July 19, 2008 Several state congressmen attended the ceremony, including Sen. Mark Norris of Collierville. 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...
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...
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 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...
April 27, 2008 Already this year, nine Tennessee counties and cities have enacted property tax freezes for low-income seniors through a state program adopted last summer. 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...
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...
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...
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...
September 30, 2007 "Your nest egg should not become your albatross," says Norris, an attorney and former Shelby County commissioner who can turn an apt phrase. more...
Senior issues topic at meeting
August 27, 2007 Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville who represents Tipton County, then addressed the group. more...
A welcome freeze, maybe
August 13, 2007 If the tax freeze is financially feasible, the council should adopt it sooner rather than later. more...
Local leaders like senior tax freeze
July 22, 2007 "There are a lot of people saying that we're trying to give senior citizens a free ride," said Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, who is on a statewide campaign to dispel myths about the freeze. more...
It's time to consider tax freeze for seniors
July 12, 2007 Last November, voters in Tennessee overwhelmingly approved freezing property taxes for senior citizens ages 65 and older. After some confusion and a good bit of discussion, the Legislature passed enabling legislation to allow local governments to put the law into effect. more...
June 29, 2007 Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris of Collierville and Representative John Deberry of Memphis were the bill's main sponsors. more...
June 24, 2007 Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris of Collierville took a different view. "This was our first session under new management. We began the process of getting tax relief to Tennesseans -- not as much as a more substantial Republican majority would have. more...
June 24, 2007 Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, and Rep. John DeBerry, D-Memphis, sponsored two major pieces of legislation, one which requires tougher sentences for criminals who carry guns and another which allows local governments to freeze property taxes for senior citizens. more...
June 14, 2007 That's a small price to pay for the relief for seniors who would qualify for a locally approved tax freeze plan, a measure championed by Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, and easily passed in both chambers of the legislature just prior to adjournment this week. more...
June 14, 2007 Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris of Collierville: "This was our first session under new management (the first GOP Senate speaker in 140 years). I don't think it was flashy but it was solid and steady." more...
June 13, 2007 The gun bill, sponsored by Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris of Collierville, and Rep. John DeBerry, D-Memphis, is the centerpiece of a crime package this year totaling more than $37 million. more...
June 13, 2007 A plan to freeze property taxes for some elderly homeowners is on its way for the governor's consideration. more...
June 12, 2007 Both chambers passed the legislation unanimously. Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris, of Collierville, and Rep. John Deberry, D-Memphis, are the bill's main sponsors. more...
June 12, 2007 “The net effect is sort of paltry really,” said Republican Leader Mark Norris (R-Collierville). more...
June 12, 2007 "This would allow as many cities and counties as possible to opt in. If a city or county opts out, their citizens don't get anything," Norris said. more...
June 9, 2007 "There is a lot of anxiety on both sides of the aisle (in the Senate) about this reduction in recurring revenues," said Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris of Collierville. more...
June 8, 2007 The bills, SB 2 sponsored by Sen. Mark Norris and HB 1033 by Rep. John DeBerry, are currently in the respective Finance, Ways and Means Committees. more...
June 7, 2007 Senator Mark Norris said, “Very close to being presented in both finance committees… I think we will have legislation before we adjourn.” more...
June 4, 2007 A local property tax freeze for homeowners aged 65 and older. The dispute is where to set the ceiling on household income to qualify for the freeze, which was authorized by a state constitutional referendum last fall. more...
May 13, 2007 Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris of Collierville said "there hasn't been any indication by those who propose the higher taxes that they actually support crime-fighting measures or my legislation. So it may be disingenuous to link the two." more...
May 1, 2007 State Senator Mark Norris (R-Collierville) advanced his bill to pass property tax relief for senior citizens. more...
May 1, 2007 "You will always have some local governments who chafe at the notion of providing any tax relief. And for them, I would simply remind them that the program is optional." more...
April 29, 2007 The Senate Finance Committee is expected to vote this week whether to send the bill to the full Senate. more...
April 29, 2007 Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris said last month that local government lobbying groups were trying to kill the measure. more...
April 27, 2007 Norris intended for the Legislature to set a maximum and for counties to be able to enact any limit below that. more...
April 25, 2007 Determining which elderly homeowners would be shielded from future property tax increases would depend on income levels in each county under a proposal advancing in the Legislature. more...
April 25, 2007 “Those who qualify will continue paying their property tax at the rate they’ve been paying,” said Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris (R-Collierville), the sponsor of the passed amendment and the bill. more...
April 25, 2007 "It's a big step in the right direction and I appreciate the support it got today," Norris said after presenting the agreement worked out with county lobbyists. more...
April 25, 2007 After months of dispute and debate, legislation authorizing county and city governments to freeze property tax payments by senior citizens has cleared its first committee hurdle. more...
April 24th, 2007 Mark Norris, the Senate Republican Leader, has been dealing with dollar signs and demographics in his bill that sets different income caps in different counties. more...
April 22, 2007 As state officials work out a plan to freeze property taxes for elderly homeowners, some local county officials are warning they won't approve the break locally if the income limit is too high. more...
April 20, 2007 Tennessee senior citizens may soon get some property tax relief due to a legislation tweak, Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris told a crowd of Tipton County home builders Thursday night. more...
April 8, 2007 "The higher the level the better, because more people are protected," he says, "but unfortunately if it's too high, cities and counties will not participate." more...
April 2, 2007 “It’ll certainly be better than what’s available now,” Norris said of the compromise. “It’s probably not as much as I would have liked or as I think is deserving.” more...
April 1, 2007 Norris said he disagrees with the legal argument that allowing differing levels of property taxes would violate state requirements for consistent tax rules. more...
April 1, 2007 Norris said he had written the constitutional amendment with the intention of having the Legislature set the maximum income level to qualify for the tax freeze, more...
March 25, 2007 "If you ask them, they say they're not trying to kill the bill, but clearly they are," said Senate Republican Leader Mark Norris, referring to local government lobbyists. more...
January 11, 2007 Sen. Mark Norris (R-Collierville), who took Ramsey’s place Wednesday as Senate Majority Leader, said he expects the Republicans’ plans to include tort reform, allowing seniors’ property taxes to be frozen, as well as cutting the sales tax off food. more...
January 9, 2007 State Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, has filed a bill that would set $50,000 as the ceiling for annual household income for seniors to be eligible for the tax freeze. Sen. Doug Jackson, D-Dickson, has filed a bill with a $60,000 ceiling. more...
December 31, 2006 On Christmas Eve, I wondered how many low- and middle-income Tennessee senior citizens would sacrifice necessities like medication, food or maintenance just to pay property taxes next year. more...
December 25, 2006 "We need to legislate a ceiling that could be accepted by local and county governments," Norris said. "Senate Bill 2, which I am sponsoring, has a $50,000 ceiling." more...
December 18, 2006 Sen. Mark Norris (R-Collierville), who sponsored the constitutional amendment, met with city and county government officials last week to listen to their concerns. more...
December 14, 2006 Getting voters to approve a tax break for older homeowners was easy. Now state Sen. Mark Norris has to persuade local government officials to accept a reduction in property tax revenues. more...
December 14, 2006 Norris says with the amendment passing with 83 percent of the popular vote in November, the taxpayers have spoken. more...
December 14, 2006 Norris disagreed, saying that local governments will be able to set lower limits, up to the maximum set by the legislature. more...
December 14, 2006 But representatives of city and county governments were full of concerns when they met with the amendment's sponsor, Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, here Wednesday. more...
November 17, 2006 Last week's ballot item, which appeared as Amendment 2, was spearheaded largely by State Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, who's championed the cause of property tax relief for the state's seniors for six years. more...
November 14, 2006 Any law providing relief likely would be applied only to a primary residence and not second homes or resort or rental properties, said state Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, the amendment's sponsor. more...
November 8, 2006 Amendment 2, the ballot issue enabling property tax relief for senior citizens, has passed by the required margin to amend Tennessee’s constitution and become law. more...
November 8, 2006 Norris said the guidelines should be fixed in legislation instead of written into the state constitution so they can be easily changed later. more...
November 8, 2006 Norris said Amendment 2’s passage would be a win for seniors as well as for fiscally responsible government. more...
November 8, 2006 A majority of Tennessee voters approved a constitutional amendment that would help older homeowners by allowing local governments to freeze their property taxes. more...
November 8, 2006 “I worked on this for many years and appreciate the support of both voters and my fellow legislators on this issue,” Norris said. more...
Still, state Senator Mark Norris of Collierville, who sponsored the resolution, thinks Tennesseans should be aware and educated about this amendment as well. more...
November 3, 2006 “This is a complex issue, involving an Amendment to the Tennessee Constitution,” State Senator Mark Norris (R - Collierville) said. more...
November 2, 2006 "A lot of people don't realize that the state constitution prohibits a tax relief like this," said Norris, whose district includes Memphis and all of Dyer County. more...
November 1, 2006 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- People who voted early may have been surprised by one measure on the ballot folks haven't heard much about. more...
October 31, 2006 Still, Sen. Mark Norris, the Collierville Republican who sponsored the resolution, thinks Tennesseans should be aware and educated about this amendment as well. more...
October 30, 2006 It is a sad fact that modern tax law at both the state and federal levels is often deeply confusing. more...
October 27, 2006 Amendment 2 deals with property tax relief for seniors. more...
October 20, 2006 “This creates hope for property tax relief for senior citizens,” said Norris, R-Collierville, who represents all of Tipton County. more...
Among the referendum items on the Nov. 7 ballot are two amendments for consideration for voters statewide. more...
October 19, 2006 State Sen. Mark Norris, one of the main sponsors of the measure, has said the amendment is aimed at fixed-income seniors who cannot afford increases in their property taxes. more...
October 16, 2006 Constitutional Amendment Number Two would give county and municipal governments a chance to enact programs that would freeze residential property tax bills for taxpayers 65 years of age or older. more...
October 15, 2006 Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, a sponsor of the tax-relief measure, said he would propose such guidelines when the legislature reconvenes. more...
October 14, 2006 The change in the Tennessee Constitution would allow cities and counties to freeze property taxes for residents 65 and older. more...
October 14, 2006
However, there is little if any organized opposition to Amendment 2, whose sponsor, Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, called a "no-brainer." more...
October 12, 2006 The Collierville Republican has said the proposed exemption is a "complex issue" more...
September 29, 2006 Senator Mark Norris (R-Collierville) Friday rolled out a new website for Tennessee senior citizens. more...
September 27, 2006 This amendment provides an unmistakable benefit for Tennessee's seniors, many of whom are living on a fixed income after years of working. more...
September 27, 2006 Seniors on fixed incomes need a break on property taxes. more...
September 25, 2006 The sponsor says it can be complicated, but the state needs to protect older citizens from losing their homes. more...
September 26, 2006 "This is a complex issue, involving an amendment to the Tennessee Constitution," state Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, said in a news release. more...
September 26, 2006 Senator Mark Norris (R-Collierville) today rolled out a new website for Tennessee senior citizens. more...
September 25, 2006 Local property taxes put a strain on many households, but the burden on senior citizens on fixed incomes is particularly onerous. more...
September 25, 2006 State Senator Mark Norris said in a news release Monday that this is a complex issue and that the state needs to create opportunities for senior citizens to keep their homes. more...
September 25, 2006 Norris said the amendment is targeted at fixed-income seniors who are unable to afford increases in their property tax burdens. more...
September 24, 2006 State Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, and Rep. Tre Hargett, R-Bartlett, shepherded the tax amendment through the legislature. more...
Senator Mark Norris (R-Collierville) today rolled out a new website for Tennessee senior citizens. more...
September 20, 2006 Though his Senate seat is not up for election this year, state Sen. Mark Norris will carefully watch November's state general election. more...
April 13, 2006 "It has been a long road," said the resolution's sponsor, Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, in a statement. more...
April 11, 2006 Shelby County has at least 84,000 residents who have passed the 65-year mark, including more than 14,000 who are living on incomes below the poverty level. more...
April 8, 2006 A constitutional amendment that would allow local governments to freeze the property taxes of some elderly Tennesseans is certainly appealing. more...
April 7, 2006 The tax proposal was sponsored by state Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, and Reps. Tre Hargett, R-Bartlett, and Kim McMillan, D-Clarksville. It passed the Senate 33-0. more...
April 7, 2006 Tennessee voters will decide in November whether property tax increases for homeowners should be halted when they turn 65. more...
April 6, 2006 "It's been a long road," said Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville. "I'm very grateful the House approved it on third reading today." more...
March 31, 2006 "We're removing the constitutional impediment'' by seeking to put the measure before voters, said Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville. more...
March 31, 2006 NASHVILLE --- Senior Citizens’ Homestead Exemption legislation, sponsored by Senator Mark Norris (R-Collierville), passed the Senate unanimously Thursday, moving senior citizens one step closer to property tax relief. more...
Property taxes would still be paid but they would be capped for those with incomes below an amount to be established by statute. more...
March 19, 2006 Norris, who chairs the Senate Transportation and Safety Committee, has been studying Tennessee's emergency preparedness since last summer when Hurricane Katrina revealed deficiencies in many state plans, including Tennessee's. more...
December 14, 2005 Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, a member of the TACIR board, voted against the proposal after a different recommendation he proposed was voted down. more...
Sept 12, 2005 Norris’s proposal would allow local governments to freeze property taxes for low-income senior citizens. more...
Both the House and the Senate unanimously passed the constitutional amendment proposed by Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, R - Collierville RCollierville, in 2004. more...
July 21, 2005 It may not be palatable to many senior citizens. It may not even be legal. more...
"With everything else going on in this General Assembly, I didn't see any need to rush," said Sen. Norris. more...
February 11, 2005 We regard favorably state senator Mark Norris' proposed constitutional amendment to allow local governments to freeze property-tax levels for seniors once they reach retirement age. more...
Sen. Mark Norris intends to work on getting his proposed constitutional amendment on a homestead exemption on the state's 2006 ballot if he is re-elected in November. more...
"As property taxes continue to rise, many older residents feel they are being punished for a lifetime of fiscal responsibility," said state Sen. Mark Norris, R-Collierville, a former Shelby County commissioner who is sponsoring the constitutional amendment. more...
April 30, 2004 A constitutional amendment that would freeze property tax increases for seniors moved out of the State Senate Thursday and now must be read on the House floor three times before the next General Assembly can vote on it. more...
April 23, 2004 The General Assembly would establish an income cap, meaning households earning above the cap would not be eligible for the tax exemption. more...
April 21, 2004 " I've got heart-wrenching letters from senior citizens," Norris said. "Folks on fixed incomes should not have to choose between paying for prescription drugs or property taxes." more...
April 12, 2004 As Norris argued in a Viewpoint guest column earlier this year, "(M)any older residents feel punished for a lifetime of fiscal responsibility" and need help. more...
January 11, 2004 I hope Shelby County legislators can agree, however, that one of the most important issues is the need to provide senior citizens with relief from skyrocketing property taxes. more...
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