Rep. Gary Moore (D-50) filed HB0009, which would require thirty (30) minutes of physical activity during every school day instead of the ninety (90) minutes of physical activity every week required under Tenn. Code Ann. § 49-6-1021. Currently, under the demands of national No Child Left Behind requirements to increase test scores, more and more [...]
Senate Resolution to Institute Term Limits
Resolutions are often the most innocuous work done by our Legislature, since they primarily serve to recognize and memorialize significant people and events in our State and do not hold the force of law. In that capacity, they are also some of the most interesting work done by our Legislature, since altogether they present a [...]
Sales Tax Exemption for Flood Survivors
There are currently four separate House Bills to extend the sales tax exemption for flood-related expenses pending in the 107th Tennessee General Assembly. The law was originally codified as a third Amendment to SB0231/HB 0228 last year, forming a new section at Tenn. Code Ann. § 67-6-396. It allowed flood survivors to apply for a sales [...]