State legislators back in session after protests rocked Tennessee capitol
Democratic State Representative Justin Jones raises his hand to be called on to speak on bill HB 2716 at the Tennessee State Capitol building during a general session in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., February 26, 2024. The bill, which, if passed, will prohibit a state lawmaker who had been expelled for disorderly behavior from filling the vacancy created by the lawmaker's expulsion, was introduced by a Republican lawmaker in the aftermath of Jones and fellow Tennessee State Representative Justin J. Pearson's brief expulsion in 2023 for leading a protest for gun control on the House of Representatives floor. REUTERS/Seth Herald