Lawmakers end session before Lee files red-flag bill
House Majority Leader William Lamberth (R-Portland) said “there’s a lot of good stuff” in Gov. Bill Lee’s red-flag proposal,” but that his copy is “marked up with a whole lot of ink.” (Ian Round/The Daily Memphian)
The General Assembly chose to end this year’s legislative session before Gov. Bill Lee could find someone to sponsor — or even file — his “temporary mental health order of protection” bill.
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Ian Round is The Daily Memphian’s state government reporter based in Nashville. He came to Tennessee from Maryland, where he reported on local politics for Baltimore Brew. He earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Maryland in December 2019.
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