Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – Legislation that would enable law enforcement agencies to assign school resource officers (SROs) to Tennessee schools that fail to request one has been scheduled for consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee and the House K-12 Subcommittee this week. House Bill 1664 (HB1664) is sponsored by […]
Image Credit: Defense Visual Information Distribution Service via Picryl.com / Public Domain The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – Last week in the House K-12 Subcommittee, members rolled a bill to this week that will allow for schools to engage the services of retired law enforcement and military as SRO’s in schools who currently […]
Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – Senator Rusty Crowe (R-Johnson City-District 03) has sponsored a bill designed to assist disabled veterans in Tennessee. If passed, this bill would provide property tax relief to those veterans who have served our country and are now unable to be employed due to total disability […]
Photo: Margie Quin, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, photographed on June 2, 2023. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Anita Wadhwani [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – The Tennessee Court of Appeals has set aside a lower court’s decision that has kept records related to a Shelby County child’s death from being released to […]
Image Credit: Canva The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Selling alcohol at bars starting at 8 a.m. on Sundays, the same as other days of the week, is under consideration in the Tennessee Legislature and being pushed by the NFL Titans. The bill would require a city that has approved liquor-by-the-drink sales by referendum […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – On Wednesday, the Senate version of this year’s school choice legislation was passed out of the Senate Education Committee by a vote of 7-1 with one lawmaker recorded as “present and not voting.” There are currently two drastically different school choice bills being considered by […]
Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – A bill that combats “draconian overreach” and restores state sovereignty to Tennessee will be heard in both the House and Senate next week. The “Restoring State Sovereignty Through Nullification Act” has been a priority for bill sponsor Senator Janice Bowling (R-Tullahoma-District 16) since 2022 when […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – The Tennessee Senate has passed an amended bill intended to bring more clarity to the suitability of library materials found in Tennessee’s public and charter schools. Senate Bill 1060 (SB1060) was substituted with its companion bill, House Bill 0843 (HB0843), and passed in the Senate […]
Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative Staff – A bill that would prevent lower courts from hearing cases that involve or interfere with Tennessee House and Senate rules is scheduled to be heard by the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 11. Senate Bill 2225 (SB2225), sponsored by Senator Adam Lowe (R-Calhoun-District 1), states that “no […]
Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hear a proposed law that would provide lifetime protection for victims of stalking and harassment during their March 11 meeting. Senate Bill 1699 (SB1699), sponsored by Senator Paul Rose (R-Lauderdale, Shelby, and Tipton Counties-District 32) as introduced, expands the […]
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