The Special Legislative Session will begin on August 21 at 4:00 p.m. Central Time. As well as staffing up significantly in order to monitor every part of the legislative process, we are developing a list of resources for the special session in the lead-up to August 21. This page will be updated as needed. Some items are events. Others are things to read for greater understanding. If there are anti-LGBTQ bills or amendments to bills, we will have a strong focus on that legislation. Regardless, we will also be present to support the organizations leading the effort to curtail gun violence in our state.
CALENDAR ITEMS
AUG 15
Murfreesboro: TEP Rutherford County meeting. Facebook event located here.
AUG 16
Zoom: Tennessee Pride Chamber's Classroom Connect on the Special Session Facebook event located here.
AUG 17
Nashville: Drop in orientation to the special session. Facebook event located here.
AUG 18
Athens: LGBTQ+ Ally Workshop. TEP Knox, Anderson, and Blount Counties Chair Aly Chapman will be presenting at this PFLAG event. Facebook event located here.
AUG 21
Nashville: Balcony Brigade First Watch with HRC Nashville. Facebook event located here.
AUG 23
Nashville: AWAKE Day on the Hill. Sign up link located here.
ORGANIZATIONS
NEWS ITEMS
Nashville Scene coverage of the Governor's proclamation.
Tennessee Lookout coverage of the Governor's proclamation.
Coverage of the Governor's proclamation in The Tennessean.
WPLN coverage of the Governor's proclamation.
WPLN on the Speaker of the House focusing on tougher juvenile sentences instead of access to guns.
Tennessee Lookout piece on the special session leading to harsher forms of juvenile justice.
The Tennessean looks at our state's gun theft laws.
Tennessee Lookout coverage of the 2023 Child Fatality Annual Report
The Tennessean on Sen. Haile's proposal on threats of violence
The Nashville Scene previews a special session that holds little hope of gun restrictions.
The Tennessean on the push for gun reform coming from all corners.
REPORTS/ANALYSIS
The Sycamore Institute on firearm-related deaths in Tennessee
Tennessee Lookout story on TN Comptroller's Report on school shootings
Vanderbilt Poll from May 2023 that includes issues of gun violence
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