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TN Legislators File Bill to Allow First Responders to Live where they Choose Jan 06, 2021 at 10:03 am by WGNS State Senator Brian Kelsey (R-Germantown) today filed SB 29 which would allow first responders to live where they choose. The bill would ban residency requirements statewide for police officers and firefighters. Kelsey says the bill is a matter of public safety and will allow police and fire departments to recruit top tier first responder candidates, regardless of where they live. The lawmaker says, in particular, it will help Tennessee address a deficit of poli...

-------------------------------------------- 1/06/2021 - After years of Mid-South voters hitting the polls to decide if first responders should be required to live where they work, Tennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey of Germantown is hoping state lawmakers will decide the issue once and for all. Kelsey filed a bill Wednesday that would let first responders, such as police officers, live wherever they choose. It would ban residency requirements statewide for law enforcement and firefighters. Supporters of residency requirements argue first responders better serve their communities when they l...