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Covid-19 Committee of Extraordinary Session III- October 28, 2021- House Hearing Room I
A
A
All
right
folks,
I
just
wanted
to
make
the
announcement
to
give
a
little
little
insight
on
what's
going
on.
We
haven't
we're
having
some
issues
with
dashboard
and
that's
the
the
system
we
use
for
everyone
to
see
the
Amendments
and
the
bills
that
that
are
out
there
so
and
a
lot
of
being
transparent
and
everybody
know.
What's
going
on
we're
waiting
on
dashboard
to
come
back
online,
it
should
be
up
in
the
next
two
or
three
minutes.
So
that's
been
the
cause
for
the
delay,
so
I
just
want
to
let
everybody
know
thanks.
A
All
right,
another
update
here
for
the
members
and
the
folks
that
are
out
here
to
see
this
committee
meet
today.
Our
dashboard
is
still
not
up
and
neither
is
anything's
needed
on
the
portal
either
so
nobody'll
be
able
to
see
anything
online,
we're
working
on
getting
some
copies
made
members
for
the
calendar
and
whatever
amendments
that
we
have
so
we
can
see
those
we'll
need
those
before
we
can
move
forward.
So
if
everybody
just
continue
to
be
patient
and
I,
don't
want
to
get
a
set
time,
I
don't
want
to
jinx
it
again.
A
A
All
right,
thank
you,
everyone
for
your
patience,
members
and
everyone
in
the
audience
really
appreciate
that
we
had
some
issues
with
dashboard
and
our
port
Turtle
ended
up
making
copies
and,
as
we
just
hit
refresh
members,
dashboard
is
up
now.
So
with
that
said,
Madam
Clark,
we
can
go
ahead
and
call
the
roll.
B
A
Okay,
thank
you.
So
much
and
I
want
to
welcome
everyone
to
the
kobit
19
Committee
of
this
third
extraordinary
session
of
the
Tennessee
General
Assembly
members.
Does
anyone
have
any
personal
orders
or
any
anyone
they'd
like
to
recognize
before
we
get
started?
I
know
everyone's
ready
to
get
started?
Okay,
that
sounds
good.
I've
got
a
couple
announcements
before
we
get
started
with
regards
to
the
calendar.
We
have
five
bills.
That's
been
asked
by
the
sponsors
to
be
taken
off
of
notice.
Okay,
so
that'll
be
item
31
house
bill.
A
9059,
that's
been
requested
to
taken
to
be
taken
off
notice
and
without
objection
house
bill,
9059's
off
notice,
also,
item
32,
House,
Bill
9040
has
been
asking
to
be
taken
off
notice
by
the
sponsor
any
objection.
Seeing
none
that
builds
off
notice
item
33,
House,
Bill
9041.
It's
been
asking
to
be
taken
off
notice
by
the
sponsor
any
objection:
members
seeing
none,
House,
Bill,
9041
off
notice,
item
35
house
bill
nine
zero.
Five
four
has
been
requested
to
be
taken
off
notice
by
the
sponsor
any
objection.
A
Seeing
none
off
notice,
also
item
40,
House
Bill
9030
has
been
asked
to
be
taken
off
notice
by
the
sponsor
any
objection,
members
seeing
none
off
notice,
and
that
brings
us
back
to
item
number
one
on
our
calendar.
That's
house
bill,
9077,
chairman
Zachary
I've
got
a
motion.
I
got
a
second
there's
seven
you're
properly
recognized.
Thank.
A
A
Got
a
motion
got
a
second
on
that
Amendment:
okay,
same
to
objection,
we're
gonna
adopt
that
a
minute!
Thank
you
and
just
a
housekeeping
matter.
Did
we
get
a
motion
in
a
second
on
the
bill?
I
think
we
did
yes.
This
is
not
Motion
in
a
second,
so
we're
properly
on
the
bill
as
a
minute
at
this
point
in
time,
without
objection
I'm
going
to
roll
all
those
three
amendments
into
one
members,
seeing
none
it's
going
to
roll
all
those
members
into
one
and
Mr.
C
Legislation,
yes,
sir
Mr
chairman,
thank
you
members,
but
before
I
get
into
the
bill.
I
typically
don't
do
this,
but
because
of
the
importance
of
this
and
the
impact
on
on
our
state,
I
have
a
prepared
statement
that
I'm
going
to
read
and
then
I'll
go
through
the
bill
and
then
be
glad
to
answer
any
questions.
Mr
chairman,
if
that's
good
with
you
you're
recognized,
thank
you
members
kovid
has
has
a
significant
impact
on
all
of
us.
Many
of
us
have
had
the
virus.
C
We
have
family
members
that
have
had
the
virus.
Some
of
us
have
family
members
that
have
had
hospital
stays.
We
know
those,
unfortunately,
who
have
lost
their
lives
because
of
coped.
It's
had
a
significant
impact
on
our
State
from
Memphis
to
Mountain
City.
Over
the
last
19
months,
we
have
taken
Extraordinary
Measures
extraordinary
steps
to
protect
the
most
vulnerable
to
protect
our
population
from
coven.
C
C
The
gods,
Constitution,
the
federal
and
state
constitution,
are
still
the
government
governing
documents
of
these
lands
of
this
land
and
those
documents
make
clear
that
government's
responsibility
is
to
maintain
a
framework
of
ordered
Liberty
over
the
last
19
months.
Governor
has
overstepped
those
bounds
and
the
guard
rails
that
have
been
set
for
set
forth
by
our
Founders
in
the
Constitution,
even
in
the
face
of
a
Health
crisis.
C
Freedom
individual
liberty
and
the
unalienable
rights
that
are
granted
Us
by
God
must
be,
must
be
defended,
preserved
and
protected.
Ronald
Reagan
said
freedom
is
never
more
than
one
generation
away
from
Extinction.
We
didn't
pass
it
on
to
our
children
in
the
bloodstream.
It
must
be
fought
for
protected
and
handed
down
for
them
to
do
the
same
over
the
last
19
months.
What
we
have
experienced
has
been
unprecedented.
C
We
were
here
in
March
of
2020
when
the
world
basically
came
to
a
stop
and
before
I,
get
fact
checked
by
whomever,
as
I
walk
through
this
list.
This
is
not.
This
is
probably
not
in
the
correct
order,
but
you'll
understand
the
point
we
entered
in
March
of
2020.
We
entered
15
days
to
flatten
the
curve.
Some
some
would
say
we're
19
months
into
15
days
to
flatten
the
Curve
safer
at
home,
orders
were
issued,
we
had
to
stay
home
because
we
didn't
have
enough
PPP.
C
Then
we
had
to
stay
home
because
we
didn't
have
enough.
Ventilators
businesses
we're
in
our
state
were
deemed
essential
and
non-essential
by
the
government.
Non-Essential
businesses
were
closed
by
the
government,
and
I
can
tell
you
as
a
business
owner.
Every
business
is
essential.
Everyone
has
a
Reliance
on
every
business
to
provide
for
their
families.
Schools
were
closed.
C
Many
didn't
reopen
until
the
fall
of
2020
and
many
of
those
schools
that
did
open
had
significant
safety
measures
placed
on
the
children
that
attended
a
vaccine
was
introduced
at
the
end
of
2020,
which
was
which
was
supposed
to
restore
our
way
of
life
instead
of
restoring
normalcy,
moving
through
2021,
the
vaccine
and
fear
surrounding
the
virus
led
to
vaccine
passports.
Even
though,
on
August
5th,
the
CDC
director
made
clear
that
the
vaccine
does
not
stop
transmission.
C
More
people
died
from
covet
in
August,
September
and
October
of
this
year
than
they
did
August
and
September
and
October
of
last
year
now
the
Biden
has
made
his
Biden
Administration
has
taken
a
full
step
toward
authoritarianism
by
weaponizing.
The
free
market
against
the
people
of
this
country
by
issuing
orders
that
Federal
contractors
must
must
require
their
employees
to
be
vaccine,
costing
thousands
of
tennesseans
their
job
on
social
media.
Last
week,
I
asked
for
those
stories
to
be
sent
to
me.
C
In
a
four
day
period,
I
received
1200
emails
from
people
from
Memphis
to
Mountain
City
that
are
losing
their
job,
not
half
of
them.
Roughly
half
of
them
work
for
federal
contractors.
The
other
half
did
not.
This
is
having
a
significant
packed
impact
on
the
people
of
our
state.
I
need
to
remind
you,
too,
that
no
executive
order
has
been
issued
and
OSHA
has
not
yet
issued
a
rule.
C
C
The
infection
fatality
rate
for
those
0
to
17
is
.002
percent
and
in
Knox
County,
which
is
the
county
I'm
in
in
19
months,
we've
had
49
children,
hospitalized
zero
deaths.
I
know
that's
not
the
same
for
every
County
I
understand
that
completely
49
children,
hospitalized
in
18
19
months,
with
zero
deaths
and
according
to
the
people
at
Children's,
Hospital,
80
percent
of
those
children
that
were
hospitalized
had
some
some
kind
of
comorbidity
foreign
Mr
chairman.
C
There
is
no
data
or
science
that
supports
vaccinating
children
with
an
mRNA
vaccine
in
the
way
that
we
are
vaccinating
now,
which
has
never
been
done
in
history.
The
body
Administration
has
already
told
the
governors
on
a
call
a
few
weeks
ago
that
they
plan
on
mandating
this
in
schools
on
Sunday
night
and
I.
C
Have
this
on
my
Twitter
feed
for
anybody
who
would
like
to
see
Dr
Harvey
risch,
who
is
a
Yale
epidemiologist
and
someone
who
has
been
cited
over
40
000
times
making
him
one
of
the
most
cited
epidemiologists
in
the
country
said,
and
I
quote:
if
it
were
my
child,
and
this
was
mandated,
I
would
homeschool
them.
There
is
no
choice.
Your
child's
life
is
on
the
line
and
again
you
want
to
look
at
jump
on
my
jump
on
my
Twitter
feed
and
you
can
see
the
quote.
So
the
question
then
becomes
Mr
chairman.
C
Where
does
this
stop?
We
have
been
in
this
roller
coaster
for
19
months,
and
that
is
not
to
minimize
this
in
any
way.
I
too
have
people
that
I
know
that
have
passed
away
from
covet
does
not
minimize
that
in
any
way,
but
we
have
a
responsibility
to
maintain
a
framework
of
ordered
Liberty
as
Government
and
I'm
going
to
close
this
with
this
Mr
chairman
before
I
present
the
bill
in
in
thinking
through
this
presentation,
I
kept
going
back
to
something
that
was
written
by
C.S
Lewis
of
all
the
tyrannies.
C
A
tyranny
sincerely
exercised
for
the
good
of
its
victims
may
be
the
most
oppressive.
It
would
be
better
for
us
to
live
under
robber
barons
than
omnipotent
moral
Busy
Bodies.
The
robber
Baron's
cruelty,
May,
sometimes
sleep
his
cupidity,
his
cupidity
May
May
at
some
point
be
satiated,
but
those
who
torment
us
for
our
own
Good
Will
torment
us
Without
End,
for
they
do
so
with
approval
of
their
own
conscience.
C
So
Mr
chairman,
just
quickly
in
closing
the
federal
government
again
has
completely
overstepped
the
bounds
of
the
Constitution.
This
has
become
about
coercion
and
control.
This
is
not
about
science.
This
is
not
about
listening
to
The
Experts,
Mass,
forced
vaccines.
Vaccinating
children,
the
coming
order
to
vaccinate
children
in
school
who
are
almost
at
no
risk
for
covid
the
actions
of
our
federal
government
strip.
Us
will
strip
us
and
have
stripped
us
of
our
bodily
autonomy,
which
strips
us
of
our
individual
liberty.
The
Constitution
is
still
the
rule
of
law
of
this
land.
C
Government
derives
its
power
from
the
consent
of
the
governed
and
the
vast
majority
of
Tennessee,
based
on
the
makeup
of
this
body.
The
vast
majority
of
tennesseans
do
not
consent
to
where
we
stand
today
and
so
Mr
chairman.
What
I'm
about
to
present
to
you
mm-hmm,
is
on
behalf
of
the
people
that
we
represent
and
those
on
behalf
of
the
Constitution,
both
the
state
and
the
Federal
and
so
Mr
chairman
now
moving
into
the
bill,
it's
an
extensive
bill.
A
I
just
wanted
to
let
the
members
know,
and
mostly
the
public,
that
out
of
the
three
amendments
amendments
we
adopted,
the
first
one
was
Amendment
zero,
one,
zero,
two,
seven,
five,
that
that
makes
the
bill.
That's
the
substantive
portion
of
the
bill,
the
other
another
two
amendments
we
adopted
were
some
technical
Corrections.
Some
and
some
cleanup.
So
I
did
want
to
make
that
clear.
We
kind
of
moved
that
through
that
quickly,
I
was
excited
to
get
started.
We
were
running
a
little
bit
late,
but
I
apologize
for
interrupting.
C
Thank
you,
Mr
Chicken
yeah.
The
two
additional
amendments
were
just
cleanups.
Thank
you,
Mr,
chair
all
right
members.
Moving
into
the
bill,
House
Bill
9077
this
bill
creates
a
new
section
of
code,
title
14,
which
is
this
section
related
to
All,
Things,
coveted
19..
So,
as
we
kind
of
walk
through
this,
just
remember
that
this
particular
code
is
a
new
section
of
code
in
14
and
everything
related
to
what
we're
going
to
discuss
is
covid-19,
because,
typically
after
a
presentation
like
this,
we'll
start
getting
all
these
questions
about
whatever
this
may
apply
to.
C
This
only
applies
to
cover
19..
If
you
look
through
the
first
five
pages
of
the
bill,
it
is
simply
definitions
to
provide
Clarity
and
so
I'll
I'll
spare
you
reading
five
pages
of
definitions,
because
you
were
kind
enough
to
listen
to
my
opening
remarks.
So
you
can
go
through
those.
The
first
page
is
just
definition.
Let
me
move
into
the
substance
of
the
bill.
C
In
this
particular
section
of
code
is
protected
if
passed
become
law,
and
this
is
not
eligible
or
or
a
state
of
emergency
is
not
applicable
in
any
suspension
of
this
14
to
102,
which
is
the
first
substantive
section
of
the
code
bans
the
requirement
to
show
proof
of
vaccination
period
across
the
board.
Never
never
I
thought
in
this
country
would
we
have
to
show
our
papers
for
entry
or
access
to
anything,
but
many
of
us
have
been
asked
to
show
our
papers
over
the
last
couple
of
weeks
for
entry
and
access
to
Services.
C
Some
of
us
have
have
gone
to
buildings
that
we
paid
for
as
taxpayers
specifically
and
been
asked
to
show
those
papers.
This
takes
care
of
all
of
it
across
the
board
employees,
government
governmental
entities
which
we've
already
covered
businesses-
it's
completely
covered
in
this.
No
one
can
require
you
in
the
state
of
Tennessee.
If
this
becomes
law
to
show
you
proof
of
vaccination,
just
like
people,
don't
ask
you
for
your
flu
vaccination
for
your
polio,
vaccination
for
whatever
it
may
be,
it'll
be
the
same
thing
for
covert
19..
C
A
C
In
section
14
to
104
it
regard
it's
the
section
related
to
schools,
talks
about
face
covering
in
schools.
It
provides
certain
exemptions
for
schools,
but
it
will
be
on
a
school
by
school
basis.
It
cannot
be
Lea,
it
cannot
be
countywide.
The
Principal
can
petition
the
Lea
if
the
severe
conditions
are
met
that
can
be.
The
exemption
exemption
can
then
be
granted
to
the
school.
We
also
move
into
that
in
that
14-day
period
does
apply.
C
C
Deals
with
monoclonal
antibodies
a
couple
of
weeks
ago
or
a
couple
of
months
ago,
I
guess
now
it
has
been.
The
federal
government
changed
a
process
that
was
working
really
well.
They
inserted
the
state
in
between
those
ordering
and
the
federal
government,
so
they
inserted
and
made
it
a
more
cumbersome
process.
When
that
happened,
guidance
was
issued
from
our
state.
That
was
actually
NIH
guidance.
It
was
not
State
guidance,
they
simply
provided
NIH
guidance
regarding
what
could
have
been
rationing
or
favoritism
with
how
those
monoclonal
antibodies
are
distributed.
C
This
makes
clear
that
it
is
up
to
the
doctor.
It
is
up
to
the
doctor
to
in
his
discretion,
to
administer
the
monoclonal
antibodies,
notwithstanding
any
guidance
or
advice
received
from
any
kind
of
governmental
entity.
We're
going
to
let
the
doctor
and
the
patient
manage
that
relationship
and
the
doctor
will
then
determine
whom
it,
who
is
the
best
fit
for
monoclonal
antibodies
and
who
is
in
the
most
that
need
section.
C
14
4
103
references,
the
mature
minor
Doctrine,
which
is
probably
something
I've,
gotten
more
calls
and
emails
about
than
just
about
anything
over
the
last
couple
of
months.
Again,
please
keep
in
mind.
This
is
related
to
covet
19..
This
does
require
moving
forward.
This
will
require
the
doctor
to
receive
written
notification
for
any
minor
who
wants
the
covid-19
vaccine.
It
does
make
an
exception
for
abuse
or
neglect
and
that's
at
the
doctor's
discretion.
C
Fourteen
five
101
Mr
chairman,
that
is
the
language
that
we
have
already
passed
related
to
coveted
liability
protection.
So
we
simply
took
the
language
that
we
passed
I
guess
last
summer.
It
takes
that
language
and
moves
that
into
this
section
to
ensure
that
everything
related
to
covid
is
in
this
section,
moving
into
14
6
101,
that's
the
anti-common
during
Clause.
C
This
makes
clear
that
public
funds
of
this
state
or
any
political
subdivision
of
this
state
shall
not
be
allocated
for
the
implementation
regulation,
enforcement
of
any
federal
law,
executive
order,
rule
regulation
or
mandate
administered
for
covid-19,
County
measures,
personal
prop,
Personnel
or
property
of
this
state.
Any
governmental
entity
shall
not
be
allocated
for
the
implementation
of
any
federal
law,
federal
rule
related
to
covet
19.
C
C
It
provides
the
parameters
of
that,
but
anyone
who
would
would
need
an
exemption
because
of
a
loss
of
federal
dollars.
This
provides
them
the
avenue
to
be
able
to
do
that.
Fourteen
six
103
is
a
right
of
action.
If
there's
a
violation
of
this
of
chapter
2,
it
provides
you
a
right
of
action
against
against
the
the
entity
that
did
not
honor
state
law
and
then
lastly,
Mr
chairman
section
13
is
a
severability
clause.
There's
no!
There's
no
doubt
there
will
be
litigation
that
will
follow
a
sweeping
bill.
C
That
will
be
the
first
of
its
kind
in
the
nation
that
will
no
doubt
they'll
be
the
litigation
that
will
follow
the
passing
of
this
law.
The
passing
of
this
legislation,
and
so
this
provides
a
severability
clause
to
ensure
the
Integrity
of
various
aspects
of
the
bill
from
those
that
may
be
struck
down
in
any
court
of
law
and
with
that
Mr
chairman
I,
think
I
have
hit
all
the
high
points.
Unless
you
want
me
to
read
the
five
pages
of
definitions
which
I'll
be
glad
to
start
doing
now.
I
think
I'll
rest
for
questions.
A
I
think
you've
done
a
wonderful
job
explaining
that
you've
got
us
to
the
point
to
where
I
think
it's
time
that
we
can
allow
members
to
start
asking
a
few
questions.
I
think
we
probably
end
up
referencing
some
of
those
definitions
and
some
of
the
questions
that
may
or
may
not
be
asked
this
afternoon.
So
first
on
my
list,
I
have
leader
Lambert.
You
recognize,
sir.
D
Famous
chairman,
just
a
general
statement,
and
and
thank
you
for
the
good
explanation
of
this
bill,
especially
given
the
technology
issues
that
were
earlier
I,
think
it's
important
to
make
sure
that
we
take
our
time
and
Mr
chairman.
Thank
you
for
your
leadership
in
that.
So
this
is
fully
debated
and
and
really
evaluated
by
everyone.
D
But
you
know
over
the
last
especially
several
weeks,
it
seemed
for
whatever
reason
there
are
a
lot
of
businesses
that
have
ramped
up
vaccine
requirements
and
and
I've
tried
very
hard
to
talk
to
as
many
doctors
as
I
can
an
immunologists
and
epidemic
epidemiologist
to
see
how
effective
a
vaccine
mandate
within
a
workplace
is
in
keeping
employees
within
that
workplace,
safe
and
and
guesting
customers
safe,
because
that's
really
what
that
should
be
about.
I
mean
if
you're
going
to
do
any
kind
of
a
mandate.
D
Now
our
president
went
out
and
jumped
the
gun
and
just
decided
to
announce
that
they
were
going
to
do
a
mandate
on
employers,
100
and
above
and
I
noticed
that
that
has
taken
a
lot
longer
for
OSHA
to
actually
send
out
the
guidelines
on
that,
because
that's
not
the
way.
This
should
be
done,
we're
doing
what
Congress
should
be
doing
and
what
our
federal
counterparts
should
be
doing
right
now,
going
through
the
legislative
process
coming
into
special
session.
D
Listening
to
all
the
folks
that
are
in
this
room
that
have
emailed
called
and
sent
messages
to
us
so
that
we
can
actually
debate
this
and
hopefully
put
this
in
the
law.
We
first
began
discussing
whether
or
not
to
have
a
Bill
of
this
nature,
I'll,
admit
and
I.
Think
several
of
us
will
admit
that
we
had
some
reservations
about
putting
some
policy
guidelines
Statewide
on
what
businesses
can't
do,
because
we're
not
requiring
businesses
to
do
anything.
The
feds
are
trying
to
do
that.
D
These
are
nurses
that,
for
the
better
part
of
two
years
have
been
our
Healthcare
Heroes
and
they
have
worked
diligently
and
I've
toured
the
covet
unit
at
our
at
our
local
hospital.
They
were
kind
enough
to
bring
me
over
and
show
me
just
how
difficult
it
is,
then,
for
them
to
care
for
coveted
patients
and
by
the
way
for
anybody
out
there.
That's
listening
to
that
thinks
covet.
Isn't
an
absolutely
horrendous
disease.
D
Go
look
at
somebody.
That's
actually
battling
this
disease.
It's
horrible!
Okay,
talk
to
your
doctor!
If
you
choose
to
be
vaccinated,
do
so,
but
if
you
choose
not
to
be
that's
your
choice,
that's
all
we're
doing
in
the
policy
here
and
we're
protecting
those
nurses
and
other
medical
professionals
the
best
that
we
can
at
the
state
level
who
have
lived
this
for
almost
two
years.
We've
all
stood
up
and
applauded.
We've
all
thanked
them.
D
We
bought
them
lunches
and-
and
we've
said
you
know-
thank
you
for
taking
care
of
my
aunt,
my
uncle
my
mom,
my
dad,
my
child,
but
now
at
this
point
for
their
employer
to
say.
Well,
you
spent
two
years
in
a
coveted
unit
battling
this
and
risking
your
own
life,
but
if
you
don't
get
the
vaccine
we're
going
to
fire,
you
that's
just
wrong,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
say
kind
of
at
the
beginning
of
this.
D
How
at
least
for
me
and
my
vote,
how
I've
come
to
the
point
where
I
support
this
piece
of
legislation
fully?
Is
it's
because
of
those
employees
that
are
out
there
that
are
working
at
businesses
like
the
gentleman
that
I
talked
to
yesterday,
who's
been
at
the
same
business
for
30
years?
He
comes
into
work.
He
goes
into
a
control
room
in
a
factory.
He
doesn't
interact
with
anybody
all
day
long.
D
D
What
would
be
possible
utility
to
the
company
be
to
fire
him
to
do
what
I
mean
it's
his
choice
as
to
whether
or
not
to
get
the
vaccine
I
mean
the
the
science
we
have
right
now
it
does
reduce
many
of
the
symptoms.
If
you
don't
have
an
adverse
reaction,
but
everybody's
health
is
different.
Every
situation
is
different
from
my
understanding
to
one
of
the
doctors.
D
I
talked
to
just
a
couple
of
weeks
ago,
if
you
were
recovering
from
covid,
doctors
are
encouraging
folks
to
at
least
wait
a
little
time
after
you've
recovered
from
covid
before
you
were
vaccinated.
Do
we
just
fire
those
people
that
have
just
recovered
from
this
thing
and
haven't
yet
gotten
doctors
clearance
to
get
a
vaccine?
D
I
have
a
close
family
member
of
mine
and
I'll
butcher
the
pronunciation
of
this,
but
he
has
Guillain-Barre
syndrome
and
and
it's
relatively
rare,
but
his
doctors
waited
eight
months
with
consultation
with
him
to
to
finally
clear
him
to
be
vaccinated.
Is
he
just
supposed
to
go
without
pay
for
eight
months,
because
his
doctors
tell
him
hey?
We
don't
know
enough
yet
for
you
to
take
this.
It
may
be
dangerous
for
you
now
that
family
member
eventually
was
vaccinated.
D
D
But
that's
why
we're
here
today
is
to
debate
these
issues
and
hopefully
find
a
way
that
we
can
thread
the
needle
between
having
a
robust
economic
engine
in
this
state
and
all
of
our
businesses
having
a
really
really
really
good
chance
to
both
grow
and
Thrive
here,
but
not
to
take
out
some
agenda
set
forth
by
some
politician
in
D.C
on
our
citizens
here
in
Tennessee.
Let's
get
through
this
thing
together
and
the
last
thing
I'll
say
on
this-
and
this
is
more
just
kind
of
on
my
heart.
D
Beyond
the
bill,
have
a
little
Grace
with
one
another
show
a
little
Tennessee
love
for
each
other.
If
you
feel
strongly
that
you
need
to
be
vaccinated-
and
it
is
your
mission
to
preach
that
to
everybody-
you
know
do
that
in
a
loving
way
meet
folks
where
they
are
and
understand
that
there
may
be
people
that
disagree
with
that.
C
Thank
you,
Mr
chairman,
thank
you
leader
for
the
comments
and
I
and
I
think
you
bring
up
a
really
important
Point
in
talking
to
Covenant
Health
Children's
Hospital
UT,
which
you're
which
you're
in
Knox
County,
representative,
carriger
and
I
have
talked
to
them
many
times
and
I
think
the
consistent
theme
has
been.
How
can
these
actions
be
about
health
care
and
protecting
people
when
a
pending
OSHA
rule
will
literally
the
Health
Care
system?
C
C
But
with
that
being
said,
the
reality
is
these
facilities
cannot
operate
without
the
funding
that
comes
through
CMS
and
so
I
think.
It
is
important
that
that
I
do
note,
Mr
chairman,
that
on
page
4,
15,
section
15
B,
it
makes
an
exemption
for
those
related
to
CMS.
Now
it's
only
if
C
only
if
that
ruling
only
if
the
it's
not
a
ruling
from
CMS,
whatever
the
the
proper
term
would
be.
C
Let's
see
participation,
a
requirement,
contrary
to
the
title,
enforceable
Medicare,
Medicaid
conditions,
it's
not
a
rule
from
CMS,
but
if
CMS
takes
action
and
issues
some
sort
of
requirement
for
vaccination,
we
have
taken
steps
to
make
those
who
receive
those
resources
from
CMS
exempt.
Because
again
that
would
that
would
the
Health
Care
system,
and
so
we
are
aware
of
that
and
that's
a
reality
and
to
your
point,
the
OSHA
rule
may
or
may
not
be
coming,
but
if
CMS
does
ACT,
then
we've
prepared
for
that
in
this
legislation.
D
D
They
don't
want
to
lose
Federal
funding
and
contracts
and
everything
else
that
they've
been
doing
that
include
cancer,
research
and
education,
and
you
know
Oak
Ridge,
National,
Labs
I
mean
you
can
go
on
and
on
and
on,
but
I
mean
that's
important
for
us
to
have
that
shared
investment
there,
but
it
I
think
that
that
preserves
it.
That
section.
A
C
You're
right,
thank
you,
Mr
chairman
leader,
yeah,
thank
you
for
for
bringing
that
up,
so
146102
deals
with
Federal
contracts,
and
so
we
wanted
to
ensure
that
back
on
page
four,
within
the
definitions,
we
included
those
who
receive
funding
from
CMS
and
make
sure
that
we
differentiated
between
the
two
and
provide
absolute
Clarity.
So
that
way,
our
as
as
we
move
forward
with
this
bill,
our
health
care
providers
would
have
security
with
with
some
of
the
ambiguity
related
to
them
in
146102.
We
just
wanted
to
make
that
clear
in
section
four,
so
thank
you.
A
B
Mr
chairman
and
thank
you
chairman
for
this
bill.
I
particularly,
would
like
to
address
14
2
103
having
to
do
with
the
mass
mandates.
There's
some
things
about
the
current
climate
in
this
country
and
in
some
parts
of
the
states
that
have
really
troubled
me
and
I.
Think
I
speak
for
my
constituents,
who
have
communicated
very
effectively
to
me
that
they
are
against
the
mass
mandates.
B
But
some
things
have
brought
this
into
Focus.
For
me,
remember
last
weekend
you
may
remember
they
had
a
little
football
game
about
six
blocks
from
here
and
it
was
about
70
000
people
in
the
stands
and
as
the
camera
Pan,
the
the
crowd
couldn't
find
anybody
wearing
a
mask
and
the
Saturday
before
that
there
was
a
hundred
and
two
thousand
at
Neyland
Stadium
same
situation.
B
Nobody
wearing
a
mask,
and
you
multiply
that
times.
The
14
schools
that
are
in
the
SEC,
not
counting
the
Big
Ten,
the
pac-10
and
the
Big
12.
All
the
other
schools
and
you've
got
hundreds
and
hundreds
and
hundreds
of
thousands
of
people,
millions
of
people
who
are
attending
these
football
games
every
weekend
and
nobody's
wearing
a
mask
and
I
was
just
glancing
around
the
room
here
and
I
think
I've
counted
it's
a
moving
Target
but
three
to
five
people
who
are
wearing
a
mask
out
of
a
room
of
about
a
hundred.
B
So
clearly
this
is
not
a
concern.
A
mask
wearing
a
mask
is
not
a
concern
for
the
majority
of
tennesseans,
so
I
don't
know
I,
just
don't
know
why
removing
the
authority
of
a
local
school
board
to
mandate
a
students
wearing
a
mask
is
considered
such
a
terrible
thing
unless
there's
another
agenda
that
I'm
not
aware
of
because
clearly
it's
not
a
risk
to
their
health
because,
as
you
stated
earlier
ages,
birth
to
19
they're
in
the
point-
zero
zero,
two
percent
of
the
risk
category.
B
So
why
are
we
doing
this?
Why
are
people
in
the
me?
The
media
and
certain
agencies
are
saying
it's
important.
It's
we've
got
to
have
our
kids
in
our
schools
wearing
a
mask.
Well,
tell
me
why,
when
no
one
else
in
society
in
Tennessee
seems
concerned
about
it,
what's
the
agenda
I,
don't
know
what
it
is,
but
I
know
what
they're
selling
I'm
not
buying
and
I
appreciate
your
your
bill
and
I
look
forward
to
voting
for
it.
A
E
Thank
you,
Mr
chairman
and
I.
Do
Echo
the
sentiments
of
my
colleagues
with
thanks
and
gratitude
to
our
health
care
workers
that
have
really
put
it
all
on
the
line,
many
of
which
I
know
personally
and
have
have
gotten
their
individual
stories
over
the
last
18
months
or
so
of
what
they
deal
with
on
a
day-to-day
basis
and
putting
them
in
a
position
and
having
our
federal
government,
especially
put
them
in
a
position
to
make
difficult
choices
like
this.
E
That
are,
that
is
really
a
personal
health
decision
is
just
abhorrent
to
me,
and,
and
certainly
we
need
to
do
all
we
can
to
push
back
on
that
overreach
of
our
federal
government.
I
did
want
to
say
that
I
had
three
bills
that
I'm
not
running
that
I
had
filed
that
because
I'm
not
running
them,
because
they're
actually
dealt
with
in
this
legislation.
This
is
a
very
good,
comprehensive
piece
of
legislation
that
I
plan
to
support
and
I.
E
C
Chairman
Zachary,
thank
you
Mr
chairman,
thank
you,
chairman
Todd
members.
I
would
be
remissed
if
I
didn't
recognize
and
and
thank
speaker
Sexton
for
his
leadership
and
I
mean
that,
with
all
sincerity,
a
speaker
Sexton
has
has
led
boldly
over
the
last
couple
of
weeks
on
behalf
of
all
tennesseans,
and
we
have
worn
him
out
and
he
has
answered
the
call
and
he
has
taken
the
best
of
everything
that
we
filed
and
encompassed
it
in
one
bill.
C
And
so
we
can't
Overlook
that
people,
the
state,
can't
Overlook
that
he
has
been
a
Defender
and
recognized
the
plight
of
tennesseans
and
has
stepped
up
to
the
call,
and
so
I
appreciate
him
being
able
to
do
that
and
just
quickly
chairman
Todd.
It
is
important
for
us
to
remember
in
Federalist
45
James
Madison
wrote
the
powers
provided
by
the
Constitution
to
the
federal
government
are
few
and
defined
the
power
is
provided
by
the
Constitution
to
the
states
are
numerous
and
indefinite.
C
The
Constitution
places
significant
limits
on
the
federal
the
places
it.
The
Constitution
tells
the
federal
government
what
it
can
do.
The
state
constitution
tells
us
and
puts
limits
around
us,
because
we
have
enormous
flexibility
and
our
police
Powers
the
things
that
we
can
do
as
a
state.
That's
why
every
State's
different!
That's
why
the
power
should
rest
with
the
states
and
by
the
founders
intended
the
power
to
arrest
with
the
states.
We've
simply
allowed
that
to
be
flipped
upside
down.
It's
important
to
remember.
C
The
federal
government
has
a
new
Congress,
the
executive
branch,
Judiciary
Branch
article,
one
two
and
three
article,
one
sentence:
one:
all
legislative
power
arrest
with
Congress
I
think
leader
Lambeth
referenced
that
if
this
is
something
we're
we're
going
through,
where
Congress
has
passed
a
bill
and
it's
a
completely
different
conversation,
but
the
executive
branch
under
all
administrations
has
gotten
to
the
point
where
they
lead
through
executive
order.
The
next
Administration
comes
in
and
does
away
with
the
executive
order,
the
dysfunction
when
Washington
is
so
broken
in
Washington
D.C.
C
We
have
to
ensure
that
we're
doing
all
we
can,
with
the
enormous
numerous
indefinite
powers
that
are
provided
to
us
through
the
Federal
Constitution.
We
have
to
ensure
we
do
all
we
can
to
protect
the
people
of
the
state.
Our
state
is
thriving,
look
at
what
our
state
has
accomplished
and
what
has
happened
over
the
last
10
years
and
I
mean
the
the
Stark
reality
is.
C
C
B
Thank
you,
Mr
chairman
and
chairman
Zachary
I,
don't
mean
to
put
you
on
the
spot.
It's
just
been
a
couple
questions
that
I've
have
come
up
and
if
we
don't
know
the
answer
now,
we
may
search
them
between
now.
It
goes
to
the
next
committee
number
one
for
the
question
would
be.
Do
you
think
that
this
will
will
affect
our
unemployment
trust
fund
in
any
way.
C
Chairman
Zachary,
thank
you
Mr
chairman
no
we've
talked
with.
Actually,
as
chairman
rig
is
down
this
committee,
is
he
we
actually
hey?
There's
chairman
Reagan,
so
chairman
Reagan
actually
had
an
amendment
on
a
bill.
We
passed
last
week
to
bring
Clarity
to
that
so
and
if,
if
I'm
not
mistaken,
chairman
Reagan
Tia,
the
Department
of
Labor,
testified
that
we
can
provide
this
now.
We
just
simply,
we
just
simply
need
to
provide
Clarity
within
this
legislation,
so
we
can
actually
do
this
now,
we're
just
making
it
clear.
We
can
do
it.
B
B
C
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
All
right,
thank
you,
everyone!
Thank
you,
everyone
for
your
patience.
Let's
go
ahead
and
resume
our
our
meeting.
We
left
off
after
we
passed
house
bill
977
and
that
was
item
number
one,
that
bill
moved
to
calendar
and
rules.
That
brings
us
to
item
two
on
our
calendar.
That's
house
bill
9078
by
Sexton,
chairman
Sexton,
there
speaker
section
actually
and
we're
going
to
move
that
to
the
hill
today's
calendar
without
objection,
the
hills
day's
calendar
that
brings
us
to
yeah.
A
A
Item
number
five
bouncing
back
and
I
apologize,
House,
Bill
9044.
The
sponsors
asked
for
that
bill
to
be
taken
off
notice.
Members
do
we
have
any
objection
to
that?
Seeing
none
off
notice
item
six
House
Bill
9048
has
also
been
requested
to
be
taken
off
notice
by
the
sponsor
any
objection.
Members
seeing
none
item
number
27
house
bill
9062
has
also
been
asked
by
the
sponsor
to
be
taken
off
notice.
Members.
Any
objection
seeing
none
item
number
28,
House
Bill
9063,
has
also
been
requested
to
be
taken
off
notice
by
the
sponsor
remembers.
A
We
have
any
objection
to
that.
Seeing
none
item
number
29,
House
Bill
9064,
has
also
been
asked
to
be
taken
off
notice
by
the
sponsor
members
who
have
any
objection.
Seeing
none
item
number
29
has
also
been
asked
to
be
taken
off
notice
by
the
sponsor.
That's
House,
Bill
9064,
any
objection.
Seeing
none
and
rolling
back
to
item
10
and
I
apologize
item.
10
House,
Bill
9001
has
been
asked
to
be
taken
off
notice
by
the
sponsor.
Seeing
no
objection
off
notice.
A
A
F
You
Mr
chairman
and
committee
members
committee
members
I'm,
going
to
offer
a
brief
apology,
because
this
is
indeed
a
history-making
piece
of
legislation.
Consequently,
it's
going
to
be
necessary
for
me
to
ensure
that
legislative
intent
is
clearly
spelled
out.
Therefore,
I
will
be
reading
the
entire
resolution
to
you.
In
addition
to
comments
again,
it
is
essential
because,
quite
frankly,
this
is
going
to
wind
up
in
court.
The
minute
we
pass
it.
F
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
this
is
the
supreme
law
of
the
land
and,
in
particular,
I'll
call
your
attention
to
secure
the
blessings
of
liberty
to
ourselves
and
our
posterity,
a
colleague
of
Mine
and
Ours
that
stood
up
here
before
hit
those
points
rather
hard.
So
I
will
not
hit
them
again,
except
to
say
as
the
supreme
law
of
the
land.
Please
allow
me
to
read
the
U.S
Constitution
10th
Amendment
to
you
again.
This
is
for
establishing
legislative
intent.
F
The
power
is
not
delegated
to
the
United
States
by
the
Constitution,
nor
prohibited
to
it
by
the
states
are
reserved
to
the
states
respectively
or
to
the
people
again,
establishing
legislative
intent,
the
Tennessee
Constitution
Article
1
Section
2
labeled,
the
doctrine
of
non-resistance
that
government
being
instituted
for
the
common
benefit.
The
doctrine
of
non-resistance
against
arbitrary
power
and
oppression
is
absurd,
slavish
and
destructive
of
the
good
and
happiness
of
mankind,
also
from
the
Tennessee
Constitution
Article
1
excerpt
from
section
3.
F
Thank
you
now
to
establish
some
further
legislative
intent.
I
will
quote
from
a
document
published
by
the
Los
Angeles
County
Department
of
Public
Health
20
April
21.,
the
fetal
cell
lines
being
used
to
produce
some
of
the
potential
covid-19
vaccines
are
from
two
sources:
HEK
293,
a
kidney
cell
that
was
isolated
from
a
fetus
in
1973
of
undisclosed,
origin
from
either
spontaneous
miscarriage
or
an
elective
abortion
p-e-r-c-6,
a
retinal
cell
line
that
was
isolated
from
an
aborted
fetus
in
1985.
F
in
the
various
stages
of
vaccine
development
and
Manufacturing.
Some
of
the
covid-19
vaccines
used
cells
originally
isolated
from
fetal
tissue,
often
referred
to
as
fetal
cells.
The
use
of
fetal
cell
lines
is
a
very
sensitive
and
important
topic
within
some
Faith
communities
and
among
individuals
with
concerns
about
the
ethics
of
using
materials
derived
in
this
way.
F
Please
note,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
again
to
establish
legislative
intent
like
you,
I
have
received
literally
thousands
of
emails
phone
calls
face
to
face.
I
won't
call
them
confrontations,
let's
just
say,
visits
in
the
grocery
store
in
the
park
and
various
other
places
to
establish
this
I'm
going
to
read
you
an
excerpt
from
about
four
of
these.
These
emails
that
again
establish
the
intent
from
the
first
email.
F
My
name
is
Heather
Smith
I
am
currently
a
manager
project
manager
of
the
Blue
Cross
Blue
Shield
of
Tennessee
I
have
been
employed
by
this
organization
for
seven
years
nine
months
and
as
of
November
4th
2021
I
will
become
another
Tennessee
and
unemployed.
Due
to
my
moral
objections
and
personal
choice
not
to
receive
the
covid-19
injection,
I
did
submit
a
religious
exemption
request,
which
was
accepted.
F
However,
the
company
has
decided
that
the
accommodation
for
me
is
for
30
days
only
and,
as
you
know,
not
a
true
accommodation,
it
is
merely
an
extension
of
the
deadline
from
a
second
email.
I
worked
for
a
large
corporation
I
have
been
at
my
company
for
10
years.
This
January
I
am
writing
to
respectfully
ask
you
to
support
no
forced
mend
for
vaccines.
F
I
have
only
until
November
30th
I'm
an
RN
registered
nurse
that
does
not
work
bedside
I
work
on
the
Medicaid
side
of
a
large
insurance
company,
I,
mostly
work
from
home
95
of
the
time.
I
have
taken
precautions
and
have
not
had
coveted
I
do
not
want
the
vaccine.
The
flu
vaccine
is
not
mandated
and
flu
kills
tons
of
people,
including
kids.
If
you
are
vaccinated,
why
am
I
a
threat?
F
F
I
am
writing
it
to
you
as
I
am
deeply
concerned
and
troubled
by
the
extraordinary
unconstitutional
powers
granted
to
unelected
officials
in
our
state.
This
is
unacceptable,
as
in
a
constitutional,
Democratic,
Republic
and
I
urge
you
to
do
everything
possible
to
restore
the
power
back
to
We
the
People
and
help
rescind
those
Powers
permanently.
F
As
a
first
generation
immigrant
from
South,
a
South
American,
Nation
I
have
seen
this
Playbook
used
and
played
out
before
in
countries
in
Latin
America
to
the
demise
of
democracy
in
those
Nations
I
urge
you
to
do
everything
possible
to
correct
this
unacceptable
situation
and
help
to
ensure
it
can
never
happen
again.
Please
help
defend
our
god-given
individual
rights
and
our
state
federal
constitutions
from
yet
another
email.
F
F
She
is
a
two-year
employee
of
the
U
of
M
Caesar,
which
is
This
Acronym
Center
for
Applied
Earth
sciences
and
Engineering
research
and
returned
two
weeks
ago
from
a
project
in
Death,
Valley
California,
which
was
fully
funded
by
the
program
and
Olivia
was
hand
selected
to
join.
We
are
very
sad.
The
university
chose
to
send
out
this
letter
last
Thursday
10
21
21.,
citing
the
outrageous
Biden
issued
executive
order,
14042
to
be
vaxed
or
terminated.
This
will
impact
Olivia's
engagement
in
her
area
of
study
and
prevent
her
from
Gaining.
F
Gainful
opportunities
should
not
be
the
case.
I
could
go
on.
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
I
have
many
more
of
these
examples,
one
from
an
ATT
employee
who
has
said
24
years
with
the
company
and
is
going
to
be
terminated.
This
is
to
establish
again
the
legislative
intent
behind
this
piece
of
legislation
and
in
keeping
with
that,
because
we
fully
anticipate
a
court
case
I'm
going
to
have
to
read
you
word
for
word.
F
That
freedom
is
enhanced
by
the
creation
of
two
governments,
not
one,
and
whereas
the
court
further
stated
that
this
freedom
is
enhanced.
First,
by
protecting
the
Integrity
of
the
two
governments
themselves
and
second
by
protecting
the
people
from
whom
the
Government
powers
are
derived
and
whereas
federalism
serves
to
Grant
and
limit
the
prerogatives
and
responsibilities
of
the
state
and
the
national
government
vis-a-vis
one
another
and
preserves
Integrity
dignity
and
residential
sovereignty
of
the
states.
Primary
residual
sovereignty
of
the
states.
F
Whereas
this
Federal
balance
ensures
that
states
function
as
political
entities
in
their
own
right
and
whereas,
by
denying
any
one
government
complete
jurisdictions
over
the
concerns
of
public
life.
Federalism
protects
the
liberty
of
the
individual
from
arbitrary
power
when
the
government
acts
in
excess
of
lawful
powers.
That
Liberty
is
at
stake
and
whereas
the
limitations
prescribed
under
federalism
are
not
a
matter
of
Rights
belonging
only
to
the
states.
States
are
not
the
sole
intended
beneficiaries
of
federalism
and
the
delivery.
F
As
the
federal
government
possesses
only
enumerated
powers
listed
in
the
U.S
Constitution
and
whereas
the
Constitutions
expressed
conferral
of
some
powers
for
federal
government
makes
it
clear
that
it
does
not
Grant
others
and
the
federal
government
cannot
and
can
pray
and
the
federal
government
can
exercise
only
the
powers
granted
to
it.
And
whereas
independent
power
of
the
states
serves
as
a
check
on
the
power
of
the
federal
government.
By
denying
anyone
government
complete
jurisdictions
over
all
concerns
of
public
life.
F
Clause
cannot
be
used
to
compel
individuals
to
engage
in
activity
even
when
such
activity
has
an
impact
on
interstate
commerce
and
whereas,
while
the
compelled
activity
in
nfib
was
purchasing
health
insurance,
the
logic
applies
with
equal
force
to
a
federal
mandate,
to
get
an
injection
or
submit
to
a
weekly
test
as
foreshadowed
by
Chief
Justice
John.
Roberts.
Writing.
F
And
whereas
the
essential
feature
of
any
tax
is
that
it
produces
at
least
some
revenue
for
the
government
and
is
just
an
in
distinguishing
penalties
from
taxes.
The
general
concept
of
a
penalty
met
means
punishment
for
an
unlawful
act
or
Mission,
and
whereas
the
federal
government
cannot
change
whether
an
exact
same
exactation
exactation
is
a
tax
or
a
penalty
for
constitutional
purposes,
simply
by
describing
it
as
one
or
the
other,
and
whereas
the
court
in
nfib
determine
that
the
exactation
X
action.
Pardon
me
of
that.
F
The
patient
protection
act
and
Affordable
Care
Act
imposed
on
those
without
health
insurance
through
the
acts
shared
responsibility.
Payment
was
a
tax
for
the
purpose
of
congress's
taxing
power,
though
the
ACT
described
the
exaction
as
a
penalty
rather
than
a
tax,
and
the
ex-action
was
intended
to
affect
individual
conduct
and
whereas
requiring
employees
or
Employers
in
this
state
to
pay
for
a
covid-19
test
to
comply
with
a
federal
mandate,
including
the
forthcoming
ETS,
to
be
issued
by
OSHA.
F
F
Not
the
federal
government
and
the
United
States
Supreme
Court
precedence
on
the
validity
of
vaccine
mandates
under
Jacobson
versus
Massachusetts
site
197
us-11
from
1905
and
zuke
versus
King
site.
260
us-174
from
1922
involves
State,
not
federal
laws
and
are
part
of
the
broad
police
powers
and
joined
enjoyed
by
the
states.
F
Not
just
in
a
court
of
law,
but
also
through
the
actions
of
the
general
assembly.
To
nullify
such
Federal
overreach.
Now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
by
the
House
of
Representatives.
Of
the
112th
general
assembly
of
the
state
of
Tennessee,
the
Senate
concurring
that
the
state
of
Tennessee
condemns
any
attempts
by
federal
government
to
penalize
or
tax
citizens
in
this
state
in
an
effort
to
enforce
an
unconstitutional
mandate
regarding
covid-19
vaccinations
or
other
coveted,
related
restrictions
and
requirements.
F
With
respect
to
the
implementation
of
enforcement
in
this
state
of
any
provision
of
the
federal
government's
mandate
that
requires
citizens
of
this
state
to
either
receive
a
covid-19
vaccination
or
submit
to
routine
routine
testing.
Be
it
further
resolved
that
a
certified
copy
of
this
resolution
is
transmitted
to
the
Attorney
General
of
the
rep
and
reporter
of
Tennessee
I
apologize.
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
for
the
sake
of
the
announcement
I
made
earlier,
this
is
a
history
making
resolution
I
would
remind
you
that
you've
got
to
look
back.
A
F
F
However,
the
federal
government
backed
down
in
that
case,
so
nullification,
is
something
that
has
been
around
we're,
not
plowing
new
ground,
but
we
are
applying
historic
ground
with
that.
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
the
committee
I
apologize
for
the
length
of
the
presentation,
but
I
stand
ready
to
answer
questions.
A
C
Sir,
thank
you
Mr
chairman
chairman
Reagan,
as
you
typically
do.
Thank
you
for
standing
for
the
Constitution.
Thank
you
for
standing
for
Freedom.
Thank
you
for
standing
for
Liberty
I.
Think
that's
going
to
become
a
theme
throughout
the
day
and
you
have
been
a
passionate
Ardent
defender
of
that
ever
since
I've
been
here.
So
thank
you
for
leading
that
charge.
A
You're
welcome
members,
anyone
else
and
I
want
to
Echo
that
chairman
Reagan
you're
always
dedicated
to
what
you
do
and
we
appreciate
it
and
the
citizens
of
Tennessee
I
know
do
as
well.
So
with
that
said,
members
are
we
ready
to
vote.
Looks
like
we
are
looks
like
we're
voting
to
send
house
joint
resolution
9005
to
calendar
and
rules.
All
those
in
favor
say
aye
aye
opposed,
say
no
I
was
having
Bill
moves
on.
A
C
A
A
A
F
Thank
you,
members,
as
you
can
see.
If
you
look
at
this
bill,
it's
very
simple
five
lines.
What
it
does
is
move
forward
slightly,
what
we
normally
do
in
March
of
every
session
in
March,
we
passed
the
bill
Omnibus
act,
which
includes
all
of
the
rules
that
have
been
presented
to
government
operations,
except
those
that
the
government
operations
committee
has
disapproved.
F
In
this
particular
case,
an
emergency
rule
was
presented
to
us,
which
the
committee
overwhelmingly
voted
down,
just
disapproved
it.
This
bill
simply
takes
that
bill
which
would
be
voted
out
in
March
anyway
and
votes
it
out
with
this
one.
It
says
essentially,
notwithstanding
title
four
chapter:
five
part:
two,
the
Department
of
Labor
and
Workforce
Development.
Pardon
me
I'm,
sorry,
I
should
just
context.
F
This
bill
is
related
to
Tosha
Tennessee,
occupational
health
and
safety
act.
They
promulgated
an
emergency
rule
enacting
the
federal
rule
which
we
just
passed
a
resolution
nullifying,
but
their
emergency
rule
is
still
on
the
books.
So
what
this
bill
does
is
repeal
that
rule
so
that
our
nullification
resolution
goes
forward
clean.
In
other
words,
we
can't
be
attacked
for
having
something
on
our
books.
That
is
in
violation
or
contradiction
to
our
nullification
act
and
with
that
explanation,
I
stand
ready
to
answer
questions.
A
D
A
B
You
Mr
chairman
members
of
the
committee
being
a
chairman
on
the
education
committee.
We
have
been
very
concerned
with
contact
tracing
in
our
schools,
taking
our
children
out
of
the
schools
for
long
periods
of
academic
teaching,
but
I
can
I'm
very
happy
to
report
that
school
systems
across
the
state
have
really
gotten
very
creative
on
how
to
keep
our
children
in
our
schools,
and
so
we're
very
pleased
with
that
right
now.
A
A
Okay,
members
I,
don't
see
representative
Rudd
here
right
now,
so
we're
going
to
roll
item.
13
house
bill
nine,
zero,
one,
seven,
twenty
two
spaces
22
spaces
without
objection
and
also
item
14
that
has
also
represented
Rudd's
Bill
House
Bill
9052,
we're
also
going
to
roll
that
bill
22
spaces
without
objection.
Thank
you.
A
A
Members
you've
heard
the
you
heard
the
request,
any
objections,
so
without
objection
we're
going
to
we're
going
to
take
house
bill
out
of
18
House
Bill
9003
off
of
notice
without
objection.
Thank
you.
Now
we're
going
to
go
back
to
item
nine
chairman
Reagan
back
to
item
nine
chairman
Reagan's
house
bill
953
a
second.
A
G
In
other
words,
the
issue
is
the
federal
government
under
the
Tenth.
Amendment
does
not
have
health
that
does
not
have
jurisdiction
over
issues
dealing
with
health
and
health
procedures
and
health,
medicine
and
those
kinds
of
things
those
are
left
up
to
the
powers
of
the
state,
which
means
that
the
federal
government's
got
its
own
garden
to
hold
in
Tennessee
has
our
garden
to
hold
in.
They
don't
need
to
be
hoeing
in
our
garden.
That's
what
this
says.
G
G
G
G
The
protection
of
the
person
applies
regardless
of
the
justification
given
for
the
requirement.
So
what
we're
doing
here?
The
rationale
is
you
have
a
federal
mandate
for
covid-19
shot?
That's
implosed!
It's
imposed
on
employers,
not
in
federal
contractors,
not
directly
on
persons,
while
that
mandate
might
or
might
not
be
within
the
federal
government's
jurisdiction.
I
don't
know,
but
state
law
cannot
override
a
valid
federal
law,
but,
as
Mr
Reagan
pointed
out,
representative
Reagan
valid
the
10th
Amendment
Constitution
says
it's
not
valid.
G
Now,
if
we
put
that
in
code
in
this
law,
this
creates
a
conflict
between
the
jurisdictional
claims
of
the
federal
government
versus
those
of
state
government
over
the
day-to-day
Affairs
of
individual
persons
residing
in
Tennessee
relative
to
the
fundamental
rights
at
common
law
for
personal
security
and
personal
Liberty.
But
that's
what
we
want.
G
So
if
we
enact
this
bill,
it
should
allow
employers
a
defense
against
any
federal
action
for
enforcement
for
covid-19
shots,
because
the
employee
is
given
a
right
to
refuse
by
state
law.
That
means
that
the
employer
does
not
have
a
right
to
violate
an
employee's
State
fundamental
rights
based
on
the
Ninth
Amendment
to
the
Constitution.
G
Moreover,
the
right
of
the
individual
who's
employed
to
refuse
treatment
should
allow
a
business
to
bring
a
lawsuit
for
Declaration
of
whether
federal
law
can
require
an
employee
to
give
up
rights
in
Section
3.
This
section
adds
two
Provisions:
that
list
prohibited
things,
two
of
them
under
the
Tennessee
Food,
Drug
and
cosmetic
act.
The
first
one
prohibits
any
person
from
suggesting
to
another
person
that
they
are
required
by
a
rule
or
a
regulation
or
policy
of
the
federal
government
to
submit
to
or
con
consent
to
receive
a
covid-19
shot.
G
The
second
prohibition
is
a
Prohibition
saying
that
a
manufacture,
sale
or
delivery,
or
holding
or
offering
for
sale
of
a
covid-19
drug
if
it's
advertised
as
a
vaccine
that
is
prohibited
unless
this
shot
protects
a
person
from
being
infected,
a
vaccine
by
whose
definition
the
World
Health
Organization
and
also
by
the
cdc's
definition.
A
vaccine
is
a
substance
that
causes
an
immunity
to
build
in
a
person's
body
to
when
they
come
in
contact
with
the
disease.
They
do
not
catch
it.
G
G
G
G
G
A
All
right,
thank
you,
representative
Halsey
I
had
I
was
talking
to
legal
here,
and
we
may
have
an
issue
that
could
affect
something:
that's
important
to
a
lot
of
working
people
here
in
Tennessee,
so
I'm
going
to
recognize
our
legal
staff
here
to.
If
you
would
introduce
yourself
and
let's
folks
know,
what's
going
on.
H
Office
of
Legal
Services
from
my
understanding
section.
Four
of
this
bill,
which
amends
Tennessee
code
orientated
section
56
103,
which
is
the
workers
compensation
law.
The
amendment
would
say
that
this
chapter
is
in
the
workers.
Compensation
law
does
not
apply
to
an
injury
to
or
an
economic
law
suffered
by
any
employee,
resulting
from
subcutaneous
injection
of
one
or
more
drugs
related
to
coven
19..
That
would
prohibit
an
employee
from
recovering
damages
from
their
employer
under
the
workers.
Compensation
law.
A
D
G
A
D
Thank
you.
That's
the
reason
I
wanted
to
before
I
ask
a
couple
of
detailed
questions
so
in
reviewing
the
language
of
the
bill
and
I.
Don't
know
if
this
was
the
intention
or
not
and
I
apologize
I
did
not
know
we
were
going.
You
were
going
forward
in
this
bill.
I
would
have
asked
you
before
the
committee,
but
in
several
sections
here
it
references,
subcutaneous
injections
and
the
World
Health
Organization
and
seems
to
yield
and
I
know.
D
This
was
not
your
intent
or
at
least
I'm
assuming,
but
it
seems
to
yield
quite
a
bit
of
authority
to
the
World
Health
Organization
on
what
the
definitional
aspects
of
this
bill
are.
So
what
we're
prohibiting
here
seems
to
be
controlled
very
much
by
an
entity
that
is
well
beyond
our
purview.
I
would
have
preferred
in
the
bill
and
I
haven't,
had
a
chance
to
amend
or
anything
else,
I'm
just
bringing
up
as
an
issue
to
get
your
thoughts.
D
I
would
have
preferred
that
we
had
a
very
specific
definition,
like
we
did
in
the
bill
that
passed
out
of
this
committee
already
defining
covid-19
vaccine,
defining
it
very
broadly,
regardless
of
whether
or
not
it's
a
subcutaneous
injection
or
it's
designated
by
the
World
Health
Organization
they're.
Just
your
thoughts
on
that
to
the
sponsor
sir.
G
D
Famous
chairman
and
to
the
sponsor
I
mean
it
was
my
understanding
that
you
wanted
to
have
this
Encompass
the
entire
kind
of
Realm
of
covid-19
vaccine,
and
if
I
mean
there
are
many
vaccines
that
are
given
orally
through
other
methods
that
do
not
have
to
be
a
subcutaneous
shot
and
then
also
again,
this
kind
of
joins
us
too.
Whatever
the
World,
Health
Organization
defines
it
as
if
they
shift
their
definition.
It
would
invalidate
this
bill.
I
I,
don't
think
that's
your
intention.
A
G
I
understand
that
it
makes
sense
we're
at
this
point
using
the
definition
that
that
that
the
World
Health
Organization
and
the
CDC
has
actually
had
for
years.
That's
that's.
That
is
the
definition
they
that
use
and
and
have
been,
using
and
and
I.
Don't
know
how
to
deal
with
that
if
they
change
their
definition.
D
Only
thing
I
would
recommend
and
again
I
realize
that
this
you
know
is
not
something
that
could
be
amended
at
this
exact
juncture,
but
in
the
other
bill
that
had
already
passed
this
committee.
One
of
the
reasons,
many
reasons
why
I
supported
that
bill
and
I
support
the
purpose
of
this
bill
in
which
you
brought,
but
the
other
Bill
had
a
much
broader
definition
for
covid-19
vaccine
and
it
wasn't
linked
to
what
other
entities
had
defined
it.
As
so
I
I
prefer
terms
to
be
defined
just
within
the
statute.
D
I
I
don't
have
a
specific
there
would
it
would
take
a
significant
amendment
in
this
bill
to
go
through
and
remove
all
of
that
and
include
the
broader
definition.
I
just
wanted
to
bring
it
up
as
a
point
because,
legally
speaking,
I
think
it
creates
some
potential
weaknesses
here
in
a
bill
that
I
agree
100
with
your
desired
impact
of
the
bill.
It's
just
the
language
of
it.
That
I
think
has
a
few
issues,
which
is
the
only
Point
okay.
E
E
I
would
remind
my
fellow
business
owners
that
would
be
watching
this
and
listening
to
this,
that,
under
the
law,
a
business
is
a
person
and
enjoys
many
of
the
rights
that
people
individuals
do
being
a
person
under
the
law.
With
that,
though,
comes
responsibilities,
I,
don't
think.
There's
anybody
in
this
room
that
would
walk
over
to
one
of
their
friends
or
neighbors
or
their
church
members
and
say
I'm
going
to
require
you
to
put
something
in
your
arm
a
chemical
in
your
arm,
because
it
makes
me
feel
better.
E
That's
ludicrous!
No
one
would
expect
that,
but
that's
exactly
what
many
in
the
business
Community
are
doing.
Right
now
is
saying,
because
I
think
it's
the
right
thing
to
do,
for
whatever
reason
you
get
to
put
this
in
your
arm
or
lose
your
job,
and
so
chairman
Hosey
I,
appreciate
you
bringing
this
and
I
fully
support
this,
and
certainly,
if
there's
a
way
to
make
it
better.
I
would
be
all
for
that.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
B
Me,
chairman
Howell,
you
reckon
sir
thank
you
Mr
chairman
and
to
the
sponsor.
Thank
you
for
the
bill.
More
of
a
comment
than
anything.
The
cdc's
own
data
estimates
that
50
of
the
U.S
population
enjoys
natural
covet
immunity,
I
have
family
members
who
unfortunately
suffered
with
covet
some
of
them
quite
quite
drastically.
Fortunately
they
survived,
but
they
enjoy
now
a
natural
immunity
which
the
CDC
says
is
better
than
a
vaccine
25
times.
B
Why,
then,
is
the
Biden
Administration
insistent
that
everyone
must
be
vaccinated
when
50
of
the
population
enjoys
something
better
than
the
vaccination
I
think
the
intent
of
your
bill
is
is
outstanding,
I
support
your
bill
and
if
you
can
find
a
way
to
address
the
leader's
concern,
it
would
be
great.
Thank
you.
G
A
D
Ers,
chairman
and
again
to
the
sponsor
and
I'm
just
I'm,
you
know
we're
all
you
know,
I
said
kind
of
the
beginning,
I
hope
we
take
our
time
on
all
these
bills,
because
I
want
to
make
sure
that
everything
that
is
filed
both
matches
the
intent
of
the
sponsor
of
the
legislation
and
that
you
know
of
the
committee
section
four.
What
legal
mentioned
earlier
and
I
want
to
see
what
your
intent
is
to
see
whether
or
not
there's
any
changes
that
are
needed,
but
in
taking
this
out
of
the
workers
comp
section
of
the
code.
D
What
in
essence,
I
think
I
understand
that
that
would
do
is
that
any
employee
just
has
a
cause
of
action
against
the
employer,
instead
of
going
through
the
workers
comp
process
that
they
would
normally
go
through
now.
Was
it
your
intention
to
make
sure
that
they
would
be
eligible
for
workers
comp
or
that
they
would
not
be,
and
they
would
just
have
a
lawsuit.
G
And
and
thank
you,
the
intent
is
no
to
keep
workman's
comp
and
be
able
to
have
it
along
with
tort
liability
if
they
need
it.
The
reason
I
I
I
have
a
question
about.
That
is
because
the
amendment
into
this
section
I
think
removes
the
liability
protection
that
would
normally
fall
and
grants
workers,
comp
and
or
compensation
or
tort
liability.
That's
that
was
my
understanding.
A
H
Ritual
but
joy
office
of
Legal
Services
from
my
understanding.
If
the
sponsor's
intent
is
to
have
workers
comp
available
to
employees
that
are
injured
from
the
injection,
then
the
section
should
read.
This
chapter
applies
to
any
injury
or
economic
loss
suffered
since
it
reads
since
it
currently
reads,
this
chapter
does
not
apply
it
exempts
those
claims
from
workers
compensation,
so
employees
that
suffer
an
injury
as
described
in
this
section
would
not
be
able
to
recover
workers
compensation.
A
E
H
Mr
Joy,
then
they
would
have
to
sue
through
the
court
system.
So
workers
compensation
is
a
strict
liability.
It
doesn't
look
to
see
if
there's
negligence
on
the
employer.
It
just
covers
the
injury,
but
if
there
was
no,
if
this
chapter
didn't
apply,
then
they
would
have
to
sue
through
the
court
system.
Prove
negligence
bring
a
toward
action.
Yeah.
That's
thank.
A
You
Mr
Sharon,
very
good.
Is
there
any
also
just
kind
of
following
up
on
that
question
too
legal?
Is
there
any
so
so
if
this
legislation
passes
that
we're
outside
of
the
workers
compensation
system,
we're
into
we're
into
a
statue
we're
into
our
our
normal
remedies
of
torque?
Is
there
also
do
we?
Is
there
also
an
issue
of
of
immunity
as
well?
There.
H
It's
under
current
law,
title
29,
actually
would
actually
prohibits
and
provides
immunity
to
businesses
for
injuries
that
result
from
anything
relating
to
type
from
anything
relating
to
covet.
19.
IT
exempts
workers
compensation
claims
entirely,
but
if
but
that
immunity
would
apply
in
this
case
if
this
law
was
passed
or
if
this
legislation
was
passed
literally,
what
you
recognize.
D
And
I
absolutely
can
guess,
because
he's
a
dear
friend
of
mine,
that
there
is
no
way
that
the
the
sponsor
intended
to
block
a
employee
from
workers
comp
and,
at
the
exact
same
time,
allow
the
business
to
be
shielded
from
a
lawsuit
because
of
another
bill
that
we
passed
last
year.
But
it's
from
from
what
you're
describing
the
language
of
this
bill
would
both
block
an
employee
from
a
pursuing
a
workers
comp
claim
and
because
of
a
separate
statute,
prevent
them
from
suing
the
business.
D
A
G
G
It's
not
liability
that
comes
every
as
a
result
of
a
forced
injection
that
somebody
takes
that
that
that
bill
should
not
cover
these
kinds
of
issues
that
I'm
talking
about
and
that's
my
intent
is
to
be
able
to
provide
tort
liability
if,
if,
if
that
happens,
and
also
have
workman's
comp
protection,
that
that's
that's
the
way
I
thought
it
fit
into
this
code,
was
it
gave
liability
except
in
this
case
you
don't
have
liability
protection
is.
Is
it
was
my
intent.
D
Famous
chairman
and
and
that's
the
reason,
I
want
to
ask
these
questions
because
I
want
to
make
sure
your
intent
what
you
were
trying
to
do
gets
on
the
record,
even
though
the
language
of
it
appears
not
to
go
that
direction.
Is
it
possible
that
at
this
time
I
mean
I,
don't
know
how
you
want
to
proceed,
but
I
want
to
support
you
in
it
because
I
again,
the
purpose
of
what
you're
trying
to
do
here,
I
think
many
of
us
in
this
room
support?
D
Is
it
possible
to
you
know,
take
this
off
notice
and
add
the
thoughts
that
were
in
this
bill
on
to
another
bill
that
may
already
be
moving
I
mean
I.
Don't
think
this
committee
will
be
meeting
again,
but
it
might
be
or
take
this
up
another
time.
The
issue
that
I
have
is
that
I
don't
want
a
worker
and
I,
don't
think
you
do
to
be
barred
from
being
able
to
bring
something,
but
unfortunately
it
sounds
like
the
language
does
and
I
don't
I'm,
not
comfortable
with
that.
G
A
A
A
A
I
Excuse
me,
thank
you,
chairman
members
of
committee
chairman
this
bill
does
something
that
we've
talked
about
all
day
and
it's
actually
puts
a
definition
to
something
that's
being
debated
right
now,
all
over
the
state
of
Tennessee
there's
people
that
are
claiming
a
religious
exemptions.
Yet
we
have
not
put
anything
in
the
code
that
defines
what
that
is.
So
with
that
we're
having
to
take
Federal
rulings,
the
opinions
of
federal
judges
and
opinions
out
of
Washington
to
decide
what
a
religious
exemption
in
the
state
of
Tennessee
means.
I
Little
bit,
no
sir
I'll
go
back
to
and
I'll
read
this
for
the
committee.
Thank
you
so
we're
on
the
minute.
So
this
this
does
two
things.
It
basically
says:
if
somebody
requires
a
covid-19
vaccination,
they
must
honor
and
give
an
a
provide,
a
religious
exemption,
and
once
they
do
that,
it
says
if
a
person
or
entity
requires
an
individual
to
receive
a
coven,
19
vaccination
or
the
proof
proof
of
having
received
a
covid-19
vaccination.
The
person
or
entity
must
provide
an
exemption
to
the
requirement
for
an
individual
with
a
religious
exemption.
I
The
religious
exemption
must
include
any
individual
who's,
a
member
of
a
recognized
religious
group,
the
nomination
or
Division,
and
it
is
adherent
to
established
tenants
or
teachers
of
such
group.
The
nomination
or
division,
by
reason
of
which
the
individual
is
conscious.
Conscientious
especially
opposes
to
receive
a
covid-19
vaccination.
I
I
This
is
very
much
in
in
within
the
privy
of
this
body,
and
I
would
much
rather
see
us
Define
what
that
means,
rather
than
have
a
discombobulated
system
right
now
in
the
state
of
Tennessee,
there's
actually
questionnaires
being
distributed
to
employees
where
CEOs
and
boards
are
asking
people
to
prove
what
their
religious
grounds
for
not
taking
a
vaccination
are
and
I
think
the
general
assembly
needs
to
Define
what
that
means
with
that
chairman
I'll
rest
and
take
any
questions.
Thank
you.
Okay,.
A
E
B
I
Sir,
the
religious
exemption
must
include
an
individual
who
is
a
member
of
a
recognized
religious
group,
the
nomination
or
division,
and
is
an
inherent
of
established,
tenants
or
teachers
of
such
group.
The
nomination
or
division
by
by
reason
of
which
the
individual
is
conscious,
conscientiously
opposed
to
receiving
a
coveted
19
vaccination
and
with
that
I
would
like
to
expand.
I
There's
many
people
within
my
I
would
say
well
just
across
Tennessee
that
have
reached
out
to
us
and
you've
heard
from
them
and
and
in
judiciary.
We
have
a
term
of
fruit
of
the
poisonous
tree.
That
basically
means
evidence
that
has
been
obtained
illegally.
Therefore,
it's
tainted,
and
it's
not
admissible,
I've
heard
over
and
over
and
over
again
from
people
that
don't
want
a
second
or
third
generation
of
something
that
was
derived
say
from
a
aborted
fetal
cell
and
they
say
I
don't
want
that
in
my
body.
I
But
yet
we
had
members
of
even
our
own
State,
Health,
Department
and
and
my
district,
shaming
people
and
saying
you
don't
have
a
valid
religious
exemption
because
you're
not
Pennsylvania,
Dutch
Amish,
that's
not
right.
It's
not
their
place
to
decide
who
has
an
exemption
or
not.
If,
if
that's,
if
your
religious
objection
and
your
conscious
anxiously
opposed
to
something
based
on
how
you've
been
raised
and
how
you
feel
about
something,
it's
not
for
the
state
to
come
in
and
say
we
don't
we
don't
recognize
that.
A
A
So
what
would
be
the
point
of
having
an
exemption
when
you
can't
ask
for
it
to
begin
with
I
kind
of
I'm,
I'm
kind
of
thinking,
that's
kind
of
how
we
went
around
to
do
that
because,
as
of
right
now,
as
I
understand
it,
religious
exemption
is,
is
from
a
state
level
really
determined
by
a
court
and
a
lawsuit.
I
think
it's
determined
in
a
very
broad
way,
extraordinarily
broad
way
right.
I
Thank
you
thank
you,
chairman
and,
and
you
may
have
to
refresh
my
memory,
but
I
thought
with
that
legislation.
There
were
severability
Clauses.
What
I'm
afraid
of
is
If
part
of
that
legislation
does
not
stand
or
the
entirety
of
it
does
not
stand
and
kicks
out
is
kicked
out
by
a
judge.
We
have
nothing
to
fall
back
on
in
the
state
of
Tennessee,
so
what
we'll
be
left
with
is
what
we
have
now
is
a
discombobulated
system
where
people
simply
were
different
companies
and
organizations
or
municipalities
or
universities.
I
I've
got
several
letters
from
college
students
that
say
they're
state
universities,
not
honoring
religious
exemptions.
What
do
we
fall
back
on?
We
have
not
defined
it
if,
if
this
definition,
I
talked
to
Legal
I
think
this
is
a
very,
very
broad
definition
and
should
cover
everybody.
I,
don't
think
we
want
to
make
it
so
broad
that
any
preference
on
what
meal
plan
you're
on
is
is
considered
a
religious
exemption,
but
I
believe
the
definition
is
very
broad
and
that's
the
that's.
The
intent
of
the
legislation.
I
I
A
I
A
I
It
it
makes
the
statement,
but
it
does
not
in
any
way
Define
what
that
means
and
that's
what
that's
what
we've
had
for
the
last
year.
That's
what
we've
dealt
with
that's
what
our
constituents
are
dealing
with
and
I
think
that
we
this
this
needs
to
be
clarified,
and
if
members
of
this
committee
I'm
willing
to
roll
this,
if
they
see
something
in
the
language,
they
would
like
to
be
firmed
up,
but
I
would
hope
the
general
assembly
would
take
upon
itself
to
define
something.
That's
so
important.
Okay,.
E
Chairman
I
appreciate
the
clarification
on
my
thought.
I
thought
we
were
under
down.
I
was
telling
myself
that
really
no
problem,
sir.
So
I'm
I'm
wondering
if
this
sets
any
precedent
in
the
Law
related
to
other
sections
that
deal
with
religious
exemptions
or
expands
religious
exemption
as
described
here,
which
is
only
for
covid-19
as
I
read
it.
Does
it
go
beyond
covid-19,
or
can
it
set
a
precedent
that
would
go
beyond
coven
19.
H
So
the
language
must
includes
just
specifies
that
a
religious
exemption
includes
what
I
just
said.
It
doesn't
specifically
Define
religious
exemption.
It
defines
what
one
example
of
a
religious
exemption
is,
so
it
leaves
it
open
still
so
religious
exemption
if
it's
used
in
another
context
outside
of
covid-19,
would
could
still
have
a
definition
that
has
been
set
by
the
courts.
E
Germantown,
thank
you,
sir.
So
you
know
the
last
part
of
what
you
read
is
and
talking
about
the
religious
sects,
by
reason
of
which
the
individual
is
conscientiously
opposed
to
receiving
a
covid-19
vaccination.
So
it
sounds
like
it
only.
This
exemption
is
only
related
to
covid-19
and
would
not
extend
to
some
other
aspect
of
employment.
Let's
say
in
the
law
would
would
that
be
a
correct
statement.
E
H
E
A
D
D
Please,
thank
you
Mr
chairman,
and
the
question
is:
if,
if
we
were
to
attempt
to
amend
this,
so
that
that
religious
exemption
would
cover
a
broader
Spectrum
than
covet
19.,
would
that
fall
outside
of
the
call
of
the
special
called
session?
Would
we
be
able
to
actually
go
beyond
that
or
not,
or
is
that
potentially
a
question
from
the
clerk.
A
B
You
Mr
chairman
for
clarity
to
the
sponsor.
Is
it
as
I
understand
the
bill
that
we
passed
previously
an
employer
is
not
prohibited
from
requiring.
Excuse
me
requiring
a
vaccine
of
its
employees,
but
the
bill
does
prohibit
them
from
asking
for
documentation
is.
Is
that
correct
is
the
way
I
understand
it?
Can
someone
help
me
here
yeah.
A
I
Thank
you,
chairman
and
members
of
the
committee,
it's
my
intent
that
this
is
just
an
additional
Safeguard.
This
in
no
way
is
intended
to
conflict
with
other
legislation.
It's
simply
to
define
something
and
give
more
protection
to
those
individuals
that
I
believe
are
being
discriminated
against
across
the
state.
E
Todd,
thank
you
Mr
chairman,
and
to
the
sponsor
I
would
just
want
to
clarify
what
we
heard
when
we
were
out
of
session
with
legal
and
their
interpretation
of
this
is
that
this
religious
exemption
that's
described
here,
which
I
think
is
very
good
description
and
and
I
support
this,
but
that
it
only
applies
to
the
situation
with
related
to
a
covid-19
vaccine
and
does
not
expand
any
kind
of
religious
exemption
or
apply
to
any
religious
exemption
anywhere
else
in
the
code.
Is
that
your
intention
Douglas?
You
recognize.
I
E
Right,
thank
you.
Mr
chairman
and
I
wanted
to
clarify
that
for
two
reasons,
one
to
make
sure
that
it
is,
you
know,
stays
within
the
call-
and
this
is
only
dealing
with
covid-19
that
doesn't
apply
anywhere
else
in
the
law
that
therefore
we
wouldn't
be
debating
anywhere
else
in
the
law,
but
also
I,
don't
want
to
weaken
religious
exemption
somewhere
else
either.
E
A
E
That
no
human
authority
can,
in
any
case
whatever
control
or
interfere
with
the
rights
of
conscience,
and
that
no
preferences
shall
be
given
by
law
to
any
religious
establishment
or
mode
of
worship.
I
believe
we
already
have
those
rights
of
conscience,
I
believe
we
already
have
that
in
our
Constitution
and
Shrine
in
our
constitution.
Maybe
the
courts
don't
necessarily
recognize
it,
but
I
believe
our
Founders
did
and
we
if
we
could
get
back
to
those
things
endings
to
the
original
intent.
E
I
D
I
A
A
A
A
I
Thank
you,
chairman
members
of
committee.
This
piece
of
legislation
deals
with
what
we
know
as
the
mature
minor
Doctrine
and
a
previous
piece
of
legislation
also
took
this
up
and
dealt
with
this
and
I'm
appreciative
for
the
speaker
for
hearing
from
so
many
of
us,
as
well
as
our
constituents
and
and
putting
a
piece
of
legislation
out
that
that
firms
up
a
parent's
right
to
the
medical
procedures
for
their
children.