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Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Environment of CON Bill TextGeneral Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Encourages public utilities, utility districts, and cooperatives operating in Tennessee to increase their use of renewable energy sources. - Fiscal Summary for *HJR0053 Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant / One-Time
Latest Action: 05/23/2007 - Signed by Governor. Bill TextGeneral Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges the United States Congress to reauthorize the State Children Health Insurance Program in a timely manner. - Fiscal Summary for *HJR0102 Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant / One-Time
Latest Action: 04/24/2007 - Signed by Governor. Bill TextGeneral Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Endorses "Read Across America" program. - Fiscal Summary for *HJR0106 Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 04/19/2007 - Signed by Governor. Bill TextGeneral Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges Congress to expedite funding for Veterans Nursing Home in Montgomery County. - Fiscal Summary for *HJR0135Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant / One- Time
Latest Action: 05/30/2007 - Signed by Governor. Bill TextGeneral Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Expresses concern for identification and treatment of diabetes. - Fiscal Summary for *HJR0258Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 06/11/2007 - Signed by Governor. Bill TextGeneral Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Expresses support for location of U.S. Air Force's Combat Battlefield Airman Training program at Arnold Air Force Base near Manchester. - Fiscal Summary for *HJR0293Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 11/13/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Budget of FW&M Bill Text - Directs federal government to provide guidance to investors. - Fiscal Summary for *HJR0308Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant/One-Time
Latest Action: 11/13/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Budget of FW&M Bill TextGeneral Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges widening and improvement of I-75 in Loudon, Monroe, McMinn, Bradley, and northeastern Hamilton counties. - Fiscal Summary for *HJR0435Increase State Expenditures - Exceeds $109,300,000 per year for 15 years / Highway Fund
Latest Action: 06/18/2007 - Signed by Governor. Bill TextGeneral Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges Tennessee Valley Authority to pursue energy efficiency efforts. - Fiscal Summary for *HJR0472Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 06/18/2007 - Signed by Governor. Bill TextGeneral Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Expresses support for and strongly urges new and continuing efforts to grow and expand the film and television industry in Tennessee. - Fiscal Summary for *HJR0557Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Other Fiscal Impact - If sales tax incentives for High Definition (HD) equipment are established as a result of this resolution, state and/or local sales tax revenues would decrease by an unknown amount. Otherwise, the fiscal impact of this resolution is considered minimal. Bill Summary for *HJR0557 ON MAY 31, 2007, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND ADOPTED HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 557, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 specifies that the scope of this resolution and the report on protecting forest lands shall only address and affect changes in use of forest land due to urbanization and shall not be construed to affect forestry practices.
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Latest Action: 05/20/2008 - Filed for Introduction Bill TextGeneral Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Encourages the mortgage industry to adopt a systematic approach to loan restructuring that will create long-term, sustainable solutions to the subprime mortgage crisis. - Fiscal Summary for *HR0400Not Available
Latest Action: 06/06/2008 - Signed by Governor. Bill TextGeneral Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Directs the BEP review committee to study funding policies implemented by local governments in light of the increased state funding by BEP 2.0 and report to the General Assembly by November 1, 2008, as part of its annual report. - Fiscal Summary for *SJR1180 Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 05/19/2008 - Signed by Senate Speaker Bill TextGeneral Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Expresses support for Nashville's bid to host the NCAA Women's Final Four. - Fiscal Summary for *SR0291Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 05/07/2008 - Enrolled; ready for sig. of House Speaker. Bill TextGeneral Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges governor of state of Tennessee to consider planning and construction of a new Tennessee state veterans' home in Bradley County. - Fiscal Summary for *HR0351Other Fiscal Impact - The Department of Finance and Administration estimates total construction costs of $19.1 million for the state veterans home in Bradley County. If such private donation of $3,000,000 is received by the county and approximately $12,415,000 is received by the federal government, then an amount of approximately $3,685,000 would be required by the state to fund such project.
Latest Action: 05/06/2008 - Introduced, Referred to Education Bill TextGeneral Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Requests the Tennessee Board of Regents to study the feasibility of locating a Tennessee Technology Center campus in Wilson County. - Fiscal Summary for *HJR1325Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 06/04/2008 - Signed by Governor. Bill TextGeneral Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Expresses support for new nursing, natural sciences, and biotechnology facility at Southwest Tennessee Community College; commends donors for making contributions to fund construction of such facility and urges them to remain committed to such project. - Fiscal Summary for *HJR1337 MINIMAL
Latest Action: 05/01/2008 - Introduced, Referred to Judiciary Committee Bill TextGeneral Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges the board of claims to increase the compensation of Clark McMillan, who was wrongly incarcerated for 22 years. - Fiscal Summary for *HJR1259Other Fiscal Impact - If the specified individuals are enrolled in TennCare and receive additional financial remuneration based on inflation as a result of this resolution, then state and federal expenditures will increase by unknown amounts. Such amounts will be dependent upon several unknown factors including the individuals health-care needs, the extent of coverage provided by TennCare for those needs, and the rates of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index in future years. As a result, determining a precise fiscal estimate is problematic. However, such increase to state and federal expenditures is reasonably estimated to exceed $5,000 per year.
Latest Action: 05/28/2008 - Signed by Governor. Bill TextGeneral Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Commends Taiwan on the recent completion of a successful presidential election and extends the State's continued support. - Fiscal Summary for *SJR0906Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 05/07/2008 - Received from House, Referred to Senate F,W&M Comm. Bill TextGeneral Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Encourages counties and municipalities in Tennessee to offer health insurance to their full-time employees. - Fiscal Summary for *HJR1106Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant
Latest Action: 04/28/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Special Initiatives of ED Bill TextGeneral Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Recognizes the importance of alternatives to dissection in Tennessee schools and urges such alternatives be made available to objecting students. - Fiscal Summary for *HJR1077Other Fiscal Impact: Any expenditure is permissive and is dependent upon whether LEAs implement this policy and the number of objecting students. Local education agencies that choose to implement alternatives to dissection will enact the lowest cost alternative with regard to students knowledge in this area. It is estimated that LEAs may incur expenditures exceeding $100,000.
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