This bill changes the law in Tennessee to allow parents to voluntarily surrender an infant up to 45 days old to a designated facility without facing criminal charges. Previously, only infants 14 days old or younger could be surrendered under these conditions.
This bill extends the exemption from sales and use tax for purchasing and leasing equipment and infrastructure used in providing broadband services or internet access until June 30, 2027. It aims to support the expansion of broadband services by reducing costs for service providers.
This bill requires the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) to conduct a study on the availability of housing and treatment facilities for juvenile offenders in Tennessee. The study will focus on facilities for juveniles who have been adjudicated delinquent and committed to the Department of Children's Services, as well as those detained by juvenile courts before hearings. TACIR must also report its findings and recommendations.
The bill allows courts to use juvenile court records, including past decisions and evidence, when preparing pretrial reports to set bail for certain crimes. It also requires judges to consider a defendant's juvenile record when assessing their potential risk to the community.
This Tennessee bill adds prostate cancer, breast cancer, and pancreatic cancer to the list of illnesses presumed to be caused by a firefighter's job. This means that if a full-time firefighter develops one of these cancers, it is assumed to be work-related unless proven otherwise with medical evidence.
Tennessee Bill HB0076 makes it illegal to abandon an animal in your care. It clarifies that leaving an animal at or near a shelter or veterinary clinic without ensuring the animal's care is not a valid defense if charged with abandonment.