TN Republicans ram through 154 bills in last 3 days of session

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Pressed by GOP leaders to end the legislative session earlier than usual, the General Assembly passed 154 bills in the final three days of the session, 30 percent of the year's entire package of enacted legislation.
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Among the bills were items that were extensively debated, such as reshaping tenure and collective bargaining for teachers. Others got little attention, including measures that brought far-reaching changes to how residents are allowed to use the Internet, and some are going to need to be redone in the next session because they contained mistakes.
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When lawmakers passed the state budget, an amendment was inserted declaring that all federal money sent to Tennessee for family-planning services "shall be used fully" by government-run health agencies and none "shall be paid to third-party providers or private organizations or entities." However, a second amendment basically nullified that action by stating the first should not supersede provisions of federal and state law. State law said all federal Title X funding goes to state and local health departments, unless they can't provide all the services required, in which case the state can contract with private agencies such as the nonprofit Planned Parenthood.
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There's no correction, but lawmakers in the next session are expected to clarify a measure that caps payouts for medical malpractice and other civil cases at $750,000 for non-economic damages such as pain and suffering. The issue still under discussion deals with bodily injury.

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