They finally did it. They found a way to trivialize the Bible in Tennessee.
After years of attempting to make the Bible the official state book, state legislators figured if they grouped a version of the Bible with a bunch of other books — some not even books — with some (or no) specific relation to Tennessee they might get enough votes to pass the measure.
They did, with the House passing the bill 73-18 and the Senate approving it 26-6.
All five members of the Hamilton County House delegation, including Democrat Yusuf Hakeem, voted for the bill. State Sen. Bo Watson, R-Hixson, also voted for it, but state Sen. Todd Gardenhire, R-Chattanooga, abstained.
The legislation now goes to the desk of Gov. Bill Lee, who has not said whether he planned to sign in.