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House Naming & Designating Committee - March 16, 2021 - House Hearing Room 2
C
C
C
House
bill
33
by
representative
cooper,
representative
cooper.
You
have
you
have
a
motion,
you
got
a
motion
got
a
second
name.
Is
chairman
you're
recognized.
I
think
we've
got
some
amendments
on
the
bill,
but
you
recognize
representative
cooper
amendment.
B
B
Well,
house
bill
33
designates
the
space
known
as
legislative
plaza
as
the
idle
b
wells
barnett
plaza,
and
it
removes
the
requirement
to
replace
to
display
the
general
assembly
flag
at
the
plaza,
removes
the
requirement
that
department
of
safety
officers
provide
policing
services
to
the
pr
to
the
legislative
plaza.
B
That,
in
essence,
is
what
the
bill
does
just
names,
the
plaza
it
says
that
the
space
is
vacant
and
pursuant
to
the
language
of
this
legislation,
space
known
as
legislative
plaza
shall
be
known
as
the
how
to
be
wells.
Burnett
plaza,
the
open
space
does
not
currently
have
any
signage,
designating
it
as
legislative
plaza,
and
this
proposed
legislation
does
not
necessitate
signage.
Therefore,
renaming
the
open
space
will
not
result
in
a
significant
increase
in
state
expenditures.
C
Representative
cooper,
we
need
to
take
a
vote
on
the
amendment.
We've
got
a
motion
on
the
bill
and
a
second
on
the
bill.
Is
there
a
motion
on
the
amendment
got
a
second
notion.
Second,
we're
now
on
the
amendment
to
represent
cooper.
Please
explain
the
amendment
and
how
it
impacts
the
content
of
your
bill.
B
B
We
have
my
minute
all
right,
thanks,
okay,
thank
you.
I
appreciate
that.
Thank
you.
The
amendment
number
one
zero
zero.
Four
four
six
eight
deletes
and
replaces
all
language
of
an
enacting
clause
designates
the
open
space
and
not
the
attached
buildings
known
as
legislative
plaza
as
the
ib
wells.
Barnett
plaza,
creates
a
separate
account
within
the
general
fund
to
be
used
for
the
side.
B
C
Representative,
I
can't
speak
for
him,
but
I
believe
his
question
is:
how
does
your
amendment
or
the
content
of
the
bill
impact
the
department
of
safety's
jurisdiction
on
the
legislative?
Currently
the
legislative
plaza
to
be
named
the
ida
b
wells
applause?
I
think
his
his
question
is
and
correct
me
if
I'm
wrong.
A
C
D
D
The
the
subsection
or
the
subdivision
in
question
reads:
this
division
of
protective
services
shall
exercise
the
powers
and
duties
formally
imposed
upon
the
department
of
general
services
to
provide
police
services
by
sworn
officers
for
the
state,
capitol,
the
legislative,
plaza,
the
war,
memorial
building
and
all
state
office
buildings,
and
so
section.
Five
removes
the
phrase
the
legislative
plaza
so
based
upon
that
text,
the
the
powers
and
duties
of
this
protective
services
division
would
not
apply
to
the
legislative
plaza.
B
C
C
Right
right
all
state
office
buildings
and
also
enumerated
areas,
there
is
some.
I
think
the
question
goes
to.
Does
your
bill
impact,
the
authority
or
the
responsibility
of
the
department
of
safety
on
that
particular
area
is,
am
I
I
don't
want
to
put
words
in
your
mouth,
but
that's
my
understanding
and
I
think
that's
where
the
question
comes
from.
I'm
thinking.
B
C
B
Yes,
sir,
that's
okay,
that's
fine!
I
just
want
to
be
clear-
and
I
want
every
member
on
this
on
this
committee
to
be
clear
too
sure
about
what
it
is.
I
did
not
know
there
was
a
problem
with
the
language
as
far
as
policing
is
concerned,
with
the
plaza
I
understand
from
what
I
read
in
this
amendment,
and
I
was
trying
to
get
clear
on
that.
Is
it?
Is
there
someone
from
the
department
here.
C
Yes,
ma'am,
but
but
may
I
make
a
recommendation
and
I'm
not
trying
to
take
over.
I
want
to
make
sure
that
you're
respected
and
you
receive
your
the
time
you
need
for
this,
but
it
may
be
best
to
put
department
safety
on
the
calendar
for
next
week
and
let
them
testify
as
to
what
their
position
is
and
with
respect
to
providing
security
for
not
just
state
office
buildings,
but
for
this
plaza
and
if,
if,
if
you're
agreeable,
that,
if
not,
I
mean
I'm
not
going
to
make
the
motion.
C
But
that
might
be
something
that
the
committee
might
want
to
do
as
a
group,
because
it
might
be
helpful
for
the
members
committee
to
understand
exactly
what
impact
that
this
particular
amendment
has,
in
addition
to
renaming
the
what
it's
currently
called
legislative
applause
at
the
id
wells.
Positive.
What
other
impact
your
bill
has
on
the
on
the
right
jurisdiction
of
the
law
enforcement.
C
C
E
Not
so
much
a
a
a
question
as
a
I
guess,
the
state,
mr
chairman,
you
know
the
we've
had,
of
course
decades
of
of
democrat
rule,
and
now
we
have
a
decade
of
republican
rule
and
we
name
parks
and
buildings
and
roads.
E
The
one
thing
that,
even
after
almost
100
years
of
continuous
democrat
control
up
here,
they
never
named
legislative
plaza
or
the
capitol
building
after
any
person,
and
I
kind
of
feel
that's
because
the
plaza
and
the
building
is
neutral
and
it's
not
really
been
meant
to
be
named
after
anyone,
democrat
or
republican
or
an
independent,
and
I
just
personally
my
feelings
it
shouldn't
be
named
after
anyone.
That's
just
my
feelings.
Thank
you.
B
Yes,
thank
you,
mr
chair,
and
thank
you,
mr
representative,.
A
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I
want
to
thank
you
for
bringing
this
legislation.
I
think
that
it's
women's
history
month
and
I
think
it's
a
good
time
to
bring
this
legislation
and
time
that
we
start
recognizing
some
women
in
tennessee,
and
I
think
that
a
place
where
people's
voices
are
heard,
regardless
of
their
side
of
the
aisle
recognizing
them
with
someone
who
honored
hearing
the
voices
of
the
people
is,
is
the
perfect
thing
to
do,
and
I
think
it's.
I
especially
appreciate
that
it's
also
a
woman.
Thank
you.
B
Recognized
representative
and-
and
I
just
would
like
to
say
thank
you
so
much.
I
noticed
in
the
blue
book
that
the
state
recognizes
ivy
wells
in
a
book
on
page
611,
just
a
statement
and
the
the
historical
commission
with
the
store
on
all
of
the
work
that
she
did
and
she
that
that
she
did
on
civil
rights
and
and
also
just
for
human
rights.
B
I
have
some
information
and
I
don't
know
whether
many
people
really
know
much
about
irb
wells.
Although
she's
been
recognized
across
the
country,
even
in
international,
she
was
an
american
investigative
journalist,
educator
and
early
leader
in
the
civil
rights
movement.
She
was
one
of
the
founders
of
the
national
association
association
for
the
advancement
of
colored
people
and
over
the
course
of
a
lifetime
dedicated
to
combating
prejudice
and
violence
and
the
fight
for
african-american
equality,
especially
that
of
women.
B
Whales
are
globally
became
the
most
famous
black
woman
in
america
and
and
and
and
with
the
state,
even
recognizing
her
and
in
those
special
great
documents
that
are
put
out
each
year
and
especially
our
blue
book,
and
we
do
that
every
two
years
where
they
recognize
how
much
she
had
done
from
america
and
as
a
journalist
she
was
born
in
slavery
in
holly
springs.
Mississippi.
B
B
B
Her
reporting
covered
incidents
of
racial
segregation
and
inequality
and
in
the
1890s
wales,
documented
lynching
in
the
united
states
in
articles
and
through
her
pamphlet,
called
southern
horrors.
Lynch
law
is
all
its
phases
investigating
frequent
claims
of
whites,
that
legends
were
reserved
for
black
criminals.
Only
wells
exposed
mentions
were
reserved
for
black
criminals.
Only
wales
explodes
lynching
as
a
barbaric
practice
of
whites
in
south
used
to
intimidate
and
oppress
african
americans,
who
created
economic
and
political
competition
and
a
subsequent
threat
of
loss
of
power
and
political
competition,
and
a
subsequent
threat
of
loss
for
whites.
B
A
white
mob
destroyed
her
newspaper
office
and
presses,
as
her
investigative
reporting
was
carried
nationally
in
black
owned
newspapers.
She
did
a
lot
to
help
our
society
here
in
america
and
tennessee
and
subjected
to
continued
threats.
Wells
left,
memphis
from
chicago
she
married
ferdinand,
l
barnett
in
1895
and
had
a
family
far
continuing
her
work.
B
Writing
speaking
and
organizing
for
civil
rights
and
the
women's
movement
for
the
rest
of
her
life
in
2020
wells
was
posthumously
honored,
with
a
puzzlers
prize
special
citation
for
her
outstanding
and
courageous
reporting
on
the
horrific
and
vicious
violence
against
african-americans.
During
the
era
of
lynching,
she
came
to
nashville
and
worked.
She
has
done
a
lot
here
in
her
life
and
in
her
lifetime.
She
had
done
a
lot
for
our
state
of
tennessee
and
she's,
so
recognized
across
america,
and
I'm
not
going
to
go
on
and
on
because
it's
so
much.
B
C
B
B
I
do
when
I,
when
I
learn
anything
because
I'm
a
thai
teacher,
so
I
like
learning
and
I'm
still
learning,
there's
so
much
knowledge
out
here
that
we
can't
know
everything,
so
I'm
just
bringing
it
here
to
see
if
we
could
honor
out
of
b
wells
because
she
had
done
so
much
for
the
state
of
tennessee.
I.
C
Respect
you
and
next
week,
we'll
start
over
again
and
one
more
question
from
mr
leatherwood
and
we'll.
A
Just
a
clarification,
am
I
correct:
is
this
the
second
calendar
today
and
next
week
it
will
be
the
third
calendar
for
this
bill.
Okay,.
C
President
cooper
we'll
see
you
next
week
and
whatever
whatever
time
you
need
and
whatever
resources
you
need
we're
willing
to
provide
that.
Thank.