Tennessee Rep. Jon Lundberg (R)

TN - Calendar and Rules (House)

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TN - Civil Justice (House)

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TN - Civil Justice Subcommittee (House)

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TN - Insurance and Banking (House)

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TN - HB85 Hotels and Restaurants - As enacted, modifies service dog requirements in places of public accommodation to conform with federal regulations implementing Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. - Amends TCA Title 62.

TN - HB636 Judicial Districts - As introduced, requires the administrative office of the courts to reassess the state's judicial districts every 10 years; requires findings of such reassessment and any suggested changes in the judicial districts or allocation of judges to be reported to the senate judiciary committee and the house of representatives civil justice committee. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 14; Title 8, Chapter 7; Title 16; Title 17 and Title 18, Chapter 4, Part 5.

TN - HB2397 Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, removes obsolete chapters; increases amount of wine that person may purchase through licensed direct shipper from one case a month to two cases a month. - Amends TCA Title 57.

TN - HR155 General Assembly, Review Or Ratification of Rules - Approves amendments and revisions to Tennessee rules of civil procedure promulgated by the supreme court.

TN - HB1835 Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, under certain circumstances, authorizes eligible taxpayers that expand headquarters facilities, make additional capital investments, and create new jobs, to qualify for a sales and use tax credit on purchases of personal property used in the facility. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4; Section 67-6-224 and Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 3.

TN - HR35 Court Rules - Ratifies and approves revisions to the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure.

TN - HR36 Court Rules - Ratifies and approves revisions to the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure.

TN - HB2117 Remedies and Special Proceedings - As enacted, creates cause of action against a person who, in connection with the assertion of a United States patent, sends, or causes any person to send, any written or electronic communication that states that the intended recipient or any affiliated person is infringing or has infringed a patent and bears liability or owes compensation to another person, in certain situations. - Amends TCA Title 29.

TN - HB133 Real Estate Agents and Brokers - As enacted, makes various changes regarding maintenance and renewal of errors and omissions insurance required under the Tennessee Real Estate Broker License Act of 1973. - Amends TCA Title 62.

TN - HB2457 Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As introduced, enacts the "Uninsured Motorist Enforcement Act". - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 12; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 55 and Title 56.

TN - HB1043 Controlled Substances - As enacted, redefines "imitation controlled substance" for purposes of the offense of knowingly manufacturing, delivering, selling, or possessing with the intent to sell, deliver or manufacture an imitation controlled substance. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4.

TN - HB87 County Government - As enacted, authorizes the county budget committee in Sullivan County to have between five and nine members, one of which will be the county mayor; the number of members will be annually determined by the county legislative body. - Amends TCA Title 5.

TN - HB1559 Judges and Chancellors - As introduced, requires votes by members of the judicial performance evaluation commission on any report that is required to be published and disclosed to be by roll call in a public meeting. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 17, Chapter 4, Part 2.

TN - HR32 Court Rules - Ratifies and approves revisions to the Tennessee Rules of Evidence.

TN - HB1531 Education - As introduced, deletes the requirement that the comptroller approve requests for proposals submitted by an LEA to purchase certain Internet services; requires the state department of education to develop policies governing such LEA purchases. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 3, Part 3.

TN - HB1897 Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, elevates prompt payment standards required of health insurance entities from 95 percent to 98 percent. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 71.

TN - HB1965 Judicial Districts - As introduced, abolishes the current state trial court districts effective August 31, 2022; directs TACIR to propose and recommend a statewide judicial redistricting plan; creates a joint legislative committee to review the TACIR plan and to make recommendations to the general assembly; provides for recurring redistricting review. - Repeals TCA Section 16-2-506.

TN - HB1500 Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As enacted, allows a Tennessee student graduating from an out-of-state boarding school that is accredited by a member of the National Association of Independent Schools Commission on Accreditation to be eligible for Tennessee HOPE lottery scholarship, if the student meets all other applicable requirements for the scholarship. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9.

TN - HR33 Court Rules - Ratifies and approves revisions to the Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure.

TN - HB2119 Bristol - As introduced, subject to local approval, establishes that persons appointed to fill vacancies on the city council as a result of death or resignation shall serve until the next city election; presently, persons appointed to fill such vacancies serve until the next city or general election. - Amends Chapter 80 of the Private Acts of 1971, as amended.

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

TN - HB86 Banks and Financial Institutions - As enacted, specifies that provisions limiting the hours and days of operation of a title pledge lender do not prohibit the title pledge lender from accepting a payment pursuant to an existing title pledge or property pledge agreement at any time. - Amends TCA Title 45, Chapter 15.

TN - HJR8 Constitutional Amendments - Proposes amendment of Article VI, Section 3 of the Tennessee Constitution to provide for gubernatorial appointment of appellate judges, subject to legislative confirmation, followed by retention elections.

TN - HR130 Memorials, Interns - Sarah Simpson

TN - HB1964 Business Organizations - As enacted, extends certain liability protection for partners of a limited liability partnership. - Amends TCA Section 61-1-306.

TN - HB2396 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the fine for driving a vehicle while transmitting or reading a written message with a hand-held mobile telephone from a maximum of $50 to $250; clarifies that a violation is a primary offense for which a citation shall be issued based solely upon evidence of such violation. - Amends TCA Title 40; Title 55, Chapter 10; Title 55, Chapter 50 and Title 55, Chapter 8.

TN - HB610 Wine & Wineries - As enacted, authorizes any city or county that has held and passed a referendum authorizing either retail package stores or sales of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises to hold a referendum that authorizes the sale of wine in retail food stores; creates permit to sell wine at retail food stores; revises other provisions governing the sale of alcoholic beverages. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 57.

TN - HB2327 Public Contracts - As introduced, expands the requirement for all state agencies to actively solicit bids and proposals from service-disabled veteran-owned businesses to any veteran-owned businesses. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 12, Chapter 3 and Title 12, Chapter 4.

TN - HB2120 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires mandatory period of 10 days incarceration for offenses of unlawful photographing and unlawful observation if victim is a minor and defendant is at least 4 years older than the victim. - Amends TCA Title 39.

TN - HR156 General Assembly, Review Or Ratification of Rules - Approves amendments and revisions to Tennessee rules of appellate procedure promulgated by the supreme court.

TN - HR46 Memorials, Death - Lt. Col. Bill Rhea Starnes

TN - HB89 Highway Signs - As introduced, provides for modification of language on existing welcome signs for Bristol to read "Bristol - The Birthplace of Country Music."

TN - HB84 Alcohol Offenses, Motor Vehicles - As introduced, redefines alcoholic beverage and expands open container law to apply to all passengers and the driver to comply with federal regulations. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4.

TN - HR154 General Assembly, Review Or Ratification of Rules - Approves amendments and revisions to Tennessee rules of criminal procedure promulgated by the supreme court.

TN - HB635 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates Class A misdemeanor for person appointed by supreme court to serve on certain boards or committees to knowingly engage in ex parte communications or to knowingly release confidential information. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 16, Part 4.

TN - HB88 Law Enforcement - As enacted, removes the requirement that the juvenile court approve the use of minors in law enforcement efforts. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 4 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15.

TN - HB862 Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As enacted, allows dependent children of certain workers assigned to work full time in a foreign nation to be eligible for the Tennessee HOPE lottery scholarship. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9.

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

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

TN - HB961 Taxes - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Administrative Tax Tribunal Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 55 and Title 67.

TN - HB1499 Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As introduced, authorizes counties and municipalities to ban smoking within 50 feet of a building owned or used by the county or municipality for governmental purposes the same as such entities may now prohibit smoking within 50 feet of a hospital. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15.

TN - HR34 Court Rules - Ratifies and approves revisions to the Tennessee Rules of Juvenile Procedure.

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

TN - HB119 Welfare - As enacted, prohibits recipients of public assistance from using electronic benefit transfer cards to purchase certain goods or services in certain establishments. - Amends TCA Title 71.

TN - HB128 Sexual Offenses - As enacted, requires rather than permits that restitution to the victim be paid by the defendant for the offenses of patronizing prostitution, trafficking for commercial sex acts, solicitation of a minor for sexual purposes, and enlisting or paying a minor to engage in child pornography. - Amends TCA Section 39-11-118.

TN - HB545 Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As introduced, authorizes lump sum death benefit to beneficiary for noncontributory member dying prior to retirement as if such member had been a contributory member. - Amends TCA Section 8-36-107.

TN - HB972 Tennessee Regulatory Authority - As enacted, revises various provisions pertaining to the TRA's power to regulate telecommunications providers. - Amends TCA Title 65 and Title 67.

TN - HB150 Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, deletes provision whereby records from any student who is eligible for special education services under federal law will not be used as part of the value added assessment; adds other provisions regarding student growth data, student achievement data and teachers' evaluations scores. - Amends TCA Section 49-1-302(d) and Section 49-1-606(a).

TN - HB192 Taxes, Income - As enacted, increases the annual income a person at least 65 years of age may earn and still be exempt from the Hall income tax from $26,200 to $33,000 for single filers and from $37,000 to $59,000 for persons filing jointly. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 2, Part 1.

TN - HB313 Taxes, Sales - As introduced, expands the definition of a qualified farmer for purposes of the farming equipment and machinery sales tax exemption to include out of state persons showing proof of the same or substantially equivalent exemption form from the person's home state. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.

TN - HB378 Economic and Community Development - As enacted, requires the department of economic and community development to execute a separate agreement in conjunction with any FastTrack economic development grant or loan contract that reserves the right of the department to recover the amount of money, grants, funds, or other incentives disbursed by the department, in whole or in part, if the person or entity benefitting from such money, grants, funds, or other incentives fails to fulfill the commitments made by such person or entity to the department. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 7 and Title 64, Chapter 6.

TN - HB742 Evidence - As enacted, provides that victims 13 and under of trafficking for commercial sex acts and patronizing prostitution may, under certain circumstances, testify outside the courtroom by closed circuit television. - Amends TCA Title 24, Chapter 7, Part 1.

TN - HB639 Unemployment Compensation - As enacted, revises various provisions regarding unemployment insurance, including provisions governing the waiver of the collection of overpayments. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 7.

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 - HB871 Banks and Financial Institutions - As enacted, authorizes expanded provisions in bank charters beyond requirements of Tennessee Business Corporation Act and gives bank shareholders certain notification rights. - Amends TCA Title 45, Chapter 2.

TN - HB222 Schools, Home - As enacted, allows home school students to participate in extracurricular athletics if certain standards met. - Amends TCA Section 49-50-801 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

TN - HB314 Traffic Safety - As introduced, prohibits the use of unmanned traffic enforcement cameras in certain areas of Bluff City. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 55, Chapter 8.

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 - HB401 Adoption - As enacted, establishes a procedure for relinquishing rights relating to an embryo. - Amends TCA Title 34; Title 36 and Title 37.

TN - HB500 Unknown

TN - HB948 Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, enacts the "Hybrid Retirement Plan for State Employees and Teachers." - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 25; Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 8, Chapter 37.

TN - HB1000 Professions and Occupations - As introduced, enacts the "Fairness in Ticketing Act of 2013." - Amends TCA Title 62.

TN - HB984 Abortion - As introduced, requires that an ultrasound be perfomed prior to an abortion, with an exception for medical emergencies. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15; Title 63, Chapter 6; Title 63, Chapter 9 and Title 68, Chapter 11.

TN - HB1038 Criminal Offenses - As enacted, eliminates release eligibility for a person committing attempted first degree murder where the victim suffers serious bodily injury, on or after July 1, 2013, until the person has served 85 percent of the sentence imposed by the court less sentence credits earned and retained. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

TN - HB1039 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the offense of especially aggravated assault when a person commits assault, causes serious bodily injury to another, and uses or displays a deadly weapon. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

TN - HB1040 Judicial Districts - As enacted, sets the current statutory requirement for criminal investigator positions in each judicial district as the statutory minimum and increases the prior service credit maximum available to criminal investigators from eight years to 12 years; revises other provisions related to criminal investigators for district attorneys. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 16.

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

TN - HB1037 DNA and Genetic Testing - As enacted, provides that a criminal prosecution may be commenced by the issuance of a warrant identifying the offender by a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) profile; applicable to commencement of prosecution for any offense, regardless of when committed, except those offenses for which prosecution is barred on July 1, 2013, because the applicable time limitation set out has expired. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 2, Part 1.

TN - HB1041 Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts "Boomer's Law," which revises what constitutes the offense of aggravated assault and revises the penalties for the offense. - Amends TCA Titles 39 and 40.

TN - HB1052 Public Contracts - As introduced, requires any state department or agency to certify to the comptroller of the treasury that no employee within such department or agency is capable of accomplishing certain tasks before the department or agency can contract for such services. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 12.

TN - HB1050 Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, adds a person who physically possesses or controls a child to those from whose custody a child can be removed if the child is subject to an immediate threat to the child's health or safety and there is no less drastic alternative to removal. - Amends TCA Title 37.

TN - HB1036 Sentencing - As enacted, prohibits any release eligibility for a person committing aggravated child neglect or endangerment, on or after July 1, 2013, until the person has served 70 percent of the sentence imposed by the court less sentence credits earned and retained. - Amends TCA Titles 39 and 40.

TN - SB289 Beer - As enacted, redefines "beer" and "high alcohol content beer"; revises various provisions regarding high alcohol content beer. - Amends TCA Title 57.

TN - SB804 TennCare - As enacted, prohibits the governor from making any decision or obligating the state in any way with regard to the expansion of optional enrollment in the medical assistance program, pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, unless authorized by joint resolution of the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71.

TN - SB1188 Public Contracts - As introduced, requires any state department or agency to certify to the comptroller of the treasury that no employee within such department or agency is capable of accomplishing certain tasks before the department or agency can contract for such services. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 12.

TN - SB828 Sentencing - As enacted, prohibits any release eligibility for a person committing aggravated child neglect or endangerment, on or after July 1, 2013, until the person has served 70 percent of the sentence imposed by the court less sentence credits earned and retained. - Amends TCA Titles 39 and 40.

TN - SB609 Professions and Occupations - As introduced, enacts the "Fairness in Ticketing Act of 2013." - Amends TCA Title 62.

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

TN - SB473 Adoption - As enacted, establishes a procedure for relinquishing rights relating to an embryo. - Amends TCA Title 34; Title 36 and Title 37.

TN - SB1027 Evidence - As enacted, provides that victims 13 and under of trafficking for commercial sex acts and patronizing prostitution may, under certain circumstances, testify outside the courtroom by closed circuit television. - Amends TCA Title 24, Chapter 7, Part 1.

TN - SB72 Hotels and Restaurants - As enacted, modifies service dog requirements in places of public accommodation to conform with federal regulations implementing Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. - Amends TCA Title 62.

TN - SB614 Controlled Substances - As enacted, redefines "imitation controlled substance" for purposes of the offense of knowingly manufacturing, delivering, selling, or possessing with the intent to sell, deliver or manufacture an imitation controlled substance. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4.

TN - SB1035 Sexual Offenses - As enacted, requires rather than permits that restitution to the victim be paid by the defendant for the offenses of patronizing prostitution, trafficking for commercial sex acts, solicitation of a minor for sexual purposes, and enlisting or paying a minor to engage in child pornography. - Amends TCA Section 39-11-118.

TN - SB244 Welfare - As enacted, prohibits recipients of public assistance from using electronic benefit transfer cards to purchase certain goods or services in certain establishments. - Amends TCA Title 71.

TN - SB632 Abortion - As introduced, requires that an ultrasound be perfomed prior to an abortion, with an exception for medical emergencies. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15; Title 63, Chapter 6; Title 63, Chapter 9 and Title 68, Chapter 11.

TN - SB1005 Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, enacts the "Hybrid Retirement Plan for State Employees and Teachers." - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 25; Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 8, Chapter 37.

TN - SB1130 Wine & Wineries - As enacted, authorizes a winery licensed under the Grape and Wine Law that has a total annual wine production of 50,000 gallons or less to obtain an additional self-distribution permit from the alcoholic beverage commission in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Section 57-3-207.

TN - SB780 Judicial Districts - As introduced, requires the administrative office of the courts to reassess the state's judicial districts every 10 years; requires findings of such reassessment and any suggested changes in the judicial districts or allocation of judges to be reported to the senate judiciary committee and the house of representatives civil justice committee. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 14; Title 8, Chapter 7; Title 16; Title 17 and Title 18, Chapter 4, Part 5.

TN - SB783 Unemployment Compensation - As enacted, revises various provisions regarding unemployment insurance, including provisions governing the waiver of the collection of overpayments. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 7.

TN - SB1180 Tennessee Regulatory Authority - As enacted, revises various provisions pertaining to the TRA's power to regulate telecommunications providers. - Amends TCA Title 65 and Title 67.

TN - SB1235 Budget Procedures - As enacted, requires the state funding board to study issues concerning the "Copeland Cap." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9 and Title 67.

TN - SB1660 Child Abuse - As enacted, adds the offense of promoting prostitution to the list of offenses constituting severe child abuse. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 37, Chapter 1 and Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5.

TN - SB1645 Workers Compensation - As enacted, revises various provisions relative to workers' compensation. - Amends TCA Section 50-6-102; Section 50-6-104; Section 50-6-118; Section 50-6-125; Section 50-6-204; Section 50-6-207; Section 50-6-242; Section 50-6-412; Section 50-6-501; Section 50-6-902 and Title 50, Chapter 9, Part 1.

TN - SB1390 Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, adds a person who physically possesses or controls a child to those from whose custody a child can be removed if the child is subject to an immediate threat to the child's health or safety and there is no less drastic alternative to removal. - Amends TCA Title 37.

TN - SB2133 Collection Agencies - As enacted, exempts certain entities from the Tennessee Collection Service Act. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 20.

TN - SB1391 Criminal Offenses - As enacted, provides that a woman may be prosecuted for assault for the illegal use of a narcotic drug while pregnant, if her child is born addicted to or harmed by the narcotic drug; law expires July 1, 2016. - Amends TCA Title 39.

TN - SB1913 Special License Plates - As enacted, revises and clarifies various provisions of law regarding veteran and military-related license plates. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4 and Chapter 318 of the Public Acts of 2013.

TN - SB1058 Judges and Chancellors - As introduced, expands the number of legislative committees that are required to receive reports from the administrative director of the courts regarding the appointment of additional senior justices or judges. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 16 and Title 17.

TN - SB2162 Animal Cruelty and Abuse - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Animal Abuser Registration Act". - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 44.

TN - SB1433 Veterans - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Veterans Education Transition Support Act". - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7.

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 - SB1763 Employees, Employers - As enacted, establishes experience rating applicable to new employers moving to Tennessee after having been in operation for at least three years prior to becoming a employer in Tennessee. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 7, Part 4.

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 - SB1835 Education - As enacted, enacts the "Data Accessibility, Transparency and Accountability Act"; establishes requirements for the adoption of educational standards and the requesting of proposals for student assessments; prohibits the state from adopting common core standards in any subjects other than math and English language arts; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 49.

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

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.

TN - SB837 Wine & Wineries - As enacted, authorizes any city or county that has held and passed a referendum authorizing either retail package stores or sales of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises to hold a referendum that authorizes the sale of wine in retail food stores; creates permit to sell wine at retail food stores; revises other provisions governing the sale of alcoholic beverages. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 57.

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

TN - SB1247 Taxes, Privilege - As enacted, removes NBA and NHL players from being subject to the occupational privilege tax; removal of NBA players from being subject to tax to take effect June 1, 2016. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 17.

TN - SB1821 Taxes, Inheritance Gift - As enacted, for tax years 2014 and 2015, annually raises the gross amount of a small estate that is below the statutory exemption and is not required to file a short form inheritance tax return. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 8.

TN - SB667 Military - As enacted, authorizes public employees who are in the military to use five days of sick leave in lieu of annual leave after the employee has received 20 working days of compensation so the employee does not have to take leave without pay when called to military duties. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 33, Part 1.

TN - SB198 Taxes, Income - As enacted, increases the annual income a person at least 65 years of age may earn and still be exempt from the Hall income tax from $26,200 to $33,000 for single filers and from $37,000 to $59,000 for persons filing jointly. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 2, Part 1.

TN - SB108 Public Records - As enacted, makes confidential and not open for public inspection all information contained in and pertaining to a handgun carry permit application or renewal application and the status of a handgun carry permit; creates exceptions to such confidentiality. - Amends TCA Section 10-7-504 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

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

TN - SB734 Taxes - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Administrative Tax Tribunal Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 55 and Title 67.

TN - SB832 Criminal Offenses - As enacted, eliminates release eligibility for a person committing attempted first degree murder where the victim suffers serious bodily injury, on or after July 1, 2013, until the person has served 85 percent of the sentence imposed by the court less sentence credits earned and retained. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

TN - SB779 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates Class A misdemeanor for person appointed by supreme court to serve on certain boards or committees to knowingly engage in ex parte communications or to knowingly release confidential information. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 16, Part 4.

TN - SB831 DNA and Genetic Testing - As enacted, provides that a criminal prosecution may be commenced by the issuance of a warrant identifying the offender by a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) profile; applicable to commencement of prosecution for any offense, regardless of when committed, except those offenses for which prosecution is barred on July 1, 2013, because the applicable time limitation set out has expired. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 2, Part 1.

TN - SB1358 Education - As enacted, specifies that any barber school or school of cosmetology whose authorization by the department of commerce is denied by the United States department of education for student financial aid purposes may seek authorization from the Tennessee higher education commission under the Postsecondary Education Authorization Act and will thereafter be subject to all requirements of the Act. - Amends TCA Title 49.

TN - SB1353 Local Education Agencies - As enacted, authorizes creation of new city school systems if certain requirements are met. - Amends TCA Section 6-58-112 and Title 49.

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 - 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 - SB1805 Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) - As enacted, enacts the "Emergency Response Broadcasters Act". - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 2.

TN - SB2242 Sexual Offenders - As enacted, adds the offense of observation without consent, upon a third or subsequent conviction for that offense, to the definition of "sexual offense" for purposes of sexual offender registration and monitoring. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 39.

TN - SB1967 Remedies and Special Proceedings - As enacted, creates cause of action against a person who, in connection with the assertion of a United States patent, sends, or causes any person to send, any written or electronic communication that states that the intended recipient or any affiliated person is infringing or has infringed a patent and bears liability or owes compensation to another person, in certain situations. - Amends TCA Title 29.

TN - SB2279 Aircraft and Airports - As introduced, requires any metropolitan airport authority to approve certain proposed fee increases by its governing body; to impose and assess fees consistently; and to grant users equal access to the airport. - Amends TCA Title 42, Chapter 4, Part 1.

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 - SB2084 Statutes of Limitations and Repose - As enacted, revises various present law provisions governing the statute of limitations for certain sexual offenses. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

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 - SB2471 Education, Higher - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Promise Scholarship Act of 2014"; revises certain provisions of the Tennessee HOPE scholarship program. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 7 and Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9.

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 - SB1856 Local Education Agencies - As enacted, authorizes LEAs to adopt a salary schedule that is identical in either structure or designated salary levels or both to the salary schedule the LEA had in place during the 2012-2013 school year, with such schedule containing steps for each year of service up to and including 20 years and for the attainment of advanced degrees at the level of masters, masters plus 45 hours of graduate credit, specialist in education and doctor of education or doctor of philosophy; the schedule may not result in the reduction of the salary of a teacher employed by the LEA at the time of the adoption of the salary schedule. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 5.

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 - SB240 Schools, Home - As enacted, allows home school students to participate in extracurricular athletics if certain standards met. - Amends TCA Section 49-50-801 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

TN - SB514 Education, Higher - As introduced, prohibits public institutions of higher education from disciplining or discriminating against a student in a counseling, social work, or psychology program because the student refuses to counsel or serve a client as to goals, outcomes, or behaviors that conflict with a sincerely held religious belief of the student, if the student refers the client to a counselor who will provide the counseling or services. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.

TN - SB646 Real Estate Agents and Brokers - As enacted, makes various changes regarding maintenance and renewal of errors and omissions insurance required under the Tennessee Real Estate Broker License Act of 1973. - Amends TCA Title 62.

TN - SB605 Economic and Community Development - As enacted, requires the department of economic and community development to execute a separate agreement in conjunction with any FastTrack economic development grant or loan contract that reserves the right of the department to recover the amount of money, grants, funds, or other incentives disbursed by the department, in whole or in part, if the person or entity benefitting from such money, grants, funds, or other incentives fails to fulfill the commitments made by such person or entity to the department. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 7 and Title 64, Chapter 6.

TN - SB1157 Alcohol Offenses, Motor Vehicles - As introduced, redefines alcoholic beverage and expands open container law to apply to all passengers and the driver to comply with federal regulations. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4.

TN - SB1250 Law Enforcement - As enacted, removes the requirement that the juvenile court approve the use of minors in law enforcement efforts. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 4 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15.

TN - SB1351 Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As introduced, authorizes lump sum death benefit to beneficiary for noncontributory member dying prior to retirement as if such member had been a contributory member. - Amends TCA Section 8-36-107.

TN - SB1045 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates the offense of especially aggravated assault when a person commits assault, causes serious bodily injury to another, and uses or displays a deadly weapon. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

TN - SB1041 Judicial Districts - As enacted, sets the current statutory requirement for criminal investigator positions in each judicial district as the statutory minimum and increases the prior service credit maximum available to criminal investigators from eight years to 12 years; revises other provisions related to criminal investigators for district attorneys. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 16.

TN - SB719 Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As enacted, allows dependent children of certain workers assigned to work full time in a foreign nation to be eligible for the Tennessee HOPE lottery scholarship. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9.

TN - SB615 Banks and Financial Institutions - As enacted, authorizes expanded provisions in bank charters beyond requirements of Tennessee Business Corporation Act and gives bank shareholders certain notification rights. - Amends TCA Title 45, Chapter 2.

TN - SB1156 County Government - As enacted, authorizes the county budget committee in Sullivan County to have between five and nine members, one of which will be the county mayor; the number of members will be annually determined by the county legislative body. - Amends TCA Title 5.

TN - SB1155 Highway Signs - As introduced, provides for modification of language on existing welcome signs for Bristol to read "Bristol - The Birthplace of Country Music."

TN - SB559 Traffic Safety - As introduced, prohibits the use of unmanned traffic enforcement cameras in certain areas of Bluff City. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 55, Chapter 8.

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

TN - HJR505 Memorials, Interns - Sommerie Denise Wade

TN - SB410 Taxes, Sales - As introduced, expands the definition of a qualified farmer for purposes of the farming equipment and machinery sales tax exemption to include out of state persons showing proof of the same or substantially equivalent exemption form from the person's home state. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.

TN - SB117 Banks and Financial Institutions - As enacted, specifies that provisions limiting the hours and days of operation of a title pledge lender do not prohibit the title pledge lender from accepting a payment pursuant to an existing title pledge or property pledge agreement at any time. - Amends TCA Title 45, Chapter 15.

TN - SB156 Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, deletes provision whereby records from any student who is eligible for special education services under federal law will not be used as part of the value added assessment; adds other provisions regarding student growth data, student achievement data and teachers' evaluations scores. - Amends TCA Section 49-1-302(d) and Section 49-1-606(a).

TN - HJR518 Memorials, Interns - Jada Denise Flowers

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

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

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

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

TN - HJR436 Memorials, Retirement - David Norton

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

TN - HJR378 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Charles F. Smith III, Valedictorian, Westwood High School

TN - HJR377 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Tammy S. Davis, Salutatorian, Westwood High School

TN - HJR393 Memorials, Death - Cindy Leigh McAfee

TN - HJR376 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Anthony Jackson, Salutatorian, Ridgeway High School

TN - HJR368 Memorials, Personal Occasion - David Clyde Driver, 82nd Birthday

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

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

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

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

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

TN - HJR297 Memorials, Recognition - Harold D. Morrell

TN - HJR293 Memorials, Recognition - Boy Scouts of America

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

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

TN - HJR124 General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges establishment of Veterans Courts across Tennessee and urges the administrative office of the courts to pursue any and all available federal funding for such an initiative.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TN - HJR260 Memorials, Public Service - Sara Kyle

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

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

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

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

TN - HJR163 Memorials, Retirement - Sandy Sain

TN - HJR148 Memorials, Death - Chris Kyle

TN - HJR129 Memorials, Sports - Phillip Fulmer, College Football Hall of Fame

TN - HJR144 Memorials, Personal Occasion - Jim Edgemon, 80th birthday

TN - HJR135 Memorials, Death - Judge Sam E. Boaz

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

TN - HJR49 Memorials, Death - James "Buddy" King

TN - HJR32 Memorials, Public Service - Senator Beverly Marrero

TN - HJR31 Memorials, Public Service - Representative Mike Kernell

TN - HJR30 Memorials, Public Service - Representative Jeanne Richardson

TN - HJR2 Unknown

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TN - HR83 Memorials, Interns - Alex Uhlmann

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

TN - HR39 Memorials, Personal Occasion - Linda Vance, 100th birthday

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

TN - HR41 Memorials, Recognition - 100 Black Men of Chattanooga Inaugural African American History Bowl

TN - HR13 Memorials, Recognition - Niki Brown

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

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

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

TN - HR4 Unknown

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

TN - HR2 Unknown

TN - HR3 Unknown

TN - HR1 Unknown

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 - HB1227 Judges and Chancellors - As introduced, expands the number of legislative committees that are required to receive reports from the administrative director of the courts regarding the appointment of additional senior justices or judges. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 16 and Title 17.

TN - HB1154 Budget Procedures - As enacted, requires the state funding board to study issues concerning the "Copeland Cap." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9 and Title 67.

TN - HB937 TennCare - As enacted, prohibits the governor from making any decision or obligating the state in any way with regard to the expansion of optional enrollment in the medical assistance program, pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, unless authorized by joint resolution of the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71.

TN - HB9 Unknown

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

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

TN - HJR444 Memorials, Recognition - Rev. Walter Smith

TN - HJR375 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ezer Benaim, Valedictorian, Ridgeway High School

TN - HJR374 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Chyna N. Littlejohn, Valedictorian, Fairley High School

TN - HJR373 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jesse T. Montgomery, Salutatorian, Fairley High School

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

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

TN - HJR298 Memorials, Recognition - Jonah and Emory Marlin

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

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

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

TN - HJR217 Memorials, Recognition - Carolyn House Stewart

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

TN - HJR225 Memorials, Recognition - Pettus L. Read

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

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

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

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

TN - HJR106 Memorials, Death - Marcellas Brooks

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

TN - HJR77 General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Dr. Jeff McMillin, Tennessee fish and wildlife commission.

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

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

TN - HR132 Memorials, Interns - Toneisha Nicole Perry

TN - HR131 Memorials, Interns - Erin Cox

TN - HR120 Memorials, Interns - Alexis Darvin

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

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

TN - HR23 Memorials, Death - Harry Eleas

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

TN - HB1288 Local Education Agencies - As enacted, authorizes creation of new city school systems if certain requirements are met. - Amends TCA Section 6-58-112 and Title 49.

TN - HR5 Unknown

TN - HB1285 Education - As enacted, specifies that any barber school or school of cosmetology whose authorization by the department of commerce is denied by the United States department of education for student financial aid purposes may seek authorization from the Tennessee higher education commission under the Postsecondary Education Authorization Act and will thereafter be subject to all requirements of the Act. - Amends TCA Title 49.

TN - HB1295 Criminal Offenses - As enacted, provides that a woman may be prosecuted for assault for the illegal use of a narcotic drug while pregnant, if her child is born addicted to or harmed by the narcotic drug; law expires July 1, 2016. - Amends TCA Title 39.

TN - HB1074 Military - As enacted, authorizes public employees who are in the military to use five days of sick leave in lieu of annual leave after the employee has received 20 working days of compensation so the employee does not have to take leave without pay when called to military duties. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 33, Part 1.

TN - SB1064 Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts "Boomer's Law," which revises what constitutes the offense of aggravated assault and revises the penalties for the offense. - Amends TCA Titles 39 and 40.

TN - HB1386 Employees, Employers - As enacted, establishes experience rating applicable to new employers moving to Tennessee after having been in operation for at least three years prior to becoming a employer in Tennessee. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 7, Part 4.

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 - SB2403 Bristol - As introduced, subject to local approval, establishes that persons appointed to fill vacancies on the city council as a result of death or resignation shall serve until the next city election; presently, persons appointed to fill such vacancies serve until the next city or general election. - Amends Chapter 80 of the Private Acts of 1971, as amended.

TN - SB2517 Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As introduced, enacts the "Uninsured Motorist Enforcement Act". - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 6; Title 7; Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 12; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 55 and Title 56.

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

TN - HB47 Unknown

TN - SB2204 Judicial Districts - As introduced, abolishes the current state trial court districts effective August 31, 2022; directs TACIR to propose and recommend a statewide judicial redistricting plan; creates a joint legislative committee to review the TACIR plan and to make recommendations to the general assembly; provides for recurring redistricting review. - Repeals TCA Section 16-2-506.

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

TN - SB1778 Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As enacted, allows a Tennessee student graduating from an out-of-state boarding school that is accredited by a member of the National Association of Independent Schools Commission on Accreditation to be eligible for Tennessee HOPE lottery scholarship, if the student meets all other applicable requirements for the scholarship. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9.

TN - SB1779 Education - As introduced, deletes the requirement that the comptroller approve requests for proposals submitted by an LEA to purchase certain Internet services; requires the state department of education to develop policies governing such LEA purchases. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 3, Part 3.

TN - SB1785 Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As introduced, authorizes counties and municipalities to ban smoking within 50 feet of a building owned or used by the county or municipality for governmental purposes the same as such entities may now prohibit smoking within 50 feet of a hospital. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15.

TN - HB1407 Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, permits a person with a handgun carry permit to carry a firearm in any state, county or municipal park or other recreation area; deletes provisions allowing local governments to prohibit carrying in parks by resolution or ordinance. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

TN - HB1483 Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, broadens scope of handgun permit holder's right to transport and store a firearm or firearm ammunition in certain motor vehicle parking lots without criminal liability under Tennessee law, unless expressly prohibited by federal law. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1313(a).

TN - SB1613 Business Organizations - As enacted, extends certain liability protection for partners of a limited liability partnership. - Amends TCA Section 61-1-306.

TN - HJR547 Memorials, Sports - Recognizes the Ooltewah High School Band for its performance at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

TN - HJR548 Constitutional Conventions - Makes application to Congress for the purpose of calling a convention of states concerning balanced budgeting.

TN - SB1730 Judges and Chancellors - As introduced, requires votes by members of the judicial performance evaluation commission on any report that is required to be published and disclosed to be by roll call in a public meeting. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 17, Chapter 4, Part 2.

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 - SB1838 Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, under certain circumstances, authorizes eligible taxpayers that expand headquarters facilities, make additional capital investments, and create new jobs, to qualify for a sales and use tax credit on purchases of personal property used in the facility. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4; Section 67-6-224 and Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 3.

TN - HJR572 Memorials, Sports - Bobby Davis.

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

TN - HB1856 Collection Agencies - As enacted, exempts certain entities from the Tennessee Collection Service Act. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 20.

TN - SB2031 Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, broadens scope of handgun permit holder's right to transport and store a firearm or firearm ammunition in certain motor vehicle parking lots without criminal liability under Tennessee law, unless expressly prohibited by federal law. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1313(a).

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

TN - SB2237 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As introduced, permits a nursing home facility to convert a licensed nursing home bed to a reserved nursing home bed right if certain conditions are met, including that the licensed nursing home bed has been voluntarily removed from the license of the nursing home. - Amends TCA Title 68.

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

TN - HJR647 Memorials, Recognition - Jerry Lee.

TN - SB2431 Public Contracts - As introduced, expands the requirement for all state agencies to actively solicit bids and proposals from service-disabled veteran-owned businesses to any veteran-owned businesses. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 12, Chapter 3 and Title 12, Chapter 4.

TN - HB1440 Workers Compensation - As enacted, revises various provisions relative to workers' compensation. - Amends TCA Section 50-6-102; Section 50-6-104; Section 50-6-118; Section 50-6-125; Section 50-6-204; Section 50-6-207; Section 50-6-242; Section 50-6-412; Section 50-6-501; Section 50-6-902 and Title 50, Chapter 9, Part 1.

TN - SB1912 Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, elevates prompt payment standards required of health insurance entities from 95 percent to 98 percent. - Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 71.

TN - HB1811 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As introduced, permits a nursing home facility to convert a licensed nursing home bed to a reserved nursing home bed right if certain conditions are met, including that the licensed nursing home bed has been voluntarily removed from the license of the nursing home. - Amends TCA Title 68.

TN - HB2007 Animal Cruelty and Abuse - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Animal Abuser Registration Act". - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 44.

TN - SB2349 Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, removes obsolete chapters; increases amount of wine that person may purchase through licensed direct shipper from one case a month to two cases a month. - Amends TCA Title 57.

TN - SB2366 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires mandatory period of 10 days incarceration for offenses of unlawful photographing and unlawful observation if victim is a minor and defendant is at least 4 years older than the victim. - Amends TCA Title 39.

TN - HJR641 Naming and Designating - Designates "Home To Stay" by late Jasper N. Bailey as state veterans poem.

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

TN - HB1134 Taxes, Privilege - As enacted, removes NBA and NHL players from being subject to the occupational privilege tax; removal of NBA players from being subject to tax to take effect June 1, 2016. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 17.

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 - 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 - HB1728 Aircraft and Airports - As introduced, requires any metropolitan airport authority to approve certain proposed fee increases by its governing body; to impose and assess fees consistently; and to grant users equal access to the airport. - Amends TCA Title 42, Chapter 4, Part 1.

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 - 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 - HB2424 Taxes, Inheritance Gift - As enacted, for tax years 2014 and 2015, annually raises the gross amount of a small estate that is below the statutory exemption and is not required to file a short form inheritance tax return. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 8.

TN - HB2304 Child Abuse - As enacted, adds the offense of promoting prostitution to the list of offenses constituting severe child abuse. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 37, Chapter 1 and Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5.

TN - HB1185 Education, Higher - As introduced, prohibits public institutions of higher education from disciplining or discriminating against a student in a counseling, social work, or psychology program because the student refuses to counsel or serve a client as to goals, outcomes, or behaviors that conflict with a sincerely held religious belief of the student, if the student refers the client to a counselor who will provide the counseling or services. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.

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 - 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 - 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 - HB2152 Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) - As enacted, enacts the "Emergency Response Broadcasters Act". - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 2.

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

TN - HJR740 Memorials, Retirement - Doyle Thomas Grant.

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 - HB1704 Sexual Offenders - As enacted, adds the offense of observation without consent, upon a third or subsequent conviction for that offense, to the definition of "sexual offense" for purposes of sexual offender registration and monitoring. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 39.

TN - HB1062 Wine & Wineries - As enacted, authorizes a winery licensed under the Grape and Wine Law that has a total annual wine production of 50,000 gallons or less to obtain an additional self-distribution permit from the alcoholic beverage commission in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Section 57-3-207.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TN - HB2491 Education, Higher - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Promise Scholarship Act of 2014"; revises certain provisions of the Tennessee HOPE scholarship program. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 7 and Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9.

TN - HB2188 Statutes of Limitations and Repose - As enacted, revises various present law provisions governing the statute of limitations for certain sexual offenses. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

TN - SB1851 Welfare - As enacted, revises provisions governing personal responsibility plans in regard to receipt of temporary financial aid to require attendance at certain school conferences and parenting classes and participation in certain support services. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 1.

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

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 - HB1887 Welfare - As enacted, revises provisions governing personal responsibility plans in regard to receipt of temporary financial aid to require attendance at certain school conferences and parenting classes and participation in certain support services. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 1.

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

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

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

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

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

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

TN - HR205 Memorials, Interns - Michael Patrick Olson.

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

TN - HB1736 Special License Plates - As enacted, revises and clarifies various provisions of law regarding veteran and military-related license plates. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4 and Chapter 318 of the Public Acts of 2013.

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

TN - HJR890 Memorials, Death - Gail Kerr.

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

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

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

TN - SB1496 Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, permits a person with a handgun carry permit to carry a firearm in any state, county or municipal park or other recreation area; deletes provisions allowing local governments to prohibit carrying in parks by resolution or ordinance. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

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 - HB1381 Local Education Agencies - As enacted, authorizes LEAs to adopt a salary schedule that is identical in either structure or designated salary levels or both to the salary schedule the LEA had in place during the 2012-2013 school year, with such schedule containing steps for each year of service up to and including 20 years and for the attainment of advanced degrees at the level of masters, masters plus 45 hours of graduate credit, specialist in education and doctor of education or doctor of philosophy; the schedule may not result in the reduction of the salary of a teacher employed by the LEA at the time of the adoption of the salary schedule. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 5.

TN - HB1372 Veterans - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Veterans Education Transition Support Act". - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7.

TN - HB1549 Education - As enacted, enacts the "Data Accessibility, Transparency and Accountability Act"; establishes requirements for the adoption of educational standards and the requesting of proposals for student assessments; prohibits the state from adopting common core standards in any subjects other than math and English language arts; revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 49.