NASHVILLE - A bill that would financially punish any city in Tennessee that became a sanctuary city and mandate local law enforcement detain certain immigrants was temporarily defeated in a House committee Monday.
The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Jay Reedy, R-Erin, was initially defeated with a controversial voice vote when it was taken up in the House finance committee.
While presenting the bill, Reedy said the measure was simply to provide "teeth" to a law already on the books in Tennessee that prohibits sanctuary cities.
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