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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE-HUNDRED THIRTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
2023
WEEKLY COMMITTEE
CALENDARS
CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
Week of February 20, 2023
Copyright 2023, Office of the Chief Clerk,
Tennessee House of Representatives
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©Copyright 2023 Office of the Chief Clerk, Tennessee House of RepresentativesAgriculture & Natural Resources Committee
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 - House Hearing Room III - 9:00 AM
Todd, Chair; Darby, Vice-Chair;
Fritts, Grills, Hardaway, Harris, Hulsey, Hurt, Jones, Marsh, Martin B, Reedy, Richey,
Shaw, Travis, Vital, Wright
HB 0111 by *Capley (SB 0126 by *Walley)
Solid Waste Disposal - As introduced, makes unpaid solid waste disposal
fees subject to the same penalty and interest as delinquent property taxes
if not paid within 30 days after notice of such fee is mailed in any county
where such fee is imposed instead of only the six counties that are
designated by population under present law. - Amends TCA Title 68,
Chapter 211, Part 8.
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©Copyright 2023 Office of the Chief Clerk, Tennessee House of RepresentativesCivil Justice Committee
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 - House Hearing Room I - 12:00 PM
Farmer, Chair; Jernigan, Vice-Chair;
Beck, Bricken, Bulso, Capley, Eldridge, Gant, Garrett, Grills, Harris, Lamberth, Littleton,
Parkinson, Powell, Russell, Stevens, Todd
HB 0808 by *Howell (SB 1202 by *Rose)
Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, states that for the purpose of
regulating child care agencies, a nontraditional child care agency does not
include a person or entity that places children in family boarding homes or
foster homes. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5, Part 5.
HB 0002 by *Zachary, Grills (SB 0011 by *Johnson, Haile, Reeves, Bowling,
Powers, Stevens, White)
Public Health - As introduced, makes permanent various provisions
regarding COVID-19. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 14; Title 29, Chapter 20
and Section 49-7-159 and Chapter 896 of the Public Acts of 2022.
HB 1307 by *Kumar, Parkinson (SB 0360 by *Massey, Campbell)
Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, authorizes the department of
safety to create a voucher program for the purpose of offsetting the cost of
persons taking a handgun safety course for the first time; requires the
department to report the number of courses taken using vouchers to the
senate judiciary committee and house criminal justice committee. -
Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 39.
HB 0339 by *Raper (SB 0583 by *Pody)
Marriage - As introduced, clarifies that former municipal judges may
solemnize a marriage. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 3.
HB 0418 by *Stevens, Garrett (SB 0483 by *Stevens)
Judges and Chancellors - As introduced, removes provisions that allow
parties in certain civil cases to agree to employ a retired or former judge to
hear the case and provide for the process and manner of trial. - Amends
TCA Title 17, Chapter 2, Part 1.
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©Copyright 2023 Office of the Chief Clerk, Tennessee House of RepresentativesHB 0065 by *Lamberth, Cochran, McCalmon (SB 0247 by *Johnson, Stevens)
Human Services, Dept. of - As introduced, changes the department's
periodic review of the child support guidelines from every three years from
the date of promulgation to every four years. - Amends TCA Section 36-5-
101.
HB 0062 by *Lamberth, Cochran, Martin B, Harris, Gant (SB 0244 by *Johnson,
White)
Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, deletes various provisions
related to the compensation of teachers in a special school district
controlled by the commissioner. - Amends TCA Section 37-5-119.
HJR 0131 by *Garrett
General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Addresses and
establishes the declared public policy of the State of Tennessee relative to
the right of the citizens and those within the boundaries of this State to
keep, bear, and wear arms. -
HB 0091 by *Russell (SB 0332 by *Lowe)
Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, allows the department to
disclose information about a case to the public if all parties involved in the
case, including the child, are deceased and all identifying personal
information of the parties is redacted. - Amends TCA Title 10 and Section
37-5-107.
HB 0039 by *Bulso (SB 0486 by *Stevens)
Civil Procedure - As introduced, specifies that recoverable costs on appeal
include the cost of preparing and transmitting the record, the cost of a
transcript of the evidence or proceedings, the cost of producing necessary
copies of briefs and the record, premiums paid for bonds to preserve
rights pending appeal and costs incurred to obtain the bonds such as the
cost of letters of credit or other costs incurred to provide security for the
bonds pending appeal, litigation taxes, and any other fees of the appellate
court or clerk. - Amends TCA Title 20, Chapter 12; Title 25 and Title 27.
HB 0338 by *Stevens (SB 0478 by *Stevens)
Estates - As introduced, allows a copy of a will, portions of a will, or letters
of administration to be sent to beneficiaries and residuary distributees by
electronic mail in addition to first class mail or personal delivery. - Amends
TCA Title 20; Title 30; Title 32 and Title 35.
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©Copyright 2023 Office of the Chief Clerk, Tennessee House of RepresentativesHB 0249 by *Lamberth, Russell, Farmer, Littleton (SB 0391 by *Rose)
Courts, General Sessions - As introduced, specifies that in general
sessions court cases involving an order granting possession of real
property, a writ of possession, or restitution may issue two days after the
decision is rendered and execution of the writ must be delayed until
expiration of the 10-day appellate period. - Amends TCA Title 27, Chapter
5 and Title 29, Chapter 18.
HB 1355 by *Farmer, Lamberth (SB 1324 by *Bailey, Reeves)
Real Property - As introduced, updates requirements regarding public
notice for a foreclosure sale of real property, including a requirement that
public notice be posted on the secretary of state's website. - Amends TCA
Title 35.
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©Copyright 2023 Office of the Chief Clerk, Tennessee House of RepresentativesCivil Justice Committee Consent Calendar
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 - House Hearing Room I - 12:00 PM
Farmer, Chair; Jernigan, Vice-Chair;
Beck, Bricken, Bulso, Capley, Eldridge, Gant, Garrett, Grills, Harris, Lamberth, Littleton,
Parkinson, Powell, Russell, Stevens, Todd
HB 0050 by *Lamberth (SB 0094 by *Johnson)
Statutes and Codification - As enacted, codifies the Acts of the 2022
regular session. -
HR 0007 by *Bulso
General Assembly, Review Or Ratification of Rules - Ratifies and
approves the amendments and revisions to the Tennessee Rules of Civil
Procedure, as promulgated by the Supreme Court. -
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©Copyright 2023 Office of the Chief Clerk, Tennessee House of RepresentativesCommerce Committee
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 - House Hearing Room I - 9:00 AM
Vaughan, Chair; Bricken, Vice-Chair;
Alexander, Barrett, Boyd, Burkhart, Camper, Clemmons, Faison, Freeman, Garrett,
Hale, Hardaway, Haston, Hazlewood, Holsclaw, Johnson C, Lynn, Marsh, Moon,
Powers, Sparks, Thompson, Towns, Vital, Williams, Zachary
HB 1212 by *Sexton , Carr (SB 1410 by *Jackson)
Labor - As introduced, removes the prohibition that a person 16 or 17
years of age may not be employed in any place where the average
monthly gross receipts from the sale of intoxicating beverages exceeds 25
percent of the total gross receipts of the place of employment if the person
is not permitted to take orders for or serve intoxicating beverages. -
Amends TCA Title 50 and Title 57.
HB 0805 by *Lamberth, Boyd (SB 0868 by *Reeves)
Consumer Protection - As introduced, extends the prohibitions,
requirements, and penalties that apply to telephone solicitations to text
message solicitations. - Amends TCA Title 65, Chapter 4.
HB 0136 by *Howell (SB 1449 by *Roberts)
Consumer Protection - As introduced, exempts an affiliate of a business
licensed under state insurance laws and a person or entity providing
certain service contracts, or an affiliate of the person or entity, from
requirements governing businesses that make automatic renewal offers or
continuous service offers to consumers. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter
18, Part 1 and Title 56.
HB 0592 by *Reedy (SB 1105 by *Bowling)
Professions and Occupations - As introduced, repeals the Soil Scientist
Licensure Act of 2009. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 18, Part 2 and
Section 62-36-114.
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©Copyright 2023 Office of the Chief Clerk, Tennessee House of RepresentativesHB 1306 by *Kumar, Faison (SB 0661 by *Niceley)
Consumer Protection - As introduced, requires an entity that requires on-
site payment for services and only accepts payment by quick response
code or a credit or debit card machine to accept payment by cash, by
check, or through a system that allows the consumer to provide the
consumer's credit or debit card information over the phone, or allow the
consumer to leave the property without payment at the time, if the quick
response code or credit or debit card machine fails to operate correctly to
process the payment transaction. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 47 and
Title 48.
HB 0103 by *Parkinson (SB 0093 by *Lamar)
Barbers and/or Cosmetologists - As introduced, creates an eyelash
specialist license; authorizes the establishment of eyelash services shops
in accordance with requirements for other licensed shops; authorizes
schools to offer courses of instruction that consist of 50 percent of the
hours needed for an eyelash specialist license to be obtained from
apprenticing; requires certain rule promulgation by the board of
cosmetology and barber examiners. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 3;
Title 62, Chapter 4 and Title 62, Chapter 76.
HJR 0135 by *Powell
General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Requests TVA to
address energy issues as they pertain to winter weather events in order to
avoid rolling blackouts and power outages. -
HB 0964 by *Martin B (SB 0759 by *Lowe)
Business Organizations - As introduced, establishes a procedure by which
a domestic or foreign limited partnership may elect and register to use an
assumed name for transacting business in this state. - Amends TCA Title
61.
HB 0349 by *Burkhart (SB 1174 by *Swann)
Business and Commerce - As introduced, revises the types of entities that
may serve as registered agents for certain corporations, companies, and
partnerships; requires a registered agent to maintain a business office at
the location of the agent's registered office. - Amends TCA Title 48 and
Title 61.
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©Copyright 2023 Office of the Chief Clerk, Tennessee House of RepresentativesHB 0054 by *Lamberth, Cochran, Powers (SB 0238 by *Johnson)
Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of - As introduced, permits the
commissioner to require submission of a set of fingerprints by an
investment adviser representative applicant; updates when registration as
an issuer-dealer becomes effective after submission of an application;
clarifies when an investigation under the Tennessee Insurance Producer
Licensing Act must be completed; makes other various changes regarding
the regulation of financial services. - Amends TCA Title 48, Chapter 1,
Part 1 and Title 56, Chapter 6, Part 1.
HB 0946 by *Boyd (SB 1389 by *Southerland)
Energy - As introduced, requires a political subdivision that imposes
requirements or expectations related to the type of clean or renewable
energy used by a public utility in an ordinance, resolution, or other
regulation to include certain sources of energy as permissible sources of
clean or renewable energy. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7;
Title 13; Title 64; Title 65; Title 67 and Title 68.
HB 0487 by *Boyd, Sherrell (SB 0456 by *Watson)
Utilities, Utility Districts - As introduced, excludes streaming video content
from the definition of "cable service," and streaming content and direct-to-
home satellite services from the definition of "video service," for purposes
of the Competitive Cable and Video Services Act. - Amends TCA Title 7,
Chapter 59, Part 3.
HB 0082 by *Lamberth, Cochran, Boyd (SB 0263 by *Johnson)
Workers Compensation - As introduced, makes various changes to the
Workers' Compensation Law. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6.
HB 0316 by *Lamberth, Cochran, Bricken (SB 0268 by *Johnson)
Financial Institutions, Dept. of - As introduced, enacts the "Money
Transmission Modernization Act". - Amends TCA Title 45.
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©Copyright 2023 Office of the Chief Clerk, Tennessee House of RepresentativesCriminal Justice Committee
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 - House Hearing Room III - 4:30 PM
Hulsey, Chair; Gillespie, Vice-Chair;
Campbell S, Carringer, Davis, Doggett, Farmer, Fritts, Glynn, Hardaway, Howell,
Johnson G, Lamberth, Moody, Russell, Sherrell, Towns
HB 0290 by *Keisling (SB 1453 by *Roberts)
Criminal Procedure - As introduced, removes the requirement for a
defendant to pay a fee of $100 to the Tennessee bureau of investigation
upon the defendant's request for diversion. - Amends TCA Title 38,
Chapter 6, Part 1 and Title 40.
HB 0075 by *Lamberth, Cochran, Whitson, Hardaway (SB 0256 by *Johnson,
Stevens)
Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation - As introduced, extends criminal
immunity to persons who are experiencing a drug overdose and who are
seeking medical assistance, regardless of whether it is their first or
subsequent overdose. - Amends TCA Section 63-1-156.
HB 0484 by *Boyd, Vital, Gillespie (SB 1316 by *Bailey, Massey)
Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for the offense of
possession of a used, detached catalytic converter by an unauthorized
person from a Class A misdemeanor punishable only by fine to a Class E
felony. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 39; Title 55 and Title 62.
HB 1008 by *Grills (SB 1223 by *White)
Criminal Offenses - As introduced, specifies that a course of conduct for
purposes of stalking includes one instance of placing an electronic
tracking device on a person or in or on a person's property, unless the
electronic tracking device is placed by or at the direction of a law
enforcement officer. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
HB 0281 by *Baum (SB 1215 by *White)
Courts, Municipal - As introduced, specifies that municipal court has
jurisdiction over the expunction of a person's conviction for a violation of a
municipal ordinance from the public records; specifies conditions for such
expunction. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 18, Part 3 and Title 40.
Tennessee District Public Defenders Conference
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©Copyright 2023 Office of the Chief Clerk, Tennessee House of RepresentativesEducation Administration
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 - House Hearing Room I - 1:30 PM
White, Chair; Slater, Vice-Chair;
Baum, Bulso, Butler, Fritts, Gant, Gillespie, Haston, Hurt, Jones, Lafferty, Love,
McKenzie, Parkinson, Ragan, Richey, Stevens, Warner
Third Grade Retention Hearing
Tennessee Department of Education
University of Tennessee Reading Research Center
Dr. Deborah Reed, Director
ExcelinEd
Dr. Kymyona Burke, Senior Policy Fellow in Early Literacy
Jack Powers, Regional Advocacy Director for the Southwest Region
Niswonger Foundation
Dr. Nancy Dishner, President and CEO
Former Mississippi State Superintendent of Education
Dr. Carey Wright
Trousdale County Schools
Dr. Clint Satterfield, Director of Schools
Lenoir City Schools
Dr. Jeanne Barker, Director of Schools
Collierville Schools
Dr. Gary Lilly, Director of Schools
Former Coordinator of Early Childhood Programs for Kingsport City Schools
Dr. Amy Doren
University of Memphis
Dr. Sally G. Parish, Associate Vice President for Educational Initiatives
No Bills On Notice Committee Will Meet
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©Copyright 2023 Office of the Chief Clerk, Tennessee House of RepresentativesEducation Instruction
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 - House Hearing Room II - 9:00 AM
Moody, Chair; Raper, Vice-Chair;
Cepicky, Chism, Cochran, Darby, Dixie, Glynn, Hakeem, Hicks T, Johnson G,
Leatherwood, McCalmon, Ragan, Todd, Warner, White
HB 0896 by *Hurt (SB 0421 by *Lundberg)
Education, State Board of - As introduced, extends, from six years to eight
years, the minimum period of time from the last adoption within which the
board is required to ensure that the standards review and development
committees and advisory teams review the standards for English language
arts, mathematics, science, and social studies; extends, from 73 months
to 97 months, the maximum term of a contract made by the state textbook
and instructional materials quality commission with a publisher. - Amends
TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet High School
Amanda Smithfield, Librarian
Dr. Kellie Hargis, Principal
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©Copyright 2023 Office of the Chief Clerk, Tennessee House of RepresentativesFinance, Ways, and Means Committee
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 - House Hearing Room I - 3:00 PM
Hazlewood, Chair; Baum, Vice-Chair;
Barrett, Boyd, Campbell S, Camper, Crawford, Cochran, Faison, Freeman, Gant,
Garrett, Hawk, Hicks G, Keisling, Lamberth, Love, Lynn, McKenzie, Miller, Moon,
Parkinson, Shaw, Sparks, Whitson, Williams, Zachary
HB 0048 by *Lamberth, Sexton , Faison, Garrett, Moon, Cepicky, Littleton,
Bricken, Richey, Bulso, Slater, Rudd, Crawford, Carr, Sherrell, McCalmon (SB
0087 by *Watson, Bowling, Yager)
Local Government, General - As introduced, caps at 20 the number of
members that may be elected to the governing body of a metropolitan or
municipal government. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 5; Title 6 and Title 7.
Department of Health
Department of Health
Division of TennCare
Division of TennCare
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©Copyright 2023 Office of the Chief Clerk, Tennessee House of RepresentativesFinance, Ways, and Means Committee
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 - House Hearing Room I - 8:00 AM
Hazlewood, Chair; Baum, Vice-Chair;
Barrett, Boyd, Campbell S, Camper, Crawford, Cochran, Faison, Freeman, Gant,
Garrett, Hawk, Hicks G, Keisling, Lamberth, Love, Lynn, McKenzie, Miller, Moon,
Parkinson, Shaw, Sparks, Whitson, Williams, Zachary
Department of Human Services
Department of Human Services
Department of Human Resources
Department of Human Resources
Department of Corrections
Department of Corrections
No Bills On Notice Committee Will Meet
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©Copyright 2023 Office of the Chief Clerk, Tennessee House of RepresentativesGovernment Operations Committee
Monday, February 20, 2023 - House Hearing Room I - 1:30 PM
Ragan, Chair; Reedy, Vice-Chair;
Bulso, Camper, Carr, Chism, Clemmons, Crawford, Eldridge, Faison, Hakeem,
Hemmer, Jones, Keisling, Kumar, Lafferty, Lamberth, Littleton, Marsh, Martin G,
McCalmon
No Bills On Notice Committee Will NOT Meet
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©Copyright 2023 Office of the Chief Clerk, Tennessee House of RepresentativesHealth Committee
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 - House Hearing Room I - 3:30 PM
Terry, Chair; Leatherwood, Vice-Chair;
Boyd, Carringer, Clemmons, Faison, Farmer, Gillespie, Hakeem, Hawk, Helton-Haynes,
Hemmer, Hicks G, Hicks T, Jernigan, Kumar, Martin B, Mitchell, Rudder, Sherrell,
Travis, Vaughan, Whitson, Williams
Department of Health
HB 0521 by *Dixie (SB 0898 by *Akbari)
Professions and Occupations - As introduced, creates the professional
music therapist advisory committee of the board of examiners in
psychology to regulate the practice of music therapy. - Amends TCA Title
4 and Title 63, Chapter 11.
HB 1313 by *Kumar (SB 0614 by *Briggs)
Health Care - As introduced, requires the department of health to make its
annual report concerning the Tennessee nurse home visitor program to
the general assembly by February 1 of each year and in an electronic
format. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 68, Chapter 1.
HB 0690 by *Martin B (SB 0953 by *Walley)
Medical Occupations - As introduced, authorizes the board of examiners
in psychology to designate as a health service provider in this state, a
person who has held a license to practice psychology in another state
under certain conditions. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 63, Chapter 11.
HJR 0118 by *Jernigan
Naming and Designating - Designates October 2023 as "Spina Bifida
Month," -
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©Copyright 2023 Office of the Chief Clerk, Tennessee House of RepresentativesHB 0883 by *Helton-Haynes, Rudder, Hazlewood, Farmer, Moon, White, Marsh,
Whitson (SB 0745 by *Briggs)
Abortion - As introduced, requires the state capitol commission to be
responsible through funds appropriated to the commission, after funds
from the construction and placement have been exhausted, for the upkeep
and maintenance of a monument on the capitol campus that is in memory
of the victims of abortion. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 33; Title 37;
Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 53; Title 56; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68 and
Title 71.
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©Copyright 2023 Office of the Chief Clerk, Tennessee House of RepresentativesInsurance Committee
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 - House Hearing Room I - 10:30 AM
Kumar, Chair; Martin B, Vice-Chair;
Capley, Cepicky, Davis, Freeman, Helton-Haynes, Hemmer, Hicks G, Johnson C,
Johnson G, Lafferty, Mitchell, Richey, Rudd, Rudder, Sparks, Terry, Thompson
HB 1215 by *Sexton , Cepicky, Rudd (SB 1339 by *Johnson)
Managed Care Organizations - As introduced, prohibits any managed care
organization that contracts with the bureau of TennCare to provide
medical assistance from providing reimbursement or coverage for a
medical procedure if the performance or administration of the procedure is
for the purpose of enabling a person to identify with, or live as, a purported
identity inconsistent with the person's sex, or treating purported discomfort
or distress from a discordance between a person's sex and asserted
identity. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 56; Title 68 and Title 71.
HB 0152 by *Hazlewood (SB 0289 by *Haile, Crowe)
TennCare - As introduced, enacts the "Annual Coverage Assessment Act
of 2023," which imposes on each covered hospital licensed as of July 1,
2023, an annual coverage assessment for fiscal year 2023-2024 of four
and eighty-seven hundredths percent of a covered hospital's annual
coverage assessment base. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.
HB 0314 by *Lamberth, Cochran, Vital (SB 0266 by *Johnson)
Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As introduced, makes
changes to the law regarding assignment of benefits to a healthcare
provider. - Amends TCA Section 56-7-120 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part
2.
HB 0893 by *Reedy (SB 0984 by *Yager)
TennCare - As introduced, extends the ground ambulance service annual
assessment to June 30, 2024; makes certain changes to the methodology
used to calculate the assessment. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 7; Title 56;
Title 68 and Title 71.
HB 0371 by *Darby (SB 0363 by *Massey)
TennCare - As introduced, prohibits the state from filing certain claims
seeking recovery against the estates of deceased ABLE account
beneficiaries. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 4, Part 8.
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©Copyright 2023 Office of the Chief Clerk, Tennessee House of RepresentativesLocal Government Committee
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 - House Hearing Room I - 1:30 PM
Crawford, Chair; Wright, Vice-Chair;
Alexander, Burkhart, Carr, Doggett, Hale, Helton-Haynes, Holsclaw, Love, Martin G,
McKenzie, Miller, Moon, Raper, Reedy, Rudd, Shaw, Slater, Stevens, Thompson
HB 1216 by *Sexton , Travis (SB 1510 by *Bailey)
Taxes, Real Property - As introduced, provides that whenever
Cumberland County acquires property at a tax sale, a non-governmental
entity holding a vested and duly recorded contractual right to the payment
of fees or assessments secured by such property retains such right;
provides that Cumberland County is liable for the payment of such fees
and assessments if the county makes actual use of the property
purchased at the tax sale. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 20 and Title
67, Chapter 5.
HB 0130 by *Johnson C (SB 0148 by *Haile)
Taxes, Ad Valorem - As introduced, removes the authority of the state
board of equalization to create an assessment appeals commission to
hear and act upon complaints and appeals regarding the assessment,
classification, and value of property for purposes of taxation. - Amends
TCA Title 4, Chapter 3 and Title 67, Chapter 5.
HB 0976 by *Garrett, Faison, Whitson, White, Capley, Rudder, Barrett, Carr,
Haston, Wright, Russell, Johnson C, Williams, Terry, Sherrell, Hawk, Gant,
Burkhart, Cepicky, Davis, Raper, Todd, Crawford, Bulso, Baum, Darby, Keisling,
McCalmon, Clemmons, Jernigan, Glynn, Howell, Freeman, Hemmer, Miller, Martin
B, Butler, Slater, Vital, Sparks, Moon, Hicks G, Camper, Littleton, Campbell S,
Farmer, Grills, Gillespie, Hurt, Ragan, McKenzie, Holsclaw, Alexander, Hale,
Jones (SB 0856 by *Bailey, Briggs, Lowe, McNally, Akbari, Bowling, Campbell,
Crowe, Gardenhire, Haile, Hensley, Jackson, Johnson, Kyle, Lamar, Lundberg,
Massey, Niceley, Oliver, Pody, Powers, Reeves, Roberts, Rose, Southerland,
Stevens, Swann, Taylor, Walley, Watson, White, Yager, Yarbro)
Firefighters - As introduced, enacts the "James 'Dustin' Samples Act." -
Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 2; Title 9; Title 50, Chapter 6 and
Title 68, Chapter 102.
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©Copyright 2023 Office of the Chief Clerk, Tennessee House of RepresentativesHB 0434 by *White (SB 0527 by *Rose)
Election Laws - As introduced, reduces from 15 percent to 1 percent the
number of signatures of qualified voters necessary to file a petition for
recall in certain charter counties if the county governing body adopts a
resolution of no confidence in a county officer. - Amends TCA Title 2 and
Title 5.
HB 1533 by *Todd (SB 1494 by *Jackson)
Madison County - Subject to local approval, extends the deadline by which
a tourism construction project must be initiated, from December 31, 2023,
to December 31, 2024, as a condition to receiving funding for such project
from the proceeds of the county hotel-motel tax. - Amends Chapter 324 of
the Private Acts of 1980; as amended.
HB 0483 by *Boyd (SB 0367 by *Walley, Gardenhire, Lowe)
Local Government, General - As introduced, prohibits political subdivisions
from prohibiting, based on the type or source of energy to be delivered to
an individual customer, the sale or installation of an appliance utilized for
cooking, space heating, water heating, or another end use. - Amends TCA
Section 7-51-2102.
HB 0288 by *Russell (SB 1175 by *Swann)
Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As introduced, increases the
compensation for members of the board of directors of the Tellico
Reservoir Development Agency to $300 per meeting and $225 for
meetings of committees of the board; increases the threshold at which
sealed bids are required for purchases and contracts. - Amends TCA Title
64, Chapter 1, Part 7.
HB 0083 by *Littleton (SB 0106 by *Roberts)
Ashland City - Subject to local approval, changes the dates for elections
for mayor and councilman from the first Saturday in December in odd-
numbered years to the third Thursday in August in even-numbered years.
- Amends Chapter 121 of the Private Acts of 2004; as amended.
HB 0754 by *Eldridge (SB 1362 by *Southerland)
Hamblen County - Subject to local approval, adjusts the compensation of
the road commissioners to be $200 or greater, instead of equal to $200 a
month; adjusts the compensation of the chairman to be $350 or greater,
instead of equal to $350 a month; requires the legislative body of Hamblen
County to determine the amount of compensation. - Amends Chapter 313
of the Private Acts of 1949; as amended.
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©Copyright 2023 Office of the Chief Clerk, Tennessee House of RepresentativesHB 1537 by *Fritts (SB 1528 by *Yager)
Kingston - Subject to local approval, expands, from not later than 90 days
to not later than 30 days prior to the beginning of the next fiscal year, the
timeline the city manager has to submit the proposed annual budget to the
council for approval. - Amends Chapter 328 of the Acts of 1903; as
amended.
HB 0405 by *Richey, Barrett, Todd (SB 0452 by *Lowe)
Political Parties - As introduced, prescribes a process by which a person
must declare a statewide political party or recognized minor party
affiliation before voting in a primary election; designates unaffiliated
registered voters as independents who have not affiliated with a political
party prior to the primary election in August of 2024. - Amends TCA Title
2.
HB 0636 by *Barrett, Bulso, Richey, Capley, Parkinson, Keisling, Miller, Raper,
Moon, Butler (SB 0598 by *Pody)
Election Laws - As introduced, allows a person who is excluded as a
candidate from a primary ballot based on a determination that the person
is not a bona fide member of the political party to qualify as an
independent candidate if the nominating petition is filed within seven
calendar days of the final determination of the exclusion. - Amends TCA
Title 2.
HB 0176 by *Carr (SB 0124 by *Walley, Bowling)
Registers of Deeds - As introduced, requires documents submitted to the
county register for registration to be in Times New Roman font with a
minimum 12-point font size. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 24, Part 1.
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©Copyright 2023 Office of the Chief Clerk, Tennessee House of RepresentativesState Government Committee
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 - House Hearing Room I - 10:30 AM
Keisling, Chair; Eldridge, Vice-Chair;
Alexander, Beck, Bricken, Butler, Carringer, Chism, Dixie, Haston, Holsclaw, Hurt,
Jernigan, Johnson C, Leatherwood, Littleton, McCalmon, Miller, Powell, Powers,
Rudder, Terry
HB 0374 by *Marsh (SB 0218 by *Taylor)
Sports - As introduced, moves administrative regulation of the Fantasy
Sports Act from the office of the secretary of state to the sports wagering
advisory council. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 39; Title 47,
Chapter 18 and Title 67.
HB 0522 by *Russell, Sexton (SB 0449 by *Lowe)
Law Enforcement - As introduced, if the Tennessee highway patrol is
assigned a protective detail, authorizes a Tennessee highway patrolman
and an officer of a local law enforcement agency to utilize their respective
agency's vehicle or emergency equipment for purposes of conducting the
protective detail. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 58.
HB 0452 by *Russell (SB 0562 by *Jackson)
Jails, Local Lock-ups - As introduced, requires a prisoner of a county
workhouse or jail who is released from custody on work release or
otherwise allowed to leave the grounds of the county workhouse or jail for
employment or to perform work in the community, whether paid or unpaid,
to use an electronic monitoring device at all times when the prisoner is not
on the grounds of the county workhouse or jail; requires the employer or
person utilizing the prisoner for work to pay the costs of the electronic
monitoring device. - Amends TCA Title 41.
HJR 0023 by *Russell
Naming and Designating - Designates Pumpkin Pie as a symbol of the
State of Tennessee.
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©Copyright 2023 Office of the Chief Clerk, Tennessee House of RepresentativesHB 0017 by *Faison, Lamberth, Clemmons, Cepicky, Barrett, Garrett, Dixie,
Whitson, Ragan, Fritts, Farmer, Carr, Cochran, Moon, Johnson G, Lafferty,
Zachary, Carringer, McKenzie, Wright, Davis, Butler, Williams, Sherrell, Sexton ,
Hulsey, Crawford, Hawk, Alexander, Hicks G, Holsclaw, Campbell S, Bricken,
Rudder, Grills, Capley, Warner, Doggett, Hurt, Darby, Gillespie, Martin B, White,
Haston, Leatherwood, Todd, Marsh (SB 0023 by *Massey, Swann, Bailey, Akbari,
Briggs, Crowe, Lowe, Niceley, Powers, Reeves, White, Yarbro, Campbell)
Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As introduced, designates the
month of May as "Silver Alert Awareness Month." - Amends TCA Title 15,
Chapter 2.
HB 0948 by *Boyd, Whitson (SB 1329 by *Bailey)
Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As introduced, designates the
second Monday in April of each year as "Tennessee Lineworker
Appreciation Day." - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 15.
HB 0047 by *Doggett (SB 0810 by *Walley)
State Symbols - As introduced, establishes the phrase "Send Me." as an
additional state motto. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3.
HB 0870 by *Lafferty (SB 0977 by *Pody)
Public Records - As introduced, changes from confidential to a public
record the identity of an entity that compounds, distributes, or
manufactures the drugs obtained and used by the department of
correction to carry out an execution by lethal injection; declares the names
of persons involved in carrying out a sentence of death are confidential
and exempt from public disclosure. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7.
HB 1018 by *Grills (SB 1381 by *Southerland)
Game and Fish Laws - As introduced, clarifies authority of the fish and
wildlife commission to set fees for nonresident licenses; makes other
clarifications and changes to present law concerning regulation of hunting
and fishing. - Amends TCA Title 70.
HB 0182 by *Whitson, Johnson C, Burkhart (SB 0158 by *Briggs, Haile, Taylor,
Powers, Gardenhire, Stevens)
Ethics - As introduced, changes the date by which the Tennessee ethics
commission must report to the governor and general assembly on the
administration and enforcement of laws within its jurisdiction; specifies the
scope of the commission's jurisdiction; revises provisions governing the
issuance of advisory opinions by the commission; requires certain entities
to notify the commission of the primary person responsible for
administering and enforcing the entity's ethical standards. - Amends TCA
Title 2, Chapter 10, Part 1; Title 3, Chapter 6, Part 1 and Title 8, Chapter
17, Part 1.
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©Copyright 2023 Office of the Chief Clerk, Tennessee House of RepresentativesHB 0184 by *Whitson, Johnson C, Burkhart (SB 0159 by *Briggs, Haile, Taylor,
Powers, Gardenhire, Stevens)
Ethics - As introduced, requires assistant director and general counsel of
the bureau of ethics and campaign finance, if any, to be employed upon
the recommendation of the executive director and approval by the board
of directors of the bureau; requires persons and entities required to
register with the registry of election finance or the Tennessee ethics
commission to provide an email address, or alternatively, a mailing
address if no email address is available, for the purpose of serving notice
upon the registrant. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 55.
HB 0671 by *Johnson G (SB 0886 by *Akbari)
Charitable Solicitations - As introduced, exempts a child care agency from
the registration requirements for charitable organizations. - Amends TCA
Title 48, Chapter 101.
HB 1153 by *Sherrell (SB 1119 by *Bowling)
Naming and Designating - As introduced, designates the National Guard
Armory to be constructed in Warren County as the "Major General Terry
Max Haston National Guard Armory". -
HJR 0058 by *Raper
General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Encourages the
federal government to provide free health care for all honorably
discharged veterans. -
HB 0145 by *Holsclaw (SB 0170 by *Gardenhire, Yager)
Secretary of State - As introduced, extends the period of reduced fees
payable to the secretary of state relating to nonprofit charitable gaming
and the solicitation of charitable funds. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 17,
Part 1 and Title 48, Chapter 101, Part 5.
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©Copyright 2023 Office of the Chief Clerk, Tennessee House of RepresentativesTransportation Committee
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 - House Hearing Room I - 8:00 AM
Howell, Chair; Vital, Vice-Chair;
Beck, Burkhart, Butler, Campbell S, Camper, Carr, Cochran, Darby, Davis, Glynn, Grills,
Harris, Hazlewood, Hicks T, Marsh, Martin G, Powell, Powers, Rudd, Russell, Towns,
Whitson, Wright
HB 0291 by *Keisling (SB 0584 by *Pody)
Advertising - As introduced, deletes the obsolete date on which the
commissioner of transportation is required to begin promulgating and
enforcing rules necessary to carry out the "Outdoor Advertising Control
Act of 2020"; deletes restrictions on the matters to be governed by such
rules. - Amends TCA Title 54, Chapter 17 and Title 54, Chapter 21.
HB 0356 by *Keisling (SB 0864 by *Reeves)
Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As introduced, allows county
clerks to increase the fees for the service of handling mail orders of plates
and decals in an amount not to exceed an applicable United States postal
service price increase in a given year. - Amends TCA Section 55-4-105.
HB 0092 by *Gillespie (SB 0201 by *Taylor)
Traffic Safety - As introduced, requires drivers to change lanes or reduce
speed upon approaching a stationary vehicle that has flashing hazard
lights activated; increases fines for failing to change lanes or reduce
speed upon approaching a stationary emergency, recovery, highway
maintenance, solid waste, utility service, or other vehicle that has flashing
lights activated. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8.
HB 0825 by *Gillespie, White (SB 0976 by *Powers)
Motor Vehicles - As introduced, replaces the term "motor-driven cycle"
with "motorscooter" for various purposes related to the operation of such
vehicles, including issuance of operator licenses, the rules of the road,
and required safety and lighting equipment. - Amends TCA Title 55.
HB 0700 by *Glynn, Whitson (SB 1162 by *Yarbro)
Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As introduced, increases, from
one to two, the number of free plates for the Purple Heart and disabled
veteran license plates issued to veterans with disabilities. - Amends TCA
Section 55-4-256 and Section 55-4-257.
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©Copyright 2023 Office of the Chief Clerk, Tennessee House of RepresentativesHB 0353 by *Russell (SB 0552 by *Lowe)
Motor Vehicles - As introduced, enacts the "Sergeant Chris Jenkins Law";
requires loose items being transported in open beds or trailers to be
secured. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55.
HB 0675 by *Whitson, Lamberth, Hazlewood (SB 0212 by *Johnson)
Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As introduced, increases from 24
months to 36 months the period for which vehicle registrations by
businesses that register at least 15,000 vehicles annually and that are
engaged in the rental of motor vehicles, trucks, and trailers may be issued;
specifies that the fees must be in an amount to offset the revenue that
would otherwise be generated by 12-month registration fees. - Amends
TCA Section 55-4-104.
HB 0180 by *Howell (SB 0210 by *Massey)
Motor Vehicles - As introduced, authorizes, to the extent required by
federal law, a vehicle operated by electric motors to exceed vehicle weight
limits, up to a maximum gross vehicle weight of 82,000 pounds, under
criteria similar to the exception provided for vehicles operated by an
engine fueled primarily by natural gas. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 7.
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