Senate State and Local Government Committee: Nullification Summer Study Oct 3, 2024

Tennessee Senate (Judiciary/Summer Study) · October 3, 2024

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Call to order and opening remarks

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Chair called the summer study to order, apologized for a late start, set decorum rules (no clapping, interruptions) and explained the purpose: information-gathering only (no votes). He noted Senator Bolling was on emergency disaster calls and that members may request attorney general opinion copies from staff.

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A Tennessee Senate committee held a summer-study hearing on the theory and draft mechanics of state "nullification" (bills identified in testimony as SB 2775 and SB 1092). Constitutional scholars and lawyers testified both for and against the idea, and senators questioned legal precedent, practical consequences for federal funding and disaster response, and whether the legislature needs a formal statutory process. No bill vote was taken.

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