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State House, Senate Speakers Argue Over Sidelined Public Safety Bills

Posted by: Paul Burch on Nov 14, 2023

Lt. Gov. Randy McNally is refuting criticism that the Tennessee Senate failed to consider a bill that could have prevented the recent death of a Belmont University student last week in Nashville, reports the Tennessean. Jillian Ludwig was killed by a stray bullet while walking in a park a mile from campus. House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, criticized the Senate for declining to consider a bill that he said could have required the suspect charged with Ludwig’s death to be involuntarily committed in an earlier case. Shaquille Taylor, who is now facing multiple charges, had previously been prosecuted for aggravated assault and found incompetent to stand trial. Sexton was co-writing a bill during the special session that would have required individuals to be involuntarily committed to a mental institution if they were found to pose an “imminent” likelihood of serious harm. The bill was set to be considered on the House floor when the session was abruptly adjourned.

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