WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2007

ELEVENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

The House met at 2:00 p.m. and was called to order by Mr. Speaker Naifeh.

The proceedings were opened with prayer by Dr. David Bluford, Parkwest Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee.

Representative Armstrong led the House in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

ROLL CALL

The roll call was taken with the following results:

Present...... 94

Representatives present were Armstrong, Baird, Bass, Bell, Bibb, Bone, Borchert, Briley, Brooks H, Brooks K, Brown, Buck, Campfield, Casada, Cobb C, Coleman, Coley, Cooper, Crider, Curtiss, DeBerry J, DeBerry L, Dunn, Eldridge, Favors, Ferguson, Fincher, Fitzhugh, Ford, Fraley, Gilmore, Gresham, Hackworth, Harmon, Harrison, Harwell, Hawk, Hensley, Hill, Hood, Johnson C, Johnson P, Jones S, Jones U, Kelsey, Kernell, Litz, Lollar, Lundberg, Lynn, Maddox, Maggart, Marrero, Matheny, Matlock, McCord, McDaniel, McDonald, McManus, Miller, Montgomery, Moore, Mumpower, Neal, Niceley, Odom, Overbey, Pinion, Pitts, Pruitt, Rinks, Roach, Rowe, Rowland, Sargent, Shaw, Shepard, Sontany, Strader, Swafford, Tidwell, Tindell, Todd, Towns, Turner L, Turner M, Vaughn, Watson, West, Williams, Windle, Winningham, Yokley, Mr. Speaker Naifeh -- 94

EXCUSED

The Speaker announced that the following member(s) has/have been excused, pursuant to request(s) under Rule No. 20:

Representative J. Cobb; business reasons.

Representative Dean; business reasons.

Representative DuBois; business reasons.

Representative Floyd; business reasons.

Representative McCormick; business reasons.

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SPONSORS ADDED

Under Rule No. 43, the following members were permitted to add their names as sponsors as indicated below, the prime sponsor of each having agreed to such addition:

House Joint Resolution No. 153: Rep(s). H. Brooks, Roach and Mumpower as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 1009: Rep(s). Naifeh, Moore, Coleman, Gresham, Winningham, Lundberg, Casada, Mumpower, M. Turner, K. Brooks, Harrison, Armstrong, Tindell, Kernell, Borchert, Harmon, Sargent, Strader, Hood, Maddox, L. DeBerry, Rowe, Eldridge, McManus, Todd, Lollar, L. Turner, Rowland, J. Cobb, Bell, Floyd, Coley, Matheny, Miller, J. DeBerry, Fitzhugh, Campfield, Shaw, Litz, Marrero, Odom, Lynn, Ferguson, Hawk, U. Jones, Pitts, Yokley, McDonald, Bone, Pruitt, Curtiss, Sontany, C. Cobb, Roach, McDaniel, Ford, H. Brooks, Gilmore, Vaughn, Fincher, Windle, Shepard, Bass, Williams, Rinks, Bibb, Montgomery, Overbey, Hackworth and S. Jones as prime sponsor(s).

ENROLLED BILLS February 16, 2007

The following bill(s) have been compared, enrolled, and are ready for the signature(s) of the Speaker(s): House Joint Resolution(s) No(s). 97, 103 and 105.

BETTY KAY FRANCIS, Chief Engrossing Clerk.

SIGNED February 16, 2007

The Speaker signed the following: House Joint Resolution(s) No(s). 97, 103 and 105.

BETTY KAY FRANCIS, Chief Engrossing Clerk.

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE February 16, 2007

MR. SPEAKER: I am directed to return to the House, House Joint Resolution(s) No(s). 97, 103 and 105; signed by the Speaker.

RUSSELL A. HUMPHREY, Chief Clerk.

REPORT OF CHIEF ENGROSSING CLERK February 16, 2007

The following bill(s) have been transmitted to the Governor for his action: House Joint Resolution(s) No(s). 97, 103 and 105.

BETTY KAY FRANCIS, Chief Engrossing Clerk.

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MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE February 16, 2007

MR. SPEAKER: I am directed to transmit to the House, Senate Joint Resolution(s) No(s). 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 56, 57, 59, 60, 62, 80 and 81; for the signature of the Speaker.

RUSSELL A. HUMPHREY, Chief Clerk.

SIGNED February 16, 2007

The Speaker signed the following: Senate Joint Resolution(s) No(s). 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 56, 57, 59, 60, 62, 80 and 81.

REPORT OF CHIEF ENGROSSING CLERK February 16, 2007

The following bill(s) have been transmitted to the Governor for his action: House Joint Resolution(s) No(s). 87, 88, 90, 92, 94, 96 and 109.

BETTY KAY FRANCIS, Chief Engrossing Clerk.

MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR February 16, 2007

MR. SPEAKER: I am directed by the Governor to return herewith: House Joint Resolution(s) No(s). 87, 88, 90, 92, 94, 96, 97, 103, 105 and 109, with his approval.

STEVEN E. ELKINS, Counsel to the Governor.

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE February 21, 2007

MR. SPEAKER: I am directed to transmit to the House, Senate Joint Resolution(s) No(s). 72, 73 and 74; adopted for the House’s action.

RUSSELL A. HUMPHREY, Chief Clerk.

Senate Joint Resolution No. 72 -- Memorials, Retirement - Betty Nixon. by *Henry, *Herron, *Cooper, *Harper, *Beavers, *Black, *Bunch, *Burchett, *Burks, *Crowe, *Crutchfield, *Finney R., *Finney L., *Flinn, *Ford, O., *Haynes, *Jackson, *Johnson, *Ketron, *Kilby, *Kurita, *Kyle, *McNally, *Norris, *Ramsey, *Southerland, *Stanley, *Tate, *Tracy, *Watson, *Wilder, *Williams, *Woodson.

Senate Joint Resolution No. 73 -- Memorials, Recognition - Laura Smith Tidwell, Star Spangled Salute. by *Haynes, *Harper, *Henry.

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Senate Joint Resolution No. 74 -- Memorials, Recognition - Jeff Whitehorn, Star Spangled Salute. by *Haynes, *Harper, *Henry.

PERSONAL ORDERS

RECOGNITION IN THE WELL

Representative Cooper was recognized in the Well to introduce Representative Tommie Brown, Coordinator of the Harriet Tubman Project. A presentation, which included oral recitations, reenactments and choral selections on the life and works of Harriet Tubman, was given by elementary school students from Memphis and Chattanooga.

PRESENT IN CHAMBER

Representative(s) J. Cobb, Dean and Floyd was/were recorded as being present in the Chamber.

RULES SUSPENDED

House Bill No. 1009, which proceeded through the normal Committee process, had been placed on the Regular Calendar for Monday, February 26, 2007 by the Committee on Calendar and Rules. Rep. Odom moved that the rules be suspended to consider House Bill No. 1009 at this time instead of Monday, February 26, 2007.

Without objection, the motion to suspend the rules was adopted:

*House Bill No. 1009 -- Holidays and Days of Special Observance - Designates March 10 as "Harriet Tubman Day." Amends TCA Title 15. by *Brown, *Cooper B, *Favors, *Towns. (SB1087 by *Ford, O., *Kyle)

Rep. Brown moved that House Bill No. 1009 be passed on third and final consideration.

Rep. Winningham moved adoption of Amendment No. 1 as follows:

Amendment No. 1

AMEND House Bill No. 1009 By adding the following language between the eleventh and twelfth resolving clauses in the preamble:

WHEREAS, the principals, teachers, and students of Caldwell Elementary School, Hardy Elementary School, and the Tommie F. Brown Academy of Classical Studies constitute a group of intrepid and concerned individuals, and their concerted efforts to have March 10, 2007, recognized as “Harriet Tubman Day in Tennessee” is a testament to the dedication necessary to properly memorialize one of the greatest figures in American history; and

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WHEREAS, the students of Caldwell Elementary School in Memphis, along with principal LaWanda Hill and teachers Queen Barnes, Lytisha Woodard, and Celia Tallent, and Mrs. Joan Nelson, co-owner and founder of SLAVEHAVEN Museum; Hardy Elementary School in Chattanooga, along with principal Natalie Elder, teachers Jennifer Hartley and Sylvia Green, and education assistant Cathy Bragg; and the Tommie F. Brown Academy of Classical Studies, along with Principal Burk, assistant principal Diane Austin, and teachers Catherine Long, Shirley James, and Lana Greer, have displayed the finest qualities of concerned citizenship and unfailing legislative discipline the pursuit of their goal; and

WHEREAS, the students of Caldwell Elementary School are: Rayford Albright, Marvetta Betts, Duntavias Branch, Orlando Bridges, Derek Briscoe, Marquis Greer, Dynesha Hammond, Kenta Jennings, Demetria Johnson, Eddie Johnson, Crystal Lindsey, Quazez Maze, Colia Thomas, LaVontae Young, Jermey Baker, Jimmy Barnes, Andrew Bell, Mattie Branch, Dante Clark, Shawnquez Clark, Quanterrius Flowers, Maresha Harden, Octavious Johnson, Paige Latham, Kanoshi McCollough, Takita Nichols, Justin Robinson, Aileena Wiley, Arkeem Wiley, Darius Applewhite, Terrian Bass, Briana Beckley, Marquetta Betts, Jessica Diggs, Khacey Glasper, Carlos Harris, Brandon Johnson, Elizabeth Miller, Catron Nathan, Lakevia Parker, Cordarius Payne, Takeva Shaw, LaQuasha Simmons, Kimberly White, and Robbie Williams; and

WHEREAS, the students of Hardy Elementary School are: Kendra Benn, Chris Logan, Yolanda Blake, JT Parker, Carol Green, Frankie Bates, Darryl Highes, Destinie Moorer, Jessica Parker, Kevin Yates, Jay Barrow, Krystain Bryant, Natasha Carter, Tiara Mathis, Ireisha Paige, Miesha Bell, Alexus Brown, Thomas Simmons, Kendall Brown, Shayla Hudgins, Ivan Gladney, Lizarrius Rice, Cedric Douglas, Dajah Euganks, and Tahtiana Yates; and

WHEREAS, the students of the Tommie F. Brown Academy of Classical Studies are: DaJour Blackman, Dwight Crutcher, Diamez Franklin, Proshonteya Garrett, Rafael Green, Sydney Harris, Dionta Humphrey, Brianna Johnson, Letresha Ledet, Shanna Love, Kashana Moon, Jasmine Norman, ChaFonte Pride, Bria Tate, Shaviya Vinson, Yasmine Baker, Kedrick Bradley, Caroteene Cabrera, Jermey Calhoun, Starkisha Cottrell, Thomas Dunn, Quianna Edwards, Julia Elizaide, Jameeta Evans, Irving Jones, Larry King, Rasheem Myles, Keondra Reed, Shanika Smith, Brandon Trammell, and Jimmy Young; and

WHEREAS, in addition to their tireless and unwavering efforts to pass worthy legislation, the aforementioned principals, teachers, and students of Caldwell Elementary School, Hardy Elementary School, and the Tommie F. Brown Academy of Classical Studies will also participate in a program recognizing Harriet Tubman, performed for the members of the 105th General Assembly on February 21, 2007; special presentations will be made by Terrian Bass and Meresha Harden of Caldwell Elementary, Kendra Benn and Chris Logan of Hardy Elementary, and Sydney Harris and Thomas Dunn of the Tommie F. Brown Academy of Classical Studies, a choir selection will be performed by the students of the Tommie F. Brown Academy of Classical Studies, a tribute to Harriet Tubman will be given by Ms. Sylvia Green of Hardy Elementary, and a presentation about the Harriet Tubman Housing Project will be given by Hardy Elementary principal Ms. Natalie Elder; and

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On motion, Amendment No. 1 was adopted.

Rep. Brown moved that House Bill No. 1009, as amended, be passed on third and final consideration, which motion prevailed by the following vote:

Ayes ...... 97 Noes...... 0

Representatives voting aye were: Armstrong, Baird, Bass, Bell, Bibb, Bone, Borchert, Briley, Brooks H, Brooks K, Brown, Buck, Campfield, Casada, Cobb C, Cobb J, Coleman, Coley, Cooper, Crider, Curtiss, Dean, DeBerry J, DeBerry L, Dunn, Eldridge, Favors, Ferguson, Fincher, Fitzhugh, Floyd, Ford, Fraley, Gilmore, Gresham, Hackworth, Harmon, Harrison, Harwell, Hawk, Hensley, Hill, Hood, Johnson C, Johnson P, Jones S, Jones U, Kelsey, Kernell, Litz, Lollar, Lundberg, Lynn, Maddox, Maggart, Marrero, Matheny, Matlock, McCord, McDaniel, McDonald, McManus, Miller, Montgomery, Moore, Mumpower, Neal, Niceley, Odom, Overbey, Pinion, Pitts, Pruitt, Rinks, Roach, Rowe, Rowland, Sargent, Shaw, Shepard, Sontany, Strader, Swafford, Tidwell, Tindell, Todd, Towns, Turner L, Turner M, Vaughn, Watson, West, Williams, Windle, Winningham, Yokley, Mr. Speaker Naifeh -- 97

A motion to reconsider was tabled.

INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS

On motion, pursuant to Rule No. 17, the resolution(s) listed was/were introduced and referred to the appropriate Committee:

House Joint Resolution No. 149 -- Naming and Designating - "FFA Week," February 17-24, 2007. by *Bone.

House State and Local Government Committee

*House Joint Resolution No. 152 -- Constitutional Amendments - Requires all primary elections for judicial and county officers to be held in August and all general elections to be held in November. by *Rinks.

House State and Local Government Committee

*House Joint Resolution No. 154 -- Highway Signs - "Lt. James E. Mills Memorial Highway," portion of SR 125 in Hardeman County. by *Shaw.

House Transportation Committee

*House Joint Resolution No. 155 -- Memorials, Government Officials - Requests a sculpture be created and displayed in the Capitol to honor and commemorate the first African- Americans who served in the general assembly. by *Brown.

House State and Local Government Committee

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*House Joint Resolution No. 156 -- General Assembly, Studies - Creates special joint committee to study disparity in charges for health care, if any, assessed by providers for services provided to uninsured patients, as opposed to insured patients. by *Maddox.

House Health and Human Resources Committee

*House Joint Resolution No. 157 -- General Assembly, Studies - Creates special joint committee to study feasibility of establishing a residential school or summer camp for disadvantaged youth at T.O. Fuller State Park. by *Cooper B, *Kernell.

House Conservation and Environment Committee

*House Joint Resolution No. 158 -- Memorials, Congress - Urges the President and Congress to address the problem of illegal immigration. by *Odom.

House State and Local Government Committee

RESOLUTIONS

Pursuant to Rule No. 17, the following resolution(s) was/were introduced and placed on the Consent Calendar for February 22, 2007:

House Resolution No. 34 -- Memorials, Recognition - Lawanda Glenn Hill. by *Cooper B.

House Resolution No. 35 -- Memorials, Recognition - Caldwell Elementary, Hardy Elementary, and Tommie F. Brown Academy of Classical Studies, "Harriet Tubman Day in Tennessee". by *Brown.

House Resolution No. 36 -- Memorials, Death - Jerry W. Johnson. by *Bone.

House Joint Resolution No. 160 -- Memorials, Personal Achievement - Whitney Wells, Voice of Democracy Scholarship Contest. by *Fincher.

House Joint Resolution No. 161 -- Memorials, Recognition - Cornersville 200th Anniversary Settler's Day, June 16, 2007. by *Bass.

House Joint Resolution No. 162 -- Memorials, Public Service - Kenneth K. Mitchell. by *Shepard.

House Joint Resolution No. 164 -- Memorials, Retirement - Lady Naomi Jenkins. by *Pitts.

House Joint Resolution No. 165 -- Memorials, Professional Achievement - Andy Lyons, Building Level Teacher of the Year. by *Pitts, *Johnson C.

House Joint Resolution No. 166 -- Memorials, Professional Achievement - Paul J. Mittura, Building Level Teacher of the Year. by *Pitts, *Johnson C.

House Joint Resolution No. 167 -- Memorials, Professional Achievement - Theresa "Teri" Summers, Building Level Teacher of the Year. by *Pitts, *Johnson C.

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House Joint Resolution No. 168 -- Memorials, Recognition - Carl Mann. by *Eldridge, *McDaniel, *Crider.

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS (Congratulatory and Memorializing)

Pursuant to Rule No. 17, the resolution(s) listed was/were noted as being placed on the Consent Calendar for February 22, 2007:

Senate Joint Resolution No. 72 -- Memorials, Retirement - Betty Nixon. by *Henry, *Herron, *Cooper, *Harper, *Beavers, *Black, *Bunch, *Burchett, *Burks, *Crowe, *Crutchfield, *Finney R., *Finney L., *Flinn, *Ford, O., *Haynes, *Jackson, *Johnson, *Ketron, *Kilby, *Kurita, *Kyle, *McNally, *Norris, *Ramsey, *Southerland, *Stanley, *Tate, *Tracy, *Watson, *Wilder, *Williams, *Woodson.

Senate Joint Resolution No. 73 -- Memorials, Recognition - Laura Smith Tidwell, Star Spangled Salute. by *Haynes, *Harper, *Henry.

Senate Joint Resolution No. 74 -- Memorials, Recognition - Jeff Whitehorn, Star Spangled Salute. by *Haynes, *Harper, *Henry.

RESOLUTIONS LYING OVER

On motion, the resolution(s) listed was/were referred to the appropriate Committee:

*Senate Joint Resolution No. 55 -- General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Eddie Roberson, Tennessee Regulatory Authority. by *Kyle, *Black, *Henry, *Herron, *Beavers, *Bunch, *Burchett, *Burks, *Cooper, *Crowe, *Crutchfield, *Finney R., *Finney L., *Flinn, *Ford, O., *Harper, *Haynes, *Jackson, *Johnson, *Ketron, *Kilby, *Kurita, *McNally, *Norris, *Ramsey, *Southerland, *Stanley, *Tate, *Tracy, *Watson, *Wilder, *Williams, *Woodson.

Held on House Desk

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS

On motion the following bills, previously introduced, were passed on first consideration:

House Bill No. 1842 -- Taxes, Exemption and Credits - Grants limited exemption from sales tax on admissions to events presented by a 501(c)(3) organization that has as its primary function the operation or administration of a performing arts facility owned by the state. Amends TCA Title 67. by *Pruitt, *Briley.

House Bill No. 1843 -- School Transportation - Requires all school buses purchased on or after July 1, 2007, for use for transportation of students to or from school to be equipped with video recording systems. Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 21. by *Borchert.

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House Bill No. 1844 -- Taxes, Hotel Motel - Authorizes Nashville Metro council by ordinance to impose an additional $2.00 tourist accommodation tax on transients in Davidson County to be deposited in "The Convention Center Fund" for a new convention center; repeals such tax if bonded indebtedness is paid in full. Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 4. by *Pruitt, *Gilmore, *Turner M, *Odom, *Jones S, *Sontany, *Briley.

House Bill No. 1845 -- Taxes, Privilege - Authorizes Nashville Metro Council to impose by ordinance a $2.00 exit tax on certain contracted vehicles that charge customers a separate fee for transporting customers from the airport to be deposited in a fund for a new convention center; repeals the tax if bonded indebtedness is paid in full. Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 4. by *Pruitt, *Gilmore, *Turner M, *Odom, *Sontany, *Jones S, *Briley.

House Bill No. 1846 -- Abuse - Creates a Class D felony child abuse and neglect offense for ingesting any illegal substance or controlled substance not prescribed by a physician while pregnant. Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 4. by *Pinion.

House Bill No. 1847 -- Immigrants - Requires agencies and political subdivisions of the state to verify the lawful presence in the United States of adult applicants for certain public benefits. Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 39. by *Pinion.

House Bill No. 1848 -- Abortion - Requires informed consent prior to an abortion; requires a 24-hour period of reflection prior to an abortion; provides for an exception to regulation to preserve the life or health of the woman. Amends TCA Section 39-15-202. by *Pinion.

House Bill No. 1849 -- Treasurer, State - Adds code cite cross-reference to board of claims in provision requiring the treasurer to prepare a plan for purchasing insurance and submit the plan to the board of claims prior to its implementation. Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 8, Title 12, Chapter 3, Part 9. by *Miller L.

House Bill No. 1850 -- Wine, Wineries - Creates wine direct shipper license to be issued through the alcoholic beverage commission that would allow an in-state or out-of-state entity to ship wine directly to consumers age 21 years or older in this state for personal use. Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 3. by *Todd.

House Bill No. 1851 -- Tobacco, Tobacco Products - Enacts the "Non-Smoker Protection Act." Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 50 and Title 68. by *Bone, *Baird.

*House Bill No. 1852 -- General Assembly, Directed Studies - Requires the University of Tennessee to study feasibility of establishing veterinary loan scholarship program at UT college of veterinary medicine for underserved rural Tennessee communities. Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4; Title 49, Chapter 9 and Title 63, Chapter 12. by *Bone.

*House Bill No. 1853 -- Controlled Substances - Adds Soma (Carisoprodol) and Ultram (Tramadol) to Schedule IV controlled substances; requires person to show identification and sign a log at time of purchase of any controlled substance. Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 63, Chapter 10. by *Shepard.

*House Bill No. 1854 -- Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - Requires certain coverages and benefits for breast cancer patients including minimum in-hospital stays, secondary consultation coverage, and radiation therapy under certain circumstances. Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7. by *Litz.

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House Bill No. 1855 -- Livestock - Authorizes commissioner of agriculture to establish a voluntary animal identification system for livestock. Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 2, Part 1. by *Litz.

*House Bill No. 1856 -- Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - Requires county mutual insurance companies to pay a premium tax in accordance with the general law which taxes gross premiums instead of setting the tax at the rate of 2 1/2 percent of their gross premiums. Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 22, Part 1. by *Litz.

*House Bill No. 1857 -- Tort Liability and Reform - Limits tort liability for certain activities involving llamas and animals in the llama family. Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 20, Part 1. by *Hackworth.

House Bill No. 1858 -- County Government - Authorizes additional investments for funds of counties. Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 8. by *Strader.

House Bill No. 1859 -- Municipal Government - Authorizes additional investments for municipal funds. Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 56. by *Strader.

House Bill No. 1860 -- Utilities, Utility Districts - Authorizes additional investments for funds of utility districts. Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 82. by *Strader.

*House Bill No. 1861 -- Sewage - Requires access openings of septic tanks used in a septic tank absorption system to be 24 inches in diameter and raised with risers six inches above the ground. Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 221. by *Gresham.

House Bill No. 1862 -- Workers' Compensation - Limits commissioner of commerce and insurance's rulemaking authority to certain civil penalties with respect to improperly assessed workers' compensation premiums rather than applying also to requests and disputes generally involving insureds, insurers, and rate service organizations. Amends TCA Section 56- 5-309. by *Shepard.

House Bill No. 1863 -- Education - Outlines the criteria for school personnel or adult volunteers to perform diabetes care tasks for students. Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5. by *Swafford.

*House Bill No. 1864 -- Game and Fish Laws - Permits hunting or taking deer or wild boar in season using buckshot numbers 1-0, 00, or 000 with written permission on private property in Polk County. Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 4. by *Watson .

*House Bill No. 1865 -- Human Rights - Changes from June 30 to October 1, the date by which state governmental entities must submit their annual Title VI compliance reports and implementation plan updates to the department of audit. Amends TCA Section 4-21-901. by *Shaw.

House Bill No. 1866 -- Education - Requires the commissioner of education to report annually the number of homeless children who enrolled in public schools without immunization or proof of immunization and the average length of time required for these children to be immunized or to obtain their immunization records. Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 50. by *Hensley.

House Bill No. 1867 -- Special License Plates - Authorizes issuance of a new specialty earmarked license plate for the Sons of the American Revolution. Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4. by *Hensley.

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House Bill No. 1868 -- Aged Persons - Adds improper use of private funds to definition of "exploitation" for Adult Protection statute. Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 6. by *Hensley.

House Bill No. 1869 -- Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement - Modifies certain reporting requirements of the commissioner of revenue relating to the tobacco master settlement agreement. Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 47; Title 49; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71. by *Hensley.

*House Bill No. 1870 -- Special License Plates - Authorizes issuance of Franklin Historic District new specialty earmarked license plates; allocates 50 percent of funds derived from sale thereof to the Franklin Historic District. Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4. by *Sargent.

*House Bill No. 1871 -- Courts, Special - Allows juvenile courts to develop and operate drug court treatment programs; prohibits drug courts established under juvenile court jurisdiction from using grants from the drug court treatment program; requires a $75.00 fee to be assessed against persons who violate the terms of a suspended sentence imposed as a result of a drug offense or who have a conviction that is premised on a positive drug test. Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 22. by *Sargent.

*House Bill No. 1872 -- Education - Enacts the virtual public schools act to provide certain educational resources and opportunities to students via the Internet in a virtual or remote setting. Amends TCA Title 49. by *Hawk.

*House Bill No. 1873 -- Criminal Procedure - Requires a person convicted of aggravated robbery or attempt to commit aggravated robbery to serve 85 percent of sentence before release eligibility status rather than 30 percent of sentence. Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 35, Part 5. by *McDonald.

House Bill No. 1874 -- Public Officials - Prohibits state and local elected officials from seeking elected state or local office after conviction of a state or federal felony related to public service. Amends TCA Section 40-20-114. by *Buck.

House Bill No. 1875 -- Game and Fish Laws - Prohibits hunting with a firearm while under the influence of alcohol or any intoxicant, drug, or drug producing stimulant. Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 4. by *McDonald.

*House Bill No. 1876 -- Professions and Occupations - Establishes new registration requirements and procedures for geologists and establishes the advisory committee for geology. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 62, Chapter 36. by *McDonald.

House Bill No. 1877 -- Litter Control - Rewrites criminal offense provisions for littering. Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 5. by *Towns, *Lollar, *Todd, *McManus, *Eldridge, *Kernell, *Bell, *Coley, *Lundberg, *Matheny, *Baird.

House Bill No. 1878 -- Unclaimed Property - Removes reference in the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act to the ratification of the provisions governing unclaimed or abandoned motor vehicles. Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 29; Part 1. by *Curtiss.

*House Bill No. 1879 -- Liens - Establishes and clarifies rights and procedures related to liens on improvements to real property. Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 11. by *Curtiss.

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House Bill No. 1880 -- Election Laws - Requires applications for voter registration to be accepted and processed through the 29th day before election if the 30th day falls on Sunday; places judicial retention questions at end of ballot; requires poll watchers to be 17 years of age. Amends TCA Title 2. by *Overbey.

House Bill No. 1881 -- Health Care - Expands the types of clinics at which volunteer health care licensees may render service. Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 7. by *Overbey.

House Bill No. 1882 -- Billboards - Requires county and municipal governments that enact ordinances governing off-premises signage to notify the commissioner of transportation; and prohibits the commissioner's issuance or renewal of billboard permits on rights-of-way within counties or municipalities that have such ordinances. Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 7 and Title 54, Chapter 21, Part 1. by *Overbey.

House Bill No. 1883 -- Mental Illness - Authorizes assisted outpatient treatment as an alternative form of mandatory outpatient treatment. Amends TCA Title 33. by *Overbey.

House Bill No. 1884 -- Judgments - Increases time that no notice of the motion is required from six months to one year after the right to the motion has accrued. Amends TCA Title 25. by *Overbey.

House Bill No. 1885 -- Professions and Occupations - Licenses polysomnographic technologists who operate under the general supervision of physicians; creates a committee to oversee polysomnographic technologists; sets standards of practice. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63. by *Overbey.

House Bill No. 1886 -- Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - Requires hospitals to include report on community benefits in joint annual report to department of health. Amends TCA Section 68-11-310. by *Overbey.

House Bill No. 1887 -- DUI/DWI Offenses - Requires all persons convicted of DUI for first time to serve difference between time incarcerated and maximum sentence on supervised probation and requires first offenders to undergo alcohol and drug assessment as part of probation. Amends TCA Section 55-10-403. by *Tindell.

*House Bill No. 1888 -- State Employees - Allows University of Tennessee system employees to have employee organization membership dues deducted from their pay if at least 250 employees file a written request with the administrative head of such system. Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 23. by *Tindell, *Armstrong.

House Bill No. 1889 -- Election Laws - Requires county election commission to place source codes for vote counting software for electronic voting machines in approved escrow facility prior to election for purpose of recount or accuracy tests. Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 9. by *Tindell.

House Bill No. 1890 -- Public Funds and Financing - Removes references to the security for public deposits task force, which is obsolete. Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4. by *Tindell.

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*House Bill No. 1891 -- Ethics - Requires ethics commission to employ at least two attorneys; allows family members of staff persons of the registry of election finance and ethics commission to make campaign contributions; clarifies that registry of election finance has jurisdiction over campaign contributions made by employers of lobbyists. Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 6. by *Tindell.

*House Bill No. 1892 -- Nurses, Nursing - Enacts a "Tennessee Nurse Home Visitor Program Act." Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. by *DeBerry J.

House Bill No. 1893 -- Special License Plates - Authorizes issuance of 101st Airborne new specialty license plates. Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4. by *Johnson P, *Johnson C, *Pitts.

House Bill No. 1894 -- Election Laws - Requires any voting system purchased on or after July 1, 2007, to produce a paper version of any ballot cast; requires such paper version to be retained by county election commission for recounts, contests, or random samplings. Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 9. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1895 -- Election Laws - Revises provisions related to computerized voting systems, contested elections, alleged tempering with ballots or voting machines, post election audits, and retention of certain information. Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 11; Title 2, Chapter 7 and Title 2, Chapter 9. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1896 -- Election Laws - Requires all new voting machines be either optical scan or if touch-screen devices, be equipped with a device that complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act that provides a paper trail that can be reviewed by the voter to insure the accountability of the vote. Amends TCA Title 2. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1897 -- State Government - Creates study committee to examine the efficiency in construction and enhancement of state structures and facilities. Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4 and Title 12. by *Rinks.

*House Bill No. 1898 -- Litter Control - Rewrites criminal offense provisions for littering. Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 5. by *Rinks.

*House Bill No. 1899 -- Alcoholic Beverages - Creates an additional class of licenses allowing the sale of wine at certain retail food stores. Amends TCA Title 57. by *Marrero.

*House Bill No. 1900 -- Motor Vehicles - Imposes additional fees for motor vehicle violations, such funds earmarked for highways and certain hospitals. Amends TCA Title 55. by *Marrero.

*House Bill No. 1901 -- Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - Increases the amount of personal needs allowance for certain nursing home residents. Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 1. by *Marrero, *Rowe, *DeBerry L.

*House Bill No. 1902 -- Courts, Juvenile - Mandates a preliminary inquiry into the possibility of informal adjustment in all cases involving delinquents, except that delinquents who commit sexual offenses or offenses involving or resulting in serious or significant bodily injury are prohibited from receiving informal adjustment; requires local rules of court or practice in all jurisdictions to include informal adjustment in juvenile cases. Amends TCA Section 37-1-110. by *Marrero.

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*House Bill No. 1903 -- Explosives - Requires advisory council on the commercial explosives industry to conduct annual study of department of commerce and insurance blasting regulations; department required to report recommendations to general assembly. Amends TCA Section 68-105-119. by *Lynn.

House Bill No. 1904 -- Corporations, Not for Profit - Revises the Public Benefit Hospital Sales and Conveyance Act of 2006. Amends TCA Title 48, Chapter 68. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1905 -- Employees, Employers - Revises requirements for self-insured benefit plans for staff leasing companies. Amends TCA Title 56. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1906 -- Taxes, Sales - States explicitly that sales tax exemption for gasoline and diesel fuel used for agricultural purposes, as provided by 67-6-329(a)(1), also applies to gasoline and diesel fuel used by loggers for off-road purposes. Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 3 and Title 67, Chapter 6. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1907 -- Criminal Procedure - Extends circumstances under which there is a legal presumption that a person using deadly force in self defense had a reasonable belief of death and confers civil immunity upon person properly using self defense. Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11, Part 6. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1908 -- Pensions and Retirement Benefits - Revises retirement provisions for general sessions and juvenile court judges, from Group 1 to Group 4 level; creates revenue neutral funding mechanism for state and counties. Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 16, Chapter 15. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1909 -- Taxes, Ad Valorem - Adds Decatur County to list of counties where taxpayer cannot make direct appeal of value of property to state board of equalization. Amends TCA Section 67-5-1412. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1910 -- General Assembly - Requires mass mailings sent by member of the general assembly to persons within the member's district within 30 days of an election to be paid from the member's campaign account. Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 3, Chapter 1, Part 1. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1911 -- Motor Vehicles - Increases the distance of the required unobstructed view of certain stopped vehicles upon any highway outside of a business or residential district from 200 feet to 300 feet. Amends TCA Title 55. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1912 -- Highways, Roads and Bridges - Increases time for filing inventory of county highway machinery, equipment, tools, supplies, and materials from 60 to 75 days from date chief administrative officer takes office. Amends TCA Title 54. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1913 -- Transportation, Dept. of - Revises duties of the commissioner to require the estimated dollar amount needed to implement the long range and coordinated statewide transportation plan be reported to the general assembly every year or more frequently as the commissioner may determine. Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 54. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1914 -- Telecommunications - Requires municipally or cooperatively owned utilities to provide access for pole attachments to poles and conduit located in public rights of way. Amends TCA Section 65-21-105. by *Rinks.

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House Bill No. 1915 -- Financial Responsibility Law - Adds certificate for driving to definition of "driver license" for purposes of complying with the financial responsibility law. Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 12, Part 1. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1916 -- Election Laws - Clarifies that information regarding absentee requests and applications are confidential and not subject to the Open Records Law until the end of early voting. Amends TCA Section 2-6-202(c). by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1917 -- Election Laws - Requires applications for voter registration to be accepted and processed through the 29th day before election if the 30th day falls on Sunday; allows voter who moves within the same county to transfer registration by email which includes a scanned signature; makes various other revisions to election laws. Amends TCA Section 2-5- 207(b); Section 2-2-109; Section 2-2-129(a)(1); Section 2-5-208(c); Section 2-6-201; Section 2- 6-202(a)(3); Section 2-6-202(d)(3); Section 2-6-502(c); Section 2-7-104(a); Section 2-7- 112(a)(2)(D); Section 2-7-133(i); Section 2-8-107(b) and Section 5-1-104(b)(3). by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1918 -- Election Laws - Allows county election commissions to establish vote centers that would allow a registered voter in that county to vote at any center regardless of the voter's precinct. Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 3. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1919 -- Accountants - Requires accountants who practice in Tennessee under reciprocity agreements with other states to cease practice if their license becomes invalid in state of issuance; changes eligibility date for accountancy exam. Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 1, Part 1. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1920 -- Real Estate Agents and Brokers - Deletes statutory requirement that executive director of the real estate commission have passed the broker's examination. Amends TCA Section 62-13-207. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1921 -- Boats, Boating - Requires boat titling in state of Tennessee. by *Rinks, *Harrison.

House Bill No. 1922 -- Health Care - Prohibits health care facilities and health care providers from charging an uninsured patient more for services rendered to the patient than the participating fee amount the facility or provider would receive from Medicare if the same services were provided to a Medicare recipient. Amends TCA Title 63 and Section 68-11-262. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1923 -- Redistricting, Congressional - Requires compliance with state and federal constitutions as well as judicial decisions in passing congressional redistricting plan. Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 3. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1924 -- Redistricting, Legislative - Clarifies that senate must comply with applicable federal statutes. Amends TCA Title 2 and Section 3-1-102. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1925 -- Redistricting, Legislative - Clarifies that state house districts must comply with all federal statutes and court decisions. Amends TCA Title 2 and Section 3-1- 103. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1926 -- Redistricting, Legislative - Clarifies that state house districts must comply with all federal statutes and court decisions. Amends TCA Title 2 and Section 3-1- 103. by *Rinks.

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House Bill No. 1927 -- Redistricting, Legislative - Clarifies that senate must comply with applicable federal statutes. Amends TCA Title 2 and Section 3-1-102. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1928 -- Redistricting, Congressional - Requires compliance with state and federal constitutions as well as judicial decisions in passing congressional redistricting plan. Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 3. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1929 -- Municipal Government - Requires all municipal elections, except in any county having a metropolitan form of government, to be held in conjunction with either the regular November or regular August election. Amends TCA Title 6. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1930 -- Highway Signs - "Clay Wagoner Highway," segment of State Route 224 in McNairy County. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1931 -- Holidays and Days of Special Observance - "Bluegrass Day," fourth Saturday in May, to honor bluegrass music and its many contributions to Tennessee as a day of special observance. Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1932 -- Recycling - Expands beneficial end use of recycled, shredded tires to include recreational applications such as playground uses, running tracks, walking paths, and other landscaping applications; authorizes the department of environment and conservation to provide grants for such usage. Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 211, Part 8. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1933 -- Tort Liability and Reform - Requires actions for personal injury or death involving negligent conduct in a nursing home to be brought as medical malpractice actions. Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 26, Part 1. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1934 -- Health Care - Requires certificate of need to provide multi-slice computerized tomography services. Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 16. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1935 -- Regional Authorities and Special Districts - Expands West Tennessee River Basin Authority's geographical area to include certain creek and river basins flowing into the Tennessee River from the east. Amends TCA Title 64, Chapter 1. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 1936 -- Regional Authorities and Special Districts - Expands West Tennessee River Basin Authority's geographical area to include certain creek and river basins flowing into the Tennessee River from the east. Amends TCA Title 64, Chapter 1, Part 11. by *Rinks.

*House Bill No. 1937 -- Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - Requires LEAs to give priority to non-school system entities with pre-existing pre-kindergarten classrooms in developing programs under the lottery-funded voluntary pre-kindergarten program. Amends TCA Title 49. by *Dunn.

*House Bill No. 1938 -- Planning, Public - Requires posting notice of hearing for proposal to create older neighborhood preservation grant program, in addition to posting notice in newspaper. Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 64; Title 13 and Title 67. by *Dunn.

*House Bill No. 1939 -- Election Laws - Requires candidate, political campaign committee, or political party that discovers a contribution was made from funds illegally obtained by the contributor to refund the contribution to the rightful owner; creates Class B misdemeanor for person to request a candidate pay a fee in order for the person to endorse the candidate. Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10 and Title 2, Chapter 19. by *Dunn.

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House Bill No. 1940 -- Taxes, Sales - Enacts "Tennessee Scenic Lake Resort District Act." Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4, Part 1 and Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 1. by *Winningham.

*House Bill No. 1941 -- Education, Higher - Requires students seeking athletic scholarships from state institutions of higher education to meet certain high school requirements. Amends TCA Title 49. by *Winningham.

*House Bill No. 1942 -- Education - Requires each LEA to annually report to the commissioner of education the employment standards the LEA has adopted for school resource officers. Amends TCA Section 49-6-4217. by *Winningham.

*House Bill No. 1943 -- Education - Expands opportunities for parent involvement in public schools. Amends TCA Section 49-2-305. by *Winningham.

*House Bill No. 1944 -- Education, Curriculum - Removes provision that permits a course on personal finance to satisfy instruction requirement on the free enterprise system. Amends TCA Section 49-6-1205. by *Winningham.

*House Bill No. 1945 -- Scholarships and Financial Aid - Creates the "Tennessee student assistance program account" in the state treasury for the deposit of funds appropriated for Tennessee student assistance awards; provides that earnings on the account are credited to the account and that moneys in the account do not revert to the state general fund at the end of any fiscal year. Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4. by *Winningham.

House Bill No. 1946 -- Water Authorities - Requires any city, metropolitan government, or county that creates a water and wastewater treatment authority to conduct a public hearing to review the efficiency and success of the authority and the rates imposed by such authority. Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 68, Chapter 221. by *Lynn.

House Bill No. 1947 -- Education, Higher - Requires postsecondary institution authorized to operate by THEC under the postsecondary authorization act to advise potential students about the status of its authorization from THEC and the transferability of courses to other postsecondary institutions and to provide THEC and students with job placement data; regulates the use of the terms "university" and "college." Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 20. by *Swafford.

House Bill No. 1948 -- Consumer Protection - Enacts "Tennessee Children's Product Safety Act." Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 68 and Title 71. by *Jones S.

House Bill No. 1949 -- Health Care - Requires the department of health rather than local school officials to review and approve or disapprove applications for medical and religious exemptions from school immunizations; requires such applications to be notarized and to be renewed annually; requires certain information regarding the risks of choosing not to immunize to be provided to parents or guardians. Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6. by *Jones S.

House Bill No. 1950 -- Education - Enacts the "Schools Against Violence in Education Act" also known as the "SAVE Act." Amends TCA Title 49. by *Jones S, *Moore.

*House Bill No. 1951 -- Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - Requires driver license or two types of identification to register a motor vehicle in Tennessee. Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4, Part 1. by *Johnson P.

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*House Bill No. 1952 -- Domestic Violence - Makes a violation of an ex parte order of protection a Class C misdemeanor under certain circumstances. Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3; Title 39, Chapter 13 and Title 40, Chapter 11, Part 1. by *Lynn.

House Bill No. 1953 -- Motor Vehicles - Exempts from motor vehicle dealer requirements operators of permanent auction facilities that sell at less than six auctions a year motor vehicles of 8,000 lbs or more. Amends TCA Section 55-17-120. by *Lynn, *Bone.

*House Bill No. 1954 -- Insurance, Health, Accident - Extends the right-to-return/free look period provided for individual long-term care insurance policyholders. Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 42. by *Overbey.

House Bill No. 1955 -- Scholarships and Financial Aid - Creates a medical school scholarship-loan program for students studying in Tennessee private medical schools who agree to practice in Tennessee one year for each year of the scholarship. Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4. by *Armstrong, *Tindell, *Overbey, *Pruitt, *Favors.

*House Bill No. 1956 -- Motor Vehicles - Enacts the "Motorcycle and Off-Road Vehicle Dealer Fairness Act." Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 25. by *Armstrong.

House Bill No. 1957 -- Scholarships and Financial Aid - Creates a medical school scholarship-loan program for students studying in Tennessee public or private medical schools who agree to practice in Tennessee one year for each year of the scholarship. Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4. by *Armstrong, *Tindell, *Overbey, *Pruitt, *Favors.

House Bill No. 1958 -- Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, Dept. of - Requires the department to publish an annual report that presents detailed information on the department's funding allocations by source, program, geographic area, and provider on all state controlled funds by October 1st of each year. Amends TCA Title 33. by *Armstrong, *Odom, *Overbey.

House Bill No. 1959 -- Taxes, Business - Makes technical change to definition of "dominant business activity" for purposes of business tax. Amends TCA Title 67. by *Armstrong.

House Bill No. 1960 -- Dentists - Authorizes department of health to contract with the National Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped (NFDH), or other appropriate nonprofit organization, to provide donated dental services. Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 5. by *Armstrong, *Favors, *Odom, *Overbey.

*House Bill No. 1961 -- 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. by *Armstrong, *Tindell, *Overbey.

House Bill No. 1962 -- Welfare - Requires the commissioner of human services to report in writing concerning changes in the TANF program and the state's waiver concerning it by January 1, 2008. Amends TCA Title 71. by *Armstrong, *Pruitt, *Favors, *Shaw, *Miller L, *Odom.

*House Bill No. 1963 -- Health Care - Expands the types of clinics at which volunteer health care licensees may render service. Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 7. by *Armstrong, *Tindell.

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*House Bill No. 1964 -- TennCare - Requires the bureau of TennCare to establish a pilot project with certain treatment modalities to provide treatment to women with a dual diagnosis for mental illness and drug or alcohol abuse. Amends TCA Title 33; Title 68 and Title 71. by *Armstrong.

House Bill No. 1965 -- Education - Authorizes members of the state school bond authority to appoint designees to serve in the member's place as a trustee of the chairs of excellence endowment trust fund. Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 5. by *Armstrong, *Tindell.

House Bill No. 1966 -- Education - Authorizes members of the state school bond authority to appoint designees to serve in the member's place as a trustee of the chairs of excellence endowment trust fund. Amends TCA Section 49-7-501(c). by *Armstrong, *Tindell.

House Bill No. 1967 -- Methamphetamine - Creates the division of methamphetamine exposure detection in the department of health in order to detect and report to appropriate medical, legal, and child welfare personnel those children who have been exposed to methamphetamine. Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 68. by *Armstrong.

House Bill No. 1968 -- Local Government, General - Includes as "certain unfunded pension obligations," for purposes of local government public obligations law, pension benefits for past service of employees of a local government whose pension benefits arise from a defined benefit pension plan adopted by referendum amendment of a county charter, and which limits enrollment to law enforcement employees of the local government. Amends TCA Section 9-21-105. by *Armstrong, *Tindell.

House Bill No. 1969 -- Highway Signs - "Casey C. Jones Memorial Bridge," spanning Norfolk-Southern railroad tracks on Magnolia Avenue (U.S. Highway 11/U.S. Highway 70/State Route 1) in Knoxville. by *Armstrong, *Tindell.

House Bill No. 1970 -- Highway Signs - "Robert J. Booker Bridge," spanning James White Parkway (State Route 158) on Summit Hill Drive in Knoxville. by *Armstrong, *Tindell.

House Bill No. 1971 -- General Assembly, Studies - Establishes Tennessee Alzheimer's Disease Task Force. Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. by *Armstrong, *Eldridge, *Pruitt, *Favors, *Shaw, *Odom, *Hensley, *Crider, *DuBois, *Williams, *Overbey, *Shepard, *Turner M, *Ferguson, *Jones S, *Marrero, *DeBerry J, *Harrison, *Maggart, *Tindell.

House Bill No. 1972 -- Nurses, Nursing - Requires the board of nursing to report to the house health and human resources committee and the senate general welfare, health and human resources committee by January 15, 2008, concerning practice settings of Tennessee nurses; the report shall detail traditional and non-traditional practice settings and professional issues raised by such settings. Amends TCA Title 33; Title 49; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68. by *Armstrong.

*House Bill No. 1973 -- Abortion - Requires an abortion provider who induces an abortion by the administration of the drug mifepristone to provide the patient with a copy of the Medication Guide and Patient Agreement from the drug manufacturer and to provide verbally certain other information. Amends TCA Section 39-15-203. by *Maggart, *Casada.

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House Bill No. 1974 -- Safety - Creates a Class C misdemeanor offense subject to a fine only for a parent or legal guardian to permit a child under the age of 18 to operate or be a passenger on an off-highway motor vehicle on certain property without wearing a helmet that meets the U. S. department of transportation standards; authorizes municipalities to adopt mirror ordinance and to issue a traffic citation in lieu of arrest for a violation. Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10; Title 55, Chapter 52 and Title 70, Chapter 9. by *Maggart.

*House Bill No. 1975 -- Attorneys at Law - Requires that any attorney who represented or is representing a defendant in a capital case and who is found to have provided ineffective legal assistance or admitted to providing ineffective legal assistance to be disqualified from current representation and/or barred from future representation in capital cases in this state. Amends amend TCA Title 8, Chapter 14 and Title 40. by *Buck.

*House Bill No. 1976 -- Insurance, Health, Accident - Establishes a 21-member study commission on health care. Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. by *Hensley.

*House Bill No. 1977 -- Schools, Private and Charter - Requires prospective charter school population to consist of students previously enrolled in a charter school, students assigned to or previously enrolled in schools failing to make adequate yearly progress, or students who are eligible for free or reduced price lunch. Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13. by *Harwell.

House Bill No. 1978 -- County Government - Increases the authorized amount a county may levy on new residential construction as a development tax under the County Powers Relief Act from $1.00 to $2.00 per square foot. Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 29. by *Hood.

House Bill No. 1979 -- Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - Creates a lottery loan- scholarship program for students seeking to receive degrees, certificates, diplomas, or other credentials necessary for licensure in a profession in which there is a critical shortage in Tennessee or a particular area of Tennessee. Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9. by *Hood.

House Bill No. 1980 -- Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - Requires postsecondary institutions enrolling Tennessee HOPE scholarship and Tennessee HOPE access grant students to provide academic advisement programs to assist with scholarship and grant retention; permits students participating in such programs who lose the scholarship to petition for additional time in which to achieve academic eligibility. Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9. by *Hood.

*House Bill No. 1981 -- Domestic Relations - Requires a waiting period for any divorce involving parties with minor children; requires mediation in all divorce proceedings; allows a court to deny a divorce if the parents have not completed parenting classes; requires cases involving the custody of or visitation with children of unmarried parents to be subject to the parenting plan mediation and parenting class process. Amends TCA Title 36. by *DuBois.

*House Bill No. 1982 -- Boards and Commissions - Exempts from licensure part-time locksmiths who earn less than $3,000 annually from providing locksmithing services. Amends TCA Section 62-11-105. by *DuBois.

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*House Bill No. 1983 -- Immigrants - Provides for enforcement of the statute prohibiting the hiring of illegal immigrants in this state by local law enforcement agencies as well as by the department of labor and workforce development. Amends TCA Section 50-1-103. by *DuBois.

House Bill No. 1984 -- Short Term Loans and Lenders - Revises the Tennessee Title Pledge Act. Amends TCA Title 45, Chapter 15. by *Turner L, *Fitzhugh, *Marrero.

*House Bill No. 1985 -- Capital Punishment - Provides that no sentence of death may be carried out from the effective date of the act through May 2, 2009, although trials for and the other procedure involving the offense of first degree murder may still proceed. Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 2. by *Turner L, *Marrero.

*House Bill No. 1986 -- County Officers - Requires the compensation of every county- wide elected official to be at least equal to the compensation paid to the highest paid appointed official or employee under the office of the county mayor. Amends TCA Section 8-24-102. by *Turner L, *Marrero.

House Bill No. 1987 -- Domestic Violence - Expands definition of abuse to include physical harm, attempted physical harm, or threatened physical harm to a pet of an adult or minor and allows security of pets to be provided for in protection orders. Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6. by *Sontany.

House Bill No. 1988 -- Animals and Animal Cruelty - Enacts the "Tennessee Equine Protection Act." Amends TCA Title 39; Title 44; Title 55 and Title 63. by *Sontany.

*House Bill No. 1989 -- Victims' Rights - Enacts the "Emergency Care for Rape Victims Act of 2007.". by *Sontany, *Briley.

*House Bill No. 1990 -- Prisoners and Inmates - Requires private prison contractors to return inmates from other states back to the sending state for release instead of releasing the inmates into Tennessee. Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 24. by *Sontany.

*House Bill No. 1991 -- Sexual Offenders - Requires contracts for labor or services on school grounds or child care center grounds to require clause in contract that the contractor will not permit a sex offender to go on premises when children present and violation is breach of contract. Amends TCA Section 49-5-413. by *McCord.

*House Bill No. 1992 -- Surplus Property - Authorizes Roane County to dispose of surplus property by Internet auction if approved by two-thirds vote of legislative body of Roane County. Amends TCA Section 5-14-108. by *Ferguson, *Baird, *Harrison, *Johnson P.

House Bill No. 1993 -- Tort Liability and Reform - Replaces the term "medical malpractice" with "health care liability action" and revises provisions concerning damages, expert testimony, attorney fees, and other matters in such actions. Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 26, Part 1. by *Overbey, *Shepard, *DeBerry J, *Eldridge, *Armstrong, *Mumpower, *Brown, *Pinion, *Jones U, *Lundberg, *Fraley, *McDaniel, *Tidwell, *Casada, *Harwell, *McCord, *Hawk, *Todd, *Harrison, *Kelsey, *Baird, *Swafford, *Curtiss, *Montgomery, *Yokley, *Hensley, *Sargent, *McCormick.

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*House Bill No. 1994 -- Sunset Laws - Department of education, June 30, 2011. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3 and Title 4, Chapter 29. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 1995 -- Nuisances - Authorizes certain parties to sue owner of building that is public nuisance for compliance with building codes; authorizes courts to appoint receivers to abate public nuisance when owner will not do so. Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 6 and Title 29, Chapter 1, Part 1. by *Miller L.

*House Bill No. 1996 -- Education, Higher - Requires TSAC to publish eligibility requirements for the minority teaching fellows program. Amends TCA Section 49-4-706. by *Jones U.

House Bill No. 1997 -- Election Laws - Creates Class A misdemeanor offense of knowingly misleading voter or potential voter from voting or registering by spreading false or misleading information by any form of communication concerning qualifications or ability to vote or register. Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 39. by *Jones U.

House Bill No. 1998 -- Fines and Penalties - Increases maximum fine for making nonemergency 911 call from $50.00 to $500. Amends TCA Section 7-86-316. by *Jones U.

*House Bill No. 1999 -- County Government - Authorizes the county legislative body of any county having a charter form of government or where a municipality located in such county is a home rule municipality to request a referendum on the adoption of any amendment to such charters; the referendum to be held in a special election or concurrent with any other scheduled special or primary election. Amends TCA Section 2-5-151. by *Jones U.

*House Bill No. 2000 -- Firefighters - Makes provisions for background checks on fire protection personnel or applicants as a condition of employment effective in any home rule municipality only upon the adoption of an ordinance by a two-thirds vote of the legislative body of such municipality. Amends TCA Section 68-102-308. by *Jones U.

*House Bill No. 2001 -- Sunset Laws - Military affairs commission, June 30, 2011. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 49. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2002 -- Sunset Laws - Department of mental health and developmental disabilities, statewide planning and policy council, June 30, 2011. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 33, Chapter 1. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2003 -- Sunset Laws - Board of probation and parole, June 30, 2011. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 40, Chapter 28. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2004 -- Sunset Laws - Tennessee Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association, June 30, 2011. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 56, Chapter 12. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2005 -- Sunset Laws - Home improvement commission, June 30, 2010. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 62, Chapter 37, Part 1. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2006 -- Sunset Laws - Department of children's services, standards committee, June 30, 2011. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 71, Chapter 3. by *Kernell.

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*House Bill No. 2007 -- Sunset Laws - State board of education, June 30, 2011. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 1. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2008 -- Sunset Laws - Board of medical examiners, June 30, 2011. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 6. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2009 -- Sunset Laws - Child care agency licensing board of review, June 30, 2011. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 71, Chapter 3. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2010 -- Sunset Laws - Committee for the blind and other severely disabled, June 30, 2011. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 71, Chapter 4. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2011 -- Sunset Laws - State TennCare pharmacy advisory committee, June 30, 2009. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 71, Chapter 5. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2012 -- Sunset Laws - Department of children's services, June 30, 2011. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 37, Chapter 5. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2013 -- Sunset Laws - Department of transportation, June 30, 2010. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2014 -- Sunset Laws - Terminates the Cragfont restoration commission. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 13 and Title 4, Chapter 29. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2015 -- Sunset Laws - Commission on aging, June 30, 2011. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 71, Chapter 2. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2016 -- Sunset Laws - Sam Davis Memorial Association, Board of Trustees, June 30, 2011. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 13 and Title 4, Chapter 29. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2017 -- Sunset Laws - Department of general services, June 30, 2009. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2018 -- Sunset Laws - Civil service commission, June 30, 2011. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 8, Chapter 30. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2019 -- Sunset Laws - Commission on Indian Affairs, June 30, 2011. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 34. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2020 -- Sunset Laws - Interstate compact on the placement of children, June 30, 2011. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 37, Chapter 4. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2021 -- Sunset Laws - Department of human services, June 30, 2011. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2022 -- Sunset Laws - Standards committee, department of human services, June 30, 2011. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 37, Chapter 5. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2023 -- Sunset Laws - Department of mental health and developmental disabilities, June 30, 2011. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3. by *Kernell.

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*House Bill No. 2024 -- Sunset Laws - Terminates advisory council, Cordell Hull birthplace. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 13 and Title 4, Chapter 29. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2025 -- Sunset Laws - Tennessee rehabilitative initiative in correction board, June 30, 2011. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 41, Chapter 22. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2026 -- Sunset Laws - Department of personnel, June 30, 2010. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2027 -- Sunset Laws - Commission on children and youth, June 30, 2011. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 37, Chapter 3. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2028 -- Sunset Laws - Sports Festival, Inc., June 30, 2011. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 8, Chapter 1. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2029 -- Sunset Laws - Sports Festival, Inc, board of directors, June 30, 2011. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 40. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2030 -- Sunset Laws - Tennessee motor vehicle commission, June 30, 2010. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 55, Chapter 17. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2031 -- Sunset Laws - Board of respiratory care, June 30, 2011. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 27. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2032 -- Sunset Laws - Industrial development division, building finance committee, June 30, 2012. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 14 and Title 4, Chapter 29. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2033 -- Sunset Laws - Tennessee board for economic growth, June 30, 2010. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 14 and Title 4, Chapter 29. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2034 -- Sunset Laws - Southern states nuclear compact, June 30, 2012. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 68, Chapter 202. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2035 -- Sunset Laws - Four Lake regional industrial developmental authority, June 30, 2010. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 64, Chapter 5. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2036 -- Sunset Laws - Southern states energy board, June 30, 2012. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 68, Chapter 202. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2037 -- Sunset Laws - Viticulture advisory board, June 30, 2012. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 43, Chapter 30. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2038 -- Sunset Laws - Historical commission, June 30, 2012. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 11 and Title 4, Chapter 29. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2039 -- Sunset Laws - Agricultural Hall of Fame, board of governors, June 30, 2012. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 43, Chapter 1. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2040 -- Recycling - Enacts "Tennessee Deposit Beverage Container Recycling Act of 2007.". by *Shaw.

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*House Bill No. 2041 -- Public Health - Establishes the Jackson-Madison County Health Department as a district health department. Amends TCA Title 68. by *Shaw.

*House Bill No. 2042 -- Driver Licenses - Requires judge who dismisses underlying offense against minor driver involved in an accident to notify the department of safety; and prohibits the department, upon receiving such notice, from finding such driver at fault in the accident in administrative proceedings. Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 50. by *Shaw.

House Bill No. 2043 -- Public Utilities - Clarifies that the department of the treasury is to administer the small and minority-owned business assistance program. Amends TCA Sections 65-5-112 and 65-5-113. by *Shaw.

House Bill No. 2044 -- Abuse - Requires health care providers to report illegal drug use by pregnant women to the department of children services. Amends TCA Title 37; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40. by *DeBerry J.

House Bill No. 2045 -- Emergency Communications Districts - Gives the state emergency communications board, instead of chancery court, the authority, after a contested case hearing, to determine whether a board member of an emergency communications district should be removed from office under certain circumstances. Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 86, Part 3. by *Turner M.

*House Bill No. 2046 -- Railroads - Enacts the "Tennessee Land Injury Liability Act." Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 34 and Title 65. by *Cobb C.

*House Bill No. 2047 -- Special License Plates - Authorizes issuance of Tennessee Equity Project new specialty earmarked license plates; allocates 50 percent of funds derived from sale thereof to the Tennessee Equity Project Foundation. Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4. by *Marrero.

House Bill No. 2048 -- Schools, Private and Charter - Removes the prohibitions on converting a cyber-based school to a public charter school and on creating a cyber-based public charter school. Amends TCA Section 49-13-106. by *Campfield.

House Bill No. 2049 -- Physicians and Surgeons - Allows an organization that sponsors volunteer health care services to file reports concerning the physicians providing such volunteer services on a quarterly basis and to maintain confirmation of licensure of such physicians as provided on the state Web site; clarifies that activities that are not otherwise authorized cannot be performed at the physician's office on behalf of the sponsoring organization. Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 7. by *Armstrong.

House Bill No. 2050 -- Special License Plates - Authorizes issuance of Diabetes Awareness new specialty earmarked license plates; allocates 50 percent of funds derived from sale of such plates to Tennessee Division of American Diabetes Association. Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4. by *Armstrong.

*House Bill No. 2051 -- Domestic Relations - Authorizes commissioner of department of children's services to provide for instruction in GED preparation and vocational and occupational training in youth development centers. Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37. by *Brown.

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House Bill No. 2052 -- Taxes, Tobacco, Tobacco Products - Levies tax, in a certain amount, on moist snuff. Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 10. by *Harmon, *Pinion, *Bibb, *Jones U, *Curtiss, *Tindell, *Shaw, *Sargent, *Hawk, *Harwell, *Crider, *Turner M, *Odom, *Briley, *Strader, *McCord, *Johnson P, *Harrison, *Williams, *Eldridge, *DeBerry L, *Favors, *Dean, *DeBerry J, *Matheny, *Watson , *Ford, *Lollar, *McCormick, *Montgomery, *Maggart, *Ferguson.

*House Bill No. 2053 -- Fees - Adds additional fees on the purchase of off-highway motor vehicles by certain persons to be used by the Tennessee wildlife resources agency for purposes including trail development and acquisition; trail maintenance; enforcement, safety, and education involving such vehicles; administration; and public awareness. Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 70. by *Matheny.

House Bill No. 2054 -- Alcoholic Beverages - Allows any municipality, regardless of population, to conduct a referendum for liquor by the drink. Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 3, Part 1. by *Roach.

House Bill No. 2055 -- Marriage - Exempts nonresidents of Tennessee who have not completed a pre-marital preparation course from payment of $60.00 of the additional marriage license fee of $62.50 used to fund various domestic programs, if obtaining a marriage license in Claiborne County. Amends TCA Section 36-6-413. by *Roach.

House Bill No. 2056 -- Trailers - Imposes registration and registration tax requirements on certain privately owned trailers by removing present exemption for such trailers. Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4 and Title 67. by *Roach.

House Bill No. 2057 -- Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - Authorizes the retitling of nonrepairable vehicles if sufficiently noted on nonrepairable vehicle certificate and the title. Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 3, Part 2. by *Roach.

House Bill No. 2058 -- Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - Makes it an unfair insurance practice and a violation of the Consumer Protection Act for an insurance company to use an individual's credit information to underwrite, cancel, or refuse a new risk or increase premiums on a policy. Amends TCA Title 47 and Title 56. by *Roach.

House Bill No. 2059 -- Criminal Offenses - Increases penalty from Class C to Class B misdemeanor for trespassing on property with an ATV; second and subsequent offenses are punishable by mandatory $250 fine. Amends TCA Section 70-9-107. by *Roach.

House Bill No. 2060 -- Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - Changes the home of record requirement from time of entry into military service to date of application for financial assistance for purposes of qualifying for a HOPE scholarship by dependents of members of the armed forces or the Tennessee national guard who do not reside in Tennessee immediately preceding date of application for a HOPE scholarship and who did not complete high school in Tennessee. Amends TCA Section 49-4-926. by *Roach.

*House Bill No. 2061 -- Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, Dept. of - Creates a pilot project in Shelby County concerning community-based mental health and substance abuse care systems; appropriates $1,500,000 for the 2007-2008 fiscal year to fund the pilot project. Amends TCA Title 33. by *Rowe, *Miller L, *DeBerry L, *Marrero, *Cooper B.

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*House Bill No. 2062 -- Banks and Financial Institutions - Requires banks to credit electronic transfers to a customer's account before processing a debit against that account on the same business day. Amends TCA Title 45, Chapter 2 and Title 47, Chapter 4. by *Kernell.

House Bill No. 2063 -- Elderly Persons - Creates the department of aging and disability and transfers to that department the duties of the commission on aging and disability. Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 13; Title 33; Title 34; Title 49; Title 55; Title 56; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71. by *Maddox, *Armstrong.

House Bill No. 2064 -- Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - Adds University of Tennessee System and Board of Regents as recipients of THEC's annual report on scholarship and grant programs data. Amends TCA Title 49. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2065 -- Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - Creates advisory committee to study lottery funded capital outlay projects. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51, Part 1; Title 8, Chapter 4; Title 9, Chapter 4; Title 9, Chapter 9, Part 1 and Title 49. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2066 -- Education, Higher - Authorizes state colleges and universities to provide free Internet access campus wide. Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9. by *Maddox.

*House Bill No. 2067 -- Basic Education Program (BEP) - Provides that BEP and other state funding to ensure or promote classroom Internet connectivity and/or technology access shall be paid by the state directly to the respective LEAs. Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 3. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2068 -- Education - Authorizes the board of trustees of the baccalaureate education system trust fund program to contract with other college savings programs under federal law; revises provisions governing termination of contract and requests to transfer money to another account. Amends TCA Section 49-7-824 and Section 49-7-805(4). by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2069 -- Education - Authorizes the board of trustees of the baccalaureate education system trust fund program to impose restrictions on the substitution of beneficiaries; such restrictions may not be less stringent than those imposed under Internal Revenue Code provisions applicable to the program. Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 8. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2070 -- Education - Permits children of teachers who live outside of the state to attend a school within the district where the teacher is employed. Amends TCA Title 49. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2071 -- Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - Permits public and not- for-profit organizations operating after-school adult basic education programs to apply for lottery education after-school program grants. Amends TCA Title 49. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2072 -- Tobacco, Tobacco Products - Expands prohibitions on smoking on school grounds. Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 49 and Title 68. by *Maddox.

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House Bill No. 2073 -- Education - Allows volunteer school personnel with proper training to administer anti-seizure medications to a student in an emergency situation in accordance with the student's individual health plan. Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2074 -- Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - Permits students not initially eligible to receive HOPE scholarship under certain conditions. Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 9. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2075 -- Education - Grants a tuition discount to state operated institutions of higher learning to children of a full-time employee in any public school system. Amends TCA Section 49-7-119. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2076 -- Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - Requires background checks for students entering teacher training programs. Amends TCA Title 49. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2077 -- Public Health - Adds rotavirus gastroenteritis (Rotateq) to the list of immunizations recommended for children under the age of two. Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 10, Part 4 and Title 68. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2078 -- Law Enforcement - Requires that all police officers and highway patrol officers who are on duty in patrol vehicles be provided with safety devices for any necessary water rescue. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 7, Part 1 and Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 1. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2079 -- Law Enforcement - Requires that all police and highway patrol officers be provided training on proper response to persons with mental illnesses; and requires that the POST commission's curriculum also include such training. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 7, Part 1 and Title 38, Chapter 8, Part 1. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2080 -- Cemeteries - Deletes prohibition of engaging in acts of amusement on cemetery grounds. Amends TCA Section 46-1-313. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2081 -- Insurance, Health, Accident - Exempts from gross premium tax a self-insured pool created by an association that has existed for 25 years or more of private, not-for-profit educational institutions; requires previous taxes paid by the pool to be returned. Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 26, Part 2. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2082 -- Insurance, Health, Accident - Revises the criteria for pooling liabilities to be a self-insurer; exempts a pool from mandated benefits and genetic information nondiscrimination requirements created by an association in existence for at least 25 years of private, not-for-profit educational institutions. Amends TCA Section 56-26-204. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2083 -- Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - Transfers jurisdiction of Big Cypress State Natural Area from the TWRA to the department of environment and conservation. Amends TCA Title 11. by *Maddox, *Tidwell.

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House Bill No. 2084 -- Taxes, Franchise - Creates a franchise tax credit for Tennessee businesses that establish or operate a call center or distribution facility in a county with a population less than 55,000 according to the 2000 census. Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 21. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2085 -- Courts, Municipal - Expands the jurisdiction of municipal courts to hear alleged violations of ordinances that mirror or duplicate certain state criminal offenses. Amends TCA Section 16-18-302. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2086 -- Uniform Commercial Code - Clarifies and reaffirms the duties of creditors. Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 9. by *Maddox, *Sargent, *Pinion, *Fitzhugh, *Curtiss, *DuBois, *Maggart.

House Bill No. 2087 -- Nurses, Nursing - Removes requirement that persons who perform personal support services have eight hours training from a licensed, registered nurse in order to assist with administering medication. Amends TCA Title 33, Chapter 2; Title 63, Chapter 7 and Title 68, Chapter 11. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2088 -- Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, Dept. of - Requires personal support services agencies to make certain disclosures to clients regarding potential liability as employers of personal support services workers. Amends TCA Title 33. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2089 -- Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, Dept. of - Changes period of exemption from licensure requirements for personal support services for person providing support service to only one person with mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or developmental disabilities from indefinite period to within 12 months. Amends TCA Title 33. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2090 -- Mental Retardation - Makes individuals from the waiting list eligible for ICF/MR beds and authorizes the division of mental retardation services to approve persons who fill such beds. Amends TCA Title 33; Title 68, Chapter 11 and Section 71-5-105. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2091 -- Mental Retardation - Requires that the methodology of the division of mental retardation services for determining payments to service providers phase in salaries and benefits for direct care staff over a three-year period that are commensurate with staff in developmental centers. Amends TCA Title 33. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2092 -- Taxes, Litigation - Authorizes Carroll County to impose a privilege tax on litigation in all civil and criminal cases in an amount not to exceed $25.00 per case. Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 6. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2093 -- Sharon - Subject to local approval, vacancies on the board of aldermen shall be filled by appointment of the mayor until the next scheduled election. Amends Chapter 177 of the Acts of 1901. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2094 -- Sharon - Subject to local approval, specifies that vacancies in office are to be filled by appointment of the mayor until the next scheduled election. Amends Chapter 177 of the Acts of 1901. by *Maddox.

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House Bill No. 2095 -- Real Estate Agents and Brokers - Eliminates loss of license as punishment for real estate commissioners setting fees for contracts or transactions. Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 13. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2096 -- Adoption - Creates fraud offenses and a civil cause of action in certain circumstances involving birth mothers and prospective adoptive parents or families. Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 39. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2097 -- Criminal Procedure - Adds offenses of rape, statutory rape by authority figure, aggravated child abuse, and stalking to list of offenses for which the judge must revoke bail immediately upon conviction. Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 35, Part 1. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2098 -- Domestic Relations - Allows a court to award reasonable attorney fees to a parent who either proposes or opposes a parental relocation with a child who is the subject of a custody order; protects social security numbers of the parties and their children in certain divorce and child custody and support proceedings; requires all parties to any divorce to be subject to certain temporary injunctions, and adds a new temporary injunction against hiding evidence stored electronically; requires capital losses to be deducted from capital gains for the purpose of calculating income pursuant to the child support guidelines. Amends TCA Section 36-4-106(b)(1); Section 36-4-106(d); Section 36-5-101(c)(2); Section 36-5-101(e) and Section 36-6-108. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2099 -- Telecommunications - Expands the membership of the Tennessee Broadband Task Force to include a representative of the department of education and requires the task force to submit an assessment of the state of broadband deployment on an annual basis. Amends Chapter 413 of the Public Acts of 2005, and all acts amendatory thereto, and to amend TCA Title 7, Chapter 52, Part 4. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2100 -- Telecommunications - Creates the nonprofit "Tennessee Broadband Access Corporation" to facilitate the deployment of broadband technologies across the state. Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5 and Title 65. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2101 -- Telecommunications - Requires any state health information technology program that seeks to create health information exchange networks to be statewide in scope and to include all urban and rural areas; prohibits grants for such networks that do not provide access to rural counties; includes eHealth program. Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 10; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 71. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2102 -- Telecommunications - Requires the department of economic and community development to establish a ConnectTN program to bring statewide broadband expansion. Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 10 and Title 65. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2103 -- Telecommunications - Requires the department of economic and community development to establish a ConnectTN program to bring statewide broadband expansion; provides for Tennessee Regulatory Authority to gather certain data. Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 10 and Title 65. by *Maddox.

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House Bill No. 2104 -- Telecommunications - Requires the department of economic and community development to establish a ConnectTN program in consultation with local governments to bring statewide broadband expansion. Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 10 and Title 65. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2105 -- Municipal Government - Allows municipalities that operate an electric plant to provide cable television, Internet, and related services. Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 52. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2106 -- Criminal Offenses - Establishes mandatory minimum sentences for offenses of sexual exploitation of minor, aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, and especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor and requires day for day service of minimum sentence. Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 10 and Title 40, Chapter 35. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2107 -- Sexual Offenses - Provides that a prosecution can be commenced for certain sexual offenses committed on or after July 1, 2007, within the applicable period established by law or within one year after the date on which the accused's identity is established through DNA, whichever period is longer. Amends TCA Section 40-2-101. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2108 -- Sexual Offenders - Enacts the “Tennessee Child Sexual Predator Punishment and Tracking Act of 2007.” Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 2; Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5; Title 40, Chapter 15; Title 40, Chapter 35 and Title 40, Chapter 39. by *Maddox.

*House Bill No. 2109 -- Child Custody and Support - Prohibits the child support guidelines published by the department of human services from taking into consideration an obligor's legal obligation to support, or actual support of, any children other than the children who are the subject of the decree of child support before the court. Amends TCA Section 36-5- 101. by *Maddox.

*House Bill No. 2110 -- Sexual Offenses - Extends the time during which a prosecution can be commenced for certain sexual offenses committed on or after July 1, 2007, to one year after the date on which the accused's identity is established through DNA. Amends TCA Section 40-2-101. by *Maddox.

*House Bill No. 2111 -- Cigarettes and Cigars - Redefines the word "person" for purposes of the tobacco tax law. Amends TCA Title 39; Title 56; Title 57; Title 67 and Title 68. by *Maddox.

*House Bill No. 2112 -- Annexation - Prohibits annexation of land that is subject to a permanent conservation easement. Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 51; Title 11; Title 66, Chapter 9, Part 3 and Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 10. by *Maddox.

*House Bill No. 2113 -- Drugs - Punishes teen athletes who use steroids by removing their eligibility to compete in interscholastic events for two years. Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6. by *Maddox.

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House Bill No. 2114 -- Public Defenders - Redefines duties of the executive director of the district public defenders conference. Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 14 and Title 9, Chapter 4. by *Buck.

House Bill No. 2115 -- Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - Requires department of revenue to permit the registration of antique motor vehicle's vintage license plates instead of current license plates. Amends TCA Section 55-4-111. by *Tidwell.

*House Bill No. 2116 -- Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - Requires that department of revenue verify that vehicle information numbers are removed from nonrepairable vehicles prior to issuance of nonrepairable vehicle certificate; and maintains prohibition on retitling such vehicles. Amends TCA Title 55. by *Tidwell.

House Bill No. 2117 -- Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - Broadens applicability of documentation procedure for issuance of certificate of title for vehicle lacking proper documentation to any vehicle by removing present applicability only to vehicle valued at $3,000 or less. Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 3, Part 1. by *Tidwell.

House Bill No. 2118 -- Regulatory Boards - Enacts the "Tennessee Soil Scientist Licensing and Regulatory Act." Amends TCA Title 62 and Title 68, Chapter 221. by *Tidwell, *Niceley.

House Bill No. 2119 -- Highways, Roads and Bridges - Directs that state funding shall be fully provided no later than 2010 in order to upgrade the highways connecting certain county seats to the nearest interstate highway. Amends TCA Section 54-5-102. by *Tidwell.

House Bill No. 2120 -- Wine, Wineries - Permits a winery selling wine it produces to make sales on its premises without restriction on the number of gallons sold if made from a minimum of 50 percent wine from fruit instead of grapes as in the present law. Amends TCA Title 57. by *Litz.

House Bill No. 2121 -- Fire Prevention and Investigation - Authorizes a plumbing company having a master plumbing license to act as a domestic fire sprinkler systems contractor and to install such systems in one or two family dwellings where the cost is below $25,000. Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 32, Part 1. by *Odom.

House Bill No. 2122 -- Plumbers and Plumbing - Establishes a person's qualification to take the Tennessee Mechanical Plumbing (CMC-A) License as having three years' experience as a plumber prior to taking the exam or having an engineering degree in plumbing or in a mechanical field. Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 6, Part 1. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2123 -- Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - Adds University of Tennessee System and Board of Regents as recipients of THEC's annual report on scholarship and grant programs data. Amends TCA Title 49. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2124 -- Education - Requires annual report issued by department of education to include progress indicators for children educated in state custody who are not included in an LEA's reporting. Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 15, Part 2; Title 33; Title 37 and Title 49. by *Winningham.

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*House Bill No. 2125 -- Education - Requires greater accountability for alternative education; requires LEAs to develop plans for transitioning between regular and alternative schools. Amends TCA Title 49. by *Winningham.

*House Bill No. 2126 -- Public Health - Removes prohibition on issuance of permits for individual air ambulance aircraft. Amends TCA Section 68-140-507. by *Fitzhugh.

*House Bill No. 2127 -- Municipal Government - Establishes provisions for the certification and education of municipal finance officers. Amends TCA Title 6, Chapter 56. by *Fitzhugh.

House Bill No. 2128 -- Workers' Compensation - Removes references to the pre-injury employer returning an employee to work in maximum permanent partial disability provision and refers instead to the employee acquiring certain employment. Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6. by *Fitzhugh.

House Bill No. 2129 -- Workers' Compensation - Permits limiting future medical benefits in certain circumstances; defines repetitive injuries and sets burden of proof for such injuries. Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6. by *Fitzhugh.

*House Bill No. 2130 -- Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - Requires students applying for Tennessee HOPE scholarships for nontraditional students, for which eligibility is restricted by student income, to file a FAFSA. Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4. by *Fitzhugh.

House Bill No. 2131 -- Mortgages - Requires closings for all loans for residential real property to be held in office of lender or agent of lender; limits period for prepayment penalty to no longer than 24 months after date of consummation of loan of $100,000 or less for home improvements to owner-occupied residence where residence is collateral for loan. Amends TCA Title 45 and Title 47. by *Fitzhugh.

House Bill No. 2132 -- Loan Companies - Limits amount of fees charged by title pledge lender; increases monthly payment amount required by such lenders; gives persons aggrieved by title pledge lenders certain rights including a private right of action; and makes other modifications to the title pledge lenders law. Amends TCA Title 45, Chapter 15, Part 1. by *Fitzhugh.

House Bill No. 2133 -- Checks, Deferred Presentments - Clarifies that deferred presentment establishments have 30 days to appeal sanctions imposed against them; no civil penalties are due until the 30-day period has expired. Amends TCA Title 45, Chapter 17. by *Fitzhugh.

*House Bill No. 2134 -- Taxes, Exemption and Credits - Grants limited exemption from sales tax on admissions to events presented by a 501(c)(3) organization that has as its primary function the operation or administration of a performing arts facility owned by the state. Amends TCA Title 67. by *Fitzhugh.

House Bill No. 2135 -- Taxes, Gasoline, Petroleum Products - Modifies certain policies pertaining to taxation of pre-mixed engine fuel containing gasoline and oil, produced for use in two-cycle engines. Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 3 and Chapter 6. by *Fitzhugh.

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*House Bill No. 2136 -- Sewage - Defines "conventional subsurface disposal system" and requires the commissioner of the department of environment and conservation to regulate such systems. Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 221, Part 4. by *Fitzhugh.

House Bill No. 2137 -- Taxes, Real Property - Implements the recently adopted constitutional amendment that authorizes counties and cities to implement programs of tax relief for certain elderly homeowners. Amends TCA Section 67-5-705. by *Fitzhugh.

House Bill No. 2138 -- Education - Establishes compulsory attendance at alternative schools. Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6. by *Pruitt.

*House Bill No. 2139 -- Charitable Solicitations - Sets penalty for violation of the Fundraising for Catastrophic Illnesses statute at a Class B misdemeanor and imposes certain record-keeping and enforcement requirements. Amends TCA Title 35, Chapter 11. by *Pruitt.

*House Bill No. 2140 -- Lobbying, Lobbyists - Requires persons who receive more than $3,000 for out-of-pocket expenses to register as a lobbyist. Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 6, Part 3. by *DeBerry L.

*House Bill No. 2141 -- Sunset Laws - Extends sunset termination dates for the judicial selection commission and the judicial evaluation commission. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 17, Chapter 4. by *Rinks.

House Bill No. 2142 -- Criminal Offenses - Makes uniform the penalty for animal fighting regardless of the species of animal involved. Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2. by *Marrero.

House Bill No. 2143 -- Criminal Offenses - Increases penalty from Class C to Class A misdemeanor for being a spectator at an animal fight and provides same penalty for all forms of animal fighting. Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2. by *Marrero.

*House Bill No. 2144 -- Sexual Offenders - Requires sexual offenders to provide their Internet account information to the sexual offender registry and includes that information as part of the public registry. Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 39. by *Campfield.

*House Bill No. 2145 -- Insurance, Health, Accident - Includes prosthetic devices as a reimbursed service. Amends TCA Title 56. by *Niceley.

*House Bill No. 2146 -- Women - Enacts the "Tennessee Pregnant Women Support Act." Amends TCA Title 49; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. by *Fincher, *Pitts, *Winningham.

House Bill No. 2147 -- Education - Requires schools and LEAs to report the number of pupils with excused and unexcused absences. Amends TCA Title 49. by *Coley.

House Bill No. 2148 -- 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. by *Curtiss.

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House Bill No. 2149 -- Banks and Financial Institutions - Reduces maximum fees that title pledge lenders may charge from 20 percent to 15 percent of the original loan amount; requires principal reduction payments to begin at the first rather than third renewal of the loan; clarifies that routine principal reduction payment deferral is prohibited. Amends TCA Title 45, Chapter 15, Part 1. by *Curtiss.

*House Bill No. 2150 -- Public Utilities - Authorizes seven-member county boards of public utilities statewide. Amends TCA Title 5, Chapter 16, Part 1. by *Briley.

House Bill No. 2151 -- Victims' Rights - Removes requirement that notice to the district attorney general and alleged offender of a claim filed with the criminal injuries compensation fund be in writing and accompanied with copies of such material as is included in the claim or in support thereof; removes provision for payment from fund for state residents who were victims of terrorist act or mass violence outside this country. Amends TCA Section 29-13-104; Section 29-13-108(c) and Section 29-13-109(c). by *Briley.

*House Bill No. 2152 -- Election Laws - Enacts the “Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2007.” Amends TCA Title 2. by *Briley.

House Bill No. 2153 -- Victims' Rights - Removes requirement that notice to the district attorney general and alleged offender of a claim filed with the criminal injuries compensation fund be in writing and accompanied with copies of such material as is included in the claim or in support thereof. Amends TCA Section 40-24-107, Section 67-4-606, and Title 29, Chapter 13, Parts 1 and 3. by *Briley.

*House Bill No. 2154 -- Civil Procedure - Provides that court approved attorney fees in medical malpractice case are conclusively presumed to be reasonable in any subsequent action before the board of professional responsibility based on a complaint concerning the amount or reasonableness of the attorney fees. Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 26. by *Briley.

House Bill No. 2155 -- Criminal Offenses - Enacts the "Tennessee Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2007." Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13. by *Briley.

House Bill No. 2156 -- Victims' Rights - Permits victims of sexual assault to seek compensation from the criminal injuries compensation fund up to $500 for full out-of-pocket expenses for forensic sexual assault examinations. Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 13. by *Briley.

House Bill No. 2157 -- Claims Commission, Tennessee - Grants commission, its staff, and employees of division of claims administration access to reports of child abuse or child sexual abuse for purpose of determining if claim filed with commission based on facts in the record is compensable crime and whether claimant's injuries caused by such crime. Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1. by *Briley.

House Bill No. 2158 -- Taxes, Alcoholic Beverages - Provides that the department of revenue bears the burden of proving that a taxpayer's records are inaccurate, for the purpose of projecting sales from wholesale purchases, for taxes on alcoholic beverages sold for consumption on the premises. Amends TCA Section 57-4-301. by *Briley.

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House Bill No. 2159 -- Law Enforcement - Requires that any statement made by an accused during a custodial interrogation at a place of detention by a law enforcement officer must be electronically recorded to be admissible against the defendant as a confession or admission of guilt. Amends TCA Title 40. by *Briley.

House Bill No. 2160 -- Housing - Provides for the classification of certain property as affordable housing rental property. Amends TCA Title 13 and Title 67. by *Briley, *Sargent, *Baird.

House Bill No. 2161 -- Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - Enacts the "Twenty-First Century Scholarship Initiative Act." Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51, Part 1 and Title 49. by *Briley.

House Bill No. 2162 -- General Assembly - Creates special committee to study the administration of the death penalty. by *Briley.

House Bill No. 2163 -- Judges and Chancellors - Requires meetings of the judicial selection commission to be open to the public. Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 17. by *Briley.

House Bill No. 2164 -- Public Health - Requires schools where aggregate data suggests that high rates of overweight children may be a problem to implement programs designed to reduce those rates, subject to funding from private donations. Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 68. by *Briley.

House Bill No. 2165 -- Cemeteries - Authorizes cemetery companies to receive court relief from paying into improvement care trust fund when the court determines such trust fund is sufficiently large. Amends TCA Title 46. by *Briley.

House Bill No. 2166 -- Judges and Chancellors - Provides for increased availability of information to assist the citizenry in electing the best qualified persons to the appellate courts. Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 17. by *Briley.

House Bill No. 2167 -- Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - Provides that an insured may file a grievance related to a change to the insurer's formulary within 45, rather than 60 days; increases the time period to 15 calendar days, rather than 10 days, for the insurer to be able to file the complaint and retain the right to continue the drug until the grievance process is completed; and specifies that the grievance procedure is not applicable to any state administered insurance. Amends TCA Title 56. by *Briley.

*House Bill No. 2168 -- Cosmetology - Requires six contact hours of continuing education instruction for certain persons licensed by the board. Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 4. by *Cobb J.

*House Bill No. 2169 -- Probation and Parole - Provides that person convicted of offense of rape is not eligible for probation. Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 35, Part 3. by *Maddox.

*House Bill No. 2170 -- State Employees - Requires state insurance committee to include in the group insurance plan a portion of employer paid basic term life insurance and the basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance for those eligible but who do not enroll in the basic plan. Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 27, Part 2. by *Sontany.

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*House Bill No. 2171 -- Arbitration - Requires the method by which an arbitration award was calculated be set out in the award; requires that the award set out the arbitrator's decision as to each issue submitted to arbitration; and how the award was apportioned between issues. Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 5. by *Briley.

*House Bill No. 2172 -- Regional Authorities and Special Districts - Authorizes the creation of regional megasite authorities. Amends TCA Title 64. by *Naifeh, *Fitzhugh.

*House Bill No. 2173 -- Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - Expands definition of eligible postsecondary institutions to include proprietary colleges. Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4 and Title 49, Chapter 7. by *Towns.

*House Bill No. 2174 -- Criminal Offenses - Creates misdemeanor offenses for removing from a dog an electronic or radio transmitting collar without the permission of the owner. Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14. by *Bell.

*House Bill No. 2175 -- Solid Waste Disposal - Requires the department of environment and conservation to provide planning models for relocating, hauling, composting, or other processing of yard waste and food waste and to submit a report to the house conservation and environment committee and the senate environment, conservation, and tourism committee by December 1, 2008. Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 211. by *Rowland.

*House Bill No. 2176 -- School Superintendents - Requires extension of contract of director of schools to be the first item on the agenda of board meeting in which contract extension is to be considered and changes the period of notice required for such action from 10 days to 15 days prior to the meeting in which contract extension is to be considered. Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2. by *Winningham.

*House Bill No. 2177 -- Tennessee Regulatory Authority - Authorizes award of compensation to certain intervenors who make substantial contributions to certain proceedings of the Tennessee regulatory authority. Amends TCA Title 65, Chapters 2 and 4. by *McCormick.

*House Bill No. 2178 -- Safety, Dept. of - Requires commissioner to promulgate rules regulating operation of amusement rides. Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 38, Part 1. by *Montgomery.

*House Bill No. 2179 -- Utilities, Utility Districts - Adds two members, including one consumer, to review board for utility management; requires executive director of water and wastewater treatment authority to have college degree and five years relevant experience. Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 82 and Title 68, Chapter 221, Part 6. by *Lynn.

*House Bill No. 2180 -- Traffic Safety - Enacts the “Tennessee Administrative License Revocation for Implied Consent Violations Act of 2007.” Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4 and Title 55, Chapter 50. by *Sontany.

*House Bill No. 2181 -- Game and Fish Laws - Lowers hunting and fishing licensing fees for nonresident family members of persons with a lifetime sportsman license. Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 2, Part 2. by *Hackworth.

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*House Bill No. 2182 -- Dentists - Allows certain dental assistant and dental hygienist examinations to be taken on the Internet; increases from three to four the number of dental hygienists who can work under the general supervision of a dentist. Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 5. by *DeBerry J.

*House Bill No. 2183 -- Redistricting, Legislative - Clarifies that state house districts must comply with all federal statutes and court decisions. Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 1, Part 1. by *Jones U.

*House Bill No. 2184 -- Handgun Permits - Allows any resident, who has a valid handgun carry permit, to possess his or her handgun while within the boundaries of any state park. Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 70. by *Niceley.

*House Bill No. 2185 -- Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency - Requires executive director of agency to submit report to commission and governor by September 30 of each year; extends effective date of regulations for cooperative agreements with federal agencies from 30 to 45 days after publication. Amends TCA Title 70. by *McCord.

House Bill No. 2186 -- Highways, Roads and Bridges - Removes height restrictions for buildings located on property along scenic highways. Amends TCA Title 54. by *McCord.

House Bill No. 2187 -- Sexual Offenders - Enacts the "Tennessee Jessica Lunsford Act of 2007." Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 2; Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5; Title 40, Chapter 15; Title 40, Chapter 35 and Title 40, Chapter 39. by *Borchert.

*House Bill No. 2188 -- Liens - Prohibits lender from charging for release of lien or furnishing statement showing amount necessary to obtain release; authorizes debtor to release lien in certain circumstances if lender has not done so in a timely fashion. Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 21, Part 10; Title 66, Chapter 25, Part 1 and Title 66, Chapter 24. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2189 -- Mortgages - Revises the Residential Closing Funds Distribution Act to prohibit certain contractual provisions concerning the selection or use of specific real estate settlement agents or attorneys and to provide for a violation thereof. Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 32, Part 1. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2190 -- Consumer Protection - Requires sellers of goods to notify consumers if the good or the good's packaging contains or bears a radio frequency identification tag. Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2191 -- Animal Control - Prohibits any animal control agency, humane society, or animal shelter from euthanizing nonlivestock animals for one week after custody is taken of the animal. Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 17. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2192 -- Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - Prohibits an insurer from requiring an insured to certify something outside of the insured's knowledge. Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2193 -- Campaigns and Campaign Finance - Authorizes members of general assembly and members' campaign committees to conduct fundraisers in certain counties during time general assembly is in session in certain circumstances. Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10, Part 3. by *Kernell.

486 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2007 – ELEVENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

*House Bill No. 2194 -- General Assembly - Entitles member of general assembly traveling more than 50 miles to approved legislative meeting to receive hotel expenses; applies to 106th General Assembly and subsequent general assemblies. Amends TCA Section 3-1-106. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2195 -- General Assembly - Permits a member of the general assembly to raise funds within the member's district during the time the general assembly is in session if the member is a candidate in a special election to fill a vacancy in either house; imposes same conditions on such fund raising as are imposed for a member of the general assembly running for a local public office. Amends TCA Section 2-10-310. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2196 -- Campaigns and Campaign Finance - Allows fundraising for members of the general assembly during session under certain circumstances. Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10, Part 3. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2197 -- State Employees - Adds member who is elected by the retired members of the Tennessee state employees association to the board of trustees of the consolidated retirement system for a period of three years. Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 34. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2198 -- Municipal Government - Requires copies of home rule charters, amendments, and certain ordinances of home rule municipalities to be filed with the secretary of state. Amends TCA Section 6-53-105 and Title 8, Chapter 3, Part 2. by *Kernell.

*House Bill No. 2199 -- Campaigns and Campaign Finance - Enacts the "Voter-Owned Elections Act." Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10. by *Kernell.

House Bill No. 2200 -- Medicaid and Medicare - Requires certain notices to be given before estate recoveries can proceed in the Medicaid program. Amends TCA Title 30 and Title 71. by *McDaniel.

*House Bill No. 2201 -- TennCare - Authorizes the commissioner of finance and administration to seek a state plan amendment to impose liens on residences of Medicaid recipients at the time it is determined that the recipient is unable ever to return home. Amends TCA Title 66 and Title 71. by *Curtiss.

House Bill No. 2202 -- Business and Commerce - Adds an authorized agent of the owner, in addition to the owner, of the private property from which the vehicle is to be towed to those persons from whom a towing firm may obtain authorization to tow the vehicle. Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 16. by *Marrero.

House Bill No. 2203 -- Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - Adjusts for inflation all the monetary civil penalties assessed by the commissioner for unfair competition and deceptive acts committed by a person in the business of insurance. Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 8, Part 1. by *Curtiss.

*House Bill No. 2204 -- Insurance, Health, Accident - Permits individuals to pay 100 percent cost of the AccessTN coverage as a premium and to be exempt from any enrollment caps for the program. Amends TCA Title 56. by *Shepard.

487 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2007 – ELEVENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

House Bill No. 2205 -- TennCare - Establishes various initiatives to combat Medicaid fraud, including new bribery and drug diversion offenses as well as sharing of fraud recoveries with local governments and a corporate compliance program. Amends TCA Title 39; Title 56 and Title 71. by *Shepard.

*House Bill No. 2206 -- Courts, Juvenile - Mandates a preliminary inquiry into the possibility of informal adjustment in all cases involving delinquents. Amends TCA Section 37-1- 110. by *DeBerry J.

*House Bill No. 2207 -- Tort Liability and Reform - Limits tort liability of certain 501(c)(3) corporations to $25,000 if tort was committed in course of any activity carried on to accomplish the charitable purposes of such corporation. Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 48. by *Kelsey.

*House Bill No. 2208 -- Highway Signs - "Zane Daniel Highway," segment of State Route 131 in Knox County. by *Brooks H.

*House Bill No. 2209 -- Highway Signs - "W.I. Daniel Overpass," spanning U.S. Highway 25E on U.S. Highway 11W in Grainger County. by *Brooks H.

House Bill No. 2210 -- Game and Fish Laws - Requires land managed by TWRA to be open to access and use for recreational hunting, and that agency land management actions relative to such land not result in any net loss of available acreage for hunting opportunities. Amends TCA Title 70, Chapter 5. by *Mumpower.

*House Bill No. 2211 -- Election Laws - Moves date for presidential preference primary from second Tuesday in February to first Tuesday in February. Amends TCA Section 2-13-205 and Section 2-5-205. by *Odom.

House Bill No. 2212 -- Sentencing - Requires person who commits a felony drug offense or a violent felony to be sentenced from within Range II of the appropriate range if at the time of the offense the person was illegally in the United States. Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 35. by *Cobb C.

*House Bill No. 2213 -- Public Funds and Financing - Authorizes the state funding board to enter into an agreement to guarantee the principal and interest on the revenue bonds of the Northwest Tennessee Regional Port Authority in an aggregate principal amount of up to $16 million for a term not to exceed 20 years. Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 87 and Title 9, Chapter 9. by *Pinion.

*House Bill No. 2214 -- County Officers - Permits counties that had elected juvenile court clerk compensated by private act prior to July 1, 2002, to continue compensating such clerk by private act. Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 24, Part 1. by *Crider.

*House Bill No. 2215 -- Trademarks and Trade Names - Enacts "Smoke Free Tennessee Act of 2007"; enacts "Tennessee Tobacco Retailers Act of 2007"; revises criminal code provisions concerning tobacco products; increases tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products; imposes equity assessment on nonparticipating manufacturers; earmarks revenue for statewide health programs. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 4, Part 1; Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 55; Title 39; Title 43, Chapter 19; Title 43, Chapter 1; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 50; Title 57, Chapter 5; Title 67 and Title 68, Chapter 1. by *Odom.

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*House Bill No. 2216 -- Transportation, Dept. of - Authorizes department to establish grant program to assist governmental entities to increase number of vehicles in their fleets that use alternative fuel; authorizes department of agriculture to provide research grants for converting Tennessee agricultural products into alternative fuel; specifies that refueling stations are eligible for grant funds to defray capital costs associated with biofuel tanks and pumps. Amends TCA Title 54, Chapter 1; Title 55 and Title 67, Chapter 3. by *Ferguson, *Hackworth, *Winningham, *Armstrong, *Tindell.

House Bill No. 2217 -- Courts - Authorizes clerks of all courts to collect an archives and record management fee for pleadings, documents, and other papers filed with the courts. Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 4. by *Lynn, *Maggart.

*House Bill No. 2218 -- Wilson County - Requires Tenth Special School District of Wilson County to publish district boundaries on its Web site. by *Lynn.

House Bill No. 2219 -- Public Property - Enacts the "Orphaned Information Technology Recovery Act." Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 3 and Title 12, Chapter 4. by *Lynn.

*House Bill No. 2220 -- Insurance, Health, Accident - Requires insurers to provide non- smoking and non-obese premium discounts to insureds; also mandates such discounts for state employees. Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 56. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2221 -- Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - Permits dependent child of full-time religious worker serving in a foreign country to qualify academically for a Tennessee HOPE scholarship, although the child graduates in the foreign country from a high school that is not regionally accredited; provided, that the child attains a composite ACT score of at least 21. Amends TCA Section 49-4-934. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2222 -- Children's Services, Dept. of - Allows persons who are the subject of a department report or their parents or guardians, and members of the general assembly with their permission, to obtain copies of records; requires copies of records to be provided to any government agency for the purpose of protecting children from abuse and neglect and requires information related to child fatalities or near fatalities to be made available to the public. Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5. by *Maddox.

*House Bill No. 2223 -- Highway Signs - "Herman Neal Walker Memorial Bridge," spanning North Fork of Obion River on State Route 118 in Weakley County. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2224 -- DUI/DWI Offenses - Requires ignition interlock devices for first- time DUI offenders. Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2225 -- Claims Commission, Tennessee - Grants commission, its staff, and employees of division of claims administration access to reports of child abuse or child sexual abuse for purpose of determining if claim filed with commission based on facts in the record is compensable crime and whether claimant's injuries caused by such crime. Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1. by *Maddox.

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House Bill No. 2226 -- DUI/DWI Offenses - Provides that, immediately upon conviction, certain DUI offenders must begin serving jail time; requires that certain offenders, who are convicted of driving on a suspended or revoked license, must serve consecutive sentences. Amends TCA Section 40-35-116; Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4 and Section 55-50-504. by *Maddox.

House Bill No. 2227 -- Child Custody and Support - Enacts the "Equal and Fair Parenting Act" to create a rebuttable presumption that equally shared parenting time is the custody arrangement in the best interest of a child. Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6, Part 1. by *Miller L.

*House Bill No. 2228 -- Agriculture - Removes prohibition on funds in the agricultural resources conservation fund being used for administrative purposes; authorizes the commissioner of agriculture to expend the funds as matching dollars to secure additional funding to fulfill the purposes for which the fund was established. Amends TCA Section 67-4- 409. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2229 -- Soil Conservation - Increases from $15.00 to $30.00 per day the amount that soil district supervisors receive for attending meetings of the soil district; authorizes soil districts to enter into agreements to help improve traditional areas of farm production and to encourage diversification and innovation of farming operations within the district. Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 14, Part 2. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2230 -- Child Abuse - Removes reference to "investigating" in provision authorizing a hospital, clinic, school, or other organization responsible for the care of children to develop a specific procedure for internally tracking, investigating, reporting, or otherwise monitoring a child abuse report made by a member of its staff. Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 4. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2231 -- Real Estate Agents and Brokers - Modifies provisions governing record retention by a licensed or certified real estate appraiser; removes provision for a transitional license for an appraiser. Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 39. by *Cobb C, *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2232 -- Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of - Authorizes the commissioner to assess a civil penalty of up to $5,000 against an insurance company for each separate violation of a statute, rule, or order, unless another civil penalty amount is specifically provided for in the applicable statute, rule, or order. Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 2, Part 3. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2233 -- Securities - Clarifies circumstances under which the commissioner of commerce and insurance may order deny, suspend, or revoke a registration to sell securities in this state. Amends TCA Section 48-2-112. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2234 -- Controlled Substances - Revises provisions governing the disclosure of information obtained under the Controlled Substance Monitoring Act. Amends TCA Sections 53-10-306. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2235 -- Correction, Dept. of - Authorizes department to spend funds from department confiscated cash fund for accepted investigative techniques and interdiction efforts to combat drug trafficking in correction facilities, in addition to spending such funds for canine units. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 6, Part 1. by *Odom.

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*House Bill No. 2236 -- Education - Replaces pre-graduation exit examination with three mandatory assessment exams to provide educators with information that will improve high school graduation rates and improve post-secondary achievement; exams to be administered in grades eight, 10, and 11. Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2237 -- Education - Removes requirement that public school student's identification number must be the same as the student's social security number; also removes requirement that all class rolls include students' identification numbers. Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6. by *Fincher, *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2238 -- Banks and Financial Institutions - Removes the exemption from the Check Cashing Act for licensed money transmitters and registered industrial loan and thrift companies; allows those entities to continue business of check cashing without a license until license granted if the entity applies for licensure by December 31, 2007; prohibits non-licensed persons from advertising engagement in the check cashing business. Amends TCA Sections 45-18-103 and 45-18-104. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2239 -- Financial Institutions, Dept. of - Clarifies that if the commissioner does not return an application for a certificate of authority to the applicant for corrections within the 10-day period after receipt, the application is deemed to have been filed; removes a bank's bonding company as a party that may receive information related to an examination of the bank; clarifies that the commissioner may disclose information regarding "suspected criminal violations" instead of "criminal violations." Amends TCA Section 45-2-1603 and Section 45-2-213(b). by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2240 -- Public Contracts - Authorizes the department of general services to purchase goods and services through a competitive reverse auction process that allows offerors to bid on specified goods or services electronically and adjust bid price during a specified period of time; award to be made to lowest responsible and responsive bidder. Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 3, Part 2. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2241 -- Labor and Workforce Development, Dept. of - Authorizes use of delivery service with receipt or hand delivery, as an alternative to certified mail, when the commissioner issues a citation for violation of occupational safety and health provisions. Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 3. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2242 -- Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, Dept. of - Removes certain provisions regarding the adoption of operating guidelines and methodology for the division of mental retardation services. Amends TCA Section 33-1-309. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2243 -- Public Employees - Increases paid military leave time from 15 to 20 working days a year. Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 33, Part 1. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2244 -- Military - Revises maximum age provisions regarding the termination of a national guard officer's appointment; sets age limits at those "prescribed in federal law" instead of age 64 for the adjutant general, age 62 for a major general, age 60 for a brigadier general and below, and age 60 for the United States property and fiscal officer. Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 1. by *Odom.

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*House Bill No. 2245 -- Children's Services, Dept. of - Removes requirement that youth service officers and correctional officers be free from all apparent mental disorders. Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5 and Title 41, Chapter 1. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2246 -- Sheriffs - Removes requirement that a person be certified by a qualified professional in the psychiatric or psychological fields to be free of all apparent mental disorders in order to qualify as sheriff. Amends TCA Title 8, chapter 8. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2247 -- Taxes - Changes from $5,000 to $2,500 the amount of sales and use tax owed by any taxpayer for which the commissioner of revenue may require that the tax liability be paid no later than the date such payment is required by law to be made in funds that are immediately available to the state on the date of payment. Amends TCA Section 67-1- 703. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2248 -- Elderly Persons - Revises what constitutes the offense of abusing, neglecting, or exploiting an adult; changes criminal classification from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony. Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 6, Part 1. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2249 -- Controlled Substances - Removes provision whereby controlled substance database information is available to TBI personnel actively engaged in analysis of controlled substances prescription information as a part of their assigned duties and responsibilities related directly to TennCare. Amends TCA Title 53, Chapter 10, Part 3. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2250 -- TennCare - Specifically classifies knowingly presenting a false claim for payment to TennCare, or any TennCare subcontractor or vendor, by any person or entity other than a TennCare enrollee, recipient, or applicant as a Class B, C or D felony, depending on the value of the claim. Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 26. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2251 -- Juvenile Offenders - Opens court petitions and orders in delinquency proceeding to public inspection when conduct constituting delinquent act would constitute aggravated rape of a child if committed by an adult. Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2252 -- Insurance, Health, Accident - Exempts from the 2 percent tax HMOs pay on the gross amount of all dollars collected from an enrollee or on an enrollee's behalf those premiums and assessments received by prepaid limited health service organizations pursuant to subcontracts with entities under contract to the Title XIX Single State Agency for the provision of health care services. Amends TCA Title 71. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2253 -- Transportation, Dept. of - Authorizes department to award contracts using a design-build procedure. Amends TCA Title 54, Chapter 1, Part 1. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2254 -- Transportation, Dept. of - Adds certain department supervisory personnel to list of state employees to whom state's standard business hours do not apply. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 4, Part 1. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2255 -- Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - Enacts the "Tennessee Unfair Trade Practices Act of 2007." Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7 8. by *Odom.

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*House Bill No. 2256 -- Explosives - Requires blasters in charge to keep drilling logs; adds requirements for air blasting; requires independent limited blasters to maintain liability insurance; and makes numerous technical changes regarding explosives and blasting. Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 105. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2257 -- Mobile Homes and Manufactured Buildings - Authorizes commissioner of commerce and insurance to levy penalties, including civil penalty up to $5,000 per violation, for violations of requirements for modular buildings; specifies that ready- removables are not modular building units for regulatory purposes; makes other technical changes relative to modular buildings. Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 126. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2258 -- Cemeteries - Requires a cemetery company to notify the commissioner of commerce and insurance regarding changes in the trustee for its improvement care trust fund; revises information to be included in trust agreement; revises other cemetery provisions. Amends TCA Title 46. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2259 -- Funeral Directors and Embalmers - Revises various provisions governing the licensing of funeral establishments, funeral directors, and embalmers. Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 5, Part 3. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2260 -- Education - Classifies threatening to use any destructive device on school property or at school-sponsored event a zero tolerance offense with mandatory one- year expulsion; authorizes judges to suspend driver license of juvenile who is adjudicated delinquent for zero tolerance offense. Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 34 and Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 5. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2261 -- TennCare - Makes it a Class E felony for a TennCare enrollee, recipient, or applicant to knowingly deceive a health care provider to obtain a controlled substance when the person received the same or similar controlled substance in previous 30 days and used TennCare to pay for the clinical visit or prescription. Amends TCA Section 71-5- 2601(a)(1)(A). by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2262 -- Public Contracts - Limits scope of review in appeal of state procurement process to chancery court from the review committee to the record before the review committee; limits scope of inquiry in appeals to whether review committee acted illegally or without material evidence to support its action. Amends TCA Section 12-4-109. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2263 -- Public Contracts - Authorizes state governmental entities to allow limitations of liability and warranty in contracts pursuant to rules promulgated by commissioner of finance and administration instead of requiring commissioner's approval for every limitation of liability or warranty. Amends TCA Title 12. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2264 -- Medical Occupations - Revises provisions governing the imposition of civil penalties by a health-related board, council, or committee attached to the department of health. Amends TCA Section 63-1-134. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2265 -- Unemployment Compensation - Revises the premium rate chart for nongovernmental employers. Amends TCA Section 50-7-403(g). by *Odom.

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*House Bill No. 2266 -- Labor and Workforce Development, Dept. of - Requires the department to excercise enforcement over moving walks in the same manner and to the same extent as provided in law for elevators, dumbwaiters, and escalators. Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 121, Part 1. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2267 -- Controlled Substances - Adds certain drugs to controlled substances schedule, thereby making it an offense to manufacture, deliver, sell, or possess with the intent to manufacture, deliver, or sell the drug. Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2268 -- Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - Revises provisions governing the appointment of a TBI director by the governor to grant 30 additional days to complete any requirement provided for under law in regard to the appointment, such as extending from 30 days to 60 days the time in which the nominating commission must resubmit a list of nominees after the governor rejects the nominees submitted. Amends TCA Section 38- 6-101. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2269 -- Personnel, Dept. of - Renames department of personnel as "department of human resources." Amends TCA Title 4. by *Odom, *Turner M, *Briley, *Sontany, *Moore, *Jones S, *West.

*House Bill No. 2270 -- Police - Removes requirement that a person be free of all apparent mental disorders in order to be a police officer. Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 8. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2271 -- Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - Transfers responsibility for administering registration and titling provisions from the department of safety to the department of revenue; revises related provisions. Amends TCA Title 55; Title 65 and Title 67. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2272 -- Driver Licenses - Increases driver license application fee from $2.00 to $5.00; exempts persons applying for reinstatement of a cancelled, suspended, or revoked license from the eye test, unless their license has been expired in excess of one renewal cycle; prohibits the department of safety from disclosing social security numbers in certain circumstances. Amends TCA Title 4; Title 39; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 65. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2273 -- TennCare - Removes requirement that state agrees to reimburse third party payor for medical services for reasonable costs incurred in conducting search of database for name of TennCare enrollee; increases period during which recipient of medical assistance for poor cannot transfer property to make recipient eligible for such assistance from three years to five years. Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 1. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2274 -- Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - Specifies that when a policy or contract requires that notification of birth of a newly born child and payment of the required premium or fees be furnished to the insurer or nonprofit service or indemnity corporation within 31 days after the date of birth, then the contract or policy must provide a grace period of 30 days, in addition to the original 31 days, for notification and payment when the newborn or the newborn's parent encounters a major health problem during the initial 31-day period. Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 56. by *Odom.

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*House Bill No. 2275 -- Health Care - Specifies that the Tennessee center for diabetes prevention and health improvement will provide grants to "schools" instead of "high schools"; requires grant recipients to provide semi-annual instead of quarterly reports; removes requirement that an entity have been in existence for three years in order to qualify for a grant. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 40, Part 4; Title 39, Chapter 14; Title 56, Chapter 7, Parts 29 and 30; and Title 71, Chapters 3 and 5. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2276 -- TennCare - Requires that each prescription drug discount plan provide information regarding the procedures for a member to cancel a membership; requires the board of pharmacy to report to the bureau of TennCare when fines collected for a violation of the legend drug provisions are the result of a TennCare-related matter; revises other various TennCare provisions. Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 10; Title 12; Title 20; Title 29; Title 33; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 47; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 55; Title 56; Title 63; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2277 -- Finance and Administration, Dept. of - Authorizes the commissioner to develop an enterprise resource planning system to integrate and automate various functions of state government. Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 12. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2278 -- TennCare - Requires that each prescription drug discount plan provide information regarding the procedures for a member to cancel a membership; requires the board of pharmacy to report to the bureau of TennCare when fines collected for a violation of the legend drug provisions are the result of a TennCare-related matter; revises other various TennCare provisions. Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 10; Title 12; Title 20; Title 29; Title 33; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 47; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 55; Title 56; Title 58; Title 63; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2279 -- Personnel, Dept. of - Authorizes exercise of commissioner's authority via written policy in addition to orders and regulations; authorizes commissioner to use electronic signature to authorize payments for services; specifies that civil service employees may be suspended for disciplinary infractions for up to 30 working days, instead of 30 days, in a 12-month period. Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 30. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2280 -- Civil Service - Increases frequency of meetings of civil service commission when appeals are pending; requires civil service rules be promulgated in accordance with "Uniform Administrative Procedures Act"; and makes other technical changes regarding civil service system. Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 30. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2281 -- Taxes, Sales - Delays implementation of the streamlined sales tax provisions from July 1, 2007, to July 1, 2009. Amends TCA Title 67 and Title 6, Chapter 51. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2282 -- Driver Licenses - Increases amount of unrestricted driving experience for school bus driver endorsement from five to 10 years; specifies that eye tests are not required for reinstatement under certain circumstances; authorizes any person whose reinstatement fee exceeds $200 to make payment plan; specifies that completion of driver education course offered for Class D vehicles by certain private schools deemed to meet department of safety's examination requirements to same extent as if course was taken at public school. Amends TCA Title 4; Title 39; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 65. by *Odom.

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*House Bill No. 2283 -- Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - Authorizes TSAC to conduct more than one lottery scholarship day per school year; adds "eligibility requirements for the Tennessee student assistance program" in the information to be presented at the lottery scholarship day. Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2284 -- Public Contracts - Specifies that no state contract for the adoption of electronic health records, health exchange information, and eHealth infrastructure which includes initatives with other states and federal agencies in which the state has an interest may be sought until the initial plans for such procurement have been submitted for approval to the commissioner of finance and administration. Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 12 and Title 68. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2285 -- Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - Enacts the "Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact Act of 2007." Amends TCA Title 56. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2286 -- Funeral Directors and Embalmers - Enacts the "Tennessee Prepaid Funeral Benefits Act." Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 34 and Title 62, Chapter 5, Part 4. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2287 -- Industrial Development - Reduces the membership of the Tennessee technology development corporation from 24 to 22 by removing the two members from the Tennessee science and technology advisory council; revises functions of the corporation. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 14, Part 3. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2288 -- Environmental Preservation - Authorizes use of revenues produced from the sale of environmental plate for making grants to state universities for development of new methods of treating pests that threaten trees and other vegetation at parks; revises provisions for grants from the local parks land acquisition fund. Amends TCA Sections 67-4-409(i) and 55-4-262. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2289 -- Solid Waste Disposal - Requires that a municipal solid waste region's plan include provisions for managing solid waste generated as a result of natural disaster; imposes pre-disposal fee on tire dealers; provides for grants for landfills in certain cities and counties; revises other various solid waste-related provisions. Amends Title 68, Chapter 211, and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 16 of the Tennessee Code. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2290 -- Civil Service - Requires the commissioner of personnel to consult with the commissioner of finance and administration prior to recommending amendments to the career service pay plan; requires person making an emergency appointment in a career service position to provide a written record of why the appointment is deemed an emergency and what salary will be paid for the appointment. Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 8. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2291 -- Public Property - Allows department of general services to use the best value procurement methodology for purchasing goods and services. Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 3, Part 2. by *Odom.

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House Bill No. 2292 -- Correction, Dept. of - Removes limits on number of drug detecting dogs that commissioner and department are authorized to maintain for detecting drugs in correction facilities; authorizes department to obain assistance from other agencies in detection of drugs in correction facilities. Amends TCA Titles 4 and 41. by *Odom.

House Bill No. 2293 -- Education - Reduces from 20 consecutive days to 15 consecutive days the period of time for which a substitute teacher may fill in for a regular teacher on leave without being required to possess a teacher's license or permit. Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 3. by *Odom.

House Bill No. 2294 -- Education, State Board of - Requires that the annual report submitted by the committee for the Tennessee basic education program, which includes recommendations on needed revisions, additions, and deletions to the BEP formula as well as an analysis of instructional salary disparity among LEAs, must also include an analysis of disparity in benefits and other compensation among LEAs. Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2295 -- Vital Records - Adds a registrant's grandparent and grandchild to list of persons to whom the custodian of a vital record may issue a copy of the record; the current list of authorized recipents includes the registrant, the registrant's spouse, children, parents, or guardian, or their respective authorized representative. Amends TCA Section 68-3- 205. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2296 -- Taxes - Requires transfer of real estate to revocable living trust be made to trust whereby real estate will revert to transferor if trust is revoked to qualify for recording tax exemption; requires persons who pay minimum franchise tax to file electronically; removes provision whereby dealer in unauthorized substances can stay collection proceedings by posting security; makes other technical changes to tax law. Amends TCA Title 67. by *Odom.

House Bill No. 2297 -- Criminal Procedure - Expands the locations for which there is a presumption that the use of deadly force was the result of a reasonable belief of imminent death and confers civil immunity upon persons who are justified in the use of force by reason of self defense. Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11, Part 6. by *Maddox.

*House Bill No. 2298 -- Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - Limits hospitals to charging 120 percent of Medicare rates for certain self-pay patients. Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 68. by *Jones S.

*House Bill No. 2299 -- Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - Extends the period for a hospital to provide a patient with certain required business information from 10 days to 10 business days. Amends TCA Title 68. by *Jones S.

*House Bill No. 2300 -- Port Authorities - Clarifies that any form of local government, not just a municipality, may transfer land within its boundaries to a port authority. Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 64. by *Maddox.

*House Bill No. 2301 -- Short Term Loans and Lenders - Lowers amount of fees and interest a title pledge lender may charge military personnel and their families. Amends TCA Title 45, Chapter 15 and Title 45, Chapter 17. by *Maddox.

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*House Bill No. 2302 -- Anatomical Gifts - Requires organ procurement agencies to submit written requests for tissue and organ procurement to hospital and patient's immediate family prior to procurement. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 47, Chapter 18, Part 1; Title 62, Chapter 5 and Title 68, Chapter 30. by *Bell.

*House Bill No. 2303 -- Driver Licenses - Increases from 90 to 120 days period of ineligibility from applying for issuance of next level of licensing for person holding learner permit or intermediate driver license who violates cell phone restrictions of intermediate driver license law. Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 55. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2304 -- Recycling - Requires the department of environment and conservation to provide planning models for relocating, hauling, composting, or other processing of yard waste and food waste and to submit a report to the house conservation and environment committee and the senate environment, conservation, and tourism committee by December 1, 2008. Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 211. by *Rowland.

*House Bill No. 2305 -- Unemployment Compensation - Requires good cause for holding unemployment benefits hearing or appeal via telephone; changes eligibility rules in certain cases where wages are provided in lieu of notice or as backpay; and makes other changes relative to unemployment compensation. Amends TCA Sections 4-5-106(e), 50-7- 303(a)(5), 50-7-303(b)(2), 50-7-303(c)(1), 50-7-303(e), 50-7-304(b)(1)(C) and 50-7-304(f). by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2306 -- Probation and Parole - Provides for an offender being released to the supervision of the board of probation and parole, instead of the division of community services for the department of correction, upon successful completion of a special alternative incarceration program or a technical violator program. Amends TCA Title 40. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2307 -- Workers' Compensation - Revises various workers' compensation provisions, including provisions regarding second injury fund assessments when death results from the injury or occupational disease and provisions governing attorney's fees. Amends TCA Section 50-6-204 and Section 50-6-226. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2308 -- Environment and Conservation, Department of - Authorizes department to institute proceedings to seek civil penalties of up to $10,000 per day for persons who damage a state park, remove or destroy rare, threatened or endangered species of plants in parks, or otherwise violate department rules and regulations; proceedings to be instituted through the attorney general; civil penalties paid to be deposited in the state park fund. - Part 1 of Chapter 1 of Title 11 of Tennessee Code. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2309 -- Law Enforcement Training Academy - Authorizes retention of commissioned instructors at Tennessee law enforcement training academy following job-related injuries; authorizes issuance of retired commission cards to certain instructors; adds mandatory retirement for commissioned instructors at age 60. Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 68, Chapter 102. by *Odom.

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*House Bill No. 2310 -- Environment and Conservation, Department of - Increases maximum amounts that may be charged for certain fees by promulgating authorities attached to department and makes numerous changes relative to environmental regulatory programs. Amends amend TCA Title 60, Chapter 1; Title 68, Chapters 203, 212 and 215, Title 69, Chapters 3, 10 and 11. by *Odom.

House Bill No. 2311 -- Judges and Chancellors - Removes provision for the judicial selection commission naming two instead of three nominees when the judicial district at issue is one of the five smallest judicial districts; revises other provisions regarding the judicial vacancies. Amends TCA Title 16 and Title 17. by *Odom.

House Bill No. 2312 -- Emergency Communications Districts - Increases the membership of the emergency communications board from nine to 11 members by increasing from five to seven the number of members, appointed by the governor, who are either directors of emergency communications districts or members of emergency communications district boards of directors; deletes provision for member being removed for three unexcused absences; requires that the board's annual report to the governor and general assembly be submitted by January 31. Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 86, Part 3. by *Odom.

House Bill No. 2313 -- Autopsies - Specifies that when a criminal conviction results from the findings of an autopsy, the cost of the autopsy, including exhumation, will be included as part of the court costs "to be assessed in accordance with the present law provisions governing fees for officers" instead of "to be paid by the defendant." Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 7. by *Odom.

House Bill No. 2314 -- Sentencing - Sets the maximum period of incarceration for rape of a child at 25 years instead of 15 years; specifies that provisions for person on community supervision applying for release after 15 years would not apply to persons convicted of rape of a child. Amends TCA Section 39-13-522. by *Odom.

House Bill No. 2315 -- Pensions and Retirement Benefits - Authorizes Tennessee Tomorrow, Inc. to be a participating employer in Tennessee consolidated retirement system. Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 35, Part 2. by *Odom.

House Bill No. 2316 -- Energy - Transfers responsibility for administering state building energy management program and revolving retrofit fund from department of general services to department of finance and administration. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3. by *Odom.

House Bill No. 2317 -- AIDS, HIV and STDs - Removes requirement that health care providers must provide counseling regarding HIV during prenatal care; removes requirement that health care providers report to department of health number of pregnant women tested for HIV each month and number who test positive. Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 5, Part 7. by *Odom.

House Bill No. 2318 -- Welfare - Revises provisions governing temporary assistance to needy families. Amends TCA Title 71. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2319 -- Fire Prevention and Investigation - Replaces references to the Standard Building Code with references to the International Code Council in regard to standards upon which the fire marshal may rely. Amends TCA Title 68. by *Odom.

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*House Bill No. 2320 -- Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - Specifies that foreign insurance company whose certificate of authority is revoked or suspended under certain circumstances shall not be considered an unauthorized insurer for any policies written while operating with a certificate of authority that was not revoked or suspended; increases maximum civil penalty that boards attached to division of regulatory boards can assess from $1,000 to $10,000; authorizes commissioner of commerce and insurance to assess penalty as alternative to assessment by regulatory board. Amends TCA Title 56. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2321 -- Environment and Conservation, Department of - Exempts from public disclosure the records of any division of the department that would not be available to the public under federal law. Amends Title 11, Chapter 1, Part 1. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2322 -- Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - Specifies that "advisory prospective loss costs" in regard to insurance ratings includes any other filing concerning or affecting rates and ratemaking purposes that are mandated by federal law. Amends TCA Title 50 and Title 56. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2323 -- Cemeteries - Purports to change certain provisions regarding improvement care trust funds, which were moved to a new chapter January 1, 2007, pursuant to Chapter 1012 of the Public Acts of 2006; changes date by which commissioner of commerce and insurance must report to general assembly regarding method of calculating amount of required deposits into preneed merchandise and services trust fund from February 15, 2007, to March 15, 2007. Amends TCA Title 46. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2324 -- Agriculture, Dept. of - Authorizes commissioner to seek injunctive relief in chancery court to restrain violations of areas of law over which department has regulatory authority. Amends TCA Title 43; Title 44; Title 53 and Title 62. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2325 -- Driver Licenses - Enacts the "Tennessee Administrative License Revocation Act of 2006." Amends Title 37, Chapter 1; Title 38, Chapter 1; Title 39, Chapter 13; Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 40, Chapter 35; Title 40, Chapter 36; Title 68, Chapter 24 and Title 55. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2326 -- Contractors - Specifies grounds for which a contractor's license may be revoked, suspended, or not renewed; revises provisions governing bid documents; specifies authorized methods of serving notices and answers. Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 6. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2327 -- Forest and Forest Products - Authorizes division of forestry to establish system for carbon sequestration registration in interest of landowners of Tennessee if markets are favorable to carbon credit trading. Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 4. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2328 -- Medical Occupations - Authorizes boards, council, committees, and other health-related governmental entities attached to the department of health to conduct background checks on applicants prior to issuing a license, certificate, or registration. Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 1. by *Odom.

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*House Bill No. 2329 -- Children's Services, Dept. of - Extends to the department the authorization presently applicable to the department of finance and administration, division of mental retardation services, to provide training for unlicensed individuals who administer medications to individuals incapable of self-administration. Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 1, Part 9 and Title 63, Chapter 7, Part 1. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2330 -- Securities - Removes exemptions whereby certain issuers are not required to register as an issues-dealer. Amends TCA Title 48, Chapter 2. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2331 -- Autopsies - Requires that the body or remains of any dead human subject to an autopsy or pathology examination be delivered to the next of kin "within 15 days" after the completion of the autopsy or pathology examination, instead of "as soon as practicable" after the autopsy or exam. Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 68. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2332 -- Regulatory Boards - Revises provisions governing the division of regulatory boards, including provisions for the posting of disciplinary action; revises various reporting functions of certain boards under the jurisdiction of the division. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 8; Title 55, Chapter 17; Title 56, Chapter 1; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 68. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2333 -- Death - Authorizes issuance of copy of death certificate that includes cause of death to child fatality prevention teams in each judicial district. Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 3, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 142. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2334 -- Aged Persons - Revises provisions governing the composition of the commission on aging and disability. Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 13; Title 33; Title 34; Title 49; Title 55; Title 56; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2335 -- Transportation, Dept. of - Requires transportation plan prepared by commissioner be consistent with federal transportation planning requirements and include consideration of various types of transportation. Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 23. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2336 -- Tobacco, Tobacco Products - Enacts the "Tennessee Smokefree Air Law of 2007." Amends TCA Title 68. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2337 -- Consumer Protection - Specifies that a violation of any part of the Consumer Protection Act, not just the part dealing with beauty pagents, will be construed to constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice and subject to the penalties and remedies under the Act; specifies that the report from an alleged violator to the division of consumer affairs of the department of commerce and insurance must be filed within 10 days from the date a request for information issued. Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18. by *Odom.

*House Bill No. 2338 -- Law Enforcement Training Academy - Authorizes the commissioner of commerce and insurance to retain a commissioned instructor from the academy who is disabled from a job-related injury upon the payroll until the member's claim for compensation for disability is determined; provides for retired commission card for certain academy instructors; revises other related provisions. Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 68, Chapter 102. by *Odom.

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DELAYED BILLS REFERRED February 16, 2007

Pursuant to Rule No. 77, having been prefiled for introduction, House Bill(s) No(s). 2339, was/were referred to the Delayed Bills Committee.

House Bill No. 2339 -- Taxes, Severance - Replaces coal severence tax of twenty cents per ton of coal with tax measured at 4.5 percent of the gross value of all coal products severed. Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 7, Part 1. by *Winningham. (*SB2099 by *Jackson)

DELAYED BILLS REFERRED February 21, 2007

Pursuant to Rule No. 77, having been prefiled for introduction, House Bill(s) No(s). 2340, was/were referred to the Delayed Bills Committee.

House Bill No. 2340 -- Eminent Domain - Requires an appraiser making an appraisal for condemnation to be a licensed and qualified appraiser who has education and experience in the field of condemnation and requires the appraisal to be made in conformance with the provisions of title 62, chapter 39. Amends TCA Section 29-17-1004 and Title 62, Chapter 39. by *Shaw. (*SB1576 by *Herron)

HOUSE BILLS ON SECOND CONSIDERATION

On motion, bills listed below passed second consideration and were referred by the Speaker to Committee or held on the Clerk's desk as noted:

*House Bill No. 1501 -- Juvenile Offenders -- House Children and Family Affairs Committee

House Bill No. 1502 -- District Attorneys -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

*House Bill No. 1503 -- Health Care -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1504 -- Pensions and Retirement Benefits -- House Finance, Ways and Means Committee

House Bill No. 1505 -- Garnishments and Executions -- House Judiciary Committee

*House Bill No. 1506 -- County Government -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1507 -- Remedies and Special Proceedings -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1508 -- Zoning -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1509 -- Zoning -- House State and Local Government Committee

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House Bill No. 1510 -- Hospitals and Health Care Facilities -- House Health and Human Resources Committee

House Bill No. 1511 -- Lobbying, Lobbyists -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1512 -- Fire Prevention and Investigation -- House Commerce Committee

House Bill No. 1513 -- Fire Prevention and Investigation -- House Commerce Committee

House Bill No. 1514 -- Hospitals and Health Care Facilities -- House Health and Human Resources Committee

*House Bill No. 1515 -- Highways, Roads and Bridges -- House Transportation Committee

*House Bill No. 1516 -- Teachers, Principals and School Personnel -- House Education Committee

*House Bill No. 1517 -- Health, Dept. of -- House Health and Human Resources Committee

House Bill No. 1518 -- Workers' Compensation -- House Consumer and Employee Affairs Committee

House Bill No. 1519 -- Charitable Solicitations -- House Consumer and Employee Affairs Committee

House Bill No. 1520 -- Pensions and Retirement Benefits -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1521 -- Criminal Offenses -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1522 -- Judges and Chancellors -- House Judiciary Committee

*House Bill No. 1523 -- Paternity -- House Children and Family Affairs Committee

House Bill No. 1524 -- Dentists -- House Government Operations Committee

House Bill No. 1525 -- Criminal Offenses -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1526 -- Nurses, Nursing -- House Health and Human Resources Committee

House Bill No. 1527 -- Hospitals and Health Care Facilities -- House Health and Human Resources Committee

House Bill No. 1528 -- Firefighters -- House State and Local Government Committee

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House Bill No. 1529 -- Alcoholic Beverages -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1530 -- Education -- House Education Committee

House Bill No. 1531 -- Education -- House Education Committee

House Bill No. 1532 -- Elderly Persons -- House Health and Human Resources Committee

House Bill No. 1533 -- Taxes -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1534 -- Livingston -- Local Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1535 -- Eminent Domain -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1536 -- Motor Vehicles -- House Transportation Committee

House Bill No. 1537 -- Sheriffs -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1538 -- Hospitals and Health Care Facilities -- House Health and Human Resources Committee

House Bill No. 1539 -- Wills -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1540 -- Liability, Tort -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1541 -- Beer -- House State and Local Government Committee

*House Bill No. 1542 -- Special License Plates -- House Transportation Committee

*House Bill No. 1543 -- Special License Plates -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1544 -- Education -- House Education Committee

House Bill No. 1545 -- Education -- House Education Committee

House Bill No. 1546 -- Education, Curriculum -- House Education Committee

House Bill No. 1547 -- Sunset Laws -- House Government Operations Committee

House Bill No. 1548 -- Public Records -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1549 -- Utilities, Utility Districts -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1550 -- Hospitals and Health Care Facilities -- House Health and Human Resources Committee

House Bill No. 1551 -- Liens -- House Commerce Committee

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House Bill No. 1552 -- Public Employees -- House State and Local Government Committee

*House Bill No. 1553 -- Livestock -- House Agriculture Committee

*House Bill No. 1554 -- Codes -- House Commerce Committee

House Bill No. 1555 -- White Bluff -- Local Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1556 -- White Bluff -- Local Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1557 -- Anatomical Gifts -- House Health and Human Resources Committee

*House Bill No. 1558 -- Lottery, Corporation -- House Government Operations Committee

House Bill No. 1559 -- Firefighters -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1560 -- Firefighters -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1561 -- Insurance, Life -- House Commerce Committee

House Bill No. 1562 -- Water -- House Conservation and Environment Committee

House Bill No. 1563 -- Workers' Compensation -- House Consumer and Employee Affairs Committee

House Bill No. 1564 -- Emergency Communications Districts -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1565 -- Courts, General Sessions -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1566 -- Criminal Procedure -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1567 -- Pensions and Retirement Benefits -- House Finance, Ways and Means Committee

House Bill No. 1568 -- Workers' Compensation -- House Consumer and Employee Affairs Committee

House Bill No. 1569 -- Workers' Compensation -- House Government Operations Committee

House Bill No. 1570 -- Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, Dept. of -- House Health and Human Resources Committee

House Bill No. 1571 -- Workers' Compensation -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

*House Bill No. 1572 -- Tobacco, Tobacco Products -- House Agriculture Committee

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House Bill No. 1573 -- Banks and Financial Institutions -- House Commerce Committee

*House Bill No. 1574 -- Lottery, Corporation -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1575 -- Correction, Dept. of -- House State and Local Government Committee

*House Bill No. 1576 -- Employees, Employers -- House Consumer and Employee Affairs Committee

*House Bill No. 1577 -- TennCare -- House Health and Human Resources Committee

House Bill No. 1578 -- Taxes, Ad Valorem -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1579 -- Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of -- House Commerce Committee

House Bill No. 1580 -- AIDS, HIV and STDs -- House Health and Human Resources Committee

House Bill No. 1581 -- Taxes, Excise -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1582 -- State Employees -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1583 -- Tobacco, Tobacco Products -- House Agriculture Committee

House Bill No. 1584 -- Employees, Employers -- House Consumer and Employee Affairs Committee

House Bill No. 1585 -- Tobacco, Tobacco Products -- House Finance, Ways and Means Committee

House Bill No. 1586 -- Taxes, Sales -- House Finance, Ways and Means Committee

*House Bill No. 1587 -- Taxes, Sales -- House Finance, Ways and Means Committee

House Bill No. 1588 -- General Assembly -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1589 -- Budget Procedures -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1590 -- Insurance, Health, Accident -- House Commerce Committee

House Bill No. 1591 -- Tort Liability and Reform -- House Judiciary Committee

506 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2007 – ELEVENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

House Bill No. 1592 -- Agriculture -- House Agriculture Committee

*House Bill No. 1593 -- Juvenile Offenders -- House Children and Family Affairs Committee

House Bill No. 1594 -- Salaries and Benefits -- House Finance, Ways and Means Committee

House Bill No. 1595 -- Motor Vehicles -- House Commerce Committee

House Bill No. 1596 -- Veterinarians -- House Education Committee

House Bill No. 1597 -- Taxes, Privilege -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1598 -- Homestead Exemptions -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1599 -- Environment and Conservation, Department of -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1600 -- Taxes, Real Property -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1601 -- Environment and Conservation, Department of -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1602 -- Sewage -- House Conservation and Environment Committee

House Bill No. 1603 -- Workers' Compensation -- House Consumer and Employee Affairs Committee

House Bill No. 1604 -- Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, Dept. of -- House Health and Human Resources Committee

House Bill No. 1605 -- Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies -- House Commerce Committee

*House Bill No. 1606 -- Lobbying, Lobbyists -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1607 -- Psychologists -- House Government Operations Committee

*House Bill No. 1608 -- Annexation -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1609 -- Lottery, Scholarships and Programs -- House Education Committee

House Bill No. 1610 -- County Government -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1611 -- County Government -- House State and Local Government Committee

507 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2007 – ELEVENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

House Bill No. 1612 -- Housing -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1613 -- Hospitals and Health Care Facilities -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1614 -- Children's Services, Dept. of -- House Children and Family Affairs Committee

House Bill No. 1615 -- Criminal Offenses -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1616 -- Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration -- House Transportation Committee

House Bill No. 1617 -- Safety -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1618 -- Health Care -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

*House Bill No. 1619 -- Welfare -- House Health and Human Resources Committee

*House Bill No. 1620 -- Contractors -- House Government Operations Committee

House Bill No. 1621 -- Trusts -- House Commerce Committee

House Bill No. 1622 -- Trusts -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1623 -- Sunset Laws -- House Government Operations Committee

House Bill No. 1624 -- TennCare -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1625 -- Motor Vehicles -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1626 -- Motor Vehicles -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1627 -- Uniform Commercial Code -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1628 -- Criminal Procedure -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1629 -- Taxes, Real Property -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1630 -- Economic and Community Development -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1631 -- Marriage -- House Children and Family Affairs Committee

House Bill No. 1632 -- Medical Occupations -- House Health and Human Resources Committee

House Bill No. 1633 -- Medicine, Practice of -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

508 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2007 – ELEVENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

House Bill No. 1634 -- Motor Vehicles -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1635 -- Workers' Compensation -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1636 -- Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1637 -- Motor Vehicles -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1638 -- Taxes, Real Property -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1639 -- Employees, Employers -- House Commerce Committee

House Bill No. 1640 -- Animal Control -- House Agriculture Committee

House Bill No. 1641 -- Taxes, Sales -- House Finance, Ways and Means Committee

House Bill No. 1642 -- Workers' Compensation -- House Consumer and Employee Affairs Committee

House Bill No. 1643 -- Workers' Compensation -- House Government Operations Committee

House Bill No. 1644 -- Workers' Compensation -- House Consumer and Employee Affairs Committee

House Bill No. 1645 -- Workers' Compensation -- House Consumer and Employee Affairs Committee

House Bill No. 1646 -- Workers' Compensation -- House Consumer and Employee Affairs Committee

House Bill No. 1647 -- Appropriations -- House Finance, Ways and Means Committee

House Bill No. 1648 -- Lottery, Corporation -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1649 -- Civil Procedure -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1650 -- Taxes, Sales -- House Finance, Ways and Means Committee

House Bill No. 1651 -- Corporations, For Profit -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1652 -- Education, State Board of -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1653 -- Employees, Employers -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

509 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2007 – ELEVENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

House Bill No. 1654 -- Food and Food Products -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1655 -- Highways, Roads and Bridges -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1656 -- Motor Vehicles -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1657 -- Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1658 -- Alcoholic Beverages -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1659 -- Natural Disaster -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1660 -- Mining and Quarrying -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1661 -- Gas, Petroleum Products, Volatile Oils -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1662 -- Business Organizations -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1663 -- Private Protective Services -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1664 -- Health, Dept. of -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1665 -- Regional Authorities and Special Districts -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1666 -- Tennessee Regulatory Authority -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1667 -- Laundries and Dry Cleaners -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1668 -- Taxes, Sales -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1669 -- Solid Waste Disposal -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1670 -- Boats, Boating -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1671 -- Game and Fish Laws -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1672 -- Day Care -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1673 -- Liens -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1674 -- Civil Procedure -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1675 -- Attorneys at Law -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

510 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2007 – ELEVENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

House Bill No. 1676 -- Juries and Jurors -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1677 -- Courts, Chancery -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1678 -- Zoning -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1679 -- Health Care -- House Health and Human Resources Committee

*House Bill No. 1680 -- Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies -- House Government Operations Committee

House Bill No. 1681 -- Civil Procedure -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1682 -- Clerks, Court -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1683 -- Judges and Chancellors -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1684 -- Courts -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1685 -- Holidays and Days of Special Observance -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1686 -- Zoning -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1687 -- Public Property -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1688 -- Parks, Natural Areas Preservation -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1689 -- Libraries -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1690 -- Budget Procedures -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1691 -- Pensions and Retirement Benefits -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1692 -- Metropolitan Government -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1693 -- Municipal Government -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1694 -- County Government -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1695 -- Administrative Procedure (UAPA) -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1696 -- General Assembly -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1697 -- Statutes and Codification -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1698 -- Election Laws -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

511 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2007 – ELEVENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

House Bill No. 1699 -- Uniform Commercial Code -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1700 -- Cemeteries -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1701 -- Banks and Financial Institutions -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1702 -- Livestock -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1703 -- Agriculture -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1704 -- Aircraft and Airports -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1705 -- Jails, Local Lock-ups -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1706 -- Bad Checks -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1707 -- Criminal Offenses -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1708 -- Autopsies -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1709 -- Juvenile Offenders -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1710 -- Child Custody and Support -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1711 -- Fiduciaries -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1712 -- Guardianship -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1713 -- Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, Dept. of -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1714 -- Estates -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1715 -- Escheat -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1716 -- Estates -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1717 -- Arbitration -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1718 -- Limitation of Actions -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1719 -- Appeal and Review -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1720 -- Judgments -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1721 -- Special License Plates -- House Transportation Committee

House Bill No. 1722 -- DUI/DWI Offenses -- House Judiciary Committee

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*House Bill No. 1723 -- Pensions and Retirement Benefits -- House Government Operations Committee

House Bill No. 1724 -- Chiropractors -- House Health and Human Resources Committee

House Bill No. 1725 -- TennCare -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1726 -- Insurance, Health, Accident -- House Commerce Committee

House Bill No. 1727 -- Health Care -- House Health and Human Resources Committee

House Bill No. 1728 -- Health Care -- House Health and Human Resources Committee

*House Bill No. 1729 -- Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration -- House Transportation Committee

House Bill No. 1730 -- Victims' Rights -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1731 -- Teachers, Principals and School Personnel -- House Education Committee

House Bill No. 1732 -- Education, Higher -- House Education Committee

House Bill No. 1733 -- Teachers, Principals and School Personnel -- House Education Committee

House Bill No. 1734 -- Teachers, Principals and School Personnel -- House Education Committee

House Bill No. 1735 -- Teachers, Principals and School Personnel -- House Government Operations Committee

House Bill No. 1736 -- Taxes, Hotel Motel -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1737 -- Education -- House Consumer and Employee Affairs Committee

House Bill No. 1738 -- Highway Signs -- House Transportation Committee

*House Bill No. 1739 -- Water -- House Conservation and Environment Committee

*House Bill No. 1740 -- Criminal Procedure -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1741 -- Law Enforcement -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1742 -- Lottery, Charitable -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

513 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2007 – ELEVENTH LEGISLATIVE DAY

House Bill No. 1743 -- Criminal Procedure -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1744 -- Economic and Community Development -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1745 -- Administrative Procedure (UAPA) -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

*House Bill No. 1746 -- Administrative Procedure (UAPA) -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1747 -- Administrative Procedure (UAPA) -- House Government Operations Committee

House Bill No. 1748 -- Governor -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

House Bill No. 1749 -- Administrative Procedure (UAPA) -- House Government Operations Committee

House Bill No. 1750 -- Alcoholic Beverages -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1751 -- Lottery, Corporation -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

*House Bill No. 1752 -- Alcoholic Beverages -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1753 -- Criminal Offenses -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1754 -- Alcoholic Beverages -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1755 -- Alcoholic Beverages -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1756 -- Mental Illness -- House Health and Human Resources Committee

House Bill No. 1757 -- Ethics -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1758 -- Fire Prevention and Investigation -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1759 -- Campaigns and Campaign Finance -- House Government Operations Committee

House Bill No. 1760 -- Assessors -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1761 -- Taxes, Real Property -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1762 -- Taxes, Personal Property -- House State and Local Government Committee

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House Bill No. 1763 -- Taxes, Personal Property -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1764 -- Election Laws -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1765 -- Education -- House Education Committee

House Bill No. 1766 -- Basic Education Program (BEP) -- House Education Committee

House Bill No. 1767 -- Fines and Penalties -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1768 -- Election Laws -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1769 -- Fees -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1770 -- Alcoholic Beverages -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1771 -- Municipal Government -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1772 -- Students -- House Education Committee

House Bill No. 1773 -- Taxes -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1774 -- Architects, Engineers and Designers -- House Commerce Committee

House Bill No. 1775 -- AIDS, HIV and STDs -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1776 -- Ethics -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1777 -- Criminal Procedure -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1778 -- Boards and Commissions -- House Health and Human Resources Committee

House Bill No. 1779 -- Campaigns and Campaign Finance -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1780 -- Campaigns and Campaign Finance -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1781 -- Hospitals and Health Care Facilities -- House Government Operations Committee

House Bill No. 1782 -- Criminal Procedure -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1783 -- Criminal Procedure -- House Judiciary Committee

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House Bill No. 1784 -- County Government -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1785 -- Firefighters -- House State and Local Government Committee

*House Bill No. 1786 -- Taxes -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1787 -- Emergency Communications Districts -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1788 -- Purchasing -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1789 -- Purchasing -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1790 -- Education -- House Education Committee

House Bill No. 1791 -- Local Government, General -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1792 -- Economic and Community Development -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1793 -- Game and Fish Laws -- House Conservation and Environment Committee

House Bill No. 1794 -- Game and Fish Laws -- House Conservation and Environment Committee

*House Bill No. 1795 -- Lottery, Corporation -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1796 -- Wildlife Resources Commission -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

*House Bill No. 1797 -- Gas, Petroleum Products, Volatile Oils -- House Government Operations Committee

House Bill No. 1798 -- Guardianship -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1799 -- Teachers, Principals and School Personnel -- House Education Committee

House Bill No. 1800 -- Handgun Permits -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1801 -- Sheriffs -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1802 -- Child Custody and Support -- House Children and Family Affairs Committee

House Bill No. 1803 -- Water Pollution -- House Government Operations Committee

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House Bill No. 1804 -- Environment and Conservation, Department of -- House Conservation and Environment Committee

House Bill No. 1805 -- Water Resources -- House Conservation and Environment Committee

House Bill No. 1806 -- Water Pollution -- House Government Operations Committee

House Bill No. 1807 -- Water Pollution -- House Government Operations Committee

House Bill No. 1808 -- Minority Affairs -- House Commerce Committee

House Bill No. 1809 -- Taxes -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1810 -- Taxes, Hotel Motel -- House State and Local Government Committee

*House Bill No. 1811 -- Parks, Natural Areas Preservation -- House Conservation and Environment Committee

House Bill No. 1812 -- Taxes, Privilege -- House State and Local Government Committee

*House Bill No. 1813 -- Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies -- House Consumer and Employee Affairs Committee

House Bill No. 1814 -- Firefighters -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1815 -- Air Pollution -- House Government Operations Committee

House Bill No. 1816 -- Sentencing -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1817 -- County Officers -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1818 -- Workers' Compensation -- House Consumer and Employee Affairs Committee

House Bill No. 1819 -- Tennessee Bureau of Investigation -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1820 -- Safety -- House Government Operations Committee

House Bill No. 1821 -- Lottery, Charitable -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1822 -- Workers' Compensation -- House Consumer and Employee Affairs Committee

House Bill No. 1823 -- Education, Curriculum -- House Government Operations Committee

House Bill No. 1824 -- Business and Commerce -- Caption Bill Held on House Desk

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*House Bill No. 1825 -- Alcoholic Beverages -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1826 -- Gas, Petroleum Products, Volatile Oils -- House Transportation Committee

House Bill No. 1827 -- Driver Licenses -- House Government Operations Committee

*House Bill No. 1828 -- Privacy, Confidentiality -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1829 -- Recycling -- House Government Operations Committee

House Bill No. 1830 -- Taxes, Agricultural and Open Spaces -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1831 -- Marriage -- House Children and Family Affairs Committee

House Bill No. 1832 -- TennCare -- House Health and Human Resources Committee

House Bill No. 1833 -- Criminal Offenses -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1834 -- Criminal Procedure -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1835 -- Criminal Offenses -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1836 -- District Attorneys -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1837 -- Sentencing -- House Judiciary Committee

House Bill No. 1838 -- Alcoholic Beverages -- House State and Local Government Committee

House Bill No. 1839 -- Election Laws -- House Government Operations Committee

House Bill No. 1840 -- Consumer Protection -- House Consumer and Employee Affairs Committee

*House Bill No. 1841 -- Medical Occupations -- House Health and Human Resources Committee

REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES

The committees that met on February 20, 2007, reported the following:

STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

The State and Local Government Committee recommended for passage: House Bill(s) No(s). 207 and 1009. Under the rules, each was transmitted to the Calendar and Rules Committee.

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TRANSPORTATION

The Transportation Committee recommended for passage: House Bill(s) No(s). 215 with amendments. Under the rules, each was transmitted to the Calendar and Rules Committee.

REPORTS FROM STANDING COMMITTEES

The committees that met on February 21, 2007, reported the following:

COMMITTEE ON CALENDAR AND RULES

The Calendar and Rules Committee met and set the following bill(s) on the Regular Calendar for February 26, 2007: House Bill(s) No(s). 1009.

The Committee set the following bill(s) and/or resolution(s) on the Consent Calendar for February 26, 2007: House Bill(s) No(s). 5.

EDUCATION

The Education Committee recommended for passage: House Bill(s) No(s). 101 with amendments. Under the rules, each was transmitted to the Calendar and Rules Committee.

JUDICIARY

The Judiciary Committee recommended for passage: House Resolution(s) No(s). 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19. Under the rules, each was transmitted to the Calendar and Rules Committee.

It further recommended that the following be referred to the Finance, Ways and Means Committee: House Bill(s) No(s). 8 with amendments. Pursuant to Rule No. 72, each was referred to the Finance, Ways and Means Committee.

CAPTION BILLS REFERRED February 21, 2007

Pursuant to Rule No. 47, the following Caption Bill(s), 405 and 417 held on the Clerk’s desk were referred to the following Committee(s):

*House Bill No. 405 -- Local Government, General – House Commerce Committee

*House Bill No. 417 -- Probate Law – House Judiciary Committee

CONSENT CALENDAR

House Bill No. 126 -- Athens - Subject to local approval, amends Athens city charter to provide for election of school board officers at the first meeting after the official certification of each general city election and to delete requirement that no utility rate change shall be made effective earlier than 17 days after passage. Amends Chapter 455 of the Private Acts of 1953. by *Bell.

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House Bill No. 149 -- Wayne County - Subject to local approval, redesignates title of "county mayor" to "county executive." Amends Chapter. by *McDaniel.

House Bill No. 198 -- Milan - Subject to local approval, clarifies that the municipal court clerk must be a city resident or reside within a three-mile area of the city. Amends Chapter 7 of the Private Acts of 1999; as amended. by *Crider.

House Bill No. 269 -- Lafollette - Subject to local approval, allows persons owning property in Campbell County, and who are otherwise eligible, to vote in municipal elections. Amends Chapter 46 of the Private Acts of 2003. by *Baird.

House Bill No. 587 -- Bradley County - Subject to local approval, terminates board of directors of Bradley County Memorial Hospital. Amends Chapter 846 of the Private Acts of 1947; as amended. by *Brooks K, *Watson .

House Bill No. 674 -- Rogersville - Subject to local approval, increases maximum amount of hotel/motel tax from 4 percent to 7 percent. Amends Chapter 60 of the Private Acts of 1999. by *Harrison, *Ford.

House Bill No. 675 -- Hawkins County - Subject to local approval, clarifies that planning commission members be paid $50.00 per meeting rather than an amount equal to that of county legislative body members. Amends Chapter 261 of the Private Acts of 1978. by *Harrison, *Ford.

House Bill No. 676 -- Hawkins County - Subject to local approval, raises minimum sealed bidding amount required for purchases of materials, supplies, or equipment from $2,500 to the amount set forth in the County Purchasing Act of 1983. Amends Chapter 256 of the Private Acts of 1957; as amended. by *Harrison, *Ford.

House Bill No. 1016 -- Sevier County - Subject to local approval, authorizes the imposition of a 3 percent occupancy tax on transients, including time-share use and staying overnight in hotels located outside the boundary of any incorporated municipality in Sevier County that has imposed a similar tax on transients. by *McCord, *Montgomery.

House Resolution No. 29 -- Memorials, Recognition - Joan Nelson. by *Cooper B.

House Resolution No. 30 -- Memorials, Recognition - Washington Chapel CME Church's annual Men's Day. by *Cooper B.

House Resolution No. 33 -- Memorials, Recognition - The Links 31st Annual Beautillion. by *Shaw.

House Joint Resolution No. 150 -- Memorials, Retirement - Pastor Jerry Jerkins. by *Pitts.

House Joint Resolution No. 151 -- Memorials, Recognition - Ananias Jackson, Civil War soldier. by *Favors, *Shaw, *DeBerry L, *Neal, *Cooper B, *Armstrong, *Miller L, *DeBerry J, *Vaughn, *Gilmore, *Brown.

House Joint Resolution No. 153 -- Memorials, Sports - Ted Bruce Wilson, TSSAA Hall of Fame. by *Overbey, *McCord, *Vaughn, *Ford, *Lundberg.

Senate Joint Resolution No. 64 -- Memorials, Death - Truman Dale Anderson. by *McNally, *Kilby.

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Senate Joint Resolution No. 67 -- Memorials, Personal Occasion - Dr. Stephen G. Preas, 60th birthday. by *Crowe.

Senate Joint Resolution No. 70 -- Memorials, Death - Judge Charles H. O'Brien. by *Kyle, *Beavers, *Black, *Bunch, *Burchett, *Burks, *Cooper, *Crowe, *Crutchfield, *Finney R., *Finney L., *Flinn, *Ford, O., *Harper, *Haynes, *Henry, *Herron, *Jackson, *Johnson, *Ketron, *Kilby, *Kurita, *McNally, *Norris, *Ramsey, *Southerland, *Stanley, *Tate, *Tracy, *Watson, *Wilder, *Williams, *Woodson.

Rep. Shaw moved that all members voting aye on House Resolution No. 33 be added as co-prime sponsors with Rep. Eldridge listed first, which motion prevailed.

Rep. Cooper moved that all members voting aye on House Resolution No. 29 be added as co-prime sponsors with the Shelby County delegation listed first, which motion prevailed.

Rep. Cooper moved that all members voting aye on House Resolution No. 30 be added as co-prime sponsors, which motion prevailed.

Rep. Ferguson moved that all members voting aye on Senate Joint Resolution No. 70 be added as co-prime sponsors, which motion prevailed.

Rep. Favors moved that all members voting aye on House Joint Resolution No. 151 be added as co-prime sponsors with the Hamilton County delegation listed first, which motion prevailed.

Rep. Pitts moved that Rep. Gilmore be added as a co-prime sponsor to House Joint Resolution No. 150, which motion prevailed.

OBJECTION—CONSENT CALENDAR

Objection(s) was/were filed to the following on the Consent Calendar:

House Bill No. 126: by Rep. U. Jones

House Bill No. 149: by Rep. U. Jones

House Bill No. 198: by Rep. U. Jones

House Bill No. 269: by Rep. U. Jones

House Bill No. 587: by Rep. U. Jones

House Bill No. 674: by Rep. U. Jones

House Bill No. 675: by Rep. U. Jones

House Bill No. 676: by Rep. U. Jones

House Bill No. 1016: by Rep. U. Jones

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Under the rules, House Bill(s) No(s). 126, 149, 198, 269, 587, 674, 675, 676 and 1016 were placed at the heel of the calendar for February 22, 2007.

Pursuant to Rule No. 50, Rep. Miller moved that all House Bills having companion Senate Bills and are on the Clerk's desk be conformed and substituted for the appropriate House Bill, all Senate and House Bills on the Consent Calendar be passed on third and final consideration, all House Resolutions and House Joint Resolutions be adopted, and all Senate Joint Resolutions on the Consent Calendar be concurred in, which motion prevailed by the following vote:

Ayes ...... 97 Noes...... 0

Representatives voting aye were: Armstrong, Baird, Bass, Bell, Bibb, Bone, Borchert, Briley, Brooks H, Brooks K, Brown, Buck, Campfield, Casada, Cobb C, Cobb J, Coleman, Coley, Cooper, Crider, Curtiss, Dean, DeBerry J, DeBerry L, Dunn, Eldridge, Favors, Ferguson, Fincher, Fitzhugh, Floyd, Ford, Fraley, Gilmore, Gresham, Hackworth, Harmon, Harrison, Harwell, Hawk, Hensley, Hill, Hood, Johnson C, Johnson P, Jones S, Jones U, Kelsey, Kernell, Litz, Lollar, Lundberg, Lynn, Maddox, Maggart, Marrero, Matheny, Matlock, McCord, McDaniel, McDonald, McManus, Miller, Montgomery, Moore, Mumpower, Neal, Niceley, Odom, Overbey, Pinion, Pitts, Pruitt, Rinks, Roach, Rowe, Rowland, Sargent, Shaw, Shepard, Sontany, Strader, Swafford, Tidwell, Tindell, Todd, Towns, Turner L, Turner M, Vaughn, Watson, West, Williams, Windle, Winningham, Yokley, Mr. Speaker Naifeh -- 97

A motion to reconsider was tabled.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

BILLS WITHDRAWN

On motion of Rep. Sargent, House Bill No. 273 was recalled from the State and Local Government Committee and withdrawn from the House.

On motion of Rep. Sargent, House Bill No. 325 was recalled from the Transportation Committee and withdrawn from the House.

SPONSORS ADDED

Under Rule No. 43, the following members were permitted to add their names as sponsors as indicated below, the prime sponsor of each having agreed to such addition:

House Bill No. 47: Rep(s). Moore as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 63: Rep(s). Harwell, J. Cobb and S. Jones as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 94: Rep(s). J. DeBerry as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 114: Rep(s). Neal as prime sponsor(s).

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House Bill No. 121: Rep(s). Favors, Odom and Marrero as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 129: Rep(s). Dean as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 132: Rep(s). Gresham and Matheny as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 200: Rep(s). Ford as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 221: Rep(s). Sontany, Pruitt, Gilmore, S. Jones, M. Turner, Hensley and Rowe as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 222: Rep(s). Sontany, Pruitt, Gilmore, S. Jones, M. Turner, Hensley, Fitzhugh, Shepard, McDonald, Rowe and H. Brooks as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 224: Rep(s). Pruitt, Gilmore, S. Jones, M. Turner, H. Brooks, McDonald and Rowe as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 225: Rep(s). Pruitt, Gilmore, S. Jones, M. Turner, H. Brooks, Yokley and Rowe as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 227: Rep(s). S. Jones, M. Turner, H. Brooks, Yokley and Rowe as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 252: Rep(s). Williams as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 253: Rep(s). H. Brooks, Sontany, Pruitt, Gilmore, S. Jones, M. Turner, Hensley, McDonald, Yokley, Rowe and Fincher as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 276: Rep(s). M. Turner and Williams as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 277: Rep(s). Williams as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 284: Rep(s). Williams as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 286: Rep(s). Sontany, Pruitt, S. Jones, M. Turner, Brooks, Rowe and Fincher as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 331: Rep(s). Ferguson as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 349: Rep(s). M. Turner as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 356: Rep(s). West as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 372: Rep(s). Fincher as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 442: Rep(s). Watson, Curtiss, Hackworth, Bibb, Fincher, M. Turner, Hood, Gilmore, Pruitt, Miller, U. Jones, Sontany, Briley, S. Jones, H. Brooks, McDonald and Rowe as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 464: Rep(s). Williams as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 597: Rep(s). J. DeBerry, S. Jones and Marrero as prime sponsor(s).

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House Bill No. 808: Rep(s). West, M. Turner, Briley, Sontany, Moore and S. Jones as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 1283: Rep(s). Harwell, Todd, McDaniel, H. Brooks, Moore, Casada, Ford, Harrison, Watson, Tidwell, Montgomery and Bibb as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 1396: Rep(s). Williams as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 1678: Rep(s). Bell as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 1834: Rep(s). Lollar as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 1835: Rep(s). Lollar as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 1877: Rep(s). Lollar, Todd, McManus, Eldridge, Kernell, Bell, Coley, Lundberg, Matheny and Baird as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 1971: Rep(s). Sontany as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 2160: Rep(s). Sargent and Baird as prime sponsor(s).

House Bill No. 2269: Rep(s). West, M. Turner, Briley, Sontany, Moore and S. Jones as prime sponsor(s).

ENGROSSED BILLS February 21, 2007

The following bill(s) have been examined, engrossed, and are ready for transmission to the Senate: House Bill(s) No(s). 1009.

BETTY KAY FRANCIS, Chief Engrossing Clerk.

ENROLLED BILLS February 21, 2007

MR. SPEAKER: Your Chief Engrossing Clerk begs leave to report that we have carefully compared House Resolution(s) No(s). 29, 30 and 33; and find same correctly enrolled and ready for the signature of the Speaker.

BETTY KAY FRANCIS, Chief Engrossing Clerk.

SIGNED February 21, 2007

The Speaker signed the following: House Resolution(s) No(s). 29, 30 and 33.

BETTY KAY FRANCIS, Chief Engrossing Clerk.

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ENGROSSED BILLS February 21, 2007

The following bill(s) have been examined, engrossed, and are ready for transmission to the Senate: House Joint Resolution(s) No(s). 150, 151 and 153.

BETTY KAY FRANCIS, Chief Engrossing Clerk.

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE February 21, 2007

MR. SPEAKER: I am directed to return to the House, House Bill(s) No(s). 1009; substituted for Senate Bill(s) on the same subject(s) and passed by the Senate.

RUSSELL A. HUMPHREY, Chief Clerk.

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE February 21, 2007

MR. SPEAKER: I am directed to transmit to the House, Senate Bill(s) No(s). 3, 41 and 217; all passed by the Senate.

RUSSELL A. HUMPHREY, Chief Clerk.

*Senate Bill No. 3 -- Sexual Offenders - Makes information on sexual offender registration form public information for all offenders required to register, regardless of date of conviction. Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 2. by *Jackson, *Black, *Woodson, *Tracy, *Crowe, *McNally, *Burchett, *Johnson, *Stanley, *Watson, *Ketron, *Bunch, *Finney R.. (HB2 by *Maddox, *Bass, *Fincher)

Senate Bill No. 41 -- Statutes and Codification - Codifies the acts of the 2006 legislative session. by *Wilder. (*HB5 by *Odom)

Senate Bill No. 217 -- Sentencing - Adds enhancement factor by which a defendant's sentence can be increased within the appropriate range that an adult defendant sold or delivered an illegal drug to a minor. Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 5 and Title 40, Chapter 35. by *Ketron, *Burks, *Finney R., *Black. (*HB96 by *DuBois)

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE February 21, 2007

MR. SPEAKER: I am directed to return to the House, House Joint Resolution(s) No(s). 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131 and 132; all concurred in by the Senate.

RUSSELL A. HUMPHREY, Chief Clerk.

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COMMUNICATION February 21, 2007

M E M O R A N D U M

TO: Representative Tommie Brown Representative Mark Maddox Representative Steve McDaniel Representative Doug Overbey

FROM: Speaker Jimmy Naifeh

SUBJECT: CALENDAR & RULES COMMITTEE

Please be advised that I am appointing you to serve as a member of the Calendar & Rules Committee for the 105th General Assembly.

Thank you for your service to the State of Tennessee.

ROLL CALL

The roll call was taken with the following results:

Present...... 97

Representatives present were Armstrong, Baird, Bass, Bell, Bibb, Bone, Borchert, Briley, Brooks H, Brooks K, Brown, Buck, Campfield, Casada, Cobb C, Cobb J, Coleman, Coley, Cooper, Crider, Curtiss, Dean, DeBerry J, DeBerry L, Dunn, Eldridge, Favors, Ferguson, Fincher, Fitzhugh, Floyd, Ford, Fraley, Gilmore, Gresham, Hackworth, Harmon, Harrison, Harwell, Hawk, Hensley, Hill, Hood, Johnson C, Johnson P, Jones S, Jones U, Kelsey, Kernell, Litz, Lollar, Lundberg, Lynn, Maddox, Maggart, Marrero, Matheny, Matlock, McCord, McDaniel, McDonald, McManus, Miller, Montgomery, Moore, Mumpower, Neal, Niceley, Odom, Overbey, Pinion, Pitts, Pruitt, Rinks, Roach, Rowe, Rowland, Sargent, Shaw, Shepard, Sontany, Strader, Swafford, Tidwell, Tindell, Todd, Towns, Turner L, Turner M, Vaughn, Watson, West, Williams, Windle, Winningham, Yokley, Mr. Speaker Naifeh – 97

RECESS MOTION

On motion of Rep. Odom, the House stood in recess until 9:00 a.m., Thursday, February 22, 2007.

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