Tag Archives: Special Called Session

State Representative Ryan Williams said finding a balance in personal responsibility and personal liberty is the goal of this week’s special called session. The General Assembly will debate on legislation related to vaccines, masks and other COVID restrictions starting this week. Williams said it will be a daunting task. “I think what legislature is incoming upon is for them to ... Read More »

House Speaker Cameron Sexton said he is willing to work with Governor Bill Lee to bring Ford to the Memphis Regional Megasite. Ford Motor Company selected the industrial park for a $5.6 billion manufacturing campus. Sexton said Lee’s called special session will address the incentives involved. “The governor is the one that worked out the deal, and if he says ... Read More »

House Speaker Cameron Sexton said he asked for a special called legislative session over school mask mandates to discuss who is in charge of a student’s health. Sexton said the question is do parent’s have the right to make that choice or should a government’s ability outweigh a family decision. “If you’re asking my personal opinion, what I would like ... Read More »

The Tennessee General Assembly will begin its special called session Tuesday to debate legislation focusing on education. House Speaker Cameron Sexton said virtual and hybrid learning has created an issue Governor Bill Lee wants to address. “Learning loss is a big issue in our state,” Sexton said. “As well as, literacy and maintaining our reading and math proficiency rates. They ... Read More »

Tennessee’s legislators will begin their legislative session on Tuesday, and it will not be a typical opening week for them. Getting organized is the normal procedure for week one, but State Representative Ryan Williams said they will spend the end of this week deciding on Tennessee’s Medicaid Block Grant waiver. Williams said they will come back next week for the ... Read More »

State Representative Cameron Sexton expects a date for a special called legislative session by the end of the month. While Governor Bill Lee has said the session would focus on COVID liability issues, Sexton said other issues might also be discussed. Protests and public property damage could be among them. “We are also talking about these monuments that are being ... Read More »