Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – The Tennessee Senate has passed Senate Bill 1641 (SB1641) that prevents hospitals from restricting certain visitation rights of those who are designated to hold power of attorney for a patient. The legislation will guarantee that a person who holds power of attorney for a patient […]
Image Credit: Canva The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – A bill calling for a September legislative session in odd years made its way through Tennessee’s House State Government Committee. The session would begin on the Tuesday after Labor Day and run through the end of September, if necessary, and the Legislature could take on […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The House Education Administration Committee heard legislation that would allow private schools in Tennessee to create their own policies for allowing handguns on campus. State Representative Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood-District 61) explained that House Bill 1631 (HB1631) clarifies that “a private school serving students in any of the […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – Following a “contentious” hearing in the House K-12 Education Subcommittee earlier this month, a bill to ban pride flags in public school classrooms was passed in the full House Education Administration Committee this week. House Bill 1605 (HB1605) is sponsored by Rep. Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood-District […]
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 […]
Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – A bill that was being carried in this general session was withdrawn this week, due to bill language being misinterpreted and a subsequent negative social media and email campaign accusing the bill authors of establishment status with goals of keeping President Trump off the […]
A Bill That Aims To Clarify That The Judicial Branch Is Not Permitted To Intervene In Tennessee House Of Representatives Rules Passed The House Public Service Subcommittee Yesterday By Voice Vote And Will Now Move Forward To The State Government Committee. Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – House Bill 1652 (HB1652), […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Representative Dennis Powers (R-Jacksboro-District 36) is sponsoring House Joint Resolution 0840 (HJR0840) that would introduce solutions to protect America’s citizens and bring an end to illegal immigration. The resolution acknowledges that there have been many proposals to end illegal immigration but notes that the majority of them […]
Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The House Department and Agencies Subcommittee is set to consider legislation that would require executive branch agencies to report on expenses related to illegal immigration. Critics of this legislation say that the answers to the illegal immigration crisis are already clear and that the last thing Tennessee […]
Image: Senator Mark Pody Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – A bill that would prohibit hospitals from restricting in-person visitation of patients passed in the Tennessee Senate yesterday afternoon. Twenty-nine senators voted for Senator Mark Pody’s bill – all of the Republican senators and two Democrats – and three Democrats voted […]
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