All Privacy, Confidentiality Legislation - Tennessee
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Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 728 Bill Text Companion Bill SB4146. Employment Security, Dept. of - Authorizes release of certain confidential employment security information to contractors and agents of public employees provided certain safeguards are in place; requires requestor of information to pay cost of disclosure. - Amends TCA Section 50-7-701. Fiscal Summary for *HB4102 / SB4146 Increase State Revenue - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB4102 / SB4146 The Tennessee Employment Security Law requires employers to keep work records, for such periods of time and containing such information as the commissioner of labor and workforce development may prescribe. Such records are open to inspection and subject to being copied by the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative. Present law authorizes the commissioner,[...] show full description Comment on Bill SB4146
Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Public Chapter 728 Bill Text Companion Bill HB4102. Employment Security, Dept. of - Authorizes release of certain confidential employment security information to contractors and agents of public employees provided certain safeguards are in place; requires requestor of information to pay cost of disclosure. - Amends TCA Section 50-7-701. Fiscal Summary for SB4146 / *HB4102 Increase State Revenue - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB4146 / *HB4102 The Tennessee Employment Security Law requires employers to keep work records, for such periods of time and containing such information as the commissioner of labor and workforce development may prescribe. Such records are open to inspection and subject to being copied by the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized representative. Present law authorizes the commissioner,[...] show full description Latest Action: 05/23/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 914 Bill Text Companion Bill SB4166. Privacy, Confidentiality - Adds Bureau of TennCare's chief medical officer, associate chief medical directors, director of quality oversight, and associate director of pharmacy to list of persons to whom information contained in controlled substance database may be disclosed. - Amends TCA Section 53-10-306(a)(5). Fiscal Summary for *HB4122 / SB4166Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB4122 / SB4166 ON APRIL 24, 2008, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 4166, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 revises this bill to add only the bureau of TennCare's chief medical officer, associate chief medical directors, director of quality oversight, and associate director of pharmacy (instead of any personnel of the bureau who are actively engaged in analysis of controlled substances) to [...] show full description SB4166
Latest Action: 05/23/2008 - Public Chapter 914 Bill Text Companion Bill HB4122. Privacy, Confidentiality - Adds Bureau of TennCare's chief medical officer, associate chief medical directors, director of quality oversight, and associate director of pharmacy to list of persons to whom information contained in controlled substance database may be disclosed. - Amends TCA Section 53-10-306(a)(5). Fiscal Summary for SB4166 / *HB4122Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB4166 / *HB4122 ON APRIL 24, 2008, THE SENATE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 4166, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 revises this bill to add only the bureau of TennCare's chief medical officer, associate chief medical directors, director of quality oversight, and associate director of pharmacy (instead of any personnel of the bureau who are actively engaged in analysis of controlled substances) to [...] show full description Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Companion became Public Chapter 763 Bill Text Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement - Clarifies that the attorney general's office may disclose otherwise confidential information when necessary in discharge of the duty to enforce or defend the Tennessee Tobacco Manufacturers' Escrow Fund Act, or in the course of a legal proceeding, including arbitration, related to that Act or the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-1028. Fiscal Summary for *HB4113 / SB4157MINIMAL SB4157
Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Public Chapter 763 Bill Text Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement - Clarifies that the attorney general's office may disclose otherwise confidential information when necessary in discharge of the duty to enforce or defend the Tennessee Tobacco Manufacturers' Escrow Fund Act, or in the course of a legal proceeding, including arbitration, related to that Act or the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-1028. Fiscal Summary for SB4157 / *HB4113MINIMAL HB3783
Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in: Consumer & Employees Affairs Committee Bill Text Workers' Compensation - Authorizes any workers' compensation medical report to be given to the employee's family, if the employee consents thereto or if the employee is incapacitated. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6. Fiscal Summary for *HB3783 / SB3939MINIMAL SB3939
Latest Action: 04/15/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate C,L&A Comm. Bill Text Workers' Compensation - Authorizes any workers' compensation medical report to be given to the employee's family, if the employee consents thereto or if the employee is incapacitated. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6. Fiscal Summary for SB3939 / *HB3783MINIMAL HB3411
Latest Action: 04/02/2008 - Failed for Lack of Second in: Criminal Practice and Procedure of JUD Bill Text Companion Bill SB3747. Criminal Offenses - Classifies as a Class A misdemeanor, subject to a fine only, the unauthorized implantation of an electronic identification and/or tracking device or mark placed on any human being. - Amends TCA Title 39. Fiscal Summary for HB3411 / *SB3747Increase Local Revenue - Not Significant Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB3411 / *SB3747 This bill prohibits any person from knowingly requiring, coercing, or causing an individual to have an identification or tracking device or mark permanently incorporated into or on the body, skin, teeth, hair, or fingernails of the individual. For purposes of this bill, an "identification or tracking device or mark" is any technology capable of storing or passively or actively transmitting an individual's identity, characteristics, status, group [...] show full description HB3445
Latest Action: 02/13/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Utilities, Banking and Small Business of COM Bill Text Companion Bill SB3707. Privacy, Confidentiality - Prohibits most robo calls to phone subscribers who are on the Do-Not-Call Register maintained and enforced by the Tennessee regulatory authority; prohibits calls soliciting contributions or donations from such subscribers. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 15 and Title 65, Chapter 4, Part 4. Fiscal Summary for HB3445 / *SB3707Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB3445 / *SB3707 This bill revises provisions of the Do Not Call Register. Present law prohibits a person or entity from knowingly making or causing to be made telephone solicitations to a residential telephone subscriber who has elected to be placed on the state's Do Not Call Register, with certain exceptions. Under present law, the above prohibition applies to calls requesting charitable [...] show full description SB3845
Latest Action: 01/28/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate Jud Comm. Bill Text Companion Bill HB2510. Privacy, Confidentiality - Prohibits state agency employees acting in performance of their duties from intercepting wire, oral, or electronic communications without prior consent of all parties to the communication. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 6 and Title 40, Chapter 6, Part 3. Fiscal Summary for SB3845 / *HB2510Decrease State Revenue - Exceeds $1,000,000 Increase State Expenditures - $7,716,800/One-Time $36,902,900/Recurring Other Fiscal Impact - According to the Department of Human Services, approximately $1,100,000,000 in federal funds would be placed in jeopardy due to the potential loss of federal food stamp funding. Such potential loss is due to the inability of the department to monitor the use of EBT cards in accordance with federal regulations. Bill Summary for SB3845 / *HB2510 Generally,[...] show full description SB3747
Latest Action: 04/08/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of Senate Jud. Comm. Bill Text Companion Bill HB3411. Criminal Offenses - Classifies as a Class A misdemeanor, subject to a fine only, the unauthorized implantation of an electronic identification and/or tracking device or mark placed on any human being. - Amends TCA Title 39. Fiscal Summary for *SB3747 / HB3411Increase Local Revenue - Not Significant Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB3747 / HB3411 This bill prohibits any person from knowingly requiring, coercing, or causing an individual to have an identification or tracking device or mark permanently incorporated into or on the body, skin, teeth, hair, or fingernails of the individual. For purposes of this bill, an "identification or tracking device or mark" is any technology capable of storing or passively or actively transmitting an individual's identity, characteristics, status, group [...] show full description SB3707
Latest Action: 01/23/2008 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate C,L&A Comm. Bill Text Companion Bill HB3445. Privacy, Confidentiality - Prohibits most robo calls to phone subscribers who are on the Do-Not-Call Register maintained and enforced by the Tennessee regulatory authority; prohibits calls soliciting contributions or donations from such subscribers. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 15 and Title 65, Chapter 4, Part 4. Fiscal Summary for *SB3707 / HB3445Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB3707 / HB3445 This bill revises provisions of the Do Not Call Register. Present law prohibits a person or entity from knowingly making or causing to be made telephone solicitations to a residential telephone subscriber who has elected to be placed on the state's Do Not Call Register, with certain exceptions. Under present law, the above prohibition applies to calls requesting charitable [...] show full description HB2510
Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - Assigned to Subcommittee Civil Practice and Procedure of JUD Bill Text Companion Bill SB3845. Privacy, Confidentiality - Prohibits state agency employees acting in performance of their duties from intercepting wire, oral, or electronic communications without prior consent of all parties to the communication. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 6 and Title 40, Chapter 6, Part 3. Fiscal Summary for *HB2510 / SB3845Decrease State Revenue - Exceeds $1,000,000 Increase State Expenditures - $7,716,800/One-Time $36,902,900/Recurring Other Fiscal Impact - According to the Department of Human Services, approximately $1,100,000,000 in federal funds would be placed in jeopardy due to the potential loss of federal food stamp funding. Such potential loss is due to the inability of the department to monitor the use of EBT cards in accordance with federal regulations. Bill Summary for *HB2510 / SB3845 Generally,[...] show full description SB2080
Latest Action: 05/15/2007 - Public Chapter 113 Bill Text Companion Bill HB1961. Privacy, Confidentiality - Makes confidential certain information relating to donors of gifts to public institutions of higher education or to certain related foundations. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for SB2080 / *HB1961 MINIMAL Bill Summary for SB2080 / *HB1961 This bill exempts from the open records law records and information that concern gifts to public institutions of higher education and that include any personally identifiable information about the donor or members of the donor's family. This bill requires public institutions of higher education to create an annual report of gifts received, including the amount of the gift and a general description of its use, but not including any personally-identifiable information about the donor or members of the donor's family. [...] show full description HB1961
Latest Action: 05/15/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 113 Bill Text Companion Bill SB2080. Privacy, Confidentiality - Makes confidential certain information relating to donors of gifts to public institutions of higher education or to certain related foundations. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *HB1961 / SB2080 MINIMAL Bill Summary for *HB1961 / SB2080 This bill exempts from the open records law records and information that concern gifts to public institutions of higher education and that include any personally identifiable information about the donor or members of the donor's family. This bill requires public institutions of higher education to create an annual report of gifts received, including the amount of the gift and a general description of its use, but not including any personally-identifiable information about the donor or members of the donor's family. [...] show full description HB2148
Latest Action: 03/18/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Consumer Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs of Consumer & Employees Affairs Committee Bill Text Privacy, Confidentiality - Requires strict protection of social security numbers in the possession of any businesses or government entities in this state; creates Class B misdemeanor for violation. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 39 and Title 47, Chapter 18. Fiscal Summary for HB2148 / *SB1573Increase State Expenditures - Exceeds $10,000,000 Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures* - Exceeds $5,000,000 Other Fiscal Impact - The restrictions on the use of social security numbers as provided by the bill could place a significant amount of federal funds to the state in jeopardy if the state can no longer use these numbers in the manner required to receive federal matching funds for a number of programs. In FY05-06, the state received $8,732,759,600 from the federal government. If the state were to lose half of these funds due to non-compliance with federal regulations for programs receiving matching [...] show full description SB2062
Latest Action: 05/23/2007 - Public Chapter 132 Bill Text Companion Bill HB1470. Taxes, Real Property - Makes technical changes to reporting deadlines and confidentiality requirements with regard to property tax filings. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapters 1 and 5. Fiscal Summary for SB2062 / *HB1470Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB2062 / *HB1470 Under present law, certain back assessments or reassessments of taxes must be initiated prior to three years from September 1 of the tax year for which the original assessment was made. Also, it is the duty of a property tax payer to list tangible personal property used, or held for use, in the taxpayer's business or profession on a schedule and return it to the assessor prior to March 1 of each year. This bill revises the deadlines mentioned in these provisions so that the required action must be done "on or before" September 1 or [...] show full description Latest Action: 06/19/2007 - Public Chapter 425 Bill Text Companion Bill HB1828. Privacy, Confidentiality - Revises provisions governing personnel files of certain law enforcement officers and information in those files that is considered confidential. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5. Fiscal Summary for SB2005 / *HB1828 Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB2005 / *HB1828 The present law provisions governing public records specifies that personnel information of any police officer designated as working undercover may be segregated and maintained in the office of the chief law enforcement officer. The segregated information is treated as confidential. The segregated information is the address and home telephone number of the officer as well as the address or addresses and home telephone number or numbers of the [...] show full description HB1828
Latest Action: 06/19/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 425 Bill Text Companion Bill SB2005. Privacy, Confidentiality - Revises provisions governing personnel files of certain law enforcement officers and information in those files that is considered confidential. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5. Fiscal Summary for *HB1828 / SB2005 Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB1828 / SB2005 The present law provisions governing public records specifies that personnel information of any police officer designated as working undercover may be segregated and maintained in the office of the chief law enforcement officer. The segregated information is treated as confidential. The segregated information is the address and home telephone number of the officer as well as the address or addresses and home telephone number or numbers of the [...] show full description HB1798
Latest Action: 03/07/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Civil Practice and Procedure of JUD Bill Text Guardianship - Removes the requirement that a party's social security number be included in certain court filings for guardianships and conservatorships. - Amends TCA Title 34, Chapter 1, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for HB1798 / *SB0520MINIMAL HB1470
Latest Action: 05/23/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 132 Bill Text Companion Bill SB2062. Taxes, Real Property - Makes technical changes to reporting deadlines and confidentiality requirements with regard to property tax filings. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapters 1 and 5. Fiscal Summary for *HB1470 / SB2062Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB1470 / SB2062 Under present law, certain back assessments or reassessments of taxes must be initiated prior to three years from September 1 of the tax year for which the original assessment was made. Also, it is the duty of a property tax payer to list tangible personal property used, or held for use, in the taxpayer's business or profession on a schedule and return it to the assessor prior to March 1 of each year. This bill revises the deadlines mentioned in these provisions so that the required action must be done "on or before" September 1 or [...] show full description HB1269
Latest Action: 04/18/2007 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in: Judiciary Committee Bill Text Companion Bill SB1284. Public Records - Provides that certain family information contained within law enforcement personnel records shall be confidential and shall be redacted wherever possible. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5. Fiscal Summary for HB1269 / *SB1284 Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB1269 / *SB1284 Under present law, there is an exception to the open records law whereby personnel information of any undercover police officer is authorized to be segregated from other personnel information, maintained in the office of the chief law enforcement officer and treated as confidential. The information that is authorized to be segregated includes the address and home telephone number of the officer as well as the address or addresses and home telephone [...] show full description HB1103
Latest Action: 02/14/2007 - Passed second consideration, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt. Bill Text Companion Bill SB0031. Children's Services, Dept. of - Requires the department to comply with state as well as federal laws concerning confidentiality of records. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5. Fiscal Summary for HB1103 / *SB0031 Minimal Bill Summary for HB1103 / *SB0031 This bill revises present law relative to the confidentiality of department of children's services records. Under present law, upon placement of a child with the department, all state, county, and local agencies must grant the department access to any and all of their records that relate to the child when necessary for the department to determine the child's condition, needs, treatment, or any other area of management. Access must be consistent with the law and policy of the departments of health and mental health and developmental disabilities [...] show full description SB1316
Latest Action: 03/02/2007 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of Senate C,L&A Comm. Bill Text Companion Bill HB0561. Privacy, Confidentiality - Authorizes consumers to put a freeze on their consumer credit reports. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18. Fiscal Summary for SB1316 / *HB0561Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB1316 / *HB0561 This bill allows a person to request that a security freeze be placed on the person's consumer report thereby barring consumer reporting agencies from releasing the person's consumer report or any information from the report without the express authorization of such consumer. This bill requires consumer reporting agencies to place a freeze on a report within five days of receiving a freeze request. The consumer would [...] show full description SB1573
Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate S&L Govt. Comm. Bill Text Privacy, Confidentiality - Requires strict protection of social security numbers in the possession of any businesses or government entities in this state; creates Class B misdemeanor for violation. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 39 and Title 47, Chapter 18. Fiscal Summary for *SB1573 / HB2148Increase State Expenditures - Exceeds $10,000,000 Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures* - Exceeds $5,000,000 Other Fiscal Impact - The restrictions on the use of social security numbers as provided by the bill could place a significant amount of federal funds to the state in jeopardy if the state can no longer use these numbers in the manner required to receive federal matching funds for a number of programs. In FY05-06, the state received $8,732,759,600 from the federal government. If the state were to lose half of these funds due to non-compliance with federal regulations for programs receiving matching [...] show full description HB1064
Latest Action: 03/18/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Consumer Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs of Consumer & Employees Affairs Committee Bill Text Companion Bill SB1186. Consumer Protection - Allows consumers to place a freeze on their credit report for purposes of preventing identity theft. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18. Fiscal Summary for *HB1064 / SB1186Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB1064 / SB1186 This bill allows a person to request that a security freeze be placed on the person's consumer report thereby barring consumer reporting agencies from releasing the person's consumer report or credit score relating to the extension of credit without the express authorization of such consumer. This bill requires consumer reporting agencies to place a freeze on a report within five days of receiving a freeze [...] show full description HB0854
Latest Action: 05/23/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 178 Bill Text Companion Bill SB0920. Privacy, Confidentiality - Classifies records of job-related critical incident counseling to county and municipal corrections officers and dispatchers as confidential for purposes of open records law. - Amends TCA Section 10-7-504. Fiscal Summary for HB0854 / *SB0920 Decrease Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB0854 / *SB0920 Under present law, specified documentation regarding certain job-related critical incident counseling and therapy provided to law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, emergency medical technician-paramedics, and firefighters, both volunteer and professional is confidential and not open to public inspection. This bill extends this provision to documents regarding critical incident counseling and therapy provided to dispatchers and county and municipal corrections [...] show full description SB1186
Latest Action: 03/02/2007 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of Senate C,L&A Comm. Bill Text Companion Bill HB1064. Consumer Protection - Allows consumers to place a freeze on their credit report for purposes of preventing identity theft. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18. Fiscal Summary for SB1186 / *HB1064Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB1186 / *HB1064 This bill allows a person to request that a security freeze be placed on the person's consumer report thereby barring consumer reporting agencies from releasing the person's consumer report or credit score relating to the extension of credit without the express authorization of such consumer. This bill requires consumer reporting agencies to place a freeze on a report within five days of receiving a freeze [...] show full description SB1284
Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate Jud. Comm. Bill Text Companion Bill HB1269. Public Records - Provides that certain family information contained within law enforcement personnel records shall be confidential and shall be redacted wherever possible. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5. Fiscal Summary for *SB1284 / HB1269 Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB1284 / HB1269 Under present law, there is an exception to the open records law whereby personnel information of any undercover police officer is authorized to be segregated from other personnel information, maintained in the office of the chief law enforcement officer and treated as confidential. The information that is authorized to be segregated includes the address and home telephone number of the officer as well as the address or addresses and home telephone [...] show full description SB0920
Latest Action: 05/23/2007 - Public Chapter 178 Bill Text Companion Bill HB0854. Privacy, Confidentiality - Classifies records of job-related critical incident counseling to county and municipal corrections officers and dispatchers as confidential for purposes of open records law. - Amends TCA Section 10-7-504. Fiscal Summary for *SB0920 / HB0854 Decrease Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB0920 / HB0854 Under present law, specified documentation regarding certain job-related critical incident counseling and therapy provided to law enforcement officers, emergency medical technicians, emergency medical technician-paramedics, and firefighters, both volunteer and professional is confidential and not open to public inspection. This bill extends this provision to documents regarding critical incident counseling and therapy provided to dispatchers and county and municipal corrections [...] show full description SB0520
Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate Jud Comm. Bill Text Guardianship - Removes the requirement that a party's social security number be included in certain court filings for guardianships and conservatorships. - Amends TCA Title 34, Chapter 1, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *SB0520 / HB1798MINIMAL HB0561
Latest Action: 03/18/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Consumer Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs of Consumer & Employees Affairs Committee Bill Text Companion Bill SB1316. Privacy, Confidentiality - Authorizes consumers to put a freeze on their consumer credit reports. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18. Fiscal Summary for *HB0561 / SB1316Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB0561 / SB1316 This bill allows a person to request that a security freeze be placed on the person's consumer report thereby barring consumer reporting agencies from releasing the person's consumer report or any information from the report without the express authorization of such consumer. This bill requires consumer reporting agencies to place a freeze on a report within five days of receiving a freeze request. The consumer would [...] show full description HB0591
Latest Action: 04/10/2007 - Failed in Subcommittee Utilities & Banking of Commerce Bill Text Companion Bill SB0125. Privacy, Confidentiality - Prohibits most robo calls to phone subscribers who are on the Do-Not-Call Register maintained and enforced by the Tennessee regulatory authority; prohibits calls soliciting contributions or donations from such subscribers. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 15 and Title 65, Chapter 4, Part 4. Fiscal Summary for HB0591 / *SB0125Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB0591 / *SB0125 This bill revises provisions of the Do Not Call Register. Present law prohibits a person or entity from knowingly making or causing to be made telephone solicitations to a residential telephone subscriber who has elected to be placed on the state's Do Not Call Register, with certain exceptions. Under present law, the above prohibition applies to calls requesting charitable [...] show full description Latest Action: 02/21/2007 - Assigned to Subcommittee Civil Practice and Procedure of JUD Bill Text Companion Bill SB0114. Privacy, Confidentiality - Excludes personal identifying information from police reports. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for HB0824 / *SB0114Decrease State Revenues - Not Significant Decrease State Expenditures - Not Significant Decrease Local Govt. Revenues - Exceeds $100,000 Decrease Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB0824 / *SB0114 Under present law, motor vehicle accident reports are open for public inspection as public records. This bill exempts personal identifying information contained in motor vehicle accident reports from public inspection. For purposes of this bill, "personal identifying information" includes any name or number that may be used to identify a specific individual. Under this bill, only the following persons are authorized to obtain a [...] show full description SB0580
Latest Action: 02/12/2007 - Passed second consideration, Referred to Senate Jud Comm. Bill Text Divorce, Annulment and Alimony - Removes the requirement that the social security numbers of the parties and of all children of the marriage be included in a divorce complaint. - Amends TCA Section 36-4-106. Fiscal Summary for SB0580 / *HB0188MINIMAL HB0734
Latest Action: 04/20/2007 - Companion became Public Chapter 26 Bill Text Companion Bill SB0189. Guardianship - Removes social security numbers from the public portion of records of guardianships and conservatorships; authorizes the court to release the social security number to a third party upon good cause shown and upon such conditions as the court may deem appropriate. - Amends TCA Title 34. Fiscal Summary for HB0734 / *SB0189MINIMAL Bill Summary for HB0734 / *SB0189 ON MARCH 26, 2007, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 189 FOR HOUSE BILL 734, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND PASSED SENATE BILL 189, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 authorizes the court to release the social security number to a third party upon good cause shown and upon such conditions as the court may deem appropriate. HB0381
Latest Action: 03/18/2008 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Consumer Affairs of Consumer and Employee Affairs of Consumer & Employees Affairs Committee Bill Text Companion Bill SB0256. Consumer Protection - Enacts the "Clean Credit and Identity Theft Protection Act of 2007." - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 21 and Title 56. Fiscal Summary for HB0381 / *SB0256Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - $1,310,300 Recurring $1,927,400 One-Time Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for HB0381 / *SB0256 SECURITY FREEZE This bill allows a person to request that a security freeze be placed on the person's consumer report thereby barring consumer reporting agencies from releasing the person's consumer report or credit score relating to the extension of credit without the express authorization of such consumer. The request may made by mail, telephone, or through a Web site [...] show full description SB0256
Latest Action: 03/05/2008 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of Senate C,L&A Comm. Bill Text Companion Bill HB0381. Consumer Protection - Enacts the "Clean Credit and Identity Theft Protection Act of 2007." - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 21 and Title 56. Fiscal Summary for *SB0256 / HB0381Increase State Revenues - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures - $1,310,300 Recurring $1,927,400 One-Time Increase Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Increase Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB0256 / HB0381 SECURITY FREEZE This bill allows a person to request that a security freeze be placed on the person's consumer report thereby barring consumer reporting agencies from releasing the person's consumer report or credit score relating to the extension of credit without the express authorization of such consumer. The request may made by mail, telephone, or through a Web site [...] show full description SB0189
Latest Action: 04/20/2007 - Public Chapter 26 Bill Text Companion Bill HB0734. Guardianship - Removes social security numbers from the public portion of records of guardianships and conservatorships; authorizes the court to release the social security number to a third party upon good cause shown and upon such conditions as the court may deem appropriate. - Amends TCA Title 34. Fiscal Summary for *SB0189 / HB0734MINIMAL Bill Summary for *SB0189 / HB0734 ON MARCH 26, 2007, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 189 FOR HOUSE BILL 734, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND PASSED SENATE BILL 189, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 authorizes the court to release the social security number to a third party upon good cause shown and upon such conditions as the court may deem appropriate. HB0188
Latest Action: 04/10/2007 - Taken Off Notice For Calendar in Subcommittee Domestic Relations of C&FA of Children and Family Affairs Committee Bill Text Divorce, Annulment and Alimony - Removes the requirement that the social security numbers of the parties and of all children of the marriage be included in a divorce complaint. - Amends TCA Section 36-4-106. Fiscal Summary for *HB0188 / SB0580MINIMAL SB0125
Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Received from Senate, held on House desk. Bill Text Companion Bill HB0591. Privacy, Confidentiality - Prohibits most robo calls to phone subscribers who are on the Do-Not-Call Register maintained and enforced by the Tennessee regulatory authority; prohibits calls soliciting contributions or donations from such subscribers. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 15 and Title 65, Chapter 4, Part 4. Fiscal Summary for *SB0125 / HB0591Increase State Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB0125 / HB0591 This bill revises provisions of the Do Not Call Register. Present law prohibits a person or entity from knowingly making or causing to be made telephone solicitations to a residential telephone subscriber who has elected to be placed on the state's Do Not Call Register, with certain exceptions. Under present law, the above prohibition applies to calls requesting charitable [...] show full description SB0114
Latest Action: 04/13/2007 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of Senate Transportation Com. Bill Text Companion Bill HB0824. Privacy, Confidentiality - Excludes personal identifying information from police reports. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *SB0114 / HB0824Decrease State Revenues - Not Significant Decrease State Expenditures - Not Significant Decrease Local Govt. Revenues - Exceeds $100,000 Decrease Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *SB0114 / HB0824 Under present law, motor vehicle accident reports are open for public inspection as public records. This bill exempts personal identifying information contained in motor vehicle accident reports from public inspection. For purposes of this bill, "personal identifying information" includes any name or number that may be used to identify a specific individual. Under this bill, only the following persons are authorized to obtain a [...] show full description SB0031
Latest Action: 05/16/2007 - Assigned to Gen. Sub of: Senate Jud Comm. Bill Text Companion Bill HB1103. Children's Services, Dept. of - Requires the department to comply with state as well as federal laws concerning confidentiality of records. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5. Fiscal Summary for *SB0031 / HB1103 Minimal Bill Summary for *SB0031 / HB1103 This bill revises present law relative to the confidentiality of department of children's services records. Under present law, upon placement of a child with the department, all state, county, and local agencies must grant the department access to any and all of their records that relate to the child when necessary for the department to determine the child's condition, needs, treatment, or any other area of management. Access must be consistent with the law and policy of the departments of health and mental health and developmental disabilities [...] show full description |
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