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Adams and Reese Legislative Update – 9-30-2021
Mandatory Vaccine Guidance Issued for Federal Contractors: A Sneak Peek of What’s to Come for Private Sector Employers? September 2021 President Biden’s announcement earlier this month that private sector employers with 100 or more employees will be required to have all employees either vaccinated or tested weekly has left many employers scrambling. This is…
Read MoreAdams and Reese Legislative Updated – 9-01-2021
The legislature adjourned in May and the summer has brought about a lot of fundraising activity for members who will be in full campaign mode next year. Also, 2022 will include a governor’s race with Governor Lee up for re-election and many other local elections. TTA has remained active through TruckPAC by supporting those legislators who have been…
Read MorePowering the Future
YPC’s Powering the Future Fundraiser “Join us for a fundraiser on July 22nd, 2021 focused on the recruiting and training of our next generation of diesel technicians. The TTA’s Young Professionals Council and TN Trucking Foundation have been invited to partner with the Cummins TEC initiative to raise in-kind donations of tools and supplies,…
Read MoreAdams and Reese Legislative Update – 6-1-2021
The legislature adjourned in early May and looks to return in January of 2022. The legislature began its session in January in the middle of the worst period of the COVID 19 pandemic. Over several months, the legislature did not know for certain what type of schedule would be adopted to conduct its business, pass a budget…
Read MoreAMENDED REGIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION UNDER 49 CFR § 390.23 No. 2021-002
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration May 11, 2021 AMENDED REGIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION UNDER 49 CFR § 390.23 No. 2021-002 ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DELAWARE, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MARYLAND, MISSISSIPPI, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, VIRGINIA, AND WEST VIRGINIA In accordance with the provisions of 49 CFR §…
Read MoreFMCSA Regional Emergency Declaration (2021-002) – Colonial Pipeline System
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration May 9, 2021 REGIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION UNDER 49 CFR § 390.23 No. 2021-002 ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DELAWARE, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MARYLAND, MISSISSIPPI, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, AND VIRGINIA In accordance with the provisions of 49 CFR § 390.23, the Regional…
Read MoreAdams and Reese Legislative Report 5-07-2021
112th General Assembly Adjourns First Year of Legislative Session The Tennessee General Assembly concluded its 2021 regular session at 9:15 pm last night, and in the process largely avoided much of the inter-chamber sparring and political drama that punctuated the final hours of the 2020 session. A session that began with the anticipation of being…
Read MoreAdams and Reese Legislative Update – 5-1-2021
The 112th General Assembly could complete their work for the year next week, a bit of a surprising development given the recent narrative that adjournment would take place sometime the first week in May, but consistent with the initial projections offered by leadership at the beginning of session. The House could see the budget on the…
Read MoreAdams and Reese Legislative Report – 4-30-2021
Legislature Approves Budget; Adjournment Just Days Away The Tennessee General Assembly passed a balanced, $42.6 Billion budget yesterday morning, completing its sole constitutional requirement and signaling that 2021 session is rapidly nearing an end. While the final budget varied somewhat from the budget that Governor Bill Lee had proposed, the essence remains largely the same. …
Read MoreGov. Lee Pushes Reopening, Focus on Economic Recovery
Gov. Lee Pushes Reopening, Focus on Economic Recovery Ends Public Health Orders and Local Mask Authority Tuesday, April 27, 2021 | 09:25am NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the end of statewide public health orders and signed Executive Order 80 to address economic and regulatory functions. EO 80 also ends the local authority to issue mask…
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