The proposal would bar what happened after last April's expulsions: Democratic Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson were reappointed and quickly went back to work.
The Tennessee House has advanced a measure that would limit local governments' abilities to name interim successors in the event of an expulsion from the body.
Republicans in the TN House have voted to advance a bill that would prevent local governments from reappointing state lawmakers who were expelled due to behavior.
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