Tennessee Leger

SB0073 filed by Sen. Doug Overbey (R-8) requires the chief officer of a hospital or other residential service facility to provide notice of admission to a recipient’s attorney-in-fact acting under a durable power of attorney for health care; prohibits a treatment review committee from overriding a decision made by the attorney-in-fact. It is broadly captioned [...]

SB0067 filed by Sen. Doug Overbey (R-8) would provide certain reemployment rights for volunteer firefighters injured in the line of duty. The Bill broadly captions Tile 50 (Employer And Employee). Click Here for PollOnline SurveyConjoint Analysis | Polls | Email Marketing | Feedback TabView MicroPoll

Last year during the 106th General Assembly, Rep. Stacey Campfield (R-8) filed HB2718/SB3752 which was sponsored by Sen. Dewayne Bunch (R-24). The caption of the Bill was Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-17-1351 to “provide that a certified copy of a birth certificate is not required for the issuance or renewal of a handgun carry permit.” [...]

SB0040 filed by Sen. Mike Faulk (R-4) would exclude periods of temporary total disability under workers compensation law from base period calculations for purposes of unemployment compensation. Since temporary total disability payments can meet the minimum amount necessary in unemployment benefit base period calculations, this Bill could make it more difficult for those who have [...]

SB0039 filed by Sen. Mike Faulk (R-4) extends the time period that a permanent disabled parking placard is valid from two to five years and adjusts fee from $3.00 to $7.50. Click Here for PollOnline SurveyConjoint Analysis | Polls | Email Marketing | Feedback TabView MicroPoll

Rep. Harry Brooks (R-19) filed HB0016 which would change Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 33-5-108 and 68-11-203 in the following ways: 1) When the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities assesses the fiscal impact of policy or regulatory changes on licensees, the report will go to the House Committee on Health & Human Services and the [...]