COVID special session bills still awaiting action from Lee

Published November 10, 2021 5:00pm ET



Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee still is contemplating action on the seven bills sent to him after approval during the Tennessee Legislature’s most-recent special session.

The largest of the bills was an omnibus bill regarding COVID-19-mitigation measures that was debated and adjusted late into the night Oct. 29 after criticism from the Ford Motor Company and other large businesses in the state about a rule that would have banned mask mandates at private businesses.

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