Tennessee House of Representatives 112th House Local Government Committee, 23 Feb 2021

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From YouTube: House - Cities & Counties Subcommittee - February 23, 2021

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House Cities & Counties Subcommittee House Hearing Room 3

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I'd like to welcome everyone to cities and county subcommittee of local government at this time, I'd ask for lucas hutchinson to call the roll.

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Vice chairman calfi representative chisholm, chairman crawford leader gant, here, chairman helton, representative miller, president vice chairman, wright, chairman moon president, mr chairman, you have a quorum.

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Thank you, mr hutchinson uh does. uh Did you call representative chisholm? I miss that. Thank you. Thank you. We do have a quorum to any members wish to recognize any guests seeing them before we hear the calendar today. The chair will review the rules of the committee.

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We intend to start on time. Members who will not be present for a scheduled committee meeting or who will be late should notify the chairman's office in advance to maintain a quorum. This committee must have five members present at all times, if you're required to leave the committee during the meeting, please notify the clerk or committee staff.

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This committee will provide all calendar information to its members in the form of weekly epac amendment packs by email or through the dashboard application.

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A mark calendar will also be provided to the members by email prior to the committee meetings due to coveted restrictions. No physical materials will be provided in the committee meetings, bills and amendments all bills to be heard in the committee must be placed on notice by the house portal by 3 30 on wednesday. The preceding the hearing date to be considered timely amendments to be considered in this committee must be received by chairman crawford's office. Suite 540 by 10 am on mondays.

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Amendments must be barcoded and signed by the bill sponsor or a member of the committee to be considered. If a substantial amendment is not timely, filed with the committee, the bill will have to be re-calendared. If the sponsor wishes the amendment to be considered technical corrections, non-substantial items we we will handle, but not any of bill's passed. The subcommittee will automatically be placed on the next available full committee calendar.

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Unless the committee receives written requests from the sponsor to set an alternative date by rule, a bill must may be calendared three times in a given committee, after which it will be sent to a special calendar to be heard along with the final committee calendar of this committee bills not heard due to time constraints will be rolled to the next available calendar. This will not count toward the three calendar limit.

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Rule sponsors who wish to take a bill off notice should notify the committee chairman in writing prior to scheduled hearing any change any changes, a charter legislation must be accompanied by supporting resolution of the governing body affected by the change. No bill may be considered. That does not have a companion bill in the senate.

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Testimony testimony on bills may be allowed, as the chairman's discretion will be limited, depending on the time available.

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This committee will no longer allow testimony that has not been requested. 24 hours in advance presentation media to be used during testimony must be provided 24 hours in advance for approval, unapproval, unapproved materials will not be allowed when there are numerous persons on a list to speak on an issue. The chair may impose a time limit when testimony by multiple parties have been requested on an issue.

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The chairman may require that they designate a single representative to present their position, votes and motions pass. A bill must receive the affirmative votes and the majority of those present and voting.

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Two-Thirds vote of the members president is necessary for the question has been called. If there's an objection that requires a two-thirds vote to the committee.

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Any motion to reconsider by the committee on action on a bill must come from a member who voted on the prevailing side and the majority of the members present and voting. The four members would be required to vote in favor roll call. Votes may be requested by the bill sponsor prior to the vote being called for or a show of three or more hands of the members while voting is taking place.

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But before the vote has been announced, members who wish to have their vote recorded on a voice vote should notify the clerk of their vote. Members may request to change their vote after the vote's taken, but should notify the clerk of the change clerk's been instructed not to accept any vote that chan that changed or would alter the outcome of the vote decorum the chair intends to maintain decorum in the committee. There will be no running debate. Debate should always be on the topic, and personal attacks will not be tolerated.

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Members who appear before the committee will maintain appropriate duress for house rules, no clothing, props or personal displays of political messaging will be allowed whatsoever. Members should turn their cell phones off or silence, while in committee and limit the phone use. During testimony, we ask the members of the committee and the audience please to step out of the hearing room when they take a call for house rules. No member of the committee or staff may record video or live stream. While the committee is in session, photography is permitted.

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These restrictions do not apply to the general public due to coveted restrictions. We must limit our audience capacity to the available seating. No standing audience will be allowed in the committee room, a copy of the committee rules and policies will be sent to the membership following today's meeting. Are there any questions on on the rules.

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Hearing none we'll go ahead and take up today's calendar and the first bill on the calendar is house bill. 182 and representative jernigan has asked that that be rolled for one week. Is there objection hearing, no objection that 182 is rolled for one week next bill is.

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House bill 365 by representative russell. He has contacted me in writing and that bill is off notice next bill third bill on today's calendar is house bill 448 by chairman suppicky motion.

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The motion on the bill is there a second motion to second on the bill uh chairman supiki you're recognized on house bill 448.

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Thank you, mr chairman members. uh Good morning to everybody. We are ready to go so here it is house bill. 448 is a private act, change from the city of columbia, asking to establish a civil service board. It's a pretty straightforward bill. They're asking for your approval, I'm required to carry this bill.

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A discussion by the members chairman crawford a motion. We have a motion on bill, the second one we had that earlier chairman crawford you're recognized on the bill. Thank you.

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Mr chairman, uh in taking time reviewing for this particular uh meeting today, reading through this bill and everything I I understand, is this a private act for your community? Yes, it is chairman, sorry.

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Go ahead chairman thank.

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You you know, reading through it and and seeing in my opinion, what is some legitimate, um legitimate opportunities to make things, maybe a little better.

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I don't really understand why we want to maybe limit this right now, it's only applying to the city of columbia. The way I understand it, I would like to see you know with with the way the bill is structured with a few changes in it. I think it's something that we could maybe benefit from statewide and I have not had a chance to talk to the sponsor on this, but um I would I would like to see us spend a little time looking at it see if we could make this a little better.

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Would you have any objections to me uh asking that this be studied and, let's put it in summer study to be looked at see if it could be benefit statement chairman.

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No, I would. I would take that as a welcome to try to make this bill better.

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Chairman crawford are.

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You making a motion. I would like to make that motion that we finished the summer summer study to be looked at.

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Motion to send bill uh house bill 448 to somerset is there a second second vice chairman writes seconds discussion on the motion motion. We're voting on is to refer house bill 448 to summer study, all in favor, say aye both say no sent to somerset. Thank you, chairman sapicki. Thank you.

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Mr chairman, look forward to working with y'all.

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That's the last item on today's calendar. Are there any announcements, we'd like to welcome new members, leader, gant representative miller, representative chisholm, chairman esther helton? um I think I've covered every everybody else familiar faces. um We appreciate each of you uh serving. We have no that won't happen. um We we have metro, we have uh city government uh representation.

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uh We've got a lot of knowledge on this committee and I'm honored to serve with each one of you. uh We've got uh our staff lucas, hutchison, doug garrett, legal um nathan, witt research, analyst, we've got an intern donald halls. Donald present, don't think so, and we've got from the clerk's office spencer, shaw back in the corner and we have mastered arms wayne hawkins. So thank you for everything you do for this committee and will do for this committee in the future. Any any other announcements without objection will stand adjourn. Hearing, no objection, we're adjourned.

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Yes, sir, we're good um we'll be able to take care of.