Tennessee Bill To Enforce Inferior Court Boundaries Passes In Subcommittee (Update 2.27.24)
***Update 2/27/24 – After being deferred last week, HB1652 has once again been placed on the calendar for the House State Government Committee for 2/28/24. To voice your support or opposition to the bill, find the committee members contact info HERE and contact them prior to the meeting.
A Bill That Aims To Clarify That The Judicial Branch Is Not Permitted To Intervene In Tennessee House Of Representatives Rules Passed The House Public Service Subcommittee Yesterday By Voice Vote And Will Now Move Forward To The State Government Committee.
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The Tennessee Conservative [By Rebecca Scott] –
House Bill 1652 (HB1652), sponsored by Representative Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood-District 61), was voted on by the Tennessee House Public Service Subcommittee on Tuesday afternoon.
HB1652, “As introduced, declares that no circuit, chancery, or other court has subject matter jurisdiction over any legal action, challenging any rule, regulation, or procedure of the senate or house of representatives. – Amends TCA Title 16.”
A previous report from The Tennessee Conservative explained that, “In other words, the legislature itself informs the inferior courts where exactly their subject matter jurisdiction lies, and not the other way around, since the inferior courts are in fact a creation of the legislature.”
During subcommittee discussion on Tuesday, Representative Bulso stated that this bill clarifies that “the judicial branch is not permitted to intervene in the rules that this body adopts.”
Opponents voiced concerns that this bill would, in effect, remove the system of checks and balances that they believe are necessary in order to prevent the supermajority from adjusting General Assembly rules as they see fit.
Subcommittee Chair, Iris Rudder (R-Winchester-District 39), concluded the discussion with a voice vote and determined that the bill passed in subcommittee and would move on to the full House State Government Committee.
Rebecca Scott is a Tennessee resident and reporter for The Tennessee Conservative.
You can reach Rebecca at Rebecca@tennesseeconservativenews.com
Gino Bulso, my Representative, is a conservative dynamo! Though only a freshman please note the laws he is sponsoring regarding education as well as this separation of powers legislation. I see a bright future in Tennessee politics for this energetic conservative.