Tennessee House strips Democrats from committees amid redistricting disruptions

House Speaker Cameron Sexton removed all Democratic lawmakers from standing committees and subcommittees after disruptions during a special session on congressional redistricting, sending individual letters to inform them of the removals; one Democrat (Karen Camper) retains a seat on Government Operations as required by rules, and the moves come after incidents such as blocking aisles, interlocking arms in the House well, and the use of noisemakers during demonstrations.