Bill Sponsor
Joe Towns, Jr.
Tennessee · State Representative · District 84 · Democrat
Overview
Bills
Votes
Address
Room 416, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
Phone
615-741-2189
Address
Room 416, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
Phone
615-741-2189
Featured Bills
Mar 21, 2024
Passed Senate
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 1814
Garnishments and Executions - As introduced, makes various revisions to provisions related to property that is exempt from execution, seizure, or attachment. - Amends TCA Section 26-2-111.
Active
Mar 21, 2024
Passed Senate
Sponsor
Tennessee House Bill 2839
Garnishments and Executions - As introduced, makes various revisions to provisions related to property that is exempt from execution, seizure, or attachment. - Amends TCA Section 26-2-111.
Active
Mar 18, 2024
Passed Senate
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 1811
Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands the application of certain indecent exposure offenses by including victims from 13 to 17 years of age; increases the penalty for indecent exposure if the victim is between 13 and 17 years of age. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 68.
Active
Mar 18, 2024
Passed Senate
Sponsor
Tennessee House Bill 2943
Criminal Offenses - As introduced, expands the application of certain indecent exposure offenses by including victims from 13 to 17 years of age; increases the penalty for indecent exposure if the victim is between 13 and 17 years of age. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 68.
Active
Mar 11, 2024
Passed Senate
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 2648
Naming and Designating - As introduced, designates barbecue as an official state food. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3.
Active
Recent Votes
Apr 4, 2024
Voted No
No
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/4/2024 Passed
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 137
Election Laws - As introduced, requires the coordinator of elections to compare the statewide voter registration database with those of other relevant state agencies and county records when compiling information to distribute to the county elections commissions for purposes of purging voters who have moved; requires the coordinator of elections to compare the statewide voter registration database with the department of safety database to ensure non-United States citizens are not registered to vote in this state. - Amends TCA Section 2-2-106 and Section 2-2-141.
Apr 4, 2024
Voted No
No
FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENTS 1 & 2 4/4/2024 Passed
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 1060
Education, Higher - As introduced, changes, from September 15 to October 1, the date by which each public institution of higher education operating a hearing center must provide a written report to the Tennessee higher education commission, the education committee of the senate, and the education administration committee of the house of representatives regarding the operation of the hearing center. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Apr 4, 2024
Voted No
No
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/4/2024 Passed
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 1142
Historical Commission - As introduced, vacates the commission and reconstitutes the commission; changes the size and appointing authorities for the commission from 24 gubernatorial appointees to 20 total members with five each being appointed by the governor, the speaker of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives and five ex officio non-voting members. - Amends TCA Title 4.
Apr 4, 2024
Voted Yes
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Yes
FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT # 1 4/4/2024 Passed
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 1673
Mental Illness - As introduced, requires a qualified mental health professional or behavior analyst to warn or protect an identified victim or group of people when the professional or analyst determines that a service recipient has communicated an intent for actual threat of bodily harm; requires the professional or behavior analyst to report such threat; provides immunity from civil, criminal, and regulatory liability for a professional or analyst who takes reasonable action to warn or protect identified victims or groups and to report such threat . - Amends TCA Section 33-3-206.
Apr 4, 2024
Voted Yes
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Yes
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/4/2024 Passed (1)
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 1657
Health, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to make an annual report to the governor on the total number of firearm injuries and deaths in this state per 100,000 people; requires the attorney general and reporter to assist the department, upon request, in collecting information necessary for the report. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 39; Title 63 and Title 68.
Apr 4, 2024
Voted Yes
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Yes
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/4/2024 Passed (1)
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 1670
Children - As introduced, adds certain assisted-care living facilities, nursing homes, and emergency communications centers as locations where a newborn safety device may be located. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2.