Tag: House

Tennessee Senate Passes Bill to Ban Chemical Weather Modification And Geoengineering; House Floor Vote To Come

Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Tennessee legislators are working through a bill that would prohibit the intentional release of chemicals into the air in an attempt to change the weather, temperature, or sunlight intensity. House Bill 2063 (HB2063), sponsored by Representative Monty Fritts (R-Kingston-District 32), has already passed through the House Agriculture […]

Tennessee House Drops Franchise Tax Refund To $813.5M

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 […]

Tennessee Bill Averting Medical Monopolies Dies In House Subcommittee

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 […]

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 House Passes Bill Allowing Unvaccinated Families To Foster And Adopt

Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The Tennessee House of Representatives passed legislation that will remove vaccination requirements for potential foster and adoptive parents.  House Bill 1726, sponsored by Representative Ron Gant (R-Piperton-District 94) would change an existing policy that does not allow unvaccinated families to foster or adopt children 18 months old […]

Senate Passes Legislation Requiring Tennessee Schools To Disclose Transgender Students To Parents; House Set to Hear Bill

Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative Staff – A bill that would require schools to inform parents if their child requests to be identified as transgender is making its way through the Tennessee legislature. Senate Bill 1810 (SB1810), sponsored by Senator Paul Rose (R-Lauderdale/Shelby/Tipton-District 32), states that if a student requests an accommodation to affirm […]

Bill To Close College Board Meetings Fails In Tennessee House Subcommittee

Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov By Adam Friedman [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Legislation to allow public college boards to close meetings to discuss “sensitive” matters will not proceed after a House subcommittee killed the bill Monday. The House’s Higher Education Subcommittee voted 4-3 against the legislation, with the two Democrats on the panel voting in favor […]