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Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Passed second consideration, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

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Municipal Government - Requires approval of special census after annexation to be given by comptroller's office of local government rather than department of economic and community development. - Amends TCA Title 6.

Fiscal Summary for HB1693 / *SB1842

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Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate S&L Govt. Comm.

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Municipal Government - Requires approval of special census after annexation to be given by comptroller's office of local government rather than department of economic and community development. - Amends TCA Title 6.

Fiscal Summary for *SB1842 / HB1693

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Latest Action: 02/22/2007 - Passed second consideration, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

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Companion Bill SB1715. Telecommunications - Requires the department of economic and community development to establish a ConnectTN program to bring statewide broadband expansion. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 10 and Title 65. Fiscal Summary for HB2102 / *SB1715Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB2102 / *SB1715 This bill requires the department of economic and community development to establish a program designed to provide access to computer technology and the Internet to Tennesseans living throughout the state. The program, ConnectTN, would be based around a statewide broadband expansion. This bill authorizes the department to enter into agreements with not-for-profit organizations in order to implement the program. This bill specifies the following goals for the program: (1) Have full broadband deployment [...]

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Latest Action: 03/06/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Utilities & Banking of COM

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Companion Bill SB1716. Telecommunications - Requires the department of economic and community development to establish a ConnectTN program to bring statewide broadband expansion; provides for Tennessee Regulatory Authority to gather certain data. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 10 and Title 65. Fiscal Summary for HB2103 / *SB1716Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB2103 / *SB1716 This bill requires the department of economic and community development to establish a program designed to provide access to computer technology and the Internet to Tennesseans living throughout the state. The program, ConnectTN, would be based around a statewide broadband expansion. This bill authorizes the department to enter into agreements with not-for-profit organizations in order to implement the program. This bill specifies the following [...]

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SB1715

SB1715 Sponsored by Roy Herron
Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate C,L&A Comm.

Bill Text
Companion Bill HB2102. Telecommunications - Requires the department of economic and community development to establish a ConnectTN program to bring statewide broadband expansion. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 10 and Title 65. Fiscal Summary for *SB1715 / HB2102Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB1715 / HB2102 This bill requires the department of economic and community development to establish a program designed to provide access to computer technology and the Internet to Tennesseans living throughout the state. The program, ConnectTN, would be based around a statewide broadband expansion. This bill authorizes the department to enter into agreements with not-for-profit organizations in order to implement the program. This bill specifies the following goals for the program: (1) Have full broadband deployment [...]

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SB1716

SB1716 Sponsored by Roy Herron
Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate C,L&A Comm.

Bill Text
Companion Bill HB2103. Telecommunications - Requires the department of economic and community development to establish a ConnectTN program to bring statewide broadband expansion; provides for Tennessee Regulatory Authority to gather certain data. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 10 and Title 65. Fiscal Summary for *SB1716 / HB2103Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB1716 / HB2103 This bill requires the department of economic and community development to establish a program designed to provide access to computer technology and the Internet to Tennesseans living throughout the state. The program, ConnectTN, would be based around a statewide broadband expansion. This bill authorizes the department to enter into agreements with not-for-profit organizations in order to implement the program. This bill specifies the following [...]

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Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 842

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Sunset Laws - Office of business enterprise, June 30, 2015. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 26, Part 1 and Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2.

Fiscal Summary for *SB2415 / HB3557

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Latest Action: 05/14/2008 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar Budget of Finance, Ways and Means for 05/19/2008

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Companion Bill SB2873. Energy - Requires the inclusion of an environmental impact statement on fiscal notes for general bills and resolutions having a direct significant impact on energy conservation within the state. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 2, Part 1 and Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 7. Fiscal Summary for HB2816 / *SB2873Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB2816 / *SB2873 Present law requires that the division of energy of the department of economic and community development prepare energy impact assessments for all general bills, resolutions, and rules reviewed by a committee of the general assembly under the provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, which will have significant impact on the cost, rate of extraction, processing, transport, and use of energy-related natural resources or the production [...]

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SB2873

SB2873 Sponsored by Tim Barnes
Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate Finance, Ways and Means Comm.

Bill Text
Companion Bill HB2816. Energy - Requires the inclusion of an environmental impact statement on fiscal notes for general bills and resolutions having a direct significant impact on energy conservation within the state. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 2, Part 1 and Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 7. Fiscal Summary for *SB2873 / HB2816Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB2873 / HB2816 Present law requires that the division of energy of the department of economic and community development prepare energy impact assessments for all general bills, resolutions, and rules reviewed by a committee of the general assembly under the provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, which will have significant impact on the cost, rate of extraction, processing, transport, and use of energy-related natural resources or the production [...]

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Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate Tax Sub Committee of F,W&M.

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Economic and Community Development - Modifies certain policies pertaining to certain job creation tax incentive programs. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4 and Title 67, Chapter 6. Fiscal Summary for *SB3243Other Fiscal Impact - The fiscal impact of this bill is dependent upon multiple unknown factors such as whether any current or future taxpayer(s) would become eligible for sales and use tax credits, currently authorized for establishing qualified headquarter facilities in Tennessee, as a direct result of the inclusion of the proposed language into the definition of facility. If there are any current taxpayers that would become eligible for such tax credits as a result of establishing a structurally modified building, then there would be a decrease of state revenue of an unknown amount which would be dependent upon the extent of any sale of qualified tangible personal property. If there are any future taxpayers, who are not taxpayers currently, that would qualify [...]

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Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Public Chapter 842

Bill Text

Sunset Laws - Office of business enterprise, June 30, 2015. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 26, Part 1 and Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2.

Fiscal Summary for HB3557 / *SB2415

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Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate Tax Sub Committee of F,W&M.

Bill Text
Economic and Community Development - Modifies certain policies pertaining to certain job creation tax incentive programs. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4 and Title 67, Chapter 6. Fiscal Summary for *SB3243Other Fiscal Impact - The fiscal impact of this bill is dependent upon multiple unknown factors such as whether any current or future taxpayer(s) would become eligible for sales and use tax credits, currently authorized for establishing qualified headquarter facilities in Tennessee, as a direct result of the inclusion of the proposed language into the definition of facility. If there are any current taxpayers that would become eligible for such tax credits as a result of establishing a structurally modified building, then there would be a decrease of state revenue of an unknown amount which would be dependent upon the extent of any sale of qualified tangible personal property. If there are any future taxpayers, who are not taxpayers currently, that would qualify [...]

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Latest Action: 05/14/2008 - Placed on Subcommittee Calendar Budget of Finance, Ways and Means for 05/19/2008

Bill Text
Companion Bill SB2873. Energy - Requires the inclusion of an environmental impact statement on fiscal notes for general bills and resolutions having a direct significant impact on energy conservation within the state. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 2, Part 1 and Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 7. Fiscal Summary for HB2816 / *SB2873Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB2816 / *SB2873 Present law requires that the division of energy of the department of economic and community development prepare energy impact assessments for all general bills, resolutions, and rules reviewed by a committee of the general assembly under the provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, which will have significant impact on the cost, rate of extraction, processing, transport, and use of energy-related natural resources or the production [...]

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SB2873

SB2873 Sponsored by Tim Barnes
Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate Finance, Ways and Means Comm.

Bill Text
Companion Bill HB2816. Energy - Requires the inclusion of an environmental impact statement on fiscal notes for general bills and resolutions having a direct significant impact on energy conservation within the state. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 2, Part 1 and Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 7. Fiscal Summary for *SB2873 / HB2816Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB2873 / HB2816 Present law requires that the division of energy of the department of economic and community development prepare energy impact assessments for all general bills, resolutions, and rules reviewed by a committee of the general assembly under the provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, which will have significant impact on the cost, rate of extraction, processing, transport, and use of energy-related natural resources or the production [...]

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Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 842

Bill Text

Sunset Laws - Office of business enterprise, June 30, 2015. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 26, Part 1 and Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2.

Fiscal Summary for *SB2415 / HB3557

MINIMAL

Latest Action: 02/22/2007 - Passed second consideration, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

Bill Text
Companion Bill SB1715. Telecommunications - Requires the department of economic and community development to establish a ConnectTN program to bring statewide broadband expansion. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 10 and Title 65. Fiscal Summary for HB2102 / *SB1715Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB2102 / *SB1715 This bill requires the department of economic and community development to establish a program designed to provide access to computer technology and the Internet to Tennesseans living throughout the state. The program, ConnectTN, would be based around a statewide broadband expansion. This bill authorizes the department to enter into agreements with not-for-profit organizations in order to implement the program. This bill specifies the following goals for the program: (1) Have full broadband deployment [...]

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Latest Action: 03/06/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Utilities & Banking of COM

Bill Text
Companion Bill SB1716. Telecommunications - Requires the department of economic and community development to establish a ConnectTN program to bring statewide broadband expansion; provides for Tennessee Regulatory Authority to gather certain data. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 10 and Title 65. Fiscal Summary for HB2103 / *SB1716Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB2103 / *SB1716 This bill requires the department of economic and community development to establish a program designed to provide access to computer technology and the Internet to Tennesseans living throughout the state. The program, ConnectTN, would be based around a statewide broadband expansion. This bill authorizes the department to enter into agreements with not-for-profit organizations in order to implement the program. This bill specifies the following [...]

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Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Passed second consideration, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

Bill Text

Municipal Government - Requires approval of special census after annexation to be given by comptroller's office of local government rather than department of economic and community development. - Amends TCA Title 6.

Fiscal Summary for HB1693 / *SB1842

MINIMAL

Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate S&L Govt. Comm.

Bill Text

Municipal Government - Requires approval of special census after annexation to be given by comptroller's office of local government rather than department of economic and community development. - Amends TCA Title 6.

Fiscal Summary for *SB1842 / HB1693

MINIMAL

SB1715

SB1715 Sponsored by Roy Herron
Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate C,L&A Comm.

Bill Text
Companion Bill HB2102. Telecommunications - Requires the department of economic and community development to establish a ConnectTN program to bring statewide broadband expansion. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 10 and Title 65. Fiscal Summary for *SB1715 / HB2102Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB1715 / HB2102 This bill requires the department of economic and community development to establish a program designed to provide access to computer technology and the Internet to Tennesseans living throughout the state. The program, ConnectTN, would be based around a statewide broadband expansion. This bill authorizes the department to enter into agreements with not-for-profit organizations in order to implement the program. This bill specifies the following goals for the program: (1) Have full broadband deployment [...]

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