Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – Last year a bill, The Clarification Act, that protects children from being vaccinated without the informed consent of a parent was passed by the Tennessee General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Bill Lee. This week, the General Assembly has advanced a bill […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – A bill to repeal and refund Tennessee’s franchise tax has two significant changes in the House. House Bill 1893 requires a list of companies receiving a portion of the $813.5 million refund to be named on the website of Tennessee’s Department of Economic and Community […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov & Martin Leveneur / CC The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – House Bill 2078 (HB2078), sponsored by Representative Bryan Richey (R-Maryville-District 20), and Senate Bill 2802 (SB2082), sponsored by Senator Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald-District 28), would have increased penalties for the transportation of illegal aliens into the state by amending a current […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – Senate Bill 2770 (SB2770) sponsored by Senator Janice Bowling (R-Tullahoma-District 16), which addresses criminal offenses committed by illegal aliens in the state of Tennessee, has been recommended for passage with amendment by the Senate Judiciary Committee. 7 Ayes and 1 Nay were recorded. SB2770 “as introduced, […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – This week the Tennessee State Senate passed on a vote of 24-6 to block the access of the public to records that detail deals made through the state Department of Tourist Development. With amendments made after the bill was already passed in the House […]
Image Credit: GaryHumbleForSenate.com Press Release – FRANKLIN, TN – Tuesday, March 26, 2024 – After an 18-month inquiry by the TN Registry of Election Finance (TREF) as to whether or not Gary Humble coordinated with advocacy group, Tennessee Stands in his campaign for state senate, the TREF finds no wrongdoing and yesterday, the board voted […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The Senate Judiciary Committee has moved a bill forward that will allow the death penalty in cases of child rape. Senate Bill 1834 (SB1834), sponsored by Senator Jack Johnson (R-Franklin-District 27), would authorize the death penalty as a punishment for “rape of a child, aggravated rape of […]
The bill, brought on by issues at Ballad Health, was stopped before anyone could testify. Photo: Protesters at Holston Valley Medical Center, a Ballad Health hospital, in 2019. Photo Credit: Dani Cook By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Despite escalating emergency room times at Ballad Health hospitals, legislation to stop further medical […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – A bill to require local law enforcement agencies in Tennessee to report illegal immigrants in their custody to the federal government was passed in the state Senate by a 26-7 vote on Monday. Senate Bill 2576 (SB2576) is sponsored by Sen. Brent Taylor (R-Memphis-District 31). […]
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 […]
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