Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – Proposed legislation that would allow year-round boarding schools to be created in Tennessee for “at risk” youth passed in the Senate yesterday despite concerning issues with the bill. Senate Bill 2820 (SB2820) sponsored by Senator Ferrell Haile (R-Gallatin-District 18) was amended to exclude the enrollment […]
Image Credit: Canva submitted by By Connie Reguli, J.D. (Family Policy Specialist and Activist) – This year started with three proposed bills for parental rights. Each carrying its own variety of rights for parents versus rights for the government. Each sent a wave of anxiety through the grassroots parental rights groups and an air of […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – A pair of bills are intended to allow Tennessee to fight illegal immigration in the state. Senate Bill 2158 will require agencies and law enforcement departments across the state to collect data on the financial effects of illegal immigration in the state. Senate Bill 757 […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The Tennessee Senate passed a bill on Thursday that would allow parents to file civil suits in order to ensure compliance with the Age-Appropriate Materials Act. Senator Ferrell Haile (R-Gallatin-District 18) is the sponsor of the bill. Senate Bill 1858 (SB1858), as introduced, “gives a parent of […]
Image Credit: U.S. Customs and Border Protection / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – During Tennessee’s 2023 legislative session, Rep. Dennis Powers (R-Jacksboro-District 36) sponsored a bill that would have pushed back against the harboring of illegal immigrants on state-owned property. After the legislation passed in the House Departments & Agencies subcommittee, it […]
Image Credit: Speaker Cameron Sexton / X The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – A proposal for boarding schools serving “at risk” youth in Tennessee is back from last year’s legislative session in a new sneaky caption bill. Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville-District 25) is once again sponsoring a bill that would create a new type […]
Image by drobotdean on FreePik Submitted by a concerned Tennessee Citizen Journalist – While three separate parental rights bills stumbled into the General Assembly, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted only on SB2749 (Haile R-Gallatin) on Tuesday, February 27. After limited discussion and the testimony of two witnesses, the bill succeeded with a six/two vote along […]
Senate sponsor not giving measure priority despite House passage. Photo: Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, R-Oak Ridge, says he has concerns about the constitutionality of a bill to ban expelled lawmakers from returning. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Tennessee’s lieutenant governor believes a bill prohibiting local governments […]
Image Credit: Canva By Connie Reguli, J.D. (Family Policy Specialist and Activist) – For parental rights aficionados, Tennessee’s current cat and mouse game over three separate parental/family rights bills is dizzying. And if you are an unsuspecting-easily-excited layman who still believes legislative headliners, this appears to be bait and switch tactic which is now seemingly […]
Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The House Department and Agencies Subcommittee is set to consider legislation that would require executive branch agencies to report on expenses related to illegal immigration. Critics of this legislation say that the answers to the illegal immigration crisis are already clear and that the last thing Tennessee […]
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