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Posted by: Kate Prince on Jun 23, 2020

House Republican Caucus Chair Jeremy Faison, R-Cosby, and Gov. Bill Lee today confirmed that, while a special session is still possible, it is unlikely to happen before the August mid-term election, the Tennessean reports. Lee said last week he was considering calling lawmakers back for a special session after a bill aimed at providing businesses, schools and others protections from litigation related to COVID-19 failed. Faison and Lee both said today that a special session could not occur until the House and Senate reach an agreement. A special session could be called either by the governor ordering lawmakers to return for a specific reason, or the legislature signing on to an effort, which would require two-thirds of the members in both chambers, or 88 of the General Assembly’s 132 seats, to sign on to a petition for a special session.