In Tennessee, there's a proposal to make it illegal for first cousins to marry each other. Representative Darren Jernigan introduced the proposal in the House, and Senator Jeff Yarbro introduced it in the Senate.

The proposal wants to change a part of Tennessee law about who can marry who. Right now, it's not allowed for cousins to marry, but the proposal wants to make it clearer by saying descendants of grandparents can't marry either.

The bill states, "Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 36-3-101, is amended by deleting the language "nor the child of a grandparent" and substituting "nor the lineal descendant of a grandparent."

You can read more in an article at: https://97x.com/tennessee-lawmakers-outlawed-first-cousin-marriages/