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Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Civil Practice and Procedure of JUD Bill TextAbuse - Establishes as defense to any charge of civil or criminal contempt arising from contact prohibited by protection order or consent agreement in domestic abuse case fact that petitioner initiated or consented to contact. - Amends TCA Section 36-3-610. Fiscal Summary for *HB1139 / SB1882Decrease State Revenues - Not Significant / Domestic Violence Community Education Fund State Expenditures - Net Impact - Not Significant Local Govt. Expenditures - Net Impact - Not Significant
Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate Jud Comm. Bill TextAbuse - Establishes as defense to any charge of civil or criminal contempt arising from contact prohibited by protection order or consent agreement in domestic abuse case fact that petitioner initiated or consented to contact. - Amends TCA Section 36-3-610. Fiscal Summary for SB1882 / *HB1139Decrease State Revenues - Not Significant / Domestic Violence Community Education Fund State Expenditures - Net Impact - Not Significant Local Govt. Expenditures - Net Impact - Not Significant
Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Criminal Practice and Procedure of JUD Bill TextCompanion Bill SB2034. Attorneys at Law - Requires that any attorney who represented or is representing a defendant in a capital case and who is found to have provided ineffective legal assistance or admitted to providing ineffective legal assistance to be disqualified from current representation and/or barred from future representation in capital cases in this state. - Amends amend TCA Title 8, Chapter 14 and Title 40. Fiscal Summary for *HB1975 / SB2034Increase State Expenditures - $10,700,300 / Indigent Criminal Defense Fund Bill Summary for *HB1975 / SB2034 This bill requires that a defense attorney representing a defendant in a capital case be disqualified from current representation or barred from future representation in capital cases, or both, if: (1) A trial or appellate court in this state or the [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/22/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate Jud Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB1975. Attorneys at Law - Requires that any attorney who represented or is representing a defendant in a capital case and who is found to have provided ineffective legal assistance or admitted to providing ineffective legal assistance to be disqualified from current representation and/or barred from future representation in capital cases in this state. - Amends amend TCA Title 8, Chapter 14 and Title 40. Fiscal Summary for SB2034 / *HB1975Increase State Expenditures - $10,700,300 / Indigent Criminal Defense Fund Bill Summary for SB2034 / *HB1975 This bill requires that a defense attorney representing a defendant in a capital case be disqualified from current representation or barred from future representation in capital cases, or both, if: (1) A trial or appellate court in this state or the [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/08/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Civil Practice and Procedure of Judiciary of Judiciary Committee Bill TextCompanion Bill SB0839. Courts, Municipal - Expands the jurisdiction of certain municipal courts to include alleged violations of certain mirror ordinances based on certain state criminal offenses. - Amends TCA Section 16-18-302. Fiscal Summary for HB0889 / *SB0839 Other Fiscal Impact - There will be a shift in local government revenues and expenditures associated with this bill. Approximately $52,000 in revenue would be shifted from the county to municipalities within Sevier County. There will also be a shift in expenditures from the county to such municipalities. Such shift is estimated to be not significant. Bill Summary for HB0889 / *SB0839 Present law authorizes municipal courts in any municipality having a population in excess of 150,000 (Chattanooga, Knoxville, Nashville, and Memphis) to enforce any municipal law or ordinance that mirrors,[...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/22/2007 - Passed second consideration, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. Bill TextCompanion Bill SB1709. Courts, Municipal - Expands the jurisdiction of municipal courts to hear alleged violations of ordinances that mirror or duplicate certain state criminal offenses. - Amends TCA Section 16-18-302. Fiscal Summary for HB2085 / *SB1709 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Exceeds $330,000/Permissive Other Fiscal Impact - There will be a shift of county revenues and expenditures to municipalities. The amount of such shift will be consistent with the fine revenue generated for the specified offenses and the administrative cost to process such misdemeanors. Bill Summary for HB2085 / *SB1709 Under present law, in Chattanooga, Knoxville, Nashville, and Memphis, a municipal court possesses jurisdiction to enforce any municipal law or ordinance that mirrors, substantially duplicates or incorporates [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/09/2007 - Action Deferred in Senate Jud Comm. to 5/15/2007 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB0889. Courts, Municipal - Expands the jurisdiction of certain municipal courts to include alleged violations of certain mirror ordinances based on certain state criminal offenses. - Amends TCA Section 16-18-302. Fiscal Summary for *SB0839 / HB0889 Other Fiscal Impact - There will be a shift in local government revenues and expenditures associated with this bill. Approximately $52,000 in revenue would be shifted from the county to municipalities within Sevier County. There will also be a shift in expenditures from the county to such municipalities. Such shift is estimated to be not significant. Bill Summary for *SB0839 / HB0889 Present law authorizes municipal courts in any municipality having a population in excess of 150,000 (Chattanooga, Knoxville, Nashville, and Memphis) to enforce any municipal law or ordinance that mirrors,[...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/22/2007 - Action Deferred in Senate Jud. Comm. to Jan. 2008 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB2085. Courts, Municipal - Expands the jurisdiction of municipal courts to hear alleged violations of ordinances that mirror or duplicate certain state criminal offenses. - Amends TCA Section 16-18-302. Fiscal Summary for *SB1709 / HB2085 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Exceeds $330,000/Permissive Other Fiscal Impact - There will be a shift of county revenues and expenditures to municipalities. The amount of such shift will be consistent with the fine revenue generated for the specified offenses and the administrative cost to process such misdemeanors. Bill Summary for *SB1709 / HB2085 Under present law, in Chattanooga, Knoxville, Nashville, and Memphis, a municipal court possesses jurisdiction to enforce any municipal law or ordinance that mirrors, substantially duplicates or incorporates [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Criminal Practice and Procedure of JUD Bill TextCompanion Bill SB0049. Criminal Offenses - Imposes mandatory five-year sentence for leaving the scene of an accident involving death. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10. Fiscal Summary for HB0830 / *SB0049Increase State Expenditures - $103,300 / Incarceration* Bill Summary for HB0830 / *SB0049 Under present law, it is an offense for a driver who is involved in a traffic accident that causes personal injury or death to fail to remain at the scene of the accident until having met all other lawful obligations arising from the accident. Failing to remain is a Class A misdemeanor unless the driver reasonably should have known that the accident caused a death, in which case the penalty is a Class E felony. This bill enhances the punishment for the above offense in the case of a violator who reasonably should have known that a death had [...] show full description
Latest Action: 07/12/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 586 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB1881. Criminal Offenses - Directs all proceeds from forfeitures of property used in sex crimes to Child Abuse Fund; authorizes booking and processing fee up to $10.00; authorizes Hardeman County to adopt Child Curfew Act; authorizes certain employees and representatives of board of probation and parole to carry handguns at all times pursuant to written directive. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. Fiscal Summary for *HB1141 / SB1881Increase State Expenditures - $103,200 /State Prosecution Fund Decrease Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB1141 / SB1881 ON MAY 7, 2007, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENTS #1 AND #2 AND PASSED SENATE 1881, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to clarify that the proceeds from all forfeitures of conveyances or real or personal property used in the commission [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 05/15/2008 - Referred to Judiciary Bill TextConstitutional Amendments - Proposes to amend Article VI, Section 14, to authorize the general assembly to prescribe, by law, the maximum fine that may be imposed without the right to a jury trial; provided, however, such maximum fine may not exceed five hundred dollars. - Fiscal Summary for *SJR0724Increase State Expenditures - $20,000 One-Time Bill Summary for *SJR0724 ON APRIL 29, 2008, THE SENATE COMPLETED THE FIRST READING OF SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 724. ON MAY 7, 2008, THE SENATE COMPLETED THE SECOND READING OF SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 724. ON MAY 13, 2008, THE SENATE COMPETED THE THIRD READING AND ADOPTED SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 724.
Latest Action: 04/17/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate Jud Comm. Bill TextConstitutional Amendments - Proposes to amend Article VI, Section 14, to provide that the general assembly shall prescribe by law the maximum fine that may, absent waiver, be assessed without a jury. - Fiscal Summary for *SJR0723Increase State Expenditures - $20,000 One-Time
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Criminal Practice and Procedure of JUD Bill TextCriminal Offenses - Creates Class C misdemeanor offense for obstructing entrance to, or exit from, a state-owned building punishable only by a fine between $1,000 and $10,000; authorizes peace officer to issue citation in lieu of arrest for violation. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. Fiscal Summary for HB3979 / *SB3777Increase State Revenue - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 02/07/2008 - Passed second consideration, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. Bill TextCompanion Bill SB4190. Handgun Permits - Requires persons charged with felonies to surrender handgun carry permit pending disposition of criminal charges, persons charged with certain felonies can petition for hearing on suspension of permit. - Amends TCA Title 8; 38; 39; 40 and 55. Fiscal Summary for *HB4192 / SB4190Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB4192 / SB4190 This bill requires that upon receipt of information that an applicant for, or holder of, a handgun carry permit does not meet the eligibility requirements for such permit, the department of safety review the arrest records with the arresting agency and any records of conviction with the court of conviction to determine if the applicant or holder meets the eligibility requirements for issuance of a [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/04/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate Jud Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB4192. Handgun Permits - Requires persons charged with felonies to surrender handgun carry permit pending disposition of criminal charges, persons charged with certain felonies can petition for hearing on suspension of permit. - Amends TCA Title 8; 38; 39; 40 and 55. Fiscal Summary for SB4190 / *HB4192Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB4190 / *HB4192 This bill requires that upon receipt of information that an applicant for, or holder of, a handgun carry permit does not meet the eligibility requirements for such permit, the department of safety review the arrest records with the arresting agency and any records of conviction with the court of conviction to determine if the applicant or holder meets the eligibility requirements for issuance of a [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - Action Deferred in Children and Family Affairs Committee to summer study Bill TextJuveniles - Abolishes juvenile records task force after it submits its final findings and recommendations to general assembly and governor, not later than May 1, 2008. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 4 and Title 37, Chapter 1. Fiscal Summary for *HB3937 / SB4030Decrease State Expenditures - $3,300 Decrease Local Expenditures - $1,800
Latest Action: 05/07/2008 - Referred to Senate Calendar Comm. Bill TextJuveniles - Abolishes juvenile records task force after it submits its final findings and recommendations to general assembly and governor, not later than May 1, 2008. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 4 and Title 37, Chapter 1. Fiscal Summary for SB4030 / *HB3937Decrease State Expenditures - $3,300 Decrease Local Expenditures - $1,800
Latest Action: 06/06/2008 - Public Chapter 969 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB4200. Medical Occupations - Creates Tennessee medical examiner advisory council, makes various changes to the Post-Mortem Examination Act. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 7. Fiscal Summary for SB4201 / *HB4200Increase State Expenditures - $60,000 (Funding of $60,000 is included in the Governors FY08-09 Recommended Budget) Bill Summary for SB4201 / *HB4200 This bill makes various changes and additions to present law regarding the positions of chief medical examiner, county medical examiner, and medical investigator. This bill creates a medical examiner council. This bill also revises various requirements pertaining to the conduct of death investigations and autopsies. CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER AND MEDICAL EXAMINER ADVISORY COUNCIL Present law authorizes the department of health to maintain a post-mortem [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/08/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Criminal Practice and Procedure of JUD Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3983. Criminal Procedure - Clarifies the jurisdiction of the court over certain defendants sentenced by the court. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 35. Fiscal Summary for *HB3841 / SB3983Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB3841 / SB3983 Under present law, any court that sentences a criminal defendant to the department of corrections retains full jurisdiction over the defendant until the defendant is actually transferred to the physical custody of the department. This bill specifies that a sentencing court retains full jurisdiction over a defendant, including the manner of the defendant's sentence service, after the defendant is actually transferred to the physical custody of the department.
Latest Action: 04/22/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 701 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3953. Criminal Procedure - Revises various provisions governing fingerprints and how many sets of fingerprints must be made. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 38. Fiscal Summary for *HB3873 / SB3953Decrease State Expenditures - Not Significant Decrease Local Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB3873 / SB3953 Present law requires the comptroller, in consultation with the Tennessee bureau of investigation (TBI), the Tennessee sheriff's association, the Tennessee association of chiefs of police, and the Tennessee corrections institute, to develop standardized booking procedures that include, among other things, a photograph of the arrestee and "two sets of fingerprint cards, properly completed and mailed to the Tennessee bureau of investigation." This bill revises this provision to require that the booking procedures [...] show full description
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