Bill Sponsor
Becky Duncan Massey
Tennessee · State Senator · District 6 · Republican
Overview
Bills
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Address
Room 776, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
Phone
615-741-1648
Address
Room 776, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
Phone
615-741-1648
Featured Bills
May 28, 2024
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 1594
Highways, Roads and Bridges - As enacted, provides for the naming of certain roads and bridges in honor of certain persons. - Amends TCA Title 54.
Became Law
May 28, 2024
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 1792
Consumer Protection - As enacted, enacts the "Protect Tennessee Minors Act"; requires an individual or commercial entity that publishes or distributes in this state a website that contains a substantial portion of material harmful to minors to perform reasonable age-verification methods to verify the age of individuals attempting to access the material; specifies that a violation of age-verification or data retention requirements is a Class C felony. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 47.
Became Law
May 28, 2024
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 1881
Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, removes from the definition of "provider-based telemedicine" the requirement that the healthcare service provider or the provider's practice group or healthcare system have an established provider-patient relationship that is documented by an in-person encounter within 16 months prior to the interactive visit; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Section 56-7-1003.
Became Law
May 28, 2024
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 1882
Taxes, Ad Valorem - As enacted, authorizes a charitable nonprofit corporation located in Knox County or within a municipality located within Knox County that acquires replacement property which is operated as a licensed residential home for the aged, to claim and file a property tax exemption as a religious, charitable, scientific, or nonprofit educational institution. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 5.
Became Law
May 28, 2024
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 2116
Controlled Substances - As enacted, enacts the "Ben Kredich Act," which, for the purpose of proving a person violated state law relative to driving under the influence of an intoxicant, establishes that evidence that the person was suspected to be impaired secondary to the sedative or otherwise intoxicating effects of a controlled substance, and was administered within 24 hours prior to the alleged violation, an opioid antagonist for an opioid-related overdose, creates a presumption that the defendant's ability to drive was sufficiently impaired by the substance that caused the opioid-related overdose to constitute a violation of state law, and authorizes a first responder who administers an opioid antagonist to an individual experiencing an opioid-related overdose to provide information on the risks associated with driving for a 24-hour period following administration. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55.
Became Law
Recent Votes
Apr 25, 2024
Voted Yes
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Yes
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/25/2024 Passed
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 191
Education - As enacted, makes revisions to law relative to safety in school buildings, policies and procedures regarding grades, and the use of performance goals and measures for a public school or LEA; requires professional licenses issued by the state board of education to be valid for a period of no less than eight years; prohibits the department of education from requiring a school or LEA to submit the school's or LEA's school improvement plan to the department for approval more than once every three years. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Apr 25, 2024
Voted Yes
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Yes
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 3 4/25/2024 Passed
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 624
Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, makes revisions to the law relevant to juvenile courts and proceedings. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.
Apr 25, 2024
Voted Yes
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Yes
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/25/2024 Passed
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 624
Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, makes revisions to the law relevant to juvenile courts and proceedings. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.
Apr 25, 2024
Voted Yes
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Yes
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/25/2024 Passed
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 795
Real Property - As enacted, enacts anti-squatter laws. - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 66.
Apr 25, 2024
Voted Yes
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Yes
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/25/2024 Passed (1)
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 1137
Housing - As enacted, authorizes a municipality to aid or otherwise provide assistance to an industrial development corporation for that portion of any project owned by the corporation; and consisting of multifamily housing facilities to be occupied by persons of low or moderate income, elderly, or handicapped persons, for such term or terms and upon such conditions as may be determined by the governing body of the municipality. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 23; Title 48, Chapter 101, Part 9; Title 67, Chapter 5 and Section 67-4-409.
Apr 25, 2024
Voted Yes
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Yes
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/25/2024 Passed (1)
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 1284
Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of - As enacted, creates the Tennessee-Ireland trade commission. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 12; Title 13; Title 42; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 46; Title 47; Title 48; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 61; Title 62; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.