Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – A bill set to begin the process of unwinding and removing many of Tennessee’s certificate of need restrictions for health care services passed both the Senate Health and Welfare Committee and House Health Committee this week. The bill would first remove CON requirements in counties […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – Legislation flagged as a “Red Flag Bill” by critics that aims to expand mandatory reporting laws for mental health professionals to report the possibility of potentially violent acts by their patients passed on the floor of the Tennessee Senate on Thursday by a vote of […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – A red flag gun bill continues to progress through the Tennessee legislature. Senate Bill 1673 (SB1673), sponsored by Senator Becky Massey (R-Knoxville-District 6), and its companion, House Bill 1625 (HB1625), sponsored by Representative Jason Zachary (R-Knoxville-District 14), expands current state law requiring mental health professionals […]
Image Credit: Canva The Center Square [By Jon Styf] and the Tennessee Conservative staff – A Tennessee bill would make it a felony for an adult content website allows access to a minor without age verification. The offense would become a class C felony and the entity would be liable for damages, including attorney’s costs […]
Image Credit: Canva The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – A joint working group on Tennessee certificate of need reform has recommended a continued rollback or restrictions and changes to the process of approving new and expanded health care facilities and services in the state. CON laws were mandated by the federal government in 1972 […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – A red flag gun bill to expand mandatory reporting laws for mental health professionals was passed on the floor of the Tennessee House of Representatives on Thursday by a 79-7 vote. This will be the second time that House Bill 1625 (HB1625), sponsored by Rep. […]
Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – A red flag gun bill that would expand mandatory reporting laws is scheduled to be heard in the Senate Health and Welfare Committee and voted on in the Tennessee House of Representatives this week. HB1625/SB1673, sponsored by Rep. Jason Zachary (R-Knoxville-District 14) in the House […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov & Public Domain The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – Two and half years ago, 16 out of 27 Tennessee GOP senators signed a letter endorsing and pushing an “emergency use authorized” Covid-19 vaccine that never provided what federal and state officials were pitching at the time – immunity to the virus. […]
Image Credit: pixabay via Picryl / Public Domain The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – This week, a bill to expand the number of disorders that are automatically screened for in newborns when they are born in the state of Tennessee passed on its first consideration. Senate Bill 1791 (SB1791), sponsored by Senator Becky […]
Photo: Clarence Carter, commissioner of the Department of Human Services, addressing a Tennessee Senate panel on Jan. 24, 2024. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Anita Wadhwani [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Leaders of the Tennessee Department of Human Services told lawmakers on Wednesday that it could take another two more months before the state’s SNAP […]
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