| By now, you have hopefully heard that SJR127 created quite a stir during the House session Thursday, May 1st. The short story is that it failed to be brought out of committee to the House floor, but not without chaos and pandemonium.
The Caucus joined forces with the Nashville Section of the National Council of Jewish Women, the Tennessee League of Women Voters, Planned Parenthood and the ACLU of Tennessee in an effort to thwart the election year rhetoric of SJR127 supporters and their attempt to deceive the public and intimidate legislators with false information.
Thank you for any part you may have played in helping dispel and denounce such disregard for the truth, women’s healthcare privacy, and lack of consideration for victims of rape, incest and mother’s whose lives are at risk.
http://www.nashvillepost.com/news/2008/5/1/capitol_hill_chaos
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080502/NEWS0201/805020417
Holly Spann
Vice President, Legislation
TWPC & NWPC
SUPPORT – SJR0687 (Kurita, Ramsey) - Constitutional Amendment that provides for voter election of the lieutenant governor and the secretary of state; assigns certain qualifications and duties. (Passed in the Senate.) This is an opportunity for Tennesseans to be able to vote on more statewide offices and will open the door to more women and minorities being able to run in statewide elections: SJR0687 is now headed to Constitutional Amendment Calendar.
SUPPORT - SB3882/HB2888 - (Sen. Jim Kyle and Rep. Kent Coleman) This bill would eliminate a potential problem related to “spendthrift” trusts, which have recently become available in Tennessee after passage of a bill sought by the Tennessee Bankers Association last year. The trusts allow the protection of personal assets from any creditor after a four-year waiting period. According to the experts at the Tennessee Bar Association, the statute should include an exception for child support orders as is the case in several other states, and the Bar is seeking introduction of legislation that would add one. Placed on the Senate’s Regular Calendar (1) for Wednesday, May 7. (Passed in House)
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