Legislation 107th General Assembly (2011-2012)

HB 2284
by *Shipley
Keisling

(SB 2177) by *Campfield

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, relative to recognition of Native American Indian Tribes, Bands, Groups and Associations.
State Government - As introduced, establishes standards for state recognition of Native American Indian tribes. - Amends TCA Title 4.


  • HB2284 Date
    Action Def. in State & Local Government Committee to summer study04/10/2012
    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/10/201204/04/2012
    Action Def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/10/201204/03/2012
    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/3/201203/28/2012
    Action Def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/3/201203/27/2012
    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/27/201203/21/2012
    Action Def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/27/201203/20/2012
    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/20/201203/14/2012
    Action Def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/20/201203/13/2012
    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/13/201203/07/2012
    Rec. for pass. if am. by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee03/07/2012
    Placed on s/c cal S&LG Subcommittee for 3/7/201202/29/2012
    Action Def. in s/c S&LG Subcommittee to 3/7/201202/15/2012
    Placed on s/c cal S&LG Subcommittee for 2/15/201202/08/2012
    Action Def. in s/c S&LG Subcommittee to 2/15/201202/01/2012
    Sponsor(s) Added.01/30/2012
    Placed on s/c cal S&LG Subcommittee for 2/1/201201/25/2012
    Assigned to s/c S&LG Subcommittee01/24/2012
    P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee--Government Operations for review01/12/2012
    Intro., P1C.01/10/2012
    Filed for intro.01/09/2012
    SB2177 Date
    S. Reset on last cal.04/25/2012
    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar cal. for 4/25/201204/24/2012
    S. Reset on cal. for 4/25/201204/24/2012
    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar 2 cal. for 4/24/201204/20/2012
    Ref. to S. Cal. Comm.04/16/2012
    Recalled from S. F,W&M Comm.04/16/2012
    Rec. for pass. w/ am., ref. to S. FW&M Comm. Ayes 5, Nays 4 PNV 104/03/2012
    Placed on S. S&L Govt. Comm. cal. for 4/3/201203/28/2012
    Action Def. in S. S&L Govt. Comm. to 4/3/201203/27/2012
    Placed on S. S&L Govt. Comm. cal. for 3/27/201203/21/2012
    Action Def. in S. S&L Govt. Comm. to 3/27/201203/20/2012
    Placed on S. S&L Govt. Comm. cal. for 3/20/201203/14/2012
    P2C, ref. to S. S&L Govt. Comm.01/12/2012
    Intro., P1C.01/10/2012
    Filed for intro.01/06/2012
  • No amendments for HB2284.
    -AmendmentsFiscal Memos
    SA1132Amendment 1-0 to SB2177Fiscal Memo for SA1132 (14260)  

    NOTE: Each fiscal memorandum applies only to the amendment(s) identified in the memorandum. The fiscal memorandum must be matched to any amendments that have been adopted.

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  • Fiscal Summary

    Other Fiscal Impact - According to TDEC, in the event that state recognition of Native American Indian groups leads to an increase in claims for human remains and funerary objects, an increase in recurring state expenditures of $55,900 will be required for additional staffing. The timing and duration of these expenditures cannot be determined. Secondary impacts such as tourism related revenue and expenditures cannot be determined. A possible shift of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and Community Service Block Grants from DHS to the Native American groups; any net impact will be not significant.

    Bill Summary

    This bill extends state recognition with full legal rights and protections to certain Indian-descended entities that have functioned in specific ways over time. An entity must submit a petition requesting state recognition, specifying the type of recognition sought. In the petition, the entity must demonstrate the following:

    (1) The applicant is indigenous to Tennessee has been identified on a substantially continuous basis as Native American Indians throughout the history of their group;
    (2) A majority of the applicant inhabits a particular geographic area in Tennessee or lives in a community in Tennessee viewed as Native American Indian and distinct from all other populations in the geographic area;
    (3) A majority of its members consist of individuals who have established verifiable documented lineage from an Indian tribe that has historically lived in Tennessee;
    (4) The applicant has maintained tribal political or other authority over its members, or is able to demonstrate existence as a continuous, distinct cultural entity capable of self-regulation, throughout the applicant's history until the present; and
    (5) The membership of the applicant is composed of a majority of persons who are not members of any other North American federal or state recognized tribe.

    This bill designates the Tennessee Native American Council as the entity that will review and present for recognition any tribes, bands, or groups that seek recognition. The full text of this bill specifies the types of information that an applicant for recognition must submit to the Council and the procedure to be used in making such determinations. This bill recognizes, for purposes of state Native American Indian recognition, the following tribes, bands, and groups:

    (1) Remnant Yuchi Nation;
    (2) Tanasi Council; and
    (3) United Eastern Lenape Nation of Winfield.
  • FiscalNote for HB2284/SB2177 filed under SB2177

  • House Floor and Committee Votes

              HB2284 by Shipley - HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE:
    Deferred to: Summer Study 4/10/2012
              Voice Vote - Ayes Prevail

    HB2284 by Shipley - HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE:
    Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: State & Local Government Committee 3/7/2012
    Passed
              Ayes................................................6
              Noes................................................1

              Representatives voting Aye were: Brown, Cobb, Haynes, Miller L, Todd, Williams K -- 6.
              Representatives voting No were: Turner M -- 1.

    Senate Floor and Committee Votes

    SB2177 by Campfield - SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE:
    Recommended for passage w/amendments- refer to: S. FW&M Comm. 4/3/2012
    Passed
              Ayes................................................5
              Noes................................................4
              Present and not voting...................1

              Senators voting Aye were: Campfield, Faulk, Johnson, Yager, Mr. Speaker Ramsey -- 5.
              Senators voting No were: Finney L, Harper, Haynes, Norris -- 4.
              Senators present and not voting were: Ketron -- 1.