Lawmaker Costs Were More Than $350K For Tennessee Special Session

Tennessee’s Special Session Finished Tuesday With An Expense Of $351,476 To Bring Lawmakers To The Capital For Six Days Of The Session. Each Day, It Cost The State $58,576 In Stipends And Mileage For Lawmakers, According To Numbers Provided By Office Of Legislative Administration Director Connie Ridley. Those Expenses Are Not All-Encompassing And Do Not Address Additional Security Or Legal Fees Associated.