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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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April 29, 2008 | TN | SB 3042 | Open Container Law | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7) |
March 12, 2009 | TN | SB 83 | "Living" Wage Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 13) |
Feb. 17, 2010 | TN | SB 3498 | Requiring Legal Challenge to Federal Health Insurance Mandates | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 1) |
June 1, 2009 | TN | HJR 369 | Opposing the Adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child | Bill Passed - House (70 - 20) |
March 7, 2011 | TN | SB 79 | Tennessee Health Care Freedom Act | Bill Passed - House (70 - 27) |
Feb. 23, 2011 | TN | SB 79 | Tennessee Health Care Freedom Act | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 10) |
May 18, 2011 | TN | HB 600 | Equal Access to Interstate Commerce Act | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 26) |
May 12, 2011 | TN | HB 600 | Equal Access to Interstate Commerce Act | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 8) |
Feb. 25, 2013 | TN | HB 553 | Prohibits War Monuments from Being Renamed | Bill Passed - House (69 - 22) |
April 18, 2013 | TN | HB 702 | Increases the Appeal Time Period for Establishing Charter Schools | Bill Passed - House (62 - 30) |
Feb. 13, 2014 | TN | SB 1496 | Authorizes Certain Individuals to Carry a Handgun in Public Parks | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 7) |
April 13, 2015 | TN | SB 1110 | Prohibits Enforcement of Federal Gun Laws | Bill Passed - House (74 - 20) |
April 19, 2016 | TN | SJR 467 | Urges Attorney General to File Lawsuit in Relation to Refugee Resettlement Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (29 - 4) |
April 18, 2016 | TN | SJR 467 | Urges Attorney General to File Lawsuit in Relation to Refugee Resettlement Program | Bill Passed - House (69 - 25) |
Feb. 22, 2016 | TN | SJR 467 | Urges Attorney General to File Lawsuit in Relation to Refugee Resettlement Program | Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (27 - 5) |
March 14, 2016 | TN | HB 779 | Authorizes Voters to Petition for De-annexation Elections | Bill Passed - House (68 - 25) |
March 27, 2017 | TN | HB 173 | Prohibits Local Government from Enacting Drug-Related Sanctions | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 5) |
April 25, 2018 | TN | HB 2315 | Prohibits Sanctuary Policies | Bill Passed - House (64 - 23) |
April 18, 2019 | TN | HB 658 | Repeals City Police Oversight Boards Subpoena Power | Conference Report Adopted - Senate (23 - 6) |
April 17, 2019 | TN | HB 658 | Repeals City Police Oversight Boards Subpoena Power | Conference Report Adopted - House (80 - 16) |
March 25, 2019 | TN | SB 431 | Prohibits Local Governments from Regulating, Restricting, or Taxing Auxiliary Containers | Bill Passed - House (69 - 21) |
March 25, 2019 | TN | HB 1021 | Prohibits Local Governments from Regulating, Restricting, or Banning Auxiliary Containers | Bill Passed - House (69 - 21) |
March 14, 2019 | TN | HB 658 | Repeals City Police Oversight Board Subpoena Power | Bill Passed - House (66 - 26) |
Feb. 27, 2020 | TN | SB 9 | Authorizes Local Governments to Prohibit Smoking on Playgrounds | Conference Report Adopted - House (73 - 14) |
March 2, 2020 | TN | HJR 741 | Prohibits the Governor from Solely Taking Action to Assist with the Federal Refugee Resettlement Program | Bill Passed - House (71 - 25) |
Jan. 15, 2021 | TN | SJR 25 | Amends the State Medicaid Program | Concurrence Vote Passed - House (70 - 22) |
May 3, 2021 | TN | SB 1335 | Classifies Tennessee as a "Second Amendment Sanctuary State" | Bill Passed - House (75 - 13) |
March 31, 2022 | TN | SB 1993 | Prohibits Any Public Entity from Entering Into Contracts with Any Company that Boycotts Israel | Bill Passed - House (70 - 13) |
March 9, 2023 | TN | HB 48 | Reduces the Number of Nashville Metro City Council Members by Half | Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7) |
March 6, 2023 | TN | HB 48 | Reduces the Number of Nashville Metro City Council Members by Half | Bill Passed - House (72 - 25) |
March 25, 2024 | TN | HB 2124 | Requires Local Law Enforcement Cooperation with Federal Immigration Authorities | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 7) |
March 14, 2024 | TN | HB 2124 | Requires Local Law Enforcement Cooperation with Federal Immigration Authorities | Bill Passed - House (74 - 22) |
March 14, 2024 | TN | HB 1931 | Repeals Local Police Policies | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 6) |
March 7, 2024 | TN | HB 1931 | Repeals Local Police Policies | Bill Passed - House (68 - 24) |