Tennessee House Committee Passes Bill Allowing Unvaccinated Families To Foster, Adopt

A Bill That Would Remove Vaccination Requirements When Approving Potential Tennessee Foster And Adoptive Homes Was Passed By The House Civil Justice Committee On Wednesday.

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Tennessee State Government Committee Passes Bill Enforcing Boundaries Of Inferior Courts

The House State Government Committee Passed A Bill That Would Prevent The Judicial Branch From Interfering With Tennessee House And Senate Rules On Wednesday.

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Tennessee House Committee Passes Bill Banning Expelled Lawmakers From Returning To Legislature

Republican Lawmakers Advanced A Bill Wednesday Banning Expelled Lawmakers From Returning To The Tennessee Legislature Despite A Legal Opinion Such A Move Would Be Unconstitutional.

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Firearms Bill For Tennessee Private Schools Moves Forward To Education Administration Committee (Update 2.12.24)

Legislation That Would Allow Tennessee Private Schools To Create A Policy For Allowing Handguns Has Been Recommended For Passage By The House Civil Justice Committee By Voice Vote. Democrat Representatives Darren Jernigan And Torrey Harris Requested Their Votes Be Recorded In Opposition To The Bill.

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Tennessee House Select Committee On Rules Kills Rule Change That Would Have Provided More Transparency In Government Operations

Representative Bryan Richey Proposed A Rule Change That Would Require All Votes In House Committee Hearings Be A Roll Call Vote, Instead Of The Current Voice Vote, Which Doesn’t Keep A Record Of How Representatives Vote In A Committee Hearing. Not One Democrat Or Republican On The Committee Voted In Favor.

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Tennessee Legislators Send Campaign Finance Bill to Conference Committees

Tennessee State Senators Refused To Concur On Amendments That The House Made To A Controversial Campaign Finance Bill, Leading Both Chambers To Appoint Conference Committees In An Attempt To Work Out A Compromise.

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Bill That Would Require Conservative Non-Profit Groups To Report As PACs Progresses In TN Legislature

An Amended Version Of A Tennessee Caption Bill That Seeks To Have 501c4 Non-Profit Groups Report Expenditures Of $5000 Or More Made 60-Days Prior To An Election Has Passed The House Local Government Committee And Now Moves On To The House Finance, Ways And Means Committee.

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COVID-19 Regulations Make Businesses Inaccessible To The Disabled

Pandemic Reopening Guidelines Forced Businesses & Restaurants To Make A Number Of Changes To Their Normal Operations. Advocacy Groups For The Disabled Are Speaking Out Against Changes That Have Made These Businesses Less Accessible For Some Individuals & Have Pushed Businesses To Be Out Of Compliance With Federal Laws.

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Dangerous Bill Could End Full Transparency of Local Governing Boards if Not Amended

Tennessee Bill Would Allow Local Governments To Hold All Meetings Electronically And For Those Officials To Vote Via Telephone, Eliminating Public Access To Those Meetings Or Votes.

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Rep. Robin Smith, Lobbyists & 6 Republicans Kill Religious Objections Bill

House Bill 10, A Law Protecting Religious Objections To Compulsory Vaccination Or Medical Procedures In Employment And Other Situations, Died In A House Subcommittee On Tuesday.

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