TBA Legislative Updates
60 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago -The TBA's Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz brings you weekly updates from the Tennessee legislature.
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S5, Ep. 10: Week of April 1
April 05, 2024 16:07 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBTBA’s Legislative Updates podcast is new with TBA lobbyist Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorney and TBA lobbyist, Ashley Harbin. This week they discuss HB2710/SB2254 the TBA Conservatorship bill, HB2645 adoption birth certificate bill, HB2002 removing two Shelby county judicial districts, HB2215/SB2448 the Real Estate Fraud Reduction Act, and HB2644 adoption clean-up bill.
S5, Ep. 9 Week of March 25
March 29, 2024 14:56 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBTBA’s Legislative Updates podcast is new with TBA lobbyist Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorneys and TBA lobbyists, Brad Lampley and Ashley Harbin. This week they discuss HB2710/SB2254 the TBA Conservatorship bill, HB2645 adoption birth certificate bill, and HB2644 adoption clean-up bill. Plus they talk about the testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee by TBA Executive Director Sheree Wright and Williamson County attorney David R. Grimmett on behalf of indigent representati...
S5, Ep. 8: Week of March 18
March 22, 2024 17:37 - 28 minutes - 25.6 MBTBA’s Legislative Updates podcast is new with TBA lobbyist Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorneys and TBA lobbyists, Brad Lampley and Ashley Harbin. This week they recap TBA's Day on the Hill, discuss HB2644/SB2633 adoption clean-up bill, HB2002 Memphis judge bill, and funding for indigent representation funding. You can view testimony at this link by clicking the Tennessee Bar Association tab. https://tnga.granicus.com/player/clip/30024?view_id=716&redirect=true
S5, Ep. 7: Week of March 11
March 15, 2024 15:29 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBTBA’s Legislative Updates podcast is new with TBA lobbyist Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorney and TBA lobbyist, Brad Lampley. This week they discuss commitees closing for this legislative session, as well as, TBA's Day on the Hill and Big Shrimp Legislative Reception which will be held in Nashville on March 20. The events give Tennessee lawyers an opportunity to meet with their legislators and talk to them about issues important to the profession, including funding for indigent rep...
S5, Ep. 6 Week of March 4
March 08, 2024 16:47 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBTBA’s Legislative Updates podcast is new with TBA lobbyist Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorneys and TBA lobbyists, Brad Lampley and Ashley Harbin. Plus special guest Sheree Wright, the Executive Director of the Tennessee Bar Association. This week they discuss HB2710/SB2254 the TBA Conservatorship bill, HB2645 adoption birth certificate bill, and HB2644 adoption clean-up bill. Here’s the link to the Sen Judiciary Committee video of the AOC’s budget presentation. She begins her te...
S5, Ep. 5: Week of February 26
February 29, 2024 19:51 - 26 minutes - 24 MBTBA’s Legislative Updates podcast is new with TBA lobbyist Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorneys and TBA lobbyists, Brad Lampley and Ashley Harbin. Plus special guest Chloe Treadway the Adams and Reese intern for this legislative session. This week they discuss HB1804/SB1690 presumption of joint custody, HB2710/SB2254 the TBA conservatorship bill, and HB2644/SB2633 adoption clean-up bill.
S5, Ep. 4: Week of February 19
February 23, 2024 14:51 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBTBA’s Legislative Updates podcast is new with TBA lobbyist Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorneys and TBA lobbyists, Brad Lampley and Ashley Harbin. This week they discuss HB1804/SB1690 presumption of joint custody, HB2710/SB2254 the TBA conservatorship bill, and HB2644/SB2633 adoption clean-up bill.
S5, Ep. 3: Week of February 12
February 16, 2024 16:06 - 18 minutes - 17 MBTBA’s Legislative Updates podcast is new with TBA lobbyist Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorney and TBA lobbyist, Brad Lampley. This week they discuss HB2320/SB2375 debtor creditor relations, HB1804/SB1690 child custody and support, HB2710/SB2254 the TBA conservatorship bill, HB2645 adoption birth certificate bill, HB2586/SB1841 the rolling professional privilege tax, and HB2644 adoption clean-up bill.
S5, Ep. 2: Week of February 5
February 09, 2024 18:39 - 21 minutes - 19.8 MBTBA’s Legislative Updates podcast is new with TBA lobbyist Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorney and TBA lobbyist, Ashley Harbin. This week they discuss Governor Lee's State of the State address, HB2710/SB2254 the TBA Conservatorship bill, HB2645 adoption birth certificate bill, and HB2644 adoption clean-up bill.
S5, Ep. 1: Week of January 30
February 02, 2024 19:05 - 22 minutes - 40.7 MBTBA’s Legislative Updates podcast is new with TBA lobbyist Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorneys and TBA lobbyists, Brad Lampley and Ashley Harbin. This week they discuss HB2710/SB2254 the TBA Conservatorship bill, HB2645 adoption birth certificate bill, and HB2644 adoption clean-up bill.
S4, Ep. 11: Week of April 17, 2023
April 21, 2023 21:27 - 30 minutes - 55 MBTBA’s Legislative Updates podcast is new with TBA Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorneys and TBA lobbyists, Brad Lampley and Ashley Harbin. This week they discuss Gov Lee’s proposed protective order legislation and the possible end of this legislative session.
S4, Ep. 10: Week of April 10, 2023
April 14, 2023 15:59 - 19 minutes - 35.4 MBTBA’s Legislative Update podcast is new with TBA Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorney and TBA lobbyist Ashley Harbin. Schwarz and Harbin this week discuss HB647/SB1313 capping the cost of electronic records, SB919/HB854 and SB921/HB855 adoption bills, HB1162/SB775 the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act, HB322/SB274 from Gov. Lee in response to the Covenant School shooting, and the reinstatement of Rep. Justin Jones and Rep. Justin Pearson t...
S4, Ep. 9: Week of April 3, 2023
April 07, 2023 15:35 - 17 minutes - 31.4 MBTBA’s Legislative Update podcast is new with TBA Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorney and TBA lobbyist Ashley Harbin. Schwarz and Harbin this week discuss HB647/SB1313 capping the cost of electronic records, SB919/HB854 and SB921/HB855 adoption bills, HB1162/SB775 the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act, and the resolutions to expel Rep. Justin Jones, Rep. Gloria Johnson and Rep. Justin Pearson from the House of Representatives.
S4, Ep. 8: Week of March 27, 2023
March 31, 2023 17:27 - 22 minutes - 41.7 MBTBA’s Legislative Updates podcast is new with TBA Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorneys and TBA lobbyists, Brad Lampley and Ashley Harbin. This week they discuss HB647/SB1313 Medical Records Legislation, HB1162/SB775 TN Revised Uniform Arbitration Act, HB1177/SB710 TN Domestic Relations Arbitration Act, HB854/SB919 and HB855/SB921 TBA Adoption bills, and multiple bills on the Professional Privilege Tax.
S4, Ep. 7: Week of March 20, 2023
March 24, 2023 16:56 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MBTBA’s Legislative Updates podcast is new with TBA Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorney and TBA lobbyist, Brad Lampley. This week they discuss HB647/SB1313 Medical Records Legislation, HB1162/SB775 TN Revised Uniform Arbitration Act, HB1177/SB710 TN Domestic Relations Arbitration Act, HB854/SB919 and HB855/SB921 TBA Adoption bills, and Professional Privilege Tax HB586/SB640, HB585/SB641, HB580/SB1122.
S4, Ep. 6: Week of March 13, 2023
March 17, 2023 16:19 - 16 minutes - 22.8 MBTBA’s Legislative Updates podcast is new with TBA Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorneys and TBA lobbyists, Brad Lampley and Ashley Harbin. This week they discuss HB647/SB1313 Medical Records Legislation, HB1162/SB775 TN Revised Uniform Arbitration Act, HB1177/SB710 TN Domestic Relations Arbitration Act, and HB854/SB919 and HB855/SB921 TBA Adoption bills.
S4, Ep. 5: Week of March 6, 2023
March 10, 2023 02:17 - 18 minutes - 25.6 MBTBA’s Legislative Updates podcast is new with TBA Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorney and TBA lobbyist, Brad Lampley. This week they discuss HB1162/SB775 TN Revised Uniform Arbitration Act, HB854/SB919 and HB855/SB921 which is TBA's adoption bill, HB647/SB1313 medical records bill, HB40/SB122, legislation prohibiting foreign ownership of real property by nonresident aliens, HB795/SB283 Guns in the Courthouse bill, and HB1177/SB710 TN Do...
S4, Ep. 4: Week of February 27, 2023
March 02, 2023 19:31 - 24 minutes - 34.3 MBTBA’s Legislative Updates podcast is new with TBA Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorneys and TBA lobbyists, Brad Lampley and Ashley Harbin. This week they discuss HB318/SB270 Governor Lee's adoption bill, HB854/SB919 and HB855/SB921 which is TBA's adoption bill, HB1071/SB1393 TBA medical records bill, HB40/SB122, legislation prohibiting foreign ownership of real property by nonresident aliens, and HB795/SB283 Guns in the Courthouse bill. ...
S4, Ep. 3: Week of Feb. 20, 2023
February 24, 2023 15:39 - 34 minutes - 46.7 MBTBA’s Legislative Updates podcast is new with TBA Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorney and TBA lobbyist Ashley Harbin. Schwarz and Harbin this week discuss HB586/SB640 which would eliminate the professional privilege tax for attorneys, HB40/SB122, legislation prohibiting foreign ownership of real property by nonresident aliens, HB316/SB268, the Money Transmission Modernization Act, HB337/SB489, the Small Estate Act, and HB795/SB283,...
S4, Ep. 2: Week of February 13, 2023
February 16, 2023 17:47 - 16 minutes - 16.5 MBTBA’s Legislative Updates podcast is new with TBA Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorney and TBA lobbyist Ashley Harbin. Schwarz and Harbin this week discuss HB176/SB124, which would require all documents recorded with the Register of Deeds to be in 12-point font size, and SB528/HB551, a measure that would make a variety of changes to adoption law. Legislative Updates airs each week on the TBA’s Facebook page. It is also released as a po...
S4, Ep. 1: Week of February 6, 2023
February 10, 2023 12:56 - 20 minutes - 26.9 MBTennessee's 113th General Assembly is now in session and TBA's Legislative Updates podcast is back for a new season! Lawmakers filed a combined total of 1,700 bills this year – 1,000 less than 2022. TBA Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorneys and TBA lobbyists, Brad Lampley and Ashley Harbin host the podcast to discuss what's ahead for the legislative year and the bills TBA is sponsoring. Legislative Updates airs every week on the TBA’s Fa...
S3, Ep. 14: Recap of the 2022 Legislative Session
May 05, 2022 17:28 - 30 minutes - 24.4 MBTennessee lawmakers have adjourned for the year and with that comes the end of the 2022 Legislative Updates podcast season! TBA Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and TBA lobbyist and Adams and Reese attorney Brad Lampley are here to recap the biggest highlights and new from the 112th General Assembly. The two discuss redistricting, the truth in sentencing bill and more. In final discussions about the professional privilege tax, Lampley urges listeners to “keep ...
S3, Ep. 13: Week of April 18
April 21, 2022 23:01 - 9 minutes - 7.95 MBBrad and Berkley are back with updates from the Tennessee General Assembly.
S3, Ep. 12: Week of April 11, 2022
April 14, 2022 14:46 - 23 minutes - 18.6 MBTBA’s Berkley Schwarz and Brad Lampley of Adams and Reese (the Kathie Lee and Regis of the TBA) host an all new episode of the Legislative Updates podcast! General Assembly committees are starting to wind down, the TBA’s probate bill cleared the Senate, the Supreme Court weighed in on the Senate redistricting lawsuit and more updates on the Professional Privilege Tax—tune in for all that and more!
S3, Ep. 11: Week of April 4, 2022
April 07, 2022 17:05 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBBrad, Berkley and Ashley are back with news from the General Assembly! This week, the trio talks about the Senate redistricting ruling, the bill to make revisions to the Uniform Arbitration Act, the marriage contract bill, an update on the professional privilege tax and more!
S3, Ep. 10: Week of March 28
March 31, 2022 15:07 - 36 minutes - 29 MBTBA Legislative Updates podcast is now streaming with TBA Public Policy & Government Affairs Director Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorneys and TBA lobbyists Brad Lampley and Ashley Harbin. This week, lawmakers and the Tennessee Supreme Court bid farewell to outgoing Administrative Office of the Courts Director Deborah Taylor Tate, Gov. Bill Lee made three new judicial appointments and an Brad gives an update on the professional privilege tax.
S3, Ep. 9: Week of March 21, 2022
March 24, 2022 21:09 - 26 minutes - 20.5 MBJoin Berkley and Brad for the latest news impacting TBA members from the Tennessee legislature!
S3, Ep. 8: Week of March 7, 2022
March 10, 2022 21:29 - 32 minutes - 25.4 MBIt's Thursday, so that means it's time for a brand new episode of Legislative Updates with TBA Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorneys and TBA lobbyists, Brad Lampley and Ashley Harbin. New this week: movement on TBA-backed legislation, the resignation of Rep. Robin Smith, the appointment of Sen. London Lamar and much more!
S3, Ep. 7: Week of Feb. 28, 2022
March 03, 2022 21:44 - 40 minutes - 30.6 MBLegislative Updates is now streaming with TBA Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorneys and TBA lobbyists, Brad Lampley and Ashley Harbin. New this week: a meeting with House Speaker Cameron Sexton regarding elimination of the Professional Privilege Tax and the committee passage of two of TBA’s legislative initiatives, HB2357/SB2385 and HB2070/SB2056.
S3, Ep. 6: Week of Feb. 21, 2022
February 24, 2022 17:21 - 28 minutes - 22.3 MBBrad and Berkley are here to recap news from the Tennessee General Assembly for the week of February 21, 2022. Top news this week-- a good outlook on eliminating the Tennessee Professional Privilege Tax.
S3, Ep. 5: Week of Feb. 14, 2022
February 17, 2022 18:56 - 12 minutes - 10.6 MBTBA’s Legislative Updates podcast is new this week with TBA Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorney and TBA lobbyist Ashley Harbin, who give an update on TBA-sponsored bills.
S3, Ep. 4, Week of Feb. 7, 2022
February 10, 2022 17:21 - 22 minutes - 18.3 MBTBA's Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorneys and TBA lobbyists Brad Lampley and Ashley Harbin are back this week to discuss the newly confirmed Tennessee Supreme Court Justice, Rep. William Lamberth's Truth in Sentencing measure, the state's new deputy governor and more!
S3, Ep. 3: Week of Jan. 31, 2022
February 03, 2022 18:47 - 29 minutes - 23.1 MBOn this week's episode, Brad and Berkley review the governor’s State of the State address and give an update on the professional privilege tax. Ashley Harbin also joins the show again to detail the Senate Judiciary Committee meeting in which Tennessee Supreme Court nominee Sarah Campbell was interviewed by state lawmakers.
S3, Ep. 2: Week of Jan. 24
January 27, 2022 22:43 - 28 minutes - 23.4 MBOn this week's episode of Legislative Updates, Brad and Berkley preview Gov. Bill Lee's State of State address happening next week, rumors about the state budget and updates on the Professional Privilege Tax!
S3, Ep. 1: Week of Jan. 17, 2022
January 20, 2022 20:11 - 41 minutes - 31.8 MBState lawmakers are back in session and that means an all new season of Legislative Updates! Join TBA Director of Public Policy & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and TBA lobbyist Brad Lampley for discussion of what bills the bar association is following this session. This season we're joined by a third co-host-- Adams and Reese attorney Ashley Harbin!
13: Week of May 3, 2021
May 06, 2021 18:24 - 40 minutes - 29.3 MBThe Tennessee General Assembly has adjourned for the year. TBA Executive Director Joycelyn Stevenson hosts today's special episode of Legislative Updates to interview Brad and Berkley about the behind-the-scenes work done on behalf of the TBA and its members.
12: Week of April 26, 2021
April 29, 2021 17:38 - 26 minutes - 19 MBBrad and Berkley are back this week with news on SB868/HB1130 that would create a statewide chancery court and the status of efforts to eliminate the professional privilege tax. Also, hear about the TBA's successful efforts to help kill SB282/HB1386 that would have capped attorneys’ fees in lawsuits brought by county officials and efforts to help pass HB1190/SB881 concerning a conveyance to a Trust.
11: Week of April 19, 2021
April 22, 2021 18:56 - 22 minutes - 17.4 MBIn today's episode, Brad and Berkley give status reports on several bills that would impact the judiciary, specifically SB868/HB1130, which would create a statewide chancery court, made up of three chancellors, to hear constitutional challenges in the state.
10: Week of April 12, 2021
April 15, 2021 16:41 - 23 minutes - 17.6 MBAs the Tennessee General Assembly starts to wind down for the year, Brad and Berkley are back to talk about where some TBA-sponsored bills ended up, the latest news on the professional privilege tax and an explanation of Gov. Bill Lee's annual budget amendment.
09: Week of April 5, 2021
April 08, 2021 16:33 - 26 minutes - 20.2 MBAs the Tennessee General Assembly begins to wind down this year's session, Berkley Schwarz and Brad Lampley give us an update on where the bill to eliminate the professional privilege tax and other TBA-sponsored bills stand.
08: Week of March 29, 2021
April 01, 2021 17:11 - 14 minutes - 11.6 MBIn today's episode, Berkley is joined by Kate Prince with the TBA to discuss several bills the bar association is watching.
07: Week of March 22, 2021
March 25, 2021 16:59 - 15 minutes - 35.5 MBBerkley and Brad dive into details and new developments for this week's bills and legislation.
06: Week of March 15
March 18, 2021 15:19 - 10 minutes - 8.13 MBIn today's episode, Brad and Berkley give listeners an update on the Professional Privilege Tax bill and several other TBA-sponsored measures.
05: Week of March 8, 2021
March 11, 2021 17:19 - 21 minutes - 16.1 MBToday’s episode of TBA’s Legislative Updates has news on House Resolution 23 to remove Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle, the professional privilege tax (PPT) and more! House Bill 519 that would eliminate the PPT on March 11 cleared TN's House Finance, Ways and Means subcommittee and will now head to the state Senate. Interested in helping us get this legislation passed? Tune in to find out what you can do!
04: Week of March 1, 2021
March 04, 2021 20:52 - 19 minutes - 14.7 MBIt's Thursday + that means a new episode of the Legislative Updates podcast! Today Berkley and Brad rehash the TBA's response to HR23, how the state AG is appointed and confirmed + the Nashville Bar's diversity/inclusion CLE petition.
03: Week of February 22, 2021
February 25, 2021 17:37 - 19 minutes - 14.8 MBOn this week's episode of Legislative Updates, Berkley and Brad discuss the TBA's stance on an amendment to the Tennessee Constitution regarding the term and confirmation of the state Attorney General, a criminal justice bill that would make it an offense for a bystander to not immediately call emergency services if they witness a medical emergency and MORE!
02: Week of February 15, 2021
February 18, 2021 17:01 - 3 minutes - 3.11 MBThe legislature closed this week due to inclement winter weather, but TBA Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz gives us a quick update on TBA-sponsored bills, our efforts to end the professional privilege tax and more!
01: Week of February 8, 2021
February 11, 2021 18:16 - 29 minutes - 22.5 MBIt's season 2 of Legislative Updates! On this week’s episode, TBA Director of Public Police & Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and TBA lobbyist and Adams and Reese attorney Brad Lampley give an update on the Professional Privilege Tax, the status of two real estate bills and one adoption bill sponsored by the TBA, plus a recap of Gov. Bill Lee’s State of the State address. Don't forget, you can also catch the show live on the TBA’s Facebook page every Thursday.
Ep. 10: Week of June 1, 2020
June 05, 2020 17:48 - 12 minutes - 15.1 MBAfter a recess in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tennessee General Assembly is officially back in session and so are TBA Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs Berkley Schwarz and Adams and Reese attorney and TBA lobbyist Brad Lampley! In this episode, Berkley and give a progress report on the professional privilege tax and TBA-sponsored bills, including legislation from the Business Law (SB1990/HB1886), Real Estate (SB1989/HB1885) and Adoption Law (SB1769/HB1676) sections.
Ep 9: Week of March 9, 2020
March 12, 2020 20:50 - 7 minutes - 8.06 MBThis week Berkley Schwarz and Clay Byrd discuss some of the new bills from the Legislature this week as well as some news pertaining to the coronavirus in Tennessee.