Archive for category Legislative Updates
Tennessee Health Freedom Act Passed Twice
Posted by Staff in Health Care, Health Freedom, Legislation, Legislative Updates on June 14, 2010
“Senator Beavers is Proud to Have Passed Tennessee Health Freedom Act Twice this Session – Discouraged with the State House for Refusing to Protect Tennesseans from Obamacare”
On Friday, June 4th, Senate leaders enacted a procedural method that revived the Tennessee Health Freedom Act. The original Health Freedom Act, SB 3498, was sponsored by Senator Beavers [...]
Tennessee Legislative Session Concludes
Posted by Staff in Legislative Updates, State Budget on June 14, 2010
After passing a conservative budget out of the Senate Finance Committee, Senate leaders were constrained by members of the State House in what spending they could cut to balance the budget.
Senator Mae Beavers Files 2010 Legislation
Posted by Staff in Legislative Updates on January 29, 2010
This week Senator Beavers completed the filing of her 2010 legislative package. Legislation filed by Beavers included bills that address Tennessee’s DUI laws, healthcare, worker’s compensation, job creation, and the court system. Beavers once again hopes to pass an “ignition interlock” bill that would require a repeat DUI offender to purchase a device that would [...]
Senator Beavers Stands Against “Race to the Top”
Posted by Staff in Legislative Updates on January 22, 2010
Senator Beavers was the sole Republican alongside two Democrats to vote against Governor Phil Bredesen and President Barack Obama’s “Race to the Top” education bill last Friday. The bill was introduced in a special extraordinary session called by the Governor that lasted approximately three days in order to rush through Washington-mandated and open-ended legislation to [...]
Higher Education Reform Passes
Posted by Staff in Legislative Updates on January 22, 2010
Tennessee ranks 40th in the nation in completion of college bachelor’s degrees and 45th in associate degrees. Our dismal college attendance and graduation rates are not only educational problems, but in an ever-expanding and competitive global economy, they are proving to be an economic problem as well.
The higher education bill passed this week, called the [...]
Worker’s Compensation and Small Contractors
Posted by Staff in Legislative Updates on January 22, 2010
General Assembly Delays Law Requiring the Purchase of Worker’s Compensation Insurance by Small Contractors
Senator Mae Beavers helped pass a worker’s compensation law that would seek to delay the implementation of a 2008 law that required all sole proprietors to carry worker’s compensation insurance. Beavers also plans to present a bill during regular session that would [...]
Preview of the 2009 Legislative Session
Posted by maebeavers in Legislative Updates on January 30, 2009
NASHVILLE, TN – With organizational tasks out of the way, the 106th General Assembly will soon reconvene to tackle the important issues facing Tennessee as we start this new legislative session. Topping this year’s agenda will be consideration of a balanced budget in one of the worst financial years faced by lawmakers in a long [...]
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