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2013 Legislative Session Summary

By Anne Carr, WPC Lobbyist, and Christi Granstaff, VP for Legislation The first legislative session of the 108th General Assembly ended on April 19, the earliest adjournment since at least 1995. Both the House and Senate had set that end date as their goal, having achieved a relatively early Read more…

By McDaniel, Joyce, 12 years ago

Legislative Update April 12, 2013

Success!!! WPC Opposition Helps Kill TANF Bill! SB132/HB261, which penalized the TANF (Tennessee Aid to Needy Families) grants of needy families, is dead for this year. Thanks to a storm of publicity and opposition from many groups, Senate sponsor Stacey Campfield, of Knoxville, yesterday sent the bill from the full Read more…

By McDaniel, Joyce, 12 years ago

Legislative Update April 5, 2013

The legislative session is getting more frantic and will be over by the end of April. Today our report focuses on two important issues – assistance for needy families and human trafficking legislation. Highly Questionable Bill Penalizing TANF Recipients You may have heard about this bill because it has generated Read more…

By McDaniel, Joyce, 12 yearsApril 8, 2013 ago

Legislative Update March 22, 2013

Thanks to everyone who was able to join us for Women’s Day on the Hill last Wednesday! The pace at the legislature has definitely picked up as they begin to close subcommittees and committees. Their goal is to finish by April 19, although later in April would still be earlier Read more…

By McDaniel, Joyce, 12 years ago

Legislative Report, March 8, 2013

Women’s Day on the Hill, March 20 Please join us at the legislature on Wed., March 20. We’ll have coffee for you down near the cafeteria, and then you can watch committees or visit your legislators or both. For lunch, we will be at the Doubletree Hotel, with a panel Read more…

By McDaniel, Joyce, 12 years ago

Legislative Report March 1, 2013

Attached is new weekly information on the current status of every bill currently tracked by WPC. Read on for a little more orientation about what some of the terms on the report mean. Fiscal Notes Many of the bills on human trafficking are now moving through the system, and some Read more…

By McDaniel, Joyce, 12 yearsMarch 4, 2013 ago

Legislative Report Feb. 22, 2013

This week we are sending you (by attachment) the complete list of legislation that WPC is tracking this year. This list is long and may be a little overwhelming, but we want you to see the range of issues we try to monitor in some way, shape or form. Soon, Read more…

By McDaniel, Joyce, 12 years ago

Legislative Report February 8, 2013

About 1200 pieces of legislation have now been filed for consideration during the 108th General Assembly, and the final filing deadline is Feb. 14. There is a new 15 bill limit for the 99 House members, with an exclusion for administration bills, so I’m assuming we will have just under Read more…

By McDaniel, Joyce, 12 yearsFebruary 11, 2013 ago

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