Tag: Tennessee House of Representatives

Bill To Exclude All Flags From Classroom Settings Except For Tennessee & American Flags Will be Heard Before House K-12 Subcommittee

Bill To Exclude All Flags From Classroom Settings Except For Tennessee & American Flags Will be Heard Before House K-12 Subcommittee

Image Credit: iStock / JackF The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – This week a bill that will attempt to politically neutralize classrooms in Tennessee will be heard before the House K-12 Education Subcommittee. HB1605 carried by Representative Gino Bulso (R-D61-Brentwood) and State Senator Joey Hensley (R-D28-Hohenwald) states:  “Flags – As introduced, prohibits LEAs […]

February 6, 2024
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Proposed Tennessee House Bill Would Allow Schools To Hire Retired Officers, Veterans As SROs

Proposed Tennessee House Bill Would Allow Schools To Hire Retired Officers, Veterans As SROs

Image Credit: Defense Visual Information Distribution Service via Picryl / Public Domain The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The House K-12 Subcommittee is set to hear potential legislation that would allow school systems to hire retired law enforcement officers and veterans to fill school resource officer positions. House Bill 1899 (HB1899), sponsored by Representative Tim Rudd […]

February 6, 2024
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Tennessee Republicans Secretive About Plans For School Choice Vouchers

Tennessee Republicans Secretive About Plans For School Choice Vouchers

Image: Senator Jack Johnson (left); Representative William Lamberth (right) Image Credit: Senator Jack Johnson / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – Republican Tennessee lawmakers are seemingly being secretive about their plans for school choice vouchers. So far, majority leaders for the House and Senate have filed “caption bills” which give only a general […]

February 6, 2024
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Bill To Remove Access For Autopsies Of Minors Who Are Victims Of Violent Crime Reintroduced With New Sponsors In Tennessee General Assembly

Bill To Remove Access For Autopsies Of Minors Who Are Victims Of Violent Crime Reintroduced With New Sponsors In Tennessee General Assembly

Image Credit: Travis Saylor / Pexels – Public Domain The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – In September of 2021 23-month-old Vincent Carter was brought into the emergency room via ambulance, after his foster mother Debra Barnes, stated that he was unresponsive because the infant had ingested and was “choking on a thick hair […]

February 5, 2024
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Combating “Draconian Overreach,” Sen. Janice Bowling Reintroduces “Restoring State Sovereignty Through Nullification Act”

Combating “Draconian Overreach,” Sen. Janice Bowling Reintroduces “Restoring State Sovereignty Through Nullification Act”

Image Credit: Tennessee Stands / YouTube The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – After failing to pass in the Tennessee General Assembly in both 2022 and 2023, the “Restoring State Sovereignty Through Nullification Act” has officially been introduced for the 2024 legislative session.  The First Amendment specifically denies the U.S. Congress of certain lawmaking powers. […]

February 5, 2024
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Tennessee House Education Committee Passes Bill Requiring Schools To Adopt AI Policy

Tennessee House Education Committee Passes Bill Requiring Schools To Adopt AI Policy

Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Legislation that would require schools in Tennessee to create policies regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by students, teachers, faculty, and staff has passed the House Education Administration Committee and will proceed to the Government Operations Committee. House Bill 1630 (HB1630), sponsored by State Representative Scott Cepicky […]

February 5, 2024
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Tennessee State Senator Proposes Law To Prevent Outside Interference In Public Records Cases

Tennessee State Senator Proposes Law To Prevent Outside Interference In Public Records Cases

Image Credit: Senator Todd Gardenhire / Facebook The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Proposed legislation would change the state law to limit who is allowed to intervene in lawsuits regarding public records. Senator Todd Gardenhire (R-Chattanooga-District 10) filed Senate Bill 2105 (SB2105) following a lawsuit involving records that were related to the Covenant School shooting. The […]

February 2, 2024
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Feds Seize Cade Cothren's Phone In New Investigation

Feds Seize Cade Cothren’s Phone In New Investigation

Photo: Cade Cothren, ex-chief of staff to former House Speaker Glen Casada, leaving Nashville’s federal courthouse on August 23 after being arraigned on federal charges. Photo Credit: Holly McCall By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout -CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – Federal agents seized the electronic devices of former House Speaker Chief of Staff Cade Cothren Tuesday morning […]

February 2, 2024
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