Thanks to your emails and calls these bills have made it through the subcommittees and now it is time for the committees to vote on them!

TWO IMPORTANT BILLS TO CALL OR EMAIL ABOUT NEXT WEEK MAR. 4 AND 5

Open Meetings – As introduced, requires a governing body subject to the open meetings laws to reserve a period of public comment to provide the public with the opportunity to comment on any matter germane to the jurisdiction of the governing body, regardless of whether the matter is listed on the agenda for the meeting. – Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44.

This bill is on the agenda of House State and Local Gov’t. Committee Wed. March 5, 2024

Please ask these house committee members to support the bill! (copy and paste)

rep.rush.bricken@capitol.tn.gov

rep.jeff.burkhart@capitol.tn.gov

rep.ed.butler@capitol.tn.gov

rep.michele.carringer@capitol.tn.gov

rep.jesse.chism@capitol.tn.gov

rep.vincent.dixie@capitol.tn.gov

rep.rick.eldridge@capitol.tn.gov

reo.dan.howell@capitol.tn.gov

rep.tom.leatherwood@capitol.tn.gov

rep.mary.littleton@capitol.tn.gov

rep.greg.martin@capitol.tn.gov

rep.jake.mccalmon@capitol.tn.gov

rep.larry.j.miller@capitol.tn.gov

rep.bo.mitchell@capitol.tn.gov

rep.jerome.moon@capitol.tn.gov

rep.jason.powell@capitol.tn.gov

rep.dennis.powers@capitol.tn.gov

rep.tim.rudd@capitol.tn.gov

rep.iris.rudder@capitol.tn.gov

rep.gabby.salinas@capitol.tn.gov

rep.todd.warner@capitol.tn.gov

SB0178  Tuesday, March 4, 2025 (this is the senate counterpart of HB022 above. It is on the agenda of the Senate State & Local Gov’t. Committee on Tuesday, March 4, 2025)

Here are the senators to please email (copy and paste) or call asking them to support this bill!

sen.richard.briggs@capitol.tn.gov

sen.tom.hatcher@capitol.tn.gov

sen.adam.lowe@capitol.tn.gov

sen.jeff.yarbro@capitol.tn.gov

sen.todd.gardenhire@capitol.tn.gov

sen.ed.jackson@capitol.tn.gov

sen.sara.kyle@capitol.tn.gov

sen.kerry.roberts@capitol.tn.gov