Legislation

Progress
100%

Statutes and Codification – As introduced, codifies the Acts of the 2018 regular session.

Progress
100%

Lottery, Corporation – As introduced, requires the corporation to provide a copy of its annual operating budget for the next fiscal year to the state treasurer.

Progress
100%

Naming and Designating – As introduced, names visitor center at Carter House Historic Site in honor of the late Herbert L. Harper.

Progress
100%

Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies – As introduced, makes various changes to the “Tennessee Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association Act” [more]

Progress
100%

Health Care – As introduced increases from 30 to 60 days the period of advance notice a group policy for accident or sickness insurance must provide a covered [more]

Progress
30%

Education – As introduced, enacts the “Tennessee Local Education Capital Investment Act.”

Progress
100%

Education – As introduced, enacts the “Tennessee Local Education Capital Investment Act.”

Progress
40%

Contractors – As introduced, prohibits the inclusion of a condition precedent for payment clause in construction contracts that precludes a prime contractor [more]

Progress
50%

Taxes – As introduced, authorizes electronic transmission of the angel investor tax credit report by the Tennessee technology development corporation [more]

Progress
15%

Children – As introduced, revises various provisions related to stepparent visitation. – Amends TCA Title 36.

Progress
5%

Transportation, Dept. of – As introduced, requires department to submit an annual report to the governor, chairs of the transportation committees of the senate [more]

Progress
75%

Annexation – As introduced, specifies that all property owners, rather than just residents, of a territory proposed for annexation may vote in the referendum [more]

Progress
30%

Taxes – As introduced, requires that “net earnings” or “net loss” be defined as federal taxable income or loss according to the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. 

Progress
30%

Adoption – As introduced, requires that guardian ad litem fees in a pending adoption matter be divided equally between the parties; [more]

Progress
100%

Election Laws – As introduced, authorizes Williamson County to participate in a pilot project to use convenient voting centers upon approval by a supermajority [more]

Progress
30%

Judicial Districts – As introduced, extends the deadline for the advisory task force reviewing the composition of Tennessee’s current judicial districts [more]

Progress
30%

Orders of Protection – As introduced, decreases from 15 to 10 the number of days in which a hearing must be held to either extend or dissolve an ex parte order of protection after the issuance [more]

Progress
80%

Consumer Protection – As introduced, requires travel promoters to post a $10,000 bond for each location doing business in this state.

Progress
100%

Motor Vehicles – As introduced, clarifies that, for purposes of the offense of unlawfully passing a youth bus, the term “youth bus” includes tour buses and other vehicles carrying [more]

Progress
30%

DUI Offenses – As introduced, adds physician assistants to the list of medical practitioners who are qualified to draw blood from a motor vehicle operator for evidentiary purposes [more]

Progress
45%

Hospitals and Health Care Facilities – As introduced, changes, from 10 days to 10 business days, the period within which an applicant for a certificate of need for a nonresidential [more]

Progress
100%

Driver Licenses – As introduced, requires a digital copy of a driver license to be downloaded through the electronic driver license system to be a valid electronic driver license. 

Progress
80%

Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration – As introduced, adds the word “valor” to the Silver Star specialty license plate.

Progress
40%

Campaigns and Campaign Finance – As introduced, removes prohibition against a campaign treasurer signing campaign finance disclosure statements as a witness.

Progress
15%

Orders of Protection – As introduced, decreases from 15 to 10 the number of days in which a hearing must be held to either extend or dissolve an ex parte order of protection after the issuance [more]

Progress
80%

Tourist Development, Dept. of – As introduced, increases the size of the Tennessee sports hall of fame board of directors from 25 members to 26 members by increasing from eight to nine the number of [more]

Progress
100%

Municipal Government – As introduced, raises the age, from 18 years to 21 years, at which a person may be a candidate to become a certified municipal finance officer. 

Progress
15%

Alcoholic Beverages – As introduced, extends from 10 to 14 days the period by which a licensee must notify the alcoholic beverages commission of any change [more]

Progress
5%

Criminal Offenses – As introduced, adds to the definition of “unconsented contact” under the offense of stalking that the defendant attempts to give or gives the victim gifts for the purpose [more]

Progress
80%

Debt Adjustors and Bill Collectors – As introduced, enacts the “Debt Resolution Services Act.” 

Progress
5%

Education, Dept. of – As introduced, requires the department and the comptroller of the treasury to conduct a study of the total amount of funds spent to build, equip, and maintain elementary and secondary schools; [more]

Administration Bills

Administration bills are bills sponsored by Senator Johnson on behalf of Governor Lee’s Administration in his capacity as the Senate Majority Leader.  If a Co-Sponsor is denoted below, then that Senator will be presenting the bill on behalf of the Administration in Committee and on the Senate Floor.  If no Co-Sponsor is denoted, then Leader Johnson will be presenting the bill.

The Governor’s Legislative Announcements:

Senate Bill 779
Senator Stevens

Progress
80%

Transportation, Dept. of – As introduced, converts the department’s construction manager/ general contractor services (CM/GC) pilot program into a fully authorized project delivery method [more]

Senate Bill 780
Senator Swann

Progress
75%

Motor Vehicles – As introduced, authorizes automobile transporters meeting certain length limitations to operate on the national network of highways; revises related vehicle size, weight, and load provisions. 

Senate Bill 781
Senator Niceley

Progress
80%

Mining and Quarrying – As introduced, relieves the commissioner of labor and workforce development of responsibilities concerning mine rescue operations; deletes statutes establishing the mine rescue corps within [more]

Progress
30%

Correction, Dept. of – As introduced, requires the clerk of the court to send a copy of each judgment document for all felony convictions to the department regardless of location of sentence [more]

Progress
100%

State Inmates – As introduced, clarifies that a warden may have the body of an inmate who dies in a penitentiary buried or cremated. 

Senate Bill 784
Senator Lundberg

Progress
100%

Teachers, Principals and School Personnel – As introduced, revises the use of student growth data for purposes of a teacher’s or principal’s annual evaluation; deletes obsolete provisions regarding the use of student growth [more]

Senate Bill 785
Senator Massey

Progress
100%

Motor Vehicles – As introduced, authorizes department of revenue to suspend or revoke the registration, license plate, permit, or certificate of title issued to any vehicle assigned to a motor carrier that has been prohibited from operating [more] 

Senate Bill 786
Senator Bell

Progress
80%

Taxes, Sales – As introduced, extends reporting requirement to department of revenue by wholesalers of food, candy, or nonalcoholic beverages regarding net sales of such products to retailers by deleting provision that [more]

Progress
100%

Taxes, Sales – As introduced, delays effective date of certain streamlined sales tax provisions until July 1, 2021. – Amends TCA Title 67; Chapter 72 of the Public Acts of 2011; Chapter 193 of the Public Acts of 2017; [more]

Senate Bill 788
Senator Lundberg

Progress
100%

Child Custody and Support – As introduced, clarifies the priority an employer, person, corporation, or institution must give to all orders of income assignment against an individual for child, medical, or spousal support; [more]

Senate Bill 789
Senator Bowling

Progress
100%

Human Services, Dept. of – As introduced, authorizes state and national criminal history background checks and investigations of employees and contractors of the department who are likely to have contact [more]

Senate Bill 790
Senator Bell

Progress
80%

Education, Dept. of – As introduced, makes various changes to the state’s special education laws; transfers, from the state board of education to the department of education, control over the state’s special schools. 

Senate Bill 791
Senator Haile

Progress
100%

Opioids – As introduced, clarifies that per-encounter opioid treatment by a healthcare practitioner operates as an exception to the prohibition on treatment of a patient with an opioid more frequently than once every 10 days.

Senate Bill 792
Senator Yager

Progress
100%

Environment and Conservation, Department of – As introduced, specifies that when an applicant for a permit to conduct surface coal mining operations is objected to and an informal conference called by the [more]

Senate Bill 793
Senator Reeves

Progress
80%

Local Government, General – As introduced, increases pay supplement from $600 to $800 for police officers and firefighters who complete 40 hours of in-service training.

Progress
5%

Schools, Charter – As introduced, extends the initial student application period, from 30 days to 45 days, for all students zoned to attend, or who are currently enrolled in, a school that is eligible to be placed in the achievement school district [more]

Senate Bill 795
Senator Gresham

Progress
40%

Education – As introduced, extends, from 10 days to 30 days, the period of time after a local board of education orders a student’s school assignment within which a parent, guardian, or legal representative may apply to the board [more]

Progress
50%

Schools, Charter – As introduced, changes, from December 1 to December 31, the annual date by which the state board of education is required to publicly report the total amount of authorizer fees collected in the previous school year and [more]

Senate Bill 797
Senator Dickerson

Progress
75%

Expunction – As introduced, removes $180 fee for an individual petitioning the court for an expunction of certain criminal offenses; removes $350 fee for a defendant applying for expunction of an offense following [more]

Senate Bill 798
Senator Yager

Progress
75%

Controlled Substances – As introduced, increases the penalty to a Class B felony for 15 grams or more or a Class A felony for 150 grams or more of fentanyl, carfentanil, remifentanil, alfentanil, thiafentanil, or any fentanyl derivative or analogue.

Senate Bill 799
Senator Stevens

Progress
75%

Salaries and Benefits – As introduced, reinstates service credits and salary increases that were suspended during 2003-2004 and 2009-2010 for assistant public defenders and assistant district attorneys.

Senate Bill 800
Senator Gresham

Progress
30%

Education – As introduced, establishes the Governor’s Civics Seal to recognize public schools and local education agencies implementing high-quality civic education programs.

Progress
30%

Education, Dept. of – As introduced, requires the department to submit an annual report to the education committees of both houses on school districts that offer a career and technical education program in [more]

Progress
80%

Local Education Agencies – As introduced, requires an LEA to report to the department of education, for each year that the LEA receives an increase in state funding for instructional wages and salaries, how the [more]

Senate Bill 803
Senator Hensley

Progress
75%

Education – As introduced, requires, instead of authorizes, the Tennessee school safety center to establish school safety grants to assist LEAs in funding programs that address school safety; establishes [more]

Progress
60%

Consumer Protection – As introduced, transfers responsibilities concerning the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act of 1977 from the department of commerce and insurance to the attorney general and reporter.

Progress
75%

Scholarships and Financial Aid – As introduced, enacts the Governor’s Investment in Vocational Education Act; makes various changes to the dual enrollment grant program; specifies that financial assistance [more]

Senate Bill 806
Senator Jackson

Progress
45%

Criminal Procedure – As introduced, splits the electronic monitoring indigency fund into two accounts to be used to pay for ignition interlock devices for indigent defendants and to pay, subject to local [more]

Senate Bill 807
Senator Massey

Progress
100%

Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities – As introduced, exempts from licensure requirements a person providing direct care services to no more than four people receiving services through [more]

Senate Bill 808
Senator Haile

Progress
70%

Education – As introduced, transfers, from the state board of education to the department of education, the authority to accept and administer federal funds for the purpose of promoting public education; [more]

Progress
80%

Local Education Agencies – As introduced, requires an LEA to make certain interest inventories available to students in grades five through nine; requires an LEA to administer a career aptitude assessment to students in grades seven or eight.

Progress
100%

Taxes, Amusement – As introduced, requires the department of revenue to report, by December 1 of each year, the number of physical fitness facilities from which the amusement tax was collected in the previous calendar year [more]

Progress
50%

Governor – As introduced, extends the time from 90 to 120 days after the end of the fiscal year in which a nonprofit Books to Birth partner has to annually submit to the governor and the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives [more]