Week of Feb 28th
March 1, 2021 (2 events)
March 1, 2021Authorizes the state treasurer to establish a length of service award program for eligible employers to participate in a deferred compensation plan for bona fide volunteers. Specifies that the commissioner of finance and administration, the chairs of the finance, ways and means committees of the senate and the house, and the state treasurer shall serve as trustees for the length of service award program if established. HB612 - R. Gant - 02/20/21 - Referred to House Cities & Counties Subcommittee
House Hearing Room III
March 1, 2021Adds nurses to the assault against a first responder who is discharging or attempting to discharge official duties statute.
Fiscal Note: (Dated January 26, 2021) NOT SIGNIFICANT HB864 - J. Chism - 02/20/21 - Referred to House Criminal Justice Subcommittee.
Senate Chamber, Senate FloorMarch 2, 2021 (1 event)
March 2, 2021Requires revenue anticipation notes have approval by the comptroller of the treasury or the comptroller's designee. Establishes renewal timeline for unpaid notes. Makes exemptions for FHA loans or any other direct lending department of the government of the United States. Makes other revisions to provisions governing bonds and notes issued by local governments (20 pp.).
SB539 - B. Watson - 02/11/21 - Referred to Senate State & Local Government Committee.
House Hearing Room IIIMarch 3, 2021 (4 events)
March 3, 2021Increases the penalty for assault of a first responder from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony.
Fiscal Note: (Dated February4, 2021) Increase State Expenditures $7,370,500 Incarceration* Decrease Local Expenditures $611,100/FY21-22 and Subsequent Years
SB358 - J. Hensley - 02/10/21 - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Hearing Room II
March 3, 2021Specifies that the county mayor has the authority to establish and implement health policies that affect the entire county during a county-wide health emergency. Directs the county health director, health officer, and board of health to provide advice to the mayor to develop the policies. Applies only in Shelby, Davidson, Knox, Hamilton, Sullivan, and Madison counties.
Fiscal Note: (Dated December 1, 2020) NOT SIGNIFICANT
SB15 - M. Bell - 01/13/21 - Referred to Senate Health & Welfare Committee.
House Hearing Room I–
March 3, 2021Sets requirements for exemptions from contractor licensing requirements for real property owners who intend to construct a residential building on that real property. Requires notice of construction made to the board for licensing contractors and the register of deeds.
Fiscal Note: (Dated January 23,2021) NOT SIGNIFICANT
SB275 - P. Rose - 02/10/21 - Referred to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee.
House Hearing Room III–
March 3, 2021Punishment for first-degree murder- Limits the punishment a jury can consider for a defendant convicted of first-degree murder committed against law enforcement officers, correctional officers, or rescue workers engaged in the performance of their official duties to death or imprisonment for life without possibility of parole. Amendment Summary: House Criminal Justice Subcommittee amendment 1 (003894) adds a section clarifying that juries are to be instructed that a defendant who receives a sentence of life imprisonment is not eligible for parole consideration until they serve at least 51 full calendar years of their sentence, instead of 25 full calendar years.
Fiscal Note: (Dated February 5, 2021) NOT SIGNIFICANT
SB841 - J. Johnson - 02/22/21 - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
Sentencing of attempted first degree murder- Allows a person convicted of attempted first degree murder to be sentenced to imprisonment for life without possibility of parole if the offense is committed against any law enforcement officer, correctional officer, department of correction employee, probation and parole officer, emergency medical or rescue worker, emergency medical technician, paramedic, or firefighter who was engaged in the performance of official duties.
Fiscal Note: (Dated February 5, 2021) NOT SIGNIFICANT
SB842 - J. Johnson - 02/22/21 - Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee.
House Hearing Room II