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As enacted, enlarges optional projects as pilot programs permissible under Tennessee Tollway Act to include: (1) presently permissible single highway project and single major bridge project, (2) two highway projects or (3) two major bridge projects. - Amends TCA Section 54-3-113.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 54-3-113, relative to the Tennessee Tollway Act pilot programs. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 54-3-113, is amended by deleting subsection (b) in its entirety and by substituting instead the ...	As enacted, enlarges optional projects as pilot programs permissible under Tennessee Tollway Act to include: (1) presently permissible single highway project and single major bridge project, (2) two highway projects or (3) two major bridge projects. - Amends TCA Section 54-3-113.
As introduced, enacts the "Equal and Fair Parenting Act" to create a rebuttable presumption that equally shared parenting is the custody arrangement in the best interest of a child. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6, Part 1.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 6, Part 1, to enact the Equal and Fair Parenting Act . BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. This act shall be known, and may be cited, as the Equal and Fair Parenting Act . SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-...	As introduced, enacts the "Equal and Fair Parenting Act" to create a rebuttable presumption that equally shared parenting is the custody arrangement in the best interest of a child. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6, Part 1.
Subject to local approval, repeals the ban on partisan elections for county executive and county legislative body of Rhea County.	AN ACT to repeal Chapter 322 of the Private Acts of 1978; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to Rhea County elections of the county executive and county legislative body. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Chapter 322 of the Private Acts of 1978 is hereby repealed. ...	Subject to local approval, repeals the ban on partisan elections for county executive and county legislative body of Rhea County.
As introduced, provides that person exempt from classroom and firing range training requirement by reason of prior military experience is also exempt from payment of $115 application and processing fee. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to handgun carry permits. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1351, is amended by adding the following new subdivision (4) to subsection (p): (4) If a person ...	As introduced, provides that person exempt from classroom and firing range training requirement by reason of prior military experience is also exempt from payment of $115 application and processing fee. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
As introduced, requires that a court in making a decree or order for child support set a presumptive date for the termination of the current child support obligation. - Amends TCA Section 36-5-101.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-5-101, relative to child support. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-5-101(c)(1), is amended by deleting the subdivision in its entirety and by substituting instead the following: (c) (1) (...	As introduced, requires that a court in making a decree or order for child support set a presumptive date for the termination of the current child support obligation. - Amends TCA Section 36-5-101.
As introduced, creates the Tennessee Education Lottery financial assistance grant for certain students who are financially needy. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9, relative to postsecondary financial assistance from net lottery proceeds. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-4-902, is amended by adding the following language as a new, a...	As introduced, creates the Tennessee Education Lottery financial assistance grant for certain students who are financially needy. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9.
As introduced, reduces sales and use tax on food and food ingredients from 5.5 percent to 4.5 percent. - Amends amend TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 6, relative to sales and use tax on food and food ingredients. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 67-6-228(a), is amended by deleting the language "five and one half percent (5.5%)" and...	As introduced, reduces sales and use tax on food and food ingredients from 5.5 percent to 4.5 percent. - Amends amend TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.
As introduced, limits fee that high-cost home loan lenders may charge for third or subsequent pay-off statement provided to borrower in 12-month period to $10.00. - Amends TCA Title 45 and Title 62, Chapter 13.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 45 and Title 62, Chapter 13. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 45-20-103, is amended by deleting subdivision (2)(D) in its entirety and substituting instead the following: (2)(D) A lender or servi...	As introduced, limits fee that high-cost home loan lenders may charge for third or subsequent pay-off statement provided to borrower in 12-month period to $10.00. - Amends TCA Title 45 and Title 62, Chapter 13.
As introduced, requires a voter to present qualified photographic identification before voting; voters without proper identification shall be allowed to cast provisional ballots. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 7.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 7, relative to requiring photo identification prior to voting. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-7-112(a)(1), is amended by inserting the following language to immediately follow the ...	As introduced, requires a voter to present qualified photographic identification before voting; voters without proper identification shall be allowed to cast provisional ballots. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 7.
As introduced, requires identification and proof of citizenship for voter registration; requires a voter to present qualified photographic identification before voting; voters without proper identification shall be allowed to cast provisional ballots. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 2 and Title 2, Chapter 7.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 2; Title 2, Chapter 7 and Section 55-50-336, relative to identification requirements. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-2-115(a), is amended by deleting the language postal card and b...	As introduced, requires identification and proof of citizenship for voter registration; requires a voter to present qualified photographic identification before voting; voters without proper identification shall be allowed to cast provisional ballots. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 2 and Title 2, Chapter 7.
As introduced, provides that there is no residency requirement to be a police officer in a law enforcement agency employing more than 2,000 officers and any violation results in the agency's loss of revenue derived from forfeitures, confiscations, and seizures. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 1.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 1, relative to the qualifications for police officers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 38-8-106, is amended by designating the existing language as subsection (a) and by addi...	As introduced, provides that there is no residency requirement to be a police officer in a law enforcement agency employing more than 2,000 officers and any violation results in the agency's loss of revenue derived from forfeitures, confiscations, and seizures. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 1.
As introduced, provides that the publication requirement mandated by Article XI, Section 3, is satisfied if the proposed constitutional amendment is timely posted on the official Web site of the secretary of state or on the official Web site of the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 2.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 2, relative to publication of proposed constitutional amendments. WHEREAS, in Opinion No. 86-84, the attorney general observed that Article XI, Section 3, of the Tennessee Constitution, unlike the constitutions of some other states, does not specify a particula...	As introduced, provides that the publication requirement mandated by Article XI, Section 3, is satisfied if the proposed constitutional amendment is timely posted on the official Web site of the secretary of state or on the official Web site of the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 2.
As introduced, when determining the amount of bail, creates a presumption that any defendant not lawfully present in the United States is a risk of flight. - Amends TCA Title 40.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, relative to bail for illegal aliens. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 40-11-118, is amended by inserting the following language as a new subsection immediately after subsection (b) and by app...	As introduced, when determining the amount of bail, creates a presumption that any defendant not lawfully present in the United States is a risk of flight. - Amends TCA Title 40.
As introduced, prohibits smoking in certain motor vehicles whenever any minor is present in the vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, relative to tobacco products. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1603, is amended by inserting the following language as a new, appropriately numbered item: ( ) "Motor vehicle...	As introduced, prohibits smoking in certain motor vehicles whenever any minor is present in the vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17.
As introduced, permits election of director of schools and outlines qualifications. - Amends TCA Section 49-2-203 and Title 49, Chapter 2, Part 3.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-2-203 and Title 49, Chapter 2, Part 3, relative to the election of director of schools. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 49-2-203(a)(14)(A), is amended by deleting the language Notwithstandi...	As introduced, permits election of director of schools and outlines qualifications. - Amends TCA Section 49-2-203 and Title 49, Chapter 2, Part 3.
As enacted, "Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway," segment of I-40 in Cumberland County.	AN ACT to designate a segment of Interstate 40 in Cumberland County as the "Vietnam War Memorial Highway". WHEREAS, since the birth of our great nation, hundreds of thousands of brave American men and women have served their country in the United States Armed Forces, and many continue this legacy of service today, defe...	As enacted, "Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway," segment of I-40 in Cumberland County.
As introduced, removes exception for age-restricted venues from Non-Smoker Protection Act; revises posting requirements to require "no smoking" signs at only the main entrance. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 18.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 18, relative to the Non-Smoker Protection Act. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-1802, is amended by deleting subdivision (2) in its entirety. SECTION 2. Tennessee Code ...	As introduced, removes exception for age-restricted venues from Non-Smoker Protection Act; revises posting requirements to require "no smoking" signs at only the main entrance. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 18.
As introduced, creates new criminal offense of aggressive driving; penalty is a Class B misdemeanor or, if intent is to injure another person, a Class A misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55, Chapter 8.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 55, Chapter 8, relative to aggressive and dangerous driving. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 8, is amended by adding the following language as a new, appropriately designa...	As introduced, creates new criminal offense of aggressive driving; penalty is a Class B misdemeanor or, if intent is to injure another person, a Class A misdemeanor. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55, Chapter 8.
As introduced, imposes an occupational privilege tax on professional athletes and professional entertainers; establishes fund for juvenile court programs. - Amends TCA Title 67.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to an occupational privilege tax for athletes and entertainers to provide funding for programs benefiting juvenile courts. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 4, is amended by...	As introduced, imposes an occupational privilege tax on professional athletes and professional entertainers; establishes fund for juvenile court programs. - Amends TCA Title 67.
As introduced, establishes the "Office of Noncustodial Parent Advocacy." - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 37, to establish the office of noncustodial parent advocacy pilot project. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 6, Part 4, is amended by adding the following language as a new,...	As introduced, establishes the "Office of Noncustodial Parent Advocacy." - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
As introduced, prohibits adult-oriented establishments and certain establishments that have been issued permits for the sale of beer to employ any person under the age of 21. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 57.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7 and Title 57, relative to the employment of persons under the age of twenty-one by certain business establishments. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 57-4-204(b), is amended by adding thereto th...	As introduced, prohibits adult-oriented establishments and certain establishments that have been issued permits for the sale of beer to employ any person under the age of 21. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 57.
As introduced, raises the age to be an entertainer in a cabaret or other adult-oriented establishment from 18 to 21; requires any political subdivision that has or adopts an ordinance regulating such establishments to require certain information be provided by a person applying for a permit as an entertainer. - Amends ...	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, relative to adult oriented establishments. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-51-1401(4), is amended by inserting the following language as a new subdivision: (D) Adult cabarets as defined in ...	As introduced, raises the age to be an entertainer in a cabaret or other adult-oriented establishment from 18 to 21; requires any political subdivision that has or adopts an ordinance regulating such establishments to require certain information be provided by a person applying for a permit as an entertainer. - Amends ...
As introduced, establishes the "Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Fund" and delays foreclosure actions under specific circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 23.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13, Chapter 23, relative to residential mortgages. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13, Chapter 23, is amended by adding SECTION 2 through SECTION 7 as a new, appropriately designated part. SECTION...	As introduced, establishes the "Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Fund" and delays foreclosure actions under specific circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 23.
As introduced, requires local law enforcement to begin an investigation within 12 hours of receiving a report of an alleged violation by a funeral director of abuse of a corpse or concerning the handling, custody, care, or transportation of dead human bodies. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-312 and Title 62, Chapter 5.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-312 and Title 62, Chapter 5, relative to local law enforcement investigations of certain reports concerning funeral directors or funeral establishments. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 6...	As introduced, requires local law enforcement to begin an investigation within 12 hours of receiving a report of an alleged violation by a funeral director of abuse of a corpse or concerning the handling, custody, care, or transportation of dead human bodies. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-312 and Title 62, Chapter 5.
As introduced, requires paternity testing before a father can be listed on a birth certificate. - Amends TCA Title 24, Chapter 7, Part 1; Title 36 and Title 68.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 24, Chapter 7, Part 1; Title 36 and Title 68, relative to paternity testing for birth certificates. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 68-3-301, is amended by adding the following language as new, ...	As introduced, requires paternity testing before a father can be listed on a birth certificate. - Amends TCA Title 24, Chapter 7, Part 1; Title 36 and Title 68.
As introduced, adds one nonlawyer to judicial selection commission; increases membership of commission from 17 to 18 persons. - Amends TCA Title 17.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 17, relative to judges. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 17-4-102(a), is amended by deleting the language "seventeen (17)" and substituting instead the language "eighteen (18)". SECTION 2. Tennes...	As introduced, adds one nonlawyer to judicial selection commission; increases membership of commission from 17 to 18 persons. - Amends TCA Title 17.
As introduced, 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 visitation determination, the custody or visitation determination involves the person against...	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 6; Title 37, Chapter 1 and Title 39, Chapter 15, relative to false reporting of abuse. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 37-1-413, is amended by deleting the section in its entirety an...	As introduced, 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 visitation determination, the custody or visitation determination involves the person against...
As introduced, increases the penalty for the offense of arson from a Class C to a Class B felony and sets a minimum fine for arson of a place of worship at $25,000 and aggravated arson at $50,000. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 14, relative to arson. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-14-301, is amended by deleting the section in its entirety and by substituting instead the following: (a) A person commits a...	As introduced, increases the penalty for the offense of arson from a Class C to a Class B felony and sets a minimum fine for arson of a place of worship at $25,000 and aggravated arson at $50,000. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14.
As introduced, enhances the penalty for abuse of corpse from a Class E felony to a Class C felony when the person causes the death of the person whose corpse is mistreated; adds enhancement factor by which a defendant's sentence can be increased within the appropriate range, that a defendant is convicted of second degr...	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to mistreatment of a corpse. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-17-312(c), is amended by deleting the language A violation and by substituting instead the language Exce...	As introduced, enhances the penalty for abuse of corpse from a Class E felony to a Class C felony when the person causes the death of the person whose corpse is mistreated; adds enhancement factor by which a defendant's sentence can be increased within the appropriate range, that a defendant is convicted of second degr...
As introduced, increases the penalty for arson from a Class C to a Class B felony and sets a minimum period of incarceration for arson of a place of worship at eight years and aggravated arson at 15 years. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 14, relative to arson. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 39-14-301, is amended by deleting the section in its entirety and by substituting instead the following: (a) A person commits a...	As introduced, increases the penalty for arson from a Class C to a Class B felony and sets a minimum period of incarceration for arson of a place of worship at eight years and aggravated arson at 15 years. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14.
As introduced, requires a county election commission to accept and not return a mail voter registration form received within seven days prior to the registration deadline if the form lacks postage or has insufficient postage. - Amends TCA Section 2-2-109.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-2-109, relative to voter registration. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 2-2-109(a), is amended by designating the existing language as subdivision (1) and by adding the following language to ...	As introduced, requires a county election commission to accept and not return a mail voter registration form received within seven days prior to the registration deadline if the form lacks postage or has insufficient postage. - Amends TCA Section 2-2-109.
As introduced, enacts the "Crime-Free School Zone Act." - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 49.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 40 and Title 49, relative to the creation of crime-free school zones. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Crime-Free School Zone Act of 2008". SECTION 2. Tennessee Code Anno...	As introduced, enacts the "Crime-Free School Zone Act." - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 49.
As introduced, requires notice be given to a parent before the parent is considered to have willfully failed to support or visit a child for purposes of termination of parental rights; and requires certain additional information be in a petition to terminate parental rights or the adoption petition. - Amends TCA Title ...	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 1, relative to parental rights. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-1-102(1)(D), is amended by deleting the subdivision in its entirety and by substituting instead the following: (D) ...	As introduced, requires notice be given to a parent before the parent is considered to have willfully failed to support or visit a child for purposes of termination of parental rights; and requires certain additional information be in a petition to terminate parental rights or the adoption petition. - Amends TCA Title ...
As introduced, requires funeral directors to surrender custody of a dead human body after receiving a written notice and to disclose to the purchaser of a funeral service that it is a violation of the law for a funeral establishment to refuse to surrender the custody of a dead human body to the person legally entitled ...	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62, Chapter 5, relative to funeral directors and embalmers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62, Chapter 5, Part 3, is amended by adding the following language as a new, appropriately designated se...	As introduced, requires funeral directors to surrender custody of a dead human body after receiving a written notice and to disclose to the purchaser of a funeral service that it is a violation of the law for a funeral establishment to refuse to surrender the custody of a dead human body to the person legally entitled ...
As introduced, enacts "Sudanese Divestment Act of 2009." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 24; Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36; Title 8, Chapter 37; Title 8, Chapter 5 and Title 9, Chapter 4.	AN ACT to enact the "Sudanese Divestment Act of 2009" and to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 24; Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36; Title 8, Chapter 37; Title 8, Chapter 5 and Title 9, Chapter 4, relative to public investments in companies operating in Sudan. BE IT E...	As introduced, enacts "Sudanese Divestment Act of 2009." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 24; Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36; Title 8, Chapter 37; Title 8, Chapter 5 and Title 9, Chapter 4.
As introduced, removes present exemptions to offense involving allowing minor on off-highway vehicle without helmet. - Amends TCA Section 55-52-201.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-52-201, relative to child safety in operation of off-highway motor vehicles. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 55-52-201, is amended by deleting subsection (b) in its entirety and by substitu...	As introduced, removes present exemptions to offense involving allowing minor on off-highway vehicle without helmet. - Amends TCA Section 55-52-201.
As introduced, authorizes counties having a charter form of government to begin the collection of delinquent property taxes in the same year in which such taxes become delinquent; lessens the period of redemption in Shelby County to 90 days instead of one year under the same circumstances as currently authorized for Kn...	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, relative to delinquent tax sales. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 67-5-2702, is amended by deleting the language and having a population of less than four hundred thousand (400,00...	As introduced, authorizes counties having a charter form of government to begin the collection of delinquent property taxes in the same year in which such taxes become delinquent; lessens the period of redemption in Shelby County to 90 days instead of one year under the same circumstances as currently authorized for Kn...
As introduced, requires the approval of the general assembly for any historical artifacts to be newly displayed in either chambers or on the second floor of the capitol and authorizes removal of historical articles if deemed appropriate by the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 3 and Title 4.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3 and Title 4, relative to historical displays. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 1, Part 1, is amended by adding the following as a new, appropriately designated section: 3-1-1__. The ap...	As introduced, requires the approval of the general assembly for any historical artifacts to be newly displayed in either chambers or on the second floor of the capitol and authorizes removal of historical articles if deemed appropriate by the general assembly. - Amends TCA Title 3 and Title 4.
As introduced, authorizes the state insurance committee to establish a program under which citizens of the state of Tennessee may buy into and be covered under the same group insurance health care plan offered to all state employees. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27, Part 2.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 27, Part 2, relative to group insurance for state employees. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 27, Part 2, is amended by adding a new, appropriately designated section: Section...	As introduced, authorizes the state insurance committee to establish a program under which citizens of the state of Tennessee may buy into and be covered under the same group insurance health care plan offered to all state employees. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27, Part 2.
As introduced, requires department to test all incoming inmates for bloodborne pathogens effective July 1, 2009, and requires that all inmates in custody of department be tested for bloodborne pathogens by July 1, 2010. - Amends TCA Title 41.	AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 41, relative to the testing of inmates for certain infectious diseases. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE: SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 41-21-107, is amended by deleting subdivision (a)(5)(D) and substituting instead the follo...	As introduced, requires department to test all incoming inmates for bloodborne pathogens effective July 1, 2009, and requires that all inmates in custody of department be tested for bloodborne pathogens by July 1, 2010. - Amends TCA Title 41.