Well my fellow Tennesseans, our glorious House Speaker Jimmy Naifeh killed a few of our bills again.
We had three bills up for a vote today, 1 was deferred till 4/2, the others are dead. To pass, a bill needed a majority of the 5 person committee's votes.
HB3667 would have removed the restriction on carrying in parks. The committee members voted 3-2 to pass it on. Wait you say, we had a majority? Well, the House has a nice rule. The Speaker can vote on any committee. He came and voted, and voted Nay, making it 3-3. Tie means the bill dies. Jimmy Naifeh came down, and made sure this bill died. If this annoys you, remember it when you vote this fall.
The next bill would have let faculty and staff at public educational facilities (schools - university) carry. This was HB3014. I admit, as a student I wasn't fond of this bill, but it was a step in the right direction. However, it died 2-3-1. Two for, 3 against (one being Naifeh) one present not voting. Naifeh made sure this bill died hard.
HB0702 was our restaurant carry bill, and it is still alive, at least until Naifeh kills it. (Which, I have 0 doubt he does.)
Tough luck again for us, my fellow Tennesseans. Remember this when you vote this fall, it is currently 53D and 46R in the state House. 4 seats change, and Naifeh won't be speaker.
Oh, and by the way, the other 2 antis are Briley and Sontany. Briley is the drunk from a few months back, and Sontany once asked a TFA member why he would even go to a place he might need to defend himself (because we always go places intending to be attacked).
We had three bills up for a vote today, 1 was deferred till 4/2, the others are dead. To pass, a bill needed a majority of the 5 person committee's votes.
HB3667 would have removed the restriction on carrying in parks. The committee members voted 3-2 to pass it on. Wait you say, we had a majority? Well, the House has a nice rule. The Speaker can vote on any committee. He came and voted, and voted Nay, making it 3-3. Tie means the bill dies. Jimmy Naifeh came down, and made sure this bill died. If this annoys you, remember it when you vote this fall.
The next bill would have let faculty and staff at public educational facilities (schools - university) carry. This was HB3014. I admit, as a student I wasn't fond of this bill, but it was a step in the right direction. However, it died 2-3-1. Two for, 3 against (one being Naifeh) one present not voting. Naifeh made sure this bill died hard.
HB0702 was our restaurant carry bill, and it is still alive, at least until Naifeh kills it. (Which, I have 0 doubt he does.)
Tough luck again for us, my fellow Tennesseans. Remember this when you vote this fall, it is currently 53D and 46R in the state House. 4 seats change, and Naifeh won't be speaker.
Oh, and by the way, the other 2 antis are Briley and Sontany. Briley is the drunk from a few months back, and Sontany once asked a TFA member why he would even go to a place he might need to defend himself (because we always go places intending to be attacked).
