Tennessee House

Karen Camper

Democratic. House, district 87.

Emailrep.karen.camper@capitol.tn.gov

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Official record 1https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=H87

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Official record 2https://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/members/h87.html

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Bills they sponsored

24 bills sponsored this session

Nurses, Nursing - As enacted, requires the commissioner of health to use existing resources to conduct a study of neighboring states to examine the varying levels of practice independence that may or may not be granted tHB 2598 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

Comp. SB subst.

requires TennCare to create a methodology to make medicaid facility fee reimbursement rates for birthing centers comparable to rates for similar services provided at a hospital; requires the department of health to give HB 2597 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

requires a county election commission, upon receipt of a bona fide complaint of a violation of a person's right to vote in an election, to document the details of the complaint and electronically submit the complaint to HB 2596 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

enacts the "Data Center, Artificial Intelligence, and Clean Transition Tariff Accountability Act." - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 65HB 2054 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2026

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee of Commerce Committee

requires certain food retail establishments to use a nondigital presentation of price; prohibits a food retail establishment from using personalized algorithmic pricing; makes other changes related to food retail establiHB 2052 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2026

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee

enacts "The Tennessee Safe Stores and Staffed Stores Act;" requires drug and food retail establishments using self-service checkout stations to maintain a minimum staffing ratio, limits self-service transactions to no moHB 2051 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2026

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Banking and Consumer Affairs Subcommittee of Commerce Committee

authorizes the use of unexpended campaign funds by an officeholder to procure home security equipment and monitoring services for the officeholder's personal residence. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10HB 2050 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2026

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

creates the state uterine fibroids commission. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68HB 2049 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2026

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee

requires the department of health to maintain a database of demographic information of women diagnosed with uterine fibroids; requires the department to publish on its website existing resources and educational materialsHB 2053 · this session · introduced Jan 15, 2026

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee

removes a provision that required the board of regents, the University of Tennessee, and the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association to provide a report by April 1, 2009, to the Tennessee higher educaHB 1276 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee of Education Committee

designates December 14 of each year as "Hazel Moore Day." - Amends TCA Title 3 and Title 4HB 1249 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025

Taken off notice for cal. in Naming & Designating Committee

enacts the "Ola Mae Ransom Reintegration Act," which exempts veterans of the United States military, including the national guard and reserves, from payment of the $15 fee for a business license. - Amends TCA Title 5; TiHB 1108 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

requires the department to develop or approve a policy allowing for the retake of a TCAP test, including each end-of-course assessment, if the administration of one or more of the state-mandated TCAP tests is interruptedHB 732 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025

Taken off notice for cal in s/c K-12 Subcommittee of Education Committee

authorizes court clerks in certain counties to implement an automatic expunction processing program that initiates processing the expunction of public records without petition by the person, certification of eligibility HB 689 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

enacts the "African American Cultural and Historical Grant Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9 and Title 13HB 686 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways and Means Committee

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prohibits the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of a switch or auto sear device designed, made, or adapted for the purpose of converting a weapon to shoot automatically more than one shot, without manuaHB 1082 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

lowers the period of time that must elapse after completion of the sentence imposed before a petitioner may have an eligible criminal offense expunged, for misdemeanors or Class E felonies, from five years to three yearsHB 1081 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025

Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

Boats, Boating - As enacted, generally increases from 12 to 14, the age that a person must be to lawfully operate a personal watercraft upon the waters of Tennessee without being under the direct supervision of an adult,HB 940 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025

Transmitted to Governor for his action.

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 HB 698 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025

Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee

requires the department to establish and administer a pilot program for the placement of hygiene vending machines that dispense feminine hygiene products to students at no cost to the student in women's restrooms or lockHB 1219 · this session · introduced Jan 30, 2025

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

designates December 14 of each year as "Hazel Moore Day." - Amends TCA Title 3 and Title 4HB 690 · this session · introduced Jan 30, 2025

Withdrawn.

authorizes the commissioner to develop and maintain an essential buffer stock of necessary medicines and healthcare supplies to be distributed during a natural or man-made disaster, mass casualty event, or public health HB 688 · this session · introduced Jan 30, 2025

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Health Subcommittee of Health Committee

Election Laws - As enacted, revises present law that prohibits a person convicted of an infamous crime after May 18, 1981, from being eligible to have the right to vote restored unless the person meets certain requiremenHB 687 · this session · introduced Jan 27, 2025

Sponsor(s) Added.

Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, enacts the "Law Enforcement’s Safer Tennessee Electronic Registration (LESTER) Act," which clarifies that law enforcement is required to accept a digital copy of vehHB 537 · this session · introduced Jan 17, 2025

Comp. SB subst.

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