Rep. G.A. Hardaway (D-92) and Sen. Beverly Marrero (D-30) filed HB0066/SB0093 would make it a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a $50 fine (and a Class B misdemeanor for a second or subsequent offense) for a person to knowingly fail to perform a credit card or debit card identification check at the point of sale. [...]
Resolutions 01/20/2011
HOUSE: HR0006 filed by Rep. Joe Carr (R-48) memorializing Matthew Dudiak, Eagle Scout. HR0007 filed by Rep. Joe Carr (R-48) memorializing Matthew Owens, Eagle Scout. HOUSE JOINT: HJR0020 filed by Rep. G.A. Hardaway (D-92) requests the Comptroller and the Commissioner of Economic and Community Development to study study payments in lieu of taxes programs. SENATE [...]
Notifying Non-Custodial Parents of a Move
HB0024/SB0086 filed by Rep. G.A. Hardaway (D-92) and Sen. Stacey Campfield (R-7) would require a parent desiring to relocate more than 100 miles from the other parent or outside the state to send notice of the move to the other parent no later than 90 days, rather than 60 days, before the move. Click Here [...]
Stricter Penalty for False Reports of Child Abuse
HB0095/SB0085 filed by Rep. G.A. Hardaway (D-92) and Sen. Stacey Campfield (R-7) increases the penalty for knowingly making a false report of child abuse or child sexual abuse from a Class E felony to a Class D felony, if at the time the report is made the defendant is a party in a custody or [...]
Office of Noncustodial Parent Advocacy
HB0021/SB0084 filed by Rep. G.A. Hardaway (D-92) and Sen. Stacey Campfield (R-7) would establish the office of noncustodial parent advocacy. Among the office’s duties would be: (1) Provide assistance to unwed noncustodial parents in obtaining visitation rights to their children; (2) Provide notice to all unwed parents of the availability of the office of parent [...]
House Joint Resolutions 01/14/2011
HJR0014 filed by Rep. G.A. Hardaway (D-92) would create a special committee to study the impact of slavery and segregation on African Americans in Tennessee. HJR0015 filed by Rep. G.A. Hardaway (D-92) urges the Department of Finance and Administration to create a searchable database Web site detailing the who, what, when, where, and why of [...]