Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Tennessee State Senators voted to pass legislation that will require election coordinators to compare the statewide voter registration database with the Department of Safety database to ensure that there are no illegal aliens registered to vote. Senate Bill 0137 (SB0137) was brought by Senator Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald-District […]
Image: Tennessee Sen. Paul Rose, R-Covington, discusses a misdemeanor offense for transporting a minor across state lines without parental permission for an abortion. Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – A bill that would make it a misdemeanor offense punishable by just less than a year of imprisonment for assisting in bringing […]
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: capitol.tn.gov The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – The Tennessee Senate on Thursday passed a joint resolution to ban a statewide property tax. House Joint Resolution 81 previously passed the House 81-11 and is the first step in a process to put the property tax ban in the Tennessee Constitution. The state doesn’t […]
Image Credit: Canva The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – An estimated $1.2 billion franchise tax refund to businesses is scheduled to be voted on for the first time in the Tennessee Legislature next week after the Senate Finance Ways and Means Subcommittee heard details of the proposal. The refund could cost the state up […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Center Square [By Jon Styf] and The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Tennessee’s Senate passed a bill this week that would require voters to request an absentee ballot 10 days before an election instead of the current seven days. Senate sponsor Richard Briggs (R-Knoxville-District 7) said the intent of the bill is […]
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 […]
Image Credit: tn.gov The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – A pair of Tennessee Democrats are proposing the state drop its grocery sales tax while increasing business taxes to cover for the expense. Tennessee Rep. Aftyn Behn, D-Nashville, and Sen. Charlane Oliver, D-Nashville, plan to propose a bill that will end the 4% state grocery […]
Representatives will give out tickets for upstairs seating; Sen. Swann to retire. Image: House Speaker Cameron Sexton during the start of 2024 legislative session on January 9, 2024 in Nashville, Tenn. Image Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – The House of Representatives is operating with new access rules that […]
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