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#SayDyslexia bill passes the House and is headed to Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam
April 27, 2016 | 
Tennessee State Representative Joe Pitts
“Tyler Head” bill passes the House and is also headed to the Governor
Nashville, TN – Several bills sponsored by State Representative Joe Pitts (D-Clarksville) moved along in committees last week. This is a general update on the bills and events on the Hill from this week.
House Bill 2616/Senate Bill 2635 The #SayDyslexia bill has now passed both the Senate and the House and is headed to the Governor for his signature. The bill will address early screening and intervention for the students with attributes of dyslexia.
(L to R) Professional Educators of Tennessee presenting Ryann Smith, Senator Dolores Gresham, & Representative Joe Pitts 2016 Advocate of the Year awards on April 18th. Also pictured is J.C. Bowman, Executive Director of the Professional Educators of Tennessee (3rd from left)
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Property Tax Relief Bill Advances
Tennessee State Representative Joe Pitts
#SayDyslexia bill passes the Senate
Nashville, TN – Several bills sponsored by Tennessee State Representative Joe Pitts (D-Clarksville) moved along in committees last week. This is a general update on the bills and events on the Hill from last week.
House Bill 1410/Senate Bill 1484 (Senator Mark Green (R-Clarksville) cleared the House Local Full Committee this week and is now scheduled for the Finance Sub Committee on Tuesday, April 12th. This legislation will repeal the “Save our Property Tax Relief” legislation, Public Chapter 481, which passed last year.
Representative Joe Pitts welcomes Clarksville teachers to the State Capitol on March 29th. (L to R: Back Row) Maria Uffleman (TEA Uniserv), Robert Maglaughlin, P.T. Miller, Ray Szczepaniak, Becky Adames, State Representative Joe Pitts. (L to R: Front Row) Emily Clay, Wendy Gerhart, Karen Maglaughlin, Becky Jackman.
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Veterans Property Tax Relief Bill Advances
Tennessee Representative Joe Pitts
Attorney General Opinion regarding the use of Veterans Income in Calculating Property Tax Relief
Nashville, TN – On February 3rd, 2016, I requested the State Attorney General Herbert Slatery to review and issue a legal opinion on the property tax relief legislation (Public Chapter 481) passed last year.
On Tuesday, March 29th, we received the following opinion from the Attorney General attached at the bottom of this article.
House Bill 1410/Senate Bill 1484 (Senator Mark Green (R-Clarksville) passed both the Senate Local Government Committee and the House Local Sub-Government Committee on March 30th.
Tennessee State Representative Joe Pitts
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Veterans Property Tax Relief Bills Set For Local Government Sub-Committee Meeting on March 23rd
Tennessee Representative Joe Pitts
“Say Dyslexia” bill to be heard in the House and Senate committees
Nashville, TN – Several bills sponsored by Tennessee Representative Joe Pitts (D-Clarksville) moved along in committees last week. This is a general update on the bills and events on the Hill from last week.
House Bill 1513/Senate Bill 1658 (Senator Jim Tracy, R-Shelbyville) is a proposal from the Tennessee Sheriff’s Association to allow county governments to give to retiring full time deputies their service weapon (pistol) that was carried in the line of duty. This legislation has passed both the House and Senate and is on its way to the Governor.
Tennessee Representative Joe Pitts presenting House Joint Resolution 550. (L to R) Emmanuel Toribio (UTO Volunteer), Joe Pitts, Bobby Thurman (USO RP/6 Scout), Tareasha Jones (USO Volunteer)
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First Annual Consolidated Veterans Legislative Day at Tennessee’s Capitol
Nashville, TN – On February 17th, 2016, approximately 200 veterans, representing almost two-dozen different veteran affiliated organizations from across the state of Tennessee met one-on-one with legislators and staff in their capitol offices. Honored Tennessee veterans from all services, including William “Bill” Robinson, a retired U.S. Air Force officer who was a Vietnam prisoner of war for seven and a half years, were in attendance.
For many veterans, this was their first visit to the Capitol and they met with their elected representatives to discuss two particular pieces of legislation.
The Military Officer Association of America (Fort Campbell Chapter) in association with the Montgomery County Veterans Coalition spearheaded this initial effort to organize veterans from across the state in one-on-one meetings with legislators on vital veteran issues at the Tennessee State Capitol.
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