General Assembly confirms new Tennessee Supreme Court Justice
Members of the General Assembly confirmed the appointment of Sarah K. Campbell to the Tennessee Supreme Court in a joint session in the House Chamber on Thursday.
Sarah K. Campbell most recently served as Tennessee’s Associate Solicitor General and Special Assistant to the Attorney General. In that role,…
Gov. Lee unveils 2022 legislative vision in State of the State address
Tennessee: ‘America at its Best”
Gov. Bill Lee on Monday addressed a joint session of the General Assembly in the House Chamber in which he outlined his legislative priorities for 2022 and presented his budget proposal for the upcoming year. The governor’s fourth…
Tennessee Republicans lead charge against forced government discrimination in Covid-19 special session
Legislation protects against vaccine, masks mandates and sets health care standards
The House and Senate chambers concluded a third extraordinary session of the 112th General Assembly Oct. 30, passing a comprehensive legislative package that restores individual rights of Tennesseans by protecting against…
Why Representative Faison is so passionate about organ donation
After a bad car crash in 1989, Faison's parents declined to take his sister off life support to donate her organs — and Faison has struggled with that choice since
Brad Schmitt
Nashville Tennessean
• * Becky Faison died at 16 years old, leaving her younger brother devastated
• *…
Why we banned Critical Race Theory
My son Gage will not be taught that he is held back because of the color of his skin. Gage has every opportunity that anyone else in America has, and the only thing standing in the way of his success is himself. I voted to ban CRT because Gage…
The Tennessee General Assembly has completed your work for the first half of the 112th General Assembly. These are just a few of the great things we accomplished on your behalf:
Investing in rural Tennessee
The General Assembly passed a debt-free, balanced $42.6 billion budget this year. We acknowledge the impact rural Tennessee has on the…
The General Assembly adjourns
Republicans provide solutions that strengthen the economy, improves health care and protects families
The 112th General Assembly ended its first session May 5 following passage of landmark legislation that supports Tennessee families, strengthens the economy, increases access to health care, reforms criminal justice, protects the Second Amendment and makes historic investments…
The General Assembly approves $42.6 billion budget
Provides significant investments in education, health care, and economic development
The House and Senate of the 112th General Assembly on Thursday successfully approved a no-debt $42.6 billion budget that provides strategic investments in education, health care, public safety and economic development initiatives.
As a result of careful spending decisions and…
House Republicans pass historic criminal justice reform
The Tennessee House of Representatives approved two major criminal justice reform bills this week in Nashville. Both are proposals from Gov. Bill Lee’s legislative package and are part of his efforts to reform criminal justice in Tennessee. The bills reflect changes recommended by the Tennessee Criminal Justice Reinvestment…
Republicans welcome Sen. Lamar Alexander, Candace Owens
Republicans on Monday welcomed former Governor and U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander along with conservative commentator Candace Owens to Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville.
The General Assembly gathered in a joint session to present a resolution to Alexander, recognizing and honoring the senator for his lifetime of service to…