Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] – The Tennessee Senate has passed Senate Bill 1641 (SB1641) that prevents hospitals from restricting certain visitation rights of those who are designated to hold power of attorney for a patient. The legislation will guarantee that a person who holds power of attorney for a patient […]
Image Credit: Blount County Sheriff’s Office & Canva The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The man accused of killing a Blount County Sheriff’s Deputy and injuring another made his first court appearance since being arrested on Tuesday. Kenneth DeHart appeared in court on Thursday morning and was arraigned on charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, […]
Image Credit: Canva The Center Square [By Brett Rowland] – The federal government filed suit Thursday against Tennessee and its Tennessee Bureau of Investigation over enforcement of the state’s aggravated prostitution statute. The state law requires people with HIV convicted of aggravated prostitution to register for life as a violent sex offender. The federal suit […]
Image Credit: State Representative Gloria Johnson / Facebook The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – A bill that would prevent Tennessee politicians from running for two public offices at the same time was pushed back one week in the Senate on Thursday. Sen. Richard Briggs, R-Knoxville, said Senate Bill 1968 pre-dates Rep. Gloria Johnson, D-Knoxville, running for […]
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: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson & The Tennessee Conservative Staff] – This week a bill that will keep the autopsy reports of children killed at the hands of violent crime offenders from being public record moved through the Tennessee House State Government Committee by voice vote, led by Chair Kelly […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The House Education Administration Committee heard legislation that would allow private schools in Tennessee to create their own policies for allowing handguns on campus. State Representative Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood-District 61) explained that House Bill 1631 (HB1631) clarifies that “a private school serving students in any of the […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Adelia Kirchner] – Following a “contentious” hearing in the House K-12 Education Subcommittee earlier this month, a bill to ban pride flags in public school classrooms was passed in the full House Education Administration Committee this week. House Bill 1605 (HB1605) is sponsored by Rep. Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood-District […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Legislation that will require Tennessee public schools and universities to establish policies regarding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) will move on to the full Senate for voting after being passed by the Education Committee. Senator Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald-District 28) presented Senate Bill 1711 (SB1711), which would […]
Image Credit: Canva The Center Square [By Jon Styf] and The Tennessee Conservative Staff – A bill that would stop Tennessee businesses with a beer permit from the retail sale of refrigerated or cold beer has been sent to the Senate State and Local Government Committee but has yet to be assigned a date to […]
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