2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003
August 3, 2008 State Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris and State Rep. Craig Fitzhugh both gave short presentations to area voters concerning the many issues the state of Tennessee faces in the near future. more...
“I am always proud to spend time with the teachers of our great state,” Norris remarked. more...
Senator Norris will review significant events of the most recent General Assembly and discuss what lies ahead for Tennessee in the State Legislature. more...
July 22, 2008 “This is the most significant reform to the Tennessee Medical Malpractice Act in more than a generation,” said Senate Republi-can Leader Mark Norris, who sponsored the legislation. more...
July 22, 2008 In Seventh Congressional District now represented by Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Beale Street impresario John Elkington will be a delegate and State Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, and Shelby County Commission chairman David Lilliard of Germantown will be alternates. more...
July 19, 2008 Several state congressmen attended the ceremony, including Sen. Mark Norris of Collierville. more...
July 18, 2008 Heard Sen. Mark Norris say that a new report accuses Southern states of not protecting the Mississippi River from contamination. more...
Delegates from SLC’s 16 member states unanimously elected the Texas senator to succeed Representative Julia C. Howard of N.C. South Carolina House of Representatives Speaker Robert W. Harrell Jr. was chosen chair-elect, and Tennessee Senator Mark Norris was elected vice-chair, resulting in a change in all leadership positions. more...
Delegates to the 62nd Annual Meeting of The Council of State Governments’ Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) have elected Tennessee Senator Mark Norris, R-Collierville, Vice Chair of the Conference. more...
July 13, 2008 State Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, said the bill is intended to cut through some of the bureaucratic red tape and make it easier for seniors to qualify for professional care. more...
This is not only because of skyrocketing fuel costs, but thanks to a new law passed by Norris allowing the Prius and other low-emission, energy-efficient vehicles to travel in Tennessee’s HOV lanes regardless of the number of passengers. more...
July 8, 2008 Gov. Phil Bredesen is grousing about license plates again. He should forget about it. Specialty plates are generating revenue he cannot afford to lose. more...
July 3, 2008 The buses were bought with various grants, including a $39,000 Governor Enhancement grant given by Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris (R). more...
June 26, 2008 “We’re moving in the right direction,” said state Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, who pushed a measure through the Tennessee Legislature this year to limit medical malpractice filings. more...
Of the program’s adoption in Shelby County, Norris commented, “It pleases me to finally have a county in my district providing this significant form of tax relief for our seniors, and I look forward to seeing the trend expand throughout West Tennessee.” more...
May 20, 2008 "In some instances, the state was allegedly issuing permits before the county sheriffs even got back to the state with the background check," said State Senator Mark Norris of Collierville. more...
May 17, 2008 Sen. Mark Norris, a Collierville Republican and the Senate majority leader, called it "somewhat irresponsible" for the administration to come with budget revisions so late, then object when lawmakers raised questions. more...
May 15, 2008 I proudly sponsored the referendum to amend our state constitution permitting local governments to freeze property taxes in 2005. Nearly 1.4 million Tennesseans ratified the constitutional amendment in 2006. more...
May 14, 2008 State Senator Mark Norris says ice cream truck drivers are not on the list this year, but could be added next session. more...
May 9, 2008 At the other end, some prefer a federal-type system. Rep. Tom DuBois, R-Columbia, and Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, have proposed such legislation, HB3990 and SB4107. more...
May 8, 2008 "He's presented it as an absolute necessity," said Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris, of Collierville. more...
May 7, 2008 "I'm stoic about the reality as presented by the governor and hopeful there will be at least that many people ready to retire and willing to do so," said Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris of Collierville. more...
Tennessee Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris (R-Collierville) passed legislation today reforming the Tennessee Veterans Nursing Homes. The nursing homes have come under increasing state and federal scrutiny following recent allegations of abuse. more...
May 6, 2008 After months of wrangling on Capitol Hill, legislators are nearing an agreed upon plan to begin turning the state’s troubled veterans nursing homes back onto the right path. more...
May 4, 2008 Tennessee Republican Sen. Mark Norris, another sponsor of the bill being considered in Tennessee, said lawmakers are "worried for the safety of kids and cops," which is why such legislation is important. more...
May 1, 2008 Rep. Beth Harwell, R-Nashville, and Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, are heading legislation that would add alternative-fuel and hybrid-electric vehicles to the current list allowed to use HOV lanes. more...
April 28, 2008 The bill sponsored by Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris, of Collierville, does not cap damages that could be awarded to victims of malpractice. more...
April 27, 2008 Supporters of tort reform in Tennessee are touting a measure approved by the General Assembly as a step toward eventual passage of comprehensive legislation that will revolutionize medical malpractice litigation. more...
April 25, 2008 The bill, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris, R-Collierville, aims to make it harder to file frivolous malpractice lawsuits. more...
April 25, 2008 Tennessee state Sen. Mark Norris, a Republican who introduced a bill to close his state's concealed-gun permits records, said the main concern is keeping addresses of permit holders private — particularly of women who have left abusive relationships and don't want the perpetrator to know where they live. more...
April 24, 2008 Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris of Collierville, who has sponsored medical-liability reform efforts since his arrival in the legislature in 2001, said the measure “is the most significant reform to the medical malpractice act in a generation. It’s the first time we’ve taken this significant of a step toward reform in over 25 years.” more...
April 24, 2008 The bill was sponsored by Rep. Doug Overby, R-Maryville, and Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville. more...
April 24, 2008 “This will probably cut down on the number of lawsuits,” said Sen. Mark Norris (R-Collierville), the Senate sponsor of the bill. more...
April 11, 2008 Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris (R-Collierville) said conservative trial lawyers like him have not traditionally been involved in making picks for the selection commission. more...
April 11, 2008 State Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris (R-Collierville) announced today that, according to the office of the Comptroller of the Treasury, sixteen local governments in Tennessee have adopted the Property Tax Freeze for senior citizens. more...
April 7, 2008 Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris (R-Collierville) said Bredesen told legislative leaders Wednesday over breakfast that he needed two more weeks. more...
April 7, 2008 "Those cases ... cost the taxpayer money, because the health care providers have to pay lawyers to defend them whether they're meritless or not,'' said Norris, the main sponsor of the Senate bill. more...
April 7, 2008 And all three of the state Senate seats on the ballot were incumbent-only affairs. more...
April 5, 2008 "I'll oppose it," said the Collierville Republican, whose senate district includes the main DSCC campus in Dyersburg and the Covington site. "And take a wait and see attitude from then." more...
April 4, 2008 State Sen. Mark Norris opened by telling several hundred guests that Tennessee, like many other states, is facing tough fiscal times. more...
April 4, 2008 "We need to strike an appropriate balance between the scholarship that is required and the performance that we really need to see to graduate top notch students but to help them keep their scholarships so they can graduate," Senator Mark Norris said. more...
April 3, 2008 "The law, in the case of handgun permits, doesn't even specify what the federal government requires in the case of nondisclosure of Social Security numbers," Sen. Mark Norris said. more...
April 3, 2008 “It’s a big step forward in terms of cutting down on meritless claims and ultimately saving patients money.” more...
April 2, 2008 Speaking first on the topic of “The State of the State,” Sen. Norris said the state is strong, despite the condition of the economy. more...
March 31, 2008 Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, said the issue is illustrated by a legislative staffer whose husband is currently serving in Iraq, where insurgents are reportedly receiving support from Iran and Syria. more...
March 30, 2008 The bill has bipartisan sponsorship from Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris, R-Collierville, and state Rep. Eddie Bass, D-Prospect. more...
March 29, 2008 The bill, sponsored by state Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris, R-Collierville, and state Rep. Eddie Bass, D-Prospect, would make Tennessee the 28th state in the nation to make secret its list of residents who have applied for or received a handgun-carry or concealed-carry permit. more...
March 26, 2008 The bill, sponsored by state Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris, R-Collierville, and state Rep. Eddie Bass, D-Prospect, would make Tennessee the 28th state in the nation to make secret its list of residents who have applied for or received a handgun-carry or concealed-carry permit. more...
March 21, 2008 Although some might say that this is Senator Norris' job, we at the Commission on Aging believe that Senator Norris provided exemplary leadership in assisting the Commission. more...
March 19, 2008 The measure sponsored by Senate Republican leader Mark Norris of Collierville unanimously passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. more...
March 19, 2008 “The publication of such information has no legitimate purpose. It violates an expectation of privacy and has a chilling effect on the exercise of Second Amendment rights,” said Norris. more...
March 19, 2008 Information contained in handgun permit applications would be confidential under a bill sponsored by Senate Republican leader Mark Norris of Collierville. more...
March 18, 2008 The measure sponsored by Senate Republican leader Mark Norris of Collierville unanimously passed the Senate Judiciary Committee today. more...
March 17, 2008 "I have no interest in some of the amendments that would have made access more difficult," he said. "As a former county commissioner, I never found it difficult to comply with the law just as it is." more...
March 18, 2008 Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris added that the state should be spending more money on the existing K-12 program rather than adding pre-K classrooms. more...
March 17, 2008 Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris of Collierville said he welcomed the demise of the proposal to have more elected officials be able to meet in private. more...
March 13, 2008 State Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris recently named Dyersburg State Community College officials as the recipient of a $40,000 grant to be used to fund scholarships enhancing the college's already successful dual enrollment program. more...
February 29, 2008 Senator Mark Norris is one of the featured guest curators of this exhibit. more...
“There are serious problems at our veterans homes,” said Senator Norris, who servers on the Joint Select Committee on Veterans Affairs. more...
February 28, 2008 The Tennessee Senate unanimously approved a bill today to strengthen penalties when drunk driving results in serious injury or death to child under age 18 in the same vehicle. more...
February 28, 2008 The Senate on Thursday unanimously passed the bill sponsored by Sen. Mark Norris, a Collierville Republican. more...
February 26, 2008 Among those attending the event were Sen. Mark Norris, hospital employees, Senior Circle members, citizens and Dyersburg-Dyer County Chamber of Commerce diplomats. more...
February 19, 2008 Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, will join the efforts at 1 p.m. Saturday. more...
Another measure sponsored by Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, would increase the punishment for committing a DUI with a child in the vehicle. more...
February 9, 2008 A measure creating a new misdemeanor crime for "intentionally displaying or exposing an imitation firearm in a public place in a threatening manner." more...
February 6, 2008 The measure sponsored by Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, unanimously passed the Senate Education Committee on Wednesday. more...
February 1, 2008 Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, said the plan by DHS is premature because the legislative budget process hasn't started. more...
January 30, 2008 'These are fragile folks'
Sen. Mark Norris, the Senate Republican leader, said "this a sensitive area, these are fragile folks, and they're sort of 'out of sight, out of mind.' " more...
January 30, 2008 The bill sponsored by Sen. Mark Norris, a Collierville Republican, passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. more...
January 28, 2008 Indeed, Senate Republican Caucus Chairman Mark Norris is apparently not alone in declaring that he still intends to vote for the withdrawn Thompson. more...
January 28, 2008 “The plan that was originally approved is one thing,” said Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris (R-Collierville). “To expand it to everyone is a different kettle of fish all together.” more...
January 28, 2008 When asked if he would encourage Tennessean’s to back Thompson, Norris said: “You bet.” more...
January 26, 2008 "I'm encouraging folks who believe in the principles Thompson espoused to vote for Fred and vote for his delegates," said Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris. more...
January 26, 2008 NASHVILLE — Republican Fred Thompson is out of the presidential race, but that isn’t stopping some top Republican officials from continuing to support the former U.S. senator in the Feb. 5 GOP primary. more...
January 24, 2008 “What a surprise,” said Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris (R-Collierville). more...
January 15, 2008 Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris responded that other states have made similar divestment requirements, so Tennessee should be up to the task, too. more...
January 13, 2008 Legislation setting guidelines for enactment of the tax freeze -- championed in the legislature by Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville -- was crafted by the General Assembly last spring. more...
January 11, 2008 "Thankfully, Sen. Norris and Rep. (Barbara) Cooper and Rep. Ron Lollar ... have picked up the slack and done the things." more...
January 10, 2008 Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris, of Collierville, said he is uncomfortable with the proposed avenues for naming replacements. more...
January 10, 2008 Norris' opinion is that a single referendum is unconstitutional. more...
January 8, 2008 They'd like to lower the standards so that anybody can go and that's going to be one of the issues to be debated hotly to be sure," Senator Mark Norris said. more...
January 8, 2008 Sen. Mark Norris (R-Collierville), the Senate Republican’s leader, echoed similar thoughts, saying he trusted fellow GOP Senators’ judgment on “social issues.” more...
January 7, 2008 "We need a better understanding of precisely what it is he is advocating," said state Sen. Mark Norris of Collierville, who is the Senate's Republican leader. more...
January 4, 2008 Stripped of his volatile rhetoric about the suburbs,
Mayor Willie Herenton's proposal for a simple countywide referendum on
consolidating city and county governments has long been discussed among
policymakers. more...
January 4,
2008 State Sen. Mark Norris, who lives in Collierville, said Herenton's plan is "just nonsense." more...
January 3,
2008 Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton, who for more than a decade has
advocated for the consolidation of Memphis and Shelby County
governments, would like to eliminate a major obstacle in his way:
the veto power of suburban voters. more...
January 2, 2008 Tennessee State Senator Mark Norris of Collierville said it is no
secret the mayor wants consolidation, but he is not sure how he can cut
out suburban voters. more...
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