More than 150 new Tennessee laws have taken effect as of July 1st.
Here are a few of the most notable:
Here are a few of the most notable:
- The state's sales tax on groceries has been reduced from 5.5% to 5.25%. This effectively means you save five cents on every $10 worth of groceries...or about $40 per year, per family.
- DUI penalty increased if child under 18 is in car.
- Embryo Assault: includes embryo as victim in assaults on pregnant women.
- Bath Salts: it is now a felony to sell synthetic drugs known as bath salts.
- Domestic Abuse: requires mandatory jail time for repeat domestic abuse convictions.
- Pimp law: requires those convicted of promoting prostitution to register as a sex offender.
- Gun law: those who have multiple felony gun conviction must serve 100% of sentence.
- Gateway sexual activity: prohibits teachers from promoting or condoning 'gateway sexual activity'.
- Saggy Pants: prohibits students from wearing saggy pants or other indecent clothing on school grounds.
- School bus behavior: regulates student conduct on school buses; permits school personnel, including bus drivers, to use reasonable force; subject to certain restrictions; in maintaining discipline.
- Motorcycle passengers: must have their feet on footpegs.
- Tattoo legislation: increases penalty for tattooing a minor.
- New welfare legislation requires new applicants to undergo a special screening process. If suspicion is rained after the screening, then the applicant may be drug tested.
- See all of the laws by clicking here.
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