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Lawmaker Leaves Door Open for Special Session

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on May 17, 2021

Legislators adjourned the first year of the 112th General Assembly just a little more than a week ago, but comments from some indicate they could return for a special session to approve the spending of federal recovery funds. The state is to receive $8.6 billion, with $4 billion going to the state, $2.27 billion for county and city governments and $2.3 billion for local school districts, Tennessee Lookout reports. Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee Chair Sen. Bo Watson, R-Hixson, said last week a special session may be needed due to the sheer amount of money headed for Tennessee as well as the need to reallocate current funds. “We are going to try and run our normal expansion request process with these new federal dollars that are coming in unless it’s just so burdensome we just can’t manage it. We don’t know yet,” he said.

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