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A rainy week in Nashville didn’t slow down the General Assembly, which continues to move quickly into March. Several committees have informed members that their final meetings will take place the week of March 5. Leaders in both houses have expressed a desire to wrap up the session by the first week of April, but much work remains, particularly on the passage of a budget. The past week saw movement on a number of bills of interest to REALTORS®.
We are watching a bill that would allow service of process of a summons served upon a contractually named party to enable a landlord repossession of their property in real estate disputes (SB1655/HB1667). This bill was amended to allow any adult person occupying a premises to be served a summons for the purpose of a landlord regaining possession of property. It cleared the House Civil Justice Committee, and now heads to the Calendar and Rules Committee to determine a date for a floor vote. The companion bill in the Senate remains before the Judiciary Committee.
As some REALTORS® members are also auctioneers, we are following a bill that would make it easier to become an auctioneer and grow auctioneering businesses (SB 2081/HB 2036). The current apprentice auctioneer period would be reduced from two years to one, auctioneers would be able to sponsor an unlimited number of
apprentice auctioneers, and there would be no waiting period to sponsor an apprentice after receiving a full auctioneer’s license. Also, the definition of an exempt online auction would be clarified to reduce uncertainty. Action on this bill was set for this week but was moved back; it is now scheduled to be heard in the House Business and Utilities Subcommittee on Tuesday, Feb. 27, and in the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee the same day.
We continue to watch a short-term rental bill (SB 1086/HB 1020) that would prohibit local governments from instituting a blanket ban but would allow them to place certain restrictions. The bill passed the House last year and is still pending in the Senate. Supporters and opponents both gave impassioned, sometimes emotional testimony before the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee, which deferred consideration to this week.
On a lighter note, we will still have to spring forward and fall back for the foreseeable future—a bill that would eliminate twice-annual time changes in Tennessee failed in subcommittee.
Weekly Calendar – Feb. 19, 2018
Tue 2/27/18 9:00am – House Hearing Rm II, House Local Government Committee
MEMBERS: CHAIR T. Wirgau (R); VICE CHAIR D. Howell (R); C. Sexton (R); J. Sexton (R); A. Parkinson (D); L. Miller (D); M. Gravitt (R); J. Eldridge (R); J. Crawford (R); B. Cooper (D); D. Carr (R); D. Alexander (R)
| 2. | HB1735 Carter M. | TAXES PROPERTY: TACIR study on nontax-producing property held by state and local governments. TACIR study on nontax-producing property held by state and local governments. Senate Status: 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Local Government Committee 02/27/18. SB2650 – B. Watson – 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee. |
| 3. | HB1766 Sargent C. | PROPERTY & HOUSING: Managing or developing mixed-finance housing projects. Expands the definition of immunity housing authority corporations to include entities that individuals or housing authorities may form. Senate Status: 02/15/18 – Senate passed. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Local Government Committee 02/27/18. SB2685 – P. Bailey – 02/15/18 – Senate passed. |
| 8. | HB2064 Vaughan K. | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Industrial development corporation – acquiring of hotel, motel, or apartment building for project. Allows an industrial development corporation to acquire a hotel, motel, or apartment building for their project located in a county having a population greater than 900,000 according to the 2010 federal census. Senate Status: 02/15/18 – Senate passed. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Local Government Committee 02/27/18. SB1736 – B. Kelsey – 02/15/18 – Senate passed. |
Tue 2/27/18 9:00am – Senate Hearing Rm II, Senate Finance Revenue Subcommittee
MEMBERS: CHAIR J. Hensley (R); VICE CHAIR T. Harper (D); F. Haile (R); T. Gardenhire (R); B. Ketron (R)
| 14. | SB1799 Ketron B. | TAXES BUSINESS: Occupational privilege tax – rebate on tax for certain persons over 70. Allows a person engaged in an occupation subject to the occupational privilege tax who is 70 years old or older and who earned no income during the previous year from the taxable occupation to receive a 50 percent rebate on that person’s occupational privilege tax. Senate Status: 02/22/18 – Set for Senate Finance Revenue Subcommittee 02/27/18. House Status: 01/30/18 – Referred to House Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee. HB1726 – C. Rogers – 01/30/18 – Referred to House Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee. |
| 17. | SB2460 Roberts K. | TAXES GENERAL: Decreasing privilege tax. Reduces the privilege tax from $400 to $200 for persons whose license is on active status. Reduces the privilege tax from $400 to $100 for persons whose licenses is on inactive status. Requires that persons licensed for two or more professions to only pay one privilege tax. Senate Status: 02/22/18 – Set for Senate Finance Revenue Subcommittee 02/27/18. House Status: 02/07/18 – Referred to House Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee. HB2421 – K. Vaughan – 02/07/18 – Referred to House Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee. |
Tue 2/27/18 10:30am – Senate Hearing Rm I, Senate State & Local Government Committee
HEADER: The committee will have Budget Hearings by the TN Board of Parole, TRICOR, and the TN Department of Corrections. MEMBERS: CHAIR K. Yager (R); VICE CHAIR R. Briggs (R); 2ND VICE CHAIR E. Jackson (R); P. Bailey (R); T. Gardenhire (R); J. Johnson (R); B. Ketron (R); M. Norris (R); J. Yarbro (D)
| 10. | SB2343 Dickerson S. | LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Redefining housing for local authorities to appropriate funds. Redefines affordable housing and workforce housing for the purpose of appropriating funds. Senate Status: 02/22/18 – Set for Senate State & Local Government Committee 02/27/18. House Status: 02/07/18 – Referred to House Local Government Subcommittee. HB2561 – D. Jernigan – 02/07/18 – Referred to House Local Government Subcommittee. |
| 14. | SB363 Haile F. | LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Inclusionary housing requirements clarified. States no local government has the authority to enact a law that would place requirements regarding inclusionary, affordable, or below market value housing when entitlements, variances, or any other form of permit or authorization is sought from the local Senate Status: 02/22/18 – Set for Senate State & Local Government Committee 02/27/18. House Status: 03/30/17 – House passed. HB1143 – G. Casada – 03/30/17 – House passed. |
| 17. | SB2126 Jackson E. | PROPERTY & HOUSING: Application of the Neighborhood Preservation Act. Extends the Neighborhood Preservation Act to apply to Shelby, Davidson, Madison, and any county or municipality that has formed a land bank. Senate Status: 02/22/18 – Set for Senate State & Local Government Committee 02/27/18. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Local Government Subcommittee 02/28/18. HB2423 – M. White – 02/22/18 – Set for House Local Government Subcommittee 02/28/18. |
Tue 2/27/18 1:00pm – Senate Hearing Rm I, Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
HEADER: The committee will have Budget Hearings by the TN Department of Economic and Community Development and the TN Department of Labor and Workforce Development. MEMBERS: CHAIR J. Johnson (R); VICE CHAIR M. Green (R); 2ND VICE CHAIR K. Roberts (R); D. Gresham (R); B. Ketron (R); R. Tate (D); B. Watson (R); K. Yager (R); F. Niceley (R)
| 10. | SB2504 Ketron B. | UTILITIES: Competitive Wireless Broadband Investment, Deployment, and Safety Act of 2018. Enacts the Competitive Wireless Broadband Investment, Deployment, and Safety Act of 2018, which desires to maximize investment in wireless connectivity across the state by creating a uniform and predicable framework that limits local obstacles to deployment of small wireless facilities and to encourage shared use of public infrastructure and colocation in a manner that is the most technology neutral and nondiscriminatory. Prohibits a municipal authority to restrict the size, height, or otherwise regulate the appearance or placement of small wireless facilities. Requires any applicant, a person who is seeking a permit to install a small wireless facility, to replace existing authority-owned utility poles and must reasonably conform to the design aesthetics of the utility pole being replaced. Allows an applicant up to include up to 20 small wireless facilities within a single application to an authority. Requires the authority to determine whether an application is complete and notify the applicant within 10 days of receiving an application and must approve or deny an application within 60 days of receipt of the application. Senate Status: 02/22/18 – Set for Senate Commerce & Labor Committee 02/27/18. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Business & Utilities Committee 02/28/18. HB2279 – W. Lamberth – 02/22/18 – Set for House Business & Utilities Committee 02/28/18. |
| 17. | SB1086 Stevens J. | RETAIL TRADE: Short-Term Rental Unit Act. Enacts the “Short-Term Rental Unit Act,” which states that a short-term rental unit provider must maintain at least $500,000 in liability insurance or coverage to cover damage done by any person renting the unit from the short-term rental unit provider. Clarifies the restrictions a local governing body may or may not impose on short-term rental units. Senate Status: 02/22/18 – Set for Senate Commerce & Labor Committee 02/27/18. House Status: 05/08/17 – House passed with amendment 10 (008656). HB1020 – C. Sexton – 05/08/17 – House passed with amendment 10 (008656). |
| 18. | SB2216 Swann A. | PROFESSIONS & LICENSURE: Revoking of professional license for defaulting on student loan. Repeals requirements that authorization to engage in regulated professions and occupations be revoked for persons who default on student loans. Senate Status: 02/22/18 – Set for Senate Commerce & Labor Committee 02/27/18. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Business & Utilities Committee 02/28/18. HB1509 – J. Powell – 02/22/18 – Set for House Business & Utilities Committee 02/28/18. |
| 21. | SB2081 Yager K. | PROFESSIONS & LICENSURE: Licensure of auctioneers. Amends language in the bill to change “apprentice” to “affiliate”. Changes the time from two years to one year the amount of time that a person has to serve under the supervision of an auctioneer prior to applying for licensure. Allows any auctioneer licensed under this chapter to sponsor an affiliate auctioneer and there is no limit to the number of affiliate auctioneers an auctioneer may sponsor. Makes exemptions to any exchange of goods conducted through bidding on an internet-based trading platform by a publicly traded company that primarily sells motor vehicles. Senate Status: 02/22/18 – Set for Senate Commerce & Labor Committee 02/27/18. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Business & Utilities Subcommittee 02/27/18. HB2036 – M. Gravitt – 02/22/18 – Set for House Business & Utilities Subcommittee 02/27/18. |
Tue 2/27/18 1:30pm – House Hearing Rm I, House Finance, Ways & Means Committee
HEADER: The committee will hold budget hearings on the following entities: 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Board of Parole, Mr. Richard Montgomery, Chairman 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm TRICOR, Mr. David Hart, Chief Executive Officer 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm K-12 Education, Ms. Candice McQueen, Commissioner Tennessee State Board of Education, Dr. Sara Heyburn Morrison MEMBERS: CHAIR C. Sargent (R); VICE CHAIR K. Brooks (R); T. Wirgau (R); G. Hicks (R); M. Hill (R); C. Johnson (R); H. Love Jr. (D); S. Lynn (R); G. McCormick (R); S. McDaniel (R); L. Miller (D); R. Williams (R); P. Hazlewood (R); D. Hawk (R); D. Byrd (R); K. Camper (D); M. Carter (R); J. Coley (R); J. Crawford (R); J. Deberry Jr. (D); C. Fitzhugh (D); B. Gilmore (D)
| 11. | HB1496 Pitts J. | TAXES PROPERTY: Property tax relief for disabled veterans who are temporarily in a nursing home. Provides continued eligibility for a disabled veteran’s property tax relief during temporary periods of confinement in a nursing home or hospitalization if the disabled veteran intends to return to the residence once he or she has sufficiently recovered. Senate Status: 02/15/18 – Senate passed with amendment 1 (012582). House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Finance, Ways & Means Committee 02/27/18. SB1675 – M. Green – 02/15/18 – Senate passed with amendment 1 (012582). |
| 15. | HB1591 McCormick G. | UTILITIES: Cooperative access for telecommunications and broadband internet services. Grants access for a cooperative to certain properties for the purpose of supplying telecommunications and broadband internet access and related services. Senate Status: 02/20/18 – Senate Commerce & Labor Committee recommended with amendment 1 (012868), which adds language “so long as such others are permitted by law to operate such systems within the cooperative’s service area.” Deletes certain subdivisions (a)(11)(B) and (a)(11)(B) and adds instead the following language: Public thoroughfares, including but not limited to, all roads, highways, streets, alleys, bridges, and causeways and publicly owned lands if the applications authorities having jurisdiction over the public thoroughfares and lands consent, but consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or conditioned for the purpose of enabling the authority to gain competitive advantage with respect to the rendition by the authority or any other entity of a service that the cooperative also has a right to render. Sent to Senate Calendar Committee. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Finance, Ways & Means Committee 02/27/18. SB1646 – K. Yager – 02/20/18 – Senate Commerce & Labor Committee recommended with amendment 1 (012868), which adds language “so long as such others are permitted by law to operate such systems within the cooperative’s service area.” Deletes certain subdivisions (a)(11)(B) and (a)(11)(B) and adds instead the following language: Public thoroughfares, including but not limited to, all roads, highways, streets, alleys, bridges, and causeways and publicly owned lands if the applications authorities having jurisdiction over the public thoroughfares and lands consent, but consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or conditioned for the purpose of enabling the authority to gain competitive advantage with respect to the rendition by the authority or any other entity of a service that the cooperative also has a right to render. Sent to Senate Calendar Committee. |
Tue 2/27/18 3:00pm – House Hearing Rm II, House Business & Utilities Subcommittee
MEMBERS: CHAIR J. Holsclaw, Jr. (R); K. Calfee (R); J. Moon (R); M. Sparks (R); J. Powell (D); P. Marsh (R); C. Johnson (R); M. Gravitt (R); B. Gilmore (D); K. Vaughan (R)
| 3. | HB2036 Gravitt M. | PROFESSIONS & LICENSURE: Licensure of auctioneers. Amends language in the bill to change “apprentice” to “affiliate”. Changes the time from two years to one year the amount of time that a person has to serve under the supervision of an auctioneer prior to applying for licensure. Allows any auctioneer licensed under this chapter to sponsor an affiliate auctioneer and there is no limit to the number of affiliate auctioneers an auctioneer may sponsor. Makes exemptions to any exchange of goods conducted through bidding on an internet-based trading platform by a publicly traded company that primarily sells motor vehicles. Senate Status: 02/22/18 – Set for Senate Commerce & Labor Committee 02/27/18. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Business & Utilities Subcommittee 02/27/18. SB2081 – K. Yager – 02/22/18 – Set for Senate Commerce & Labor Committee 02/27/18. |
| 11. | HB806 Keisling K. | GOVERNMENT REGULATION: Construction inspection services. Increases the number of days for a building inspector to inspect a building for compliance with safety standards and to still be considered a timely inspection from three days to four days. Senate Status: 05/03/17 – Set for Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee 05/03/17. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Business & Utilities Subcommittee 02/27/18. SB456 – M. Bell – 05/03/17 – Set for Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee 05/03/17. |
Tue 2/27/18 3:00pm – House Hearing Rm III, House Civil Justice Committee
MEMBERS: CHAIR A. Farmer (R); VICE CHAIR D. Moody (R); B. Terry (R); M. Stewart (D); C. Rogers (R); G. Hardaway (D); J. Forgety (R); M. Daniel (R); G. Casada (R); M. Carter (R); B. Beck (D)
| 3. | HB1727 Rogers C. | LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Condemned property being offered for sale to the former owner. Changes requirements for the local government notifying and offering the sale of a condemned property to the former property owner. Senate Status: 01/17/18 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Civil Justice Committee 02/27/18. SB1496 – F. Haile – 01/17/18 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. |
Tue 2/27/18 4:00pm – Senate Hearing Rm I, Senate Judiciary Committee
HEADER: The committee will have Budget Hearings by the TN Administrative Office of the Courts, the TN Bureau of Investigation, and the TN District Attorneys General Conference. MEMBERS: CHAIR B. Kelsey (R); VICE CHAIR J. Lundberg (R); 2ND VICE CHAIR J. Bowling (R); M. Bell (R); L. Harris (D); S. Kyle (D); K. Roberts (R); J. Stevens (R); A. Swann (R)
| 20. | SB1826 Stevens J. | ESTATES & TRUSTS: Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act. Senate Status: 02/22/18 – Set for Senate Judiciary Committee 02/27/18. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Civil Justice Subcommittee 02/28/18. HB1896 – J. Matlock – 02/22/18 – Set for House Civil Justice Subcommittee 02/28/18. |
| 22. | SB1703 Lundberg J. | PROPERTY & HOUSING: Judgment lien against real property – notice. Requires county register to provide notice by mail to landowner within 10 days of registration of judgment lien against real property. Senate Status: 02/22/18 – Set for Senate Judiciary Committee 02/27/18. House Status: 02/05/18 – Referred to House Civil Justice Subcommittee. HB2160 – K. Keisling – 02/05/18 – Referred to House Civil Justice Subcommittee. |
Wed 2/28/18 8:30am – Senate Hearing Rm I, Senate Government Operations Committee
HEADER: The committee will hear a presentation by the University of TN about an Update on Student Code of Conduct Rules. MEMBERS: CHAIR M. Bell (R); VICE CHAIR E. Jackson (R); 2ND VICE CHAIR J. Lundberg (R); J. Bowling (R); R. Crowe (R); T. Harper (D); K. Roberts (R); S. Southerland (R); M. Pody (R)
| 3. | SB1929 Jackson E. | GOVERNMENT REGULATION: UAPA – rules that infringe upon free speech. Senate Status: 02/22/18 – Set for Senate Government Operations Committee 02/28/18. House Status: 02/01/18 – Referred to House Government Operations Committee. HB1966 – M. Daniel – 02/01/18 – Referred to House Government Operations Committee. |
Wed 2/28/18 10:30am – House Hearing Rm IV, House Agriculture & Natural Resources Subcommittee
MEMBERS: CHAIR R. Lollar (R); C. Halford (R); A. Holt (R); B. Mitchell (D); J. Reedy (R); J. Shaw (D); R. Tillis (R)
Wed 2/28/18 10:30am – House Hearing Rm III, House Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee
HEADER: The subcommittee will meet immediately following the Budget Hearings. MEMBERS: CHAIR G. McCormick (R); R. Williams (R); C. Sargent (R); S. McDaniel (R); H. Love Jr. (D); G. Hicks (R); P. Hazlewood (R); D. Hawk (R); C. Fitzhugh (D); J. Coley (R); K. Camper (D); K. Brooks (R)
| 30. | HB1468 Staples R. | TAXES SALES: Historic Structure Rehabilitation Act. Provides for a refund of state sales tax paid on expenditures to rehabilitate historic structures if the owner uses the certified historic structure for at least one year following the rehabilitation, the rehabilitation meets certain U.S. standards, and the certified qualified rehabilitation expenditures are made on or after July 1, 2018. Senate Status: 01/24/18 – Referred to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee 02/28/18. SB1685 – R. Briggs – 01/24/18 – Referred to Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee. |
Wed 2/28/18 12:00pm – House Hearing Rm III, House Government Operations Committee
MEMBERS: CHAIR J. Faison (R); VICE CHAIR J. Ragan (R); R. Williams (R); M. Stewart (D); B. Mitchell (D); C. Johnson (R); D. Howell (R); C. Halford (R); C. Fitzhugh (D); G. Casada (R); K. Calfee (R)
| 2. | HB2437 Gant R. | GOVERNMENT REGULATION: UAPA – requirements for agencies holding public hearings regarding rulemaking process. Requires agencies, when statutorily required to hold a public hearing as part of its rulemaking process, to make copies of the rule available in redline form to persons in attendance at the hearing. Senate Status: 02/05/18 – Senate passed. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Government Operations Committee 02/28/18. SB1573 – M. Bell – 02/05/18 – Senate passed. |
| 4. | HB1739 Daniel M. | GOVERNMENT REGULATION: UAPA – economic impact analyses of administrative rules. HB1739 Title: UAPA economic impact analyses of administrative rules. Category: Government Regulation Summary: Requires agencies filing new rules with the secretary of state to provide an analysis of the rule s economic impact on the state. If a congressional government operations committee finds the cost of the rule s implementation to exceed $1,000,000 over a three-year period, the agency will be forced to find ways to reduce the cost of the rule. Senate Status: 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate Government Operations Committee. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Government Operations Committee 02/28/18. SB2652 – B. Watson – 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate Government Operations Committee. |
| 5. | HB1800 Daniel M. | GOVERNMENT REGULATION: UAPA – review of administrative actions by the general assembly. Authorizes members of the general assembly the power to petition for a review by the government operations committee whether inter-agency memoranda should be promulgated as administrative rules. Requires either the committee chairs to direct the committees to meet with the purpose of reviewing any statement or intra-agency memoranda or for committees to vote to request the agency to promulgate the statement or intra-agency memoranda. Senate Status: 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate Government Operations Committee. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Government Operations Committee 02/28/18. SB2160 – M. Bell – 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate Government Operations Committee. |
Wed 2/28/18 12:00pm – House Hearing Rm IV, House Transportation Subcommittee
MEMBERS: CHAIR T. Weaver (R); D. Alexander (R); B. Cooper (D); B. Doss (R); C. Rogers (R); J. Sexton (R); S. Whitson (R); J. Windle (D)
| 6. | HB1732 Sexton C. | TAXES GENERAL: Sale of surplus real property by the department of transportation. Authorizes the department of transportation to transfer surplus property without further appraisal if the property is equal to or less than a total value of $10,000. Senate Status: 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate Transportation & Safety Committee. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Transportation Subcommittee 02/28/18. SB2696 – P. Bailey – 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate Transportation & Safety Committee. |
Wed 2/28/18 12:30pm – Senate Hearing Rm I, Senate Health & Welfare Committee
HEADER: The committee will have Budget Hearings by the TN Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and the TN Department of Health. MEMBERS: CHAIR R. Crowe (R); VICE CHAIR F. Haile (R); 2ND VICE CHAIR J. Hensley (R); R. Briggs (R); B. Massey (R); S. Kyle (D); E. Jackson (R); B. Watson (R); A. Swann (R)
| 6. | SB2474 Roberts K. | HEALTH CARE: Waiver of initial licensure fees imposed by health related boards. Relieves certain persons of the initial licensure fee imposed by health-related boards and professional regulatory boards. Senate Status: 02/22/18 – Set for Senate Health & Welfare Committee 02/28/18. House Status: 02/07/18 – Referred to House Health Subcommittee. HB1805 – D. Howell – 02/07/18 – Referred to House Health Subcommittee. |
Wed 2/28/18 1:30pm – House Hearing Rm I, House Business & Utilities Committee
HEADER: This committee will hear a presentation by Commissioner Triplett from the Department of Tourist Development. MEMBERS: CHAIR P. Marsh (R); VICE CHAIR K. Calfee (R); J. Moon (R); C. Johnson (R); G. McCormick (R); J. Powell (D); D. Powers (R); M. Sparks (R); R. Tillis (R); D. White (R); K. Vaughan (R); J. Holsclaw, Jr. (R); P. Hazlewood (R); K. Camper (D); J. Clemmons (D); B. Doss (R); J. Favors (D); B. Gilmore (D); T. Goins (R); M. Gravitt (R)
| 1. | HB1509 Powell J. | PROFESSIONS & LICENSURE: Revoking of professional license for defaulting on student loan. Repeals requirements that authorization to engage in regulated professions and occupations be revoked for persons who default on student loans. Senate Status: 02/22/18 – Set for Senate Commerce & Labor Committee 02/27/18. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Business & Utilities Committee 02/28/18. SB2216 – A. Swann – 02/22/18 – Set for Senate Commerce & Labor Committee 02/27/18. |
| 5. | HB2279 Lamberth W. | UTILITIES: Competitive Wireless Broadband Investment, Deployment, and Safety Act of 2018. Enacts the Competitive Wireless Broadband Investment, Deployment, and Safety Act of 2018, which desires to maximize investment in wireless connectivity across the state by creating a uniform and predicable framework that limits local obstacles to deployment of small wireless facilities and to encourage shared use of public infrastructure and colocation in a manner that is the most technology neutral and nondiscriminatory. Prohibits a municipal authority to restrict the size, height, or otherwise regulate the appearance or placement of small wireless facilities. Requires any applicant, a person who is seeking a permit to install a small wireless facility, to replace existing authority-owned utility poles and must reasonably conform to the design aesthetics of the utility pole being replaced. Allows an applicant up to include up to 20 small wireless facilities within a single application to an authority. Requires the authority to determine whether an application is complete and notify the applicant within 10 days of receiving an application and must approve or deny an application within 60 days of receipt of the application. Senate Status: 02/22/18 – Set for Senate Commerce & Labor Committee 02/27/18. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Business & Utilities Committee 02/28/18. SB2504 – B. Ketron – 02/22/18 – Set for Senate Commerce & Labor Committee 02/27/18. |
Wed 2/28/18 1:30pm – House Hearing Rm III, House Civil Justice Subcommittee
MEMBERS: CHAIR M. Carter (R); B. Beck (D); G. Casada (R); M. Daniel (R); A. Farmer (R); G. Hardaway (D); D. Moody (R)
| 10. | HB1924 Keisling K. | PROPERTY & HOUSING: Joint tenancy. Authorizes the creation of right of survivorship clauses in joint tenancy agreements should one of the tenants die . Allows parties to a conveyance to create a joint tenancy with right of survivorship. Requires that in all estates held in joint tenancy with rights of survivorship the dying tenant s share go to surviving tenant. Joint tenancy with right of survivorship cannot be destroyed unilaterally. Senate Status: 02/01/18 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Civil Justice Subcommittee 02/28/18. SB2001 – K. Yager – 02/01/18 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. |
| 14. | HB1896 Matlock J. | ESTATES & TRUSTS: Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act. Senate Status: 02/22/18 – Set for Senate Judiciary Committee 02/27/18. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Civil Justice Subcommittee 02/28/18. SB1826 – J. Stevens – 02/22/18 – Set for Senate Judiciary Committee 02/27/18. |
| 18. | HB1596 Butt S. | ESTATES & TRUSTS: Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act. Enacts the “Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act.” Defines “transfer on death deed.” Specifies that an individual may transfer property to one or more beneficiaries effective at the transferor’s death by a transfer on death deed. Also specifies that a transfer on death deed is revocable even if the deed or another instrument contains a contrary provision. Clarifies that a transfer on death deed is nontestamentary. Specifies that the capacity required to make or revoke a transfer on death deed is the same as the capacity required to make a will. Establishes other provisions regarding transfer on death deeds. Senate Status: 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Civil Justice Subcommittee 02/28/18. SB2581 – J. Hensley – 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. |
| 24. | HB2364 Lynn S. | GOVERNMENT REGULATION: UAPA – changes the venue for judicial review of administrative orders. Changes the venue for judicial review of administrative orders under the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act from Davidson County to Williamson County. Senate Status: 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate Government Operations Committee. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Civil Justice Subcommittee 02/28/18. SB2499 – J. Johnson – 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate Government Operations Committee. |
| 25. | HB2386 Daniel M. | GOVERNMENT REGULATION: UAPA – venue for appeals of contested case hearings. Requires the appeals of contested case hearings to be heard in the chancery court closest to the residence of the person contesting the agency action. Senate Status: 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate Government Operations Committee. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Civil Justice Subcommittee 02/28/18. SB2603 – M. Bell – 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate Government Operations Committee. |
| 32. | HB1792 Farmer A. | JUDICIARY: Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act. Enacts the Uniform Commercial Real Estate Receivership Act. Authorizes the court that appoints a receiver exclusive jurisdiction to direct the receiver and determine any controversy related to the receivership or receivership property. Grants a receiver certain rights regarding receivership property. Requires an owner to assist and cooperate with the receiver in the administration of the receivership and the discharge of the receiver s duties, preserve and turn over to the receiver all receivership property under the owner, and identify all records and other information relating to the receivership property. Allows the court that appointed the receiver to sue the receiver for an act or omission in administering receivership property. Requires the receiver to file a final report on completion of a receiver s duties and upon approval from the court, the receiver is discharged. Senate Status: 02/01/18 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Civil Justice Subcommittee 02/28/18. SB1921 – J. Johnson – 02/01/18 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. |
| 33. | HB1794 Farmer A. | PROPERTY & HOUSING: Electronic acknowledgments. Establishes guidelines for the creation of online notaries public. Grants online notaries public the same powers as notaries public. Allows people living outside the state to have documents notarized, and requires online notaries public to keep electronic records of the notarization. Grants the secretary of state powers to implement and oversee this rule . Senate Status: 01/25/18 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Civil Justice Subcommittee 02/28/18. SB1758 – B. Kelsey – 01/25/18 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. |
Wed 2/28/18 1:30pm – House Hearing Rm IV, House State Government Subcommittee
MEMBERS: CHAIR B. Sanderson (R); B. Hulsey (R); D. Jernigan (D); M. Littleton (R); B. Ramsey (R)
| 26. | HB2555 White D. | GOVERNMENT REGULATION: Fees promulgated by administrative rule. Prohibits the increase of existing administrative fee that exceeds the lesser five percent or the average annual rate of inflation for the immediately preceding calendar year. Requires that state government agencies must submit a proposal for such increases as a legislative bill or amendment for consideration by the general assembly. Senate Status: 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate State & Local Government Committee. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House State Government Subcommittee 02/28/18. SB2715 – J. Bowling – 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate State & Local Government Committee. |
Wed 2/28/18 3:00pm – House Hearing Rm II, House Local Government Subcommittee
MEMBERS: CHAIR D. Carr (R); J. Crawford (R); D. Howell (R); L. Miller (D); A. Parkinson (D); T. Wirgau (R)
| 4. | HB2423 White M. | PROPERTY & HOUSING: Application of the Neighborhood Preservation Act. Extends the Neighborhood Preservation Act to apply to Shelby, Davidson, Madison, and any county or municipality that has formed a land bank. Senate Status: 02/22/18 – Set for Senate State & Local Government Committee 02/27/18. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Local Government Subcommittee 02/28/18. SB2126 – E. Jackson – 02/22/18 – Set for Senate State & Local Government Committee 02/27/18. |
| 8. | HB1929 Curcio M. | PROPERTY & HOUSING: Sober living homes. Allows for municipalities to require sober living homes to submit records of the home s location and its rehabilitation program. Decreases from eight to six the maximum number of unrelated people living in a place to be called a single family residence. Senate Status: 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate State & Local Government Committee. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Local Government Subcommittee 02/28/18. SB2214 – A. Swann – 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate State & Local Government Committee. |
| 9. | HB1357 Mitchell B. | TAXES PROPERTY: Property tax freeze for elderly. Requires that an application for a property tax freeze be approved if the qualified applicant dies prior to filing the application on or after January 1 of the tax year for which the freeze is sought Senate Status: 04/11/17 – Senate State & Local Government Committee deferred to first calendar of 2018. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Local Government Subcommittee 02/28/18. SB870 – J. Yarbro – 04/11/17 – Senate State & Local Government Committee deferred to first calendar of 2018. |
| 12. | HB2337 Powell J. | TAXES PROPERTY: Motions to claim excess tax sale proceeds. Requires that a motion to claim excess tax sale proceeds be served upon “all interested persons” rather than “the parties.” Revises other provisions governing notice and publication of delinquent tax sales. Senate Status: 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate State & Local Government Committee. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Local Government Subcommittee 02/28/18. SB2495 – J. Johnson – 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate State & Local Government Committee. |
| 17. | HB2195 Littleton M. | LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Local government restrictions on flag displays. Prohibits a county legislative body or a municipal legislative body from adopting or enforcing a resolution or ordinance that prohibit or restrict the display of a flag on a property owner’s property except when necessary to promote public health and safety. Senate Status: 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate State & Local Government Committee. House Status: 02/22/18 – Set for House Local Government Subcommittee 02/28/18. SB2117 – F. Niceley – 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate State & Local Government Committee. |
