Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – A caption bill that shifts the date by which candidates for public office must file a petition passed on the House floor on Monday. Candidates will still have sixty days between picking up a petition and returning it but the legislation shifts everything by a […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – A bill that allows the death penalty in cases where a child has been raped passed the Tennessee Senate on Tuesday. Senators voted 24 to 5 to pass Senate Bill 1834 (SB1834) sponsored by Senator Jack Johnson (R-Franklin-District 27) and presented by Senator Ken Yager […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Center Square [By Jon Styf] – The Tennessee House moved forward with its franchise tax repeal and refund, passing the bill 68-20 and sending it back to the Senate with a much lower fiscal note. The House version of Senate Bill 2103 would refund $713.6 million or one year of franchise […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative Staff – The Tennessee Senate passed legislation that will require social media platforms to use age verification and obtain parental consent for minors. Senator Jack Johnson (R-Franklin-District 27) brought Senate Bill 2097 (SB2097) before the floor, moving to conform to companion House Bill 1891 (HB1891). The bill, also known […]
The House bill still differs from Senate version and could go to conference committee. Photo: Rep. John Ray Clemmons, D-Nashville, proposed an alternative tax solution that he said would solve any challenges to the state’s franchise tax by offering tax credits, without a “significant” cost. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout – […]
Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative Staff – Governor Bill Lee recently signed a piece of legislation that will increase protection for those who are victims of stalking and harassment. House Bill 1645 (HB1645), sponsored by Representative William Lamberth (R-Portland-District 44), states, “As introduced, expands the eligibility for filing a petition to obtain a lifetime […]
House, Senate remain far apart on legislation. Photo: The Tennessee House of Representatives on the first day of the 2024 legislative session. Photo Credit: John Partipilo By Sam Stockard [Tennessee Lookout – CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] – The House is maintaining its distance from the Senate with a franchise tax cut that would give one-year rebates […]
Image Credit: Canva The Tennessee Conservative [By Paula Gomes] – A bill that obscures deals made through the Department of Tourist Development has passed in both chambers of the Tennessee General Assembly. (SB2093), being carried by Senator Jack Johnson (R-Franklin-District 27), aims to to block public access to records detailing deals made through the department. […]
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 […]
Image Credit: capitol.tn.gov The Tennessee Conservative [By Kelly M. Jackson] – This week the Tennessee State Senate passed on a vote of 24-6 to block the access of the public to records that detail deals made through the state Department of Tourist Development. With amendments made after the bill was already passed in the House […]
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