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Latest Action: 06/06/2007 - Action Deferred in Subcommittee Budget of Finance, Ways and Means Bill TextCompanion Bill SB1966. Aged Persons - Adds improper use of private funds to definition of "exploitation" for Adult Protection statute. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 6. Fiscal Summary for HB1868 / *SB1966Increase State Expenditures - $6,103,500 Recurring $292,700 One-Time Bill Summary for HB1868 / *SB1966 Present law requires any person who has reasonable cause to suspect that a disabled or elderly adult who relies on other persons for care has suffered abuse, neglect, or exploitation to report such activity to the department of human services for investigation and notification of law enforcement. "Exploitation" is the improper use by a caretaker of funds that have been paid by a governmental agency to the adult or to the caretaker for the use or care of the adult. This bill expands the definition of exploitation of [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/10/2007 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate Jud Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB1868. Aged Persons - Adds improper use of private funds to definition of "exploitation" for Adult Protection statute. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 6. Fiscal Summary for *SB1966 / HB1868Increase State Expenditures - $6,103,500 Recurring $292,700 One-Time Bill Summary for *SB1966 / HB1868 Present law requires any person who has reasonable cause to suspect that a disabled or elderly adult who relies on other persons for care has suffered abuse, neglect, or exploitation to report such activity to the department of human services for investigation and notification of law enforcement. "Exploitation" is the improper use by a caretaker of funds that have been paid by a governmental agency to the adult or to the caretaker for the use or care of the adult. This bill expands the definition of exploitation of [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/15/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in: Study Committee Sub-committee of Budget Bill TextCompanion Bill SB0308. Elderly Persons - Creates the department of aging and disability and transfers to that department the duties of the commission on aging and disability. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 13; Title 33; Title 34; Title 49; Title 55; Title 56; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71. Fiscal Summary for HB2063 / *SB0308(Corrected) Increase State Expenditures - Net Impact - $92,600 Other Fiscal Impact - Increase Federal Expenditures - Net Impact - $192,400 Bill Summary for HB2063 / *SB0308 Present law requires the commission on aging and disability to administer most state activities that are authorized by the federal Older Americans Act. The commission consists of 23 gubernatorial appointees and two legislators (one senator and one representative) appointed by their respective speakers. The commission is authorized to hire an [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/12/2007 - Received from Senate, held on House desk. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB2063. Elderly Persons - Creates the department of aging and disability and transfers to that department the duties of the commission on aging and disability. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 13; Title 33; Title 34; Title 49; Title 55; Title 56; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71. Fiscal Summary for *SB0308 / HB2063(Corrected) Increase State Expenditures - Net Impact - $92,600 Other Fiscal Impact - Increase Federal Expenditures - Net Impact - $192,400 Bill Summary for *SB0308 / HB2063 Present law requires the commission on aging and disability to administer most state activities that are authorized by the federal Older Americans Act. The commission consists of 23 gubernatorial appointees and two legislators (one senator and one representative) appointed by their respective speakers. The commission is authorized to hire an [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/30/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 48 Bill TextElection Laws - Revises statutory language to replace "handicapped voter" with "voter with a disability" or "voters with disabilities." - Amends TCA Title 2. Fiscal Summary for *HB0419 / SB0494 MINIMAL
Latest Action: 04/30/2007 - Public Chapter 48 Bill TextElection Laws - Revises statutory language to replace "handicapped voter" with "voter with a disability" or "voters with disabilities." - Amends TCA Title 2. Fiscal Summary for SB0494 / *HB0419 MINIMAL
Latest Action: 07/12/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 566 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB0826. General Assembly, Studies - Establishes Tennessee Alzheimer's Disease Task Force. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. Fiscal Summary for HB1971 / *SB0826(Corrected) Increase State Expenditures - $55,000 Recurring $25,300 FY07-08 $6,300 FY08-09 and Subsequent Years Bill Summary for HB1971 / *SB0826 This bill creates a 19-member Tennessee Alzheimer's Disease Task Force (TADTF), to be comprised of the following: (1) The chairs of the senate general welfare committee and the house health and human resources committees; (2) At least one person with Alzheimer's disease; (3) One caregiver of a person with Alzheimer's disease; (4) One representative of the nursing facility industry; (5) One representative of the assisted living industry;[...] show full description
Latest Action: 07/12/2007 - Public Chapter 566 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB1971. General Assembly, Studies - Establishes Tennessee Alzheimer's Disease Task Force. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. Fiscal Summary for *SB0826 / HB1971(Corrected) Increase State Expenditures - $55,000 Recurring $25,300 FY07-08 $6,300 FY08-09 and Subsequent Years Bill Summary for *SB0826 / HB1971 This bill creates a 19-member Tennessee Alzheimer's Disease Task Force (TADTF), to be comprised of the following: (1) The chairs of the senate general welfare committee and the house health and human resources committees; (2) At least one person with Alzheimer's disease; (3) One caregiver of a person with Alzheimer's disease; (4) One representative of the nursing facility industry; (5) One representative of the assisted living industry;[...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate Jud Comm. Bill TextLimitation of Actions - Clarifies that the appointment of a conservator or representative for a disabled person does not, by itself, remove the disability of such person for the purpose of the statute of limitations. - Amends TCA Title 28. Fiscal Summary for *SB1698 MINIMAL Bill Summary for *SB1698 Under the present law provisions governing statutes of limitations, if the person entitled to commence an action is, at the time the cause of action accrued, either under the age of 18 years, or of unsound mind, such person, or such person's representatives and privies, as the case may be, may commence the action, after the removal of such disability, within the time of limitation for the particular cause of action, unless it exceeds three years, and in that case within three years from the removal of such disability. This bill adds that the appointment of a conservator or other representative for such person, in the [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/10/2007 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Domestic Relations of C&FA of Children and Family Affairs Committee Bill TextCompanion Bill SB0441. Marriage - Reduces amount allocated to Tennessee Disability Coalition from marriage license fee from $20.50 per license to $6.84 per license; allocates $6.83 each per license to TNCO ACTs and the Arc of Tennessee. - Amends TCA Section 36-6-413. Fiscal Summary for HB0457 / *SB0441Other Fiscal Impact - The Tennessee Disability Coalition would incur a decrease in revenues estimated at $866,590. The Arc of Tennessee and TNCO ACTs would each incur an increase in revenues of $433,295. Bill Summary for HB0457 / *SB0441 Present law imposes a $62.50 fee on the issuance of a marriage license. The proceeds of the fee are allocated to various agencies, including $20.50 to the Tennessee Disability Coalition for the purpose of building the capacity of the statewide disability community to offer services to families and children with [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in: Transportation Committee Bill TextDisabled Persons - Lowers the initial cost of permanent disabled parking placards from $21.50 to $5.00. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for HB3996 / *SB4054Decrease State Revenue - $1,980,000
Latest Action: 04/09/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate Trans Comm. Bill TextDisabled Persons - Lowers the initial cost of permanent disabled parking placards from $21.50 to $5.00. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *SB4054 / HB3996Decrease State Revenue - $1,980,000
Latest Action: 04/02/2008 - Action Deferred in Subcommittee Professional Occupations of HHouse Resolution to summer study Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3875. Nurses, Nursing - Expands duties of nurse practitioners to include post-mortem examinations and the issuance of license plates for disabled persons. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 9, Part 1; Title 38, Chapter 7, Part 1 and Title 55, Chapter 21. Fiscal Summary for HB3985 / *SB3875Increase State Expenditures - $7,300 One-Time Decrease Local Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB3985 / *SB3875 Present law generally requires each county legislative body in Tennessee to elect a county medical examiner to perform post-mortem examinations. The county medical examiner must be a doctor of either medicine or osteopathy. A county medical examiner must receive as compensation from county funds an amount as may be fixed by a fiscal body of the county, to be between $25.00 and $75.00, for each death the county medical [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/06/2008 - Public Chapter 1005 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB4156. Welfare - Creates Class A misdemeanor of reporting an accusation of abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an adult, if the person knows or should know accusation is false; creates Class A misdemeanor of knowingly causing another to report such an accusation if the person knows or should know accusation is false; revises other provisions regarding protection of adults, including provision for the state bearing the cost of a guardian ad litem for an indigent adult. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 6, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *HB4112 / SB4156Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Revenue - Not Significant Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant A more precise cost estimate is not possible because the Department of Human Services has not provided any information to assist in the preparation of this fiscal [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/06/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 1005 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB4112. Welfare - Creates Class A misdemeanor of reporting an accusation of abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an adult, if the person knows or should know accusation is false; creates Class A misdemeanor of knowingly causing another to report such an accusation if the person knows or should know accusation is false; revises other provisions regarding protection of adults, including provision for the state bearing the cost of a guardian ad litem for an indigent adult. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 6, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for SB4156 / *HB4112Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Revenue - Not Significant Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant A more precise cost estimate is not possible because the Department of Human Services has not provided any information to assist in the preparation of this fiscal [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/14/2008 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar Budget of Finance, Ways and Means for 05/19/2008 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3322. Disabled Persons - Removes the requirement that permanently disabled passengers of motor vehicles must renew a disabled placard every two years. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21. Fiscal Summary for HB3904 / *SB3322Decrease State Revenue - $360,000 Bill Summary for HB3904 / *SB3322 Present law requires permanent disabled driver parking placards to be renewed every two years. Any person who is not permanently disabled is required to submit a physician's certification in order to renew a permanent placard. Under this bill, permanent placards that are issued to a permanently disabled person on or after July 1, 2008, would not expire and would not have to be renewed.
Latest Action: 02/06/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Local Government of S&LG Bill TextTaxes, Real Property - Increases value of disabled person's residence on which tax relief is available from $25,000 to $28,000 on January 1, 2009. - Amends TCA Title 67. Fiscal Summary for HB3812 / *SB3119 Decrease State Expenditures - Net Impact - $13,972,700 Decrease Local Govt. Expenditures - Net Impact - Not Significant
Latest Action: 04/02/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: SenateGW,H&House Resolution Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB3985. Nurses, Nursing - Expands duties of nurse practitioners to include post-mortem examinations and the issuance of license plates for disabled persons. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 9, Part 1; Title 38, Chapter 7, Part 1 and Title 55, Chapter 21. Fiscal Summary for *SB3875 / HB3985Increase State Expenditures - $7,300 One-Time Decrease Local Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB3875 / HB3985 Present law generally requires each county legislative body in Tennessee to elect a county medical examiner to perform post-mortem examinations. The county medical examiner must be a doctor of either medicine or osteopathy. A county medical examiner must receive as compensation from county funds an amount as may be fixed by a fiscal body of the county, to be between $25.00 and $75.00, for each death the county medical [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/06/2008 - Public Chapter 1001 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3798. Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - Authorizes issuance of disabled driver placards to agency providing motor vehicle rentals to disabled clients; applies only to vehicles permanently equipped with a wheelchair ramp or lift; violation is Class B misdemeanor punishable by $200 fine only. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 21, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for HB3610 / *SB3798Increase State Revenue - Less than $47,800 Bill Summary for HB3610 / *SB3798 ON APRIL 21, 2008, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 3610, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 limits the vehicles for which placards may be issued pursuant to this bill to those vehicles permanently equipped with a wheelchair ramp or lift. This amendment clarifies that use of the placard for a purposes other than those authorized by this bill or the use of [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/07/2008 - Held on desk. Bill TextSunset Laws - Commission on aging and disability, June 30, 2012. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 71, Chapter 2. Fiscal Summary for HB3548 / *SB2429 MINIMAL
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