State News

Senate Passes Bill Requiring Immigration Status Check For Voters In Tennessee

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 […]

House Passes Legislation Requiring Tennessee Schools To Disclose Transgender Status Of Students To Parents

Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The Tennessee House passed a bill that would make it a requirement for schools to inform parents if their child requests to be identified as transgender.  House Bill 2165 (HB2165), sponsored by Representative Mary Littleton (R-Dickson-District 78), bill requires the LEA or public charter school to inform […]

Tennessee House Passes Resolution Calling For U.S. Lawmakers To Stop Taxpayer Funding Of World Health Organization

Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – A resolution calling for Tennessee’s U.S. lawmakers to take steps towards stopping the taxpayer funding of the World Health Organization (WHO) passed by a 71-23 vote in the House of Representatives on Monday.  House Joint Resolution 820 (HJR0820) as introduced, “Opposes expansion of World Health […]

Tennessee House Set To Discuss Concealed Carry For School Employees

Image: Sen. Paul Bailey, R-Sparta, discusses a bill to allow school employees to concealed carry firearms in schools. Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Center Square [by Jon Styf] – A bill that would allow qualified employees to concealed carry firearms in a school is scheduled to be discussed by the Tennessee House on Wednesday. Senate Bill […]

Tennessee House To Discuss Offense Of Transporting Minors For Abortion

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 […]