Sen. Stacey Campfield (R-7) filed SB0133 would require persons registering to vote to provide identification upon registering in an election commission office or upon voting for the first time. The forms of required ID include: (A) A social security card; (B) Birth certificate; (C) Tennessee driver license; (D) A valid identification card issued by a [...]
Proof of Citizenship Required for Birth Certificate
Sen. Stacey Campfield (R-7) filed SB0132 which would attempt to nullify birthright citizenship in Tennessee by requiring parents provide identification documents before their child may receive a valid birth certificate. The Bill is broadly captioned for Titles 1 (Code and Statutes) and 68 (Health, Safety, and Environmental Protection). Click Here for PollOnline SurveyConjoint Analysis | [...]
Public Notice of Firearms Sales
Rep. Steve Hall (R-18) and Sen. Stacey Campfield (R-7) filed HB0164/SB0131 which would require notice of sales of confiscated firearms to be placed on the Web site of county or municipality conducting such sale; requires such notice state that members of the public are invited to the sale. Click Here for PollOnline SurveyConjoint Analysis | [...]
Public Funds for Referendums
Sen. Stacey Campfield (R-7) filed SB0130 which would prohibit spending public funds on the support or opposition of any referendum. The Bill is broadly captioned for Title 2 (Elections). Click Here for PollOnline SurveyConjoint Analysis | Polls | Email Marketing | Feedback TabView MicroPoll
Third Parties on Ballots, Closed Primaries
Sen. Stacey Campfield (R-7) filed SB0129 which would, 1) allow political parties with membership of at least 1% of the total number of votes in the last gubernatorial election to appear on the ballot, and 2) require voters to register as members of a political party to vote in primary elections. There were 1,601,660 votes [...]
Defense Discovery on Orders of Protection
Sen. Stacey Campfield (R-7) filed SB0125 which would authorize the use of discovery to aid in the defense of a petition for a protective order. The discovery would take place over the phone, under the supervision of an attorney, and could be limited to one hour. The domestic violence victim would not be required to [...]
Order of Protection Recipient Pays Costs & Fees
Sen. Stacey Campfield (R-7) filed SB0124 which would require a petitioner for an order of protection to pay court costs and attorney fees if the petition is dismissed. The Bill is a renewal of HB1135/SB1256 filed by Rep. G.A. Hardaway (D-92) and Sen. Dewayne Bunch (R-9) in the 106th General Assembly. HB0268/SB0192 filed by Rep. [...]
Supervised Parent Chooses Supervisor for Visits
Sen. Stacey Campfield (R-7) filed SB0123 which would authorize a parent or guardian who pays for the supervision of child visitation to select the provider of supervision services. This is a renewal of HB1132/SB1266 filed by Rep. G.A. Hardaway (D-92) and Sen. Dewayne Bunch (R-9) in the 106th General Assembly. The Bill presents a problem [...]
Non-Biological Fathers May Recover Child Support
Sen. Stacey Campfield (R-7) filed SB0122 which would authorize a man who has paid child support for a child who is not his biological child to recover such child support from the biological father after a paternity test. The Bill is a renewal of HB0806/SB1253 filed by Rep. Stacey Campfield (R-18) and Sen. Dewayne Bunch [...]
Automatic Recusal of Divorce Judge
Sen. Stacey Campfield (R-7) filed SB0121 which would authorize the defendant in a divorce case to request one automatic recusal of the judge assigned to hear the case. This is a renewal of HB1134/SB1254 filed by Rep. G.A. Hardaway (D-92) and Sen. Dewayne Bunch (R-9) in the 106th General Assembly. Click Here for PollOnline SurveyConjoint [...]