Tennessee Bills

sponsored by Dolores R. Gresham

Bill Title Introduced Latest Action↓
SB 187 (111th Regular Session (2019-2020))
Education - As enacted, requires that the Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) tests administered in the 2019-2020 school year be administered in paper format; revises provisions regarding physical education. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Jan 28 2019 Effective Date(S) 05/24/2019; 07/01/2019
May 29 2019
SB 1262 (111th Regular Session (2019-2020))
Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, declares settlement agreement provisions that have purpose or effect of concealing identities of persons relating to a claim as void and unenforceable and contrary to public policy of this state if settlement agreement is entered into by governmental entity; maintains confidentiality of victim's identity if the claim involves sexual harassment or sexual assault. - Amends TCA Title 20 and Title 29.
Feb 04 2019 Effective Date(S) 05/21/2019
May 29 2019
HB 350 (111th Regular Session (2019-2020))
Taxes, Real Property - As enacted, provides that whenever Hardeman County acquires property at a tax sale, any non-governmental entity holding a vested and duly recorded contractual right to the payment of fees or assessments secured by such property retains such right; further provides that Hardeman County will be liable for the payment of such fees and assessments if the county makes actual use of the property purchased at the tax sale. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 67, Chapter 5.
Jan 30 2019 Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 419
May 29 2019
HB 594 (111th Regular Session (2019-2020))
Tort Liability and Reform - As enacted, declares settlement agreement provisions that have purpose or effect of concealing identities of persons relating to a claim as void and unenforceable and contrary to public policy of this state if settlement agreement is entered into by governmental entity; maintains confidentiality of victim's identity if the claim involves sexual harassment or sexual assault. - Amends TCA Title 20 and Title 29.
Feb 04 2019 Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 425
May 29 2019
HB 1192 (111th Regular Session (2019-2020))
Education, Curriculum - As enacted, requires the department of education and public schools to commemorate the centennial of women's suffrage and recognize the Tennesseans who were instrumental in securing all women the right to vote for the purpose of educating students about the ratification of the nineteenth amendment to the United States Constitution on August 18, 1920, and to educate students on the state of Tennessee's fundamental role in guaranteeing all women the right to vote. - Amends TCA Section 49-6-1028.
Feb 06 2019 Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 450
May 29 2019
SB 1243 (111th Regular Session (2019-2020))
Education, Curriculum - As enacted, requires students to pass a civics test to receive a full diploma upon graduation from high school; revises and enacts other provisions relating to civics test. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Feb 06 2019 Effective Date(S) 07/01/2019
May 29 2019
HB 565 (111th Regular Session (2019-2020))
Statutes of Limitations and Repose - As enacted, revises various provisions governing statutes of limitations for civil actions and criminal prosecutions for cases involving abuse against child; revises penalty for failure to report abuse. - Amends TCA Title 28; Title 37 and Title 40.
Feb 04 2019 Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 499
May 29 2019
HB 982 (111th Regular Session (2019-2020))
Education - As enacted, requires that the Tennessee comprehensive assessment program (TCAP) tests administered in the 2019-2020 school year be administered in paper format; revises provisions regarding physical education. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Jan 28 2019 Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 475
May 29 2019
HB 1158 (111th Regular Session (2019-2020))
Local Education Agencies - As enacted, authorizes LEAs to establish a threat assessment team for the purpose of developing comprehensive, intervention-based approaches to prevent violence, manage reports of potential threats, and create a system that fosters a safe, supportive, and effective school environment. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Feb 06 2019 Effective Date(S) 05/10/2019
May 15 2019
SB 1524 (111th Regular Session (2019-2020))
Bolivar - Subject to local approval, removes the mayor as a member of the city council; removes limits on salaries for mayor and council; updates city purchasing provisions to comply with state law; changes the property tax penalty percentage to comply with state law. - Amends Chapter 142 of the Private Acts of 1953; as amended.
Mar 19 2019 Pr. Ch. 11
May 15 2019
SB 1257 (111th Regular Session (2019-2020))
Abortion - As enacted, enacts the "Human Life Protection Act," which bans abortion in this state effective on the 30th day after the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade or an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to allow states to prohibit abortion; creates exception for situations where the abortion is necessary to prevent the death of pregnant woman or prevent serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of major bodily function; prohibits prosecution of a woman upon whom an abortion is performed or attempted. - Amends TCA Section 9-4-5116; Title 37, Chapter 10, Part 3; Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 2; Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2; Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1; Title 63, Chapter 9; Title 63, Chapter 6; Title 68 and Title 71, Chapter 5.
Feb 06 2019 Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 351
May 15 2019
SB 1347 (111th Regular Session (2019-2020))
Handgun Permits - As enacted, waives the fee for obtaining a lifetime handgun carry permit for former law enforcement officers who served at least 10 years and left the law enforcement agency while in good standing. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1351.
Feb 06 2019 Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 396
May 15 2019
SB 1238 (111th Regular Session (2019-2020))
Local Education Agencies - As enacted, authorizes LEAs to establish a threat assessment team for the purpose of developing comprehensive, intervention-based approaches to prevent violence, manage reports of potential threats, and create a system that fosters a safe, supportive, and effective school environment. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Feb 06 2019 Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 394
May 15 2019
HB 1516 (111th Regular Session (2019-2020))
Bolivar - Subject to local approval, removes the mayor as a member of the city council; removes limits on salaries for mayor and council; updates city purchasing provisions to comply with state law; changes the property tax penalty percentage to comply with state law. - Amends Chapter 142 of the Private Acts of 1953; as amended.
Mar 19 2019 Comp. Became Pr. Ch. 11
May 15 2019
HB 1029 (111th Regular Session (2019-2020))
Abortion - As enacted, enacts the "Human Life Protection Act," which bans abortion in this state effective on the 30th day after the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade or an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to allow states to prohibit abortion; creates exception for situations where the abortion is necessary to prevent the death of pregnant woman or prevent serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of major bodily function; prohibits prosecution of a woman upon whom an abortion is performed or attempted. - Amends TCA Section 9-4-5116; Title 37, Chapter 10, Part 3; Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 2; Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2; Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1; Title 63, Chapter 9; Title 63, Chapter 6; Title 68 and Title 71, Chapter 5.
Feb 06 2019 Effective Date(S)
May 15 2019
HB 1460 (111th Regular Session (2019-2020))
Handgun Permits - As enacted, waives the fee for obtaining a lifetime handgun carry permit for former law enforcement officers who served at least 10 years and left the law enforcement agency while in good standing. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1351.
Feb 06 2019 Effective Date(S) 07/01/2019
May 15 2019
HB 70 (111th Regular Session (2019-2020))
Education - As enacted, extends the date of the repeal of the Virtual Public Schools Act from June 30, 2019, to June 30, 2023. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 16.
Jan 07 2019 Effective Date(S) 05/08/2019
May 13 2019
SB 20 (111th Regular Session (2019-2020))
Education - As enacted, extends the date of the repeal of the Virtual Public Schools Act from June 30, 2019, to June 30, 2023. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 16.
Jan 07 2019 Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 283
May 13 2019
SB 1264 (111th Regular Session (2019-2020))
Election Laws - As enacted, prohibits a person convicted of voter fraud in any state from assisting a person with voting in this state, including early voting and by absentee ballot. - Amends TCA Title 2.
Feb 05 2019 Comp. Became Pub. Ch. 271
May 09 2019
HB 737 (111th Regular Session (2019-2020))
Education, State Board of - As enacted, authorizes the state board to extend the six-year period required for the standards review and development committees and advisory teams to review the standards for English language arts and mathematics one time for a period not to exceed three years. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 3.
Feb 05 2019 Effective Date(S) 04/30/2019
May 09 2019

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