Tennessee House of Representatives 112th House Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, 26 Apr 2022

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House Finance, Ways & Means Subcommittee House Hearing Room 3

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You're going to need a quorum.

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Madam clerk, please call the roll.

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Representative.

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Baum camper freeman gant hawk hazelwood here.

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Ogle todd whitson williams, wendell chairman hicks, here yep.

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All right, thank you very much. I'd like to call the finance ways and means subcommittee to order for april 26 2022. Are there any announcements or personal orders before you begin seeing none? We have various calendars before us today and we will begin with the regular calendar one followed by the special calendar and, lastly, the behind the budget calendar- and I know some folks have asked about. If they have bills across multiple calendars, can they can we kind of take those out of order?

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We will not be able to do that and keep it organized, so that is just too much so I apologize. If you've got a bill across the calendars, then we'll just have to call you up. If you have multiple on the same calendar, we can take care of you, but if you've got them across the board, we will not be able to do that and kind of stay organized with where we're at so I do apologize for that.

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All right with that said, we're going to begin again we're going to start with the regular calendar one and that will be item number one on our calendar. Is going to be house bill 325 by chairman curcio, you have a motion, a second you're recognized for a brief description. Thank.

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You, mr chairman, this bill simply creates a temporary task force to provide the general assembly with recommendations on how to properly structure the electronic monitoring and indigency fund all right.

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Thank you very much. Members you've heard the description in discussion on house bill. 325 representative.

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Ogles, you chairman uh to the sponsor there there's new technology uh in this monitoring does that take into account that I know there's some we're testing for not just alcohol but drugs, and this this issue uh came up in my district recently, and uh can you speak on that for just a second please, sir chairman curcio.

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Thank you, mr chairman. Absolutely that's exactly why this is needed, so we've got ignition interlock, which is a legacy. Technology is a very specific purpose that safety needs right now, the ignition interlock and all of these other technologies, which, as you accurately described, they're coming out with new ones every single day, are all lumped together as similar technologies. That is inappropriate. They need to be bifurcated. So what we hope is that the ignition interlock will be its own standalone, self-completing fund.

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All other technologies will go under this electronic monitoring, indigency fund and in a perfect world, and what I hope this task force will look at is that they really need to be agnostic as to technology. They need to be talking about how these things are funded. Can they meet a minimum standard and do the job.

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Representative ogles.

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Thank you chairman and the sponsor. I appreciate you doing this and members of this committee. uh I had a family in my district that was destroyed because the the person was uh granted to drive again they were on a device that was actually uh testing for alcohol and they had uh heroin dependency, and you know the device didn't pick that up and they were allowed to drive again and they literally killed a family uh and it was tragic. So I thank thank you for bringing this legislation.

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We definitely need to look at this new technology, and I appreciate you doing this.

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All right, thank you, sir. Thank you. Further discussion house bill 325, seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 325, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed, no the eyes have it house bill 325 moves to full finance. Thank you, chairman committee. Thank you chairman. That brings us to item number two out of number two on our calendars house bill 2392 by chair, lady moody. You have a motion second, to recognize for a brief description.

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Thank you very much uh members. This is taking care we'll take care if you pass this for graceland their tourist development zone and with covet hitting, they were very much dependent on in-person sales tax and, of course, that took them down quite a bit. So what this bill will do is reset the base to pre-wayfare and uh that's basically, all it does.

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All right members you've heard the description of house bill 2392 any discussion, seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 2392, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 2392 moves to full finance. Thank you.

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All right that brings us to item number four on our calendar item number four is going to be house bill 846 by representative cheryl. You have a motion, a second you're recognized for a brief description. It looks like there is an amendment that has been filed and I'll verify that that is going to be zero one. Six, seven, nine seven! Is that correct?

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Okay, we have a motion in a second you're recognized on the amendment.

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Six with amendments you just spoke of zero one. Six, seven nine seven makes the bill, and in this situation, the teachers in the prison system that work for the department of corrections have a very difficult job.

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They are essentially teaching in a reformed school every day, 12 months out of the year right now, the teachers in the correctional system are paid based on a geographical local in which the prison sets.

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So a teacher at bledsaw, county correctional complex, is paid based on the department of education scale for blessing county and is immediately surrounded counties. This is one of the last, if not the last state level, job class in which the pay is geographically based, rather than being based on the job itself.

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The amendment does one key thing: it decouples the current statutory geographical restrictions for a correctional teacher pay scale so that we can move towards the statewide job class. There is a million 400 000 in the governor's fy 2223 budget for the change and that will provide a 12 percent increase in the affected job class.

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So this is an initial report for for our constituents, but also for correctional teachers across the state. So I ask that a favorable consideration in this bill all.

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Right, thank you. Representative. Cheryl members. You've heard the description of the amendment any discussion on the amendment hearing. None seeing none we're now voting on amendment 016 797 to house bill 846, all those in favor say aye, all those opposed, no the eyes have it we're back on the bill as amended, and I think you have already described the bill. Yes, sir members in discussion on house bill 846., seeing none hearing, none we're now voting on house bill, 846, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed.

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No the eyes have it house 2846 moves to full finance. Thank you.

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Chairman of members.

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Thank you. That brings us to item number five out of number five on our calendars house bill 630 by representative gillespie. You have a motion. The second you're recognized for a brief description.

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Thank you, mr chairman and committee. um What this bill does is it just aligns the uh vulnerable adult protective investigative team report with the uh child protective investigation team report and creates a registry for um adult uh homes that vulnerable adults live on, and with that I welcome any questions.

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All right, thank you, representative gillespie, for this description remembers any discussion on house bill, 630 hearing, none, seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 630, moving on to full finance, all those in favor, say: aye, all those posts know the eyes. Have it house bill 630 moves to full finance. Thank you brings us to item number six on our calendar. Also by representative gillespie, it's going to be house bill. 2009.. We have a motion. Second, you have a motion. Second you're recognized for a brief description.

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Thank you again, mr chairman committee. uh What this does is, if you're uh convicted of aggravated assault and that aggravated assault took place in a motor vehicle uh while firing it with a firearm. It just requires that the senate's be upgraded one level.

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All right members you've heard the description of house bill 2009 any discussion hearing unseen. None we're now voting on house bill, 2009, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 2009 moves to full finance. Thank.

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You so much thank.

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You our members, that brings us to item number seven on our calendar uh item. Number seven is house bill 1927 by leader, lambert. You have a motion to second, you are recognized on house bill 1927. It looks like later. There is an amendment drafting code, zero, one, eight one, nine zero! Is that correct? Yes, sir, mr we have a motion. Second, on the amendment, you have a motion. The second you're recognized on the amendment hey.

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Mr chairman, in this bill brings in approximately 10 million dollars per year in additional tax revenue, and this amendment would um defray any fiscal note that would have existed by allocating a portion of that from the hemp um fund over to the general fund.

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All right members you've heard the description of the amendment again. This is amendment zero, one, eight one, nine zero. Any discussion question's been caught in objection, calling the question hearing down, seeing none we're now voting on the amendment to house bill 1927, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed, no the eyes have it we're back on the bill as amended, and you are recognized later on the bill. Thank.

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You, mr chairman, I stand ready for questions.

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All right members you've heard the description. Any discussion on house bill 1927 later camper.

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Thank you. Thank you, mr chairman. uh Mr sponsor, you said we're moving uh a percentage of the revenue into a a new uh account, a new reserve account, or could you explain that again what you you talked about in literally.

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The percentage amount.

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Again, it's only a new amendment coded one one, eight one, nine zero and it moves two percent over to the general fund to defray any expenses that would have been associated with this regulatory framework. Later.

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Camper, and could you go over the regulatory framework you're making reference to and do you have any? Let me see how much that would be. Could you go over the framework? While I look up the fiscal note on that, thank you.

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Later, lambert.

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And I'm sorry just understand: you want the framework of the entire bill, it's a very lengthy bill, or are you just looking for the specific fiscal aspects of it.

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Well, yeah, you said that the two percent that's going over is the afraid of cost of setting up the framework for what we're trying to do so. You understand the point leader.

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So the bill is amended that came out of the criminal justice committee brings in approximately 10.275 million dollars per year into a regulatory fund for these products, and so we're taking two percent of that put it into the base budget or excuse me putting it into uh defray anything that would have been associated with the cost of this bill. Thus, it creates where there's no cost to this. It actually brings in revenue.

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And so, mr sponsor, if the amount that you're saying we're going to move is being put in place to ensure that if there are any costs, there will be funds available to cover it, and if it's not, do the funds revert back or they'll just accumulate over the years? What happens to the funds if the funds are not expended?

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Are they set in a separate reserve account what happens with those funds later.

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Lambert, so they would like any other unspent funds by any department. They would go into the base budget for next year for us to allocate. However, we see fit.

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Do you plan to have a sunset on this or review it after a while? If we see that we're not, you know we're not using it for its intended purpose and we're just putting more money in the you know, general fund, uh do you see us putting it back to where you know the original reason we had? Okay.

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Leader, lambert.

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Certainly made them later, I mean that's what we do every single year. In fact, there's a stack of paperwork about that tall on my desk and I'm sure on the chairman's desk as well, where we look at all those reserve funds, we look at all the funds that have come in and right-size them every year.

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We did that into several quite frankly this year and we do that every single year to make sure that if any fund is bringing in more than is necessary to actually complete their mission, then we revert that over to either the general fund or do away, quite frankly with that fund or fees.

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Later camper, thank you, mr speak, mr chairman, and sponsor.

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Thank you further discussion, chairman wendell.

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First of all, thank you for bringing the bill.

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It's a positive step. I just have one.

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Question does this provide a matrix or a template for the taxation or regulation of, for example, medical marijuana? If we move forward, can we can the state use this format or this particular engine to provide a method to tax and or regulate medical marijuana? If the general assembly chose to.

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Legalize that in the next 12 months, leader.

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Lambert and no sir, it does not this. This deals with products that are unfortunately, currently legal but completely unregulated, that by and large are utilized for recreational purposes, and currently a seven-year-old could walk into a gas station and buy a thc product that is extremely high in thc that was derived from hemp and because of bills that we have passed in in previous years.

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That seven-year-old could get, quite frankly, hiring a kite on that product and there's not a thing in the law right now to prevent it. So this puts a regulatory framework in in place to make sure that no one is being is purchasing these products that is under 21 to make sure that they are tested. They are regulated, they are packaged properly. They are not marketed to children. This.

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This creates a framework that is similar to the way we treat tobacco or alcohol, but not the way that we treat medicine medicine should be virtually no tax if any tax at all should be, should go through the medical system and go through doctors and patients making that decision on their own uh between the two of them and that so this is not a framework that would mirror any type of medical program. It mirrors more the way we treat tobacco and alcohol.

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Thank you very much, but mr sponsor and also a member of the committee. I have thousands of constituents who are concerned and are interested, of course, in either growing marijuana or being in the production or retailer marijuana, and I received multiple.

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Questions about this, and and many of my constituents thought that this might be a.

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A vehicle or an avenue uh for an easy transition into medical marijuana sales, but uh I appreciate you clearing that up. Thank.

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You further discussion house bill, 1927, representative ogles.

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uh Thank you to the sponsor. uh Thank you chairman. uh Does this have a what type can you explain the enforcement capacity with this legislation as far as who's going to regulate who's, enforcing penalties, fines? What's what what are we doing when people are violating this new law? What's the recourse does the state and our municipalities have.

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Leader, lambert, thank you on the amendment uh coded 1756, which came through the criminal justice committee uh under 43 27 206, which is page four on the bill. um It indicates that ag the department of agriculture is going to be the regulatory body that they currently regulate, hemp and they would be regulating these hemp drive products and then, for those that are committing crimes under this bill, obviously, would be local law enforcement and state law enforcement officials that will be able to enforce those laws in conjunction with the district attorney's office in the court system.

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Representative ogles, thank you chairman, so what will the crime be so the vendors right now down on broadway that have the carts and they're selling things out of plastic baggies uh that are not marked and they're, just handing you whatever you give them? uh What crime are they actually going to be committing.

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Leader, lambert, in many instances they will be committing misdemeanors, just as they are now uh many of those are going unprosecuted, but for a lot of those products they they fall over into the actual marijuana definition and they're committing crimes. Currently that are both misdemeanors and felonies. So it would be a really wide range of offenses that if someone is selling any legal product that they would potentially fall under representative.

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Ogles, thank you chairman and to the sponsor is: is that dependent on local jurisdictions, for in, for instance, does metro nashville have to enforce that, or does that come under any of the authority of the tbi or the attorney general? Is there any crossover crossover between those different agencies.

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Leader, lambert again the regulatory framework of those that are licensed individuals that are selling these now legal products.

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They would be regulated under the department of ag, and so there are both penalties civilly and criminally that can be associated with that. If you have a licensed retailer or someone who is unlicensed, that is selling these products. There's no decision about the local local government officials to be made here other than the fact that a district attorney constitutionally does have the authority to decide not to bring certain not to prosecute certain individuals. I've always said that.

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I think the constitution intends for that to be a person-to-person basis, but obviously we do have a couple of district attorneys throughout the state that have decided to make a planner decision that they won't prosecute entire sections of the code. I disagree with that decision, but that may be what you're asking about, but other than a district attorney's decision as to whether or not to prosecute each individual case. There's nothing else for the locals to decide.

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Representative ogles, thank you chairman and now specifically, my my worry is: is that we're we've tasked the department of agriculture for to do something? That's in fact, law enforcement and they may not have either have the capacity or the staffing to carry out our legislative intent. So that's my only concern. I appreciate your bill and wholeheartedly support what you're doing it's just whether an actual application, if we're going to have the enforcement mechanism that we desire with this legislation, but thank you sponsor.

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Leader, lambert, thank you. We've had those same conversations with the department of ag. They've assured me, especially with you know the several million dollars that are coming into this department for them to be able to give this up by january 1st uh some aspects of this going to affect january july, 1st some january 1st, that they will be ready and in fact they do inspections statewide on many other retail establishments and products.

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Representative.

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Thank you chairman. That was the answer I was hoping you had. Thank you.

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All right further discussion on house bill, 1927. hearing none sing, none we're now voting on house bill, 1927, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 1927 moves to full finance famous chairman. Our members give us just a second.

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All right members, anything not taken up on regular calendar. One will be taken off notice without ejection off notice. All right that completes regular calendar. One.

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That brings us to the special calendar.

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Alright, members item number one on today's special calendar is going to be.

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It's just a second here to get everything in order, we'll proceed.

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All right members we're gonna, take up item number two on our calendar is to be house bill. 1416 by chairman curcio. You have a motion. The second you're recognized for a brief description, and it looks like sir. There is an amendment that has been filed and that drafting code is zero. One eight zero, zero four! Is that correct? Yes, sir, that is correct. I wish to move that amendment all right. We have a motion a second. We have a motion. The second you're recognized for a description on the amendment.

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Thank you very much, mr chairman, and let me get that description for you. um This is similar to.

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This rewrites the bill. You want to go and get this put on, and then that way you can just describe it. So members in discussion on the amendments hearing, none signaling we're now voting on amendment drafting code, zero, one, eight, zero, zero, four two house bill, 1416., all those in favor say aye, all those opposed, no the eyes have it they're back on the bill as amended and now you're recognized. Thank.

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You, mr chairman, this this bill deals with aggravated human trafficking. It creates a class, a felony penalty for all human trafficking, offenses committed against a minor under the age of 13, not just trafficking for a commercial sex act, and it also clarifies the class a felony penalties for human trafficking.

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Offenses committed against minors, created by the governor's bill, apply only to offenses committed against minors more than 12, but less than 18 years of age, and then it adds both patronizing and promoting the prostitution of a minor to the list of offenses considered to be human trafficking. Offenses all right. Thank you very.

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Much members you've heard the description of house bill 1416 any discussion hearing, none seeing none questions been called on the bill. The question has already been called. Madam chair. You want to withdraw your objection.

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Okay objection has been caught injection calling the question hearing doesn't sing, done we're going to be voting on house bill 1416., all those in favor say aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 1416 moves to full finance. Thank you, chairman committee.

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All right. That brings us to item number three on our calendar item. Number three is going to be house bill 1405 by chairman hawford. You have a motion and a second and we do. Mr chairman, you again have a motion in a second, it looks like we have an untimely filed. So without objection we will consider an untimely filed amendment so without objection seeing none so moved. We are on drafting code 01769.

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We have a motion and a second on the amendment you're recognized on the amendment, sir.

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Thank you, mr chairman, and uh as amended house bill 1405 will modernize agricultural sales exemption loss so that it's uh simple for the the farmer, the retailer and the department of revenue revenue to use and to understand, uh as amended uh with agricultural exemption certificate commonly referred to as a card. We will not have to to pay sales tax on any tangible, personal property, including building material repair, service, labor, warranty, software or any other item which is used for production in agriculture, and I might mention that it goes on to say in under current law.

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This does not include automobiles truck household appliances, gasoline diesel and and items like that. Those will still continue to be taxed as they always have been. I renew my motion all.

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Right, thank you. Chairman members, you've heard the description of the amendment any discussion.

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Seeing none we're now voting on amendment 017 696 to house bill 1405, all those in favor say aye all opposed no the eyes have it we're back on the bill. As amended, question has been called on the bill and objection. Calling the question hearing doesn't see. None we're now voting on house bill, 1405.

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To house bill 1405 to full finance.

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Yeah, that's good.

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We didn't folks are very good. I just need to drop the gap.

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I got you, that's okay, all right we're going to slow down to make sure we get this right. So I apologize okay, we are now voting on house bill, 1405, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 1405 moves to full finance. Thank you.

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Chairman members.

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That's all right.

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All right item number 12 on our calendar is going to be house bill 1188 by representative garrett. You have a motion and a second and you are recognized, sir, and it looks like you have an amendment.

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Okay, the amendment has already been drafted, so you are adopted, so you are ready to go into proper posture, you're right.

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Mr chairman committee, this is a bill.

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That will that will make the interlock device and a transdermal device part of bond right now. You will not be issued that particular device until you are convicted. This makes it part of bond in an egregious type situation. Either you've got a minor in your car or you've already got a vehicular homicide, etc. So it's an.

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Enhanced dui so to speak that this will become a condition of bond. So with that I'll be happy to take any questions.

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The committee has all right. Thank you very much. Representative garrett members, you've heard the description of house bill 1188 any discussion hearing unseen. None we're now voting on house bill, 1188, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say aye, all those opposed, no the eyes have it house bill 1188 moves to full finance. Thank you, mr chairman.

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Alrighty any bills not taken up on this calendar will be referred back to the clerk's desk, so without ejection. The remaining bills on this calendar are referred back to the clerk's desk. Without objection so moved all right. That completes the special calendar. So next we will take up the behind the budget calendar and give us just a second before we begin.

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Members bear with us we're going to take a five-minute recess just to make sure as we transition from the past calendars, we just passed as we go into the behind the budget, so we'll take a five minute, we'll try to make it a hard five minutes, not a usual five minutes, which is usually 15 minutes. So without objection, we're going to go to recess.

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All right, we are back from recess and we're going to begin with the behind the budget calendar. Thank you for your patience in the words of former rep bill dunn, sometimes the slower we go, the faster we get there so bear with us today. We're going to begin with item number one on our calendar. It's going to be house bill, 2663 by chairman farmer.

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You have a motion. The second. You recognize her for a brief description on house bill. 2663.

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Thank you, mr and committee. Do I need to adopt an amendment or this amendment traveling with us. It.

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It is very good, remember it's what this is. This is the mental health treatment act of 2022, and I have the honor of carrying this for speaker section. It's going to help a lot of folks. That's as came came home from fighting for our countries with mental health disorders in our courts, while these folks just need a little help and need some additional treatment and some psychiatric services- and this is what this is going to do so I'll just move passage.

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All right, thank you very much. Chairman farmer, you've heard the description. Any discussion on house bill, 2663, hearing unseen, none we're now voting on house bill, 2663, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 2663 moves to full finance, all right. That brings us and hold still chairman farmer we're going to grab you on item number 18., that's going to be 2436.

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You have a motion, the second you are recognized, sir, for a brief description on house bill. 2436.

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And thank you, mr chair members, and what this bill does. This allows for those children who graduate high school early as juniors to go ahead and take advantage of their tennessee promise scholarship money. Currently, there's no mechanism in the law to allow those who finish early and excel academically to go ahead and take take advantage of those monies to move forward and start attending college. So I'll just do is just help. Those kids uh stay motivated to to be educated, so just ask for passage.

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All right, thank you very much. Chairman farmer, members, you've heard the description of house bill 2436 any discussion. Hearing unseen we're now voting on house bill, 2436, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 2436 moves to full finances. Thank you.

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All right that brings us back to item number. Two item number two is going to be house bill 2666 by representative sexton. Is he in the room? Yet there he is. You have a motion and a second. You are recognized, sir, on house bill 2666 for a brief description.

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Thank you, mr chairman committee. What this uh bill does is it addresses the uh education textbook and books in the library, and it adds two members.

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It adds one member from the senate side from the lieutenant governor and then one from the house and then one ex-officio, which is a non-voting member, which is the state library so I'll, be glad to take any questions.

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All right members you've heard the description of house bill 2666 any discussion leader camper.

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Thank you, mr chairman, are you reducing the size increasing the size of this uh commission.

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It increases it by two voting members and it increases it by three one non-voting member. So a total of three.

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Okay, thank you.

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Further discussion house bill 2666. hearing, none seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 2666, moving on to full finance, all those in favor, say: aye, all those posts know the eyes. Have it house bill 2666 moves on to full finance? Thank you. Thank you all right. That brings us to item number. Three item. Number three is going to be by chairman zachary, it's going to be house bill 2668.

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We have a motion. Second, to recognize for a brief description.

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Thank you, mr chairman members. This simply puts the commissioned officers with the twra and the tbi in the line with the retirement benefits the tennessee highway patrol be glad to answer any.

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Questions all right. Thank you. Chairman members, you've heard the description and discussion on house bill. 2668.

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hearing none, seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 2668, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those posts, no the eyes have it house bill 2668 moves to full finance. That brings us we're going to skip over to item number 35, where chairman zachary also has a bill. Give us just a second to get there.

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All right item number 35 again is house bill 2676 by chairman zachary. You have a motion. The second you recognize for a brief description. Thank.

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You, mr chairman committee members, this simply provides for further transparency related to sole source contracts during emergency situations. With that I'll be glad to answer any questions.

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All right, thank you very much for the description members in discussion on house bill, 2676., hearing unseen. None we're now voting on house bill, 2676, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed, no the eyes have it house bill 2676 moves to full finance. Thank you, mr chairman and committee. Thank you all right.

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That brings us back to item number four item number four on our calendar is going to be by chairman supiki, it's going to be house bill 2661, you have a motion and a second and it looks like we have two untimely filed amendments and I'm assuming you're going to run both of these. Mr chairman you're, just going to run one yes.

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Sir, I believe it says drafting code zero, one, eight one, two three.

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Okay hold on one second for us.

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Okay, I think we have everything in order here now, so we do have an untimely filed amendment by chairman supiki and so without objection we will move to consider without objection so move. You are recognized on amendment drafting code, zero, one, eight one, two three is that correct, sir.

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Yes, sir, and it does make the bill if.

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It wants to be added on all.

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Right, let's go ahead and get that put on in discussion on the amendment hearing, nothing seeing none we're now voting on amendment zero, one, eight one, two three to house bill, 2661, all those in favor say aye, all any opposed, say no, the eyes have it we're back on the bills amended, which brings us to amendment number two, which is also untimely filed by chair lady hazelwood. We do have again an untimely filed amendment, so we will without objection we will move to consider any objection seeing none.

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We are back on amendment number two chair, lady hazelwood, you're, recognized.

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Thank you, mr chairman. This amendment just fixes a hamilton county situation and all it does is delete the language to induce in subdivision b, subsection two of section five and substituting instead the language to persuade so we're swapping two induced for two persuade in this amendment. With that, mr chairman, I would um ask for approval.

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All right, let's make sure we do have that drafting code. I have zero one. Eight two, zero five is that correct chair, lady. That's.

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Correct all right, eight, two, zero five great.

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We already have a motion. A second you've heard this description, any discussion leader, cam.

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Thank you, madam um mr chairman and madam chair, when we look at this overall bill. After adding your amendment, we will get an opportunity to understand the difference between this induce and persuade and what we're uh persuading to do. Charity.

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Have a conversation.

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Around that you want it.

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Certainly, I'm.

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Saying you want us to wait till you get it on and you want to talk about it now, whatever you know.

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To the will of the committee.

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Could you explain, then, uh what.

D

We're it's simply language that, according to legal, would allow hamilton county to continue with a um a pharmacy that they have for their employees. So um this language was needed to allow to do that. Okay,.

B

A

Further discussion again we're on amendment zero, one, eight, two: zero five further discussion: seeing none we're now voting on amendment zero, one, eight, two: zero five to house bill, 2661, all those in favor, say aye, any opposed, say no, the eyes have it back on the bill, as amended chairman tsupiki you're recognized. Sir thank.

L

You, mr chairman, let me give you a brief description of what we're doing with this bill. This bill requires pbms to pay pharmacies, the actual cost the pharmacy paid to acquire the drug or the device. It provides for an appeals process for pharmacies to appeal the reimbursement paid by a pd pbm. If the pharmacy believes that pbm did not pay the actual cost of the drug or the device, it does require a pbm to pay a dispensing fee, not less than the amount paid by tenncare for low-volume pharmacies.

L

It requires pbms to allow all patients, participants and beneficiaries of a benefit plan to utilize any pharmacy within the state that accepts the terms and conditions established for at least one of the networks of pharmacies within the state. And then there is an implementation correction here it's now it will be.

L

The proposed legislation takes effect upon becoming law for the purposes of promulgating rules and by january 1st, of 2023 for all their purposes and and and applies to policies, plans, contracts and agreements that are entered into amended or renewed to take effect on or after such date. To make sure everybody has enough time ample time to study this and ramp it up when it comes ready to go. Mr chairman I'll be happy to answer questions all.

A

Right, thank you. Chairman sapicki members. You've heard the description any discussion later camp. Thank.

B

You thank you, mr thank you, mr chairman. Do you see that this bill could help consumers in terms of cost reduction stability after we passed this bill.

A

Chairman to picky, I think.

L

Ideally, what it'll do is create more opportunities for the patients to choose which pharmacy that they want to use that they're most familiar with and it'll make sure that those pharmacies that may be out of a network are going to be reimbursed for their actual costs. So those pharmacies can stay in business in those local communities to provide those services for their members.

B

A

B

Thank you, mr chairman. Thank you, mr sponsor. Yes, ma'am.

A

Further discussion unseen and we're now voting on house bill 2661, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 2661 moves to full finance. Thank.

L

You thank you, chairman committee. Thank.

A

You brings us to item number six out of number six on our calendars house bill 2346 by chairman boyd. Did you have a motion and a second you're recognized for a brief description, sir.

C

Thank you, mr chairman of committee uh house, bill 2346 would require utilities in the state of tennessee, that is, natural, gas providers, water and wastewater providers and electrical utilities to develop and implement a cyber security plan. They would report to their regulatory folks that they they report to so for the public that would be through the comptroller and for the private that would be to the uh to t puck. They would generate a report and they would send it to the general assembly and to homeland security once a year. I'll. Take any questions, mr chairman,.

A

All right, thank you very much. Chairman boyd members, you've heard the description of house bill 2346 any discussion.

A

Seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 2346, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 2346 moves to full finance.

A

Brings us to item number seven, also by chairman boyd, it's house bill 2382., you have a motion to second, you recognize a brief description. Thank.

C

You, mr chairman, hospital 2382, is a companion bill to the tcrs veteran retirement bill that I carried on the house floor the other night. This would simply uh create a sub-account within the tcrs to hold the funds that are allocated for this. Take any questions, mr chairman,.

A

All right, thank you very much. Members you've heard the description of house bill 2382. Any discussion. Cnn we're now voting on house bill, 2382, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 2382 moves to full finance, all right.

A

That brings us to item number 96 item number, 96 and I'll. Give everyone just a moment to turn there item number 96 is going to be house bill, 2500 again by chairman boyd. We have a motion in a second give us just a second chairman. Let's make sure we get this in the proper posture all right. The amendment has already been drafted, so we are in the in the correct posture. So you are you have a motion. Second, you are recognized for a brief description.

C

Thank you, mr chairman. uh Hospital 2500 would transfer the board of license and healthcare facilities from the department of health over to hsda, and that would be renamed the health facilities commission. I'll. Take any questions all.

A

Right, thank you very much chairman boyd, and let me just make sure to be clear. The amendment that was drafted earlier was zero. One, seven zero two two and that is already that was drafted prior um yeah. It was adopted all right. Any discussion on house bill 2500, seeing none. We are now voting on house bill, 2500, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed, no the eyes have it house bill 2500 moves on to full finance. Thank you, chairman committee. Thank you.

A

All right that brings us to item number 11. item number 11 is going to be house bill 2040 by chairman curcio. You have a motion and a second to recognize for a brief description.

E

Thank you, mr chairman and committee members. This is a um kind of full circle for me. I carried a bill similar to this my freshman year. It didn't go anywhere because I didn't know what I was doing. I still don't know what I'm doing, but I got the bill back uh here my senior year, so this creates monitoring standards for companies that want to engage in criminal monitoring in tennessee, uh creates contract requirements, insurance requirements, responsibilities, employment, qualifications, training requirements, record keeping requirements and conflict of interest.

E

Prohibitions uh with that I'd be happy to answer any questions. All.

A

Right, thank you. Chairman curcio members, you've heard the description of house bill 2040 any discussion.

A

Seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 2040, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say aye, all those opposed, no the eyes have it house bill 2040 moves to full finance. Thank you, chairman of committee, all right. That brings us also to item number 97 by chairman curcio and chairman, give us just a second to get there.

A

Members again, that's item number 97, that's going to be house bill, 2367 by chairman curcio.

A

You have a do. You have an amendment motion and a second, and there is an amendment it is.

A

It was timely, filed it's drafting code. Let's just make sure these match up with what you have, sir drafting code: zero. One, eight zero! Zero three! Is that correct? Yes, sir, that's correct! Okay, do we have a motion? Second, on the amendment we have a motion. The second you're recognized for a brief description.

E

Thank you, mr chairman and committee members. What this bill does is. It requires the tennessee sheriff's association to establish a criminal proceedings notification system as an extension of the current automated victim information notification system with requirements for such a system.

E

The same as the original bill that I brought earlier, it's a pilot program now, so it would go from july, 1 2022 through june 20th 2025, and if I may just briefly take a moment of privilege, it's national crime victims rights week and their theme is rights, access and equity for all victims, and I believe this bill does that, and I want to thank chair, lady hazelwood, who has worked tirelessly on a similar effort known as marsy's law, but I think this doesn't get us all the way there, but it gets us darn close, and I just appreciate the committee's indulgence and and the for the funding the discussion that took place.

E

So, thank you very much. Thank.

A

You members you've heard the description on the amendment. Any discussion chair, lady hazelwood.

D

I just want to thank chairman carcio for bringing this bill, as he mentioned. This does at least part of what marcy's law would require, and I think it moves us along the path to get that constitutional amendment at some point in the future. So thank you very much. Thank.

E

A

Ma'am. Thank you further discussion on the amendment leader, camper.

B

Thank you, mr chairman. It's not requiring people to do. It is provide an avenue for them to be on the list if they want a notification and not requiring them to actually have to receive these notifications. Chairman.

E

B

E

You, mr chairman, yes, the it requires the tennessee sheriff's association to to move forward does not require anyone to sign up. But if you wanted to sign up, you have 24-hour access to notifications, whether that be telephonic text message, you know, there's a call center. That sort of thing so.

A

Leader, camper.

B

Thank you, mr chairman. Thank you thank.

A

You representative, ogles.

F

Thank you chairman. My question was answered. Thank you. Thank.

A

You further discussion again we're on the amendment drafting code zero, one, eight, zero, zero. Three, none we're now voting on the amendment 2 house, bill 2367, all those in favor say aye, all those opposed, no the eyes have it we're back on the bill as amended chairman curcio. Thank you, mr chairman. The amendment made the bill all right. Thank you very much. Members you've heard the description and the discussion any further cena and we're now voting on house bill 2367, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed.

A

No the eyes have it house bill 2367 moves to full finance. Thank you. Mr chairman committee.

A

All right that brings us to item number 16 on our calendar, chairman doggett. Is he and there he is, couldn't see you.

A

All right members we're on house bill 2572 by chairman dawg. Did you have a motion in a second? There was a an amendment drafting code017106 that has already been drafted, so you are in the correct posture and you are recognized, sir. Thank you.

C

Mr chairman and committee, what we're doing is establishing a task force that will be attached to the department of treasury to study the retirement benefits for law enforcement officers.

A

Okay, members you've heard the description of house bill 2572 any discussion, seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 2572, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say aye, all those opposed, no the eyes have it house bill 2572 moves on to full finance. Thank you very much. Thank you and just to be clear that drafting code zero one, seven one zero six that has already been adopted. I may have misspoke and said drafted, but that has been adopted. Sir.

A

All right out of number 21 on our counter: it's going to be house bill, 1874 by chairman halsey. You have a motion a second and we have already adopted amendment zero, one, one, nine zero four, so you are in the correct posture and current posture, and you are recognized, sir, for a brief description. Thank.

C

You, mr chairman, thank you committee. This bill removes the sales tax and use tax on rare coins, paper money and gold bullion. I started running this bill when my kids were in elementary school and I'm finally here and I I thank you for that privilege.

A

You beat me to the punch chairman. I all right members, you've heard the description. Any discussion on house bill, 1874, chair, lady hazelwood,.

D

I'm just waiting for the hallelujah chorus.

H

It would be here.

A

All right, thank you. Further discussion on house bill 1874 and I will say this chairman. You have worked very hard on this. I think I've been here seven years and I think you precluded me on working on this bill. So uh congratulations on your hard work. So members further discussion on high school 1874.

A

hearing none sing, none we're now voting on house blue 1874, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 1874 moves to full finance. Thank you, committee and chairman. Thank you. Item number 22 on our calendar is going to be house bill 27-11 by chairman howe.

A

You have a motion and a second you're recognized for a brief description. Sir.

L

My timing was pretty good on that one. Thank you, mr chairman. um This bill uh came out of the refugee study committee, which was appointed by the two speakers we met several times during the summer and in response to those meetings. This legislation creates a new category of child care agency, called the non-traditional child care agency, which would be specific in addressing those agencies such as the one involved in the issues in chattanooga during the summer involving the uacs or the unaccompanied alien children that were housed in a facility a dormitory type facility.

L

What this bill would seek to do is to create a ncca, a non-traditional child care agency, which would be the dormitory style facilities that we haven't had in the past.

L

These children that were in that facility in chattanooga were not subject to the interstate compact on juveniles or the interstate compact on placement of children, they're not subject to those compacts because they are in the custody of the federal government and while tennessee has no standing with regard to immigration, the federal law and state law agrees that we do have standing with regard to the welfare and safety of children within our borders, and that is not in dispute.

L

Therefore, this bill seeks to address the safety concerns of those children and the concerns that dcs and the committee had and still have, concerning these children.

L

Dcs is responsible for license licensing these agencies, the rccas, as well as the ncca agencies- and this would create this bill- would contain reporting requirements to ensure that dcs knows who is being brought into the state. It would create a database to help ensure safeguards against child abuse by establishing a known record of children served. It limits the number of children that can be housed in a facility, and it creates a cause of action against an ncca for a child who may have been subject to abuse at a facility such as what happened in chattanooga.

L

We believe this is reasonable safeguards who help protect our children, who find themselves in situations like this in the future, and I would urge your support.

A

All right, thank you, chairman hal members. You've heard the description any discussion leader, camper.

B

Thank you, mr chairman, mr chairman, you mentioned um establishing a database of the children that will be in this facility.

B

Does your bill talk about what happens with this database who have access to this database, how the children's names will be protected? uh Can you address that concern.

A

L

uh Yes, leader, I think we addressed this once before when you asked that question. This is proprietary information only available to dcs, because these are minor children. They are already protected under current law.

A

B

Thank you. I just wanted to get that back on the record. Thank you so much.

A

Further discussion again we're on house bill 27-11, further discussion, seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 27-11, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed, no the eyes have it house bill 2711 moves to full finance. Thank you, mr chairman. Thank you chairman.

A

Right that brings us to item number 28. item number 28 is going to be house bill 2608 by chairman vaughn.

A

You have a motion and a second. You are recognized, sir, for a brief description.

K

Thank you, mr chairman, also I'd like to find out who the buildings workman's comp insurer is wow.

K

This is the tennessee broadband investment maximization act. uh We've also got an amendment that goes with the bill. It's zero one, three, seven four two and then we're asking also to add the amendment zero one, seven, five, six, seven.

A

Chairman give me just a second: let's make sure we get this thing in the proper posture. Yes,.

K

A

All right chairman amendment zero one: three seven four two has already been adopted in the house: commerce committee, so that one is already traveling and there is another amendment it looks like. I have drafting code zero, one, seven, five, six. We.

K

Are indeed, on the same page chairman.

A

Okay, that particular one is by chair lady hazelwood. Do you want to describe your bill and then we'll get the amendment on or you want to get the amendment on? Then you describe it's. Do you have a preference? I it I'm at your pleasure all right. Let's get the amendment on then we're going to go to drafting code, we're going to recognize chair, lady hayeswood, for amendment 017567.

A

You have a motion. A second you're recognized chair, lady.

D

Thank you, mr chairman. This amendment just makes it clear that this tax relief does not apply to retail sale of personal consumer electronics such as smart phones, computers, tablets and modems, and wi-fi routers.

A

All right, thank you very much for this description, members and discussion on the amendment. Let's go back to chair lady hazelwood, sorry.

D

And there's a part two of the amendment which reimburses cities, um counties and municipalities for loss of revenue. That would result from the tax exemption provided in this act. So we're making locals whole.

A

Thank you for including that that's very important, so thank you very much. Members you've heard the description of the amendment zero one, seven, five, six, seven any discussion hearing unseen and we're now voting on the amendment to house bill 2608, all those in favor say aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it. We are back on the bill 2608 as amended.

A

Now, chairman vaughn, you are recognized, sir. Thank.

K

You chairman hicks, this bill, removes sales tax sales and use tax from materials provided whenever our broadband expansion contractors are building out our system across the state. This keeps them from having to take part of the grant money that we give them and return it to us in the form of sales tax. So this takes care of that math.

A

Thank you very much for this description members. Any discussion on house bill, 2608, hearing, none and seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 2608, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill. 2608 moves on to full finance, brings us to item number 29 out of number 29 on our calendars house bill 1987 by chairman vaughn. You have a motion to second. You recognize her for a brief description. Thank you.

K

Sir, this bill is still not the magna carta, but it is one that's important to me. It adds transparency to utility billing, for whenever fees are given or charged to builders or developers for capital expansion systems, we have to be able to know what they're paying for and how those costs compare to other users. This will bring that about all.

A

Right, thank you very much. Members you've heard the description of house bill 1987 any discussion hearing none and seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 1987, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed, no the eyes have it house bill 1987 moves to full finance. Thank you, mr chairman committee. Thank you. That brings us to item number 34 by chairman white.

A

That's going to be house bill 2703, you have a motion and a second. You are recognized, sir, for a brief description.

J

Thank you chairman and committee. This particular bill is one that I uh carried on behalf of a fellow senator. It basically just produces a printable teacher's licensure when a teacher finishes a degree and gets a certificate of licensure from the state board of education.

J

It lets them get from the state or receiving the state, a a certificate that they can frame and put up on their wall and show the world that they they are qualified, and so it did produce a a a small fiscal note, which is why we're here and with that. That is the explanation.

A

All right, thank you, chairman white, for the description members. Any discussion on house bill 2703 hearing and seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 2703, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 2703 moves to full finance.

A

That brings us we're going to skip over to item number 108. Also by chairman white, we'll give everyone just a second to get there. That's going to be house bill, 2094 again by chairman white. Do we have a motion? A second? We have a motion in a second sir you're recognized for a brief description on house bill. 2094.

J

A

J

Chairman of the committee, this is a bill I received from t heck or tennessee higher education commission. It is strictly a cleanup bill of the code that they bring to us each year. Everything in this bill is a technical correction to property line the existing code across tennessee's financial aid programs. The bill deals with the administration, the state's financial program, which also created a small fiscal note, and that is the explanation of this bill.

A

All right, thank you very much. Chairman white members, you've heard the description of house bill 2094 any discussion hearing leader camper.

B

Thank you, mr chairman, uh thank you for the bill question on um the eligibility. Does it affect any of the eligibility requirements in uh some of these technical changes and corrections.

J

Chairman, why no ma'am it's strictly a cleanup bill of the code dealing with with things that are in the code that no longer really apply there. It is to clean clean up the language of the code of financial aid, but no, it doesn't deal with eligibility.

B

Okay, thank you.

A

Further discussion again we're on house bill, 2094 hearing done and seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 2094, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 2094 moves to full finance. Thank.

J

You committee, thank you.

A

All right members that brings us back to item number 36 on our calendar out of number 36 is going to be house bill 2000 by representative cochran. You have a motion in a second sir you're recognized for a brief description on house bill. 2000.

G

Thank you, mr chairman. uh What this bill does is uh for I'll. Try to give you just a very quick description when a teacher is in a year of new standards adoptions, she cannot use her own growth score. She has to use the schools, and so, if she's, a level 5 or a high, achieving teacher in a school that may not that may be low performing. This allows her. This allows that not to hurt her gross score right, so she doesn't. She won't have to be forced to take the school's gross score.

G

She can take uh her. She can use the her evaluation scores and doesn't punish good teachers to go for going to schools that may be struggling.

A

All right members you've heard the description of house bill 2000 any discussion leader campaign.

B

Thank you, I guess, um could you say that again so so, if I'm a level five teacher.

G

Yeah and thank you leader camper, I probably did a poor job of describe. I was struggling this morning as well so currently, if you are really any teacher, but let's just let's just take a level 4 level, 5 teacher- and let's say you- teach 7th grade science on that particular year.

G

Every so often they redo the standards and on the year that they redo the standards.

G

When your students take the tcap test, you can't use those results currently because they're they're redoing the standards and so that that makes it where you cannot use your students test results in science, because they're they're redoing the standards that year on those particular years, a teacher for her growth score. She has to take the school's growth score now a lot of times. That's probably fine.

G

You may be in a high achieving school and that doesn't hurt you, but if you're in a low achieving school, if you've got if you're in a school that maybe has like a level one growth score, you have a really good teacher who's forced to take the growth score of a school that might be struggling and it it affects her overall reg her overall rating negatively.

G

What this bill allows is for her to use her evaluation scores if, if that ends up resulting in her having a higher rating than the school's growth score, so we don't want to punish a good teacher just if the overall school was struggling. This allows her to take her evaluation scores on that particular year of new standards. Adoptions.

H

Leader, camper.

B

So, with the overall growth score that the school has um that teachers.

B

The growth of her students within her class is included in the overall school's growth scores correct. So.

G

Well, leader camper, they would not be because that would be a year of new standards. Adoption for that particular subject matter. um So this does not affect thousands of teachers, but it can't, but it certainly can affect you know a large number if um again, if they're in that year of new standards adoption so um but but in it to answer your question specifically, no her students course would not be included in that, because that would have been a year.

B

Of new standards and options, yeah.

G

All right, thank you.

A

Chair eddie hayeswood.

D

And I I just want to be sure that I heard something correctly, because I think one of the positive things about this bill is it would encourage teachers, or at least not discourage teachers from moving from a high performing to a lower performing school, where they could really make a more positive impact.

G

That that is absolutely correct and that that's a real concern. Currently, if you move to what to that struggling school, uh if you're, if you're a very effective teacher and you move to that struggling school in a year of new standards adoption, it could hurt your overall teacher rating so that this would hopefully prevent that you're correct.

A

Chair, lady hayeswood, thank you very much further discussion. Again, we are on house bill 2000, seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 2000, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 2000 moves to full finance.

A

All right that brings us to item number 37 out of number item number 37 on our calendars house, bill 2043 by representative cochran. You have a motion in a second and it looks like we have an untimely filed amendment. So without objection we will have to move to consider without objection so moved. We are now on the amendment drafting code, zero, one, eight one, seven, eight representative cochran, is that correct. That is correct! Mr, do we have a motion. Second, on the amendment, we have a motion. Second to recognize on the amendment.

G

Thank you chairman, and this what the amendment does is it takes out the portion on kratom. uh This will make the bill uh where it only focuses on a drug called tnpteen, which was the initial focus of the of the legislation. Kratom got attached uh in the subcommittee process, um but this makes it where, uh where basically tnp, which is a very dangerous drug, where you can't just go into a gas station and buy.

A

All right, thank you very much. Members you've heard the description of the amendment. Any discussion on amendment drafting code, zero, one, eight one, seven, eight hearing, none unseen known we're now voting on the amendment to house bill 2043, all those in favor say aye, all those opposed. No, the eyes have haven't back on the bill as amended. You are recognized representative cochran.

G

uh Mr chairman, I'll I'll, let my previous uh explanation stand, but I will yield any questions. All.

A

Right, the amendment did make the bill so members, any discussion on house bill, 2043 question's been called in objection. Calling the question hearing. None sitting done we're now voting on house bill, 2043, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 2043 moves to full finance.

A

G

You, chairman and committee thank.

A

You all right members we're going to jump over, let's hold on one second,.

A

All right members we're going to jump over to item 76.

A

We're patiently waiting has been leader, lambert, we're on item number 74, it's going to be house bill; 26, I'm sorry out of number 76 house bill 1832 by leader, lambert. You have a motion. Second you're recognized, sir. Thank you, mr.

H

Chairman- and this is the what feels like semi-annual judicial redistricting bill.

A

All right members you've heard the description. Any discussion on house bill, 1832, representative hall,.

K

Thank you, mr chairman leader, lambert, thank you for semi annually, bringing this bill back. I've had this bill sponsored before, and we've done this several times.

K

I I think that, as we look to go into the first year of some well of of judicial elections, d.a elections, pd elections, we've talked about redistricting for a long time, and this might be one of the better opportunities we have to to look into this not saying this can be done through this mechanism right there, but in in the 23 year, when we come back legislatively this may be an opportunity for us to have a real conversation and look at some real data where the needs are across the state.

K

How do we better align those courts and and what we can do so I want to thank you again for bringing this this legislation. uh Thank you for working on this and serving on some of these committees throughout the years as well, uh leader, lambert. Thank you, mr chairman leader, lambert.

H

Thank you chairman and thank you and as as the gentleman who's soon to be, the dean of our caucus. You've been through several of these uh over the last couple of decades, and I've been through about three different task forces and it really boils down to look. Our our lines were drawn politically by legislatures long before us, and many of these judicial districts don't serve their constituents very well at all. um We have districts that are geographically way too small. We have others that you know, quite frankly, are too large.

H

um It needs to be looked at and it hopefully will be looked at, and I share your resolve in getting this done quickly, because what happens is every time we are either told. But you know these judges, da's and public defenders just got elected, so you don't want to do judicial redistricting for those districts, then they just got elected or you get halfway through and they say well, we've got plenty of time.

H

You know before the re-election is up, so it's probably not best to do it now or for goodness sake, you don't want to do it right at the end right before an election, because you know that would change everything right before an election. So I'm with you it's time to just do this. We go through redistricting every 10 years and it makes sense and it serves the people of tennessee- well it's time to look at these districts and make sure that they actually match.

H

Well, there are some that literally will stretch all the way from kentucky to our southern border, and it just doesn't make any sense. So thank you for your comments and the speakers will appoint this task force. They can do so as early as next year, if they so please.

A

All right, thank you very much further discussion again we're on house bill, 1832 leader, camper.

B

Thank you uh leader. This uh is going to the task. Force is going to take a look at it, uh study it and provide a recommendation back. A proposal uh is that what this is doing, it's just they're, not making any final decisions, they're going to propose something back to the body.

B

Can you talk to that.

H

Leader, lambert, uh yes, it's just a three-page bill. It's very simple. All three pages do exactly as you've described. Okay,.

B

A

All right further discussion, seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 1832, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 1832 moves to full finance, all right. That brings us to item number 80.

A

out of number 80 we're going to switch gears and go to house wheel 2118 again by later lamberth. You have a motion and a second, and it looks like sir, you have a drafting code and amendment drafting code 017814 that rewrites the bill let's go and get that put on. If that's, okay, you have a motion to second and discussion on the amendment hearing unseen.

A

None we're now voting on drafting code, zero, one, seven, eight one, four to house bill, 2118, all those in favor say aye, all those opposed, no the eyes have it back on the bill as amended and leader lambert. You recognized, sir. Thank mr.

H

Chairman and literally this just addresses an issue that we inadvertently created last year. um I think there's a legal argument as to whether or not this issue even exists, but we never intended for the matrix that we passed dealing with criminal court probation violations to give somebody five chances to violate probation in the span of a year an eleven one month and 29 day, misdemeanor probation. There are lawyers that have begun to argue in court that we did intend that I can assure you.

H

None of us did I've spoken to all the chairman and sponsors of the bills and everyone else, and what we intended last year was to give folks multiple chances if they're on years of probation and they have minor discrepancies in their probation violation journey or their probation journey, and they violated in some way. So this this makes it crystal clear, nothing we have passed either last year. This year applies that matrix to misdemeanor sentences. Those are short-term sentences, a judge can do whatever they want to.

H

If someone violates that probation and it clarifies that a violation of a no contact order is, is a violation of probation. It's not a technical violation, and there was some question as to that there was a bill that we passed about a week or so ago. The reason for the new amendment uh by representative russell, uh because that bill passed first, this bill had to be amended to be able to work well with his that's the three things it does. Mr chairman, all.

A

Right, thank you very much leader, lambert members. You've heard the description, any discussion again on house bill, 21-18 hearing, none, seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 21-18, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 21-18 moves to full finance famous.

H

Chairman, I believe, that's it for me. I was able to catch up on 435 emails a second ago, though so well you're welcome to hang out.

A

All right members that brings us to item number 100 item number 100.,.

A

Item number 100 is going to be house bill 2030 by chairman keisling. You have a motion in a second sir you're recognized for a description.

J

Thank you, mr chairman, and I think of course we got an amendment. Did the committee uh adopt that amendment? Yes, chairman it is, it is traveling, so it's full speed ahead, full speed ahead. Okay, that with that the uh currently members, the twra, receives point 53 of fuel assessment off the pumps located at our tennessee marinas. This this amendment will simply change that percentage to 0.88 and the the reason for that. In the past five years, we've had tremendous growth along our waterways here in the state.

J

Width growth, of course comes with needed, increased needs for parking expansions, parking, lot, expansions and ingress egress and other facilities. So with that that difference between the two- that's. What this would be doing is to uh to assist in that, mr chairman, that I'll uh entertain any questions.

A

All right, thank you, chairman kiesling members, you've heard the description. Any discussion on house bill, 2030., hearing hearing unseen and we're now voting on house bill, 2030, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 2030 moves to full finance.

J

Thank you, members. Thank you, chairman.

A

All right that brings us to item number 39 item number 39 on your calendar is going to be house bill 2544 by representative alexander.

A

You have a motion and a second. You are recognized for a brief description on house bill. 2544.

M

Thank you chairman. Thank you committee, not a long description chairman. Just a brief one right.

A

I'd appreciate it.

C

This original law was passed in 1989 and was last updated in 1992 and the type of equipment that we detect. Breast cancer has changed immensely in those years, and this is just to update the law and allow women who have dense breasts to get better treatment options.

A

All right, thank you very much, representative alexander, for this description. Members. Any discussion on house bill, 2544, hearing, none sing. None we're now voting on house bill, 2544, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 2544 moves to full finance. Thank you all right. That brings us to item number 42. item number 42 on our calendar is going to be house bill 2331 by representative bricken.

A

Do we have a motion? Second, we have a motion. Second, so you are recognized for brief description.

C

Thank you, mr chairman. This is the enhanced voting machine bill that will require.

L

C

Verifiable paper audit trail machines in all our counties over the next two years. All.

A

Right, thank you, representative, rick and members. You've heard the description of house bill 2331 any discussion hearing none seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 2331, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 2331 moves to full finance.

A

All right members we're gonna jump to one zero one. So item number 101: this is going to be house bill 2226 by chairman powers. You have a motion a second and we do have an untimely filed amendment. So without objection we will move to consider without objection so moved. We are on the amendment drafting code, zero, one, eight one, five eight! Is that correct? Sir? That's correct all right. We have a motion. Second, on the amendment, we have a motion. Second you're recognized on the amendment all.

J

Right, thank you and uh yeah. This is an amendment that was put on in the senate and it actually, the increase went from hundred twenty five dollars. We were getting per semester up to two thousand dollars per semester for our middle college students all.

A

Right, thank you very much. Members you've heard the description of the amendment zero one, eight one, five, eight any discussion hearing, none seeing none we're now voting on the amendment to house bill 2226., all those in favor say aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it. We are back on the bill as amended, and you are recognized on the bill as amended all.

J

Right, thank you, mr chairman committee. uh The middle college program is once operated. It's a two-year post-secondary institution and partners with lea. It permits students in the fall of their junior year to enter into a two-year institution, and they can graduate from that institution and high school at the same time, and it's a great program, especially with people that want to go and have a post-secondary degree, and this two thousand dollars will will pay most of the tuition.

J

They'll still have to come up with books and fees after that to do this, but it's been a great program and that, mr chairman, I renew my notion.

A

All right, thank you very much. Chairman powers, members. You members, you have heard the description of house bill, 2226.

A

All right you've heard the description of the bill, any discussion hearing none and seeing none we're now voting on house bill 2226.

A

We are now voting on house bill, 2226, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 2226 moves to full finance. Thank.

I

You, mr chairman committee,.

A

Thank you. That brings.

A

Brings us to item number 45.

A

Item number 45 is going to be house bill 1646 by representative hall. You have a motion and a second and it looks like there's an untimely file, an amendment that has been drafted or that has been filed, so we will have to without objection. We have to move to consider without objection, so moved we're on the amendment drafting code, zero, seven one, eight three is that correct, representative hall: yes, sir.

J

That is correct. All.

A

Right we have a motion. Second, on the amendment, we have a motion, the second and you're recognized on the amendment. Thank you, mr chairman.

J

The uh chairman.

A

That actually rewrites the bill. Let's go ahead and get that put on. If you want to any discussion on the amendment hearing, none signaling we're now voting on drafting code, zero, one, seven one, eight three to house bill, 1646, all those in favor say aye, all those opposed, no the eyes have it we're back on the bill as amended and now you're recognized. Thank you. Thank you, mr.

J

Chairman this amendment was adopted uh and approved by the senate. It lessens the effect they of course,.

J

House bill 1646 is better known as joker's law regarding the assault on law enforcement canines. This uh lessens the effect of of the initial.

J

Bill that I had presented earlier, this makes it a class d felony for those that inflict bodily harm on a law enforcement canine and a class b felony for those that that results in death, and with that, mr chairman I'll, yield to any questions. All.

A

Right, thank you. Representative hall members, you've heard the description of house bill 1646 any discussion. Hearing unseen known we're now voting on house bill, 1646, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 1646 moves to full finance all right. That brings us to item number 46.

A

item number 46 on our calendar is gonna, be house bill 1833 by representative hall, and an amendment has already been adopted and that amendment was one four zero one, four, two two zero. So we are in the proper posture and you're recognized, sir, for a brief description.

J

Thank you, mr chairman uh house, bill 1833 is, uh is uh regarding the disposal of car tires and unauthorized areas. This has become somewhat of an epidemic and is an underground profession for those that uh disclos the uh disco discard uh car tires. Basically uh seven or less tires would be a misdemeanor, eight or more would be a felony, uh a class c felony, and with that, mr chairman, I yielded any questions. Sir. All.

A

Right. Thank you. Representative hall members, you've heard the description of house bill 1833 any discussion hearing leader camper.

B

Thank you. Are there any fines associated with this as well.

J

Yes, ma'am. There is.

B

J

A

B

Could you discuss those fines representative.

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J

Twenty five hundred dollars uh for a uh uh for the misdemeanor and.

J

And and none for the for the felony, but at 2 500 for dollars for the misdemeanors for missing, yes, ma'am.

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B

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Further discussion, seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 1833, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed, no the eyes have it house bill 1833 moves to full finance. Thank you, mr chairman committee. All right that brings us to item number 54. item number 54 on our calendar is gonna, be house bill. 1274 by representative powell. You have a motion and a second you're recognized for a brief description on the bill.

C

Thank you, mr chairman, and uh I do actually have an amendment that was brought to me by department of labor and workforce development.

E

That I submitted to the committee.

A

All right I have, and let's make sure we have this drafting code- correct, zero one, six, six one two is that correct: that's correct! All right! We have a motion, a second on the amendment, you're recognized on the amendment for a description.

C

Sure so this amendment was brought to me by the department of labor and workforce development just to make sure we're in compliance with the us department of labor. uh It includes a reference to workforce innovation, opportunity act.

A

All right, thank you. Representative powell, members you've heard the description of the amendment any discussion on the amendment hearing. None seeing none we're now voting on amendment zero, one, six, six, one, two on to house bill, 1274., all those in favor say aye, all those opposed, no the eyes have it we're back on the bills amended and you are recognized on the bill. Thank you, mr.

C

Chairman, so this creates a work short work share program in the state of tennessee essentially allows employers uh if they wanted to, rather than lay off employees, to recut their their hours unilaterally and worked closely on this legislation with the department of the chamber of commerce.

C

This was something that was a featured discussion when we, when the speaker was the chair and we hosted the legislative conference last year, and so this would uh would be another state that would be added to this, and anything would also have to be approved by the department of labor and workforce development.

A

All right, thank you very much. Members you've heard the description of house bill 1274 any discussion.

A

Hearing unseen we're now voting on house bill, 1274, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say aye, all those opposed, no the eyes have it house bill 1274 moves to full finance. Thank you chairman. Thank you.

A

All right. That brings us to item 55. and showing up right on time is going to be representative miller for house bill. 2723.

A

You have a motion in the second to recognize surf for a brief description. Thank.

I

You, mr chairman,.

A

I

Chairman, I think we have an amendment.

A

That makes it it is traveling, so you are in the proper posture, sir.

I

uh Thank you, mr chairman, members of the committee uh house, bill 2723.

I

What this legislation does it's.

I

The officers and employees of the various agency boards and departments of state government are entitled to five days of paid leave in the event that a minor child contracts covet 19 or a child's school or day care facility is forced to close due to covet 19 and the parent or officer or employee must stay home with the child to provide for the child's care.

I

The paid leave to which an officer or an employee is entitled under. This section does not count against the officer or the employee's accumulated sick or annual leave, and uh let me say, mr chairman members of the committee, that we certainly hope that once in a lifetime that this will not have to even occur, you know and we pray that it doesn't have to happen again uh based on covet-19. But with that, mr chairman stanford and questions all right. Thank you.

A

Representative miller, any discussion on house bill, 2723 chairman todd.

J

Thank you, mr chairman. Currently, do you think most state employees are able to use sick leave or a sick leave bank for this very purpose representative miller.

I

uh This is the purpose of the bill itself to hope that again, if this occur, where schools and kindergartens would have to close because of covet 19 that those state employees that would have to stay home with their child or children, this would not work against their sick leave.

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J

That didn't actually answer my question currently. Are they able to use sick leave for this purpose representative.

I

Miller for this purpose, no they're.

J

Not so they cannot use sick leave to stay home with a sick child.

I

Not based on, if there's a covet, 19 issue, so the answer to your question: no they're not currently able to do this.

A

Jeremy, todd.

J

That sounds very odd to me and I used to in another life, be a state employee and you could use sick leave for a lot of things and if you ran out, if you belong to the sick leave bank, it was almost an endless supply.

J

So I'm I'm questioning the accuracy of that answer that they could not, under current hr policy, stay home with pay under sick leave to care for a sick child. No matter what the sickness was.

I

Mr chairman, I'm not sure if anyone from the department is here, but if, in fact he needs a better answer to that. Hopefully there may be someone from the department that can answer that question. Mr chairman,.

A

Okay, without objection, we do have someone that's on the list to speak, so without objection we will go out of session without objection. We are out of session. Please identify yourself for the record. Please.

C

There you go holt with dhr you're correct. There are a lot of.

E

Different situations which you can use sick leave, I don't know if.

C

There's any specific covid.

E

Related sick leave use available, but um certainly having to stay at home for a sick child is something that has been permissible in the past.

J

A

J

So it's a little hard to hear so it is, has been permissible in the past to utilize sick leave for staying home with a sick child. That's my understanding! Okay, thank you.

A

Chair eddie hazelwood.

D

Thank you, mr chairman um question for hr. Can you currently use sick leave if your child's daycare or school is closed? Is that covered currently.

A

Mr whitt, I'm I'm not sure.

C

Of that specific circumstance, I would have to get back with you.

D

That seems to be a lot of what this bill is addressing. Thank you.

A

Thank you further dis questions or comments for our guest, seeing none without objection. We'll go back into session back in session further discussion again we're on house bill, 2723, hearing saying and we're now voting on house bill, 2723, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed. No uh the eyes have it house bill 2723 moves to full finance.

A

All right that brings us to item number 60. item number 60 is going to be by representative sparks there. He is house bill 1738. You have a motion. Second, so you're recognized for a brief description.

L

This is what the committee had approved last year. Just extends the the sales tax exemption on gun safes and gun safety devices for another year. Appreciate your consideration.

A

All right, thank you, representative sparks members. You have heard the description. Any discussion on house bill, 1738, hearing, none and seeing we're now voting on house bill, 1738, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed, no the eyes have it house bill 1738 moves to full finance. Thank you thanks, sir. That brings us to out of number 66 out of number 66 on our calendar is house bill 1899 by representative weaver. You have a motion to second. You are recognized for a brief description.

M

Thank you, chair chairman. Thank you members. uh This bill uh was the genesis for this bill is during covet. We had such an emergency with recruiting and retaining and getting teachers in our local district. um This gives our locals some flexibility. So what the bill, as amended, will do. It is authorized as a teacher holding a second or third temporary teaching permit to apply to the department of education for a practitioner's license to continue teaching the course or subject area taught pursuant to the teacher's temporary permit under certain conditions.

M

The bill lists those conditions, and it also requires the um sbe to establish requirements for a limited licensure. So this won't go on in perpetuity.

M

It has a a stopping point, but again, this is a great way to grandfather in our teachers who who showed up to the plate because they number one want to be in the classroom, and this enables them to stay in the classroom because they want to be there and to move forward and get their practitioners licensed. So it's a great bill for your district and we'll give our locals another tool in the toolbox, and with that explanation explanation I would consider your uh sending me on.

A

All right, thank you. Representative weaver, you've heard the description members any discussion. Hearing unseen done uh we're now voting on house bill, 1899, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 1899 moves to full finance. Thank.

M

You chairman, thank you, members.

A

And members of the committee we're going to try to grab everybody in the audience, that's not on the committee, so we're going to try to make sure we grab everyone so bear with us.

A

All right members, we are on item 102., item 102, which is house bill 2763 by representative hurt. You have a motion and a second. You are recognized, sir, on a brief description.

C

Thank you, miss chair. I just want to double check. We have an amendment. Is it already traveling with the bill? It is okay. That is correct. Thank you, sir. This bill is amended to delete sections 11 and 12 from tca 55 25 107.. This code sets forth through the department of safety who the department of safety and department of revenue may share. Information with the problem.

C

We're trying to solve here is what we're trying to do here is reduce the information that the state of tennessee is releasing, which is allowing telemarketers to create their database, which results in calls to our fellow tennesseans, and hopefully this is the first step of reducing those calls and with that I'll, take any questions. All.

A

Right, thank you very much. Representative hurt members. You've heard the description of house bill 2763 any discussion hearing none, seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 2763 being sent on to full finance. All those in favor say aye, all those opposed, no the eyes have it house bill 2763 moves to full finance. Thank you, mr chair and committee. Thank you item. 105 105 is going to be house bill 2677 by representative leatherwood. You have a motion to second, so you're recognized for a brief description.

C

And like the previous bill, there is an amendment that makes the bill it is traveling. Thank you. um This bill, as amended, creates an offense for an employer to influence or attempt to influence by means of coercion of public servant. Employee, and I appreciate your support.

A

All right, thank you very much. Members again, you've heard the description for house bill 2677 and let me just be clear on something I know. Sometimes we say all that bill that amendment is traveling. Let me just make clear what that actually means. That means that amendment has already been put on in a prior committee, and so it's actually attached to the bill already. So that's what that actually means. So, okay with that said, house bill 2677, any discussion.

A

Questions been called the objection, calling the question hearing none and seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 2677, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed no house bill, 2677 moves to full finance. Thank you.

A

All right members we're going to go to item number 70.

A

All right item number seven is going to be house bill. 1661. you've got a motion and a second to recognize for a brief description.

E

Thank you, mr chair and committee. uh What this bill does is. It would create a new offense of aggravated reckless driving, while keeping the existing reckless driving statute in place. All.

A

Right. Thank you very much. Representative gillespie members. You've heard the description any discussion later camp.

B

Thank you, mr chairman, could you tell us what constitutes the aggravated.

A

Representative.

E

Gillespie, yes, thank you, mr chair. Thank you leader for the question, um so the aggravated offense would be intentionally or knowingly impeach traffic upon a public street highway alley parking lot or driveway, or on the premise of a shopping center, trailer park, apartment house, complex or any other premise accessible to motor vehicle that are generally or frequently public frequented by the public at large, and that would be a class a misdemeanor.

E

um And so it would be that's the definition and left up to the discretion of the prosecutor, um whether or not to go after that reckless driving offense to the new aggravated reckless driving offense.

C

Leader, camper.

B

Thank you, mr chairman. Thank you sponsor thank.

A

You further description on house bill 1661., seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 1661, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 1661 moves to full finance. Thank you.

A

All right that brings.

A

All right members, we are now on item 68, that's going to be house bill, 2625 by representative by chairman baum. Do we have a motion to second?

A

We have a motion and a second and it looks like we have an untimely filed amendment. So without objection we will move to consider without objection so moved. We are on amendment number zero, one, eight one, nine one is that correct chairman. Yes, chairman, we have a motion. Second, on the amendment, do we have a motion? A second on the amendment? We have a motion. Second, on the amendment you are recognized.

N

Thank you, chairman hicks tennessee, in its tenncare program, has about 15 to 20 000 recipients, who are eligible for both tenncare and medicare, and these individuals that I'm referring to have selected one have selected a d snip plan which stands for dual eligible special needs plan with one of six care carriers. In order for them to receive this plan, federal law requires tenncare to contract with those carriers. Tenncare currently has plans to contract with three of those carriers. They are mcos.

N

It's not clear whether tenncare is going to contract with the remaining three carriers that are not mcos. This bill would require tenncare to study the impact of not contracting with those remaining carriers and report back to the general assembly and, in the meantime, take no action that would result in these 10 care recipients being removed from their plan.

A

All right, thank you, chairman baum and members. You've heard the description of amendment 018191 any discussion later camper. Thank.

B

You could you clarify the last point you made about the people in their plan. The.

N

Bill would prohibit tenncare from removing these dual eligible tenncare recipients from being removed from their d snip plan, while tenncare is studying and reporting back the implications of removing them they're going to, they would report back things like how the tenncare patients would be notified.

N

What the other options available for these particular recipients would be so that the legislature can have some oversight leader, camper.

B

And there will be uh cost-benefit analysis and that type of information contained in the report that would be given back uh submitted back to the general assembly chairman.

N

Baum, they may very well include that kind of analysis, but to be clear, the fiscal note on this amendment is insignificant. Later.

B

Camper yeah, I understand that I'm just trying to get to the point of the bill.

B

Okay, I got the answer.

A

Yeah all right further discussion again we're on the amendment zero one, eight one, nine one, seeing none we're now voting on amendment zero, eight, zero, one, eight one, nine one to house bill, 2625, all those in favor say aye, all those opposed, no the eyes have it we're back on the bill as amended. Let me make that clear. I think I skipped that part that was actually putting on amendment zero. One, eight one, nine one two house bill 2625, is what we just voted on all right. You are recognized.

N

Chairman no additional comments, this rewrites the bill.

A

All right, any discussion on house bill, 2625, hearing, none and seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 2625, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 2625 moves to full finance, all right members we're going to now move over to item 109, 109.

A

Item 109 on our calendar is going to be house bill 324 by representative baum. You have a motion, the second. You recognize her for a brief description.

N

Thank you, chairman hicks. This is the bill that would change the tennessee grading scale from a seven point scale to a ten point scale. You've heard this presented before, and I've outlined some of the benefits. Let me give you a new benefit of doing this. There have been some students who have moved from a surrounding state where the and I should add all of tennessee's neighbors surrounding or bordering on the state have a 10 point scale.

N

There have been some families that have moved to the state and have found that their child's gpa has fallen when they've moved from a state that has a 10 point, grading scale to a seven point: grading scale. For example, if the student had a 92 in kentucky that might be an a that would be an a but when they moved to tennessee to transfer to a tennessee high school that would become a b on our seven point scale.

N

This bill would change tennessee's grading scale to a ten point scale so that it would align and match with all of our uh bordering neighbors and virtually every other state in the in the country. All right. Thank.

A

You all right, thank you chairman for that description, members. Any discussion on house bill, 324., hearing, none and seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 324, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say aye all opposed. No, the eyes have it house bill 324 moves to full finance.

A

All right that takes us back to item number 71.

A

Item number 71 is going to be house bill 536 by chairman hawk. You have a motion and a second chairman give us just a second on the amendment.

A

All right chairman, thank you very much for your patience. Again. Members we're on item number 71 house bill 536. We do have a motion in a second and it looks like sir there's an amendment drafting code, zero, one, four, three, three three two it that has already been adopted, so we are in the cur proper posture and you are recognized on house bill. 536.

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K

You, mr chairman, this bill will reinstate a portion of vendors compensation to all of our sales tax collecting points out. There will now be able to reduce up to 25 off of their sales tax collections. It equals one percent of the first 2500 of sales tax remittance that they have. This is a return to policy we had over 20 years ago.

K

It is a small way to say thank you to our businesses out there that are actually collecting the sales taxes for us. I do want to read into and make sure that we all read that the the fiscal note says that this proposed legislation will not impact local government sales tax collections and that these will be considered general fund dollars. So just to read that into the record, mr chairman and members, and certainly hope for a positive positive vote.

A

All right, thank you. Chairman hawk members. You've heard the description of house bill, 536 any discussion, hearing none and seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 536, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye aye, all those opposed, no the eyes have it house bill 536 moves to full finance. Thank you, chairman members. Thank you all right. That brings us to item number 73 out of number 73 on our calendar is going to be house bill 519 by chair, lady hazelwood.

A

You have a motion and a second it looks like there is an amendment 0 1, 7, 5, 7 0.. You have a motion, a second that actually rewrites the bill. So let's go ahead and get that put on any discussion on the amendment hearing, none seeing none we're now voting on drafting code, zero, one, seven, five, seven: zero on to house bill, 519, all those in favor say: aye aye, those opposed! No the eyes have it. We are back on the bill as amended chair lady. You are recognized. Thank.

D

You, mr chairman, this is the professional privilege, tax bill and the amendment uh that we just attached eliminates physicians, both mds and osteopaths, from the professional privilege tax, and it continues the process that we have in gradually eliminating taxes like we did with the hall tax and as we've done before, with the professional privilege tax by eliminating categories, and that's all that this bill does and it's just a another way that we are putting money back in taxpayers, pockets and particularly for physicians who have you know.

D

We have a shortage of them in the state and we don't want to do anything to discourage them for practicing here and they've, also been through a quite a difficult time with covid and all the other things that have happened as a result. So with that, I would ask for passage of the bill as amended all.

A

Right, thank you very much chair lady and again, we are on house bill 519.. That was a description. Any discussion hearing none and seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 519, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 519 moves to full finance, all right members.

A

We are now on item 74. item number 74 on our calendar is going to be house bill 2640 by chair, daddy hazelwood. You have a motion and a second you're recognized.

D

Thank you, mr chairman. This bill simply would remove or waive the state portion of the motor vehicle registration for personal vehicles, non-commercial class, a that would be motorcycles, automobiles and auto cycles and passenger motor vehicles for one year only from july 1 2022 to june 30 of 2023.

D

So for that year, when you go to buy you new tags, you will not have to pay the state portion of that license. Renewal fee.

A

All right, thank you, chair lady, for this description. Members. Any discussion on house bill, 2640, representative freeman, you're recognized. Thank you uh chairman.

J

um So uh electric vehicles pay an additional fee.

D

Will that be waived as well, or is that still going to be paid.

A

Generally, hazelwood.

D

We are waiving the base 23. I think it's 23.75.

A

Thank you, representative freeman. Thank you, chairman williams,.

L

Thank you. I just uh wanted to reiterate what the chair lady said. This is a 120 million dollars of excess of 121 million dollars of tax relief to tennesseans, in spite of rising prices across our our state and inflationary pressures. I think it's good that we can give give our citizens a tax break in this way. Thank you.

A

Thank you, chairman williams, chairman hawk, thank you for further discussion on house bill. 2640., hearing unseen known we're now voting on house bill, 2640, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 2640 moves to full finance.

A

All right members that brings us to item number 92.

A

Yeah we're going to get all of chair lady hazel woods.

A

It's just a second.

A

All right we're on item number 92. It's going to be house bill 2213 by cheerleading hazelwood. Do we have a motion a second? We have a motion to second, a an amendment drafting code, zero, one six, two three nine has already been adopted, so the bill is in the proper posture, so you proper posture. So you are recognized on house bill. 2213 charity, hazelwood,.

D

Thank you, mr chairman. This bill just simply creates a health care task force to review the reimbursement of health professionals that are employed by agencies that perform health care services under state contract.

D

The bill describes how the task force the makeup of the task force, who will appoint those, and it requires the task force to submit interim progress report to the speakers and to both chairs of the health committees by july 1 of 2023 and a final report no later than december 31 of 2024.

D

With that, mr uh chairman, I would ask for passage all.

A

Right, thank you, chair lady hazelwood members. You have heard the description of house bill 2213 any discussion, hearing none and seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 2213, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 2213 moves to full finance.

A

All right members that brings us to item number 83 item number 83 on our calendar is going to be house bill 959 by chairman whitson. Do we have a motion? Second, we have a motion. Second, so you are recognized for a brief.

C

Description, thank you. Mr chairman house, bill 959 authorized licensed professional counselors that obtain and maintain a license in other compact states, while authorized in tennessee to continue to regulate their license. This will remove the need for counselors obtain a separate license in each state which they wish to practice as compact as constitutionally authorized legally binding between states currently states already approving the contract includes kentucky mississippi, alabama georgia, west virginia and florida. It's pending in virginia missouri, louisiana.

L

Indiana and ohio with that, I renew my motion.

A

All right, thank you. Chairman whitson members, you've heard the description of house bill, 959 any discussion, hearing none and seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 959, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 959 moves to full finance.

A

All right that brings us we're going to skip over to item number 94.

A

item number 94 on our counter is going to be house bill 1686 by chairman williams. You have a motion and a second.

L

Thank you, chairman of members. I also have a an amendment drafting code. Zero, one, eight, zero, eight six, that's.

A

What I have members today, we have a motion on the amendment. Second, we have a motion to second you're recognized on the amendment.

L

This uh amendment just modifies the fiscal note to incorporate the expenditure as it relates to 225 enrollees happy to answer any questions.

A

Okay, you've heard the description on the amendment any discussion on the amendment hearing. None seeing none we're now voting on amendment 018086 to house bill 1686., all those in favor say aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it. We are back on house bill 1686 as amended you're recognizing. Thank you chairman.

L

Members uh one thing I neglected to say about that amendment: was it also check changed the effective date, but this bill, as amended, would create the colonel thomas g bowden act, which would create a respite care program for the families across tennessee. I want to thank the members of this committee uh for its passionate advocacy of this group of people who, whose families seek respite care for their loved ones, because they're serving 365 days a year in service with their family members with alzheimer's. This would create a program similar to choices and 225.

L

Families would be a part of this pilot program for the next three years. Happy to answer any questions the members might have.

A

All right, thank you, chairman williams, members. You've heard the description. Any discussion on.

A

All right, any discussion on house bill, 1686 hearing done and seeing none we're now voting on house bill 1686 may be gone to full finance. All those in favor say aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 1686 moves to full finance.

A

All right that brings us to item 95 house bill 2274 by chairman williams. You have a motion to second you're recognized sir. Thank you chairman.

L

And members this bill is a result of a task or study report regarding rights of ways and personal property rights, as it relates to how we do subdivision plots for future uh residential developments. All this would do would incorporate the nolan dolan test, which other states have done, and this is the recommendation of tasser, which is to be off adopted this summer. I'm happy to answer any questions the members might have.

A

All right, thank you, chairman williams, members, you've heard the description and discussion chairman hall.

K

Thank you, mr chairman, chairman williams, very good bill and I'm I'm not sure if the the accolades go to you or not, but you tapped me on the shoulder and said that we had a little bit of pizza in the in the back room. So I would if that was you, chairman williams. Thank you very much.

A

Chairman williams, out of order.

K

Round of applause.

A

Further discussion on house bill, 2274. hearing none and seeing none we're now voting on house bill, 2274, moving on to full finance, all those in favor say: aye, all those opposed. No the eyes have it house bill 2274 moves to full finance.

N

Okay members, we are now on item 85. This is house bill 335 by chairman hicks, chairman hicks got a motion in a second. You are recognized. Thank you, chairman of committee,.

A

House, bill 335 adds leukemia and testicular cancer to the list of cancers to which the presumption applies and is a part of a continued negotiated agreement among the parties involved, and so this just adds leukemia in testicular cancer.

N

You've heard the explanation: are there any questions? If not we're voting to send house bill 335 to full finance, all in favor, say aye opposed motion passes goes to full finance. Next item on our calendar is item number 80, um seven, which is house bill 2027 also by chairman hicks.

N

I'm sorry 16 90, that's not what I have. Okay, uh I'm sorry. The next item is house bill. 1695 by chairman hicks. We have a motion and a second chairman, hicks you're, recognized all right. Thank you, chairman and.

A

Members uh members last year, this general assembly passed public chapter 518, which allowed health benefits for the tennessee highway patrol at 25 years of retirement. Under the legacy plan, this bill goes hand in hand with that legislation that it allows state troopers hired after 2015, which are on the hybrid plan to receive these same health benefits that I just mentioned, and so therefore house bill 1695 allows state troopers that are hired after 2015 and retire for 25 years of service.

A

The ability to receive 80 coverage of their health benefit, and I stand to answer any questions. You've.

N

Heard the explanation: are there any questions, questions been called, we are voting to send house bill 1695 to full finance. All in favor, say aye oppose motion passes moves to full finance item number 88 on our calendar is house bill 2265. Also by chairman hicks. We have a motion and a second chairman, hicks you're recognized thank.

A

You chairman committee house, bill 2265, comes to us because of a policy change made by our friends at the tennessee valley authority, with their green power providers, program house, bill 2265, restores each homeowner and small business to the same eligibility for the solar power equipment, beneficial tax status and recognizes the new requirement of energy storage. Because of no acts to the no access to the tva grid and pending any questions, I will make a motion to move house bill 2265 to full finance.

N

With that explanation, is there any discussion?

N

If not, then we're voting to send house bill 2265 to full finance all in favor, say: aye opposed moves to full finance item number 89 on our calendar is house bill 2378 by chairman hicks, chairman hicks. You've got a motion and a second you're recognized. Thank you chairman.

A

And committee this bill house bill 2378, clarifies that staffing services are not subject to sales tax in tennessee and provides relief to technology, to support companies and all companies that use technology support in tennessee by preventing the department from imposing tax on software development, installation and repair when those services are performed by contract employees acting as a company's agent. With that I stand to answer any questions. Members.

N

You've heard the explanation: are there any questions? If not, then we're voting to send house bill 2378 to full finance all in favor, say aye opposed goes to full finance.

A

All right members, I think that completes our calendars. Any bills that were not taken up on this particular calendar will be taken off notice without objection so moved all right. Do we have any further business coming before this committee?

A

Let's recognize chair lady hazelwood for an announcement.

D

Thank you, mr chairman, finance full will meet at 2 20 2 20 here in house hearing room one.

A

All right, thank you very much that completes our business before the committee anything else before the committee, seeing none without objection. We stand in recess.