There are 6 article(s) tagged Tennessee House:

• March 2026

  • FedEx loses out on $20M tax break following close House vote

    Nine votes separated FedEx from a $20 million tax break, despite a mostly united front from Memphis lawmakers.

    By Noah McLane March 31, 2026

  • Tennessee House passes bill to track undocumented students in public schools

    Tennessee educators and immigration advocates oppose the student immigration bill, criticizing the additional logistical burden schools could face and data privacy concerns in a state pushing increasingly hardline immigration policies.

    By Melissa Brown March 18, 2026

• November 2025

  • Sexton says funding for new jail ‘up on the locals to do that locally’

    The Tennessee House speaker, who attended U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s news conference Monday, Nov. 24, was asked what the state’s appetite was for funding a replacement to 201 Poplar. 

    By Samuel Hardiman November 24, 2025

• January 2025

  • GOP-led immigration bill signals Trump that Tennessee wants to aid his deportation crackdown

    Tennessee lawmakers fast-tracked Gov. Bill Lee’s $5.5 million proposal to create a state immigration division and allocate funding for training grants for local law enforcement agencies seeking immigration agreements to cooperate with federal authorities.

    By The Associated Press January 29, 2025

• April 2024

  • Blended sentencing bill heads to governor’s desk

    Under the bill, juvenile court can keep the minor under its jurisdiction until the teen’s 19th birthday, after which the court is authorized to impose an additional sentence to be served on or before their 24th birthday if they violate conditions.

    By Julia Baker April 26, 2024

  • Defendant’s ability to pay won’t be considered in setting bail

    The Tennessee House passed a bill Tuesday, April 16, that removes a magistrate’s financial consideration from the initial bail-setting process.

    By Julia Baker April 16, 2024