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Tennessee Senate Bill SB1008

As introduced, authorizes municipalities to create, implement, and enforce a rental property registry for all residential rental dwelling units within the municipality's jurisdiction; requires owners of residential rental dwelling units to register; requires a municipality that adopts a registry to send an annual report containing certain information to the department of economic and community development. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 21.
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Tennessee House Bill HB1013

Introduced
2/5/25  
As introduced, clarifies that the phrase "for the benefit of" includes the beneficiary of the insurance policy or annuity contract for purposes of the exemption from claims of creditors for a policy of life insurance or under an annuity contract made for the benefit of, or assigned to, the spouse or children, or dependent relatives of, the person whose life the policy or annuity contract is based on; clarifies that use of exempt funds does not change the classification of the funds from exempt to nonexempt. - Amends TCA Title 56.
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Tennessee Senate Bill SB0930

As introduced, increases, from three to five days after receipt, the maximum time that the department has to publish on the department's website a notice of intent to appeal a final order by the board of water quality, oil and gas or an administrative judge. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 11; Title 66; Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 4; Title 68 and Title 69.
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Tennessee Senate Bill SJR0066

Introduced
2/5/25  
Engrossed
2/13/25  
Enrolled
2/25/25  
Chuckey-Doak Middle School
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Tennessee Senate Bill SB1018

Introduced
2/5/25  
Engrossed
3/6/25  
Enrolled
4/22/25  
Passed
5/5/25  
As enacted, prohibits a county LEA or public charter school authorized to operate in a county LEA from charging registration fees, enrollment fees, or tuition for a student who resides in the county and who transfers to a public charter school authorized to operate in the county LEA from another LEA located in the same county. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
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Tennessee Senate Bill SB1007

As introduced, extends to smoking hemp the existing licensure and certain other requirements for hemp-derived cannabinoid products; imposes a tax on the privilege of engaging in the business of selling smoking hemp and products containing a hemp-derived cannabinoid in this state. - Amends TCA Section 1-3-113; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 15; Title 43, Chapter 27; Section 53-11-451 and Title 67.
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Tennessee Senate Bill SB0928

As introduced, requires the state board of education to authorize a student who is working toward completing a career and technical education elective focus to substitute up to four career and technical education course credits for the required chemistry course credit, computer science course credit, world language course credit, and Algebra II course credit necessary to earn a full diploma upon graduation from high school. - Amends TCA Title 49.
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Tennessee Senate Bill SJR0069

Introduced
2/5/25  
Engrossed
2/13/25  
Enrolled
2/25/25  
Jamy Swinney, Tennessee Novice Teacher of the Year
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Tennessee Senate Bill SB0944

Introduced
2/5/25  
Chaptered
5/27/25  
As enacted, requires the department of mental health and substance abuse services to establish a mental health evaluation process for a community mental health center or qualified mental health professional to evaluate a defendant convicted of domestic assault, child abuse, aggravated child abuse, cruelty to animals, aggravated cruelty to animals; requires a court in which a person is convicted of any such offense to order the offender to undergo a mental health evaluation prior to the sentencing hearing. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 39 and Title 40.
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Tennessee House Bill HB1005

Introduced
2/5/25  
As introduced, prohibits local education agencies and public charter schools from suspending or expelling a student enrolled in any of the grades pre-K-2 unless the student's behavior endangers the physical safety of others; authorizes local education agencies and public charter schools to suspend such a student for such behavior for no more than three days if certain measures are taken before the student is suspended. - Amends TCA Title 49.
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Tennessee House Bill HB1030

Introduced
2/5/25  
As introduced, enacts the "Parole Relief and Opportunity Act"; expands the definition of hardship for purposes of determining the ability of a parolee to contribute to the cost of the person's supervision and release. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41.
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Tennessee Senate Bill SJR0072

Introduced
2/5/25  
Engrossed
2/13/25  
Enrolled
2/25/25  
Jean Hinkle, Senior Olympics gold medalist
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Tennessee Senate Bill SB0963

Introduced
2/5/25  
Chaptered
5/27/25  
As enacted, increases from 11 months and 29 days to two years from the date of arrest the time within which misdemeanor charges against a defendant who has been found incompetent must be retired unless the defendant is restored to competency; adds to present law that, when a defendant whose misdemeanor charges were retired due to a finding of incompetency is released into the community, the chief officer is required to notify the court of the defendant's discharge and provide the court and the sheriff with an outpatient treatment plan that accounts for the safety of the community. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 40 and Title 52.
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Tennessee House Bill HB1036

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/10/25  
Refer
3/19/25  
Refer
4/2/25  
Chaptered
4/29/25  
As enacted, authorizes a state university board of trustees to conduct private meetings to discuss or deliberate on matters related to senior administration, personnel positions, and contracts, without taking action on such matters in a private meeting. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 14; Title 49, Chapter 4; Title 49, Chapter 50; Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.
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Tennessee Senate Bill SB0922

As introduced, directs the commissioner to conduct a study on creating new or streamlining existing pathways to careers as primary care providers in this state for individuals who have medical training as noncommissioned officers in the armed forces of the United States; requires the commissioner to conduct the study using existing department resources; requires the commissioner to deliver findings and recommendations from the study to the chief clerk of the senate, chief clerk of the house of representatives, and the legislative librarian no later than December 31, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 63 and Title 68.