What began as a barren, windswept dimensional plane has now become lush with sprouting, ambitious bills eager to grow into the flora that constitutes the Tennessee Code Annotated. As you certainly guessed from that description, that’s because this week saw the coming and passing of the House and Senate bill filing deadline. Our now-populated plane has become the playing field, and, with some exceptions, we can now see all the players.
We are on the precipice, dear reader. Next Tuesday is the bill filing deadline in the House, and Thursday is the cutoff in the Senate. We’re sitting at 971 (as of this writing) combined bills and joint resolutions in the House and Senate, and I’d expect that number maybe(?) doubles by the end of next week? We will find out shortly!
If you’ve got a pickup truck, a sturdy back and that inability to say “no” when that same friend again asks you to help them move, you might find yourself right at home at Cordell Hull this week.
How much extra money would a working-age person with a disability in Tennessee need to spend on all activities to achieve the same standard of living they could achieve with no disability?
Last month, Governor Lee called on the Commissioners of state departments to present their 2023 budget requests and efficiency plans. As the uncertainty of state finances in the wake of expected Covid-19-related economic disruptions recedes further into the past, state budget hearings have somewhat returned to normalcy.
