Bill Sponsor
Ferrell Haile
Tennessee · State Senator · District 18 · Republican
Overview
Bills
Votes
Address
Room 708, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
Phone
615-741-1999
Address
Room 708, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
Phone
615-741-1999
Featured Bills
May 09, 2025
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 262
Children - As enacted, increases the age of an infant from 14 days or younger to 45 days or younger who can be received by a facility without the mother being subject to criminal liability. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2.
Became Law
May 09, 2025
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 416
Education, Curriculum - As enacted, requires the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission, in consultation with the department of education, to develop a plan for the commission to review and submit to the state board of education for approval of electronic textbooks and instructional materials for use by virtual schools established by LEAs. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Became Law
May 09, 2025
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 1002
Cooperatives - As enacted, specifies that the privilege tax exemption for subsidiaries of agricultural cooperatives applies without regard to whether the subsidiary was formed as a corporation, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other legal entity, association, or body vested with the power or function of a legal entity. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 16, Part 1 and Section 67-4-102.
Became Law
May 05, 2025
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 1005
Adoption - As enacted, allows petitioners to include all children in one adoption petition if the petitioners are seeking to adopt more than one child at the same time, unless the court issues a written order finding that it is in the best interest of the children that separate petitions be filed; specifies that the clerk of court must charge only one filing fee for such a petition. - Amends TCA Title 18; Title 36 and Title 37.
Became Law
May 05, 2025
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 1052
Children - As enacted, specifies that a biological father or alleged biological father who makes token financial support to or for the benefit of a child or the child's mother during the pregnancy or when the mother had physical custody of the child is not a putative father; makes various other changes regarding final orders of adoption. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 63.
Became Law
Recent Votes
Apr 22, 2025
Voted Yes
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Yes
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/22/2025 Passed
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 14
Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, increases the criminal classification for hunting on the land of another without permission from a Class C misdemeanor to a Class B misdemeanor, punishable by a fine only, not to exceed $500 per violation. - Amends TCA Title 70.
Apr 22, 2025
Voted Yes
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FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/22/2025 Passed
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 102
Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee technology development corporation to June 30, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 14, Part 2 and Title 4, Chapter 29.
Apr 22, 2025
Voted Yes
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FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/22/2025 Passed
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 246
Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to convene a working group to study and develop best practices, strategies, and programming for English language learner (EL) educators in this state to utilize in educating EL students enrolled in a public school in this state in any of the grades K-12. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Apr 22, 2025
Voted Yes
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Yes
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/22/2025 Passed (1)
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 221
Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, permits a court to use juvenile court records, including the disposition and evidence, in pretrial reports used to set bond for certain criminal offenses; requires the magistrate to consider the defendant's prior juvenile record in determining the defendant's risk of danger to the community. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 40.
Apr 22, 2025
Voted Yes
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Yes
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/22/2025 Passed (1)
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 229
Campaigns and Campaign Finance - As enacted, makes various changes to campaign finance laws and related laws. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 3 and Title 67.
Apr 22, 2025
Voted Yes
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FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/22/2025 Passed
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 229
Campaigns and Campaign Finance - As enacted, makes various changes to campaign finance laws and related laws. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 3 and Title 67.