(NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — House Majority Whip Rick Tillis (R-Lewisburg) today named State Representative Chris Hurt (R-Halls) to fill one of three Deputy Whip positions within the Tennessee House Republican Caucus. Hurt joins State Representative Charlie Baum (R-Murfreesboro) and State Representative Justin Lafferty (R-Knoxville) as Deputy Whips for the 111th Tennessee General Assembly. “It is a great honor…

(NASHVILLE, Tenn.)-- The NCAA College Basketball Tournament is just around the corner.  Representative Bryan Terry (R-Murfreesboro) has filed House Bill 1033, which has been dubbed the “March Madness and Fantasy Football Freedom Act” and is aimed at decriminalizing the yearly tradition of thousands of Tennesseans participating in low-level sports entertainment office pools. The bill would allow…

House Republicans Unveil The CARE Plan Groundbreaking legislation to increase access, improve rural health and empower patients This week in Nashville, House Republican leaders unveiled a patient-centered, free market approach to transform healthcare in Tennessee by unveiling the CARE plan. This legislative package includes eleven different initiatives that will all reshape healthcare in Tennessee through Consumerism, increasing Access,…

First Bill on Notice This week I placed my first bill, House Bill 497, on notice. This bill would help to provide non-traditional Hope scholarship funding to students who choose to attend Western Governor’s University. WGU is an online school that has helped to educate numerous Tennesseans across the state, especially those who do not have the…