Bill Number |
Composite Abstract |
Last Action |
Date |
1: SB0079 |
Special License Plates - Authorizes Recreational Vehicle new specialty earmarked license plates; and allocates 50 percent of funds derived from sale and renewal thereof to department of tourist development for tourism promotion. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4. |
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
04/18/2007 |
2: SB0080 |
Litter Control - Increases fine for first-time litter offender from $500 to $1,000. - Amends TCA Section 39-14-502. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm. |
02/13/2007 |
3: SB0081 |
Local Government, General - Prohibits peace officers from being punished or rewarded according to number of traffic citations issued or collected on. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 16 and Title 55, Chapter 8. |
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
04/30/2007 |
4: SB0082 |
Domestic Violence - Expands definition of abuse to include physical harm, attempted physical harm, or threatened physical harm to a pet of an adult or minor and allows security of pets to be provided for in protection orders. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6. |
Withdrawn. |
02/26/2007 |
5: SB0101 |
Motor Vehicles - Prohibits any person under the age of 12 years to ride or be carried on a motorcycle; imposes penalties for motorcycle operators who violate this section. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 5 and Title 55, Chapter 8, Part 1. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. Transportation Com. |
04/13/2007 |
6: SB0102 |
Welfare - Requires drug testing as eligibility requirement for public assistance for the poor. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 12; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 18 and Title 71. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S.GW,H&HR Comm. |
05/02/2007 |
7: SB0103 |
Credit, Consumer - Allows consumers to place a security freeze on their consumer credit reports. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18. |
P2C, ref. to S. C,L&A Comm. |
02/07/2007 |
8: SB0104 |
Nurses, Nursing - Limits liability under certain conditions for nurses who perform voluntary service in free clinics. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 7, Part 1. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm. |
03/06/2007 |
9: SB0105 |
Pensions and Retirement Benefits - Adds two vested police officers as members of the board of trustees for the state retirement system, each to be appointed by the executive board of the Tennessee lodge of the fraternal order of police. - Amends TCA Section 8-34-302. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm. |
04/24/2007 |
10: SB0106 |
Criminal Offenses - Adds to definition of aggravated assault that the defendant attempts or intends to cause serious bodily injury to a disabled, pregnant, or elderly person by stangulation, regardless of whether actual injury to the victim occurs. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13. |
P2C, ref to S. Jud. Comm. |
02/07/2007 |
11: SB0107 |
Children - Requires hearing screenings for newborns; also requires health insurance coverage of such screenings. - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 25 and Title 68, Chapter 5. |
Failed In S. C,L&A Comm. Ayes 3, Nays 0 PNV 6 |
04/17/2007 |
12: SB0108 |
DUI/DWI Offenses - Requires ignition interlock device to be installed on all motor vehicles driven by DUI offenders. - Amends TCA Section 55-10-403. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm. |
04/01/2008 |
13: SB0109 |
Motor Vehicles - Requires state agencies, universities, and community colleges to develop and initiate implementation of plans by January 1, 2008, to reduce or displace motor vehicle fleet use of petroleum products by 20 percent. - |
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 489 |
06/27/2007 |
14: SB0110 |
Sexual Offenders - Enacts the "Tennessee Jessica Lunsford Sexual Offender Act of 2007." - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 2; Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5; Title 40, Chapter 15; Title 40, Chapter 35 and Title 40, Chapter 39. |
P2C, ref to S. Jud. Comm. |
02/07/2007 |
15: SB0111 |
Law Enforcement - Increases, from $600 to $800, the maximum amount that can be paid out of the police pay supplement fund per year to a police officer who completes in-service training. - Amends TCA Section 9-4-204 and Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 1. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. FW&M Comm. |
06/11/2007 |
16: SB0112 |
Taxes, Sales - Increases the maximum dollar amount of the sales tax exemption allowable for calculators purchased during the annual sales tax holiday from $100 to $175. - Amends TCA Section 67-6-393. |
Ref. to S. F,W&M Comm. w/ neg. recommend |
03/11/2008 |
17: SB0113 |
Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - Renames scholarships "Tennessee Cohen HOPE scholarship." - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49. |
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
03/05/2007 |
18: SB0114 |
Privacy, Confidentiality - Excludes personal identifying information from police reports. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 1. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. Transportation Com. |
04/13/2007 |
19: SB0124 |
Highways, Roads and Bridges - Removes and limits certain exemptions from height and sign restrictions along certain scenic highways. - Amends TCA Title 54. |
Pub. Ch. 431 |
06/26/2007 |
20: SB0125 |
Privacy, Confidentiality - Prohibits most robo calls to phone subscribers who are on the Do-Not-Call Register maintained and enforced by the Tennessee regulatory authority; prohibits calls soliciting contributions or donations from such subscribers. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 15 and Title 65, Chapter 4, Part 4. |
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
03/08/2007 |
21: SB0126 |
Child Custody and Support - Prohibits sex offender or child produced by sex offense from seeking any form of child support payments from the victim of the sex offense. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 5. |
P2C, ref to S. Jud. Comm. |
02/07/2007 |
22: SB0192 |
Sexual Offenses - Adds offenses to the list of those for which a convicted defendant is not eligible for probation, parole, or deferral of proceedings. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. |
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 528 |
07/12/2007 |
23: SB0193 |
Criminal Offenses - Prohibits the transportation of illegal aliens into the state for the purpose of commercial advantage or private financial gain, imposes a fine of $1,000 for such violation, and requires that money received from such fines go to the arresting agency or agencies. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17. |
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 242 |
06/01/2007 |
24: SB0194 |
Safety - Requires motorists to leave safe distance when passing bicycle travelling in same direction; imposes fines for violations resulting in serious injury or death. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Trans Comm. |
04/18/2007 |
25: SB0196 |
Domestic Violence - Expands definition of abuse to include inflicting, attempting, or threatening to inflict physical injury to a pet of an adult or minor and requires court to place an animal with the petitioner or in foster care in a protective order. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6. |
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 352 |
06/19/2007 |
26: SB0197 |
Criminal Offenses - Adds to definition of aggravated assault that the defendant attempts or intends to cause serious bodily injury to a disabled, pregnant, or elderly person by strangulation, regardless of whether actual injury to the victim occurs. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13. |
Withdrawn. |
02/27/2007 |
27: SB0233 |
Municipal Government - Authorizes additional investments for municipal funds. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 56. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm. |
05/22/2007 |
28: SB0234 |
Utilities, Utility Districts - Authorizes additional investments for funds of utility districts. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 82. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm. |
05/22/2007 |
29: SB0235 |
County Government - Authorizes additional investments for funds of counties. - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 8. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm. |
05/22/2007 |
30: SB0236 |
Professions and Occupations - Provides for the licensure of naturopathic physicians. - Amends TCA Title 63. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Govt. Ops. Comm. |
03/12/2008 |
31: SB0237 |
Law Enforcement - Increases from $600 to $800 maximum amount that can be paid out of police pay supplement fund per person per year. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 7; Section 9-4-204; Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 1 and Title 40, Chapter 35, Part 3. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm. |
06/11/2007 |
32: SB0283 |
Pensions and Retirement Benefits - Permits retired teacher to be employed for 210 days by a public school system without loss of retirement benefits; provided, that the retired teacher is employed as support personnel in a local public school in a position that does not require licensure. - Amends TCA Section 8-36-805. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. Ed. Comm. |
04/11/2007 |
33: SB0284 |
Criminal Procedure - Allows state to call forensic interviewer as witness before the defense has challenged the victim's character in certain criminal cases involving victims under 13 years of age including rape of a child and aggravated child abuse. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 17. |
Action Def. in S. Jud Comm. to 3/25/2008 |
03/18/2008 |
34: SB0285 |
Criminal Offenses - Adds to definition of aggravated assault that the defendant attempts or intends to cause serious bodily injury to the victim by strangulation, regardless of whether actual injury to the victim occurs. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm. |
06/11/2007 |
35: SB0286 |
Taxes, Income - Exempts income of person 65 years of age or older with no federal income tax liability due to medical expenses incurred as a nursing home resident from Hall income tax. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 2, Part 1. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm. |
06/11/2007 |
36: SB0287 |
Education - Requires the Tennessee secondary schoos athletics association to have TBI background checks conducted on persons applying to be referees; applicant must submit fingerprint sample. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm. |
06/11/2007 |
37: SB0288 |
Election Laws - Authorizes a partisan organization to nominate candidates to be placed on the general election ballot for local, state, and national offices and establishes qualifying procedures for an organization to qualify as a partisan organization. - Amends TCA Title 2. |
Failed In S. S&L Govt. Comm. for lack of second |
04/03/2007 |
38: SB0289 |
Criminal Procedure - Requires certain criminal cases to be tried jointly when victims are from the same family or household, including cases involving rape of a child or aggravated child abuse. - Amends TCA Title 40. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm. |
05/16/2007 |
39: SB0290 |
Public Health - Requires the department of health and county and district health departments only to employ as new hires as health educators persons who are certified health education specialists as certified by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc. - Amends TCA Title 68. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S.GW,H&HR Comm. |
04/11/2007 |
40: SB0291 |
Driver Licenses - Provides that, in Shelby County, the local court or court clerk must offer an installment plan prior to suspending the license of an operator or chauffeur for having been finally convicted of a driving offense and failing to pay or secure any fine or costs imposed; prohibits license suspension so long as licensee complies with the plan. - Amends TCA Title 55. |
Pub. Ch. 279 |
06/06/2007 |
41: SB0292 |
Lottery, Charitable - Increases from 14 to 24 days time period in which authorized 2006-2007 annual events must be held from date on annual event application. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 17, Part 1. |
P2C, ref. to S. S&L Gov. Comm. |
02/08/2007 |
42: SB0293 |
Education, Curriculum - Urges the state board of education to develop guidelines for the materials and method of instruction used to teach the procedure for voluntarily surrendering a newborn baby and to include that instruction in the lifetime wellness curriculum for grades nine through 12. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 10. |
Pub. Ch. 174 |
05/23/2007 |
43: SB0294 |
Driver Licenses - Permits judge to issue a restricted driver license to person following DUI conviction for the sole purpose of going to and from the person's probation office or regular place of worship. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10 and Title 55, Chapter 50. |
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 171 |
05/23/2007 |
44: SB0295 |
Sexual Offenders - Adds rape of a child and aggravated rape of a child to felony murder offenses elevating a murder to first degree murder and requires misdemeanor probation officers to determine if new probationer is on the sexual offender registry. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 2 and Title 40, Chapter 35. |
Pub. Ch. 158 |
05/23/2007 |
45: SB0340 |
Pensions and Retirement Benefits - Increases membership of the TCRS board of trustees from 19 to 20 by adding a police officer/firefighter on a rotating basis every three years; creates executive committee of board of trustees. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 34, Part 3. |
Pub. Ch. 508 |
06/27/2007 |
46: SB0441 |
Marriage - Reduces amount allocated to Tennessee Disability Coalition from marriage license fee from $20.50 per license to $6.84 per license; allocates $6.83 each per license to TNCO ACTs and the Arc of Tennessee. - Amends TCA Section 36-6-413. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm. |
04/24/2007 |
47: SB0442 |
Pharmacy, Pharmacists - Requires notification before interchanging or substituting for a prescribed anti-epileptic drug in certain situations. - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 63. |
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 370 |
06/19/2007 |
48: SB0443 |
Accountants - Requires accountants who practice in Tennessee under reciprocity agreements with other states to cease practice if their license becomes invalid in state of issuance; changes eligibility date for accountancy exam. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 1, Part 1. |
Pub. Ch. 19 |
04/18/2007 |
49: SB0444 |
Libraries - Requires persons employed as librarians and persons appointed to the position of director of a library system in libraries that are supported wholly or in part by public funds to have certain qualifications; authorizes, rather than requires, state board of education to certify librarians. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 2, Part 1. |
Withdrawn. |
02/09/2007 |
50: SB0445 |
Workers Compensation - Imposes various requirements on contracting agents who sell, lease, assign, transfer, or convey their lists of contracted health care providers and their contracted reimbursement rate; applies under the Worker's Compensation Law. - Amends TCA Section 50-6-204. |
Pub. Ch. 522 |
07/12/2007 |
51: SB0446 |
Workers Compensation - Requires that at least one employer representative on the advisory council on workers' compensation be from self-insured pools. - Amends TCA Title 50 and Title 55. |
P2C, ref. to S. C,L&A Comm. |
02/08/2007 |
52: SB0447 |
Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of - Authorizes the commissioner to enter into the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact. - Amends TCA Title 56. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. C,L&A Comm. |
03/02/2007 |
53: SB0448 |
Motor Vehicles - Increases dealer's required bond amount from $25,000 to $50,000; adds to list of items that bond to cover failure of a dealer to pay off debt on a trade-in vehicle and failure of a dealer to pay for a vehicle when purchasing from another dealer for resale. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 17. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. Transportation Com. |
04/13/2007 |
54: SB0488 |
General Assembly - Creates special joint study committee to study professional boxing, mixed martial arts, sparring, and wrestling events. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 68, Chapter 115. |
Pub. Ch. 562 |
07/12/2007 |
55: SB0494 |
Election Laws - Revises statutory language to replace "handicapped voter" with "voter with a disability" or "voters with disabilities." - Amends TCA Title 2. |
Pub. Ch. 48 |
04/30/2007 |
56: SB0495 |
Professions and Occupations - Licenses polysomnographic technologists who operate under the general supervision of physicians; creates a committee to oversee polysomnographic technologists; sets standards of practice. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63. |
Pub. Ch. 469 |
06/27/2007 |
57: SB0496 |
Workers Compensation - Redefines the commissioner's power in a workers' compensation case from assessing a civil penalty against a provider who refuses to return a payment that exceeds the fee schedule to assessing a civil penalty against a provider who fraudulently billed an amount that exceeds the fee schedule. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. C,L&A Comm. |
05/01/2007 |
58: SB0654 |
Food and Food Products - Requires all poultry processed in this or other states and sold in this state to state whether arsenic was fed to poultry at any time prior to processing. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 1 and Title 53, Chapter 1, Part 1. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. C,L&A Comm. |
03/02/2007 |
59: SB0655 |
Agriculture - Prohibits appropriation of state funds to effectuate the implementation of the USDA's National Animal Identification System. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 7. |
Failed In S. C,L&A Comm. Ayes 3, Nays 4 PNV 2 |
03/27/2007 |
60: SB0656 |
Food and Food Products - Requires bottled water containers manufactured in this or other states and sold here to state whether such bottles contain added chlorine; exempts bottled water not sold for human consumption from labeling requirements. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 1 and Title 53, Chapter 1, Part 1. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. C,L&A Comm. |
03/02/2007 |
61: SB0657 |
Public Employees - Requires each county by July 1, 2012, to set a minimum entry level compensation for deputy sheriffs at 30 percent of the compensation to be received by the various county general officers. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8. |
P2C, ref. to S. S&L Gov. Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
62: SB0658 |
Remedies and Special Proceedings - Authorizes evidence of the value of a leasehold and attendant rights to be based upon any valuation method or process commonly used by owners of such leaseholds; the value may be proven by testimony of a licensed real estate appraiser. - Amends TCA Section 29-16-114. |
P2C, ref. to S. Jud Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
63: SB0659 |
County Government - Removes the authority of any county legislative body to redesignate the chief executive officer as the county executive instead of the county mayor by private act; continues in effect any private act enacted prior to the effective date of this act to change the title back to county executive. - Amends TCA Section 5-6-101. |
Pub. Ch. 3 |
04/04/2007 |
64: SB0660 |
Taxes, Gasoline, Petroleum Products - Extends period of time from 30 days to 30 business days for county legislative body to act on resolution or ordinance to levy one cent local gasoline tax following filing of petition with county legislative body to levy such tax. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 3. |
P2C, ref. to S. S&L Gov. Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
65: SB0661 |
Psychologists - Authorizes certain specifically-certified psychologists to prescribe drugs and sets forth requirements related to that prescriptive authority. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68. |
Action Def. in S.GW,H&HR Comm. to 4/11/2007 |
03/21/2007 |
66: SB0662 |
Mental Illness - Requires the department of mental health and developmental disabilities to consult with the department of finance and administration to develop a program to improve statewide access to non-emergency behavioral health services for uninsured individuals on the basis of the January 15, 2007, report to legislative committees pursuant to 2006 Public Chapter 812. - Amends TCA Title 33. |
P2C, ref. to S. GW,H&HR Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
67: SB0663 |
Utilities, Utility Districts - Requires the governing board of each water, wastewater, and gas authority, created by private act or under general law, and the governing board of each utility district to establish ethical standards for its officials and employees; requires the Association of Utility Districts to prepare a model code of ethics for such authorities and districts. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 17. |
Pub. Ch. 405 |
06/19/2007 |
68: SB0664 |
Utilities, Utility Districts - Requires persons excavating within 100 feet of a street or highway to give notice to appropriate utilities; precludes excavator liability for damage to facilities if the utility operator fails to locate its facilities within three working days of receiving notice and the excavator does not observe clear evidence of unmarked facilities; creates a general DIG certificate to be issued for agricultural land within 100 feet of a street or highway when no utilities are located within the area. - Amends TCA Title 65, Chapter 31. |
Pub. Ch. 218 |
06/01/2007 |
69: SB0665 |
Economic and Community Development - Provides for the creation of a film production advisory committee to study film production in the state. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 49; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 50; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 7 and Title 67. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of C,L&A Comm. |
03/16/2007 |
70: SB0666 |
Traffic Safety - Provides that a traffic citation will be a non-moving violation if the citation is based solely on evidence obtained from a surveillance camera installed to enforce or monitor traffic violations at an intersection. - Amends TCA Title 6; Title 7 and Title 55. |
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 447 |
06/26/2007 |
71: SB0783 |
Libraries - Declares that contracts for public libraries between a local legislative body and the state library and archives management board shall be subject to modification by mutual agreement based upon exigent circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 10. |
Withdrawn. |
02/12/2007 |
72: SB0784 |
Boats, Boating - Requires boat titling in state of Tennessee. - |
Re-ref. to S. Cal. Comm. |
05/16/2007 |
73: SB0785 |
Fire Prevention and Investigation - Authorizes a plumbing company having a master plumbing license to act as a domestic fire sprinkler systems contractor and to install such systems in one or two family dwellings where the cost is below $25,000 without being required to obtain the certificate of registration or license required for fire sprinkler system contractors. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 32, Part 1. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. C,L&A Comm. |
05/01/2007 |
74: SB0786 |
Plumbers and Plumbing - Establishes a person's qualification to take the Tennessee Mechanical Plumbing (CMC-A) License as having three years' experience as a plumber prior to taking the exam or having an engineering degree in plumbing or in a mechanical field. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 6, Part 1. |
Pub. Ch. 219 |
06/01/2007 |
75: SB0787 |
Taxes, Sales - Extends sales tax exemption for property imported into state to include recreational vehicles for personal use. - Amends TCA Section 67-6-210. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Tax Sub Committee of F,W&M. |
05/22/2007 |
76: SB0788 |
Judges and Chancellors - Requires judicial selection committee to hold selection meetings in public; requires committee to rate all applicants rather than submit three nominees to governor. - Amends TCA Title 16 and Title 17. |
P2C, ref. to S. Jud Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
77: SB0789 |
Salaries and Benefits - Increases maximum amount of prior service credit for practice of law that assistant district attorney general may receive to determine entry level compensation; revises prior service credit for public defender criminal investigators; revises list of previous employment experience for which district attorney general may receive year-for-year credit in determining entry level compensation. - Amends TCA Title 8. |
Pub. Ch. 565 |
07/12/2007 |
78: SB0790 |
Sentencing - Requires persons convicted of aggravated robbery for a second or subsequent time after January 1, 2008, to serve 100 percent of such person's sentence. - Amends TCA Title 40. |
Action Def. in S. Jud Comm. to 4/3/2007 |
03/13/2007 |
79: SB0791 |
Criminal Offenses - Prohibits suspension of prosecution by agreement between prosecutor and defendant in cases where crime being prosecuted is vehicular homicide. - Amends TCA Title 40. |
Pub. Ch. 471 |
06/27/2007 |
80: SB0793 |
Municipal Government - Permits municipal official collecting state revenue to retain a commission of 5 percent of the amount collected with such commission accruing to the municipality's general fund. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 56, Part 1. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm. |
06/11/2007 |
81: SB0794 |
Motor Vehicles - Increases penalties for offense of failing to yield the right of way in violation of specified right of way statutes that results in serious personal injury or death. - Amends TCA Title 55. |
Pub. Ch. 537 |
07/12/2007 |
82: SB0795 |
Alcoholic Beverages - Requires retailers to place identification tag on kegs containing beer; requires purchaser of keg containing beer to sign registration form; requires department of revenue to prescribe and supply forms for keg identification. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 5, Part 1. |
P2C, ref. to S. S&L Gov. Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
83: SB0796 |
DUI/DWI Offenses - Restores the mandatory 48-hour imprisonment for all persons convicted of first offense DUI and removes the mandatory 24-hour litter removal punishment; provides for administrative revocation of person's driver license for specified period upon department of safety's determination that person was driving under influence of intoxicant or refused alcohol test; makes various other revisions to driving under the influence law. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 33, Part 2; Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4 and Title 55, Chapter 50. |
P2C, ref. to S. Jud Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
84: SB0797 |
Criminal Procedure - Requires expunction of certain criminal records under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 40. |
P2C, ref. to S. Jud Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
85: SB0798 |
Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - Specifies that teachers who transition from part-time to full-time employment will be eligible for health insurance benefits, even if the teacher did not participate in the plan as a part-time employee. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27, Part 3. |
Pub. Ch. 163 |
05/23/2007 |
86: SB0799 |
Pharmacy, Pharmacists - Permits registered nurses to dispense prescription drugs under the online supervision of a pharmacist. - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 63. |
P2C, ref. to S. GW,H&HR Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
87: SB0800 |
Paternity - Requires court to order nonprevailing party in paternity suit or, in noncontested cases, the person confirmed as the father of the child to pay costs for changing birth certificate and issuing new birth certificate. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 2, Part 3. |
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 138 |
05/23/2007 |
88: SB0801 |
Unemployment Compensation - Requires written notice of method of appeal to chancery court be given to a claimant upon final denial of a claim for unemployment compensation. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 7, Part 3. |
Pub. Ch. 264 |
06/06/2007 |
89: SB0802 |
Boards and Commissions - Requires the division of health related boards and all boards and committees thereunder to include an amount that will be the maximum amount owed by the licensee or certificate holder in any order in which the payment of costs has been assessed; requires the division, council, board, or committee to mail a final costs assessment to the license or certificate holder within 60 days of the effective date of the order. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 1. |
Pub. Ch. 265 |
06/06/2007 |
90: SB0803 |
Zoning - Subject to adoption of an ordinance by a two-thirds vote of a municipal legislative body or adoption of a resolution by a two-thirds vote of a county legislative body, revises the mechanism for appeals from orders or judgments of the historic zoning commission or regional historic zoning commission. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 7, Part 4. |
P2C, ref. to S. S&L Govt. Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
91: SB0804 |
Zoning - Revises the mechanism for appeals from orders or judgments of the historic zoning commission or regional historic zoning commission in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 7, Part 4. |
P2C, ref. to S. S&L Govt. Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
92: SB0805 |
Health, Dept. of - Requires the commissioner to report annually to the house health and human resources committee and the senate general welfare, health and human resources committee concerning education and screening efforts relating to men's health; requires the commissioner to provide a strategic plan concerning men's health programs to such committees by January 15, 2008. - Amends TCA Title 68. |
P2C, ref. to S. GW,H&HR Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
93: SB0806 |
Banks and Financial Institutions - Authorizes a money transmitter licensed pursuant to title 45, chapter 7 with a net worth of over $25 million dollars to organize and own or control a credit card state bank in Tennessee. - Amends TCA Title 45, Chapter 2 and Title 45, Chapter 7. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. C,L&A Comm. |
03/02/2007 |
94: SB0826 |
General Assembly, Studies - Establishes Tennessee Alzheimer's Disease Task Force. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 68 and Title 71. |
Pub. Ch. 566 |
07/12/2007 |
95: SB0828 |
Mental Retardation - Specifies that the new beds in ICF/MR facilities resulting from the annual increase of 40 beds may be filled by persons on the wait list, in addition to persons from the developmental centers. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 68, Chapter 11 and Section 71-5-105. |
Pub. Ch. 307 |
06/06/2007 |
96: SB1172 |
Sexual Offenders - Requires resident sexual offenders and violent sexual offenders to obtain and carry driver license or photo identification card and requires department of safety to design such license or card in manner that allows law enforcement officers to ascertain the person is a sexual offender. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 2 and Title 55, Chapter 50. |
Am. withdrawn.(Amendment 1 - SA1581) |
05/20/2008 |
97: SB1243 |
Ethics - Creates a special joint study committee on ethics, composed of legislative members. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 3; Title 4; Title 8 and Title 39, Chapter 16, Part 1. |
Pub. Ch. 571 |
07/12/2007 |
98: SB1249 |
Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - Extends 25 percent tuition discount at state colleges and universities for children of public school teachers and technology coordinators to children of any Tennessee public school employee. - Amends TCA Section 49-7-119. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. Ed. Comm. |
04/11/2007 |
99: SB1250 |
Taxes - Authorizes the county legislative body of any county to impose an additional tax by ordinance in an amount to be determined by the county legislative body on all transfers of realty in the same manner as provided for the tax imposed for state purposes. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-409. |
P2C, ref. to S. S&L Govt. Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
100: SB1251 |
Criminal Offenses - Provides that civil process server attempting to serve lawful process at a business address is required to call business first and attempt to arrange convenient time and place at the business for service, but business cannot deny access if agreement not arranged. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 16, Part 6. |
P2C, ref. to S. Jud Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
101: SB1253 |
Water - Excludes narrow run-off ditches from the definition of waters for purposes of the Water Quality Control Act. - Amends TCA Section 69-3-103. |
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk. |
05/09/2007 |
102: SB1254 |
Auctions and Auctioneers - Creates right of lien for auctioneers who perform auctioneering services and are subsequently denied payment. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 19, Part 1. |
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 192 |
05/23/2007 |
103: SB1255 |
Scholarships and Financial Aid - Creates a medical school scholarship-loan program for students studying in Tennessee private medical schools who agree to practice in Tennessee one year for each year of the scholarship. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4. |
Action Def. in S. Ed. Comm. to 4/11/2007 |
04/04/2007 |
104: SB1256 |
Scholarships and Financial Aid - Creates a medical school scholarship-loan program for students studying in Tennessee public or private medical schools who agree to practice in Tennessee one year for each year of the scholarship. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm. |
06/11/2007 |
105: SB1257 |
Billboards - Authorizes the holder of a legal permit to construct, erect, operate, use, and maintain outdoor advertising to transfer that permit and move the permitted device to another location instead of relocate the permitted device to another location. - Amends TCA Title 54, Chapter 21. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. Transportation Com. |
04/13/2007 |
106: SB1258 |
Physicians and Surgeons - Enacts the "Patient and Physician Empowerment Act." - Amends TCA Title 47; Title 56 and Title 63. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of C,L&A Comm. |
03/16/2007 |
107: SB1259 |
Criminal Procedure - Requires certain offenders to be placed on community supervision. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm. |
04/17/2007 |
108: SB1260 |
Insurance, Life - Authorizes commissioner of commerce and insurance to require fraternal benefit societies to report funds received in form of fees or commissions charged on the benefits provided to society members. - Amends TCA Title 56. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. C,L&A Comm. |
03/06/2007 |
109: SB1261 |
Election Laws - Requires applications for voter registration to be accepted and processed through the 29th day before election if the 30th day falls on Sunday; places judicial retention questions at end of ballot; requires poll watchers to be 17 years of age. - Amends TCA Title 2. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. S&L Govt. Comm. |
03/20/2007 |
110: SB1262 |
Wills - Requires family members to honor wishes of deceased individual to have remains cremated. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 5, Part 5. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. Jud Comm. |
05/16/2007 |
111: SB1263 |
Zoning - Prohibits adult-oriented businesses from being located within 1,000 feet of a child care facility, a private, public or charter school, a public park, a residence, or a place of worship; creates certain exemptions. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 14. |
Pub. Ch. 541 |
07/12/2007 |
112: SB1264 |
Public Officials - Prohibits state and local elected officials from seeking elected state or local office after conviction of a state or federal felony related to public service. - Amends TCA Section 40-20-114. |
Pub. Ch. 325 |
06/06/2007 |
113: SB1265 |
Litter Control - Rewrites criminal offense provisions for littering. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 5. |
Pub. Ch. 595 |
07/19/2007 |
114: SB1266 |
DUI/DWI Offenses - Requires all persons convicted of DUI for first time to serve difference between time incarcerated and maximum sentence on supervised probation and requires first offenders to undergo alcohol and drug assessment as part of probation. - Amends TCA Section 55-10-403. |
P2C, ref. to S. Jud Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
115: SB1267 |
Criminal Procedure - Requires offenders age 19 and under at the time of a certain sexual offense to be placed on community supervision for two years after release from prison, provided that the offender had no prior felony convictions, the offender did not violate any terms of the community supervision, or the sexual offense was not rape of a child. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 38 and Title 39. |
P2C, ref. to S. Jud Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
116: SB1268 |
Billboards - Requires county and municipal governments that enact zoning ordinances to notify the commissioner of transportation; and prohibits the commissioner's issuance or renewal of billboard permits on rights-of-way within counties or municipalities that have ordinances regarding such billboards. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 7 and Title 54, Chapter 21, Part 1. |
P2C, ref. to S. Trans Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
117: SB1269 |
Mental Illness - Authorizes assisted outpatient treatment as an alternative form of mandatory outpatient treatment. - Amends TCA Title 33. |
Placed on S. FW&M Comm. cal. for 05/19/2008 |
05/20/2008 |
118: SB1270 |
Law Enforcement - Requires salary supplements for certain state law enforcement officers, including highway patrol officers, who receive certification from the peace officers standards and training commission. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 1. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of: S. FW&M Comm. |
06/11/2007 |
119: SB1271 |
Judgments - Increases time that no notice of the motion is required from six months to one year after the right to the motion has accrued. - Amends TCA Title 25. |
P2C, ref. to S. Jud Comm. |
02/12/2007 |
120: SB1272 |
Agriculture, Dept. of - Requires department to withdraw any pending application for US Department of Agriculture NAIS cooperative agreement funding for fiscal year 2006-2007. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 7. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. C,L&A Comm. |
03/02/2007 |
121: SB1273 |
Agriculture, Dept. of - Directs that state shall not participate in or establish a mandatory or voluntary animal identification system. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 7. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. C,L&A Comm. |
03/02/2007 |
122: SB1274 |
Agriculture - Prohibits the department of agriculture from participating in the establishment of the USDA's National Animal Identification System. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 7. |
Re-ref. to S. Cal. Comm. |
05/14/2007 |
123: SB1275 |
Contracts - Requires the escrow account used when a percentage of a real property improvement contract price is held back by the owner or contractor to be interest-bearing; places limits on the withholding of retainage for construction contracts. - Amends TCA Section 4-15-102; Section 66-11-144 and Title 66, Chapter 34. |
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 201 |
06/01/2007 |
124: SB1276 |
Taxes, Sales - Reduces from 90 to 60 days period in which dealer can be reimbursed on refunded item for sales tax collected but not yet remitted to commissioner. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6. |
Assigned to Gen. Sub of S. Tax Sub Comm. |
03/26/2007 |
125: SB1277 |
Municipal Government - Limits a municipality's authorization to enter into a business relationship with a third party to provide cable, Internet, or related services to a joint venture; requires disclosure of information related to such agreements; requires that both a vote of a legislative body and a referendum be held to approve the provision of cable and Internet services; and prohibits a municipal electric system from loaning |
