Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – As the 114th General Session is set to close within two weeks, a piece of legislation that was ordained directly by Governor Bill Lee has been sent to General Subcommittee where it will reside until it can be pulled for consideration in a future […]
Image Credit: Canva By Connie Reguli, J.D. (Family Policy Specialist and Activist) – For parental rights aficionados, Tennessee’s current cat and mouse game over three separate parental/family rights bills is dizzying. And if you are an unsuspecting-easily-excited layman who still believes legislative headliners, this appears to be bait and switch tactic which is now seemingly […]
Photo: Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, showing off one of the tickets now required for members of the public to access the House of Representatives gallery. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Anita Wadhwani [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – A ticketing system that restricts public access to the Tennessee House of Representatives is allowable under the state’s […]
Image Credit: Canva The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – A bill calling for a September legislative session in odd years made its way through Tennessee’s House State Government Committee. The session would begin on the Tuesday after Labor Day and run through the end of September, if necessary, and the Legislature could take on […]
Image Credit: Anastasia Shuraeva / Pexels / CC The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – The state of Tennessee was supposed to have effectively dropped Common Core curriculum for Math and English, back in 2021. A law was implemented that year that officially banned textbooks and instructional materials created to “align exclusively with Common […]
Image Credit: PickPik / Public Domain The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – A bill has been filed for a second time that would expand who is eligible for lifetime orders of protection in Tennessee. Rep. William Lamberth (R-Portland-District 44) is sponsoring House Bill 1645 (HB1645) and Senator Paul Rose (R-Covington-District 32) is sponsoring the […]
Image Credit: Carsten Vollrath / Pexels The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – A bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate in 2023 and deferred to 2024 has been deferred once again. Senate Bill 0596 (SB0596) is sponsored by Senator Mark Pody (R-Lebanon-District 17). In summary, the bill regarding marriage states, “a person is not required […]
Image Credit: Antony-22 / CC The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee’s 2024 legislative session will begin Tuesday with the Republican party looking to pass a budget, statewide K-12 education savings accounts, business tax cuts, enhanced school safety measures, certificate-of-need reform and health care funding. On Monday, House leadership discussed rules for session including […]
Image Credit: From Left – Speaker Cameron Sexton, Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, & Gov. Bill Lee Image Credit: Lt. Governor Randy McNally / Facebook The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally will not be presiding over the Senate when the Legislature returns to session Jan. 9. Instead, the Republican will […]
Image Credit: Senator Brent Taylor / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative Staff – As the Memphis area continues to battle against rising crime statistics, State Senator Brent Taylor (R-Memphis-District 31) announced his plan to prioritize legislation that would help fight crime across the state. Taylor has compiled a list of tasks that he wants to see […]
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