Tennessee Representative Sam Whitson [R]

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TNHB0137PassAs enacted, reorganizes provisions regarding new specialty earmarked license plates; removes outdated provisions, including the obsolete street rod specialty plate; adds new specialty earmarked license plates. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4.
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2023-05-03
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 250
TNHB0138PassAs enacted, makes various revisions to law relative to designating bridges, highways, and roads. - Amends TCA Title 54.
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2023-05-03
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 251
TNHB0859PassAs enacted, authorizes the department to disclose de-identified data that is collected from records maintained by ambulance service and invalid vehicle operators licensed or permitted by the department, including for the purpose of providing opioid o...
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2023-05-03
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 203
TNHB0667PassAs enacted, makes various changes to the prescription drug donation repository program operated by the department of health. - Amends TCA Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68.
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2023-05-03
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 200
TNHB1051PassAs enacted, authorizes certain licensed advanced practice nurses and physician assistants to execute a certificate of need if a person is admitted and detained by a hospital or treatment resource for emergency diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment; ma...
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2023-05-03
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 199
TNHB0641PassAs enacted, requires the department to conduct an assessment of the home to determine whether the child will receive proper care and supervision, including a visit to the home, prior to the department notifying a court in writing of its intention to ...
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2023-05-03
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 198
TNHB0551PassAs enacted, makes various changes to adoption law. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37 and Title 68, Chapter 3, Part 3.
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2023-05-03
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 263
TNHJR0542PassShe Leads Tennessee
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2023-05-03
Signed by Governor.
TNHJR0541PassJames Lighthizer
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2023-05-03
Signed by Governor.
TNHB0275PassAs 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...
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2023-05-03
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 256
TNHJR0537PassBrian Marsh, 2023 President of the Tennessee Road Builders Association
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2023-05-03
Signed by Governor.
TNHB0152PassAs enacted, enacts the "Annual Coverage Assessment Act of 2023." - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.
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2023-05-02
Effective date(s) 04/25/2023, 06/30/2023
TNHJR0523PassEvelyn Marie Dieckhaus
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2023-04-26
Signed by Governor.
TNHJR0525PassWilliam Kinney
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2023-04-26
Signed by Governor.
TNHJR0528PassMichael "Mike" Hill
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2023-04-26
Signed by Governor.
TNHJR0526PassDr. Katherine Koonce
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2023-04-26
Signed by Governor.
TNHJR0524PassHallie Scruggs
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2023-04-26
Signed by Governor.
TNHJR0527PassCynthia Broyles Peak
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2023-04-26
Signed by Governor.
TNHB0818PassAs 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.
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2023-04-25
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 179
TNHB0321PassAs 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.
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2023-04-25
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 159
TNHB0005PassAs 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.
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2023-04-25
Effective date(s) 07/01/2023
TNHJR0504PassMetropolitan Nashville Police Department Officers and State and federal law enforcement officials
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2023-04-20
Signed by Governor.
TNHJR0503PassMetropolitan Nashville Police Department Chief John Drake and commanding officers
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2023-04-20
Signed by Governor.
TNHR0088PassRequests that a memorial plaque be affixed in the House chamber to the desk of the late Representative Barbara Cooper.
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2023-04-20
Signed by H. Speaker
TNHJR0543Engross
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Child Abuse Prevention Month, April 2023
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2023-04-19
To Senate Judiciary Committee
TNHB0183PassAs 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.
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2023-04-18
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 108
TNHB0675PassAs 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...
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2023-04-18
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 110
TNHB1536PassPursuant 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...
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2023-04-18
Pr. Ch. 9
TNHB0154Intro
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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...
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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
TNHB0700Intro
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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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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
TNHB0144PassAs 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...
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2023-04-18
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 116
TNHB0893PassAs 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.
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2023-04-18
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 101
TNHB1278Intro
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As introduced, lowers the minimum visual acuity requirement for drivers of non-commercial vehicles from 20/40 to 20/50. - Amends TCA Title 55.
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2023-04-18
To House Calendar and Rules Committee
TNHB0402Intro
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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...
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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
TNHB0495PassAs 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.
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2023-04-18
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 150
TNHB0331Intro
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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 ...
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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
TNHJR0506PassJulius Rosenwald, the Rosenwald Schools
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2023-04-13
Signed by Governor.
TNHB1308Intro
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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...
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2023-04-13
Sponsor(s) Added.
TNHJR0465PassReverend Dr. J. Lawrence Turner
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2023-04-11
Signed by Governor.
TNHB0345FailAs 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.
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2023-04-11
Failed in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
TNHB0582FailAs 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...
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2023-03-28
Failed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration
TNHB1040FailAs 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...
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2023-03-28
Failed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration
TNHB0184PassAs 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 ...
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2023-03-23
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 38
TNHB0182PassAs 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...
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2023-03-23
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 37
TNHB0075PassAs 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...
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2023-03-23
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 41
TNHB0017PassAs enacted, designates the month of May as "Silver Alert Awareness Month." - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2.
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2023-03-23
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 36
TNHB0948PassAs enacted, designates the second Monday in April of each year as "Tennessee Lineworker Appreciation Day." - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 15.
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2023-03-23
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 47
TNHB0065PassAs 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.
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2023-03-23
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 40
TNHJR0355PassOfficer Geoffrey "Bernard" Redd
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2023-03-21
Signed by Governor.
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