As Tennessee continues to grapple with both the public health concerns around reopening the state and the devastating economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on families and businesses, the House Judiciary Committee voted to advance the controversial permitless carry bill (HB2817/SB2671) introduced earlier in the legislative session. Permitless carry would eliminate the requirement to obtain a background check and gun
Read moreWhen Governor Lee and others in the Tennessee General Assembly decided to go all in on an an NRA-backed bill that would remove the requirement to obtain a criminal background check and safety training to carry a loaded firearm in public, they knew they would get pushback from citizens and gun violence prevention advocates. And while Tennesseans and advocacy groups
Read moreOn Tuesday March 29th, a number of both good and bad bills will be up in the House Civil Justice Subcommittee. Because the legislative session is drawing to a close, here are many bills on the agenda. The committee will meet twice - at 9am and at 1:30pm in room 31 at the Legislative Plaza. Please consider coming, but if
Read moreOn Wednesday March 8th, four bills will be heard in the House Civil Justice Subcommittee. In addition to the fact the bills are unnecessary and dangerous, they are also expensive. Two of the bills carry fiscal notes reflecting potential loss of millions of dollars in federal funding. If HB508 and HB884 were to pass, the state would stand to lose
Read moreLast week week, we played offense in support of MaKayla’s Law. The bill is very much alive and received overwhelming support in the media, including a brilliant op-ed in the Memphis Commercial Appeal and a scathing take-down in The Nashville Scene. The bill will be heard for a second time in the Senate Judiciary next Tuesday. Offense last week, but
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