Tennessee Rep. Susan Lynn (R)

TN - Consumer and Human Resources (House)

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vice-chair

TN - Consumer and Human Resources Subcommittee (House)

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chair

TN - Insurance and Banking (House)

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vice-chair

TN - HB229 Election Laws - As enacted, specifies that only certain photo identification issued by state of Tennessee or United States may be used as evidence of identification for voting purposes; prohibits use of county or municipal identifications for voting purposes. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 7, Part 1.

TN - HJR259 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Sonali Singapuri, Valedictorian, Wilson Central High School

TN - HB1218 Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, prohibits the allocation of state or local public funds, personnel or property to the regulation or enforcement of any federal law, executive order, rule or regulation, or any treaty signed by the United States, that becomes effective on or after January 1, 2013, that imposes restrictions on citizens who lawfully possess or carry firearms in this state. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.

TN - HB2378 Education, Higher - As introduced, requires student fees for student organizations' paid speakers to be distributed proportionally based on membership to student organizations requesting such funding. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.

TN - HJR955 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Autumn Conger, Salutatorian, Mt. Juliet High School.

TN - HB889 Election Laws - As enacted, requires county election commission to certify the results of an alcoholic beverage referendum to the alcoholic beverage commission; requires applications for registration to vote to be accepted the next business day following a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday when the 30th day before an election falls on one of those days; requires county election commission to post sample ballot on web site. - Amends TCA Title 2.

TN - HB350 Codes - As enacted, updates electric safety code, from 2006 version to 2011 version, for electric-supply stations and lines. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 101.

TN - HB2381 Boards and Commissions - As enacted, directs that a plan for the implementation of an apprentice program be created for certain state agencies. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 68, Chapter 1.

TN - HB1324 Utilities, Utility Districts - As introduced, clarifies that an annexing municipality possesses the exclusive right to provide utility services in annexed areas if the municipality chooses to provide such services; provides an aggrieved party with the right to appeal the findings of the Water and Wastewater Authority Board to the circuit court. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 65 and Title 68.

TN - HJR953 Memorials, Academic Achievement - David Elliott Lee, Jr., Salutatorian, Mount Juliet Christian Academy.

TN - HJR328 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Harsh Patel, Valedictorian, Mt. Juliet High School

TN - HB1217 Law Enforcement - As introduced, requires local law enforcement agencies to open their shooting ranges to public use when not used by law enforcement personnel and requires public users to sign waiver of liability prior to use. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8.

TN - HB2382 Consumer Protection - As introduced, extends from 180 to 185 the number of days following cancellation due to a natural disaster of an event sponsored by a charitable organization that must elapse before ticket buyers forfeit refund of the purchase price. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 47, Chapter 50.

TN - HJR175 Memorials, Recognition - Patricia Baxter, Ms. Tennessee Senior America 2012

TN - HJR326 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Joshua Wagler, Valedictorian, Mt. Juliet Christian Academy

TN - HJR95 Memorials, Sports - Wilson Central High School Cheer Squad

TN - HB2439 Education, Curriculum - As introduced, permits public schools to inform students about the history of traditional winter celebrations; allows LEAs to use traditional winter holiday greetings and display winter holiday symbols on school property, as long as more than one religion and a secular symbol are displayed. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

TN - HB891 Election Laws - As introduced, requires a sample ballot be posted prior to election on county election commission website or, if county election commission does not have website, on the secretary of state website. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 12; Title 2, Chapter 5, Part 2 and Title 4, Chapter 5.

TN - HJR130 General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - States Tennessee's public policy to be neither in support of nor be in official opposition to fluoridation of the public water supply.

TN - HB2379 Newspapers and Publications - As introduced, inserts a general definition for the term "newspaper of general circulation", to be applicable throughout Tennessee Code Annotated, unless the context otherwise requires. - Amends TCA Section 1-3-105.

TN - HB2440 State Government - As introduced, enacts the "State Interposition Act", relative to the federal Affordable Care Act. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 9.

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

TN - HB1093 Criminal Offenses - As enacted, includes semen and vaginal fluid in the definition of intimate parts. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-501.

TN - HJR956 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Grady Dunlap, Valedictorian, Mt. Juliet High School.

TN - HJR258 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Sara B. Moser, Salutatorian, Wilson Central High School

TN - HB2008 Unknown

TN - HB1251 Corporations, For Profit - As introduced, requires nonprofit home owners' association boards to hold open meetings. - Amends TCA Title 48.

TN - HJR94 Naming and Designating - "American Indian Heritage Month," September 2013

TN - HJR954 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Noah Wilson, Valedictorian, Mount Juliet Christian Academy.

TN - HB2380 Real Property - As enacted, requires the posting of a bond or other guarantee for unfinished streets and other infrastructure projects in an approved subdivision plat before a building permit may be issued; requires that the approved subdivision plat be recorded in the county register of deeds before a building permit may be issued. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 3, Part 4 and Title 13, Chapter 4, Part 3.

TN - HB1215 Water - As introduced, requires manufacturers of products added to public water systems to verify the safety of such products to the system operators. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 221, Part 7.

TN - HJR327 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Caleb Charlton, Valedictorian, Mt. Juliet High School

TN - HB2384 Cemeteries - As introduced, authorizes any county of the state to maintain a family burial ground registry to allow certain persons to record, with the register of deeds, the location of family burial grounds within the respective county. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 46 and Title 66.

TN - HB2324 Utilities, Utility Districts - As introduced, clarifies that an annexing municipality possesses the exclusive right to provide utility services in annexed areas if the municipality chooses to provide such services; provides an aggrieved party with the right to appeal the findings of the water and wastewater authority board. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 65 and Title 68.

TN - HB1063 Ethics - As introduced, adds to the conflict of interest information that must be disclosed by certain public officials and candidates, any ownership interest that the person making disclosure, that person's spouse, or minor children residing with that person, has in any real property other than the person or spouse's primary residence; such isclosure must include the address of the real property, and the month and year of acquisition. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50.

TN - HB947 Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, requires bail bondsmen to not have been convicted of two Class A or B misdemeanors or their equivalent within five years of applying for a license. - Amends TCA Section 40-11-125.

TN - HB1092 Powers of Attorney - As enacted, clarifies that certain employees or operators of treating health care institutions are prohibited from being designated as the attorney in fact to make health care decisions under a durable power of attorney for health care. - Amends TCA Title 34, Chapter 6.

TN - HB2471 Real Property - As introduced, expands the definition of an HOA's bylaws to include the HOA's financial statements and operating budget when a buyer, prior to purchasing property located in a PUD, requests that such bylaws be disclosed. - Amends TCA Title 13; Title 48 and Title 66.

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

TN - HB1328 Newspapers and Publications - As introduced, requires all legal notices required by statute to be published in a newspaper of general circulation to be posted on the administrative register web site within the secretary of state's web site by the entity required to post such notice.

TN - HB2383 Real Property - As introduced, requires plats showing a division of land to be submitted to the planning commission for subdivision approval or exemption before the plat may be recorded by the county register; requires a certificate to be filed with the plat in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 3, Part 4 and Title 13, Chapter 4, Part 3.

TN - HB1914 Common Carriers - As introduced, prohibits local governmental entity from regulating private passenger-for-hire vehicle transportation services with respect to a minimum fare or dispatch time or requiring vehicle to be dispatched from a central physical location. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 10 and Title 65, Chapter 15, Part 1.

TN - HB1538 Welfare - As introduced, requires owners and operators of automated teller machines to disable their machines from accepting electronic benefit transfer cards in locations of certain kinds of businesses. - Amends TCA Title 71.

TN - HB501 Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits local governments from mandating health insurance benefits, leave policies, hourly wage standards or prevailing wage standards that deviate from state statutorily imposed standards on private employers as either a condition of operating a business within the jurisdictional boundaries of the local government or when the local government contracts with a private employer; prohibits a county, municipality, or political subdivision of the state from adopting a wage theft ordinance or regulation that exceeds certain state and federal laws. - Amends TCA Title 7; Section 12-4-903 and Title 50.

TN - HB283 Education - As enacted, allows retired teachers' children who are under 24 years of age to receive a 25 percent discount at any state-operated institution of higher learning; provided, that the parent retired with 30 years of full-time creditable service in Tennessee public schools or received disability retirement after a minimum of 25 years of full-time creditable service in Tennessee public schools. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7.

TN - HB1398 Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, prohibits expenditure of state funds to pay the public indebtedness of any municipality; specifies that this prohibition does not preclude any municipality from utilizing its allocation of state-shared taxes for the purpose of paying its public indebtedness. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 56; Title 9, Chapter 1; Title 9, Chapter 3; Title 9, Chapter 4 and Title 9, Chapter 21.

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 - HB1526 Evidence - As enacted, enacts the "Chris Newsom Act", which creates presumption to successor trial and appellate judges that if the original trial judge dismisses the jury following a unanimous verdict, that the judge exercised his or her duties as the 13th juror and approves the verdict. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 18, Part 1.

TN - HB2513 Lebanon - As introduced, designates certain positions as "department heads"; authorizes the city council to discipline or terminate for cause department heads by majority vote instead of 2/3 vote; requires the city judge to be appointed by the mayor and approved by majority vote of the city council; permits city council to eliminate any department head for budgetary reasons; deletes the authorization to elect the city judge if an ordinance empowers the city judge to have general session powers; establishes disciplinary proceedings against department heads and disciplinary appeals process; authorizes mayor and city council to issue verbal or written reprimands against any department head with no right to appeal; authorizes the mayor to hire the chief of police and chief of fire by designating such positions as department heads. - Amends Chapter 644 of the Private Acts of 1911; as amended and rewritten.

TN - HB1406 State Symbols - As enacted, designates dogs and cats that are adopted from Tennessee animal shelters as the official state pet. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3.

TN - HB1098 Motor Vehicles - As enacted, requires the department of environment and conservation to develop a proposal for a revised state implementation plan that eliminates motor vehicle inspection testing requirements for all motor vehicles in this state that are three or less model-years old. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4, Part 1 and Title 68.

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 - HB251 County Boundaries - As enacted, alters the boundary between Davidson and Wilson counties in such manner as to detach certain parcels of real property currently located in Davidson County and to attach such parcels to Wilson County.

TN - HB1869 Search & Seizure - As enacted, prohibits a law enforcement officer from searching, examining, extracting or duplicating cellular telephone data, even if incident to a lawful arrest, unless the officer has obtained a search warrant, the owner gives informed consent, the telephone has been abandoned, or exigent circumstances exist; makes any such data illegally obtained inadmissible as evidence in a court or administrative hearing. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 6, Part 1.

TN - HB1616 Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Four Lake regional industrial development authority, June 30, 2018. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 64, Chapter 5, Part 2 and Section 67-9-102.

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 - HB1383 Health Care - As enacted, adds administration of insulin to medications school personnel may volunteer to administer. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5.

TN - HB189 Education, Higher - As enacted, exempts certain non-profit, online universities from the Postsecondary Education Authorization Act; specifies circumstances under which such an university may lose the exemption. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 20.

TN - HB1379 Constitutional Conventions - As enacted, establishes that the general assembly appoints and recalls delegates to Article V convention; requires delegates to abide by instructions given to delegates by the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 3.

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 - HB1741 Search & Seizure - As introduced, requires any law enforcement officer to seek and obtain a search warrant in order to seize or view electronic customer data held in electronic storage, including records and other information related to a wire communication or electronic communication held in electronic storage. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 6, Part 1.

TN - HB1547 Education - As enacted, enacts the "Religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act". - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 10 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

TN - HB890 Business and Commerce - As enacted, deletes obsolete and antiquated statutory text and references concerning business, insurance and utilities. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 45; Title 46; Title 47; Title 55; Title 56; Title 62; Title 65 and Title 68.

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

TN - HB1667 Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, protects the right of a person to transport and store a firearm or firearm ammunition in a privately owned vehicle; prevents any owner, lessee or manager of real property from taking adverse action against a person transporting or storing a firearm or ammunition; creates a civil cause of action for damages. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.

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.

TN - HB1947 Unknown

TN - HB415 Election Laws - As introduced, revises the manner in which the names of candidates for the United States Senate are placed on the ballot for the November general election; requires the persons to be nominated in an open meeting as a candidate for the majority party by legislative members of the majority party and as a candidate for the minority party by legislative members of the minority party. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 13.

TN - HB1055 Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As enacted, changes the definition of "home school student" for purposes of the Tennessee HOPE scholarship to require that a student be home schooled the last year of high school instead of the last two years of high school. - Amends TCA Section 49-4-902.

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 - HB1925 Welfare - As enacted, authorizes diversion grants. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 1.

TN - HB1776 Capitol - As enacted, requires the state capitol commission to study the feasibility of placing a visual depiction of the national motto of the United States in the tunnel leading from Charlotte Avenue to the state capitol building and report recommendations as to the type and placement of the visual depiction and an estimated cost thereof to the speaker of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives by May 1, 2015. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 8.

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 - 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 - 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 - HB1665 Industrial Development - As enacted, extends allocation of certain funds to Four Lake regional industrial development authority from fiscal year 2013-2014 to 2017-2018. - Amends TCA Section 67-9-102.

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 - HB1480 Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, creates an exception to the offense of carrying a firearm in public without a handgun carry permit that the person carrying or possessing a firearm or ammunition in a motor vehicle is not otherwise prohibited from carrying a firearm and is in lawful possession of the motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

TN - HB943 Corporations, For Profit - As introduced, when not otherwise provided by bylaws, increases the number of directors required to call special meetings of the board of directors of a for profit corporation, when not so called by the chair of the board or the president, from two directors to three directors. - Amends TCA Title 48.

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 - HB148 Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, extends to entities the provisions whereby those parts of a record identifying a person who has been or may in the future be directly involved in the process of executing a sentence of death are treated as confidential and are not open to public inspection. - Amends TCA Title 10 and Title 40.

TN - HB193 Taxes, Sales - As enacted, lowers the state sales tax on food and food ingredients for human consumption from 5.25 percent to 5 percent. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.

TN - HB2550 Wilson County - As introduced, subject to local approval, increases the number of members on the board of education from 5 to 7. - Amends Chapter 50 of the Private Acts of 1971; as amended.

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 - HB2290 Education - As introduced, requires the department of education to reimburse LEAs for the costs of implementing and the ongoing costs to use common core state standards and PARCC assessments. - Amends TCA Title 49.

TN - HB1769 Taxes, Gasoline, Petroleum Products - As enacted, enacts the "Transportation Fuel Equity Act"; revises other related provisions relative to taxation of diesel. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 3; Title 67, Chapter 4; Title 67, Chapter 6 and Chapter 602 of the Public Acts of 2007.

TN - HB475 Annexation - As enacted, with certain exceptions, places a moratorium, from April 15, 2013, through May 15, 2014, on annexation by a municipality by means of ordinance upon the municipality's own initiative in order to annex territory being used primarily for residential or agricultural purposes; requires study by TACIR. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 51 and Title 6, Chapter 58.

TN - HB1001 Civil Procedure - As enacted, requires legal and public notices that are currently required to be published in newspaper of general circulation to also be posted on newspaper's web site and on statewide web site maintained by majority of Tennessee newspapers. - Amends TCA Title 1, Chapter 3; Title 30, Chapter 2 and Title 67, Chapter 5.

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

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

TN - HB2051 Unknown

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 - HB2445 Agriculture - As enacted, authorizes growing of industrial hemp subject to regulation by the department of agriculture. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 43; Title 53 and Title 67.

TN - HB1527 Criminal Procedure - As enacted, enacts the "Channon Christian Act", which clarifies rule of evidence regarding certain character evidence. - Amends TCA Title 24, Chapter 7, Part 1.

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 - HR1 Unknown

TN - HR13 Memorials, Recognition - Niki Brown

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

TN - HR4 Unknown

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

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

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

TN - HR83 Memorials, Interns - Alex Uhlmann

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

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

TN - HR5 Unknown

TN - HR2 Unknown

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

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

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

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

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

TN - HR205 Memorials, Interns - Michael Patrick Olson.

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

TN - HR3 Unknown

TN - HR120 Memorials, Interns - Alexis Darvin

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TN - HJR293 Memorials, Recognition - Boy Scouts of America

TN - HJR794 Memorials, Recognition - Principal Michael Pigg, Watertown Middle School.

TN - HJR323 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Timothy D. Jones II, Valedictorian, Watertown High School

TN - HJR217 Memorials, Recognition - Carolyn House Stewart

TN - HJR158 Memorials, Sports - Friendship Christian School Volleyball Team, Class A State Championship

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

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

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

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

TN - HJR889 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Katlin Eakes, Salutatorian, Lebanon High School.

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

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

TN - HJR393 Memorials, Death - Cindy Leigh McAfee

TN - HJR271 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Brennan Swindoll, Salutatorian, Friendship Christian School

TN - HJR159 Memorials, Sports - Friendship Christian School Football Team, 2A TSSAA State Championship

TN - HJR797 Memorials, Recognition - Watertown High School.

TN - HJR272 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ethan Kearney, Valedictorian, Friendship Christian School

TN - HJR208 Memorials, Recognition - McKendree Village, 50th anniversary

TN - HJR322 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Brandon Johnson, Valedictorian, Watertown High School

TN - HJR321 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Amanda Lynn Corey, Salutatorian, Watertown High School

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

TN - HJR273 Memorials, Recognition - McKendree Village, 50th Anniversary

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

TN - HJR768 Memorials, Retirement - Brother Robert "Bob" Evans, Lebanon.

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

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

TN - HJR661 General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Condemns the administration of the University of Tennessee for permitting “Sex Week” to be held on the UT-Knoxville campus.

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

TN - HJR2 Unknown

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

TN - HJR32 Memorials, Public Service - Senator Beverly Marrero

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

TN - HJR163 Memorials, Retirement - Sandy Sain

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

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

TN - HJR106 Memorials, Death - Marcellas Brooks

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

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

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

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

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

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

TN - HJR505 Memorials, Interns - Sommerie Denise Wade

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TN - HJR518 Memorials, Interns - Jada Denise Flowers

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

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

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

TN - HJR260 Memorials, Public Service - Sara Kyle

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

TN - HJR30 Memorials, Public Service - Representative Jeanne Richardson

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

TN - HJR31 Memorials, Public Service - Representative Mike Kernell

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TN - HJR436 Memorials, Retirement - David Norton

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

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

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

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

TN - HJR647 Memorials, Recognition - Jerry Lee.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TN - HJR890 Memorials, Death - Gail Kerr.

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

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

TN - HJR225 Memorials, Recognition - Pettus L. Read

TN - HJR297 Memorials, Recognition - Harold D. Morrell

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TN - HJR444 Memorials, Recognition - Rev. Walter Smith

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TN - HJR298 Memorials, Recognition - Jonah and Emory Marlin

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

TN - HJR740 Memorials, Retirement - Doyle Thomas Grant.

TN - HJR572 Memorials, Sports - Bobby Davis.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

TN - HJR888 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Alex Britt, Valedictorian, Lebanon High School.

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 - SB408 County Boundaries - As enacted, alters the boundary between Davidson and Wilson counties in such manner as to detach certain parcels of real property currently located in Davidson County and to attach such parcels to Wilson County.

TN - SB1289 Ethics - As introduced, adds to the conflict of interest information that must be disclosed by certain public officials and candidates, any ownership interest that the person making disclosure, that person's spouse, or minor children residing with that person, has in any real property other than the person or spouse's primary residence; such isclosure must include the address of the real property, and the month and year of acquisition. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50.

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 - SB2076 Taxes, Gasoline, Petroleum Products - As enacted, enacts the "Transportation Fuel Equity Act"; revises other related provisions relative to taxation of diesel. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 3; Title 67, Chapter 4; Title 67, Chapter 6 and Chapter 602 of the Public Acts of 2007.

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

TN - SB2344 Newspapers and Publications - As introduced, inserts a general definition for the term "newspaper of general circulation", to be applicable throughout Tennessee Code Annotated, unless the context otherwise requires. - Amends TCA Section 1-3-105.

TN - SB1432 Constitutional Conventions - As enacted, establishes that the general assembly appoints and recalls delegates to Article V convention; requires delegates to abide by instructions given to delegates by the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 3.

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 - SB2382 Consumer Protection - As introduced, extends from 180 to 185 the number of days following cancellation due to a natural disaster of an event sponsored by a charitable organization that must elapse before ticket buyers forfeit refund of the purchase price. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 47, Chapter 50.

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

TN - SB1294 Powers of Attorney - As enacted, clarifies that certain employees or operators of treating health care institutions are prohibited from being designated as the attorney in fact to make health care decisions under a durable power of attorney for health care. - Amends TCA Title 34, Chapter 6.

TN - SB1757 Search & Seizure - As enacted, prohibits a law enforcement officer from searching, examining, extracting or duplicating cellular telephone data, even if incident to a lawful arrest, unless the officer has obtained a search warrant, the owner gives informed consent, the telephone has been abandoned, or exigent circumstances exist; makes any such data illegally obtained inadmissible as evidence in a court or administrative hearing. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 6, Part 1.

TN - SB2107 Real Property - As introduced, requires plats showing a division of land to be submitted to the planning commission for subdivision approval or exemption before the plat may be recorded by the county register; requires a certificate to be filed with the plat in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 3, Part 4 and Title 13, Chapter 4, Part 3.

TN - SB763 Corporations, For Profit - As introduced, when not otherwise provided by bylaws, increases the number of directors required to call special meetings of the board of directors of a for profit corporation, when not so called by the chair of the board or the president, from two directors to three directors. - Amends TCA Title 48.

TN - SB1495 State Symbols - As enacted, designates dogs and cats that are adopted from Tennessee animal shelters as the official state pet. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3.

TN - SB1541 Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Four Lake regional industrial development authority, June 30, 2018. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Title 64, Chapter 5, Part 2 and Section 67-9-102.

TN - SB2003 Capitol - As enacted, requires the state capitol commission to study the feasibility of placing a visual depiction of the national motto of the United States in the tunnel leading from Charlotte Avenue to the state capitol building and report recommendations as to the type and placement of the visual depiction and an estimated cost thereof to the speaker of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives by May 1, 2015. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 8.

TN - SB1274 Water - As introduced, requires manufacturers of products added to public water systems to verify the safety of such products to the system operators. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 221, Part 7.

TN - SB1208 Business and Commerce - As enacted, deletes obsolete and antiquated statutory text and references concerning business, insurance and utilities. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 45; Title 46; Title 47; Title 55; Title 56; Title 62; Title 65 and Title 68.

TN - SB1237 Criminal Offenses - As enacted, includes semen and vaginal fluid in the definition of intimate parts. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-501.

TN - SB492 Codes - As enacted, updates electric safety code, from 2006 version to 2011 version, for electric-supply stations and lines. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 101.

TN - SB1242 Law Enforcement - As introduced, requires local law enforcement agencies to open their shooting ranges to public use when not used by law enforcement personnel and requires public users to sign waiver of liability prior to use. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8.

TN - SB2373 Utilities, Utility Districts - As introduced, clarifies that an annexing municipality possesses the exclusive right to provide utility services in annexed areas if the municipality chooses to provide such services; provides an aggrieved party with the right to appeal the findings of the water and wastewater authority board. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 65 and Title 68.

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

TN - 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 - SB35 Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits local governments from mandating health insurance benefits, leave policies, hourly wage standards or prevailing wage standards that deviate from state statutorily imposed standards on private employers as either a condition of operating a business within the jurisdictional boundaries of the local government or when the local government contracts with a private employer; prohibits a county, municipality, or political subdivision of the state from adopting a wage theft ordinance or regulation that exceeds certain state and federal laws. - Amends TCA Title 7; Section 12-4-903 and Title 50.

TN - SB1608 Education, Higher - As introduced, requires student fees for student organizations' paid speakers to be distributed proportionally based on membership to student organizations requesting such funding. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.

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 - SB1790 Industrial Development - As enacted, extends allocation of certain funds to Four Lake regional industrial development authority from fiscal year 2013-2014 to 2017-2018. - Amends TCA Section 67-9-102.

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 - SB2057 Education - As introduced, requires the department of education to reimburse LEAs for the costs of implementing and the ongoing costs to use common core state standards and PARCC assessments. - Amends TCA Title 49.

TN - SB1968 Cemeteries - As introduced, authorizes any county of the state to maintain a family burial ground registry to allow certain persons to record, with the register of deeds, the location of family burial grounds within the respective county. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 46 and Title 66.

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 - SB1699 Welfare - As introduced, requires owners and operators of automated teller machines to disable their machines from accepting electronic benefit transfer cards in locations of certain kinds of businesses. - Amends TCA Title 71.

TN - SB1836 Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, prohibits expenditure of state funds to pay the public indebtedness of any municipality; specifies that this prohibition does not preclude any municipality from utilizing its allocation of state-shared taxes for the purpose of paying its public indebtedness. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 56; Title 9, Chapter 1; Title 9, Chapter 3; Title 9, Chapter 4 and Title 9, Chapter 21.

TN - SB471 Election Laws - As introduced, revises the manner in which the names of candidates for the United States Senate are placed on the ballot for the November general election; requires the persons to be nominated in an open meeting as a candidate for the majority party by legislative members of the majority party and as a candidate for the minority party by legislative members of the minority party. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 13.

TN - SB1733 Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, protects the right of a person to transport and store a firearm or firearm ammunition in a privately owned vehicle; prevents any owner, lessee or manager of real property from taking adverse action against a person transporting or storing a firearm or ammunition; creates a civil cause of action for damages. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.

TN - SB154 Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, extends to entities the provisions whereby those parts of a record identifying a person who has been or may in the future be directly involved in the process of executing a sentence of death are treated as confidential and are not open to public inspection. - Amends TCA Title 10 and Title 40.

TN - SB2170 Unknown

TN - SB1445 Health Care - As enacted, adds administration of insulin to medications school personnel may volunteer to administer. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5.

TN - SB2450 State Government - As introduced, enacts the "State Interposition Act", relative to the federal Affordable Care Act. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 9.

TN - SB195 Education, Higher - As enacted, exempts certain non-profit, online universities from the Postsecondary Education Authorization Act; specifies circumstances under which such an university may lose the exemption. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 20.

TN - SB2053 Boards and Commissions - As enacted, directs that a plan for the implementation of an apprentice program be created for certain state agencies. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 68, Chapter 1.

TN - SB538 Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As enacted, changes the definition of "home school student" for purposes of the Tennessee HOPE scholarship to require that a student be home schooled the last year of high school instead of the last two years of high school. - Amends TCA Section 49-4-902.

TN - SB2495 Agriculture - As enacted, authorizes growing of industrial hemp subject to regulation by the department of agriculture. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 43; Title 53 and Title 67.

TN - SB2336 Unknown

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 - SB126 Election Laws - As introduced, requires a sample ballot be posted prior to election on county election commission website or, if county election commission does not have website, on the secretary of state website. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 12; Title 2, Chapter 5, Part 2 and Title 4, Chapter 5.

TN - SB543 Education - As enacted, allows retired teachers' children who are under 24 years of age to receive a 25 percent discount at any state-operated institution of higher learning; provided, that the parent retired with 30 years of full-time creditable service in Tennessee public schools or received disability retirement after a minimum of 25 years of full-time creditable service in Tennessee public schools. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7.

TN - SB1969 Education, Curriculum - As introduced, permits public schools to inform students about the history of traditional winter celebrations; allows LEAs to use traditional winter holiday greetings and display winter holiday symbols on school property, as long as more than one religion and a secular symbol are displayed. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

TN - SB795 Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, prohibits the allocation of state or local public funds, personnel or property to the regulation or enforcement of any federal law, executive order, rule or regulation, or any treaty signed by the United States, that becomes effective on or after January 1, 2013, that imposes restrictions on citizens who lawfully possess or carry firearms in this state. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.

TN - SB1774 Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, creates an exception to the offense of carrying a firearm in public without a handgun carry permit that the person carrying or possessing a firearm or ammunition in a motor vehicle is not otherwise prohibited from carrying a firearm and is in lawful possession of the motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.

TN - SB127 Election Laws - As enacted, requires county election commission to certify the results of an alcoholic beverage referendum to the alcoholic beverage commission; requires applications for registration to vote to be accepted the next business day following a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday when the 30th day before an election falls on one of those days; requires county election commission to post sample ballot on web site. - Amends TCA Title 2.

TN - SB1837 Welfare - As enacted, authorizes diversion grants. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 1.

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 - SB1501 Search & Seizure - As introduced, requires any law enforcement officer to seek and obtain a search warrant in order to seize or view electronic customer data held in electronic storage, including records and other information related to a wire communication or electronic communication held in electronic storage. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 6, Part 1.

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 - SB1793 Education - As enacted, enacts the "Religious Viewpoints Antidiscrimination Act". - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 10 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

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 - 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 - SB2644 Wilson County - As introduced, subject to local approval, increases the number of members on the board of education from 5 to 7. - Amends Chapter 50 of the Private Acts of 1971; as amended.

TN - SB2036 Common Carriers - As introduced, prohibits local governmental entity from regulating private passenger-for-hire vehicle transportation services with respect to a minimum fare or dispatch time or requiring vehicle to be dispatched from a central physical location. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 10 and Title 65, Chapter 15, Part 1.

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

TN - SB2108 Real Property - As enacted, requires the posting of a bond or other guarantee for unfinished streets and other infrastructure projects in an approved subdivision plat before a building permit may be issued; requires that the approved subdivision plat be recorded in the county register of deeds before a building permit may be issued. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 3, Part 4 and Title 13, Chapter 4, Part 3.

TN - SB199 Taxes, Sales - As enacted, lowers the state sales tax on food and food ingredients for human consumption from 5.25 percent to 5 percent. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.

TN - SB1339 Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, requires bail bondsmen to not have been convicted of two Class A or B misdemeanors or their equivalent within five years of applying for a license. - Amends TCA Section 40-11-125.

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 - SB1324 Newspapers and Publications - As introduced, requires all legal notices required by statute to be published in a newspaper of general circulation to be posted on the administrative register web site within the secretary of state's web site by the entity required to post such notice.

TN - SB125 Election Laws - As enacted, specifies that only certain photo identification issued by state of Tennessee or United States may be used as evidence of identification for voting purposes; prohibits use of county or municipal identifications for voting purposes. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 7, Part 1.

TN - SB279 Annexation - As enacted, with certain exceptions, places a moratorium, from April 15, 2013, through May 15, 2014, on annexation by a municipality by means of ordinance upon the municipality's own initiative in order to annex territory being used primarily for residential or agricultural purposes; requires study by TACIR. - Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 51 and Title 6, Chapter 58.

TN - SB461 Civil Procedure - As enacted, requires legal and public notices that are currently required to be published in newspaper of general circulation to also be posted on newspaper's web site and on statewide web site maintained by majority of Tennessee newspapers. - Amends TCA Title 1, Chapter 3; Title 30, Chapter 2 and Title 67, Chapter 5.

TN - SB2608 Lebanon - As introduced, designates certain positions as "department heads"; authorizes the city council to discipline or terminate for cause department heads by majority vote instead of 2/3 vote; requires the city judge to be appointed by the mayor and approved by majority vote of the city council; permits city council to eliminate any department head for budgetary reasons; deletes the authorization to elect the city judge if an ordinance empowers the city judge to have general session powers; establishes disciplinary proceedings against department heads and disciplinary appeals process; authorizes mayor and city council to issue verbal or written reprimands against any department head with no right to appeal; authorizes the mayor to hire the chief of police and chief of fire by designating such positions as department heads. - Amends Chapter 644 of the Private Acts of 1911; as amended and rewritten.

TN - SB2556 Real Property - As introduced, expands the definition of an HOA's bylaws to include the HOA's financial statements and operating budget when a buyer, prior to purchasing property located in a PUD, requests that such bylaws be disclosed. - Amends TCA Title 13; Title 48 and Title 66.

TN - SB2020 Lebanon - As introduced, increases, subject to local approval, the City of Lebanon’s purchasing limit before sealed bids are required from $5,000 to $10,000. - Amends Chapter 644 of the Private Acts of 1911; as amended.

TN - SB1080 Motor Vehicles - As enacted, requires the department of environment and conservation to develop a proposal for a revised state implementation plan that eliminates motor vehicle inspection testing requirements for all motor vehicles in this state that are three or less model-years old. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4, Part 1 and Title 68.

TN - SB1284 Corporations, For Profit - As introduced, requires nonprofit home owners' association boards to hold open meetings. - Amends TCA Title 48.

TN - SB1797 Criminal Procedure - As enacted, enacts the "Channon Christian Act", which clarifies rule of evidence regarding certain character evidence. - Amends TCA Title 24, Chapter 7, Part 1.

TN - SB1378 Utilities, Utility Districts - As introduced, clarifies that an annexing municipality possesses the exclusive right to provide utility services in annexed areas if the municipality chooses to provide such services; provides an aggrieved party with the right to appeal the findings of the Water and Wastewater Authority Board to the circuit court. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 65 and Title 68.

TN - SB1796 Evidence - As enacted, enacts the "Chris Newsom Act", which creates presumption to successor trial and appellate judges that if the original trial judge dismisses the jury following a unanimous verdict, that the judge exercised his or her duties as the 13th juror and approves the verdict. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 18, Part 1.