Tag: Tennessee General Assembly

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 […]

Tennessee Bill Would Change State NIL Law To Match AG’s NCAA Lawsuit

Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – The Tennessee Senate approved a bill that would put state law on college athletics name, image and likeness rules in line with a lawsuit brought against the National Collegiate Athletic Association by the Tennessee Attorney General. The bill would change Tennessee law to allow prospective […]

Tennessee Bill That Could’ve Put Illegal Aliens Who Commit Violent Crimes Behind Bars For Life Stalls In House Subcommittee

Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – On Wednesday during a meeting of the House Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee, a bill that could have put illegal immigrants who commit violent crimes behind bars for life was “placed behind the budget.” CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO! House Bill 1872 (HB1872), sponsored by […]

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 Caption Bill That Changes Definition Of “Informed Consent” Will Enable DCS To Vaccinate Foster Kids Without Parental Consent

Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – Last year a bill, The Clarification Act, that protects children from being vaccinated without the informed consent of a parent was passed by the Tennessee General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Bill Lee. This week, the General Assembly has advanced a bill […]

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 […]

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 […]