Tennessee House of Representatives 112th House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, 24 Mar 2021

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House Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee House Hearing Room 3

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I'd like to call the finance ways and main subcommittee to order for march 24 2021. Madam clerk, please call the roll.

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Representatives bomb camper, freeman.

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Gant hawk hazelwood lynn, ogles todd, whitson williams, wendell chairman hicks. Here you.

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Thank you very much members, any announcements or personal orders. Before you begin cena. We have a total of 46 bills on our calendar today, as well as an addendum calendar. So we are going to get started right away. Item number one members item number: one on your calendar is house bill 430 by leader, lamberth, sir. You are recognized.

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We have a motion. A second, please continue with the brief description. Thank mr.

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Chairman- and this is, um in my humble opinion, a very, very good bill. I know that it has a fiscal note that fiscal note is not in the current budget, um so I think I know what will happen in this committee, but I would ask that, because of the nature of this on, it deals with facilitation of child rape, and I won't go into the background of this bill, but it is definitely a needed update in our code. I would ask that we could potentially consider this down the road for funding. Thank.

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You very much remember, there's any discussion on house bill 430., seeing the leader. Thank you very much for bringing this as you've. Well said it does have a cost. I do look forward to working with you and as we continue to try to get this one in the proper position, but without objection house bill 430 will go behind the budget item number two on your calendar is house bill 606 also by leader lambert, sir you're recognized mr chairman, and this bill has we have motion a second? Please continue a brief description. Mr.

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Chairman this bill has quite a significant fiscal note: it's 2.9 million, and I want you to think about that and understand it. We'll go behind the budget today, but I've been contacted from families all over the state and you have families in your districts that have had someone that has been killed by an intoxicated driver and they have to go before the parole board and they have to beg those folks to keep their family members killer behind bars over and over and over again.

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The reason it's got, a 2.9 million dollar fiscal note is that these folks are getting out too early. I I handled the case several years ago when I was a prosecutor where a young lady been out partying all night got drunk on alcohol and howl marijuana and she hit a man at 7, 30 8 o'clock in the morning, who was just headed to work. She hit him head on crossed right over got 10 years at 30 percent. We showed up at the first parole hearing 16 months into her sentence.

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16 months from the day she went into jail on a 10-year sentence. We went to the parole board and asked that they not let her out now. Fortunately, they did not, but at the next parole hearing they actually did. She served less than three years on a 10-year sentence at 30 percent until the day comes when we can totally rewrite our sentencing code and get true to truth and sentencing. These are the type of bills that will need to be carried from time to time to make vehicular homicide, 100 sentence.

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So with that I've worked with mothers against drunk driving on this bill. I know it's a very significant fiscal note. I would just ask that you all hopefully consider this one for funding as we proceed through the process over the next few weeks. All.

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Right. Thank you leader, very much representative whitson yeah.

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Real, thank you chairman, real quick. I support this 100 percent. We had a police officer in brentwood, killed by a drunk driver at 6 00 a.m. In the morning, she'll probably be out real soon. I hope we can make this happen later. Thank you for bringing it thank you.

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Representative, further discussion on house bill 606 seeing uh leader lammer, thank you again for bringing this piece of legislation again a little bit of work to do on the fiscal note, but certainly I look forward to working with you on this. So without objection house bill 606 would go behind the budget.

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It brings us to item number three on our counter item. Number three is house bill 742 also by leader, lambert, so you're recognized with the motion and second, you are recognized for a brief description. It looks like before we get started on the description. There's an amendment filed for this bill drafting code, zero, zero, five, five, six seven! Is that correct? We have a motion. Second, on the amendment, we have a motion, a second you're recognized on the amendment. Yes,.

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Sir, mr chairman, this has been a bill. uh That's really been a work of multiple different agencies and businesses and individuals dealing with the shipping of wine and how that can be done, and so this amendment uh is a combined effort of all of those folks to make sure that our tennessee wineries and wineries outside the state can continue to ship and in fact they could even con continue to use third party vendors to handle some of that shipping. But they have to be regulated by the abc.

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I'm proud to say that the fiscal note of this one does bring in at least a little bit of revenue for the state, not a lot, but it does bring in some and I'm getting a smile from the full committee chairman. It has a positive fiscal note.

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Yes, and so um I will say for the record, I think- and I'm not going to ask that we fix it here, but if we, you were to be kind enough to proceed this from this committee to the next.

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There is a clerical error that left out the word farm winery um in two sentences in this, and I again I know our speaker is not a fan of oral amendments and committees, so I'm not going to ask for that, but if you were to be kind enough to send it under the full committee, um I would hope to bring an amendment that would just fix that clerical error. It literally was just an oversight. Those two words were left out.

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All right, duly noted, is there any discussion on the amendment. Question's been called the objection, calling the question seeing none hearing, none we're now voting on amendment zero, zero, five, five, six, seven on five, five, six, seven being put on to house bill, 742, all those in favor say aye, all those posed. No the eyes have it back on house bill 742 as amended members. Any discussion on the bill.

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As amended question has been called the objection, calling the question hearing none, seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 742, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 742 moves to full finance. Thank you, sir famous.

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Chairman 193 ain't, bad.

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Members we're going to switch over right, quick and go to item number 16 item number 16 on your calendar is going to be house bill 474 by chairman white.

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We have a motion a second, so you're recognized for a brief description. Thank you chairman, and I appreciate appreciate it. Mr chairman, it looks like when me stop you. Well, we have an amendment filed for this bill. Drafting code, zero, zero, five, five, three zero! Is that correct? That is correct. We have a motion, a second any uh you're, recognized on the amendment. Well, thank.

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You very much and uh the the amendment, and we just we just added a little bit to it. Can I go ahead and describe the bill or just let's remember, let's.

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Get the amendment on any discussion, or you want to describe the amendment yeah.

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Well, the amendment we're adding to the the actual bill that I got this from our local da's office and what we're trying to do is they change the uh the matched up in the original bill, a child that is 15 and older. If this, if the act that we're we're trying to prevent here uh happens to them, then then it's uh without their consent, then it is also the same class e felony.

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Okay, any discussion on the amendments seeing questions been called on. The amendment we're now voting on the amendment: zero, zero, five, five, three: zero: three: zero to house bill: 474, all those in favor say aye, all those supposed. No the eyes have it we're back on house bill, 474, isn't ending any now: you're recognized, okay,.

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Now on the bill, but by adding that amendment, this is one that I'm passionate about is being someone who who makes sure we need to watch over our children, and this actually happened as a case back home uh and the da's high hands were kind of tied. If someone uh commits an act of indecent exposure for sexual gratification, the current law says if the child is 13 and younger. Well, this happened, but the child was 14., and so what we're doing this bill is moving it up to 14, with or without consent.

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Now, if they're, 15 and older, this is where the amendment comes in, if they're 15 order and they do not give consent, it's the same. uh The same penalty, if an adult, 18 and older commits one of these acts for for against children or either either boys or girls, and that's the gist of the bill. We're increasing that we're trying to make it where there's a lot of cases where this happens in our da's and their hands are just tied.

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Can't do anything, and this also, if it's in a private home- and that was the issue they were having, whether my opinion, you know whether it's a private home or a public place, children, 15 and younger or any age really should not be exposed to this, and so we're just dipped in the law.

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All right, thank you very much. Any discussion on the bill as amended chair lady hazelwood,.

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Just a question: um everyone knows: I'm not an attorney, but can a child? Can someone under 18 legally give consent.

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Well, that was my question also then, the d.a sent me that amendment yesterday, where obviously that is an issue because of other statutes on the law, where, if you, they really couldn't, say, I think, without consent on a 15 year old, because other book, things that are in the books, so I I asked for this to be 16 and younger, but they they couldn't go past. 14.

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Thank you thank.

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Chairman thank.

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You further discussion on house bill 474 as amended all right, seeing none. uh Mr sponsor. Thank you, mr chairman, for bringing this uh still a little bit of work to do. It does have a cost and we will have to place it behind the budget, but do look forward to working with you to bring this forward without objection house bill 474 will go behind the budget.

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Thank you very much committee.

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All right members. That brings us back to item number four.

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Item number four: on your counters house: bill 679 by chairman carr. We do have a motion and a second we'll, let him get to the podium. You are recognized, sir, on a brief description of house bill. 679 thank.

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You, mr chairman, this is the bui voting under the influence it basically just takes voting.

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On the influence to the same degree, in the law as it does driving under the influence we felt, this was.

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Necessary because of the the accidents that we've been having on the lake and the people's been getting hurt and everything, and uh we have.

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A small physical decrease in revenue out of the wildlife resource fund, but we're hoping that we can move this on to.

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The full comedian known out, so we can get this on the floor to be voted on because it's a good bill and it's taking some action in the other other chamber and I'm just at the will of the committee. But I do renew my motion, sir. All.

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Right, thank you very much, mr chairman. Any discussion on house bill 679 seeing none hearing none. I thank you for your request, but we are going to have to put it does have a cost and.

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It cost your budget. Does it cost my budget yeah? We we put all these it. It costs the uh for that particular one. It's going to be.

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Revenue for the.

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Wildlife resources, so, okay, we will have to place that behind the budget, but it is small and we do look forward to working with you to shelter this on out. So without objection, house bill 742 goes behind the budget. Thank you.

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That was a really good, try I'll say.

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Yeah yeah house bill 679. Let me do a correction to make sure house bill. 679 does go behind the budget.

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Okay item number five on our calendar is house bill 216 by chairman curcio, sir you're recognized. You do have a motion. A second please continue thank.

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You, mr chairman and committee, have I got a bill for you. uh Unfortunately, this um the issue that this seeks to correct is a real issue, but I also know it has a very large fiscal note. So, just briefly, we put a six-month presumptive cap in the juvenile justice reform act, which I was a huge proponent of, unfortunately, because we have no placements in the state of tennessee or very few placements in the state of tennessee.

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We have our family and juvenile judges, reporting to us that, unfortunately they're having to hold children waiting for a placement, but then the magic clock runs out and they've got to let those children go and they never received any therapy or any treatment. What we know from studies is that, if you take a low level offender give them a high level of supervision, you actually make them worse, and so I fear that we are home growing our own problem here in tennessee by making these children worse than they were when we took them into custody.

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To begin with. So with that, I do think this is a very worthy uh cause and bill. It does have a 6.6 million dollar fiscal note in year, one and 13.3 in subsequent years, but a lot of times in the criminal justice committee. What we say is you're, probably not doing much unless you got a 13 million dollar fiscal note. So thank you very much.

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All right house bill 216 any. Thank you for the description. Thank you. Any discussion on house bill 216.

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all right, seeing none as the sponsor has already alluded to it does have a cost, and so we will, without objection, have to place house bill 216 behind the budget. Thank you chairman. Thank you. Thank you.

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All right item number. Six on your calendar item number six is house bill 820 by chairman holtzclaw. You do have a motion. A second. Please continue with a brief description. I'm getting.

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Cleansed right now.

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House bill 820, uh basically, is a admin bill that has been brought to me by secretary of state and what you're trying to do is streamline the department and also reduce the fees charge for charitable events.

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It's got a small note to it.

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All right, thank you for that description and bringing that to light. However, you do have a funding letter. So, yes, members, are there any discussion for house bill. 820. question has been called the objection, calling the question hearing nothing. Seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 820, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those buzz know the eyes. Have it house bill 820 moves full finance. Thank you, sir jeremy. Harry looks good. Thank you. Sir item number.

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Seven on our calendar is house bill 534 by chairman howell there he is we'll give just a second, so you have a motion in a second and you are recognized for a brief description. Thank you.

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Mr chairman, like some of my predecessors, this one has a small physical note, but it's for a worthy cause.

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This bill came to me from the school safety committee and bradley county's school safety committee is a part of the bradley county, sheriff's department and like most counties, there are problems with juveniles, making threats against schools and other students, and when it is a credible threat, they investigate everyone when it is a credible threat and they have a criteria for a credible threat.

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They can pick that juvenile up for questioning, but there is nothing in code currently in tennessee that allows them to hold that child overnight or for a few days for psychological evaluation to determine if he truly or she is truly a a threat to themselves and to others. This puts it in code that gives the judge the court the opportunity to hold them over to see if they are indeed a threat.

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All right, thank you very much for that description. Remember, there's any discussion on house bill! 534, chairman howell, seeing none! um It does have a fiscal note associated with this piece of legislation and uh we will have to place it behind the budget. But thank you for bringing to life. This is a very serious topic, so without objection house bill 534 will go behind the budget. Thank you are now on item number. Eight idol number eight on our calendar is house bill 1107. Without objection. There has been a request to roll that one week.

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So without objection rolled one week, house bill. 1107 item number, nine. On your calendar item number nine is house bill 719 also by theirs the chairman, also by chairman keisling. You have a motion. A second sir you're recognized for a brief description.

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Thank you, mr chairman, and if I make to you and the committee uh just a moment of personal privilege, I look over and I see krista and krista welcome back. I did not know that you were back in action here until today, so but anyway, thank you, mr chairman. uh We are. We do have a an amendment uh traveling with this one and it's uh its tracking code is 4473.

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Mr chairman yeah.

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It is, it is already attached. Okay,.

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So, if I might do, did we get a.

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Okay, ready for.

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Screen I'll proceed.

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With uh just a brief description of the amendment, it directs all county government bodies to make provisions to ensure that at least one licensed ambulance service is available within their county and two.

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It establishes that counties that are not required to appropriate county revenues for the foreign ambulance service, and you know, ambulance services are just not uh deemed essential services such as fire and police, and that's all we're trying to do um here with this. So with that that is the description of and and with with the amendment and it actually, it makes them the bill itself so I'll entertain any.

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Questions all right. Thank you very much members. Any discussion on house bill 719, seeing none hearing, none you're, ready to vote on moving house bill, 719 on to full finance all right, all those in favor say aye, all those buzz know the eyes. Have it house bill 719 moves to full finance. Thank you. Thank.

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You, mr chairman, and members.

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We are now on item number 10 item number 10 on our calendars house, bill 235 by chairman littleton.

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Chair, lady, you are recognized. We have a motion to. Second, please continue with a brief description. Thank.

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You chairman, uh this increases from 10 000 to 25 000, the threshold for which a local board of education or governing body of a public charter school must make purchases or expenditures by competitive bids. If an lea chooses not to follow the local government bodies purchasing procedures and it establishes that counties that have adopted the county financial management system of 1981, the county, purchasing law of 1957 or that are similarly centralized for purchasing, are deemed to have a full-time purchasing agent.

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All right, thank I'm sorry. The.

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Intent of the and now that we're getting all the money for the education that 4.2 billion, where the intent of it now is to make sure that small businesses get a little piece of the pie with the with the bid and so.

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All right, thank you very much. Remember any discussion on house bill. 235 leader, camper.

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Thank you, mr chairman, uh thank you for the saw bill. Are you saying that now, if it's under 25 000, it does not have to have a competit competitive process.

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You're recognized they do have to get three bids, but they can make phone calls, but they do have to get three bids and it is transparent. It's all on record what they do. Okay,.

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I was curious about the.

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So you believe that.

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There will be transparency, some accountability, that we can go back and have a record. You.

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It has, it has to be transparent and they do have to get three bids. Okay,.

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Thank you, mr chairman. Thank you all right.

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Thank you further discussion on house bill 235, seeing none are you ready to vote on sending house bill 235 on to full finance all right, all those in favor say aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 235 moves to full finance. Thank.

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You chairman in committee,.

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Item number 11 on our calendar has been requested to be rolled one week, so without objection house bill 768 rolled one week, all right. That brings us to item number 12. item number 12 on our calendars house, bill 183 by chairman ramsey. You have a motion a second, so you are recognized on a brief description.

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Thank you, mr chairman. Ladies and gentlemen, what this bill does is, creates the professional art therapist advisory committee it'll be a within the board of examiners of psychology and establishes the committee to consist of three members appointed by the governor, the authorizes the committee to issue licenses to qualified applicants and entitles members to travel and other appropriate expenses while engaged in in committee. Business requires the division of health related boards in the department of health to provide administrative deport.

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Support to the committee you'll be pleased to see that it has the revenue increase of fifteen thousand dollars the first year with a possible decrease of uh or an expenditure of, thirteen hundred dollars. So with pending. Further questions uh would renew my motion.

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All right, thank you very much members. Any discussion on house bill, 183 questions been called the objection called the question hearing, none saying: none we're now voting on house bill, 183, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed, no the eyes have it house bill 183 moves to full finance. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you, chairman members. That brings us to item number 13, which has been requested to be rolled two weeks so without ejection house bill.

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226 roll two weeks, item number 14 on your calendar item number 14 is house bill 442, but chairman vaughn, you have a motion. Second, please continue with a brief description.

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Trevor joseph was 33 years old when he was killed in action. He was a constituent of mine. He was a helicopter pilot at fort polk. At the time of his death, he was the commander of the cajun dust off medevac unit.

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He was deployed twice to afghanistan, was awarded multiple honors bronze, star, meritorious service medal, air medal with valor and combat two army commendation medals, the army achievement medal, a parachutist badge and so on, and so on, a brave hero of our country.

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He was a constituent of mine who was a graduate of houston high school, a graduate of university of tennessee knox when he died. His young wife requested that he'd be buried on the weekend at state veterans, cemetery, the administration and undercurrent statute has the ability to grant a waiver, but in this case they did not do so.

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It was at that point in time, community members in my hometown volunteered to pay the difference in his burial costs.

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Again, we were told no that there was no way that the bureaucratically designed system could accommodate such a request, even though it minimized leave time for soldiers allowed friends from high school to travel into the uh community, and so we wound up uh the family laid him to rest on a tuesday afternoon.

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I think that's deplorable. I think it's awful um when I looked down here and I saw the fiscal note- it's approximately hundred dollars or something you know, I'm actually glad I got to come here because if I don't get to present this on the house floor, his name, his name needs to be said.

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So with that I will stand for any questions. I'm.

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This it's a combination of anger, embarrassment and a sense of loss.

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Absolutely sir, thank you very much for bringing this forward members any discussion on house bill 442, seeing none. As you already said, when you look at this fiscal note, there is a 500 impact, but let me say this where, in a second, where this bill without objection is going to go behind the budget.

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But let me say this before we do that if there has ever been a bill that I absolutely cannot wait to see to be brought forward here in just a little bit so that you can come back and you can present this bill on the house floor. I cannot absolutely wait, sir. I just want to let you know that. Thank you, sir.

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So any further discussion on house bill 442 due to the costs associated, we it is going behind the budget, but we will see this again. I sure do hope so.

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Objection house bill 442 goes behind the boat. Sir you're recognized on item number 15 house bill 781, chairman yeah,.

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I don't get as worked up about lie, detectors and private eyes. Thank you.

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Thank you, mr chairman, you have a motion in a second. Please continue with a brief description.

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This is an administration bill which takes the boards and commissions for these services and uh combines them all into a commissioner-led program.

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All right, you've heard the description. Any discussion on house bill, 781 questions been caught in objection. Calling the question see now hearing none we're now voting on house bill, 781, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed, no the eyes have it house bill 781 moves to full finance. Thank you all. Thank you. Chairman members. We have already taken care of item number 16, so we are on now on item number 17.

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Item number 17: without objection, we members, you will remember, we are setting up a sports facilities calendar, and so we will go ahead and take care of this and we're going to actually put this one on that. The house bill 1204 will go on that sports facility without ejection, so you're.

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Right, mr chairman, just a quick question: have you set a date for that yet.

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That date has tentatively been set for two weeks today. Okay, thank you, mr chairman, all right. So without objection house bill 1204 motion sports facilities. Calendar brings us to item number 18 on your calendar item. Number 18 is house bill. 150. chairman, you do have a motion in a second. Please continue the brief description. Thank.

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You, mr chairman, a brief description. Members. This bill is related to social hosting, currently in statute. The term underage is used instead of minor. So currently, if you social host, there is only a penalty if those you social host are 18 to 21, there's actually no penalty for hosting high school high school students, which was my response as well. Representative freeman, there is no penalty. Currently, if you social host high school students, this happened in my district. I had a parent reach out to me.

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They researched this and there was literally no steps that could be taken against the parents who social hosted these high school students and allowed them to leave their home in the middle of the night and drive after drinking. So this changes the term underage two minor which covers everyone under 21, and it is a minimum of a class, a misdemeanor with a thousand dollar fine and 100 hours of community service. With that, mr chairman, I'll, be glad to answer any questions. All.

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Right, thank you very much. Remember. There's any discussion on house bill 150.

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seeing done there is a cost associated with this particular piece of legislation. Look forward to working with the sponsor, but due to that without objection, house bill 150 would go behind the budget. Thank you, mr chair. Thank you, sir you're recognized.

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Mr chairman, if I could be recognized you have, I also have another bill in this committee, which is item number two on the addendum calendar, which is house bill 1233 uh with the with your permission and the committee's permission, I'd like to roll that two weeks. If I could all.

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Right members, that's item number 46 on our addendum calendar. That's going to be house bill. 1233 you've heard the request, so without objection house bill 1233 roll two weeks. Thank you, mr chairman committee.

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All right that brings us to item number 19 on our calendar house bill 205 by representative cochran, sir you're recognized on house bill 205. You do have a motion in a second, so please continue with a brief description. Thank.

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You, mr chairman, this bill addresses what is a somewhat obscure type of utility district. Those are there's very few of them in the state they're utility districts that are owned by two or more counties, and essentially this just allows them to pay their board members up to 300 a month, and basically it just makes this section of code match. The portion that addresses municipal utility districts. Municipal districts are: are the more common type they're already to allowed to pay this amount so just kind of making things match. Probably there are so few of them.

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It was. It was overlooked about 14 years ago, when the other section of code was changed, but with that there's a a fiscal note, an increase in local expenditures, but no increase in state expenditures.

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Thank you, representative and house bill. 205 is permissive, so we are at the will of the body as far as moving that forward today, if you'd so like question has been called on house bill, 205, any objection calling the question hearing none, seeing none we're now voting on moving house bill, 205 to full finance, all in favor, say aye, all opposed. No, the eyes have it house bill 205 moves to full finance. Thank you, sir. Thank you chairman members.

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That brings us to item number 20 and sitting patiently in the back is representative cheryl and he's that's house bill 1230., so you're recognized you do have a motion a second. Please continue with a brief description.

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uh This bill here tried to help some of our tennessee residents that suffered with amputation of about 75 percent or more of the lower limb. That would give them a hunting and fishing license. uh The one-time fee of ten dollars.

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All right, thank you for this description. Remember any discussion on house bill 1230. There is a small fiscal notice associated with house bill 1230, but I certainly look forward to working with the sponsor to move this legislation forward at some point, so any discussion on house bill 1230, seeing none without objection house bill 1230 will be placed behind the budget. Thank you, chairman of members. Thank you, sir. That brings us to item number 21 item number 21 on our calendars house, bill 57 by representative campbell.

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We have a motion in a second sir. You are recognized on house bill 57 for a brief description.

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Thank you, mr chairman and members. This authorizes the tennessee department of transportation to install and erect signs along a state highway for the doe mountain recreation area and the doe mountain recreation area in my home county is over 8 600 acres of wilderness. That includes mountain terrain and trails, perfect for side by sides and the like. Many people from many places are traveling in for this opportunity, and this specifically, is regarding the signage. Thank you, mr chairman. All right thank.

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You for this description members any discussion on house bill, 57 chairman todd, you're recognized. Thank you, mr.

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Chairman and as a member of the doe valley sportsmen association, I certainly support this. Thank you, sir.

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Thank you, sir.

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All right, thank you, leader, gant you're recognized. Thank you.

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Chairman um this may be at my ignorance, but why does this have to have legislative approval.

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Representative campbell.

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Well, I I believe, I'm not 100 sure, but my understanding is the criteria by which the department operates. This particular type of signage for this particular state entity is not included in the way they currently do business. So, in other words, I couldn't just call, I did speak with tdot. They can't just direct the signs without this, my understanding, okay, thank you sponsor. Yes, sir. Thank you.

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And thank you, mr chair, and I think I may be able to describe and go in a little more depth on that. I think you have to have a certain number of visitors documented visitors over a period of time and be able to show that in order to have this signage placed, the dome mountain is unique in that you don't necessarily know who's coming and going where you've got folks coming in from other states other localities. So it's a little more difficult to gauge the number of individuals coming and going so.

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Hence the need for legislation, because you really can't quantify the the visitors on this on this beautiful site. So I think that's why we need the legislation. Mr chairman and members.

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Thank you very much further discussion on house bill 57, seeing none representative. There is a cost associated with this particular piece of legislation, but look forward to working with you to see if we can't maybe get this out behind the budget at some point I'll I'll note, since everyone's mentioned doe river, I've come down that zip line over there at the gorge more than one. So it does have a little affection in my heart. So with that said, though, we will have to without ejection place house bill 57 behind the budget.

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Thank you. Sir members. Item number 22 item. Number 22 is going to be house bill 212 by representative clements. We have a motion in a second.

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Sir you're recognized brief description.

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Famous chairman of committee, this is the stop the bleed bill that came before this committee last year and was moving through before the pandemic shut us down. This is a bill that is permissive that allows leas and schools to install or put stop the bleed kits in.

M

Classrooms or schools throughout the state of tennessee some schools.

C

Are already doing this and they're raising funds through their ptos, and um this is.

M

Brought to me by the tennessee college of trauma, surgeons and trauma surgeons from hospitals across state tennessee.

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C

Fiscal notes, permissive thank.

A

You very much remember: there's any discussion on house bill. 212 questions been called the objection, calling the question seeing none hearing, none we're now voting on house bill, moving house bill, 212 on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed, no the eyes have it house bill 212 moves on to full finance. Thank you, sir. Thank you all right members. That brings us to item number 23. Item number 23 has been requested to be rolled one week, so without objection house bill 1066 rolled one week.

A

All right that brings us to item number 24 out of number 24 on your calendars house bill 18 by representative griffey, so you're recognized. Do you have a motion in a second? Please continue with the brief description. Thank you.

B

Very much, mr chairman and members of the committee, this is uh house bill 18., it is a constitutional carry bill. It differs from the governors in a little bit as far as the age, and then the governors has additional restrictions. It does have a physical note with it. It's my understanding. The governor's physic uh bill 786 already has funds appropriate that would cover the cost of this bill. So I submitted to committee for any questions or.

A

Okay, thank you very much. Remember. There's any discussion on house bill 18, seeing none as the sponsor has already alluded to. It does have a cost associated with house bill 18, so we will have to place it behind the budget at this time and consider it at a later date, so you're recognized. Thank you, mr chairman.

B

Would it if the it's my understanding, I had some discussions with leader, lamberts and others that if the governor's bill already has funds covered and this bill would not incur any new costs uh and though, and the cost of this bill would be included within the budget- that's already been proposed, wouldn't it be appropriate to perhaps move this forward. Sir.

A

My understanding is that particular funding is for that particular bill. So if that bill would have go to the side, then that funding would be available and then we could maybe have that discussion at that time. Thank you very much appreciate that, but until then without objection house bill 18 will go behind the budget. Thank you.

A

All right members that brings us to out of number 25 and I was a little bit confused there for a second I looked down and saw the sponsor and thought I didn't know. I had this bill, but um lo and behold, there's representative hicks of washington. So sir you're recognized on house bill. 626 members. That's item number 25. You have a motion a second. You have the floor for.

D

A brief description, sir. Thank you, mr chairman. Thank you. Committee, uh pregnant women and or women with small children, have many barriers to obtaining treatment from addiction such as lack of treatment facilities, lack of child care, lack of transportation and lack of funding house bill. 2626 is really about making government work better for our citizens who needs it.

D

The most house bill 626 requires our departments of mental health, substance, abuse departments, health services, child services, the health department and the bureau of tenncare to actively seek and apply for federal, private and other available funds and actively direct state funds for development of recovery.

D

This bill also assures that these entities will cooperate, wrap around services for pregnant women and women with small children seeking treatment from addiction.

A

All right, thank you, representative, hicks members. Any discussion on house bill 626, chair, lady hazelwood. You recognize.

K

Not on the bill, but.

C

I feel it only fair since.

K

The other hicks got a compliment on his hair that we tell this representative hicks your hair looks nice too. Thank.

A

You chair, lady, and I do concur with that. Thank you.

D

Any further discussion.

A

On house bill 626 for the other representative hicks, seeing none we're now voting on sending house bill 626 on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed know the eyes. Have it house bill 626 moves to full finance. Thank.

D

You chairman, thank you committee,.

A

All right members that brings us to item number 26 on our calendar, which is house bill 713 by representative hurt. You have a motion in a second. You are recognized for a brief description on house bill. 713.

B

Thank you, mr chairman. I am not sure on the status on these amendments. Are we good you.

A

Are good to go? They are.

B

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B

um House bill 713 addresses bep funding following students that, because of a student's treatment plan from a qualified position, are sent to an out-of-state facility. It allows the facility to receive bep funding for educational services provided during behavioral treatment. These facilities, educational programs, will be qualified by the department of education with the amendment it clarifies that only when all options in tennessee are exhausted, then the bep funds can follow the student. The fiscal note is to fund the personnel used to qualify the educational programs.

A

All right members, thank you for that description. Representative, you've heard. Remember, you've heard the description. Is there any discussion on house bill 713.

A

Chairman hawk you're recognized.

G

Thank you, mr chairman of members, and thank you very much for bringing this piece of legislation. I noticed we're talking about potentially going to out of state mental health facilities and funding this.

G

In my mind, that opens up the eyes my eyes and the need for in-state facilities. I know that historically, we've been in the moods of closing facilities and working our way through this and other means. I think there may be a day and time to continue the conversation for long-term residential treatment in this arena.

G

I've said it every time I get an opportunity to and I'll continue to say it. I think we have some opportunities and obligations in the state of tennessee to have those sites inside our state. So thank you, mr chairman members.

A

Thank you, representative. Well said members further discussion on house bill 713, seeing none uh representative. There is a cost associated with the house bill 713. So without objection it will have to be placed behind the budget and considered at a later date. So without objection house bill 713 will go behind the budget. Thank you, chairman and committee members. Item number 27 on your calendar is going to be house bill 339 by representative jernigan, sir. You have a motion a second. Please continue the brief description.

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B

Chairman members, roman hospitality owns the wild horse saloon, general jackson show boat and gaylord springs, links that are in mind and representative beck's district. He has signed on to this it's under a management agreement, these properties with marriott international. So this bill does three things: it adds management agreement along with the owner and licensee when issuing a liquor license franchise.

B

It also clarifies that the wild horse saloon will have a higher restaurant fee and last it allows the general jackson showboat to be able to serve alcohol at the dock before loading. That's the brief description and I would ask for any questions.

A

All right, thank you very much, representative journey members. Any discussion on house bill, 339 questions have been called the objection, calling the question hearing none, seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 339, moving to full finance, all those in favor say aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 339 moves to full finance chair members. Thank you. Thank you.

A

Item number 28 on our calendar is house bill 340 by representative lamar. Here she comes.

A

You have a motion in a second.

A

Representative lamar, you have a motion a second. You recognize on house bill 340 for a brief description.

C

Thank you, mr chairman, hello committee um house, bill 340 is a bill that will require audio or visual recording of juveniles when they're being interrogated by law enforcement. I had the privilege to work closely with tbi and law enforcement associations um to put this bill together, to add transparency for both law enforcement and those who are going through interrogation, um and that is a description of my bill.

A

All right, thank you very much. Remember. There's any discussion on house bill 340., seeing leader camper yeah.

K

Thank you, mr chairman, thank you for bringing this feel. uh I think this would be great. You know uh when our children, uh families are dealing with it's just like that. To have that transparency- and I appreciate you working with you- know- law enforcement and bringing people together to make sure that everybody's in agreement with what you're trying to do so, thank you for bringing this bill. Thank you, mr chairman. Thank.

A

You thank you leader, camper representative, any further discussion.

A

Seen representative lamar. Thank you for bringing this. The bill does have a fiscal note, so we will have to place it behind the budget to be reconsidered at a later date. So without objection house bill 340 will go behind the budget members. That brings us to item number 29 item number 29's house bill 761.

A

There has been a request to roll this one week. So without objection house bill 761 will be rolled. One week brings us to item number 30. item number. Third in your calendar's house bill 1031 by representative tom thompson. There's also been a request to roll this one week. So without objection house bill 1031 rolled one week. That brings us to item number 31 on your calendar item. Number 31 is hjr 98 by representative townsend, sir. You are recognized.

A

I do have a motion a second. Please continue with the brief description. Yes, sir. Thank you. Mr remember.

E

Mr members, uh here again, uh this bill was resolution actually uh went to the house floor last year and we ran out of time on the senate side.

E

We didn't get it passed, so we're back and uh what, but basically it's self-explanatory as it seeks to you know uh rectify what I think is an error in the constitution, as it relates to the 13th amendment and simply say: under no circumstances does slavery exist in the state and, as we did with an amendment, it does not affect or impact anybody's ability to be required to work while they're incarcerated and essentially that's what it does. Ladies and gentlemen,.

A

All right, thank you, representative townsend, any discussion on sjr98, seeing none, sir. There is a cost associated with h.j.r 98 that we will have to work through. So without objection we will place hdr98 behind the budget. Thank you, sir members. That brings us to item number 32 on our calendar item number 32 is house bill 1172 by representative baum, sir you're recognized you do have a motion a second, please continue the brief description. Thank.

D

You chairman hicks, the 2006 county powers. Relief act currently gives fast-growing counties the ability to charge a one dollar per square foot adequate facilities, tax to help fund, new schools and education capital projects. This bill advances in time when that tax is paid under this bill, half of the tax would be paid when the permit is pulled and the other half at certificate of occupancy.

D

Otherwise, currently the tax is paid in full at the following date. It's the earlier of two dates: it's either one year after the permit is pulled or at the transfer of.

A

Title all right, thank you for this description members. Any discussion on house bill 1172, seeing none. We are now voting on moving house bill, 1172 onto full finance, all those in favor say aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 1172 moves to full finance all right. That brings us to item number 33 on our calendar item number 33 is house bill 674 by representative freeman, so you are recognized.

A

We have a motion in a second thank you.

H

These make it difficult to see. Sometimes thank you, chairman um house, bill. 674, creates a new liquor by the drink, license called a food hall for the assembly food hall at fifth and broad in downtown nashville.

H

It's in representative beck's district. He has signed on to this bill. It's more than a hundred and two thousand square feet, spread over multiple levels: featuring 20, plus vendors. Numerous bars outdoor terraces live music worked extensively with the abc to to get this right, and we believe this is the best way to handle this.

H

It would allow the eateries to operate under one main license, um allow people to carry beverages freely from multiple venues and then creates a process for the abc to approve and regulate the individual eateries, and with that I ask for your approval.

A

All right, thank you very much for this description. Remember seeing discussion on house bill 674, seeing none hearing none. We are now voting on moving house bill, 674 on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill. 674 moves to full finance item number 34 on our calendar is house bill 513 by leader, gantt sir. You are recognized.

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M

I'll summarize on this bill, because it is quite lengthy uh for time's sake uh what this bill does, is it enhances and creates penalties for certain intentional and knowing reckless obstruction of highway.

M

Offenses creates class e felony for the offense of throwing an object and another causing bodily injury, creates a class, a misdemeanor offense of throwing an object at another, with the intent of harming the other person and also intentionally intimidating or harassing an individual present at a place accessible to the public and it's creating a class, a misdemeanor for that as well, and obviously we're in finance. And you know there are a lot of incarceration costs to this, and that is uh that what that's? What brings us to the 335 000 incarceration costs?

M

If there's any questions around the physical impact or anything else about the bill, I'll be glad to try to answer any questions.

A

All right, thank you later members, any discussion on house bill 513, seeing none house bill 513, sir, does have a cost associated uh with it, so we will have to place it behind the budget and consider it at a later date. So without objection house bill, 513 will go behind the budget item number 35 on your calendars. Also by leader gantt house bill 517, sir you're recognized you do have a motion. Second, please continue with a brief description. Thank you.

M

Mr chairman, uh what this bill does is under president law. The chickasaw basin authority applies to shelby and tipton counties. This bill extends authorization to participate in the authorities program to all counties in the drainage area of the wolf and loose hatchet rivers and non-kana and horn lake creeks.

M

A county's legislative body must pass a resolution to be approved by the authorities board of commissioners before being permitted to participate in the authority's programs, and this was brought to me by my county mayor of fayette, and this is just bringing clarity to that situation for fayette county.

A

All right, thank you. Very much. Question has been called, but, let's make sure any discussion seeing none hearing none. We are now voting on house bill, 517, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those posts know the eyes. Have it house bill 517 moves to full finance all right. That brings us to item number 36 item number 36 on our calendars house, bill 776 also by leader gantt, so you're recognized.

M

Thank you, chairman committee. What this bill does is it's around the excise tax deduction for covet 19 relief payments and currently the business relief payments issued by the state using chronovirus relief or other cares act. Funds may be treated as taxable income by the federal government in general. Federal taxable income serves as the starting point for determining a business excise tax liability in tennessee. This bill states any amount received between march 1st 2020 and december 31st 2021, through programs funded by the corona virus.

M

Aid relief and economic security, known as the cares act, including an extension or modification or funded by appropriations under other federal law, uh would be exempt from the uh fne tax.

A

All right, thank you very much and later gant. I think there is an amendment which you just described. Let's get that amendment on it's zero, zero, four, nine one nine! Is that correct. We have a motion, a second any discussion on the amendment, as you heard described, hearing unseen and we're now voting on the amendment.

A

We're now voting on amendment zero, zero, four, nine one, nine moving or two house bill, 776, all those in favor say aye, all those opposed say no, the eyes have it we're back on house bill 776 as a man didn't you again, you heard the description. Any discussion for house bill 776 as amended, seeing none questions been called objection. Calling the question hearing none, seeing none we're now voting on moving house bill, 776 onto full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed say. No, the eyes have it house bill.

A

776 moves to full finance item number 37 on your calendar is also by leader again it's house bill 780, so you're recognized. Thank you, mr.

M

Chairman, it has an amendment. You want me to talk about the amendment.

A

We have a motion a second and it is. The amendment is actually traveling, so it is in the proper posture, so you can go ahead and describe if you want to, as is.

M

Okay, uh the amendment does three things: it adds reporting requirement when uh commerce insurance spends funds in extraordinary circumstances allowed allowed in this bill. It adds language regarding confirmation of mail notification. This was done on behalf of conversations with home builders. They felt it was important to specify return receipt level of mail, so the department could demonstrate it did in fact issue a penalty citation and that's the gist of the amendment and it's okay to talk about the did. You say it was traveling. It is.

A

Traveling with it, yes,.

M

This bill updates several procedures within the department of commerce and insurance division regulatory boards. These updates include modernizing the way boards or programs and licensed licensees, communicate with one another, updating, licensing, fee structures or removing them all together, decreasing certain age requirements and lowering apprenticeship hours. This bill also makes updates to the real estate commission's education recovery account by simplifying requirements to access the funds and mr chairman, the deputy commissioner, toby compton, has asked to address the committee uh at your at the committee's request. That's up to you, I'm I'm yielding to you on that.

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Let me ask the members members: do you want to go out of session to hear from the speaker it's okay, so there is a request to do that. So, let's go without objection out of session and sir, if you would please come up to the podium identify yourself. Let us know who you are.

L

Yeah, thank you. I'm toby compton the deputy commissioner for the department of commerce insurance. We're excited about this piece of legislation um for the sake of legislative, legislative intent. I wanted to um speak to the reserve funds that are that are included in this piece of legislation. The reserve funds are, they are funded completely from the fees associated with professional licensure.

L

Almost all of our programs have a very healthy reserve fund, but unfortunately the department can't access the reserve funds um very easily, so we're expanding the ability to do so. In this legislation uh we have no intent whatsoever to spend down to zero. That's not what we're trying to do here. Nor would we do any spending that would put self-sufficiency in jeopardy related to any of the program areas.

L

What it allows us to do is to invest in technology, use the funds for some legal fees or to do things associated with our strategic plan for the department, such as like a psa campaign in certain areas and things of that nature we just wanted to. We felt like it would be best to make sure that it was stated that we had no intent to spend to zero that just that is not what we're trying to do.

A

All right members, any discussion, yes, leader, camper you're, recognized.

K

Thank you, mr chairman, thank you for that explanation. uh I I was kind of concerned about that aspect of the bill, because the um uh boards of course have to be self-sufficient and that's why they charge a fee and we're going to be number one, reducing that fee uh in some instances and given authority for you to use it for other things, and so my question around the use of the funds. If you uh take from a particular reserve, do you have to use it?

K

Are we authorizing you to use it on issues pertaining to that board? Are you cross contaminating just using it to do uh uh stuff just across the board? How will we be able to see how you're, using these funds, and are we authorizing you to just uh use them without that? In respect to that particular board, yeah.

L

Thank you for that question, you're, absolutely right! So if we use the funds, those funds will be used specifically for the professions, the industries that are within that fund. We wouldn't just use it and park it in a different area.

L

Any use of the funds requires our commissioner carter lawrence to approve it as well as the commissioner fna, so that we would check kind of a check and balance here.

K

A

You recognize later camper.

K

In your uh use of the funds and decision to to use them and draw them down, have you set up a minimum level at which you would you know, draw the funds down to.

L

I don't have that number in front of me: we're going to work with fna to determine what that appropriate amount would be like the minimum baseline amount to figure that out, but we it would. It would be at least a year or two of the total operations for any particular program. That would give us a nice cushion just in case. You have an off year where licensure's licensures would go down or other such things.

K

Okay, thank you, mr chairman, I mean thank you for your answer and, mr chairman, I have a question for.

A

You, okay, we'll recognize you when we come back in session representative glenn. I think you have a question. I.

J

Do thank you, mr chairman, um so you just expressed that there is a floor to your floor. um It's always been the purpose of the licensure fee for a occupation or profession that the licensure fee simply pays the cost of licensing that group of people. So when you say you want to spend this for other purposes, will this be an ongoing thing, or is this a one-time thing until those funds are spent down to that floor that you have.

L

We would do it over time; it would not be. It could be a one-time thing in terms of maybe a psa campaign around a certain topic would be a one-time type of expenditure.

L

We would not be using these for just ongoing. You know regular routine things that we already fund. Okay, thank.

A

You thank you further discussion, leader camper. You recognize thank.

K

You, uh mr chairman, for your uh patience. uh I was trying to uh ask the leader about it, but maybe it is appropriate that I ask you uh how how many boards are we talking about here? Did you do you know.

L

About how many.

K

Of them roughly there's.

L

27 and like you know, many of the boards have multiple occupations within it. So for just a quick example would be the architectures architects and engineers, but there's also landscape, architects, and so there's many different professions. Sometimes within one given border commission and.

K

We're authorizing it's okay to recognize.

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K

Yeah and we're authorizing you with this piece of legislation to do this within all of them, not just a finite number of boards. It would be across the board all the boards.

L

All boards and commissions related to professional licensure, which is it within the regulatory boards division, not any of the other boards or or agencies within the department.

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K

Mr chairman, uh thank you for your patience. You, you said that um you all are looking at what that floor might be, and so, uh as this bill move, when that information become available, would you make it available to the chairman that he can get it to us as it progresses to full very.

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K

Thank you. Thank you, mr chairman. All.

A

Right members, any further discussion from mr compton cnn. Thank you very much with that. We'll go back in session without objection all right members. We are back on house bill 780. Is there any discussion for our sponsor.

A

Seeing none remember: there is a cost associated with house bill 780. So without objection we will have to place it behind the budget without objection house bill 780 would go behind the budget members. That brings us to item number 38 item number 38 on our calendars house. Bill 537 by chairman, hawk sir you're recognized. We do have a motion a second. Please continue with a brief description. Thank.

G

You, mr chairman of members, house bill 537, is an effort that we've been working on for five or six years now it is to improve the funding ratio of nurses in our public schools. Currently, nurses are funded at one nurse for every 3 000 students.

G

The bep formula aspect of this is well over 20 years old. It goes back to the origination of the bep formula. Our student needs are greater than they ever have been in terms of medical needs. As we're looking at the needs within our schools, we've got needs for social work. We've got needs for psychological evaluations.

G

Nurses will be able to provide a lot of assistance for our students as we go forward.

G

I've given this anecdotal information before I'll go visit with my nine-year-old and have lunch with her frequently when I'm back home and invariably a little little one will come in the in the school office and uh and have the sniffles and need need to see a nurse and really all that little one needed was a hug and they end up staying in school.

G

uh This is a way to keep our kids in school. Keep them learning uh and and help a lot of different areas. I know there's a fiscal impact to it. I'm hopeful that this committee, along with the governor's office and the senate, can come together and come to some type of an agreement on a better ratio to get a medical professional inside each school. So, in a nutshell, that's what this legislation does. Mr chairman and members.

A

All right, thank you, chairman, hawk. Any discussion on house bill 537, seeing none as a sponsor has alluded to. There is a cost associated with house bill 537. So without objection we will have to place it behind the budget without objection house bill 537 behind the budget.

A

Remember that brings us to item number 39 item number 39 on our calendars house. Bill 767 by chairman, hawk so you're recognized. Thank.

G

You, mr chairman, and members, and and I would love to have gone in a different order to get this one passed first to get the mojo going and possibly get uh get possible. uh A better outcome on the prior vote house bill 767 is administration bill I'll, make a motion. If we don't actually.

A

You do have the motion a second, please continue. It.

G

Is known as the tennessee insurance modernization act, this bill will ensure that tennessee law stays current and consistent with international agreements and is not preempted by federal law. Additionally, this bill, the department seeks to update and expand tennessee's captive insurance laws to authorize parametric insurance coverage and lower the initial cap capital requirements for captive sales. This bill eliminates any unnecessary filings from workers, compensation, insurance carriers, it repeals an annual reporting requirement that has run its course. It eliminates the requirement that the commissioner be named as an agent for service or process for insurance division licensees.

G

These changes in all will reduce business administration and make tennessee a more attractive state to do business without impacting insurance consumer protections. That's a brief discus discussion, mr chairman and members all.

A

Right, thank you. Chairman hall remembers any discussion on house bill. 767 questions been called the objection, calling the question seeing none hearing, none we're now voting on house bill, 767, moving on full finance, all those in favor say: aye aye, all those opposed. No, the the eyes have it house bill 767 moves to full finance. Thank you, chairman members. Thank you. That brings us to item number 40. item number 40. There is a request to roll this bill one week.

A

So without objection house bill 598 is rolled one week and that brings us to item number 41 on our calendar item number 41 on our calendars, hjr 72 by chairman todd, sir you're recognized. You have a motion a second. Please continue with the brief description.

B

This bill is actually a proposal for an amendment to the state constitution. We have a right to work in the state that has been around for almost three quarters of a century, and this just enshrines it in the constitution, where it rightfully should be.

A

All right, thank you chairman for that description. Remember, there's any discussion on hjr 72, seeing none. There is a cost associated with hjr 72, so we will have to place it behind the budget consider at a later date. So without objection, hdr 72 behind the budget.

A

That brings us to item number 42 on our calendar out of number 42 is house bill 1218, which has been requested to be rolled two weeks so without objection. House bill 1218 rolled two weeks brings us to item number 43 on our calendar, which is house bill 161 by chairman williams, so you're recognized thank.

C

You, chairman of members, house, bill 161. We you have a motion. Second, please continue. We saw last year, 21 years ago, the city of cookeville owned a hospital. It's now called it's a private act. Hospital called cookware regional medical center inadvertently, the city employees that were on tcrs did not get transferred to the new private act hospital. What this bill establishes is the ability for them to transfer those assets and liabilities that should have transferred, 21 years ago, from from the city of cookeville to cookville regional medical center.

C

Happy to answer any questions you might have. Thank.

A

You very much members any discussion on house bill 161, seeing none. We are now voting on house bill, 161, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill. 161 moves to full finance, brings us to item number 44 out of number 44 on our calendars house, bill 977 by chairman williams, so you're recognized.

C

Thank you, uh chairman members. This uh currently county clerks are perfecting notes or liens on um for automobile dealers. Department of revenue does that as well, but it's quick more done more quickly at the local lover level. I recognize this as a fiscal note and good idea, but I'm happy to.

A

All right, you do have an emotion in a second. I was waiting on that, so you do god- and you heard the description of the sponsor members of any discussion on house bill. 977, seeing known as the sponsor alluded to it does have a cost associated with it, so we will have to place it behind the budget considered later date without ejection house bill 977 goes behind the budget members.

A

That brings us to the addendum calendar out of number 45, and with that said, I need to apologize to the sponsor, because I overlooked you or I would have gotten you out here, much quicker. So I I certainly owe you I apologize members out of number 45 is house bill 585 by chairman, terry, sir. You've got a motion and a second please continue with the description. uh Thank you. uh What.

C

This bill does, is: it increases the charge from a class, a misdemeanor to a class e felony for harassment of a first responder?

C

It is obviously carries a fiscal note of 458 000, which proves that it is a problem and concern in the state of tennessee.

A

All right, thank you very much. Members you've heard the description of house bill 585 any discussion on this piece of legislation, seeing there is a cost associated with house bill 585 and we will have to place it behind the budget. So without objection house bill 585 goes behind the budget. Thank.

L

You, mr chairman,.

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All right members- I think that concludes our business for today. So without objection we will be adjourned seeing none. We are adjourned.

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