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Chapter Number Subject Abstract Bill Number
0497 Boards and Commissions As enacted, establishes the "Douglas Henry state museum commission." SB2149
0498 Tort Liability and Reform As enacted, limits tort liability of agritourism professionals under certain circumstances. SB2164
0499 Banks and Financial Institutions As enacted, rewrites the Tennessee Residential Lending, Brokerage and Servicing Act of 1988 and renames the chapter as the "Tennessee Residential Lending, Brokerage and Servicing Act"; revises various provisions governing industrial loan and thrift companies and the department of financial institutions. SB2279
0500 Parks, Natural Areas Preservation As enacted, prohibits the state, counties, and municipalities from requiring the naming of parks and recreational facilities in dedication only to individuals who are deceased at the time of such naming. SB0006
0501 Lottery, Scholarships and Programs As enacted, expands eligibility for helping heroes grants to include current members of a reserve or Tennessee national guard unit who have served on active military service of the United States and who meet all other eligibility requirements for the grants; removes limitation on the number of recipients of helping heroes grants, but retains limitation on the amount to be expended for such grants. SB0037
0502 Salaries and Benefits As enacted, authorizes the state insurance committee, the local government insurance committee and the local education insurance committee to contract for, or delegate resolution of, the application of medical necessity guidelines; requires that any proposed change in the group insurance plan for public employees that would place a tobacco surcharge on employees based on specific lifestyle choices not take effect until January 1, 2011. SB0205
0503 Judicial Officers As enacted, requires judicial commissioners to complete twelve hours of continuing education each year. SB0307
0504 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends board of social work licensure, June 30, 2016. SB0335
0505 Courts, Municipal As enacted, allows certain municipal judges to concurrently serve as municipal recorder and exempts certain municipal judges from certain annual continuing education requirements imposed on municipal judges. SB0386
0506 Highway Signs As enacted, "Mayor Edwin L. Kelley Memorial Highway," segment of State Route 61/State Route 62 (Tri-County Boulevard) within Town of Oliver Springs. SB0387
0507 General Assembly As enacted, authorizes former members of the general assembly to request that emails sent to the former member's legislative email address be automatically forwarded to such former member for up to 12 months from the former member's last offical day of service as member of general assembly; not applicable to members who are removed or resign from office. SB0494
0508 Municipal Government As enacted, authorizes municipalities having a population of at least 100,000 and certain other municipalities to establish an ordinance and permitting process that would enable restaurants to allow admittance of patron pet dogs into designated outdoor dining areas. SB0605
0509 TennCare As enacted, authorizes TennCare pharmacy advisory committee to recommend new proposed deletions or additions to drugs currently on the TennCare bureau's auto-exemption list; requires the committee to establish a special review subcommittee comprised of practicing medical specialists and medical faculty members of institutions of higher learning with expertise in the usage and prescribing of the medications under review to provide expert advice on the proposed changes. SB0644
0510 Criminal Offenses As enacted, rewrites certain criminal trespass provisions; requires that 97 percent of the fees collected by the secretary of state for filing, processing and copying business documents pursuant to the Tennessee Revised Limited Liability Company Act be remitted to the general fund, and that the balance of the collected fees be retained by the department of state for continuing improvement of its filing, service and copying duties. SB0679
0511 Judicial Districts As enacted, requires any drug testing fee that was assessed and collected in the ninth judicial district before such fee was repealed in 2007 to be designated for use by the ninth judicial district drug task force. SB0837
0512 Firefighters As enacted, requires full-time, part-time, or volunteer firefighters hired or accepted on or after July 1, 2009, to meet certain minimum training requirements; not applicable in certain specified counties. SB0878
0513 Domestic Violence As enacted, requires division of health-related boards to do an awareness campaign for health care providers concerning their reporting duties relating to domestic violence and removes the June 30, 2009, repealer for reporting duties imposed by 2007 Public Chapter 83. SB1063
0514 Education As enacted, authorizes local boards of education to cooperate with community organizations to provide extended learning opportunities. SB1320
0515 County Officers As enacted, allows Roane County to abolish or remove law enforcement powers from the office of constable upon approval of voters. SB1338
0516 Development Districts As enacted, reduces from two to one the number of senators and representatives whose districts lie in whole or in significant part within the boundaries of a center-city revenue finance corporation who must be appointed to serve as ex officio members of the board of directors of a district management corporation in Shelby County. SB1424
0517 Judges and Chancellors As enacted, rewrites provisions governing selection and retention of judges; replaces judicial selection commission with judicial nominating commission. SB1573
0518 Local Government, General As enacted, establishes requirements for local governments to contract with construction management agents or advisor services for construction of local correctional facilities; provides for procurement of such services through a written request for proposals process through advertisement; specifies who may perform such services. SB1577
0519 Adoption As enacted, clarifies that only certain individuals or state licensed professionals or entities may advertise for the placement of children for adoption in this state; imposes certain requirements on out-state-licensed entities or professionals; clarifies meaning of "placing child for adoption." SB1652
0520 Local Government, General As enacted, increases from $2.00 to $5.00 the authorized maximum amount of archives and record management fee that may be collected by county legislative bodies that have county records commission; authorizes municipalities and towns to collect such fee; extends authorization for collection of the fee through the office of county register and the courts. SB1655
0521 Adoption As enacted, requires the department of children's services to provide certain post-adoption services. SB1702
0522 Revenue, Dept. of As enacted, enacts "The More Jobs and Revenues, Less Hassle and Expenses, Help Businesses and Taxpayers Act of 2009," which requires the department to consult and explore with the Tennessee congressional delegation and IRS and other appropriate entities the possibility of simplifying and streamlining federal and state requirements in regard to laws regarding household employees. SB1785
0523 Gas, Petroleum Products, Volatile Oils As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Renewable Fuels Blending Act of 2009." SB1931
0524 Alcoholic Beverages As enacted, authorizes manufacture of intoxicating liquors and/or drinks in certain counties that approved both retail package sales and liquor-by-the drink sales and in counties in the river resort district that have approved retail package sales, all by referendum; specifies that certain distance requirements of law will apply to manufacturers under this act. SB1955
0525 Highways, Roads and Bridges As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Transportation State Infrastructure Fund Act." SB2120
0526 Workers Compensation As enacted, imposes certain penalties on employers and employees in certain cases involving employees not authorized to work in the U.S. under federal immigration laws. SB2162
0527 Taxes, Real Property As enacted, authorizes, in a year of reappraisal, the assessor of property to recognize the effects on property values in areas where significant numbers of foreclosure sales have affected the values of other properties in the area. SB2196
0528 TennCare As enacted, authorizes bureau of TennCare to bring administrative proceedings to recover TennCare funds under certain circumstances. SB2280
0529 Energy As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Clean Energy Future Act of 2009." SB2300
0530 Taxes As enacted, makes certain revisions concerning assessment and collection of sales, privilege, transfer, and privilege taxes; delays effective date of certain streamlined sales tax provisions until July 1, 2011; revises certain tax credit provisions. SB2318
0531 Revenue As enacted, increases from 2 percent to 5.5 percent the tax that all HMOs doing business in this state must pay on the gross amount of all dollars collected from an enrollee or on an enrollee's behalf; authorizes transfer of moneys from certain accounts and funds; revises numerous other provisions that relate to state revenues. SB2357
0532 Highway Signs As enacted, "Lance Corporal Jeffrey Adam Bishop Memorial Highway, segment of U.S. 70 in Dickson County." HB0075
0533 Highway Signs As enacted, "Deputy Anthony Shane Tate Memorial Highway," segment of State Route 56 in Grundy County. HB0216
0534 Highway Signs As enacted, "1st Lt. Frank B. Walkup, IV Memorial Bridge," SR 145 in Cannon County. HB0294
0535 Highway Signs As enacted, "Howell Wayne Burns Memorial Bridge," Goose Creek on State Route 141 in Metropolitan Hartsville and Trousdale County. HB0343
0536 Highway Signs As enacted, "James Lesley Isenberg Memorial Bridge," Cedar Creek on State Route 75. HB0372
0537 Highway Signs As enacted, "SP4 Arthur Wayne Glover Memorial Bridge," S.R. 44 in Sullivan County. HB0467
0538 Highway Signs As enacted, "Corporal David Carroll Westbrooks Memorial Highway," segment of S.R. 13 in Perry County. HB0487
0539 Highway Signs As enacted, "SPC Raymond Neal Mitchell III Memorial Bridge," Interstate 24 and State Route 266 (Sam Ridley Parkway) in Town of Smyrna. HB0509
0540 Business and Commerce As enacted, extends the joint select committee to study business taxes from June 30, 2009, until June 30, 2013. HB0529
0541 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends information systems council, June 30, 2015. HB1017
0542 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends state university and community college system, board of regents, June 30, 2014. HB1029
0543 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends Tennessee public television council, June 30, 2014. HB1041
0544 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends health equity commission, June 30, 2012. HB1072
0545 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends state capitol commission, June 30, 2012. HB1100
0546 Highway Signs As enacted, "Bob Good Memorial Bridge," Interstate 26 and State Route 381 interchange in Washington County. HB1929
0547 Naming and Designating As enacted, designates a certain portion of I-65 as the "Deputy Brian Denning Memorial Highway." HB2140
0548 Highway Signs As enacted, expresses intent to name appropriate bridge on S.R. 840 in honor of the late First Lieutenant William Eric Emmert, Tennessee Army National Guard. HB2179
0549 Juvenile Offenders As enacted, revises requirements for mental health examinations of juveniles alleged to be delinquent or unruly. HB2295
0550 Unemployment Compensation As enacted, revises various provisions of the Employment Security Law, including provisions governing amount of benefit to be paid and base period. HB2324
0551 Fiscal Review Committee As enacted, revises the composition of the fiscal review committee's subcommittee on contract services. HB2364
0552 Bond Issues As enacted, authorizes issuance of bonds to fund state projects. HB2390
0553 Budget Procedures As enacted, authorizes the index of appropriations from state tax revenues for the 2009-2010 fiscal year to exceed the index of estimated growth in the state's economy by $248,500,000 or 2.25 percent. HB2391
0554 Appropriations As enacted, makes appropriations for fiscal years 2008-2009 and 2009-2010. HB2392
0555 Schools, Charter As enacted, revises various provisions of the Tennessee Public Charter Schools Act, including provisions governing eligible students, the authorized number of charter schools, and the authorized term of a charter. SB2133
0556 Ethics As enacted, creates the bureau of ethics and campaign finance, which will be made up of existing registry of election finance and ethics commission; clarifies provisions regarding fees collected by registry and commission. SB0162
0557 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends department of children's services, June 30, 2012. SB0340
0558 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends collateral pool board, June 30, 2013; requires consideration be given to appointments of persons over 60, women, and members of a racial minority. SB0361
0559 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends polysomnographic professional standards committee, June 30, 2011. SB0362
0560 Administrative Procedure (UAPA) As enacted, continues certain permanent rules filed with secretary of state after January 1, 2008. SB0371
0561 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends state election commission, June 30, 2010. HB1073
0562 TennCare As enacted, extends termination date for select oversight committee on TennCare to June 30, 2014. HB1828
0563 Domestic Relations As enacted, removes the requirement that in a divorce if a guardian ad litem has been appointed by the court, the guardian ad litem must agree to the parenting plan before the court can approve the parenting plan; specifies that when determining whether an agreement that allocates parenting responsibilities is in the best interests of the child, the court is authorized to consider any evidence submitted by a guardian ad litem appointed for the child, if one has been appointed by the court. HB0237
0564 Alcoholic Offenses As enacted, creates Class A misdemeanor for any owner, occupant, or other person having a lawful right to the exclusive use and enjoyment of property to knowingly allow a person to consume alcoholic beverages, wine or beer on such property, if the owner, occupant or other person knows the person so consuming is an underage adult; provides affirmative defenses. HB0250
0565 Safety As enacted, provides that a contract having an automatic renewal clause between an alarm systems contractor and any homeowner or renter for the provision of alarm services may automatically be renewed for a period not to exceed one year at a time; provides that at any time during a contractual renewal period, a party to the contract who is being relocated to a hospital, nursing home, or assisted living facility may cancel the contract by giving 30 days' written notice to the alarm systems contractor. HB0472
0566 Administrative Procedure (UAPA) As enacted, revises various provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act. HB1815
0567 Public Records As enacted, designates as classified and exempt from public disclosure certain records that are directly related to the security of government buildings. HB0703
0568 Tennessee Higher Education Commission As enacted, requires the executive director of the commission to convene a study group to meet to study the concept of a promise zone and the feasibility of a pilot project for promise zones in Memphis and Knoxville. HB0885
0569 Pensions and Retirement Benefits As enacted, authorizes the chief governing body of an employer participating in the TCRS as a local governmental unit, by adopting a resolution with a 2/3 majority vote, to discontinue the noncontributory provisions for all employees employed after the effective date of the resolution and to have the contributions treated as employer contributions in determining federal income tax liability; employees who were employed prior to the effective date of the resolution will continue to be eligible for the noncontributory provisions. HB1369
0570 Fines and Penalties As enacted, allows criminal court or district attorney to convert a defendant's unpaid fines, costs, and litigation taxes at time of sentence expiration to civil judgment; requires the administrative office of the courts to study the feasibility of implementing a system whereby indigent criminal defendants may satisfy outstanding court costs, fines and litigation taxes by performing community service work. HB1379
0571 Nuisances As enacted, includes a criminal gang that regularly engages in gang-related conduct as a "nuisance" for purposes of laws regarding abatement of nuisances. HB1432
0572 Alcoholic Beverages As enacted, adds to the list of premiere type tourist resorts for the purpose of the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption to include a privately owned facility in Union County that, among other things, is located on 20 acres and has a restaurant, marina, cabins, and a boat repair shop; specifies that to be considered a "restaurant" under present law regarding the consumption of alcoholic beverages on premises, the premises must serve at least one meal per day at least "three days a week" HB0147
0573 Religion and Religious Organizations As enacted, prohibits a government entity from substantially burdening a person's free exercise of religion unless it demonstrates the application of the burden is essential to further a compelling government interest and is the least restrictive means of furthering that interest. HB1598
0574 Public Health As enacted, adds providing advice to the commissioner of finance and administration concerning the state health plan developed by the state health planning division of the department of finance and administration to the duties of the health equity commission. HB1650
0575 Public Health As enacted, places certain requirements on Davidson and Shelby county health departments in regard to grants for funding of family planning programs; removes the specific reference to consultation and coordination with planned parenthood affiliates in the development of family planning programs that are administered by the department. HB1756
0576 Health Care As enacted, creates within the health equity commission a chronic kidney disease task force. HB1833
0577 Municipal Government As enacted, places certain restrictions on municipal governments and collection agencies concerning the collection of unpaid parking tickets. HB2057
0578 Courts As enacted, requires courts to collect to order the collection and reporting of certain information regarding individuals who have been adjudicated as a mental defective or judicially committed to a mental institution; clarifies that a person may not obtain a handgun carry permit if the person has been "judicially committed to a mental institution" instead of "committed to or hospitalized in a mental institution"; requires that certain notice be provided to persons detained for evaluation or treatment; revi HB2249
0579 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities As enacted, enacts the "Critical Adult Care Home Act of 2009." HB2282
0580 Sunset Laws As enacted, extends elevator and amusement device safety board, June 30, 2011; increases the membership of the elevator and amusement device safety board from seven to eight members. SB1007
0581 Medicine, Practice of As enacted, exempts persons licensed by the board of any of the professions of healing arts from liability for civil damages resulting from the voluntary provision of health services. SB1907
0582 Criminal Offenses As enacted, adds aggravated child abuse, aggravated child neglect, rape of a child, and aggravated rape of a child to list of criminal offenses that support sentence of death or life imprisonment when committed in conjunction with first degree murder. HB0589
0583 Criminal Offenses As enacted, establishes attempt to commit first degree murder as a dangerous felony for the offense of possessing a firearm during commission of a dangerous felony. HB0606
0584 Education As enacted, urges the select oversight committee on education to study school safety problems, funding requirements and alternative approaches and solutions for management of safety-related problems. HB0687
0585 Criminal Offenses As enacted, increases the age the victim of child abuse or child neglect must be from six to eight years old for a defendant to receive an enhanced punishment for such an offense. HB1261
0586 Elderly Persons As enacted, creates a special joint committee to study the creation of a department of aging and adult services. HB1410
0587 State Employees As introduced, requires longevity pay to state employees to be issued by a separate check or ACH transaction unless the employee elects not to receive a separate check or transaction. HB1573
0588 Water Resources As enacted, establishes a special joint committee to study and develop ways to implement comprehensive water planning in Tennessee, both at the state and local levels of public water systems. HB1972
0589 Special License Plates As enacted, authorizes issuance of various special license plates; extends minimum order deadline for certain plates. HB1335
0590 Elderly Persons As enacted, creates the missing senior citizen alert program, which will be coordinated by local law enforcement agencies. HB0346
0591 Animals and Animal Cruelty As enacted, enacts the "Commercial Breeder Act." HB0386
0592 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities As enacted, increases the amount of personal needs allowance from $40.00 to $50.00 for long-term nursing home residents. HB0448
0593 Juveniles As enacted, authorizes the council of juvenile and family court judges to establish and administer a program to reimburse counties for the costs associated with inpatient mental health evaluations and examinations conducted on juveniles charged with an offense which would constitute a felony if committed by an adult. HB0459
0594 Capital Punishment As enacted, requires the administrative office of the court to propose a realistic time within which post-conviction relief petitions in capital cases are finally disposed of if it is determined the one-year statutory time limit is not realistic. HB0597
0595 Private Investigators As enacted, adds as a requirement for issuance of an investigations company license that the applicant possess, or employ at least one person who possesses, at least 2,000 hours of compensated, verifiable investigative experience satisfactory to the private investigation and polygraph commission; requirement would not apply to any person who has been issued an investigations company license prior to July 1, 2009; revises other various provisions relative to private investigators. HB0644
0596 Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency As enacted, extends the termination date for the special joint legislative study committee to consider, evaluate and make recommendations regarding improvements to the Tennessee wildlife resources agency from June 13, 2009, to March 31, 2010; authorizes restaurants in this state to advertise, possess, sell, offer for sale or give away fully cooked crappie or walleye for consumption on the premises of such restaurant, if the crappie or walleye is not harvested from the waters of this state and if appropriate documentation is maintained on the premises of the restaurant exhibiting the location of origin of any such crappie and walleye. HB0963

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