Legislation of Interest as of 01/29/2016
Prepared by Smith, Harris, and Carr.

SB13 Informed consent for abortions. (PDF)

Category	Health Care
Sponsors	Sen. Mae Beavers
Description	Revives and reenacts the informed consent statute for abortion that was in effect prior to Planned Parenthood of Middle Tennessee, et al. v. Sundquist. Sets forth the criteria for truly informed consent that must be satisfied before an abortion can be performed.
Senate Status	01/17/2015 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	None
TLS Intro Date	01/09/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-15-202, relative to informed consent for an abortion.

SB50 Abortions in ambulatory surgical treatment centers.(PDF)

Category	Health Care
Sponsors	Sen. Mark Green
Description	Revises definition of “ambulatory surgical treatment centers” to include private physicians’ and dentists’ offices in which one or more medical or surgical pregnancy terminations are performed.
Senate Status	01/17/2015 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	None
TLS Intro Date	01/19/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 11, relative to abortions in ambulatory surgical treatment centers.

SB70 / HB481 No criminal liability for storing firearm on school property. (PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Sen. Brian K. Kelsey / Rep. Judd Matheny
Description	Clarifies that it is not an offense for a person to transport and properly store a firearm in a motor vehicle parked on school property.
Amendment	Senate Judiciary Committee amendment 1 (001925) permits a valid handgun carry permit holder to transport and store a firearm or firearm ammunition, onto property owned, used, or operated by a school. Prohibits a public post-secondary institution from taking any adverse or disciplinary action against an employee or student of the institution who transports or stores a firearm or firearm ammunition while on or using a parking area located on property owned, used, or operated by the institution.
Fiscal Note	(Dated February 16, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	03/10/2015 – Senate Judiciary Committee recommended with amendment 1. Sent to Senate Calendar Committee.
House Status	03/18/2015 – Failed in House Civil Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/15/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 49, relative to the storing of firearms in motor vehicles on school property.

SB71 Collection of $25 child support enforcement fee.(PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Dolores R. Gresham
Description	Prohibits $25 child support enforcement fee from being taken from child support payments due to the custodial parent. Specifies that noncustodial parent must pay such fee if parent, unless parent is required to comply with Title IV-D as a condition of TANF. Requires state to pay the fee, if noncustodial parent is required to comply with Title IV-D as condition of TANF. Requires delinquent child support be paid to custodial parent before state collects fee. Requires certain noncustodial parents to reimburse delinquent fees paid by the state.
Senate Status	01/17/2015 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	None
TLS Intro Date	01/15/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 36, Chapter 5 and Title 71, Chapter 1, relative to child support fees.

SB166 Allowing use of victim’s photograph in trial. (PDF)

Category	Judiciary
Sponsors	Sen. Janice Bowling
Description	Allows for the admittance of a victim’s photograph at trial in cases involving the death of the victim, if the photograph is a reasonable depiction of the victim.
Fiscal Note	(Dated April 7, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	02/11/2015 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	None
TLS Intro Date	01/27/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal law and criminal procedure.

SB256 / HB387 Sunset – TN economic council on women.(PDF)

Category	Government Organization
Sponsors	Sen. Mike Bell / Rep. Jeremy Faison
Description	Extends the Tennessee economic council on women to June 30, 2019.
Amendment	House amendment 1 (004721) decreases the economic council extension from June 30, 2019 to June 30, 2017.
Senate Status	03/04/2015 – Failed in Senate Government Operations Committee (3-4).
House Status	04/02/2015 – House passed with amendment 1.
TLS Intro Date	01/29/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 4, Chapter 50, relative to the Tennessee economic council on women.

SB364 / HB1195 State administration of refugee resettlement program.(PDF)

Category	Government Organization
Sponsors	Sen. Mark Green / Rep. John Ragan
Description	Requires the department to negotiate with the federal office of refugee resettlement to reacquire state administration of the refugee resettlement program.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 24, 2015) Increase State Expenditures – Exceeds $150,000 Increase Federal Expenditures – Exceeds $193,700
Senate Status	02/11/2015 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/27/2016 – Taken off notice in House State Government Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/04/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7 and Title 71, relative to immigration.

SB369 / HB410 New aggravated stalking offense.(PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Sen. Mark Green / Rep. Jay D. Reedy
Description	Broadens offense of aggravated stalking to include stalking a victim who is 65 years of age or older if the offender is five or more years younger than victim.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 22, 2015) Increase State Expenditures – $136,000 Highest Projected Cost of Next 10 Years /Incarceration*
Senate Status	04/15/2015 – Taken off notice in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee.
House Status	04/21/2015 – Taken off notice in House Finance Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/05/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 3 and Title 71, Chapter 6, relative to offenses committed against the elderly.

SB371 / HB296 Prohibited discrimination – sexual orientation and gender identity. (PDF)

Category	Judiciary
Sponsors	Sen. Sara Kyle / Rep. Sherry Jones
Description	Adds sexual orientation and gender identity or expression to the list of characteristics protected from discrimination or harassment in employment, public accommodations, housing, financing, insurance, education, in places where alcoholic beverages are consumed, real estate, public utilities, tax exemptions, the profession of healing arts, health facilities, and welfare in the state. Creates criminal violation of civil rights intimidation based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 18, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	02/11/2015 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	03/25/2015 – Failed in House Consumer & Human Resources Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/04/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 12; Title 39; Title 49; Title 50; Title 56; Title 57; Title 62; Title 63; Title 65; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity or expression.

SB397 / HB566 Student religious beliefs in conflict with higher education program.(PDF)

Category	Education
Sponsors	Sen. Joey Hensley / Rep. John J. Deberry Jr.
Description	Prohibits higher education institution from taking adverse actions against students in counseling, social work, and psychology programs for refusing to counsel or serve a client as to goals, outcomes, or behaviors that conflict with the student’s sincerely held religious beliefs. Requires student’s supervising instructor or professor, and the director or agency operating the internship or practicum to refer client to another counselor.
Fiscal Note	(Dated February 15, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	04/01/2015 – Taken off notice in Senate Education Committee.
House Status	03/31/2015 – Taken off notice in House Education Instruction and Programs Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/05/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 1, relative to conscientious objections by students to certain elements of counseling programs in public institutions of higher education.

SB399 / HB227 Transfer of child to adult court.(PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Sen. Joey Hensley / Rep. Sheila Butt
Description	Requires judge to transfer child to adult court if, on or after July 1, 2015 the child is alleged to have engaged in conduct that authorizes transfer to adult court or a criminal gang offense, and the child has a previous adjudication of delinquency for conduct authorizing transfer to adult court or a criminal gang offense. Specifies that transfer to adult court is within judge’s discretion if the conduct is a sexual offense, between two minors, with an age difference of two years or less.
Fiscal Note	(Dated December 28, 2015) Increase State Expenditures – $659,600/Incarceration*
Senate Status	02/11/2015 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	02/11/2015 – Referred to House Civil Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/03/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1, relative to the transfer of certain juveniles to adult court.

SB400 EGG and SPERM Act.(PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Joey Hensley
Description	Defines various terms as they relate to egg and sperm donation, and assisted reproductive technology. Requires oocyte (female genetic material) collection agencies, sperm banks, and assisted reproductive technology (ART) programs to report certain information to department of health. Specifies that commissioner of health must set collection and reporting rules, and maintain contact information for oocyte collection agencies, sperm banks, and ART programs. Requires commissioner to set reasonable fee for these service providers. Requires these service providers to inform each potential donor, in writing, of any potential conflict of interest. Establishes the civil penalties these service providers could face for failing to give the required information to entitled parties or for violating any of the rules set forth. Clarifies that no donor will be penalized for being induced to accept or accepting valuable consideration for egg or sperm donation. (10 pp.)
Senate Status	02/11/2015 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	None
TLS Intro Date	02/09/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, relative to the donation of eggs and sperm.

SB407 / HB464 Denial of inmate’s parole for harassing victim.(PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Sen. Doug Overbey / Rep. Bob Ramsey
Description	Specifies additional grounds requiring an inmate’s parole grant hearing to be denied. Authorizes department to deny parole to an inmate who has made no attempt to improve educational, vocational, or employment skills, has more than one disciplinary infraction while incarcerated that resulted in bodily injury or threatened bodily injury, or is using the parole hearing process to intimidate, harass, or abuse the victim. Allows department to extend next parole eligibility date for longer period if parole is denied due to using parole hearing to harass, intimidate, or abuse the victim.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 22, 2015) Increase State Expenditures – $45,000 Highest Projected Cost of Next 10 Years /Incarceration*
Senate Status	04/21/2015 – Taken off notice in Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee.
House Status	04/21/2015 – House Finance Committee deferred to 2016.
TLS Intro Date	02/06/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 28, Part 1 and Title 40, Chapter 35, Part 5, relative to parole hearings.

SB429 / HB896 Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act.(PDF)

Category	Health Care
Sponsors	Sen. Becky Duncan Massey / Rep. Kevin Brooks
Description	Enacts the “Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act, which is intended to encourage and assist individuals and families that are saving private funds for the purpose of supporting individuals with disabilities to maintain health, independence and quality of life, and to provide funding to assist such persons with disability-related expenses, while not supplanting benefits acquired through private insurance, the Social Security Act or any other TennCare program. Provides that an eligible individual means someone who is either disabled or blind, and the onset of their disability must have occurred before becoming 26 years of age. Authorizes eligible individuals to participate in the Qualified ABLE account plan (plan) to create an ABLE account (account), which shall consist of contributions to the account by individuals and entities for the purpose of paying qualified disability expenses. Establishes that all assets, income and distributions of qualified account plans are exempt from state and local taxes. Establishes that the department of intellectual and developmental disabilities shall administer the plan and take necessary action to maintain the qualifications required under the federally instituted Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014. Provides that the plan shall consist of: (1) contributions received by the department from designated beneficiaries or contributors to ABLE accounts or from any other source, whether public or private; (2) interest and investment income earned by the plan; (3) any monetary gift made by an individual by testamentary disposition; and (4) all other receipts of the department from any other source that the department deems appropriate. Establishes that contributions to an account are subject to the same requirements established under the federally enacted Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014, which provides that the total annual amount of contributions shall not exceed $14,000. Outlines other responsibilities of the commissioner and the department regarding the implementation of the act. (13 pp.)
Senate Status	02/11/2015 – Referred to Senate Health & Welfare Committee.
House Status	01/21/2016 – Withdrawn in House.
TLS Intro Date	02/09/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 5-8-102; Title 33; Title 55, Chapter 4; Title 67, Chapter 2, Part 1 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 17, relative to authorizing ABLE accounts for persons with disabilities.

SB445 / HB652 Payment of $25.00 child support enforcement fee.(PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Dolores R. Gresham / Rep. Leigh Rosser Wilburn
Description	Requires the $25.00 child support enforcement fee, made mandatory by the federal government, to be paid by the noncustodial parent separate of any additional child support payments, and prohibits the department of human services from deducting the $25.00 fee, so long as the noncustodial parent is not required to cooperate with TANF. Requires the department to pay the $25.00 fee in the case that a noncustodial parent has to comply with TANF, or the noncustodial parent has failed to pay, provided that the payment by the state not relieve the obligation by the noncustodial parent to reimburse the state. Requires any sum of money collected from a noncustodial parent who is delinquent in payment of child support shall be applied to pay the delinquent child support first, with any remaining amount to be collected towards paying the fee.
Senate Status	02/12/2015 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	02/12/2015 – Referred to House Civil Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/16/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 36, Chapter 5 and Title 71, Chapter 1, relative to child support fees.

SB470 / HB882 Sexual exploitation of a minor. (PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Sen. Mike Bell / Rep. Mary Littleton
Description	Increases the penalty for sexual exploitation of a minor from a Class D felony to a Class C felony if the state proves the actual identity or age of the minor victim.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 11, 2015) Increase State Expenditures – $27,500 Highest Projected Cost of Next 10 Years/Incarceration*
Senate Status	04/13/2015 – Senate passed.
House Status	04/21/2015 – Taken off notice in House Finance Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/24/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, relative to sexual exploitation of a minor.

SB586 / HB1340 Use of methamphetamine while pregnant.(PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Sen. Reginald Tate / Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver
Description	Includes methamphetamine within drugs for which a mother can be prosecuted for assault if her baby is born harmed or addicted to methamphetamine.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 22, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	04/08/2015 – Failed in Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	04/15/2015 – Taken off notice in House Calendar & Rules Committee.
TLS Intro Date	02/10/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-13-107, relative to certain assaultive offenses.

SB587 / HB1344 Impact of Chapter 820 of the Public Acts of 2014.(PDF)

Category	Health Care
Sponsors	Sen. Reginald Tate / Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver
Description	Requires the commissioner of health to consult with the district attorneys general conference, the board of medical examiners, the board for licensing health care facilities, and the commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services concerning the impact of Chapter 820 of the Public Acts of 2014 on the utilization of health care and healthcare facilities by women who illegally use narcotic drugs while pregnant. Requires the commissioner of health to report to the health and welfare committee of the senate and the health committee of the house concerning the findings of the commissioner and the commissioner’s recommendations on or before January 15, 2016
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 20, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	03/25/2015 – Senate Health & Welfare Committee deferred.
House Status	03/24/2015 – Taken off notice in House Health Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	03/05/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to women who illegally use controlled substances while pregnant.

SB595 / HB673 Vapor defined as smoking. (PDF)

Category	Judiciary
Sponsors	Sen. Ferrell Haile / Rep. Courtney Rogers
Description	Adds the vapor from electronic cigarettes to the definition of what is “smoking” for purposes of the “Children’s Act for Clean Indoor Air.”
Fiscal Note	(Dated January 5, 2016) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	02/12/2015 – Referred to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee.
House Status	02/19/2015 – Referred to House Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/17/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 16, relative to the “Children’s Act for Clean Indoor Air.”

SB608 / HB626 Use of mechanical restraints on a child.(PDF)

Category	Judiciary
Sponsors	Sen. Frank Niceley / Rep. Mary Littleton
Description	Authorizes judge in certain court hearings to order child to be handcuffed, restraint belts, jacket restraints, or footcuffs if necessary to prevent flight or physical harm to the child or another person. Requires judge to give child and child’s attorney an opportunity to object to the restraints prior to use unless judge determines it is an emergency. Requires judge to make written findings of fact when restraints are used.
Amendment	House Civil Justice Subcommittee amendment 1 (003875) deletes the amendatory language of Section 1 and substitutes language that, in order to remove the taint of criminality from a child charged with a delinquent act, a child shall not be restrained in court unless the court finds the restraints are necessary due to the behavior of the child representing a threat to the child’s safety or the safety of others, or the child presents a substantial risk of flight from the courtroom; and there are no less restrictive alternatives to prevent flight or risk of harm to the child or others. Any party may request to be heard as to the necessity of restraints.
Fiscal Note	(Dated February 26, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	04/07/2015 – Taken off notice in Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	04/07/2015 – Taken off notice in House Civil Justice Committee.
TLS Intro Date	02/10/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, relative to juveniles.

SB654 / HB852 Paying past due child support not needed to regain voting right. (PDF)

Category	Campaigns & Lobbying
Sponsors	Sen. Sara Kyle / Rep. Johnnie Turner
Description	Removes requirement that a person must pay outstanding child support obligations that accumulated during any period of incarceration to have right of suffrage restored.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 22, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	04/08/2015 – Senate Judiciary Committee deferred to 2016.
House Status	04/21/2015 – Re-referred to House Local Government Committee.
TLS Intro Date	02/25/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 29, Part 2, relative to voting rights.

SB657 / HB1222 Parent must report missing child to law enforcement. (PDF)

Category	Judiciary
Sponsors	Sen. Sara Kyle / Rep. Joe Towns Jr.
Description	Requires a parent who has reasonable cause to believe a child under nine years of age is missing shall report the child missing within 12 hours of discovering the child may be missing. If a child is over the age of nine, a parent must report the child missing within 24 hours of discovering the child may be missing.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 24, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	02/18/2015 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	03/25/2015 – Taken off notice in House Civil Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/24/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, relative to reports of missing children.

SB659 / HB579 Tennessee Minimum Wage Act. (PDF)

Category	Labor Law
Sponsors	Sen. Sara Kyle / Rep. G.A. Hardaway
Description	Enacts the “Tennessee Minimum Wage Act,” which establishes a minimum wage that increases annually on July 1, up until 2017, providing: (1) $8.15 per hour in 2015; (2) $9.60 per hour in 2016; and (3) $10.10 per hour or .5% percent higher than the federal minimum wage, whichever is greater, in 2017. Provides a minimum wage of $4.74 per hour for employees in the service industry who receive tips and $6.15 per hour for employees that are compensated by way of gratuities. Authorizes the department to promulgate rules and regulations in compliance with federal law.
Fiscal Note	(Dated February 24, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	02/18/2015 – Referred to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee.
House Status	03/25/2015 – Failed in House Consumer & Human Resources Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/19/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 2, relative to wage regulations.

SB662 / HB552 Leave time for parental involvement in schools.(PDF)

Category	Labor Law
Sponsors	Sen. Sara Kyle / Rep. Craig Fitzhugh
Description	Requires employers to provide employees with school-aged children four hours a year in which to attend or be involved in school related activities. Specifies the eligibility criteria and the conditions employers can place on employees seeking to take leave. Prohibits employer from taking any adverse action against employee for requesting or taking this leave. Creates civil action against employer for taking adverse action against an employee for taking leave.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 5, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	02/18/2015 – Referred to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee.
House Status	03/11/2015 – Failed in House Consumer & Human Resources Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/19/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 1, relative to leave for parental involvement in schools.

SB663 / HB557 Study on development of paid family and medical leave program.(PDF)

Category	Labor Law
Sponsors	Sen. Sara Kyle / Rep. Craig Fitzhugh
Description	Authorizes the department of labor, subject to the availability of federal funding, to study the feasibility of the development or implementation of a paid family and medical leave program. Requires commissioner to apply for the grant through the federal department of labor’s women’s bureau. Requires the department to report the results to the governor and certain members and committees of the general assembly.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 1, 2015) Other Fiscal Impact – The implementation of the study is dependent upon receiving a federal grant. The amount of any one-time federal expenditure in the form of a grant that would be paid to Tennessee is unknown . To the extent any grant funding received is sufficient for conducting the study as proposed; no additional state funds would be required. Given the study is subject to the availability of federal funding, it is anticipated the study would not be performed, and no program would be implemented, if a grant were not received.
Senate Status	02/18/2015 – Referred to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee.
House Status	03/25/2015 – Taken off notice in House Consumer & Human Resources Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/18/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 8 and Title 50, relative to the paid leave analysis grant initiative.

SB664 / HB689 Prohibits corporal punishment in public schools.(PDF)

Category	Education
Sponsors	Sen. Sara Kyle / Rep. Jason Powell
Description	Prohibits corporal punishment in public schools.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 20, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	04/01/2015 – Taken off notice in Senate Education Committee.
House Status	03/31/2015 – Failed in House Education Administration and Planning Subcommittee for lack of a second.
TLS Intro Date	02/17/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 39 and Title 49, relative to corporal punishment in schools.

SB668 / HB829 Restraining order to be served before release. (PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Sara Kyle / Rep. Johnnie Turner
Description	Requires that where an order of protection or restraining order is granted, prior to release, against an offender arrested for stalking, aggravated stalking, or a domestic violence offender, the offender must be served with the order prior to release. Specifies that orders granted after the offender’s release should be served on the offender as soon as possible after release. Requires copy of the order of protection or restraining order to be issued to any other court in which the respondent and petitioner are parties to an action.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 17, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	04/08/2015 – Senate Judiciary Committee deferred to 2016.
House Status	04/06/2015 – House passed.
TLS Intro Date	02/16/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6; Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1, and Title 40, Chapter 11, Part 1, relative to domestic violence.

SB716 / HB948 Abortions in ambulatory surgical treatment centers.(PDF)

Category	Health Care
Sponsors	Sen. Mark Green / Rep. Susan Lynn
Description	Requires that abortions be performed in an ambulatory surgical treatment center (ASTC). Expands the definition of an ASTC to include private practices that perform abortions and subjects those private practices that perform abortion procedures to the adherence of regulations upon an ASTC.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 24, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	02/18/2015 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	03/24/2015 – Taken off notice in House Health Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/27/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 11, relative to abortions in ambulatory surgical treatment centers.

SB775 / HB2 Required ultrasound prior to abortion. (PDF)

Category	Health Care
Sponsors	Sen. Mae Beavers / Rep. Rick Womick
Description	Requires an ultrasound be performed not more than 72 hours and not less than 24 hours before the performance of an abortion. Requires the healthcare practitioner to verbally offer the pregnant woman an opportunity to view the ultrasound image and receive a printed copy. If the woman declines, the healthcare practitioner must provide: 1) a verbal explanation of the results, 2) a copy of the ultrasound image to the woman, and 3) an audible real-time heart beat for the woman to hear. Prohibits a provider from accepting any form of payment, deposit, or exchange or make any financial agreement for an abortion or abortion related services other than for payment of the ultrasound. Creates an exception for the ultrasound requirement where there is a medical emergency.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 26, 2014) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	02/18/2015 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/26/2016 – Taken off notice in House Health Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/09/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 15; Title 63, Chapter 6; Title 63, Chapter 9 and Title 68, Chapter 11, relative to the performance of an ultrasound prior to the performance of an abortion.

SB776 / HB725 Reacquiring control over refugee resettlement program. (PDF)

Category	Government Organization
Sponsors	Sen. Mae Beavers / Rep. Mark Pody
Description	Requires the department of human services to enter into negotiations with federal office of refugee resettlement to reacquire state administration of the refugee resettlement program.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 23, 2015) Increase State Expenditures – Exceeds $150,000 Increase Federal Expenditures – Exceeds $193,700
Senate Status	03/24/2015 – Taken off notice in Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	02/19/2015 – Referred to House State Government Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/27/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 71, relative to refugee resettlement.

SB791 / HB724 Mission Tennessee Act.(PDF)

Category	Health Care
Sponsors	Sen. Mae Beavers / Rep. Mark Pody
Description	Enacts the “Mission Tennessee Act.” Authorizes each healthcare professional and facility to offer healthcare services to patients in return for no compensation under certain circumstances. Provides that any healthcare professional or facility offering healthcare services at no cost to be free from liability for civil damages, with exception to damages resulting from gross misconduct of the healthcare professional or facility.
Fiscal Note	(Dated April 7, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	02/18/2015 – Referred to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee.
House Status	01/28/2016 – Set for House Health Subcommittee 02/02/16.
TLS Intro Date	03/06/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to offering healthcare services free of charge.

SB797 / HB599 Requirements prior to granting marital separation actions. (PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Brian K. Kelsey / Rep. Jeremy Durham
Description	Requires a court to find adequate provision for the settlement of child custody and support, property rights, and apportionment of debts before granting any marital dissolution agreement, marital separation agreement, or agreed permanent parenting plan, in addition to divorce.
Fiscal Note	(Dated January 10, 2016) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	02/18/2015 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	02/12/2015 – Referred to House Civil Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	03/02/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-4-103, relative to divorce and legal separation.

SB809 / HB950 Data reporting requirements – assisted reproductive technologies.(PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Joey Hensley / Rep. Susan Lynn
Description	Establishes certain disclosure and information and data reporting requirements regarding assisted reproductive technologies. Allows commissioner to promulgate rules for (1) collection and reporting of data, (2) maintain certain public records, (3) promulgate rules specifying the timing, procedures, and format for reporting data. Requires department to collect and report certain information regarding oocyte collection agencies, sperm banks, and ART programs. Prohibits oocyte collection agencies, sperm banks, or ART programs to operate without providing the required information from the commissioner. (10pp.)
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 24, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	02/18/2015 – Referred to Senate Health & Welfare Committee.
House Status	03/31/2015 – Taken off notice in House Health Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/27/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, relative to assisted reproduction.

SB812 / HB960 Distribution of marital property.(PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Joey Hensley / Rep. David B. Hawk
Description	Allows the court, in all actions for divorce or legal separation, to assign the marital property between the parties without regard to marital fault in proportions as the court deems just or equitably divide, distribute, or assign the property between the parties based on marital fault in proportions the court deems just.
Fiscal Note	(Dated January 11, 2016) Increase State Expenditures – Exceeds $74,400/One-Time Exceeds $887,000/Recurring
Senate Status	02/18/2015 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	02/24/2015 – Referred to House Civil Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/19/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 4, relative to distribution of marital property.

SB859 / HB924 DCS – reporting findings to the department’s abuse registry.(PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Frank Niceley / Rep. G.A. Hardaway
Description	Requires DCS to determine whether reported child abuse was indicated or unfounded and report its findings to the department’s abuse registry within 45 days instead of 60 days. Broadly captioned.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 10, 2015) Increase State Expenditures – $4,783,300 Increase Federal Expenditures – $2,278,500
Senate Status	02/19/2015 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	03/11/2015 – Taken off notice in House Civil Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/11/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8, Chapter 42; Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 2; Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 16, Chapter 1; Title 33; Title 34; Title 36; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41, Chapter 22; Title 49; Title 50, Chapter 9; Title 63, Chapter 7; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to the department of children’s services.

SB864 / HB903 Tennessee Pay Equality Act.(PDF)

Category	Labor Law
Sponsors	Sen. Sara Kyle / Rep. John Ray Clemmons
Description	Enacts the “Tennessee Pay Equality Act.” Prohibits an employer from discriminating on the basis of sex by paying any employee a wage rate less than the wage rates the employer pays to any employee of the opposite sex. Establishes the employer as liable to the employee or employees affected in at least the amount of their unpaid wages. Establishes a Class A misdemeanor for certain violations. Allows economic council on women to conduct certain research.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 16, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	03/31/2015 – Taken off notice in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee.
House Status	03/25/2015 – Failed in House Consumer & Human Resources Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/27/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 50, relative to sex discrimination.

SB946 / HB957 Reporting child support owed by person subject to license revocation. (PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Reginald Tate / Rep. Karen D. Camper
Description	Requires the department of human services to include the total amount of overdue child support owed by obligors subject to license revocation in the annual report to the general assembly and the governor.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 25, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	02/19/2015 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	03/25/2015 – Taken off notice in House Civil Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/18/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 2 and Title 36, Chapter 5, relative to child support.

SB1031 / HB159 Distribution of federal funds to local government units. (PDF)

Category	Local Government
Sponsors	Sen. Bill Ketron / Rep. Glen Casada
Description	Prohibits the state, in certain circumstances, from disbursing federal funds it receives on behalf of a few local government units if the state did not apply for those funds on behalf of all local government units that are required by the application for such funds; provided that the court has ruled against the department for the distribution of such funds. Broadly Captioned.
Amendment	House Local Government Subcommittee amendment 1 (004281) provides that if a court of this state or the United States issues a final order finding that the state department of education is not authorized to submit the application on behalf of any LEA unless the application includes all LEAs that meet the application’s requirements for receipt of the federal pre- K expansion funds, then after the final order is issued, the department is required to terminate funding to those pre-K programs for which the application was granted, and the department is prohibited from resubmitting any applications to receive those funds. Defines “federal pre-K expansion funds.” Applies only to an application for federal pre-K funds after December 31, 2013 that is (1) submitted by the state department of education on behalf of one or more, but less than all, LEAs that meet the application’s requirements for receipt of the funds; (2) granted by the federal departments of education and health and human services; and (3) the subject of a lawsuit.
Fiscal Note	(Dated February 23, 2015) Other Fiscal Impact – To the extent any state department applies for and receives federal funding for the purpose of distribution to certain, but not all, local government entities, and a court case ensues either in a Tennessee court or a federal court regarding such federal funds, then the decrease in local revenue and the related decrease in federal expenditures is reasonably estimated to exceed $400,000, with the potential to be significantly more depending on the specifics of each case, the state department involved, and the extent of federal funding involved. Such impacts could be one-time or recurring depending upon the unknown outcomes of any such case. To the extent no court cases ensue regarding any such federal funds, the fiscal impacts to federal, state, and local governments are considered not significant.
Senate Status	02/19/2015 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	03/31/2015 – Referred to House Local Government Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/27/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 7; Title 4, Chapter 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9, Chapter 4 and Title 49, relative to applications for federal funds by the state on behalf of local government units.

SB1033 / HB539 Requires screening for cytomegalovirus for certain women and newborns.(PDF)

Category	Health Care
Sponsors	Sen. Bill Ketron / Rep. Darren Jernigan
Description	Requires a healthcare provider, who assumes responsibility over the prenatal care of a pregnant woman, to inform the woman regarding the cytomegalovirus. Requires the healthcare provider to test for CMV if a newborn fails the newborn hearing screen. Does not impose liability for failing to comply or create an additional duty of care or other legal obligation.
Amendment	House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee amendment 1 (004368) specifies that a healthcare provider, who assumes responsibility for the prenatal care of pregnant women during gestation or women who may become pregnant, shall inform women who, in the discretion of the healthcare provider, are at risk of complications regarding CMV. SENATE AMENDMENT 2 (004977) deletes all language after the enacting clause. Requires a healthcare provider, who has assumed responsibility for the prenatal care of pregnant women during gestation or women who may become pregnant, to inform such women, who, in the discretion of the healthcare provider, are at risk of complications regarding Cytomegalovirus (CMV). Encourages healthcare providers to supply all other patients with information as to where they can learn about CMV. Removes language in the original bill requiring a CMV test be performed on a newborn before reaching 21 days of age if such newborn failed the newborn hearing screening.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 17, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	03/26/2015 – Re-referred to Senate Calendar Committee after adopting amendment 2 (004977).
House Status	03/24/2015 – House Insurance & Banking Committee deferred to summer study.
TLS Intro Date	02/10/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to cytomegalovirus.

SB1037 / HB1159 Consultation before developing anti-bullying policies. (PDF)

Category	Education
Sponsors	Sen. Bill Ketron / Rep. Bob Ramsey
Description	Requires, instead of encourages, school districts to consult with parents, guardians, employees, volunteers, students, administrators, and community representatives before adopting policies against harassment, intimidation, bullying, or cyber-bullying.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 14, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	04/01/2015 – Taken off notice in Senate Education Committee.
House Status	03/25/2015 – Failed in House Education Instruction and Programs Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/16/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 45, relative to bullying policies.

SB1066 / HB768 Employee handbooks to include leave statute for adoption, pregnancy.(PDF)

Category	Labor Law
Sponsors	Sen. Lee Harris / Rep. Craig Fitzhugh
Description	Requires employee handbooks to include the leave statute for adoption, pregnancy, and childbirth in subsequent editions occurring after May 27, 2005. Broadly Captioned.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 16, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	03/24/2015 – Taken off notice in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee.
House Status	04/01/2015 – Taken off notice in House State Government Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/18/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 50, relative to leave for certain employees.

SB1067 / HB555 Making Work Pay Act.(PDF)

Category	Labor Law
Sponsors	Sen. Lee Harris / Rep. Craig Fitzhugh
Description	Enacts the “Making Work Pay Act.” Requires every employer to pay each employee who works longer than 40 hours in any work week at a rate of no less than one and one-half of the regular rate of pay for those hours that exceed 40. Requires seasonal employment to be paid the one and one-half overtime rate after 45 hours. Requires employers to post a summary that can easily be seen of this part in the workplace. Establishes a liability to the violators of the minimum wage requirement for the amount of unpaid wages, including additional wages for damage.
Senate Status	03/24/2015 – Taken off notice in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee.
House Status	03/25/2015 – Taken off notice in House Consumer & Human Resources Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/10/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 50, relative to wages.

SB1083 / HB641 Interagency council on homelessness.(PDF)

Category	Government Organization
Sponsors	Sen. Lee Harris / Rep. Jason Powell
Description	Establishes an interagency council on homelessness, composed of members appointed by the governor, for the purpose of addressing the issue of homelessness in the state. Provides that the responsibilities of the council shall include surveying current resources for services provided to individuals facing homelessness, and coordinating with state, local and private entities to provide such individuals with information on services available to assist them.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 11, 2015) Increase State Expenditures – Exceeds $3,400
Senate Status	03/18/2015 – Senate Government Operations Committee deferred to 3/25/15.
House Status	03/18/2015 – Taken off notice in House State Government Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/11/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 71, relative to the interagency council on homelessness.

SB1125 / HB1111 Tennessee Pay-for-Success Act of 2015.(PDF)

Category	Public Finance
Sponsors	Sen. Jeff Yarbro / Rep. Steve McManus
Description	Enacts the “Tennessee Pay-for-Success Act of 2015.” Permits comptroller of treasury to implement a pilot program to demonstrate the feasibility of using appropriations bonds to pay for certain services. Allows comptroller to enter into contracts with public and private sectors for services and to use proceeds of bond and other debt obligations to finance financial and social outcomes. Specifies certain requirements for choosing members of the oversight committee.
Senate Status	02/19/2015 – Referred to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee.
House Status	02/24/2015 – Referred to House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/25/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 9, relative to the financing of services to improve outcomes in the public sector.

SB1157 / HB588 Model policy for employers to prevent abusive conduct in workplace.(PDF)

Category	Labor Law
Sponsors	Sen. Mark S. Norris / Rep. Antonio Parkinson
Description	Extends the date by which TACIR must create a model policy for employers to prevent abusive conduct in the workplace from March 1, 2015, to September 1, 2015.
Amendment	House Government Operations Committee amendment (005888) stipulates that any rules created by TACIR as it pertains to this certain policy, will come thought the Government Operations Committee to approve.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 20, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	03/30/2015 – Senate passed.
House Status	04/07/2015 – House Government Operations Committee recommended with amendment 1. Sent to House Calendar & Rules.
TLS Intro Date	02/10/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 1, Part 5, relative to the Healthy Workplace Act.

SB1159 / HB974 Tennessee Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.(PDF)

Category	Labor Law
Sponsors	Sen. Becky Duncan Massey / Rep. Matthew Hill
Description	Enacts the “Tennessee Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.” Specifies that an employer failing to make reasonable accommodations for an applicant for employment or employee related to pregnancy, childbirth or related condition is a discriminatory practice based on sex unless such employer can demonstrate that the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the employer. Gives the employer the burden of proving undue hardship. Specifies that an employer who takes adverse action against an employee who requests or uses an accommodation related to pregnancy or childbirth is a discriminatory practice based on sex. Specifies that an employer who denies employment opportunities to an applicant based on the need of the employer to make reasonable accommodations to the known conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth is also a discriminatory practice. Requires the Tennessee Human Rights Commission to develop courses of instruction and conduct ongoing public education efforts as necessary to inform employers, employees, employment agencies, and applicants for employment about the rights and responsibilities related to this section.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 4, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	03/17/2015 – Taken off notice in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee.
House Status	03/25/2015 – House Consumer & Human Resources Subcommittee deferred to 2016.
TLS Intro Date	02/25/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 50, relative to employment discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth, or a related condition.

SB1176 / HB881 Satellite-based supervision – parolees convicted of child sex offense.(PDF)

Category	Corrections
Sponsors	Sen. Brian K. Kelsey / Rep. Mary Littleton
Description	Requires the board of parole to order any person convicted of rape of a child, aggravated rape of a child, or a child sexual predator offense to enroll in a satellite-based monitoring and supervision program for the entire time the person is on parole.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 17, 2015) Increase State Revenue – $1,124,400 Increase State Expenditures – $5,032,287
Senate Status	02/19/2015 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	03/24/2015 – Taken off notice in House Criminal Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/11/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 3, relative to certain sexual offenders and violent sexual offenders.

SB1186 / HB581 Felony offense of trafficking for commercial sex acts.(PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Sen. Rusty Crowe / Rep. Jim Coley
Description	Increases age from under 15 to under 18 for a Class A felony offense of trafficking for commercial sex acts. Creates affirmative defenses to prosecution for a defendant that is a victim of the violation, and where offense is committed because a person has created in the defendant a reasonable apprehension that serious bodily harm would be inflicted on the defendant, a member of the defendant’s family, or a close associate. Specifies circumstances that are not defenses to conviction. Requires person convicted of offense against a minor is sentenced as no lower than a Range II offender.
Fiscal Note	(Dated February 28, 2015) Increase State Expenditures – $93,000 Highest Projected Cost of the Next 10 Years/Incarceration*
Senate Status	02/19/2015 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	03/03/2015 – Taken off notice in House Criminal Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/11/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 3, relative to felonies.

SB1190 / HB989 Revives the informed consent and waiting period statute for abortion.(PDF)

Category	Judiciary
Sponsors	Sen. Mae Beavers / Rep. Debra Moody
Description	Revives and reenacts the informed consent and waiting period statute for abortion that was in effect prior to the decision in Planned Parenthood of Middle Tennessee, et. al. v. Sundquist. 38 S.W. 3d 1 (Tenn. 2000).
Senate Status	02/19/2015 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	02/24/2015 – Referred to House Health Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/19/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-15-202(b); Section 39-15-202(c) and Section 39-15-202(d), relative to abortion.

SB1197 / HB1343 Penalty for the offense of reckless endangerment.(PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Sen. Brian K. Kelsey / Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver
Description	Makes the penalty for the offense of reckless endangerment a Class D felony if the victim of the offense is eight years of age or younger. Broadly captioned.
Amendment	House Criminal Justice Committee amendment 1 (003915) deletes Section 1 of the bill. Creates a new Class D felony for reckless endangerment when committed by a parent, relative, guardian, or person having the duty of caring for a child who permits or fails to adequately and safely supervise, or who is unaware of the whereabouts of, a child eight years of age or less. SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 (005774) deletes Section 1 of the bill. Creates a new Class D felony for reckless endangerment when committed by a parent, relative, guardian, or other person having the duty to care for a child eight years of age or less who fails to adequately and safely care for or supervise the child, or who permits the inadequate or unsafe care or supervision of the child by another. SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1, HOUSE FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE AMENDMENT 1 (006860) requires a parent convicted for reckless endangerment of his or her child, or children, eight years old or younger to serve a minimum of 120 days in jail.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 1, 2015) Increase State Expenditures – $376,000 Highest Projected Cost of Next 10 Years/Incarceration*
Senate Status	04/22/2015 – Re-referred to Senate Calendar Committee.
House Status	04/21/2015 – House Finance Subcommittee deferred to 2016 after adopting amendment 1.
TLS Intro Date	02/23/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal law and criminal procedure.

SB1206 / HB565 Clarifies legislative intent of foster care statute.(PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Jeff Yarbro / Rep. Sherry Jones
Description	Clarifies that the intent of the foster care statute is to place a child in a permanent home at an early date if an early return to the child’s parents is not appropriate in addition to not being possible as provided in current statute.
Fiscal Note	(Dated February 18, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	02/19/2015 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	02/12/2015 – Referred to House Civil Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	03/02/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 36 and Title 37, relative to foster care.

SB1207 / HB562 DCS to release info regarding an investigation of a near fatality.(PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Jeff Yarbro / Rep. Sherry Jones
Description	Requires the department of children’s services to release information regarding an investigation of a near fatality, including the child’s age, gender, and whether the child has a history with the department, within five days of the occurrence. Requires the department to release the final disposition of the case following the final classification of child abuse or neglect near fatality.
Fiscal Note	(Dated February 18, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	02/19/2015 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	03/25/2015 – Taken off notice in House Civil Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/18/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 5, relative to the release of records by the department of children’s services.

SB1231 / HB737 Abolishes the common law “doctrine of necessaries.”(PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Mike Bell / Rep. Dan Howell
Description	Abolishes the common law “doctrine of necessaries”, establishing that no spouse shall be liable for the other spouse’s debt arising solely by reason of the marriage.
Fiscal Note	(Dated January 10, 2016) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	02/19/2015 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	02/19/2015 – Referred to House Civil Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/16/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 20; Title 29 and Title 36, relative to marriage.

SB1319 / HB1251 Directs local enforcement to promptly send samples to TBI.(PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Sen. Randy McNally / Rep. Eddie Smith
Description	Directs law enforcement officials that collect human biological specimens for use in a criminal investigation to submit the specimens to TBI for testing as soon as reasonably possible after collection. Requires TBI to devise a sliding fee schedule for testing specimens that charges the lowest fee for specimens submitted less than 10 days after collection and charges progressively higher fees for specimens submitted later, in order to encourage prompt submission of specimens.
Senate Status	02/19/2015 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	02/24/2015 – Referred to House Criminal Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/26/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38, Chapter 6, Part 1, relative to the submission, testing, and preservation of human biological specimens.

SB1372 / HB1270 Additional victims receive victims’ rights.(PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Sen. Sara Kyle / Rep. G.A. Hardaway
Description	Adds victims of domestic assault, violation of an order of protection or restraining order, stalking, and vandalism or false imprisonment of a domestic violence victim to those that are entitled to receive victims’ rights. Broadly captioned.
Amendment	House Civil Justice Committee amendment 1 (004756) makes the bill. Broadens the Victims’ Bill of Rights in Title 40, Chapter 38, Part 1 to include victims of domestic assault, violations of orders of protection or restraining orders, stalking, and domestic victims of vandalism and false imprisonment entitling them to notification of all proceedings and of the release, transfer, or escape of the accused or convicted person.
Fiscal Note	(Dated February 27, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	04/08/2015 – Senate Judiciary Committee deferred to 2016.
House Status	01/28/2016 – Set for House Finance Subcommittee 02/03/16.
TLS Intro Date	02/13/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 38, relative to victims of domestic violence.

SB1374 / HB1302 Funds from domestic assault fines to be used for GPS monitoring.(PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Sen. Sara Kyle / Rep. G.A. Hardaway
Description	Authorizes funds from domestic assault fines to be used to pay for global positioning monitoring for indigent domestic abuse and stalking defendants. Requires bail forms in domestic abuse and stalking cases to indicate if global positioning monitoring was considered as a condition of bail and whether it was imposed.
Amendment	House Criminal Justice Committee 1 (003834) removes provision that authorizes funds from domestic assault fines to be used to pay for global positioning monitoring for indigent domestic abuse and stalking defendants.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 9, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	03/31/2015 – Taken off notice in Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	03/31/2015 – Failed in House Civil Justice Committee.
TLS Intro Date	02/25/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-13-111 and Title 40, Chapter 11, relative to conditions of bail for certain offenders.

SB1375 / HB1243 Domestic abuse – officer must determine whether child is abuse victim.(PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Sara Kyle / Rep. G.A. Hardaway
Description	Requires law enforcement officers to determine if a child is a victim of abuse or neglect when responding to an alleged domestic abuse incident during which a child may have been present. Requires officer to report to department of children’s services if it is determined that the child is a victim of abuse or neglect.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 12, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	02/19/2015 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	03/18/2015 – Failed in House Civil Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/16/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6; Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 4 and Section 39-13-111, relative to domestic violence in the presence of children.

SB1376 / HB1244 Creates the offense of unlawful exposure.(PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Sen. Sara Kyle / Rep. G.A. Hardaway
Description	Creates the Class A misdemeanor offense of unlawful exposure, which is committed when a person distributes a private image of the intimate parts of another with the intent to cause emotional distress and the depicted person suffers emotional distress
Fiscal Note	(Dated February 27, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	04/08/2015 – Taken off notice in Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	03/23/2015 – House passed.
TLS Intro Date	02/25/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to unlawful exposure.

SB1393 / HB1369 Adoption services by DCS available to additional persons.(PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Jeff Yarbro / Rep. John Mark Windle
Description	Requires the adoption services provided by the department of children’s services to be made available to all families of adopted children and biological families of adopted children, regardless of whether the children were adopted through the department.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 25, 2015) Increase State Expenditures – $8,467,100
Senate Status	02/19/2015 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	03/25/2015 – House Civil Justice Subcommittee deferred to 2016.
TLS Intro Date	02/25/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, relative to adoption.

SB1394 / HB1353 Develop plan to provide access to prenatal care.(PDF)

Category	Health Care
Sponsors	Sen. Jeff Yarbro / Rep. Johnnie Turner
Description	Directs the commissioner to develop a plan for ensuring that 90 percent of pregnant women in this state have access to prenatal care and to report findings to the health committee of the house and the health and welfare committee of the senate by February 1, 2016. Broadly captioned.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 23, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	03/31/2015 – Taken off notice in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee.
House Status	03/24/2015 – Taken off notice in House Health Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/19/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to prenatal care.

SB1447 / HB1645 Extends statute of limitations for child abuse and related offenses.(PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Sen. Mark Green / Rep. Tilman Goins
Description	Extends the statute of limitations for child abuse, child neglect or endangerment, aggravated child abuse, and aggravated child neglect or endangerment to five years after the child reaches 18 years of age for misdemeanors and ten years after the child reaches 18 for a felony offense.
Fiscal Note	(Dated January 24, 2016) Increase State Expenditures – $91,100/Incarceration* Increase Local Expenditures – $7,200/Incarceration**
Senate Status	01/28/2016 – Set for Senate Judiciary Committee 02/02/16.
House Status	01/20/2016 – Referred to House Criminal Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/07/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 2, Part 1, relative to sentencing.

SB1557 / HB1567 Retroactive child support awards.(PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Mike Bell / Rep. Debra Moody
Description	Specifies that in child support actions filed on or after July 1, 2016, the court cannot order the payment of retroactive support for more than five years unless the court finds the obligor deliberately avoided service or impeded the imposition of the child support obligations.
Fiscal Note	(Dated January 28, 2016) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	01/28/2016 – Set for Senate Judiciary Committee 02/02/16.
House Status	01/19/2016 – Referred to House Civil Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/11/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, relative to retroactive child support awards.

SB1564 / HB1528 Domestic assault, child abuse – eligibility for pretrial diversion.(PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Sen. Ken Yager / Rep. William G. Lamberth
Description	Expands the list of defendants not eligible for suspended prosecution and pretrial diversion to include those charged with the offense of domestic assault, child abuse, or child neglect or endangerment.
Fiscal Note	(Dated January 20, 2016) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	01/28/2016 – Set for Senate Judiciary Committee 02/02/16.
House Status	01/28/2016 – Set for House Criminal Justice Subcommittee 02/02/16.
TLS Intro Date	01/12/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 15, relative to eligibility for certain diversion programs.

SB1587 / HB1870 Public pension plans to recognize domestic relations order.(PDF)

Category	Public Employees
Sponsors	Sen. Doug Overbey / Rep. Andrew Farmer
Description	Authorizes all public pension and retirement plans, including those local governmental entities, to recognize a qualified domestic relations order that directs the entity to allocate a portion of a member’s benefits to the member’s former spouse.
Senate Status	01/28/2016 – Set for Senate State & Local Government Committee Regular Calendar 02/02/16.
House Status	01/26/2016 – Referred to House State Government Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/13/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 26-2-105, relative to public pension and retirement plans for which qualified domestic relations orders are enforceable.

SB1629 / HB1660 Termination date for legislation on woman assault of a fetus. (PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Sen. Reginald Tate / Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver
Description	Removes the July 1, 2016, termination date on the statute permitting the prosecution of a woman for assault of a fetus based on her illegal use of narcotic drugs while pregnant and creating the affirmative defense that the woman completed an addiction recovery program.
Senate Status	01/21/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/20/2016 – Referred to House Criminal Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/13/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1 and Chapter 820 of the Public Acts of 2014, relative to crimes committed against certain victims.

SB1670 / HB1476 Expands court’s authority to order grandparent visitation.(PDF)

Category	Judiciary
Sponsors	Sen. Randy McNally / Rep. Jason Zachary
Description	Expands the authority of a court to order grandparent visitation when the child is not in the custody of the parent and when the grandparent’s relationship has been significantly reduced, rather than severed.
Senate Status	01/21/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/13/2016 – Referred to House Civil Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/11/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 6, Part 3, relative to grandparent visitation.

SB1673 / HB1754 Sexual offender registry – human trafficking.(PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Sen. Sara Kyle / Rep. Harold Love Jr.
Description	Adds the offense of human trafficking to the list of sexual offenses that require the offender to register for the Tennessee sexual offender and violent sexual offender registration.
Senate Status	01/21/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/26/2016 – Referred to House Criminal Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/14/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to sexual offender registration.

SB1675 / HB1428 Requires GPS monitoring for domestic violence offenders.(PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Sen. Sara Kyle / Rep. G.A. Hardaway
Description	Requires, rather than permits, the use of global positioning monitoring as a condition of bail for any person charged with a domestic violence offense, stalking, or a violation of an order of protection issued pursuant to title 36, chapter 3, part 6.
Fiscal Note	(Dated January 26, 2016) Increase Local Expenditures – Exceeds $4,715,300*
Senate Status	01/21/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/13/2016 – Referred to House Criminal Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/07/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6; Title 39, Chapter 13; Section 39-17-315 and Title 40, Chapter 11, relative to global positioning monitoring in certain crimes.

SB1677 / HB1823 Definition of contraceptive supplies.(PDF)

Category	Health Care
Sponsors	Sen. Steven Dickerson / Rep. Patsy Hazlewood
Description	Clarifies that the definition of “contraceptive supplies” includes oral hormonal contraceptives and hormonal contraceptive patches for purposes of the Family Planning Act of 1971. Broadly captioned.
Senate Status	01/21/2016 – Referred to Senate Health & Welfare Committee.
House Status	01/26/2016 – Referred to House Health Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/14/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to contraception.

SB1679 / HB1803 Elective share of a deceased spouse’s estate.(PDF)

Category	Estates & Trusts
Sponsors	Sen. Jim Tracy / Rep. Barry Doss
Description	Removes elective share as a right a surviving spouse has in a deceased spouse’s estate and removes all references to elective share. Clarifies that time limits for actions to set aside property within an allowance are to be brought within nine months after death. Removes fraudulent conveyance provisions and advancements. Provides that powers of attorney can now make decisions regarding medical treatment. Provides that a spouse will now receive 40 percent of a foreclosure sale instead of the elective share.
Senate Status	01/21/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/26/2016 – Referred to House Civil Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/25/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 16-16-201; Title 30; Title 31; Title 32; Section 34-6-108; Section 35-16-104; Section 39-11-712 and Section 53-11-452, relative to the elective share.

SB1682 / HB1694 Increases penalty for offense of sexual contact by authority figure.(PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Sen. Janice Bowling / Rep. Jim Coley
Description	Increases penalty for offense of sexual contact by authority figure from Class A misdemeanor to Class E felony with a mandatory minimum $1,000 fine if the minor is less than 13 years of age at the time of the offense.
Senate Status	01/21/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/26/2016 – Referred to House Criminal Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/14/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to sexual offenses, criminal law, and sentencing.

SB1686 / HB1716 Custodial interference as a Class C misdemeanor.(PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Sen. Janice Bowling / Rep. Bud Hulsey
Description	Revises definition of custodial interference to include a natural or adoptive parent, step-parent or grandparent detaining the child within this state or removing the child from this state during the noncustodial parent’s lawful period of visitation, with the intent to violate the court-ordered visitation or a temporary or permanent judgment regarding visitation with the child. Makes such custodial interference a Class C misdemeanor.
Senate Status	01/21/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/26/2016 – Referred to House Civil Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/14/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 6 and Section 39-13-306, relative to custodial interference.

SB1724 / HB1502 Visitation with foster child.(PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Rusty Crowe / Rep. David B. Hawk
Description	State Summary – As introduced, permits a foster parent to petition the court for visitation with a foster child that has been removed from the foster parent’s home due to no fault of the foster parent; requires a court ordering foster parent visitation to find a danger of substantial harm to the child and that visitation is in the best interests of the child. – Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
Senate Status	01/21/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/19/2016 – Referred to House Civil Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/12/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 37, relative to foster parents’ visitation.

SB1759 / HB1802 Calculation of income – eligibility for supplemental food program.(PDF)

Category	Health Care
Sponsors	Sen. Mark Green / Rep. Joe Pitts
Description	State Summary – As introduced, to the extent permitted by federal law, prohibits the department of health from counting the basic allowance for subsistence as income in determining eligibility of an applicant who is a member of the uniformed service for the special food program for women, infants, and children. – Amends TCA Title 68.
Senate Status	01/21/2016 – Referred to Senate Health & Welfare Committee.
House Status	01/26/2016 – Referred to House Health Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/19/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children.

SB1769 / HB1459 Required ultrasound prior to abortion.(PDF)

Category	Health Care
Sponsors	Sen. Mae Beavers / Rep. Rick Womick
Description	Requires an ultrasound be performed at the beginning of the 48-hour waiting period before the performance of an abortion. Defines various terms including “medical emergency” as complicating the medical condition of a pregnant woman as to necessitate the termination of her pregnancy. Requires every woman to give her voluntary and informed consent before an abortion procedure is performed. Requires the healthcare practitioner to verbally offer the pregnant woman an opportunity to view the ultrasound image, hear the fetal heartbeat, and receive a printed copy of the ultrasound image. Requires the woman to sign a form stating that the assisting physician offered to view the ultrasound image and to hear the fetal heartbeat prior to the abortion being performed. Requires the signed form to be placed in the woman’s medical record. Specifies that only in the case where a transabdominal ultrasound is not feasible, an ultrasound, such as a transvaginal ultrasound, shall not be required. Provides a basis for a civil liability action for actual and punitive damages if a physician fails to comply. Specifies that any intentional violation constitutes medical malpractice. Gives an exception to “medical emergencies” that could result in death or the loss of a major bodily function.
Fiscal Note	(Dated January 27, 2016) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	01/21/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/28/2016 – Set for House Health Subcommittee 02/02/16.
TLS Intro Date	01/07/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 15; Title 63, Chapter 6; Title 63, Chapter 9 and Title 68, Chapter 11, relative to the performance of an ultrasound prior to the performance of an abortion.

SB1770 / HB1758 Abortions prohibited after 20 weeks.(PDF)

Category	Health Care
Sponsors	Sen. Mae Beavers / Rep. Terri Lynn Weaver
Description	Prohibits abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy except in instances to preserve the life and health of the mother.
Senate Status	01/21/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/26/2016 – Referred to House Health Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/15/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2; Title 63 and Title 68, Chapter 11, relative to abortions after twenty weeks of pregnancy.

SB1787 / HB1816 Continuity of care for pregnant insureds.(PDF)

Category	Insurance Health
Sponsors	Sen. Ed Jackson / Rep. Sabi Kumar
Description	State Summary – As introduced, extends 120-day period certain pregnant insureds may continue to receive covered benefits after termination of an agreement between a healthcare provider and a managed health insurance issuer to additional classes of insureds. – Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7.
Senate Status	01/21/2016 – Referred to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee.
House Status	01/26/2016 – Referred to House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/19/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56, Chapter 7, relative to continuity of care for insureds under health insurance.

SB1819 / HB2443 Filing for child custody – temporary injunctions.(PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Paul Bailey / Rep. Ryan Williams
Description	State Summary – As introduced, requires certain temporary injunctions go into effect against both parties upon filing of a petition related to child custody. – Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6, Part 1.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/19/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 6, Part 1, relative to child custody.

SB1841 / HB2120 Statute of limitation for aggravated statutory rape.(PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Sen. Todd Gardenhire / Rep. Gerald McCormick
Description	State Summary – As introduced, extends the statute of limitation for aggravated statutory rape committed on or after July 1, 2016, to 25 years from the date the victim becomes 18 years of age. – Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40, Chapter 2.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/27/2016 – Referred to House Criminal Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/20/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, Chapter 2, relative to statutes of limitation for sexual offenses.

SB1958 / HB1847 Dispensing of hormonal contraceptive patches by pharmacists.(PDF)

Category	Health Care
Sponsors	Sen. Jeff Yarbro / Rep. Darren Jernigan
Description	State Summary – As introduced, authorizes pharmacists to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptive patches and self-administered oral contraceptives in certain circumstances. – Amends TCA Title 56 and Title 63, Chapter 10.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee.
House Status	01/26/2016 – Referred to House Health Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/19/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56 and Title 63, Chapter 10, relative to contraception.

SB1974 / HB2338 Child testifying in court.(PDF)

Category	Judiciary
Sponsors	Sen. Randy McNally / Rep. Kent Calfee
Description	State Summary – As introduced, requires a court to take certain steps to ensure that a child who has to testify in a court of law may do so in a child-friendly court. – Amends TCA Title 19; Title 20; Title 21; Title 24; Title 36; Title 37 and Title 40.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/20/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 19; Title 20; Title 21; Title 24; Title 36; Title 37 and Title 40, relative to child-friendly courtrooms.

SB1978 / HB2615 Tennessee Lactation Consultant Practice Act.(PDF)

Category	Professions & Licensure
Sponsors	Sen. Becky Duncan Massey / Rep. Debra Moody
Description	State Summary – As introduced, enacts the “Tennessee Lactation Consultant Practice Act.” – Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Government Operations Committee.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/20/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to professions of the healing arts.

SB1985 / HB2075 Reporting requirements for abortions.(PDF)

Category	Health Care
Sponsors	Sen. Janice Bowling / Rep. Jerry Sexton
Description	State Summary – As introduced, revises the reporting requirements for abortions. – Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2; Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 3.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/27/2016 – Referred to House Health Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/20/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2; Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 3, relative to the reporting of certain information regarding abortions.

SB1986 / HB2076 Financial records of facilities that perform abortions.(PDF)

Category	Health Care
Sponsors	Sen. Richard Briggs / Rep. Jerry Sexton
Description	Requires abortion facilities that are regulated as ambulatory surgical centers and each physician’s office that performs abortions to maintain true and accurate financial records related to the facility’s or office’s activities. Requires the financial records of facilities and physician’s offices that perform abortions to be available for inspection by the comptroller and district attorneys general upon request.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/27/2016 – Referred to House Health Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/20/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9; Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 39; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to financial records of abortion providers.

SB2000 / HB1693 Offense of trafficking for a commercial sex act.(PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Sen. Bill Ketron / Rep. Jim Coley
Description	Clarifies that for the offense of trafficking a person for a commercial sex act it is not a defense to prosecution that the intended victim was a law enforcement officer or that the victim is a minor who consented to the act or acts constituting the offense.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/26/2016 – Referred to House Criminal Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/14/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-13-309, relative to the offense of human trafficking for a commercial sex act.

SB2035 / HB2546 Authorizes the issuance of gun violence restraining orders.(PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Sen. Lee Harris / Rep. Johnnie Turner
Description	Authorizes the issuance of gun violence restraining orders. Defines “gun violence restraining order” to mean an order, in writing, signed by the court, prohibiting and enjoining a named person from having in the person’s custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving any firearm or ammunition. Requires the administrative office of the courts to prescribe the forms, petitions, or any other documents necessary for a gun violence restraining order (18 pp.).
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to gun violence restraining orders.

SB2071 / HB2052 Notice regarding transfer of child custody or support case.(PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Doug Overbey / Rep. Bryan Terry
Description	Increases from 15 days from the date a notice to transfer was mailed to 20 days that a nonrequesting party may contest a request to transfer a child custody or support case.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/27/2016 – Referred to House Civil Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/20/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 5, Part 30, relative to transfer of support or custody cases.

SB2079 / HB2051 Time frame for establishing paternity of child.(PDF)

Category	Health Care
Sponsors	Sen. Doug Overbey / Rep. Bryan Terry
Description	State Summary – As introduced, clarifies that the time in which an unmarried woman in a birthing institution is to be presented with certain information regarding establishing paternity of her child is immediately before but no later than 24 hours after the birth of her child. – Amends TCA Title 24, Chapter 7; Title 36 and Title 68.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/27/2016 – Referred to House Health Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/20/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 24, Chapter 7; Title 36 and Title 68, relative to establishing paternity for purposes of birth certificates.

SB2097 / HB2397 Providing women with information concerning cytomegalovirus.(PDF)

Category	Health Care
Sponsors	Sen. Bill Ketron / Rep. Mary Littleton
Description	Requires healthcare providers to provide certain women with information concerning cytomegalovirus. Provides that the information must include the (1) incidence, (2) transmission, (3) birth defects, (4) methods of diagnosing, and (5) possible preventative measures of cytomegalovirus.
Fiscal Note	(Dated January 26, 2016) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Health & Welfare Committee.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to cytomegalovirus.

SB2116 / HB2302 Temporary assistance to needy families program cash limits(PDF)

Category	Government Regulation
Sponsors	Sen. Jim Tracy / Rep. Pat Marsh
Description	State Summary – As introduced, limits cash withdrawals to $25.00 daily for cash benefits under the temporary assistance to needy families program with electronic benefits transfer card from an automated teller machine or a point-of-sale terminal; authorizes commissioner of human services to raise or rescind the cash limit to comply with federal law or maintain federal funding. – Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Health & Welfare Committee.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 3, relative to cash withdrawals on electronic benefits transfer cards for benefits under the temporary assistance to needy families program.

SB2155 / HB2460 Use of child support guidelines – reduction in child support.(PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Reginald Tate / Rep. Karen D. Camper
Description	State Summary – As introduced, specifies that the child support guidelines will be rebutted for the purposes of reducing retroactive child support obligations upon showing of certain circumstances. – Amends TCA Title 36.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, relative to child support.

SB2202 / HB2599 Families First Act of 1996 (PDF)

Category	Government Regulation
Sponsors	Sen. Todd Gardenhire / Rep. Mike Sparks
Description	State Summary – As introduced, permits the commissioner of human services to submit the required annual report on annual adjustments to the standard of need for the Families First Act of 1996 to the governor and the general assembly in electronic format. – Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3 and Title 71.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Health & Welfare Committee.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3 and Title 71, relative to welfare benefits.

SB2215 Contracts with minority owned businesses.(PDF)

Category	Government Contracts
Sponsors	Sen. Lee Harris
Description	Clarifies that all state agencies shall set annual state agency-level internal goals for minority-owned business, woman-owned business, service-disabled veteran-owned business, and small business contracting and shall strive to achieve the goals.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Withdrawn in Senate.
House Status	01/21/2016 – Introduced in the House
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 12, Chapter 3, Part 11, relative to state contracts with minority-owned businesses, woman-owned businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned businesses, and small businesses.

SB2240 / HB1654 Consent from woman in regard to research on aborted fetus.(PDF)

Category	Health Care
Sponsors	Sen. Joey Hensley / Rep. Bryan Terry
Description	Clarifies that written consent is required from the mother before any person, agency, corporation, partnership or association may engage in medical experiments, research, or the taking of photographs upon an aborted fetus.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/20/2016 – Referred to House Health Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/25/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2; Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 2; Title 68, Chapter 3 and Title 68, Chapter 30, relative to the disposition of an aborted fetus.

SB2257 / HB2249 Additional requirements for SNAP recipients.(PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Joey Hensley
Description	State Summary – As introduced, requires certain amounts of work, community service, education, or job-seeking activities for recipients of food assistance (SNAP) unless certain exemptions apply. – Amends TCA Title 71.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Health & Welfare Committee.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, relative to participation in certain public assistance programs.

SB2277 / HB2089 Creates a domestic violence offender registry.(PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Sen. Sara Kyle / Rep. G.A. Hardaway
Description	State Summary – As introduced, creates a domestic violence offender registry to be maintained by the TBI. – Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6 and Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Government Operations Committee.
House Status	01/27/2016 – Referred to House Criminal Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/20/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6 and Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1, relative to establishing a domestic violence offender registry.

SB2280 / HB2539 Unequal wages on the basis of sex.(PDF)

Category	Public Employees
Sponsors	Sen. Sara Kyle / Rep. Craig Fitzhugh
Description	State Summary – As introduced, revises provisions prohibiting a state employer from discriminating between employees by paying employees unequal wages on the basis of sex. – Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 50.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate State & Local Government Committee.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8 and Title 50, relative to sex discrimination.

SB2284 / HB2104 Creates a domestic violence offender registry.(PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Sen. Sara Kyle / Rep. G.A. Hardaway
Description	Creates a domestic violence offender registry to be maintained by the TBI. Specifies offenses committed against a domestic violence victim that would warrant a defendant being added to such registry. Requires the TBI to remove from the registry the name and identifying information of persons who are convicted of a violation of the offenses described ten years after the date of the most recent conviction.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/27/2016 – Referred to House Criminal Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6 and Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1, relative to establishing a domestic violence offender registry.

SB2287 / HB1926 Withholding of funds collected for child support prohibited.(PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Sara Kyle / Rep. Sherry Jones
Description	State Summary – As introduced, prohibits the department of human services from withholding any portion of funds collected for the purpose of child support for any reason, including, but not limited to, for payment of fees owed by the obligee. – Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 71.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/27/2016 – Referred to House Civil Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/20/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 71, relative to child support.

SB2297 / HB1948 Tennessee Pay Equality Transparency Act.(PDF)

Category	Labor Law
Sponsors	Sen. Sara Kyle / Rep. John Ray Clemmons
Description	State Summary – As introduced, enacts the Tennessee Pay Equality Transparency Act. – Amends TCA Title 50.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee.
House Status	01/27/2016 – Referred to House Consumer & Human Resources Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/20/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 50, relative to the Tennessee Pay Equality Transparency Act.

SB2298 / HB1947 Tennessee Pay Equality Act.(PDF)

Category	Labor Law
Sponsors	Sen. Sara Kyle / Rep. John Ray Clemmons
Description	State Summary – As introduced, enacts the “Tennessee Pay Equality Act.” – Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 50.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee.
House Status	01/27/2016 – Referred to House Consumer & Human Resources Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/20/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 50, relative to sex discrimination.

SB2303 / HB1757 Reporting of cases of maternal mortality to department of health.(PDF)

Category	Health Care
Sponsors	Sen. Sara Kyle / Rep. Harold Love Jr.
Description	Requires hospitals, coroners, and medical examiners to report cases of maternal mortality to the department of health. Requires the department to maintain data on maternal mortality, including the number of deaths reported by county, race, and any additional information the department deems necessary. Also requires the department to provide data on maternal mortality on its website.
Fiscal Note	(Dated January 28, 2016) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Health & Welfare Committee.
House Status	01/28/2016 – Set for House Health Subcommittee 02/02/16.
TLS Intro Date	01/15/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to maternal mortality.

SB2313 / HB1845 Creates health equity commission.(PDF)

Category	Government Organization
Sponsors	Sen. Sara Kyle / Rep. Darren Jernigan
Description	State Summary – As introduced, recreates the health equity commission. – Amends TCA Title 3.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Government Operations Committee.
House Status	01/26/2016 – Referred to House Health Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/19/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, relative to the health equity commission.

SB2314 / HB2515 Termination of lease by victim of sexual assault.(PDF)

Category	Property & Housing
Sponsors	Sen. Sara Kyle / Rep. Jim Coley
Description	State Summary – As introduced, permits a tenant who is the victim of sexual assault, domestic abuse, or stalking to terminate the tenant’s lease under certain circumstances and gives the landlord a right of action against the perpetrator for damages due to broken lease. – Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 28.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 66, Chapter 28, relative to certain remedies for victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault.

SB2325 / HB2435 Termination of rental agreement by victim of sexual assault.(PDF)

Category	Property & Housing
Sponsors	Sen. Sara Kyle / Rep. Barbara W. Cooper
Description	State Summary – As introduced, allows a victim of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking to terminate a lease or rental agreement if notice and documentation that the tenant is a victim are presented to the landlord; specifies that a perpetrator of certain offenses remains liable for rent and damages under a lease or rental agreement even if the perpetrator is ordered to vacate the premises by a protection order. – Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 66.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 3; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 66, relative to residential rental and lease agreements.

SB2326 / HB2434 Victim of domestic violence to testify via two-way closed circuit TV.(PDF)

Category	Judiciary
Sponsors	Sen. Sara Kyle / Rep. Barbara W. Cooper
Description	State Summary – As introduced, permits victim of domestic violence to testify via two-way closed circuit television if the court finds that the victim would be traumatized by testifying in the courtroom with the defendant present. – Amends TCA Title 24, Chapter 7.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 24, Chapter 7, relative to domestic violence victims’ testimony.

SB2330 / HB2438 Report on abortions paid for by the medical assistance program.(PDF)

Category	Tenncare
Sponsors	Sen. Ferrell Haile / Rep. Matthew Hill
Description	Requires the bureau of TennCare to report to the chair of the health and welfare committee of the senate and the chair of the health committee of the house by January 31 of each year on the number of abortions paid for by the medical assistance program during the prior calendar year that comply with the exceptions permitted by budget statute.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9; Title 37; Title 39; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to abortion.

SB2343 / HB2391 Filing for an order of protection after divorce complaint is filed.(PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Steven Dickerson / Rep. Mary Littleton
Description	State Summary – As introduced, clarifies that if a person files for an order of protection after divorce complaint is filed, the court that receives the filing shall order relief; requires rather than authorizes certain relief to be granted in protection orders. – Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6, relative to domestic abuse.

SB2345 / HB2216 Child seat requirements for child weighing over 20 lbs.(PDF)

Category	Transportation Vehicles
Sponsors	Sen. Steven Dickerson / Rep. Jason Powell
Description	State Summary – As introduced, deletes requirement that the child safety seat for a child age one through three weighing more than 20 pounds be secured in a forward-facing position. – Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 9, Part 6.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Transportation & Safety Committee.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 9, Part 6, relative to child passenger restraint systems.

SB2371 / HB2412 Treatment to the eyes of infant after birth – parental refusal. (PDF)

Category	Health Care
Sponsors	Sen. Bo Watson / Rep. Susan Lynn
Description	Allows a parent of a newborn to object and opt out of a treatment to the newborn’s eyes with a prophylaxis to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum or infections leading to blindness. Removes Class C misdemeanor penalty for a physician, nurse, or midwife failing to administer the treatment.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Health & Welfare Committee.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-5-202, relative to a treatment to the eyes of an infant after birth.

SB2450 / HB2212 Wage disparities reported by economic council.(PDF)

Category	Labor Law
Sponsors	Sen. Lee Harris / Rep. Jason Powell
Description	State Summary – As introduced, requires any report issued by the economic council on women on the wage disparities between men and women, and minorities and non-minorities, in the same job classifications to be transmitted by the commissioner to the governor, to the speakers of both houses of the general assembly, to each member of the general assembly, and to each library designated as a depository of state reports and documents. – Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 12; Title 45; Title 47; Title 50; Title 56; Title 62; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 12; Title 45; Title 47; Title 50; Title 56; Title 62; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to commerce.

SB2469 / HB2201 Right to Earn a Living Act.(PDF)

Category	Professions & Licensure
Sponsors	Sen. John Stevens / Rep. Martin Daniel
Description	State Summary – As introduced, enacts the “Right to Earn a Living Act.” – Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 38; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 67.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate State & Local Government Committee.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 38; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 67, relative to businesses, professions, and occupations.

SB2483 / HB2502 Relocation of parent after custody has been established.(PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Becky Duncan Massey / Rep. Martin Daniel
Description	State Summary – As introduced, clarifies that a parent who spends intervals of time with a child and who wishes to relocate is required to provide notice to the other parent after custody or co-parenting has been established by the entry of a permanent parenting plan or final court order. – Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6, Part 1.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 6, Part 1, relative to child custody.

SB2484 / HB2593 Extends the statute of limitations for injury relating to sexual abuse(PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Becky Duncan Massey / Rep. John Mark Windle
Description	State Summary – As introduced, extends the statute of limitations for civil actions based on injury or illness resulting from child sexual abuse that occurred when the person was a minor but was not discovered until after the person became an adult to three years from the discovery of the abuse. – Amends TCA Title 28, Chapter 3, Part 1.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 28, Chapter 3, Part 1, relative to the time within which certain actions must be commenced.

SB2495 / HB2562 Knowingly failing to report child sexual abuse – fines.(PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Sen. Bo Watson / Rep. Gerald McCormick
Description	State Summary – As introduced, requires a defendant convicted of knowingly failing to report child sexual abuse to pay a minimum fine of $2,500 if the defendant was in a position of trust or had supervisory or disciplinary power over the victim by virtue of the defendant’s legal, professional, or occupational status. – Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 49.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 39 and Title 49, relative to reporting offenses against children.

SB2522 / HB2518 Revises provisions governing fetal tissue obtained from abortion.(PDF)

Category	Health Care
Sponsors	Sen. Janice Bowling / Rep. Susan Lynn
Description	State Summary – As introduced, revises provisions governing fetal tissue obtained as a result of a medical or surgical abortion. – Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 30, Part 1.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 30, Part 1, relative to human fetal tissue.

SB2530 / HB1530 Reasonable and prudent parent standard relative to foster children.(PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Mark S. Norris / Rep. Gerald McCormick
Description	Establishes the Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard. Requires child placing agencies to designate an on-site official who can assist a caregiver and who can determine whether to allow a child to participate in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural and social activities. Prevents the caregiver and child placing agency from being liable if acting as a reasonably prudent parent except when injuries are caused by gross negligence, willful or wanton conduct, or intentional wrongdoing.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/19/2016 – Referred to House Civil Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/13/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 2, Part 4, relative to a reasonable and prudent parent standard.

SB2531 / HB1531 Termination of parental rights of a putative father.(PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Mark S. Norris / Rep. Gerald McCormick
Description	State Summary – As introduced, defines the term “putative father”; makes various changes to the termination of parental rights of a putative father. – Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/19/2016 – Referred to House Civil Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/12/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1, relative to parental rights.

SB2553 / HB2572 Revisions to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act(PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Mark S. Norris / Rep. Gerald McCormick
Description	State Summary – As introduced, makes various technical revisions to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, including clarifying the effective date. – Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 5 and Chapter 901 of the Public Acts of 2010.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 5 and Chapter 901 of the Public Acts of 2010, relative to multijurisdictional child support cases.

SB2567 / HB2576 Public Safety Act of 2016.(PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Sen. Mark S. Norris / Rep. Gerald McCormick
Description	State Summary – As introduced, enacts the “Public Safety Act of 2016.” – Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6; Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1; Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 1; Title 40, Chapter 28; Title 40, Chapter 35 and Title 41, Chapter 1, Part 4.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6; Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 1; Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 1; Title 40, Chapter 28; Title 40, Chapter 35 and Title 41, Chapter 1, Part 4, relative to public safety.

SB2568 / HB2577 Disposition of fetal remains resulting from abortions.(PDF)

Category	Health Care
Sponsors	Sen. Mark S. Norris / Rep. Gerald McCormick
Description	State Summary – As introduced, establishes requirements regarding the disposition of fetal remains resulting from surgical abortions, including reporting requirements and requirements for interim inspections of and certain reporting by facilities where surgical abortions are performed. – Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2 and Title 68.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2 and Title 68, relative to the reporting and tracking of fetal remains.

SB2592 / HB2116 Prohibits landlord from evicting victims of domestic abuse.(PDF)

Category	Property & Housing
Sponsors	Sen. Mark S. Norris / Rep. Gerald McCormick
Description	Prohibits a landlord from evicting victims of domestic abuse, minor children, and innocent occupants when domestic abuse is the underlying reason for terminating a lease. Specifies that landlord may remove the person who committed the domestic abuse from the lease agreement and require remaining occupants to execute a new agreement for the remainder of the lease term.
Senate Status	01/25/2016 – Referred to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee.
House Status	01/27/2016 – Referred to House Business & Utilities Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 36 and Title 66, relative to domestic violence.

SB2611 / HB2399 Increases penalty for statutory rape by an authority figure.(PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Sen. Mark S. Norris / Rep. Mary Littleton
Description	State Summary – As introduced, increases penalty for statutory rape by an authority figure from Class C felony to Class B felony if more than a four-year age difference; creates Class C felony penalty for statutory rape by an authority figure if less than four-year age difference. – Amends TCA Section 39-13-532.
Senate Status	01/21/2016 – Introduced in the Senate.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-13-532, relative to statutory rape by an authority figure.

SB2615 / HB2561 Furloughs granted due to pregnancies and severe medical conditions.(PDF)

Category	Corrections
Sponsors	Sen. Mark S. Norris / Rep. Gerald McCormick
Description	State Summary – As introduced, adds the government operations committees of the senate and house to the list of committees to receive notification from the department of furloughs granted due to pregnancies and severe medical conditions. – Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4 and Title 41.
Senate Status	01/21/2016 – Introduced in the Senate.
House Status	01/25/2016 – Introduced in the House.
TLS Intro Date	01/21/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4 and Title 41, relative to corrections.

HB221 Defendants required to be evaluated by mental health professional.(PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Rep. Sherry Jones
Description	Adds aggravated rape, sexual battery and aggravated sexual battery to the crimes for which a defendant shall be evaluated by a mental health professional upon being admitted to a penal facility and prior to being released from a penal facility.
Fiscal Note	(Dated March 29, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	None
House Status	02/11/2015 – Referred to House Criminal Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/03/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41, relative to involuntary commitment.

HB756 Serving alcohol to a pregnant woman for consumption on the premises. (PDF)

Category	Criminal Law
Sponsors	Rep. Andy Holt
Description	Creates a Class A misdemeanor to serve alcoholic beverages or beer to a pregnant woman for consumption on the premises. Requires all licensees that sell alcoholic beverages or beer to post a sign saying it is a Class A misdemeanor to sell alcohol to a pregnant woman.
Fiscal Note	(Dated April 8, 2015) NOT SIGNIFICANT
Senate Status	None
House Status	02/19/2015 – Referred to House Criminal Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/27/2015
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 40 and Title 57, to prohibit the serving of alcoholic beverages or beer to a pregnant woman.

HB1549 Revisions to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.(PDF)

Category	Family Law
Sponsors	Rep. Gerald McCormick
Description	State Summary – As introduced, makes various technical revisions to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act. – Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 5 and Chapter 901 of the Public Acts of 2010.
Senate Status	None
House Status	01/19/2016 – Referred to House Civil Justice Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	01/12/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 5 and Chapter 901 of the Public Acts of 2010, relative to multijurisdictional child support cases.

HB1723 Dispensing of hormonal contraceptive patches by pharmacists.(PDF)

Category	Health Care
Sponsors	Rep. Darren Jernigan
Description	Permits pharmacists to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptive patches and self-administered oral hormonal contraceptives to a person seeking such even if the person does not have a prescription. Requires the board of pharmacy to adopt rules to establish standard procedures for prescribing these contraceptives. Provides that the rules shall require a pharmacist to complete a training program, provide a self-screening risk assessment tool, refer the patient to the patient’s doctor upon prescribing and dispensing the contraceptive, provide the patient with a written record of the contraceptive and advise the patient to consult with a doctor, and dispense the contraceptive as soon as practicable after the pharmacist issues the prescription. Provides that the rules must prohibit a pharmacist from requiring a patient to schedule an appointment with the pharmacist for the prescription and from prescribing and dispensing contraceptives to a patient who does not have evidence of a clinical visit for women’s health within three years immediately following the initial prescription. Requires state and federal laws governing insurance coverage of contraceptives to apply to contraceptives prescribed by a pharmacist.
Senate Status	None
House Status	01/20/2016 – Withdrawn in House.
TLS Intro Date	01/14/2016
Caption	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56 and Title 63, Chapter 10, relative to contraception.

HJR47 Expresses support – women’s access to full range of contraception. (PDF)

Category	Health Care
Sponsors	Rep. Sherry Jones
Description	Expresses support for efforts to ensure women have access to full range of contraception.
Senate Status	None
House Status	02/09/2015 – Referred to House Health Subcommittee.
TLS Intro Date	02/03/2015
Caption	A RESOLUTION to express support of efforts to ensure that women have access to a full range of contraception.