Note: This bill will also be heard in the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in LP 12.
House Bill 356 (SB 404):
Among other things, this bill adds language that allows a local board of education to provide payroll deduction for dues of professional employees' organizations, but does not require an LEA to do so. This is one of our top bad bills from this year.
Note: This bill will also be heard in the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in LP 12.
House Health Committee, 10:30 a.m., LP 16
House Bill 817 (SB 240):
This bill would authorize the governor to appoint people to fill positions on certain boards from lists submitted by interested groups. In short, this could jeopardize the positions that some of our brothers and sister hold (or could hold) on certain boards.
Note: This bill will also be heard on the Senate floor on Monday at 4 p.m.
Senate State & Local Government Committee, 10:30 a.m., LP 12
Senate Bill 641 (HB 943): Making a return appearance from last year, this is the bill that authorizes deannexation of an area within a municipality.
Senate Bill 155 (HB 271):
This bad piece of legislation prohibits state and local governments from adopting sanctuary policies. It has been postponed several times in committee.
Note: This bill will also be heard in the House Local Government Subcommittee at 3 p.m. in LP 31.
Senate Bill 772 (HB 887):
This piece of legislation would require a person to declare a statewide political party affiliation before voting in a primary election.
Note: This bill will also be heard in the House Local Government Subcommittee at 3 p.m. in LP 31.
House State Government Committee, 12 p.m., LP 29
Hou
se Joint Resolution 24:
This dangerous bill would
call on Congress to hold a constitutional convention for a balanced budget amendment.
House Finance, Ways & Means Committee, 1:30 p.m., LP 16
House Bill 91 (SB 1172): This bill requires SNAP recipients to meet certain levels of work, community service, education or job-searching activities.
Note: This bill will also be heard in the Senate Health & Welfare Committee on Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. in LP 12.
House Transportation Committee, 1:30 p.m., LP 29
House Bill 1374 (SB 559): This bill would create a state office that helps local governments with public-private initiatives dealing with transportation facilities.
Senate Commerce & Labor Committee, 1:30 p.m., LP 12
Note: This committee will hear several bills dealing with equal pay and minimum wage laws. We've noted those below in the agenda for the House Consumer & Human Resources Subcommittee, which is meeting on Wednesday afternoon.
Senate Bill 261 (HB 939): According to this bill, workers' compensation cases would be required to go through the bureau's appeals board before seeking appeal to the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Senate Bill 473 (HB 979): Similar to last year's "Right to Earn a Living Act," this enacts the "Freedom to Prosper Act," which limits how local governments may regulate occupations.
Senate Bill 1094 (HB 1309): This piece of legislation increases the amount of notice that a person has to give before cancelling an approved 30-minute break waiver.
Senate Bill 1313 (HB 1391): Among other things, this is a good bill that would create the office of apprenticeship and work-study programs.
Senate Bill 1214 (HB 325): This is a "clean-up" workers' compensation bill that has been introduced by the administration. We have read the legislation and do not have any issues with the bill.
Note: This bill will also be heard in the House Consumer & Human Resources Subcommittee on Wednesday at 3 p.m. in LP 29.
Note: This bill will also be heard in the House Consumer & Human Resources Subcommittee on Wednesday at 3 p.m. in LP 29.
House Education Administration & Planning Subcommittee, 3 p.m., LP 29
House Bill 570 (SB 340): This bill would enact the "Local School District Empowerment Act" and create a pilot program to reestablish the office of elected school superintendent.
Note: This bill will also be heard in the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in LP 12.
House Bill 793 (SB 731):
According to this bill, a local director of schools may not have his or her salary increased to an amount that is higher than the governor's salary.
Note: This bill will also be heard in the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in LP 12.
House Bill 888 (SB 771):
This is the infamous "bathroom bill" that requires students in public schools to use restrooms and locker rooms that correspond to the sex on their birth certificates. It failed in the Senate earlier this week.
House Local Government Subcommittee, 3 p.m., LP 31
House Bill 787 (SB 592):
A good bill, this calls for people to be automatically registered to vote when they apply for a driver's license or photo ID card.
House Bill 429 (SB 1296): This piece of legislation would allow voters to take a picture of their own marked ballot at a polling place.