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House Finance Subcommittee- May 3, 2021
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All
right,
thank
you
very
much
members,
any
announcements
or
personal
orders
before
we
begin
this
morning,
seeing
none
we
will
get
right
to
business
members.
We
do
have
four
calendars.
Today.
We
will
first
take
up
the
tasser
study
calendar.
Then
we
will
take
up
our
regular
sub
calendar
as
well
as
an
addendum
to
the
regular
sub
calendar,
and
then
we
will
finish
up
with
behind
the
budget,
the
behind
the
budget
calendar.
So
that's
where
we
will
begin
this
morning.
Members.
A
Let
me
give
just
a
little
bit
of
ground
work
on
how
this
will
work
for
the
bills
that
have
been
funded.
That
will
be
the
bills
that
we
call
up.
If
we
do
not
call
up
a
bill,
that
means
it
has
not
been
funded
and
at
the
very
end
you
will
hear
the
motion
to
basically
roll
all
the
bills
that
have
not
been
taken
up
and
actually
been
taken
on
will
basically
be
taken
off
notice
at
that
time.
A
So
that's
how
we
will
perform
today's
bills
that
haven't
been
taken
up
all
right
with
that
said,
we're
going
to
take
up
the
tasker
study
calendar
first,
so
members
that's
going
to
be
house
bill,
353
we're
going
to
roll
this
to
the
hill
without
objection
roll
to
the
hill.
That
brings
us
to
item
number
two
on
our
calendars
house:
bill
1593
by
representative
miller.
A
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
miss
chairman.
What
this
bill
would
commission
tasker
to
study
the
disparities
of
issuance
of
contracts
to
businesses
and
companies
owned
by
african
americans
and
submit
a
finding
to
the
general
assembly
january
20
31st
of
2022.
I've
worked
with
the
tasser
the
secretary
the
treasurer
and
both
have
no
problems
with
this.
A
All
right,
thank
you
later
and
let
me
go
back
and
correct
myself
already.
I
actually
misspoke
and
said
house
bill
353
we're
actually
on
house
bill
1593
by
representative,
actually
by
leader
camper,
so
you've
got
a
motion
to
second
members.
Any
discussion
on
house
bill
1593,
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
1593,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye
aye,
all
those
opposed
say
no,
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill
1593
moves
on
to
full
finance.
Thank.
A
B
I
guess,
since
I
got
to
the
general
assembly,
tennessee
consistently
ranks
as
the
worst
in
the
nation
or
maybe
the
highest
I've
seen
since
I've
been
here
as
we
were,
maybe
48th,
but
48
49,
15
and
childhood
obesity
nationally,
and
I
think
this
is
by
far
one
of
the
largest
fiscal
impacts,
the
state
of
tennessee,
as
well
as
the
well-being
being
of
our
constituents
that
we
have
not
really
quantified
in
this
state.
So
with
that
I'll
take
any
questions.
A
All
right,
thank
you,
representative
vogels
members.
You've
heard
the
description
in
discussion
on
house
bill
1344.,
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
1344,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No,
the
eyes
haven't
house
bill.
1344
moves
to
full
finance
brings
us
to
item
number.
Four
item
number
four:
on
our
calendars
house:
bill
1389
by
chairman
todd.
You
have
a
motion
to
second,
so
you're
recognized.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
This.
B
Bill
directs
tasker
to
do
a
study
on
those
twra
and
tdec
managed
state
resources
that
are
being
used
for
recreational
activities
such
as
paddle
boarding,
canoeing,
tubing
and
kayaking.
The
study
will
ask
what
amount
of
funding
is
needed
to
manage,
sustain
and
improve
access
to
and
the
management
of
non-motor
vehicle
activities
in
the
state.
So
it
relates
to
the
relationship
between
those
type
of
sports
and
our
other
sports,
like
fishing.
A
And
other
activities
on
the
water
all
right.
Thank
you,
chairman
todd
for
this
description.
Remember,
there's
any
discussion
on
house
bill
1389,
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
1389,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill
1389
moves
to
full
finance.
B
Okay,
thank
you.
Members.
We
are
on
item
number
one
heal
of
the
calendar
house
bill
353,
chairman
hicks.
You
have
a
motion
and
a
second
we're
ready
for
a
brief
description.
A
Of
the
bill,
all
right,
thank
you
chairman
and
members.
I
am
carrying
house
bill
353
for
chairman
hulsey.
He
is
home
with
his
father
who
come
through
surgery
successful.
So
we're
certainly
glad
to
hear
that
house
bill
353
gold
bullion
is
the
only
tangible
asset
that
does
not
represent
somebody
else's
liability
to
repay
that
becomes
very
valuable
during
tail
risk
events,
central
banks
across
the
world
hold
gold
bullion
as
a
reserve
asset.
For
this
very
reason,
tail
risk
protection
should
not
be
held
inside
the
banking
system.
A
Thus,
the
tennessee
bullying
depository
provides
a
good
public
good
for
provides
a
public
good
for
residents
of
the
state.
The
depository
business
plan
would
take
into
account
all
state
expenses
and
therefore
would
be
revenue
positive.
The
state
treasurer
has
requested
that
tasker
conduct
the
feasibility
study
of
creating
a
gold
bullion
depository
in
the
state
and
that's
what
house
bill.
353
hopes
to
accomplish.
B
A
A
House
bill
1522
is
going
to
be
the
first
bill
on
there
and
that's
going
to
be
by
leader,
gant
leader
gant.
You
have
a
motion
in
a
second
on
house.
Bill
1522
looks
like
there's
an
amendment
that
we
need
to
put
on
to
house
bill.
1522
8099.
Is
that
correct?
That
is
correct.
All
right.
You
have
a
motion
and
a
second,
let's
see,
do
you
want
to
describe
the
amendment
or
would
you
like
to
go
ahead
and
put
that
on
and
just
makes
the
bill?
A
Okay,
the
amendment
makes
the
bill
so
members
in
discussion
on
the
amendment
hearing
unseen
known
we're
now
voting
on
amendment
8099
to
house
bill
1522,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
all
those
opposed,
no
the
eyes
have
it
we're
back
on
the
bill
house
bill
1522
as
amended.
You
are
recognized
leader
again
on
house
bill
1522..
B
Chairman
and
this
is
being
brought
by
speaker,
sexton
and
what
this
legislation
is
doing
is
the
tennessee
invesco
program
was
established
by
the
general
assembly
in
2010
and
was
designed
to
increase
flow
of
capital
to
innovative
new
companies
in
tennessee
in
early
stages
of
development.
The
return
of
investment
for
the
state
has
been
underwhelming
and
the
statutory
end
of
the
program
is
approaching.
B
In
short,
this
encourages
liquidation
of
the
outstanding
investments
by
the
end
of
2023,
effectively
ending
the
program
without
forcing
a
fire
sale
that
would
devalue
the
remaining
investments
and,
under
this
plan,
ecd
estimates
that
the
state's
return
could
be
up
to
about
24
million
through
the
end
of
2025,
but
that
has
not
been
updated
for
the
2020
20
2023
year.
I'm
sorry
and
mr
chairman,
I
yield
back.
A
To
you
all
right,
thank
you
very
much
leader
again,
members,
you've
heard
the
description
of
house
bill.
1522
has
amended
any
discussion,
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
1522,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill
15
22
moves
to
full
finance.
A
B
A
All
right,
thank
you
very
much.
Members
you've
heard
the
description.
Any
discussion
on
house
bill
865,
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
865,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No,
the
is
happening
house
bill.
865
moves
to
full
finance.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
Thank.
A
A
All
right
members
that
brings
us
to
item
number
three
house
bill
678,
that
bill
has
been
requested
to
be
taken
off
notice,
so
without
objection
house
bill,
678
off
notice,
all
right.
That
brings
us
to
item
number.
Four
item
number
four:
on
our
calendars
house:
bill
1501
by
representative
cochran,
you
have
a
motion
and
a
second
you
are
recognized
for
a
brief
description
on
house
bill.
1501
looks
like
there's
also
a
an
amendment
that
we
need
to
draft
for
house
bill
1501-8055.
A
B
A
All
right
members
you've
heard
the
description
of
the
amendment
any
discussion
on
the
amendment.
Seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
amendment
8055
to
house
bill
1501,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No,
the
eyes
have.
It
were
on
the
bill.
As
amended,
you've
heard
the
description
of
house
bill
1501
as
amended.
Is
there
any
discussion
on
the
bill
leader
camper?
You
reckon
thank.
B
A
B
Could
you
describe
a
little
bit
about
this
pilot
program?
Absolutely
yes,
ma'am
that
it
is
a
four-year
program.
What
what
what
it
will
do
is
take
five
priority.
Schools
and
those
are
schools
that
are
right
there
on
the
verge
of
going
into
that
achievement,
school
district
and
so
essentially,
they'll
take
those
five
schools.
B
The
state
will
pay
for
a
basically
a
an
organization,
a
company
to
come
in
and
help
do
some
training
and
some
hands-on
training
they
put
together
a
school
turnaround
plan
that's
put
together
at
the
local
level,
the
local
lea
puts
together
a
committee
of
teachers
and
parents
and
principals
and
school
board
members,
and
they
kind
of
come
up
with
a
plan
that
they
think
will
best
fit
their
needs.
B
They
select
a
vendor
to
help
them
implement
that
plan
and,
like
I
said,
ultimately,
the
state
pays
for
it,
and
hopefully
it
keeps
them
off
that
asd
list
and
takes
them
off
of
the
priority
list
as
well,
and
actually
the
company
does
not
get
paid
their
full
amount
unless
they
come
off
of
the
priority
list,
so
there's
some
skin
in
the
game
leader
camper.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
You
said
this
is
a
four-year
plan.
Yes,.
B
A
A
A
B
A
B
A
B
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
and
representative
sexton.
Does
this
physician's
assistant
board,
is
it
autonomous
or
is
there
oversight
from
the
medical
board
at
all
for
this
group
after
passage
of
this
bill
after
this
builds
my
understanding
that
they
will
be
autonomous
right?
Thank
you.
A
All
right
members,
further
discussion
on
house
bill
1080,
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
1080,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed,
no
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill
1080
moves
to
on
to
full
finance.
Thank
you,
representative.
Sexton.
Thank
you,
chairman
committee,.
A
A
B
Persons
convicted
of
assaults
and
also
persons
who
committed
convict
who
were
criminally
convicted
excuse
me
was
what
that
was
edible
for
the
virgin
and,
at
the
time
of
sentencing,
actually
we're
not
changing
anything
in
the
law.
What
we're
doing
is
just
giving
those
people
who
did
not
get
divergent
at
the
time
to
be
able
to
get
it
now
or
that's
what
this
legislation
would
do
pending
any
other
questions,
I
would
ask
to
renew
my
motion.
A
All
right,
thank
you
very
much.
Questions
been
called
in
objection,
calling
the
question
hearing
none,
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
1102,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill
1102
moves
to
full
finance.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
members.
That
brings
us
to
item
number
nine.
That's
house
bill
1430
that
has
been
requested
to
be
taken
off
notice
without
objection
so
moved.
A
A
A
A
All
right
members
that
brings
us-
and
I
appreciate
your
patience
this
morning.
We
just
want
to
make
sure
we
get
this
right
as
we
go
so
that
we
don't
have
to
come
back
and
fix
a
mistake
members
that
brings
us
to
the
addendum
calendar
this
morning.
That
is
going
to
be
item
number
one
on
the
addendum
counter.
That's
going
to
be
house
bill
829
and
I
do
not
see
the
sponsor
so
we're
going
to
roll
this
to
the
heel
of
the
behind
the
budget
calendar
without
objection
still
moved.
A
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
and
committee
under
president
law,
the
board
of
directors
of
the
tennessee
education,
lottery,
enforced
and
supervised
compliance
with
laws
and
rules
regulating
the
regulation
of
controlled
of
controlling
wagering
and
sports
events
in
the
state.
B
A
B
Mr
chairman
members,
this
bill
was
worked
out
with
the
administration,
the
senate
and
the
lottery
board,
as
a
mechanism
to
have
the
gaming
board
become
an
independent
entity
outside
of
the
lottery
board,
so
it's
making
it
a
new
board.
That's
all
it's
doing.
Thank
you.
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
B
I
mean,
mr
chairman,
sorry
about
that.
Just
working
the
angles
over
here,
I'm
sorry,
mr
chairman,
what
this
bill
does.
B
Is
this
the
truth
and
sentencing
bill
that
we
worked
on
that
was
funded
in
the
budget
to
the
tune
of
about
24
million
dollars
it
gives
the
it
still
allows
the
judges
to
discretion
for
sentencing
but
or
the
trial
court
or
the
jury
to
determine
what
the
sentencing
is
once
they
determine
that
sentencing
there's
a
whole
list
of
crimes
here,
a
through
double
e,
historically
crimes
against
women
and
children,
and
it
would
make
those
crimes
100
of
sentencing
and
that's
what
this
bill
does
I'll,
be
happy
to
take
any
questions.
A
B
B
That's
what
it's
going
to
be
correct
so
currently
in
statute,
the
sentencing
guidelines
are
very
complex
and
once
we
started
looking
at
it,
we
realized
we
didn't
want
to
go
in
and
start
messing
with
it.
So
right
now,
depending
on
the
type
of
fender
it
is,
and
the
type
of
felony
it
would
be,
there's
a
range
that
they
can
consider
we're
not
taking
away
the
range
or
anything
like
that.
A
A
B
In
this,
just
like
the
last
bill,
but
in
a
much
smaller
format
will
increase
the
sentencing
on
facilitation
of
rape
of
a
child.
That's
currently
a
30
parole
eligible
sentence,
and
this
will
significantly
increase
that
to
where,
in
essence,
it's
an
85
percent,
it's
100,
but
there
is
some
release.
Eligibility.
A
All
right,
thank
you
very
much
members.
Any
discussion
on
house
bill
430.,
seeing
none
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
430,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill
430
moves
to
full
finance
stay,
mr
chairman,
thank
you.
That
brings
us
to
item
number
five
on
our
calendar
item.
Number
five
is
going
to
be
house
bill
948
by
chairman
boyd.
A
You
have
a
motion.
A
second,
so
you're
recognized
on
house
bill
948
for
a
brief
description
and
chairman.
It
looks
like
there
is
an
amendment
that
we
need
to
attach
to
house
bill
948
and
it
looks
like
that
drafting
code
is
7935.
Is
that
correct?
Mr
chairman?
That
is
correct
all
right.
We
have
a
motion.
Second,
on
the
amendment,
we
have
a
motion
a
second
you
are
recognized
on
the
amendment.
Thank.
B
A
All
right,
thank
you
very
much
members
any
discussion
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
amendment
7935,
going
on
to
house
bill
948,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
all
those
opposed,
no
the
eyes
have
it
back
on
the
bill,
as
amended
and
sir
you're
recognized
on
the
bill
as
amended.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
house,
bill.
B
948
brings
some
much
needed
well
thought
out
reform
to
the
certificate
of
need
process
in
tennessee.
It.
It
essentially
reduces
paperwork,
makes
the
process
quicker
easier.
It
costs
less
for
people
seeking
to
get
a
certificate
of
need.
It
eliminates.
Some
of
the
protectionist
aspects
of
certificate
of
need
creates
greater
flexibility.
It
lowers
the
population.
B
000
down
to
175
000
and
one
of
the
big
things
is:
it
requires
the
hsda
executive
director
to
develop
a
plan
to
merge
certificate
of
need
with
health
care
licensor
into
a
single
agency,
and
that
plan
must
be
submitted
to
the
general
assembly
for
action.
No
later
than
january.
The
1st
of
2023,
mr
chairman,
I'll,
take
any
questions.
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
representative
board.
I
know
we've
talked
about
this
bill
several
times.
I
just
want
to
be
on
record
that
the
county
that
I
represent,
mcnairy
county
had
a
former
hospital
that
closed,
and
this
legislation
would
allow
another
entity
to
come
in
and
place
a
hospital
in
that
county
if
they
had
a
former
hospital.
That
closed.
B
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
representative,
with
respect
to
a
hospital,
that's
closed,
let's
say:
there's
a
rural
hospital
with
clothes
and
that
hospital
decides
at
some
point.
They
want
to
reopen
what
happens
with
their
certificate
of
need.
Do
they
have
to
reapply?
Do
we
have
to
go
through
a
full
process?
A
A
B
A
A
A
All
right
that
brings
us
to
item
number
nine
on
our
calendars
house
bill.
Six
by
chairman
suppicky,
sir.
You
have
a
motion.
A
second
you're
recognized
on
house
bill.
Six
looks
like
there's
a
an
amendment
that
we
need
to
attach
drafting
code:
eight,
zero,
seven
zero!
Is
that
correct?
Yes,
sir,
you
have
a
motion.
The
second
you're
recognized
on
the
amendments.
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
The
amendment
creates
the
funding
mechanism
for
this
college.
Coaching
initiative
and
completion
grants
I'll
be
happy
to
answer
questions
on
the
amendment.
A
B
You,
mr
chairman
committee,
this
is
the
college
coaching
initiative
or
the
completion
grant
that
we've
been
working
on
for
three
years.
Our
graduation
rate
and
promise
has
dropped
to
51
percent.
One
of
the
major
contributors
of
that
is,
that
is
the
students
that
are
in
the
college,
coaching
initiative,
the
ones
that
experience
the
most
risk
of
life
coming
up
and
biting
them
and
getting
them
to
drop
out.
B
Our
hope
here
is
this
four
year
pilot
program
with
with
t
heck
is
that
we
can
get
these
kids
across
the
finish
line,
and
hopefully,
in
four
years
we
can
come
back
and
report
to
you
that
this
has
been
a
huge
success.
We
are
now
in
the
70s
to
80
graduation
rate,
which
would
lead
to
nation
in
education.
Mr
chairman,
I'll
answer
any
questions.
A
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I
just
want
to
say
I'm
excited
that
we
were
able
to
work
out
funding
for
this
bill
because
I,
like
you,
have
probably
met
with
presidents
of
the
our
our
local
community
college
and
other
folks
who
work
there,
and
they
have
explained
how
these
expenses,
that
for
most
of
us,
would
be
a
minor
inconvenience
or
sometimes
hurdles
that
these
students
can't
overcome
if,
if
their
car
has
an
issue,
or
you
know
their
rents,
overdue
or
whatever,
and
that
can
be
a
huge
barrier
to
them
completing
their
education.
B
A
A
B
A
B
A
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
the
amendment
made
the
bill,
so
I
renew
my
motion.
A
All
right
remember:
any
discussion
on
house
bill.
744
questions
been
called
the
objection,
calling
the
question
hearing,
none
saying
no
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
744,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill
744
moves
to
full
finance.
Thank
you,
chairman
of
the
committee,
all
right.
That
brings
us
to
item
number
15
on
our
calendar
item
number
15
is
house
bill
904
by
chairman
doggett,
sir.
You
have
a
motion
and
a
second.
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
and
committee
904
looks
at
expanding
protection.
Orders
for
witnesses
or
victims
of
sexual
offenses
and
witnesses
expected
to
testify
against
the
defendant
in
court,
requires
petition
to
be
certified
and
supported
by
an
affidavit
of
the
victim,
informing
the
witness
and
specifies
that
good
cause
for
issuing
such
protective
order
may
include
that
allowing
the
defendant
to
publish
information
likely
is
to
result
in
coercion
or
intimidation
of
a
witness
or
victim.
A
All
right,
thank
you,
chairman
doggett
members.
Any
discussion
on
house
bill,
904
hearing,
none,
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
904,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed
know
the
eyes.
Have
it
house
bill
904
moves
to
full
finance.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you
all
right.
That
brings
us
to
item
number
16
on
our
calendars
house.
Bill
1130
by
chairman
farmer,.
A
A
B
Members,
mr
chairman,
what
this
does
is:
it
creates
a
statewide
chancery
court
consisting
of
a
chancellor
in
each
grand
division,
the
eastern
middle
and
western
district,
and
this
what
this
chantry
court
would
do.
It
would
take
up
issues
of
statutory
interpretation
or
any
constitutional
issues.
That's
raised
against
the
state
of
tennessee,
so
that'll.
A
B
So
explain
to
me
the
process:
how
would
this
be?
Would
they
would
they
be
clearly
they'd,
be
elected
positions
right
or
are
they
appointed.
B
Yeah,
I
think,
mr
chairman
and
representative
freeman,
thank
you
for
that
question.
The
way
this
would
work
is
the
governor
would
initially
appoint
these
three
and
then
once
the
they
would
be
elected
statewide.
So
when
the
governor
is
on
the
ballot
again
in
22,
they
would
then
be
on
the
ballot
and
they'd
be
elected
by
popular
election.
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
mr
chairman,
just
for
the
record,
could
you
explain
to
us
why
we
are
creating
this
three
member
chancery
court
for
the
record.
B
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
and
mr
chairman,
for
the
record.
This
bill
is
not
being
proposed
to,
I
should
say,
deal
with
anything
any
court
decisions.
That's
just
been
made
or
a
reflection
of
any
decisions
that
maybe
we've
had
some
problems
with.
That's
not
why
we
are
doing
this.
Is
that
a
correct
assumption?
Mr
chairman,
chairman.
B
Leader
now
it's
my
understanding
that
this
is
just
what
I
had
just
explained
just
to
spread
out
the
you
know.
A
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
thank
you
chairman.
Do
you
feel
that
this
bill
has
a
as
the
authorization
for
funding
provides
enough
staffing
for
these
three
positions-
chairman
farmer,
yeah
and
thank
you,
and
I
believe
that
the
the
aoc
has
looked
at
that
and
I
believe
we
came
back
and
there's
an
amended,
amended
proposal
there
for
those
monies,
that's
been
funded.
Okay.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
Thank.
A
A
Right
here
we
got
you,
we
got
you
all
right.
That
brings
us
to
item
number
17
on
our
calendars
house,
bill
1132
by
chairman
farmer,
sir.
You
have
a
motion.
A
second
you're
recognized
on
house
bill
1132
for
a
brief
description
and
just
to
let
you
know,
we
already
have
drafted
amendment
76212
the
bill,
so
you
are
in
the
proper
posture
and
ready
for
a
description.
Oh.
B
B
Thank
you,
chairman
farmer.
I
appreciate
this
I
just
and
if,
if,
if
it
makes
you
more
comfortable
for
us
to
go
out
of
session,
I
made
sure
the
ag
staff
was
on
the
list
to
discuss
today.
I
just
had
a
couple
clarification
questions
on
the
spreadsheet
that
you
sent
to
our
offices
that
showed
a
40-60
split
as
it
relates
to
local
governments
versus
the
state.
Is
that
still
the
instance
with
this
new
this
amendment
that
we've
just
put
on
chairman
farmer.
B
Has
not
changed:
okay,
it's
still
a
60
40
split
yep
and
that
60
40
split
is
encompassed
by
guaranteed
15
percent
of
the
local
counties
and
then
a
possible
25
of
a
70
of
the
original
chairman
farmer.
Thank
you,
mr
chair
and
chairman
williams.
Now
that
15
will
go
directly
to
locals,
15
will
go
directly
to.
A
B
The
abatement
fund
is
going
to
end
up
back
with
the
cities
and
counties
they're
just
going
to
need
to
make
those
requests
to
spend
that
money.
Certain
ways
and
they're
going
to
have
a
list
of
treatment
programs
and
such
that
are
certified.
It's
going
to
help
folks
get
well
chairman
williams.
Thank
you.
I
I
recognize
that
and-
and
I
recognize
you're
here,
because
the
attorney
general
hopes
to
settle
these
lawsuits
and
we're
thankful
for
that.
B
I
I
have
a
little
bit
of
a
concern,
though,
as
it
relates
to
the
70
percent
set
aside
that
the
abatement
fund,
the
abatement
council,
would
do
because
technically
statutorily
it's
just
a
it's.
A
good
faith
promise
that
those
monies
will
go
back
to
the
communities
of
which
they
were
originally
intended
to
the
only
guarantees
based
upon
counties.
B
That
I
understand
is
the
original
15
you
described,
which
was
goes
to
the
state
or
goes
to
the
counties,
and
then
another
15
goes
to
the
state
but
of
the
balance
of
the
70
percent.
The
the
committee
would
have
to
agree
to
be
able
to
send
that
that
additional
25
to
make
the
40
for
that
to
be
the
case.
If
the
council
didn't
agree-
or
they
didn't
feel
like
it
was
appropriate
to
fund,
then
this
the
county
in
fact,
would
not
get
the
money.
B
I
suppose,
chairman
farmer-
and
you
know,
mr
chairman,
thank
you
chairman.
That's
my
understanding.
Okay,
I
guess
my
final
question
is:
is
I'm
I'm
concerned
about
this
only
because
we
haven't
settled
a
loss?
Oh,
I
do
have
one
other
question.
My
apologies
are
the
endo
settlements
still
carved
out,
as
it
relates
to
those
three
state
lawsuits
all
three
lawsuits
that
were
for
the
local
counties,
chairman
farmer?
Yes,
that's
my
understanding,
okay
and
then
the
balance
is
70
percent.
B
A
B
Let's
say
I'm
a
pharmaceutical
company
I'm
sued
because
unfortunately,
my
community,
I
got
to
handle
an
nas
child
that
preser
that
desired
a
an
opioid
more
than
it
did
its
mother's
breast.
When
it
was
born.
I
guess
my
question
is:
is:
does
any
of
the
70
percent
go
back
to
the
people
that
we
settled
with
for
treatment.
B
If
you
want
to
I,
I
appreciate
the
question.
I
understand
the
ages
here
today.
We
may
ask
that
in
full,
but
my
concern
would
be
that
the
70
percent
that
went
to
the
abatement
council
that
the
same
people
that
prescribed
these
opioids
and
said
they
were
safe,
may
have
created
a
fix
for
the
opioids
that
have
impacted
our
communities
and
they
in
fact
could
get
monies
out
of
the
70
of
the
balance.
And
so
I
hope
that's
not
the
case.
Hopefully
they
can
answer
that
in
full,
but
that
that's
a
concern
of
mine,
yeah.
A
B
A
B
B
There
and
and
it's
my
understanding
that
this
is
by
agreement-
I've
had
no
one
call
my
office
to
to
oppose
this.
So
with
regards
to
your
question,
I
think
that
all
this
legislation
encompasses
is
just
settlements
with
these
four
here
and
subsidiary
subsidiaries
thereof.
A
A
A
A
Okay,
any
discussion
on
the
amendment
question's
been
called
the
objection
calling
the
question
hearing
unseen.
None
we're
now
voting
on
amendment
8086
to
house
bill
745,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
all
those
opposed,
no
the
eyes
have
it
we're
back
on
house
bill
745
as
amended,
and
you
are
recognized
chairman
hastings.
Thank.
B
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
thank
you
for
the
for
the
bill.
I
I
agree
that
we
should
be
doing
that.
My
question
is
around
the
funding.
So
did
you
just
in
the
amendment
we
put
on?
Did
it
limit
the
funding
to
money
coming
from
the
federal
government.
B
Thank
you
for
that
question
leader.
Yes,
right
now,
there's
we
have
a
two-year
window
to
use
this
some
federal
funding
to
go
towards
this,
we're
hoping
that
the
information
that
we
get
back
shows
that
it's
a
successful
program
and
we
can
find
some
recurring
funding,
but
we
do
have
a
two-year
window
to
be
able
to
use
this
to
make
sure
our
students,
from
at
least
the
next
two
years,
have
the
opportunity
to
take
the
test
and
get
connected
to
the
workforce
leader
camper.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
thank
you
for
the
explanation.
B
So
my
concern
is
that
when
this
two
years
is
over,
would
this
be
unfunded
mandate
that
we're
going
to
put
on
locals
to
continue
or
try
to
find
the
funds?
Could
you
speak
to
that
chairman
hayes?
I
believe
the
I
believe
the
bill
would
end
at
the
end
of
the
as
as
it's
written
now
the
the
bill
would
end
and
the
mandate
would
end
at
the
end
of
the
funding
permitted
that
we
hopefully
find
some
recurring
funds
later
camper.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
B
At
the
end
of
the
two
years
there
will
be
some
sort
of
report
on
the
success
and
then
based
on
that
we
would
look
at
trying.
If
it
proves
to
be
successful,
then
we
would
look
at
trying
to
find
additional
funds
to
keep
the
program
going.
Is
that
what
I'm
hearing
you
say.
B
B
You
know,
unfortunately,
the
high
school
diploma
they're
not
always
convinced
that
it
does
what
it
says
it
does
with
work
keys.
There's
no
question
that
these
folks
are
ready
to
do
whatever
it
is,
they're
hiring
them
to
do
so.
Thank
you
for
bringing
this.
Thank
you
yes,
sir.
I
would
just
say
I
thank
you
for
the
comments
and
yeah
there's
800
employers
in
tennessee
that
that
rely
on
this
and
make
decisions
on
hiring,
and
it
just
is
a
it's
a
great
opportunity
for
our
students
to
get
directly
connected
to
the
tennessee
workforce.
A
Thank
you,
chairman
further
discussion
on
house
bill
745,
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
745,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill
745
moves
to
full
finance.
Thank
you.
Mr
chairman
committee.
Queue
brings
us
to
item
number
21
on
our
calendar
item
number
21
on
our
on
our
calendars
house,
bill
1398
by
chair,
lady
helton.
A
B
Thank
you.
This
has
covers
two
areas
due
to
some
concerns
from
tenncare
and
the
state
employee
plan.
This
amendment
clarifies
that
pbms
do
not
need
to
change
the
payment
methodology
for
reimbursements
to
pharmacies,
but
outlines
an
appeal
process
for
pharmacies
if
paid
below
the
actual
cost,
and
it
also
clarifies
that
the
acceptable
format
for
data
to
be
provided
to
the
requesting
entity
are
in
a
standard
that
is
accredited
by
the
american
national
standards
institute.
A
common
standard
in
the
industry
today
and
10
care
and
the
state
employee
plan
are
deferred
now
on
the
legislation.
A
All
right,
thank
you
very
much.
Members
you've
heard
the
description
of
the
amendment.
Eight
zero,
eight,
eight,
any
discussion
hearing
unseen,
none
we're
now
voting
on
putting
the
amendment
eight
zero,
eight,
eight
on
to
house
bill,
1398,
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
chair
lady
on
house
bill
1398,
as
amended.
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
section
1
of
the
bill
addresses
340b
discrimination.
340B
entities
are
safety.
Net
providers
that
serve
the
state's
most
vulnerable
populations,
pbms
can
amend
a
340b
entities
contract
and
reimburse
at
a
lower
rate
than
negotiated,
essentially
withholding
money
from
indigent
care
facilities.
This
section
of
the
bill
will
prohibit
pbms
from
discriminating
against
these
entities
so
that
nearly
700
340b
providers
in
the
state
can
continue
to
provide
services
to
the
community
without
financial
constraints.
B
Pbms
can
mandate
that
you
obtain
your
specialty
infusion
or
other
pharmaceutical
drugs
from
their
preferred
specialty
networks
or
pbm
owned
pharmacies.
Even
if
the
patient
experiences
adverse
care
through
drug
waste,
incorrect
dosage
or
delays
in
medication,
this
section
of
the
bill
puts
choice
back
into
the
hands
of
the
patients,
specifically
those
that
are
suffering
with
chronic,
complex
or
rare
diseases.
B
Section
3
addresses,
spread
pricing
and
rebate
retention.
Spread
pricing
occurs
when
a
pbm
charges
a
health
plan
more
for
a
certain
drug
than
it
reimburses
the
pharmacy
dispensing
the
drug
artificially
inflating
the
cost.
This
practice
results
in
higher
costs
to
the
consumer,
while
allowing
pbms
to
divert
fees
for
profit.
It
is
most
common
with
cheaper
generic
drugs.
B
B
B
This
provision
states
that
a
pbm
has
a
responsibility
to
report.
Any
entitlement
benefit
percentage
to
both
the
plan
and
covered
person
that
either
are
entitled
to
this
section
of
the
bill
will
remove
the
opaqueness
within
the
pbm
system
by
freeing
up
data
to
provide
accurate
information
to
patients
at
the
point
of
care,
empowering
discussions
and
decisions
about
medications
a
patient
can
afford
and
what
it
is
going
to
cost.
A
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
representative,
thank
you
for
bringing
this
reform
bill
to
us
members.
I
think
this
is
probably
one
of
the
biggest
reform
bills
that
we've
seen
in
a
long
time.
I
think
she
brought
it
due
to
a
recent
supreme
court
case,
rutledge
versus
pcma,
where
arkansas
passed
the
law.
They
got
challenged
with
erisa
plans,
but
the
supreme
court
ruled
unanimously.
Let
me
just
make
that
clear,
eight
to
zero,
that
the
states
have
the
ability
to
control
escalating
health
care
costs
that
are
being
driven
by
pbms.
B
B
Is
we
have
a
middleman
in
between
the
patients,
the
pharmacist
and
the
health
care
plans,
and
what
they've
been
doing
is
taking
rebates,
not
discounting
them
back
to
the
plan
or
to
the
patient
or
the
customer
or
the
pharmacy
a
lot
of
times
they
provide
benefits,
but
the
pharmacist
gets
reimbursed
less
than
their
actual
cost,
and
I
know
a
lot
of
you
on
this
panel
up
here
are
business
owners?
How
long
can
you
stay
in
business
if
they're
reimbursing
you
less
than
what
your
actual
costs
are?
B
All
this
bill
is
is
a
good
government
bill
that
will
allow
the
state
to
once
and
for
all
to
say
we
need
to
treat
our
pharmacists
all
of
them,
the
same
not
independently
from
one
another,
because
right
now,
pbms
have
the
ability
to
have
different
reimbursement
rates
depending
on
the
pharmacy
they're,
not
treating
them
all
the
same,
and
they
have
their
own
pharmacies
and
they
treat
them
different
than
your
independent
pharmacist
in
your
community.
They
have
their
own
specialty
pharmacies,
they
treat
them
differently
than
the
ones
who
are
owned
in
the
state
of
tennessee.
B
This
bill
is
a
transparency
good
reform
bill
that
will
not
drive
up
health
care
costs.
What
this
bill
will
do
is
actually
help
the
consumers
and
the
pharmacists.
It
still
allows
them
to
do
mail
order
if
they
want
to
that's
misinformation,
that's
being
held
out
there
right
now.
This
does
not
affect
mail
order.
Let
me
just
thank
the
representative
for
bringing
this
bill
reforms
that
we
have
and
right
now,
30
other
states
30
are
pushing
legislation
like
this
in
their
states.
Thank
you.
B
I
would
just
like
to
to
echo
what
mr
speaker
said:
81
bills
have
been
proposed
in
29
states
related
to
pharmacy
benefit
manager
practices.
There
has
been
much
concern
in
tennessee
regarding
pbms,
but
little
action.
Mr
chairman
and
members
now
it's
time
to
take
action
without
a
renew
my
motion.
B
You
chairman,
hicks
chair
lady
helton,
to
what
extent
are
erisa
employers
covered
by
your
bill,
and
that's
maybe
a
follow-up
question
to
that.
You
mentioned
an
appeals
process
for
prices
that
could
be
used
by
tenncare.
B
I
do
not
know
the
answer
to
that
speaker.
Sex.
Thank
you.
The
appeals
process
covers
when
a
pharmacist
wants
to
appeal
what
they're
getting
reimbursed
for.
Well,
I
will
say
it's
a
supreme
court
decision.
It
was
based
on
an
orisa
lawsuit
and
what
they
said
in
the
lawsuit.
Let
me
just
make
sure
I
guess
right.
Erisa
did
not
pre-exist
pre-exempt
arkansas's
law
regulating
pbm.
B
What
you've
heard
for
a
long
time
from
pbms
who
are
working
for
an
erisa
plan
is
that
they
don't
apply
to
the
any
willing
pharmacist
statute
that
we
have
in
our
state
of
tennessee,
which
means
they
can
set
costs
for
your
farm.
You,
you
could
have
five
pharmacies
in
your
town
and
they
all
have
different
price
points
in
that
community.
What
this
bill
really
does
is
try
to
set
a
level
playing
field
so
that
all
pharmacists
have
the
same
ability.
B
B
Are
you
referring
to
the
safety
net
providers?
Yes?
Well.
This
just
prevents
the
pbms
from
reimbursing
safety
net
providers
at
a
lesser
rate
than
non-non-safety
net
providers
and
our
700
covered
entities
in
tennessee
are
very
dependent
on
the
savings
because
they
use
those
savings
to
reinvest
in
other
programs
for
their
uninsured
or
underinsured
people
that
come
to
their
facilities.
A
Thank
you.
Further
discussion
on
house
bill,
1398
question's
been
called
the
objection,
calling
the
question
hearing
none,
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
1398,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill
1398
moves
to
full
finance.
Thank
you
chair,
lady.
A
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
This
bill
seeks
to
extend
the
payback
period
from
30
to
35
years,
during
which
a
certain
portion
of
state
sales
taxes
are
allocated
and
distributed
to
a
municipality
or
industrial
development
corporation
that
finances
the
development
of
an
extraordinary
retail
or
tourism
facility
project
under
the
act.
A
A
B
B
A
A
B
A
All
right,
thank
you
very
much
for
this
description.
Members.
Any
discussion
on
house
bill
417,
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
417,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill.
417
moves
to
full
finance,
brings
us
out
of
number
28
on
our
counters
house
bill
427
by
chair,
lady
littleton.
B
B
A
B
B
Is
that
I'm
asking
that
clearly
is
it?
Is
it
somebody
that's
of
limited
mental
capacity
that
they
have
to
know
or
is
it
just?
If
you
have
this
professional
relationship,
then
you
can't
consent,
I
think
so
it's
meant
the
intent
is
if
they
are
incapacitated,
if
they're
there
for
mental
health
or
for
treatment,
then
it's
okay,
if
they're
not
there
for
treatment
after
the
treatment,
but
they
shouldn't
be
involved
with
a
patient
while
they're
under
their
treatment.
A
A
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
and
committee.
This
creates
an
a
misdemeanor
for
the
offense
of
the
collection
that
I
can't
talk
today.
The
act
or
commission
engaged
in
the
conduct
that
places
a
child
in
intimate
danger
or
death,
bodily
injury
or
physical
or
mental
impairment.
It
creates
a
class
d
felony
if
the
offense
is
that
places
a
child
that
is
eight
years
of
age
or
less
of
intimate,
danger,
death,
bodily
injury
or
physical
or
mental
impairment.
A
All
right,
thank
you,
chair
lady,
for
this
description.
Members.
Any
discussion
on
house
bill,
951
questions
been
called
the
objection,
calling
the
question
hearing
none
sing
and
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
951,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill
951
moves
to
full
finance.
Thank.
A
All
right
members
item
number
32
on
our
calendar
will
be
our
the
next
bill
up
house
bill
656
and
that's
going
to
be
by
chairman
moon,
sir.
You
have
a
motion
and
a
second
and
you
are
recognized
for
a
brief
description.
It
looks
like
there's
an
amendment
that
we
need
to
put
on
this
house
bill.
656,
that's
going
to
be
drafting
code
8093.
B
A
All
right,
thank
you
very
much
and
you
do
have
a
motion.
Second
members,
you've
heard
the
description
of
amendment
8093,
any
discussion
hearing,
none
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
8093,
moving
we're
now
voting
on
the
amendment
8093
to
house
bill,
656.
I'll,
get
it
right.
All
those
in
favor
say
aye
all
those
opposed.
No
the
eyes
have
it
we're
back
on
the
big
one,
as
amended
so
you're
recognized
on
the
description.
B
B
A
All
right,
thank
you
very
much
for
this
description.
Remember
any
discussion
on
house
bill
656,
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
656,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill
656
moves
to
full
finance.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
A
All
right
that
brings
us
to
item
number
35
item
number
35
on
our
calendar
is
house
bill
1039
by
chairman
vaughn.
You
have
a
motion
and
a
second
you
are
recognized
for
a
brief
description
and
it
looks
like
you've
got
an
amendment
that
we
need
to
attach
to
house
bill.
1039
that
amendment
that
I
have
is
6977
is
that
correct?
We
have
the
same
amendment,
mr
chairman.
Well,
let's
roll
with
that
one!
Is
there
a
motion?
A
B
B
I
guess
you
could
say
the
19th
least
solvent
trust
fund
in
the
country
by
the
department
of
labor.
As
we
know,
the
pandemic
required
an
infusion
of
cares,
act
money
to
keep
the
solvency
up
the
bill.
You
have
in
front
of
you
today
contemplates
a
25
dollar
a
week
benefit
increase,
yet
the
duration
of
the
benefits
will
be
tied
to
the
unemployment
rate
at
the
time
begins
at.
B
B
We
have
contemplated
giving
the
department
of
labor
an
extraordinarily
long
time
period
to
deliver
this.
It
would
come
into
effect
december
of
2023.
A
B
I'm
sorry,
mr
chairman,
I
thought
you
saw
my
hand
representative.
B
You
know
I've
had
concerns
about
this
bill
about
cutting
to
12
weeks
when
oftentimes
you
have
people
whose
particular
career
field
is
difficult
to
find
employment
if
they
were
impacted
by
some
pandemic
or
anything
else
that
their
career
field
was
impacted
by,
and
so
they
may
need
the
extra
weeks
you
know
to
get
re-employed.
B
B
Well,
leader,
the
the
bill
contemplates
a
situation
where
it
follows
the
premise
that
if
unemployment
is
low,
then
it
should
be
easier
to
find
a
job
in
a
opportunity
where
there
are
more
jobs
available.
B
Is
unemployment
a
bridge
to
a
better
over
through
a
rough
patch,
or
is
it
adopting
a
new
lifestyle
and
that's
kind
of
unfortunately,
we're
loving
people
in
this
environment
trying
to
do
the
right
thing,
we're
heaping
benefit
upon
benefit
and
there's,
unfortunately,
there's
a
negative
reaction
into
it
in
some
places.
This
is
our
first
attempt
to
try
to
bring
that
in
with
regards
to
benefits
here
in
the
state.
B
B
You
can't
do
that
by
continuing
your
expense
level
at
the
same
rate,
and
so
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
keep
our
businesses
competitive,
yet
also
offer
people
who
are
going
through
a
rough
spot,
an
opportunity
to
to
help
lessen
some
of
that
burden.
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I
understand
there's
a
perception
that
people
aren't
looking
for
jobs
in
this
market
because
they
believe
that
you
know
the
government
is
paying
them
x
amount
of
dollars.
I
don't
think
that's
preponderance
of
the
people.
It
may
be
a
few
people.
That's
doing
that.
I'm
not
going
to
argue
that
point.
A
lot
of
these
other
jobs,
that's
being
offered
that
you're
talking
about
are
there
barriers
for
some
people
and
getting
those
jobs.
B
So
I
think
we
need
to
consider
that
as
well,
and
if
I
hurt
you
correctly,
the
12
weeks,
which
was
my
question
about
why
we
kept
it
at
12..
The
12
weeks
is
if
unemployment
is
at
five
and
a
half
five
and
a
half
or
less
five
and
a
half
or
less,
then
that's
when
the
12
weeks
would
kick
in
if
you
will
and
if
it's
above
that
it
will
be
at
the
20-week
level.
B
A
B
Chairman,
I
don't
mean
to
have
a
running
back,
say
that
again,
I'm
sorry,
thank
you.
Yes,
ma'am
20
would
be
the
maximum
benefit,
and
what
this
bill
is
proposing
is
a
100
a
month
increase
across
the
board,
no
matter
the
results,
even
if
someone
was
only
getting
twenty
five
dollars
a
week
prior
under
the
current
system,
they
would
be
doubled
to
fifty
dollars
a
week
and
then
on
the
max
side.
B
Currently
it's
275
this
would
this
proposes
a
300
a
week,
maximum
benefit
so
we're
increasing
it
by
25
and
we've
played
with
that
not
played
with
it.
That's
a
we've
considered
a
number
of
different
values
in
howing
to
how
to
get
this
equation
plugged
in
right
to
where
we
aren't
necessarily
we're
not
just
arbitrarily
fully
100
cutting,
but
we're
also
making
adjustments
throughout
the
system
later
camber.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
Thank
you,
mr
sponsor.
Yes,
ma'am.
A
A
B
Bill
we've
seen
through
the
pandemic,
there's
been
lessons
learned
some
good
lessons,
some
bad
lessons.
This
is
a
workforce
development
bill
for
populating
the
medical
laboratories
across
the
state.
B
What
this
would
do
is
this
would
bring
us
into
compliance
or
similarly
to
several
other
states
across
the
country
to
where
we
follow
the
clinical
laboratory
improvement
amendment
guidelines,
which
are
federal
guidelines
as
opposed
to
our
state
licensure
law.
In
addition
to
that,
there's
a
few
other
changes,
but
these
were
all
contemplated
in
the
governor's
executive
order
and
what
we
found
out
was
when
the
rules
were
changed
through
the
covet
epidemic,
we
saw
a
larger
workforce
migrating
into
these
laboratories,
and
so
what
we've
seen
is
the
workforce
has
been
enhanced
for
these
folks.
A
Of
following
these
guidelines
all
right,
thank
you
very
much
for
this
description.
Remember,
there's
any
discussion
on
house
bill.
226
questions
been
called
an
objection
called
the
question
hearing
none
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
226,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill
226
moves
full
to
full
finance.
Thank
you,
sir,
and
that
brings
us
to
item
37
of
the
chairman
vaughn
legislative
package.
Today,
that's
house
bill
443.
A
B
You,
chairman
members,
I
move
the
first
amendment
drafting
code,
eight
one
one,
one.
B
So
this
this
amendment
modifies
the
current
statute,
while
chairman
of
commerce
was
gleefully
riding
a
farm
tractor,
getting
therapy
in
west
tennessee,
he
and
I
was
working.
He
and
I
were
working
on
this
amendment,
but
what
it
does
it
expands
the
current
gme
practice.
B
That's
currently
going
on
in
the
state
expands
it
by
an
amount
of
four
million
dollars
equivalent
to
whatever
the
rate
is
for
the
going
practices
that
are
for
residency
programs
across
the
state.
The
chairman
has
been
actively
involved
with
this
process
for
the
last
two
years,
and
so
that
is
a
recommendation
of
his
work,
also
in
this
bill
and
there's
a
section
which
provides
for
a
new
do
residency
program
which
would
be
housed
at
lmu,
which
would
allow
for
the
reinvestment
of
1.5
million
dollars
in
reoccurring
funds
to
stand
up.
B
This
do
program
which
would
allow
for
a
residency
programs
in
rural
tennessee,
one
in
each
of
the
three
grand
divisions.
With
that
description,
chairman
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
might
have
all.
A
B
You,
mr
chairman,
mrs
mr
chairman,
does
this
amendment
take
mahari
and
mtsu
out
of
the
equation?
Chairman
williams,
thank
you,
no
leader
camper.
What
this
bill
does
it
just
restates
what
the
current
practice
is,
because
the
way
the
residency
program
is
set
up
through
tenncare.
B
This
just
allows
for
the
money
to
flow
through
t
heck
to
tenncare,
and
it
would
still
be
distributed
the
same
way
it
does
for
that
four
million
dollars
so
currently
mahari
vanderbilt
are
able
to
participate
in
gme
programs
which
are
managed
by
department,
health,
tenncare,
etsu
and
university
of
tennessee.
Okay.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
All.
A
Right
further
discussion
on
amendment
eight
one,
one
one
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
amendment
eight
one
one
one
to
house
bill,
443,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No
the
eyes
have
it.
We
are
back
on
the
bill
as
as
amended,
and
we
are
now
back
to
chairman
williams
for
amendment
number,
two,
eight
one,
two
eight
is
the
drafting
code
I
have.
Is
that
correct?
B
Thank
you,
chairman
hicks
members.
All
this
bill
does
is
change
the
language
to
say,
they're,
going
to
follow
the
similar
process
instead
of
the
same
process
that
they're
currently
using
for
the
gme
programs
at
ut,
etsu,
department
of
health
and
teen
care.
A
All
right,
thank
you
for
this
description.
Remember
seeing
discussion
on
amendment
8128,
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
amendment
8128
on
to
house
bill
443,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No,
the
eyes
haven't
we're
back
on
the
bill
as
amended
and
chairman
vaughn.
You
are
recognized
on
house
bill
443
as
amended.
Thank.
B
You,
mr
chairman,
and
thanks
to
chairman
williams,
for
cleaning
up
the
the
appropriation
side
of
this
this
equation.
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
what
this,
what
this
new
program
that
we're
setting
up
will
do
will
be
allow
the
medical
colleges
throughout
the
state
to
run
their
own
residency
program
as
opposed
to
it
flowing
through
cms
and
tenncare
through
the
hospitals.
This
is
a
managed
program
that
the
university,
the
med
schools
will,
because
what
we've
seen
is
when
it
comes
to
the
less
lucrative
medical
professions.
B
Sometimes
those
spots
there's
not
enough
spots
for
the
residencies.
A
B
Will
that
will
steer
people
towards
those
fields
leading
us
again
in
a
workforce
development
situation
where
we're
actually
graduating
more
med
school
students
than
we
have
residencies,
which
ten
lends
to
itself
to
less
doctors
in
the
future
living
here
in
our
state?
So
that's
what
this
bill
does
and
I
appreciate
your
support.
A
A
A
B
Thank
you,
sir.
This
is
a
bill
that
should
have
been
done
quite
a
few
years
ago.
In
my
opinion,
it's
a
student's
right
to
know,
and
it
covers
the
the
thing:
the
advantages
of
middle
collie
or
community
college
tcat,
the
four-year
colleges
and
also
addresses
what
you
can
learn.
What
will
help
you
in
the
military
and
I
made
a
misstatement
here
the
other
day
I
said
it's
going
to
be
managed
by
the
tennessee
department
of
education.
It'd
be
t.
A
A
Seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
1246,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill
1246
moves
to
full
finance.
Thank
you,
chairman
and
committee.
Thank
you,
representative
calvi.
That
brings
us
to
it
number
47.
On
our
calendar
item
number
47
is
house
bill
22
by
representative
gillespie.
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
and
committee.
What
this
bill
does
is
it
will
increase
the
penalty
for
organized
street
racing
or
drag
racing
from
a
class
b
misdemeanor
to
a
class,
a
misdemeanor
right
now,
where
I
live,
and
throughout
the
state
and
the
country
for
that
matter,
drag
racing
is
becoming
more
and
more
profound
prevalent
and
it's
dangerous,
and
I
hope
that
by
this
body
taking
up
this
matter
will
save
lives,
and
I
believe
this
bill
will
help
save
lives
without
any
questions.
All.
A
B
Thank
you
chairman
and
the
sponsor.
Thank
you
for
bringing
this.
This
is.
We've
talked
about
this
a
couple
of
times.
This
is
a
big
problem
in
my
district
and
and
across
the
state,
and
for
for
those
of
you
that
have
districts
where
this
isn't
a
problem,
you're
fortunate,
because
it's
it's
it's,
it's
prevalent,
it's
damaging
to
the
community
and
it's
extremely
dangerous.
So
hopefully
this
will
do
a
lot
to
to
start
to
restrict
that.
So
thanks.
A
A
All
right.
That
brings
us
to
item
number
52
on
our
calendar.
Number
52
is
representative
hall
and
I
do
not
see
him,
but
we
will
without
objection.
We
will
roll
him
to
the
heel
of
the
calendar
without
objection
so
moved.
That
brings
us
to
item
number
53
out
of
number
53
is
house
bill
713
by
representative
hurt,
sir.
You
are
recognized.
You
have
a
motion
second,
to
recognize
for
a
brief
description.
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
house,
bill
713
addresses
bep
funding
following
students
that,
because
of
a
student's
treatment
plan
from
a
qualified
physician,
are
sent
to
an
out-of-state
facility,
it
allows
the
facility
to
receive
bep
funding
for
educational
services,
provided
during
behavioral
treatment.
These
facilities,
educational
programs,
will
be
qualified
by
the
department
of
education.
B
A
All
right,
thank
you,
representative,
hurt
members.
You've
heard
the
description.
Any
discussion
on
house
bill,
713
unseen.
None
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
713,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
all
those
opposed,
no
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill
713
moves
to
full
finance.
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
A
B
You,
mr
chairman,
and
members,
this
is
a
bill
that
I've
been
working
with
commerce
and
insurance
for
about
six
years.
Now,
with
that
it,
it
started
out
as
a
locksmith
law,
5000
licensed
locksmith.
I
do
want
to
say
thank
you
to
nfib
afp
and
the
beacon
center,
as
well
as
senator
mike
bell
and
chairman
whitson.
We
have
worked
on
this
bill.
What
we
found
out
was
a
good
idea,
but.
A
A
bad
law
with
that,
mr
chairman,
I'll,
take
any
questions
all
right.
Thank
you
for
this
description,
representative.
Reedy
members.
Any
discussion
on
house
bill,
9.,
chairman
williams,
all
right
question
has
been
called
the
objections,
calling
the
question
hearing:
none,
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
house,
bill,
9
and
moving
on
to
full
finance.
All
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill
9
moves
to
full
finance.
Thank
you,
sir.
A
All
right
that
brings
us
to
item
number
62
on
our
calendar
out
of
number
62
is
chairman
baum
and
sir.
You
have
a
motion
and
a
second
on
house
bill
761.
It
looks
like
there's
an
amendment
that
has
been
filed
by
chair
lady
hazelwood,
so
we
will
go
to
chair
lady
hazelwood
drafting
code
7751.
Is
that
correct?
A
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
This
amendment
simply
changes
the
date.
The
original
bill
would
remove
sales
tax
from
gun,
safes
and
safety
equipment.
This
makes
that
sales
tax
abatement
run
from
july
1
2021
through
june
30
2022.
So
it's
a
one-year
sales
tax
relief.
A
All
right,
thank
you
for
this
description.
Members.
Any
discussion
on
amendment
7751,
seeing
none
hearing,
none
we're
now
voting
on
amendment
7751,
going
on
to
house
bill
761,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
all
those
opposed,
no
the
eyes
have
it
we're
back
on
the
bill
as
amended
chairman
baum,
you
are
recognized
on
house
bill,
761.
B
A
A
A
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman
and
members.
What
this
piece
of
legislation
does
is
it's
got
four
sections
and
I'll
go
through
these,
as
briefly
as
I
possibly
can,
mr
chairman,
the
first
section
increases
the
penalty
of
incapacitating,
a
highway
or
other
passageway
to
a
class
e
felony
and
a
mandatory
fine
of
three
thousand
dollars.
A
B
Thank
you
chairman
question
to
the
to
the
sponsor,
so
it
remove
is
removed.
Sorry
removes
is
the
word
I'm
trying
to
say
removes
the
liability
from
somebody
if
they,
if
they
are
driving
through
someone
blocking
the
road
and
unintentionally
injure
them,
is
that
did
I
understand
that
correctly?
A
B
So
so,
following
that
same
rationale,
if,
if
I'm
being
blocked,
say
coming
into
the
and
I'm
using
due
caution,
but
I've
pushed
my
way
through,
my
understanding
is
today
that
that
is
assault.
If
you
bump
into
someone
like
that,
why
would
we
remove
the
same
protection
we
have
from
somebody
with
their
body
running
into
somebody
that
I'm
not
likely
to
cause
death
or
heavy
bodily
damage,
but
yet
we're
removing
that?
What's
the
what's,
the
reason
for
for
removing
this
liability.
A
B
B
Representative,
freeman
and,
and
so
someone
exercising
their
first
amendment
rights
is,
is
it
now
fair
to
say
that
they
have
have
reason
to
believe
that
they
could
lose
their
their
life
from
that
from
someone
later
gant?
If,
if
somebody
driving
like
the
example
you
just
gave
and
they
intentionally
target
somebody
they're
going
to
jail
representative
freeman,
so
so
saying
intentionally
target,
if,
if
I'm
I'm
driving
down
the
road
and
there's
a
there's
a
march,
that's
blocking
the
road.
I
get
that.
B
But
if,
if
I'm
just
ready
to
leave
and
I
feel
threatened,
I'm
I'm
authorized
to
to
begin
to
to
drive
for
I'm.
Not
I'm.
Can
you
explain
the
process
with
how
that
would
that
would
operate
later?
Gant,
just
like
in
any
other
situation
now
before
this
legislation,
there's
going
to
be
an
investigation
and
the
judge
would
make
that
and
jury
would
make
that
call
if
it
goes
to
that
point
in
the
law.
B
B
I
know,
that's
that's
not
directly
what
this
is,
but
it
would
at
least
give
a
path
for
for
them
to
have
to
prove
that
it
wasn't
intentional
potentially-
and
I
I'd
genuinely
appreciate
you
and
and
the
work
that
you
do
but
but
I
think
that
I
think
I
think
we're
better
than
that
than
than
this
bill
here
in
tennessee
and
I'll,
be
voting
against
it
and
would
encourage
anybody
else.
Who
agrees
with
me
to
do
the
same.
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I
think
that
you
know
I
can
think
of
many
examples
where,
if,
if
you
intentionally
target
somebody
just
because
you
don't
believe
with
a
political
banner
that
they
fly
and
you
specifically
target
somebody,
that's
on
the
sidewalk
in
the
street,
you
know
you're
going
to
jail
for
that
and
right
now,
before
this
legislation,
we
have
a
full
investigation
that
takes
place,
and
this
doesn't
change
that
so.
A
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
this
bill
does
have
an
amendment.
Okay,.
A
A
B
Thank
you,
mr
chairman,
and
this
this
is
the
bill
with
which
all
of
you
are
very
familiar,
and
I
won't
make
you
wait
through
being
on
my
soapbox
one
more
time,
but
just
briefly,
this
is
the
bill
that
will
raise
the
payment
for
those
folks,
our
dsps,
who
care
for
developmentally
disabled
in
this
state.
It
will
bring
their
pay
up
to
and
50
cents
per
hour,
which
is
a
big
increase
from
the
10
that
they're
paid.
B
A
B
A
B
B
A
A
B
A
A
Question's
been
called
the
objection,
calling
the
question
hearing
none,
seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
house
bill,
1433,
moving
on
to
full
finance,
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
all
those
opposed,
no
the
eyes
have
it
house
bill
1433
moves
to
full
finance.
Thank
you,
chairman
committee
members.
Thank
you,
sir.
All
right
members.
Let's
go
ahead
and
grab
item
number
52.
A
B
With
the
amendment
4984,
that's,
I
believe,
traveling
with
it.
That's
correct.
It
increases
the
number
of
commissioners
to
the
tennessee
public
utility
commission
from
five
members
to
seven
requires
any
new
commissioner
being
appointed,
have
no
experience
in
a
regulated
utility
industry
and
increases
from
30
days
to
90
days.
The
amount
of
time
the
general
assembly
has
in
confirming
the.
A
B
A
B
You
for
that
question,
I'm
sure
there
are
multiple
reasons,
but
I
think
just
like
in
a
lot
of
committees
and
a
lot
of
boards
that
we
have
in
this
state
having
some
folks
that
are
from
outside
of
that
particular
interest
may
bring
a
different
perspective,
just
for
example,
in
some
of
our
committees,
we
on
a
ag
subcommittee,
we
have
a
member
that
doesn't
have
much
to
do
with
ag
in
his
life
or
career,
yet
brings
a
very
unique
perspective
that
has
really
helped
us
on
some
legislation
even
this
year.
B
So
I
think
that's
just
just
to
having
a
different
perspective
and
providing
some
a
different
point
of
view
that
the
public,
I
think,
would
would
want
introduced
into
those
board
meetings.
Thank
you,
chairman
todd.
I
I
appreciate
that
answer
and
I
I
appreciate
you
handling
this
bill.
B
I
there
have
been
a
few
people
who
have
brought,
who
have
brought
this
to
my
attention
that
they
they
that
they
have
a
concern
that
it's
maybe
unusual
to
prohibit
a
member
of
the
committee
from
having
any
experience
at
all.
I
could
see
how
you
might
want
a
committee
that
has
some
members
that
have
experience
in
regulated
utilities
and
some
committee
members
that
don't
have
experiences
this
bill
would
seem
to
prohibit
anyone
with
any
experience
in
the
industry
from
serving
on
a
committee
that
addresses
the
industry
chairman.
B
Thank
you
thank
you
for
that
and
if
you
get
any
new
information
on
that,
let
me
know
I've.
I
guess
I've
registered
the
concern
for
the
record
and
again,
if
you
find
out
anything
else,
I'd
appreciate
finding
out,
like
maybe
a
a
staff
attorney
for
a
regulated
utility.
Would
they
be
prohibited
from
serving
on
this
commission.
B
Does
that
mean
all
appointees
after
this
fact
will
have
to
have
no
experience
or
I'm
a
little
confused
of
that
to
the
sponsor?
Thank
you,
chairman
todd.
I
I
would
point
to
one
of
the
lines
in
the
bill,
except
otherwise
provided
in
the
previous
subsection.
B
Each
commissioner
must
have
a
minimum
at
a
minimum,
a
bachelor's
degree
in
at
least
33
years,
experience
in
a
regulated
utility
industry
in
executive
level
management
or
in
one
of
the
more
following
fields:
economics,
law,
finance,
accounting
or
engineering,
one
of
the
one
appointee
of
the
speaker
of
the
senate
and
one
appointee.
The
speaker
of
the
house,
representatives
in
subsection
a3,
must
be
a
public
member
with
no
experience
in
a
regulated
utility
industry
representative
ogles.
A
A
A
All
right
item
number
77
on
our
calendars
house,
bill
975
by
chairman
williams,
sir,
you
are
recognized.
You
have
a
motion.
A
second
thank
you
chairman.
It
looks
like
you've
got
an
amendment
drafting
code
8023.
Is
that
correct?
Yes,
do
we
have
a
motion?
Second,
on
the
amendment,
all
right,
you
have
a
motion.
Second,
you
are
recognized
on
the
amendment.
B
Thank
you,
chairman
of
members.
Many
of
you
may
have
heard
that
nascar
intends
to
bring
racing
back
to
the
historic
fairgrounds
motor
speedway
in
davidson
county.
This
legislation
allows
for
such
races
and
related
events
to
be
held
at
the
fairgrounds
motor
speedway
to
be
treated
in
the
same
manner
as
all
the
other
sports
related
events
in
the
state.
B
When
it
comes
to
the
tax
structure,
this
bill
would
authorize
events
at
the
speedway
in
davidson
county
to
be
included
in
sales,
tax,
local
options,
sales,
tax,
local
seat,
privilege,
tax
structures
currently
permitted
in
tennessee
code
for
these
sports
venues.
With
that
chairman
members,
I'm
happy
to
answer
any
questions
you
might
have.
A
All
right,
thank
you,
members.
You
heard
the
description
of
the
amendment
any
discussion
on
the
amendment.
Seeing
none
we're
now
voting
on
amendment
8023
being
put
onto
house
bill
975,
all
those
in
favor
say
aye,
all
those
opposed.
No,
the
eyes
have
it.
We
are
back
on
the
bill
as
amended
and
sir.
You
are
recognized
on
the
on
the
bill
house,
bill
975
and
I
think
you've
already
gave
that
description.
So
members,
any
discussion
on
house
bill,
975
questions
been
called
objection.
A
B
A
A
A
I
do
want
to
say
thank
you
to
the
budget
director
peter
peter
mueller,
also,
fiscal
review,
krysta
lee
carsner
attorneys,
joel
hayes,
loving,
middleton
dunn,
my
assistant,
carrie
mcmahan
research,
analyst
miranda
tunic
tanner
poss.
I
also
want
to
thank
him
also.
We
want
to
thank
the
folks
with
the
librarian
archives,
and
certainly
we
do
want
to
thank
our
sergeant
of
arms,
and
I
also
want
to
thank
and
the
young
lady
walked
out.
A
Her
name
was
miriam
and
she
was
the
lady
that
was
cleaning
the
mic
today
and
I'm
telling
you
what
I
think
of
everybody
in
here.
She
was
working
the
hardest
so
and
our
cleaning
staff
has
done
that
all
year.
So
we
do
want
to
certainly
say
thank
you
to
to
those
folks
as
well.
So
let's
give
these
folks
a
hand.