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Good evening - 

As of this evening nothing library specific to report on - you'll find library adjacent bills listed below. It is the last week for bills to be introduced in the House and Senate. If there are no library specific bill introduced in the next week, there are caption bills (place-holder) that can have an amendment introduced to fill in the content of the bill. 
SB 0003/HB 0009 is going in front of Committees in the House and Senate tomorrow.
Legislation Tracker
Bill Number & Sponsor Link to Bill Text Summary Latest Action
HB 0582 (Rep Whitson) HB 0582 Education - As introduced, requires the office of the comptroller to annually conduct a review of the English language arts textbooks and instructional materials adopted for use by each LEA and public charter school to ensure they are aligned to Tennessee's academic standards and annually submit a report detailing the findings of the review to the education committees of the senate and house of representatives no later than February 1 of each year. - Amends TCA Title 49. House Action: Filed for introduction
SB 0086 (Sen Walley) SB 0086 Public Records - As introduced, clarifies that a person requesting public records is not entitled to special or more expeditious access to records under this part due to the person's occupation or association with a specific profession. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7. House Action: Filed for introduction Senate Action: Refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee
SB 0003 (Sen Johnson) HB 0009 (Rep Todd) SB 0003/ HB 0009 Obscenity and Pornography - As introduced, creates an offense for a person who engages in an adult cabaret performance on public property or in a location where the adult cabaret performance could be viewed by a person who is not an adult. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 14. House Action: Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 1/31/2023
Senate Action: Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 1/31/2023
SB 0841 (Sen Hensley) HB 0030 (Rep Doggett) SB0841 / HB0030 Local Government, General - As introduced, requires a person to obtain a valid entertainer permit from the adult-oriented establishment board, in those jurisdictions with a board, prior to performing adult cabaret entertainment for compensation; prohibits public, private, and commercial establishments from allowing persons under the age of 18 to attend a performance featuring adult cabaret entertainment. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51. House Action: Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee Senate Action: Filed for introduction
SB 0027 (Sen Gardenhire) HB 0023 (Rep Moon) SB 0027/ HB 0023 Open Meetings - As introduced, requires governing bodies to make agendas of meetings and supplemental meeting documents available to the public at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44. House Action: Assigned to s/c Public Service Subcommittee
Senate Action: Refer to Senate State & Local Government Committee
SB 0073 (Sen Watson) SB 0073 Consumer Protection - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Information Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 12; Title 43; Title 45; Title 47; Title 48; Title 50; Title 61; Title 66 and Title 67.
Senate Action:
Refer to Senate Commerce & Labor Committee
SB 0024 (Sen Hensley) HB 0007 (Rep Cepicky) SB 0024 / HB 0007 Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) - As introduced, increases, from $200 to $500, the amount each LEA and public charter school is required to pay each teacher in kindergarten through grade 12 for the purchase of instructional supplies for the 2023-2024 school year. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 3. House Action: Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee
Senate Action: Refer to Senate Education Committee
SB 0102 (Sen Gardenhire) HB 0158 (Rep Zachary ) SB 0102 / HB 0158 Education - As introduced, prohibits a local education agency, public charter school, public institution of higher education, the state board of education, and the department of education from requiring an educator, employee of an LEA or charter school, faculty member, or employee of a public institution of higher education to complete or participate in implicit bias training; defines "implicit bias training"; prohibits adverse licensure and employment actions from being taken against such an individual for the individual's failure or refusal to participate in implicit bias training. - Amends TCA Title 49. House Action: Assigned to s/c K-12 Subcommittee

 
Senate Action: Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
HJR 15 (Hemmer) HJR 15 Memorials, Public Service - Dollar General Literacy Foundation - Signed by Governor.

Thanks,

Andrea