The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee says it’s been a long fight but now anti-abortion lawmakers in the legislature can take a sigh of relief.
Tennessee’s anti-discrimination agency is getting a hard reset following complaints against its former director
The Tennessee Human Rights Commission will look a lot different this fall after state lawmakers gutted the board. The move comes after complaints involving the agency’s former director, who resigned while being investigated for misconduct.
Tennessee plans to boycott banks, financial institutions that divest from fossil fuels
Last week, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a bill that blocks the state from working with banks or financial institutions that won’t work with fossil fuel companies.
At the Statehouse: Here’s everything the 2022 Tennessee Legislature did to your life
That’s a wrap on Tennessee’s 112th General Assembly. Lawmakers adjourned Thursday afternoon after passing a slew of new bills and a nearly $53 billion budget.
At the statehouse: Trans athlete bill heads to governor, abortion pill bill passes House, Supreme Court stops injunction on maps
Senate Democratic Leader Jeff Yarbro says legislators are trying to “get out of this General Assembly without doing too much damage.” But it’s not clear if members on the other side of the aisle are done trying to get controversial bills passed this session.
Tennessee’s legislative session has been overshadowed by scandals. Now leaders are promising a suite of ethics reforms.
A Tennessee ethics reform bill sponsored by the speakers of both the House and Senate is up for a vote in the Senate chamber Wednesday. The legislation comes after an FBI investigation into an alleged kickback scheme.
Resolutions sometimes honor heroes. Oftentimes, they’re a talking point for legislators looking to rally their base.
A lot of what WPLN Political Reporter Blaise Gainey covers during the Tennessee legislative session are bills — the things that change state law. But resolutions sometimes get overlooked. When the General Assembly met last year, 3,900 passed.
Tennessee will make ivermectin available without a prescription, despite research showing no benefit for COVID treatment
Under a bill awaiting Gov. Bill Lee’s signature, Tennessee would make ivermectin available at pharmacies without a prescription.
A plan to discriminate against same-sex marriages in Tennessee would’ve made child marriage legal. It’s now expected to be amended.
A Tennessee bill that would have eliminated minimum age limits to get married caught fire on social media this week. Now, the bill’s Republican sponsor is amending the legislation.
At the statehouse: Texas-style abortion ban in limbo, pipeline preemption bill in progress, a GOP cat fight in prime time
When Tennessee’s Republican leadership don’t like a lawmaker’s bill, that probably means their legislation is on borrowed time. In the 10th week of the 112th Tennessee General Assembly, we saw big bills sputter and smaller bills sail right on through.
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