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Chapter Number Subject Abstract Bill Number
0701 Education As enacted, requires local boards of education to adopt policies concerning a teacher's ability to relocate a student for the safety of the student and the safety of others. SB3116
0702 Special License Plates As enacted, authorizes issuance of Autism Awareness new specialty earmarked license plates; allocates proceeds to ASMT, Inc., for distribution to ASMT, Inc., Autism Society of East Tennessee, and the Autism Society of the MidSouth as nonprofit organizations dedicated to informational and referral services in their respective grand divisions. SB3071
0703 Education, Higher As enacted, declares that teacher effect data made available to teacher preparation programs are not public records and will be used only in evaluating the preparation programs; requires each institution or postsecondary system receiving the estimates to develop a policy to protect the confidentiality of the data. SB3024
0704 Health, Dept. of As enacted, specifies that the Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) must use claims data received from the commissioner strictly for its own internal purposes and for internal purposes of its members. SB3011
0705 Emergency Communications Districts As enacted, authorizes the diversion of harassing non-initialized 911 phone calls to a designated entity. SB3010
0706 Housing As enacted, authorizes new mechanisms for merging or dissolving housing authorities. SB3007
0707 Registers of Deeds As enacted, allows the name and address of the person that prepared an instrument that conveys or encumbers the title to real estate or personal property to appear anywhere within the instrument; revises other registration provisions. SB2961
0708 Uniform Commercial Code As enacted, revises provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code. SB2931
0709 Motor Vehicles As enacted, prohibits the disclosure of traffic citations from red-light cameras to consumer reporting agencies; prohibits such information from being identified in credit reports. SB2872
0710 Courts, General Sessions As enacted, clarifies that referees have the power of a trial court and the same authority as the judge directing the case to the referee in Shelby County environmental court. SB2822
0711 Gas, Petroleum Products, Volatile Oils As enacted, defines "natural gas equipment" and "natural gas provider"; creates limited tort liability for natural gas providers if the proximate cause of the injury or damages was caused by certain acts of the ultimate consumer. SB2717
0712 Education As enacted, allows county boards of education to use the county's centralized purchasing system to provide a life insurance plan for employees. SB2648
0713 Game and Fish Laws As enacted, authorizes the issuance of hunting licenses to persons with intellectual disabilities, subject to their attending a hunter education course and hunting in the presence of persons who are hunter-education-certified and licensed to hunt. SB2403
0714 Boards and Commissions As enacted, requires the commissioner of finance and administration by October 31 of each year to notify the division of regulatory boards and the division of health related boards the amount of board fees to be set for the subsequent fiscal year. SB2396
0715 Physicians and Surgeons As enacted, alters the definition of a physician in the Preferred Provider Organization Transparency Act to include chiropractic physicians, medical doctor or an osteopathic physician. SB2353
0716 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends the soil scientist advisory committee, June 30, 2013. SB2337
0717 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends the Tennessee medical laboratory board, June 30, 2016; revises certain provisions regarding appointments to the board. SB2311
0718 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends the council for hearing instrument specialists, June 30, 2016; revises certain provisions regarding appointments to the council. SB2310
0719 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends the emergency medical services board, June 30, 2016; revises certain provisions regarding appointments to the board. SB2309
0720 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends the board of pharmacy, June 30, 2016; revises certain provisions regarding appointments to the board. SB2308
0721 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends the board of examiners for nursing home administrators, June 30, 2016; revises certain provisions regarding appointments to the board. SB2307
0722 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends the board of dietitian/nutritionist examiners, June 30, 2016; revises certain provisions regarding appointments to the board. SB2306
0723 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends the committee for clinical perfusionists, June 30, 2016; revises certain provisions regarding appointments to the committee. SB2305
0724 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends the board of examiners for architects and engineers, June 30, 2016; revises certain provisions regarding appointments to the board. SB2304
0725 Sentencing As enacted, establishes enhanced punishment for crimes of force or violence committed while acting in concert with two or more other persons. SB2252
0726 Sentencing As enacted, increases the punishment for unlawful possession of firearm by person with previous felony conviction. SB2250
0727 Probation and Parole As enacted, transfers from board of probation and parole to department of correction certain functions relating to probation and parole services and the community correction grant program. SB2248
0728 Medical Occupations As enacted, revises various provisions governing emergency medical services; requires licensure instead of certification. SB2221
0729 Banks and Financial Institutions As enacted, authorizes commissioner of financial institutions to establish a fee by rule for conducting off-site investigation or examination of any mortgage lender, mortgage loan broker, mortgage loan servicer, or mortgage loan originator. SB2214
0730 Alcoholic Beverages As enacted, requires the alcoholic beverage commission to report certain information regarding high alcohol content beverages to the state and local government committees of the senate and house of representatives by January 30, 2013. SB2167
0731 Public Contracts As enacted, clarifies that purchases by and for the legislative department are exempt, subject to the policies of the board of standards, from the operation of the present law provisions governing public purchases. SB1945
0732 Sexual Offenses As enacted, makes technical changes to clarify the offenses of soliciting sexual exploitation of a minor and exploitation of minor by electronic means to make language consistent and to copy from another section definitions for certain undefined terms. HB2656
0733 Motor Vehicles As enacted, authorizes towing trucks, while in the performance of duties involved with towing an abandoned, immobile, disabled or unattended motor vehicle, to display a white and amber light that is a strobe, flashing, oscillating or revolving system; clarifies use of similar lights on certain other vehicles. HB2644
0734 Highway Signs As enacted, designates segment of State Route 235 in Dickson County to honor the late Deputy Sheriff Richard Keith Bellar. HB2475
0735 Registers of Deeds As enacted, permits any county register of deeds instead of present limitation to county register of deeds in Shelby County to assume certain functions and duties if the register receives endorsement from the existing county records commission or county executive. HB2468
0736 Immigration As enacted, clarifies that a tax form, as such term is used in the part, means any form issued by the United States internal revenue service. HB2467
0737 Arrests As enacted, enacts the "Ricky Otts Act" which requires an officer to arrest drivers involved in accidents resulting in serious bodily injury or death when such drivers lack a valid driver license and evidence of financial responsibility; prohibits the issuance of a citation in lieu of arrest in such circumstances. HB2466
0738 Funeral Directors and Embalmers As enacted, extends the date from December 31, 2010, to June 30, 2011, for apprentices and mortuary school students to complete all requirements to become licensed by the board as a funeral director or embalmer. HB2407
0739 Highway Signs As enacted, names bridge on U.S. 127 in Cumberland County in honor of late Frederick A. Hassler, U.S. Army. HB2292
0740 Highway Signs As enacted, names I-65 overpass in Williamson County in honor of late Lance Corporal Benjamin H. Gearheart. HB2236
0741 Criminal Offenses As enacted, criminalizes possession, use, transfer or installation of software designed to manipulate retail records of transactions for evading payment of sales tax to the state. HB2226
0742 Beer As enacted, restores language to clarify that the governmental entity, committee or board that issues a beer permit or license is the governmental entity to revoke or suspend such permit or license. HB2196
0743 Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies As enacted, allows a charitable organization to calculate reserves using the Annuity 2000 Mortality Table and other interest assumption, or other mortality table; allows organization to maintain a separate Tennessee account; allows the commissioner to designate a later time for the organization to submit an audited report. HB3781
0744 Sunset Laws As enacted, creates sunrise provision for energy efficient schools council, June 30, 2013; directs that members may be appointed from lists of qualified persons submitted by interested contractor, architectural and engineering groups including, but not limited to, the board for licensing contractors and the board of examiners for architects and engineers. HB3550
0745 Herbal Products and Natural Foods As enacted, deletes the repeal date of June 30, 2012, of certain provisions regarding sellers of herbs and natural health information exchanges. HB3518
0746 Special License Plates As enacted, authorizes FedExFamilyHouse new specialty earmarked license plate; allocates 50 percent of funds produced from sale thereof to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital Foundation to be used to support FedExFamilyHouse. HB3481
0747 Lottery, Charitable As enacted, authorizes formation of a broad-based school foundation, subject to certain conditions, by a school or its administrators or supporters; authorizes school foundations, although not in existence for at least five years, to be 501(c)(3) organizations for purposes of the Tennessee Charitable Gaming Implementation Law; removes requirement that 501(c)(3) organizations wanting to conduct an annual event to raise no more than $5,000 be in existence for five years; extends certain deadline for 2011-2012 annual event period. HB3323
0748 Utilities, Utility Districts As enacted, authorizes municipal electric system or other governmental utility system to enter into an employment contract for a term not to exceed five years with the superintendent, general manager or chief executive officer of the electric plant. HB3094
0749 Special License Plates As enacted, authorizes issuance of a Tennessee Sheriffs' Association new specialty earmarked license plate. HB3026
0750 Motor Vehicles As enacted, specifies that a garagekeeper or towing firm that does not verify ownership of a motor vehicle within three business days after taking possession of such motor vehicle pursuant to law or that does not notify by mail the owner of such motor vehicle within six days after taking possession would not be entitled to receive more than six days of storage-related expenses; provides for civil liability in certain circumstances for a garagekeeper or towing firm that fails to release a motor vehicle to a vehicle owner, secured creditor, lessor or lienholder. HB3023
0751 Traffic Safety As enacted, requires a local government to include in any new, existing, or renewed contract involving unmanned traffic enforcement cameras that the contract must conform to any changes in state law. HB2933
0752 Highway Signs As enacted, names bridge on S.R. 96 in Williamson County in honor of the late Master Sergeant James W. "Tre" Ponder III, U.S. Army. HB2878
0753 Sexual Offenders As enacted, adds the offense of promoting prostitution to the list of sexual offenses requiring registration under the sex offender registry and adds second offense promoting prostitution to the list of violent sexual offenses. HB2853
0754 Highway Signs As enacted, names bridge on S.R. 246 in Williamson County in honor of the late Spc. Danny Gale Martin. HB2793
0755 Real Property As enacted, authorizes any town, city, county, county with a metropolitan government, the state or any not-for-profit to purchase, preserve, and sell development rights. HB2765
0756 Highway Signs As enacted, names bridge on S.R. 99 in Rutherford County in honor of late Lance Corporal Justin Kyle Lewter. HB2682
0757 Child Labor As enacted, specifies that no public funds of this state or any political subdivision thereof shall be allocated to the regulation or enforcement of any change made to certain rules regarding the employment of children in an agricultural setting. HB2669
0758 Lottery, Charitable As enacted, extends the period within which an annual event may be held during the annual event period beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012, from within 28 calendar days of the event date listed in the application to within 45 calendar days of the event date listed in the application; makes other various changes to provisions regarding filing deadlines and omnibus lists. SB1252
0759 Statutes and Codification As enacted, provides that no statutory private right of action is created unless statute contains express language creating the right; prohibits implied rights of action unless certain requirements met, such as fact that there is no controlling statute and action based on common law. SB2140
0760 Employees, Employers As enacted, establishes criteria for waiver of employee's 30-minute rest break or meal period by persons principally employed in service of food or beverages who receive tips. SB2625
0761 Physicians and Surgeons As enacted, voids contractual restrictions on a physician's right to practice medicine if such physician is employed independently of a bona fide practice purchase and is terminated by an employing entity for reasons other than breach by the employee. SB2910
0762 Education As enacted, requires the department of education to develop a model parental involvement contract that may be used by LEAs and to encourage LEAs to enter into voluntary parental involvement contracts with students' parents or guardians. SB3588
0763 Law Enforcement As enacted, expands, subject to certain restrictions, the private universities or colleges that are permitted to have police forces. SB2166
0764 Controlled Substances As enacted, rewrites certains provisions regarding the sale and purchase of an immediate methamphetamine precursor. SB2235
0765 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends the air pollution control board, June 30, 2015; revises certain provisions regarding appointments to board and qualifications of board members. SB2341
0766 Sentencing As enacted, makes elected and appointed public officials ineligible for diversion for criminal offenses committed in their official capacity or that involve the duties of their offices. SB2566
0767 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities As enacted, removes requirement that board for licensing health care facilities report to the Tennessee code commission if the board fails to collect fees in amount sufficient to pay operating costs of board in any fiscal year; retains requirement that such report be sent to government operations committees. SB2698
0768 Special License Plates As enacted, extends time period for meeting initial issuance requirements for "I Recycle" new specialty earmarked license plates until July 1, 2013. SB2707
0769 Special License Plates As enacted, authorizes issuance of Dogwood Arts new specialty earmarked license plates. SB2785
0770 Child Custody and Support As enacted, clarifies definitions that apply to parents in the armed forces seeking modification of orders concerning parenting. SB2844
0771 Fire Prevention and Investigation As enacted, changes references from "fire tax" to "fire and emergency services tax" in regard to tax that may be levied to assist in funding a county-wide fire department. SB2870
0772 Education As enacted, requires a special education diploma be awarded to students who have satisfactorily completed an IEP with satisfactory attendance and conduct, but who have not passed the proficiency tests required for graduation with a regular diploma. SB2900
0773 Naming and Designating As enacted, designates May 2012 as "Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month." SB3123
0774 Education As enacted, extends deadline for raising matching funds for Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature Foundation from June 30, 2012, to December 31, 2012, by delaying reversion of existing appropriation to general fund until December 31, 2012. SB3234
0775 Local Education Agencies As enacted, specifies that when reviewing the proposed budget of the county department of education, the county legislative body may only alter or revise the total amount of expenditures as proposed and such alterations or revisions must comply with state law and regulations. SB3283
0776 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends Tennessee motor vehicle commission, June 30, 2016; revises certain provisions governing appointments to the commission. SB3385
0777 Water As enacted, requires that any public water or waterworks system, which determines to initiate or permanently cease fluoridation of its water supply, shall notify the departments of health and environment and conservation and its customers 30 days prior to any vote. SB3394
0778 Short Term Loans and Lenders As enacted, requires pawnbrokers to have a computer system in operation to log certain information if so requested by a law enforcement agency. SB3397
0779 Libraries As enacted, adds Cocke, Hawkins, Hamblen and Hancock counties to the Watauga regional library and changes region's name to the Holston River regional library. SB3447
0780 Highway Signs As enacted, names bridge on U.S. 64 in Giles County in honor of the late James E. Wells. SB3556
0781 Students As enacted, requires LEAs to include in student discipline codes a prohibition on students wearing on school grounds during the school day clothing that exposes underwear or body parts in an indecent manner that disrupts the learning environment. SB3558
0782 Special License Plates As enacted, extends deadline for Civil War Preservation special license plates to meet minumum order requirement; authorizes issuance of Music City Alumni Chapter of Western Kentucky University; names segment of of State Route 68 in Monroe County the "Bob 'Single Wing' Harrill Memorial Highway". SB0673
0783 Firearms and Ammunition As enacted, permits retired correctional officers and inmate relations coordinators previously employed by the department of corrections to apply to obtain certification to carry a weapon in this state in the same manner as a retired law enforcement officer obtains certification to carry in this state. HB3443
0784 Education As enacted, authorizes and encourages LEAs to partner with individuals, community and faith-based groups and organizations and for-profit and nonprofit entities to devise parental involvement programs that reward schools and classes and honor parents for participating in parenting classes that increase parental involvement in education and schools. HB3505
0785 Highway Signs As enacted, designates certain segment of State Route 392 within Crossville as the "Milo Lemert Parkway". HB2794
0786 General Assembly, Directed Studies As enacted, enacts the "Welfare Roll to Payroll Act," which directs the commissioner of human services to conduct a summer study that will assess the feasibility of more work friendly assistance eligibility and benefits requirements in order to increase workforce participation. HB2806
0787 Lottery, Scholarships and Programs As enacted, requires THEC to make recommendations for changes to the lottery scholarship eligibility for GED recipients in light of impending changes to the GED test by the American Council on Education; requires the department of labor and workforce development, with the assistance of the department of education, the state board of education, and THEC to develop and implement a program for individuals who did not graduate from high school that will provide a means, other than the GED, to obtain a credential signifying completion of high school or its equivalent. HB2861
0788 Education, Higher As enacted, permits certain Tennessee veterans who are students at public institutions of higher education to register for classes prior to the general student population. HB2961
0789 Judges and Chancellors As enacted, clarifies to which judges certain financial disclosure laws apply; clarifies that newly elected judges may practice law to wind up their practice; revises other provisions governing judges. HB2978
0790 Alcoholic Beverages As enacted, allows restaurant to have minimum of 40 seats instead of 75 seats for purpose of selling alcoholic beverages; clarifies that limited service restaurant may sell more than 50 percent food and still qualify for license. HB3039
0791 Special License Plates As enacted, requires that the license plates for veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom be redesigned upon utilization of the existing inventory of the current versions of such plates by the department or revenue; requires that a new license plate be designed and made available to honorably discharged veterans and active members of the U.S. armed forces serving in Operation New Dawn. HB3214
0792 Taxes, Privilege As enacted, reduces the rate of assessment for the realty recordation tax. HB3255
0793 Trusts As enacted, includes "persons" in definition of "family member" for purposes of determining which family members a private trust can do business with while maintaining exemptions from the Banking Act; redefines "family member"; revises other provisions. HB3338
0794 Schools, Charter As enacted, makes charter schools subject to open meetings law; requires charter schools to maintain a web site and post certain notices and information on the web site in certain situations; makes charter school records open records to the same extent as records of public schools operated by LEAs. HB3539
0795 Surveyors As enacted, authorizes instead of requires that the governor select members of board of land survey examiners from lists of nominees submitted by Tennessee Association of Professional Surveyors and other interested surveyor groups. HB3548
0796 Highway Signs As enacted, designates the segment of U.S. Highway 411 located in the city limits of Madisonville, as the "LCpl. Franklin 'Frankie' Namon Watson Memorial Highway." HB3570
0797 Professions and Occupations As enacted, revises various provisions of the Locksmith Licensing Act. HB3581
0798 Tort Liability and Reform As enacted, revises various references through Tennessee Code Annotated from "medical malpractice" to "health care liability" and from "medical malpractice action" to "health care liability action" to conform to the provisions enacted by the 2011 session of the 107th General Assembly in the Tennessee Civil Justice Act of 2011. HB3717
0799 Funeral Directors and Embalmers As enacted, revises certain provisions governing licenses that become invalid due to nonrenewal; clarifies that the operator of a crematory facility must obtain a permit for cremation of human remains prior to performing a cremation. HB3792
0800 Civil Service As enacted, enacts the Tennessee Excellence, Accountability, and Management (T.E.A.M.) Act of 2012. HB2384

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