These bills passed this session:
ANNEXATION: Bans cities from annexing land without a referendum or agreement of those annexed. HB2371 CHARTER AUTHORIZER: Allows State Board of Education to overrule local school board decisions on charter schools. HB0702 COMMON CORE: Delays implementation of testing associated with Common Core education standards by one year. HB1549 CURSIVE WRITING: Requires teaching of cursive writing at appropriate grade level to be determined by State Board of Education. HB1697 DEATH PENALTY: Allows electrocution if shortage of lethal injection drugs. SB2580 DISRUPTING FARM OR ANIMAL OPERATIONS: Defines disruption of farm an animal facility operations as basis for criminal charges. SB2406 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Second-time and subsequent convicts of domestic assault must serve jail time on at least 35 to 90 consecutive days. SB1794 DRONES: Prohibits use of drones to conduct unauthorized video surveillance of hunters (SB1777) and of farm and animal operations (SB1892). EMPLOYEE PASSWORDS: Forbids employers from requiring employees and job applicants to give them their passwords or access to their private social media accounts as long as they are not used in connection with work or at work. SB1808 FREE COMMUNITY COLLEGE: Offers free community college tuition to any high school graduate starting with high school class of 2015. HB2491 GANG PUBLIC NUISANCE: Allows authorities to seek public nuisance injunctions in court against two or more members of gangs. SB1634 GUNS, LOCAL REGULATION: Prohibits local governments from most regulation of guns except for their discharge and to enforce state and federal laws. SB1612 GUNS-IN-VEHICLES: Anyone who can legally possess a gun may keep guns in their cars if they are in lawful possession of the vehicle. SB1774 HASLAM BUDGET: Gov. Bill Haslam’s $32.4 billion spending plan for the fiscal year starting July 1. SB2596 HEMP PRODUCTION: Allows the commercial production of hemp. SB2495 MEDICAID EXPANSION APPROVAL: Requires legislative approval of Medicaid expansion. HB0937 METH PRODUCTION: Sets monthly and annual limits on consumer purchases of cold and allergy medicines used to make meth. HB1574 RAPE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS: Removes statute of limitations on prosecuting rape, aggravated rape, rape of a child and aggravated rape of a child in certain circumstances. SB2084 RELIGIOUS DISPLAYS: Allows schools to teach about “traditional winter celebrations.” HB1906 RELIGIOUS VIEWPOINTS: Bans schools from discriminating against students for expressing religious viewpoints. HB1547 SLAVERY RESOLUTION: Expresses regret of slavery and segregation in Tennessee. HJR847 STRONGER BEER: Allows beer of up to 10 percent alcohol by volume to be sold in supermarkets and convenience stores. HB0047 SWITCHBLADES: Legalizes switchblades and other knives with blades longer than 4 inches. SB1771 TEACHER TEST SCORES: Prohibits standardized student test scores from being the sole factor in teacher licensing. HB1365 TEXTBOOK PANEL: Changes the makeup of the state’s textbook selection panel; requires more public access to textbooks under review. HB2249 TRAIL OF TEARS: Expresses regret for the forced removal of more than 15,000 Native Americans in the 1830s. HJR0553 TUITION-IMMIGRANTS: Ensures citizens who are children of parents in country illegally are eligible for in-state tuition. SB2115 TUITION-VETERANS: Veterans Education Transition Support Act, allows veterans regardless of former residency in state to attend state higher education institution at in-state tuition if they enroll within 24 months after discharge, starting this fall. SB 1433 WINE IN SUPERMARKETS: Allows local governments to hold referendums on supermarket wine sales. HB0610 CORRUPTION: Giving attorney general power to investigate public corruption. SB2038 ATTORNEY GENERALELECTION: Constitutional amendment calling for popular election of attorney general. SJR0123 CAMPAIGN LOANS: Forbidding candidates from repaying themselves for loans above $100,000 to their own campaign funds. SB1965 CIRCUIT COURT: Eliminating two of Shelby County’s nine Circuit Court judgeships. SB1484 DAYLIGHT SAVING: Ending daylight saving time in Tennessee. HB1909 FOR-PROFIT CHARTERS: Allowing for-profit entities to run charter schools in Tennessee. HB1693 GUNS IN PARKS: Doing away with local control over banning guns in parks. SB1496 HALL INCOME TAX: Phasing out Hall tax on income from dividends and investments. SB1427 MOTORCYCLE HELMETS: Allowing adults to not wear helmets on motorcycles. SB0548 NO-PERMIT OPEN CARRY: Allowing open carry of handguns without stateissued permit. SB2424 OPEN CONTAINER: Banning passengers from drinking alcohol in moving vehicles. HB0084 PARENT TRIGGER: Creating mechanism for parents to convert failing schools to charter schools. HB1959 PICKETING: Making it a crime to engage in mass picketing during a strike or other labor dispute. SB1661 SCHOOL VOUCHERS: Creating a limited school voucher program in Tennessee. SB0196 U.S. SENATE NOMINEES: Giving state lawmakers the power to select party nominees for the U.S. Senate. SB0471 TUITION EQUALITY: Making students in country illegally eligible for in-state tuition to public colleges. SB1951 STUDENT VOTER ID: Permitting student ID cards to be used for voting. SB1082. SERVICES TO GAYS: Banning lawsuits against businesses refusing services to gay couples. SB2566. WELFARE LIMITS: Reducing the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families assistance from 5 years to 4 years. SB2039. — The Associated Press, Richard Locker