School vouchers bill HB0190 is scheduled for the House Government Operations committee on Tue. 3/19. It has already cleared the House Education committee. Companion bill SB186 is scheduled for the Senate Education committee on Wed. 3/20.

HB702 establishing a statewide charter school authorizing authority is scheduled for the House Finance committee on Wed. 3/20. It has already cleared the House Education and Government Operations committees. Companion bill SB830 has cleared the Senate education committee and has been referred to the Senate Finance committee.

SB132/HB261, Campfield's bill reducing welfare payments to parents whose children fail to maintain satisfactory progress in school, is on the House Health subcommittee calendar for Tue. 3/19 and the Senate Health and Welfare committee calendar for Wed. 3/20.

HB501 prohibiting local governments from requiring contractors to pay a prevailing wage was passed by the House (66-27) and is scheduled for the Senate State and Local Government committee on Tue. 3/19.

SB1209 that eliminates prevailing wage regulations in the construction industry is scheduled for the Senate Commerce and Labor committee on Tue. 3/19. Companion bill HB850 is also on the House Business and Utilities Subcommittee for Tue. 3/19.

SB604 requiring the state to participate in Medicaid expansion is on the Senate Commerce and Labor committee calendar for Tue. 3/19 and companion bill HB290 is on the House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee calendar for 3/20/2013.

SB804 prohibiting the state from participating in Medicaid expansion is on the Senate Commerce and Labor committee calendar for Tue. 3/19 and companion bill HB937 is on the House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee calendar for 3/20/2013.

SB1168 enacting beverage container recycling refunds is on the Senate Energy, Agriculture and Natural Resources committee calendar for Wed. 3/20.

HB0868 prohibiting pain management clinics from dispensing controlled substances is on the House Health committee calendar for Wed. 3/20. Companion bill SB705 is also on the Senate Health and Welfare committee calendar for Wed. 3/20. An amendment would allow physicians to dispense 72 hours worth of samples.

HB0402 changing lottery scholarship eligibility from credit hours to semesters is on the House Education Committee calendar for Tue. 3/19. Companion bill SB710 was approved by the Senate Education committee (9-0) and referred to the Finance committee.

SB6 requiring lottery scholarship applicants to pass a U.S. citizenship and immigration service's citizenship test on English and civics is scheduled for the Senate Education committee on Wed. 3/20.

HB1223 weakening the Tennessee Wage Regulations Act is scheduled for the House Consumer and Human Resources subcommittee on Wed. 3/20. More info.

SB0721 prohibiting representatives of the United Nations from observing elections in the state is on the Senate State and Local Government calendar for Tue. 3/19. Companion bill HB0589 is on the House Civil Justice Subcommittee calendar for Wed. 3/20.