Tennessee General Assembly

Last Year’s Immigration Bill Yo Prohibit Illegal Immigrants From Being Housed On State Property, Resurfacing In Tennessee House Committee

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 […]

Bills To Ban Classroom Pride Flags & To Ensure Compliance With Age Appropriate Materials Act To Be Heard In Tennessee House Subcommittee

Image Credit: & Government of Prince Edward Island / CC & Kevin P. Considine The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The House K-12 Subcommittee is set to consider two pieces of legislation designed to provide additional protection of children from inappropriate materials and indoctrination in Tennessee public schools. The following bills will be heard in the […]

Bill Addressing Social Media Censorship In Tennessee Deferred While Sponsor Works On Funding

Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – Representative Dennis Powers (R-Jacksboro-District 36) requested that a bill addressing social media censorship be deferred after it was scheduled to be heard in the House Business & Utilities Subcommittee on Tuesday. The Chair of the subcommittee, Representative Clark Boyd, said that because the bill was […]

Nonstop Coverage Of The Latest TN Legislation & Federal Regulations Pushed On The States – The Tennessee Conservative’s Kelly Jackson On The Mill Creek View Tennessee Podcast

Join Steve Abramowicz and The Mill Creek View Tennessee podcast for an interview with returning guest journalist Kelly Jackson from The Tennessee Conservative. Straight from covering the General Session of The Tennessee Legislature, Kelly discusses some of the big bills (and some of the small bills) that are being bandied around, voted on, and/or dismissed. […]

Tennessee Senator Proposes Bill To Prohibit Hospitals From Restricting In-Person Visitation Of Patients

Image Credit: Nick Kenrick /CC The Tennessee Conservative Staff – State Senator Mark Pody (R-Lebanon-District 17) has introduced a bill that would require hospitals to allow in-person visitation for the entirety of a patient’s hospital stay. Senate Bill 1641 (SB1641) stipulates that an individual who is “designated to make healthcare decisions” has the right to […]