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Latest Action: 06/19/2007 - Public Chapter 376 Bill TextCompanion Bill SB0570. Education - Creates and expands certain accountability provisions for school systems, directors of schools, principals, teachers, and teacher training programs. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 12; Title 16; Title 30; Title 36; Title 39; Title 40; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 49; Title 55; Title 56; Title 57; Title 61; Title 62; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69; Title 70 and Title 71. Fiscal Summary for *HB0472 / SB0570Decrease State Revenues - $11,822,000 / General Fund $26,514,000 / Education Fund $1,870,000 / Earmarked to Local Govt. $150,000 / Department of Revenue $374,000 / Sinking Fund Decrease Local Govt. Revenues - $1,870,000 Bill Summary for *HB0472 / SB0570 ON MAY 31, 2007, THE HOUSE [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/19/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 376 Bill TextCompanion Bill HB0472. Education - Creates and expands certain accountability provisions for school systems, directors of schools, principals, teachers, and teacher training programs. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 12; Title 16; Title 30; Title 36; Title 39; Title 40; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 49; Title 55; Title 56; Title 57; Title 61; Title 62; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69; Title 70 and Title 71. Fiscal Summary for SB0570 / *HB0472Decrease State Revenues - $11,822,000 / General Fund $26,514,000 / Education Fund $1,870,000 / Earmarked to Local Govt. $150,000 / Department of Revenue $374,000 / Sinking Fund Decrease Local Govt. Revenues - $1,870,000 Bill Summary for SB0570 / *HB0472 ON MAY 31, 2007, THE HOUSE [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/14/2007 - Passed second consideration, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. Bill TextCompanion Bill SB1327. Employees, Employers - Makes certain revisions to the existing requirement that certain employees obtain a health certificate prior to working in contact with food; requires general and home improvement contractors to submit proof of workers' compensation and general liability insurance upon licensure or renewal. - Amends TCA Title 50; Title 53, Chapter 8; Title 62, Chapter 37 and Title 62, Chapter 6. Fiscal Summary for *HB1049 / SB1327 Increase State Expenditures - $7,080,100 Recurring $244,000 One-Time Increase State Revenues - $7,500 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - $3,520,500 Increase Local Govt. Revenues - $3,520,500 Bill Summary for *HB1049 / SB1327 This bill makes various changes to present law regarding food handlers, contractors, and home improvement contractors. FOOD HANDLERS [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/03/2007 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate C,L&A Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB1049. Employees, Employers - Makes certain revisions to the existing requirement that certain employees obtain a health certificate prior to working in contact with food; requires general and home improvement contractors to submit proof of workers' compensation and general liability insurance upon licensure or renewal. - Amends TCA Title 50; Title 53, Chapter 8; Title 62, Chapter 37 and Title 62, Chapter 6. Fiscal Summary for SB1327 / *HB1049 Increase State Expenditures - $7,080,100 Recurring $244,000 One-Time Increase State Revenues - $7,500 Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - $3,520,500 Increase Local Govt. Revenues - $3,520,500 Bill Summary for SB1327 / *HB1049 This bill makes various changes to present law regarding food handlers, contractors, and home improvement contractors. FOOD HANDLERS [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/04/2007 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Public Health and Family Assistance of HHouse Resolution of Health & Human Resources Committee Bill TextCompanion Bill SB0154. Food and Food Products - Bans use of artificial trans fat by food service establishments. - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 68. Fiscal Summary for *HB0072 / SB0154 Increase State Expenditures - $3,072,700 Recurring $93,600 One-Time Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - $1,479,900* Increase Local Govt. Revenues - $1,479,900 Bill Summary for *HB0072 / SB0154 This bill prohibits food service establishments, quick fast food establishments, and retail food stores from storing, distributing, holding for service, using in preparation of any menu item, or serving foods containing artificial trans fat. This prohibition does not apply to food that is being served directly to patrons in a manufacturer's original sealed package. This bill requires such establishments to maintain on site the original [...] show full description
Latest Action: 05/08/2007 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in: Agriculture Committee Bill TextCompanion Bill SB0654. Food and Food Products - Requires all poultry processed in this or other states and sold in this state to state whether arsenic was fed to poultry at any time prior to processing. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 1 and Title 53, Chapter 1, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for HB0762 / *SB0654Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - $96,900 Recurring $5,500 One-Time Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB0762 / *SB0654 Beginning July 1, 2007, this bill requires all poultry products to be labeled as either having been fed arsenic prior to processing or not having been fed arsenic prior to processing. It would be a violation of the Consumer Protection Act, which is a Class B misdemeanor,[...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/18/2007 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in: Government Operations Committee Bill TextCompanion Bill SB0656. Food and Food Products - Requires bottled water containers manufactured in this or other states and sold here to state whether such bottles contain added chlorine; exempts bottled water not sold for human consumption from labeling requirements. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 1 and Title 53, Chapter 1, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for HB0765 / *SB0656Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - $33,700 Recurring $74,800 One-Time Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB0765 / *SB0656 Beginning July 1, 2007, this bill requires that all bottled water sold for human consumption in Tennessee be labeled as either: (1) NOT SUITABLE FOR BABY FORMULA. CONTAINS ADDED CHLORINE; or [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/24/2007 - Action Deferred in Agriculture Committee to summer study Bill TextCompanion Bill SB2004. Food and Food Products - Requires bottled water containers manufactured in this or other states and sold here to state whether such bottles contain added fluoride; exempts bottled water not sold for human consumption from labeling requirements. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 1 and Title 53, Chapter 1, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *HB0766 / SB2004Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - $33,700 Recurring $74,800 One-Time Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB0766 / SB2004 Beginning July 1, 2007, this bill requires that all bottled water sold for human consumption in Tennessee be labeled as either: (1) NOT SUITABLE FOR BABY FORMULA. CONTAINS ADDED FLUORIDE; or (2) [...] show full description
Latest Action: 04/04/2007 - Recommended For Passage Referred to: Agriculture Committee Bill TextCompanion Bill SB1279. Food and Food Products - Enacts the "Genetically Engineered Food Labeling Act of 2007." - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 1 and Title 53, Chapter 1. Fiscal Summary for *HB1041 / SB1279Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - $155,000 One-Time $114,000 Recurring FY07-08 $129,500 Recurring FY08-09 and succeeding years Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB1041 / SB1279 This bill requires that food in the following categories that is sold or distributed in or from this state bear a label that is plainly visible on the principal display panel and contains the conspicuous words "genetically engineered": (1) Food derived in whole or in part from genetically [...] show full description
Latest Action: 06/01/2007 - Public Chapter 202 Bill TextFood and Food Products - Authorizes the sale of non-potentially hazardous foods prepared in home-based kitchens to be sold at farmers' markets. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 8. Fiscal Summary for *HB1048 / SB1326MINIMAL
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Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in: Agriculture Committee Bill TextCompanion Bill SB3850. Food and Food Products - Requires meat or milk from cloned animals and all food for human consumption that has been genetically altered or modified, including food containing food ingredients that have been genetically altered or modified, to be labeled as such and that notice be appropriately given to the public. - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 68. Fiscal Summary for HB3715 / *SB3850Increase State Expenditures - $174,000 One-Time $120,700 - FY08-09 $241,400 - FY09-10 and thereafter Bill Summary for HB3715 / *SB3850 This bill requires the departments of agriculture and health to mandate, by regulation, that the following be appropriately labeled or that notice be appropriately given to the public regarding: meat, milk, or milk products from cloned animals and all food for human consumption [...] show full description
Latest Action: 02/12/2008 - Action Deferred in Agriculture Committee to 2/19/2008 Bill TextFood and Food Products - Requires bottled water containers manufactured in this state and sold here to state whether such bottles contain added fluoride; exempts bottled water not sold for human consumption from labeling requirements. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 1 and Title 53, Chapter 1, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for HB3663 / *SB3860Increase State Revenue - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - $45,600/One-Time $33,200/Recurring Increase Local Revenue - Not Significant
Latest Action: 01/30/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate C,L&A Comm. Bill TextFood and Food Products - Requires bottled water containers manufactured in this state and sold here to state whether such bottles contain added fluoride; exempts bottled water not sold for human consumption from labeling requirements. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 1 and Title 53, Chapter 1, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *SB3860 / HB3663Increase State Revenue - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - $45,600/One-Time $33,200/Recurring Increase Local Revenue - Not Significant
Latest Action: 01/30/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate C,L&A Comm. Bill TextCompanion Bill HB3715. Food and Food Products - Requires meat or milk from cloned animals and all food for human consumption that has been genetically altered or modified, including food containing food ingredients that have been genetically altered or modified, to be labeled as such and that notice be appropriately given to the public. - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 68. Fiscal Summary for *SB3850 / HB3715Increase State Expenditures - $174,000 One-Time $120,700 - FY08-09 $241,400 - FY09-10 and thereafter Bill Summary for *SB3850 / HB3715 This bill requires the departments of agriculture and health to mandate, by regulation, that the following be appropriately labeled or that notice be appropriately given to the public regarding: meat, milk, or milk products from cloned animals and all food for human consumption [...] show full description
Latest Action: 03/25/2008 - Taken off notice for Calendar in Agriculture Bill TextFood and Food Products - Exempts home-based kitchens where non-potentially hazardous foods are made and the sale of such foods at farmers' markets from department regulation. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 8. Fiscal Summary for HB3519 / *SB3741Decrease State Revenue - $1,000
Latest Action: 03/17/2008 - Sponsor change. Bill TextSunset Laws - Advisory council on child nutrition and wellness, June 30, 2014. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 68, Chapter 1. Fiscal Summary for HB3590 / *SB2427 MINIMAL
Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to SenateGW,H&House Resolution Comm. Bill TextFood and Food Products - Exempts home-based kitchens where non-potentially hazardous foods are made and the sale of such foods at farmers' markets from department regulation. - Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 8. Fiscal Summary for *SB3741 / HB3519Decrease State Revenue - $1,000
Latest Action: 01/30/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Budget of FW&M Bill TextTaxes, Sales - Reduces sales tax on food from 5.5 percent to 5 percent effective July 1, 2008. - Amends TCA Section 67-6-228. Fiscal Summary for HB3089 / *SB3171Decrease State Revenue - $43,389,000 Decrease Local Govt. Revenue - $2,089,000 Other Fiscal Impact - In FY09-10, there will be approximately $2,274,000 in forgone state sales tax revenue in addition to the recurring decrease. The extent of forgone revenues will increase in subsequent years due to the natural growth of taxable food sales.
Latest Action: 01/30/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Budget of FW&M Bill TextTaxes, Sales - Reduces sales tax on food from 5.5 percent to 4.5 percent effective July 1, 2008. - Amends TCA Section 67-6-228. Fiscal Summary for HB3090 / *SB3172Decrease State Revenue - $86,779,000 Decrease Local Govt. Revenue - $4,177,000 Other Fiscal Impact - In FY09-10, there will be approximately $4,548,000 in forgone state sales tax revenue in addition to the recurring decrease. The extent of forgone revenues will increase in subsequent years due to the natural growth of taxable food sales.
Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Agriculture--Government Operations for review Bill TextCompanion Bill SB2592. Food and Food Products - Requires all food for human consumption that has been genetically altered or modified, including food containing food ingredients that have been genetically altered or modified, to be labeled as containing such genetically altered or modified food, or that notice of such be appropriately given to the public. - Amends TCA Title 53 and Title 68. Fiscal Summary for HB2854 / *SB2592Increase State Expenditures - $174,000 One-Time $120,700 - FY08-09 $241,400 - FY09-10 and thereafter Bill Summary for HB2854 / *SB2592 This bill requires the departments of agriculture and health to require, by regulation, that all food for human consumption that has been genetically altered or modified, which is sold or served in establishments that each department inspects shall [...] show full description
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