Tennessee Rep. Ryan Williams (R)

TN - HB1389 Highways, Roads and Bridges - As introduced, deletes requirement that certain funds from the 1986 gasoline tax increases be used only for specific highway projects during the 1986-1987 and 1993-1994 fiscal years. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 67.

TN - HR119 Memorials, Interns - Jacob Misenhimer

TN - HB1386 Taxes, Privilege - As introduced, changes from 180 days to 210 days the amount of time extended to a military or national guard service member who is subject to the professional privilege tax to pay the tax upon return from a combat deployment. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 17.

TN - HB1390 County Government - As introduced, shortens time period a county has to post revisions to its charter of incorporation on the website from three months to two months. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 39 and Title 67.

TN - HB83 Putnam County - Subject to local approval, redesignates the title of "county executive" to "county mayor." - Amends Chapter 126 of the Private Acts of 2004.

TN - HB1387 Taxes, Sales - As introduced, requires out-of-state sellers with more than $100,000 in sales or more than 200 separate sales in this state during previous 12-month period to collect and remit sales tax to department of revenue rather than having in-state consumers remit the use tax for purchases made from such dealers. - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 67; Chapter 72 of the Public Acts of 2011; Chapter 193 of the Public Acts of 2017; Chapter 273 of the Public Acts of 2015; Chapter 452 of the Public Acts of 2017; Chapter 480 of the Public Acts of 2013; Chapter 530 of the Public Acts of 2009 and Chapter 602 of the Public Acts of 2007.

TN - HB1530 Baxter - Subject to local approval, rewrites the charter. - Amends Chapter 35 of the Private Acts of 1915; as amended.

TN - HB1380 Education - As introduced, requires that the commissioner of education's annual report to the governor on the receipts and disbursements of public school funds, condition of public schools, and recommendations for improvement be submitted by September 1 each year. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 49.

TN - HB82 Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As introduced, requires that notation of liens and encumbrances and extensions of mortgages on certificates of title be performed by county clerks. - Amends TCA Title 55.

TN - HB1385 Education - As introduced, changes from February 15 to March 1 the date by which the state board of education, with the assistance of the department of education and the Tennessee higher education commission, must issue a report card or assessment on the effectiveness of teacher training programs. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5.

TN - HR52 Memorials, Recognition - Dr. Rachel Grubb

TN - HB1503 Putnam County - Subject to local approval, redesignates the title of "county executive" to "county mayor." - Amends Chapter 126 of the Private Acts of 2004.

TN - HB1388 Health Care - As introduced, adds neonatal care as a component of the department of health's plan for perinatal care; adds a reporting requirement for the Bureau of TennCare. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 1, Part 8.

TN - HB1381 Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation - As introduced, requires TSAC to report for each academic year, beginning with the 2017-2018 academic year, the number of students eligible for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship for achieving at least a 3.0 GPA, for attaining a composite ACT score of at least 21 or a concordant equivalent score on the SAT, and the number of students achieving both, to the education committees of the senate and the house of representatives, and to the public on its website, by October 15 of each year. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9.

TN - HB1383 Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires each LEA to conduct, within one month of commencing the 2019-2020 school year, a survey of the LEA's students to ascertain the proportion of students with internet access at home and to report the results of the survey to the department of education no later than November 1, 2019; requires the department of education to report the survey results to the governor and to education committees of the senate and house of representatives no later than December 15, 2019. - Amends TCA Title 49.

TN - HB1384 Education, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to create a training program for LEAs and teachers evaluated using a growth portfolio model for pre-K-K teachers; allows an LEA to create an alternative growth portfolio model to measure the academic growth of pre-K-K students. - Amends TCA Title 49.

TN - HJR63 Naming and Designating - "Child Abuse Prevention Month," April 2019

TN - HJR275 Memorials, Retirement - George Halford

TN - HB1382 Budget Procedures - As enacted, requires the state funding board to report a single estimate of state revenue for the upcoming fiscal year as opposed to a range or multiple estimates; the board is to present the single estimate to the governor and the chairs of the finance, ways and means committees of the house of representatives and the senate. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 9 and Title 67.

TN - HB1500 Taxes, Hotel Motel - As introduced, authorizes the City of Cookeville, by ordinance adopted by a two-thirds vote, to levy an occupancy tax of not more than 3 percent on the privilege of staying in any hotel or motel in Cookeville; requires the ordinance to set forth the manner of collection and administration of the privilege tax; requires that all proceeds received by the municipality from the tax be used for tourism and economic development. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-1425.

TN - HB21 Election Laws - As introduced, changes the nomination process for candidates for United States senator. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 13.

TN - HB951 Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities - As enacted, exempts from licensure requirements person providing direct care services to no more than three people receiving services through consumer direction in a medicaid home- and community-based services program. - Amends TCA Section 33-2-402 and Section 33-2-403.

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

TN - HB932 Child Custody and Support - As enacted, clarifies the priority an employer, person, corporation, or institution must give to all orders of income assignment against an individual for child, medical, or spousal support; removes references to the Tennessee Judicial Council, which terminated June 30, 2009. - Amends TCA Section 36-5-406 and Section 36-5-501(j)(2)(A).

TN - HB1154 Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, adds the word "valor" to the Silver Star specialty license plate. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4.

TN - HR54 Memorials, Recognition - Tennessee National Guard

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 - HB623 Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As introduced, enables a police officer who is a member of the state retirement system to be eligible for service retirement upon completion of 25 years of creditable service. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 8, Chapter 37.

TN - HB1190 Landlord and Tenant - As introduced, establishes process for landlords to verify need of tenants and prospective tenants to have pet policies waived to accommodate the need for a service or support animal; creates penalties for misrepresentation. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21; Title 13, Chapter 20; Title 33; Title 39; Title 44, Chapter 17; Title 44, Chapter 8, Part 4; Title 63; Title 66 and Title 68.

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 - HB1063 Historical Sites and Preservation - As introduced, enacts the "Main Street Historic Tourism and Revitalization Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 11, Part 1; Title 56, Chapter 4 and Title 67.

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 - 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 - 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 - HB1392 Schools, Private - As introduced, specifies September 1 of every school year as the date by which nonpublic schools must provide parents and guardians with information about meningococcal and influenza diseases and the effectiveness of vaccinations. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 50, Part 8.

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 - HJR78 Memorials, Death - Reverend Charles E. Gibbs, Jr.

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

TN - HB1192 Education, State Board of - As introduced, changes from August 1 to July 1 the date by which the state board of education must annually submit a report to the general assembly concerning implementation of standards and curriculum designed to educate students about the United States and Tennessee governments. - Amends TCA Section 49-6-1028.

TN - HJR457 Memorials, Interns - Tayler Aliff

TN - HB111 Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As introduced, declares it the intent of the general assembly that the dual enrollment grant program be fully funded from net proceeds of the state lottery before any funds are transferred to the Tennessee Promise scholarship endowment fund. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.

TN - HB42 Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, reduces the punishment for a person committing the offense of illegal possession of a handgun. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

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

TN - HJR243 Memorials, Recognition - Gregory L. Dodson

TN - HB200 School Transportation - As enacted, reduces, from 25 to 23, the age required for a person to receive an initial school bus endorsement if the person is an honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces, a member of the national guard or reserves, or a licensed teacher employed by an LEA. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 55.

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

TN - HB634 Taxes, Sales - As introduced, exempts water furnished by a utility district and used exclusively in a farming operation from sales and use tax. - Amends TCA Title 67.

TN - HJR491 Memorials, Death - William C. "Bill" Bennett

TN - HB944 Education - As introduced, establishes the Governor's Civics Seal to recognize public schools and local education agencies implementing high-quality civic education programs. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 10.

TN - HJR266 Memorials, Death - Bill Hobbs

TN - HB1016 Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires students to pass a civics test to receive a full diploma upon graduation from high school; requires LEAs to include all 100 questions from the United States civics test, instead of only 25 to 50 questions, on the civics test prepared by the LEA; increases from 70 to 75 the percentage of questions a student must correctly answer to pass the civics test. - Amends TCA Title 49.

TN - HB1391 Education, State Board of - As introduced, requires that only 5 percent of the evaluation criteria used to evaluate all teachers and principals be comprised of student achievement data based on student growth generated by assessments administered to students enrolled in an English as a second language (ESL) program with limited English proficiency. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

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

TN - HB557 TennCare - As introduced, requires the bureau of TennCare to provide notice to the chair of the health and welfare committee of the senate and the chair of the health committee of the house of representatives prior to reducing payments on a pro rata basis. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 71.

TN - HB1139 Governor - As introduced, extends the time from 90 to 120 days after the end of the fiscal year in which a nonprofit Books to Birth partner has to annually submit to the governor and the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives a complete and detailed report setting forth its operation and accomplishments. - Amends TCA Title 4.

TN - HJR447 Memorials, Recognition - Vanderbilt LifeFlight, 35th anniversary

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 - HB531 Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, makes permanent the provision that is set to expire July 1, 2019, allowing counties to provide 2 percent matching funds for state-aid highway funds rather than 25 percent. - Amends TCA Section 54-4-404.

TN - HB77 Abortion - As introduced, prohibits abortions from the point a fetal heartbeat is detected; creates exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2.

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 - HB78 Abortion - As introduced, increases by $500 the minimum fine imposed for a first or second violation of the requirement that a physician who reports suspected sexual abuse due to being requested to perform an abortion on a minor include in that report information regarding the sampling and preservation of embryonic or fetal tissue; increased fine amounts will be $1,000 and $1,500 respectively. - 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 Section 71-5-157.

TN - HJR153 Memorials, Public Service - Gerald McCormick

TN - HB843 Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, makes various changes concerning the prescription of certain Scheduled controlled substances. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10, Part 3; Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 63, Chapter 1, Part 4.

TN - HB1275 Education - As introduced, requires an LEA to allocate prorated daily per pupil state and local funding to an out-of-state residential mental health facility if a student of the LEA is admitted to the facility and certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 49.

TN - HJR116 Memorials, Recognition - David Williams II

TN - HB269 Medical Occupations - As introduced, reduces the number of days from 15 to 10 that the comptroller has to determine whether certain financing agreements to fund a medical school under the Medical School Authorities Act is in compliance with the guidelines, rules, and regulations of the state funding board. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 33; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68.

TN - HB87 Naming and Designating - As enacted, designates the week beginning on the first Sunday in April as Financial Literacy Week in Tennessee. - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2.

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 - HJR134 General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Recognizes the suicidal health crisis at the Natchez Trace Parkway Bridge.

TN - HB946 Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires an LEA to report to the department of education, for each year that the LEA receives an increase in state funding for instructional wages and salaries, how the increase was utilized by the LEA; requires the department of education to report the information to the BEP review committee; requires the BEP review committee to include the information in its annual report on the BEP. - Amends TCA Section 49-3-306.

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

TN - HB771 TennCare - As introduced, enacts the "Annual Coverage Assessment of 2019." - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5 and Chapter 888 of the Public Acts of 2018.

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 - HB643 Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Dept. of - As introduced, removes law enforcement as a transportation option provided by the department of mental health and substance abuse services for people with developmental disabilities, mental illness, or serious emotional disturbance. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 21; Title 8, Chapter 42; Title 9, Chapter 8; Title 13, Chapter 26; Title 29, Chapter 20; Title 33, Chapter 2; Title 33, Chapter 6; Title 33, Chapter 7; Title 37, Chapter 1; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

TN - HB288 Adoption - As enacted, allows for the modification and enforcement of a contract for post-adoption contact between certain parties. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1.

TN - HR20 Memorials, Recognition - President Ronald Reagan

TN - HB928 Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, revises the use of student growth data for purposes of a teacher's or principal's annual evaluation; deletes obsolete provisions regarding the use of student growth data; excludes, for the 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 school years, student growth evaluation composites generated by assessments administered in the 2017-2018 school year if the exclusion results in a higher evaluation score for the teacher. - Amends TCA Section 49-1-302.

TN - HJR452 Memorials, Public Service - President Trump, U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement

TN - HJR71 Memorials, Retirement - Meri Armour

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

TN - HJR409 Memorials, Recognition - Blount County Public Library, 100th anniversary