Proposal to let parents be fined for kids' crimes heads to Tennessee governor's desk

FOX News— A proposal that would allow parents to be fined for their child's criminal offenses is headed to Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's desk for his approval. The GOP-dominant House on Monday approved allowing judges to levy up to $1,000 in fines against parents or legal guardians of children who commit a second criminal offense. The chamber voted 72-24 to send the bill to the governor after it previously secured the support from the similarly Republican-controlled Senate. TENNESSEE SCHOOL VOUCHER PROGRAM...

Mississippi Today—IVF heir bill heads to governor’s desk. This is the fifth year Rep. Dana McLean, R-Columbus, filed the measure to give inheritance rights to children conceived via IVF after the death of one parent, as 27 other states have done.

Mississippi Today—Law enforcement officers’ oversight bill heads to governor’s desk. The Mississippi House on Saturday and the Senate on Monday passed legislation to give the state’s officer certification board the power to investigate law enforcement misconduct.

WHNT.com—Death penalty for child rapists clears final legislative hurdle, heads to governor’s desk. A controversial bill that would allow the state to seek the death penalty for those convicted of rape of a child passed the House of Representatives Monday, clearing the final legislative hurdle before becoming law in Tennessee.