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0601 Local Government, General As enacted, extends from June 30, 2012, to June 30, 2014, the expiration date for the authority of Hamilton, Knox and Shelby counties, Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis and Metropolitan Nashville to sell bonds at private sale upon terms and conditions that it determines and upon approval by the governing body of the local government; authorizes local governments to petition state funding board for permission to sell specific bonds determined to be required to be sold at taxable interest rates at private sale upon terms and conditions that the local government determines and upon approval by the governing body of the local government. SB2265
0602 Highways, Roads and Bridges As enacted, revises provisions governing the distribution of utility relocation plans to utility owners. SB2242
0603 Correction, Dept. of As enacted, revises provisions governing the exercise of police powers by department employees and governing the authority of certain department employees to carry firearms. SB2205
0604 Senate As enacted, changes T.C.A. to reflect renaming of the senate environment, conservation and tourism committee as the "senate energy and environment committee." SB2192
0605 Public Funds and Financing As enacted, enacts the "Uniformity in Tax Increment Financing Act of 2012." SB2175
0606 Highway Signs As enacted, names segment of U.S. 27 in Rhea County in honor of the late Hiram Green. HB3010
0607 Highway Signs As enacted, designates U.S. 27 within City of Dayton as "Veterans Memorial Highway." HB3008
0608 Firearms and Ammunition As enacted, clarifies that it is lawful to purchase from and cause to be shipped to a personal residence in this state a black powder weapon, knife with a blade in excess of four inches or a sword or bayonet. HB2936
0609 Contractors As enacted, revises certain requirements concerning retainage. HB2764
0610 Libraries As enacted, clarifies existing law regarding term length and board membership of city and county library boards. HB2754
0611 Comptroller, State As enacted, removes references to the office of the comptroller of the treasury in connection with the judicial cost accountant. HB2496
0612 Military As enacted, creates Class B misdemeanor offense of a person falsely representing that he or she was or is a member of the United States armed forces with the intent to deceive another into believing such representation. HB2491
0613 Remedies and Special Proceedings As enacted, creates civil right of action for victims of human trafficking offenses. HB2489
0614 Teachers, Principals and School Personnel As enacted, revises provisions regarding tenure for teachers transferring from one LEA to another; requires that teacher evaluation information be sent to the LEA to which a teacher is transferring. HB2328
0615 Motor Vehicles As enacted, clarifies that certain trailers and semitrailers used in transporting rolled hay bales, rather than rolled alfalfa bales, are exempt from maximum width and height requirements for motor and other vehicles. HB3135
0616 Sunset Laws As enacted, creates sunrise provision for economic council on women with a termination date of June 30, 2013; revises certain provisions regarding appointments to council. HB3080
0617 Safety, Dept. of As enacted, requires the department to conduct a study on the safety of motorcycle passengers under 18 years of age and report its results and recommendations to the senate transportation and safety committee and the house transportation committee by October 1, 2012. HB2729
0618 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities As enacted, revises the requirements for a nursing home's certificate of need for qualified partial relocation of certain nursing homes. HB2632
0619 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends the state board for alarm systems contractors, June 30, 2016; revises certain provisions regarding appointments to the board. HB2540
0620 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends the Tennessee technology development corporation, June 30, 2017; revises certain provisions regarding appointments to the corporation board of directors. HB2534
0621 Driver Licenses As enacted, requires visible full face color photograph of a licensee. HB2547
0622 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends the advisory council on workers' compensation, June 30, 2016; revises certain provisions regarding appointments to the council. HB2527
0623 Clerks, Court As enacted, specifies that the present law fees that generally apply throughout the state would apply for clerk services in the criminal court, fourth circuit and general sessions court-criminal division of Knox County, but the separate provision of law regarding Knox County would continue to apply for clerk services in all other courts of Knox County. HB2481
0624 Taxes, Sales As enacted, establishes requirements for determining whether certain affiliates have physical presence in this state sufficient to establish nexus for sales and use tax purposes; provisions to be repealed January 1, 2014. HB2370
0625 Public Contracts As enacted, revises requirements for amounts of goods or services that may be procured without requisitioning through the department of general services or for contracts that may be entered into without approval of certain government officials; permits competitive negotiations on certain contracts upon approval by the chief procurement officer; revises other related provisions. HB2356
0626 Surplus Property As enacted, revises duties of the chief procurement officer relating to disposal of certain property; keeps administration of state surplus personal property within general services instead of with chief procurement officer; permits payment of state surplus personal property by credit card; specifies that disposal of surplus personal property in the possession of the general assembly would be exempt from the State Surplus Personal Property Act in certain circumstances. HB2355
0627 Nuclear Materials, Transportation and Safety As enacted, authorizes a nuclear security officer to employ deadly force in certain situations. HB2326
0628 Dentists and Dentistry As enacted, requires governor to consult with interested dental groups including, but not limited to, the Tennessee Dental Association, the Tennessee Dental Hygienists Association and the Tennessee Dental Assistants' Association prior to making appointments to the board of dentistry. SB3391
0629 Psychologists As enacted, authorizes, instead of requires, that the governor select psychologist members of board of examiners in psychology from lists of nominees submitted by Tennessee Psychological Association, and select psychological examiner and senior psychological examiner board members from lists provided by Tennessee Psychological Association Division of Psychological Examiners and other interested psychology groups. SB3381
0630 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends the board of respiratory care, June 30, 2016; revises certain provisions regarding appointments to the board. SB3380
0631 Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies As enacted, prohibits title insurance companies and title insurance rating organizations from filing as part of their schedule of rates for title insurance, that part of the charge for title insurance applicable to search and examination in connection with insurance of title to real property located in counties with a population of less than 175,000 instead of those with less than 275,000. SB3352
0632 CoverTN As enacted, abolishes Cover TN advisory committee. SB3213
0633 Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies As enacted, makes various changes and additions to present law concerning insurance, in regard to confidentiality and Risk-Based Capital for Insurers Act. SB1818
0634 Banks and Financial Institutions As enacted, specifies that the limits on loans to any one borrower must take into consideration credit exposure arising from derivative transactions between the state bank and the person. SB2216
0635 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities As enacted, requires that licensure renewals for heath facilities licenses be due on the anniversary date of the license instead of June 30 of each year; authorizes, during transition period, issuance of renewals for terms of no less than five months and no more than 18 months or year to year. SB2222
0636 Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities As enacted, provides for a statewide admissions review committee in regard to developmental centers for persons with intellectual or development disabilities, instead of having a review board for each center; makes other various changes in regard to such center. SB2226
0637 State Government As enacted, revises provisions governing approval of compromises and settlements by the governor, comptroller or general assembly in actions involving the state. SB2264
0638 Equalization Board As enacted, authorizes board to approve a continuing education program for registered taxpayer agents and to charge agents a per-credit hour fee to defray cost of program. SB2290
0639 Highway Signs As enacted, names bridge on S.R. 166 in Maury County in honor of Dr. L. Paul Sands. SB2297
0640 County Government As enacted, prohibits conflicts of interest in contractual services in regard to county officers in same manner as interests in supplies, material or equipment are prohibited. SB2384
0641 Highway Signs As enacted, changes description of Veterans Memorial Mile in Knox County to segment of S.R. 62 from Solway Bridge to intersection with S.R. 162. SB2466
0642 Municipal Government As enacted, increases from $300,000 to $500,000 the maximum amount of revenue and debt a municipality may have in order to qualify to contract with a certified municipal finance officer (CMFO) or a qualified individual who is exempt from CMFO certification for financial oversight instead of employing a CMFO. SB2490
0643 Highway Signs As enacted, designates a certain segment of State Highway 28 in Sequatchie and Marion counties as "Veterans' Memorial Park Highway." SB2576
0644 Coon Dog Laws As enacted, adds Morgan County to group of counties where the training season for coon dogs is at least six months, instead of having a training season from July 1 to the first day of the open season for hunting coons. SB2647
0645 TennCare As enacted, enacts the "Annual Coverage Assessment Act of 2012." SB2766
0646 Banks and Financial Institutions As enacted, extends from July 1, 2012, to July 1, 2015, the time period within which certain licensed money transmitters may obtain authority to own or control a credit card state bank; revises other provisions regarding credit card state banks. SB2829
0647 Highway Signs As enacted, designates segment of S.R. 18 as "National Bird Dog Highway." SB2841
0648 Emergency Communications Districts As enacted, designates unpublished telephone numbers as confidential when in the possession of the emergency communications board or its designated agent. SB2885
0649 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities As enacted, allows nursing homes and their affiliates to employ physicians in certain circumstances. SB3263
0650 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends the board of medical examiners, June 30, 2016; revises certain provisions regarding appointments to the board. SB3379
0651 Public Records As enacted, specifies that any records obtained by or disclosed to a municipality or county by a holder of a state-issued certificate of franchise authority or any other cable or video service provider for the purpose of an audit or review will be confidential and not subject to the open records laws. HB3053
0652 Probation and Parole As enacted, permits private probation providers who meet certain qualifications and contract with the department of correction to supervise Class E felony offenders who are granted probation. HB2830
0653 Children's Services, Dept. of As enacted, removes the 2012 repeal date for the Tennessee's Transitioning Youth Empowerment Act of 2010. HB2337
0654 Clerks, Court As enacted, transfers the probate court clerking responsibilities in Blount County from the county clerk to the clerk and master. HB0059
0655 Veterans' Affairs, Dept. of As enacted, renames the "Tennessee distinguished service medal" as the "Tennessee fallen heroes medal". HB1000
0656 Education As enacted, requires high schools to forward vaccination records to higher education institution on behalf of dual enrollment student upon request of the student's parent or guardian; authorizes state board of education to promulgate rules to implement this act. HB2229
0657 Revenue, Dept. of As enacted, authorizes the commissioner to require documents or payments filed with the department to be submitted electronically; revises other various provisions regarding the electronic submission of documents and payments to the department. HB2371
0658 Taxes, Franchise As enacted, revises provisions governing extensions of time to file francise and excise tax returns. HB2406
0659 Taxes, Litigation As enacted, authorizes any county that adopts either or both of the litigation taxes authorized by law to also adopt a resolution by a two-thirds majority vote of the legislative body to use those funds, in addition to the purposes described in law, for the purpose of obtaining and maintaining software and hardware associated with collecting, receiving and maintaining records for law enforcement agencies. HB2428
0660 Herbal Products and Natural Foods As enacted, makes it a Class A misdemeanor criminal offense for any person to knowingly dig, harvest, collect or remove wild ginseng from any land that such person does not own on any date not within the wild ginseng harvest season. HB2768
0661 Alcoholic Beverages As enacted, authorizes Riverview Restaurant, also known as the Catfish Place under the bridge, located in Cheatham County to be licensed as a premier type tourist resort. HB2800
0662 Education, Higher As enacted, authorizes and encourages reverse articulation or reverse transfer agreements between the board of regents' community colleges and universities in the board of regents and UT systems and that are private SACS accredited institutions. HB2827
0663 Municipal Government As enacted, makes permanent, instead of terminating in 2012, the municipal pilot program for dealing with abandoned construction. HB2848
0664 Fireworks As enacted, revises the population figures from any county in excess of 200,000 in the present law to any county in excess of 335,000 based on the recent federal census which effectively means fireworks cannot be sold within the four largest counties; a conforming change removes language from the current law which would have permitted any county to continue selling fireworks if its population grew past 200,000 an exemption which applied to Rutherford County; such language is no longer necessary with the increased population to 335,000; clarifies that present law permits the sale of fireworks in the City of Lakeland in Shelby County at a stand where fireworks have been sold annually for at least 45 years. HB2850
0665 School Transportation As enacted, removes limitation on commercial advertising on school buses that requires such advertising to "be composed of lettering on a background color." HB2851
0666 DUI Offenses As enacted, adds all trained phlebotomists who are either operating under a hospital protocol, have completed phlebotomy training through an educational entity providing such training, or have been properly trained by a current or former employer to draw blood to the list of persons who are authorized to draw blood at the written request of a law enforcement officer for the purpose of determining whether a suspect has committed DUI; extends the same civil immunity and chain of custody requirements that apply under present law to persons who are authorized to perform blood draws on DUI suspects to all such trained phlebotomists. HB2858
0667 Cemeteries As enacted, exempts from income taxes the income from trust funds for perpetual care of a cemetery. HB2947
0668 Election Laws As enacted, allows city of Estill Springs to permit nonresident property owners to vote in municipal elections upon two-thirds approval of municipal legislative body. HB3067
0669 Tobacco, Tobacco Products As enacted, establishes requirements relative to non-participating manufacturers and importers for non-participating manufacturers. HB3632
0670 Teachers, Principals and School Personnel As enacted, protects a teacher from discipline for teaching scientific subjects in an objective manner. HB0368
0671 Autopsies As enacted, extends the date from July 1, 2011, to July 1, 2012, for a facility where autopsies are performed to receive accreditation from the National Association of Medical Examiners. SB3622
0672 Physicians and Surgeons As enacted, changes from "January 1, 2013" to "July 1, 2012" the effective date of Chapter 434 of the Public Acts of 2011, which prohibits physicians from utilizing telemedicine to provide abortion services. SB3540
0673 Fiscal Review Committee As enacted, extends period of time committee has to comment on proposed non-competitive contracts from 20 days to 40 days; removes obsolete language. SB3347
0674 Utilities, Utility Districts As enacted, deletes language that referenced a subsection that was repealed concerning utility district rates sufficient to pay costs and retire bonds. SB3208
0675 Business and Commerce As enacted, decreases time a scrap jewelry and metal dealer has to hold items from 30 days from date of purchase to 20 days from date of purchase. SB2825
0676 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities As enacted, clarifies that endoscopy technicians are sufficient assistants for a physician performing an endoscopic procedure in an ambulatory surgical treatment center; specifies the scope of practice for endoscopy technicians. SB2764
0677 Marriage As enacted, allows appointed and elected municipal court judges to solemnize marriages in any county of the state rather than in just the municipality in which the judge has jurisdiction. SB2552
0678 Civil Procedure As enacted, adds physician assistants to list of medical professionals who are exempt from subpoena to trial in a civil action but who are subject to subpoena to a deposition. SB2528
0679 Short Term Loans and Lenders As enacted, revises various provisions governing deferred presentment services, including provisions regarding qualifications for licensure; authorizes commissioner of financial institutions to require persons subject to Deferred Presentment Services Act to be licensed through a multi-state automated licensing system. SB2215
0680 Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies As enacted, revises provisions governing deposit of securities in clearing corporation. SB2202
0681 Safety As enacted, transfers Title 68, Chapter 103, relative to working in proximity to high-voltage lines, into Title 50, Chapter 3, relative to the Occupational Health and Safety Act, effective July 1, 2012. SB2193
0682 Unemployment Compensation As enacted, authorizes spouses of military members who leave employment due to military reassignment to qualify for unemployment benefits; requires that state pay such benefits and does not count against employer's experience rating. SB0884
0683 Transportation, Dept. of As enacted, authorizes, until June 30, 2016, the commissioner to enter into certain contracts with financial institutions to stabilize the net expense of the department in the purchase of gasoline, diesel, or other fuels for the department's own use. HB2381
0684 Motor Vehicles As enacted, exempts motor vehicle dismantlers and recyclers or scrap metal processors from obtaining a copy of title before purchasing motor vehicle for scrap if the vehicle was manufactured more than 12 years ago; specifies that state law prempts any local regulation in regard to age of vehicle that may be purchased without title and in regard to waiting period for crushing. HB2437
0685 Criminal Procedure As enacted, eliminates the 72-hour time period restriction on determinations concerning good cause where the surrender is based on a conditional or final judgment of forfeiture issued by the court. HB2441
0686 Public Buildings As enacted, authorizes replicas of certain historically-significant documents, such as the Magna Carta, Declaration of Independence and Ten Commandments, to be placed in local government public buildings. HB2658
0687 Education As enacted, regulates student conduct on school buses; permits school personnel, including school bus drivers, to use reasonable force, subject to certain restrictions, in maintaining discipline. HB2789
0688 Criminal Offenses As enacted, grants immunity from civil liability and a defense to criminal liability for those who report certain injuries in good faith and specifies that the reporting requirement for those injuries is within 24 hours. HB2834
0689 Highways, Roads and Bridges As enacted, revises structure and operation of certain county highway departments. HB3007
0690 Education As enacted, specifies that LEAs and school administrators may not prohibit personnel from participating in constitutionally permissible religious activities on school grounds that are initiated by students at reasonable times before or after the instructional day so long as such activities are voluntary for all parties and do not conflict with the responsibilities or assignments of such personnel. HB3266
0691 Alcoholic Beverages As enacted, creates a new farm wine permit; authorizes a farm producer to transport grapes or fruit grown on the farm to a licensed winery for the winery to manufacture, bottle and label the wine as being the product of the farm holding the farm wine permit; places certain requirements on the licensed winery. SB3552
0692 Education, Higher As enacted, exempts the UT board of trustees and board of regents from the requirement that a physical quorum be present at the location specified in the notice of a meeting as the location of the meeting in order to allow participation by electronic or other means of communication for the benefit of the public and the governing body in connection with any meeting authorized by law. SB3749
0693 Campaigns and Campaign Finance As enacted, requires that statements certifying a candidate's treasurer must contain the office that the candidate is seeking and the year of the election. SB3411
0694 Funeral Directors and Embalmers As enacted, authorizes instead of requires that governor select some members of board of funeral directors and embalmers from lists of nominees submitted by Tennessee Funeral Directors Association and Tennessee Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, and other interested funeral director and mortician groups. SB3390
0695 Veterinarians As enacted, requires governor to consult with interested veterinary groups including the Tennessee Veterinary Medical Association, which under current law may recommend licensed doctors of veterinary medicine and licensed veterinary technicians for appointment to the board, prior to making appointments to board of veterinary medical examiners. SB3389
0696 Optometry As enacted, clarifies that governor is authorized, but not required, to make appointments to the board of optometry from lists of nominees provided by the Tennessee Optometric Association and other interested optometric groups. SB3388
0697 Audiologists and Speech Pathologists As enacted, authorizes instead of requires that governor select the physician member of the board of communication disorders and sciences from list of nominees provided by Academy of Otolaryngology and other interested otolaryngology groups. SB3386
0698 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends the Tennessee board of court reporting, June 30, 2014; authorizes the appointment of court reporter members from lists of qualified persons submitted by interested court reporter groups including, but not limited to, the Tennessee Court Reporters Association; requires the governor to consult with interested court reporter groups before making any appointments to the board. SB3384
0699 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends the state TennCare pharmacy advisory committee, June 30, 2016; authorizes, rather than requires, the governor and the speakers of each chamber of the general assembly to select appointees to the TennCare pharmacy advisory committee from lists of names that are submitted by interested groups; requires the governor and the speakers to consult with interested groups to determine qualified persons to fill the positions. SB3383
0700 Highway Signs As enacted, designates segment of State Route 14 beginning at the Tennessee-Mississippi border north on Third Street to Jackson Avenue in Memphis as the "Blues Trail." SB3260

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