Image Credit: Canva Press Release – Last Tuesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced that Tennessee has joined a multistate lawsuit against Mariner Finance over widespread violations of multiple consumer protection laws. The suit alleges that Mariner Finance charged consumers for hidden add-on products that consumers were not fully informed about or, in some instances, […]
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: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Legislation that critics call a “Red Flag” bill passed the House for a second time on Thursday. House Bill 1625 (HB1625), sponsored by Representative Jason Zachary (R-Knoxville-District 14), would expand mandatory reporting laws for mental health professionals by requiring them to report a patient to law enforcement, […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Senate Bill 2923 (SB2923), sponsored by Senator Paul Bailey (R-Sparta-District 15), would expand on the already implemented SAVE Act (Schools Against Violence in Education), which requires prevention and intervention training on the topics of severe weather, intruders, and other potential emergencies. This new piece of legislation would […]
The Tennessee House Has Passed A Bill That Will Allow Law Enforcement To Assign School Resource Officers To Schools That Have Not Entered Into An Agreement Between The Local School Board And Law Enforcement Agency To Provide The Service. Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – The Tennessee House has passed a […]
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: The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – A bill to change Tennessee’s rules for college athlete’s name, image and likeness passed its final committee hurdle before heading to the full House. Senate Bill 0709 passed the Senate unanimously and will be taken up by the full House as soon as next week. The […]
Approval of the creation of a commission to oversee development of Nashville’s East Bank has been slowed in the legislature. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout – CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Legislation to create a special authority to oversee the 130-acre East Bank area surrounding the Titans stadium in Nashville could be reaching […]
Image Credit: U.S. Customs and Border Protection / Facebook & capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – This week, the Senate Judiciary Committee killed another bill that would have worked toward impacting the unmitigated flow of illegal aliens into the state of Tennessee. Senate Judiciary Chairman, Todd Gardenhire (R-D10-Chattanooga) took the bill off […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – A bill to extend the amount of time that a perpetrator remains on the Tennessee Sex Offender Registry was recommended for passage with amendments on April 2nd by the Senate Judiciary Committee. However, in the House, the bill has been placed behind Governor Lee’s budget. […]
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