(NASHVILLE) - Throughout the first half of the 110th Tennessee General Assembly, State Representative Ron Gant (R-Rossville) was an active member of an extremely productive House Insurance & Banking Committee that advanced a total of 23 legislative initiatives. Eighteen of these bills were signed into law by Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam. These initiatives supported business growth…

This week, State Representative Ron Gant (R-Rossville) passed House Bill 445, with unanimous support. HB 445 was brought to Rep. Gant by State Senator Mark Norris (R-Collierville) and it authorizes the development of work-based learning within Tennessee Board of Regents schools. This important piece of legislation arose through an important partnership between the Tennessee Labor Education…

Legislation seeks to create jobs and lower taxes This week, State Representative Ron Gant (R-Rossville) introduced House Bill 1042 in the House Finance Committee. HB 1042 is a tax recommendation from the Tennessee Advisory Council on Intergovernmental Affairs (TACIR) allowing for business-owning professionals to use their professional privilege tax as a credit towards their business’s franchise…

NASHVILLE— This week, State Representative Ron Gant (R-Rossville) introduced House Bill 1041 in the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee. HB 1041 will allow Tennessee courts to issue enhanced sentencing for those criminals who are also unlawfully present in the U.S. The enhancement factor will be at the discretion of Tennessee Judges and will apply only if the…

House Republicans Demonstrate Continued Support For Military Veterans, Families House Republicans demonstrated continued support for veterans and their families this week, moving forward with two major bills to expand access to education in Tennessee. The House Government Operations Committee gave a positive nod for the Support, Training, and Renewing Opportunity for National Guardsmen (STRONG) Act…

House Republicans Move Forward With Critical Legislation To Combat Welfare Fraud At the end of February, House Republicans moved forward with critical legislation designed to combat welfare fraud in Tennessee by passing House Bill 227 on the full House floor. Once passed by the Senate, the bill will travel to the desk of Governor Bill…

New Proposal Targets Illegal Opioid And Prescription Drug Suppliers As House Republicans boost their efforts to combat the opioid and prescription drug epidemic in Tennessee, new legislation has been introduced that would impose tougher penalties on illegal opioid and prescription drug suppliers. House Bill 786 would enable law enforcement to charge illegal suppliers with voluntary manslaughter…

February 23 Marks 147th Anniversary Of Tennessee’s Third, Current Constitution On the second Monday in January 1870, the third Constitutional Convention of the State of Tennessee convened in Nashville. On February 23, 1870, the Convention ordained and established the new Constitution of the State, which is still in effect to this day. That Constitution was approved…