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Date | State | Bill No. | Title | Outcome |
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May 26, 2006 | TN | HB 3402 | Tennessee Minimum Wage Act | Bill Passed - House (52 - 43) |
May 26, 2006 | TN | HB 3402 | Tennessee Minimum Wage Act | Bill Passed - House (52 - 43) |
March 21, 2019 | TN | HB 563 | Prohibits Government Entities from Discriminating Based on a Company's Internal Policies | Bill Passed - House (68 - 22) |
May 2, 2007 | TN | HB 625 | Tennessee Minimum Wage Act | Bill Passed - House (59 - 37) |
Jan. 14, 2020 | TN | HB 836 | Authorizes Adoption Agencies to Deny Potential Parents Based on Religious Exemption | Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 6) |
April 1, 2019 | TN | HB 836 | Authorizes Adoption Agencies to Deny Potential Parents Based on Religious Exemption | Bill Passed - House (67 - 22) |
June 3, 2009 | TN | HB 962 | Authorizing Guns in Restaurants that Serve Alcohol | Veto Override Passed - House (69 - 27) |
June 4, 2009 | TN | HB 962 | Authorizing Guns in Restaurants that Serve Alcohol | Veto Override Passed - Senate (21 - 9) |
April 16, 2009 | TN | HB 962 | Authorizing Guns in Restaurants that Serve Alcohol | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 7) |
April 6, 2009 | TN | HB 962 | Authorizing Guns in Restaurants that Serve Alcohol | Bill Passed - House (70 - 26) |
Feb. 8, 2010 | TN | SB 1092 | Banning Non-Elected Boards from Requiring Nutrition Information on Menus | Veto Override Passed - House (65 - 31) |
Jan. 28, 2010 | TN | SB 1092 | Prohibiting Non-Elected Boards from Requiring Nutrition Information on Menus | Veto Override Passed - Senate (24 - 7) |
April 17, 2013 | TN | SB 1248 | Requires Disclosure of Photographic Evidence of Animal Abuse | Bill Passed - House (50 - 43) |
April 16, 2013 | TN | SB 1248 | Requires Disclosure of Photographic Evidence of Animal Abuse | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 9) |
May 24, 2007 | TN | SB 1325 | Indoor Smoking Ban | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 5) |
Feb. 22, 2016 | TN | SB 1621 | Prohibits Local-Hire Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (27 - 5) |
April 4, 2018 | TN | SB 1631 | Prohibits Renting Hotel Rooms for Less than 7 Hours | Bill Failed - House (38 - 45) |
April 13, 2009 | TN | SB 1954 | Basic Phone Service Deregulation | Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 7) |
March 7, 2022 | TN | SB 2012 | Specifies Penalties for Littering | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0) |
March 28, 2016 | TN | SB 2094 | Limits Liquor Retailers to 2 Stores | Bill Passed - House (72 - 16) |
Feb. 29, 2016 | TN | SB 2094 | Limits Liquor Retailers to 2 Stores | Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 6) |
March 28, 2024 | TN | SB 2100 | Authorizes the Use of Certain Third-Party Examiners | Bill Passed - House (83 - 2) |
May 31, 2007 | TN | SB 2326 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - Senate (17 - 16) |
June 4, 2007 | TN | SB 2326 | Cigarette Tax Increase | Bill Passed - House (59 - 35) |
April 6, 2022 | TN | SB 2445 | Classifies Influencing Employee Voting as a Class E Felony | Bill Passed - Senate (29 - 0) |
April 16, 2024 | TN | SB 2508 | Establishes Requirement for the State IRS to Report Ticket Sales Publicly | Bill Passed - House (88 - 4) |
April 11, 2024 | TN | SB 2508 | Establishes Requirement for the State IRS to Report Ticket Sales Publicly | Bill Passed - Senate (31 - 0) |
March 4, 2022 | TN | SB 29 | Prohibits First-Responder Residency Requirements | Concurrence Vote Passed - Senate (26 - 6) |
Feb. 24, 2022 | TN | SB 29 | Prohibits First-Responder Residency Requirements | Bill Passed - House (56 - 19) |
June 4, 2010 | TN | SB 3012 | Guns in Bars | Veto Override Passed - House (61 - 30) |
May 27, 2010 | TN | SB 3012 | Guns in Bars | Veto Override Passed - Senate (23 - 10) |
April 16, 2012 | TN | SB 3345 | Limits the Number of Foreign Nationals that May Work in a Charter School | Bill Passed - House (63 - 29) |
April 12, 2012 | TN | SB 3345 | Limits the Number of Foreign Nationals that May Work in a Charter School | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 13) |
April 21, 2023 | TN | SB 469 | Exempts the Retail Sale of Trailers from Sales Tax | Bill Passed - House (90 - 1) |
April 20, 2015 | TN | SB 606 | Amends Eligibility for Longevity Pay | Bill Passed - House (70 - 26) |
April 16, 2015 | TN | SB 606 | Amends Eligibility for Longevity Pay | Bill Passed - Senate (26 - 3) |
March 12, 2009 | TN | SB 83 | "Living" Wage Requirements | Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 13) |