NASHVILLE, Tenn. – State Rep. Tim Hicks, R-Gray, officially passed his first bill as a member of the Tennessee General Assembly and the House Republican Caucus. House Bill 764 passed unanimously on Thursday, March 25. House Bill 764 updates an outdated 1939 statute dealing with the State Soil Conservation Board and Soil Conservation Districts. The bill changes the…

Legislation strengthens state’s TANF program to assist families in achieving self-sufficiency and build a thriving Tennessee House Bill 142, legislation strengthening and improving the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, advanced through the Government Operations Committee on Monday. The bill was recommended by a group appointed to study possible changes to the program, which…