37
Bills Sponsored
37
Conflict Analyses
2/10
Avg. Risk Score
9
Interests Disclosed
Sponsored Bills (37)
A RESOLUTION to honor William Lewis Jenkins on his receipt of the Hawkins County Republican Party Lifetime Achievement Award.
A RESOLUTION to honor the fallen law enforcement officers of Hawkins County during National Police Week and on Peace Officers Memorial Day.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxation.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 10, relative to medicaid reimbursement for medicaid nursing facilities.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to grants to volunteer fire departments.
This bill changes the rules about how grants are given to volunteer fire departments in Tennessee. It allows the grant money to be distributed without needing to divide it equally…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, relative to the annual coverage assessment.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 49 and Title 65, relative to natural gas.
This bill requires local education agencies (LEAs) in Tennessee to create and publish a list of all school buildings in their district that use natural gas for utilities. The list…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 204, relative to the state energy policy council.
Tennessee HB2444 is a bill that proposes to change the rules for the state energy policy council by allowing members to serve an unlimited number of terms. Currently, there are re…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 2, relative to funding for the protection of children.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 7 and Title 8, relative to retirement benefits for state public safety officers.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 8, Chapter 50; Title 33; Title 36; Title 52; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to therapists.
AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026, in the administration, operation, and maintenance of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the various departments, institutions, offices, and agencies of the state; for certain state aid and obligations; for capital outlay, for the service of the public debt, for emergency and contingency; to repeal certain appropriations and any acts inconsistent herewith; to provide provisional continuing appropriations; and to establish certain provisions, limitations, and restrictions under which appropriations may be obligated and expended. This act makes appropriations for the purposes described above for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 4, Chapter 51 and Title 49, Chapter 4, relative to safeguarding financial aid programs funded using net lottery proceeds.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38 and Title 63, relative to criminal background checks.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13 and Title 68, relative to local government approval.
AN ACT to amend Chapter 519 of the Private Acts of 1911; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to referenda in the Town of Rogersville.
AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025, in the administration, operation, and maintenance of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the various departments, institutions, offices, and agencies of the state; for certain state aid and obligations; for capital outlay, for the service of the public debt, for emergency and contingency; to repeal certain appropriations and any acts inconsistent herewith; to provide provisional continuing appropriations; and to establish certain provisions, limitations, and restrictions under which appropriations may be obligated and expended. This act makes appropriations for the purposes described above for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025.
TN HB1404 is a bill that allocates state funds to cover the expenses of government operations for the fiscal years 2024 and 2025. It includes provisions for funding various state …
AN ACT to authorize the state of Tennessee, acting by resolutions of its funding board, to issue and sell its bonds and bond anticipation notes to provide for acquisition of equipment and sites, and erection, construction, and equipment of sites and buildings, expressly including the acquisition of existing structures for expansion, improvements, betterments, and extraordinary repairs to existing structures, for construction of highways, and repair, replacement, or rehabilitation of bridges, and for grants to any county, metropolitan government, incorporated town, city, special district of the state, or any governmental agency or instrumentality of any of them; to make grants to industrial development corporations to provide for acquisition of equipment and acquisition, site preparation, erection, construction, and equipment of sites and buildings; and infrastructure improvements and development; and to provide for the expenditure of said funds; to issue its debt in excess of the authorized amount to fund discount and costs of issuance; and to provide for the expenditure of said funds. This act makes appropriations for an indefinite period of time for the purpose of allocating the proceeds of the bonds and notes authorized by this act.
Tennessee HB1403 allows the state to issue bonds and notes to raise money for various projects, including the construction and repair of buildings, highways, and bridges. It also …
AN ACT pursuant to Article II, Section 24, of the Tennessee Constitution providing for the dollar amount and rate by which the growth of appropriations from state tax revenues will exceed the estimated growth in the state's economy and to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 52.
The bill proposes changes to the way state budget documents are prepared by removing the requirement to include specific financial information from 1977. It aims to update the pro…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 10; Title 11; Title 12; Title 13; Title 16; Title 17; Title 18; Title 29; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 42; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 49; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 57; Title 58; Title 59; Title 60; Title 61; Title 62; Title 63; Title 64; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69; Title 70 and Title 71, relative to statutory revisions required for implementation of the annual appropriations act.
TN HB1401 is a bill that allows for flexibility in how grant payments for nursing home care are made, permitting them to be issued either monthly or quarterly. This change is part…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to higher education.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 33 and Title 71, relative to medical assistance.
Tennessee HB1187 is a bill that removes an outdated requirement for the state comptroller to study prescription drug use and costs in nursing homes. This provision, which was supp…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, relative to the annual coverage assessment.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, relative to the annual coverage assessment.
Tennessee HB0829 is a law that changes the rules for the annual coverage assessment, which is a fee related to healthcare services in the state. The bill updates existing regulati…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 7, relative to taxation.
This bill proposes to exempt certain sales from business tax, specifically for prescription drugs that cost more than the Medicare threshold for 2025. It also includes services re…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 28, relative to the dispute resolution process for matters involving real property.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, relative to the nursing home assessment.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 53; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to temporary assistance for needy families.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, relative to taxation.
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-51-201, relative to compensation paid to firefighters for certain conditions or injuries.
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-tim…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, relative to state government.
This bill proposes to add a new member to the information systems council in Tennessee. The new member will be a state employee with cybersecurity experience, appointed by the gov…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62 and Title 66, Chapter 5, Part 1, relative to surveyors.
The bill requires that any new property description in a deed for land that has not been previously recorded must be created by a registered land surveyor. This requirement does n…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 58, Chapter 1, Part 2, relative to the "Tennessee National Guard Servicemember's Medical Readiness Act."
The Tennessee National Guard Servicemember's Medical Readiness Act is a new law that focuses on ensuring members of the Tennessee National Guard are medically prepared for their d…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, relative to TennCare.
This bill requires TennCare, the state's Medicaid program, to pay ambulance services a minimum of 67.5% of what Medicare would allow for emergency transports and 100% for non-emer…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 57, relative to alcoholic beverages.
Tennessee HB0200 requires manufacturers of alcoholic beverages to obtain a license to sell their products at retail. This includes products they have the rights to and those impor…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13, Chapter 26, relative to human resource agencies.
This bill proposes to increase the amount of state funding that can be matched with local contributions for human resource agencies in Tennessee. The goal is to enhance the financ…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13, Chapter 14, Part 1, relative to development districts.
This bill adds the MidSouth development district to the list of regions that will receive financial assistance from the state. It sets a total funding amount for all nine developm…
Personal Financial Interests
Disclosed financial interests for Gary Hicks. State legislators often have outside occupations and financial ties that may intersect with legislation they sponsor.
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Legislator
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Employer
Tennessee General Assembly
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ROGERSVILLE CITY SCHOOL
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PREMIER COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES LLC
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TRIPLE H CONSTRUCTION PLLC Lawyers/Law Firms
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Business Ownership
PREMIER COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES LLC CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD/CO-OWNER from Dec 2020 to current
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ROGERSVILLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR from Oct 2010 to current Education
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TRIPLE H CONSTRUCTION PLLC VICE-PRESIDENT from Apr 2022 to current Lawyers/Law Firms
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Assets
Leadership PAC: HIXPAC
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Source: State financial disclosure filings. This information is intended to inform, not to imply wrongdoing.
