Tag: Heard

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 […]

Bill That Strips Power From Elected Commission, Hands It To An Unelected Official, To Be Heard In Tennessee House Committee

Image Credit: canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – A bill that would seemingly strip the State Building Commission, a group of elected officials, of its power and give that power to the Commissioner of General Services, a single unelected official, has been scheduled for consideration in the House State Government Committee.  House Bill […]

Bill Enabling Tennessee Law Enforcement To Assign SRO’s to Schools That Fail to Request One To Be Heard In Committees This Week

Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – Legislation that would enable law enforcement agencies to assign school resource officers (SROs) to Tennessee schools that fail to request one has been scheduled for consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee and the House K-12 Subcommittee this week. House Bill 1664 (HB1664) is sponsored by […]

A Bill That Combats “Draconian Overreach” And Restores Tennessee’s State Sovereignty Will Be Heard In Both House And Senate Next Week

Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – A bill that combats “draconian overreach” and restores state sovereignty to Tennessee will be heard in both the House and Senate next week. The “Restoring State Sovereignty Through Nullification Act” has been a priority for bill sponsor Senator Janice Bowling (R-Tullahoma-District 16) since 2022 when […]