Tennessee Rep. Jeremy Faison (R)

TN - HJR486 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Austin J. Jones, Valedictorian, South Greene High School

TN - HJR220 Memorials, Recognition - Baptist churches of Tennessee

TN - HB665 Public Records - As introduced, prohibits governmental entities from entering into confidentiality agreements with regard to public records. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7.

TN - HB222 Health Care - As introduced, increases from 10 days to 20 days the amount of time a healthcare provider has to furnish a copy of a patient's medical records to the patient or the patient's personal representative following a written request for the records from the patient or the patient's personal representative. - Amends TCA Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68.

TN - HB1081 Beer - As introduced, authorizes beer manufacturers to self-distribute beer within a 100-mile radius of the manufacturer if the manufacturer brews 50,000 gallons or less. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 5.

TN - HJR485 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Mikinzie M. Miller, Valedictorian, South Greene High School

TN - HJR484 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Luke Crum, Salutatorian, South Greene High School

TN - HJR479 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Haley Burgin, Salutatorian, Cosby High School

TN - HJR415 Memorials, Recognition - Kiwanis Ramp Festival, May 10-11, 2019

TN - HJR478 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kenley Wilson, Salutatorian, Cosby High School

TN - HJR480 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Olivia Ford, Valedictorian, Cosby High School

TN - HJR481 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Alexandria Claire Chrisman, Salutatorian, Cocke County High School

TN - HB1515 Taxes, Hotel Motel - As introduced, authorizes the City of White Pine to levy a privilege tax of up to 5 percent upon the privilege of occupancy by a two-thirds vote of its governing body. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-1425.

TN - HB715 Bail, Bail Bonds - As introduced, removes certain circumstances in which a citation in lieu of arrest shall not be issued; makes various other changes and corrections. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 11 and Title 40, Chapter 7.

TN - HJR483 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Braelyn G. Wykle, Salutatorian, South Greene High School

TN - HJR482 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Morgan Ana Phillips, Valedictorian, Cocke County High School

TN - HB574 Sexual Offenses - As introduced, changes the age that triggers the requirement that a physician report suspected sexual abuse of a minor who is seeking an abortion from under 13 years of age to under 18 years of age. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2.

TN - HB103 Herbal Products and Natural Foods - As enacted, expands definition of "wild ginseng" to include ginseng introduced or increased in abundance in its natural habitat by introducing plantlets sourced from wild ginseng stock; defines plantlets. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 8, Part 2.

TN - HB575 Adoption - As introduced, specifies that the change of address notice required by a person on the advance notice registry must be submitted to the department of children's services within 15 days following the change. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.

TN - HJR84 Constitutional Amendments - Amends Article XI, Section 5 to increase, from one to two, the number of charitable gaming events that a 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(19) organization may conduct for the benefit of the organization per year with the approval of two-thirds of each house of the general assembly.

TN - HB223 Public Records - As introduced, increases from 10 to 15 days the period by which a state agency releasing public records originating in a county assessor's office must notify the county assessor of property of the recipient of the records. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 10, Chapter 7.

TN - HB1293 Controlled Substances - As introduced, changes from March 1 to March 15 the annual date by which the commissioner of health must file a report with the appropriate committees of the senate and house of representatives on the outcome of the controlled substances database program with respect to its effect on distribution and abuse of controlled substances. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 39; Title 40; Title 43; Title 53 and Title 67.

TN - HB319 Game and Fish Laws - As introduced, extends the effective date for newly published regulations involving cooperative agreements between the TWRA and federal agencies, from 30 days to 45 days after the publication date by the TWRA; revises due date for the submission of financial reports by the TWRA executive director to the governor and commission members, from September 15 to September 30 of each year. - Amends TCA Title 70.

TN - HB318 Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, authorizes executive director of the Tennessee wildlife resources agency to issue various types of special permits, up to five in a license year, to nonprofit wildlife conservation organizations, rather than to issue only special elk-take permits to such organizations. - Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 2, Part 2.

TN - HJR397 General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges Secretary of State to include the Appalachian dialect in Section VI of the Tennessee Blue Book.

TN - HB712 Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, updates the definitions of "firearm" and "antique firearm" to mirror definitions under federal law; makes various changes related to updated definitions. - Amends TCA Section 39-11-106; Section 39-13-103 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

TN - HB12 Business and Commerce - As introduced, prohibits local governments from requiring licenses for businesses that are operated only occasionally and by persons under 18 years of age; prohibits local governments from charging fees to operate home-based businesses, unless the combined offsite impact of the home-based business and the primary residential use materially exceed the offsite impact of the primary residential use alone. - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 6, Chapter 54, Part 1.

TN - HB833 Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, permits the clerk of court to send notice of forfeiture of bail security to a defendant by regular mail, rather than certified mail with restricted delivery and return receipt requested. - Amends TCA Section 40-11-139.

TN - HB252 State Government - As introduced, requires an agency that requires an examination to be administered to a person applying for a license to engage in an occupation, trade, or profession to provide reasonable accommodations to a person diagnosed with dyslexia. - Amends TCA Title 4.

TN - HB707 Education, Higher - As introduced, requires the board of regents, the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee, and the state university boards to create and approve a policy requiring public institutions of higher education to compensate adjunct professors at least $1,000 per credit hour taught. - Amends TCA Title 49.

TN - HB1011 Controlled Substances - As introduced, authorizes electronic submission of the annual report on distribution and abuse of controlled substances from the commissioner of health to the health committees of the senate and the house of representatives under the Tennessee Prescription Safety Act of 2016. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 38, Chapter 3; Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 43; Title 50; Title 53; Title 63; Title 67 and Title 68.

TN - HJR474 Memorials, Death - Representative Ron Lollar

TN - HB1354 Tennessee Higher Education Commission - As introduced, requires the Tennessee higher education commission to include data from the Tennessee Promise scholarship program report created in collaboration with the Tennessee student assistance corporation in the annual Tennessee postsecondary education fact book. - Amends TCA Title 49.

TN - HR72 Memorials, Recognition - Jimmy Ogle

TN - HB909 Elder Abuse - As introduced, enacts the "Elderly and Vulnerable Adult Protection Act of 2019." - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 71.

TN - HB1400 District Attorneys - As introduced, creates 11 additional assistant district attorney general positions, 10 additional secretarial positions, four additional victim-witness coordinator positions, and five additional criminal investigator positions to be designated in judicial districts as provided in a report prepared by the district attorneys general conference. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 2.

TN - HJR4 Memorials, Professional Achievement - David Poile, U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame

TN - HJR476 Memorials, Sports - Jeremiah Martin

TN - HJR72 Memorials, Recognition - Isabella Wren Sullivan, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award

TN - HJR132 General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Expresses support for a teacher's bill of rights.

TN - HB573 Controlled Substances - As introduced, deletes the deadline of August 1, 2010, by which the controlled substance database advisory committee is to develop a form that healthcare providers may use to make reports regarding unlawful attempts to obtain controlled substances. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13; Title 40; Title 50; Title 53, Chapter 11; Title 67 and Title 68.

TN - HJR139 Memorials, Death - Samuel W. Bartholomew, Jr.

TN - HB84 Taxes, Sales - As introduced, exempts from sales and use tax services by car wash facilities, coin-operated or otherwise, where the customer remains in substantial control, care, and custody of the vehicle and the preponderance of the vehicle's wash is completed by the customer or automated equipment. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 2.

TN - HJR515 Memorials, Death - Gladys Margaret Endsley McKinsey

TN - HJR453 Memorials, Recognition - Memorial Day program at Pisgah Church, 100th anniversary

TN - HB278 Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to enter into a memorandum of understanding for collaboration in the development of a comprehensive healthcare information system, which must be accessible on the department's website. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68.

TN - HB498 TennCare - As introduced, reduces the time period from 30 days to 15 days for an enrollee or applicant for medical assistance to mail documentation of a material change affecting the enrollee or applicant's TennCare application. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 56; Title 68 and Title 71.

TN - HJR512 Memorials, Recognition - Judge Deborah Means Henderson

TN - HB901 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, designates a Class A misdemeanor of aggravated assault of knowingly causing physical injury to an employee of a utility; sets an enhanced maximum fine of $15,000. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1 and Title 65, Chapter 35.

TN - HJR513 Memorials, Recognition - Beverly C. Robertson

TN - HB340 Forfeiture of Assets - As introduced, makes various changes to civil forfeiture procedure, including requiring the district attorney general to review the underlying circumstances of a seizure to determine if probable cause exists to justify forfeiture and, when appropriate, file a motion to dismiss the application for forfeiture warrant, upon which the court shall dismiss the application and return the seized property. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 33.

TN - HJR475 Memorials, Sports - University of Memphis men's basketball team

TN - HJR73 Memorials, Personal Achievement - John W. Huffman, Eagle Scout

TN - HB1075 Wine & Wineries - As introduced, creates the Tennessee wine and grape board; establishes the powers and duties of the board; creates the wine and grape fund; provides for the funding of the fund and the manner in which such funds may be used by the board. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 43; Title 57 and Title 67.

TN - HB1029 Abortion - As introduced, enacts the "Human Life Protection Act," which bans abortion in this state effective upon the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade or amending 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.

TN - HJR223 Memorials, Recognition - Dolly Parton

TN - HJR103 Memorials, Recognition - African-American Breast Cancer Awareness Week, September 8-14, 2019

TN - HJR88 Memorials, Retirement - Dr. Teresa M. Kidd

TN - HJR231 Memorials, Death - Sam Powell

TN - HB1045 Municipal Government - As introduced, authorizes a municipality to seek reimbursement for expenses from the office of the comptroller relating to an employee obtaining the designation of certified municipal finance officer; authorizes comptroller to reimburse the municipality as funds are available for such purpose. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 56, Part 4.

TN - HB937 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. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 24, Part 2 and Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 1.

TN - HJR382 Memorials, Personal Occasion - Marjorie Jean Yaeger, 90th birthday

TN - HB1340 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates a Class A misdemeanor of violating a no contact order issued to a domestic violence victim as part of a disposition in any criminal court. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-113.

TN - HJR1 General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Recognizes teen suicide as a health crisis in Tennessee.

TN - HB993 Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires LEAs that maintain a website to provide information on training and professional development opportunities available to teachers evaluated using a growth portfolio model on the LEA's website. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

TN - HB547 Criminal Procedure - As introduced, restores the voting rights of persons convicted of certain infamous crimes upon receipt of a pardon or completion of any sentence of incarceration, parole, or probation. - Amends TCA Section 2-2-102 and Title 40, Chapter 29.

TN - HB1364 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, rewrites the criminal offense of female genital mutilation; extends the statute of limitations for criminal prosecutions or civil actions for female genital mutilation. - Amends TCA Title 28; Title 39 and Title 40.

TN - HB1082 Driver Licenses - As introduced, under certain circumstances, waives waiting period to reschedule skills examination for applicants for school bus endorsement; revises other related requirements. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 21 and Title 55, Chapter 50.

TN - HB1138 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 to the finance, ways and means committees of the senate and the house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 2 and Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 3.

TN - HB1245 Consumer Protection - As introduced, increases from $10,000 to $25,000 the civil penalty amount per violation that the attorney general and reporter may recover in an action against a person who commits the offense of caller identification spoofing; clarifies that each call received by a subscriber wherein the caller identification information is misleading or inaccurate constitutes a separate violation for purposes of imposing the civil penalty. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 39; Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 65.

TN - HB1315 Health, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to seek a federal grant from the federal department of health and human services' health resources and services administration, or any other applicable entity, to develop a training program for certified nurse practitioners in treating and processing a minor who is a victim of certain sexual offenses; requires the training program to be free of charge for participants. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 63 and Title 68.

TN - HB873 Appeal and Review - As introduced, allows petitions for post-conviction relief based on new non-scientific evidence establishing that the petitioner is actually innocent of the offense for which the petitioner was convicted; establishes certain requirements for evidence on which such petitions are based. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 30, Part 1.

TN - HB1270 Federal Aid - As introduced, requires certain state agencies and political subdivisions to prepare and submit reports to the department of finance and administration regarding the effects of and plans for reductions in federal funding. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 9.

TN - HB1265 Economic and Community Development - As introduced, enacts the "Fair Accountability and Clarity in Tax Subsidies Act." - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 67.

TN - HJR153 Memorials, Public Service - Gerald McCormick

TN - HB1483 Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires LEAs to provide free feminine hygiene products in eligible public high schools. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68.

TN - HJR116 Memorials, Recognition - David Williams II

TN - HB674 Children - As introduced, revises various provisions related to stepparent visitation. - Amends TCA Title 36.

TN - HJR137 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Lauren Elizabeth Eccles, Phi Theta Kappa All-Tennessee Academic Team

TN - HB62 Disabled Persons - As enacted, enacts the "Dynamic Accessibility Act," which provides for a modern symbol of access for disabled persons. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 12; Title 55 and Title 68.

TN - HB1426 Child Custody and Support - As introduced, states that a parent not in possession of a child is entitled to video chat with the child as part of the right to unimpeded telephone conversations if the technology is available to both the parent and the child; states that a parent is not required to purchase any device in order to allow the other parent to video chat with the child. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6.

TN - HB544 Fiscal Review Committee - As introduced, requires the fiscal review committee to hear appeals from legislators related to fiscal notes produced by the committee; requires the committee to develop and adopt a formal appeal process. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 2 and Title 3, Chapter 7.

TN - HB947 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 requirements for school safety grant applications and eligibility; requires the Tennessee school safety center to reserve funds for, and give priority in awarding school safety grants to, LEAs with schools that did not have a full-time school resource officer during the 2018-2019 school year. - Amends TCA Section 49-1-1004 and Section 49-6-4302.

TN - HB184 Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, enacts the "Proton Therapy Access Act," which requires health insurance coverage to cover hypofractionated proton therapy in the same manner as it covers intensity modulated radiation therapy under certain conditions. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71.

TN - HJR205 General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Lynne "Michelle" Bowman, State Textbook and Instructional Materials Quality Commission

TN - HB941 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 the completion of a diversion program. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 32 and Title 40, Chapter 35.

TN - HB283 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the punishment for a conviction of aggravated rape of a child from 15 to 60 years in prison and a fine of up to $50,000 to life in prison without the possibility of parole. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 40, Chapter 35.

TN - HR20 Memorials, Recognition - President Ronald Reagan

TN - HJR385 Memorials, Recognition - Jaynee K. Day and Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee

TN - HB999 State Symbols - As enacted, designates the bluetick coonhound as the official state dog. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3.

TN - HJR71 Memorials, Retirement - Meri Armour

TN - HB973 Domestic Violence - As enacted, creates Class A misdemeanor offense for a criminal defendant in a domestic assault case, or a person acting at the defendant's direction, by persuasion or any other means that do not constitute coercion to intentionally influence or attempt to influence a witness or prospective witness to engage in certain behavior. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 35; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.

TN - HR64 Memorials, Recognition - Social Work Month, March 2019

TN - HR3 Memorials, Recognition - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

TN - HJR402 Memorials, Professional Achievement - Cristina M. Hasha, Jefferson County Schools' Teacher of the Year, Grades Pre-K-4

TN - HJR401 Memorials, Professional Achievement - Heidi Williams Booker, Jefferson County Schools' Teacher of the Year, Grades 5-8

TN - HJR400 Memorials, Professional Achievement - Lani O'Connor, Jefferson County Schools' Teacher of the Year, Grades 9-12

TN - HR53 Memorials, Recognition - Manny and Adele Macca, Manny's House of Pizza

TN - HB247 State Government - As introduced, establishes daylight saving time as the standard time in Tennessee, subject to authorization to do so from the United States Congress. - Amends TCA Section 4-1-401.