Rep. Farmer Releases 2015 Legislative Survey

State Representative Andrew Farmer has released an online survey to gain input from 17^th House District residents on several bills that have been prefiled for the 109^th General Assembly. Rep. Farmer is seeking feedback from his constituents on bills and issues that will be at the forefront of the 109th General Assembly in 2015.

Issues covered in the online 2015 Legislative Survey include:

• Adjustments to the state’s fuel tax to use for road infrastructure (no bill prefiled)
• Expansion of Medicaid in Tennessee, such as Gov. Haslam’s Insure Tennessee, Volunteer Plan, etc. (no bill prefiled)
• Implementation of Common Core State Standards in Tennessee public schools (continued from 108th)
• Lowering the state’s portion of the sales tax from 7% to 6.75% on tangible personal property (HB0001)
• High school seniors being required to pass the same civics exam for graduation taken by U.S. immigrants for citizenship (HB0010)
• Elimination of the Hall Income Tax, a 6% tax on investment income. (SB0002)

The 2015 Legislative Survey can be found online at http://svy.mk/1A05PfJ.

The Tennessee General Assembly convenes on January 13, 2015 in Nashville at 1:00 pm ET and may be viewed live at http://1.usa.gov/1FzOItG.

Rep. Andrew Farmer represents portions of Jefferson and Sevier County for Tennessee House District 17.  His capitol office is located at 301 6^th Avenue North, Suite 109 War Memorial Building, Nashville, TN 37243. His capitol office numbers are (615) 741-4419 by phone and (615) 253-0203 by fax.