Tennessee Representative Esther Helton-Haynes [R] | Introduced

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TNHB2068Intro
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As introduced, raises from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony certain animal cruelty offenses involving a cock; requires a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,500 for the offense of being a spectator at a cock fight. - Amends TCA Tit...
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2024-04-25
Held on desk.
TNHB1614Intro
25%
As introduced, enacts the "Protect Tennessee Minors Act"; requires an individual or commercial entity that publishes or distributes in this state a website that contains a substantial portion of material harmful to minors perform reasonable age-verif...
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2024-04-24
Sponsor(s) Added.
TNHB2310Intro
25%
As introduced, creates a civil cause of action against any person who knowingly removes a minor from this state without the consent of a parent of the minor for the purpose of assisting the minor in obtaining a healthcare procedure that is for the pu...
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2024-04-24
Sponsor(s) Added.
TNHB2062Intro
25%
As introduced, creates a street racing task force to study and determine best practices for curbing illegal street racing in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 55.
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2024-04-24
Sponsor(s) Added.
TNHB2302Intro
25%
As introduced, increases from 15 days to 15 business days the time period a court may send notification of a defendant's conviction of aggravated cruelty to animals to the appropriate protective agencies if the defendant resides in a household with m...
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2024-04-24
Sponsor(s) Added.
TNHB1826Intro
25%
As introduced, requires TennCare coverage of rapid whole genome sequencing when certain clinical criteria are met. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71.
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2024-04-24
Sponsor(s) Added.
TNHB1872Intro
25%
As introduced, authorizes the enhancement of criminal penalties up to life in prison without parole upon conviction of violent crimes by illegal aliens; conviction of possession of a firearm or deadly weapon by an illegal alien; or conviction of a vi...
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2024-04-24
Sponsor(s) Added.
TNHB2857Intro
25%
As introduced, removes from the definition of "provider-based telemedicine" the requirement that the healthcare service provider or the provider's practice group or healthcare system have an established provider-patient relationship that is documente...
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2024-04-24
Sponsor(s) Added.
TNHB2147Intro
25%
As introduced, requires the commissioner of finance and administration, or the commissioner's designee, to make available to the public on the department's website any proposed budget document or other financial publication that lists complex rehabil...
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2024-04-24
Sponsor(s) Added.
TNHB0521Intro
25%
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.
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2024-04-23
Sponsor(s) Added.
TNHB1184Intro
25%
As introduced, eliminates the sales and use tax on infant diapers, wipes, and formula. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 3.
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2024-04-17
Returned to the Clerk's Desk.
TNHB1187Intro
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As introduced, reduces, from 29.0141 percent to 28.5262 percent, the share of state sales and use tax revenue deposited to the state general fund; increases, from 4.6030 percent to 5.0909 percent, the share appropriated to municipalities. - Amends TC...
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2024-04-17
Returned to the Clerk's Desk.
TNHB2445Intro
25%
As introduced, enacts "Emma's Bill," which requires that when making a determination of medical necessity, the bureau shall take into consideration the patient's overall condition and use such overall condition as a factor to determine the level of f...
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2024-04-17
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
TNHB2207Intro
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As introduced, enacts the "Menstrual Hygiene Products Accessibility Act." - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 49 and Title 67.
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2024-04-17
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
TNHB0416Intro
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As introduced, directs the bureau to establish, by January 1, 2024, a statewide program of all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) to provide comprehensive, integrated acute and long-term care services for qualifying frail, elderly individuals who ...
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2024-04-17
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
TNHB0776Intro
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As introduced, restricts the types of costs of a project within a certified border region retail tourism development district or regional retail tourism development district that can be covered by an apportionment of state sales and use taxes to a mu...
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2024-04-16
Sponsor(s) Added.
TNHB1259Intro
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As introduced, removes ambiguous language and clarifies that a transfer of a possibility of reverter or right of entry by a holder other than the original grantor is invalid unless the validity of the future interest was determined by a final judgmen...
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2024-04-15
Sponsor(s) Added.
TNHB0708Intro
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As introduced, creates a supplemental pay incentive program for county correctional officers who receive 40 hours or more of in-service training per calendar year. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 1 and Title 41.
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2024-04-11
To House Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee
TNHB2961Intro
25%
As introduced, directs the Tennessee advisory committee on intergovernmental relations (TACIR), with the assistance of the Tennessee bureau of investigation, the district attorneys general conference, and the department of safety, to study the feasib...
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2024-04-10
To House Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee
TNHB2720Intro
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As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Healthcare Quality and Access Act of 2024"; makes various changes to certificates of need for healthcare facilities. - Amends TCA Title 68.
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2024-03-27
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
TNHJR1095Intro
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Representative Bryan Richey
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2024-03-21
Ref. Calendar & Rules Committee
TNHJR1099Intro
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Representative Dale Carr
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2024-03-21
Withdrawn.
TNHB2549Intro
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As introduced, on or after January 1, 2025, requires a health carrier that issues or renews a health insurance policy, health benefit plan, or contract of accident or health insurance providing benefits for medical or hospital expenses to provide cov...
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2024-03-19
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee
TNHB2462Intro
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As introduced, requires the department of health to publish on its website information on the possibility of reversing the effects of a chemical abortion in any language that is the primary language spoken by 1 percent or more of this state's populat...
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2024-03-05
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Population Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
TNHJR0769Intro
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Stephen Smith, Middle Tennessee State University Board of Trustees
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2024-02-22
Sponsor(s) Added.
TNHB2913Intro
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As introduced, removes an outdated requirement that the apprentice plan developed by the boards and commissions of the various medical professions, in consultation with the division of health related boards, be submitted to the speakers, the governme...
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2024-02-05
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
TNHB2064Intro
25%
As introduced, on or after January 1, 2025, requires a health carrier that issues or renews a health insurance policy, health benefit plan, or contract of accident or health insurance providing benefits for medical or hospital expenses to provide cov...
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2024-01-31
Withdrawn.
TNHB2065Intro
25%
As introduced, permits assisted-care living facilities with approval from the board for licensing healthcare facilities to comply with a requirement to post information in the facility by making such information available on an electronic screen clea...
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2024-01-30
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
TNHB1732Intro
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As introduced, requires the county election commission to provide a sufficient supply of pens or markers at polling places. - Amends TCA Title 2.
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2024-01-11
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
TNHB7015Intro
25%
As introduced, expands, from certain violent offenses to any felony offense, the offenses for which a person who has been arrested is required to have a biological specimen taken for the purpose of DNA analysis to determine identification characteris...
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2023-08-24
Sponsor(s) Added.
TNHB0566Intro
25%
As introduced, enacts the "Overdose Fatality Review Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 33; Title 53; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
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2023-04-18
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
TNHB0759Intro
25%
As introduced, requires the department to employ a guardian ad litem within each region of the state to advocate for each child who is in the custody of the department due to allegations of dependency and neglect and located within the region that th...
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2023-04-18
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
TNHB0792Intro
25%
As introduced, enacts the "First Lady's Children's Trust Fund Act," which creates a trust fund to support persons and entities seeking assistance in the care of children in this state. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 33; Title 37; Title 50; Title 63; Tit...
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2023-04-18
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
TNHB0630Intro
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As introduced, requires the department to maintain staffing to allow case managers to have no more than 20 open cases, rather than an average of 20 active cases; states that a "person residing in the child's home" includes a person living in a reside...
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2023-04-18
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
TNHB0500Intro
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As introduced, appropriates $20 million to the legislature for the purchase or construction of a building or other facility accessible to the Cordell Hull Building. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 12.
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2023-04-18
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
TNHB0460Intro
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As introduced, adds, for purposes of juvenile court proceedings and termination of parental rights proceedings, certain offenses to those that constitute severe child abuse if the act was committed toward the child or there was a knowing failure to p...
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2023-04-18
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
TNHB0464Intro
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As introduced, makes various changes to the laws on adoption and termination of parental rights, including clarifying that the putative father registry must be consulted in certain circumstances within 10 working days of filing a petition to terminat...
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2023-03-29
Taken off notice for cal. in Civil Justice Committee
TNHB0778Intro
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As introduced, limits the offense of criminal abortion to only apply to elective abortions; defines elective abortion as any abortion that is not medically necessary to prevent the death of the pregnant woman or to prevent serious risk of substantial...
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2023-03-21
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Population Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
TNHB0761Intro
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As introduced, enacts the "Youth Mental Health Safety Act." - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18.
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2023-03-21
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee
TNHB0573Intro
25%
As introduced, increases from five to seven the minimum number of children a facility must have under its care for three or more hours per day in order to fall within the definition of a child care agency for licensing purposes. - Amends TCA Title 71...
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2023-03-21
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee
TNHB0777Intro
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As introduced, allows the submission of applications for licenses, permits, and certificates by emergency medical services personnel, and applicable fees, before the expiration date of the license, permit, or certificate to extend the license's, perm...
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2023-03-07
Assigned to s/c Health Subcommittee
TNHB1316Intro
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As introduced, establishes a program under which a state employee may receive up to six weeks of paid leave as a first time foster parent or after the first adoption of a minor child. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 8; Title 16 and Title 50.
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2023-03-07
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State Government Committee
TNHB1440Intro
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As introduced, exempts from the offense of criminal abortion an abortion that is performed on a patient whose pregnancy is the result of rape or incest if the abortion is performed prior to a certain gestational age; requires the physician performing...
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2023-02-23
Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
TNHB1296Intro
25%
As introduced, requires the department of health to provide voluntary reversible long-acting contraception to women at no charge. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 1.
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2023-02-09
Sponsor(s) Added.
TNHB0775Intro
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As introduced, requires the Tennessee wine and grape board to submit its annual report on the wine industry and viticulture in this state and on current and future activities of the board to the governor, the commissioner of finance and administratio...
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2023-02-02
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
TNHB0780Intro
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As introduced, requires the accounting of long-term care expenditures for nursing facility services; home and community-based services made under the CHOICES long-term healthcare program; and employment and Community First CHOICES services under a wa...
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2023-02-02
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
TNHB0963Intro
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As introduced, requires the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, to provide the annual report on the pharmacy benefits manager's compliance with any state pharmacy benefits management contract to the chairs of the commerce and labor committe...
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2023-02-02
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
TNHB1001Intro
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As introduced, adds the legislative librarian as a party to whom the bureau must send a copy of its annual report that describes the nature and purpose of requests to utilize data from the all payer claims database that were submitted to the bureau o...
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2023-02-02
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
TNHB0084Intro
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As introduced, creates a presumption of injury, death, or disability for arson investigators who are sworn deputies of a county sheriff's department as the result of exposure to smoke and other toxins for purposes of qualifying for certain benefits. ...
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2023-02-01
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TNHB0109Intro
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As introduced, increases the number of days a heathcare provider has to furnish a patient's medical records to a patient from 10 to 20 working days from the date of the patient's request. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.
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2023-01-20
P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
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