TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Dec 12, 2016

Tennessee House Speaker Beth Harwell, R-Nashville, plans two policy changes directly related to the downfall of lawmaker Jeremy Durham, the Tennessean reports. In a statement Friday, Harwell said she will propose that the House Ethics Committee hear allegations of sexual harassment and then recommend action to the full chamber. Under current rules, the committee may not hear these cases. Harwell also said she would push for changes in the rules to allow the reporting of raw numbers of violations or complaints filed under the House’s discrimination and harassment policy.