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Chapter Number Subject Abstract Bill Number
0701 Criminal Procedure Revises various provisions governing fingerprints and how many sets of fingerprints must be made. SB3953
0702 Holidays and Days of Special Observance Declares September 17 of each year be observed as "Tennessee and United States Constitutions Day." SB4124
0703 Sunset Laws East Tennessee human resource agency, June 30, 2015. HB2580
0704 Sunset Laws Mid-Cumberland human resource agency, June 30, 2015. HB2581
0705 Sunset Laws First Tennessee human resource agency, June 30, 2015. HB2582
0706 Disabled Persons Changes the language "handicap" to "disability" in the Tennessee Human Rights Act and in  8-50-103 and 8-50-104 and designates  8-50-103 and 8-50-104 as the "Tennessee Disability Act." HB2993
0707 Sunset Laws Institute for labor-management studies, June 30, 2015. HB3241
0708 Sunset Laws Sam Davis memorial association, June 30, 2014. HB3559
0709 Sunset Laws Tri-county railroad authority, June 30, 2015. HB3561
0710 Sunset Laws Rail service authorities, June 30, 2015. HB3562
0711 Sunset Laws South Central Tennessee railroad authority, June 30, 2015. HB3563
0712 Sunset Laws Genetic advisory committee, June 30, 2013. HB3587
0713 Alcoholic Beverages Authorizes alcoholic beverages to be sold for consumption on the premises of WillowBrook Golf Club located in Coffee County. HB3981
0714 Sexual Offenders Adds the offense of aggravated rape of a child as a "violent sexual offense" for purpose of the sexual offender registry. SB2756
0715 Game and Fish Laws Prohibits the taking of deer, bear, wild elk, or wild boar with any shotgun using ammunition loaded with more than one solid ball or rifled slug, or with any rifle using rim-fire cartridges; removes buckshot exceptions. SB2787
0716 Military Increases the penalty for Tennessee national guard member being absent without leave from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class B misdemeanor. SB2797
0717 Energy Clarifies the responsibilities of the department of finance and administration and the department of general services relative to energy management activities. SB2872
0718 Energy Mandates participation in the energy management program by state departments and agencies and all state colleges and universities operated by the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee or the state board of regents. SB2874
0719 Motor Vehicles Adds gasoline powered vehicles to the definition of low speed vehicles. SB3136
0720 Utilities, Utility Districts Allows certain utility districts to jointly create public building authorities. SB3141
0721 Correctional Programs Authorizes TRICOR board to prepare and use publications for marketing and public education. SB3261
0722 Motor Vehicles Authorizes municipalities to regulate commercial use of wheel immobilizers to disable vehicles. SB3487
0723 Safety Expands and renames the "elevator safety board" within the department of labor and workforce development as the "elevator and amusement device safety board"; requires the board to inspect and regulate amusement devices. SB3547
0724 Auctions and Auctioneers Creates public automobile auctioneer license regulated by the auctioneer commission for auctions of used automobiles to the public. SB3590
0725 Civil Procedure Specifies that if an appellate court declares a disaster pursuant to applicable court rules, then all statutes of limitation and repose will be extended by the same number of days that the applicable filing deadlines are extended; deadlines to be extended only in county in which disaster is declared. SB3660
0726 Civil Procedure Allows court to award certain expenses in derivative proceeding involving corporation and shareholders. SB3982
0727 Property Redefines "appraisal" and "appraisal report" under the "State Licensing and Certified Real Estate Appraisers Law." SB4141
0728 Employment Security, Dept. of Authorizes release of certain confidential employment security information to contractors and agents of public employees provided certain safeguards are in place; requires requestor of information to pay cost of disclosure. SB4146
0729 Fire Prevention and Investigation Authorizes the fire service and code enforcement academy to accept, for any of its purposes and functions, donations of real and personal property and services and grants of money. SB4158
0730 Environmental Preservation Exempts boilers used to generate electricity under contract with TVA from regulation by board of boiler rules, authorizes technical secretary of the air pollution control board to establish expedited review process for permit filed by combined heat and power plant or a recoverable waste energy plant. SB4204
0731 Criminal Offenses Makes it an offense to knowingly sell, give, transfer, use, or distribute, or possess with intent to sell, give, or distribute, any software that is primarily designed or produced for the purpose of interfering with the operations of any ticket seller that sells, over the Internet, tickets of admissions to a sporting event, theater, musical performance, or place of public entertainment or amusement, by circumventing any security measures on the ticket seller's Web site or circumventing any controls or measures that are instituted by the ticket seller on its Web site to ensure an equitable ticket buying process; offense is Class B misdemeanor punishable only by a fine of not more than $5,000 or any profits made or tickets acquired in the course of the violation, whichever is greater. HB2420
0732 Highway Signs "Guy Stokes and Guy Stokes, Jr. Memorial Highway," 4.21 mile segment of State Route 69 in Decatur County HB2458
0733 Highway Signs "Rockabilly Highway," segment of U.S. Highway 45 in Madison, Chester, and McNairy counties HB2489
0734 Planning, Public Allows appointments to the Cookeville municipal planning commission to be made by the city council instead of the mayor. HB2565
0735 Ethics Clarifies that candidates and appointees to local public office are not required to file documents electronically with the ethics commission; specifies that commission has discretion to determine when electronic filing is financially feasible and will be an efficient method of filing; requires commission to establish rules regarding how documents must be filed. HB2614
0736 Motor Vehicles Increases amount of surety bond from $25,000 to $50,000 that must accompany application for or renewal of motor vehicle dealer license and removes ability to use letter of credit in lieu of bond. HB2809
0737 Highway Signs "Blake Pafford Memorial Road," segment of SR 191 within Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park in Benton County HB2837
0738 Highway Signs "Luther M. and Marvin Patton Memorial Highway," segment of State Route 99 in Lewis County HB2890
0739 Highway Signs "John Porter Davis Underpass," I-81 in Hamblen County HB2984
0740 Sunset Laws Removes home improvement commission from sunset cycle. HB3237
0741 Administrative Procedure (UAPA) Requires one copy of amendments to existing executive agency rules be filed with secretary of state in redline form for review by the legislative committees and subcommittees. HB3307
0742 Trusts Authorizes the investment committee of a political subdivision to adopt an investment policy authorizing the investment and management of trust assets in accordance with the investment policy the political subdivision uses to manage pension assets; requires that the pension management fund conform to the Tennessee Uniform Prudent Investor Act in order for this authorization to apply. HB3505
0743 Civil Procedure Revises provisions governing notice of foreclosure being sent to debtor and co-debtor. HB3748
0744 Domestic Violence Makes consistent the definition of "domestic abuse victim" for purposes of orders of protection and domestic assault. HB3798
0745 Highway Signs "Lance Corporal Richard A. Buerstetta Memorial Bridge," SR 100 in Williamson County HB3832
0746 Planning, Public Specifies certain types of construction that do not constitute utility construction for purposes of determining when subdivision plats must be submitted to municipal or regional planning commissions for approval. HB3858
0747 Corporations, For Profit Adds advance practice nurses and certain physicians to those health care providers who may be members and holders of professional limited liability companies. HB3963
0748 Public Health Renames the "black health care commission" as the "health equity commission." HB4015
0749 Parks, Natural Areas Preservation Adds Morrison Meadow and Wilson School Road Forest and Cedar Glades as natural-scientific areas; revises property description for other scenic-recreation and natural-scientific areas. HB4108
0750 Public Funds and Financing Specifies that the present law requirement for each agency of state government to establish and maintain internal accounting and administrative controls applies to institutions of higher education; requires such entities to annually perform a management assessment of risk. HB4118
0751 Highway Signs "Fred Couch Memorial Bridge," spanning Little Buffalo River on State Route 99 in Lewis County HB2889
0752 Highway Signs "Johnny Hayes Highway," segment of U.S. Highway 31E in Sumner County HB3999
0753 Sunset Laws Tennessee arts commission, June 30, 2012. SB2525
0754 Highway Signs "Private First Class Eugene H. Stepp Memorial Bridge," spanning Hatcher Creek on State Route 44 in Hickory Tree community of Sullivan County SB2557
0755 Highway Signs "Emory 'Cumbo' Sykes Interchange," Exit 66 (State Route 126 / Memorial Boulevard) on Interstate 81 in Sullivan County SB2558
0756 Appeal and Review Broadens right of appeal to circuit court from an adverse decision of general sessions court to any decision of general sessions court. SB2786
0757 Public Employees Exempts benefit boards of Davidson and Shelby counties from present law that requires contested case hearings by civil service boards that affect the employment status of a civil service employee to be in conformity with the UAPA and for judicial review of such decisions. SB2948
0758 Highway Signs "Private Billy Edward Stevenson Memorial Parkway," segment of Baddour Parkway (U.S. Highway 70) in Wilson County SB3027
0759 Highway Signs "Officer Julie Jacks Memorial Highway," segment of Interstate 24 in City of Chattanooga SB3135
0760 Highway Signs "L.D. Lindsay Bridge," spans Interstate 640 in Knoxville SB3808
0761 Highway Signs Expresses intent to name appropriate bridge on State Route 840 in honor of late Staff Sergeant Stephen R. Maddies, Tennessee National Guard. SB3855
0762 Public Funds and Financing Increases from 22.5 cents to 30 cents the amount per person in a county that each county must annually pay to the comptroller to help with the expenses and compensation of auditors. SB3940
0763 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Clarifies that the attorney general's office may disclose otherwise confidential information when necessary in discharge of the duty to enforce or defend the Tennessee Tobacco Manufacturers' Escrow Fund Act, or in the course of a legal proceeding, including arbitration, related to that Act or the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. SB4157
0764 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities Permits a resident of an assisted-care living facility to receive hospice services and remain a resident of the facility. SB2614
0765 Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration Authorizes a custom built motor vehicle to be titled as the make, model, and year of the car it most resembles. SB2729
0766 Property Enacts the "Tennessee Condominium Act of 2008." SB2935
0767 Water Resources Establishes standards for drawing samples to test water quality of Pigeon River where it enters Tennessee from Haywood County, North Carolina. SB2979
0768 Public Health Enacts "Claire's Law," which requires hearing screenings for newborn infants and requires health insurance companies to cover such screenings. SB3191
0769 Health Care Defines "home medical equipment services" to include shipments by a provider to a consumer's residence or to a predetermined location to be received by the consumer's representative. SB3482
0770 Metropolitan Government Provides for the establishment of an economic impact plan in Davidson County. SB3635
0771 Consumer Protection Establishes requirements for health clubs to enter into agreements with prospective buyer prior to certification, including requirement for surety bond. SB3752
0772 Election Laws Permits revision of election cycles of certain municipal boards of education to bring such cycles into compliance with general law. SB3899
0773 Alcoholic Beverage Commission Directs ABC to deposit any fine it collects from a person whose license or permit was revoked or suspended with the state treasurer for the general fund. SB3930
0774 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities Reduces the gross receipts tax on intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded (ICFMR) from 6 percent to 5.5 percent, retroactive to January 1, 2008. SB4178
0775 Criminal Offenses Grants Davidson County police concurrent jurisdiction with department of safety's officers to investigate theft and recovery of stolen vehicles in the county. HB0398
0776 Traffic Safety Requires the driver of a motor vehicle in a marked school zone when warning flashers are in operation to stop to yield the right of way to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a marked crosswalk or at an intersection with no marked crosswalk; the driver must remain stopped until the pedestrian has crossed the roadway on which the vehicle is stopped. HB2653
0777 Handicapped Persons Revises qualifications to receive a handicapped parking tag or placard to include persons with "vision of not less than 20/200 with corrective glasses in both functioning eyes" instead of persons with "vision of not more than 20/200 with correcting glasses". HB2928
0778 Alcoholic Beverages Requires the Blount County election commission to place a liquor-by-the-drink referendum question, for the sale of wine only, for Townsend on the ballot of the November 2008 general election if the municipal governing body calls for such referendum by July 15, 2008, provided Townsend pays all costs associated with such referendum question. HB3067
0779 Water Requires the water and wastewater financing board to conduct a study of water and sewer rates set by a municipality providing water or sewer, or both, to customers inside and outside the municipal jurisdiction boundaries. HB3104
0780 Motor Vehicles Adds persons operating motorized and non-motorized wheelchairs to definition of "pedestrian" under rules of the road. HB3260
0781 Firefighters Allows the commission on firefighting personnel standards and education to certify individuals who complete an approved recruit training program. HB3347
0782 Nurses, Nursing Creates exception to certain requirements for nurse anesthetist to be eligible for a certificate to practice as an advanced practice nurse. HB3677
0783 Municipal Government Allows Sullivan County to select the color scheme of the municipality's ambulances, provided that the color scheme is the same used for the municipality's fire department vehicles. HB3681
0784 Alcoholic Beverages Removes the requirement in present law that for the licensee to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on a paddlewheel steamboat, the vessel must provide overnight accommodations to its passengers. HB3809
0785 Law Enforcement Deletes specific population brackets relative to the use of blue flashing emergency lights on official motor vehicles so that reserve or auxiliary deputy sheriffs or reserve or auxiliary police officers would, if authorized by the local sheriff or police chief, be authorized to operate an official motor vehicle that has blue flashing or red flashing emergency lights. HB3983
0786 Fire Prevention and Investigation Authorizes commissioner of agriculture to issue a burning ban prohibiting open air fires in the state when there are extreme fire hazard conditions; violation is Class A misdemeanor of reckless burning. HB4119
0787 Fees Sets at one cent per ton the inspection fee for distillers' wet grains and distillers' by-products containing more than 75 percent moisture distributed without further processing to final purchaser's livestock, instead of applying 10 cent per ton fee that presently applies to commercial feed. SB3014
0788 Banks and Financial Institutions Authorizes financial institutions to file with the appropriate court a notice of refusal to comply with a subpoena for financial information. SB3255
0789 Mental Illness Extends opportunity for a person being committed to approve and sign an information release that authorizes the facility or program to release certain information concerning the service recipient to certain family members and other designated persons when service recipient is entering inpatient treatment at a facility, is in an emergency room or in a crisis response setting so that the opportunity to sign such a release would also arise when the person is entering outpatient treatment or is admitted in ongoing treatment with a community mental health care provider. SB3317
0790 Motor Vehicles Requires persons under 18 at the time of a motor vehicle crash or traffic violation to show proof of financial responsibility before such person's driver license is reinstated. SB3790
0791 Employees, Employers Grants authority for volunteer firefighters who work all night fighting a fire or who are on call to take the following day off from work as a vacation day or sick leave day without loss of pay in certain circumstances. SB4130
0792 Contractors Revises the information required to appear on the outside of the envelope containing a bid for each vertical closed loop geothermal heating and cooling project. SB1288
0793 Child Custody and Support Prevents permanent modification of a child custody decree based solely on one parent being called to active military service. SB2547
0794 Gas, Petroleum Products, Volatile Oils Revises various provisions governing petroleum underground storage tanks, including provisions governing nonpayment of annual fees and provisions governing the petroleum underground storage tank fund. SB4200
0795 Education Encourages LEAs to place automatic external defibrillators in schools; placement of such devices shall be within LEA's existing fiscal resources; classifies misuse or abuse of AED on school property by a student as misconduct that will subject student to disciplinary action. HB2775
0796 Foster Care Requires the department of children's services to inform all foster parents of a child's past delinquency charges, criminal charges, and hospitalizations prior to the time of placement. HB2563
0797 Public Health Allows individuals who are at least 16 years of age to donate blood on a voluntary basis with the consent of a parent or guardian. HB2934
0798 Safety Prohibits suppliers of novelty lighters in this state who give away lighters as prizes or promotions from selling or giving away an operable novelty lighter; violation is prohibited practice under Consumer Protection Act. HB3107
0799 Firefighters Authorizes paid career paramedics in a county in which a fire department operates its own fire training academy to receive paramedic training at such facility upon written interlocal agreement; specifies that any fire department that operates its own fire training academy has the option of permitting a fire fighter recruit to have between three and five years to complete the training for certification as a paramedic. HB3279
0800 Courts Requires the AOC to consider need when allocating funds for mediation centers. HB3630

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