Tag: Bryan Richey

Senate Passes Bill Requiring Immigration Status Check For Voters In Tennessee

Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Tennessee State Senators voted to pass legislation that will require election coordinators to compare the statewide voter registration database with the Department of Safety database to ensure that there are no illegal aliens registered to vote. Senate Bill 0137 (SB0137) was brought by Senator Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald-District […]

Tennessee House Passes Resolution Calling For U.S. Lawmakers To Stop Taxpayer Funding Of World Health Organization

Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – A resolution calling for Tennessee’s U.S. lawmakers to take steps towards stopping the taxpayer funding of the World Health Organization (WHO) passed by a 71-23 vote in the House of Representatives on Monday.  House Joint Resolution 820 (HJR0820) as introduced, “Opposes expansion of World Health […]

Bill Allowing Lawsuits Against Anyone Taking Kids Out Of State Without Parental Consent For “Gender Affirming” Care Passes In Tennessee Senate

Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – A Tennessee bill allowing lawsuits against anyone taking minors out of the state without the consent of their parents for “gender affirming” care passed in the Senate on Thursday. Senators voted along party lines 25 to 4 to pass Senate Bill 2782 (SB2782), sponsored by […]

5 Years Since Introduction Of Legislation To Give Tennesseans The Ability To Recall Elected Leaders, Citizens Are Still Stuck With No Recourse For Accountability

Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – As the General Session winds to a close likely in the next couple of weeks, the opportunity for a law that will allow for Tennesseans to recall elected leaders they feel have failed to live up to promises they made when they were campaigning […]

Tennessee Weather Modification Ban Legislation Moves Forward

Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov By Danielle Goodrich [Tennessee Stands / Tri-Cities Coalition] – HB2063 / SB2691 which looks to ban geoengineering and forms of weather modification like (SRM) solar radiation modification, passed the Senate and House committees and is headed to the full House and Senate for a vote. The legislation reads, “The intentional injection, release, […]

Bill Increasing Penalties For Transporting Illegal Aliens Is Dead In Both Chambers Of The Tennessee General Assembly

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 […]