TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 14, 2016

The House Ethics Committee, which has not gathered in seven years, met today and unanimously dismissed a series of complaints filed against House Speaker Beth Harwell for actions related to the investigation and expulsion of former Rep. Jeremy Durham. The committee said the complaints, filed by Rep. Rick Womick, R-Rockvale, had no merit for moving forward. Prior to the panel taking up his complaints, Womick rescinded two of his five allegations, saying he was considering advancing them at a later date, the Tennessean reports.