The process to amend the Tennessee Constitution is lengthy. As outlined in Article XI, Section 3, any constitutional amendments must be passed by two consecutive general assemblies—the first by a simple majority and the second by a two-thirds majority. If an amendment passes the legislature, it then moves onto a ballot for referendum. This referendum may only happen during a gubernatorial election year—when Tennesseans choose their next governor.
RE: ballot initiative
ReplyDeleteMay be a good idea, but a judge can then over rule the people.
Any proposed amendment which would act to modify or delete any part of existing Constitution shouls automatically be disqualified.
That is what the last mentioned (Hock eem-D) is wanting to do.
Instead of Reedy pushing for reform of carry laws via his HJR 0038 (which is pretty much guaranteed to fail), why not simply remove a . of:
ReplyDeletehttps://law.justia.com/codes/tennessee/2021/title-39/chapter-17/part-13/section-39-17-1307/
which states "A person commits an offense who carries, with the intent to go armed, a firearm or a club."
I'm pretty sure this is unconstitutional already in light of NYSRPA v Bruen.
Once again, the Tennessee Legislature puts forth a mighty effort to produce minimum results.