes the state to issue and sell bonds of up to $583.5 million; cancels the bonds authorized by Chapter 758, Public Acts of 2020; allocates proceeds of $500 million of bonds to the department of finance and administration to provide As enacted, increases, for FY22-23, the state employer match to 200 percent of the amount contributed by each state employee to the state's 401(k) plan per month, up to a maximum of $100 per month; exempts from sales tax the retail sale of food and f As enacted, prohibits regional and municipal planning commissions, in exercising their platting power, from requiring an owner of private property to dedicate real property to the public, or pay money to a public entity in an amount that is determine As enacted, requires a utility system, upon request or application for a connection of utility service by a customer, to promptly provide the customer the connection cost. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Initiation of mental health hospitals and hospital-based outpatient treatment centers for opioid addiction, Initiation of non-pediatric MRI equipment in counties with populations of 175,000 or more (the current threshold is 250,000), Initiation of positron emission tomography (PET) imaging services in 175,000+ counties, Increasing beds at main campus hospitals (CONs would still be required to increase beds at satellite locations), Reopening closed hospitals in rural locations, Relocation of existing health care institutions and services if the population of patients served remains largely unchanged and such relocation will not reduce consumer access to care. 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HB0095: Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee, SB0218: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government Committee, SB0346: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee, HB0209: Failed in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of Local Government Committee, SB0249: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government Committee, SB0190: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee. It applies to people 21 and older, as well as members of the military ages 18 to 20. report adopted, Ayes 69, Nays 20, PNV 0, Conference Committee report adopted, 25 ayes, 7 nays, PNV 1. The latest news about these That's because stimulus checks could mitigate the effects of some nettlesome macroeconomic challenges, like soaring inflation and rising gas prices. . Subject to local approval, repeals the Obion County Highway Commission in 2026. As enacted, renames the health services and development agency as the health facilities commission; designates references to the health services and development agency in state law as references to the health facilities commission; requests the Tenne As enacted, requires the comptroller of the treasury, in conjunction with the bureau of TennCare and the department of health, to study the use of temporary staffing provided by healthcare staffing agencies in long-term care facilities; requires that As enacted, enacts the "Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act." This is an optical spectacle decision to offer these false solutions, Jones said. - Amends TCA Title 49. Neb., to protest a so-called heartbeat bill that would outlaw abortion at a point . As introduced, enacts the Youth Health Protection Act. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 9; Title 14; Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68. Those suspected of stealing a firearm face up to a Class E felony and tougher sentencing. The law is named after a boy named Eli whose brother was removed from his parents home years prior to his birth. SB0487: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee, HB0790: Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee, SB0524: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee, HB0805: Taken off notice for cal in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of Local Government Committee, SB1413: Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee, HB0806: Failed in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of Local Government Committee, SB1414: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee, HB0896: Def. and last updated 2021-11-02 10:40:20-04. Inflation relief checks tennessee. Thursday, April 29, 2021. The penalty has been increased to a Class C felony if evading arrest results in serious bodily injury of an officer. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 4 Deanna Grisham, Barkers Mill Elementary School Pre-K-4 Teacher of the Year. As enacted, makes appropriations for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2021, and July 1, 2022. Lee signed the measure into law on April 8. This amendment instead requires each director of schools or local board of education to make all reports required by the commissioner of education; (11) This amendment removes the present law provision that makes the commissioner of health's designation of diseases against which children must be immunized prior to attendance at any school, nursery school, kindergarten, preschool or child care facility of this state subject to the approval of the public health council; (12) Present law authorizes the state board to employ an executive director. This bill specifies that an LEA or public charter school will not be required to notify a student's parent or guardian prior to a teacher, . Senators voting no were: Akbari, Campbell, Kyle, Swann, Yarbro -- 7. Calendar & Rules Committee for 5/3/2021, Rec. This amendment modifies and adds to the data points that the commissioner must publish; (6) This amendment deletes the present law requirement that the state board provide, in association with the commissioner, an annual report on teacher, student and school performance to the governor and to the general assembly; (7) This amendment transfers from the state board to the governing body of the University of Tennessee system, the state university and community college system, or a state university (for lands under the governing body's jurisdiction) authorization to lease public lands to fraternities and sororities for a nominal consideration for a term not exceeding 99 years; (8) This amendment changes from July 1, to October 1, the deadline for the department's annual report regarding the physical education programs and activity for each LEA; (9) This amendment deletes the present law requirement that the state board assist LEAs in complying with school safety zone posting requirements; (10) This amendment deletes present law that requires the commissioner to appoint a competent person to make a report when a city director of schools or secretary of the town or city board of education does not make all reports required by the commissioner on or before July 10 for the fiscal year ending June 30 preceding. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/22/2021, Rec. (Senate Bill 1115), Sex Trafficking Sentencing: The law adds convicted traffickers to the category of sexual predators who are not eligible for early parole or release. SB0623 by Bell - FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 5/4/2021 PassedAyes..67Noes..26Representatives voting aye were: Alexander, Baum, Boyd, Bricken, Carr, Carringer, Cepicky, Cochran, Crawford, Darby, Doggett, Eldridge, Faison, Farmer, Gant, Garrett, Gillespie, Grills, Haston, Hawk, Hazlewood, Helton, Hicks G, Hicks T, Holsclaw, Howell, Hurt, Johnson C, Keisling, Kumar, Lafferty, Lamberth, Leatherwood, Littleton, Lynn, Marsh, Moody, Moon, Powers, Ragan, Reedy, Rudd, Rudder, Russell, Sherrell, Sparks, Terry, Todd, Travis, Vaughan, Warner, White, Whitson, Williams, Wright, Zachary, Mr. Speaker Sexton C -- 67. AMENDMENT #1 deletes several obsolete provisions, and makes various substantive changes to present law concerning education as follows: (1) Present law requires that the public education system in Tennessee is governed in accordance with laws enacted by the general assembly and under "policies, standards, and guidelines" adopted by the state board of education that are necessary for the proper operation of public education in kindergarten through grade 12. In addition to the age requirements, those convicted of certain crimes are not eligible to carry a handgun without a permit. If the Tennessee bill cleared both chambers and was . NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) Tennessees 112th General Assembly has passed a long list of new laws that Governor Bill Lee signed, which will take effect July 1. Representatives voting no were: Hakeem, Love, Parkinson -- 3. (Senate Bill 474), Criminal Justice Reform: The bill primarily focuses on launching a task force that will work to find alternatives to incarceration like the use of Recovery Courts and felony probation. It includes several policies unveiled by Gov. withdrawn. to Education Administration, Placed on s/c cal K-12 Subcommittee for 3/30/2021, Ref. As introduced, clarifies that a sheriff and sheriff's deputy are law enforcement officers for purposes of the criminal code; clarifies that a deputy jailer is a law enforcement officer only for the purposes of enhancement of a crime under the crimina As introduced, increases from 30 to 45 days the grace period that the commissioner of the alcoholic beverage commission may, for good cause, extend to a licensee to file a tax return. ", Tennessee legislature passes permitless handgun carry bill, which now heads to Gov. Education Administration for 4/7/2021, Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. SB1353 by Johnson. HB0731: P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. Share ; Tweet ; Pin ; SB0623 by Bell - SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 3/24/2021 PassedAyes7Noes0Senators voting aye were: Akbari, Crowe, Hensley, Powers, White -- 7. People with a convictionof stalking and those witha recent DUI conviction. Conf. Bill Summary. People Editorial Guidelines. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) Passed while the majority of Tennesseans slept, a slate of COVID-19 bills will now trickle . Calendar & Rules Committee of Extraordinary Session for 1/21/2021; H. Placed on Regular Calendar; H. adopted am. But it also increases punishments for certain gun crimes. Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0) Status: Passed on May 4 2021 - 100% progression Action: 2021-05-04 - Effective date(s) . Cameron Sexton was elected 83rd Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives on Friday, August 23, 2019. The fiscal memorandum must be matched to any amendments that have been adopted. SB 9014: COVID omnibus bill; SB 9007: special session appropriations bill; SB 9008: regarding district attorneys pro tem; HB 9072: regarding partisan school boards in Local Government Committee, SB2267: Failed in Senate State and Local Government Committee, HB2123: Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee. passed a sweeping expansion of gun rights, Guns without permits, abortion burials, transgender sports: New Tennessee laws take effect July 1, Senate passed the measure 23-9 on March 18, told the National Rifle Association it is part of his "public safety agenda. Evelyns Law: Parents in Tennessee must report missing children to law enforcement within 24 hours, or they could be charged with a Class A misdemeanor. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) Mark Humphrey/AP While the bill was initially filed long before a shooter gunned down six people, including three 9-year-old children, at The Covenant School last week, several additions were made as a legislative response to the tragedy. After convening for a special legislative session to address COVID-19 countermeasures, the Tennessee General Assembly passed sweeping legislation in the early hours of Saturday morning that limits . Build a Morning News Digest: Easy, Custom Content, Free! (Amendment 2 - SA0156) 05/03/2021: Amendment withdrawn. Summary (2021-05-04) AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 8, Chapter 37, relative to retirement. As introduced, removes a provision requiring the bureau of TennCare to establish a medication therapy management pilot program that terminated in 2020. This amendment instead authorizes the state board to suspend the teacher's license if the state board finds that the teacher broke the teacher's contract; (19) This amendment deletes the present law requirement that the office of early learning annually make available to each LEA the applications submitted by the top performing pre-K programs across the state as determined by the ability to meet the criteria of being a highly qualified pre-K program, the results of site visits, and other indicators as determined by the department; (20) Under present law, where a pupil meets the requirements of the state board for transfer or admission purposes, as determined by the commissioner, the pupil may be admitted by a LEA.