Tennessee Legislative Analysis

As enacted, increases the penalty from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony for a person who commits child abuse by knowingly treating a child between 9 and 17 in such a manner as to inflict injury. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.

Key Points

• This bill has passed and is moving through the legislative process
• Sponsored by Jake McCalmon (Republican)
• Voted 33-0 in the Senate
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As enacted, increases the criminal classification for hunting on the land of another without permission from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class B misdemeanor, punishable by a fine only, not to exceed $500 per violation. - Amends TCA Title 70.

Key Points

• This bill has passed and is moving through the legislative process
• Sponsored by Caleb Hemmer (Democrat)
• Voted 20-7 in the House
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As enacted, permits a court to use juvenile court records, including the disposition and evidence, in pretrial reports used to set bond for certain criminal offenses; requires the magistrate to consider the defendant's prior juvenile record in determining the defendant's risk of danger to the community. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 40.

Key Points

• This bill has passed and is moving through the legislative process
• Sponsored by John Gillespie (Republican)
• Voted 11-0 in the House
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As enacted, requires TACIR to study the availability of housing and other treatment facilities for juvenile offenders who have been adjudicated delinquent and committed to the department of children's services, and the availability of local juvenile detention centers and other facilities for the housing and treatment of juvenile offenders who have been detained by the juvenile court prior to an adjudicatory hearing; requires TACIR to report its findings and recommendations. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.

Key Points

• This bill has passed and is moving through the legislative process
• Sponsored by Jay Reedy (Republican)
• Voted 11-0 in the House
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As enacted, expands the proceedings for which a district attorney general pro tem may be appointed to include certain civil proceedings; declares meetings of the district attorneys general conference to be open meetings except for meetings related to certain matters; specifies that the executive director of the district attorneys general conference must provide legal counsel and advice to district attorneys general and their staff and that the legal counsel and advice may be provided by attorneys employed with the district attorneys general conference. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 7, Part 1 and Title 8, Chapter 7, Part 3.

Key Points

• This bill has passed and is moving through the legislative process
• Sponsored by Elaine Davis (Republican)
• Voted 14-6 in the House
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As enacted, specifies that the state guard is a separate entity within the military department for budgetary purposes. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4 and Title 58.

Key Points

• This bill has passed and is moving through the legislative process
• Sponsored by Jay Reedy (Republican)
• Voted 31-0 in the Senate
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As enacted, adds the MidSouth development district to the list of development districts to which this state intends to assist financially; specifies an overall state funding level for the nine development districts; changes the calculation for how much funding each development district will receive. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 14, Part 1.

Key Points

• This bill has passed and is moving through the legislative process
• Sponsored by Gary Hicks (Republican)
• Voted 94-0 in the House
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As enacted, authorizes LEAs to enroll LEAs' employees' children into the voluntary pre-kindergarten program if space is available after enrollment of at-risk children; authorizes LEAs to charge the employee tuition and fees for such enrollment. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

Key Points

• This bill has passed and is moving through the legislative process
• Sponsored by Michael Hale (Republican)
• Voted 96-0 in the House
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As enacted, defines "district," for purposes of municipal elections, to mean a district, region, precinct, sector, territory, ward, or other geographical area prescribed for the purposes of nominating and electing candidates. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 6, Chapter 53.

Key Points

• This bill has passed and is moving through the legislative process
• Sponsored by Elaine Davis (Republican)
• Voted 29-0 in the Senate
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As enacted, authorizes an insurer, for purposes of group insurance plans offered to state employees, to adopt or amend a state preferred drug list (PDL); requires the insurer to ensure that a non-opioid drug approved by the U.S. food and drug administration for the treatment or management of pain is not disadvantaged or discouraged with respect to coverage relative to an opioid or narcotic drug for the treatment or management of pain on the PDL. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Key Points

• This bill has passed and is moving through the legislative process
• Sponsored by Elaine Davis (Republican)
• Voted 30-1 in the Senate
• Review the full bill text for complete details before taking action