24
Bills Sponsored
24
Conflict Analyses
2/10
Avg. Risk Score
5
Interests Disclosed
Sponsored Bills (24)
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 7 and Title 39, relative to district attorneys general.
Tennessee HB1484, also known as 'The Memphis Safe Task Force Accountability Act,' modifies existing laws related to district attorneys general. The act aims to enhance accountabil…
A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of William Reid Sanders, Sr., of Memphis.
House Joint Resolution 79 (HJR0079) is a formal statement passed by the Tennessee General Assembly to honor and remember William Reid Sanders, Sr., a resident of Memphis. The reso…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 14 and Title 9, Chapter 4, relative to district public defenders.
Tennessee HB2563 proposes to change the notice period for meetings of the district public defenders conference from 10 days to 10 business days. This means that the president of t…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 13; Title 14; Title 49; Title 54; Title 55; Title 58; Title 64; Title 65; Title 66; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to emergency management.
TN HB2497 is a bill that requires state agencies responsible for healthcare facilities to study how to improve emergency management. This study will be directed by the governor an…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-4-116 and Chapter 512 of the Public Acts of 2025, relative to the joint committee on ways and means.
Tennessee HB2318 updates the rules for the joint committee on ways and means. It allows the committee to notify when a hearing will not take place and to hold hearings for federal…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39; Title 47 and Title 65, relative to consumer protection.
Tennessee HB2225 is a proposed law that would allow the attorney general to create a do not call registry to protect consumers from unwanted phone calls. It would impose restricti…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, relative to bail.
Tennessee HB1483 allows victims of crimes to sue individuals who post bail for defendants if those defendants commit another crime while out on bail. This means if a victim suffer…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7; Title 39; Title 40; Title 55 and Title 68, relative to street drag racing.
Tennessee HB1449 aims to redefine and expand the crime of street drag racing. It includes drag racing on commercial properties and allows law enforcement to impound vehicles used …
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38, relative to law enforcement agencies.
Tennessee HB1445 aims to create a fund and grant program to help law enforcement agencies recruit officers. The program will be managed by a state department and is designed to su…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37 and Title 39, relative to cruelty to animals.
The bill increases the punishment for serious cases of animal cruelty in Tennessee, changing it from a Class E felony to a Class D felony. It also allows juveniles who commit aggr…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 11, relative to bail.
Tennessee HB1233 allows professional bondsmen to provide receipts for money or other payments in a digital format instead of only on paper. This change aims to modernize the proce…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8 and Title 38, relative to sexual assault response teams.
The bill establishes a coordinator for sexual assault response teams in Tennessee. This coordinator will provide training, support, and oversight for these teams across the state,…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Title 68, relative to diabetes.
This Tennessee bill requires schools to provide parents with information about Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes when they share details on health-related topics like immunizations and m…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to firearms.
The bill requires the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) to study the effects of Tennessee's firearm laws on firearm sales, criminal activity, an…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 35, Part 3, relative to collection of biological specimens for DNA analysis.
This bill requires that a biological specimen, such as a DNA sample, be collected from certain offenders within 30 days after they are sentenced. It also mandates that if an offen…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12 and Title 13, relative to local government.
The bill requires attorneys for counties and cities in Tennessee to provide guidance and advice to local government officials, their deputies, and employees on how to properly app…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 58, Chapter 3, relative to veterans.
This bill requires Tennessee's parks and conservation bureau to offer free access to all state parks, including campgrounds and golf courses, for veterans on at least one day each…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 7, relative to sales and use taxes.
This bill aimed to allow certain counties in Tennessee to increase their local sales tax rate from 2.75% to 3.75%. The additional revenue generated from this tax increase would be…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5, relative to constitutional officer duties.
The bill establishes that certain county officials, including the sheriff and county clerk, are recognized as constitutional officers in counties that have a charter form of gover…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5, relative to constitutional officer budgets.
This bill aimed to give certain county offices in Tennessee, like the sheriff and county clerk, more control over their budgets. It required these offices to create their own budg…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38, relative to detection of criminal patterns.
This bill requires law enforcement to share emergency call data from rental homes and apartment complexes with nonprofit organizations. These organizations would then pass the inf…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, relative to delinquent acts.
This bill proposes that if a child commits three or more delinquent acts, the juvenile court must order the child's parent or guardian to pay for the costs incurred by law enforce…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37 and Title 40, relative to juvenile records.
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 judge…
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, relative to pretrial release for certain offenses.
This bill changes the rules for releasing people accused of certain serious crimes in Tennessee. If someone is charged with a felony involving a gun or causing serious injury or d…
Personal Financial Interests
Disclosed financial interests for John Gillespie. State legislators often have outside occupations and financial ties that may intersect with legislation they sponsor.
Occupation
Financial Advisor
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Business Ownership
MEMPHIS CRIME COMMISSION BOARD MEMBER from Jan 2023 to current
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Board Memberships
Board Member of the Phoenix Club of Memphis
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Source: State financial disclosure filings. This information is intended to inform, not to imply wrongdoing.
