Tennessee Republicans take aim at ‘Paid Protesters’ with new liability bill

The following information is part of State Rep. Paul Sherrell’s weekly Capitol Report from the Tennessee General Assembly for the week ending March 5, 2026.

Rachel Auberger

Mar 12, 2026 - 2 min read

Republican lawmakers at the Tennessee Capitol are pushing legislation aimed at cracking down on what they describe as “activism-for-hire” — the practice of paying people to participate in protests or demonstrations.

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