Senator Joey Hensley, MD:Tennessee 28th District Capitol Hill Week in Review

PREVIEW OF THE 2022 SESSION

The General Assembly will convene on January 11, 2022, and one of the primary issues of the 112th General Assembly will be dealing with the state budget. The budget is always a top issue and the most important constitutional duty of the Tennessee General Assembly. This year it will be especially important due to strong tax collections, excess revenues and the flow of federal stimulus funds into Tennessee. The state is in the best financial condition in recent history. Even after the approval of $884 million in appropriations to incentivize and complete the West Tenn...