Representative Gillespie, 97th Representative District

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34 bill(s) sponsored in the 113th General Assembly.

Bill Number	Composite Abstract	Last Action	Date
HB0005	Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires that a person convicted of especially aggravated kidnapping, aggravated rape, or rape be sentenced from within at least Range II for the offense.	Effective date(s) 07/01/2023	4/25/2023
HB0092	Traffic Safety - As enacted, enacts the "Jabari Bailey Highway Safety Act," which requires drivers to change lanes or reduce speed upon approaching a stationary vehicle that has flashing hazard lights activated; increases fines for failing to change lanes or reduce speed upon approaching a stationary emergency, recovery, highway maintenance, solid waste, utility service, or other vehicle that has flashing lights activated.	Effective date(s) 07/01/2023	5/18/2023
HB0373	Probation and Parole - As introduced, adds the criminal offenses of aggravated assault resulting in serious bodily injury to another or the death of another and aggravated assault involving the actual discharge of a firearm to those offenses that are not eligible for probated sentence, if the offenses were committed intentionally or knowingly.	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee	4/18/2023
HB0822	Tennessee Higher Education Commission - As introduced, requires the commission to post a notice on the commission's website within 30 days of designating a degree-granting institution of higher learning as a university.	P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.	2/2/2023
HB0823	State Universities - As introduced, requires the University of Memphis to evaluate the university's educational programs to determine if changes are needed in any of the educational programs and to make the needed changes.	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State Government Committee	3/12/2024
HB0824	Education - As introduced, changes from July 1 to August 1 the date by which the department of education must submit its annual report on virtual education programs to the governor, the general assembly, and the state board of education.	P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.	2/2/2023
HB0825	Motor Vehicles - As enacted, replaces the term "motor-driven cycle" with "motorscooter" for various purposes related to the operation of such vehicles, including issuance of operator licenses, the rules of the road, and required safety and lighting equipment.	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 100	4/18/2023
HB0826	Education - As enacted, authorizes a director of schools, or a director's designee, to not assign a student in grades 7-12 who has been suspended for more than 10 days or expelled from the regular school program for an offense of violence or threatened violence, or an offense that threatened the safety of persons attending or assigned to the student's school, to an alternative school or alternative program if the director or designee determines that assigning the student to the alternative school or program may endanger the safety of the students or staff of the alternative school or program.	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 279	5/4/2023
HB0830	Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, revises present law relative to admission to bail.	Effective date(s) 07/01/2023	5/18/2023
HB0907	Bail, Bail Bonds - As introduced, requires that any order releasing a criminal defendant who has been charged with a capital offense be made by an elected judge, instead of a magistrate, and that any such order be supported by findings that are entered into the court record in writing.	Withdrawn.	1/30/2023
HB0908	Forfeiture of Assets - As introduced, clarifies that a motor vehicle used in the commission or flight from commission of the offense of drag racing is subject to civil asset forfeiture; designates the department of safety as the applicable agency for such forfeiture proceedings.	Failed in Criminal Justice Committee	1/30/2024
HB0909	Salaries and Benefits - As introduced, extends annuity and insurance death benefits to the estate and surviving family members of a commissioned reserve law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty; immunizes such officers from tort liability under certain circumstances.	Returned to the Clerk's Desk.	4/17/2024
HB0910	Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits local governments from dismissing, disciplining, fining, or penalizing a jailer or corrections officer employed by a local government, or denying employment to a person applying to be a jailer or corrections officer, based on where the jailer or corrections officer or applicant resides.	Effective date(s) 04/25/2023	5/3/2023
HB0911	Criminal Procedure - As introduced, changes from three years to 10 years, the time period during which a victim of aggravated rape or rape must notify law enforcement or the office of the district attorney general of the offense in order for the offender to be prosecuted, tried, and punished at any time after the commission of the offense.	Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee	2/7/2023
HB0912	Criminal Offenses - As introduced, clarifies that a sheriff and sheriff's deputy are law enforcement officers for purposes of the criminal code; clarifies that a deputy jailer is a law enforcement officer only for the purposes of enhancement of a crime under the criminal code.	P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.	2/2/2023
HB1085	Taxes, Sales - As enacted, extends provisions related to the apportionment and distribution of state tax revenue as they pertain to National Basketball Association franchises until June 30, 2059.	Effective date(s) 07/01/2023	5/19/2023
HB1620	Law Enforcement - As enacted, deletes the July 1, 2024, termination date for Chapter 462 of the Public Acts of 2021, allowing a law enforcement agency to continue to use a drone to search for and collect evidence or obtain information with the consent of a private property owner, in case of a natural emergency, or to investigate a crime that is occurring or has occurred.	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 524	3/15/2024
HB1716	Courts, General Sessions - As enacted, specifies that in a county with more than one general sessions judge in which the judicial commissioners are supervised by the general sessions judges, the management and supervision of any judicial commissioners appointed pursuant to this section must rotate between the general sessions judges having criminal jurisdiction in the county on an annual basis.	Effective date(s) 04/23/2024	5/1/2024
HB1717	Judicial Officers - As enacted, requires, upon request of the county legislative body, the judicial commissioners to submit any relevant information to the county legislative body at least seven days before the public hearing.	Effective date(s) 03/27/2024	4/3/2024
HB1718	Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, requires any conditions of release imposed on certain felony defendants to include a requirement that the defendant submit to pretrial monitoring to ensure compliance with the conditions; requires the court to order bail to be forfeited and an arrest warrant issued if the defendant does not comply with conditions of release; limits, to criminal or circuit court judges, those who may release a defendant who has been arrested for failure to comply with the conditions of release.	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1055	6/3/2024
HB1719	Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, prohibits a magistrate from considering a defendant's ability to pay when determining the amount of bail necessary to reasonably assure the appearance of the defendant while at the same time protecting the safety of the public.	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 869	5/13/2024
HB1720	Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases from Class E and Class D to a Class C felony the classification of theft of a firearm valued at less than $60,000 and related offenses; specifies that it is a Class C felony to receive, possess, store, barter, sell, transfer, or dispose of a stolen firearm or firearm ammunition.	Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee	4/3/2024
HB1721	Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits a merchant from taking adverse employment action against an employee based solely on the employee reporting theft of merchandise or organized retail crime to law enforcement; defines "adverse employment action" as dismissing, demoting, suspending, reducing compensation, or transferring an employee for punitive reasons.	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee	3/12/2024
HB1722	Taxes, Sales - As introduced, changes the reporting month from February to January for when the department of revenue must report sales taxes collected for all electronic nicotine delivery devices to the speaker of the senate, speaker of the house of representatives, and chairs of the finance, ways and means committees of the senate and house of representatives.	Failed in s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee of Local Government Committee	3/13/2024
HB1822	Attorney General and Reporter - As enacted, changes the reporting month from January to March for when the attorney general and reporter must report information about orders for wiretapping and electronic surveillance to the administrative office of the United States courts, the speaker of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives.	Effective date(s) 03/27/2024	4/3/2024
HB1930	Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, enacts the "Parental Accountability Act."	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 943	5/13/2024
HB1931	Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits a local governmental entity or official from adopting or enacting a resolution, ordinance, or policy that prohibits or limits the ability of a law enforcement agency to conduct traffic stops based on observation of or reasonable suspicion that the operator or a passenger in a vehicle has violated a local ordinance or state or federal law.	Effective date(s) 03/28/2024	4/3/2024
HB1932	Criminal Offenses - As introduced, specifies that punishment for organized retail theft or shoplifting should not be less than a Class E felony.	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee	4/3/2024
HB1933	Bail, Bail Bonds - As introduced, prohibits the release of a person charged with a Class A or B felony on their own recognizance; requires a magistrate to set bail for a person charged with a Class A felony at $20,000 or more and for a person charged with a Class B felony at $10,000 or more.	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee	4/3/2024
HB2206	Law Enforcement - As enacted, authorizes the import or export of human remains by law enforcement agencies for the purpose of human remains detection training if certain conditions are met.	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1054	6/3/2024
HB2618	Charitable Institutions - As enacted, requires, if a written request is made jointly by the speakers of the senate and the house of representatives, a nonprofit organization that has entered into a contract or memorandum of understanding with the district attorney general related to policies and strategies related to cash bail, unless such contract or memorandum of understanding is required by statute, to disclose to the speakers the list of persons or entities that have donated to the nonprofit organization in the previous calendar year.	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 816	5/9/2024
HB2814	Criminal Offenses - As enacted, raises the penalty for the offense of drag racing from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony.	Effective date(s) 07/01/2024	5/29/2024
HB7009	Scholarships and Financial Aid - As introduced, establishes a mental healthcare professionals student loan repayment grant program to incentivize certain mental healthcare providers to provide services in this state.	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Higher Education Subcommittee of Education Administration	8/22/2023
HB7028	Mental Illness - As introduced, clarifies the meaning of “local law enforcement” for purposes of the required notification to law enforcement by an inpatient mental health treatment facility or hospital that a service recipient has been committed; requires the clerk of court who maintains records of the adjudication as a mental defective or judicial commitment to a mental institution of a Tennessee resident to notify the clerk of court in the county of the person’s permanent residence.	Taken off notice for cal. in Civil Justice Committee of 1st Extraordinary Session	8/23/2023

60 bill(s) co-sponsored in the 113th General Assembly.

Bill Number	Composite Abstract	Last Action	Date
HB0017	Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates the month of May as "Silver Alert Awareness Month."	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 36	3/23/2023
HB0027	Scholarships and Financial Aid - As enacted, allows a student who earns the student's first baccalaureate degree in less than the projected completion time to continue to receive the Tennessee HOPE scholarship in pursuit of an advanced degree.	Effective date(s) 05/11/2023, 07/01/2023	5/18/2023
HB0294	Education, Higher - As enacted, expands the Save Tennessee Students Act to require public institutions of higher education that issue new student identification cards to students enrolled in the institution to include certain contact information for crisis and suicide prevention resources on the cards; requires the institutions to post certain contact information for crisis and suicide prevention resources in a conspicuous place on each campus operated by the institution.	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 190	5/3/2023
HB0322	Education - As enacted, revises various provisions of present law relative to safety in elementary and secondary education and the Schools Against Violence in Education Act.	Effective date(s) 05/10/2023, 07/01/2023	5/18/2023
HB0385	Sentencing - As enacted, requires the superintendent or jail administrator to notify the department of corrections of the amount of sentence reduction credits for good institutional behavior that a convicted felon should receive for the felon's time incarcerated prior to imposition of sentence instead of the superintendent or jail administrator objecting to an award of credits at the rate of eight days for each month served.	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 427	5/24/2023
HB0430	Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, makes revisions to the law relevant to juvenile courts and proceedings.	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1007	5/29/2024
HB0431	Aircraft and Airports - As enacted, changes the present law that imposes and remits a tax on a person's purchase, use, consumption, or storage of aviation fuel that is used in the operation of an aircraft of a certificated or licensed air carrier with a transportation hub within this state.	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 455	5/24/2023
HB0484	Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the penalty for the offense of possession of a used, detached catalytic converter by an unauthorized person from a Class A misdemeanor punishable only by fine to a Class E felony.	Returned to the Clerk's Desk.	4/17/2024
HB0540	Naming and Designating - As enacted, names the educational facility located on the campus of the John S. Wilder youth development center "The Barbara Ward Cooper Education Center."	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 98	4/18/2023
HB0577	Sentencing - As enacted, adds as a factor the court may consider for the purpose of enhancing a defendant's sentence upon conviction of a criminal offense, consideration of whether the defendant committed the offense of aggravated assault or attempted first degree murder on grounds or premises defined as a healthcare facility.	Effective date(s) 07/01/2023	5/3/2023
HB0578	Handgun Permits - As introduced, eliminates the application and processing fee for an enhanced handgun carry permit.	Withdrawn.	2/8/2024
HB0587	DUI Offenses - As enacted, lowers the threshold for enhancing the minimum sentence of a person convicted of driving under the influence of an intoxicant, from a blood alcohol concentration of 0.20 percent or more to a blood alcohol concentration of 0.15 percent or more.	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1011	5/31/2024
HB0686	Victims' Rights - As enacted, prohibits disclosure of certain information by an advocate in regard to a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking in a judicial, legislative, or administrative proceeding unless the victim gives express written consent.	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 282	5/4/2023
HB0701	Sexual Offenses - As enacted, adds offenses of continuous sexual abuse of a child committed on or after July 1, 2024, to the list of qualifying criminal misconduct that is sentenced to community supervision for life in addition to any other statutorily imposed punishment.	Effective date(s) 07/01/2024	3/15/2024
HB0789	Taxes, Sales - As introduced, increases, over a five-year period, from 4.6030 percent to 5.0909 percent, the share of state sales and use tax revenue appropriated to municipalities; reduces, over a five-year period, from 29.0141 percent to 28.5262 percent, the share of state sales and use tax revenue deposited to the state general fund.	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee	4/18/2023
HB0976	Firefighters - As enacted, enacts the "James 'Dustin' Samples Act."	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 465	5/24/2023
HB0995	Education - As enacted, requires, prior to the administration of corporal punishment against a student, the student's teacher or school principal to make certain documentation in the student's educational record; prohibits corporal punishment against a student found to have a disability unless authorized in accordance with law.	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 275	5/3/2023
HB1029	Juvenile Offenders - As introduced, increases the period in which a juvenile and the juvenile's parents must receive notice of a hearing to transfer the juvenile to adult court from 14 days prior to the hearing to 15 days prior to the hearing.	Returned to the Clerk's Desk.	4/11/2023
HB1031	Boards and Commissions - As enacted, creates the inmate disciplinary oversight board for the purpose of granting or denying sentence credits for good institutional behavior and determining whether sentence credits previously awarded should be removed for commission of certain disciplinary offenses.	Effective date(s) 05/11/2023, 01/01/2024	5/19/2023
HB1120	Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to make chaplain services available on a regular basis to juveniles who are housed in a youth development center; prohibits the department from requiring a juvenile to attend or use chaplain services; requires the department to provide annual training to youth service officers on best practices for behavior management and conflict resolution in the context of supervision of juvenile justice youth; requires the department to house children 16 years of age or older separately from younger children, unless housing the children together is necessary for the safety and well-being of the younger children or to otherwise comply with law relative to the use of seclusion at juvenile detention facilities.	Effective date(s) 01/01/2024	3/28/2023
HB1129	Taxes, Privilege - As enacted, extends provisions related to the allocation of revenue from the surcharge or tax on the lease or rental of passenger motor vehicles as it pertains to costs related to an arena facility for a National Basketball Association (NBA) member professional basketball team until June 30, 2059.	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 272	5/3/2023
HB1187	Taxes, Sales - As introduced, reduces, from 29.0141 percent to 28.5262 percent, the share of state sales and use tax revenue deposited to the state general fund; increases, from 4.6030 percent to 5.0909 percent, the share appropriated to municipalities.	Returned to the Clerk's Desk.	4/17/2024
HB1225	Child Custody and Support - As enacted, revises present law relative to child support.	Effective date(s) 05/05/2023	5/18/2023
HB1233	Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, creates the offense of storing a firearm or firearm ammunition in a motor vehicle or boat while the person is not in the motor vehicle or boat unless the firearm or firearm ammunition is kept from ordinary observation and locked within the trunk, utility or glove box, or a locked container securely affixed to the motor vehicle or boat; requires the owner of a firearm to report the loss or theft of the firearm to law enforcement within 24 hours of the discovery of the loss or theft.	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee	4/4/2023
HB1248	Elder Abuse - As enacted, authorizes a financial service provider, or an officer or employee of the provider, that has reasonable cause to suspect that an elderly or vulnerable adult is the victim or target of financial exploitation, to convey the suspicion to the TBI's elder financial reporting mechanism; requires the TBI to create an elder financial exploitation reporting mechanism that accepts reports from financial institutions.	Effective date(s) 05/21/2024, 10/01/2024	5/28/2024
HB1296	Birth Control - As introduced, requires the department of health to provide voluntary reversible long-acting contraception to women at no charge.	Assigned to s/c Population Health Subcommittee	2/7/2023
HB1384	Criminal Offenses - As enacted, adds aggravated prostitution convictions as eligible for expunction if certain requirements are met; removes such offense as "a sexual offense" or "violent sexual offense" for which a person is required to register on sexual offender registries; authorizes a prior offender who is required to register because the offender was convicted of such offense that was committed prior to July 1, 2024, to file a request for termination of registration requirements with the TBI headquarters.	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 545	3/19/2024
HB1574	Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, allows a court to issue a risk protection order upon a finding by clear and convincing evidence that a person poses a significant danger of causing personal injury to the person or others if allowed to possess or purchase a firearm; authorizes a law enforcement officer or a relative to petition for the risk protection order.	Assigned to s/c Civil Justice Subcommittee	1/10/2024
HB1602	Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, requires a video or audio recording to be made of any interrogation of a child who has been taken into custody on suspicion that the child committed a delinquent act or unruly conduct unless a technical issue with the equipment or exigent circumstances prevent the recording.	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 565	3/26/2024
HB1640	Mental Illness - As enacted, enacts "Jillian's Law," which makes various changes relative to being adjudicated as a mental defective or judicially committed to a mental institution, including requiring a person judicially committed to remain committed until the competency of the person to stand trial is restored or, if competency is unable to be restored but the person no longer meets the standard, until the court with criminal jurisdiction over the charges approves a mandatory outpatient treatment plan that accounts for the safety of the community.	Effective date(s) 07/01/2024	5/1/2024
HB1872	Criminal Offenses - As enacted, authorizes a court to enhance the statutory penalty, up to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole, for a conviction under certain circumstances involving illegal aliens or crimes occurring on school property while students or other children are present; makes revisions to law relative to bail.	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1063	6/3/2024
HB1878	Victims' Rights - As introduced, increases from 48 hours to seven days the time in which a victim of a crime or a member of the victim's family has to report the crime to law enforcement to be eligible to receive a claim for compensation unless good cause is shown.	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee	4/17/2024
HB1950	Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates June 6 as a day of special observance for D-Day.	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 601	4/3/2024
HB1978	Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases from a Class E felony to a Class D felony the offense of burglary of a conveyance.	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee	4/17/2024
HB2031	Criminal Offenses - As enacted, authorizes a person who suffers loss or injury as a result of a defendant intentionally obstructing a highway, street, or other place used for the passage of vehicles or conveyances to bring a cause of action against such person to recover compensatory damages from the loss or injury.	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 958	5/13/2024
HB2062	Traffic Safety - As enacted, enacts the "Jacob (Jake) T. Barnhardt Act," which creates a street racing task force to study and determine best practices for curbing illegal street racing in this state.	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1058	6/3/2024
HB2088	Military - As enacted, authorizes the military department to administer a critical skills retention bonus program to be used to award retention bonuses of up to $10,000 to enlisted service members in the Tennessee national guard; entitles certain state employees who are members of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States or the national guard to special leave with partial pay during a period in which the members have been called to active duty.	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 847	5/13/2024
HB2126	Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, allows a juvenile court to transfer a child, who is 15 or older, to be tried as an adult in criminal court for the offense of organized retail crime, theft of a firearm, or an attempt to commit such offense; revises law with regard to confinement of a child in a local juvenile detention facility, a juvenile detention facility, or an adult detention facility.	Effective date(s) 07/01/2024	4/8/2024
HB2182	Taxes, Sales - As enacted, redefines a "qualified data center," for purposes of sales and use taxes, to include a data center that previously made the required capital investment in excess of $100 million and previously created at least 15 net new full-time employee jobs and the data center is transferred to an affiliate pursuant to a corporate reorganization under the Internal Revenue Code.	Effective date(s) 05/01/2024	5/13/2024
HB2184	Tennessee Higher Education Commission - As introduced, reallocates 5 percent of the privilege tax collected from licensees that offer sports wagering in this state from the lottery for education account to a new Tennessee Promise completion grant special account created to assist the commission in awarding completion grants to certain Tennessee Promise scholarship students; makes the four-year pilot program established by the commission to award completion grants to certain Tennessee Promise scholarship students permanent.	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee	4/17/2024
HB2207	Local Education Agencies - As introduced, enacts the "Menstrual Hygiene Products Accessibility Act."	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee	4/17/2024
HB2261	Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, defines a home for the aged that houses three or fewer nonrelated persons as a tier 1 home for the aged that is subject to licensure and regulation by the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities; defines a home for the aged that houses four or more nonrelated persons as a tier 2 home for the aged that is subject to licensure and regulation by the health facilities commission; makes other related changes to the meaning of a home for the aged.	Effective date(s) 07/01/2024	5/28/2024
HB2323	Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "Chris Wright Act," which increases the penalty for a third or subsequent domestic assault conviction from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony; upgrades the offense classification for certain qualifying misdemeanor offenses to a Class E felony upon a defendant's conviction for a sixth or subsequent qualifying misdemeanor.	Effective date(s) 07/01/2024	5/29/2024
HB2327	Mental Illness - As enacted, by May 31, 2025, and by each May 31 thereafter, requires the department of health to publish an annual report stating the total number of attempted suicides and completed suicides that have occurred in this state in the previous calendar year; requires the department to submit the report electronically to all members of the general assembly within seven calendar days of the publication.	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 678	4/17/2024
HB2692	Domestic Violence - As enacted, enacts "The Debbie and Marie Domestic Violence Protection Act," which makes revisions to law related to global positioning monitoring system devices, including requiring the court to order an offender to wear such a device under certain circumstances unless the court finds the offender no longer poses a threat to the alleged victim or public safety, requiring a cellular device application or electronic receptor device provided to the victim to be capable of notifying the victim if the offender is within a prescribed proximity of the victim's cellular device or electronic receptor device, and making other revisions.	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1033	5/31/2024
HB2769	Education - As introduced, requires the commissioner of education, subject to appropriations, for the 2024-2025 school year, to approve voluntary pre-kindergarten programs in an amount sufficient to provide up to 1,200 pre-kindergarten classrooms.	Failed in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Administration	3/19/2024
HB2794	Law Enforcement - As introduced, authorizes a state or local law enforcement agency, at the direction of the executive officer with authority over such agency or the commissioner of safety, to provide aid and assistance to another state or a law enforcement agency of another state during an emergency.	Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2024	4/10/2024
HB2834	University of Tennessee - As introduced, directs the University of Tennessee Health Science Center to study and take other steps as necessary to establish a state academic health authority.	Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee	2/7/2024
HB2845	DUI Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Prevention of Drunk Driving Act."	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 961	5/13/2024
HB2864	Naming and Designating - As enacted, designates Memphis barbecue as an official state food.	Comp. became Pub. Ch. 873	5/13/2024
HB2898	Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As introduced, creates a registry of persons convicted of the criminal offense of domestic assault; requires the bureau to maintain the registry.	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee	4/17/2024
HB2940	TennCare - As enacted, enacts the "TennCare for Working Individuals with Disabilities Act."	Effective date(s) 05/21/2024	5/29/2024
HB2954	Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, enacts the "Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-risk Insured Men Act" or the "PSA Screening for HIM Act."	Effective date(s) 07/01/2024	5/29/2024
HB2961	Evidence - As introduced, directs the Tennessee advisory committee on intergovernmental relations (TACIR), with the assistance of the Tennessee bureau of investigation, the district attorneys general conference, and the department of safety, to study the feasibility of a Shelby County crime lab and the impact of such a crime lab on public health, safety, education, housing, and the economy for citizens and visitors of Shelby County, the city of Memphis, this state, and the Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi tri-state region; requires TACIR to submit a report of the study findings to the general assembly by January 14, 2025.	Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2024	4/10/2024
HB7003	Orders of Protection - As introduced, expands the eligibility for filing a petition to obtain a lifetime order of protection to include victims of aggravated stalking and especially aggravated stalking.	Received from House, Passed on First Consideration	8/28/2023
HB7007	Autopsies - As introduced, specifies that reports of county medical examiners and autopsy reports of victims of violent crime who are minors are not public documents; allows a parent or legal guardian of a minor victim of a violent crime to consent to the release of the report of the county medical examiner or autopsy report of the minor victim if the parent or legal guardian is not a suspect in the circumstances of the minor's death.	Received from House, Passed on First Consideration	8/28/2023
HB7015	Criminal Procedure - As introduced, expands, from certain violent offenses to any felony offense, the offenses for which a person who has been arrested is required to have a biological specimen taken for the purpose of DNA analysis to determine identification characteristics specific to the person if probable cause exists for the arrest.	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee	8/22/2023
HB7034	Criminal Offenses - As introduced, raises from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony knowingly violating an order of protection or a restraining order issued due to domestic abuse when based on stalking; raises the classification range for stalking from a Class A misdemeanor or Class E felony to a Class E or D felony; raises the classification of aggravated stalking from a Class E to a Class D felony; requires a court to order a mental health assessment of a defendant's need for mental health treatment if convicted of a stalking offense, at cost to the defendant unless indigent; requires the sentence to include the defendant undergoing treatment and monitoring of drug intake if the assessment indicates that the defendant is in need of and amenable to treatment.	Received from House, Passed on First Consideration	8/29/2023
HB7035	Education - As introduced, establishes a loan forgiveness program for psychiatrists, psychologists, and counselors.	H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 8/29/2023	8/28/2023
HB7073	Juvenile Offenders - As introduced, requires a juvenile court to impose a blended sentence on a child adjudicated delinquent for certain offenses; defines blended sentencing as a combination of any disposition otherwise provided for juveniles and a period of an adult disposition to be served after the child turns 19 and which ends on or before the child's 24th birthday; requires the juvenile court to hold a transfer hearing if a juvenile offender is 16 or more but less than 18 at the time of the alleged conduct and is alleged to have committed certain offenses; requires the juvenile court to transfer the juvenile to adult criminal court for disposition as if the juvenile were an adult if the court makes certain findings; provides for an automatic de novo review by the criminal court of a juvenile court's decision denying a transfer to adult criminal court.	Received from House, Passed on First Consideration	8/29/2023

Bill Number	Composite Abstract	Last Action	Date
HJR0235	Memorials, Recognition - International HPV Awareness Day	Signed by Governor.	3/1/2023
HJR0505	Memorials, Recognition - Rear Admiral Brian L. Davies	Signed by Governor.	4/20/2023
HJR0574	Memorials, Recognition - FedEx, 50th anniversary	Signed by Governor.	5/4/2023
HJR0685	Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to Article VII, Section 1 of the Constitution of Tennessee to specify the duties of the sheriff, trustee, register, county clerk, and assessor of property.	Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee	3/27/2024
HJR0716	Naming and Designating - Designates the month of October 2024 as "Filipino American History Month."	Withdrawn.	1/24/2024
HJR0781	Memorials, Recognition - Worth Morgan	Signed by Governor.	2/12/2024
HJR0824	Memorials, Recognition - Filipino American History Month, October 2024	Received from House, refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee	2/5/2024
HJR0951	Memorials, Death - Pat Halloran	Signed by Governor.	3/11/2024
HJR1137	Memorials, Death - John Stokes	Signed by Governor.	4/9/2024
HJR1502	Memorials, Death - Alfonso Perea	Signed by Governor.	5/9/2024
HR0006	Memorials, Personal Occasion - Evelyn J. Parrish, 100th birthday	Signed by H. Speaker	2/1/2023

85 resolutions(s) co-sponsored in the 113th General Assembly.

Bill Number	Composite Abstract	Last Action	Date
HJR0027	General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Expresses strong support for completion of the southern border wall and urges Congress to immediately take action to fund the construction.	Signed by Governor.	5/4/2023
HJR0033	Memorials, Sports - Tony Pollard, named to the 2023 NFL Pro Bowl	Signed by Governor.	2/2/2023
HJR0062	General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Bradford D. Box, University of Tennessee Board of Trustees	H. subst. & concurred in SJR 0068	3/13/2023
HJR0065	General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - William C. Rhodes III, University of Tennessee Board of Trustees	H. subst. & concurred in SJR 0067	3/13/2023
HJR0072	Memorials, Death - Dr. Charles A. Champion	Signed by Governor.	2/15/2023
HJR0084	Memorials, Sports - Arion Carter, Gatorade Tennessee Football Player of the Year	Signed by Governor.	2/15/2023
HJR0094	Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to Article I, Section 35 of the Constitution of Tennessee to expand the rights of victims of crimes.	Signed by Senate Speaker	2/26/2024
HJR0096	Memorials, Recognition - Music Therapy Week	Signed by Governor.	3/19/2024
HJR0165	Memorials, Death - Mary Elizabeth Cotter	Signed by Governor.	2/24/2023
HJR0275	Memorials, Death - Colonel (Ret.) Patrick "Rage" Ragan	Signed by Governor.	3/17/2023
HJR0288	Memorials, Heroism - Officer Tina Shaw	Signed by Governor.	3/17/2023
HJR0301	Memorials, Recognition - Montford Point Marines	Signed by Governor.	3/8/2023
HJR0319	Memorials, Recognition - West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital cardiac catheterization laboratory	Signed by Governor.	3/16/2023
HJR0355	Memorials, Death - Officer Geoffrey "Bernard" Redd	Signed by Governor.	3/21/2023
HJR0465	Memorials, Recognition - Reverend Dr. J. Lawrence Turner	Signed by Governor.	4/11/2023
HJR0472	Memorials, Recognition - Bill Dance	Signed by Governor.	4/12/2023
HJR0503	Memorials, Recognition - Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Chief John Drake and commanding officers	Signed by Governor.	4/20/2023
HJR0504	Memorials, Heroism - Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Officers and State and federal law enforcement officials	Signed by Governor.	4/20/2023
HJR0521	Memorials, Recognition - Nashville Fire Department and Nashville Department of Emergency Communications 911	Signed by Governor.	4/25/2023
HJR0522	Memorials, Recognition - Sexual Assault Awareness Month	Signed by Governor.	5/4/2023
HJR0523	Memorials, Death - Evelyn Marie Dieckhaus	Signed by Governor.	4/26/2023
HJR0524	Memorials, Death - Hallie Scruggs	Signed by Governor.	4/26/2023
HJR0525	Memorials, Death - William Kinney	Signed by Governor.	4/26/2023
HJR0526	Memorials, Death - Dr. Katherine Koonce	Signed by Governor.	4/26/2023
HJR0527	Memorials, Death - Cynthia Broyles Peak	Signed by Governor.	4/26/2023
HJR0528	Memorials, Death - Michael "Mike" Hill	Signed by Governor.	4/26/2023
HJR0576	Memorials, Academic Achievement - Karla Yanely Pacheco, Salutatorian, Raleigh Egypt High School	Signed by Governor.	5/4/2023
HJR0577	Memorials, Academic Achievement - Maria Fernanda Arredondo, Valedictorian, Raleigh-Egypt High School	Signed by Governor.	5/4/2023
HJR0578	Memorials, Academic Achievement - Zoey Zakyia Carruth, Salutatorian, Cordova High School	Signed by Governor.	5/4/2023
HJR0579	Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ashton Rose Ramirez, Valedictorian, Cordova High School	Signed by Governor.	5/4/2023
HJR0580	Memorials, Academic Achievement - Petra Rayo Jimenez, Valedictorian, Kingsbury High School	Signed by Governor.	5/4/2023
HJR0581	Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kierra Thrill, Salutatorian, Kingsbury High School	Signed by Governor.	5/4/2023
HJR0762	General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Herbert Hilliard, Tennessee Public Utility Commission	H. subst. & concurred in SJR 847	2/22/2024
HJR0779	Memorials, Retirement - Dr. Tisha Durrah	Signed by Governor.	2/2/2024
HJR0784	Memorials, Death - James B. "Jim" Spears	Signed by Governor.	2/12/2024
HJR0791	Memorials, Death - John Patten Guerry	Signed by Governor.	2/12/2024
HJR0801	Memorials, Congress - Urges the federal government to do all within its power to secure the U.S. border.	Signed by Governor.	4/18/2024
HJR0808	Memorials, Death - Representative Frank Buck	Signed by Governor.	2/21/2024
HJR0811	General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Recognizes the benefits of chess in education and correctional systems.	Received from House, refer to Senate Education Committee	3/11/2024
HJR0986	Memorials, Recognition - Orange Mound Progressive Club, 105th anniversary	Signed by Governor.	3/19/2024
HJR1006	Memorials, Death - Rep. Don Ridgeway	Signed by Governor.	3/13/2024
HJR1009	Memorials, Recognition - A Soldier's Child Foundation	Signed by Governor.	3/26/2024
HJR1027	Memorials, Death - Jillian Ludwig	Signed by Governor.	5/3/2024
HJR1050	Memorials, Sports - Pickett County Lady Bobcats, Class A state champions	Signed by Governor.	4/4/2024
HJR1095	Memorials, Public Service - Representative Bryan Richey	Ref. Calendar & Rules Committee	3/21/2024
HJR1097	Memorials, Public Service - Representative Sam Whitson	Signed by Governor.	4/9/2024
HJR1142	Memorials, Recognition - First anniversary of the Covenant School shooting	Signed by Governor.	4/10/2024
HJR1498	Memorials, Recognition - Memphis Police Department and Shelby County District Attorney	Signed by Governor.	5/9/2024
HJR1504	Memorials, Retirement - Kim McCaster Cox	Signed by Governor.	5/9/2024
HJR7014	Memorials, Recognition - Bev Johnson	Signed by Governor.	9/7/2023
HJR7023	Memorials, Death - Representative Bill Beck	Signed by Governor.	9/7/2023
HJR7037	Memorials, Recognition - Larry Taylor, Congressional Medal of Honor	Signed by Governor.	9/7/2023
HJR7053	Memorials, Recognition - Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and Quinco Community Mental Health Centers	Signed by Governor.	9/8/2023
HR0055	Memorials, Recognition - Women's History Month, Memphis all-female senior leadership team	Signed by H. Speaker	4/4/2023
HR0056	Memorials, Recognition - Allison Johnson Fouché	Signed by H. Speaker	4/4/2023
HR0057	Memorials, Recognition - Alex Smith	Signed by H. Speaker	4/4/2023
HR0058	Memorials, Recognition - Chandell Ryan	Signed by H. Speaker	4/4/2023
HR0059	Memorials, Recognition - Gina Y. Sweat	Signed by H. Speaker	4/4/2023
HR0060	Memorials, Recognition - Jennifer Sink	Signed by H. Speaker	4/4/2023
HR0061	Memorials, Recognition - Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn "CJ" Davis	Signed by H. Speaker	4/4/2023
HR0068	Memorials, Death - Minister Suhkara A. Yahweh	Signed by H. Speaker	4/11/2023
HR0069	Memorials, Recognition - Jasmine Carson	Signed by H. Speaker	4/11/2023
HR0078	Memorials, Recognition - TownePlace Suites by Marriott employees	Signed by H. Speaker	4/20/2023
HR0088	Memorials, Government Officials - Requests that a memorial plaque be affixed in the House chamber to the desk of the late Representative Barbara Cooper.	Signed by H. Speaker	4/20/2023
HR0155	Memorials, Retirement - Master Sergeant Robert D. Davis, Jr., United States Air Force	Signed by H. Speaker	4/18/2024
SJR0067	General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - William C. Rhodes III, University of Tennessee Board of Trustees	Signed by H. Speaker	9/19/2023
SJR0068	General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Bradford D. Box, University of Tennessee Board of Trustees	Signed by H. Speaker	9/19/2023
SJR0124	Memorials, Death - Tyre D. Nichols	Signed by Governor.	1/31/2023
SJR0128	Memorials, Death - Clara Louise Macklin	Signed by Governor.	2/10/2023
SJR0179	Memorials, Recognition - Tennessee State University Aristocrat of Bands	Signed by Governor.	2/14/2023
SJR0210	Memorials, Recognition - Lt. Governor Randy McNally	Signed by Governor.	2/17/2023
SJR0355	Memorials, Sports - Hampton High School boys' basketball team, TSSAA Division I, Class 1A state champions	Signed by Governor.	4/4/2023
SJR0361	Memorials, Recognition - Paige Clark, Miss Tennessee Volunteer 2023	Signed by Governor.	4/10/2023
SJR0533	Memorials, Recognition - Women Veterans Appreciation Day	Signed by Governor.	4/25/2023
SJR0534	Memorials, Recognition - Great Smoky Mountains National Park Honoring Our Veterans Day	Signed by Governor.	4/25/2023
SJR0556	Memorials, Recognition - Jasmine Carson	Signed by Governor.	5/2/2023
SJR0869	Memorials, Death - Brenda Louise Smith Allred	Signed by Governor.	2/5/2024
SJR0907	Memorials, Death - Sara L. Lewis	Signed by Governor.	2/1/2024
SJR0908	Memorials, Sports - Linda Street	Signed by Governor.	2/1/2024
SJR0919	Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to Article I, Section 15 of the Constitution of Tennessee to remove the right to bail for the following offenses when the proof is evident or the presumption great: act of terrorism; second degree murder; aggravated rape of a child; aggravated rape; grave torture; and any other offense, as of November 3, 2026, for which a defendant, if convicted, could not be released prior to the expiration of at least 85 percent of the entire sentence imposed.	Signed by H. Speaker	4/26/2024
SJR0932	Memorials, Recognition - Robert Bates, Lebanon Police Department	Signed by Governor.	3/6/2024
SJR0933	Memorials, Death - Randall Frank "Randy" Trammel	Signed by Governor.	3/6/2024
SJR1085	Memorials, Death - Pat Halloran	Signed by Governor.	3/22/2024
SJR7140	Memorials, Retirement - Jim Jaggers	Objected to on Consent Calendar.	8/29/2023
SJR7141	Memorials, Recognition - Dabney Ring	Objected to on Consent Calendar.	8/29/2023