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District 71 Capitol Hill Update
Session Highlights Special Session / Tennessee Literacy Success Act – Public Chapter 3 targets literacy skills to get students on track in the early grades, so they can become proficient readers by 3...
District 71 Capitol Hill Update
Session Highlights BUDGET Appropriations Bill – Public Chapter 454 provides appropriations for the no-debt, structurally-balanced $42.6 billion budget, which will fund state government for the 2...
District 71 Capitol Hill Update
House Republicans pass historic criminal justice reform The Tennessee House of Representatives approved two major criminal justice reform bills this past week in Nashville. Both are proposals from...
District 71 Capitol Hill Update
The General Assembly approves $42.6 billion budget The House and Senate of the 112th General Assembly on Thursday successfully approved a no-debt $42.6 billion budget that provides strategic...
District 71 Capitol Hill Update
House Republicans make Covid relief tax deductible for business Tennessee businesses will be eligible to receive more pandemic assistance through a bill that will exempt relief funds from state...
District 71 Capitol Hill Update
Gov. Lee’s budget amendment includes tax holidays, investments in mental health, education and economic development The state budget is the central focus in the last remaining weeks of the first s...
District 71 Capitol Hill Update
House Republicans make Covid relief tax deductible for business Tennessee businesses will be eligible to receive more pandemic assistance through a bill that will exempt relief funds from state...
District 71 Capitol Hill Update
House Republicans propose to protect consumer privacy Republican leaders this week announced a proposal that protects Tennesseans’ right to privacy and returns control of personal information back to...
Truth in sentencing reform advances
In house committees this past week, the Truth and sentencing reform advances. House Bill 1047 requires any person convicted of violent or sexual offenses that historically target women and children...
Gov. Bill Lee's State of the Union
Gov. Bill Lee delivered his third State of the State address this week in a joint convention of the House and Senate at War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville. The governor’s speech focused on recent R...
Representative David Byrd: District 71 Capitol Hill Update
New law allows local governments to prohibit smoking on playgrounds -- The General Assembly passed Public Chapter 529 this year allowing local governments to prohibit smoking on any playground in...
Representative David Byrd: District 71 Capitol Hill Update
New law allows local governments to prohibit smoking on playgrounds – The General Assembly passed Public Chapter 529 this year allowing local governments to prohibit smoking on any playground in w...
Representative David Byrd: District 71 Capitol Hill Update
3th General Assembly passes major pro-life legislation banning abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected -- Major pro-life legislation, which includes a prohibition on abortions where a fetal...
Representative David Byrd: District 71 Capitol Hill Update
New law gives more flexibility to directors of schools regarding student discipline – The General Assembly passed a bill this year giving directors of schools in Tennessee more flexibility r...
Representative David Byrd: District 71 Capitol Hill Update
Legislation encourages school districts to provide students with a wide variety of career-based experiences - State lawmakers approved a new law this year encouraging Tennessee school districts to...
Representative David Byrd: District 71 Capitol Hill Update
Commission created to study impact of COVID-19, natural disasters on students - On the morning of March 3, 2020 devastating tornadoes wreaked havoc on Middle Tennessee. Schools were destroyed, homes l...
Representative David Byrd: District 71 Capitol Hill Update
Legislation to extend CoverKids Program passes General Assembly - An extension of CoverKids (Public Chapter 582), Tennessee’s children’s health insurance program (CHIP) was approved this year, ext...
Representative David Byrd: District 71 Capitol Hill Update
Legislation expands access to dental care – A bill to help nonprofit dental clinics provide free care to more Tennesseans in need passed during the 2020 legislative session. Public Chapter 724 e...
Representative David Byrd: District 71 Capitol Hill Update
New law encourages alternative pain treatments to opioids – Legislation encouraging the use of more alternative pain treatments rather than opioids was approved during the 2020 session. Public C...
Representative David Byrd: District 71 Capitol Hill Update
Legislation encourages lower health care costs through Association Health Plans – Legislation which aims to lower premiums and overall health care costs for small businesses through Association H...
Representative David Byrd: District 71 Capitol Hill Update
HEALTH Budget – The 2020-2021 budget increased funding for health care, with highlights including: • An additional $9.2 million in non-recurring funds for the adult health care safety net and $3 mil...
Representative David Byrd: District 71 Capitol Hill Update
General Assembly Reconvenes for 61st Extraordinary Session This week, the General Assembly reconvened in Nashville for the 61st Extraordinary Session in Tennessee history. As part of this historic...
Representative David Byrd: District 71 Capitol Hill Update
Tennessee General Assembly passes legislation to mitigate effects of COVID-19 in one of the toughest budget years in state history The second session of the 111th Tennessee General Assembly adjourned...
Representative David Byrd: District 71 Capitol Hill Update
“Separation of Church and State” The phrase “Separation of Church and State” is a popular phrase that is often quoted when discussing religion and government or debating whether to allow prayer...
Representative David Byrd: District 71 Capitol Hill Update
Nathan Bedford Forrest…. “The Rest of the Story.” The last few years, there have been a lot of controversies over General Nathan Bedford Forrest, a Civil War hero for the South. Most Southerners view...