Rep. Eric Watson provided this list of new state laws that went into effect on July 1:
Public Chapters with 7/1/09 Effective Date
ChapterNo DocNumber Description
7 HB0416 Attorneys at Law - As enacted, clarifies that certain government
employees are not prohibited from providing pro bono legal services. -
Amends TCA Title 8; Title 16 and Title 23.
38 SB0073 Education - As enacted, removes restriction on commercial advertising on
school buses that requires such advertising to be composed of black
lettering on a white background; prohibits advertisement of individual food
items that, pursuant to law, cannot be sold via vending machines to
students in pre-K through grade 8. - Amends TCA Section 49-6-2109(e).
50 SB1208 Victims' Rights - As enacted, confers immunity from civil action upon
victim of crime for testimony given at offender's parole hearing unless
testimony is intentionally and maliciously false and defamatory. - Amends
TCA Title 40.
67 SB0408 Narcotics - As enacted, makes concealing that one has received a controlled
substance in an effort to obtain more of that substance a Class A
misdemeanor and requires certain health care professionals to report
suspicion of such to local law enforcement without civil liability. -
Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 11.
73 SB2066 Solid Waste Disposal - As enacted, amends the Landfill Methane
Development Act to identify certain circumstances and purposes for
which refined, landfill methane shall be deemed to be natural gas. -
Amends TCA Title 65, Chapter 28, Part 2.
83 SB0437 Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates Class A misdemeanor offense of
possession of device, tool, or other item with the intent to use it, or allow
it to be used, to unlawfully render inoperative a security device used or
designed to prevent or deter the theft of retail merchandise. - Amends
TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 7.
86 SB0810 Child Abuse - As enacted, clarifies that the meaning of near fatality, for
purposes of allowing public disclosure of confidential department of
children's services information relating to such, is a child having a serious
or critical medical condition resulting from child abuse or child sexual abuse
as reported by a physician who has examined the child subsequent to such
abuse. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5.
87 SB0853 Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to
consistently apply policies, rules, and regulations across the state; adds an
annual legislative review of department policies and attached protocol and
procedures; and requires the department to submit new policies for
legislative review. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5, Part 1.
88 SB0866 Child Abuse - As enacted, describes serious bodily injury in children to
include second or third degree burns, bone fractures, concussion, and
permanent or protracted disfigurement. - Amends TCA Title 39.
ChapterNo DocNumber Description
89 SB0867 Child Abuse - As enacted, describes dangerous instrumentality as any item
in its manner of use or intended use as applied to a child that is capable of
producing serious bodily injury. - Amends TCA Title 39.
95 SB1538 Mental Illness - As enacted, establishes legislative intent concerning
priority of services to behavioral health safety net; establishes 19 years of
age as the minimum age at which a person qualifies as an adult for
purposes of determining which persons qualify as seriously and
persistently mentally ill adults for purposes of this bill.
- Amends TCA Title 33, Chapter 6 and Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 1.
102 HB0254 Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, deletes requirement that the
purchaser of a firearm give a thumbprint as part of background check
process and that the TBI furnish thumbprint cards and pads to firearm
dealers; clarifies that dealer must request TBI to conduct background check
by "means designated by the TBI" instead of "by telephone". - Amends
TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
112 HB0380 Real Property - As enacted, requires seller of real property to disclose if
property is located in planned unit developments prior to entering a
contract with buyer. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 27 and Title 66,
Chapter 5, Part 2.
115 SB0284 Criminal Procedure - As enacted, establishes the venue for a violation of
community supervision for life of a sexual offender as the county where
the offender was being supervised at time of violation and permits
probation officer to be affiant for purposes of obtaining affidavit of
complaint against person. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5.
127 SB0850 Education - As enacted, places restrictions on universal mental health
testing, or psychiatric or socioemotional screening of juveniles; requires
certain consent by a juvenile's parent, guardian, legal custodian, or caregiver
before such testing can occur. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4 and Title
49, Chapter 2, Part 1.
132 SB0883 Mobile Homes and Manufactured Buildings - As enacted, revises
provisions concerning manufactured homes affixed to real property
including cancellation of certificate of title. - Amends TCA Section 55-3-
138.
138 SB1086 Taxes, Severance - As enacted, increases the tax on coal products severed
from the ground in this state and increases the amount of tax revenue
collected that is allocated to the county from which the coal products were
severed; allows department of revenue to retain certain amounts in two
fiscal years to recover expenses. - Amends TCA Section 67-7-104 and
Section 67-7-110.
153 SB0283 Local Education Agency - As enacted, requires, rather than encourages,
school districts to include certain criteria in policies prohibiting
harassment, intimidation, or bullying. - Amends TCA Section 49-6-1016.
ChapterNo DocNumber Description
155 SB0294 Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a Class A misdemeanor offense for
a person to knowingly provide, transfer, or submit to any other person
false identification for the purposes of obtaining or maintaining
employment. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14; Title 39, Chapter 17
and Title 50.
156 SB0429 Real Property - As enacted, authorizes right of redemption within one
year from the date of the order of confirmation of sale, rather than from
date property was sold. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.
160 SB0680 Education - As enacted, authorizes courts to notify the school of a child
who is adjudicated delinquent based on an offense for which school
notification is not mandatory under law. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter
1 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
172 HB0083 Judges and Chancellors - As enacted, adds retired general sessions judges
to present officials, including general sessions judges and retired judges and
chancellors of courts of record, who may administer oaths of office to
elected or appointed public official. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 18,
Part 1.
176 HB0604 Public Records - As enacted, extends confidential status to certain
identifying information compiled and maintained by the department of
correction or board of probation and parole concerning a person who has
requested that notification be provided regarding the status of criminal
proceedings or of a sentenced felon. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3;
Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 40, Chapter 28; Title 40, Chapter 38 and
Title 41, Chapter 21.
178 HB0981 Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, revises
provisions governing maximum liability under the Tennessee Life and
Health Insurance Guaranty Act in regard to annuity benefits to increase
liability amount from $100,000 to $250,000. - Amends TCA Title 56,
Chapter 12.
190 SB2161 Law Enforcement - As enacted, clarifies that the POST commission will
issue a certificate to any campus police officer or public safety officer
upon the officer's completing a training program. - Amends TCA Title 38
and Title 49.
194 HB0070 Criminal Procedure - As enacted, revises the prohibition against using
deadly force in defense of property to specify that prohibition would not
apply if a person is justified in using deadly force as otherwise provided
by law for defense of oneself or defense of another person.
- Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11, Part 6.
195 HB0411 Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, enacts the "Coach Willard Ross
Act of 2009," which creates a Class A misdemeanor offense of attempting
to buy firearm when prohibited by law from possessing firearm and
attempting or selling firearm to person known to be prohibited by law
from possessing firearm. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
ChapterNo DocNumber Description
197 HB1311 Transportation, Dept. of - As enacted, removes department of finance and
administration's authority to transfer funds from the highway fund. -
Amends TCA Section 4-3-1016 and Title 54, Chapter 2, Part 1.
201 SB0393 Motor Vehicles - As enacted, prohibits sending or reading text messages
while operating a motor vehicle; provides certain exceptions. - Amends
TCA Title 55.
203 SB0946 Sentencing - As enacted, grants trial judge the option to resentence a
defendant whose probation has been revoked to a sentence of community
correction, if the probation violation was a technical violation, as well as
ordering the original sentence reinstated and the incarceration of the
defendant. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 35.
204 SB1073 Education, Higher - As enacted, exempts from the American History
course requirement for a baccalaureate degree persons who pursue
baccalaureate degrees in areas of study exempted, either by regulation of
the board of regents or by regulations or delegated authority of the board
of trustees of the University of Tennessee, if they have successfully
completed a course in American History in high school. - Amends TCA
Section 49-7-110.
207 SB1793 Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As enacted, requires the commissioner
of the department of environment and conservation to offer discounted
rates to veterans who are Tennessee residents for activities at Tennessee
state parks during the off season. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 3.
208 SB1947 Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, specifies that retailers are prohibited
from selling intoxicating liquors to persons who are "visibly intoxicated" or
accompanying a "visibly intoxicated" person rather than somone who is
"drunk" or accompanying a "drunk" person. - Amends TCA Section 57-3-
406 and Section 57-5-301.
213 SB0235 Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, provides that the determination as to
whether property, such as vehicles, seized for violations of certain game
and fish laws is forfeited to state is determined by court hearing the
violation rather than an administrative hearing officer. - Amends TCA
Title 70, Chapter 6, Part 2.
218 SB1420 Election Laws - As enacted, makes various revisions to the election laws
including allowing a person to email a transfer of voter registration or email
a request for an application to vote absentee. - Amends TCA Section 2-7-
112(a)(3)(C)(i); Section 2-2-129(a)(1); Section 2-6-103(b)(1); Section 2-6-
202(a)(3); Section 2-6-304(f); Section 2-7-133(i); Section 2-7-142; Section
2-8-108 and Section 2-8-113(c).
219 SB1659 Veterans - As enacted, authorizes veterans to request removal of their
social security numbers from war records. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 10
and Title 58.
ChapterNo DocNumber Description
241 SB0388 Criminal Offenses - As enacted, provides that escaping from the lawful
custody of a law enforcement officer constitutes the offense of escape the
same as escaping from a penal institution. - Amends TCA Title 39,
Chapter 16, Part 6.
251 SB1213 Public Contracts - As enacted, requires the department of health to
reimburse residential homes for the aged for each resident whose income
does not exceed $800 per month and whose income is limited to SSI
benefits. - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 4, Part 3.
262 SB2312 Education - As enacted, removes requirement of passage of the Tennessee
comprehensive assessment program tests in order to receive a full diploma;
provides for end-of-course assessments; revises lottery scholarship day
provisions. - Amends TCA Title 49.
265 HB0985 Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, specifies that an
"antique motor vehicle" additionally includes a motor vehicle at least 25
years old with a non-modified engine and body that is used on the
highways for the purpose of selling, testing the operation of, or obtaining
repairs to or maintenance on the motor vehicle.
- Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4.
270 SB0855 Foster Care - As enacted, establishes procedures for reviewing actions of
department of children's services when a foster parent believes that the
department has failed to follow the foster parents bill of rights and such
failure has harmed or could harm a child. - Amends TCA Section 37-2-415.
274 SB1168 Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates offenses regarding improper
wearing of military decorations or falsely representing that one has been
awarded military decorations; offense is Class B misdemeanor, unless
medal involved is a Congressional Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service
Cross, Navy Cross, Air Force Cross, Silver Star, or Purple Heart, in which
case it is a Class A misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14
and Title 58, Chapter 1.
275 SB1210 Telecommunications - As enacted, creates a 2-1-1 advisory council. -
Amends TCA Section 65-4-117(b).
276 SB1517 Autopsies - As enacted, creates Class A misdemeanor offense for
unauthorized dissemination of autopsy materials. - Amends TCA Title 38
and Title 39.
279 SB2310 Professions and Occupations - As enacted, makes various changes
concerning pre-need funeral contracts, home inspectors, collection services,
and real estate appraisers. - Amends TCA Sections 62-5-403, 62-5-409,
62-6-307, 62-20-102, 62-20-108, 62-39-102, and 62-39-105..
ChapterNo DocNumber Description
280 HB0066 Divorce, Annulment and Alimony - As enacted, removes a provision that
allows a court to dismiss a divorce or legal separation complaint because
the complaint lacks required information; allows, as an alternative to the
specified information being included in the complaint, that the information
be provided by the parties and be contained in the court's records prior to
the entry of the final decree of divorce; revises provisions governing when
information does not have to be included. - Amends TCA Title 36,
Chapter 4, Part 1.
282 HB0218 Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires certain actions by buyers and
dealers of scrap jewelry and metal and makes a violation of such
requirements a Class A misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 1,
Part 2.
283 HB0324 Education - As enacted, restates provisions governing reporting of
suspected child abuse by personnel of educational institutions and release
of related records. - Amends TCA Title 10; Title 37 and Title 49.
284 HB0417 Law Enforcement - As enacted, authorizes independent contractors who
provide on-site security and law enforcement capability at certain
government property that is an air force base and flight simulation test
center to employ persons to act as private special deputies for such
purposes. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 1.
286 HB1187 Motor Vehicles - As enacted, broadens prohibitions on window tinting to
any motor vehicle operated on a public highway, rather than only to those
registered in Tennessee; and creates exemption for motor vehicles
registered in another state that comply with requirements of such state. -
Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 9, Part 1.
291 SB0251 Local Education Agency - As enacted, enacts the "Archival Protection Act
of 2009" to urge preservation of historically significant personal property
located in public schools that have been closed. - Amends TCA Title 49.
307 SB1665 Criminal Offenses - As enacted, redefines "serious bodily injury" to
include a broken bone of a child who is eight years of age or younger. -
Amends TCA Section 39-11-106.
312 SB2234 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, extends expiration date
of the tax on the gross receipts of ICFMRs from July 15, 2009, to July 15,
2011. - Amends TCA Section 68-11-830.
313 SB2271 Probation and Parole - As enacted, requires offenders under the jurisdiction
of the board of probation and parole who transfer residence to another
state pursuant to the interstate compact for the supervision of adult
offenders to pay to the board an application fee for the transfer; requires
board to set the amount of the fee by rule. - Amends TCA Title 40,
Chapter 28, Part 2.
ChapterNo DocNumber Description
314 HB0347 Beer - As enacted, authorizes a city or county to seek a criminal history
background check or fingerprint check on an applicant for a beer permit
and to enter into an agreement with the TBI to conduct a search on such
information. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 5, Part 1.
315 HB0374 Education - As enacted, requires written referrals for student's behavior to
be returned to faculty or staff member issuing the referral; referral to be
kept in a student discipline file and not part of student's permanent record.
- Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.
323 SB0443 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, authorizes the board for
licensing health care facilities to delegate to the department of health the
authority to issue a new license to a successor owner of a health care
facility when there has been a change of control if certain requirements
met; increases the amount of major medical equipment, the acquisition of
which requires a certificate of need from $1.5 million to $2 million.
- Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 68.
324 HB0355 Motor Vehicles - As enacted, requires law enforcement officer to conduct
test to determine blood alcohol of driver involved in accident resulting in
injury or death if officer has probable cause to believe driver committed
DUI, vehicular homicide, or aggravated vehicular homicide; provides that
test results may be offered as evidence in court or administrative hearing
relating to accident or offense, subject to rules of evidence. - Amends TCA
Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4.
325 HB0516 Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates offense of making false statement
or concealment of material fact for purpose of obtaining accommodation in
housing project of a housing authority or for paying less rent than required
for such dwelling; offense is Class A misdemeanor punishable by fine
only, with fine to be determined in accordance with value of the benefit, in
accordance with theft provisions. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11,
Part 1 and Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 1.
332 SB0523 Evidence - As enacted, creates privileged communication between critical
incident stress management team members and persons participating in
crisis intervention. - Amends TCA Title 24, Chapter 1, Part 2.
335 SB1530 Child Abuse - As enacted, specifies that juvenile courts, general sessions
courts, and circuit and criminal courts have concurrent jurisdiction to hear
criminal prosecutions of child abuse and neglect.
- Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 15; Title 37, Chapter 1; Title 39,
Chapter 15 and Title 40, Chapter 1, Part 1.
337 SB1776 Abuse - As enacted, revises definitions of "adult" and "imminent danger"
in the adult protection statute. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 6.
ChapterNo DocNumber Description
340 HB1676 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement - As enacted, imposes penalty for
failure of a tobacco distributor or manufacturer to provide certain
information to commissioner of revenue. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-
2604.
342 HB0253 Criminal Offenses - As enacted, adds certain violations of rules of road to
present violations resulting in accident that are penalized as Class A
misdemeanors when involving death or as Class B misdemeanors when
involving serious bodily injury. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8.
343 HB0530 Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As enacted, requires that at least 15 days
prior to removal of a tobacco product manufacturer or brand family from
the tobacco product manufacturer directory, the commissioner of revenue
must post notification of such removal in the directory and transmit notice
to any person who provides an email address to the commissioner for the
purposes of receiving notifications of directory updates via email. -
Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 26.
347 SB0113 Criminal Offenses - As enacted, revises the Class A misdemeanor
harassment to add offense committed by a person who intentionally
communicates with another person without legitimate purpose: with the
malicious intent to frighten, intimidate or cause emotional distress or in a
manner the defendant knows or reasonably should know would frighten,
intimidate or cause emotional distress to a similarly situated person of
reasonable sensibilities; and as the result of the communication, the person
is frightened, intimidated or emotionally distressed. - Amends TCA Title
39, Chapter 17, Part 3.
348 SB0166 Wine, Wineries - As enacted, creates direct shipper license to be issued
through the alcoholic beverage commission that would allow an in-state or
out-of-state entity to ship wine directly to consumers age 21 years or
older in this state for personal use. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 3.
350 SB0395 Vending Machines - As enacted, requires vending machines located on
state property to either use energy efficient lights for advertising or have
the lights used solely for advertising removed. - Amends TCA Title 12,
Chapter 2, Part 1 and Title 53, Chapter 12, Part 1.
352 SB0681 Education, Higher - As enacted, renames or corrects the names of certain
community colleges. - Amends TCA Title 49.
353 SB0718 Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, extends
provisions regarding dismissal of tenured teacher in Davidson County to
also apply in Shelby County. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5.
358 SB0809 Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, clarifies that the department
and any state or local agency records that contain information that
identifies the person who made a report of child abuse or neglect are
confidential; specifies limited exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 10,
Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 37.
ChapterNo DocNumber Description
363 SB1548 Pest Control - As enacted, provides terms for the engagement of services
for certain termite inspection and prevention plans without initial chemical
treatment. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 21, Part 1.
364 SB1567 Workers Compensation - As enacted, provides that any employee who
retains the right to reconsideration of an award of permanent partial
disability benefits for a workers' compensation injury that occurs on or
after July 1, 2009, and whose pre-injury employer is sold or acquired after
such award is made, may seek reconsideration from the successor
employer if either the employee's employment with the successor
employer is involuntarily terminated through no fault of the employee or
the employee's rate of pay is reduced to a level below the rate of pay that
the employee had at the time of the injury.
- Amends TCA Title 50 and Title 56.
370 SB2150 Financial Responsibility Law - As enacted, requires law enforcement
officers to request proof of compliance with financial responsibility laws
upon charging a person with any motor vehicle violation instead of only
moving violations. - Amends TCA Section 55-12-139.
372 SB2224 Railroads - As enacted, requires any person commissioned as a railroad
police officer to receive POST certification prior to such commission;
requires the POST commission to issue a certificate of compliance to any
person seeking to be commissioned as a railroad police officer, if the
person meets the qualifications for employment as a police officer and
satisfactorily completes the approved recruit training program. - Amends
TCA Title 38, Chapter 8 and Title 65, Chapter 6.
373 SB2299 Workers Compensation - As enacted, authorizes the commissioner of
commerce and insurance to establish by rule requirements for securities
posted by self-insured employers; requires that the employer's losses and
adequacy of reserves be certified annually, instead of biennially.
- Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6, Section 405, and Title 56, Chapter 4.
379 SB1638 Criminal Procedure - As enacted, requires district attorney general to
complete and file uniform judgment document within 30 days after
sentencing; requires that the document be signed by all parties, but if not
signed by the parties, the clerk must make a copy of the document
available to the parties before entry by the court.
- Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 35.
380 SB2090 Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As enacted, authorizes conveyance of
certain property purchased at tax sale by Shelby County, or included
municipality, to adjoining property owners upon actual or in-kind
payments of property's fair market value. - Amends TCA Section 67-5-
2509(d).
382 SB2184 Litter Control - As enacted, requires county mayors to administer certain
funds for litter control programs. - Amends TCA Section 39-14-510.
ChapterNo DocNumber Description
384 HB0093 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, requires criminal
background checks to be conducted for nursing direct care employees
"prior to employment" instead of "prior to employment or within seven
days of employment". - Amends TCA Section 68-11-256.
385 HB0527 Remedies and Special Proceedings - As enacted, allows court to deny name
change petition if court believes it is to defraud, not made in good faith,
will cause injury, or compromises public safety. - Amends TCA Title 29,
Chapter 8, Part 1.
386 HB0590 Criminal Offenses - As enacted, defines "proceeds" for money laundering
offenses to include gross profits from commission of any unlawful activity
including real or personal property. - Amends TCA Title 39.
387 HB0815 Criminal Procedure - As enacted, expands the offense of aiming a laser
pointer or other device at a law enforcement officer to include aiming at
firefighters, emergency medical technicians, or other emergency service
personnel. - Amends TCA Section 39-16-515.
390 HB1210 Criminal Procedure - As enacted, prohibits parent from being issued arrest
warrant or criminal summons against teacher without written approval of
district attorney if the conduct alleged involved the teacher and a child of
such parent. - Amends TCA Title 40.
397 HB1605 Traffic Safety - As enacted, revises requirements governing bicycle use at
nighttime to require that a bicycle be equipped with a lamp on the front
that emits a white light visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the
front and either a red reflector or a lamp emitting a red light that is visible
from a distance of 500 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful
upper beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle.
- Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8.
403 SB0009 Nurses, Nursing - As introduced, certifies medication technicians who can
administer certain medications in nursing homes under the supervision of
licensed nurses. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 7, Part 1.
405 SB0485 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As introduced, increases maximum
civil penalty for operating a facility without a valid certificate of need from
$500 to $1,000 per day of continued operation. - Amends TCA Title 63
and Title 68.
408 SB1976 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, modifies certain statutory provisions
pertaining to certain types of theft. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14,
Part 1.
ChapterNo DocNumber Description
411 HB0327 Courts, Juvenile - As introduced, requires the juvenile court to work in
coordination with any other court having jurisdiction over the child or the
child's family when requiring any parent or legal guardian of a child within
the jurisdiction of the court to participate in any counseling or treatment
program the court may deem appropriate and in the best interest of the
child. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 34; Title 36; Title
37; Title 39 and Title 40.
412 HB0351 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates new Class E and D felony
offenses of assault on law enforcement officer, and Class B felony offense
of aggravated assault on law enforcement officer. - Amends TCA Title 39,
Chapter 13, Part 1.
413 HB0619 Evidence - As introduced, admits into evidence a videotaped statement
made by a child under the age of 13 years describing any act of sexual
contact or physical abuse if child unavailable and statement reliable. -
Amends TCA Title 24.
414 HB0620 Sexual Offenses - As introduced, redefines "indecent exposure" to include
knowingly engaging in the person's own residence certain conduct in the
presence of a child for the purpose of sexual arousal or gratification. -
Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
416 HB0722 Physicians and Surgeons - As introduced, removes the Class B
misdemeanor offense of practicing naturopathy. - Amends TCA Section
63-6-205.
419 HB1348 Mental Illness - As introduced, authorizes court to order outpatient
evaluation of criminal defendant pending a post-trial proceeding under
certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 33, Chapter 7, Part 3.
421 HB1495 Professions and Occupations - As introduced, revises various provisions
involving the practice of polysomnography. - Amends TCA Title 63,
Chapter 31, Part 1.
424 HB1847 Economic and Community Development - As introduced, revises the
Neighborhood Preservation Act. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 6.
425 HB2233 Tort Liability and Reform - As introduced, adds the necessity of showing
by clear and convincing evidence to the extraordinary good cause needed
for a court to excuse noncompliance with certain requirements for medical
malpractice filings. - Amends TCA Section 29-26-121.
427 SB0683 Courts - As introduced, prohibits any person who has, or has had in the
past two years, a sexual relationship with a party or a party's attorney
from recording or transcribing for submission to any court or
administrative tribunal any hearing in an action involving such party or
such party's attorney. - Amends TCA Title 24, Chapter 9, Part 1.
432 HB0583 Criminal Procedure - As introduced, adds property received that is used as
instrumentality in or in furtherance of violation of any criminal offense to
criminal proceeds subject to forfeiture. - Amends TCA Title 39.
ChapterNo DocNumber Description
436 HB0092 School Transportation - As introduced, allows school buses to be used up
to 20 years of service, subject to annual safety inspections, by extending
permissible, yearly waiver limit for their service life after initial 12 years of
service from current three years to eight years. - Amends TCA Section
49-6-2109.
437 HB0129 Human Rights Commission - As introduced, directs human rights
commission to develop a Title VI compliance plan applicable to certain
state governmental entities; sets out duties of human rights commission in
regards to Title VI provisions. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3.
438 HB0352 Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As introduced, authorizes retired
members of TCRS to work for a city or county government without their
retirement benefits being suspended or lost; provides that retirement
benefits are not increased by employment in a local government entity. -
Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 36, Part 8.
439 HB0588 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, establishes what crimes may be a lesser
included offense generally and states that second degree murder is a lesser
included offense of certain first degree murder charges. - Amends TCA
Title 40.
440 HB0591 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, deletes offense of interception of
cellular or wireless telephone transmissions; redefines "electronic
communication" and "wire communication" for certain wiretapping and
electronic surveillance offenses. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
441 HB0669 Motor Vehicles - As introduced, requires liability insurance be maintained
on all motor vehicles operated in Tennessee; insurance companies shall
notify division of financial responsibility when coverage is terminated;
owner of motor vehicle has 60 days to obtain insurance coverage again. -
Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 56.
442 HB0804 Child Custody and Support - As introduced, permits parents called to
active military service that requires them to be out of state for more than
90 days to petition the court to assign their visitation rights during their
absence to another person approved by the court. - Amends TCA Title
36, Chapter 6, Part 3.
This list is NOT complete. We continue to receive Public Chapters from the Secretary of State. Updates will be made to this list as necessary and a revision date will be listed at the top.