Tennessee lawmakers send bill to ban first-cousin marriages to governor
Rep. Gino Bulso, R-Brentwood, listens to other lawmakers speak in the Tennessee House of Representatives chamber during a legislative session April 11 in Nashville. (Mark Zaleski/AP file)
The Tennessee House of Representatives cast a 75-2 vote Thursday on the bill after the Senate previously approved it without any opposition.
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