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Tennessee speaker’s bill would defund local governments for violating state law
Tennessee’s House speaker is pushing legislation that would cut state funds to local governments that pass measures violating state laws, potentially renewing threats against Memphis over gun-control measures voters approved in 2024.
Lawmakers file bill to recognize two sexes in Tennessee
The language in both senate bill 0936 and house bill 1271 states that the policy of this state is that there are only two sexes, a biological male and a biological female.
Tennessee lawmakers just passed a $447M school choice bill. Here's what it does
The Tennessee legislature approved Gov. Bill Lee's signature education initiative during a special legislative session.
Bill would give lawmakers power to challenge local ordinances
Republican House Speaker Cameron Sexton filed a bill that would give members of the Tennessee General Assembly the authority to question local ordinances they believe violate the state constitution. The state could withhold funds from the local government if there is no resolution,
Tennessee bill allows state lawmakers to challenge local government laws and actions
Tennessee Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville-D25) is sponsoring a bill which allows members of the state legislature to request an investigation by the attorney general into actions of local governments if the member believes a local government's actions violate state law or the Constitution of Tennessee.
Tennessee bill would require English-only driver's license exams, ban translation aids
Two Republicans are seeking to require all driver’s license tests to be offered in English only – and ban dictionaries and ...
Tennessee Republicans file bill to allow public schools to reject undocumented children
The bill is a direct effort to challenge a long-standing U.S. Supreme Court precedent guaranteeing a right to public ...
New bill aims to bolster protections for use of self-defense by TN residents
HB 0931, if passed, would specify that a person who used force (causing death or serious bodily injury) within their ...
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'Our students are scared': New bill could allow Tennessee schools to reject undocumented children
A statement announcing the legislation said lawmakers aim to challenge a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that grants all ...
Tennessee's immigration law: From criminalizing support for sanctuary cities to new IDs, what GOP-backed bill does
The bill seeks to criminalize local officials who support sanctuary policies for immigrants along with other measures in an ...
Democratic Tennessee lawmakers introduce bill to legalize medical, recreational marijuana
The bill would allow people over the age of 21 to have up to 60 grams of marijuana flower with a maximum of 15 grams as a ...
Tennessee bill would allow schools to deny enrollment for undocumented students
A newly proposed bill would allow Tennessee schools to deny enrollment to undocumented students living in the U.S.
TN bill aims to give school shooting survivors learning flexibility
A Tennessee bill (HB0682) would require schools to allow students who survive a school shooting or other mass violence event ...