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Charlane Oliver

Democratic. Senate, district 19.

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Bills they sponsored

42 bills sponsored this session

creates a voluntary community storm emergency relief program administered by the department of tourist development in collaboration with the department of agriculture to authorize hotels and food service establishments tSB 2524 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2026
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
requires TACIR to study and prepare a report on marijuana arrests made in this state from 2015 to 2025, including data on race, age, gender, and the location of arrest. - Amends TCA Title 4SB 2514 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2026
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
enacts the "Maternal Health Care Protection Act," which prohibits the exercise of a healthcare provider's right of conscience under the Medical Ethics Defense Act from allowing the provider to refuse to participate in orSB 2510 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2026
Sponsor(s) Added.
Children - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Child Care Red Tape Reduction Act." - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 7 and Title 71, Chapter 3. SB2509 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 980 by the Secretary of StateSB 2509 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2026
Signed by Governor.
creates a condition of eligibility for certain economic development incentives that employers certify that they pay employees working on the development project for which the incentive was granted at least $21.99 an hourSB 2505 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2026
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
requires the commissioner to use existing resources to conduct a study of the use of designated caregivers for admitted patients in hospitals in neighboring states in order to determine the prevalence of and identify theSB 2508 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health & Welfare Committee
requires the state board for licensing contractors to notify the department of commerce and insurance of a disciplinary action against a contractor upon posting the notice of disciplinary action on its website. - Amends SB 2507 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Failed (no second) in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
enacts the "Tennessee Fair Chance Housing Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21 and Title 66SB 2506 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Failed (no second) in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
enacts the "First-Time Homebuyer Assistance Program," which creates a first-time homebuyer assistance program, to be administered by the agency. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 13, Chapter 23SB 2341 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
enacts the "Workers' Right to Live Act," which places mandatory reporting requirements on employers concerning workplace fatalities and imposes penalties on employers for workplace fatalities that were a result of employSB 2513 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2026
Failed (no second) in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
enacts the "Universal Pre-K Funding Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51; Title 49 and Title 67SB 2512 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2026
Failed in Senate Education Committee
enacts the "End the Grocery Tax Act." - Amends TCA Title 57 and Title 67SB 2511 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2026
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026
enacts the "School Mental Health Transparency Act"; requires the department to consult relevant agencies to compile a list of mental health resources; requires public schools to use the department's list to compile listsSB 2301 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2026
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Education Committee
clarifies that an applicant for a license under the "Contractors Licensing Act of 1994" who has been advised to appear before the board at a scheduled time and place must provide notice to the board of the applicant's inSB 1412 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
extends, from December 1 to January 1, the date by which the office of business enterprise in the department of economic and community development must submit to the general assembly its annual report on advisements to tSB 1361 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
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creates the school safety grant fund to be administered by the department of education; requires that school safety grants be used to support local education agencies and public charter schools with prevention, reductionSB 1215 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Failed (no second) in Senate Education Committee
enacts the "Speak UP, Tennessee Scholarship Act"; requires the Tennessee student assistance corporation to establish by rules a program that provides scholarships for students in grade 12 and at public institutions of hiSB 1212 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
enacts the "Tennessee Contraceptive Freedom Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71SB 1010 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
creates the small business recovery grant fund, to be administered by the department, to assist eligible small businesses temporarily with costs incurred as a result of extenuating circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 4; TiSB 1009 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
authorizes municipalities to create, implement, and enforce a rental property registry for all residential rental dwelling units within the municipality's jurisdiction; requires owners of residential rental dwelling unitSB 1008 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee
requires county election commissions to publish office hours for early voting 30 days rather than 25 days prior to the day of the election. - Amends TCA Title 2SB 1228 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Failed in Senate State and Local Government Committee
requires each student who participates in a school youth athletic activity to file with the local education agency (LEA) or public charter school a preparticipation medical evaluation or an exemption; creates the safe stSB 1223 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Government Operations Committee
authorizes the commissioner to designate an existing organizational unit of the department as the office of rural prosperity and consolidate within that office some or all of the department's duties related to improving SB 1222 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committee
authorizes LEAs and public charter schools to create a physical education through community service program by partnering with a community service partner to provide students in grades nine through 12 the opportunity to SB 1221 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
requires directors of schools and directors of public charter schools to immediately notify all students, parents, educators, employees, and contractors of the local education agency or public charter school of the preseSB 1219 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committee
enacts the "Parole Relief and Opportunity Act"; expands the definition of hardship for purposes of determining the ability of a parolee to contribute to the cost of the person's supervision and release. - Amends TCA TitlSB 1218 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
adds the availability of services relating to housing as an issue that must be addressed in the orientation that the department is required to conduct before an inmate is released from confinement. - Amends TCA Title 39 SB 1217 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
makes void and unenforceable a restriction in a homeowners’ association declaration that would prohibit the operation of a family child care home at a property that is the site of a proposed family child care home, if thSB 1013 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Failed in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee / no second
creates an exception to the offense of criminal abortion if the person who performed or attempted to perform the abortion was a licensed physician and the patient's pregnancy was the result of rape or incest. - Amends TCSB 1011 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
enacts the "Child Care Workforce Improvement Act," which directs the commissioner of human services to develop a program to provide longevity payments to eligible child care workers and a program to provide child care asSB 902 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Health and Welfare Committee
enacts the "Workers' Right to Live Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 29 and Title 50SB 1220 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
establishes automatic restoration of voting rights for people who complete their sentence, including any parole or probationary period. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 40 and Title 41SB 1211 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
requires the department to provide a person with a free photo identification license at each location where the department issues a driver license or photo identification license if the person signs an affidavit stating SB 1136 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committee
treats nieces and nephews of the whole or half-blood of a primary caregiver as being related to the caregiver for purposes of present laws governing child care agencies. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 3, Part 5SB 1012 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
requires an LEA in which a child care facility operates to submit a comprehensive list of all underutilized or vacant property to the department of human services and the comptroller of the treasury and to make the list SB 1014 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2025
Re-refer to S. Cal Comm
State Symbols - As enacted, designates Nashville hot chicken as an official state food. - Amends TCA Title 4. SB1216 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 273 by the Secretary of StateSB 1216 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Signed by Governor.
enacts the "Tennessee Homebuyer Harassment Prevention Act"; limits the number of times that a real estate developer, business entity, or individual working on behalf of the developer or business entity is permitted to coSB 204 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
reduces from 15 years to 10 years the amount of time that must have elapsed since the completion of the sentence imposed for illegal registration or voting before filing a petition for expunction. - Amends TCA Title 2, CSB 1224 · this session · introduced Jan 28, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
enacts the "Homes not Hedge Funds Act"; prohibits certain business entities from purchasing more than 100 single-family homes in certain counties in this state for purposes of renting the purchased properties; establisheSB 242 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2025
Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
enacts the "Universal Pre-K Funding Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 51; Title 49 and Title 67SB 270 · this session · introduced Jan 17, 2025
Failed in Senate Education Committee
enacts the "Bearing Witness to the Death Penalty Act." - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 23SB 1214 · this session · introduced Jan 16, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
enacts the "End the Grocery Tax by Closing Corporate Loopholes Act." - Amends TCA Title 57 and Title 67SB 2 · this session · introduced Nov 6, 2024
Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

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