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0801 Massage Extends term of members of the massage licensure board from two years to five years; authorizes board to impose fees for continuing education courses; increases from "at least three years" to "at least five years," the number of years of experience board members, except for citizen members, must have. HB3672
0802 Taxes, Real Property Authorizes use of sales comparison approach in assessing mineral interests and all other interests, not defined as products of the soil, in real property, including the interest that a lessee may have in and to improvements erected upon land where the fee, reversion, or remainder therein is exempt to the owner, and which interest or interests is or are owned separately from the general freehold. HB3728
0803 Tattoos and Piercings Requires parent or guardian of minor to provide proof of guardianship or custody when providing permission for tattooing or piercing of minor. HB2564
0804 Contractors Revises requirements related to contractor retainage funds; makes violation a Class A misdemeanor. HB3105
0805 Animal Control Establishes requirements for the chemical capture of companion animals. SB0870
0806 Taxes, Real Property Increases from $20,000 to $24,000 the maximum allowable income for determining eligibility to participate in the state's tax relief program for homeowners who are totally and permanently disabled. SB2541
0807 General Assembly Extends select oversight committee on corrections for four years. SB2656
0808 Local Government, General Requires each municipality and county to post its charter of incorporation on a Web site maintained by the municipality or county or, if none is so maintained, the charter is to be posted on the Web site maintained by the secretary of state. SB2734
0809 Highway Signs "Lt. Colonel Linden Lee Gill Highway," segment of State Route 53 in Smith County SB2741
0810 Highway Signs "Private First Class Woodrow Wilson Winfree Memorial Bridge,"spanning Mulherrin Creek on State Route 141 in Smith County SB2752
0811 Liens Modifies certain provisions regarding mechanic's and materialmen's liens and notices pertaining thereto. SB2950
0812 Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies Exempts from the minimum standards for utilization review agents, any utilization review agent who has received accreditation by the national committee for quality assurance. SB3495
0813 Fines and Penalties Revises provisions governing the disposition by counties of funds generated by the increase in DUI fines that was enacted in 1994 to allow appropriations to mental health treatment facilities, in addition to drug and alcohol treatment facilities, and to allow appropriations to specialized court programs and specialized court dockets that supervise offenders with drug, alcohol, and/or mental health issues. SB4169
0814 Uniform Commercial Code Revises Article 7 of the Uniform Commercial Code concerning documents of title. HB3950
0815 Sunset Laws Northwest Tennessee human resource agency, June 30, 2015. SB2416
0816 Sunset Laws Delta human resource agency, June 30, 2015. SB2471
0817 Sunset Laws Massage licensure board, June 30, 2011. SB2496
0818 Growth and Development Removes obsolete provisions regarding municipal growth plans and annexation. SB2972
0819 Education, Higher Requires institutions of higher education with residential computer networks to develop a policy prohibiting copyright infringement by persons using the school's computer and network resources and take certain steps to prevent such infringement. SB3974
0820 Labor and Workforce Development, Dept. of Requires commissioner, upon receiving a complaint regarding employment of illegal aliens, to inform the person against whom the complaint is made that such person may request the name of the person filing the complaint or, if the complaint is filed by an agency or entity, the name of the person who caused the complaint to be filed; requires commissioner to provide name if it is requested. SB4069
0821 Mortgages Revises and adds various provisions governing persons in the mortgage industry, including requiring applicants for a license as a mortgage lender, mortgage loan broker, mortgage loan servicer, or mortgage loan originator to complete an educational training course; requires criminal background checks; authorizes participation in multi-state automated licensing system. SB4160
0822 Sunset Laws Southeast Tennessee human resource agency, June 30, 2015. SB2407
0823 Sunset Laws South Central Tennessee human resource agency, June 30, 2015. SB2409
0824 Sunset Laws Terminates the panel on health care facility penalties. SB2494
0825 Sunset Laws Traumatic brain injury advisory council, June 30, 2015. SB2522
0826 Museums Requires the director of the Tennessee State Museum to report to the house and senate government operations committee by January 12, 2009, concerning the operation of the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. SB3265
0827 Highway Signs "Richard "Rick" L. Edens Sr. Memorial Bridge," SR 353 in Washington County SB3335
0828 State Government Exempts persons applying for oil and gas well permits from provision of law requiring governmental entities to notify interested persons of proposed projects or actions prior to issuing such permits. SB4055
0829 Sentencing Adds as a statutory aggravating circumstance for a sentence of death or imprisonment for life without parole, the fact that the murder was committed against a probation and parole officer. SB4154
0830 Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Replaces the specific fees referenced in TCA to be charged by the TBI for fingerprint searches with a provision for the TBI to establish a fee schedule for such searches. SB4155
0831 Charitable Institutions Enacts the "Tennessee Charitable Gift Annuity Act of 2008," which replaces the existing "Charitable Gift Annuities Exemption Act." SB4180
0832 Sunset Laws Commission on aging, June 30, 2011. HB2015
0833 Sunset Laws Medical board of Tennessee consolidated retirement system, June 30, 2015. HB2704
0834 Notary Public Requires that person be a United States citizen or legal permanent resident to hold the office of notary public. HB2954
0835 Workers Compensation Authorizes an employee to select the "operating surgeon and the attending physician" from the employer's panel, instead of the "operating surgeon or the attending physician." HB3170
0836 Sunset Laws Tennessee tobacco farmers certifying board, June 30, 2012. HB3217
0837 Sunset Laws Tennessee technology development corporation, June 30, 2012. HB3218
0838 Sunset Laws Tennessee consolidated retirement system, board of trustees, June 30, 2015. HB3231
0839 Sunset Laws Tennessee corrections institute, board of control, June 30, 2014. HB3232
0840 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities Seeks to provide an additional fact finding period of up to 30 days before a nursing home's license could be suspended or revoked or federal funds are lost in certain circumstances. HB3378
0841 Workers Compensation Removes the requirement that sponsoring associations submit to the commissioner of commerce and insurance on at least an annual basis confirmation that participants comply with requirements for qualifying as self-insurers. HB3400
0842 Sunset Laws Office of business enterprise, June 30, 2015. HB3557
0843 Fire Prevention and Investigation Authorizes county mayor to appoint a fire marshal; if a county fire marshal is employed, the mayor must set the compensation within the amount appropriated for such purpose by the county legislative body; requires any county fire marshal to have at least five years experience as a firefighter, be certified by the state fire marshal as a fire safety or building inspector, and serve at the pleasure of the county mayor. HB3867
0844 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities Provides that the original nursing home is not required to maintain its license after the certificate of need has been approved for the replacement facility. HB3901
0845 Holidays and Days of Special Observance Designates October 9 as "Firefighters' Memorial Day," a day of special observance. HB4054
0846 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities Revises provisions governing renewal of license for health care facility. HB4104
0847 Health Care Removes the requirement that the prophylaxis used to treat newborns' eyes be named and approved by the department of health; specifies that the prophylaxis is to treat ophthalmia neonatorum or infections leading to blindness. HB4105
0848 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities Extends to inpatient mental health facilities the provision whereby a health care facility may require that a patient's blood be tested for hepatitis B and HIV in the event that an employee of the facility, a student studying at such facility or other health care provider that renders services at such facility is exposed to the blood or other body fluid of a patient. HB4109
0849 Nurses, Nursing Authorizes panels of three or more members of board of nursing to hear contested case hearings and disciplinary matters instead of convening a quorum of 11-member board, chairperson of board of nursing would appoint panels. HB4196
0850 Nurses, Nursing Specifies that a person trained by the department of finance and administration, division of mental retardation services, to administer medications to individuals incapable of self-administration is not subject to the nursing licensure requirements if the person is providing personal support services to clients living in their own home or private residence pursuant to a contract or agreement under any Medicaid waiver or other program of the division of mental retardation services. HB4204
0851 Criminal Offenses Increases from Class B to Class A misdemeanor the punishment for the offense of illegal possession or fraudulent use of a credit or debit card. SB1312
0852 Utilities, Utility Districts Authorizes a utility district to provide utility service to a customer located within the boundaries of an adjoining utility district, under certain circumstances. SB2767
0853 Public Records Extends confidential status to personal information of government employees including home telephone number, personal cell phone number, and residential information. SB3668
0854 Water Pollution Adopts a Bill of Rights for Permit Applicants. SB3796
0855 Education, Higher Extends tuition waiver at public colleges and universities for dependent children of prisoners of war, MIAs, and soldiers killed during periods of armed conflict to dependent children under 23, instead of 21, years of age. HB3317
0856 Probate Law Includes language in form notice to creditors that states claims against an estate must be filed within the earlier of four months from notice or 12 months from decedent's date of death. HB3600
0857 Funeral Directors and Embalmers Changes the definition of trustee under the "Tennessee Prepaid Funeral Benefits Act" to include, from July, 1, 2008, to July 1, 2001, certain certified public accountants. HB3611
0858 Cooperatives Requires the board of directors of a rural electric cooperative to adopt a written policy and make it available to members of the cooperative concerning the manner in which a member of the cooperative may appear before the board. HB3800
0859 Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Authorizes TWRA to enter partnerships with TVA and other public and private landowners for purpose of planting cover and food plots along utility easements. SB3192
0860 Planning, Public Clarifies statutory requirements for moving single family residences from one foundation to another located within a developed area of single family residences. SB3703
0861 Contractors Prohibits the member of the state licensing board for contractors who is not a contractor from having a significant financial interest in residential contracting. SB3968
0862 Education Requires that art supplies purchased by any school or school district for use by students in K-6 must be certified non-toxic by the Arts and Creative Materials Institute and must bear the Approved Product (AP) or Certified Product (CP) seal certifying that the product is safe and contains no materials in sufficient quantities to be toxic or injurious to children; revises other provisions regarding art supplies for students. HB3322
0863 Tennessee Higher Education Commission Requires THEC to address any deficiencies in the articulation of major preparation courses between the community college system and the universities within the board of regents system and the University of Tennessee system by facilitating the universal articulation of lower division courses required for baccalaureate majors; revises other provisions regarding articulation. HB4096
0864 Public Health Enacts the "Restroom Access Act." HB0122
0865 Education, Curriculum Urges all public schools to provide instruction on nonviolence as means to conflict resolution as part of character education curriculum. HB2790
0866 Death Provides that the chief medical examiner or certain attending physicians are authorized to sign the death certificate in certain cases when death occurs outside of a medical institution. HB2825
0867 Education Establishes system of grants outside of the BEP for additional funding of career and technical education. HB2976
0868 Domestic Relations Modifies various statutory provisions pertaining to divorce, separation, child support, and domestic violence. HB3044
0869 Criminal Offenses Increases punishment for second and third or subsequent violation of "move over" law and clarifies that "move over" violation that results in threat of injury or death can be punished as criminally negligent homicide, reckless homicide, or vehicular homicide. HB3233
0870 Taxes, Litigation Authorizes Monroe and Loudon counties to increase local litigation tax from $10.00 to $25.00 per case. HB3408
0871 County Government Revises procedures for electing county officers and filling of vacancies by county legislative bodies. HB3508
0872 Highway Signs "Arlie and Charlie Pass Highway," segment of State Route 266 in Wilson County HB3784
0873 Consumer Protection Prohibits misrepresentation of geographic location in telephone directory or directory assistance database; violation is punishable under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act and punishable by civil penalty of $1,000 to $5,000. HB3834
0874 Public Health Requires department of health, with the advice of the perinatal advisory committee, in developing the plan for the program for the diagnosis and treatment of certain life-threatening conditions present in the perinatal period, to consider the feasibility of designing the program so as to develop appropriate standards for disseminating information and educational material about conditions and diseases that commonly affect newborns, such as respiratory syncytial virus. HB3865
0875 Motor Vehicle Commission Authorizes certain auctions of used motor vehicles without requirement of motor vehicle dealer license by the motor vehicle commission. HB4020
0876 Sunset Laws Perinatal advisory committee, June 30, 2015. SB2493
0877 Beer Removes sunset provision on requiring presenting a photo identification prior to purchasing beer for off-premise consumption; creates exception to criminal or administrative action for situations where sale is made to a person who is or reasonably appears to be over the age of 50 and who fails to present identification. SB2938
0878 Highways, Roads and Bridges Names a highway in west Tennessee the "Rosa Parks Memorial Highway." SB3574
0879 Purchasing Allows the municipal governing bodies of Chattanooga, Knoxville, Nashville, Franklin, and Memphis to increase the dollar amount required for public advertisement and competitive bidding from $10,000 to $25,000, provided that purchases of between $10,000 and $25,000 would, wherever possible, be based upon at least three competitive bids. SB4003
0880 Victims' Rights Clarifies that a county may fund more than one program to assist victims, if the provider organization offers services to victims of crime free of charge. SB4050
0881 Correction, Dept. of Authorizes the commissioner to enter into agreements with local governmental entities for the transfer of appropriate TDOC inmates to confinement in a local facility to participate in local pre-release programs. SB4159
0882 Public Property Authorizes the commissioner of general services to dispose of confiscated intoxicating beverages, confiscated motor vehicles, and any other lawfully confiscated property by means of advertising on the Internet and selling by Internet auction. SB4182
0883 Courts Increases the number of members composing the advisory committee established under the Drug Court Treatment Act of 2003 from five to seven; requires that two members be judges who have presided over a drug court for at least two years and that two members be drug coordinators who have functioned as drug coordinators in actively implementing drug courts for at least two years. HB1684
0884 Children Extends the select committee on children and youth from the adjournment of the general assembly convened in 2007 to the adjournment of the general assembly convened in 2011. HB2472
0885 Teachers, Principals and School Personnel Prohibits adverse job actions against teachers by an LEA for refusing to participate in or to remain silent about illegal activities. HB2610
0886 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities Requires the commissioner of health, as soon as practicable after the ordering of any suspension of admissions to a nursing home, to provide notice of the suspension to the members of the general assembly in whose district the nursing home is located, unless the immediate protection of the health, safety, or welfare of residents of a nursing home requires otherwise; requires notice to appropriate general assembly members in regard to certain violations in nursing home. HB2677
0887 Abuse Requires spouse of person about whom an adult protection act petition is filed to be served with copy of complaint; allows spouse to be represented at hearing; revises other provisions regarding adult in need of protective services. HB2797
0888 Education Permits the creation of work experience and career employment programs that provide study and employment in career and technical education programs for students 14 years of age or older; provided, that such programs comply with state and federal law on employment of minors. HB2891
0889 Lottery, Corporation Requires CEO of the lottery corporation to report quarterly to the commissioners of education and finance and administration and the chairs of the house and senate education and finance, ways and means committees the amount of prize money that became unclaimed prize money in the preceding quarter. HB2974
0890 Surplus Property Authorizes counties using the County Financial Management System of 1981 to sell surplus property online. HB3276
0891 Physicians and Surgeons Removes covenants to compete exemption for physicians who specialize in the practice of radiology. HB3757
0892 State Government Exempts persons applying for subsurface sewage disposal system permits from provision of law requiring governmental entities to notify interested persons of proposed projects or actions prior to issuing such permits. HB3895
0893 Child Abuse Corrects an internal cross-reference in the definition of "child abuse." HB4098
0894 Child Custody and Support Provides that, effective July 1, 2008, child support referees are to receive an annual cost of living adjustment equal to the actual percentage pay increases given to state employees by the general appropriations act. HB3201
0895 Election Laws Encourages the state coordinator of elections to make every reasonable effort to enter into agreements with other states for the purpose of comparing data to identify duplicate voter registrations; requires the state coordinator of elections to file an annual report with the state and local government committees of each house regarding the status of any agreements entered into with other states, the progress or difficulties of reaching the agreements, and any other information the state coordinator deems necessary. SB1182
0896 Medicine, Practice of Authorizes the commissioner of health to appoint an individual within the department to coordinate with other state government departments and agencies to ensure that the impact of all programs for the prevention and treatment of diabetes is maximized; requires the department to serve as the central repository in Tennessee for data related to the prevention and treatment of diabetes. SB1252
0897 Tobacco, Tobacco Products Exempts places of worship from posting of nonsmoking enclosed areas as required by Non-Smoker Protection Act. SB2606
0898 Education Allows the school boards of each county, municipal, and special school district to establish ethical standards used to govern their respective school district; requires the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) to disseminate models of ethical standards for officials and employees of school districts. SB3024
0899 County Government Revises various provisions governing contracts entered into between county and banks in regard to county funds; requires proposal from at least two banks to assure county receives highest and best rate of return. SB3032
0900 Highway Signs "Trey Lefler Memorial Highway," segment of U.S. Highway 11 in Loudon County SB3083

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