State Representatives Justin Jones and Gloria Johnson were notified (as I suspect Justin Pearson was as well) and appeared this afternoon at the Government Operations Committee meeting to be informed that they were removed from the committee. They could stay and listen, they could not participate. When you view their legislative pages, no committees were listed. I show you Republican Leader William Lamberth‘s page and the three that occupied the well on Thursday March 30, 2023.
During this evenings legislative session everything went along fairly well, the Speaker had warned the gallery many times and the Trooper’s removed individual people as they were told too by the Speaker. When Representative Andrew Farmer introduced his resolution (which are detailed below) the gallery could not contain themselves. So, the Troopers removed them all and the business went on.
State Representative Andrew Farmer introduced HR 0063 to expel State Representative Justin Pearson to be heard under Unfinished Business on Thursday April 6, 2023. It passed 70-22.
State Representative Gino Bulso introduced HR 0064 to expel State Representative Gloria Johnson to be heard under Unfinished Business on Thursday April 6, 2023. It passed 72-23.
State Representative Bud Hulsey introduced HR 0065 to expel State Representative Justin Jones to be heard under Unfinished Business on Thursday April 6, 2023. It passed 72-23.
State Rep. John Ray Clemmons made a reference to a member assaulting another. Then State Rep. Justin Jones proceeded to explain how he was assaulted by Knox County’s State Rep. Justin Lafferty. Jones says he has a video of it.
