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Another busy week in Nashville saw the General Assembly enter the third month of 2018. Several committees have informed members that their final meetings will take place this week, and final calendars are packed with bills for these last few weeks. Leaders in both houses continue to express a desire to wrap up the session by the first week of April. This week saw movement on a number of bills that we are tracking for the 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.
We continue to watch a bill addressing short-term rentals (SB 1086/HB 1020), which would prohibit local governments from instituting a blanket ban, but would allow them to impose many of the regulations they have sought. This bill passed the House last year, and is still pending in the Senate. Supporters and opponents both gave impassioned and sometimes emotional testimony before the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee, which will hear the bill this week.
A hotly contested bill that would allow certain types of medical marijuana use in Tennessee advanced out of the Criminal Justice Subcommittee in the House. In an unusual move, Speaker Beth Harwell (R-Nashville) was called upon to break a tie, voting in favor of the bill and sending it to the full committee.
Weekly Calendar – Feb. 19, 2018
Tue 3/6/18 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. | HB2125 Williams R. | LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Annexation without a referendum. Allows for the majority of property owners who own the majority of the land to effectively annex their property without a referendum. Senate Status: 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate State & Local Government Committee. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Local Government Committee 03/06/18. SB2680 – P. Bailey – 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate State & Local Government Committee. |
| 5. | 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: 03/01/18 – Set for House Local Government Committee 03/06/18. Position: Realtors: monitor SB2117 – F. Niceley – 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate State & Local Government Committee. |
| 6. | 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: 02/27/18 – Senate State & Local Government Committee deferred to 03/13/18. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Local Government Committee 03/06/18. Position: Realtors: monitor SB2126 – E. Jackson – 02/27/18 – Senate State & Local Government Committee deferred to 03/13/18. |
| 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: 03/01/18 – Set for House Local Government Committee 03/06/18. Position: Realtors: support SB870 – J. Yarbro – 04/11/17 – Senate State & Local Government Committee deferred to first calendar of 2018. |
| 11. | 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: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate State & Local Government Committee Regular Calendar 03/06/18. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Local Government Committee 03/06/18. Position: Realtors: monitor SB2495 – J. Johnson – 03/01/18 – Set for Senate State & Local Government Committee Regular Calendar 03/06/18. |
Tue 3/6/18 9:00am – Senate Hearing Rm II, Senate Finance Revenue Subcommittee
HEADER: This committee will meet immediately following Senate Finance, Ways, & Means Committee in Senate Hearing Room I at 8:30 am. MEMBERS: CHAIR J. Hensley (R); VICE CHAIR T. Harper (D); F. Haile (R); T. Gardenhire (R); B. Ketron (R)
| 5. | SB1685 Briggs 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: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Finance Revenue Subcommittee 03/06/18. House Status: 02/28/18 – House Finance Subcommittee placed behind the budget. Position: Realtors: support HB1468 – R. Staples – 02/28/18 – House Finance Subcommittee placed behind the budget. |
| 18. | 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: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Finance Revenue Subcommittee 03/06/18. House Status: 01/30/18 – Referred to House Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee. Position: Realtors: support HB1726 – C. Rogers – 01/30/18 – Referred to House Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee. |
| 21. | 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: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Finance Revenue Subcommittee 03/06/18. House Status: 02/07/18 – Referred to House Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee. Position: Realtors: support HB2421 – K. Vaughan – 02/07/18 – Referred to House Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee. |
Tue 3/6/18 10:30am – Senate Hearing Rm I, Senate State & Local Government Committee Regular Calendar
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)
| 21. | SB2495 Johnson 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: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate State & Local Government Committee Regular Calendar 03/06/18. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Local Government Committee 03/06/18. Position: Realtors: monitor HB2337 – J. Powell – 03/01/18 – Set for House Local Government Committee 03/06/18. |
Tue 3/6/18 1:00pm – Senate Hearing Rm I, Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
HEADER: The committee will have a Budget Hearing by 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)
| 1. | SB2658 Bailey P. | PROPERTY & HOUSING: Applicability of Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to certain counties. Extends the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act to include any county that a four year private or public university is located. Senate Status: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Commerce & Labor Committee 03/06/18. House Status: 02/05/18 – Referred to House Business & Utilities Subcommittee. Position: Realtors: monitor HB2023 – A. Farmer – 02/05/18 – Referred to House Business & Utilities Subcommittee. |
| 6. | SB1657 Dickerson S. | PROFESSIONS & LICENSURE: Opportunity to Earn Act. 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. Senate Status: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Commerce & Labor Committee 03/06/18. House Status: 02/20/18 – Taken off notice in House Business & Utilities Subcommittee. Position: Realtors: support HB1680 – J. Clemmons – 02/20/18 – Taken off notice in House Business & Utilities Subcommittee. |
| 8. | SB2556 Hensley J. | PROPERTY & HOUSING: Notifying landlord of change of email address. Requires a tenant to provide a written notice of the tenant’s change of electronic mail address to the landlord. Senate Status: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Commerce & Labor Committee 03/06/18. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Business & Utilities Subcommittee 03/06/18. Position: Realtors: support HB2439 – B. Terry – 03/01/18 – Set for House Business & Utilities Subcommittee 03/06/18. |
| 12. | 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: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Commerce & Labor Committee 03/06/18. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Business & Utilities Committee 03/07/18. Position: Realtors: monitor HB2279 – W. Lamberth – 03/01/18 – Set for House Business & Utilities Committee 03/07/18. |
| 14. | SB2088 Kyle S. | LABOR LAW: Certain acts of harassment, intimidation, or bullying as unlawful employment practices. Establishes the Healthy Workplace Act to ensure legal protection from harassment, intimidation, or bullying for any constitutionally protected class. Recognizes certain actions as unlawful employment practice. Requires that any person injured as a result of violation of this action have a civil cause of action no later than one year from the last act that constitutes a violation. Requires employers to adopt a policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation, and bullying by December 31, 2019. Senate Status: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Commerce & Labor Committee 03/06/18. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Consumer & Human Resources Subcommittee 03/07/18. Position: Realtors: monitor HB2392 – L. Miller – 03/01/18 – Set for House Consumer & Human Resources Subcommittee 03/07/18. |
| 16. | SB2189 Lundberg J. | PROPERTY & HOUSING: Email notification for tenants and landlords. Authorizes landlords to send required notifications to the tenant via email, except for when the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act requires other form of notification, unless the tenant rescinded the use of email in written notice to the landlord. Prohibits landlords form requiring an email address as condition of entering rental agreement. Senate Status: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Commerce & Labor Committee 03/06/18. House Status: 02/05/18 – Referred to House Business & Utilities Subcommittee. Position: Realtors: support HB2212 – J. Holsclaw, Jr. – 02/05/18 – Referred to House Business & Utilities Subcommittee. |
| 22. | 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: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Commerce & Labor Committee 03/06/18. House Status: 05/08/17 – House passed with amendment 10 (008656). Position: Realtors: monitor HB1020 – C. Sexton – 05/08/17 – House passed with amendment 10 (008656). |
| 29. | 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: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Commerce & Labor Committee 03/06/18. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Business & Utilities Subcommittee 03/06/18. Position: Realtors: support HB2036 – M. Gravitt – 03/01/18 – Set for House Business & Utilities Subcommittee 03/06/18. |
Tue 3/6/18 1:30pm – House Hearing Rm I, House Finance, Ways & Means Committee
HEADER: This committee will hold budget hearings on the following entities: 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability, Mr. Jim Shulman, Executive Director 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Tennessee Housing Development Agency, Mr. Ralph M. Perrey, Executive Director 2:30 pm – 3:10 pm Department of Revenue, Mr. David Gerregano, Commissioner 3:10 pm – 3:50 pm Department of Human Resources, Ms. Rebecca R. Hunter, Commissioner 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: 03/01/18 – Set for House Finance, Ways & Means Committee 03/06/18. Position: Realtors: support SB1675 – M. Green – 02/15/18 – Senate passed with amendment 1 (012582). |
Tue 3/6/18 1:30pm – House Hearing Rm III, House Transportation Committee
MEMBERS: CHAIR B. Doss (R); VICE CHAIR C. Rogers (R); J. Zachary (R); J. Windle (D); S. Whitson (R); T. Weaver (R); J. Turner (D); R. Travis (R); E. Smith (R); J. Sexton (R); B. Sanderson (R); B. Mitchell (D); K. Keisling (R); T. Hill (R); B. Dunn (R); B. Cooper (D); D. Carr (R); D. Alexander (R)
| 4. | 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: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Transportation & Safety Committee 03/07/18. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Transportation Committee 03/06/18. Position: Realtors: monitor SB2696 – P. Bailey – 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Transportation & Safety Committee 03/07/18. |
Tue 3/6/18 3:00pm – House Hearing Rm II, House Business & Utilities Subcommittee
HEADER: HB 2140 and HB 1755 have been added to the calendar by suspension of the rules on the House Floor on 03/01/18. 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)
| 9. | 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: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Commerce & Labor Committee 03/06/18. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Business & Utilities Subcommittee 03/06/18. Position: Realtors: support SB2081 – K. Yager – 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Commerce & Labor Committee 03/06/18. |
| 13. | HB572 Powers D. | BANKING & CREDIT: Pawnbrokers – changes to the delivery of transaction records. Changes the time within which records of pawn broker transactions must be delivered to law enforcement agencies from 48 hours to by noon the day following the day of transaction. Removes specifications about the manner of delivery of records. Senate Status: 02/01/17 – Referred to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Business & Utilities Subcommittee 03/06/18. Position: Realtors: support SB43 – S. Southerland – 02/01/17 – Referred to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee. |
| 18. | HB1775 McDaniel S. | GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION: GO Build Tennessee Program – annual report submission. Increases the time period within which the corporation administering the GO Build Tennessee Program must submit its annual report to the governor and the speakers of the house and senate. Changes the time period from 90 to 120 days following the end of the corporation’s fiscal year. Broadly captioned. Senate Status: 01/25/18 – Referred to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Business & Utilities Subcommittee 03/06/18. Position: Realtors: monitor SB1760 – S. Dickerson – 01/25/18 – Referred to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee. |
| 19. | HB1799 Howell D. | PROFESSIONS & LICENSURE: Roster of all licensed geologists in state. Requires the department of commerce and insurance to publish a roster semiannually showing the names and places of businesses of all geologists licensed in this state on the department s website. Senate Status: 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Business & Utilities Subcommittee 03/06/18. Position: Realtors: monitor SB2461 – K. Roberts – 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee. |
| 22. | HB2439 Terry B. | PROPERTY & HOUSING: Notifying landlord of change of email address. Requires a tenant to provide a written notice of the tenant’s change of electronic mail address to the landlord. Senate Status: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Commerce & Labor Committee 03/06/18. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Business & Utilities Subcommittee 03/06/18. Position: Realtors: support SB2556 – J. Hensley – 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Commerce & Labor Committee 03/06/18. |
| 30. | HB2537 Howell D. | LABOR LAW: Requirements for apprenticeship program. Establishes an apprenticeship program professions regulated by the regulatory boards. Requires an apprenticeship program to last no more than six months starting January 1, 2019. Senate Status: 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Business & Utilities Subcommittee 03/06/18. Position: Realtors: oppose SB2458 – K. Roberts – 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee. |
Tue 3/6/18 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)
| 4. | 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: 03/01/18 – Set for House Civil Justice Committee 03/06/18. Position: Realtors: support SB2001 – K. Yager – 02/01/18 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. |
| 14. | 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: 03/01/18 – Set for House Civil Justice Committee 03/06/18. Position: Realtors: support SB2603 – M. Bell – 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate Government Operations Committee. |
| 15. | 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: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Judiciary Committee 03/06/18. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Civil Justice Committee 03/06/18. Position: Realtors: support SB1921 – J. Johnson – 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Judiciary Committee 03/06/18. |
| 16. | 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: 03/01/18 – Set for House Civil Justice Committee 03/06/18. Position: Realtors: support SB1758 – B. Kelsey – 01/25/18 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. |
Tue 3/6/18 3:30pm – Senate Hearing Rm I, Senate Judiciary Committee
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)
| 6. | SB1921 Johnson J. | 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: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Judiciary Committee 03/06/18. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Civil Justice Committee 03/06/18. Position: Realtors: support HB1792 – A. Farmer – 03/01/18 – Set for House Civil Justice Committee 03/06/18. |
| 11. | SB1496 Haile F. | 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: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Judiciary Committee 03/06/18. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee 03/07/18. Position: Realtors: monitor HB1727 – C. Rogers – 03/01/18 – Set for House Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee 03/07/18. |
Wed 3/7/18 8:30am – Senate Hearing Rm I, Senate Government Operations Committee
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. Prohibits certain government entities from promulgating rules or issuing restrictions that infringe upon an entity member’s freedom of speech. Requires the entity to be reviewed if the entity has been found of infringing on members free speech by a join evaluation committee. Authorizes the joint evaluation committee to make recommendations for legislation to the general assembly. Senate Status: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Government Operations Committee 03/07/18. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Government Operations Committee 03/07/18. Position: Realtors: monitor HB1966 – M. Daniel – 03/01/18 – Set for House Government Operations Committee 03/07/18. |
Wed 3/7/18 9:30am – Senate Hearing Rm I, Senate Health & Welfare Committee
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: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Health & Welfare Committee 03/07/18. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Health Subcommittee 03/07/18. Position: Realtors: support HB1805 – D. Howell – 03/01/18 – Set for House Health Subcommittee 03/07/18. |
Wed 3/7/18 10:30am – House Hearing Rm III, House Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee
HEADER: 1) The subcommittee will meet immediately following the Finance Budget Hearings. 2) HB 0785 has been added to the calendar by suspension of the rules on the House Floor on 03/01/18. 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)
| 36. | 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: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Judiciary Committee 03/06/18. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee 03/07/18. Position: Realtors: monitor SB1496 – F. Haile – 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Judiciary Committee 03/06/18. |
| 41. | 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: 03/01/18 – Set for House Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee 03/07/18. Position: Realtors: monitor SB1736 – B. Kelsey – 02/15/18 – Senate passed. |
Wed 3/7/18 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)
| 4. | 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: 03/01/18 – Set for House Government Operations Committee 03/07/18. Position: Realtors: support SB1573 – M. Bell – 02/05/18 – Senate passed. |
| 12. | 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: 03/01/18 – Set for House Government Operations Committee 03/07/18. Position: Realtors: support SB2160 – M. Bell – 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate Government Operations Committee. |
| 13. | 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: 03/01/18 – Set for House Government Operations Committee 03/07/18. Position: Realtors: monitor SB2652 – B. Watson – 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate Government Operations Committee. |
| 14. | HB1966 Daniel M. | GOVERNMENT REGULATION: UAPA – rules that infringe upon free speech. Prohibits certain government entities from promulgating rules or issuing restrictions that infringe upon an entity member’s freedom of speech. Requires the entity to be reviewed if the entity has been found of infringing on members free speech by a join evaluation committee. Authorizes the joint evaluation committee to make recommendations for legislation to the general assembly. Senate Status: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Government Operations Committee 03/07/18. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Government Operations Committee 03/07/18. Position: Realtors: monitor SB1929 – E. Jackson – 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Government Operations Committee 03/07/18. |
Wed 3/7/18 12:30pm – Senate Hearing Rm I, Senate Transportation & Safety Committee
HEADER: This committee will hear a Budget Hearing from the Department of Transportation. MEMBERS: CHAIR P. Bailey (R); VICE CHAIR A. Swann (R); 2ND VICE CHAIR F. Niceley (R); J. Bowling (R); R. Briggs (R); B. Massey (R); J. Stevens (R); J. Yarbro (D); M. Pody (R)
| 37. | SB2696 Bailey P. | 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: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Transportation & Safety Committee 03/07/18. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Transportation Committee 03/06/18. Position: Realtors: monitor HB1732 – C. Sexton – 03/01/18 – Set for House Transportation Committee 03/06/18. |
| 44. | SB2089 Massey B. | TRANSPORTATION GENERAL: Power of eminent domain to remove advertising structures on scenic highways. Authorizes the use of eminent domain stretching to 300 meters from either side of a Tennessee scenic highway. Senate Status: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Transportation & Safety Committee 03/07/18. House Status: 02/07/18 – Referred to House Transportation Subcommittee. Position: Realtors: monitor HB2156 – R. Staples – 02/07/18 – Referred to House Transportation Subcommittee. |
Wed 3/7/18 1:30pm – House Hearing Rm I, House Business & Utilities Committee
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)
| 7. | 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: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Commerce & Labor Committee 03/06/18. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Business & Utilities Committee 03/07/18. Position: Realtors: monitor SB2504 – B. Ketron – 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Commerce & Labor Committee 03/06/18. |
Wed 3/7/18 1:30pm – House Hearing Rm III, House Civil Justice Subcommittee
HEADER: HB 1086 has been added to the calendar by suspension of the rules on the House Floor on 03/01/18. MEMBERS: CHAIR M. Carter (R); B. Beck (D); G. Casada (R); M. Daniel (R); A. Farmer (R); G. Hardaway (D); D. Moody (R)
| 2. | HB2160 Keisling K. | 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: 02/27/18 – Senate Judiciary Committee deferred to 03/20/18. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Civil Justice Subcommittee 03/07/18. Position: Realtors: support SB1703 – J. Lundberg – 02/27/18 – Senate Judiciary Committee deferred to 03/20/18. |
| 3. | HB2572 Stewart M. | PROPERTY & HOUSING: Report on number of housing discrimination claims. Requires the human rights commission to submit an electronic report to each member of the general assembly no later than January 15th of each year regarding the number of claims involving discriminatory housing practices. Senate Status: 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Civil Justice Subcommittee 03/07/18. Position: Realtors: monitor SB2451 – L. Harris – 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. |
| 9. | 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: 03/01/18 – Set for House Civil Justice Subcommittee 03/07/18. Position: Realtors: monitor SB2581 – J. Hensley – 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee. |
Wed 3/7/18 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)
| 1. | HB1574 McDaniel S. | GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION: Tennessee Heritage Protection Act of 2016 – exclusions. Excludes from coverage under the Tennessee Heritage Protection Act of 2016 memorials under the control of an accredited museum, public library, or public archive in certain circumstances. Senate Status: 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate State & Local Government Committee. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House State Government Subcommittee 03/07/18. Position: Realtors: monitor SB2520 – B. Ketron – 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate State & Local Government Committee. |
| 23. | HB2555 Goins T. | 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: 03/01/18 – Set for House State Government Subcommittee 03/07/18. Position: Realtors: monitor SB2715 – J. Bowling – 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate State & Local Government Committee. |
Wed 3/7/18 3:00pm – House Hearing Rm IV, House Consumer & Human Resources Subcommittee
MEMBERS: CHAIR S. Lynn (R); J. Eldridge (R); J. Matlock (R); R. Staples (D); C. Boyd (R)
| 24. | HB2392 Miller L. | LABOR LAW: Certain acts of harassment, intimidation, or bullying as unlawful employment practices. Establishes the Healthy Workplace Act to ensure legal protection from harassment, intimidation, or bullying for any constitutionally protected class. Recognizes certain actions as unlawful employment practice. Requires that any person injured as a result of violation of this action have a civil cause of action no later than one year from the last act that constitutes a violation. Requires employers to adopt a policy prohibiting harassment, intimidation, and bullying by December 31, 2019. Senate Status: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Commerce & Labor Committee 03/06/18. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Consumer & Human Resources Subcommittee 03/07/18. Position: Realtors: monitor SB2088 – S. Kyle – 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Commerce & Labor Committee 03/06/18. |
Wed 3/7/18 3:00pm – House Hearing Rm III, House Health Subcommittee
MEMBERS: CHAIR B. Terry (R); J. Clemmons (D); J. Faison (R); J. Favors (D); M. Hill (R); S. Kumar (R); C. Sexton (R); P. Sherrell (R); J. Ragan (R)
| 32. | HB1805 Howell D. | 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: 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Health & Welfare Committee 03/07/18. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Health Subcommittee 03/07/18. Position: Realtors: support SB2474 – K. Roberts – 03/01/18 – Set for Senate Health & Welfare Committee 03/07/18. |
Wed 3/7/18 3:00pm – House Hearing Rm II, House Local Government Subcommittee
HEADER: HB 1929 has been added to the calendar by suspension of the rules on the House Floor on 03/01/18. MEMBERS: CHAIR D. Carr (R); J. Crawford (R); D. Howell (R); L. Miller (D); A. Parkinson (D); T. Wirgau (R)
| 2. | HB2460 Harwell B. | TAXES PROPERTY: Procedure for classifying property as low-income housing property. Establishes procedures for any owner of property to apply for its classification as low-income housing property on any assessment roll of any county by filing an application for the classification with the property assessor of such county by April 1 of the first year for which the classification is sought. Classifies and designates the property as low-income house property on the county tax roll after an assessor determines whether the property is low-income housing property. Sets guidelines for the assessor in making determinations of classifying low-income housing property. Requires a parcel of property classified as low-income housing property to be valued in accordance with its present use value. Permits the seller to be liable for rollback taxes unless otherwise provided by written contract if the sale of low-income housing property will result in the property being disqualified as low-income housing property due to conversion to an ineligible use. Senate Status: 02/01/18 – Referred to Senate State & Local Government Committee. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Local Government Subcommittee 03/07/18. Position: Realtors: support SB1979 – S. Dickerson – 02/01/18 – Referred to Senate State & Local Government Committee. |
| 15. | HB1987 Gilmore B. | TAXES PROPERTY: Affordable Real Property Act Enacts the Affordable Rental Property Act. Requires the Tennessee housing development agency to annually research the availability of affordable rental housing and set annual county income limits and monthly rental rates for counties with a shortage of affordable rental housing. Sets requirements and creates process for owners for applying for classification as an affordable rental property. Authorizes the state board of equalization to promulgate rules in consultation with the Tennessee housing development agency. Senate Status: 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate State & Local Government Committee. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Local Government Subcommittee 03/07/18. Position: Realtors: monitor SB2385 – J. Lundberg – 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate State & Local Government Committee. |
| 16. | HB2561 Jernigan D. | LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Redefining housing for local authorities to appropriate funds. Redefines affordable housing and workforce housing for the purpose of appropriating funds. Senate Status: 02/27/18 – Senate State & Local Government Committee recommended with amendment 1, which limits bill to Davidson County. Sent to Senate Calendar Committee. House Status: 03/01/18 – Set for House Local Government Subcommittee 03/07/18. Position: Realtors: support SB2343 – S. Dickerson – 02/27/18 – Senate State & Local Government Committee recommended with amendment 1, which limits bill to Davidson County. Sent to Senate Calendar Committee. |
| 20. | 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: 03/01/18 – Set for House Local Government Subcommittee 03/07/18. Position: Realtors: monitor SB2214 – A. Swann – 02/05/18 – Referred to Senate State & Local Government Committee. |
