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House Finance, Ways, & Means Subcommittee- April 19, 2022- House Hearing Room 1
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You
very
much
I
would
like
to
call
the
finance
ways
and
mean
subcommittee
to
order
for
april
19,
2022
members,
any
announcements
or
personal
orders,
seeing
none
a
couple
announcements
before
we
do
get
started.
The
legislative
amendment
to
the
budget
will
be
on
the
general
assembly
website
and
also
on
dashboard.
So
all
those
that
made
that
mad
dash,
don't
worry.
If
you
didn't
get
one,
you
can
jump
online
and
see
those
also
the
calendar.
The
appropriations
calendar
will
be
up
tomorrow
in
the
morning
at
9
00
a.m,
in
full,
full
finance.
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So
again
it
will
be
and
I'll
make
this
announcement
again
once
we
get
to
calendar
two,
but
appropriations
counter
will
be
taken
up
tomorrow
morning
at
9
00
a.m,
as
well
as
calendar
2..
All
right
with
that
said,
members
we're
going
to
begin
with
the
appropriations
calendar.
It's
going
to
be
item
number
one.
It's
going
to
be
house
bill,
2882
by
chair,
lady
hazelwood.
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All
right,
let's
go
ahead
and
get
these
amendments
taken
care
of
and
out
of
the
way
again
there's
six
amendments
that
were
filed
onto
this
bill.
First,
we're
going
to
go
with
amendment
drafting
code.
This
is
by
chairlady
hazelwood
017648.
Do
we
have
a
motion?
Second,
we
got
a
motion.
Second
you're
recognized
on
the
amendment.
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All
right,
thank
you
very
much
for
just
a
script
description.
Any
discussion,
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
amendment
017648
on
to
house
bill
2882,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
all
those
opposed,
no
the
eyes
have
it
we're
back
on
the
bill
as
amended,
which
brings
us
to
amendment
number.
Two.
Amendment
number
two.
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All
right,
thank
you.
Chair
lady
members.
You've
heard
the
description
any
discussion
on
zero
one:
three,
nine,
nine
nine,
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
putting
the
amendment
on
to
house
bill;
2882,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye
aye,
all
those
opposed,
no
the
eyes
have
it
we're
back
on
the
bill
as
amended.
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All
right,
that's
going
to
move
us
to
amendment
number
four:
it's
going
to
be
filed
by
representative
ogles,
that's
going
to
be
drafting
code
representative
ogles!
Where
are
you
over
there?
Okay,
I
see
you
representative,
vogel's
drafting
code
that
I
have
is
zero
one.
Seven,
seven,
four
five
is
that
correct.
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Thank
you,
chairman
members
of
committee,
as
you
all
know,
april
is
sexual
assault
awareness
month.
This
amendment
would
fund
house
bill
1640,
which
would
remove
probation
from
a
class
b
felony
of
rape.
If
the
person
is
convicted
of
that
felony
and
as
you
most
of
you
know,
from
the
social
media
post,
one
in
five
women
are
raped
sometime
in
their
lifetime.
One
in
three
from
an
intimate
partner,
67
percent
of
rapes
are
unreported
and
five
percent.
Only
five
percent
of
the
rapes
in
college
are
reported.
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It's
a
very
serious
issue
and
I
hope
that
we
would
not
allow
judges
to
allow
people
that
are
convicted
of
a
class
b
felony
to
receive
probation
and
not
serve
any
time
in
jail,
so
that
amendment
would
fund
this
bill
and
thank
you,
members.
I
will
take
any
questions.
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Thank
you.
First
of
all,
I
wanna
just
say
thanks
to
representative
ogles,
I
don't
think
anyone
has
filed
as
many
bills
on
one
subject
matter
in
their
short
tenure,
as
you
have
on
this
one,
and
so
your
passion
by
this
committee
and
members
of
the
body
is
is
recognized.
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The
the
challenge
that
I
have-
and
I
think
my
colleagues
have
as
it
relates
to
this
is
this-
is
funding
a
change
in
tca
as
it
relates
to
the
subject
matter.
You
said
previously
with
one-time
money
instead
of
reoccurring
money.
So
if
we
funded
this,
we
would
have
local
law
enforcement.
Judges
who
say
did
you
was
this
crime
committed
during
this
period
of
time,
and
so
for
that
reason,
as
much
as
I
appreciate
the
member
and
his
passion
about
this
topic,
mr
chairman,
I
move.
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Thank
you,
chairman.
The
reason
the
let
piece
of
legislation
was
drafted
the
way
it
was
when
it
was
first
introduced
the
way,
we're
doing
fiscal
notes
for
crimes,
criminal
justice.
You
took
the
highest
of
10
years,
which
is
actually
bonding
future
general
assemblies
to
incur
costs
that
we
have
not
done
as
long
as
I've
been
in
the
general
assembly.
So
this
this
piece
of
legislation
slip
simply
stripped
it
down
to
one
year.
We
would
fund
it
for
one
year.
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If
this
is
not
something
the
general
assembly
would
like
to
do
next
year,
you
can
not
extend
it,
you
could
let
it
sunset
and
not
do
it,
but
it
does
not.
Can
it
does
not,
can
cause
any
confusion
for
sentencing.
It
does
not
cause
any
confusion
for
the
judiciary,
it's
simply
written
in
a
way
that
it
affects
one
year
and
we're
funding
it
for
one
year.
So
I
brought
the
fiscal
note
down
to
fifty
six
thousand
dollars.
I
asked
for
that
to
be
funded.
I
asked
for
passage
on
this
piece
of
legislation.
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Chairman
baum,
yes,
chairman
bomb
votes,
eye
leader,
camper
leader,
camper
votes,
no
representative,
freeman,
representative
freeman
wrote
snow
leader,
gant
chairman
hawk
chairman,
hawk
boat's
eye
chairman
hazelwood,
chairman
hazelwood
votes.
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representative,
lin
aye
representative
flynn
votes.
I
representative,
ogles
representative
ogles
votes,
no
chairman
todd
chairman
todd
votes;
no
representative,
whitson,
representative
whitson
votes.
I
chairman
williams,
chairman
williams,
votes,
I
representative,
wendell
representative
window
votes;
no
chairman
hicks,
aye,
chairman
hicks
votes
eye.
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You,
mr
chairman,
mr
chairman
and
members,
what
this
amendment
would
do
is
take
1.3
billion
dollars
and
appropriate
it
directly
to
the
department
of
education
to
where
the
state
of
tennessee
would
be
number
one
in
terms
of
its
per-pupil
funding
for
education.
The
money
is
available,
notwithstanding
what
we're
talking
about
with
the
other
legislation.
That's
moving
right
now.
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Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
Mr
chairman,
we
could
do
both.
Actually,
we
can
spend
the
money
on
tsa
like
plan,
we
voted
for
it
earlier.
We
could
take
350
that
we
appropriated
or
plan
to
appropriate
to
go
into
tcrs
and
move
it
over
to
fund
it.
We
could
take
the
751
time
that
the
governor
has
already
laid
out
and
move
it
over
and
we
could
even
find
some
funding
in
other
places.
Mr
chairman,
so
I
believe
we
have
the
opportunity
and
ability
to
do
both.
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Motion
is
table.
That
brings
us
to
item
number.
Six
item.
Number
six
is
going
to
be
amendment
zero,
one,
seven,
seven,
four,
six
again
by
representative
campbell.
We
have
a
motion
in
a
second
move
to
withdraw.
I'm
gonna
withdraw
that
one
all
right.
You
heard
the
request
withdrawal,
any
objection
to
the
withdrawal,
seeing
none
with
amendment
is
withdrawal.
Thank
you.
Mister.
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The
initial
budget
for
2122
was
42.6
billion
dollars
that
was
increased
after
the
recognition
of
over
8
billion
dollars
in
federal,
coveted
relief
funding,
which
was
realized
after
the
passage
of
the
budget.
This
fy
2223
state
budget
includes
federal
funds
appropriated
through
the
american
rescue
plan
and
we're
going
to
get
into
more
detail
in
this
minute
in
just
a
minute,
but
this
budget
has
a
lot
of
very
positive
things
in
it,
including
a
lot
of
tax
relief
funding
for
the
citizens
of
tennessee,
but
we
will
just
kind
of
go
through
the
appropriations.
C
Schedule,
take
a
walk
through
that
and
then
we'll
look
at
some
of
the
highlights
that
I've
mentioned
earlier
in
the
appropriation
schedule.
You'll
see.
The
first
block
is
just
talking
about
the
available
revenue
which
was
identified
on
the
appropriations
on
the
governor's
aaa
then.
The
second
block
is
legislation
passed
by
the
general
assembly
that
provides
additional
revenue
sources
and
those
dollars
are
identified
there,
either
revenue
or
a
recognition
of
decreased
expenditure
from
a
bill
sponsored
by
our
own
leader
camper.
C
The
next
section
talks
about
the
adjustments
that
the
legislature
is
proposing
to
the
governor's
proposed
budget.
I'm
not
going
to
go
through
each
and
every
one
of
those,
but
we'll
talk
about
the
larger
ones.
The
finance
and
administration
capital
projects
fund.
That
is
the
additional
647
million
dollars.
That's
basically,
a
result
of
the
federal
funding
that
has
come
in
we'll
be
taking
some
of
those
dollars
to
fund
some
of
the
things
that
we're
talking
about
in
here.
There
was
135
million
dollars
that
was
set
aside
previously
and
coveted
funding
that
has
not
been
utilized.
C
The
governor's
budget
initially
proposed
200
million
dollars
for
reality,
relocation
of
schools
and
flood
zones,
but
there's
a
lot
of
discussion
a
lot
of
movement
on
just
exactly
where
those
schools
are
how
many
of
them
there
are.
There
are
just
a
lot
of
questions
about
that,
so
we
are
reallocating
that
funding.
However,
we're
making
sure
there's
20
million
dollars
that
will
be
set
aside
in
the
budget
for
waverly
to
make
certain
that
those
schools
they
are
kept
hold
when
they
replace
those
those
schools
and
they're
replaced
outside
the
flood
plain.
C
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Changing
some
non-recurring
monies
disaster
relief
grants
with
none
recurring
monies
from
recurring
and
the
june
10th
state
holiday,
where
that
is
not
going
to
be
taking
place.
So
that
provides
some
funding.
C
So
we
are
not
in
any
shape,
form
or
fashion,
damaging
those
grants
and
the
work
that
is
done
through
them,
which
has
been
very
positive.
It's
been
a
lot
of
conversation
for
a
long
time
about
the
professional
privilege
tax,
and
we
have
made
a
concerted
effort
in
this
legislature
to
reduce
those
kinds
of
taxes.
We
are
continuing
that
process
in
the
inconsistent
with
what
we've
done
in
the
past.
C
C
C
C
So
I
think
that
that
we
are
just
being
prudent
when
we
go
to
our
savings
account,
just
as
we
would
for
our
families.
I
hope
that
we,
as
personally,
are
looking
at
what
we
might
do
to
prepare
for
any
kind
of
recession.
C
With
that
in
mind,
we
are
moving
an
additional
200
million
dollars
into
the
rainy
day
fund
that
will
bring
the
total
of
that
fund
up
to
1.8
billion
dollars,
which,
yes,
it's
a
lot
of
money.
But
again
our
budget
is
has
grown
significantly
too.
So
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
can
cover
the
cost
that
we
need
to.
Should
there
be
a
dramatic
downturn,
and
with
that
I
will
just
talk
about
some
of
the
highlights,
and
then
we
will
have
any
questions
that
you
would
like.
C
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
I'm
most
excited
about-
and
I
wish
the
media
headline
walking
out
of
here-
would
be
tennessee
legislature
cuts
taxes
for
tennesseans
by
300
million
dollars.
They
may
choose
another
headline,
but
that
was
that
would
be
the
one
that
I
would
ask
them
to
consider,
because
I
think
it's
really
important
to
the
pocketbooks
of
tennesseans.
C
C
Our
agricultural
sales
tax
has
been
a
bit
of
a
hodgepodge
for
quite
some
time
where
we
have
tweaked
it
here
and
there
with
an
item
or
two,
but
we
are
going
to
make
a
major
overhaul
in
the
agricultural
sales
tax
this
year
and
we're
going
to
treat
it
like
the
manufacturing
sales
tax.
That
is
the
the
model
that
we're
going
to
use,
and
that
is,
if
you
have
your
certificate
from
the
department
of
revenue
and
whatever
you're
buying,
is
used
in
the
process
of
farming.
C
Then
it's
going
to
be
the
sales
tax
will
no
longer
apply.
So
that's
a
three
million
dollar
recurring
charge
cost
there
we're
also-
and
we
can
speak
a
long
time
about
how
it
got
to
be
applied.
But
we
have
been
taxing
the
installation,
repair
and
creation
of
computer
software
for
the
past
three
years
and
for
some
time-
and
we
are
going
to
remove
that
for
three
years-
that's
six
million
dollars
recurring
and
we
have
a
lot
of
businesses
across
the
state
who,
every
month
send
in
sales
tax
to
the
state.
C
At
one
point
in
time
they
had,
there
was
a
fee
that
they
were
allowed
to
keep
to
pay
them
for
doing
that.
That
was
cut
out
several
years
ago.
We're
not
re-establishing
the
fee,
but
we
are
for
one
year-
and
this
is
chairman-
hawk-
has
been
working
on
this
for
quite
some
time,
but
for
one
year
we
will
give
vendors
a
small
compensation
for
submitting
those
fees
to
the
state.
It's
25
dollars
per
location
per
month,
the
maximum
of
300
dollars.
C
If
you
have
multiple
locations
across
the
states
so
again
yeah.
I
think
you
can
see
by
those
numbers
in
that
limited
number
of
locations
that
this
is
really
geared
to
our
tennessee
small
businesses.
That's
who
we're
trying
to
help
with
this.
We
have
spent
a
lot
of
time
talking
about
broadband.
We've
spent
a
lot
of
money
and
the
federal
government
has
sent
a
lot
of
money
to
be
spent
on
broadband.
C
We
have
grants
that
are
going
to
be
that
are
being
awarded
as
we
speak
for
broadband
deployment,
we
have
been
sort
of
taking
with
one
giving
with
one
hand
and
taking
with
the
other,
because
in
to
get
that
broadband
those
services
out
there,
we
have
been
charging
sales
tax
on
the
materials
installation
for
those
for
that
deployment.
C
We
are
going
to
forego
that
for
three
years,
which
we,
our
hope
is,
and
our
aim
is
to
incentivize
that
that
broadband
deployment
will
go
even
faster.
The
period
will
match,
with
the
grant
periods
for
those
broadband
grants
that
I
mentioned
earlier.
We
have
sales
tax
exemption
on
gun
safes
for
a
year.
We
did
that
for
one
year,
we're
going
to
do
that
for
another,
and
this
is
a
new
something
we
have
not
done
before,
and
it's
a
very
large
number
and
will
hit
every
tennessean
who
owns
a
car.
C
We
are
going
to
remove
the
state
license:
plate
registration
fees,
the
state
portion
when
you
go
to
buy
your
tag
from
june.
One
of
this,
I'm
sorry
from
july
for
the
fiscal
year,
22
23.
When
you
buy
your
tag,
you
will
not
have
to
pay
the
state
price.
You
will
still
have
to
pay
if
there's
a
local
wheel,
tax
or
whatever
local
charges
apply,
but
the
state
portion
of
the
license
tax
for
your
personal
vehicle,
not
for
our
friends
with
with
commercial
vehicles,
but
for
your
personal
vehicles
for
your
motorcycles.
C
We
are
going
to
exempt
the
tax
on
gold
coins
and
the
professional
privilege
tax
I
mentioned
earlier
and
already
in
the
governor's
budget,
there
was
a
sales
tax
holiday
on
food
for
the
month
of
august,
so
that
remains
as
long
as
well
as
our
traditional
sales
tax
holiday
that
we
have
done
for
a
number
of
years
mentioned
earlier.
C
These
things
were
already
in
the
budget,
but
we
again
in
just
the
interest
of
good
stewardship
and
good
financial
management,
we'll
be
adding
300
million
dollars
to
reduce
the
opeb
liability
for
our
state,
which
will
help
us
in
future
years
decrease
the
amount
of
recurring
dollars
that
we
have
to
put
into
that
fund,
and
we
are
going
to
also
add
an
additional
350
million
to
reduce
the
state's
tcrs
unfunded
liability,
which
is
small.
C
C
C
C
If
there
is
a
proven
need
for
that,
and
we
have
funding
for
a
hundred
new
troopers
in
education,
in
addition
to
the
tooth
bill
that
we
will
be
taking
up
next
week
and
the
work
that's
being
done,
there
we're
also
expanding
the
ben
ashley
opportunity
grants
so
that
tennessee
residents
enrolled
at
south
college
can
avail
themselves
of
that,
and
our
own
chairman
baum
has
a
bill
that
we're
funding
that
will
establish
a
uniform
grading
system
for
tennessee.
C
If
you
made
a
92
you're
going
to
have
a
b
versus
your
friend
in
kentucky,
who
made
that
the
same
92
and
would
have
an
a
in
his
gpa,
so
we're
going
to
make
sure
that
our
students
in
tennessee
are
just
have
a
level
playing
field
in
that
regard,
and
we
also
are
expanding.
The
tennessee
promise
scholarship,
the
hope,
scholarship,
we're
increasing
that's
for
the
first
time
since
2008
and
we're
doing
it
on
a
graduated
basis
so
that
we're
paying
more
for
students
in
their
junior
and
senior
year.
C
We
want
students
to
go
to
college,
but
more
than
that,
we
want
them
to
complete
college.
So
we
think
that
will
be
an
incentive
to
make
that
happen
with
that.
There's
there's
a
lot
of
things
in
this
budget,
mr
chairman.
But
those
are
what
I
think
are
the
highlights
again.
C
I
think
what
we
put
together
here
is
a
budget
that
reflects
tennessee
values,
a
budget
that
we
as
a
legislature
can
be
proud
to
go
home
and
tell
our
folks
that
that
we
voted
for
it
and
supported
it,
and
these
are
the
things
that
we're
going
to
be
doing
to
make
tennessee
safer,
to
make
tennessee,
make
sure
that
all
ten
sins
have
opportunities
for
education
and
to
make
sure
that
we
are
preparing
as
best
we
can,
for
whatever
might
come
economically
down
the
road.
So
with
that,
mr
chairman,
I
would
entertain
questions.
A
H
A
F
F
F
C
A
number
of
things
that
there
were
some
philosophical
concerns
about
the
state
getting
involved
in
funding
local
schools,
but
I
think
the
bigger
concern
was
that
identifying
those
schools,
first
of
all,
200
million
dollars-
was
not
going
to
be
able
to
replace
every
school
in
the
state
of
tennessee.
That
is
in
a
flood
plain
and
identifying
those.
It
was
kind
of
a
moving
target.
C
It
changed
from
time
to
time.
So
because
of
those
reasons
we
decided
to
reallocate
those
dollars.
But,
as
I
mentioned,
we
are
making
sure
that
waverly,
which
is
you
know,
as
just
as
we
have
done
in
other
areas
of
the
state
severe
vote,
for
instance,
with
the
fires.
A
few
years
ago,
we've
made
sure
to
take
care
of
our
locals
when
there
is.
C
You
know
that
sort
of
incredible
disaster
that
takes
place,
so
we
are
retaining
20
million
dollars
there
to,
as
I
said
earlier,
to
make
sure
that
the
waverly
school
system
is
is
made
whole
and
those
schools
are
replaced.
F
Okay,
thank
you
and,
and
right
a
little
bit
above
there
there's
an
elimination
of
violent
crime
intervention
grants.
What
can
you
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
why
we
decided
to
not
fund
that
I
thought
this
was
where
the
we
had
law
enforcement.
There
was
going
to
be
managing
grants
that
they
would
be
given
to
community
organizations
to
help
in
prevention
of
crime.
C
No,
that
is,
I
believe,
we're
talking
about
the
same
dollars
and
again
I
I
think
the
concern
that
many
of
us
have,
as
we
talk
through
that
and
walked
through,
that
there
was
a
lack
of
specificity.
If
you
will
about
how
that
program
would
be
administered,
what
the
outcomes,
how
it
would
be
measured,
what
the
outcomes
would
be
and
again
with
the
just
the
lack
of
hard
information
that
we
felt
we
needed.
C
There
were
other
legislative
priorities
that
we
needed
funding
for,
and
so
we
determined
that
that
was
an
allocation
that
we
could
perhaps
best
repurpose
best
use
in
a
different
way.
F
One
more
thank
you,
and
at
this
point
you
said
that
the
rainy
day
fund
is
at
1.8
billion,
with
the
additional
200
million.
We're
going
to
put
incorrect.
That's
correct,
and
I
know
in
the
past
you've
been
concerned
about
the
number
of
days
that
this
could
you
know
cover.
Should
you
know
we
end
up
in
a
recession,
and
can
you
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
what
you're
seeing
to
that
end
as
to
why
we
will
put
an
additional
200
200
million
in
there.
C
Again,
we're
looking
at
a
bigger
base
budget,
so
the
cost
of
running
the
state,
although
a
lot
of
these
dollars
are
non-recurring,
if
we
have,
if
we
do
have,
you
know
a
what's
the
word,
a
negative
economic
outcome,
then
I
think
we
need
these
dollars
to
just
be
certain
that
we
can
do
the
things
that
we
need
to
do
to
take
care
of
basic
services
and
make
sure
that
tennesseans
aren't
harmed
any
more
than
they
have
to
be
in
that
sort
of
circumstance.
F
Thank
you
and
lastly,
mr
chairman,
I
thank
you
for
your
patience,
appreciate
you,
chair
lady,
for
my
indulgence.
F
This
is
really
the
first
time
since
I've
been
here
that
I've
seen
this
much
appropriated
for
legislative
initiatives
and
I
actually
think
it's
a
good
idea,
because
I've
said
in
the
past
that
we
spend
a
lot
of
money
on
the
executive
branch,
accomplishing
things
and
doing
our
mission
and
and
what
we're
required
to
do.
There's
also
a
lot
of
things
that
people
need
in
their
districts.
There
are
things
that
the
administration
may
not
see
as
a
priority
that
members
might
see
as
a
priority.
F
So
if
you
look
back
over
the
various
years,
you
will
see
that
we
may
have
had
a
small
allocation
of
10
15
20,
maybe
30
million
dollars
to
accomplish
you
know
things
that
the
legislature
felt
was
important.
So
this
is
the
first
time
I've
seen
such
a
large
amount
to
do
that,
and
so
I
think
it's
a
good
idea,
but
I
also
think
it
should
have
been
a
little
bit
more
equity
there
in
terms
of
the
things
that
were
funded
with
the
legislative
initiative.
F
So
I'll
leave
it
at
that,
mr
chairman,
but
thank
you
for
your
work
on
the
budget
and
I
look
forward
to
the
continued
dialogue.
C
A
Those
opposed
no
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill
2882
moves
to
full
finance.
Now
that
brings
us
to
item
number
two
on
our
calendar.
It's
going
to
be
house
bill
2883
by
chair,
lady
hazelwood.
You
have
a
motion
and
a
second
it
looks
like.
There
are
two
timely
filed
amendments
on
this
bill.
Plus
there
are
two
untimely
files.
So,
let's
take
up
the
two
timely
first,
the
first
is
going
to
be
amendment
drafting
code,
zero,
one,
seven,
zero,
zero,
zero
and
that
you
have
a
motion.
Second,
that's
going
to
be
handled
by
leader,
lambert.
H
A
All
right,
you've
heard
the
description,
any
discussion,
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
drafting
code,
zero,
one,
seven,
zero,
zero,
zero
to
house
bill,
two,
eight,
eight
three,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
posts
know
the
eyes.
Have
it
back
on
the
bill
as
amended.
That
brings
us
to
the
second
amendment
that
we're
going
to
look
at,
which
is
drafting
code
zero,
one,
seven,
five,
zero!
Five!
That's
going
to
be
by
chair,
lady
hazelwood.
We
have
a
motion
and
a
second
you
have
a
motion.
A
second
you'll
recognize
chair,
lady,
on
the
amendment.
C
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
This
amendment's,
just
a
very
brief
one
and
all
it
does-
is
exclude
vending
machines
and
micro
markets
from
the
sales
tax
holiday
that
we've
talked
about
for
the
august
sales
tax
holiday
on
groceries.
The
vending
operators
are
supportive
of
this.
C
It
was
very
difficult
last
year
when
we
did
the
sales
tax
holiday
on
groceries.
It
was
very
difficult
for
these
folks
in
the
micro
markets
and
vending
machines
to
accommodate
that,
because
the
the
price
is
displayed
for
each
individual
item
or
and
the
vendors
don't
have
the
technology
to
change
that
the
price
for
items
that
they
sell
quickly.
So
it's
very
again,
we
don't
want
with
our
sales
tax
holiday
and
with
the
other
things
that
we're
doing
we're
attempting
to
help
tennesseans
and
help
tennessee
businesses.
A
All
right
members
you've
heard
the
description
of
amendment
017505,
any
discussion,
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
the
amendment
to
house
bill
2883,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
all
those
opposed,
no
the
eyes
have
it
we're
back
on
the
bill
as
amended,
and
that
brings
us
to
the
third
amendment
we
will
look
at.
It
is
untimely
filed.
That
is
going
to
be
we're
going
to
need
a
motion
to
actually
consider.
So.
Is
there
a
motion
to
consider
the
untimely
file?
It
is
yours,
leader,
camper.
J
A
All
right
without
objection,
let
me
withdraw
all
right.
That
brings
us
to
the
fourth
amendment
we're
going
to
look
at.
It
was
also
untimely
filed.
We
will
need
a
motion
to
consider
this
when
representative
leader
camper.
This
is
yours.
We
have
a
motion
in
a
second
or
any
discussion
on
the
motion
to
consider
seeing
none.
We
are
voting
on
the
motion
to
consider.
So
all
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye,.
F
A
C
A
All
right
members
you've
heard
the
discussion
of
house
bill
2883
or
you
heard
the
description.
Are
there
any
discussion
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill
2883,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill
2883
moves
to
full
finance
all
right.
That
brings
us
to
item
number
three
on
our
calendar
item
number
three
is
going
to
be
house
bill
2886
by
chair,
lady
hazelwood.
A
C
C
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
amendment
does
make
the
bill.
This
simply
authorizes
us
the
state
to
issue
bonds.
This
is
the
the
bill
that
again
is
part
of
the
budget
process
every
year.
A
E
Thank
you.
I
just
had
a
quick
question
for
the
amendment
I
noticed
83
million
dollars
of
this
is
for
bonding
of
roads.
I
think
in
the
instance
that
the
funding
is
not
there.
I
guess
the
question
for,
for
you
is
how
many
times
have
you-
and
I
done
this
over
the
last
several
years.
E
It
is
zero,
I
think
it's
important
for
the
body
and
and
the
members
to
know
that
we
can
authorize
the
issuance
of
bonds,
but
that
does
not
mean
we
are
in
fact
going
to
do
so.
Much
like
we
have
for
many
many
years,
at
least
since
I've
been
here
as
it
relates
to
roads,
so
because
we
pay
for
our
roads
as
we
go
in
tennessee.
So
thank
you,
chairman.
The
member.
J
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
in
this,
as
I
understand
it
is
described,
is
the
appropriation
of
our
permission
for
500
000
or
500
million
dollars
in
bonds
for
this
new
stadium,
and
you
know
just
some
some
points
I'd
like
to
make
out.
We
had
some
folks
that
wanted
to
testify
today,
but
they
were
actually
not
able
to
physically
make
the
trip
at
the
last
minute.
So
I'm
trying
to
read
some
things
into
the
record.
J
If
I
could,
I
know
that
there's
a
claim
that
the
neighborhood
surrounding
the
stadium
would
create
29.5
billion
dollars
of
economic
impact
over
a
30-year
period
along
with
more
than
19
000
jobs,
but
the
state
estimates.
Estimates
also
claim
that
super
bowl-
I
guess
that's
54
in
2020
in
miami,
had
a
million
dollar
economic
impact
and
super
bowl
52
in
minneapolis
had
a
450
million
dollar
total
economic
impact.
J
The
claims
of
the
state
report
like
that
of
the
prior
world
cup
report
were
not
independently
funded,
but
instead
come
from
those
promoting
the
stadium,
the
team
or
the
event.
Economic
impact
studies
can
be
tricky,
and
so
such
raw
numbers
without
much
explanation
should
not
be
viewed
credibly
by
anyone
said
jc
bradbury,
an
economist
from
kennesaw
state
university
of
georgia.
J
The
tax
revenues
that
come
directly
from
titan
stadium
related
to
spending,
without
accounting
for
the
fact
that
much
of
that
spending
would
have
happened
elsewhere
in
that
same
area.
This
is
just
reallocating
spending.
The
state
report
also
includes
a
stadium
cost
benefit
analysis
sheet.
That
now
estimates
the
bonds
to
have
a
four
percent
debt
service
that
will
ultimately
cost
the
state
about
710
million
over
20
years.
J
A
fiscal
note
on
that
bill,
and
this
is
a
little
concerning
estimated
that
it
would
spend
it
would
send
10
million
annually
to
a
special
state
account
for
the
davidson
county
sports
authority.
The
cost-benefit
analysis,
however
estimates
the
tax
revenue
from
the
mixed
use
campus
would
be
about
13.8
million
dollars
annually.
So
there's
a
discrepancy,
they've
been
even
inflated
numbers
over
and
above
what
our
own
fiscal
review
folks
have.
J
So
I
I
just
I
don't
support
this
portion
of
this
bond
issue
and
just
ask
you
to
consider
that
that
the
numbers
that
the
real
world
sees
with
something
like
this
just
don't
seem
to
match
up
with
these
paid
for
numbers
that
have
been
generated
to
support
an
idea
like
this.
So,
thank
you,
mr
chairman.
A
All
right
all
right
members
for
further
discussion
on
the
amendment,
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
amendment
zero,
one,
seven,
zero,
zero!
Two
on
to
house
bill,
two,
eight,
eight
six,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No
the
eyes
have
it.
We
are
back
on
the
bill
as
amended
members.
As
always,
if
you
want
to
be
recorded
as
a
no
just
get
the
clerk's
attention
and
she
will
get
you
down
as
such.
A
Right,
thank
you
very
much
members.
Any
discussion
on
the
bill
on
house
bill
2886,
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
2886,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill
2886
moves
to
full
finance
all
right.
That
brings
us
to
item
number.
Four
on
our
calendar
item
number
four
is
going
to
be
house
bill
2884
by
chair
lady
hazelwood.
Do
we
have
a
motion
a
second?
We
have
a
motion
to
second,
you
recognize.
C
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
The
house
bill
2884
and
the
following
bill
are
simply
authorizing
us
to
increase,
exceed
the
index
of
estimated
growth.
As
those
of
you
who
have
been
around
a
while
will
recognize
the
copeland
cap,
we
are
breaking
through
the
copeland
cap,
so
this
legislation,
h.b
2884,
allows
us
to
do
that
for
budget
years
2122,
and
with
that,
mr
chairman,
I
would
renew
my
motion.
A
D
C
I
think
the
answer
to
that
is
depends
on
what
you
describe
as
normal.
The
last
several
years
have
been
very
different
and
very
abnormal.
Our
our
growth
in
revenues
has
been.
You
know
much
larger
than
we're
accustomed
to
for
a
longer
period
of
time.
Pardon
me
so
again,
it
is
normal
for
this
season
that
we
are
in.
A
Thank
you.
Further
discussion
on
house
bill,
2884
cnn
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill
2884
on
to
moving
on
to
full
finance.
All
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill.
2884.
Moves
on
to
full
finance
brings
us
to
item
number.
Five
item
number
five
on
our
calendars
house
bill
2885
by
chair
lady
hazelwood.
A
C
A
J
A
A
Just
a
reminder
that
these
bills
will
be
up
in
full
finance
ways
and
means
committee
tomorrow
morning
at
9
00
a.m,
which
brings
us
to
our
second
calendar
and
again
just
going
to
make
this
announcement
again
that
these
bills
will
also
be
up
tomorrow
morning
at
9
00
a.m,
in
the
full
committee
of
finance
ways
and
means.
So
all
right.
A
I
know
some
of
our
members
are
probably
glued
to
the
monitor
in
their
office,
so
we'll
let
them
know
to
be
moving
this
way
and
we're
going
to
take
up.
I
know
chairman
hulsey
is
first
so
we're
going
to
go
ahead
and
we're
going
to
begin
with
number
one
and,
as
I
think,
leader,
lambert
is
going
to
carry
this
one.
So
members
item
number
one
is
house
bill:
2656
again
is
going
to
be
by
leader
lamberth.
This
was
previously
considered
and
placed
behind
the
budget.
A
Funding
for
this
bill
has
now
been
secured
and
it
can
now
move
out
of.
It
can
now
now
move
out
into
full
finance.
So
any
objection
to
reconsidering
our
actions
on
house
bill
2656,
seeing
none
house
bill.
2656
is
back
before
us
all
right
item
number
one
on
our
calendar
is
going
to
be
house
bill
2656
by.
H
H
We
were
debating
as
to
which
one
was
to
go
first
here,
representative
holzey
had
to
step
out
and
take
a
phone
call.
I'm
signed
on
to
the
bill
so
I'll
do
the
initial
presentation
and
then
any
questions
that
are
difficult
in
nature
and
extremely
intricate
representative
hulsey's
agreed
to
take
all
right.
A
Leader,
let's
get
a
motion
and
a
second
on
the
bill.
You
have
a
motion.
A
second
it
looks
like
there
is
an
amendment
that
actually
writes
the
bill.
So
let's
it's
drafting
code,
zero,
one,
seven,
five,
seven
one
is
that
correct.
Do
we
have
a
motion?
A
second
on
the
amendment?
We
have
a
motion,
a
second,
let's
go
ahead
and
get
the
amendment
on
again
any
discussion
on
the
amendment
hearing
unseen.
A
H
Chairman
and
again
I
commend
our
speaker,
speaker,
sexton,
the
lieutenant
governor
for
bringing
a
piece
of
legislation.
I
know
representative
hulsey
and
I
for
years
have
talked
about
the
absolute
state,
horrible
state
of
our
criminal
justice
system.
Folks
get
10
years
to
serve
and
nobody
can
tell
you
what
it
means
for
the
crimes
that
are
listed
in
these
bill
in
this
bill,
like
second-degree,
murder
or
voluntary,
manslaughter
criminal,
negligent,
homicide,
vehicular
homicide.
That
was
a
result
of
a
dui.
I
mean
some
of
these
heinous
heinous
crimes
will
be
at
100
percent.
H
So
if
someone
gets
10
years,
you
know
how
long
they're
gonna
serve
10
years.
It's
pretty
simple.
So
I
hope
that
goes
out
loud
and
clear
that
if
you
don't
want
to
serve
that
kind
of
time,
don't
commit
these
crimes
period
and
they
have
picked
out
some
of
the
worst
of
the
worst.
There
are
a
few
other
crimes
that
are
still
very
very
harmful
to
our
society,
but
they
will
be
at
a
lower
level
at
90
percent
and
you
can
only
gain
credit
for
educational,
vocational
or
substance
abuse,
disorder
programs
within
the
prison
system.
H
That
comes
from
some
of
the
testimony
that
we
heard
and
those
are
reckless
aggravated
assault,
aggravated
robbery,
aggravated
burglary,
reckless
homicide
and
vehicular
homicide.
That
was
not
the
result
of
intoxication
I'll.
Be
honest.
Many
of
us
wish
that
you
know
all
of
these
were
100
but
again,
based
on
the
input
and
testimony
that
came
in
some
of
these
were
lowered
down
in
that
category.
Mr
chairman,
that's
what
the
bill
does.
I
will
tell
you
as
someone
who's
practiced
law
for
almost
20
years,
both
as
an
assistant,
district
attorney
and
in
private
practice.
A
A
Seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill
2656,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill
2656
moves
to
full
finance,
all
right
members.
That
brings
us
to
item
number.
Two
on
our
calendar
item
number
two
is
going
to
be
house
bill,
1976
by
deputy
speaker
johnson.
This
was
previously
considered
in
place
behind
the
budget.
Funding
for
this
bill
has
now
been
secured
and
it
can
move
on
to
full
finance.
A
A
H
G
A
A
Marsh,
let's
give
him
just
a
second,
I
know
speaker
marsha's
here
he
was
just
here
and
he
stepped
out
so
we'll
roll
that
without
objection
we're
going
to
roll
that
one
spot.
So
without
objection
rolled
one
spot
all
right.
Let's
go
to
item
number
four
item
number
four
is
house
bill
2573
by
chairman
doggett.
This
bill
was
previously
considered
in
place
behind
the
budget.
Funding
for
this
bill
has
now
been
secured
and
it
can
move
out
of
full
finance.
So
any
objection
to
reconsidering
our
actions
on
house
bill
2573,
seeing
none
house
bill.
A
G
Id
cards
that
persons
of
this
state
might
carry
if
they
have
been
convicted
of
human
trafficking,
which
will
aid
and
assist
law
enforcement
in
their
investigations.
A
All
right,
thank
you
very
much.
Chairman
dog
members,
you've
heard
the
description.
Any
discussion
on
house
bill,
2573
questions
have
been
called
the
objection
to
calling
the
question
hearing
none.
Seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
2573,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill
2573
moves
to
full
finance.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
I
thought
we
were
gonna
have
to
pull
speaker
johnson
out
of
the
bullpen,
but
I
see
the
starters
showed
up
all
right
item
number
three
house
bill,
1981
by
speaker,
pro
tem
marsh,
was
previously
considered
and
placed
behind
the
budget.
Funding
for
this
bill
has
now
been
secured
and
it
can
move
on
to
full
finance.
Any
objection
to
reconsidering
our
actions
on
house
bill
1981.,
seeing
none
house
bill.
1981
is
back
before
us
item
number
three
house
went
out
1081
by
speaker
pro
temp
marsh.
You
have
a
motion.
The
second
you
recognize.
G
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
house,
bill
1981,
codifies
the
use
of
ambulance
operators
and
clarifies
that
a
for
hire
endorsement
is
not
needed
to
operate.
An
ambulance
has
been
has,
as
has
been
allowed
by
emergency
rule
and
executive
order.
This
legislation
will
codify
the
use
of
non-licensed
and
entry-level
personnel
to
operate
an
ambulance
as
long
as
they're
working
toward
getting
their
certification
within
the
next
year.
A
All
right,
thank
you,
speaker
marsh
members,
you've
heard
the
description
of
house
bill
1981
any
discussion,
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
1981,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill
1981
moves
to
full
full
finance.
Thank
you.
A
All
right
that
brings
us
to
item
number
five
house
bill
2103
by
representative
alexander.
This
bill
was
previously
considered
in
place
behind
the
budget.
Funding
for
this
bill
has
now
been
secured
and
we
can
move
it
on
to
full
finance
in
objection
to
reconsidering
our
actions
on
house
bill
2103,
seeing
none
house
bill.
2103
is
back
before
us
item
number
five
house
bill
2103
by
representative
alexander.
We
have
a
motion.
Second
you're
recognized.
H
Thank
you
chairman.
Thank
you
committee.
Can
you
hear
me
sorry
this
bill
does
three
things:
it's
for
continuing
education
for
funeral
directors
and
embalmers
and
allows
them
to
do
the
last
five
hours
virtually,
but
it
has
to
be
in
person
either
virtually
but
interactive.
H
Second
part
is
unlicensed.
Funeral
assistants
or
bad
actors
cannot
be
practicing
in
this
state
and
the
third
part
is
pre-need
sales
agents.
H
A
All
right,
thank
you
very
much,
representative
alexander,
for
this
description.
Members.
Any
discussion
on
house
bill
2103,
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
2103,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed,
no
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill
2103
moves
to
full
finance.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
all
right.
That
brings
us.
B
A
All
right
members
we're
on
item
number
six
house
bill
2802.
This
is
going
to
be
by
chairman
todd.
This
bill
was
previously
considered
in
place
behind
the
budget.
Funding
for
this
bill
has
now
been
secured
and
it
can
move
on
to
full
finance.
So
any
objection
to
reconsidering
our
actions
on
house
bill
2802,
seeing
none
house
bill
2802
is
back
before
us
brings
us
to
item
number
six,
which
is
house
bill
2802
and
that's
going
to
be
by
chairman
todd.
You
have
a
motion
and
a
second
you
are
recognized,
sir.
Thank
you.
J
A
All
right,
thank
you.
Chairman
todd
members.
You've
heard
the
description.
Any
discussion
cnn
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
2802,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill
2802
moves
on
to
full
finance
all
right.
That
brings
us
to
item
number.
Seven
item
number
seven's
house
bill
2455
by
representative
hicks.
A
A
H
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
This
bill
addresses
the
instructor
shortage
for
cte
programs
in
her
high
schools.
This
bill
adds
that
they
can
have
three
years
of
work
experience
in
the
last
five
years
house.
Bill
2455
also
allows
for
industry
certification
from
any
state.
H
A
A
A
All
right
members
that
brings
us
to
item
number
eight
and
we
are
going
to
with
that
objection.
We're
gonna
roll
item
number
eight
to
the
hill
without
ejection
roll
to
the
heel
brings
us
to
item
number
nine.
We're
going
to
roll
item
number
nine
without
objection
to
the
heel,
any
objection
seeing
none
roll
to
the
hill.
A
A
A
E
Thank
you,
chairman
of
members,
thanks
to
colonel
whitson,
for
his
efforts
on
this.
He
and
I
were
contacted
by
several
interested
parties
after
local
fool
last
week
regarding
this
bill,
and
so
this
amendment
is
to
try
to
remedy
some
concerns
that
were
had,
and
those
two
remedies
would
include
the
inclusion
of
c5s
and
c6s
in
the
statute
in
the
bill
that
was
was
described
last
week.
It
only
included
501c4s.
E
This
would
include
501c,
5s
and
sixes
as
well.
It
also
seeks
to
clarify
that
the
notification
of
contributions
is
and
who
is
contributing.
Money
is
not
included
in
this
legislation.
That
portion
of
the
bill
just
seeks
to
clarify
that,
because
there
were
some
concerns,
the
the
expendit.
This
would
only
apply
to
expenditures
over
five
thousand
dollars
per
with
that
chairman
of
members,
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
the
members
might
have
all.
A
K
However,
over
the
past
year
we
have
discovered
there
are
parts
of
the
tca
that
needs
to
be
updated
and
changed
to
ensure
disclosure
of
dark
money,
transparency
and
campaign
activities,
holding
bad
actors
accountable
and
responsive
actions
by
our
overwatch
agencies.
Our
intent
is
to
increase
public
competence
and
trust
in
the
campaign
process
in
regards
to
how
campaigns
are
financed
and
how
public
officials
and
elected
members
are
held
accountable
to
the
people
of
tennessee.
K
A
I
I
I've
heard
from
groups
such
as
the
americans
for
tax
reform
and
the
nra,
cpac
the
national
insurance
crime,
bureau
and
also
alec,
and
you
know
I
serve
on
the
board
of
directors
of
alec
and
these
groups
have
501c4s
they
they.
They
do
talk
about
issues,
they
oftentimes
score
legislators
and
I
know
when
I'm
running
for
election.
I
I
want
to
use
the
scores
of
these
groups
on
my
campaign
materials
and
in
fact,
someone
asked
me
it
was
really
funny
they
said.
Would
you
use
your
f
score
from
planned
parenthood
on
your
campaign
materials?
I
said
I
sure,
would
that
absolutely
I'll
put
enough
I'll.
Tell
everybody
planned
parenthood
gave
me
enough,
but
how?
How
do
you
answer
that?
Do
you
see
this
as
limiting
speech
around
an
election
by
a
501c4?
I
I
I
know
that
we
all
work
hard
and
we
try
to
give
our
our
constituents
our
message
and
we
work
hard
from
them
on
constituent
work
and
they,
you
know
after
a
while,
they
get
to
know
you
and
they
they
know
who
you
are
and
even
if
a
group
said
something
extremely
negative,
it
may
not
have
an
impact,
but
boy
they're
sure
impressed
by
my
a
rating
from
the
nra.
I
I
know
that
and
it's
very
meaningful
to
them
and
if
a
lot
of
times
nra
will
send
a
little
orange
postcard
and
if
they
can't
do
that,
it
is
that
that's
what
they've
articulated
to
me
that
it's
going
to
keep
them
from
doing
something
like
that,
and
I
don't
you
know,
I
don't
want
to
throw
a
monkey
wrench
on
the
whole
bill.
This
bill
has
a
lot
of
good
stuff
in
it,
and
I
respect
the
sponsors
of
this
bill
immensely.
I
It's
just
this
one,
little
section
that
you
know
when
I,
when
I
hear
from
so
many
of
my
friends
I
get
concerned.
So
how
do
you
answer
that?
Mr
sponsor.
K
Colonel
whitson.
Well,
thank
you
for
that
question.
My
good
friend
and
I
I
have
enjoyed
working
with
you
over
the
years
on
some
tough
issues.
Then
we
stood
together.
First
of
all,
this
does
not
change
at
all
anything
that
501
c4s
can
do
in
regards
to
their
information
and
sharing
facts
and
stuff.
It's
just
60
days
before
a
campaign,
a
primary
or
or
general
election
is
if
they
spend
an
aggregate
of
5,
000
or
more
disseminating
information
that
has
the
likeness
of
a
person
or
their
name.
They
are
to
re.
K
If
they're
operating
like
a
pack,
they
just
need
to
report
like
a
pack
just
their
just
their
expenditures,
not
their
contributions,
so
we
do
not
limit
them
in
anything
what
they
can
say
or
do
in
that
regard,
that
they've
always
done.
The
whole
purpose
is
to
capture
active
political
comm
communications,
particularly
dark
money.
Current
near
an
election
with
a
substantial
amount
of
money
has
been
paid
anything
it
could
be
from
five
thousand
dollars
to
a
million
dollars
to
influence
a
campaign.
I
And
and
that
your
description
there
certainly
sounds
reasonable.
It
absolutely
sounds
reasonable
and
I
know
the
bill
has
evolved
and
changed
a
lot,
and
you
know
I
wouldn't
I
wouldn't
want
them
not
to
be
able
to
send
something
out
and
also
I
wouldn't
want
to
not
be
able
to
use
their
scores
or
whatever
on
my
campaign
materials,
because
I
will
put
on
my
campaign
materials.
I
You
know
I
got
an
award
from
cpac
this
year.
I
will
put
that
on
there,
as
you
know,
motivation
to
my
voters
to
please
push
the
button
for
me.
So
are
you
telling
me
that
in
that
60
days
around
an
election
that
they
still
would
be
able
to
send
out
information
on
their
scores,
if
they're
not
being
silenced,
but
they
they
do
have
to
con
disclose
how
much
money
they
spent
doing
that,
not
necessarily
who
gave
them
on
the
mon.
The
money
501.
C
K
Sent
out
a
picture
used
60
days
before
a
a
primary
or
a
general
election.
With
your
picture
and
say
you
know,
chairman
lynn
supports
us
100
she's,
a
great
advocate
for
second
amendment
rights,
and
that
would
classify
if
they
spent
more
than
five
thousand
dollars.
But
let's
say
they
spent
five
thousand
on
you
and
for
my
a
rating
and
chairman
bonds
rating
that
would
exceed
the
five
thousand,
they
would
just
have
to
disclose
that
they
spent
five
or
excuse
me.
Fifteen
thousand
dollars
promoting
campaign
activities
for
us.
I
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I
I
do
know
that
the
bill
has
evolved,
and
maybe
that's
not
as
scary
to
our
many
friends
now
and
and
maybe
that
addresses
their
concerns.
So
thank
you
so
much
jeremy.
E
Williams,
thank
you.
Just
had
a
quick
question
for
colonel
whitson
colonel.
Do
you
think
that
your
ability
to
communicate
with
your
voters
in
your
district
is
impugned
at
all
by
having
to
report
what
monies
you
spend.
G
K
No,
not
at
all,
and
fortunately
this
year
I
won't
have
to
spend
that
much
money.
I
I
don't
know
if
I'm
gonna
hit
the
5
000
threshold
or
not.
I.
E
Think,
thank
you,
colonel.
I
think
the
point
we're
trying
to
make
is
is
all
we're
asking
people
to
do
is
report.
We're
not
asked
we're
not
telling
them.
They
can't
communicate
with
their
vendors,
we're
not
telling
they
can't
get
involved
in
campaigns.
We're
simply
saying
60
days
prior
to
an
election,
just
like
we
have
to
do.
E
You
just
have
to
report
it
over
if
it's
over
five
thousand
dollars,
we
have
to
report
every
expenditure,
and
this
would
just
require
them
to
report
on
those
items
that
are
above
five
thousand
or
those
single
items
that
are
above
five
thousand
dollars.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
chairman.
J
K
J
Is
that
generally,
would
you
say,
organizations
that
have
a
membership
like
some
kind
of
something
they
they
belong
to
chairman.
A
K
Yes,
I
would
say
most
of
them
do
have
memberships
members
that
they
routinely
communicate
with.
J
Chairman
todd,
thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I
I
guess
I'm
just
thinking
I'm
kind
of
wondering
why
they're
in
this
bill,
as
as
representative
lynn
mentioned
it,
it
seems
a
little
odd
from
from
the
standpoint
of
in
the
political
arena
that,
if
an
organization
is
just
communicating
with
their
membership,
which
they
pay
dues
with
whatever
that
just
seems
a
little
more
different
to
me.
If
than
than
a
pac,
which
is
for
political
purposes,
where
c4,
as
you
said,
is
for
an
advocacy
purpose.
I
I
just
found
it
a
little
odd.
K
They
can
say
chairman
todd
ken
advocates,
this
position
or
or
we
support
his
his
actions
over
the
past
year
to
support
second
amendment
rights
or
rights
for
say,
dogs
or
cats,
or
anything
like
that,
and
so
what
we've
had
over
the
past
year
is
501c4s
will
put
a
likeness
of
a
candidate
or
their
name
in
a
negative
tone
to
try
to
influence
elections
60
days
before
the
primary
or
the
general
election,
and
that's
basically
active
campaigning
again.
This
is
nothing
new.
Is
they
have
to
report
this
also
within
federal
law?
K
J
K
Yes,
representative,
that
is
an
aggregate
amount
for
the
60
days
prior
to
the
election
representative,
ogles.
A
A
All
right
members,
we
are
back
on
item
number.
Eight
out
of
number.
Eight
is
house
bill
2261
by
representative
jernigan.
It
was
previously
considered
in
place
behind
the
budget.
Funding
for
this
bill
has
now
been
secured
and
it
can
move
on
to
full
finance.
Any
objection
to
reconsidering
our
actions
on
house
bill.
20
2261.,
seeing
none
house
bill.
2261
is
back
before
us
item
number
eight
house
bill
2261
by
representative
jernigan.
You
have
a
motion
a
second
you
are
recognized,
sir
okay.
G
G
I'll
have
my
glasses
with
me.
Okay,
thank
you.
Members
house,
bill
2261
was
brought
to
me
by
the
tennessee
hospitality
association
and
and
worked
with
the
abc.
This
bill
does
five
things:
it's
it
synchronizes
businesses
licenses,
so
this
provision
will
allow
a
licensee
to
synchronize.
Thank
you
appreciate
that
multiple
establishments
so.
G
G
G
The
fourth
point
will
allow
wholesalers
to
deliver
directly
to
a
site
instead
of
going
to
the
to
the
restaurant
and
then
to
the
site.
So
it's
it's
it's
for
catering
as
well,
and
the
last
one
is
a
notification
to
violation
to
the
owner.
So
when
applying
to
renew
a
license,
the
abc
they'll
list,
the
name
and
the
email
of
the
licensee.
G
That
way
they
get
the
notification
of
a
violation
and
not
just
going
to
a
restaurant
and
the
bartender
gets
it
and
drops
it
and
never
gets
to
them.
So
those
are
the
five
points
that
that
we
have
and
we've
worked
with
with
the
the
hospitality
association,
the
abc
and
I'll,
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
A
All
right,
thank
you,
representative
jernigan,
for
this
description
members.
Any
discussion
on
house
bill
2261.,
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
2261,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill.
2261
moves
to
full
finance.
Brings
us
to
item
number
nine
item
number
nine's
house
bill
1999
by
representative
jernigan.
It
was
previously
considered
and
placed
behind
the
budget.
Funding
for
this
bill
has
now
been
secured
and
it
can
move
on
to
full
finance.
A
G
Thank
you
chairman.
This
bill
directs
the
tennessee
board
of
pharmacy
to
promulgate
rules
that
will
ensure
that
individuals
who
are
visually
impaired
will
have
appropriate
access
to
prescription
labels
related
to
the
materials
appropriate
to
their
needs.
With
that
explanation,
I'll
take
happy
to
take
any
questions.
All.
A
Right.
Thank
you
very
much.
Members
you've
heard
the
description
of
house
bill
1999
any
discussion
seeing
none
questions
have
been
caught
in
objection.
Calling
the
question
hearing,
none
saying
no
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
1999,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed,
no
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill
1999
moves
to
full
finance
chairman.
Thank
you
for
your
patience.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
A
All
right
members
we're
now
moving
to
our
constitutional
amendment
calendar
and
just
as
a
reminder,
calendar
two
again
we'll
be
taking
up,
will
be
taken
up
in
the
morning
at
9
00
a.m.
Here
in
house,
room
house
hearing
room
one
in
full
finance
all
right
constitutional
amendment.
Again,
let
me
say
this
announcement.
Any
bills
coming
out
of
this
calendar
will
also
be
taking
up
taking
up.
If
I
can
talk
the
later,
we
get
the
worse
I
get
constitutional
amendment.
A
Calendar
will
also
be
taken
up
at
9am
in
the
morning
as
well,
so
that
will
be
in
full
finance
in
the
morning.
9
a.m.
Constitutional
amendment
calendar
all
right.
Members
item
number
one
hjr
0003.
I've
got
a
request
to
take
this
bill
off
notice,
so
without
objection
so
moved
off.
Notice
brings
us
to
item
number.
Two
item.
Number
two
is
that's
jr005
by
representative
reedy.
You
have
a
motion
a
second
sir.
You
are
recognized.
G
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
and
committee.
Of
course.
What
we're
doing
here
is
a
clean
up
of
the
constitution.
It
proposes
amendments
to
remove
article
9,
section
1
of
the
constitution
of
tennessee,
which
provides
that
no
minister
of
the
gospel
or
priest
of
any
denomination
whatsoever
shall
be
eligible
to
a
seat
in
either
house
of
the
legislature.
A
All
right,
thank
you
very
much,
representative
ready
members.
You've
heard
the
description,
any
discussion
on
sjr
55,
seeing
none.
We
are
now
voting
on
sjr
55,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
all
those
opposed,
no
the
eyes
have
it.
Sjr55
moves
to
full
finance.
Thank
you,
representative.
A
C
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
This
is
our
resolution,
proposes
to
amend
article
2
section
31
of
the
tennessee
constitution
and
would
allow
the
investment
of
state
funds
and
equities
and
stocks.
Currently,
the
constitution
prohibits
the
state
from
investing
in
wholerain
part
and
any
bank
or
stockholder
with
others
in
any
association
company,
corporation
or
municipality.
C
As
we
have
all
seen,
what's
happened
with
the
stock
market
over
the
past
few
years,
the
prohibition
can
limit
the
return
that
the
state
would
receive
on
the
investments
of
its
funds
and
that,
in
turn,
inhibits
the
state's
ability
to
provide
the
needed
services
to
its
citizens.
So
this
proposed
language
would
just
simply
provide
that
state
funds
may
be
invested
in
equities
with
the
adoption
of
an
investment
policy
that
would
be
developed
by
the
governing
body
of
the
state
governing
body
or
state
official
charged
with
carrying
out
the
purposes
or
objections
objectives.
A
A
C
A
A
All
right
members,
thank
you
for
your
patience,
the
tasker
calendar
which
we're
about
to
take
up
now.
These
bills
will
come
up
next
week
and
the
full
finance
ways
and
means
committee.
So
again
the
tasker
calendar
will
be
next
week
in
the
bills
that
come
out
all
right.
Let's
go
to
item
number
one
item
number
one's
house
bill,
12,
24,
19,
and
we're
going
to
go
to
chairman
williams.
E
Thank
you,
chairman
of
members.
I
had
an
opportunity
to
speak
with
representative
manus
regarding
this
request
for
taser
study.
As
I
said
earlier,
in
finance
sub,
when
representative
sparks
was
here
regarding
his
study,
I
spoke
with
representative
manus.
The
this
body
was
hoping
to
send
only
two
studies
to
tas
or
this
year.
This
was
representative.
Mannis
was
not
one
of
them,
however,
as
I
have
the
great
honor
of
showing
up
here
to
serve
on
tasser
when
you
guys
are
at
home.
E
I
have
spoken
with
dr
clifford
and
I
think
we'll
be
able
to
to
do
those,
but
we
were
only
going
to
send
two
out
that
were
endorsed.
So,
after
speaking
with
representative
man
mantis,
he
he
requested
to
take
this
bill
off
notice.
A
D
Oh
representative
vogels,
thank
you
chairman,
and
this
may
be
a
question
for
representative
william.
How
did
we
come
up
with
the
number
two
this
year?
I
know
in
previous
years
there's
been
as
many
as
four
studies
is
that
just
do
we
wait
what
they're
already
working
on
versus
the
county
or
how
do
we
subjectively
come
up
with
a
number?
D
A
Chairman
williams,
thank
you.
Thank
you.
I
got
confused
well,
I
just
I
don't
want
to
get
too
much
in
debating
of
when
we
got
items
representative
of
oakwood.
You've
got
a
bill.
You
want
to
hold
up
and
we'll
get
you
and
you
can
ask
that
question.
It's
really
weird
having
a
discussion
where
there's
nothing
really
to
discuss,
because
that
bill's
already
moved
on
and
taken
off
notice.
So
I
don't
want
to
just
be
out
talking
in
thin
air.
I
think
we
do
that
enough.
All
right
item
number
two
is
house
bill.
2278.,
I
didn't
see.
A
G
Mr
chair
and
members,
knoxville
is
the
seventh
largest
city
in
america
without
passenger
rail
traffic.
Nashville
is
the
third
tennessee
is
the
most
underserved
state
in
america
for
lack
of
passenger
rails
traffic,
and
this
simply
provides
an
avenue
for
pastor
to
study
this
issue,
and
I
appreciate
your
support
and
for
full
clarification.
Representative
powell,
the
good
father
he
is
had
to
pick
up
his
son
from
school.
So
he's
not
here
and
I'm
the
substitute.
A
All
right,
thank
you.
Chairman
wendell
members,
you've
heard
the
description
of
house
bill
2278
any
discussion,
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
2278,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill
2278
moves
to
full
finance
all
right.
That
brings
us
to
item
number
three
on
our
calendar
out
of
number
three
is
going
to
be
house
bill
2761
and
that
is
by
representative
reedy.
Do
we
have
a
motion
a
second?
We
have
a
motion
and
a
second.
A
A
Right,
let's
get
this
amendment
on.
You
have
a
motion,
the
second
on
the
amendment,
any
discussion
on
the
amendment.
Seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
drafting
code,
zero,
one,
seven,
two,
four:
four
on
to
house
bill:
2761,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed,
no
the
eyes
have
it
we're
back
on
the
bill
as
amended
and
sir,
you
are
recognized.
G
Mr
chairman
and
committee
members,
of
course
this
come
through
the
agriculture
committee.
What's
important
is
landowners
are
being
approached
with
lease
agreements
to
transition
agriculture,
land
into
solar
facilities,
and
very
few
laws
exist
to
protect
landowners
from
exploitation,
damages
and
unexpected
monetary
losses
of
these
solar
companies
that
are
coming
to
them.
A
All
right,
thank
you,
representative,
ready
members.
You've
heard
the
description
of
house
bill
2761
any
discussion,
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
2761,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill
2761
moves
to
full
finance.
All
right.
That
brings
us
to
item
number
four
out
of
numbers.
Four
is
2729
by
representative
ogles.
You
have
a
motion
to
second,
so
you're
recognized.
D
Thank
you,
chairman
members
of
committee.
This
would
instruct
tasser
to
do
a
comprehensive
study
of
the
9-1-1
and
reporting
of
crime
on
college
campuses.
I
want
to
thank
chairman
curcio's
office.
He
had
two
interns
that
audited
all
the
universities
in
the
state
of
tennessee
and
what
they
found
is.
We
have
somewhat
of
a
discombobulated
system,
some
schools,
they
call
9-1-1
if
a
crime
has
been
committed,
others
have
a
security
office
number
others
have
instructed
students
to
call
a
title.
D
Nine
office
and
some
there's
al
also
actually
numbers
for
the
the
security
personnel
on
staff
at
that
time,
and
the
trouble
with
this
is
there's
not
a
uniform
standard
across
tennessee
for
all
our
universities
and
with
the
the
criminal
college
campuses
being
extremely
extremely
low
in
reporting.
D
As
I
said
earlier,
only
five
percent
of
sexual
crimes
on
our
campuses
across
the
united
states
are
actually
reported.
We
just
I'd
like
to
be
sure
that
there's
discovery
and
retention
of
those
calls
and
there's
some
kind
of
data
data
trail
and
with
that
I'll,
take
any
questions
all
right.
A
E
E
Based
on
that,
as
I
told
you
on
the
house
floor
on
monday
night,
though,
and
as
I've
seen,
you
work
over
the
past
several
years
as
it
relates
to
crime
prevention
and,
as
you
well
know
before
you
were
even
elected,
remember
we
talked
a
lot
about
the
tbi
report
and
it's
reporting,
as
it
relates
to
different
things
and
particularly
and
and
crime
in
our
schools,
and
so
the
the
goal
is
to
talk
to
dr
lippert
as
a
member
of
tashard
encourage
him
exhort
him
to
do
this.
It's
just
that.
E
That
was
basis
was
based
upon
what
we,
what
the
secretary
of
state
would
give
us
as
far
as
a
budget
to
do,
which
is
usually
what's
done,
and
so
much
like
I
said,
of
which
earlier
today
as
it
relates
to
sparks,
and
I
communicated
with
you
on
the
floor
on
monday
night.
Obviously,
the
there
are
a
couple
of
options
we
can.
E
I
can
make
a
motion
since
summer
study
you
can
take
it
off
notice,
but
either
way
I'm
going
to
advocate
to
ask
the
tasser
to
study
this,
because
I
do
think
you
make
some
great
points
as
to
as
the
importance
of
it
with
that
chairman.