Tennessee Rep. Gary Odom (D)

TN - Finance, Ways and Means (House)

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member

TN - Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee (House)

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chair

TN - Health (House)

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vice-chair

TN - HB1064 Education - As enacted, revises provisions governing the hiring of persons who have committed certain criminal offenses. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 49.

TN - HB1938 Taxes, Real Property - As enacted, permits continued property tax exemption for property financed by certain federal programs, when the loan has been paid in full and the property continues to be used for elderly persons or persons with disabilities; revises the provisions regarding projects with 12 units. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 2.

TN - HJR651 Memorials, Government Officials - Urges TVA and Tennessee distributors to facilitate grid connections for small renewable energy projects.

TN - HB2100 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class A misdemeanor of harassment of a minor because of the employment of the parent. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.

TN - HJR784 Memorials, Sports - 2014 Senior Class, Vanderbilt University Football Team.

TN - HB2096 TennCare - As introduced, imposes a tax of 2.2 cents on each tobacco cigarette in order to fund any costs associated with expanding the population eligible for medical assistance pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; places such monies in a dedicated fund for that purpose. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 67 and Title 71.

TN - HB2098 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates new offense of photographing or recording the intimate body parts of another with the understanding that the image shall remain private and distributing the image with the intent to cause emotional distress, and the person suffers emotional distress. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13.

TN - HB1936 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As introduced, authorized disclosure to public of information concerning complaints made against assisted-care living facilities and reports of investigations, inspections and surveys involving such facilities. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 63 and Title 68.

TN - HB1937 Taxes, Privilege - As introduced, removes possible term of imprisonment no greater than 30 days for traveling photographers who fail to register with the county sheriff or metropolitan chief of police, or provide proof of deposit of $100 to the proper municipal tax collector. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 7.

TN - HB1207 Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, specifies that calling or emailing a person, instead of knocking at the person's door, would constitute reasonable, good faith effort to notify the person prior to utility being disconnected under the Utilities' Cut-Off Procedures Act, which only applies in Davidson County. - Amends TCA Title 65, Chapter 32.

TN - HB1208 Election Laws - As enacted, allows county election commission to consolidate one or more polling places from one or more precincts upon request from a municipality for a municipal election not held in conjunction with any other election; requires the county election commission, immediately after consolidating polling places from one or more precincts within a municipality, to publish a notice of the consolidation in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. - Amends TCA Section 2-3-101.

TN - HB2317 Guardians and Conservators - As enacted, specifies that a respondent has the right to present evidence, including testimony or other evidence from a physician, psychologist or senior psychological examiner of the respondent's choosing, and confront, as a cross-examiner, witnesses; specifies that if a court grants a protective order placing under seal the respondent's financial information, the order may not deny access to information regarding fees and expenses of the conservatorship. - Amends TCA Title 34.

TN - HB716 Guardians and Conservators - As introduced, allows fiduciary to sell each item of tangible property with a fair market value of less than $2,000 instead of less than $1,000 without specific court approval. - Amends TCA Title 30, Chapter 3; Title 33; Title 34 and Title 71.

TN - HB1102 Workers Compensation - As introduced, authorizes psychologists licensed in this state to provide impairment ratings for mental injuries in workers' compensation cases; creates certain penalties for noncompliance of certain workers' compensation coverage by construction services providers. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6.

TN - HJR785 Memorials, Sports - Jordan Matthews, Southeastern Conference All-Time Leading Receiver.

TN - HB2099 Sexual Offenses - As introduced, creates a new aggravating circumstance for rape and sexual battery if the person records or photographs the act and distributes the image taken in any way. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5.

TN - HB255 Guardians and Conservators - As introduced, provides that an employee serving as legal guardian or conservator in a state facility may serve for up to 100, rather than 90, days after the ward leaves the state facility. - Amends TCA Title 30, Chapter 3; Title 33; Title 34 and Title 71.

TN - HR58 Memorials, Recognition - Brenna Mader, Miss Tennessee USA 2013

TN - HB2097 Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, encourages the department of transportation to transfer a certain state-owned portion of land between Belmont Boulevard and Interstate 65 in Davidson County to the Metropolitan Government in perpetuity so long as the property is maintained as parkland; directs the department to erect suitable markers at the intersection of Gale Lane and Lealand Lane in Davidson County, on land currently leased to the Metropolitan Government for parkland, designating the area as the "Senator Douglas Henry Urban Conservation District".

TN - HJR125 Memorials, Recognition - Belmont Homework Hotline

TN - HB2441 Psychologists - As enacted, changes the scope of practice for psychologists to include forensic evaluation, parent coordination, and telepsychology. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 11.

TN - HB1542 State Employees - As enacted, authorizes the department of transportation to create a new job classification that does not require a high school diploma or state-approved high school equivalency certification as a minimum qualification, applicable to certain department employees. - Amends TCA Title 8.

TN - HB290 TennCare - As introduced, with respect to the Medicaid program, authorizes the department of finance and administration to implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to either the extent permitted or required by law. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71.

TN - HB2201 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates an offense of photographing or recording the intimate parts of another where the parties agree that the image shall remain private and distributing the image with the intent to cause emotional distress, and the depicted person suffers emotional distress. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 39, Chapter 17.

TN - HB2263 Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, enacts the "Educator Respect and Accountability Act of 2014." - Amends TCA Title 49.

TN - HB2342 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As introduced, specifies circumstances under which a nursing home may divide and relocate a portion of its licensed beds (each being a qualified partial relocation). - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11.

TN - HB2161 Fiscal Review Committee - As introduced, requires committee to review contracts that result in layoffs of state employees; requires committee as part of reviewing proposed contracts to consider whether existing state employees can perform the tasks in such proposed contracts. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 7.

TN - HB2139 Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As enacted, authorizes collaborative pharmacy practice. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 10; Title 63, Chapter 6 and Title 63, Chapter 9.

TN - HB1738 Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As introduced, modifies the Medicare supplemental insurance benefit for participating retired employees and teachers to ensure that such retirees are not required to pay the full cost of each premium increase. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27, Part 7.

TN - HB228 Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As enacted, establishes monitoring and audit requirements by the department of finance and administration of the pharmacy benefit manager's compliance with state pharmacy benefit contracts. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 31.

TN - HB2199 Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, allows licensed establishments within the central business improvement district in Davidson County to sell alcoholic beverages and beer in to-go containers. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4.

TN - HB1528 State Employees - As enacted, enacts the "Three Stars of Tennessee Award" to recognize peace officers, firefighters, and medical first responders killed or who suffered a career-ending injury in the line of duty. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1.

TN - HB2385 Health, Dept. of - As introduced, deletes the provision that terminates the Commercial Breeder Act on June 30, 2014. - Amends Chapter 591 of the Public Acts of 200.

TN - HB1341 Economic and Community Development - As enacted, authorizes .25 percent fee on sale of goods and services within a central business improvement district located wholly within a tourism development zone in metropolitan governments for the purpose of convention recruitment, event promotion and security. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 88 and Title 67.

TN - HB132 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts "The Animal Fighting Enforcement Act." - Amends TCA Section 39-14-203.

TN - HB537 Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, enacts the "Fair and Clear Teacher Evaluation System Act." - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 5.

TN - HB887 Education, Higher - As introduced, allows retired state employees to take one class without charge per semester at public institutions of higher education; allows spouses of state employees to receive a 25 percent discount on tuition at public institutions of higher education. - Amends TCA Section 8-50-114; Section 8-50-115 and Section 49-7-113.

TN - HB590 Annexation - As introduced, requires, prior to a municipality annexing within its urban growth boundary, the approval of a majority vote of qualified voters in the territory proposed for annexation. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 51 and Title 6, Chapter 58.

TN - HB2404 Metropolitan Government - As enacted, increases, from five to six, the number of members on the event and marketing fund committee of Metro Nashville by adding an appointee who owns or operates a business within the central business improvement district. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 4.

TN - HB1940 State Employees - As enacted, specifies, in regard to the Tennessee Excellence, Accountability and Management (TEAM) Act, that parties in a Step I appeal may make an audio tape recording of the proceeding; adds that in a Step I appeal, a complainant may have a non-lawyer representative participate in the appeal, in certain situations. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 30, Part 3.

TN - HB930 Criminal Procedure - As introduced, adds as an advisory enhancement factor to sentencing that defendant intentionally chose victim of crime based on gender identity or expression. - Amends TCA Section 40-35-114.

TN - HB1554 Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, regulates the use of maximum allowable cost lists by pharmacy benefit managers and covered entities. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 31.

TN - HB20 Taxes, Privilege - As enacted, urges the commissioner of revenue to study the advisability of using the profitability ratio for the type of occupation in determining the amount of the professional privilege tax; requests findings be reported to the finance, ways and means committees by January 15, 2014. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 17.

TN - HB1950 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, enacts the "Annual Coverage Assessment of 2014". - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5 and Chapter 250 of the Public Acts of 2013.

TN - HB1844 Water Pollution - As introduced, prohibits issuance of a water quality control permit that would alter any ridgeline that is more than 1,800 feet above sea level. - Amends TCA Title 59 and Title 69, Chapter 3, Part 1.

TN - HB1385 Drugs, Prescription - As introduced, creates the "Koozer-Kuhn Medical Cannabis Act". - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 2; Title 39; Title 43; Title 53, Chapter 11; Title 63 and Title 68.

TN - HB1279 Psychologists - As enacted, charges the board of examiners in psychology with overseeing the practice of behavior analysis; creates the applied behavior analyst licensing committee; increases board from nine to 10 members; revises other related provisions and establishments requirements for the practice of behavior analysis. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 63.

TN - HB1686 Judgments - As enacted, provides that a civil judgment or restitution order converted to civil judgment is valid until paid in full rather than renewed every 10 years if the judgment is based upon injury or death caused by criminal conduct and the judgment debtor was convicted of a criminal offense for such conduct. - Amends TCA Title 28, Chapter 3, Part 1 and Title 40, Chapter 35, Part 3.

TN - HB999 Taxes, Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, revises provisions governing tax on the wholesale beer sales. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 6.

TN - HB1306 Education, Higher - As introduced, requires UT and TBR institutions to provide free parking to employees who earn less than the average state employee salary; permits other employees to be charged for parking on a tiered scale based on salary. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7.

TN - HB1108 Criminal Procedure - As introduced, makes various changes to the expunction law such as establishing the procedure for appeal from a denial of an expunction petition, allowing more than one conviction to be expunged if all the offenses are eligible and they were part of the same criminal episode and clarifying that an order of expunction results in a clean record for all types of expunctions. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 32.

TN - HB1748 State Employees - As introduced, prohibits layoffs in excess of 10 employees if not approved in the state budget unless the general assembly approves the layoffs. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 30.

TN - HB2255 Emergency Communications Districts - As enacted, enacts the "911 Funding Modernization and IP Transition Act of 2014". - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 86; Section 9-8-307; Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 65.

TN - HB1711 Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, on or after July 1, 2014, requires the state insurance committee to ensure that if the estimated total solvency reserve for the state health insurance plan exceeds the actuarially-required target solvency reserve for the calendar year by 75 percent for two consecutive years, then the excess amount must be used to decrease member’s out-of-pocket expenses. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8, Chapter 27; Title 9 and Title 56.

TN - HB2337 Domestic Violence - As enacted, specifies, in regard to the 30-day and 90-day sentences to confinement for second and third convictions of domestic assault that results in bodily injury, that the respective sentence has to be served on consecutive days; specifies that individuals convicted of domestic assault that results in bodily injury must serve at least the minimum sentence day for day, and serve the difference between the time actually served and the maximum sentence on probation. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1.

TN - HB927 Education, Curriculum - As introduced, expands definition of harassment and bullying in schools to include conduct based on actual or perceived demographic traits, requires review of anti-bullying policies at least once every three years, clarifies that such policies apply to students, school staff and volunteers. - Amends TCA Title 49.

TN - HB2371 Annexation - As enacted, establishes a moratorium on annexation by ordinance or resolution; revises other provisions governing annexation. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 51 and Title 6, Chapter 58.

TN - HB1375 Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, prohibits the department of education from revoking or non-renewing an individual's license based on student growth data as represented by the Tennessee value-added assessment system (TVAAS), or some other comparable measure of student growth, if no such TVAAS data is available; removes provision whereby the state board of education is authorized to adopt policies for the revocation of licenses and certificates. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 1.

TN - HB394 Local Government, General - As enacted, revises the Community Gardening Act to remove the process for a permit from the commissioner of agriculture for using vacant public land for gardening and makes various revisions to the Act regarding community gardens and local regulation of such gardens. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 43; Title 49; Title 67 and Title 71.

TN - HB963 Taxes, Sales - As introduced, exempts diabetic testing supplies from sales and use tax. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 3.

TN - HB349 Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, authorizes the OZ facility in Davidson County to serve and sell alcoholic beverages for on premises consumption. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4.

TN - HB1694 Salaries and Benefits - As introduced, sets minimum wage at $8.25 per hour for certain employers who do not offer health benefits to employees and employees' dependents, subject to exceptions for certain types of employment. - Amends TCA Title 50.

TN - HB2303 Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, enacts the "Health Care Provider Stability Act". - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7.

TN - HR1 Unknown

TN - HR13 Memorials, Recognition - Niki Brown

TN - HR8 Memorials, Recognition - Barbara Prescott, "12 Who Made a Difference" in 2012

TN - HR4 Unknown

TN - HR14 Memorials, Recognition - Eugene "Spank E." Broyls

TN - HR6 Memorials, Recognition - Kirk Whalum, "12 Who Made a Difference" in 2012

TN - HR211 Memorials, Professional Achievement - Andre L. Churchwell, M.D.

TN - HR9 Memorials, Recognition - Nancy Berry, "12 Who Made a Difference" in 2012

TN - HR136 Memorials, Personal Occasion - Mrs. Ethel Virginia Higgins, 80th birthday

TN - HR5 Unknown

TN - HR2 Unknown

TN - HR56 Memorials, Recognition - Rev. Joan Cooper Burnett

TN - HR11 Memorials, Recognition - Rachel Greer, "12 Who Made a Difference" in 2012

TN - HR212 Memorials, Sports - University of Tennessee Lady Vols basketball team.

TN - HR113 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Leslie Jones, Valedictorian, Central High School

TN - HR205 Memorials, Interns - Michael Patrick Olson.

TN - HR135 Memorials, Interns - Zane Wyrick

TN - HR54 Memorials, Recognition - 2013 Links Day at the Capitol

TN - HR3 Unknown

TN - HR120 Memorials, Interns - Alexis Darvin

TN - HR112 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kiyah Anderson, Salutatorian, Central High School

TN - HR7 Memorials, Recognition - Kenya Bradshaw, "12 Who Made a Difference" in 2012

TN - HR216 Memorials, Recognition - Price & Ramey, 100th anniversary.

TN - HR213 Memorials, Sports - University of Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team.

TN - HR199 Memorials, Recognition - Women's History Month, March 2014.

TN - HR12 Memorials, Recognition - Mauricio Calvo, "12 Who Made a Difference" in 2012

TN - HJR293 Memorials, Recognition - Boy Scouts of America

TN - HJR217 Memorials, Recognition - Carolyn House Stewart

TN - HJR816 Memorials, Recognition - Krystal Scarbrough, 2014 Woman of Distinction.

TN - HJR643 Memorials, Recognition - Delta Days at the State Capitol.

TN - HJR26 Memorials, Recognition - Make-A-Wish, Super Bowl to Remember

TN - HJR821 Memorials, Recognition - Rebecca Hilleary, 2014 Young Woman of Distinction.

TN - HJR262 Memorials, Sports - Phillip Fulmer, College Football Hall of Fame

TN - HJR393 Memorials, Death - Cindy Leigh McAfee

TN - HJR802 Memorials, Recognition - Cane Ridge Community Club.

TN - HJR335 Memorials, Professional Achievement - Dr. Nathan Ford, Lifetime Achievement Award from the Southern College of Optometry

TN - HJR649 Naming and Designating - Agriculture Literacy Week, November 16-22, 2014.

TN - HJR798 Memorials, Recognition - Coalition of 100 Black Women.

TN - HJR281 Memorials, Public Service - Dr. Nell Mohney, Diamond of Distinction

TN - HJR277 Memorials, Professional Achievement - MaryStewart Lewis, 2013 Woman of Distinction

TN - HJR807 Memorials, Recognition - Sgt. Cherilyn Bryant, 2014 Woman of Distinction.

TN - HJR811 Memorials, Recognition - Janet Jobe, 2014 Woman of Distinction.

TN - HJR2 Unknown

TN - HJR263 Memorials, Death - Rev. Peggie A. Russell

TN - HJR32 Memorials, Public Service - Senator Beverly Marrero

TN - HJR150 Memorials, Death - Jeffrey "Jeff" Lee Francis

TN - HJR163 Memorials, Retirement - Sandy Sain

TN - HJR106 Memorials, Death - Marcellas Brooks

TN - HJR305 Naming and Designating - "Ependymoma Awareness Day" in Tennessee, April 18, 2013

TN - HJR947 Memorials, Death - Speaker Pro Tempore Emeritus Lois M. DeBerry.

TN - HJR285 Memorials, Professional Achievement - Ann Ball, 2013 Woman of Distinction

TN - HJR806 Memorials, Recognition - Kim Criswell, the 2014 Tennessee Woman of Distinction.

TN - HJR287 Memorials, Recognition - Mei Li Zuber, 2013 Young Woman of Distinction

TN - HJR505 Memorials, Interns - Sommerie Denise Wade

TN - HJR819 Memorials, Recognition - Ashley Augustine, 2014 Young Woman of Distinction.

TN - HJR817 Memorials, Recognition - Pat Starke, 2014 Woman of Distinction.

TN - HJR913 Memorials, Public Service - Representative Barrett Rich.

TN - HJR904 Memorials, Death - U.S. Navy Midshipman William Dean McKamey.

TN - HJR291 Memorials, Professional Achievement - Julie Betts Brandao, 2013 Woman of Distinction

TN - HJR343 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Tyler Matthew Kemp, Nestle Pure Life 'Every Drop Counts' Scholarship Award

TN - HJR342 Memorials, Personal Occasion - Robert Glenn Parsons & Ruth Marlene Trivette Parsons, 50th wedding anniversary

TN - HJR518 Memorials, Interns - Jada Denise Flowers

TN - HJR344 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kirsten York, Nestle Pure Life 'Every Drop Counts' Scholarship Award

TN - HJR218 Memorials, Recognition - Adrienne P.K. Washington

TN - HJR810 Memorials, Recognition - Dr. Debbie Ingram, 2014 Woman of Distinction.

TN - HJR260 Memorials, Public Service - Sara Kyle

TN - HJR30 Memorials, Public Service - Representative Jeanne Richardson

TN - HJR813 Memorials, Recognition - Virginia Love, 2014 Woman of Distinction.

TN - HJR31 Memorials, Public Service - Representative Mike Kernell

TN - HJR820 Memorials, Recognition - Anna Carroll, 2014 Young Woman of Distinction.

TN - HJR899 Memorials, Public Service - Representative Joshua Evans.

TN - HJR945 Memorials, Death - Dr. Elbert T. Gill, Jr.

TN - HJR20 Memorials, Recognition - Chuck Zeiser, Kiwanis Club of Chattanooga 2012 Distinguished Service Award

TN - HJR284 Memorials, Professional Achievement - Holly Harwell, 2013 Woman of Distinction

TN - HJR278 Memorials, Professional Achievement - Pam Ladd, 2013 Woman of Distinction

TN - HJR295 Memorials, Recognition - The Corporate Image, 20th anniversary

TN - HJR812 Memorials, Recognition - Stacy Johnson, 2014 Woman of Distinction.

TN - HJR502 Memorials, Recognition - Mary Freeman, Woman of Excellence Award

TN - HJR576 Memorials, Retirement - Mrs. Willie E. Slate.

TN - HJR895 Memorials, Public Service - Representative Richard Floyd.

TN - HJR896 Memorials, Public Service - Representative Joe Carr.

TN - HJR436 Memorials, Retirement - David Norton

TN - HJR534 Memorials, Congratulations - Congratulates Sallie Rawlston upon winning second place in the 'Jeopardy!' Kids Week Tournament.

TN - HJR286 Memorials, Professional Achievement - Jean Burke Young, 2013 Woman of Distinction

TN - HJR292 Memorials, Professional Achievement - Kim Chapman, 2013 Woman of Distinction

TN - HJR647 Memorials, Recognition - Jerry Lee.

TN - HJR80 Memorials, Death - Representative H. Victor Ellis

TN - HJR275 Memorials, Professional Achievement - Kristina Montague, 2013 Woman of Distinction

TN - HJR503 Memorials, Recognition - Women's Foundation for a Greater Memphis

TN - HJR584 Memorials, Death - Edward "Cornbread" Griffitts II.

TN - HJR279 Memorials, Public Service - Mary Barker, Diamond of Distinction

TN - HJR23 Memorials, Recognition - 2013 Phi Theta Kappa All-Tennessee Academic Team

TN - HJR14 Memorials, Sports - Whitehaven High School, 2012 TSSAA State Football Champs

TN - HJR890 Memorials, Death - Gail Kerr.

TN - HJR529 Memorials, Recognition - Carolyn Corlew, Ms. Senior America 2013.

TN - HJR280 Memorials, Public Service - Maxine Alper, Diamond of Distinction

TN - HJR282 Memorials, Public Service - Jo Ann Yates, Diamond of Distinction

TN - HJR225 Memorials, Recognition - Pettus L. Read

TN - HJR297 Memorials, Recognition - Harold D. Morrell

TN - HJR808 Memorials, Recognition - Sissy Figlestahler, 2014 Woman of Distinction.

TN - HJR290 Memorials, Professional Achievement - Diane Parks, 2013 Woman of Distinction

TN - HJR289 Memorials, Recognition - Aliza Cohen, Young Women of Distinction

TN - HJR227 Memorials, Personal Occasion - Lonzo and Linda Stevison, 20th wedding anniversary

TN - HJR276 Memorials, Professional Achievement - Carol Mutter, 2013 Woman of Distinction

TN - HJR818 Memorials, Recognition - Amy Thomas, 2014 Woman of Distinction.

TN - HJR648 Memorials, Recognition - Indian Path Medical Center.

TN - HJR814 Memorials, Recognition - Donna Roddy, 2014 Woman of Distinction.

TN - HJR809 Memorials, Recognition - Pat Fuller, 2014 Woman of Distinction.

TN - HJR222 Memorials, Recognition - The Salvation Army Angel Tree Day, December 1, 2013

TN - HJR724 Memorials, Recognition - The Links Days on Capitol Hill.

TN - HJR444 Memorials, Recognition - Rev. Walter Smith

TN - HJR15 Memorials, Professional Achievement - Peter Phillips, US Commerce Association Best of Chattanooga Award

TN - HJR471 Memorials, Recognition - Tri-State Defender's Women of Excellence

TN - HJR122 Memorials, Personal Occasion - David Clyde Driver, 60th birthday

TN - HJR283 Memorials, Recognition - Alarie Gage, 2013 Young Woman of Distinction

TN - HJR504 Memorials, Recognition - Hazel Moore, Legends Award

TN - HJR500 Memorials, Recognition - Stanley Campbell and the 2013 Stone Awards

TN - HJR430 Memorials, Heroism - U.S. Army Lieutenant Joseph Kevin Abel

TN - HJR298 Memorials, Recognition - Jonah and Emory Marlin

TN - HJR740 Memorials, Retirement - Doyle Thomas Grant.

TN - HJR572 Memorials, Sports - Bobby Davis.

TN - HJR89 Memorials, Recognition - Recognizes and supports persons who are caregivers for older Americans.

TN - HJR211 Memorials, Public Service - Eddie Bryan

TN - HJR104 Memorials, Sports - Summer Lanter, Gatorade Girls Soccer Player for the State of Tennessee

TN - HJR930 General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges the department of labor to increase enforcement of T.C.A. 50-2-202 which governs gender pay equity in the state of Tennessee.

TN - HJR300 Memorials, Recognition - United States Army Reserve, 105th anniversary

TN - HJR910 Memorials, Sports - South Nashville All Stars Little League, U.S. Little League World Series participants.

TN - HJR755 Memorials, Professional Achievement - Demetria Kalodimos.

TN - HJR288 Memorials, Recognition - Savannah Clay, Young Women of Distinction

TN - HJR668 Naming and Designating - "Child Abuse Prevention Month" April 2014.

TN - HJR151 Naming and Designating - Designates April 2013 as "Child Abuse Prevention Month" in Tennessee.

TN - HJR553 General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Acknowledges, renounces, and expresses regret for the Removal Act of 1830 and the Trail of Tears.

TN - HJR165 Memorials, Death - Donald "Duck" Dunn

TN - HJR339 Memorials, Recognition - Leadership Middle Tennessee, Class of 2013

TN - SB1953 Judgments - As enacted, provides that a civil judgment or restitution order converted to civil judgment is valid until paid in full rather than renewed every 10 years if the judgment is based upon injury or death caused by criminal conduct and the judgment debtor was convicted of a criminal offense for such conduct. - Amends TCA Title 28, Chapter 3, Part 1 and Title 40, Chapter 35, Part 3.

TN - SB936 Guardians and Conservators - As introduced, provides that an employee serving as legal guardian or conservator in a state facility may serve for up to 100, rather than 90, days after the ward leaves the state facility. - Amends TCA Title 30, Chapter 3; Title 33; Title 34 and Title 71.

TN - SB1794 Domestic Violence - As enacted, specifies, in regard to the 30-day and 90-day sentences to confinement for second and third convictions of domestic assault that results in bodily injury, that the respective sentence has to be served on consecutive days; specifies that individuals convicted of domestic assault that results in bodily injury must serve at least the minimum sentence day for day, and serve the difference between the time actually served and the maximum sentence on probation. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1.

TN - SB864 Guardians and Conservators - As introduced, allows fiduciary to sell each item of tangible property with a fair market value of less than $2,000 instead of less than $1,000 without specific court approval. - Amends TCA Title 30, Chapter 3; Title 33; Title 34 and Title 71.

TN - SB701 Criminal Procedure - As introduced, makes various changes to the expunction law such as establishing the procedure for appeal from a denial of an expunction petition, allowing more than one conviction to be expunged if all the offenses are eligible and they were part of the same criminal episode and clarifying that an order of expunction results in a clean record for all types of expunctions. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 32.

TN - SB1691 State Employees - As enacted, enacts the "Three Stars of Tennessee Award" to recognize peace officers, firefighters, and medical first responders killed or who suffered a career-ending injury in the line of duty. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1.

TN - SB2022 Fiscal Review Committee - As introduced, requires committee to review contracts that result in layoffs of state employees; requires committee as part of reviewing proposed contracts to consider whether existing state employees can perform the tasks in such proposed contracts. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 7.

TN - SB2468 Health, Dept. of - As introduced, deletes the provision that terminates the Commercial Breeder Act on June 30, 2014. - Amends Chapter 591 of the Public Acts of 200.

TN - SB1991 Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, regulates the use of maximum allowable cost lists by pharmacy benefit managers and covered entities. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 31.

TN - SB2485 Guardians and Conservators - As enacted, specifies that a respondent has the right to present evidence, including testimony or other evidence from a physician, psychologist or senior psychological examiner of the respondent's choosing, and confront, as a cross-examiner, witnesses; specifies that if a court grants a protective order placing under seal the respondent's financial information, the order may not deny access to information regarding fees and expenses of the conservatorship. - Amends TCA Title 34.

TN - SB982 Taxes, Privilege - As enacted, urges the commissioner of revenue to study the advisability of using the profitability ratio for the type of occupation in determining the amount of the professional privilege tax; requests findings be reported to the finance, ways and means committees by January 15, 2014. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 17.

TN - SB2427 Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, enacts the "Health Care Provider Stability Act". - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7.

TN - SB2086 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates an offense of photographing or recording the intimate parts of another where the parties agree that the image shall remain private and distributing the image with the intent to cause emotional distress, and the depicted person suffers emotional distress. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 39, Chapter 17.

TN - SB2484 Metropolitan Government - As enacted, increases, from five to six, the number of members on the event and marketing fund committee of Metro Nashville by adding an appointee who owns or operates a business within the central business improvement district. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 4.

TN - SB2446 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates new offense of photographing or recording the intimate body parts of another with the understanding that the image shall remain private and distributing the image with the intent to cause emotional distress, and the person suffers emotional distress. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13.

TN - SB841 Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, authorizes the OZ facility in Davidson County to serve and sell alcoholic beverages for on premises consumption. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4.

TN - SB869 Annexation - As introduced, requires, prior to a municipality annexing within its urban growth boundary, the approval of a majority vote of qualified voters in the territory proposed for annexation. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 51 and Title 6, Chapter 58.

TN - SB2451 Drugs, Prescription - As introduced, creates the "Koozer-Kuhn Medical Cannabis Act". - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 2; Title 39; Title 43; Title 53, Chapter 11; Title 63 and Title 68.

TN - SB604 TennCare - As introduced, with respect to the Medicaid program, authorizes the department of finance and administration to implement the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to either the extent permitted or required by law. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71.

TN - SB1319 Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, specifies that calling or emailing a person, instead of knocking at the person's door, would constitute reasonable, good faith effort to notify the person prior to utility being disconnected under the Utilities' Cut-Off Procedures Act, which only applies in Davidson County. - Amends TCA Title 65, Chapter 32.

TN - SB2145 Salaries and Benefits - As introduced, sets minimum wage at $8.25 per hour for certain employers who do not offer health benefits to employees and employees' dependents, subject to exceptions for certain types of employment. - Amends TCA Title 50.

TN - SB708 Criminal Procedure - As introduced, adds as an advisory enhancement factor to sentencing that defendant intentionally chose victim of crime based on gender identity or expression. - Amends TCA Section 40-35-114.

TN - SB2429 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As introduced, specifies circumstances under which a nursing home may divide and relocate a portion of its licensed beds (each being a qualified partial relocation). - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11.

TN - SB1364 Workers Compensation - As introduced, authorizes psychologists licensed in this state to provide impairment ratings for mental injuries in workers' compensation cases; creates certain penalties for noncompliance of certain workers' compensation coverage by construction services providers. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6.

TN - SB1997 State Employees - As introduced, prohibits layoffs in excess of 10 employees if not approved in the state budget unless the general assembly approves the layoffs. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 30.

TN - SB2444 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the Class A misdemeanor of harassment of a minor because of the employment of the parent. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.

TN - SB2447 TennCare - As introduced, imposes a tax of 2.2 cents on each tobacco cigarette in order to fund any costs associated with expanding the population eligible for medical assistance pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; places such monies in a dedicated fund for that purpose. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 67 and Title 71.

TN - SB2457 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As introduced, authorized disclosure to public of information concerning complaints made against assisted-care living facilities and reports of investigations, inspections and surveys involving such facilities. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 63 and Title 68.

TN - SB2479 Psychologists - As enacted, changes the scope of practice for psychologists to include forensic evaluation, parent coordination, and telepsychology. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 11.

TN - SB922 Education - As enacted, revises provisions governing the hiring of persons who have committed certain criminal offenses. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 49.

TN - SB1925 Water Pollution - As introduced, prohibits issuance of a water quality control permit that would alter any ridgeline that is more than 1,800 feet above sea level. - Amends TCA Title 59 and Title 69, Chapter 3, Part 1.

TN - SB1369 Education, Higher - As introduced, requires UT and TBR institutions to provide free parking to employees who earn less than the average state employee salary; permits other employees to be charged for parking on a tiered scale based on salary. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7.

TN - SB1047 Psychologists - As enacted, charges the board of examiners in psychology with overseeing the practice of behavior analysis; creates the applied behavior analyst licensing committee; increases board from nine to 10 members; revises other related provisions and establishments requirements for the practice of behavior analysis. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 63.

TN - SB1124 Education, Curriculum - As introduced, expands definition of harassment and bullying in schools to include conduct based on actual or perceived demographic traits, requires review of anti-bullying policies at least once every three years, clarifies that such policies apply to students, school staff and volunteers. - Amends TCA Title 49.

TN - SB1320 Election Laws - As enacted, allows county election commission to consolidate one or more polling places from one or more precincts upon request from a municipality for a municipal election not held in conjunction with any other election; requires the county election commission, immediately after consolidating polling places from one or more precincts within a municipality, to publish a notice of the consolidation in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. - Amends TCA Section 2-3-101.

TN - SB63 Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As enacted, establishes monitoring and audit requirements by the department of finance and administration of the pharmacy benefit manager's compliance with state pharmacy benefit contracts. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 31.

TN - SB1705 State Employees - As enacted, authorizes the department of transportation to create a new job classification that does not require a high school diploma or state-approved high school equivalency certification as a minimum qualification, applicable to certain department employees. - Amends TCA Title 8.

TN - SB838 Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, enacts the "Fair and Clear Teacher Evaluation System Act." - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 5.

TN - SB2045 State Employees - As enacted, specifies, in regard to the Tennessee Excellence, Accountability and Management (TEAM) Act, that parties in a Step I appeal may make an audio tape recording of the proceeding; adds that in a Step I appeal, a complainant may have a non-lawyer representative participate in the appeal, in certain situations. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 30, Part 3.

TN - SB217 Taxes, Sales - As introduced, exempts diabetic testing supplies from sales and use tax. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 3.

TN - SB1212 Economic and Community Development - As enacted, authorizes .25 percent fee on sale of goods and services within a central business improvement district located wholly within a tourism development zone in metropolitan governments for the purpose of convention recruitment, event promotion and security. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 88 and Title 67.

TN - SB2407 Emergency Communications Districts - As enacted, enacts the "911 Funding Modernization and IP Transition Act of 2014". - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 86; Section 9-8-307; Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title 65.

TN - SB1739 Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, allows licensed establishments within the central business improvement district in Davidson County to sell alcoholic beverages and beer in to-go containers. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4.

TN - SB2047 Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, enacts the "Educator Respect and Accountability Act of 2014." - Amends TCA Title 49.

TN - SB285 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts "The Animal Fighting Enforcement Act." - Amends TCA Section 39-14-203.

TN - SB2283 Taxes, Real Property - As enacted, permits continued property tax exemption for property financed by certain federal programs, when the loan has been paid in full and the property continues to be used for elderly persons or persons with disabilities; revises the provisions regarding projects with 12 units. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 2.

TN - SB2464 Annexation - As enacted, establishes a moratorium on annexation by ordinance or resolution; revises other provisions governing annexation. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 51 and Title 6, Chapter 58.

TN - SB2445 Sexual Offenses - As introduced, creates a new aggravating circumstance for rape and sexual battery if the person records or photographs the act and distributes the image taken in any way. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5.

TN - SB1908 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, enacts the "Annual Coverage Assessment of 2014". - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5 and Chapter 250 of the Public Acts of 2013.

TN - SB422 Taxes, Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, revises provisions governing tax on the wholesale beer sales. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 6.

TN - SB2240 Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, prohibits the department of education from revoking or non-renewing an individual's license based on student growth data as represented by the Tennessee value-added assessment system (TVAAS), or some other comparable measure of student growth, if no such TVAAS data is available; removes provision whereby the state board of education is authorized to adopt policies for the revocation of licenses and certificates. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 1.

TN - SB1814 Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, on or after July 1, 2014, requires the state insurance committee to ensure that if the estimated total solvency reserve for the state health insurance plan exceeds the actuarially-required target solvency reserve for the calendar year by 75 percent for two consecutive years, then the excess amount must be used to decrease member’s out-of-pocket expenses. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8, Chapter 27; Title 9 and Title 56.

TN - SB1992 Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As enacted, authorizes collaborative pharmacy practice. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 10; Title 63, Chapter 6 and Title 63, Chapter 9.

TN - SB2490 Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, encourages the department of transportation to transfer a certain state-owned portion of land between Belmont Boulevard and Interstate 65 in Davidson County to the Metropolitan Government in perpetuity so long as the property is maintained as parkland; directs the department to erect suitable markers at the intersection of Gale Lane and Lealand Lane in Davidson County, on land currently leased to the Metropolitan Government for parkland, designating the area as the "Senator Douglas Henry Urban Conservation District".

TN - SB1824 Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As introduced, modifies the Medicare supplemental insurance benefit for participating retired employees and teachers to ensure that such retirees are not required to pay the full cost of each premium increase. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27, Part 7.

TN - SB1164 Education, Higher - As introduced, allows retired state employees to take one class without charge per semester at public institutions of higher education; allows spouses of state employees to receive a 25 percent discount on tuition at public institutions of higher education. - Amends TCA Section 8-50-114; Section 8-50-115 and Section 49-7-113.