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Update/Memo
Ramsey Farrar & Bates was delighted to welcome REALTORS® from across the state to Nashville for Tennessee REALTOR® Day on the Hill this past week. REALTORS® heard from Lt. Gov. Randy McNally; House Speaker Pro. Tem. Curtis Johnson; and Rep. Andrew Farmer, chairman of the House Civil Justice Committee, and had the unique opportunity to interact directly with their own state legislators. This event was an important way to show legislators from across Tennessee that REALTORS® are involved and dedicated to promoting priorities that benefit our sector and Tennessee’s economy. All in all, the day was a great success.
Last Monday, Governor Haslam gave his final State of the State address to a joint meeting of the General Assembly. As expected, Haslam stressed his achievements in financial management and education, both of which drew large cheers from the members of the General Assembly. He also pushed his new initiative to combat Tennessee’s opioid epidemic through a combination of prevention, treatment and law enforcement. House Speaker Beth Harwell and House Minority Leader Craig Fitzhugh were in attendance; both are among the candidates running to succeed Haslam this November.
Thursday, February 1 was the bill filing deadline in both houses of the legislature. As a result, no new legislation will be filed before the close of the 110th General Assembly. We will continue to track existing bills for the REALTORS® as they develop and are amended through the committee and floor process.
Weekly Calendar – January 29, 2018
Senate, Commerce and Labor Committee
Tuesday, February 6, 2018, 1:30 p.m. – Senate Hearing Room I
Johnson, Chair;
Green, Gresham, Ketron, Niceley, Roberts, Tate, Watson, Yager
SB 1657 by *Dickerson (HB 1680 by *Clemmons)
Professions and Occupations – As introduced, enacts the “Opportunity to Earn Act” to repeal requirements that authorization to engage in regulated professions and occupations be revoked for persons who default on student loans. – Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 6, Part 3; Title 23, Chapter 3; Title 38, Chapter 1; Title 49; Title 55; Title 56; Title 62 and Title 63.
SB 1634 by *Yarbro (HB 1555 by *Gilmore)
Professions and Occupations – As introduced, repeals the requirement that authorization to engage in regulated professions and occupations be revoked for persons who default on student loans; requires reinstatement of license for otherwise qualified applicants whose license were suspended, denied, or revoked based solely on defaulting on student loan repayment. – Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 6, Part 3; Title 23, Chapter 3; Title 38, Chapter 1; Title 49; Title 55; Title 56; Title 62 and Title 63.
Senate, Judiciary Committee
Tuesday, February 6, 2018, 2:30 p.m. – Senate Hearing Room I
Kelsey, Chair;
Bell, Bowling, Harris, Kyle, Lundberg, Roberts, Stevens, Swann
SB 1734 by *Kelsey (HB 1771 by *Dunn)
Criminal Offenses – As introduced, makes changes to definitions and descriptions of conduct for which new home contractors and home improvement services providers may bear civil and criminal responsibility. – Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14.
SB 1734 by *Kelsey (HB 1771 by *Dunn)
Criminal Offenses – As introduced, makes changes to definitions and descriptions of conduct for which new home contractors and home improvement services providers may bear civil and criminal responsibility. – Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14.
Senate, Government Operations Committee
Wednesday, February 7, 2018, 10:00 a.m. – Senate Hearing Room I
Bell, Chair;
Bowling, Crowe, Harper, Jackson, Lundberg, Pody, Roberts, Southerland
SB 1549 by *Bell (HB 1657 by *Faison, Ragan)
Sunset Laws – As introduced, extends the real estate commission for one year to June 30, 2019. – Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 62, Chapter 13.
House, Government Operations Committee
Wednesday, February 7, 2018, 12:00 p.m. – House Hearing Room III
Faison, Chair; Ragan, Vice-Chair;
Calfee, Casada, Fitzhugh, Halford, Howell, Johnson, Mitchell, Stewart, Williams
HB 1468 by *Staples (SB 1685 by *Briggs)
Taxes, Sales – As introduced, provides for a refund of state sales tax paid on expenditures to rehabilitate historic structures under certain circumstances. – Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 11; Title 13 and Title 67.
HB 1737 by *Daniel (SB 1753 by *Gardenhire)
Administrative Procedure (UAPA) – As introduced, requires an agency that promulgates a new permanent rule to identify and repeal two existing permanent rules. – Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5.
HB 1800 by *Daniel (SB 2160 by *Bell)
Administrative Procedure (UAPA) – As introduced, authorizes members of the general assembly to petition the government operations committees to review agency statements and intra-agency memoranda to determine if they should be promulgated as administrative rules; authorizes chairs of the committees, if petitioned, to direct that a review of such statements or memoranda be conducted; authorizes either committee to request an agency to promulgate the statements of memoranda as rules. – Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5, Part 2.
House, Civil Justice Subcommittee
Wednesday, February 7, 2018, 1:30 p.m. – House Hearing Room III
Carter, Chair;
Beck, Casada, Daniel, Farmer, Hardaway, Moody
HB 1727 by *Rogers (SB 1496 by *Haile)
Eminent Domain – As introduced, revises provisions governing condemned property being offered for sale to the former owner. – Amends TCA Section 29-17-1005.
House, State Government Subcommittee
Wednesday, February 7, 2018, 1:30 p.m. – House Hearing Room IV
Sanderson, Chair;
Hulsey, Jernigan, Littleton, Ramsey
HB 0852 by *Daniel, Sanderson (SB 0910 by *Bell)
Administrative Procedure (UAPA) – As introduced, places the burden of proof in contested case hearings on state agencies to prove, by clear and convincing evidence, that the action taken by the agencies was proper. – Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5.
