St. Sen. Brian Kelsey files bill banning residency requirements
-------------------------------------------- 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...