Senate Passes Bill Requiring Immigration Status Check For Voters In Tennessee

Tennessee State Senators Voted To Pass Legislation That Will Require Election Coordinators To Compare The Statewide Voter Registration Database With The Department Of Safety Database To Ensure That There Are No Illegal Aliens Registered To Vote.

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Tennessee House Set To Discuss Concealed Carry For School Employees

A Bill That Would Allow Qualified Employees To Concealed Carry Firearms In A School Is Scheduled To Be Discussed By The Tennessee House On Wednesday.

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Senate Judiciary Committee Passes Bill To Criminalize Abortion Trafficking Of Minors In Tennessee

Legislation That Would Make It A Criminal Offense To Transport Minors Across Tennessee State Lines For The Purpose Of Obtaining An Abortion Was Passed By The Senate Judiciary Committee On April 2.

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Watson Champions Bill Allowing Unvaccinated Families To Adopt Kids In Tennessee (Update 2.26.24)

A Tennessee Bill, Sponsored By Senator Bo Watson And Representative Ron Gant, Would End Current Vaccine Rules For Families Fostering Or Adopting Babies Under 18 Months Old And Kids With Significant Medical Needs, Based On The Families’ Moral Or Religious Objections.

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Senate Judiciary Chair Todd Gardenhire Comes Down Hard On Bail Bill

Senate Judiciary Chairman Todd Gardenhire Blasted A Proposed Amendment To The Tennessee Constitution Regarding The State’s Bail Law Tuesday, Saying It Will Pack County Jails And Put Local Governments In A Financial Bind.

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Tennessee Democrats File Bill To Delete 19 Different State Laws Regarding Abortion

As The Tennessee General Assembly Prepares For Its 114th Legislative Session, A New Bill Has Been Filed By Democrats To Completely Undo Tennessee’s Ban On Abortion By Amending A Whole Slew Of Current State Laws.

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Tennessee Senate Maps Ruled Unconstitutional

A Tennessee Court Ruled Wednesday Afternoon That Republican-Drawn State Senate Maps Are Unconstitutional, Giving The General Assembly Until Jan. 31 To Adopt New Maps.

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Tennessee Senate-House Stalemate Broken, Special Session Officially Adjourns

On The Sixth Extraordinary Day Of Tennessee’s Special Session For ‘public Safety,’ The Senate Concurred With Several Amendments Made By The House To Bills They Had Already Passed And Officially Adjourned Until January.

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