TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 29, 2020

State House leadership yesterday introduced legislation to undo Gov. Bill Lee’s decision to allow refugees to continue to resettle in Tennessee, the Commercial Appeal reports. The bill, HB 1929, was introduced by Rep. Ron Gant, R-Rossville, who serves as assistant majority leader, but he says it is supported by many of the House leaders. Under the measure, which would be retroactive, the General Assembly would be given the power to authorize decisions on refugee resettlement. In December, the governor told the federal government that the state would continue to resettle refugees. That move was quickly met with criticism from Republican lawmakers, including leadership in both chambers.