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June 18, 2008 -
Rep. Hackworth Announces His Re-Election
Bid
May 30,
2008 - House Ends 105th General Assembly with Focus on
Working Families
May 22,
2008 - House Dems Expand Scholarships to Nearly 12,000
Tennessee Students: New retention standards and need-based grants
designed to help working families, veterans, students
May 16,
2008 - House Passes Sweeping Lottery Scholarship Legislation;
House Passes Resolution Urging Congress to Restore Medicaid Funding;
Bill Protecting Tennessee Consumers from “Katrina-like” Insurance
Practices Passes House
May 8,
2008 - House Prepares To Begin Their Final Weeks of the 2008
Session; Expected revenue shortfall looks to take major bite out of
proposed budget
May 3,
2008 - Rep. Hackworth invited to participate with
Governor Phil Bredesen in a round-table discussion on pre-K Education
with Parents and Students of Oak Ridge.
May 2,
2008 - Competitive Cable & Video Services Act Passes House;
Governor Requests More Time to Draft State Budget
April
17, 2008 - Legislation Focusing
on Long-Term Care Advances; Bills dealing with credit card offers on
college campuses passes House
April
16, 2008 - Rep. Hackworth
Reminds Constituents of April Sales Tax Holiday
April
10, 2008 - Competitive Cable &
Video Services Act Announced
April
4, 2008 - Hackworth
Sponsors Bill to Protect School Children
April
3, 2008 - House Passes
Bill Requiring Infancy Hearing Loss Test; Energy conservation and
pollution testing bills also pass unanimously
March
28, 2008 - Tennessee General Assembly
Makes Education Top Priority
March
14, 2008 - Rep. Jim Hackworth Sponsors Bill for Child Safety
March
13, 2008 - House Moves on Lottery Scholarship Legislation;
Helping Heroes Act and Rural Health Act expand opportunities at college
degree
January
10, 2008 - Hackworth Hits Ground Running with First Week of
Session. Committees immediately convene to talk about important issues
July
19, 2007 - Rep. Hackworth Releases Summary of Accomplishments
for the 2007 Session of the Tennessee Legislature
July
16, 2007 - Rep. Hackworth: Don’t Forget Sales Tax Holiday;
State Sets August 3-5 for Tax Savings on Consumer Goods
June
27, 2007 - Letter to Local Tennessee Residents from Rep. Jim
Hackworth
June
15, 2007 - House of Representatives Passes Landmark Bills in
Education, Immigration, Child Sexual Crimes; Sales and Property Tax
Relief Measures Find Wide Approval
June
14, 2007 - House Approves
Reducing Food Sales Tax from 6 to 5.5 percent; Legislators Approve
2007-2008 Appropriations; New Education Dollars, Property Tax Caps OK’d
June 5,
2007 - Hackworth, Winningham Bill Authorizes State Research
Grants for Alternative Fuels; Funds Also Targeted for Government Fleets,
Refueling Stations
June 1,
2007 - House Passes Tough Public
Smoking Measure, New BEP 2.0 Funds, School Accountability Plan; Surprise
Amendment Adds Two Cents to BEP 2.0 Funding Mechanism
May 24,
2007 - Lawmakers Offer Alternate State Budget Plans;
House Passes Tough ‘Jessica’s Law’ in Floor Vote
May 17,
2007 - Lawmakers Pass Mental
Health Disclosure Bill; LEA, Post-Secondary School Partnerships OK’d;
Assessment Exams for Grades 8, 10, 11 Approved in Floor Vote
May
10, 2007 - ‘Jessica’s Law’ Gets
GPS Monitor Amendment; House Passes Irresponsible Dog Owners Bill
May 3,
2007 - Governor Calls for School
Funding Changes; Minimum Wage Bill Passes in Final Action House Replaces
Certificates of Driving with Temporary Driver Licenses
April
26, 2007 - Lawmakers Restrict
Illegal Immigrant Travel; Committees Advance Funeral Home Fraud Bills
April
19, 2007 - Bills Target Youth
Suicides, Expectant Mothers, Stem Cell Researchers, Low-Income
Consumers; House Addresses Urgent Social Problems Facing Tennesseans
April
12, 2007 - House Advances
‘Schools First’ Funding Bill; Three Assessment Exams Proposed for
Pupils; Measures Target School Resource Officers, Child Safety Issues
April
4, 2007 - House Democrats
Propose Abolishing Sales Tax on Grocery Staples to Help Working
Families, Seniors
April
3, 2007 - Bredesen to Host
"Schools First" Town Hall in East Tennessee
March
29, 2007 - Human Trafficking,
Illegal Immigration Targeted by Comprehensive Bills before House
Committees; Out-of-state Inmates, Disabled Motorists, Whistleblowers
Scrutinized
March
23, 2007 - Rep. Hackworth
Reminds Tennesseans About the Weekend Sales Tax Holiday; State Sets
April 27-29 for Tax Savings on Consumer Goods
March
20, 2007 - Rep. Hackworth
Appointed to Commerce, Consumer & Employee Affairs Committees, Lawmaker
Also Serves on Industrial Impact Subcommittee
March
15, 2007 - House Committees
Debate Measures Targeting Irresponsible Dog Owners, Malpractice Lawsuits
March
8, 2007 - Bill Prohibiting
Retailers from Becoming Banks Moves through House Committees, Lawmakers
Also Advance ‘Truth in Music Advertising Act’
March
1, 2007 - Legislators Consider
Driver Certificate Ban, Tougher Identity Theft Protection Measures, Bill
Sets Process for Security Freeze, Social Security Number Protection
February 27, 2007 - Rep.
Hackworth Sponsors Bill Authorizing State Research Grants for
Alternative Fuels, Funds Also Targeted for Government Fleets, Refueling
Stations
February 22, 2007 - Lawmakers
Set Hearings on Governor’s Proposed $27.5 Billion Budget for Fiscal Year
2007-2008; Education Top Priority of Fiscally Conservative
Appropriations Bill
February 21, 2007 - Rep.
Hackworth Urges Eligible Residents to Register for AccessTN Insurance
Plan; Enrollment Begins Mar. 1 for Uninsurable Medical Patients
February 15, 2007 -
House Members Applaud National Guard
Report; Filing Deadline Hits for Putting Bills in Hopper. Budget
Hearings set Prior to Release of Governor’s Appropriations Bill
February 8, 2007 -
Lawmakers Review Governor’s Education
Budget Proposals, Possible Revenue Sources. Six House Members
Appointed to Assign Bredesen’s 200 Bills to Sponsors
February 6, 2007 -
Rep. Hackworth Named to Examine Governor’s
New Legislative Package, Appropriations Bill
February 1, 2007 -
Rep. Hackworth Named to East Tennessee
Development District Executive Committee - Veteran Legislator Accepts
Two-Year Term on ETDD Board
January
19, 2007 -
Constituent Feedback Drives Legislative
Agenda as Members Convene Regular Session in House - Inauguration,
Ethics Training Close Organizational Session
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It
is important to me to know where the citizens of the 33rd District stand
on the issues. I hope that you will contact me to let me know how you
feel about the issues facing our community. You can reach me in my
legislative office at 1-800-449-8366, ext. 1-4400 or email me at rep.jim.hackworth@legislature.state.tn.us.
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