(NASHVILLE) — House Majority Leader Glen Casada (R-Thompson’s Station) today announced more than one million dollars in funding for school safety upgrades at academic institutions in District 63. The monies are a portion of approximately $35 million in budget funding — $25 million in one-time funding and $10 million in recurring grants — approved as part of…

(NASHVILLE) — Tennessee House Republicans scored a major healthcare victory for patients across the state with the announcement of the State Relief and Empowerment Waiver by the Trump Administration. The waiver will allow Tennessee to search for innovative solutions to address skyrocketing health insurance costs while signaling an opening to address the flaws in TennCare that have decreased access…

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Tennessee House Speaker-Elect Glen Casada (R-Thompson’s Station), State Representative Bruce Griffey (R-Paris), House members, officials with the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), and additional stakeholders will meet this week to discuss the infiltration of Asian Carp into Tennessee’s waterways. The open discussion will begin at 12:45 PM on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, and will be…

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) – Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada (R-Thompson’s Station) today named State Representative Matthew Hill (R-Jonesborough) Deputy Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives. Hill is one of the longest-tenured House members, having served since 2005. He is the first Northeast Tennessee lawmaker to serve in this position in at least the last 23 years. As Deputy Speaker,…

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada (R-Thompson’s Station) today named State Representative Michael Curcio (R-Dickson) Chairman of the newly created House Judiciary Committee. He previously served as Vice-Chairman of the House Criminal Justice Committee during the 110th Tennessee General Assembly. The 26-person House Judiciary Committee will be responsible for all criminal and civil laws; judicial proceedings; executors, administrators,…

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada (R-Thompson’s Station) today named State Representative Timothy Hill (R-Blountville) Chairman of the House Commerce Committee. Hill previously served as Majority Whip during the 110th General Assembly. The 18-person House Commerce Committee will be responsible for all matters pertaining to Tennessee commerce. This includes all laws related to business and utilities, as well…

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada (R-Thompson’s Station) has named State Representative Micah Van Huss (R-Johnson City) Chairman of the newly created House Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee. The House Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee will be responsible for all legislation related to the Tennessee and U.S. Constitution. This will include any constitutional amendments, legislation pertaining to…

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada (R-Thompson’s Station) has named State Representative Susan Lynn (R-Mt. Juliet) Chairman of the House Finance Committee.  Lynn is the first woman in Tennessee history to lead this powerful committee comprised of 19 House members. The Committee is tasked with all measures dealing with the appropriation of state funds; the general appropriations bill; the deposit of…

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada (R-Thompson’s Station) has named State Representative Clark Boyd (R-Lebanon) Chairman of the House Consumer & Human Resources Committee, making Representative Boyd the most junior member of the House of Representatives to chair a full committee. The 12-person committee will be responsible for all consumer and human resource-related issues, as well as…

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada (R-Thompson’s Station) has named State Representative Robin Smith (R-Hixson) Chairman of the newly created House Life & Health Insurance Subcommittee. With this distinguished appointment, Smith becomes the first freshman lawmaker to lead a legislative committee in the Tennessee House of Representatives. “Being selected to serve as Chairman of the Subcommittee on…