Bill Number |
Composite Abstract |
Last Action |
Date |
1: SB0057 |
Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - Requires two hours of the required five days of annual teachers' in-service training to be devoted to training in suicide prevention; specifies that requirement may be met through self-review of suitable prevention materials. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6. |
Pub. Ch. 45 |
04/30/2007 |
2: SB0128 |
Robertson County - Subject to local approval, designates the chief executive officer to be the county mayor by repealing the private act that redesignated the title of such officer as county executive. - |
Comp. became Pr. Ch. 2 |
03/29/2007 |
3: SB0230 |
Sexual Offenders - Creates class of "child sexual predators" composed of persons convicted of certain sexual offenses and requires that upon a second or subsequent conviction for these offenses the person must serve 100 percent of sentence imposed. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5 and Title 40, Chapter 35. |
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 525 |
07/12/2007 |
4: SB1147 |
Child Custody and Support - Clarifies that, subject to the constitutional rights of parents, the relationships between caregivers and children as well as between parents and children should be considered when a court is determining a custody arrangement in the best interest of the child. - Amends TCA Section 36-6-106. |
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 245 |
06/01/2007 |
5: SB1148 |
Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - Authorizes a hospice to provide only palliative care services, not supportive medical and other services, to non-hospice patients. - Amends TCA Title 68. |
Pub. Ch. 20 |
04/18/2007 |
6: SB1149 |
Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - Limits the time period that a nursing home application for certificate of need may be deferred to obtain clarification of information to 80 days instead of 90 days for other applications. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11. |
P2C, ref. to S. GW,H&HR Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
7: SB1150 |
Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - Adds to list of specified Medicare wheelchair base codes that are exempt from definition of "wheeled mobility device" for regulation of health and health facilities. - Amends TCA Section 68-11-201(41). |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S.GW,H&HR Comm. |
03/28/2007 |
8: SB1151 |
Special License Plates - Authorizes issuance of Diabetes Awareness new specialty earmarked license plates; allocates 50 percent of funds derived from sale of such plates to Tennessee Division of American Diabetes Association. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4. |
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
04/05/2007 |
9: SB1152 |
Transportation, Dept. of - Enacts the "Tennessee Tollway Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 12; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 67. |
Pub. Ch. 597 |
07/19/2007 |
10: SB1153 |
Public Health - Adds rotavirus gastroenteritis (Rotateq) to the list of immunizations recommended for children under the age of two. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 10, Part 4 and Title 68. |
P2C, ref. to S. GW,H&HR Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
11: SB1154 |
Anatomical Gifts - Clarifies that decisions relating to anatomical gifts may be made by agents or surrogates designated pursuant to the Tennessee Health Care Decisions Act and removes the provision requiring consideration of the wishes of minor children where no spouse or adult child survives the decedent. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 30, Part 1. |
P2C, ref. to S. Jud Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
12: SB1155 |
Safety - Creates a Class C misdemeanor offense subject to a fine only for a parent or legal guardian to permit a child under the age of 16 to operate or be a passenger on an off-highway motor vehicle without wearing a helmet that meets the U. S. department of transportation standards; authorizes municipalities to adopt mirror ordinance and for a traffic citation in lieu of arrest to be issued for violation. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10; Title 55, Chapter 52 and Title 70, Chapter 9. |
Withdrawn. |
02/14/2007 |
13: SB1156 |
Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - Prohibits the definition of "assisted-care living resident" from being interpreted to deny the admission or retention of residents who are eligible for waiver-based home and community-based services so long as personal safety and individual care plan are consistent with the placement. - Amends TCA Section 68-11-201. |
Pub. Ch. 25 |
04/18/2007 |
14: SB1157 |
Disabled - Aid to - Authorizes the commission on aging and disability to develop a five-year home and community-based care pilot project for a project that fosters independence for disabled persons needing long-term supports and services and their families. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 68 and Title 71. |
Rec. for pass. w/ am., ref. to S. FW&M Comm. Ayes 7, Nays 0 PNV 0 |
02/13/2008 |
15: SB1158 |
Child Custody and Support - Prohibits a court from determining that a parent who is partially or completely unemployed in order to care for a child under six years of age is willfully or voluntarily unemployed or underemployed for the purpose of determining child support. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 5. |
S. Reset on first mess. cal. of Feb. 2008 |
05/21/2007 |
16: SB1159 |
Mortgages - Specifies that the definition of "commercial real estate" used in the Residential Closing Funds Distribution Act of 2005 applies only in that part. - Amends TCA Section 47-32-102. |
Pub. Ch. 286 |
06/06/2007 |
17: SB1160 |
Real Estate Agents and Brokers - Prohibits real estate licensees from providing cash rebates, cash prizes, or cash gifts in conjunction with any real estate transaction and authorizes the Tennessee real estate commission to regulate the practices of real estate licenses in regards to non-cash prizes, gifts, and rebates. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 13. |
Pub. Ch. 266 |
06/06/2007 |
18: SB1161 |
Veterinarians - Adds misrepresentation involving financial statements to the grounds for suspension or revocation of a license issued by the board of veterinary medical examiners. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10 and Title 63. |
P2C, ref. to S. GW,H&HR Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
19: SB1162 |
Criminal Offenses - Raises punishment for simple assault from Class A misdemeanor to Class E felony if it is second or subsequent assault and victim is a health care worker; permits magistrate to issue arrest warrant rather than citation when offense complained of is assault against health care worker. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1 and Title 40, Chapter 6, Part 2. |
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
05/02/2007 |
20: SB1163 |
Nurses, Nursing - Certifies medication technicians who can administer certain medications in nursing homes under the supervision of licensed nurses. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 7, Part 1. |
P2C, ref. to S. GW,H&HR Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
21: SB1164 |
Health Care - Authorizes the commissioner of health to undertake a pilot project to evaluate pulse oximetry monitoring of newborns in hospitals in one grand division. - Amends TCA Title 68. |
Pub. Ch. 540 |
07/12/2007 |
22: SB1165 |
Fees - Permits sheriff or constable to retain fee authorized for service of process if service is attempted but returned as unsuccessful. - Amends TCA Section 8-21-901. |
P2C, ref. to S. Jud Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
23: SB1166 |
Blind - Exempts county, local and municipal jails, prisons, and workhouses from requirement to give priority to blind individuals in the establishment and operation of vending facilities on public property. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 4, Part 5. |
Re-ref. to S. Cal. Comm. |
04/19/2007 |
24: SB1167 |
Assessors - Provides that certified public administrator educational incentive payments to assessors shall not be offset by compensation received by assessors for obtaining certain professional designations. - Amends TCA Section 5-1-310. |
Pub. Ch. 473 |
06/27/2007 |
25: SB1168 |
Audiologists and Speech Pathologists - Authorizes licensed speech pathologists to use endoscopes to observe pharyngeal and laryngeal areas of throat; establishes conditions for such practices. - Amends TCA Section 63-17-103(5). |
Pub. Ch. 324 |
06/06/2007 |
26: SB1170 |
Highway Signs - "Korean Veterans Memorial Bridge," State Route 386 in Sumner County - |
Pub. Ch. 127 |
05/23/2007 |
27: SB1171 |
Sexual Offenders - Requires TBI sexual offender and violent sexual offender registration form to disclose the number of different victims involved in the offenders' convictions. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 2. |
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
03/08/2007 |
28: SB1173 |
Sexual Offenses - Adds rape of a child and aggravated rape of a child to felony murder offenses elevating a murder to first degree murder when death results from perpetration of such offenses. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 2. |
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
04/05/2007 |
29: SB1174 |
Sexual Offenders - Prohibits sexual offender or violent sexual offender from threatening or harassing the former victim or victims' family by verbal or electronic communication for no legitimate purpose. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 2. |
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
04/05/2007 |
30: SB1175 |
Sexual Offenders - Makes age of sexual offender and of victim at time of the offense public information on the sexual offender registry. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 2. |
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
03/08/2007 |
31: SB1177 |
Sexual Offenders - Clarifies the age distinctions required for the offense of statutory rape; makes statutory rape by authority figure a violent sexual offense for purposes of the sex offender registry and extends the statute of limitations for the prosecution of aggravated child rape and statutory rape by an authority figure. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5; Title 40, Chapter 2 and Title 40, Chapter 39. |
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
04/05/2007 |
32: SB1179 |
Methamphetamine - Reduces from 9 to 7.5 grams the total amount of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine a product contains that can be sold to the same person during the same 30-day period. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4. |
P2C, ref. to S. Jud Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
33: SB1180 |
Criminal Offenses - Reduces the amount of methamphetamine precursor required for the offense of promoting methamphetamine manufacture from 9 to 7.5 grams and specifies that such amount be purchased within 30 days. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4. |
P2C, ref. to S. Jud Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
34: SB1181 |
Election Laws - Requires computerized counties to have printout of all eligible voters including an electronically scanned signature from the voter's registration application at polling places. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 5, Part 2; Title 2, Chapter 6, Part 1 and Title 2, Chapter 7, Part 1. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm. |
05/01/2007 |
35: SB1182 |
Election Laws - Requires state coordinator of elections to seek to enter agreements with other states for the purpose of comparing data to identify duplicate voter registrations. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 2. |
Transmitted to Gov. for action. |
05/05/2008 |
36: SB1183 |
Tort Liability and Reform - Extends immunity granted under the Governmental Tort Liability Act to persons or entities that contract with the regional transportation authority. - Amends TCA Section 29-20-107. |
Transmitted to Gov. for action. |
05/05/2008 |
37: SB1184 |
Capital Punishment - Requires the attorney general and reporter to study the constitutional readiness of the state to carry out capital punishment in the state and present its findings to the speakers by October 1, 2007. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16; Title 39 and Title 40. |
P2C, ref. to S. Jud Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
38: SB1185 |
Insurance, Health, Accident - Requires health insurers who provide pregnancy-related benefits to offer and make available coverage for infertility treatment. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. C,L&A Comm. |
04/03/2007 |
39: SB1186 |
Consumer Protection - Allows consumers to place a freeze on their credit report for purposes of preventing identity theft. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. C,L&A Comm. |
03/02/2007 |
40: SB1187 |
Alcoholic Beverages - Authorizes the city of Goodlettsville to conduct a referendum for the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises only in that portion of the city located in Sumner County without affecting the sale of such beverages in Davidson County. - Amends TCA Section 57-3-106 and Section 57-4-103. |
Pub. Ch. 52 |
04/30/2007 |
41: SB1188 |
Highway Signs - "Corporal Lance Tyler Overstreet Memorial Bridge," spanning East Fork of Station Camp Creek on State Route 174 in Sumner County - |
Pub. Ch. 53 |
04/30/2007 |
42: SB1189 |
Transportation, Dept. of - Enacts the "Tennessee Tollway Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 67. |
Withdrawn. |
02/14/2007 |
43: SB1190 |
Animals and Animal Cruelty - Provides that in animal cruelty prosecutions, if the defendant does not post court-ordered security to pay for expense of caring for the animal within 15 days, animal is forfeited and defendant loses all ownership rights; establishes provisions governing situations where person from whom animal was seized is not the owner and for situations where the owner is indigent. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2. |
Pub. Ch. 128 |
05/23/2007 |
44: SB1191 |
TennCare - Clarifies that inpatient rehabilitation services that are aimed at restoring, improving, or preventing further loss of an individual's functional capabilities following an acute injury or illness are to be considered medically necessary. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 1. |
P2C, ref. to S. GW,H&HR Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
45: SB1192 |
Water Authorities - Enacts the "Regional Water and Wastewater Treatment Authority Act.” - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 221. |
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 250 |
06/01/2007 |
46: SB1193 |
Professions and Occupations - Establishes new method for registration as a land surveyor; applicant must pass required examinations and post $2,500 bond; no land surveying schooling or experience shall be required under this method of registration. - Amends TCA Section 62-18-109. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. C,L&A Comm. |
03/23/2007 |
47: SB1194 |
Children - Adds dental care as a benefit under Cover Kids for rules governing the program on and after January 1, 2008. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S.GW,H&HR Comm. |
04/18/2007 |
48: SB1195 |
Probation and Parole - Revises appointment process to board of probation and parole to four appointments by the governor, one each by the speaker of the senate and house of representatives and one jointly by the speaker of the senate and house. - Amends TCA Section 40-28-103. |
P2C, ref. to S. S&L Govt. Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
49: SB1498 |
Juvenile Offenders - Eliminates appeals from an order approving negotiated plea agreement that incorporates an agreed disposition in delinquent and unruly cases. - Amends TCA Title 27 and Title 37. |
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
05/14/2007 |
50: SB1499 |
Criminal Procedure - Treats as admissible evidence a videotaped statement made by a child under the age of 13 years describing any act of sexual contact or physical abuse under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 24. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm. |
05/09/2007 |
51: SB1500 |
Criminal Offenses - Increases from six to eight years age trigger for certain punishments for child abuse and neglect; creates new felony offenses for using certain illegal drugs while pregnant. - Amends TCA Title 39. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm. |
06/11/2007 |
52: SB1501 |
Taxes, Sales - Establishes compensation program for qualified small in-state dealers to recoup portion of expenses derived from collecting and remitting tax. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 5. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm. |
06/11/2007 |
53: SB1782 |
Human Services, Dept. of - Prohibits the department from reducing any outstanding past-due support of an obligor by the amount of any processing fees payable to the department or another party for its effort in collecting past-due support by intercepting the obligor's tax refund. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 5, Part 1. |
Withdrawn. |
02/14/2007 |
54: SB1786 |
Education - Establishes a foster child scholarship program to provide tuition assistance to children in foster care. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 49. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm. |
05/29/2007 |
55: SB1850 |
Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - Establishes registration fee of $9.50 for privately owned trailer not required to be registered but the owner desires to be registered; makes personalized plates available for such trailers for an additional fee of $50.00; authorizes the sale of personalized trailer plates and provides for the funds from the sale of such plates being expended to develop and maintain public horseback riding trails. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4. |
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 142 |
05/23/2007 |
56: SB1851 |
Motor Vehicles - Requires the department of revenue to create a license plate recycling program whereby motor vehicle owners may deposit an expired plate; requires counties to have a place for placing the recycling bin at facilities where registration plates are issued. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4. |
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 605 |
02/29/2008 |
57: SB1852 |
Juvenile Offenders - Deletes "within five-day" notice alternative resulting in requirement that if court orders school attendance and adjudication of delinquency was for specified offenses then principal must be notified before delinquent child resumes school. - Amends TCA Title 37. |
P2C, ref. to S. Jud Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
58: SB1853 |
Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, Dept. of - Decreases time period within which notice to next of kin of deceased patient or resident must be mailed from within 10 days to within five days of patient's or resident's death. - Amends TCA Title 33. |
P2C, ref. to S. GW,H&HR Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
59: SB1854 |
Liens - Increases from 30 days to 45 days time period in which bill in equity must be filed to execute lien, when return of execution of lien is unsatisfied. - Amends TCA Title 25. |
P2C, ref. to S. Jud Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
60: SB1855 |
Civil Procedure - Adds optometrists to list of persons exempt from subpoena for trial and subject to subpoena for deposition. - Amends TCA Title 24. |
P2C, ref. to S. Jud Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
61: SB1856 |
Attorneys at Law - Increases from two to five years time in which supreme court may revoke law license initially procured by fraud. - Amends TCA Title 23. |
P2C, ref. to S. Jud Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
62: SB1857 |
Juries and Jurors - Increases time, in counties using mechanical or electronic systems, for mailing jury summons from 10 days to 10 business days. - Amends TCA Title 22. |
P2C, ref. to S. Jud Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
63: SB1858 |
Courts, Chancery - Reduces, from three to two years, time in which default judgment becomes absolute. - Amends TCA Title 21. |
P2C, ref. to S. Jud Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
64: SB1859 |
Clerks, Court - Increases from 90 to 120 days time period in which clerks must give notice of destruction of records to state librarian. - Amends TCA Title 18. |
P2C, ref. to S. Jud Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
65: SB1860 |
Holidays and Days of Special Observance - Designates April 23 of each year as day of special observance to be known as "Secretary's Day." - Amends TCA Title 15. |
P2C, ref. to S. S&L Govt. Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
66: SB1861 |
Corporations, For Profit - Increases length of validity for proxy appointment for corporate shareholder voting purposes from 11 months to one year. - Amends TCA Title 48. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. C,L&A Comm. |
03/02/2007 |
67: SB1863 |
Uniform Commercial Code - Increases from 30 to 45 days time period after notice in which warehouseman may remove stored goods. - Amends TCA Title 47. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. C,L&A Comm. |
03/02/2007 |
68: SB1959 |
Education - Places restrictions on universal mental health testing, or psychiatric or socioemotional screening of juveniles; requires certain consent by a juvenile's parent, guardian, legal custodian, or caregiver before such testing can occur. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4 and Title 49, Chapter 2, Part 1. |
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
05/09/2007 |
69: SB1994 |
Safety - Creates a Class C misdemeanor offense subject to a fine only for a parent or legal guardian to permit a child under the age of 18 to operate or be a passenger on an off-highway motor vehicle on certain property without wearing a helmet that meets the U. S. department of transportation standards; authorizes municipalities to adopt mirror ordinance and to issue a traffic citation in lieu of arrest for a violation; creates exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10; Title 55, Chapter 52 and Title 70, Chapter 9. |
Pub. Ch. 481 |
06/27/2007 |
70: SB2040 |
Nurses, Nursing - Enacts the "Tennessee Nurse Home Visitor Program Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. |
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 530 |
07/12/2007 |
71: SB2041 |
Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - Requires LEAs to give priority to non-school system entities with pre-existing pre-kindergarten classrooms in developing programs under the lottery-funded voluntary pre-kindergarten program. - Amends TCA Title 49. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Ed. Comm. |
05/16/2007 |
72: SB2345 |
Gallatin - Subject to local approval, changes certain duties for mayor, city recorder, and mayor pro tem; changes attendance requirements at city council meetings for department heads. - Amends Chapter 67 of the Private Acts of 1953; as amended. |
Comp. became Pr. Ch. 27 |
05/01/2007 |
73: SB2364 |
Portland - Subject to local approval, revises charter relative to corporate powers, voter qualifications, temporary employees, city judge and taxation. - Amends Chapter 288 of the Acts of 1905; as amended. |
Comp. became Pr. Ch. 39 |
06/01/2007 |
74: SB2394 |
Westmoreland - Subject to local approval, amends charter for Town of Westmoreland. - Amends Chapter 306 of the Private Acts of 1951; as amended. |
Pr. Ch. 75 |
03/27/2008 |
75: SB2396 |
Public Employees - Adds home addresses of public employees to the list of personal information that is confidential when in the possession of a governmental entity in its capacity as an employer and as such is not open for inspection by members of the public. - Amends TCA Section 10-7-504. |
P2C, ref. to S. S&L Govt. Comm. |
01/10/2008 |
76: SB2609 |
Education - Authorizes special education services association to develop and provide training on the appropriate use of restraints and seclusion on special education students. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 10. |
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
04/28/2008 |
77: SB2611 |
Robertson County - Subject to local approval, increases the monthly salary of the highway commissioners from $175 to $250. - Amends Chapter 380 of the Private Acts of 1947, as amended by Chapter 20 of the Private Acts of 1969, Chapter 112 of the Private Acts of 1987, Chapter 96 of the Private Acts of 2002. |
Comp. became Pr. Ch. 64 |
03/11/2008 |
78: SB2612 |
Local Education Agency - Authorizes local school boards to lease or sell buildings and property it determines are not being used or are not needed at present by the public school system in such manner as is deemed by the board to be in the best interest of the school system and the community that the system serves. - Amends TCA Section 49-2-203. |
Pub. Ch. 683 |
04/15/2008 |
79: SB2613 |
Education - Requires each school, subject to appropriation, to have an automatic external defibrillator available for use in the school. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 42. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Ed. Comm. |
01/23/2008 |
80: SB2614 |
Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - Permits a resident of an assisted-care living facility to receive hospice services and remain a resident of the facility. - Amends TCA Title 68. |
Signed by Governor. |
04/21/2008 |
81: SB2615 |
Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - Revises definition of "assisted-care living facility" and removes prohibition on certain waivers by the board for licensing health care facilities. - Amends TCA Title 68. |
P2C, ref. to S.GW,H&HR Comm. |
01/16/2008 |
82: SB2623 |
DUI/DWI Offenses - Changes how the two-hour period within which breath alcohol test must be administered to be used as evidence is calculated; provides that two-hour period does not apply to test for drug content or where serious bodily injury or death to another is involved. - Amends TCA Title 55. |
Enrolled and ready for signatures |
05/07/2008 |
83: SB2659 |
Taxes - Provides a tax credit for small business employers that provide health benefits to employees. - Amends TCA Title 67. |
Ref. to S. F,W&M Comm. w/neg. recommend |
04/08/2008 |
84: SB2755 |
Pharmacy, Pharmacists - Requires notification on the part of a pharmacist or pharmacy technician to a patient and prescriber before interchanging immunosuppressive drugs for transplant patients. - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 63. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S.GW,H&HR Comm. |
04/09/2008 |
85: SB2756 |
Sexual Offenders - Adds the offense of aggravated rape of a child as a "violent sexual offense" for purpose of the sexual offender registry. - Amends TCA Section 40-39-202. |
Signed by Governor. |
04/10/2008 |
86: SB2757 |
Schools, Home - Changes definition of "home school student" by removing requirement that students be home schooled for two years prior to high school graduation. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9. |
P2C, ref. to S. Ed. Comm. |
01/17/2008 |
87: SB2830 |
Correction, Dept. of - Requires department to test all incoming inmates for bloodborne pathogens effective July 1, 2008, and requires that all inmates in custody of department be tested for bloodborne pathogens by July 1, 2009. - Amends TCA Title 41. |
P2C, ref. to S. S&L Govt. Comm. |
01/17/2008 |
88: SB2831 |
Public Health - Defines "patient safety organization" for purposes of collecting relevant health data. - Amends TCA Section 68-11-211. |
P2C, ref. to S.GW,H&HR Comm. |
01/17/2008 |
89: SB2832 |
Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - Requires certain health care facilities to join the NNIS/NHSN infection surveillance system within 120 days of opening. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68. |
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
04/28/2008 |
90: SB2833 |
Motor Vehicles - Prohibits parking or leaving a motor vehicle on an exit or entrance ramp unless such motor vehicle is disabled; authorizes department of safety to take into consideration an emergency situation or compliance with federal laws. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-158. |
Pub. Ch. 693 |
04/22/2008 |
91: SB3144 |
Driver Licenses - Requires the department of safety upon issuing a driver license to include a statement that will enable an individual to certify that individual's status as an intended anatomical gift recipient. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. Trans. comm |
02/27/2008 |
92: SB3145 |
Health, Dept. of - Directs the department to develop a comprehensive statewide plan to reduce the incidence of asthma in Tennessee. - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 68 and Title 71. |
Rec. for pass. w/ am., ref. to S. FW&M Comm. Ayes 6, Nays 0 PNV 1 |
04/16/2008 |
93: SB3146 |
Child Custody and Support - Requires paternity testing before a court can enter an order of child support. - Amends TCA Title 24, Chapter 7; Title 36, Chapter 5 and Title 68. |
P2C, ref. to S. Jud Comm. |
01/23/2008 |
94: SB3147 |
Animals and Animal Cruelty - Creates a new category of dog and cat dealer called a "commercial breeder" and establishes requirements to be licensed as such. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 17. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. C,L&A Comm. |
01/29/2008 |
95: SB3148 |
Sexual Offenders - Requires sexual offenders convicted prior to January 1, 1995, to stay on sex offender registry for five years from August 1, 2007, before petitioning for removal; adds offense of bestiality to registry as a sexual offense; makes community correction advisory board a registering agency; and requires TBI to have a death certificate before removing offender from registry. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 2. |
Ref to: S. Cal. Comm. |
04/30/2008 |
96: SB3149 |
Animal Control - Requires non-livestock animals be held three business days before euthanasia except in emergency situations; applies non-livestock animal humane death act to all persons euthanizing non-livestock animals as agent of animal shelters; and clarifies that animal must be heavily sedated if intracardial injection method of euthanasia is used. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 17. |
Pub. Ch. 639 |
03/27/2008 |
97: SB3150 |
Aged Persons - Increases from $19.00 to $25.00 per day reimbursement from department of health for residents of residential homes for the aged whose total income does not exceed $600 per month and whose income is limited to payments made under the Social Security Act. - Amends TCA Section 12-4-320. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. F,W&M Comm. |
04/30/2008 |
98: SB3198 |
Public Health - Establishes evidence-based and research and theory-based criteria for funding programs and pilot projects involving home-visitation of low-income mothers. - Amends TCA Title 68. |
S. concurred in H. am. 1 |
05/07/2008 |
99: SB3219 |
Children's Services, Dept. of - Authorizes certain child abuse and child sexual abuse information contained in reports filed with the department to be released to members of the general assembly for certain purposes; permits all but personal identifying information in such reports to be disclosed for valid legislative purposes. - Amends TCA Title 37. |
Comp. HB Subst (sends SB to dead bill file) |
05/07/2008 |
100: SB3343 |
Sumner County - Subject to local approval, creates Division III of the general sessions court; confers upon court civil, domestic relations, and juvenile jurisdiction; provides for election of judge at the August 2008 general election. - Amends Chapter 481 of the Private Acts of 1949; as amended. |
P2C held on desk. Local Bill |
01/23/2008 |
101: SB3344 |
Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - Requires that maintenance, inspection, and testing of medical equipment in nursing homes be done in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications and shall meet the standards for such maintenance, inspection, and testing as apply to hospitals; violation would be a Class C civil monetary penalty. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11. |
P2C, ref. to S.GW,H&HR Comm. |
01/23/2008 |
102: SB3345 |
Budget Procedures - Enacts the "Budget Reform Act of 2008." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9, Chapter 4 and Title 54. |
S. Reset on Cal. for 5/1/2008 |
04/29/2008 |
103: SB3346 |
Insurance, Health, Accident - Requires formula as a sole source of nutrition be a mandated benefit in health insurance policies. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. C,L&A Comm. |
03/11/2008 |
104: SB3347 |
Child Custody and Support - Establishes the "Office of Noncustodial Parent Advocacy." - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm. |
04/29/2008 |
105: SB3518 |
Motor Vehicles - Authorizes reserve forces of police departments in Sumner County to operate blue lights on official motor vehicles. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 9, Part 4. |
P2C, ref. to S. Jud Comm. |
01/23/2008 |
106: SB3871 |
Immigrants - Requires jailers to check legal status of each person charged with a felony or DUI; requires governments to verify the lawful status of person receiving or applying for public benefits. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 41, Chapter 4. |
P2C, ref. to S. S&L Govt. Comm. |
01/31/2008 |
107: SB3968 |
Contractors - Clarifies that the member of the state licensing board for contractors who is not a contractor represents the interests of the public and is prohibited from having ties with the construction industry. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 6, Part 1. |
Signed by Governor. |
05/06/2008 |
108: SB3969 |
Taxes, Sales - Exempts certain small businesses from the requirement that sales and use tax returns and payments must be filed electronically with the department of revenue; prohibits imposition of certain penalties. - Amends TCA Section 67-1-703 and Section 67-6-504. |
Ref. to S. Tax Sub Comm. |
02/06/2008 |
109: SB3970 |
Municipal Government - Authorizes any municipality to create a design review commission to develop certain general guidelines concerning the exterior appearance of all nonresidential property, multiple family residential property, and entrances to nonresidential developments within the municipality. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 54. |
Re-ref. to S. Cal. Comm. |
03/17/2008 |
110: SB3971 |
Public Health - Requires all birthing hospitals to provide educational materials for parents of premature newborns. - Amends TCA Title 68. |
Comp. HB Subst (sends SB to dead bill file) |
04/24/2008 |
111: SB4011 |
Health Care - Enacts the "Tennessee Stroke Registry Act of 2008." - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 1. |
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
04/24/2008 |
112: SB4012 |
Children and Youth, Commission on - Requires the commission to design and oversee a resource mapping of all federal and state funding sources and streams that support the health, safety, permanence, growth, development, and education of children in the state. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 37. |
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
04/24/2008 |
113: SB4013 |
Education - Requires the department of education to report to the chairs of the senate and house education committees by October 1, 2008, on the average number of absences of students who are English language learners in each LEA and the effect of such absences on test performance. - Amends TCA Title 49. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. Ed. Comm. |
02/06/2008 |
114: SB4059 |
Appropriations - Restricts the ability of the executive branch to expend funds not specifically appropriated within the appropriations act. - Amends TCA Section 4-3-1016; Section 4-4-102 and Title 9, Chapter 4. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. F,W&M Comm. |
02/05/2008 |
115: SB4218 |
Greenbrier - Subject to local approval, raises the salary of the mayor of Greenbrier from $400 a month to $800 a month and provides the mayor with the same benefits available to other city employees. - Amends Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 2002. |
Comp. became Pr. Ch. 72 |
03/27/2008 |
116: SJR0015 |
Memorials, Death - David Lo - |
Signed by Governor. |
02/16/2007 |
117: SJR0016 |
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Coopertown Middle School, Blue Ribbon/Lighthouse School of Excellence - |
Signed by Governor. |
02/16/2007 |
118: SJR0017 |
Memorials, Retirement - Hugh Jackson - |
Signed by Governor. |
02/16/2007 |
119: SJR0018 |
Memorials, Death - Joe Miller Womack - |
Signed by Governor. |
02/16/2007 |
120: SJR0019 |
Memorials, Death - Bob Culbreath - |
Signed by Governor. |
02/16/2007 |
121: SJR0024 |
Memorials, Academic Achievement - 2007 Phi Theta Kappa All-Tennessee Academic Team - |
Signed by Governor. |
02/13/2007 |
122: SJR0025 |
Memorials, Congratulations - Ralph McDonald, Ducks Unlimited International Artist of the Year - |
Signed by Governor. |
02/16/2007 |
123: SJR0026 |
Memorials, Public Service - Cliff Beaman, Senior Citizens Center 2006 Volunteer of the Year - |
Signed by Governor. |
02/16/2007 |
124: SJR0027 |
Memorials, Sports - Hendersonville High School cheerleaders - |
Signed by Governor. |
02/16/2007 |
125: SJR0028 |
Naming and Designating - "Ronald Reagan Day," February 6, 2007 - |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. S&L Govt. Comm. |
02/13/2007 |
126: SJR0029 |
Memorials, Public Service - Judge Jane Wheatcraft - |
Signed by Governor. |
02/16/2007 |
127: SJR0030 |
Memorials, Heroism - Master Sergeant Archie Pike, United States Army - |
Signed by Governor. |
02/16/2007 |
128: SJR0069 |
Naming and Designating - "Tennessee Bus Drivers' Appreciation Day," October 17, 2007 - |
Assigned to s/c State Government of S&LG |
03/06/2007 |
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