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House Floor Session- 26th Legislative Day (B)- April 20, 2023
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Seven
and
three
usca
Section
1,
respectively,
and
whereas
having
all
federal
state
and
local
elections
on
the
same
day,
would
save
this
state
and
its
local
government's
money
and
increase
voter
participation
in
local
government
elections.
Now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
by
the
House
of
Representatives
of
the
113th
general
assembly
of
the
state
of
Tennessee.
E
The
Senate
concurring
that
a
majority
of
all
the
members
of
each
house
concurring,
as
shown
by
the
yeas
and
nays,
entered
on
their
journals,
that
it
is
proposed
that
article
7,
section
5
of
The
Constitution
of
Tennessee,
be
amended
by
the
leading
the
following
language.
Elections
for
judicial
and
other
civil
officers
shall
be
held
on
the
first
Thursday
in
August,
1870
and
forever
thereafter
on
the
first
Thursday
in
August
next
preceding
the
expiration
of
their
respective
terms
of
service.
E
E
The
term
of
each
officer,
so
elected
shall
be
computed
from
the
first
day
of
September
next
succeeding
his
election
and
substituting
instead,
the
following
beginning
with
the
election
held
in
2030
judicial
officers
and
all
other
elected
County
officials
accept
the
assessor
of
property,
are
elected
on
the
first
Tuesday
after
the
first
Monday
in
November
next
preceding
the
expiration
of
their
respective
terms
of
service.
The
term
of
each
officer,
so
elected,
is
computed
from
the
first
day
of
December
next
exceeding
the
officer's
election,
beginning
with
the
election
held
in
2028.
E
E
Be
it
further
resolve
that
the
foregoing
be
referred
to
the
114th
general
assembly
and
that
this
resolution
proposing
such
Amendment
be
published
in
accordance
with
article
11,
section
3
of
The
Constitution
of
Tennessee
by
posting,
such
Amendment,
on
the
official
website
of
the
Secretary
of
State
and
on
the
official
website
of
the
general
assembly?
Be
it
further
resolved
that
the
clerk
of
the
Senate
is
directed
to
deliver
copies
of
this
resolution
to
the
Secretary
of
State?
With
this
final,
resolving
Clause
being
deleted
from
such
copies.
E
And
whereas
the
controlling
and
predominant
purpose
of
the
property
tax
is
for
local
purposes.
Now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
by
the
House
of
Representatives
of
the
113th
general
assembly
of
the
state
of
Tennessee.
The
Senate
concurring
that
a
majority
of
all
the
members
of
each
house
concurring,
as
shown
by
the
yeas
and
nays,
entered
on
their
journals.
But
it
is
proposed
that
Article
2
Section
28
of
the
Constitution
of
the
state
of
Tennessee
be
amended
by
deleting
the
following
language.
E
From
the
first
sentence,
in
accordance
with
the
following
Provisions,
all
property,
real,
personal
or
mixed-
shall
be
subject
to
taxation,
but
the
legislature
and
substituting
Instead
The
Following
in
accordance
with
the
following
Provisions,
all
property,
real
personal
or
mixed,
shall
be
subject
to
taxation.
But
the
legislature
shall
not
Levy,
authorize
or
otherwise
permit
any
state
tax
upon
such
property
and
the
legislature.
E
Be
it
further
resolved
that
the
foregoing
Amendment
be
referred
to
the
114th
general
assembly
and
that
this
resolution
proposing
such
Amendment
be
published
in
accordance
with
article
11,
section
3
of
The
Constitution
of
Tennessee
by
posting,
such
Amendment
on
the
official
website
of
the
Secretary
of
State
and
on
the
official
website
of
the
general
assembly.
Be
it
further
resolved
that
the
clerk
of
the
House
of
Representatives
is
directed
to
deliver
a
copy
of
this
resolution
to
the
Secretary
of
State.
With
this
final,
resolving
Clause
being
deleted
from
such
copies.
E
The
Senate
concurring
that
a
majority
of
all
members
of
each
house
concurring,
as
shown
by
the
yeas
and
nays,
entered
on
their
journals
that
it
is
proposed
that
Article
1
Section
35
of
the
Constitution
of
Tennessee
be
amended
by
deleting
the
section
in
its
entirety
and
substituting
the
following
section:
35:
that
to
preserve
and
protect
the
rights
of
victims
of
crime
to
Justice
and
due
process
throughout
the
criminal
and
Juvenile
Justice
systems.
A
victim
as
defined
by
law
and
which
may
be
expanded
by
the
general
assembly,
shall
have
the
following
rights,
which
shall
be
protected.
E
One.
The
right
to
be
treated
with
fairness
for
the
victim's
safety
and
dignity
to
the
right,
upon
request
to
reasonable
notice
of
all
public
criminal
proceedings
and
all
public
juvenile
delinquency.
Proceedings
involving
the
accused.
Three,
the
right
to
be
present
at
all
public
criminal
proceedings
and
all
public
juvenile
delinquency
proceedings
involving
the
accused
for
the
right
upon
request
to
be
heard
in
any
proceeding,
involving
release,
plea,
sentencing,
disposition
and
parole,
as
well
as
any
public
proceeding
when
relevant,
during
which
a
right
of
the
victim
is
implicated.
E
Six,
the
right
to
be
free
from
harassment,
intimidation
and
abuse
throughout
the
Criminal
Justice
System,
including
reasonable
protection,
as
defined
by
the
general
assembly
from
the
accused
or
any
person
acting
on
behalf
of
the
accused.
Seven,
the
right
upon
request
to
reasonable
notice
of
any
release,
transfer
or
Escape
of
the
accused
or
convicted
person.
E
Eight,
the
right
to
fool
and
timely
restitution
from
the
offender,
nine,
the
right
to
a
speedy
trial
or
disposition
and
a
prompt
and
final
conclusion
of
the
case
after
the
conviction
or
sentence.
10.
the
right
to
be
informed
of
the
minimum
sentence,
the
offender
will
serve
in
custody
and
the
scheduled
release
date.
E
11
the
right
to
have
the
safety
of
the
victim,
the
victim's
family
and
the
general
public
considered
before
any
parole
or
other
post-judgment
release
decision
is
made
12.
the
right
upon
request
to
confer
with
the
prosecution
and
13.
the
right
to
be
fully
informed
of
All
rights
afforded
to
Crime
Victims.
A
victim
May
assert
the
rights
enumerated
in
this
section,
not
as
a
party
but
in
the
manner
further
provided
by
the
general
assembling.
Protecting
the
victim's
right
to
standing.
E
By
this
section,
this
section
must
be
interpreted
to
preserve
and
protect
the
rights
of
all
persons
to
do
process
this
section
or
any
law
enacted
under
this
section
does
not
create
a
basis
for
vacating
a
conviction.
This
section
does
not
restrict
the
powers
of
the
district
attorney
general
or
the
inherent
authority
of
the
Court
other
than
as
provided
in
the
preceding
paragraph.
E
Be
it
further
resolved
that
the
foregoing
be
referred
to
the
114th
general
assembly
and
that
this
resolution
proposing
such
Amendment
be
published
in
accordance
with
article
11
section
3
of
The
Constitution
of
Tennessee
by
posting,
such
Amendment
on
the
official
website
of
the
Secretary
of
State
and
on
the
official
website
of
the
general
assembly.
Be
it
further
resolved
that
the
clerk
of
the
House
of
Representatives
is
directed
to
deliver
copies
of
this
resolution
to
the
Secretary
of
State.
With
this
final,
resolving
Clause
being
deleted
from
such
copies.
E
B
Representative
Freeman
moves
concurrence.
Senate
amendment
number
one
probably
secondary
discussion
on
the
amendment.
Seeing
none
any
objection
to
the
question
seen
none
all
those
in
favor
of
Senate,
amendment
number
ones
vote
Iowa
when
the
bell
rings.
Those
opposed
vote.
No,
as
every
member
voted.
Does
any
members
change
their
vote.
B
J
B
L
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
from
how
the
1176
travel
through
the
house
through
committees
Amendment
four,
to
hopefully
avoid.
If
this
should
pass
a
conference
between
the
student
and
the
house,
this
is
a
negotiated
Amendment
for
the
purposes
of
this
legislation
and
what
it
does
that's
different
than
the
way
it's
currently
postured
is
that
it
reconstitutes
the
board
of
the
Metro
Metropolitan
Airport
Authority,
to
two
positions
from
the
governor
two
positions
from
the
speaker
of
the
house
to
positions
from
the
speaker
of
the
Senate
and
two
positions
from
the
Metropolitan
mayor.
L
All
eight
members
will
be
voting
members
of
the
Metropolitan
Authority
and
then
one
other
difference
other
than
some
technical
differences.
Is
that
the
difference
between
the
current
bill
and
the
Senate
Amendment
four?
Is
that
each
appointing
authority
Governor
the
two
speakers
and
the
mayor
they
have
one
of
their
picks-
has
to
be
from
Davidson
County.
The
other
pick
can
be
from
Davidson
County,
but
it
also
can
be
a
person
that
lives
contiguous
to
Davidson
County.
L
Well,
there's
no
way
to
know
because
each
Airport,
each
Authority
could
choose
all
eight
from
Nashville
from
Davidson
County.
There
will
be,
at
least
in
my
opinion,
four,
because
each
appointing
authority
has
to
pick
one
per
pick
that
lives
in
Davidson
County
and
my
presumption
would
be
the
mayor
of
Nashville
at
that
time.
His
two
picks
or
her
two
picks
would
be
from
Nashville,
so
there'll
be
at
least
a
majority
of
the
airport
Authority,
the
members
of
the
airport
Authority
from
Davidson
County.
O
B
Q
R
B
L
R
Thank
you
for
those
who
were
concerned
about
appointment,
Authority
and
having
greater
people.
This
is
a
better
from
from
Davidson
County.
This
is
a
has
more
seats
at
the
table
that
are
also
voting
members
from
Davidson
County
I
guess
the
question
that
I
have
for
you,
then,
is
obviously
it's
an
even
number.
If
the
in
the
event
There's
an
opportunity,
is
the
CEO
of
the
airport
Authority
been
able
to
break
the
tie,
or
what
would
happen
in
that
instance
represent.
B
L
The
board
at
one
point
before
Davidson
County,
was
subject
to
the
new
consensus.
Laws
went
from
seven
members,
the
10
or
I'm
sorry
from
10
to
7,
so
they
have
had
the
incidents
where
they've
had
an
even
number
of
board
members
I'm
glad
you
have
brought
that
up.
I
have
brought
that
up
with
the
airport
authority
to
make
sure
they
don't
see
a
problem
with
that.
B
S
You
Mr
Speaker
amendment
number
five
actually
changes
the
board
structure
to
keep
four
members
appointed
by
the
mayor
of
the
County
in
the
metropolitan
form
of
government,
one
by
the
speaker,
one
of
the
Speaker
of
the
House
one
by
the
speaker
of
the
Senate
and
one
by
the
governor.
The
reason
this
amendment
is
being
needs
to
be
placed
on
is
once
the
state
takes
over
the
majority
of
the
board.
S
Appointments
you're,
essentially
doing
a
change
of
control,
and
so
what
we
want
to
see
happen
is
not
have
any
FAA
issues
from
this,
and
so
this
would
would
put
this
in
a
better
posture.
We
think
we
would
have.
We
actually
think
State
involvement
in
the
airport
is
good
and
we'd
love
to
have
more
State
investment,
more
State,
again
involvement,
and
so
this
this
amendment
would
put
it
in
a
better
posture.
So
we
don't
have
any
FAA
issues
moving
forward
and
with
that
I
renew
my
motion,
Mr
Speaker.
B
We
are
on
consideration
of
amendment
number
five
that
was
a
proper
motion
property
seconded
we're
voting
for
consideration
of
amendment
five,
all
those
in
favor
of
considering
amendment
five
vote
I
when
the
bell
rings.
Those
opposed
vote,
no,
as
every
member
voted
does
any
member
wish
to
change
their
vote.
B
U
U
B
N
Thank
you,
speaker
members.
As
we
have
watched
this
bill
travel
through
various
committees,
I
consistently
objected
to
the
fact
that
the
makeup
was
changing
and
my
major
concern
was
also
that
the
mayor's
appointment
did
not
have
a
vote
and
also
that
at
one
point
there
was
consideration
that
the
particular
board
appointments
were
not
going
to
be
from
Davidson
County.
However,
in
light
of
what
we
have
put
on
with
Amendment,
four
I
do
have
a
little
bit
more
assurance
that
we
will
have
members
from
Davidson
County
represented
on
the
board
of
the
airport.
N
L
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
members,
1176,
as
amended,
will
reconstitute
the
board
as
I
described
as
we
were,
putting
Amendment
4
on
the
legislation,
and
let
me
tell
you
why
I
believe
this
legislation
is
important.
The
airport
has
become
the
27th
largest
airport
in
the
country
and
it's
it's
ran
successfully.
It's
one
of
our
critical
Assets
in
the
state
of
Tennessee,
and
it
needs
to
remain
one
of
our
critical
access
to
attract
business.
L
To
make
sure
we
can
have
the
Hub
that
we
have
located
here
in
the
Southeast,
as
Tennessee
touches
one
of
the
most
states
to
get
to
if
you're
going
across
the
southeast
across
the
Midwest.
The
Northeast
Etc
Tennessee
is
a
local
Hub
to
make
sure
business
can
transact
and
commerce
can
be
successful
right
here
in
the
state
of
Tennessee
over
the
past
decade,
this
General
Assembly,
through
their
budget,
has
provided
up
to
and
more
of
about
140
million
dollars
to
its
airport.
L
L
They
say
this
airport
impacts
14
different
counties,
although
we
know
that
70
of
who
uses
the
airport
is
outside
Davidson,
County
and
30
percent
is
inside
Davidson
County
that
touches
nearly
every
county
in
the
state
and
several
other
states
that
uses
this
airport.
So
now
this
airport
has
become
Tennessee's
airport.
L
Now
we
are
starting
to
have
recurring
dollars
from
the
general
fund
that
is
invested
and
only
are
five
major
airports,
but
also
our
general
aviation
airports,
because
we
see
them
as
also
a
feeding
opportunity
for
more
people
to
come
here
to
transact
conduct
business.
So
these
assets
are
critically
important
that
we
maintain
a
strong
relationship
with
our
airport.
L
Here,
as
we
continue
to
fund
same
and
I
would
note
again,
this
is
not
a
knock
on
Metro,
because
most
large
airports
are
like
this
Metro
doesn't
provide
any
funding
to
the
airport
other
than
some
Services
related
to
some
police
Etc.
The
airport
has
its
own
police
department,
has
its
own
fire
department,
has
its
own
SWAT
team,
that's
completely
funded
and
independent
to
the
airport.
So
this
is
one
of
the
major
critical
assets
that
we
ask
tennesseans
to
fund
and
invest
in
for
a
long-term
strategic
growth.
L
I
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
and
you
just
heard
a
couple
of
reasons
why
the
sponsor
thinks
it's
a
good
idea
and
I'm
gonna
talk
about
them
one
by
one.
He
talks
about
140
million
dollars
of
investment
from
the
state
part
of
the
reason
that
that
investment
and
those
one-time
monies
are
needed
is
because
we
continue
to
reduce
the
user
fees
to
the
gas
tax.
Have
gas
tax
that
funds
all
of
our
other
airports
and
I
want
to
put
that
140
into
perspective.
I
It
seems
like
a
large
number
over
a
period
of
time,
but
it's
it's
less
than
eight
percent
of
the
total
budget
of
the
airport.
The
balance
is
paid
through
operations
of
the
airport,
an
airport
that
has
been
run
successfully
and
grown
to
the
size.
It
is
because
of
the
good
stewardship
and
Leadership
from
the
city
of
Nashville.
He
also
talked
about
the
the
lack
of
investment
in
the
airport.
That's
just
not
true.
I
The
city
of
Nashville
donated
the
property
that
the
airport
sits
on
to
the
Metro
Nashville,
which
again
was
left
out
called
the
Metropolitan
Airport
Authority.
It's
a
Metro,
Nashville
Airport
Authority,
the
mmaa.
They
donated
that
property.
Today,
the
value
of
that
property
is
worth
over
a
billion
dollars.
I
The
other
part
is
this
concept
that
this
is
somehow
not
a
change
in
in
leadership.
Any
of
you
in
this
room
can
look
at
me
and
honestly
say
that
if
you
allow
the
city
of
Nashville
to
appoint
your
board
of
aldermen,
that
it's
not
a
change
in
in
leadership,
that's
not
an
intellectually
honest
statement.
We
all
know
that
this
is
a
change
in
leadership.
I
I
hear
all
the
time
from
my
colleagues
in
this
room
that
we're
for
more
local
control,
small
government
streamline
government.
We
now
are
going
to
a
point
airport
board
members
for
the
Metro
National
Airport
Authority
from
members
who
don't
have
to
be
in
Davidson
County
that
have
no
skin
in
the
game,
no
skin
in
the
game.
They
have
no
idea
as
to
what
that
airport
needs
or
what
this
city
needs
for
the
airport
to
do
for
it
to
be
successful.
I
I'm
going
to
add
another
thing,
we
talked
about
the
fact
that
it's
grown
into
a
regional
airport.
Every
single
airport
is
regional.
You
don't
get
on
the
airplane
tax
around
the
runway
and
get
off.
It's
a
re,
it's
regional
by
Nature
you
get
on
the
airplane.
You
fly
somewhere
else.
You
come
back.
It's
we
give
money
to
other
airports
all
across
the
state
in
our
budget
this
year,
where
two
one-time
dollar
fundings
to
airports
in
in
other
parts
of
our
state,
we're
not
asking
for
those
airports
to
get
State
involvement.
L
B
Represent
the
situation
is
representative,
Garrett
has
moved.
Adoption
of
Senate
Bill
1326
represent.
Freeman
has
moved
that
motion
to
the
table,
we're
voting
on
the
tabling
motion,
all
those
in
favor
vote
I
when
the
bell
rings.
Those
opposed
vote
no
has
has
every
member
voted.
Does
any
member
wish
to
change
their
vote?.
L
I'm
glad
you
asked
that
question
the
seems
that
the
FAA
has
tried
to
make
an
issue
of
whether
or
not
they
need
to
approve
this.
They
don't
really
approve
this.
Let
me
tell
you:
why
is
because,
if,
under
the
FAA
definitions,
they
call
the
airport
Authority
a
sponsor
okay,
if
the
sponsor
changes,
if
the
structure
the
ownership
of
the
airport
changes,
then
that
would
invoke
grant
assurances
that
someone
needs
to
make
sure
that
the
airport
Authority
can
work
its
debt
do
its
Bond
Etc.
L
There
is
no
change
in
ownership,
there's
no
change
in
governance,
even
though
the
new
members
may
be
on
the
board
they're
still
governed
by
the
same
bylaws,
they
still
have
the
same
staff.
The
only
thing
that's
changing
is
who
gets
to
appoint
the
members
of
the
board,
so
this
does
not
trigger
any
FAA
issues.
L
In
fact,
they
have
communicated
to
my
office,
along
with
conjunction
with
Senator
hagerty's
office,
that
the
FAA
has
been
in
discussions
and
the
two
things
the
FAA
requested
after
they
reviewed,
and
they
did
their
due
diligence
on
the
legislation
which
they
were.
Okay,
with
all
they
said,
was,
is
just
keep
us
surprised
of
how
the
legislation
progress
and
make
sure
that
the
airport
Authority
has
a
transition
plan
in
place,
which
I
understand
is
either
underway
or
already
complete
for
the
new
board
members.
Should
new
board
members
be
appointed?
L
S
S
I,
don't
think
that
has
been
done
yet
because
the
airport
has
not
voted
on
this.
In
fact,
the
airport
sent
their
board
and
I
want
everybody
to
listen
to
this.
The
board
has
actually
sent
a
letter
to
the
sponsors
to
the
state
wanting
to
delay
wanted
to
defer
this
until
getting
further
Clarity
from
the
FAA
second
thing
in
the
letter
that
they
stated
was
that
the
state
should
be
requesting
technical
assistance.
So
this
is
the
last
correspondence
official
correspondence
that
has
been
from
the
FAA.
S
So
when
I
hear
there's
an
approval
or
or
some
you
know,
guidance
or
things
like
that,
that
has
not
been
provided
as
far
as
I
I
know
and
I'm
glad
you
brought
up
about
the
the
change
in
control,
because
it's
interesting,
if
we're
not
changing
the
control,
we
we
passed
the
budget
yesterday,
which
actually
had
a
lot
of
language
in
there
regarding
this
bill.
If
you'll
pay
attention,
it
was
doing
that
because
we're
actually
making
the
Nashville
Airport
a
functional
equivalent
of
the
state.
So
it's
very
interesting.
S
We
had
to
do
a
lot
of
budgetary
language
to
to
spend
money
at
the
airport
because
we're
essentially
taking
it
over.
Lastly,
I
want
to
call
attention
for
the
members
that
did
not
have
the
pleasure
of
hearing
the
former
Metro
Nashville
Airport
Authority
attorney.
It
was
also
a
two-time
appointed
FAA
administrator
Kirk
Shafer
came
in
and
testified
on
his
own
past
to
us.
S
So
be
very,
very
aware
that
this
it
could
spill
over
and
not
just
Nashville
airport,
but
it
could
spill
over
to
Memphis
Chattanooga,
Knoxville,
Jackson
and
Johnson
City
airports,
and
that
is
directly
from
the
FAA
attorneys
and
also
from
Senator
hagri's
office.
I
got
this
information
so
I
want
you
to
be
very
careful
with
what
we're
doing
with
this
legislation.
L
That's
the
word
political
posturing,
because
of
the
the
folks
that
are
against
all
tennesseans
having
a
seat
at
the
table
with
this
Metropolitan
Airport,
Authority
and
so,
and
the
other
thing
is
that
the
Metropolitan
Airport
Authority
has
had
their
own
general
counsel.
Take
a
look
at
the
FAA
issues.
They've
also
had
outside
counsel.
That's
been
shared
through
committee
as
well
to
offer
their
opinion
on
whether
or
not
this
would
trigger
any
FAA
issues
and
they're.
L
Both
of
the
opinion
that
it
does
not
so
there's
complete,
total
due
diligence
on
the
end
of
any
issues
that
this
might
create.
This
will
be
a
fantastic
partnership
with
the
airport,
along
with
the
partnership
of
Metro
and
all
tennesseans
that
use
Tennessee's
airport.
So
with
that
Mr
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion.
O
L
Absolutely
I
think
one
once
this
piece
of
legislation
passes
and
the
appointments
are
made.
I
think
it
builds
a
stronger
relationship
with
the
state
with
Metro
I
think
it
builds
a
strong
relationship
as
we
invest.
Tennesseans
own
capital
in
the
airport.
I
think
it
makes
a
stronger
relationship
in
order
to
see
that
the
airport
has
sustainability
for
the
next
decades
to
come
next
Generations
to
come,
because
they
are
already
looking
at
ways
to
expand
to
attract
more
travel
here.
O
Thank
you
and,
of
course,
as
I
said
previously,
I'm,
not
a
lawyer,
so
when
I
say
it
quantify,
it
was
in
response
to
the
earlier
Representatives
reference
to
the
budget.
So
how
much
is
this
bill
costing
in
terms
of
implementation
and
what
are
the
returns?
What
how
much
are
we
going
to
improve
the
performance
in
terms
of
dollars?
How
many
dollars
are
going
to
roll
back
in
to
Tennessee
that
otherwise
would
not
have
if
we
didn't
pass
this
bill.
L
If
I
understand
your
question
correctly,
I
think
that
we
I
think
we
would
agree
that
we
both
want
this
airport
and
all
airports
instead
Tennessee
to
be
successful
right.
So
the
economic
impact
that
comes
back
from
that
we
want
to
make
sure
we
ensure
that
for
the
long
term,
so
the
money
that
we
invest
in
anything,
whether
it's
it's
this
airport
or
our
critical
structures
for
our
Parks
Etc.
L
We
want
to
make
sure
we
make
an
environment
where
people
want
to
come
here
where
people
want
to
spend
their
money
here
or
people
want
to
move
here
and
open
businesses
here
want
to
raise
their
families
here
want
to
go
to
church
here,
and
we
have
to
have
those
things
that
attract
that
type
of
atmosphere.
So
what
money
we
invested
in
the
airport?
O
B
L
U
Yeah
you
just
wonder
where,
where
ideas
like
this
come
from,
you
know
where
you
know
who
is
sitting
around
one
day
and
saying
you
know:
hey
I'm
not
able
to
build
my
hangar
over
there,
because
the
airport
Authority
won't.
Let
me
build
my
hangar.
You
know
I
got
buddies
at
the
Tennessee
General
Assembly
that
are
in
charge
and
maybe
I
can
get
them
to
take
over
our
that
airport
and
and
they'll.
Let
me
build
my
hangar
where
I
want
to
build
it
at
the
airport.
U
At
you
know
at
tune
airport,
maybe
maybe
that's
where
things
like
this
come
from.
I
don't
know,
but
you
know
somebody
stands
up
there
and
tells
you
folks
that
oh
they
have
their
own
police
force.
They
have
their
own
fire
department,
he's
standing
up
there,
knowing
that
the
Metro
Police
Department
and
the
Metro
Fire
Department
responds
over
a
thousand
times
to
the
airport,
each
and
every
year
and
he's
standing
up
there
telling
you,
oh
no,
they
got
their
own
stuff
that
you
know
no
one
has
to
do
anything.
Airport's
got
it
all
under
control.
U
You
know
eight
cents
on
the
dollar,
folks
we're
stepping
up.
You
know
we
should
have
total
control
for
eight
cents
on
the
dollar.
That
makes
a
lot
of
sense,
but
again
it's
where
things
start
whose
buddy
is
coming
up
with
this.
You
know
who
you
know
it
it'll
be
a
nice
investigative
report
later
on,
you
know,
stands
up
there
and
says
we
need
to
make
certain
people
want
to
come
to
Tennessee.
Well,
I
can
assure
you
see
in
Nashville's
done
nothing
to
embarrass
the
state
or
themselves
lately
to
stop
tourism.
U
It's
not
been
nationally
embarrassing.
This
state
I
can
under
I
can
assure
you
that
Nashville
hadn't
been
on
Saturday
Night
Live.
Lately
you
know
it's
been
other
folks.
You
know.
Let
me
read
this
this
letter
from
the
FAA
attorney
I
right
now,
to
reiterate
that
caution
is
warranted
and
the
urge
postponement
of
action
on
this
legislation
seems
pretty
plain
and
simple
and
easy
to
understand
language.
Even
for
the
sponsor.
U
You
know
it's
quite
quite
apparent
that
there's
something
else
behind
this.
You
know,
like
I,
said
it
will
come
out.
Everything
always
does
come
out.
So
it's
just
a
matter
of
time.
You
know
someone,
may
you
know
after
I
stand
up
and
say
all
this:
they
may
not
get
their
appointment
to
the
airport
Authority.
They
may
not
get
their
hanger
now.
I
hate
that
for
them,
but
everything's
gonna
come
out.
Once
Upon
a
Time,
so
keep
going
down
this
path
of
Destruction.
U
You
know
you,
you
stand
up
there
and
say
the
airport
has
been
running
so
well
doing
so
great,
we'll
leave
it
alone.
It's
not
broken.
We
don't
need
you
to
fix
it
or
we
don't
need
you
to
break.
It
is
the
better
term,
but
it
I.
You
know
this
is
again
absolute
power
corrupts
absolutely,
and
this
is
going
down
the
same
path.
Thank
you.
L
But
the
only
thing
that
I
can
respond
to
with
that
statement
is
that
one
I
completely
disagree
with
just
about
everything
that
he
said,
but
the
airport
itself
and
I'm
not
trying
to
throw
any
type
of
disrespect
to
the
Metropolitan
Police
or
anybody
that
response
to
an
incident
at
the
airport.
But
if
they're
responding
to
a
thousand
or
so
calls
the
airport
gets
over
60
000
calls
and,
of
course
they
take
care
of
that
with
their
with
their
own
Force.
So
I'm
not
trying
to
belittle
anything
of
that
service.
L
V
V
L
You
Mr
Speaker
that
wouldn't
change
any
sort
of
process
if
the
airport
wanted
to
extend
a
Runway
or
at
a
building
that
might
take
up
some
commercial
property
I,
don't
know
how
much
Residential
Properties
around
the
airport
but
those
proceedings
and
to
make
sure
due
process
is
there
for
any
taking
of
property
either
owned
by
an
individual
or
a
company
would
still
remain
intact.
For
that
purpose,
it
wouldn't
be
an
automatic
type
situation
under
this
bill
that
the
proceedings
would
still
have
to
be
the
same
under
imminent
domain.
V
B
L
B
V
I
guess
going
back
to
this
again
my
concern:
it's
a
very
transparent
process.
Right
now,
when
that
takes
place
and
if
we're
removing
that
and
I
see,
there
is
a
process,
but
if
we're
moving
that
from
the
Metro
council's
hands,
then
that
takes
away
that
transparency
and
I'm
glad
you
spoke
to
the
police
and
fire
because
you
know
clearly
right
now.
You
know
we're
taking
on
that
cost.
We're
going
to
continue
to
take
on
that
cost.
I!
V
V
And
I
guess
my
last
thing
is
just-
and
this
is
not
in
my
district
I
know.
Members
on
this
Florida
is
in
their
District,
but
you
know
this
is
very
close
to
my
area.
You
know
we
in
my
community
have
these
planes
flying
right
overhead,
and
so
we
have
a
very
vested
interest
in
what
happens
with
the
airport,
but
you
know:
I
I
certainly
hope
that
you'll,
my
colleague,
will
be
called
on.
Who's.
V
B
B
W
X
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I
had
a
point
of
order
just
to
understand
the
process.
The
airports
in
my
district
I've
had
my
hand
up
this
whole
time.
We
were
trying
to
debate
the
bill.
You
and
you
looked
right
at
me
and
nodded,
but
I
never
was
called
on,
and
this
was
in
my
district
I
didn't
even
get
to
speak
on
the
bill,
impacting
the
airport,
which
is
in
District
52,
which
means
the
people
of
my
district
were
silenced.
Can
you
explain
why
I
was
not
called
on
I
thought
you
had
acknowledged
in
the
process.
X
E
Mr
Speaker
no
members
shall
be
recognized
by
the
speaker
unless
the
member
addresses
the
chair
for
such
members
desk.
In
all
cases,
the
member
who
shall
rise
first
shall
be
entitled
to
speak
first,
but
when
two
or
more
members
shall
rise.
At
the
same
time,
the
speakers
shall
name
the
member
who
shall
speak
first.
Y
X
Z
Z
Crawford
you
recognize
thank
you
Mr
Speaker.
This
is
the
dog
shelter
Bill.
This
is
to
allow
us
to
go
after
the
Bad
actors.
That's
out
there
who
are
not
providing
adequate
shelter
for
their
dogs
and
the
amendment
that
is
in
here
that
the
Senate
put
on
is
excluding
livestock
farm
animals
working
dogs,
hunting
dogs.
This
just
applies
to
you,
know
your
personal
pets,
so
to
speak,
and
what
it
does
is
allow
proper
ventilation,
In,
The,
Heat,
Of
Summer.
Z
B
J
B
AB
B
AB
A
AB
Veterans
Day
events
or
Memorial
Day
events,
most
of
these
veteran
honor
guards
groups
operate
on
very
thin
budget
based
off
of
fundraisers
and
donations.
What
this
bill
does
is
establish
a
veterans,
Honor
Guard
grant
program
that
would
allow
for
Honor
Guard
groups
across
the
state
to
apply
for
Grant
funds
to
reimburse
costs
associated
with
their
honor
guard
duties
and
I'll.
Just
add
that
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
a
lot
of
the
members
that
joined
this
cause
and
joined
the
bill
without
them.
B
W
J
Q
AA
AD
B
Chairman
Gillespie
moves
adoption
member
number
one,
probably
second,
any
discussion
on
Amendment,
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor
adoption,
amendment
number
one
say:
aye
aye,
those
both
say.
No,
the
eyes
haven't
you
adopted
next
event:
Miss
clerk.
Just
speaking
no
further
amendments
chairman
Holzer,
you
recognized.
AA
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
This
bill
came
out
of
the
ad
hoc
committee
meeting
we
met
with
last
summer,
and
it
just
says
that
if
you're
going
to
receive
sentencing
credits
in
the
penitentiary
that
you
have
to
participate
in
a
department
approved
validated
risk
and
needs
assessment
and
then
also
go
through
the
prank
programming
of
that
assessment
would
indicate
and
employment
to
receive
them.
With
that
I
renew
my
motion.
S
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
apologies,
I,
know
I'm
out
of
order,
but
I
recognize
a
very
special
constituent
sitting
in
the
back.
I
want
to
say
everybody
say
hello
to
20
chick,
who
is
a
28-year
veteran
and
a
retired
sergeant
from
Metro
Nashville,
Police
Department
and
a
really
really
great
person.
So
thank
you.
AE
Thank
you,
speaker
and
sponsor
I
know
it'll,
be
later
that
we,
but
I
would
say
that
we
should
talk
about
our
colleague
who's
no
longer
here
with
us
and
ramifications
that
has
for
this
body
due
to
those
allegations
and
the
resignation
of
a
republican
member.
But
I
do
think
we
should
talk
about
that,
but
on
this
out.
AE
B
AA
There's
a
period
of
time
when
an
inmate
first
arrives
that
they
go
through
this
process
of
A
needs
assessment
and,
of
course,
there's
all
kinds
of
information
that
comes
out
of
it.
So
it
will
dictate
what
kind
of
program
they
they
programming.
They
need
to
give
them
their
best
foot
to
to
gain
rehabilitation,
and
so
they
do
get
this
at
the
early
on
stages
when
they're
incarcerated
and
then
I
I
think
that
it
comes
around
again.
AA
I
haven't
heard
ever
of
any
complaints
of
of
them
not
having
this
assessment
to
administer.
Now
there
are
sometimes
what
the
testing
shows.
They
might
not
have
at
that
time.
The
facility
to
put
these
folks
in
that
particular
program,
but
they
do
work
around
that
to
find
them
either
another
place
or
when
it
comes
up
for
the
space
in
that
facility
to
have
the
programming,
then.
AE
AA
B
AG
B
AG
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
This
bill
requires
a
court
to
order
a
mental
health
evaluation
and
treatment
for
juveniles
to
commit
aggravated
animal
cruelty
to
a
decimated,
domesticated
cat
or
dog,
and
authorizes
the
court
to
punish
a
parent
accordion
in
contempt
of
court
purveyor
to
comply
with
a
required
court
order.
Mr
Speaker
I
remove
renew
my
motion.
AE
Yep,
thank
you.
So
one
of
the
things
that
I
saw
in
this
legislation
that
was
a
little
bit
concerning
is
that
the
court
must
further
order
that
the
cost
of
such
required
evaluation,
counseling
and
treatment
be
paid
in
accordance
with
present
law
procedures
for
the
payment
of
cost
of
children,
which
generally
require
payment
by
the
child's
parents,
legal,
custodians
or
Guardians,
if
financially
able
to
pay
or
by
the
applicable
city
or
county.
AE
In
other
circumstances,
can
you
talk
a
little
bit
about
if
folks
don't
have
the
resources
or
for
mental
health
care,
and
we've
talked
about
the
budget,
the
lack
of
expanding
of
Health
Care
and
things
like
that,
and
so
we
know
some
folks
would
struggle
to
be
able
to
get
their
kids
Services.
Who
obviously
would
need
them?
How
would
they
be
able
to
pay
to
meet
the
requirement
of
this
legislation
and
not
be
penalized.
AE
Pearson
and
if
someone
hasn't
been
able
to
get
TennCare,
for
instance,
and
their
job
doesn't
offer
them
health
care,
because
we
know
some
jobs,
don't
offer
health
care
benefits
as
a
part
of
the
package.
What
mechanism
do
we
have
or
is
involved
in
this
legislation
to
still
get
the
services
met,
because
I
I
do
believe?
You
know
it's
as
if
the
parents,
if
the
court
finds
a
parent,
a
guardian
to
be
in
contempt
of
court
for
failure
to
comply
with
the
court
order
issued
under
these
new
Provisions?
AE
Then
the
court
May
punish
the
parent
or
Guardian
for
contempt
of
court
pursuant
to
current
law,
which
authorizes
the
court
to
impose
fines
or
imprisonment,
and
so
that's
the
concern
here.
If
folks
don't
have
insurance,
don't
got
money
for
the
psychiatric
care
that
obviously
their
kids
need,
but
they
can't
afford
it.
My
fear
is
that
they
might
end
up
in
prison
under
really
no
fault
of
their
own.
AG
You
Mr
Speaker,
it's
it's
a
well-known
fact
that
cruelty
to
animals
by
juveniles
can
often
lead
to
a
further
criminal
activity,
sometimes
homicidal
homicidal
activity
by
the
juvenile
at
as
they
age.
This
bill
would
require
juveniles
convicted
of
certain
animal
cruelty
offenses
to
be
required
to
undergo
a
mental
health
evaluation.
If
the
court
determines
that
the
need
for
psychiatric
or
psychological
treatment
is
appropriate
for
the
juvenile,
then
the
court
May
order.
AG
The
treatment
that
conduct
involving
the
intentional
torturing,
mutilating
maimon,
burning,
starving
to
death,
crushing
disfiguring
drowning
suffocated
or
in
pollen
of
a
domestic
dog
or
cat.
The
cost
of
the
evaluation
and
treatment
shall
be
the
responsibility
of
the
parents,
legal,
custodians
or
Guardians,
if
financially
able
to
pay
or
by
the
city
county
and
other
circumstances.
AE
That's
that's
the
part
right
there
that
light
apart
right,
and
so
is
there
funding
for
counties
and
cities
to
cover
those
costs
for
the
Psychiatric
Services.
These
young
folks
would
need
I,
I'm,
agreeing
I,
understand
the
consequences
of
having
folks
who
are
committing
harm
to
animals
and
right
I,
get
all
that.
AE
B
B
B
AH
You
Mr
Speaker
members
what
we're
trying
to
do
here
like
in
most
Industries.
We
also
have
a
shortage
of
teachers,
so
we've
been
working
on
different
ideas
throughout
the
year
on
addressing
that.
As
you
know,
there
are
not
enough
teacher
candidates
entering
the
pipeline
in
Tennessee,
resulting
in
a
teacher
shortage
and
as
of
May
of
2022.
We
had
2
700
positions
in
Tennessee
that
were
left
vacant
and
they
also
being
filled
by
individuals
with
no
formal
teaching
or
training
are
filled
by
an
educator
without
the
proper
subject,
area,
training
and
expertise.
AH
And
so
what
we're
doing
here
at
this
legislation
is
to
create
a
last
dollar
scholarship
for
prospective
Educators
that
covers
the
cost
of
tuition
and
mandatory
fees
for
an
undergraduate,
Juniors
and
seniors
enrolled
in
an
eligible
Tennessee,
University,
educator,
preparation
program
and,
lastly,
to
receive
the
scholarship.
Students
must
be
a
Tennessee
resident,
be
eligible
for
the
Hope
Scholarship
and
maintain
a
cumulative
grade.
B
B
J
B
E
E
AL
AM
Thank
you,
Mr,
Speaker
and
chairman.
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
explain
this
friendly
Amendment.
Thank
you
for
accepting
it.
It
simply
adds
three
words
in
section
one,
a
one
which
it
the
three
words
it
adds
is
including
soft
skills
and
the
description
of
that
is
soft
skills
or
non-technical
qualities
that
enables
people
to
work
well
with
each
other
and
to
communicate
effectively.
AM
They
include
attributes
such
as
communication,
teamwork,
leadership,
adaptability,
problem
solving
and
time
management.
These
skills
are
becoming
increasingly
more
important
in
the
modern
Workforce,
as
many
businesses
seek
employees
who
can
collaborate
and
communicate
effectively
and
who
can
adapt
to
the
changing
work
environment.
B
J
B
B
Representative
Hicks
moves
adoption.
Amendment
number
three
popular
seconded
any
discussion
on
the
amendment,
seeing
none
we're
voting
on
the
board.
All
those
in
favor
amendment
number
three
vote
out
when
the
bell
rings.
Those
opposed
vote.
No,
as
every
member
voted
does
any
member
was
changed.
Their
vote.
B
AB
You
Mr
Speaker
this
bill
would
extend
the
Tennessee
Work
Ready
opportunity
program
that
we
passed
in
2021.
This
bill
would
continue
to
make
available
the
ability
for
our
high
school
seniors
to
take
a
nationally
recognized
career,
Readiness
assessment
that
directly
connects
our
students
to
Tennessee
businesses
in
the
Tennessee
Workforce.
This
assessment
is
made
available
at
no
cost
to
the
student
or
the
Lea
with
that.
I'll
be
glad
sorry
with
that
I
renew
my
motion.
B
J
B
AH
AH
AH
AH
O
AN
AO
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
representative,
you
talked
about
the
leas
having
some
input
into
the
grant.
What
makes
up
the
grant
you
know
how
the
grant
will
be
devised
so
will
locals,
have
an
opportunity
to
weigh
in
on
that
was
the
department
just
going
to
decide
what
they
want
from
the
grant
recipients?
How
will
the
locals
play
into
it
before
it
goes
into
effect?
Chairman.
B
AH
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
It
in
this
legislation
doesn't
say
where
it's
actually
codifying
that
they
can
actually
do
this.
So
I
would
say
at
this
point
if
we
have
an
interest
or
any
Lea
that
has
an
interest,
may
want
to
reach
out
to
the
Lea,
the
Deep
Tennessee
Department
of
Education
and
advocate
for
that.
So
it's
just
not
part
of
the
legislation.
Third,.
AJ
AH
B
B
B
AP
B
AP
X
X
This
bill
is
in
response
to
the
removal
of
the
Nathan
Beth
before
statute
that
was
removed
outside
from
the
capital
rotunda
and
it's
to
undo
the
will
of
our
governor,
who
called
for
the
Tennessee
historical
commission
and
the
capital
commission
to
remove
that
that
heinous
Monument
to
the
KKK
that
we
used
to
have
outside
our
building,
and
so
this
bill.
This
bill
is
to
create
a
new
process
because,
formerly
the
speaker
of
the
house
and
the
speaker,
the
Senate
did
not
support
removal
of
that
KKK
monument
and
so
I'm
very
troubled
by
this
bill.
X
It's
unnecessary.
We
have
a
tendency,
historical
commission.
We
have
a
Tennessee
Capital
commission
who,
who
are
already
a
part
of
the
process
to
remove
Confederate
monuments.
This
bill
is
to
create
a
whole
new,
specially
appointed
board,
who
will
preserve
The
Monuments
that
you
want,
because
I
looked
at
other
legislation
to
to
protect
the
Nathan
metaphor.
Statue
I
mean
this
is
this:
is
all
a
part
of
this
lost
cause
narrative
and
it's
very
troubling
I
think
we
should
respect
the
Tennessee
historical
commission.
X
what
the
cake
that
it
was
put
up
in
1978,
representative,
Butler,
I
trust
me
I
studied
it.
The
KKK
had
a
press
conference
in
front
of
that
statue.
It
was
young
people
and
Elders
for
decades
trying
to
remove
that
statue
and
finally
got
the
historical
commission
to
hear
their
Grievances
and
and
get
it
removed.
They
said:
that's
not
enough.
X
Now
you
have
to
go
before
the
Tennessee
Capital
commission
and
we
did
that
and
we
got
that
statue
removed
and
so
again,
let's
not
continue
to
protect
Confederate
monuments
more
than
we
do
protect
the
lives
of
tennesseans.
That's
called
idolatry:
let's
not
continue
to
protect
Confederate
monuments
more
than
we
protect
our
children,
that's
called
idolatry,
and
so
we
we
don't
need
to
continue
to
this
worship
of
a
lost
cause.
X
The
Civil
War
is
over,
though
some
people
here
don't
agree
with
that.
The
Civil
War
is
a
lost
cause,
it's
done,
and
so
we
need
to
talk
about
how
do
we
uplift
all
parts
of
our
history
and
not
just
protecting
this
very
heinous
racist
view
of
history?
That
is
about
protecting
this,
this
iconography
of
a
lost
cause.
That's
thought
to
enslave
people
who
look
like
me
and
so
again.
I
hope
that
we
don't
waste
money.
This
bill
has
a
net.
X
Has
you
know
it
will
increase
expenditures
by
creating
a
whole
new
commission?
That's
not
needed
it's
a
waste
of
money
when
we
already
have
commissions
to
do
this,
and
also,
let's,
let's
trust,
historians
that
Nathan
bethafar
statue
was
placed
in
the
State
Museum
representative
who's
sponsoring
this
bill
has
a
bill
to
try
and
give
it
back
to
the
sunset.
B
B
X
You
Mr
Speaker,
this
is
about
so
the
Tennessee
Heritage
protection
act.
White
supremacy
is
not
my
heritage,
honoring
enslavers
and
Confederates,
and
the
first
Grand
wizard
of
the
KKK
is
not
a
part
of
my
Heritage
Dr
King
said
there.
Let
the
South
recognize
our
true
heroes
and
if
we
want
to
really
talk
about
protecting
Heritage,
let's
go
to
Monument
to
Ida,
be
well
The
Tennessean,
who
actually
did
something
for
this
day.
X
X
X
Commission
I
I
think
that
you
know
I'm
looking
at
this
bill
and,
and
it
gives
the
speaker
and
the
lieutenant
governor
the
ability
to
appoint
members
of
this
when
we
already
have
a
process
in
which
the
lieutenant
governor,
the
speaker
and
the
governor,
appoint
members
of
the
commissions
that
we
already
have
existing.
There's
nothing
wrong
with
that
process,
except
that
some
members
here
are
upset
that
they
voted
to
remove
the
Nathan
before
statue
and
and
we've
been
waging
a
war
about
that.
Ever
since
it's
in
the
museum
you
want
to
see
it.
X
The
state
museum
has
the
Nathan
before
statue
there.
You
can
still
see
it
in
its
proper
context,
but
we
don't
need
to
honor
it
in
the
most.
You
know
in
these
places
of
Honor
in
the
state
capitol
which
should
feel
welcoming
for
all
tennesseans,
and
so
let's
do
better
Tennessee.
Let's
let
us
uplift
the
true
heroes
of
the
South.
X
Let's
talk
about
our
history
collectively
and-
and
we
can
do-
we
can
do
better
than
this-
and
so
I
hope
that
the
representative
will
reconsider
this
perpetuation
of
a
false
narrative,
because
the
South
will
not
rise
again,
but
the
South
will
rise
Anew.
A
new
South
is
rising.
That's
a
multi-racial
democracy,
one
that
values
all
people
and
human
rights.
That's
what
we're
fighting
for.
AP
You
Mr
Speaker
and
if
I
miss
spoke
on
the
Tennessee
monuments,
memorials
commission
I
apologize.
However
I
doubt
that
there's
any
single
individual
in
this
room
that
has
a
Flawless
perfect
track
record
of
any
of
their
behavior
and
whether
you
like
our
history
or
not,
it
is
our
history
and
and
I'll
I'll.
Just
point
out
this
from
the
representative.
Since
19
1869,
the
Democrat
Party
of
Tennessee,
eventually
essentially
controlled
both
houses
of
the
Tennessee
General
Assembly.
B
O
AP
O
B
O
Hardaway,
thank
you.
If
anything
in
the
bill
speaks
to
the
political
parties
who
were
in
power,
then
fine
he's
in
order,
but
nothing
that
I've
seen
speaks
to
which
political
party
was
in
in
office
when
these
heinous
statues
were
first
put
up
it
ain't
there,
sir,
it's
out
of
order.
Thank
you,
represent
Butler.
X
B
X
X
A
process
went
forward
in
which
the
people
petitioned
the
Tennessee
historical
commission
for
removal
of
the
Nathan
Bedford
statue.
That
process
worked
Mr
Speaker,
but
then
they
were
told.
That's
not
enough.
You
must
go
before
the
Tennessee
Capitol
commission,
which
not
had
which
had
not
met.
For
years.
We
went
before
that
Capital
commission
and
petitioned
the
capital
Commission.
X
This
is
not
how
the
process
should
work.
We
have
a
process
that
works
in
2020
and
2021
to
remove
a
Confederate
Monument,
a
process
that
was
led
by
members
of
this
community,
putting
pressure
on
the
governor
to
call
these
commissions
to
act.
And
so
why
would
we
waste
money
to
create
a
whole
new
Commission?
X
My
concern
about
this
commission
as
well
is
that
how
will
we
make
sure
that
this
commission
is
diverse?
How
will
we
make
sure
that
this
commission
represents
the
diversity
of
Tennessee?
So
it's
not
just
the
the
grandchildren
of
those
who
support
the
Confederacy,
but
the
the
grandchildren,
those
who
who
are
descendants
of
the
enslaved
the
grandchildren,
those
who
are
descendants
of
of
the
Trail
of
Tears?
How
do
we
make
sure
that
it
is
multi-racial
that
this
commission
is
multiracial
and
not
just
a
stacked
Commission
of
Confederate
sympathizers
I?
X
X
Why
are
we
making
it
so
difficult
to
remove
these
shameful
parts
of
our
history
instead
of
like
letting
local
communities
decide,
this
commission
would
overturn
the
will
of
local
communities.
So
if
a
county
like
Shelby,
County
or
Davidson
County
said
we
want
to
rename
a
street
that
is
named
Nathan
back
and
forth,
we
can't
even
go
to
our
own
local
government.
We
have
to
go
before
your
specially
picked
commission
that
you're
trying
to
create
to
get
our
own
Community
to
recognize
the
history
that
we
want
to
honor
in
our
history.
X
If
you
want
a
Confederate
statue
in
your
county,
that
should
be
up
to
your
county,
but
it
should
not
be
up
to
this
state
appointed
Board
of
Confederate
sympathizers
appointed
by
the
speaker
of
the
house
and
the
speaker
of
the
Senate
and
so
I'm,
going
to
use
the
rest
of
my
time
just
to
talk
about
why
the
Tennessee
Heritage
protection
act
that
you're
referencing
is
an
affront
to
civil
rights.
This
bill
was
passed
in
resistance
to
movements
to
tell
the
full
Narrative
of
our
history.
X
Instead
we're
going
to
honor
those
who,
victimized
and
and
and
and
brutalized
the
people
of
our
state,
the
people
who
built
this
capital,
the
people
who
built
the
economy
of
the
state
who
were
not
seen
as
human
beings,
who
could
not
even
sit
in
a
chamber
like
this
I,
don't
want
to
go
back
to
that
time
in
our
history.
Let
us
honor
our
true
history
and
uplift,
true
heroes
of
the
South.
Let's
not
stack
a
commission
to
preserve
the
history
that
you're
comfortable
with.
AP
B
B
B
J
B
B
AQ
Thank
you.
Mr
Speaker
in
2009,
the
general
assembly
passed
legislation
to
give
Metro
Nashville
authority
to
use
their
sales
tax
revenues
in
the
downtown
district
to
build
a
Convention
Center.
The
legislation
set
up
a
board
of
directors
appointed
by
the
mayor
to
oversee
the
use
of
these
funds.
In
the
last
14
years,
the
tax
revenue
generated
by
the
downtown
district
has
brought
in
brought
in
an
unprecedented
amount
of
Revenue.
AQ
This
bill
simply
clarifies
the
intent
of
the
original
Law
by
stating
that
excess
tax
revenues
shall
only
be
used
for
prepayment
or
elimination
of
Debt
Service,
prepayment
of
capital
expenses
of
the
facility
payment
of
operating
expenses,
including
the
payment
of
expenses
for
cleanliness,
safety
and
maintenance
of
the
qualified
public
use
facility
or
qualified
Associated
developments
and
the
funding
of
cash
reserves
for
the
expenses.
This
bill
would
also
add
the
State
Comptroller
State,
Treasurer
and
Secretary
of
State
to
the
board
as
officio
non-voting
members,
and
with
that
I
renew
my
motion.
AQ
AQ
No
sir
legislative
leadership
became
aware
of
the
excess
Revenue
that
had
been
coming
into
the
convention
center
over
and
above
and
beyond
what
it
takes
to
make
those
debt
payments.
And
so
we
wanted
to
take
a
fresh
look
at
and
ensure
that
those
excess
revenues
would
go
to
pay
down.
The
bond
debt
and
I'm
honored
to
have
been
asked
by
leadership
to
carry
this
bill.
S
AQ
With
respect
to
any
of
the
excess
funds,
the
bill
states
that
it
can
be
used
for
security
for
the
metro
and
any
sort
of
qualified
public
use
facilities
or
qualified
Associated
developments
in
terms
of
building
in
Capital
Improvements.
With
regard
to
a
new
police
facility.
I,
don't
believe
it
speaks
to
that.
That
would
be
something
that
we
would
need
to
just
check
with
the
Comptroller's
office,
the
Secretary
of
State
to
in
and
or
legal
services.
S
Hammer,
thank
you,
since
there
is
some
some,
not
some
clarity
that
we
think
we
need
to
make
sure
we
we
need
to
have
on
this
bill
because
I
sure,
especially
with
one
of
my
constituents,
a
former
police
officer
here
in
this
community,
would
you
be
willing
to
roll
this
bill
a
few
places,
so
we
can
get
some
clarity
on
that
that
safety
issue.
Please.
N
N
N
AQ
N
AQ
And
so
it
goes
to
list
the
prepayment
of
The
Debt
Service,
the
payment
of
capital
expenses,
and
if
the
source
of
revenues
is
permitted
by
applicable
law
to
be
applied
to
the
payment
of
operating
expenses
and
those
operating
expenses
are
then
delineated
with
regard
to
the
public
use
of
the
facilities,
cleanliness,
safety
net
and
maintenance.
Qualified
other
uses
associated
with
the
associated
development
and
funding
of
cash
reserves
for
those
expenses
represent
love.
N
Thank
you
and
I
think
you
did
lift
up
what
I
was
concerned
about,
which
is
even
the
prior
accumulation,
and
so,
if
there's
money
that's
been
accumulating
up
until
today,
that
money
will
not
be
able
to
be
used
from
what
I'm
understanding
with
the
legislation
and
so
we're
talking
about
a
situation
where,
even
prior
to
the
bill
passing
it
seemed
like
it's
retroactive.
If
the
money
has
noted
hasn't
already
been
expended,
if
there's
excess
money
out
there,
then
what
it
sounds
like
the
bill
is
doing
is
saying.
N
AQ
So,
just
to
make
sure
that
I
understand
clearly
your
question:
if
there
is
excess
tax
revenues
in
reserve,
those
are
going
to
be
limited
to
ensure
that
the
bond
is
paid
down
the
any
of
those
Capital
expenses
and
then
also
those
revenues
attributed
to
any
of
the
operating
expenses
as
well.
So
yes,
sir
representative,.
B
AQ
AR
AR
One
of
the
reasons
for
this
overage
is
our
success.
We've
built
thousands
of
new
hotels
rooms,
we,
our
occupancy
rate,
is
one
of
the
highest
in
the
nation,
the
the
the
occupancy
of
the
Music
City
Center
itself.
One
of
our
largest
conventions
was
the
NRA
over
25
000.
People
came
to
that.
We
are
in
the
process
of
building
a
dynamic,
Convention
Center
for
decades
to
come.
AR
The
Music
City
Center,
like
other
government
semi-government
agencies
like
national
electric
service
and
probably
KUB
Where
You
Are.
They
pay
in
they
don't
pay
property
taxes
in
lieu
of
property
taxes.
They
pay
a
certain
fee
to
the
general
fund
because
there
are
services
that
are
required
for
these
facilities,
police,
fire
ambulance,
all
types
of
services
at
the
city
provides
and
we're
not
getting
a
penny
from
the
facility
in
tax
property
tax,
but
we
are
from
the
generation
of
fees
for
all
these
conventions
that
come
so
we're
doing
what
we
should
do
and
being
a
success.
AR
AQ
AR
Fortunately,
ours
is
not,
and
ours
is
not
because
we
keep
it
Tip-Top
shape
because
we're
the
place
that
people
want
to
come
where
and
we
want
to
keep
it
that
way
and
we
want
to
keep
generating
sales
tax
sales
tax
is
a
wonderful
thing.
We
don't
have
to
educate
these
tourists,
the
children
we
can
take
their
sales
tax
and
their
hotel,
motel
tax
and
all
the
different
taxes
that
they
paid
without
providing
very
little
services.
AR
AQ
So
when
the
Comptroller
and
the
Comptroller
Emeritus
testified
yesterday
in
finance
subcommittee
and
finance,
full
comptroller
Emeritus
stated
that
he
there
were
concerns
that
they
wouldn't
be
able
to
to
get
that
funded.
However,
the
revenues
have
been
in
excess
and
it's
important
to
go
back
and
revisit
it.
What
we're
trying
to
do
is
those
revenue
streams
that
were
created
to
pay
for
this,
this
area
and
this
Music
City
Center
development
that
they
go
to
pay
that.
AQ
B
B
I
I
R
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
I
agree
with
my
good
friend
from
Davidson
County
I
was
on
the
list.
Also
I
recognize
those
are
the
rules.
I
was
fully
prepared
to
talk
in
favor
of
that
bill,
as
I
had
done
for
many
committees
before
this,
so
just
just
because
you're
on
one
side
or
the
other,
the
rules
still
evenly
apply.
So
thank
you
very
much.
AS
B
AT
B
AV
AE
AV
AV
AE
B
AW
AV
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I
know
I'm
a
little
out
of
order,
but
this
is
an
important
thing
with
us.
During
this
time
has
been
our
nurse
Abigail.
She
is
available
nine
to
five
on
Monday
through
Thursday
and
the
reason
I'm
mentioning
this
is
Juan.
Hal
presence
is
reassuring,
but
also
she
has
an
AED,
the
automatic
defibrillator
and
you
know
in
an
emergency
that
can
come
in
really
handy
so,
while
she's
available
here
through
the
end
of
May
from
Monday
to
Thursday
nine
to
five.
AV
B
AX
AX
AE
AX
O
AX
B
B
E
B
AZ
E
B
B
B
N
B
B
B
N
You
Mr
Speaker
members.
We
have
a
a
bill
today
that
will
create
a
doula
advisory
committee
and
this
will
allow
us
to
help
monitor
the
effects
of
doulas,
as
we
have
a
pilot
program
that
we
have
funded
in
the
budget
right
now.
I
want
to
thank
Center
Lamar
for
bringing
this
important
piece
of
legislation
that
will
help
us
expand
great
maternal
care
for
citizens
of
Tennessee.
With
that
Mr
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion.
B
B
B
B
AM
You
Mr
Speaker,
Senate
Bill
219
simply
creates
a
new
certification
for
a
psychological
testing
technician
to
be
housed
under
the
board
of
examiners
of
psychology.
The
primary
role
for
psychological
testing
technician
is
to
administer
psychological
and
neuropsychological
tests
to
patients.
The
purpose
is
to
help
with
the
shortage
of
cycle,
psychologists
and
neuropsychologists.
This
will
sure
help
free
up
more
time,
so
they
can
assist
more
patients
and
with
that
Mr
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion.
B
J
E
B
B
BB
B
BB
This
is
a
pro
veteran
pro-jobs
bill
that
will
allow
current
military
personnel
or
veterans
within
one
year
of
honorable
discharge
to
help
require
a
commercial
driver's
license.
This
program
is
called
even
exchange
program
which
allows
qualified
heavy
military
truck
drivers
to
waive
the
Knowledge
Test.
B
J
B
B
AF
You
Mr
Speaker
members,
House
Bill
485
or
the
Eddie
Conrad
Act
is
named
in
in
memory
of
Mr
Eddie
Conrad
in
the
summer
of
2020
Eddie
and
his
wife
Jocelyn,
some
friends
of
mine
and
pillars
of
the
community
in
Wilson
County
were
stopped
turning
into
a
friend's
house
with
her
blinker
on
and
they
were
rear-ended
by
a
driver
who
was
texting
and
driving.
The
resulting
accident
actually
resulted
in
the
death
of
Mr,
Eddie
and
Miss.
Joslin
was
in
intensive
care
for
several
months
and
Rehab
coming
out
of
it.
AF
The
Conrads
have
have
made
it
a
mission
in
life
to
bring
awareness
to
texting
and
driving,
and
so
what
the
Eddie
Conrad
act
would
do
is
it
would
impact
juveniles
who
are
repeat
offenders
of
texting
and
driving.
They
currently
are
assessed
six
points
on
the
driver's
license
for
the
first
offense
and,
and
this
would
add,
an
additional
Point,
bringing
it
to
seven
I
renew
my
motion.
B
B
B
AW
You
Mr
Speaker,
this
bill
is
simple
and
I
really
think
powerful.
It
removes
one
one
phrase
that
foster
care,
but
what
it
does
it
allows
all
children
within
State
custody
to
get
their
driver's
license
for
free.
Currently,
it's
just
children
and
foster
care,
but
it
opens
up
that
pipeline
for
all
children
who
are
currently
in
state
custody
to
get
their
driver's
license
paid
for
so
with
that
I
renew
my
motion.
B
AW
AW
BC
AW
BC
B
B
AZ
B
B
B
B
AB
You
Mr
Speaker,
currently
Tennessee
teachers
have
had
to
use
sick
leave
days
and
vacation
days
to
take
parental
leave
for
a
new
child.
This
legislation
would
guarantee
you
the
payment
of
the
teacher's
salary
for
a
six-week
period
if
they
qualify
the
event
of
a
birth
adoption
or
still
birth,
of
a
child.
With
that
I
renew
my
motion.
C
You
Mr
Speaker,
as
you
can
notice
members.
There
are
those
that
are
coming
in
out
of
the
chamber
right
now.
The
Comptroller
has
been
kind
enough
to
purchase
pizza
for
everyone.
So
if
you
would
like
to
come
in
and
out
without
disturbing
everyone
or
the
order
of
business
then
feel
free
to
grab
some
pizza
and
I
deeply
appreciate
the
Comptroller
doing
so,
and
please
show
your
appreciation
for
him.
B
B
B
E
BD
You
Mr
Speaker.
The
aim
of
this
bill
is
to
allow
teachers
to
return
the
substitute
teachers
without
affecting
their
pension
right
now
they
can
teach
for
120
days
a
year
after
they
retire
without
affecting
their
pension.
This
allows
them
to
go
beyond
120
days
so
right
now,
if
someone,
if
a
retired
teacher,
wants
to
be
a
substitute
and
be
paid
as
a
substitute,
they
are
limited
to
only
120
days.
All
this
legislation
would
do
is
allow
those
teachers
to
not
be
limited
to
that
120
days
and
with
that
Mr
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion.
AW
AW
AW
AS
AS
B
AS
You
Mr
Speaker
Mr
Speaker
I'm,
asking
you
to
not
allow
a
full
explanation
like
this
on
this
floor
ever
again,
because
we
know
that
is
the
absolute
untruth
and
Mr
Speaker
since
we're
talking
about
teachers.
I
was
asked
this
question
and
so
I'm
going
to
ask
you-
and
maybe
your
bill
can
speak
to
this
representative.
If
two
wrongs
don't
make
a
right
who's
wrong,
the
first
person
that
did
wrong
or
the
second
person
who
sealed
the
deal
by
doing
wrong
and
not
making
a
right.
AS
D
AU
Yes,
sir,
now
another
representative's
name
was
mentioned
here
and
as
I
understand,
y'all
played
football
together,
and
is
it
true
that
you
were
the
quarterback
and
you
would
tell
Chris
Hurt
what
to
do
all
the
time
and
my
question
is:
will
you
please
continue
doing
that
now?
That
you're
up
here
is
that
true.
B
J
AD
B
BF
You
Mr
Speaker
members,
House
Bill
1031
came
as
an
initiative
from
the
the
study
group
after
the
Eliza
Fletcher
tragedy.
Last
fall.
What
was
found
out
was
currently
prisons
across
the
state
have
their
own
disciplinary
boards
to
determine
the
awarding
and
reduction
of
credits
for
sentence
reduction.
This
legislation
is
amended,
creates
the
inmate
disciplinary
oversight
board
for
the
purpose
of
reviewing
the
granting
denial
and
removal
of
inmate
sentence
credits
for
good
institutional
Behavior
or
satisfactory
program
performance.
BF
The
board
will
be
a
full-time,
autonomous,
inmate
disciplinary
board
that
review
inmate
sentence
credits
for
good
institutional
Behavior,
as
well
as
determine
whether
centers
credits
previously
awarded
should
be
removed
to
due
to
a
major
prison
infraction
the
board
will
be
composed
of
nine
members.
Three
members
appointed
by
the
governor
three
members
appointed
by
the
speaker
of
the
Senate
three
members
appointed
by
the
Speaker
of
the
House,
the
three
appointing
authorities,
will
appoint
one
member
from
each
Grand
division.
BF
The
board
has
the
discretion
to
review
the
removal
or
rewarding
of
credits
as
necessary,
creating
a
Statewide
oversight.
Disciplinary
board
promotes
Public
Safety,
while
ensuring
across
the
board
that
each
case
is
treated
under
the
same
rules
members.
This
is
not
about
preventing
good
behavior
credit,
it's
about
addressing
violent
behavior
in
prison
and
making
sure
that
when
violent
Behavior
occurs
that
it
is
taken
into
account
and
that
there
are,
there
are
ways
to
address
these
violations
with
that
Mr
Speaker
I
bring
you
my
motion.
X
I
wanted
to
lift
up
the
concerns
I
shared
before
the
government
operations
committee
is
that,
right
now,
each
prison
has
their
own
board
to
review
this
and
we're
creating
just
one
board
now
for
all
the
prisons
in
the
state,
nine
people
to
handle
all
those
cases.
So
there's
a
question
of
efficiency
and
there's
a
question
of
capacity.
X
My
concern
is
that
this
will
delay
people
who
are
getting
the
good
sentencing
credits
from
being
released
in
a
timely
manner,
because
we're
just
having
one
board
handle
hundreds
or
thousands
of
cases
from
across
the
state
as
opposed
to
each
prison
handling.
It
case
you
know
which
within
each
institution
and
so
how
do
we
make
sure
that
we
still
are
allowing
people
to
to
get
regain
their
freedom
in
a
timely
manner
when
nine
people
are
handling
all
the
cases
across
the
state,
as
opposed
to
each
prison
having
their
own
process.
BF
Representative,
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
and
that's
a
fair
question,
and
it
was
actually
one
of
the
subcommittees
addressed
also
as
amended.
This
legislation
gives
the
board
discretion
on
the
ones
they
will
look
at
they'll
have
each
member
will
have
a
full
employees
underneath
them
to
help
them
with
the
magnitude
of
of
cases
they
will
be
looking
at,
but
it
doesn't
say
that
they
have
to
look
at
every
single
one.
They
have
the
discretion
of
as
they
go
through,
making
sure
they
can
handle
the
cases
that
they
do
see.
BF
X
You
representative
hurt:
that
was
one
of
my
questions.
My
other
question,
too,
is
looking
at
this
board
that
we're
creating
we're
creating
a
whole
new
government
entity
when
we
were
ready.
So
when
we
already
have
these
entities
within
each
prison,
and
so
it
seems
redundant
and
it
seems
to
be
I-
saw
the
expenditure
one
million
two
million
I
mean
this
is
this
is
significant
money
that
we're
using
from
the
taxpayers
to
create
a
whole
new
government
structure?
Do
you
think
that
it
warrants
creating
a
whole
new
agency,
or
could
we
just
go?
BF
Hurt
thank
you
Mr
Speaker,
so
in
reference
to
that
right
now
there
are
limited
policies
regarding
the
disciplinary
Boards
of
each
prison.
For
example,
the
turnkey
industrial
complex
has
54
disciplinary
board
members,
while
West
Tennessee
State
Penitentiary
only
has
six
so
there's
a
discrepancy
across
the
state,
but
in
order
to
allow
them
to
keep
their
own
autonomy
and
do
their
keep
looking
at
it.
BF
The
way
they're
looking
at
this
board
will
just
oversee
them
and
review
the
each
inmate
in
the
sentence
credits
and
make
make
sure
that
the
the
reduction
and
for
for
violent
behavior
is
taken
into
account.
I
think
in
the
lives
of
Fletcher
case,
the
the
accused
had
over
50
violent
infractions,
but
was
still
released,
I
believe
four
years
early.
X
You
representative
hurt
for
that
explanation.
My
last
question
is
my
concern
is:
is
how
do
we
ensure
What
mechanisms,
what
safety
mechanisms
we
have
in
place
in
this
legislation
to
to
make
sure
that
we,
if
there
is
a
concern
that
these
you
know,
this
board,
is
not
hearing
cases
in
an
expeditious
manner.
X
How
do
we
make
sure
that
that
their
concerns
are
met
and,
secondly,
how
do
we
make
sure
we're
not
perpetuating
mass
incarceration
and
that
no
they're,
not
just
targeting
you,
know,
people
who
are
people
of
color?
How
do
we
make
sure
that
if
it's,
it's
there's
Equity
across
race,
economics,
I,
just
I'm,
concerned
that
this
bill
May
contribute
to
mass
incarceration
and
not
releasing
people
letting
them
regain
their
freedom
in
a
timely
manner?
So
what
safety
precautions
we
have
in
place
to
ensure
that.
BF
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
Those
rules
will
be
propagated
by
govops
and
another
aspect
of
that
is
they're
not
required
to
oversee
each
and
every
single
one
of
them.
They'll
have
their
workers
that
work
under
each
member
and
they
will
be
keeping
in
taking
into
account
what's
going
on
across
the
state
at
each
prison
with
the
disciplinary
boards.
So
govops
will
promulgate
rules
to
address
that,
but
at
the
same
time
it's
not
we're
not
saying
that
everyone
is
going
to
be
reviewed
automatically
to
to
cause
the
backup
that
you're
concerned
with.
X
You,
my
final
question
is:
who
asked
you
to
you
said
there
was
a
task
force
group.
What
was
the
makeup
of
that
task
force
that
heard
you
know
this
as
a
solution,
because
of
that
one
case
you
mentioned
was:
was
it
you
know
criminal
justice
experts?
Was
it
people
in
the
prisons
like?
How
did
you
who
made
up
that
board
and
that
commission
represent
hurt.
BF
BG
Thank
you,
Mr
chair,
just
a
point
of
clarity.
Government
government
operations
committee
will
not
promulgate
rules.
We
will
review
The
Rules
promulgated
by
others
to
make
sure
that
they're
in
compliance
with
the
guidance
that
this
body
addresses
for.
As
far
as
the
commission
is
concerned,
the
Department
of
Corrections
is
empowered
to
promulgate
rules
to
pursue
this.
AE
Just
see
you
thank
you
speaker,
the
question
can
be
answered.
There
was
a
commission
that
was
put
together
after
Eliza
Fletcher
was
murdered
in
Memphis.
Who
was
on
that
commission
was
that
made
up
of
this
legislative
body,
or
was
it
made
up
of
experts
externally,
I'm,
sorry,
I,
don't
know.
If
the
previous
person
heard
the
question.
BF
AE
Thank
you.
A
couple
of
questions
and
I
too,
am
just
concerned
about
this
new
process.
A
little
more
bureaucracy
rarely
helps
with
efficiency
problems.
One
of
the
things
that
I'm
looking
at
with
this
disciplinary
board
as
it
relates
to
and
I
just
want
to
clarify
to
make
sure
I
got
the
right.
Amendment
number
I
have
amendment
number
one
and
then
my
paper
says
zero,
zero,
four
zero.
Nine
eight
is.
Is
that
accurate,
okay,
there's
a
couple
of
pieces
in
here
that
I
hope
might
be
a
minute
or
changed.
AE
Three
members,
each
appointed
by
two
speakers
and
the
governor
with
the
requirement
that
each
appointing
authority
select
one
of
their
appointments
from
each
Grand
division,
restructures
the
initial
terms
of
the
board
members
to
comport
with
this
change,
and
then
it
does
this.
Remove
the
diversity
requirement
from
the
board
replaces
the
duty
to
work
cooperatively
with
tdoc,
with
the
authority
to
work
with
tdoc,
so
no
longer
that
being
required
says
the
salaries
of
board
members
at
120
000
per
year
with
cost
of
living
adjustments.
AE
BF
Hurt
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker
I
would
think
that,
as
long
as
they
make
decisions
based
on
the
expertise
of
the
members
that
are
put
on
there,
that
the
Merit
that
they
show
should
be
factor
in
that
decision,
making
I
would
think
that
each
one
of
those
individuals
who
appoint
would
take
recommendations
and
look
at
everybody
involved
based
on
their
Merit
and
their
expertise
and
what
they
can
bring
to
the
board
represent
Pearson.
The.
AE
AE
Having
four
justices
isn't
is
necessary
in
order
to
hear
a
case,
and
so
again
it
says
it's
a
removal,
so
in
current
law,
four
folks
out
of
the
nine
would
at
least
have
to
agree,
and
now
my
concern
is
that
can
one
person
disagree
and
that
returning
citizen
that
person
who's
incarcerated
no
longer
have
those
credits
or
those
credits
are
no
longer
granted
these
removals?
These
changes
that
we're
making
from
present
law,
which
this
body
and
another
iteration
pass,
are
deeply
concerning.
C
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
and
I
appreciate
the
questions
on
this
particular
bill,
but
I
particularly
appreciate
you
carrying
it
and
speaker
Sexton.
Thank
you
very
much
for
your
leadership
on
this
Fletcher
was
killed
in
a
brutal,
brutal
Manner
and
we've
talked
about
a
lot
of
Solutions
on
trying
to
save
lives
in
here
and
there's
lots
of
different
issues
we
can
discuss.
C
But
when
somebody
has
52
different
52
I
believe
is
the
number
we
heard
in
Committee
in
fractions
within
the
system,
and
they
still
earn
good
time
and
behavior
credit
and
have
released
four
years
early
to
brutally
murder
one
of
our
citizens.
It
is
incumbent
upon
us
to
act.
So
all
these
are
good
questions.
That's
fine,
but
my
goodness,
it's
time
to
have
some
oversight
over
these
boards
that
are
each
at
each
prison
that
are
appointed
by
the
warden
that
just
kind
of
do
whatever
they
want
to
do
in
regards
to
good
time
and
behavior
credit.
C
So
the
laws
we
pass
here
on
this
floor
matter.
It
lays
out
when
someone
should
get
good
time
or
behavior
credit,
and
there
has
to
be
some
sort
of
oversight
board
over
those
over
those
entities.
Right
now,
there's
nothing.
This
would
create
that
and
would
prevent
the
type
of
brutal
heinous
murder
that
we
saw
that
spurred
these
type
of
this,
this
type
of
analysis
of
the
system.
C
C
So
thank
you
for
bringing
the
Bill
thank
you
speaker
for
your
leadership
on
this
and
I
want
to
thank
chairman
Hulsey
for
leading
us
through
the
committee
meetings
that
really
exposed
what
was
happening
behind
the
scenes
in
the
darkness
and
brought
that
into
the
light
to
say.
Look
if
you're
good
in
prison.
If
you
do
the
the
programs
you're
supposed
to
Great,
you
get
the
credit
for
that.
If
you're,
not,
you
absolutely
should
not
be
getting
that
sentence
credit.
Thank
you
for
bringing
the
bill.
Q
B
B
B
J
B
AZ
We
have
met
and
convened
and
we
have
decided
that
with
all
the
pizza
boxes,
the
calendars
that
you
finished
yesterday
and
this
morning,
don't
throw
away
your
other
counters
you
have,
but
we
do
have
one
very
important
representative
who
needs
to
be
the
chair
of
the
paper
Drive
and
with
yaws
Indulgence
I
would
like
to
nominate
representative
Brian
Ritchie
to
be
the
chair
of
the
paper
drive
so
y'all
make
sure
he's
got
everything
of
your
pizza
boxes
to
make
sure
we're
doing
good
job
recycling
through
his
desk.
Thank
you.
Members.
E
AY
BB
C
BB
E
R
BB
BB
BB
BE
AC
BB
BB
C
AA
BB
C
BB
BB
C
BB
BB
C
C
Yer
Lambert.
Thank
you.
Yes,
on
subsection,
six,
a
pattern
of
record
a
pattern
of
racketeering
activity
means
engaging
in
at
least
two
incidents
of
racketeering,
activity
that
have
the
same
or
similar
intents
purposes,
results,
accomplices,
victims
or
methods
of
commission
or
otherwise
interrelated,
by
distinguishing
characteristics
that
are
not
isolated
incidents
provided
that
at
least
one
of
the
incidents
occurred
after
July
1st
2023
and
the
last
of
the
incidents
occurred
within
eight
years
of
the
prior
incident
racketeering
activity
that
was
associated
with
prior
prosecution,
the
resulting
acquittal
must
not
be
used
under
this
part.
Racketeering.
C
X
Y
X
Lambeth,
would
you
agree
that
racket's
hearing
is
a
type
of
organized
crime
in
which
the
person
sets
up
a
type
of
coercive,
fraudulent,
extortionary
or
otherwise
illegal
coordinated
scheme
or
operation
to
repeatedly
or
consistently
collect
a
profit?
Would
that
be
under
this
definition
of
racketeering.
C
BB
C
Later
Lambert,
so,
if
you're
aware
of
any
criminal
activity
by
anyone
in
this
chamber
or
in
the
public,
I
would
recommend
that
you
refer
that
to
law
enforcement.
Allow
them
to
investigate
it,
I'm
sure
that
if
this
bill
or
any
other
is
placed
in
law,
they
will
take
according
action
on
whatever
is
necessary.
X
Thank
you.
We
definitely,
you
know,
plan
to
move
forward
with
those
concerns
and
I
know
that
we've
there's
been
some
actions
here
that
have
responded
to
some
of
those
concerns
as
well,
and
so
I
just
want
to
clarify
that
we
are
not
above
the
law
and
that's
too
often.
The
lawmakers
here
are
the
are
the
largest
law
Breakers
in
this
body,
and
so
we
we
have
to
be
clear
that
as
we're
making
these
laws,
they
also
apply
to
us.
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BB
BB
BB
BB
BB
C
BB
E
AA
BB
C
Lambert
you're
recognized
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
in
this
very
simple
Bill
and
again
it
came
out
of
the
same
task
force
we
discussed
earlier.
If
someone
is
in
jail,
pre-adjudication,
so
they've
not
been
convicted
of
anything,
they
are
building
jail
credit
and
they
can
in
fact
build
good
time
credit
they
can.
C
If
someone
had
served
free
trial
credit
that
they
would
get
good
time
or
behavior
credit,
regardless
of
whether
or
not
they
had
earned
it.
So
all
this
does.
Is
it
just
changes
it
where
the
jail
administrator
that
is
at
that
site,
gets
to
make
a
determination
whether
or
not
they
have
done
what
they
were
supposed
to
do
and
if
they
have
they
get
their
good
time
credit?
C
If
not,
then
they
can
go
through
the
tdoc
process
to
both
challenge
that
or
or
they
potentially
would
not
get
that
good
time
credit,
but
it
just
makes
that
process
where
it's
not
automatic.
It's
purposeful
on
the
part
of
everyone
to
look
at
it
and
see
whether
or
not
that
person
under
the
statue
really
has
earned
their
good
time.
Credit
with
that
Mr
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion.
BB
BB
AH
BB
BB
C
Members
have
we
have
a
little
paperwork
issue
that
we're
trying
to
get
through
here
so
with
that
I
I'm,
a
big
fan
of
this
bill
and
I
look
forward
to
discussion
on
it,
but
we've
got
to
handle
at
least
some
paperwork
issues,
apparently
just
with
this
particular
bill
for
a
moment.
So,
if
I
would
make
a
motion
to
roll
this
10
spaces.
AQ
BB
AQ
BB
B
B
X
But
on
top
of
that,
what
you're
saying
is
that
communities
who
are
impacted
by
police
violence
by
police,
brutality
by
abuse
of
power
don't
deserve
a
means
of
redress
that
will
effectively
and
efficiently
move
to
have
their
concerns
met.
What
you're
saying
is
that
you
know
better
than
the
people
who
have
been
victims
of
police
violence
who
led
the
campaign
in
Nashville
to
Institute
this
community
oversight
board
mothers
of
young
men
who
were
murdered
by
police
in
the
city
and
so
I
hope
that,
as
you
do
this
I
don't
know
who
brought
you
this
bill.
X
V
AQ
X
X
AQ
AQ
This
allows
for
that
and
as
amended,
this
allows
Statewide
standards
that
have
been
proven
effective,
so
those
governing
bodies
can
create
the
police
advisory
Review
Committee,
upon
adoption
of
an
ordinance
by
two-thirds
vote.
The
purpose
of
the
committee
is
to
strengthen
the
relationship
between
citizens
and
law
enforcement
agencies
to
ensure
a
timely,
fair
and
objective
review
of
citizens
complaints
while
protecting
the
individual
rights
of
local
Law
Enforcement
Officers.
The
committee
will
make
recommendations
concerning
citizen
complaints
to
the
head
of
law
enforcement.
AQ
The
Committees
will
consist
of
seven
members
appointed
by
the
mayor
with
the
approval
of
the
governing
body.
This
bill
ensures
Community
oversight
boards
operate
under
the
same
standards
Statewide,
allowing
law
enforcement
to
conduct
an
accurate,
fair
and
valid
crime
scene
investigation
without
interference
by
outside
boards.
AQ
X
B
E
Speaker,
the
member
has
five
minutes.
If
that
member
wishes
to
talk
about
and
debate
the
bill
for
five
minutes
and
present
their
views
on
the
bill
for
a
total
of
five
minutes,
they
may,
if
they
choose
to
ask
questions
of
the
sponsor
the
time
to
use.
In
response
to
the
question
comes
out
of
the
members
time.
X
B
X
AS
E
B
E
AS
B
AS
AS
AS
Parkinson
and
thank
you
for
that
Mr
Speaker,
and
if
he
did,
then
your
ears
are
much
better
than
mine,
because
I
could
not
hear
the
end
of
three
of
his
last
questions.
I
can't
tell
you
what
he
was
trying
to
ask,
because
the
noise
raised
so
high
on
the
floor
that
it
cut
it
drowned
out
the
rest
of
his
question
and
that's
all
I'm
asking
is
that
we
show
some
respect
to
the
members
and
let
them
finish
their
question
out
of
order
out
of
order.
AS
That's
the
disrespect
that
I'm
talking
about
Mr
Speaker
I
have
the
right,
Mr
Speaker,
to
ask
you
a
question
so
that
we
understand
the
rules
and
know
them
better
and
and
to
get
drowned
out
by
the
Bulls
and
the
objects
and
which
I
don't
give
about
the
none
of
your
business.
I'm.
Talking
to
the
speaker,
I'm
talking
to
the
speaker.
AS
B
Well,
sir
I've
I've
heard
all
his
questions.
The
clerk
answered
the
same
question
at
least
twice
about
time,
and
the
questions
were
about
time.
The
problem
is
is
when
you
decide
to
make
statements
and
it's
not
a
question
under
point
of
order.
Then
you
get
ruled
out
so
you're
not
going
to
be
able
to
finish.
AS
B
B
E
AW
AW
AW
AW
If
that's
why
the
Crafters
are
bringing
this
they're
absolutely
incorrect,
everyone
has
a
boss
and,
and
these
types
of
of
jobs
and
duties,
everyone
has
a
responsibility,
it's
good
to
get
outside
audit
and
oversight,
and
that's
what
we
have
there.
This
is
not.
This
has
not
been
a
problem
in
the
state
of
Tennessee.
AW
This
has
not
been
a
problem
and
there
was
a
statement
that
said
this
is
permissive.
No,
it's
that
was
an
absolute
non-truth.
This
is
not
a
permissive
bill.
This
tells
our
municipalities
exactly
what
they
can
and
can't
do.
That
is
not
that's
opposite
of
permissive,
so
there
was
an
error
made
when
that
when,
when
the,
when
the
sponsor
said
this
bill
is
permissive,
it
says,
You
must
do
it
this
way,
and
this
way
only.
AW
AW
Our
citizens
are
watching
us.
Our
citizens
are
counting
on
us
to
pass
responsible
legislation.
This
isn't
it.
This
is
not.
This
is
irresponsible.
This
is.
This
is
undoing.
A
system
that
works,
I
I
guarantee
you.
If
you
find
the
chief
of
police
that
says
I
don't
want
to
have
my
people
look
over
my
shoulder
at
my
hundreds
of
men
and
women
that
are
fighting
for
us.
You
don't
have
a
good
police,
chief
or
Sheriff,
but
I
guarantee
you
they
want
this.
Our
police
Chiefs
want
this.
AQ
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
when
I
referenced
permissive
that
had
to
do
with
a
local
governing
body
adopting
or
creating
a
police
advisory.
Review,
Committee
and
I
really
take
exception
to
the
fact
that
you're
saying
that
this
this
bill
is
not
helpful
or
doesn't
work,
because
it's
almost
verbatim
to
the
police,
advisory,
Review,
Committee,
language,
ordinance
from
Knoxville
and
it
has
worked
and
so
I
appreciate
your
comments
in
stating
that
it
was
originally
created.
But,
yes,
it
does,
and
so
with
that
other
name.
B
AS
Thank
you,
Mr,
Speaker
and
and
to
the
sponsor,
you
know
all
across
cities.
What
happens
is
in
some
of
these
cities.
You
know
you
have
you'll,
have
gang
members
that
have
been
in
the
gangs
for
a
long
time
or
have
become
what
they
call
ogs
in
the
game.
They'll
send
the
younger
gang
members
out
or
the
newer
gang
members
out
to
go
and
Rob
someone,
because
they
know
those
new
members
don't
know
any
better
or
don't
or
will
not
face
the
same
type
of
Retribution.
AS
B
AS
AS
You've
done
and
I
know
I'm
on
this
bill.
The
urban
Centers
do
not
want
this
bill
and-
and
you
know
and
I,
don't
know
where
you
know
where
or
why
you
know
these
bills
like
this
are
coming
from
you.
If,
if
it's
a
matter
of
proving
your
worth
or
value
to
the
leadership,
you
know
you're
a
great
representative
and
you
don't
have
to
prove
your
your
Worth
to
the
leadership.
You
know,
because
these
bills
really
absolutely
have
nothing
to
do
with
the
place
that
you're
from.
AQ
AS
AS
AS
You
Mr
Speaker,
representative
I,
appreciate
you
answering
the
questions
and
not
you
know
running
the
clock
on
me.
I
truly
do
I,
think
the
world
of
you
I.
Just
think
that
this
this
is
more
of
a
bill
that
should
be
carried
by
someone
that
that
has
large
swaths
of
the
city
and
you
know
that's
actually
being
affected
by
it.
But
thank
you,
madam
sponsor
I
appreciate
you.
AQ
I
appreciate
that,
however,
the
bill
does
speak
to
local
governing
bodies,
so
it's
not
just
municipalities,
it's
also
for
County
commissions
as
well,
so
it's
any
sort
of
governing
body
to
create
that
police
advisory
Review
Committee.
So
if
a
if
a
County,
Commission
or
a
county
governmental
agency
would
like
to
create
one,
they
have
that
ability
to
do
it.
It
sets
up
that
Statewide
structure
in
order
for
them
to
comply.
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Well,
I
think
representative
McKenzie
cleared
up
one
thing.
The
permissive
statement
you
made
earlier,
but
my
problem
is
state
of
Tennessee-
is
three
grand
divisions.
It's
more
or
less
three
different
area,
three
different,
distinct
areas
of
this
state,
different
different
people,
different
styles
of
living,
whole
different
things.
So
what
may
be
good
for
one
part
of
this
state
may
not
be
perfect
for
another
part
of
the
state,
and
you
know
I
think
what
you
do
in
Knoxville.
U
You
know
what's
best
for
the
that
area
that
you
represent
I
I,
think
representative
Parkinson.
He
probably
knows
what's
best
for
Memphis
I,
don't
profess
to
know,
what's
good
for
Knoxville
and
what's
good
for
Memphis.
That's
why
the
voters
in
those
districts
voted
for
him
in
Memphis,
voted
for
you
in
Knoxville,
so
I
need
to
keep
my
nose
out
of
your
business.
U
U
B
U
U
U
You
know
what's
best
for
our
Police
Department,
what's
best
for
our
taxpayers,
what
they
can
spend
their
money
on,
whether
it's
a
community
oversight
board
or
a
Convention
Center
that
we
paid
the
last
one
off
early
and
we're
going
to
pay
this
one
off
early.
You
know,
because
we
do
things
right
in
Nashville,
I,
don't
know
what
you're
doing
in
Knoxville.
It's
your
own
business,
but
keep
it
in
Knoxville.
Keep
your
business
in
Knoxville.
B
AQ
Representative,
this
bill
allows
for
citizens
to
bring
their
concerns
about
police
to
that
police
advisory.
Review
Committee.
If
they
have
an
issue
they
bring
It
Forward.
It
is
then
forwarded
to
the
internal
affairs
department.
They
review
that
bring
it
back
to
that
police
advisory,
Review
Committee
with
their
findings
that
they
can
either
accept
or
refuse
and
then
move
forward.
This
does
not
remove
any
citizen
from
the
ability
to
bring
an
issue
forward.
It
only
restructures
it
to
where
it
gives
a
framework
that
can
be
adopted.
AQ
Statewide
and
so
I
really
take
offense
to
saying
that
it
does
not
allow
for
oversight
because
it
does
it
allows
for
any
citizen
anonymously
to
or
if
they
want
to
put
their
name
to
it,
to
bring
it
forward
so
that
it
can
be
reviewed.
It's
important,
I,
locally
I
chaired
our
Ethics
Committee
I.
Think
oversight
is
important.
We
should
always
be
overlooking
and
ensuring
that
we're
following
the
rules-
and
so
this
is
important.
I
appreciate
your
concerns,
but
this
bill
does
not
remove
that
ability
for
oversight.
B
B
B
P
P
P
You
Mr
Speaker
what
this
bill
does
at
11
19.
All
it
does
is
law
have
a
lot
of
wineries
in
my
district
and
wineries
all
over
the
state
and
they
have
to
have
a
different
license
for
every
bit,
every
one
of
their
their
storefronts
and
all
their
Distributing
places
all
like
this,
and
all
this
does
is
put
the
licensees
under
one
time
that
they're
they're
due
they'll,
be
due
at
the
same
time
each
year
and
with
that
Mr
speaker,
I
renew
my
motion.
B
AK
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
I
might
be
out
of
order,
but
being
a
hunter
and
caring
about
the
environment
as
much
as
I
do
and
being
tasked
as
being
the
chair
of
the
paper
collection,
the
tape,
the
desk
is
very
weak.
The
paper
drive
over
here,
so
if
everybody
wants
to
bring
any
of
your
papers
so
that
we
can
properly
recycle
that
I'd
appreciate
it.
Thank
you.
Mr
Speaker.
B
J
AA
P
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
this
bill
here
at
House.
Bill
458
is
the
voting
under
the
influence
and
it
puts
everything
in
the
same
line
as
driving
under
the
influence,
and
that's
simply
all
it
does.
We've
been
having
a
lot
of
accidents
on
our
lakes
with
a
lot
of
bad
injuries,
a
lot
of
intoxication
everything
with
that
Mr
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion.
AS
AS
B
J
B
AY
B
AY
You're
recognized
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker
members,
House
Bill
702
enhances
the
punishment
for
the
sale
manufacturer,
delivery
of
possession
with
the
intent
to
sell
manufactured
or
delivery
of
fentanyl
or
fentanyl
analogues
from
a
classic
felony
to
a
class
B
family
for
any
amount
of
0.5
grams
or
more
but
less
than
15
grams
and.
F
R
AY
B
B
E
BB
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
battery
charge
security
fans
that
are
used
by
businesses
across
this
country.
This
equipment
helps
deter
wrongdoers
from
entering
a
business's
property
within
the
attention
of
commit
a
crime.
This
legislation
will
require
battery
charge
security
fences
to
be
regulated
through
the
alarm
system
code
when
they
meet
certain
requirements,
including
safety
requirements.
With
that
I
renew
my
motion.
BJ
BB
BJ
BB
BB
B
B
B
B
BB
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
small
businesses
in
Tennessee
have
expressed
frustration
for
many
years
with
inefficiencies
and
costs
associated
with
the
annual
filings
of
the
tangible,
personal
property
tax
Schedule.
Many
of
these
smaller
filers
incur
many
hundreds
of
dollars
of
costs
from
their
financial
professionals
to
pay
a
tax
that
is
often
25
or
less
so.
What
we've
done
this
year,
we've
come
up
with
a
plan,
a
tour
tiered
plan
for
to
file
personal
property.
BB
The
personal
property
tangible
tax,
one
level
starts
at
two
thousand
dollars
anything
two
thousand
dollars
and
below
is
a
certain
fee,
normally
around
ten
or
fifteen
dollars.
The
second
tier
is
ten
thousand
dollars.
Ten
thousand
dollars,
or
less
would
probably
be
in
this
range
of
seventy
five
to
a
hundred
dollars
and
they
would
file
without
doing
hardly
any
work
without
paying
any
professionals.
And
by
doing
this
we
would
we
would.
We
would
keep
fifty
two
percent
of
the
businesses
in
in
Tennessee,
where
they
don't
have
to
file
a
long
form
without
a
renew.
B
Q
I
Everybody
in
this
room,
I,
would
assume
has
had
somebody
from
voices
for
a
safer
Tennessee
come
by
and
talk
to
them
about
what
we
need
to
do
about
gun
violence.
If
you,
if
they
haven't,
come
to
see
you
you've
seen
them
in
the
in
the
in
the
Halls.
You've
seen
them
as
we
walk
into
this
chamber,
and
they
are.
They
are
begging
for
us
to
do
something
in
the
chamber
in
the
gallery.
I
I
I
B
BI
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I
wanted
to
recognize
a
citizen
up
in
the
gallery,
Molly
Secours
and
I
hope,
I,
say
your
last
name
correctly,
but
she's
a
Nashville
resident
who's,
a
filmmaker
and
also
an
author,
and
she
has
written
a
book.
She
has
brought
me
50
copies
I'm,
going
to
get
enough
for
everyone
in
the
body
she.
BI
This
is
a
book.
This
is
given
in
love
to
get
us
to
think
about
potentially
think
about
the
biases
that
we
may
have.
She
is
also
willing,
if
anyone
is
interested
to
do
a
book
club
with
any
members.
This
is
a
process
she
went
through
when
she
thought
about
the
way
she
sees
the
world
and
and
and
different
people
in
the
world,
and
so
I'm
gonna
get
a
book
for
everyone.
BI
I
have
benefited
from
these
same
questions
and
we
ask
ourselves
about
how
we
think
about
race
and
how
we
think
about
those
things
this
is
given.
It
was
written
in
love
and
given
in
love
to
get
us
all
to
think
so,
I'll
be
bringing
those
by
your
offices.
She
has
signed
them
and
again
I'll
give
you
the
email
address
or
any
information
to
contact
if
you'd
like
to
have
a
book
discussion.
Thank
you.
BK
Thank
you
very
much.
Mr
Speaker,
Mr
Speaker
I
realize
that
we
are
all
tired.
It's
been
a
very
long
day,
but
I
have
never
before.
In
my
life.
Seen
a
member
of
this
body
addressed
the
way
the
representative
from
Knoxville
was
addressed.
She
is
a
duly
elected
member
of
this
body.
She
has
the
right
to
carry
any
legislation
that
she
wants
to
file
and
for
another
member
to
insinuate
that
she's
not
worthy
of
carrying
certain
legislation.
BK
U
You
you've
kept
your
word
on
everything.
You've
said
about
this,
and
last
week
you
said
we're
going
to
have
another
delayed
bills
committee
and
I'm
ready
to
have
that
delayed
bills
committee,
where
I
think
we
were
having
good
discussions
with
yourself
leader,
camper
people
are
bringing
bills
I
think
we
need
to
do
that
one
more
time.
Let's,
let's
show
the
people
we're
doing
everything
we
can
to
address
this
issue
and
that's
my
announcement
I'm
I'm
waiting
for
your
announcement
on
the
delayed
bills
committee.
Thank
you,
sir.