Tag: Committee

Larry Linton For TN12 Campaign Condemns Sevier County GOP Executive Committee For Violating Tennessee Republican Party By-Laws

Press Release – Sevierville, TN – April 11, 2024 – The Larry Linton for TN12 campaign denounces members of Sevier County GOP Executive Committee for their blatant violation of the Tennessee Republican Party By Laws in their tacit endorsement of a single candidate ahead of the August primary. This egregious action marks yet another instance of […]

Legislation That Could Be Used To Cover Up Murders Of Tennessee Children Passes In Senate Committee

Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The Senate State and Local Government Committee unanimously passed a bill that would keep autopsy reports of murdered children hidden from the public on Wednesday. Senate Bill 2020 (SB2020), sponsored by Senator Shane Reeves (R-Bedford/Cannon/Moore/Rutherford-District 14), states that reports of county medical examiners and autopsy reports of […]

Senate Judiciary Committee To Consider Senator Niceley’s Bill On Slowing Mass Transport Of Illegal Aliens To Tennessee

Image Credit: U.S. Customs and Border Protection / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider a bill on Monday, April 1 dealing with the transportation of illegal immigrants within the state of Tennessee. Senate Bill 2034 (SB2034), sponsored by Senator Frank Nicely (R-Strawberry Plains-District 8), is […]

Senate Committee Passes Bill To Allow Law Enforcement Agencies To Assign SROs To Schools That Fail To Request One

Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – A bill that would allow law enforcement agencies to assign an officer to schools that fail to request a school resource officer passed through the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Senator Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald-District 28) sponsored Senate Bill 1715 (SB1715), which would give that authorization to law […]

Bill To Prohibit Illegal Aliens From Being Housed On State Property To Be Heard 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 […]

Tennessee Senate Committee Votes To Block Dept. Of Tourist Development Public Records, Keeping Super Bowl Contracts Hidden For A Decade

Tennessee Legislation With The Goal To Block Transparency Of Records In Department Of Tourist Development As New Stadium and Future Super Bowl Prospects Expect To Bring Billions In New Tax Revenue Advances Toward Passage Into Law. Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – Legislation that would enable state government to obscure […]