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Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry
2014 General Assembly Outcomes
“Growth in business investment correlates
directly with growth in jobs. Congratulations
to the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce &
Industry for its strong focus on both.”
Frederick W. Smith, founder, chairman, president and CEO of FedEx
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Now that the 108th General
Assembly has come to a close and
the dust has settled, it is now time
to review all business related leg-
islation from 2013 and 2014 and
look at how the Chamber and
business community fared. Over-
all, the 108th General Assembly
produced strong results for busi-
ness and we are proud to share our
accomplishments.
In the following pages, you will
see a comprehensive listing of all
bills the Chamber worked on cat-
egorized by issue, the Chamber
position and the outcome of the
bill. We hope you will take time
to review our key vote analysis,
which shows how our legislature
performed on a number of im-
portant business agenda items. In
addition, we highlight the most
important races to watch over the
summer and fall.
For the 108th, we were able to pass
comprehensive workers’ compen-
sation reform and unemployment
reforms that ensure our fund sol-
vency. We continue to remain on
a strong path for education re-
form that includes accountability
measures and the enactment of
groundbreaking workforce ini-
tiatives and improvements in our
overall business climate. The
Chamber along with pro-busi-
ness legislators, was also able to
beat back negative legislation that
would have harmed our business
climate.
As always, the Chamber’s success
and Tennessee’s economic success
is contingent on your engagement
and participation in our political
process. We know that because
of your engagement, the Chamber
and business community remain a
powerful force in Tennessee poli-
tics.
We hope you will find the legis-
lative summary useful and please
do not hesitate to contact us here
at the Chamber at 615-256-5141 if
we can answer any questions.
Visit www.tnchamber.org for
more information.
2013-2014 Tennessee General Assembly Produces Positive Results for Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry
By Bradley Jackson
“As a manufacturing company, having
the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce &
Industry as an advocate for our man-
ufacturing interests at the state level is
critical. ”
Larry Denbrock, president of Assa Abloy Door Group
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Speaker Beth Harwell + + + + + + NV + + + + + + + + +Akbari, Ramuesh – – + + NV – + + + PNV +Alexander, David + + + – + + – + + – + – + + + NVArmstrong, Joe E. NV – + + + – – + + NV – + + + + +Bailey, Paul + – PNV + + + + + + NV +Brooks, Harry + + + + + + – + + – + NV + + + + + +Brooks, Kevin + NV + + + + – NV NV NV + + + NV + +Butt, Sheila + + + + + + – + + NV + + + + + NVCalfee, Kent + + + + + + – – + – – + + + + +Camper, Karen D. – – + + NV – – PNV + NV – + + + – +Carr, Dale + + + + + – – – + + + – + + – +Carr, Joe + + + + + + – – + – + + + + + –Carter, Mike + + + NV + + – – NV + + + + + NV +Casada, Glen + + + + + + + – + + + + + + + NV –Coley, Jim + + + + + + – PNV + + – + + + + +Cooper, Barbara – – + + + – – – + NV – + + + – +Curtiss, Charles + – + + +Dean, Vince + + + + + + – + + + – + + + + +DeBerry, John J. – – + + + + + + NV + NV – + + NV NV + +Dennis, Vance + + + + + + – – + + + + + + + +Doss, Barry + + + + + + – + + – + – + + + +Dunn, Bill + + + + + + + + + NV + NV + + – +Durham, Jeremy + + + + + + – + + – + + + + NV –Eldridge, Jimmy A. + + + + + + + – + + – + + + + + +Evans, Joshua G. + + + + + – – PNV + – + + + + + +Faison, Jeremy NV + + + + + – – + + + + + + NV +Farmer, Andrew + + NV + + + – – + + + + + + + +Favors, JoAnne – – + + + – – – + + – + + + – +Fitzhugh, Craig – – + + + – – + + NV – + + + NV +Floyd, Richard + + + + + NV – + + – + + + + + +Forgety, John + + + + + NV + + + + NV + + + + + + +Gilmore, Brenda NV NV + + + PNV NV + + NV – NV + + – NVGoins, Tilman + + + + + + – + + – + + + + + +Halford, Curtis + + + + + + – + + + + + + + + +Hall, Steve + + + + + + – – + – + + + + NV +Hardaway, G.A. – NV + + + NV – + + – – + + + – +Harrison, Michael + + + + + + – – + + + – + + + +Hawk, David + + + + + + – – + – + NV + + + +Haynes, Ryan A. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Hill, Matthew + + + + + NV – – + – + + + + + +Hill, Timothy + + + + + + – – + – + + + + + +Holt, Andy + + NV + + + – – + + + + + + + –Jernigan, Darren – NV + + + – – + + + – + + + – +Johnson, Curtis G. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Johnson, Gloria – – + + + – – + + + – + + + – +Jones, Sherry – – + + + – – + + + – + + + + +Kane, Roger + + + + + + – + + + + NV – + + + + +Keisling. Kelly + NV + + + – – – + – + + + + – +Lamberth, William + + + + + + – + + + + + + + + +Littleton, Mary + + + + + + – + + + + + + + + +Lollar, Ron + NV + + + + – – + – + + + + + +Love, Jr., Harold M. – – + + + – – + NV – NV NV – + + + – +Lundberg, Jon + + + + + + + – + + – + + + + +
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Key House of Representative Votes : 2013 – 2014 Session
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Workers’ Comp Reform: SB0200/HB0194 Enacts business-supported comprehensive revisions to workers’ compensation laws.
Unemployment Insurance Reform: SB0783/HB0639 Revises unemploy-ment insurance, including provisions governing the collection of overpay-ments.
Reduces Litigation for Wage Reg-ulation Act Disputes: SB1295/HB1223 Limits employer liability of Tennessee’s Wage Regulation Act and ensures that no additional judicial right of action can be brought in state court.
Requires Fiscal Note to Include Business Impact Statements: HB0220/ SB0116 Bill will ensure the fiscal impact of proposed legislation on business is included in fiscal im-pact statements.
Labor Education Alignment Pro-gram (LEAP): SB1330/HB1276 Cre-ates the Labor Education Alignment Program to allow students to apply occupational training and academic experience toward attaining post-sec-ondary credentials for employment in high technology industries.
State Authorizer for Charter Schools: SB0830/HB0702 Establish-es a state authority to authorize and renew charter schools.
Elected School Superintendent: SB0916/’HB0741 (House commit-tee vote) SB 1702/HB1824 (Senate Committee Vote) Provides for re-es-tablishment of elected office of school superintendent for county or city school systems. (committee vote)
Restricts Disruptive Labor Ac-tivities of Labor Unions: SB1661/ HB1668 Adds new criminal offenses involving mass picketing and targeted residential picketing (committee vote)
Discontinues Common Core Ed-ucational Standards: HB2332/SB2405 Discontinues Common Core education standards. (committee vote)
Amended Bill Delaying Common Core: SB1266/HB1129 Adopted amendment #5 delaying further im-plementation of Common Core Stan-dards for two years.
Enacts Lawsuit Funding Regula-tion: SB1360/HB1242 Enacts the “Tennessee Lawsuit Funder Consum-er Protection Act.”
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Key House of Representative Votes : 2013 – 2014 Session
2013+ Voted With Us - Voted Against Us NV Not Voting PNV Present Not Voting
Lynn, Susan + + + + + NV + – – NV NV – + NV + + +Marsh, Pat + + + + + + + + + + + – + + + +Matheny, Judd + + + + + + – – + – + + + + + –Matlock, Jimmy + + + + + + – – + – + + + + + NVMcCormick, Gerald + NV + + + + NV + + + – + + NV + +McDaniel, Steve + + + + + + – + + + – – + + + +McManus, Steve + + + + + NV + – – + NV NV NV + + NV +Miller, Larry J. – – + + + – – – + + – + + + – +Mitchell, Bo – – + + + – – – + NV – + + + – +Moody, Debra + + + + + + + – – – + – + + + + NV +Odom, Gary – – + + + – – + + + – + + + – +Parkinson, Antonio – – + + + – – + + + – + + + – +Pitts, Joe – – + + + – + + + + + + – + + + – +Pody, Mark + + + + + + – – + + – + + + NV + +Powell, Jason – – + + + – – + + NV – + + + + +Powers, Dennis + + + + + + – PNV + + + NV + NV + +Ragan, John + + + + + + – – + PNV NV NV + + NV +Ramsey, Bob NV + + + + – – + + + – + + NV – +Rich, Barrett + + + + + + – NV + + + + NV + + +Roach, Dennis E. + + + + + NV – NV NV + + + + + + +Rogers, Courtney + + + + + + – – + – + + + + + +Sanderson, Bill + NV + + + + – – + + – + + + + +Sargent, Charles + NV + + + + – + + NV + + + + + +Sexton, Cameron + + + + + + – + + + NV + + + + –Shaw, Johnny NV – + + + – – + + NV – + + + – +Shepard, David – – + + + – – + + + – + + + + +Shipley, Tony + + + + + + – + + + + + + + + +Sparks, Mike + + + + + + – PNV + – + NV NV + + +Spivey, Billy + + + + + + – + + + + + + + NV –Stewart, Mike – – + + + – – + + + – – + + – +Swann, Art + + + + + + – + + + + – + + – +Tidwell, John C. – – + + + – – + + + – + + + NV +Todd, Curry + + + + + + – + + NV – + + + + +Towns, Joe , Jr. – – + + + NV – – – + – – + + NV NV +Travis, Ron + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +Turner, Johnnie – – + + + – – – – + – – + + + – +Turner, Mike – – + + + – – – – – NV – NV + + – +Van Huss, James + + + + + NV – – + – + + + + + +Watson, Eric + + + + + + NV NV + NV NV NV + + NV +Weaver, Terri Lynn + + + + + + – – + – + + + + + +White, Dawn + + + + + + + – – + + + + + + + + +White, Mark + + + + + + + + + + + NV + + + + + + +Williams, Kent – + + + + – – – + – – – + + – +Williams, Ryan + + + + + + – + NV NV + + + + + +Windle, John Mark – + + – + – – + + – + – + + + +Wirgau, Tim + + + + + + – + + NV + + + + + +Womick, Rick + + + + + + – NV + NV + + + + + –Final Vote 68-24 66-23 96-0 95-2 96-0 61-28-1 3-6* 5-4* 2-7* 82-11 52-36-6 89-1 29-45-1 58-37 80-10 95-0 92-0 61-23-1 87-8
** Vote to defeat amendment 1 (SB1701 HB1405) eroding employment at will
* Committee votes on HB0741, HB1688 and HB2332
Exempts Steel Slag from Solid Waste: SB1467/HB1562 Ensures Tennessee jobs by exempting certain products of the steelmaking process from the defini-tion of “solid waste.”
Vote to Defeat Amendment #1 Eroding Employment at Will: SB1701/HB1405 Proposed amendment would have creat-ed an additional cause of action against employers and eroded Tennessee’s em-ployment at will for all gun permit hold-ers.
Restricts Labor Union Activities on Private Property: SB1811/SB2030 Bill expands the offense of criminal trespass to include a prohibition against non-em-ployees from conducting labor union ac-tivities on business property and estab-lishes a no trespass public notice list to be maintained by the secretary of state. Pseudoephedrine Limits: SB1751/HB1574 Vote to adopt overly burden-some pseudoephedrine purchase limits harming manufacturers and legitimate consumers.
Limits Abusive Patent Litigation: SB1967/HB2117 Protects legitimate business from invalid and bad faith as-sertions of patent infringement by patent trolls or through unsubstantiated claims.
Telehealth Insurance Coverage: SB2050/HB1895 Allows health insur-ance carrier to provide coverage under a health insurance policy for healthcare services delivered through telehealth.
Employment Litigation Reform: SB2126/HB1954 Protects employers from abusive employment litigation prac-tices and establishes caps for certain employment litigation-related damages.
Tennessee Promise: SB2471/HB2491 Governor Haslam’s proposal to allow Tennessee high school graduates to at-tend free a two-year community or tech-nical college.
Popular Election of Attorney General SJR123: Created an additional state-wide elected office of attorney general and reporter. Businesses operating in other states note elected attorneys gen-eral often increases business litigation costs.
Creates Civil Cause of Action and Erodes Employment at Will: SB1733/HB 1667 Proposed bill would have creat-ed an additional cause of action against employers and eroded Tennessee’s em-ployment at will for all gun permit hold-ers. (Judiciary committee vote)
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Totals 25-4 24-5 27-6 31-0 32-0 20-13 3-5* 3-6* 29-0-1 27-0 22-9** 29-2 31-0 31-1 30-2 30-1 16-16
** Vote to defeat amendment 1 (SB1701 HB1405) eroding employment at will
Key Senate Votes : 2013 – 2014 Session
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* Committee vote on SB1702 and SB1733
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Legislative Positions2014 Scorecard
During the two-year course
of the 108th General Assembly,
more than 3,600 bills and
resolutions were introduced.
Each one was reviewed by
the Tennessee Chamber, and
those having a direct impact on
the business community were
reviewed by the Chamber staff
and appropriate committees. A
position was then approved and
taken by the Board of Directors.
The Tennessee Chamber
knows that it is essential
to grasp the tangible
impact legislation will have
on Tennessee’s business
community. For this reason,
all of our legislative positions
are vetted through our
committee system focusing
in the areas of Taxation,
Human Resources, Workers’
Compensation, Environment
and Energy, Education and
Workforce Development,
Manufacturing and Public
Affairs.
Our committee membership
is composed of Tennessee
Chamber investors with
expertise in these specific
areas. A special thank you
goes out to all committee
members for their hard work,
and to our entire membership
for being there when we need
you to talk to legislators,
respond to a “call to action,” or
to support the Chamber and
its professional governmental
affairs staff.
In the chart on the following
pages, each bill is divided
into areas of interest with bill
and public chapter numbers,
sponsors, a brief description,
Chamber position, and final
disposition. It is our way of
being accountable to you.
ToTal PosiTions: 160
ToTal Bills oPPosed: 47 Passed: 0 Failed: 47
deFer: 3
ToTal Bills suPPorTed: 110Passed: 86Failed: 24suPPorTed and Passed wiTh Business-accePTed amendmenT: 8
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BILL SPONSOR SYNOPSIS POSITION STATUS
TAXATION SB0181 HB0175
Norris McCormick
Revises franchise and excise tax laws so as to introduce the concept of a “final return status” and to establish revised filing requirements where the taxpayer will cease to exist.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 321
SB0183 HB0177
Norris McCormick
Revises the business tax in numerous ways, including restating the county portion of this tax as a state tax, establishing new nexus criteria, increasing the exemption amount for this tax, and authorizing the Department of Revenue to align taxable periods with the taxpayer’s fiscal year.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 313
SB0199 HB0193
Norris McCormick
Reduces sales tax rate on retail sale of food from 5.52% to 5% effective July 1, 2013.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 323
SB0245 HB0064
Tracy Sexton
Effective January 1, 2014, reduces, from 6.5 percent to 6.25 percent, the rate of excise tax imposed on net earnings or a gain from a sale of assets; enacts the "Investing in Tennessee's Existing Businesses Act."
SUPPORT FAILED
SB0734 HB0961
Watson Lundberg
Enacts the "Tennessee Administrative Tax Tribunal Act." OPPOSE FAILED
SB1000 HB0062
McNally Hawk
Revises provisions governing the taxation of green energy production facilities.
SUPPORT with Chamber Amendments
PASSED Public Chapter 297
SB1019 HB0973
Bell McDaniel
Exempts from tangible personal property tax equipment used for harvesting timber.
SUPPORT FAILED
SB1252 HB1146
Stevens Holt
Restores full credit against business tax due for personal property taxes paid.
SUPPORT FAILED
SB1276 HB1206
Norris McCormick
Creates a tax credit equal to 25 percent of educational assistance paid to an employee through an employer educational assistance program, or the maximum allowable amount that the employee may exclude from gross income for federal income tax purposes under Section 127 of the Internal Revenue Code.
SUPPORT FAILED
SB1346 HB1313
Yager Calfee
Specifies that delinquent taxes on property that was damaged as a result of a coal ash spill occurring in this state between December 1, 2008, and January 1, 2009, will not be subject to the penalty and interest provisions described above and would only accrue interest from the delinquency date of the respective tax year at the composite prime rate published by the federal reserve board as of the delinquency date, minus two points.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 370
SB1375 HB1307
Finney Jernigan
Excludes from taxation, sales of computer software, computer software maintenance contracts, and certain services performed on computer software incidental to the sale of the software.
SUPPORT FAILED
SB1460 HB1477
Green Johnson
Modifies the allowable entities in which corporations operating under the Energy Acquisition Corporations Act may invest.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 522
SB1477 HB1536
Johnson Sargent
Allows a deduction from business taxes for any costs incurred by a natural gas marketer to take title to, transport, or deliver natural gas to customer facilities located in this state.
SUPPORT FAILED
SB1635 HB1431
Norris McCormick
Authorizes, instead of requires, approval by the comptroller and attorney general for compromises of state tax liabilities; allows taxpayers to request informal conferences disputing proposed notices of assessments; requires any suit challenging an assessment to be filed within 90 days from the date of final assessment; revises other provisions regarding issuing and disputing assessments.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 854
SB1665 HB1515
Johnson Brooks
Allows a job tax credit for employers who hire certain veterans. SUPPORT FAILED
SB1717 HB1827
Campfield Haynes
Requires TACIR to report annually to the state and local government committee of the senate and the state government
SUPPORT FAILED
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committee of the house on whether the wholesale power supply arrangements between the TVA, municipal utilities, and electric cooperatives are likely to change in the future in a way that could affect payments in lieu of taxes from the TVA to the state and local governments.
SB1752 HB1669
Hensley McDaniel
Exempts from sales and use tax unmanned aircraft systems sold to qualified farmers for use in connection with farm products and nursery stock.
SUPPORT FAILED
SB1838 HB1835
Norris Lundberg
Under certain circumstances, authorizes eligible taxpayers that expand headquarters facilities, make additional capital investments, and create new jobs, to qualify for a sales and use tax credit on purchases of personal property used in the facility.
SUPPORT FAILED
SB2298 HB1537
McNally Sargent
Under certain circumstances, requires persons with agents or affiliates in this state to collect and remit sales tax on retail sales to Tennessee purchasers; creates a rebuttable presumption that a person has an agent in this state if the person enters into agreements with residents to refer customers to the person and annual gross receipts from such referred sales exceed $10,000.
OPPOSE FAILED
SJR0001 Kelsey Proposes an amendment to Article II, Section 28 of the Tennessee Constitution to explicitly prohibit any state or local taxation of payroll or earned personal income or any state or local tax measured by payroll or earned personal income.
SUPPORT PASSED
HJR0548 Powers Makes application to Congress for the purpose of calling a convention of states concerning balanced budgeting.
SUPPORT PASSED
FREE ENTERPRISE AND REGULATORY CLIMATE SB0035 HB0501
Kelsey Casada
Prohibits local governments from enacting employer mandates such as health insurance benefits, leave policies, hourly wage standards, or prevailing wage standards that deviate from state statutorily imposed standards.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 91
SB0116 HB0220
Ketron White
Requires committee to include impact to business and commerce statement in fiscal note for bills and resolutions referred to certain committees.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 446
SB0595 HB0500
Johnson Casada
Creates office of the repealer within the legislature's office of legal services.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 475
SB0837 HB0610
Ketron Lundberg
Allows cities and counties to hold a referendum to authorize selling wine at retail food stores; creates permit to sell wine at retail food stores.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 554
SB0929 HB1176
Ford Towns
Makes the selling of a consumer item with a radio frequency identification tag (RFID) a violation of the Consumer Protection Act unless such RFID is removed upon purchase of the item.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB1503 HB1397
Green Lamberth
Creates requirement to notify law enforcement within 24 hours of discovering that methamphetamine is being manufactured in or on property or structures that the person controls or is an employee thereof.
SUPPORT with Chamber Amendments
PASSED Public Chapter 640
SB1728 HB1371
Gardenhire Jernigan
Increases licensing requirements for certain persons who install and maintain elevators.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB1751 HB1574
Norris McCormick
Lowers the maximum amount of products containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine that may be purchased in a 30 day period.
SUPPORT with Chamber Amendments
PASSED Public Chapter 906
EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SB0019 HB0241
Tracy Brooks
Establishes an additional award, the STEM stipend, from net lottery proceeds for Tennessee HOPE scholarship recipients who are majoring in STEM fields; sets STEM stipend at $1,000.
SUPPORT FAILED
SB0196 HB0190 / SB2455
Norris McCormick / Gresham
Enacts the "Tennessee Choice & Opportunity Scholarship Act," part of Gov. Haslam’s proposed limited school voucher program.
SUPPORT FAILED
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HB2428 Sargent
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HB2428 Sargent
SB0830 HB0702
Gresham White
Amends the application review and renewal authority regarding charter schools. Establishes a state authority to authorize and renew charter schools.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 850
SB0916 HB0741 SB1702 HB1824
Niceley Keisling
Provides for re-establishment of elected office of school superintendent for county or city school systems.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB1330 HB1276
Norris McCormick
Creates the Labor Education Alignment Program (LEAP) to allow participating students to apply combined occupational training and academic experience toward attaining post-secondary credentials for employment in high technology industries in the state.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 338
SB1602 HB2249
Bell Casada
Restructures the textbook commission and the textbook selection process.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 981
SB1835 HB1549
Gresham Brooks
Establishes requirements for the adoption of educational standards; prohibits use of student data for purposes other than tracking academic progress and educational needs of students.
SUPPORT with Chamber Amendments
PASSED Public Chapter 905
SB1882 HB1696
Niceley Butt
Mandates that the state board of education and department of education shall immediately withdraw from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) and common core state standards.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB1985 HB1825
Campfield Womick
Requires the state board of education and the department of education to postpone any further implementation of Common Core State Standards beyond those standards implemented as of June 30, 2013, until further implementation is approved by the general assembly.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB2115 HB1929
Gardenhire White
Permits a student at a public institution of higher education to be charged in-state tuition, if the student is a citizen of the United States.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 745
SB2405 HB2332
Beavers Womick
Discontinues use of Common Core State Standards. OPPOSE FAILED
SB2471 HB2491
Norris McCormick
Enacts the "Tennessee Promise Scholarship Act of 2014.” Ensures all Tennessee high school graduates can attend for free a two-year community or technical college.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 900
LEGAL REFORM SB0056 HB1099
Kelsey Durham
Provides that doctrine of joint and several liability does not apply in civil actions governed by comparative fault and preserves the doctrine of joint and several liability among manufacturers only in a product liability.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 317
SB0216 HB0695
Overbey Farmer
Extends the judicial performance evaluation commission until June 30, 2015.
SUPPORT FAILED
SB0222 HB0126
Kelsey Womick
Authorizes the award of punitive damages in a civil action against a defendant based on vicarious liability under certain circumstances.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 224
SB0406 HB0280
Beavers Womick
Requires election of all judges, including appellate and supreme court judges.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB0622 HB1997
Stevens Farmer
Enacts the "Successor Corporation Asbestos-Related Liability Fairness Act."
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 246
SB0780 HB0636
Norris Lundberg
Requires the administrative office of the courts to assess the state's judicial districts every 10 years and present suggested changes in the judicial districts or allocation of judges to the legislature.
SUPPORT FAILED
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SB1184 HB0978
Tracy Haynes
Limits recovery for medical costs in personal injury or wrongful death actions to amounts paid by or on behalf of the claimant.
SUPPORT FAILED
SB1229 HB1334
Ford Cooper
Provides for the election of justices of the supreme court and judges of the court of appeals and court of criminal appeals from districts to be established by the general assembly.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB1295 HB1223
Massey Hall
Limits employer liability of Tennessee’s Wage Regulation Act and ensures that no additional judicial right of action can be brought in state court under this section.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 240
SB1360 HB1242
J. Johnson C. Johnson
Enacts the "Tennessee Lawsuit Funder Consumer Protection Act.”
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 819
SB1613 HB1964
Stevens Lundberg
Extends certain liability protection for partners of a limited liability partnership.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 641
SB1896 HB1767
Bell Rogers
Provides that future judges of the supreme court and other appellate courts will be elected by means of contested elections, unless the people approve and ratify, at the November 2014 general election, the proposed constitutional amendment authorizing judicial retention elections.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB1967 HB2117
Bell Lundberg
Protects legitimate business from invalid and bad faith assertions of patent infringement by patent trolls or through unsubstantiated claims.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 879
SB2054 HB2449
Bell Matlock
Restructures the Tennessee Human Rights Commission to include nine, rather than 15, members.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 1008
SB2126 HB1954
Johnson Dennis
Enacts various pro-employer employment litigation provisions. Protects employers from abusive employment litigation practices. Establishes caps for certain employment litigation-related damages.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 995
SJR0123 Beavers Proposes popular election of the attorney general for no more than two four-year terms and any partial term.
OPPOSE FAILED
MANUFACTURING SB0179 HB0173
Norris McCormick
Repeals the existing Hazardous Chemical Right to Know Law; requires employers to comply with federal Hazard Communication Standard; and enacts certain other new requirements regarding information to be provided to employees working with hazardous chemicals.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 257
SB0603 HB0899
Finney Powell
Allows all trucks traveling over state highways to have a margin of error of 10 percent over the gross weight limit of 80,000 pounds, rather than trucks hauling certain types of freight.
SUPPORT FAILED
SB0806 HB0718
Finney Powell
Promotes goods and products manufactured in Tennessee through use of a “Made in Tennessee” label.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 299
SB1274 HB1215
Gresham Lynn
Requires manufacturers of products added to public water systems to verify the safety of such products to the system operators.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB1763 HB1386
Ketron Lamberth
For unemployment insurance assessment purposes, modifies the unemployment experience rating for new manufacturing employers that are in operation at least 10 years prior to moving to Tennessee, to the premium rate that the manufacturing employer was assigned prior to relocating to the state.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 762
SB2156 HB1806
Green Shipley
Authorizes the chief inspector of boilers to grant variances to the requirements for frequency of inspections.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 929
SB2318 HB1789
McNally Kane
Adds mandatory and additional warranty obligations to manufacturers of HVAC systems.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB2558 HB2426
Hensley Spivey
Allows manufacturers and employers to maintain list of workplace chemicals by reference to safety data sheets.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 709
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ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY SB0075 HB0213
Massey Hall
Requires a scrap metal processor to run a vehicle number identification (VIN) report before shredding a motor vehicle in certain circumstances.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB0082 HB0055
Bell Sexton
Ensures the accountability of public solid waste management funds.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 49
SB0099 HB0043 / SB1925 HB1844
Finney Johnson
Prohibits issuance of a water quality control permit that would alter any ridgeline that is above certain elevations.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB0159 HB0153
Norris McCormick
As enacted, revises the manner in which contested case hearings will be heard on appeals from certain actions taken by the commissioner or from various boards regarding environment and conservation.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 181
SB0398 HB0337
Southerland Goins
Renames the state oil and gas board reclamation fund in light of change in board's name in 2012 to Tennessee board of water quality, oil and gas.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 94
SB0507 HB0115
Niceley Gilmore
Establishes a green public schools task force to develop a model green cleaning policy and to assist public schools in achieving LEED certification.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB0852 HB1272
Ketron Matheny
Enacts the "Energy Independence Act of 2013” encouraging the production and use of domestic natural gas.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 423
SB0893 HB1169
Niceley Towns
Requires plants and seeds sold in Tennessee to be labeled to indicate open pollination, genetic modification, or hybridization.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB0894 HB1168
Niceley Towns
Enacts the "Genetically Engineered Food Labeling Act of 2013." OPPOSE FAILED
SB0941 HB0945
Southerland Swann
Enables a region to triple count the gross weight of any aluminum cans and plastic bottles diverted from Class I landfills for its total percentage waste reduction and diversion goals.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 421
SB1080 HB1098
Johnson Durham
Requires TDEC to develop a proposal for a revised state implementation plan that eliminates motor vehicle inspection testing requirements for all motor vehicles in this state that are three or less model-years old.
SUPPORT with Chamber Amendments
PASSED Public Chapter 460
SB1160 HB0952
Stevens Wirgau
Requires landfill operator to submit proposal to local authority for approval prior to accepting any waste that would require change in classification of landfill under certain circumstances; specifies that in any county or municipality in which the local approval of solid waste facilities provisions have been approved by a two-thirds vote of the appropriate legislative body prior to the effective date of this act.
SUPPORT with Chamber Amendments
PASSED Public Chapter 342
SB1163 HB0905
Dickerson Mitchell
Prohibits issuance of a permit for a solid waste landfill located in Davidson County within two miles of a park or government recreation facility.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB1168 HB0538
Tate Coley
Enacts the "Tennessee Beverage Container Recycling Refunds Act."
OPPOSE FAILED
SB1307 HB1268
Southerland Farmer
Encourages the state building commission to prescribe high performance building requirements, provided that such standards do not unnecessarily burden the wood products industry.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 363
SB1349 HB0877
Yager McDaniel
Requires that a minimum of $1.00 of each tire pre-disposal fee is returned to the county where the fee was collected to be used for beneficial end use of waste tires; requires that counties include in the annual progress report to the department data on how many waste tires it manages and what is done with them.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 457
SB1383 HB1335
Southerland Gilmore
Requires all municipal solid waste region plans and plans developed by TDEC to adhere to statutorily recognized policies that institute and maintain programs for statewide solid waste management and that encourage generators of solid waste to reduce the amount of solid waste collected or disposed of by
OPPOSE FAILED
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certain methods.
SB1386 Summerville Enacts the "Virgin Ridgeline Protection Act," which prohibits the issuance of a permit or variance or similar authorization that allows surface coal mining operations to alter or disturb any ridgeline that is above 2,000 elevation.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB1467 HB1562
Norris Lollar
Exempts certain products of the steelmaking process from the definition of "solid waste."
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 563
SB1487 HB1471
Bell Hawk
Unnecessarily requires the underground storage tanks and solid waste disposal control board to file an annual report with the government operations committees of both houses that details the board’s activities for the prior fiscal year.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB1582 HB1632
Bell Matheny
Extends the underground storage tanks and solid waste disposal control until June 30, 2018.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 609
SB1641 HB1437
Norris McCormick
Revises various provisions governing the structure of certain state boards and commissions attached to TDEC.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 624
SB1772 HB1529
Bell Brooks
Authorizes certain counties with landfills to use surcharge revenue from other counties for purposes not related to solid waste management.
SUPPORT FAILED
SB1917 HB1898
Southerland Swann
Adds components to the comprehensive solid waste management plan for the state and creates a 14-member Tennessee solid waste and recycling advisory committee to review and develop recommendations concerning solid waste and recycling statutes, rules and policies.
SUPPORT with Chamber Amendments
PASSED Public Chapter 967
SB1980 HB2023
Finney Johnson
Enacts the "Tennessee Scenic Vistas Protection Act" to prohibit the issuance of water quality permits for surface mining activities along ridgelines, subject to certain exceptions.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB1998 HB2207
Yager Powers
Would have established a state program for regulating surface mining operations in Tennessee.
SUPPORT FAILED
SB2064 HB2124
Finney Pitts
Prohibits fracturing in Tennessee, effective January 1, 2016. OPPOSE FAILED
SB2071 HB1941
Southerland Hawk
Requires scrap metal dealers to wait forty-eight hours before processing purchased scrap metal; requires a seller of scrap metal who is not an agent of a business to sign a statement of ownership or authorization; requires a dealer to photograph metal being purchased if the seller is not an agent of a business.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB2495 HB2445
Niceley Faison
Promotes manufacturing in Tennessee authorizing the growing of industrial hemp. Establishes strong regulatory framework through the department of agriculture.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 916
SB2560 HB2425
Bowling Spivey
Redefines “shredded” for purposes of waste tire landfilling requirements as set forth in the Solid Waste Management Act of 1991.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 849
HJR0663 Van Huss Urges EPA to respect primacy of Tennessee and other states, and to rely on state regulators to develop performance standards when issuing federal guidelines for regulating carbon dioxide emissions from existing fossil-fueled power plants.
SUPPORT FAILED
HEALTHCARE SB0726 HB0859
Watson Durham
Prohibits greater copayment and coinsurance requirements on services from chiropractors, physical therapists, and occupational therapists than on primary care doctors.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB0804 HB0937
Kelsey Durham
Allows Tennessee to participate in Medicaid expansion but only if authorized by joint resolution of the legislature.
SUPPORT with Chamber amendments
PASSED Public Chapter 662
SB1286 HB1265
Tracy Brooks
Requires health insurance policies to cover screening, diagnosis, and treatment of autism spectrum disorders.
OPPOSE FAILED
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SB1888 HB1770
Beavers Pody
Enacts the "Health Care Freedom and Affordable Care Noncompliance Act," which prohibits state entities from establishing or administering any regulatory scheme to expand Medicaid.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB1908 HB1950
Overbey Harrison
Enacts the "Annual Coverage Assessment of 2014,” which allows hospitals to use matching federal dollars for TennCare.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 877
SB2012 HB1813
Tate Cooper
Requires health insurance to cover acupuncture services as a benefit beginning January 1, 2015.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB2050 HB1895
Overbey Keisling
Requires that a health insurance carrier provides coverage under a health insurance policy for healthcare services delivered through telehealth.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 675
LABOR UNIONS SB0490 HB0502
Kelsey Casada
Requires certain political activities by labor organizations be funded separately through voluntary donations of members and not through regularly collected dues.
SUPPORT FAILED
SB0551 HB0492
Harper Jones
Authorizes labor agreements between local governments and local employee unions voluntarily entered into in Davidson County.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB0591 HB0841
Johnson Durham
Ensures that local government cannot mandate or require bid preferences for labor union organizations or members.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 335
SB0725 HB0913
Campfield Casada
Authorizes state employees belonging to a public employee organization to pay dues for only collective bargaining, contract administration, and grievance procedures; prohibits work stoppages and use of funds for political activities.
SUPPORT
FAILED
SB1017 HB0915
Bell Holt
Prohibits any governmental body from passing any law, ordinance, or regulation that requires any employer to waive its rights under the National Labor Relations Act.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 277
SB1209 HB0850
Johnson Marsh
Removes certain prevailing wage requirements for the construction industry.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 280
SB1661 HB1688
Kelsey Durham
Create new criminal offenses for labor union activities involving mass picketing and targeted residential picketing.
SUPPORT FAILED
SB1662 HB1687
Kelsey Durham
Prohibits certain disruptive and illegal union and employee organization activities.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 982
SB1811 HB2030
Niceley Holt
Expands the offense of criminal trespass to prohibit persons who are not employees of the property owner from conducting labor union activities on the property; establishes a “no trespass” public notice list to be maintained by the secretary of state and adds other related provisions.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 956
SB2163 HB2018 / SB2164 HB2017
Burks Stewart
Labor union-supported bills that significantly strengthened TOSHA authority to require mandatory work stoppage orders and impose unnecessary compliance demands on business.
OPPOSE FAILED
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SB0078 HB0051
Tracy Alexander
Allows all municipally owned electric systems to promote economic and industrial development through participation in the rural economic development loan and grant program.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 2
SB0155 HB0149
Norris McCormick
Expands industrial recruitment efforts by clarifying what is considered to be "private land" or "land expected to become privately owned" for purposes of Fast Track infrastructure grants.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 71
SB0327 HB0809
Bell Matheny
Extends the department of economic and community development until June 30, 2017.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 252
SB0331 HB0808
Bell Matheny
Extends the department of tourist development until June 30, 2018.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 132
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SB0661 HB0558
Massey Harrison
Specifies that an industrial development corporation organized solely by a municipality that does not impose a real property tax may only enter into a payment in lieu of ad valorem tax agreement or lease if certain conditions met.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 302
SB0900 HB0593
Campfield Sparks
Requires that all written and oral examinations administered to applicants for a driver license be in English only.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB0914 HB0708
Niceley Faison
Prohibits certain industrial development corporations from negotiating or entering into any payment in lieu of tax agreement or lease.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB1130 HB1062
Johnson Casada
Allows wineries licensed under the Grape and Wine Law to sell and transport up to 3,000 cases of wine produced or finished on the winery's premises to restaurants and hotels licensed to serve wine for on-premises consumption.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 817
SB1189 HB1003
Niceley Faison
Makes it more difficult to initiative industrial projects by requiring that the fair market value of industrial property taken by eminent domain be based on the highest and best use of such property.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB1614 HB1410
Norris McCormick
Defines agriculture to include entertainment activities that occur on land where farm products and nursery stock are produced.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 581
SB1644 HB1439
Norris McCormick
Expands the "Industrial Highway Act" to promote highway access to industrial facilities.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 546
SB1708 HB1679
Yager Windle
For certain rural projects, allocates state tax revenue to a county or industrial development corporation that acquires certain property from the state on or after January 1, 2014.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 985
SB1862 HB1850
Tate Johnson
Requires contractors working on Tennessee public construction projects to employ at least eighty percent state residents in their workforce and creates an additional administrative process for receiving complaints, adjudicating violations, and assessing penalties.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB1978 HB1873
Finney Fitzhugh
Requires reasonable disclosure of certain information regarding grants and loans awarded by the state and creates a fine for failure to provide such information.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 924
SB2211 HB1962
Kyle Miller
Requires employers receiving job skills grants to submit additional outcome measurements and cost reports to ECD.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB2420 HB2300
Norris Todd
Enables Shelby County industrial development corporations to enter into loan agreements for activities, costs, debt restructuring or working capital associated with projects and to forgive associated debt.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 752
SB2464 HB2371
Watson Carter
Requires voter approval for annexation of property being used primarily for residential or agricultural purposes, but not industrial purposes, by municipalities.
DEFER Support industrial property carveout
PASSED Public Chapter 707
HB1797 / HB1798
Windle Bills would have created arbitrary and costly franchise and excise tax incentives to a narrow category of business.
OPPOSE FAILED
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION SB0200 HB0194
Norris McCormick
Enacts "The Workers' Compensation Reform Act of 2013.” Implements comprehensive Chamber-supported and long-sought revisions to workers’ compensation laws.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 289
SB0432 HB0864
Overbey Lollar
Requires an employee covered for workers’ compensation by a Tennessee employer to file a workers’ compensation claim under Tennessee law. Eliminates ability to file claim in another state.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 367
SB0519 HB0549
Burks Curtis
Exempts narrow or targeted recognized religious sects from providing workers’ compensation benefits to employees.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 476
SB1275 HB1159
Norris McCormick
Revises a number of technical provisions regarding workers' compensation, such as removing outdated statutory references.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 282
SB1645 HB1440
Norris McCormick
Revises various provisions relative to workers' compensation, including disability benefits, as negotiated by Chamber members.
SUPPORT with Chamber amendments
PASSED Public Chapter 903
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SB1646 HB1441
Norris McCormick
Allows the administrator of the division of workers' compensation to withdraw funds from the employee misclassification enforcement fund to injured employees.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 765
SB2088 HB1786
Beavers Pody
Divides the power appointing workers' compensation judges among the governor, the speaker of the senate, and the speaker of the house.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 837
SB2251 HB2105
Massey Haynes
Revised various provisions relative to trucking companies employees’ coverage under Tennessee’s workers' compensation law.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 633
WORKPLACE SB0072 HB0085
Massey Lundberg
Clarifies service dog requirements for employers to conform federal regulations implementing Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
SUPPORT with Chamber amendments
PASSED Public Chapter 69
SB0142 HB0118
Ramsey Faison
Addresses storage of firearms in employer parking lots. Clarifies that employees with valid permits have a right to store firearms in a locked, personal vehicle under certain conditions. Chamber concerns were largely addressed by removing private right of action and fines.
DEFER PASSED Public Chapter 16
SB0276 HB1109
Kelsey Camper
Provides certain immunity to employers who hire a previously convicted criminal that has been issued a certificate of employability following restoration of employment status by a court.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 815
SB0580 HB0253
Haile Jernigan
Creates additional employee benefit for a self-employment assistance program for persons who are eligible for regular unemployment compensation.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB0699 HB1321
Tate Camper
Prohibits employers from using the credit report or credit history of an employee or applicant for employment to deny employment, discharge an employee or determine compensation of the terms, conditions or privileges of employment.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB0783 HB0639
Johnson Matlock
Enacts various pro-employer provisions regarding unemployment insurance, including provisions regarding waiver of the collection of overpayments and determination of base periods for UI benefits.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 427
SB0833 HB0551
Ketron Curtiss
Addresses the issue of misclassification of employees of construction services provides for workers’ compensation purposes.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 424
SB1006 HB0848
Gresham Ragan
Revises provisions regarding local government pay requirements, service without compensation, and reimbursement requirements regarding state guard service; specifies which authorities may call members to service.
SUPPORT with Chamber amendments
PASSED Public Chapter 364
SB1182 HB1018
Campfield Evans
Enacts additional employer mandates regarding applicant’s and employee’s ownership of a firearm and storage of weapons in personal vehicle on employer property.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB1668 HB1683
Johnson Durham
Requires drug testing of certain individuals applying for unemployment compensation benefits.
SUPPORT FAILED
SB1733 HB1667
Beavers Pody
Prevents an employer from taking any adverse action against a person transporting or storing a firearm or ammunition; creates a civil cause of action for damages.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB1743 HB1674
Kelsey Moody
Allows the employer of food or beverage service employee to waive the employee’s right to a 30-minute unpaid meal break.
SUPPORT FAILED
SB1801 HB2180
Gresham Rich
Gives a handgun permit holder who is injured on or in the property of a business entity that prohibits firearms a civil cause of action against the employer if the proximate cause of the injury was that the firearm ban prevented the person from adequately exercising the right of self-defense.
OPPOSE FAILED
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SB1808 HB1852
Niceley Faison
Creates the "Employee Online Privacy Act of 2014," which limits an employer from requiring an employee to disclose the username and password for the employee's personal internet accounts except under certain circumstances to protect legitimate business purposes.
DEFER with Chamber amendments
PASSED Public Chapter 826
SB2026 HB1834
Hensley Carr
Requires private employers with six or more employees to verify new hires using the E-Verify program.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB2145 HB1694
Tate Turner
Increases Tennessee minimum wage at $8.25 per hour for certain employers who do not offer health benefits to employees and employees' dependents.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB2226 HB1981
Kyle Parkinson
Creates the “Healthy Workplace Act” and requires TACIR to create a model policy for employers to prevent abusive conduct in the workplace. Chamber amendments adopted exclude private employers form this act.
SUPPORT with Chamber amendments
PASSED Public Chapter 997
MISCELLANEOUS SB1892 HB1779
Stevens Johnson
Protects private property owners by creating crimes of using an unmanned aircraft with intent to conduct surveillance, capturing or using an image captured by an unmanned aircraft, surreptitious commercial surveillance and aggravated surreptitious commercial surveillance.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 876
SB2059 HB1909
Bowling Todd
Exempts the state from daylight saving time. Bill would have caused confusion for Tennessee businesses and employees across the state.
OPPOSE FAILED
SB2407 HB2255
Norris McCormick
Chamber-supported legislation to modernize 911 funding for business and for internet provider networks.
SUPPORT PASSED Public Chapter 795
SB2546 HB2468
Summerville Casada
Requires that the identity of any person who makes a complaint against a business be disclosed if the complaint causes the business to be investigated by a state government agency.
SUPPORT FAILED
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Tennessee 2014 Governor Election FilingsRepublican Democrat Independent/Other
Bill Haslam Charles V. “Charlie” Brown Shaun Crowell
Mark Coonrippy Brown Kennedy Spellman Johnson Isa Infante
Basil Marceaux, Sr. Wm. H. “John” McKamey Daniel T. Lewis
Donald Ray McFolin Ron Noonan Steven Damon Coburn
John Jay Hooker
TENNESSEE 2014 U.S. CONGRESS ELECTION FILINGS Bold Indicates an Incumbent
U.S. House of Representatives District Republican Democrat Independent/Other
1 Daniel Hartley Robert Franklin John Paul Rader Michael D. Salyer David (Phil) Roe Robert N. Smith
2 John J. Duncan Jr.
Bob Scott Casey Adam Gouge
Jason Zachary Norris Dryer 3 Chuck
Fleischmann Mary Headrick Cassandra J. Mitchell
Weston Wamp 4 John Anderson Lenda Sherrell Robert Rankin Doggart
Scott DesJarlais Oluyomi “Fapas” Faparusi Sr.
Steve Lane David Tate Jim Tracy Michael S. Warden
5 Chris Carter Jim Cooper Paul Deakin Ronnie Holden Bob Ries John (Big John) Smith
6 Diane Black Amos Scott Powers Mike Winton Jerry Lowery
7 Marsha Blackburn Credo Amouzouvik Leonard D. Ladner Jacob Brimm Daniel Cramer
8 Stephen Fincher John (Wes) Bradley James L. Hart Dana Matheny Rickey Hobson Mark Rawles John Mills Lawrence Pivnick Tom Reasons
9 Charlotte Bergmann
Steve Cohen Floyd Wayne Alberson
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Donald Ray McFolin Ron Noonan Steven Damon Coburn
John Jay Hooker
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