Tennessee’s ignition interlock law will apply to more drunken drivers under legislation signed by Gov. Bill Haslam.

Currently, ignition-locking devices, which force drivers to pass breath tests to start vehicles and keep them running, are required for DUI offenders whose blood alcohol level topped 0.15 percent.

2. Governor Signs Ignition Interlock Bill - Friday, May 17, 2013

Tennessee’s ignition interlock law will apply to more drunken drivers under legislation signed by Gov. Bill Haslam.

Currently, ignition-locking devices, which force drivers to pass breath tests to start vehicles and keep them running, are required for DUI offenders whose blood alcohol level topped 0.15 percent.

3. Lawmakers Pass Bill for More Ignition Interlocks - Friday, April 19, 2013

NASHVILLE (AP) – A proposal to make Tennessee's ignition interlock law apply to more drunken drivers has cleared the Legislature.

The measure was unanimously approved 95-0 in the House on Tuesday before passing the Senate 31-0, sending it to the governor for consideration.

4. DUI Proposal Headed to Governor - Wednesday, April 18, 2012

A proposal that increases the penalty for drunken driving when a child under 18 is a passenger in the vehicle is headed to the governor for his consideration.

The measure sponsored by Republican Rep. Tony Shipley of Kingsport was unanimously approved 94-0 in the House on Tuesday. The companion bill unanimously passed the Senate 32-0 last month.

5. Sponsor Pulls Transport of Illegal Immigrants Bill - Wednesday, February 08, 2012

NASHVILLE – The sponsor of a bill that would make it a felony to harbor or transport an illegal immigrant has withdrawn the measure from consideration.

The bill had been scheduled for a vote in the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

6. Legislators' Use of 'Sunset Law' Questioned - Tuesday, August 02, 2011

NASHVILLE (AP) – Recent disputes in the Tennessee legislature are once again raising questions about whether Tennessee lawmakers are using a 1970s anti-bureaucracy law to pressure regulatory agencies.

7. Governor Awaits Outcome of Nurse Licenses' Probe - Thursday, July 21, 2011

FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) — Gov. Bill Haslam said Wednesday that he's awaiting the outcome of an investigation into whether lawmakers improperly intervened with a state board to help three nurse practitioners whose licenses were suspended, but acknowledged he doesn't like it "when people use their leverage to accomplish a personal agenda."

8. TBI Probing Lawmaker Involvement in Nurse Cases - Wednesday, July 20, 2011

NASHVILLE (AP) – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking into whether lawmakers improperly intervened with a state board to help three nurse practitioners whose licenses were suspended.

9. Income Tax Resolution Measure in Jeopardy - Thursday, April 29, 2010

Legislation that would declare an income tax and payroll tax unconstitutional in Tennessee could be in jeopardy.

The House Budget Subcommittee on a voice vote Wednesday placed the measure sponsored by Republican Rep. Tony Shipley of Kingsport behind the budget, meaning the proposal will be revisited if any money is left after the state’s spending plan is set.

10. DUI Ignition Lock Device Bill Advances in House - Thursday, April 29, 2010

NASHVILLE (AP) — A proposal that would require offenders charged with drunken driving to have ignition locking devices installed in their vehicles if they have a blood alcohol level of 0.15 is advancing in the House.

11. DUI Ignition Lock Device Bill Advancing in House - Thursday, February 18, 2010

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A proposal that would require offenders charged with drunken driving to have ignition locking devices installed in their vehicles is advancing in the House.

The measure sponsored by Rep. Tony Shipley, a Kingsport Republican, was approved on a voice vote in the House Judiciary Criminal Practice Subcommittee on Wednesday.

12. Turner: GOP Taking Undue Credit for Road Repair - Monday, February 15, 2010

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Democratic leaders say a Republican lawmaker at the center of a controversial race during the 2008 general election is wrongfully taking credit for repairs to a Kingsport highway.

13. Lawmakers Seek Consensus on DUI Interlock Bills - Thursday, February 11, 2010

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee lawmakers are trying to agree on legislation that would require offenders charged with drunken driving to have ignition interlock devices installed in their vehicles.

14. Lawmakers Criticize $70M Tenn. Biofuels Project - Friday, November 06, 2009

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Some state lawmakers say they were misled in approving $70 million for an initiative to turn switchgrass into ethanol and have delayed approval on part of the project.

15. Tenn. AG Says Landlords Can Ban Tenants' Guns - Thursday, October 29, 2009

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Attorney General Bob Cooper says landlords can ban their tenants from bringing firearms into their property even if they have handgun carry permits.

16. State House Sponsor Abandons Medical Privacy Bill - Wednesday, June 03, 2009

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The House sponsor of a proposal to give parents full access to their children's medical records has withdrawn the measure from consideration.

The bill sponsored by Rep. Tony Shipley, a Kingsport Republican, was taken off notice without explanation in the House Budget Subcommittee on Tuesday.

17. House Speaker Breaks Tie on Medical Privacy Bill - Wednesday, April 29, 2009

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - House Speaker Kent Williams has stepped in to break a tie on a proposal to give parents full access to their children's medical procedures and tests.

18. GOP Operative Pleads No Contest to Election Charge - Monday, March 16, 2009

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (AP) - A Republican staffer in the Tennessee House pleaded no contest Friday to a criminal charge stemming from his operation of fake political Web sites in the name of a Democratic incumbent.

19. Top 2 House Republicans Named in Ethics Complaint - Tuesday, January 13, 2009

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The top two Republicans in the state House have been accused of improper conduct in the 2008 campaign by a Democrat who lost re-election.

The complaint before the Tennessee Ethics Commission names Republican Reps. Jason Mumpower of Bristol and Glen Casada of Franklin, along with Casada adviser Scott Gilmer.