All Homeland Security Legislation - Tennessee

Companion Bill SB3435. Homeland Security - Creates department of homeland security. - Amends TCA Title 4. Fiscal Summary for *HB3179 / SB3435Increase State Revenue - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures- $100,000/One-Time $923,400/Recurring $1,686/Each One-Day Meeting Increase Local Revenue - Not Significant Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Other Fiscal Impact - Shifts 35 positions and related budgetary funding to the Department of Homeland Security from the Office of Homeland Security in the Department of Safety and from the Homeland Security Grants program in the Department of Military. Bill Summary for *HB3179 / SB3435 This bill creates a state department of homeland security to coordinate the receipt, distribution, and monitoring of funds regarding [...]

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Companion Bill SB3540. Homeland Security - Establishes minimum requirements for the local emergency management director. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 2, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *HB3273 / SB3540Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for *HB3273 / SB3540 Present law generally requires a county to establish and maintain an emergency management agency to perform emergency management functions within the county. Present law requires the local governing body to appoint a director for the county emergency management agency. The director must meet the minimum training and education qualifications established in a job description approved by the county. This bill revises the above provision regarding the director's qualifications to instead require a director to meet the following minimum qualifications: (1) Possess [...]

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Companion Bill HB3179. Homeland Security - Creates department of homeland security. - Amends TCA Title 4. Fiscal Summary for SB3435 / *HB3179Increase State Revenue - Not Significant Increase State Expenditures- $100,000/One-Time $923,400/Recurring $1,686/Each One-Day Meeting Increase Local Revenue - Not Significant Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Other Fiscal Impact - Shifts 35 positions and related budgetary funding to the Department of Homeland Security from the Office of Homeland Security in the Department of Safety and from the Homeland Security Grants program in the Department of Military. Bill Summary for SB3435 / *HB3179 This bill creates a state department of homeland security to coordinate the receipt, distribution, and monitoring of funds regarding [...]

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Companion Bill HB3273. Homeland Security - Establishes minimum requirements for the local emergency management director. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 2, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for SB3540 / *HB3273Increase Local Expenditures - Not Significant Bill Summary for SB3540 / *HB3273 Present law generally requires a county to establish and maintain an emergency management agency to perform emergency management functions within the county. Present law requires the local governing body to appoint a director for the county emergency management agency. The director must meet the minimum training and education qualifications established in a job description approved by the county. This bill revises the above provision regarding the director's qualifications to instead require a director to meet the following minimum qualifications: (1) Possess [...]

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Companion Bill HB0684. Criminal Offenses - Creates the criminal offenses of recklessly employing an illegal alien, knowingly employing an illegal alien, and knowingly encouraging or inducing an illegal alien to enter the state for the purpose of employing such illegal alien unless the employer verifies the immigrant status prior to employment by using the federal electronic work authorization verification service. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 50. Fiscal Summary for SB1581 / *HB0684 MINIMAL Bill Summary for SB1581 / *HB0684 This bill imposes criminal penalties at the state level on certain employers who employ illegal aliens. This bill would apply to any entity that employs more than 25 individuals at a workplace in this state. This bill makes it a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by a fine only, to knowingly employ an illegal [...]

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Companion Bill SB1581. Criminal Offenses - Creates the criminal offenses of recklessly employing an illegal alien, knowingly employing an illegal alien, and knowingly encouraging or inducing an illegal alien to enter the state for the purpose of employing such illegal alien unless the employer verifies the immigrant status prior to employment by using the federal electronic work authorization verification service. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 50. Fiscal Summary for *HB0684 / SB1581 MINIMAL Bill Summary for *HB0684 / SB1581 This bill imposes criminal penalties at the state level on certain employers who employ illegal aliens. This bill would apply to any entity that employs more than 25 individuals at a workplace in this state. This bill makes it a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by a fine only, to knowingly employ an illegal [...]

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