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The Tennessee Conservative Staff –
Bills that will aid in the fight against illegal immigration in Tennessee will be heard by several House and Senate Committees next week. Proposed laws include bills that would sentence illegal immigrants who commit violent crimes to life behind bars, increase penalties for the transportation of illegal aliens into Tennessee, and require law enforcement agencies to report illegal aliens to the federal government.
Following is everything you need to know to make an informed decision and to make your opinion known to legislators before their meetings on March 5th and 6th. Contact information for members of the various committees and subcommittees can be found at the end of the article.
Sentencing Illegal Immigrants Who Commit Violent Crimes to Life Behind Bars
House Bill 1872 (HB1872) – Will be heard in the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee on March 5th.
Read more about the legislation HERE.
Increasing Penalties for the Transportation of Illegal Aliens into Tennessee
House Bill 2078 (HB2078) – Will be heard in the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee on March 5th.
Senate Bill 2802 (SB2802) – Will be heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 5th.
Read more about the legislation HERE.
Requiring Law Enforcement Agencies to Report Illegal Aliens to Feds
House Bill 2124 (HB2124) – Will be heard in the House State Government Committee on March 6th.
Senate Bill 2576 (SB2576) – Will be heard in the Senate State and Local Government Committee on March 5th.
Read more about the legislation HERE.
To voice your support or opposition to any of the bills mentioned above, contact the members of the appropriate subcommittee and committees listed below prior to those meeting dates.
House Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Clay Doggett (R) – rep.clay.doggett@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-7476
Elaine Davis (R) – rep.elaine.davis@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-2287
Monty Fritts (R) – rep.monty.fritts@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-7658
John Gillespie (R) – rep.john.gillespie@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-8201
G.A. Hardaway (D) – rep.ga.hardaway@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-5625
Dan Howell (R) – rep.dan.howell@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-7799
Bud Hulsey (R) – rep.bud.hulsey@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-2886
Gloria Johnson (D) – rep.gloria.johnson@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-2031
William Lamberth (R) – rep.william.lamberth@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-1980
Debra O. Moody (R) – rep.debra.moody@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-3774
Lowell Russell (R) – rep.lowell.russell@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-3736
Joe Towns, Jr. (D) – rep.joe.towns@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-2189
Rep.clay.doggett@capitol.tn.gov, rep.elaine.davis@capitol.tn.gov, rep.monty.fritts@capitol.tn.gov, rep.john.gillespie@capitol.tn.gov, rep.ga.hardaway@capitol.tn.gov, rep.dan.howell@capitol.tn.gov, rep.bud.hulsey@capitol.tn.gov, rep.gloria.johnson@capitol.tn.gov, rep.william.lamberth@capitol.tn.gov, rep.debra.moody@capitol.tn.gov, rep.lowell.russell@capitol.tn.gov, rep.joe.towns@capitol.tn.gov
Senate Judiciary Committee
Todd Gardenhire (R) – sen.todd.gardenhire@capitol.tn.gov – (615)7 41-6682
Sara Kyle (D) – sen.sara.kyle@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-4167
London Lamar (D) – sen.london.lamar@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-2509
Jon Lundberg (R) – sen.jon.lundberg@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-5761
Kerry Roberts (R) – sen.kerry.roberts@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-4499
Paul Rose (R) – sen.paul.rose@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-1967
John Stevens (R) – sen.john.stevens@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-4576
Brent Taylor (R) – sen.brent.taylor@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-3036
Dawn White (R) – sen.dawn.white@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-6853
sen.todd.gardenhire@capitol.tn.gov, sen.sara.kyle@capitol.tn.gov, sen.london.lamar@capitol.tn.gov, sen.jon.lundberg@capitol.tn.gov, sen.kerry.roberts@capitol.tn.gov, sen.paul.rose@capitol.tn.gov, sen.john.stevens@capitol.tn.gov, sen.brent.taylor@capitol.tn.gov, sen.dawn.white@capitol.tn.gov
House State Government Committee
Rebecca Alexander (R) – rep.rebecca.alexander@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-2251
Rush Bricken (R) – rep.rush.bricken@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-7448
Ed Butler (R) – rep.ed.butler@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-1260
Michele Carringer (R) – rep.michele.carringer@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-1721
Jesse Chism (D) – rep.jesse.chism@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-6954
Vincent Dixie (D) – rep.vincent.dixie@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-1997
Rick Eldridge (R) – rep.rick.eldridge@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-6877
Kirk Haston (R) – rep.kirk.haston@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-0750
John Holsclaw (R) – rep.john.holsclaw@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-7450
Chris Hurt (R) – rep.chris.hurt@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-2134
Darren Jernigan (D) – rep.darren.jernigan@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-6959
Curtis Johnson (R) – rep.curtis.johnson@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-4341
Kelly Keisling (R) – rep.kelly.keisling@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-6852
Tom Leatherwood (R) – rep.tom.leatherwood@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-7084
Mary Littleton (R) – rep.mary.littleton@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-7477
Jake McCalmon (R) – rep.jake.mccalmon@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-4389
Larry Miller (D) – rep.larry.miller@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-4453
Justin J. Pearson (D) – rep.justin.j.pearson@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-4295
Jason Powell (D) – rep.jason.powell@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-6861
Dennis Powers (R) – rep.dennis.powers@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-3335
Iris Rudder (R) – rep.iris.rudder@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-8695
Bryan Terry (R) – rep.bryan.terry@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-2180
rep.rebecca.alexander@capitol.tn.gov, rep.rush.bricken@capitol.tn.gov, rep.ed.butler@capitol.tn.gov, rep.michele.carringer@capitol.tn.gov, rep.jesse.chism@capitol.tn.gov, rep.vincent.dixie@capitol.tn.gov, rep.rick.eldridge@capitol.tn.gov, rep.kirk.haston@capitol.tn.gov, rep.john.holsclaw@capitol.tn.gov, rep.chris.hurt@capitol.tn.gov, rep.darren.jernigan@capitol.tn.gov, rep.curtis.johnson@capitol.tn.gov, rep.kelly.keisling@capitol.tn.gov, rep.tom.leatherwood@capitol.tn.gov, rep.mary.littleton@capitol.tn.gov, rep.jake.mccalmon@capitol.tn.gov, rep.larry.miller@capitol.tn.gov, rep.justin.j.pearson@capitol.tn.gov, rep.jason.powell@capitol.tn.gov, rep.dennis.powers@capitol.tn.gov, rep.iris.rudder@capitol.tn.gov, rep.bryan.terry@capitol.tn.gov
Senate State & Local Government Committee
Richard Briggs (R) – sen.richard.briggs@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-1766
Ed Jackson (R) – sen.ed.jackson@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-1810
Sara Kyle (D) – sen.sara.kyle@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-4167
Adam Lowe (R) – sen.adam.lowe@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-1946
Mark Pody (R) – sen.mark.pody@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-2421
John Stevens (R) – sen.john.stevens@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-4576
Page Walley (R) – sen.page.walley@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-2368
Ken Yager (R) – sen.ken.yager@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-1449
Jeff Yarbro (D) – sen.jeff.yarbro@capitol.tn.gov – (615) 741-3291
sen.richard.briggs@capitol.tn.gov, sen.ed.jackson@capitol.tn.gov, sen.sara.kyle@capitol.tn.gov, sen.adam.lowe@capitol.tn.gov, sen.mark.pody@capitol.tn.gov, sen.john.stevens@capitol.tn.gov, sen.page.walley@capitol.tn.gov, sen.ken.yager@capitol.tn.gov, sen.jeff.yarbro@capitol.tn.gov
