TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 24, 2020

Gov. Bill Lee has signed into a law a bill that makes it a felony to camp on state property, Nashville Public Radio reports. The anti-protest bill went into effect last Thursday. It means people who hold overnight sit-ins on public property, like the state Capitol, face up to six years in prison and loss of their voting rights. It also creates mandatory minimum sentences for assaulting a first responder. Read more about the legislation.