Tennessee Representative Sam Whitson [R] | Bills

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State	Bill	Status	Summary/Title	Last Action
TN	HB0275	Pass	As enacted, applies on a statewide basis, rather than only in Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville, and Memphis, the distance parameter for the prohibition on needle and hypodermic syringe exchange programs being operated within 1,000 feet of a school o... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-05-03 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 256
TN	HB0152	Pass	As enacted, enacts the "Annual Coverage Assessment Act of 2023." - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-05-02 Effective date(s) 04/25/2023, 06/30/2023
TN	HB0818	Pass	As enacted, revises present law provisions relative to cameras on school buses and failing to stop upon approaching a school bus that has stopped on the highway. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-04-25 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 179
TN	HB0321	Pass	As enacted, enacts the "Transportation Modernization Act of 2023." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2; Section 12-2-112; Title 54 and Title 55. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-04-25 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 159
TN	HB0005	Pass	As enacted, requires that a person convicted of especially aggravated kidnapping, aggravated rape, or rape be sentenced from within at least Range II for the offense. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-04-25 Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
TN	HB0183	Pass	As enacted, makes various changes to campaign finance laws. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10; Title 3, Chapter 6; Title 4, Chapter 55; Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 5 and Title 57. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-04-18 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 108
TN	HB0675	Pass	As enacted, 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; speci... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-04-18 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 110
TN	HB1536	Pass	Pursuant to the request of the Franklin special school district of Williamson County, permits the district to issue bonds or notes in an amount not to exceed $20 million and to authorize the issuance of tax anticipation notes from time to time. - Ame... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-04-18 Pr. Ch. 9
TN	HB0154	Intro 25%	As introduced, enacts the "Employee Ownership, Empowerment, and Expansion Act," to support the growth and expansion of employee-owned businesses. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 12, Chapter 3; Title 45; Title 50; Title 56, Chapter 1 and... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-04-18 Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
TN	HB0700	Intro 25%	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. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-04-18 Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
TN	HB0500	Intro 25%	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. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-04-18 Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
TN	HB0144	Pass	As enacted, changes from 25 to 17 the number of days of incarceration a person convicted of a second offense of driving under the influence of an intoxicant must serve before the person can participate in a substance abuse treatment program; requires... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-04-18 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 116
TN	HB0893	Pass	As enacted, 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. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-04-18 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 101
TN	HB1278	Intro 25%	As introduced, lowers the minimum visual acuity requirement for drivers of non-commercial vehicles from 20/40 to 20/50. - Amends TCA Title 55. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-04-18 To House Calendar and Rules Committee
TN	HB0402	Intro 25%	As introduced, increases the penalty for driving upon a highway without a valid driver license for the vehicle being driven from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class B misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class A misdemeanor for a second or subsequent o... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-04-18 Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
TN	HB0495	Pass	As enacted, enacts the "Topical Medical Waste Reduction Act of 2023," which establishes certain regulations of facility-provided medications. - Amends TCA Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-04-18 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 150
TN	HB0331	Intro 25%	As introduced, requires the salaries paid to teachers and other professional personnel in a state special school on or after July 1, 2023, to equal or exceed the salaries paid to teachers and other professional personnel with comparable training and ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-04-18 Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
TN	HB1308	Intro 25%	As introduced, creates a process for a person to file a voluntary waiver of firearm rights for the purpose of prohibiting the person from purchasing or possessing a firearm; provides for a revocation of the voluntary waiver of firearm rights; creates... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-04-13 Sponsor(s) Added.
TN	HB0345	Fail	As introduced, permits registration plates to be renewed every 24 months instead of 12 months. - Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 8, Part 1; Title 55, Chapter 4 and Title 55, Chapter 6. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-04-11 Failed in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
TN	HB0582	Fail	As introduced, requires the office of the comptroller to annually conduct a review of the English language arts textbooks and instructional materials adopted for use by each LEA and public charter school to ensure they are aligned to Tennessee's acad... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-03-28 Failed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration
TN	HB1040	Fail	As introduced, excludes materials obtained by an individual teacher, which are made available in the teacher's classroom to students assigned to the teacher's class or classes, from having to be identified in a list posted on the school's website, an... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-03-28 Failed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration
TN	HB0184	Pass	As enacted, 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 ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-03-23 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 38
TN	HB0182	Pass	As enacted, 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; revise... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-03-23 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 37
TN	HB0075	Pass	As enacted, authorizes the responding law enforcement officer or the district attorney general's office to extend criminal immunity to persons who are experiencing a subsequent drug overdose and who are seeking medical assistance. - Amends TCA Sectio... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-03-23 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 41
TN	HB0017	Pass	As enacted, designates the month of May as "Silver Alert Awareness Month." - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-03-23 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 36
TN	HB0948	Pass	As enacted, designates the second Monday in April of each year as "Tennessee Lineworker Appreciation Day." - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 15. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-03-23 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 47
TN	HB0065	Pass	As enacted, 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. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-03-23 Comp. became Pub. Ch. 40
TN	HB0283	Fail	As introduced, requires a hospital to offer immunization for influenza disease prior to discharging a patient who is 50 years of age or older from the hospital between October 1 and March 1; requires a hospital to offer an inpatient who is 65 years o... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-03-15 Failed in Health Committee
TN	HB0793	Intro 25%	As introduced, removes exception that allows persons subject to the franchise tax or excise tax who were registered under prior law, or who have filed a return under prior law, to not be required to complete and file a registration information form. ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-03-14 Sponsor(s) Added.
TN	HB0285	Fail	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... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-03-07 Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee
TN	HB1440	Intro 25%	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... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-02-23 Sponsor(s) withdrawn.
TN	HB0181	Intro 25%	As introduced, clarifies that local governmental entities are not prohibited from evaluating bids, proposals, and qualifications based on experience, certifications, expertise, and past performance as stated in the solicitation documents, or requirin... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-02-15 Taken off notice for cal in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of Local Government Committee
TN	HB1296	Intro 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. [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-02-09 Sponsor(s) Added.
TN	HB0440	Intro 25%	As introduced, requires the office of child nutrition and wellness in the department of health to submit an annual report by February 1 of each year to the chairs of the health and welfare committee of the senate and the health committee of the house... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-02-01 P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
TN	HB0583	Intro 25%	As introduced, changes from July 1 of each year to August 1 of each year, the date by which the department of education must annually submit to the governor, the general assembly, and the state board of education a complete and detailed reporting of ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-02-01 P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
TN	HB0084	Intro 25%	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. ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-02-01 Sponsor(s) Added.
TN	HB0185	Intro 25%	As introduced, increases, from 10 to 15, the amount of days within which an applicant must send notice to the appropriate officials that an application for a nonresidential substitution-based treatment center for opiate addiction has been filed with ... [Detail][Text][Discuss]	2023-01-21 P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.