51
Bills Sponsored
50
Conflict Analyses
1/10
Avg. Risk Score
4
Interests Disclosed
Sponsored Bills (51)
A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Kendra West of Fentress County on her selection as the 2025-2026 York Elementary School Teacher of the Year for Grades 5-8.
This resolution honors Kendra West from Fentress County for being named the Teacher of the Year for Grades 5-8 at York Elementary School for the 2025-2026 school year. It recogniz…
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize American Legion Post 137 of Jamestown on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
Tennessee House Joint Resolution 1145 honors American Legion Post 137 in Jamestown for reaching its 100th anniversary. The resolution recognizes the contributions and service of t…
A RESOLUTION commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War.
A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Scotty Phillips of Anderson County.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2, relative to voluntary surrendering of an infant.
The bill updates Tennessee laws about how parents can safely surrender unwanted infants. It adds ambulance stations with 24-hour staff as places where parents can leave their newb…
A RESOLUTION to honor Run for the Wall Week in Tennessee.
A RESOLUTION to commemorate Run for the Wall Week in Tennessee.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 6 and Title 67, Chapter 6, relative to courthouse square revitalization.
The bill extends the period indefinitely for municipalities to receive state sales tax revenue allocations, which were initially part of the Courthouse Square Revitalization Pilot…
A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Shannon Phillips on her selection as the 2025-2026 South Fentress Elementary School Grades 5-8 Teacher of the Year.
A RESOLUTION to congratulate Eddie Cook of Fentress County upon his induction into the Tennessee School Boards Association Quarter Century Club.
A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Kellye Stone on her selection as the 2025-2026 Allardt Elementary School Grades 5-8 Teacher of the Year.
A RESOLUTION to honor Coach Lamar Rogers on the occasion of his retirement.
A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Jamie Andrews of Fentress County on her selection as the 2025-2026 Pine Haven Elementary School Teacher of the Year for Grades 5-8.
A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Pam Conatser of Fentress County on her selection as the 2025-2026 Allardt Elementary School Teacher of the Year for Grades Pre-K-4.
A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Kay McCrary on her selection as the 2025-2026 Pine Haven Elementary School Grades Pre-K-4 Teacher of the Year.
A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Tasha Hull of Fentress County on her selection as the 2025-2026 Clarkrange High School Teacher of the Year for Grades 9-12.
A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Della Sandoval on her selection as the 2025-2026 South Fentress Elementary School Grades Pre-K-4 Teacher of the Year.
A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Amy Thoman on her selection as the 2025-2026 York Elementary School Grades Pre-K-4 Teacher of the Year.
A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Eric Enger on his receipt of the Governor's Volunteer Stars Award.
This resolution honors Eric Enger for receiving the Governor's Volunteer Stars Award, recognizing his contributions to volunteerism in Tennessee. It acknowledges his commitment to…
A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Lily Shelton on her receipt of the Governor's Volunteer Stars Award.
This resolution honors Lily Shelton for receiving the Governor's Volunteer Stars Award in Tennessee. It recognizes her contributions and achievements in volunteer service. The bil…
A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Haylee Martin on her receipt of the Governor's Volunteer Stars Award.
This resolution honors Haylee Martin for receiving the Governor's Volunteer Stars Award in Tennessee. It recognizes her contributions and commitment to volunteerism in the communi…
A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Meadow Hayes on her receipt of the Governor's Volunteer Stars Award.
The bill is a resolution that honors Meadow Hayes for receiving the Governor's Volunteer Stars Award in Tennessee. It acknowledges her contributions and volunteer work within the …
A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Teresa Cochran on her receipt of the Governor's Volunteer Stars Award.
The bill honors Teresa Cochran for receiving the Governor's Volunteer Stars Award in Tennessee. This resolution recognizes her contributions and dedication to volunteerism in the …
A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Aaron Summerall on his receipt of the Governor's Volunteer Stars Award.
The bill is a resolution that honors Aaron Summerall for receiving the Governor's Volunteer Stars Award in Tennessee. It recognizes his contributions and achievements in volunteer…
A RESOLUTION to commend ongoing efforts to facilitate additional power generation capacity by TVA-affiliated distributors.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13 and Title 65, relative to data centers.
The bill prohibits local governments and electric utilities in Tennessee from covering the costs of electrical infrastructure needed for data centers. This means that data centers…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 11; Title 29; Title 39; Title 40; Title 44; Title 45; Title 46; Title 59; Title 66; Title 68 and Title 70, relative to real property.
Tennessee HB2284 makes it illegal to enter someone else's property without permission by using a motorized vehicle or bicycle. This includes any part of the property, and it updat…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 62 and Title 68, relative to state entities.
This bill proposes to move the responsibility for overseeing the board that sets rules for boilers and the board that ensures safety for elevators and amusement devices from the D…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 53; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 71, relative to pharmacy benefits managers.
This bill aims to regulate pharmacy benefits managers by preventing them from changing or denying medications that doctors prescribe. It also requires these managers to respond to…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 27; Title 56, Chapter 7 and Title 71, Chapter 5, relative to pharmacy benefits managers.
TN HB2332 is a bill that aims to protect pharmacies by ensuring that pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) cannot pay them less than a specified minimum amount for prescription drugs,…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 8, Chapter 27; Title 56 and Title 71, relative to pharmacy benefits managers.
The bill prohibits pharmacy benefits managers from entering into contracts with state departments or agencies if they have faced disciplinary actions from the state's finance or i…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5, relative to county legislative bodies.
The bill, TN HB2160, makes it so that the director of accounts and budgets for Overton County cannot be fired without the county legislative body's approval. This approval require…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2 and Title 49, relative to elected superintendents of schools.
This bill allows counties and cities in Tennessee to establish the position of elected school superintendent through a majority vote of their local legislative body. Currently, su…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56, relative to medicare supplement policies.
Tennessee HB1848 is a bill that aims to protect individuals applying for Medicare supplement policies from being denied or charged higher prices based on certain criteria. Specifi…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 11-14-307; Section 11-14-406; Section 11-7-109; Title 66; Section 67-4-409; Title 67, Chapter 5, Part 10 and Section 67-5-2402, relative to rollback taxes.
This bill proposes to remove the responsibility for rollback taxes when agricultural, forest, or open space land with a greenbelt classification is sold. It also requires that new…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36 and Title 37, relative to children.
This bill requires that in certain child custody and guardianship cases where a guardian ad litem is appointed, a qualified expert must evaluate the child unless the court decides…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1, relative to court-appointed special advocates.
Tennessee HB1783 is a bill that aims to improve the information available to court-appointed special advocates who assist in child custody cases. It requires the Department of Chi…
AN ACT to amend Chapter 467 of the Private Acts of 1951; as amended by Chapter 233 of the Private Acts of 1976; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to Morgan County.
Tennessee HB1440 allows the Morgan County Commission to appoint a County Attorney who must be a licensed attorney but does not have to live in Morgan County. This attorney will se…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67; Title 68, Chapter 102, Part 6; Title 69 and Title 70, relative to outdoor recreation.
The bill prohibits certain activities, like fishing, near public boat launches, docks, boats, and marinas to prevent interference with their use. This means that people will need …
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 43, Chapter 27, relative to cannabis products.
The bill, TN HB1148, proposes to change Tennessee law by removing two specific compounds, THCa and THCp, from the list of legal hemp-derived cannabinoids. This means that these co…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to higher education.
Tennessee HB1147 requires the Tennessee student assistance corporation to provide an annual report to legislative committees on postsecondary education. This report will include d…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 1; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 40, relative to criminal offenses.
This bill makes it a Class E felony to change or damage the permanent identification number on a firearm. It also establishes a mandatory minimum sentence of 180 days in jail for …
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to firearms.
The bill TN HB0478 proposes that individuals who carry firearms into areas where firearms are not allowed do not commit a crime if they leave immediately when asked or store their…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, relative to retired canines.
Tennessee HB0393 is a law that allows the state to provide financial support for the medical care of retired canines that have served in state departments. If a department employe…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to the school grading system.
The bill changes how Tennessee schools are graded by ensuring that the performance data of certain student groups is included in their overall letter grades. If there are at least…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to healthcare providers.
This bill prohibits healthcare providers in Tennessee from asking patients about their ownership or access to firearm ammunition or accessories. If a healthcare provider makes suc…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2, relative to voluntary surrender of an infant.
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, …
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 4, relative to tax relief.
This bill requires TennCare to certify that an eligible healthcare provider's unreimbursed costs in a calendar year are considered charitable contributions made for public purpose…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 49, relative to recall of elected officials.
The bill introduces a process for voters to recall, or remove, members of a municipal legislative body and city or county school boards in Tennessee. It modifies existing laws to …
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to reportable diseases.
This Tennessee bill requires the state's Department of Health to include alpha-gal syndrome on its list of diseases that must be reported by healthcare providers. This change must…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 49, Chapter 1, relative to law enforcement-supported education programs.
This bill allows local education agencies in Tennessee to implement the L.E.A.D. (Law Enforcement Against Drugs and Violence) program in schools. It gives schools the option to us…
Personal Financial Interests
Disclosed financial interests for Ed Butler. State legislators often have outside occupations and financial ties that may intersect with legislation they sponsor.
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