The 12 Bills that sat for 3 years were ‘gross’ because: SC to T.N. Governor

• The Supreme Court questioned the Governor’s “gross” concerns over 12 Bills sent to him for assent.

• The Bills, primarily related to higher education and Vice-Chancellor appointments, were sent by the State Legislature between January 2020 and April 2023.

• The Governor sat on the Bills indefinitely, with two referred to the President and the remaining 10 withheld.

• The State Assembly re-passed the Bills in a Special Session and sent them again to the Governor for assent.

• The President assented to one Bill, rejected seven, and not considered the remaining two proposed laws.