(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada (R-Thompson’s Station) has named State Representative Kelly Keisling (R-Byrdstown) Chairman of the House State Government Committee. Keisling previously served as Chairman of the House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee during the 110th General Assembly. The 19-member committee will be responsible for all legislation and matters related to state government. “I…

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada (R-Thompson’s Station) has named State Representative Curtis Halford (R-Dyer) Chairman of the House Agriculture & Natural Resources Committee. The 11-person committee will be responsible for all laws pertaining to energy, forestry, natural resources, conservation, game and fish, as well as mines and minerals. Additionally, members will oversee all…

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada (R-Thompson’s Station) has named State Representative Debra Moody (R-Covington) Chairman of the newly created House Curriculum, Testing, & Innovation Subcommittee. The 7-member subcommittee will be responsible for education-related issues focused on curriculum, testing, and innovative resources that support Tennessee’s students, teachers, and schools. “Representative Moody has a remarkable record…

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada (R-Thompson’s Station) has named State Representative Martin Daniel (R-Knoxville) Chairman of the House Government Operations Committee. The 15-person committee is responsible for legislation concerning the creation of new departments, commissions, boards, agencies or councils of state government. It also manages the reauthorization of existing departments, commissions, boards, agencies,…

The 111th Tennessee General Assembly officially convened last week, and as I took the oath of office on Jan. 8, I found myself thinking about the work ahead and how blessed our legislative body, and Tennessee is to have a new Speaker — my friend and colleague Glen Casada — who believes in partnership, and…

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada (R-Thompson’s Station) has named State Representative Dan Howell (R-Georgetown) Chairman of the House Transportation Committee. The 11-person committee will be responsible for all laws pertaining to infrastructure. These include highways, bridges, railroads, air, bus, and vehicular transportation. Additionally, members will oversee rules and regulations related to highways, railroad,…

(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…

(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,…

(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;…

(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,…