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From YouTube: House Floor Session- 12th Legislative Day- March 6, 2023
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House Floor Session- 12th Legislative Day- March 6, 2023
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A
C
Mr
sergeant
of
arms
invites
members
into
the
chamber
and
close
the
doors
out
here
by
the
clear,
the
house,
representatives
of
the
113th
Journal
assembly,
of
the
state
of
Tennessee
now
in
session.
Well,
the
members
please
stand
with
the
visitors
in
the
gallery.
Please
stand
and
remain
standing
through
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance
representative
Butler
will
introduce
the
chaplain
of
the
day
representative
Butler.
D
Pastor
Richard's
father
served
in
Vietnam
and
when
he
returned
home
he
returned
to
Maplewood
area
of
Nashville,
while
serving
in
the
riot
Patrol
in
Nashville
Centennial
Park
on
May
30th
1972,
his
house
caught
fire
in
the
middle
of
the
night
in
which
he
lost
his
mother.
His
father
brother
and
sister,
but
God
had
other
plans
for
him,
as
he
was
the
only
Survivor
orphaned
at
age.
Four.
He
was
raised
by
his
grandparents
in
Double
Springs
Tennessee
after
graduating
from
high
school.
D
He
went
on
to
Georgia
Tech
and
after
graduation
he
went
to
Garnett
distribution
in
1988.
He
married
the
love
of
his
life
Camille
and,
like
any
loving
wife,
she
encouraged
Richard
to
attend
church
with
her
After
experiencing
salvation
and
the
power
of
God.
He
felt
the
calling
to
Ministry
Ian
Camille,
sold
their
belongings
and
moved
to
Oklahoma
to
attend
Rhema
Bible
College
the
opportunity
arose
to
move
back
to
Middle
Tennessee
and
they
they
served
at
Trinity
Assembly.
He
and
Camille
served
as
children's
pastor
at
Trinity
Assembly
for
23
years.
D
Over
the
last
several
decades,
Pastor
Richard
has
obtained
additional
education
from
the
Jewish
Institute
of
Christian
Studies,
the
Atlantic
Coastal
Seminary,
with
several
degrees
in
biblical
studies
and
history.
He
has
been
in
full-time
Ministry
for
30
years
and
has
been
an
ordained
minister
with
Assemblies
of
gods
for
27
years.
Over
the
last
30
years,
Pastor
Richard
has
been
involved
with
building
churches
in
numerous
countries
around
the
world,
including
Kenya
Chile
Argentina
Uruguay,
Costa,
Rica,
Mexico
Belize.
Many
of
these
we
built
together
of
all
the
accomplishments.
D
E
Thank
you,
Congressman
Butler.
Firstly,
let
me
say
it's
an
honor
to
be
here
tonight
to
pray
over
this
113th
General
Assembly,
you've
been
elected
by
your
constituents
to
make
some
tough
decisions.
The
decisions
you
make
are
determined
by
what
you
as
a
person
set
as
your
standards,
whether
you're
a
Democrat,
an
independent
or
republican.
There
must
be
a
standard
by
which
you
gauge
the
decisions
you
make
and
that
gauge
therefore,
then
becomes
your
absolute.
E
E
This
is
why
we
find
our
country
in
the
shape
it
is
today.
When
man
becomes
accountable
to
himself,
then
he
is
the
one
who
sets
the
standards
by
which
he
lives.
If
he
doesn't
like
what
law
another
man
says,
then
he
just
proceeds
to
change
it
to
fit
his
own
agendas.
So
there's
never
an
absolute
and
your
standards
are
constantly
changing
judges.
21
says
in
those
days
there
was
no
standard
or
laws
in
the
land,
and
everyone
did
what
was
right
in
their
own
eyes.
What
did
that?
E
Look
like
for
people
with
lovers
of
self
self-focused
lovers
of
money,
impelled
by
greed,
boastful
arrogant,
revelers,
disobedient
to
parents,
ungrateful,
Unholy
and
profane,
and
they
will
be
unloving
void
of
human
affection,
calloused,
irreconcilable,
malicious
gossips?
No
self-control
they'll
be
immoral,
brutal
haters
of
good
traitors,
Reckless,
conceited
lovers
of
sensual
Pleasures
rather
than
lovers
of
God.
E
Does
that
sound
familiar
avoid
such
people?
God
says
and
keep
them
far
away
from
you
from
among
them
are
those
who
are
warned
their
way
into
your
homes
and
Captivate
easily
by
various
impulses,
always
learning
and
listening
to
anybody
who
will
teach
them,
but
never
coming
to
the
knowledge
of
what
is
truth.
The
Bible
calls
this
lawlessness,
and
this
is
what
happens
when
man
is
accountable
to
no
one
but
himself
so
to
this
113th
assembly.
E
If
you
are
here
for
political
purposes
or
title
or
financial
gain
or
any
other
callous
reasons
other
than
what
your
consistency,
lecture,
G4
I
will
pray
for
you
tonight,
I
will
pray.
You
be
exposed,
I
love,
this
state,
it's
my
home,
there's
no
other
place.
I'd
rather
live
and
like
most
red-blooded
Americans
I
passed
the
point
of
apologies.
E
Yesterday
I
met
another
family
at
my
church
who
had
just
moved
here
from
California.
The
gentleman
was
a
park
ranger
in
Yosemite
and
he
said:
pastor
I
love
my
job
I
loved,
my
home
I,
loved
being
able
to
protect
what
God
created
he
said.
I
had
the
best
office
every
day
to
look
at
this
same
conversation,
I've
had
many
times
in
the
last
several
years.
So
I
said
to
him.
Why
did
you
leave
and
every
time
the
answer
comes
back
the
same?
We
just
couldn't
handle
the
politics
anymore.
E
We
had
to
get
out
I
said,
then
why
Tennessee
he
said.
Tennessee
holds
some
of
the
same
values
that
we
believe
in
so
Representatives.
It's
your
job
to
protect
those
values
and
keep
Tennessee
the
great
state.
It
is
and
I
know,
there's
some
here
that
may
not
like
that.
Well,
you
could
take
the
advice
that
he
gave
me
yesterday.
E
You
can
always
pack
and
move
right,
and
so
there
are
lots
of
great
people
that
live
in
this
state
and
I
believe
there
are
a
whole
lot
of
me's
out
there
that
want
their
children
and
their
grandchildren
to
live
in
the
state
that
I
grew
up
in
so
your
job,
113th
General
Assembly
should
be
to
protect
those
values
and
not
change
them.
Help
build
those
walls,
make
them
stronger,
so
the
future
can't
tear
them
down.
Let's
pray,
father,
I
love,
you
I!
E
Thank
you
for
this
wonderful
time
and
this
great
assembly,
that's
here
these
men
and
women
that
are
called
to
serve
at
this
time
for
such
a
time
as
this
I
think
you're
not
giving
them
good
ideas,
Lord
you're,
giving
them
God
ideas
and
I
pray.
Their
hearts
are
tender
and
sensitive
to
the
what's
the
truth,
and
if
they
will
have
the
strength
needed
to
stand
firm
when
tough
decisions
are
being
made
and
I.
E
Thank
you
that
all
of
us,
whether
we
believe
or
not,
will
one
day
give
an
account
for
those
decisions
that
we
make
so
I
pray
tonight
that
the
decisions
are
taken.
Serious
and
I.
Ask
you
to
keep
this
assembly
safe,
Lord,
no
harm
will
come
now,
their
dwellings
and
everything
they
do
will
prosper
for
it's
in
Jesus
name.
We
pray,
amen.
G
J
J
J
If
I
could
remember
her
in
our
second
person
who
died
in
a
similar
way
is
a
15
year
old
girl
from
Liberty
Creek
High
School,
who
you
all
had
the
pleasure
of
hearing
from
their
choir.
A
couple
of
days
ago,
her
name
was
Aaliyah
Brooks.
She
was
a
freshman
at
Liberty,
Creek,
High
School.
She
was
actually
helping
her
family
at
the
driveway
clear
out
debris
a
tree
flung
by
hit
her
in
the
head
she
passed
away.
She
was
a
cheerleader
at
the
school
Liberty
Creek
School.
J
She
was
an
active
member
of
Long,
Hollow,
Baptist
Church
and
she
loved
to
tell
people
about
Jesus.
In
fact,
one
of
her
final
Acts
on
this
Earth
was
that
while
she
lost
her
life,
she
was
able
to
become
an
organ
donor
and
Mr
Speaker,
I'm
honored,
to
say
by
her
generous
donation,
she's
going
to
save
Six
Lives
with
her
unfortunate
accident.
K
L
L
The
treasurer's
office
has
the
responsibility
to
try
and
find
the
home
of
unclaimed
property
members.
Listen
to
this.
They
belong
to
Master,
Sergeant
Sanders.
Seven
service
medals
include
the
European
African
Middle
Eastern
campaign
medal,
the
World
War
II
medal,
Victory
Medal
Asiatic
Pacific
campaign
medal
and
the
Good
Conduct
Medal.
Please
mark
your
calendar
and
come
join
us
at
12
o'clock
on
Wednesday.
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
M
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
members,
exciting
day
to
have
these
great
players
from
Nashville
SC
that
have
represented
our
city
and
state
with
the
utmost
distinction.
First
of
all,
honey
muktar
for
winning
the
2022
Landon
Donovan
Major
League
Soccer
Most
Valuable
Player
award
he's
the
first
player
from
any
Tennessee
professional
sports
franchise
to
win
a
league
MVP
award
since
2003
and
the
first
to
do
it
outright.
You
might
Recaro
that
air
McNair
won
it
Steve
McNair,
but
he
shared
that
Award
with
Peyton
Manning.
M
He
became
the
first
designated
player
at
National
sc's
History
last
season.
He
led
MLS
with
34
gold
contributions.
It
was
also
the
2022
MLS
Golden
Boot
winner
for
his
League
High
23
goals,
scored
in
the
regular
season
and
my
favorite
is
he
scored
the
fastest
hat
trick
in
MLS
history
with
three
goals
in
the
span
of
just
six
minutes.
M
It
was
created
this
great
honor
at
the
2022
World
Cup
this
last
year
in
in
Qatar,
and
you
might
know
that
the
World
Cup
is
the
biggest
and
most
watched
sporting
event
in
the
world
with
a
projected
5
billion
people
watching
at
least
some
part
of
that
tournament.
To
keep
that
in
perspective.
The
world
population
is
currently
six
7.8
billion
people,
so
Mr
Zimmerman
he's
the
center
back
was
born
in
Lawrenceville
Georgia
Mr
mukhtar
didn't
reference.
M
He
was
born
in
Berlin
Germany
and,
along
with
winning
back-to-back
defender
of
the
year,
Walker
Zimmerman
has
made
a
himself
a
Mainstay
with
the
men's
U.S
national
team.
He
was
named
the
22
2022
World
Cup
roster,
and
played
in
all
four
of
the
US
men's
games
at
the
World
Cup
and
started
in
three
of
them.
Also
add
personal
distinction.
M
He
made
it
cool
to
wear
a
headband,
which
I
was
a
big
selling
point
for
my
son
Hawks
who's
here
in
convincing
him
to
wear
a
headband
when
he's
playing
soccer
and
then
also
Shaq
Moore.
He
is
from
he's
a
center
Chuck
Moore
is
born
in
Powder
Springs
Georgia
Georgia.
He
played
twice
for
the
U.S
team
and
the
world
cup
over
a
span
of
four
games.
It
was
very
highly
sought,
International
player
before
National
SC
acquired
the
defender
in
the
summer
of
last
year.
M
N
Well,
first
of
all,
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
everyone
for
coming
out,
and
you
know
being
part
of
this
recognition
for
me
and
my
fellow
teammates,
it's
an
honored
to
represent.
You
know
the
city
and,
what's
you
know,
what's
happening
around
the
city
as
well,
so
just
want
to
say
thank
you
all
right.
O
P
Thank
you,
representative,
Powell,
and
everyone
else
involved
with
this
amazing
honor.
We
really
appreciate
all
the
support
and
the
friendly
faces
that
have
welcomed
us
even
in
this
building.
Today
we
appreciate
you
and
the
way
that
you
root
for
us
on
the
field,
and
we
hope
that
we
can
continue
to
inspire
people
off
of
it.
So
thank
you
for
all
you
do
and
we
really
appreciate
it.
Q
R
C
S
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I
just
want
to
give
a
welcome
to
one
of
my
constituents.
I,
don't
know
if
you
mind,
standing
as
michondelle
Brooks
and
her
son
Aldine,
whose
birthday
is
today
in
Amber
whose
son
was
killed
in
The,
Waffle,
House
male
shooting
on
April
22nd
2018..
We
also
with
them.
We
have
Mr
Manuel
and
Patricia
Oliver,
whose
son
Hakeem
was
killed
in
the
Parkland
mass
shooting
on
February
14
2022
I
just
want
to
welcome
them
to
the
people's
house.
C
T
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
members.
Please
join
me
in
welcoming
leadership.
Knoxville
they've
joined
us
here
today.
I
see
Clayton
wood,
I,
think
I
see
Todd
Kelly
up
there
and
some
members
scattered
around.
So,
if
you
guys
could
give
them
a
warm
welcome,
welcome
to
the
Capitol
and
do
we
have
some
behind
us
over
here.
Thank
you.
U
Thank
you
speaker
I'd,
like
to
recognize
some
dear
friends
of
mine
and
constituents
in
in
the
galley
up
here.
Judy
and
David.
Johnson
Judy
is
a
member
of
our
Garden
Club
and
she
is
here
because
we
are
celebrating
our
Garden
Club
Mountain
View
Garden
Club
is
celebrating
70
years
of
service
to
Johnson
City
in
Washington
County,
so
give
a
round
of
applause
and
welcome
my
friends,
Judy
and
David.
V
W
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I
apologize.
It's
a
bit
out
of
order,
but
I'm
gonna
be
out.
Members
I
want
to
announce
a
breakfast
on
Wednesday
morning,
7
30
to
8
30
in
the
Cordell
health
building
room
HD.
This
is
from
the
Junior
League
of
Tennessee
a
great
volunteer
organization
of
more
than
1500
members.
They
promote
volunteerism
for
Community
causes.
They
just
celebrated
their
100th
Centennial,
again:
Junior
League
of
Tennessee
breakfast
7
30
to
8
30
room
80,
Cordell
hall
building
enjoy.
Thank
you.
Y
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
representative
face
and
I
have
two
guests
with
us
here
today
we
have
Mr
Barry,
Fain
and
Mr
Kevin
po
Barry
he's
a
youth
services
officer
over
in
Dandridge
in
Jefferson
County
Kevin's,
the
Circuit
Court
Clerk
to
do
a
wonderful
job,
and
neither
Jim
or
I
may
not
be
here,
but
for
these
guys,
they've
worked
hard
to
help
us
and
we
just
make
them
feel
welcome.
Thank
you
guys.
D
Z
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
maybe
out
of
line,
but
we
also
have
another
leadership
class
here
since
I
work
at
Oak,
Ridge,
National
Laboratory.
We
have
leadership,
Oak
Ridge,
who
is
here
today
and
I,
know
if
they
stand
up
over
there
and
wave
their
hands,
and
my
good
friend,
Richard
Raleigh
fiskite
is
part
of
that
class.
Let's
get
him
around.
I
I
C
I
C
C
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C
AB
H
M
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
members.
This
bill
deals
specifically
with
providing
and
making
it
clear
in
the
code
that
you
can
seek
refuge
in
making
this
very
explicit
in
a
place
during
severe
weather
events
and
make
sure
that
those
places
know
that
they
are
not
going
to
be
opening
themselves
up
to
further
liability
members.
We've
all
found
ourselves
at
times
out
in
the
public
out
in
the
open
during
severe
weather
events,
and
it's
a
very
scary
thing.
M
If
I
could
Mr
Speaker
I
wanted
to
reference
one
specific
thing
that
occurred
with
my
family
and
actually
reference
a
member
of
this
body,
my
family,
we
had
gone
to
machine
Falls
for
a
hike
for
the
day
and
beautiful
day
had
a
wonderful
time
and
we
were
heading
home
and
we
decided
to
take
a
little
bit
of
a
scenic
route,
and
my
wife
noticed
that
there
was
severe
weather
ahead
and
I
was
just
happy.
She
said
we
really
need
to
take
cover.
This
is
serious.
There's
a
you
might
remember
the
diracha
win.
M
M
C
C
AC
C
O
AC
Bill
1120
requires
Department
of
Children
Services
to
provide
annual
training
to
youth
service
officers
on
best
practices
for
behavior
management
and
conflict
resolution.
In
the
context
of
supervision
of
juveniles,
Justice
youth,
it
requires
the
department
to
make
chaplain
services
available
on
a
regular
basis
the
juveniles
who
are
in
the
Department's
custody
and
prohibits
the
department
from
requiring
those
juveniles
to
attend
or
make
use
of
the
chaplain
services.
AC
C
C
AE
C
AD
You
Mr
Speaker
members,
if
you
have
ever
lived
through
a
natural
disaster
or
any
sort
of
civil
unrest
and
experienced
a
prolonged
disruption
to
your
electrical
service,
lost
access
to
fresh
water
or
lost
communication
to
the
outside
world.
You
realize
how
essential
these
services
are
to
a
westernized
society.
I
believe
one
of
our
greatest
threats
that
we
face
as
a
country
and
even
as
a
state
is
an
attack
on
our
critical
infrastructure.
AD
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
critical
infrastructure
for
this
is
includes,
but
not
limited
to
telephone
Telegraph,
Television
Internet,
other
telecommunications,
Services,
electric
heat
and
natural
gas
or
other
power
or
Energy
Services.
The
disruption
of
recruit
or
refined,
liquid
petroleum
products
or
natural
gas
in
the
pipelines,
pumping
stations,
Terminals
and
equipment
necessary
for
operations,
facility,
Water,
waste
water,
sewer,
Services,
railroads
and
other
transportation
services
represent.
X
Pearson,
thank
you
speaker.
One
of
the
concerns
that
I
have
a
sponsor
about
this
bill
is:
there
have
been
a
number
of
cases
where
indigenous
communities,
communities
that
have
for
a
long
time
face
some
infrastructure
that
they
don't
want
in
their
Community,
such
as
pipelines
being
run
through
burial
grounds,
and
things
like
that
who
have
exercised
their
first
amendment
rights
of
assembly
and
also
of
speech
that
have
been
targeted
by
local
law
enforcement
and
by
those
corporations
to
be
incarcerated,
and
all
these
other
things.
X
AD
Thank
you
Mr
Speaker.
Well,
it
will
not
help
the
perpetrators
of
the
crime.
It
will
help
the
rest
of
tennesseans
that
expect
these
utilities
to
be
delivered
and
entirely
Mandarin
to
rely
on
them,
and
so
it
absolutely
will
if
someone
attacks
or
interferes
or
disrupts
any
of
those
services,
for
whatever
reason
you
know,
there's
still
prosecutory
discretion,
I
mean
district
attorney
can
choose
to
prosecute
vandalism.
If
it's,
you
know
at
their
discretion
under
some
statute.
But
if
they
use
this
statute
it
will
be
a
classy
felony.
X
X
Okay,
yeah
the
concern
isn't
for
what
might
be
a
good
intention.
I
think
the
wrong
way
that
this
legislation
goes
could
really
harm
communities
and
people
who
might
be
working
to
protect
their
farmland
or
protecting
their
communities
from
infrastructure
that
could
be
harmful
and
particularly
taking
away
people's
right
to
vote.
This
isn't
something
that
I
want
to
do.
Thank
you
for
your
yielding.
AD
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
You
know
that
this
question
came
up
in
committee,
I'm
kind
of
glad
you
you
asked
this
question,
and
so,
if
the
crime,
if
the
monetary
damage
is
a
thousand
dollars
or
less
it
would
not
fall
under
this
stats,
you
would
have
to
be
greater
than
that
and
I
actually
consulted
with
my
district
attorney,
who
was
in
town
when
I
when
I
presented
the
bill
and-
and
we
had
a
conversation
about
it-
and
he
told
me
he
said,
look
if
someone
spray
painted
I
mean
if
it's.
AD
B
AF
AD
Chairman
Boyd,
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
yes,
it's
we've
seen
it
in
in
California
and
and
it
happened
in
North
Carolina
about
the
same
time
that
we
were
experiencing
the
rolling
blackouts
around
Christmas
someone
actually
committed
a
crime
like
I
described.
They
went
to
a
substation
and
knocked
down
the
electrical
grid.
Because
of
that
there
has
been
an
attempt
in
in
one
place
for,
for
someone
to
add
lie
to
the
water
supply,
to
the
level
that
it
would
poison
the
population
that
was
drinking
it
and
so,
and
that
was
actually
caught
in
the
process.
AD
So
we're
starting
to
see
this
uptick.
Sometimes
it's
done
remotely
and
that's
why.
Last
year,
I
ran
a
bill
to
to
increase
cyber
security
for
our
utilities
in
Tennessee,
but
this
would
actually
be
people
that
physically
go
and
attempt
to
sabotage
or
or
vandalize
or
or
disrupt
any
sort
of
critical
infrastructure
or
utility
that
I
described
in
the
bill.
AF
AD
AF
Mr
speaker,
thank
you
for
the
bill.
Not
only
that,
obviously
we're
not
trying
to
tread
on
the
rights
to
people
that
are,
you
know,
protesting
and
so
forth,
but
still
the
infrastructure
has
to
be
protected
at
all
costs,
because
we'd
all
depend
on
that.
The
farmers
of
the
water
weed
with
the
water,
everything
as
it
relates
to
many
of
those
things
in
that
infrastructure,
I'd
like
to
see
more
done
as
it
relates
to
the
technology,
though
that
can
apprehend
and
catch
people,
because
you
get
these
copycats
on
all
kinds
of
things,
not
just
infrastructure.
AG
Shaw,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker,
sponsor
I,
just
I'm,
just
interested
in
knowing
I
have
colleagues
myself.
We
in
the
business
of
radio
and
we've
got
these
350
and
400
foot
Towers
sometime.
It
costs
us
about
forty
dollars
for
a
bulb
that
it
takes
twelve
hundred
dollars
to
install
and
we
do
have
folk
who
go
out
there
and
shoot
them
out
sometime
for
target
practice
with
that
cover.
Something
and
such.
AD
C
C
AB
C
AH
C
AD
You
Mr
Speaker
members,
House
Bill
946
would
create
a
definition
for
clean
energy,
a
definition
for
renewable
energy
and
would
create
a
permissible
list
of
energy
sources
for
each
of
those
categories.
This
would
apply
to
any
state,
local
or
any
political
subdivision
that
creates
any
sort
of
clean
or
renewable
energy
requirements
on
how
their
energy
is
sourced.
Mr,
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion
chairman.
X
AD
Chairman
Boyd,
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
I,
actually
representative.
This
was
this.
Was
my
brainchild.
I
went
to
a
conference.
The
legislative
energy
Horizon
Institute
this
last
summer,
went
there
and
and
met
with
other
American
and
Canadian
legislators
with
regarding
energy
or
utility
policy,
and
we
were
touring
a
Hydro
Dam
in
Washington
state
and
the
Corps
of
Engineers.
AD
Where
did
this
come
from
and
basically,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
if
a
local
government
decides
that
they
want
their
energy
to
be
sourced,
clean
and
renewable
by
what
definition
do
they
do
they
compare
that
to,
and
so
what
might
be
considered
clean
in
Texas,
maybe
wouldn't
be
clean
in
Oregon,
and
so
I
decided
to
work
on
that
and
and
spent
several
months,
putting
it
together
and
came
up
with
a
Tennessee
list,
and
so
that's
basically
what
this
is
represent.
Pearson.
X
Yeah,
thank
you
sponsor.
One
of
the
concerns
that
I
have
here
is
always
with
preemption
and
sort
of
telling
local
governments
what
to
do,
and
things
like
that
is
something
that's
concerning.
But
for
me,
what
is
is
worrisome
is
seeing
natural
gas
as
a
cleaner,
renewable
energy
I
actually
have
a
natural
gas
plant
in
District
86
and
our
cancer
risk
is
4.1
times
the
national
average
and
the
life
expectancy
is
about
10
years
shorter
than
folks
20
miles
east
and
the
EPA
and
others
have
said.
X
AD
AD
AD
X
Pearson
I
understand
it's
relativity
and
I.
Think
that's
actually
a
helpful
sponsor
relative
to
Coal.
A
lot
of
things
are
better,
but
what
I
do
think
is
problematic.
Here
is
again
preempting
white,
cleaner,
natural
gas
clean,
is
relative
to
just
the
reality
of
the
consequences.
We
know
about
some
of
the
things
that
are
on
this
list
and
we
really
with
as
science
progresses
as
technology
progresses.
We
know
the
benefits
of
solar.
We
know
the
benefits
of
this
other
technology
and
relative
to
natural
gas
or
fract
gas
or
fossil
fuels.
X
The
differences
are
quite
Stark
and
so
preempting
I
think
our
localities
and
our
local
governments
to
tell
them
well,
this
quote:
unquote.
Renewable
energy,
which
we
know
has
really
detrimental
consequences,
is
bad.
So
my
last
question
is
about
state
government
to
creating
barriers
to
efficient
energy.
AI
AD
C
AB
H
C
AK
W
AK
Bill
permits
a
insurance
company
to
provide
electronic
delivery
of
all
its
Communications
related
to
the
plans.
Insurance
policy
provide
the
insurance,
the
insured
individual,
the
opportunity
to
opt
out
of
receiving
information
electronically
and
to
confirm
that
insured
routinely
uses
electronic
Communication.
In
a
nutshell,
this
moves
some
folks
into
the
21st
century
in
terms
of
electronic
communication,
the
individual
recipient
of
that
product,
Insurance
product
must
agree
to
receive
electronic
communication
and
at
any
point
in
time
they
can
opt
out
of
it
as
well.
In
a
nutshell,
speaker
and
members,
that's
what
the
bill
does.
C
Renew
my
motion,
chairman
Hawker
news,
is
motion.
Any
discussion
on
the
bill
seen
any
objection
to
the
question.
Seen
none
all
those
in
favor,
Senate,
Bill
1297
has
been
voted
out
when
the
bell
rings:
those
opposable
no.
As
every
member
voted
as
a
member
voice.
Changer
vote,
Freeman
I
can't
play
eye
chisuma,
Hicks,
I,
hexa,
Washington,.
AK
AK
AK
State
employees,
uniform
nepotism,
Policy
Act
of
1980
prohibits
direct
supervision
by
one
relative
of
another
within
a
state
government
entity
or
agency.
This
bill
clarifies
that
employees
of
state
government
entities
who
are
compensated
through
funding
sources
other
than
this
state
are
also
substitute.
The
Tennessee
State
Employees
uniform
deputism
policy
Act
of
1980
creates
a
criminal
both
criminal
and
civil
penalties
for
a
state
employee
who,
knowingly
or
intentionally
violates
the
act.
It
also
authorizes
the
attorney
general
and
reporter
to
investigate
violations
with
that
explanation.
Mr
Speaker,
I
renew
my.
X
C
AK
A
X
X
AK
To
continue
best
practices
where
individuals
are
not
supervising
their
direct
family
members,
there
are
instances
that
have
come
to
our
attention
where
local
governments
that
receive
state
funds
may
have
violated
this
law
but
claimed
that
there
were
County
funds
or
they
were
a
County
employee
with
actual
State
dollars
were
going
toward
this.
So
this
is
to
get
at
that
ultimate
concern
that
came
up
in
the
last
couple
of
years.
Actually
representative.
C
AB
C
H
AK
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
The
bill
eliminates
current
licensing
course
of
study
mandates
for
tennesseans,
who
are
sitting
for
an
Insurance
Producers
license
examination.
Current
state
law
requires
that
someone
to
sit
for
that
examination
must
take
a
mandatory
20-hour
course
in
order
to
be
able
to
sit
for
the
exam.
Many
states
are
doing
away
with
this.
So
what
we're
doing
is
doing
away
with
an
existing
mandate
on
this
course
right
now,
half
of
the
states
do
it.
AK
AL
C
AK
Not
at
all,
you
still
have
to
pass
the
license
to
get
your
or
excuse
me
pass
the
exam
to
get
your
license.
There's
a
mandated
course
of
study
that
has
been
shown
to
not
really
be
that
very
effective,
so
you're
still
having
to
pass
the
course.
The
very
rigorous
course
in
order
to
to
get
your
license
to
sell
insurance
representative.
Thank.
AL
C
AK
In
2021,
we
passed
the
temporary
assistance
for
needy
families,
Opportunity
Act,
which
is
transformational,
and
how
we're
going
to
go
about
Distributing
These
funds,
part
of
that
part
of
these
of
these
TANF
funds,
part
of
that
legislation
called
for
the
creation
of
seven
different
pilot
programs
across
the
state
of
Tennessee
to
think
outside
the
box
to
be
Innovative
to
come
up
with
ways
to
better
utilize.
These
TANF
dollars
to
ultimately
help
families
I'm
constantly
reminded
by
our
commission
of
Department
of
Human
Services.
AK
J
AK
What
we're
doing
number
one
is
extending
by
one
year
the
amount
of
time
it's
going
to
take
to
get
a
report
back
to
this
General
Assembly
because
of
all
the
measurements
and
gauges
that
we're
going
to
have
on
these
different
organizations
across
the
state
of
Tennessee.
So
we
are
extending
one
year
from
December
of
25
out
to
December
of
2026
to
get
the
report
on
the
effectiveness
of
these
pilot
programs
to
the
general
assembly.
Secondly,
what
this
legislation
does?
AK
AM
AM
B
AK
And
just
to
answer
your
question
even
more
thoroughly
the
the
randomized
controls
that
we
are
putting
in
place,
the
measurements
we
are
putting
in
place
are
going
to
be
collected
on
a
regular
basis.
So
this
is
data
that,
if
you
want
to
call
over
there
and
say
hey,
how
are
the
folks
that
families
matter
in
West
Tennessee?
How
is
the
University
of
Memphis
doing
on
their
project?
They
would
be
more
than
glad
to
get
you
that
information
for
it.
For,
for
those
organized
organizations
in
your
region,.
AF
C
AK
Hall
about
three
years
ago
pre-covered,
we
recognized
that
there
were
some
unspent
funds,
I'd
sponsored
some
legislation
five
years
ago
that
increased
the
cash
assistance.
We
did
several
things
the
to
get
more
TANF
dollars
out
into
communities
out
into
programs,
but
for
whatever
reason,
some
of
the
dollars
weren't
expended.
So
that's
part
of
what
brought
this
to
our
attention
that
we
need
to
have
a
more
effective,
more
efficient
way
to
get
these
dollars
out
to
communities
and
to
community
organizations
as
as
we're
investing
in
them.
So,
yes,.
AF
AF
I
know
this
is
a
rhetorical
question,
because
everybody's
done
this
you've
been
to
the
grocery
store.
Lately
right
been
to
the
lately.
Everything
is
so
high.
Today
everything
has
just
gone
up
like
that
for
all
of
us,
not
just
people
that
are
receiving
tandem,
everybody
had
to
pay
more,
and
we
don't
know
when
it's
coming
down
the
question
becomes:
are
we
still
seeing
those
funds
not
being
expended
all
the
way
out?
Is
that
still
the
case.
AK
That
we
would
never
have
more
than
one
year
of
TANF
received
funds
in
a
reserve
fund,
so
we
are
being
very
cautious
that
we're
going
to
continue
to
keep
one
year
of
Tana
funds
in
reserve
as
we
go
forward
that
we
have
built
up
a
substantial,
larger
amount
of
dollars
which
are
now
obligated.
So
what
we
are
doing
are
setting
those
obligated
funds
out
the
amount
of
money
we
don't
have
a.
We
don't
have
an
idea
how
many
dollars
are
going
to
come
in
from
10
time
to
time.
AK
AK
AK
AF
AK
Chairman
Hawk,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker
There
are
rules
on
how
these
dollars
can
be
spent
in
terms
of
a
middle
man
trying
to
skim
something.
If
that's
the
concern
of
the
representative
nobody's
skimming
anything.
All
of
these
dollars
are
or
have
specific
guidelines
as
to
how
they
can
and
cannot
be
used
ultimately,
to
help
folks
working
folks
stay
in
the
workforce.
AF
When
you're
dealing
with
money,
he'll
always
have
to
be
concern
with
that,
but
it's
not
necessarily
that
it's
the
over
administrative
cost.
If
that
would
be
something
we
could
track
and
make
sure
I'm
concerned
about
the
administrative,
because
we
have
those
many
different
agencies,
how
many
people
will
it
take
to
administer
that
if
it's
changing
for
what
we're
doing
today,
that's
my
concern.
AK
Hall,
thank
you
Mr
Speaker.
Once
again
those
administrative
costs
are
also
set
by
rule.
You
cannot
spend
over
a
certain
amount
of
money
on
administrative
costs.
There's
percentages,
there's
dollars
that
are
in
there.
As
the
the
prior
representative
asked
a
question.
Sure
Department
of
Human
Services
would
be
glad
to
answer
that
as
well.
AN
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
and
the
sponsor
when
we
passed
the
TANF
Opportunity
Act,
which
I
believe
was
unanimous.
We
put
ambitious
and
aggressive
timeline
in
that
for
these
programs,
as
we've
gotten
into
the
meetings,
we've
learned
that
we
need
to
put
realistic
timelines
in
there
so
that
we
can
get
this
right
for
our
families,
and
so
this
bill
we're
trying
to
complicate
things
here,
but
this
bill
essentially
does
that
it
gets
this
realistic
timeline.
So
we
can
get
this
right
for
our
families.
Thank
you.
C
C
J
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
members,
one
house
resolution
131
does
involves
the
Second
Amendment
and,
as
it
relates
to
the
Full,
Faith
and
Credit
Clause
of
the
U.S
Constitution.
As
you
all
may
know,
we
are
states
of
50..
We
have
different
laws
and
under
the
Full
Faith
and
Credit
Clause,
we
have
to
honor
other
states
laws
if
they
should
apply
here
in
Tennessee,
unless
we
have
a
public
policy
that
says
otherwise
and
that's
what
this
resolution
does
as
it
relates
to
our
Second
Amendment
rights.
Many
of
you
all
know:
different
states
interpret
the
Second
Amendment.
J
They
put
restrictions
that
some
of
us
believe
shouldn't
be
there,
and
the
state
of
Tennessee
wants
a
free
state
to
exercise
our
citizens.
Second,
amendment
rights
and
if
a
Tennessean
happens
to
be
in
a
different
state
and
that
state
or
a
person
from
that
state
decides
to
sue
a
Tennessean
here
in
Tennessee,
there
is
a
chance
that
that
State's
law
could
apply
here
in
Tennessee.
That
would
contradict
the
great
second
amendment
that
we
hold
so
dear
under
the
Full
Faith
and
Credit
Clause.
J
S
S
We
have
been
targeting
First
Amendment
rights
under
the
guise
protecting
children
when
the
number
one
leading
cause
of
death
of
premature
death
of
children
are
shootings,
and
so,
when
we
look
at
what's
happening
in
our
nation
today,
we
reach
a
very
unfortunate
Milestone,
where
over
a
hundred
mass
shootings
have
happened
thus
far
this
year,
and
so,
rather
than
this
mythology
of
saying
that
the
Second
Amendment
is
under
attack.
What
representative
Garrett
calls
regulations
I?
S
Think
many
of
us
would
describe
as
protections
I
have
members
in
this
Gallery
who
have
lost
loved
ones
to
mass
shootings,
how
many
of
you
have
children
whose
children
have
to
do
active,
shooter,
drills
in
their
Elementary
School?
We
talked
about
this
after
Uvalde.
We
talked
about
this
after
Buffalo.
We've
talked
about
this
after
every
Mouse
shooting,
but
instead
of
taking
action.
My
colleague
here
and
many
of
you
in
this
chamber
choose
to
worship
at
the
altar
of
Smith
and
Weston.
S
This
is
cruel
and
it's
unnecessary
and
you
can
laugh,
but
these
mass
shootings
are
happening
daily,
they're
happening
in
our
own
State,
and
we
must
take
this
issue
seriously.
So,
rather
than
laugh,
I
ask
you
to
take
action
rather
than
empty
prayers
and
moments
of
Silence.
When
that
mass
shooting
happens.
Use
your
position
to
stop
these
things
from
happening
again
and
again
and
again,
there's
something
cruel
about
lawmakers
who
recognize
an
issue.
S
And
who
will
go
on
Twitter
to
send
out
a
tweet
every
time
a
mass
shooting
happens,
but
then
come
to
this
chamber
every
day
and
choose
to
do
nothing,
choose
to
sit
here
and
make
a
mockery
of
the
pain
that
these
families
are
feeling
there's
something
particularly
cruel
about
that,
and
in
my
faith
tradition
we
call
it
idolatry,
where
you
put
items
above
people's
lives.
In
my
favorite
tradition,
we
call
it
idolatry
when
you
choose
to
to
put
money
up
the
NRA
over
the
lives
of
your
own
constituents,
and
so
it
is
shameful.
S
S
I'll
remind
you
that
every
time
because
this
bill
is
injurious
to
the
people
and
when
I
look
at
my
constituents
in
this
Gallery
I,
don't
want
to
say
that
we
stand
with
you
and
that
we
don't
want
any
other
parents
losing
their
children
to
mass
shootings,
simply
so
that
we
can
accept
campaign
donations
from
the
NRA
I'll
end
by
saying
that,
with
this
bill
that
bill
that's
number
11
and
the
bill,
that's
number
13
and
the
bill.
That's
number
14
on
our
agenda.
We
have
four
gun
bills.
S
That's
no
coincidence
that
today's
legislative
session
has
brought
to
us
is
brought
To
Us
by
the
NRA.
That
is
no
coincidence,
and
so
colleagues
I
ask
that
you
do
something
besides
sit
on
your
phones
and
and
laugh
at
what
is
the
reality
of
a
crisis
in
our
state
and
I.
Ask
that
you
take
action.
Ask
that
you
look
in
your
hearts
and
choose
to
model
a
more
perfect
way
of
a
community.
That's
at
peace
with
itself!
That's
what
we're
fighting
for!
S
J
That
said,
we
are
unalienable
given
the
rights
under
those
Bill
of
Rights
that
include
our
Second
Amendment.
There
was
a
reason
why
they
said
this
was
something
that
should
be
included
in
those
first
rights
to
our
constitution,
so
I
would
say
that
this
applies
to
those
that
are
law-abiding
citizens
and
not
the
ones
that
are
in
the
news,
not
the
ones
that
violate
the
law
that
violate
the
codes
that
we
say
you
are
the
criminal.
You
should
be
in
jail
for
the
acts
that
you
create
on
your
own.
That's
not
what
this
is
about
today,.
X
So
if
the
second
amendment
applies
to
tennesseans
to
keep
their
wear
arms,
these
things
we've
codified
it
and
legislated
it
the
state
to
not
have
to
have
a
permit
to
carry
and
things
like
that
which
have
been
in
the
service
of
furthering
gun
rights
over
people's
rights.
Why
is
this
legislation
needed.
J
Because,
as
I
explained,
there
could
be
laws
from
a
different
state
that
is
more
restrictive,
as
it
relates
to
the
second
amendment
that
law
could
apply
here
in
the
state
of
Tennessee,
where
we
hold
our
Second
Amendment
right
very
seriously
and
don't
restrict
those
that
want
to
infringe
on
someone's
Second
Amendment
right
could
apply
here.
Public
policy
declared
in
this
state
would
be
able
to
abrogate
the
Full
Faith
and
Credit
Clause.
J
That
said,
we
would
have
to
abide
by
a
state
like
California,
a
state
like
New
York,
a
state
like
Wisconsin
that
says
the
Second
Amendment
does
not
do
what
it
says
and
what
we
believe
it
does
here
in
the
state
of
Tennessee.
So
it's
important
that
we
have
this
resolution
to
declare
the
public
policy
of
this
state
is
to
uphold
the
rights
of
the
Second
Amendment,
so
no
judge.
J
So
no
one
can
say
that
the
Second
Amendment
is
limited,
that
the
Second
Amendment
does
what
it
does
by
limit
the
government
by
restricting
its
citizens
from
bearing
arms.
We
don't
need
another
state
telling
us
what
the
Second
Amendment
does,
because
that's
what
their
state
believes
and
that's
not
what
the
state
of
Tennessee
believes
so
under
the
Full
Faith
and
Credit
Clause.
We
do
not
have
to
honor
it
with
the
public
policy
being
what
it
is
from
this
resolution.
X
J
All
I
can
do
is
give
you
a
hypothetical
such
as
a
Tennessean
might
be
in
New
York.
There
could
be
an
issue
that
happens
in
New
York
that
could
implicate
the
second
amendment
that
Tennessean
could
come
home
and
to
establish
jurisdiction
appointed
from
New
York
in
either
Sue
in
New
York,
or
they
can
find
the
defendant
where
that
defendant
is
and
Sue
in
the
state
of
Tennessee.
Then
that
plaintiff
is
going
to
argue
in
the
Tennessee
courts.
J
The
Tennessee
law
shouldn't
apply
because
it
will
not
be
the
strongest
argument
for
their
case
and
they'll
want
New
York
law
to
apply.
In
that
event,
the
trial
judge
can
look
at
the.
What
the
State
of
the
State
policy
of
our
state
is
in
say.
The
Full,
Faith
and
Credit
Clause
does
not
apply
because
it
violates
the
public
policy
of
the
state
of
Tennessee,
and
in
that
instance,
the
laws
of
the
state
of
Tennessee
would
apply
rather
than
the
laws
in
New
York.
X
X
New,
York
law
won't
apply
to
a
Tennessean
and
this
hypothetical
that
you've
mentioned
this
Rarity.
This
very
unlikely
incident
that
has
not
happened
and
likely
will
not
happen,
is
only
an
obfuscation
of
what's
Happening
Here.
We
have
to
choose
people
and
people
who
have
suffered
under
the
consequences
of
violence,
particularly
gun
violence
over
the
needs.
The
desires
of
groups
like
the
NRA
for
the
sake
of
all
tennesseans.
R
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
and
to
the
sponsor
I,
appreciate
your
courage
and
forethought
and
offering
this
bill
from
a
couple
perspectives.
It's
obvious
that
many
may
be
pontificating
on
the
wrong
set
of
facts
from
the
facts
that
exist
in
this
United
States.
Today.
Those
cities
who
are
led
by
Marxist
and
socialists
have
crime
rates
and
murder
rates
that
far
exceed
those
areas
where
we
have
a
well-armed
citizenry
and
so
I
appreciate
the
fact
that
you
will
defend
my
absolute
right
to
keep
and
bear
arms,
because
that
second
amendment
is
absolute.
R
I
would
also
offer
that
there
is
no
such
thing
as
gun
violence.
We
live
in
a
day
when
people
use
words
and
make
words
to
have
meanings
that
they
do
not.
There
are
violent
people
who
commit
hideous
acts
with
all
kinds
of
tools,
and
we
should
prosecute
them
to
the
fullest
and
lock
them
away.
So
thank
you.
Mr
sponsor
I,
appreciate
you
offering
this
bill.
C
AB
C
AO
AA
C
C
AO
Dog,
are
you
recognized?
Thank
you.
Mr
Speaker,
House,
Bill
30
requires
a
person
in
jurisdictions
with
an
adult
oriented
establishment
board
to
obtain
a
valid
Entertainer
permit
from
the
board
prior
to
performing
adult
Cabaret.
Entertainment
for
compensation
prohibits
public,
private
and
Commercial
establishments
from
allowing
a
person
younger
than
18
to
attend
a
performance
featuring
adult
Cabaret,
entertainment,
Mr,
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion.
S
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
colleagues.
I
just
want
to
point
our
attention
to
some
hypocrisy.
That's
happening
in
this
building
right
now,
so
we
just
voted
to
not
have
any
type
of
Regulation
or
or
any
type
of
safety
precautions
around
the
Second
Amendment.
But
now
we
have
a
bill
to
regulate,
drag
shows,
drag
shows,
are
not
a
threat
to
our
community.
Mass
shootings
are
so
I
hope
that
we
pay
attention
to
the
the
Ridiculousness,
the
circus,
that
is
this
body,
where
we're
now
passing
a
bill
to
create
a
regulatory
board
of
drag
shows.
S
But
the
sponsor
of
the
previous
Bill
said
that
we
should
not
regulate
the
Second
Amendment,
but
when
it
comes
to
the
First
Amendment
members
of
this
body
have
every
intention
and
every
comfort
with
with
disrespecting,
undermining
and
regulating.
First
amendments,
free
expression,
clause,
I,
just
think
it's
it's
absurd
that
we
are
so
threatened
by
drag
shows,
but
we
don't
take
seriously
the
real
threats
to
our
community
and
I
just
asked
my
colleagues
here
again
to
to
look
in
the
mirror.
What
is
going
on
in
this
body?
S
This
is
this
is
absurd
and
I
hope
that
my
this,
the
sponsor
of
this
bill,
will
reconsider
this
attack
on
the
lgbtq
community.
Reconsider
this
attack
on
drag
shows
I,
don't
know
in
Giles
County
if
you've
been
to
drag
shows
and
they
felt
like
they
needed
to
be
regulated.
I,
don't
know
if
you've
been
there
representative
Doggett,
but
I
think
that
these
are
not
a
real
threat
to
our
communities
and
I
hope
that
you
reconsider
this
absurdity
that
you
have
disguised
as
legislation.
Thank
you.
AO
S
So
we
need
a
permit
to
have
a
drag
show,
but
we
don't
need
a
permit
to
carry
a
firearm.
I
mean
we
talk
about
how
the
Constitution
is
our
permit,
in
this
case,
with
the
Constitution
not
be
the
permanent
of
these
drag
performers
who
are
exercising
their
constitutional
right
to
express
themselves
as
they
please
is
the
Constitution
not
their
permit
representative
Doggett.
S
Bill
representative
Jones
I'll
stay
I'm,
just
trying
to
think
of
an
example
that
the
representative
might
be
familiar
with.
But
when
we
look
at
drag
shows
there
is
nothing
harmful.
If
you
actually
go
to
drag,
shows,
there's
there's
not
no
harm.
There.
We've
already
passed
the
bill
targeting
this
community
now
you're
expecting
them
to
register
with
the
state
after
you've
already
come
after
them
to
put
their
name
in
a
registry
so
that
you
can
Target
them
even
further.
S
I
mean
this
bill
is,
is
is
bullying
on
bullying
and
I
believe
that
the
constitution
is
their
permit
to
exercise
the
First
Amendment.
If
it
applies
to
the
Second
Amendment,
it
should
apply
to
the
First
Amendment
as
well.
This
bill
is
is
nothing
more
than
hate
in
drag,
it's
nothing
more
than
intolerance
and
targeting
in
drag
disguises
legislation,
and
it
is
shameful
and
so
I
ask
again
representative
Doggett.
S
You
have
never
been
to
a
drag,
show
so
you're
legislating
on
something
you're
not
familiar
with
trying
to
say
that
it's
harmful
and
saying
that
we
should
require
a
permit
for
an
activity.
That
is
that
it
has
not
had
any
instance
of
harming
our
community
where
past
shootings
have
and
this
body
just
said.
We
don't
need
a
government
to
exercise
the
Second
Amendment.
S
Can
you
explain
the
dissonance
in
these
ideologies,
because
I
think
that,
even
here
my
colleagues
are
unfamiliar
with
the
Constitution
in
in
the
First
Amendment,
we
seem
to
only
have
read
the
Second
Amendment,
so
I
hope
that
you
all
will
go
back
and
review
the
First
Amendment
and
look
at
the
free
expression,
free
speech
causes
of
those
amendments.
Thank
you.
AO
C
C
AA
AP
C
AR
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
This
bill
seeks
to
correct
something
that
I
think
was
mistakenly
overlooked.
Several
years
ago,
legislation
was
passed
to
try
and
take
away
the
voting,
I'm,
sorry
the
registering
to
vote
and
then
voting
on
the
same
day.
This
will
affect
our
retirement
homes
around
the
state,
we're
going
to
shorten
up
the
calendar
by
two
days
and
that
should
take
away
the
oversight.
So
we
won't
have
people
registering
to
vote
on
the
same
day
that
they
vote.
Thank
you.
Mr
Speaker.
AS
X
AR
X
So
I
I
think
with
this
legislation.
Any
attempt
in
our
state
to
remove
people's
ability
to
participate
in
our
democracy
is
not
something
that
we
should
promote.
Instead,
I
would
love
to
see
this
go
back
into
committee
and
folks
to
actually
extend
the
amount
of
time
that
people
have
to
vote
to
ensure,
as
many
people
can
be
registered
as
possible
to
participate
in
our
democracy.
X
AU
That
is
correct,
representative
and
we're
just
clarifying
when
the
nursing
homes
trying
to
make
sure
I'm
saying
we're
trying
to
make
sure
that
this
not
being
manipulated.
People
in
the
nursing
home
are
not
being
manipulated.
We're
not
stifling
voting
we're
not
stifling,
registering
voting
anywhere
in
Tennessee.
This
has
to
do
specifically
with
abuses
that
have
happened
in
a
nursing
home
am
I
thinking
right,
chairman.
C
AU
B
AR
Library
I
apologize
members
I
tried
to
keep
this
as
quick
as
I
could,
two
years
little
over
two
years
ago,
around
election
season,
I
get
a
phone
call
from
a
constituent
and
I,
don't
like
using
these
I
like
firsthand
accounts.
This
isn't
a
firsthand
account,
but
I
have
no
reason
to
doubt
the
person
that
told
me
this.
AR
She
brought
that
to
my
attention
back
then
only
a
few
years
into
this
position.
I
kind
of
sat
back
and
went
wow.
That's
that's
a
heavy
load
where
am
I
going
to
take
that
fast
forward.
This
bill
is
brought
to
me
and
it
shows
where,
several
years
ago,
the
state
legislature
made
the
decision
that
they
were
going
to
set
29
days
aside,
so
that
people
could
go
out
and
get
registered
at
the
nursing
homes,
and
then
they
could
do
their
absentee
voting
after
they
got
registered.
AR
The
intention
was
to
stop
registering
to
vote
on
the
same
day
that
you
vote.
That
was
the
intention
originally
inadvertently,
when
the
calendar
Falls
just
the
right
way.
We
end
up
with
a
couple
of
days
out
of
the
year
most
years,
it's
one
day,
some
years,
it's
two
days
out
of
the
Year,
where
those
things
overlap
again.
AR
This
bill
simply
reduces
that
window
by
two
days
so
that
we
can
get
back
to
the
original
intent
and
not
have
people
going
into
nursing
homes
say
it's
a
close
race,
not
that
anybody
would
ever
cheat
in
an
election.
Lord
knows
that
America
has
no
history
of
any
cheating
in
elections
ever
the
intention
was
to
make
sure
that
people
aren't
going
in.
AR
Maybe
one
of
the
things
I
left
out
when
my
friend
did
reach
out
to
me.
She
said
some
of
these
folks
have
dementia
and
Alzheimer's,
and
people
are
signing
them
up
to
vote,
so
this
bill
will
shut
down
that
small
couple
of
days,
one
sometimes
two
where
people
can
be
registered
to
vote
and
then
vote
on
the
same
day.
B
I'm,
not
quite
sure,
but
I,
think
you
described
something.
That's
not
necessarily
a
problem,
that's
being
addressed
by
the
bill.
If
you're
talking
about
taking
advantage
of
individuals
and
then
the
bill
merely
allows
you
to
take
advantage
of
them
two
days
less
I'm,
not
following
that,
but
unfortunately
I'm
not
going
to
be
able
to
support
your
bill.
But
thank
you
for
the
explanation.
AL
AL
AL
AL
We
haven't
had
any
issues,
I,
don't
understand
why
we're
running
the
bill
other
than
other
than
so
possibly
suppress,
voting
and
and
I
want
to
be
wrong.
I
want
to
be
wrong.
I
want
to
be
wrong.
I
I
want
to
be
on
the
wrong
side
of
this
argument
so,
and
just
just
tell
me
that
I'm
wrong
we're
not
doing
this
just
to
suppress
votes.
But
if
you're
going
to
tell
me
that,
then
please
tell
me
why
we're
doing
it.
AL
AL
AR
AR
AR
C
AL
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
completely
understandable.
You
remove
the
two
days
now
they
have
to
do
it.
Two
days
before
the
two
days
they
already
had
same
people
going
in
registering
the
same
people
to
vote
same
people
going
in
to
register
them
if
they
got
mental
issues
or
not,
and
then
two
days
later
they're
going
to
vote,
it's
the
same
thing
happening.
You
just
took
two
days
away
from
them
to
be
able
to
do
it,
and-
and
now
my
question
to
you
is:
can
that
senior
that
has
Alzheimer's?
AR
I,
don't
know
of
anything
out
there
that
would
stop
them
from
being
able
to
vote,
except
I
would
hope
that
maybe
a
concerned
family
member
might
step
in
for
somebody
on
their
behalf
to
say:
hey
this
person
doesn't
have
the
mental
capacity
to
be
voting,
but
same
could
happen
on
the
other
side.
I
guess
somebody
could
go
yeah.
She
doesn't
know
what
she's
doing
fill
this
out.
There's
another
vote
for
you,
there's
crazy
on
both
sides.
C
C
R
Y
C
R
R
This
bill
establishes
limited
circumstances
where
civil
liability
in
the
state
of
Tennessee
can
be
brought
against
a
Firearms
manufacturer
who
has
located
headquartered
in
the
state
of
Tennessee
I
offer
to
you
that
this
is
not
only
a
second
amendment
protection
bill
as
if
we
cannot
produce
firearms
firearms
parts
and
ammunition.
We
will
have
no
viable
Second
Amendment.
It
is
also
an
economic
bill.
We
are
currently
in
Tennessee
the
number
one
employer
of
firearms
firearms,
Parts
ammunition
and
ordinance
production
with
8
000
tennesseans,
approximately
eighteen,
a
thousand
tennesseans
working
in
that
industry.
R
I
would
offer
further
that
in
the
state
of
Tennessee
we
are
currently
ranked
between
second
and
seventh
in
the
number
of
firearms
firearms
components
and
ammunition
that
we
produce
I.
Think
that,
due
to
the
conditions
in
some
of
the
states
where
these
Firearms
have
been
produced
in
the
past
are
economic
conditions
and
our
policies
toward
business
are
favorable.
Here.
There's
room
for
growth
in
the
state
of
Tennessee,
for
this
industry
and
I
will
submit
to
you,
colleagues
that
this
bill
will
help
be
an
incentive
to
move
additional
companies
with
that.
AS
C
AS
R
Fritz,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker.
One
of
those
exceptions,
sir,
would
be
if,
if
the
seller
or
conveyor
of
that
firearm
was
directly
involved
in
the
crime
giving
cause
to
the
action
or
involved
in
it
in
in
a
way
of
knowing
that
it
was
going
to
take
place.
A
second
example
would
be
if
they
misrepresented
that
product
in
such
a
way
that
a
reasonable
person
might
be
injured
with
it.
AS
C
AS
R
AS
R
AS
AS
If
this
bill
isn't
an
actor,
what
other
type
of
claims
could
someone
sue
a
gun
manufacturer
that
isn't
Exempted
in
this
bill?
What
other
valid
Bible
legal
claim
is
there
other
than
those
that
you
laid
out
in
here?
If
somebody
was
accompanying,
someone
committing
the
crime
or
if
they
misrepresented
a
component,
if
they
had
defective
components
or
Manufacturing?
AS
R
AS
AS
A
AQ
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
and
sponsor
thank
you
for
bringing
this
legislation
being
there
in
the
20th
District
in
Maryville
over
in
the
Lewisville
area,
we
have
Smith
and
Wesson
coming
to
town
and
I'm,
proud
they're,
going
to
have
the
laws
that
it's
going
to
end
up,
protecting
them
against
frivolous
lawsuits
against
the
manufacturing
of
their
Firearms.
Thank
you,
sir.
C
AG
AG
R
AG
C
R
AG
Shaw,
thank
you
I
guess.
The
problem
I
have
is
is
how
I
would
prove
that
it
was
malfunctioning
under
this
law.
I
mean
I'd
really
have
a
hard
time,
proving
that,
because
you
know,
I
just
buy
a
farm
and
when
I
buy
it
I
go
out
expecting
to
shoot
it
and
I'm
expecting
it
to
shoot.
If
you
will,
when
I
shoot
it
and
and
if
it
malfunction
under
this
law,
I
don't
know
if
I'd
have
a
suit
or
not
I,
think
that's
the
problem.
AG
R
X
R
C
X
X
Indeed,
gun
violence
is
one
of
the
highest
causes
of
death
for
people
in
the
United
States
and
in
Tennessee,
and
maybe
unintentionally.
You've
just
mentioned
that
this
is
what
is
being
impended
here
impeded
here,
but
if
it
is
the
people
who
have
this
second
Amendment
right
and
that
shouldn't
be
Abridged
and
all
those
things
this
legislation
is
about
gun
manufacturers,
it's
not
about
the
people
that
you
were
just
talking
about.
R
R
One
of
our
base
responsibilities
here
is
to
secure
those
rights,
not
only
those
rights
of
the
of
those
firsthand
that
Bill
of
Rights,
but
all
of
our
rights
as
Americans,
and
so
this
certainly
does
that,
because
there
is
no
right
to
the
Second
Amendment
to
keep
and
bear
arms
if
you
cannot
procure
them
so
we
must
secure
and
protect
that
supply
chain
that
enables
us
to
purchase
those
items.
Sir.
X
Yes,
we're
going
to
disagree
on
a
lot
of
things,
but
I
think
it
is
absurd
to
think
that,
there's
anything
in
pending
or
impeding
people's
right
to
guns,
we
have
enough
guns
for
every
American.
That's
how
many
guns
currently
exist
enough
for
every
American
to
have
one
over
330
million
guns
are
in
the
United
States
of
America.
It
isn't
a
problem
of
supply
chain.
X
I
am
curious
which
lobbyist
or
which
firm
it
was
that
had
you
to
come
before
this
body
proposing
legislation
to
protect
them,
but
the
reality
is.
This
is
harmful
and
in
other
places
that
have
experienced
mass
shootings
and
mass
death,
there
does
need
to
be
accountability.
No
other
business
in
the
state
of
Tennessee
has
this
many
protections
that
prevents
it
from
any
liability
for
the
things
that
they
manufacture.
No
other
business
and
it's
some
business
owners
in
here.
C
R
I'm
not
sure
there
was
a
quick
thank
you,
Mr,
Speaker
I'm,
not
sure
there
was
a
question
there.
I
would
offer
just
these
these
thoughts
and
again
renew
my
motion
to
pass
this
bill
is
that
we
do
have
a
guaranteed
right
to
keep
and
bear
arms
in
our
U.S
Constitution,
the
Bill
of
Rights.
That
is
somewhat
different
than
many
of
the
other
businesses
that
the
gentleman
may
have
alluded
to.
C
H
C
AU
AV
We
are
extremely
fortunate
in
this
state
to
have
an
attorney
general
that
has
demonstrated
a
very
strong
stance
of
defending
the
United,
States
and
Tennessee
constitutions
by
defending
our
state's
rights
and
protecting
the
freedoms
enjoyed
by
our
citizens.
This
in
no
way
implies
any
concern
at
all
with
our
attorney
general
and
the
exceptional
job
he
is
doing
for
this
great
state.
C
AB
C
C
AS
Mr
Speaker,
if
we're
going
to
call
the
question
on
every
piece
of
legislation
before
we
get
to
discuss
legislation,
why
don't
we
just
go
ahead
and
adjourn
for
the
night
if
everybody's
that
ambitious
to
get
out
of
here?
And
let's
take
these
up
at
a
later
date,
because
there
seems
to
be
a
failure
of
a
desire
to
thoroughly
discuss
this
legislation.
So
I
would
ask
or
make
a
motion
to
adjourn
until
Thursday
morning,
nine
o'clock,
foreign.
C
AT
C
AV
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
members.
This
should
be
a
very
bipartisan
bill
that
all
of
us
can
get
on
board
with
for
our
honorable
National
Guard
members,
when
members
of
the
National
Guard
get
activated
by
the
governor.
This
bill
requires
compensation
to
begin
immediately.
Under
this
bill,
the
Department
of
Human
Resources
is
authorized
to
utilize
the
state's
weekly
pay
cycle.
This
only
applies
to
active
duty
Personnel
that
have
been
activated
by
the
governor,
and
this
fills
a
gap.
AV
My
colleagues,
that
many
of
our
service
members
are
feeling
when
they
are
deployed
on
service
to
our
state.
They
have
a
delay
in
their
payment
processing
and
this
simply
speeds
that
up.
It
allows
them
to
take
advantage
of
a
cycle
that
the
department
already
has
at
their
disposal,
but
it
requires
us
to
pass
this
bill
in
order
for
them
to
utilize
that,
with
that
Mr
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion
chairman.
AF
AV
AE
C
I
C
H
AS
AS
You
know
we
continue
to
overstep
into
local
government
Affairs,
and
this
is
the
ultimate
insult
to
any
voter
in
a
County
who's
having
its
rights
denied,
who
has
voted
multiple
times
and
spoken
to
an
issue
and
decided
not
to
reduce
the
size
of
its
Metro
Council.
There's
a
lot
of
historical
significance
to
the
size
of
our
Metro
Council,
to
ensure
diversity
of
representation,
to
ensure
that
everybody
is
adequately
represented
in
this
county.
Yet
this
body
sees
fit
to
cut
the
legislative
body
in
half
now
many
lawyers
overwhelmingly.
AS
AS
What
this
amendment
seeks
to
do
is
address
one
of
the
fundamental
constitutional
defects
and
would
avoid
protracted
litigation
once
this
bill.
If
this
bill
is
passed
and
enacted,
so
what
the
bill
Amendment
does,
if
you'll
take
a
look
at,
it
says
that
this
Bill
does
not
apply
to
a
Metro
Government
in
existence
prior
to
the
effective
days
of
this
act,
unless
it
is
approved
by
a
majority
of
the
number
of
qualified
voters
of
the
Metropolitan
government.
Voting
in
an
election
on
the
question
of
whether
or
not
the
ACT
should
be
approved.
AS
The
question
must
be
on
the
ballot
in
the
next
general
election.
So
what
this
body
would
be
doing
is
mandating
that
Metro
government
and
the
voters
actually
vote
on
this
issue,
because
under
this
state
constitution,
voters
in
a
County
should
be
able
to
vote
on
this
very
issue
to
reduce
the
size
of
its
own
legislative
body.
This
is
a
fundamental
defect
of
a
constitutional
nature.
With
this
legislation,
the
bill
is
effectively
impractical
unless
we
adopt
this
amendment
because
of
the
late
date
of
this.
AS
What
we
need
to
take
into
consideration
is
the
fact
that
qualifying
petitions
for
this
election
are
due
March
20th,
it's
going
to
be
those
qualifying.
Petitions
are
going
to
be
for
invalid
districts
qualifying
deadlines,
May
18th,
the
Planning
Commission
can't
even
meet
to
start
redrawing
districts
until
the
council
meets
and
votes.
This
timing
is
incredibly
impractical.
AS
This
bill,
as
currently
written
if
we
don't
adopt
this
amendment,
will
not
stand
up
in
court.
I
think
it's
pretty
well
understood
that
this
has
serious
constitutional
defects,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
and
on
the
Practical
nature
of
this,
whether
or
not
this
bill
is
enacted.
What
I
would
like
for
all
of
you
to
consider
is
that
what
you're
seeking
to
do
is
limit
the
representation
of
each
individual
in
Davidson,
County,
56
counties
in
this
state
of
95
have
smaller
populations
than
the
council
districts
you
want
to
create
about.
AS
300
cities
will
have
smaller
populations
than
each
Council
District
you're,
seeking
to
create
think
about
that
County
commissions
across
the
state
of
Tennessee
multiple
have
25
members.
This
is
a
county.
This
is
the
most
populated
county
and
you're
seeking
to
step
over
into
local
Affairs
in
an
unconstitutional
manner.
But
at
the
very
least,
what
my
Amendment
seeks
to
do
is
push
this
out.
Let
the
people
of
Nashville
vote
on
this.
If
they
vote
on
it,
it
will
go
into
effect
in
the
next
cycle.
AS
That
gives
everyone
time
that
makes
this
bill
practical
and
it
helps
address
a
major,
fundamental
constitutional
defect
with
this
legislation.
Your
aim
with
this
bill,
your
intent.
This
legislation
would
be
carried
out.
It
would
just
be
carried
out
in
a
practical,
timely
manner
and
probably
save
the
state
of
Tennessee
thousands
and
thousands
of
dollars
in
protracted
litigation.
So
with
that
I
ask
and
move
for
adoption
of
amendment
four.
Thank
you.
Mr
Speaker.
C
I
Thank
Mr
Speaker
with
all
due
respect
to
my
colleague
from
Davidson
County
I,
disagree
with
virtually
every
word.
You
just
said,
including
the
legal
interpretation.
My
biggest
issue
with
this
amendment,
though,
is
you
do
set
on
a
commitment
to
this
came
a
committee
that
this
came
through
did
not
offer
that
Amendment
at
the
time
and
thus
it
being
appropriate
to
offer
an
amendment
that
is
not
needed
on
this
legislation.
For
any
reason,
at
this
juncture,
with
that,
I
would
move
this
amendment
to
the
table.
It's.
C
AS
You
Mr
Speaker.
There
is
nothing
wrong
with
filing
Amendment
on
the
house
floor
whether
someone
sits
on
a
committee
or
doesn't
sit
on
a
committee.
Our
rules
allow
for
amendments
to
be
filed
on
the
house
floor
and
voted
on
and,
most
importantly,
that
gives
everybody
in
this
body
the
opportunity
to
vote
on
that
Amendment
there's
a
reason
you
bring
amendments
to
the
house
floor,
it's
so.
Everyone
has
an
opportunity
to
vote
on
it
because
any
committee
can
be
made
up
of
any
hand
selected
group
of
people
and
it
may
vote
a
certain
way.
AS
AS
AS
You
are
trying
to
decimate
the
diverse
representation
that
serves
our
communities
from
up
here
in
the
state
capitol.
This
is
not
where
this
conversation
should
be
taking
place
and
in
fact
it
has
taken
place
where
it
should
take
place
multiple
times
and
the
people
have
decided.
That
counsel
is
the
council
and
it
should
be
the
size
that
it
is
now.
All
this
amendment
seeks
to
do
is
address
a
single.
It
doesn't
attempt
to
erase
your
whole
legislation.
It
doesn't
attempt
to
eliminate
the
intent
of
your
legislation.
AS
It
simply
seeks
to
address
a
fundamental
constitutional
defect
and
put
the
vote
in
the
hand
the
hands
of
the
people,
let
them
decide
and
then,
if
they
decide
the
way
you
want
it'll
be
carried
out
in
a
manner,
that's
practical
and
constitutional
and
will
save
the
state,
thousands
and
thousands
of
money
and
dollars,
taxpayers,
hard-on
dollars
and
protective
litigation.
With
that,
I'd
ask
you
vote
against
the
table
in
motion.
Thank
you.
Mr
Speaker.
C
It's
a
permanent
situation
is
Chairman.
Clemens
has
moved
adoption.
Amendment
number
four
leader
lambreth
has
moved
that
motion
to
the
table.
We
are
voting
on
the
table
in
motion
all
those
in
favor
vote
Iowa
when
the
bell
rings.
Those
opposed
vote.
No,
as
every
member
voted
the
same
members
change
their
vote.
Mr
clerk.
Please
take
the
vote
here.
Oh
yeah.
I
I
Dylan's
rule,
in
fact,
which
is
what
the
courts
have
determined
on
this
says
the
Tennessee
Constitution,
which
provides
that
the
general
assembly
shall,
by
General
law,
provide
the
exclusive
method
by
which
municipalities
may
be
created,
merged,
Consolidated
and
dissolved,
and
by
which
Municipal
boundaries
may
be
changed
is
our
responsibility.
This
sets
the
boundary
for
any
City
any
Metro
in
the
state
to
not
go
beyond
20
members
on
their
body.
Anything
beyond
that
would
not
be
allowed.
I
If
any
body
is
above
that
at
this
juncture,
then
they
would
need
to
this
year
upon
the
passage
of
this
reduced
their
number
down
to
20..
It
merely
sets
the
boundaries
of
what
a
city
or
Metro
may
be
able
to
do
and
allows
them
broad
latitude
to
do
whatever
is
necessary
to
effectuate
this
act
with
that
Mr
speaker
ever
knew
my
motion.
Q
Q
We
talked
a
lot
about
the
reasons
as
as
to
why
the
council
needed
to
be
reduced
in
size
that
it
was
cumbersome,
we're
getting
ready
to
vote
on
that
from
a
body
of
99.,
okay
twice
what
our
council
is
that
somehow
they
don't
work
well
well,
I
just
don't
understand
how
we
can
even
say
they
don't
work
well,
Nashville
and
or
the
MSA
14
County
MSA
made
up
of
Rutherford
Murray
Trousdale,
Williams
and
Sumner
Dixon.
Many
others
is
the
35th
largest
in
the
United
States
over
the
last
several
years.
Q
Q
Q
We
were
number
nine
in
job
growth,
so
for
this
body
to
sit
here
and
vote
to
take
away
my
vote.
What
I
voted
on
before
in
my
city,
saying
that
it
somehow
doesn't
work
well,
I,
just
don't
understand
it
and
I
I
hope,
I
I
understand
that
everybody's
been
told
what
to
do
and
you're
going
to
do
it,
but
I
hope
that
people
in
this
room,
especially
those
within
the
MSA,
understand
the
damage
that
this
can
have
and
vote
against
it.
Thank
you.
AW
Thank
you,
speaker,
members,
like
representative
Freeman
mine,
is
more
of
a
statement
than
a
question
1961.
My
father
was
elected
to
the
original
Nashville
city
council
before
the
consolidation
of
Metro
governments
with
21
members
on
the
seat
on
the
council.
Rather,
the
first
vote
in
1958
failed
because
it
did
not
consider
African
Americans
in
the
consolidation
vote.
AW
AW
By
doing
that,
it
gave
African
Americans
more
representation
on
the
council,
gave
them
a
chance
to
have
more
voting
strength.
More
voting
power,
Lillard
and
love
were
the
first
three
black
members
of
Nashville
city
council
also
charter
members
of
the
Metro
Council.
After
that,
the
number
40
didn't
just
pop
out
the
sky.
AW
AW
AW
Because
they
want
to
increase,
it
was
negotiated,
it
was
discussed
and
it
was
thought
about,
and
the
state
legislature
was
okay
with
it.
So
the
question
we
have
to
ask
ourselves
now
is
this:
what
are
we
trying
to
fix
now
if
it
was
good
just
last
month
and
it
was
efficient
and
it
worked?
It
was
good.
Last
year
it
was
efficient
and
it
worked.
AW
My
concern
again
is
that
we're
going
to
reduce
opportunities
for
a
pipeline
of
people
to
engage
in
public
service
and
we're
going
to
undo
tremendous
work
done
by
Z
Alexander
Luby,
who
worked
again
meticulously
to
make
sure
that
Metro
Government
could
be
Consolidated
to
produce
the
very
efficient
government
we
have
now.
Thank
you.
C
I
You're
Lambert
famous
speaker
and
thank
you
to
my
friend
from
Davidson
County
for
those
comments.
I
will
say
that
other
cities
that
are
extremely
diverse
have
figured
out
a
way
to
do
this.
Efficiently,
cities
like
San
Francisco
at
roughly
900
000
members.
Our
citizens
have
11
City
Council
Members
cities
like
Denver
Colorado
at
750,
000
citizens
have
13
City
Council
Members
D.C
at
750.
I
But
when
you
look
at
just
simple
group
dynamics,
when
you're
as
large
as
some
city
councils
in
the
country
are
which
there's
only
two
that
are
larger
than
Nashville,
that's
Chicago
and
New
York,
not
exactly
the
best
examples
of
efficient
and
Effective
Government,
but
this
isn't
just
about
Nashville.
This
is
about
every
single
City
in
this
state
not
being
able
to
expand
and
make
the
mistake
that
Nashville
made
50
years
ago
to
have
40
members.
I
We
don't
want
any
City
in
this
state
to
expand
Beyond
20
members
I
deeply
appreciate
both
your
father
service
and
yours,
sir
I
have
always
respected
you
and
still
do
they
did
what
they
had
to
do
then
to
get
this
passed,
I
get
that
and
the
legislature
did
too,
but
now
we
can
look
at
it
and
see
what
serves
the
People
Best.
And
when
you
look
across
the
nation,
there
are
very,
very
few
councils
that
are
larger
than
20.
I.
I
Quite
frankly,
this
legislation
sets
it
at
20
is
the
maximum
I
hope
we
rarely
have
cities
that
will
grow
Beyond
about
15..
When
you
really
look
at
it,
you
know:
cities
like
Austin
Texas,
with
just
over
a
million
citizens,
have
10
City
Council
Members
San,
Diego,
California
I'll.
Leave
you
with
this
one:
1.4
million
nine
city
council
members,
it's
just
group
dynamics
and
it
works
better
to
serve
the
people
of
both
Nashville
and
every
other
city
in
this
state.
That
will
be
capped
at
20.
AI
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
arise
today
on
behalf
of
my
beloved
City
I
know
like
a
lot
of
you,
you
run
for
office
to
help
people
to
out
of
sense
of
civic
duty
and
I.
Don't
know
one
person
in
this
room
that
ran
on
a
campaign
platform
of
punishing
Nashville.
It's
not
good
for
the
city,
it's
not
good
for
the
state,
and
so
I
asked
you
today
and
appeal
to
your
better
Angels.
This
is
not
something
we
need
to
do
as
a
state
as
a
body.
AI
Another
thing
that
I've
heard
so
much
of
this
legislation
is
the
business
Community
is
for
this.
I
represent
more
business
people
in
the
Asheville
area
than
any
other
District
I
went
back
and
checked
my
emails.
My
phone
messages
ask
people
to
stop
me
and
I
have
had
two
people
support
this
legislation.
I've
had
hundreds
hundreds
of
people
that
are
against
it.
AI
It
also
had
so
many
colleagues
come
and
talk
to
me
privately
and
and
and
tell
me
how
troubled
they
are
about
this
legislation
and
the
local
control
and
how
it
it.
The
worries
of
trend
that
it
has
and
I
ask
you
today.
You
know
you
could
do
something
about
it,
because
this
could
be
your
community
next,
it's
a
very,
very
bad
warning
here.
AI
This
could
literally
be
you,
but
what
really
troubles
me
mostly
about
this
is
the
chaos
Factor,
whether
intended
or
unintended
this
this
hap,
this
legislation
could
happen
and
it
really
hit
home.
Last
week
in
our
Davidson
County
election
commission
met
to
try
to
operationalize
this.
This
legislation
and.
AI
That
they
brought
up
was,
you
know,
you
know
they
had
six
months
last
time
to
plan
to
have
public
meetings
to
have
input,
to
go
back
and
forth
with
the
community
and
we're
essentially
asking
them
to
do
that
within
six
weeks
and
so
I
ask
you
Mr
sponsor.
How
do
you
effectively
think
the
city
and
the
Planning
Commission
can
do
this
work
in
such
a
short
amount
of
time.
AP
I
I
for
those
cities
and
again
National
obviously
has
been
one
that
has
come
forward
that
would
need
to
reduce
down
to
20
or
below
that
they
can
reduce
lower
if
they
would
like
it
would
take
a
matter
of
days
for
the
Planning
Commission
to
be
able
to
put
forward
a
new
redistricting
plan.
Then
it's
a
matter
of
just
whether
or
not
there's
the
will
there
for
the
current
city
council
to
effectuate
that
plan.
As
you
said,
they
just
did
that
last
year.
It's
extremely
easy
to
do
this
year.
Now.
I
That
being
said,
there
is
a
catch
in
here
where,
if
for
some
reason
they
drag
their
feet,
they
decide
to
file
a
frivolous
lawsuit
with
absolutely
no
merit
whatsoever.
They
can
do
that.
They
can
waste
more
taxpayer
dollars
to
do
so,
and
they
can
waste
time.
If
they
do,
then
what
they
would
be
doing
was
purposely
extending
their
own
terms.
Beyond
what
the
citizens
of
Nashville
chose
as
term
limits,
they
have
term
limits
right
now
that
are
preserved
in
this
bill.
I
If
they
decide
to
drag
this
out,
then
it
kicks
their
terms
out
by
one
year
and
they
have
plenty
of
time
by
next
year.
I
would
hope
and
pray
that
they
would
not
do
that.
It
is
extremely
easy
for
them
to
go
ahead
and
take
care
of
the
redistricting.
It's
their
decision
to
make
sure
that's
done
properly.
They
just
did
it
last
year
and
it
would
be
very
easy
for
them
to
do
again.
I
will
say
a
poll
of
773
voters
in
Davidson
County
were
asked.
I
The
question:
do
you
think
reducing
the
size
of
Metro
Council
to
20
or
fewer
members
would
be
good
or
bad
for
the
city.
55
said
it
would
be
good
councilman,
Robert
swoop
Who
currently
sits
on
the
city
council
said
we
live
in
a
city
that
is
growing
in
an
exponential
growth
rate
and,
as
a
consequence,
we
need
to
become
much
more
efficient
and
effective
in
government
and
large
does
not
always
mean
good.
That's
a
member
of
the
current
Council
that
you
are
discussing
at
the
moment.
Again.
AI
AJ
Thank
you
speaker.
A
leader
I
know
that
there's
nothing
that
I
probably
could
say
here
to
change
our
minds
tonight.
I
know,
there's
no
question
that
I
could
probably
pose
to
the
to
the
leader
to
to
change
his
stance,
but,
like
my
colleagues,
I
want
to
put
a
few
things
on
the
record.
I
have
three
points
to
make.
O
AJ
There
from
2007
to
January
of
2014
and
we
we
worked
hard-
it's
not
an
easy
job,
it's
a
lot
different
than
it
is
here.
It's
you
meet
twice
a
week
all
year
round,
but
not
only
that
you
go
late
in
the
night
and
and
I
know
we're
not
questioning
the
hard
work
that
they
do,
but
I
would
say
that
they
are
efficient
and
effective,
and
that's
one
been
one
of
the
arguments
that's
been
made
there.
AJ
AJ
AJ
AJ
AJ
AJ
AJ
AJ
AJ
AJ
AX
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I,
like
my
other
colleagues,
rise
in
defense
of
our
fabulous
City,
just
a
few
accolades
that
I
pulled
up
on
the
web.
Nashville
number
one
Metropolitan
economic
strength,
Nashville
biggest
household
income
gains,
Wall,
Street,
Journal
second,
best
real
estate
in
the
city
market
in
the
United
States
wallet
hub,
as
reported
by
Forbes
Nashville,
is
one
of
the
top
10
cities
in
America
for
moving
to
people
want
to
be
here.
Nashville
was
named
as
one
of
the
top
cities
for
startup
growth.
AX
AX
I
Thank
you
and
again,
this
is
not
about
any
one
particular
City,
but
if
you
would
like
to
identify,
one
I
do
have
some
numbers.
That
would
definitely
indicate
how
a
larger
Council
are
not
particularly
effective
at
handling
the
people's
money.
For
instance,
Nashville's
property
tax
rate
is
the
fastest
rising
in
the
nation.
I
According
to
truth
and
accounting's
financial
state
that
the
city's
report
in
2022,
the
analysis
examined
the
Financial
Health
of
America's
75,
most
populous
cities
and
calculated
how
much
each
resident
would
have
to
pay
to
cover
all
their
City's
bills.
Despite
receiving
an
enormous
amount
of
federal
funds
for
the
pandemic.
The
report
showed
61
City,
including
Nashville,
did
not
have
enough
money
on
hand
to
cover
their
bills
before
the
pandemic.
I
That's
not
exactly
the
type
of
representation
that
I
would
think.
Tennesseans
would
expect
out
of
their
their
local
city
government.
But
again
and
I
will
reiterate.
This
is
not
just
about
Nashville.
This
is
about
the
success
of
Tennessee
as
a
whole.
Every
single
city
is
full
of
tennesseans.
They
are
not
little
Islands
on
their
own.
Those
City
governments
are
created
by
this
body.
Those
metros
are
created
by
this
body
and
in
fact,
as
as
how
eloquent
was
stated
earlier
by
another
member
nashvillians,
came
to
this
body
and
asked
for
permission
to
be
a
Metro.
I
AX
Back
I'm
so
glad
that
you
brought
up
the
tax
increase,
because
our
city
had
not
increased
property
taxes
for
12
years
you're
right.
We
we
did
not
keep
up
with
with
raising
taxes.
We
now
have
the
second
lowest
tax
rate
in
Metro
history.
Let
me
repeat
that
second
lowest
tax
rate
in
60
years,
I
think
that's
fantastic.
I,
think
that
our
Council
has
been
great
stewards
of
our
money
and
I
think
that
we
have
run
an
efficient
city,
a
city
that
is
growing
by
Leaps
and
Bounds
and
I.
AX
M
I
represent
one
of
the
most
diverse
districts
in
the
state
of
Tennessee.
We
have
a
lot
of
different
ethnicities
nationalities
I'm,
proud
of
the
fact
that
I
share
Council
District
representation
with
one
of
the
with
the
first
Latino
member
ever
elected
to
the
Metro
Council,
and
then
the
first
female
Latino
woman,
Ever,
represent
elected
to
represent
the
Metro
Council
I
have
multiple
members
that
are
black
council
members
that
represent
those
diverse
communities.
M
M
The
fact
that
our
Council
has
now
worked
at
this
size
for
going
on
nearly
60
years
says
something
about
the
ability
of
Nashville
to
function
and
do
well
as
a
city
and
I'm
proud
of
the
work
that
our
Metro
Council
does.
I.
Personally,
you
couldn't
beg
me
to
run
for
Metro.
Council
I
admire
the
work
that
folks,
like
my
seat,
mate
and
also
my
other
colleague,
did
while
they
served
on
the
Metro
Council,
it's
important
work.
Our
city
is
the
idol
our
city
Nashville,
is
the
idol
of
so
many
different
places
across
this
country.
M
M
Why
would
we
and
I
don't
see
a
single
member
of
our
Davidson
County
delegation
signed
on
to
this
legislation
in
the
house
or
the
Senate?
We
think
it's
fine.
We
think
the
people
of
Nashville
should
decide
this
issue.
This
chairman
mentioned
there
is
nothing
in
this
bill
that
puts
this
before
the
people
of
Nashville
and
I
get
that
maybe
there
was
a
poll
or
a
few
hundred
people.
You
know
we
know
how
polls
go.
M
I.
Think
it's
critical
and
I
think
this
sends
the
wrong
message
nationally
for
cities
like
Nashville
that
are
under
attack
by
state
legislatures,
and
this
is
just
the
beginning,
those
of
you
who
don't
think
you're
going
to
come
after
your
communities.
Next,
just
wait.
You've
seen
it
with
other
piece
of
legislation,
it'll
happen
to
you.
I
Thank
you,
sir,
for
those
comments
and
and
for
your
friendship,
I
deeply
enjoy
serving
with
you
always
have
for
many
years
now.
I,
don't
know
any
other
way
to
say
it,
though
this
isn't
just
about
Nashville
I
know
everybody
wants
it
to
be,
but
it
is
about
setting
a
maximum
size
of
20
on
every
single
city,
council
and
Metro
Council
that
is
represented
in
this
August
body.
It
is
not
about
just
one
city.
I
You
have
mentioned
how
it
will
affect
your
District
in
the
very
short
term
and
it,
but
in
the
long
term
we
have
areas
in
West
Tennessee
that
hopefully,
due
to
the
Investments
that
this
body
has
voted
upon
in
public-private
Partnerships
in
blue
oval
will
be
rapidly
expanding
in
population.
I
extreme
worry
that
some
of
them
may
take
the
pathway
that
you've
mentioned
Nashville
took
many
years
ago
and
have
a
political
agreement
that
they'll
just
take
city,
council
and
County
Commission
seats
and
add
those
together
for
a
much
larger
number.
I
AS
We
have
to
pay
extra.
Now
most
of
you
get
70
State
funds
and
put
in
30
local,
we
put
in
over
70
percent
local
funds
and
this
and
we
get
30
percent
from
the
state
of
Tennessee.
So
we
have
a
heavier
burden
to
carry,
because
this
state,
this
body
underfunds
our
Public
Schools
the
schools,
my
children
attend
on
a
daily
basis
and
other
members
of
this
body
attend.
AS
So
if
we
want
to
talk
about
property
taxes,
let's
talk
about
the
state
put
against
money
where
its
mouth
is
and
stop
making
local
governments
carry
the
burden
of
charter
schools
and
vouchers,
and
the
nonsense
that
we
pass
up
here
now.
Finally,
20
seems
to
be
a
magic
number
to
you.
Obviously,
as
my
colleague
pointed
out,
that
number
is
because
trailsdale
County
you
didn't
want
to
mess
with
Charlottesville
County,
which
is
also
a
metropolitan
government.
AS
Metropolitan
governments
are
are
a
a
legal
creation
under
state
law,
as
as
you've
pointed
out,
and
you
know,
but
what
a
metropolitan
government
is
is
it's
a
county
and
if
you
wanted
to
get
into
an
argument
about
a
City
versus
a
County,
then
I
I
would
invite
you
to
count
the
number
of
times
the
words
Davidson
County
are
referred
to
in
the
statute
and
the
Tennessee
code
annotated.
So
since
20
is
the
magic
number
for
a
county,
which
is
what
Metropolitan
government
of
Nashville
and
Davidson
county
is
I
would
just
point
out.
AS
44.,
just
in
those
cities
alone
and
the
county.
Now
we
have
40
for
one
County
and
one
governmental
body,
less
bureaucracy,
more
efficiency
and
something
that
has
worked
has
been
pointed
out
by
multiple
colleagues.
Economic
benefits,
economic
success,
something
that
you
all
want
to
be
a
part
of,
and
all
of
your
communities
benefit
from
overwhelmingly.
We
pay
your
bills.
We
pave
your
roads
because
we
have
great
leadership
in
the
city
of
Nashville
and
we
have
for
several
years,
but
don't
give
me
anything
about
this
magic
number
20.
AS
So
don't
bring
20
in
here
is
a
magic
number
trying
to
argue
for
any
other
reason
than
the
fact
that
you
didn't
want
to
touch
treelso
County.
Let
the
people
of
Nashville
decide
they
have
decided
time
and
time
again.
40
is
what
works.
40
is
what
has
benefited
not
only
the
citizens
and
residents
of
Nashville
like
myself
and
my
family
and
many
others,
but
it
is
benefiting
every
one
of
your
districts.
AS
I
Hey
Mr
Speaker
article
7
section,
one
County,
governance
of
the
econ
and
the
Tennessee
Constitution.
The
legislative
body
shall
be
composed
of
representatives
from
districts
in
the
county
as
drawn
by
the
county
legislative
body
pursuant
to
statutes
enacted
by
the
General.
Assembly
districts
shall
be
reapportioned
at
least
every
10
years,
based
upon
the
most
recent
federal
census.
The
legislative
body
shall
not
exceed
25
members,
and
it
goes
on.
Counties
are
controlled
by
the
state
constitution.
I
They
were
created
by
the
state
constitution,
cities
and
metros
are,
by
definition,
created
by
this
body,
have
always
been,
and
will
likely
always
be.
20
is
the
maximum,
because
you
will
very
find
very
few
successful
and
effective
cities
or
any
group.
Quite
frankly
that
goes
beyond
20.
group
dynamics
get
to
a
point
where
it
simply
doesn't
work
very
well
together.
I
S
S
If
representative
Lamberth
was
so
concerned
about
the
Affairs
of
Davidson
County,
he
does
not
need
to
write
a
bill.
He
needs
to
write
his
resignation
and
move
to
Davidson
County
and
run
for
Metro
Council.
You
can
do
it
after
living
here
for
a
year,
because
I
know
that
many
people
here
say.
Oh,
this
is
not
about
Davidson
counties
about
the
whole
state.
But
let's
look
at
the
pattern
and
the
totality
of
what
has
happened
in
this
body.
This
is
the
body
that
took
away
our
congressional
representation
by
splitting
up
our
congressional
districts.
Davidson
County.
S
This
is
the
body.
That's
now
undermining
the
will
of
Davidson
County
voters
for
a
community
oversight
board
this
body.
This
is
the
body
that's
trying
to
change
our
street
names,
not
in
your
account
Europe's
industrial,
but
in
Davidson,
County
you're
trying
to
change
our
street
names.
This
is
about
a
concentrated,
coordinated,
Collective,
ongoing
unrelentless
attack
against
Davidson
County.
Why?
S
Because
it
represents
the
future
of
Tennessee.
Our
council
is
the
most
diverse
Council
in
recent
history
and
now
a
body
that
is
the
opposite
of
that.
A
caucus
that
is
the
opposite
of
that
almost
entirely
white
member
caucus
is
telling
us
how
we're
going
to
reduce
minority
representation
because
they
are
their
feelings,
are
hurt
that
they're
not
having
a
party
with
the
rest
of
the
Republicans
from
the
nation.
S
It
is
about
power,
it
is
about
absolute
power,
and
so
I
want
to
say
I'm
not
here,
to
plead
with
you
to
do
what's
right
because
I
know
better
but
I'm
here
with
a
warning
that
the
pendulum
will
shift
in
history
that
your
children,
one
day
this
day,
will
look
different
for
your
children
and
I
pray
that
my
generation
will
rise
up
and
lead
by
example
that
we
don't
legislate
by
bullying.
We
don't
legislate
by
Tit
for
Tat,
but
we
legislate
by
what's
best
for
the
people.
S
There
are
real
issues
in
Sumner
County,
but
rather
than
address
poverty,
rather
than
address
poor
funded
schools
in
his
district,
the
leaders
chose
to
bring
a
bill
to
attack
a
county
that
he
does
not
live
in
because
he
has
the
power
to
do
so.
Grundy
County,
the
poorest
county.
You
have
work
to
do
one
in
five
children
live
in
poverty.
We
have
real
work
to
do
and
yet
we're
here
playing
political
games.
Reverend.
S
S
C
Jones,
hang
on
now.
Okay,
that's
the
second
personal
attack
that
you
made
on
this
body
in
your
statement,
so
you
can
either
stay
on
the
bill
or
we
can
have
a
powwow
with
leadership
after
this
to
make
sure
that
we
all
stay
on
the
bill
and
continue
to
go
and
not
have
personal
attacks
to
the
Integrity
of
this
body.
So
that's
the
expectation.
This
is
the
last
chance
to
stay
on.
The
road
represent
Jones
Thank.
S
You
Mr
Speaker.
Colleagues,
if
you
feel
like
this
is
a
personal
tag.
I
apologize
but
I
feel
personally
attacked
from
my
county
for
my
district
for
the
people
who
live
in
District
52,
one
of
the
most
diverse
districts
in
this
state
from
East
Nashville
to
Antioch
I've
talked
to
people
in
in
our
city
who
feel
like
they
are
personally
attacked
every
day
by
what's
happening
in
this
body.
S
Let's
look
at
what's
going
on
in
my
district
with
people
trying
to
get
health
care
come
talk
to
my
constituents,
that's
why
this
is
personal,
and
so,
if
you
feel
like
it's
a
personal
attack,
imagine
how
Davidson
County
feels
every
time
we
come
in
this
chamber
and
are
told
that
what
your
voters
say
does
not
matter
that
we're
going
to
override
them
that
we're
going
to
act
like
colonizers
and
tell
you
what's
your
best
interests
and
ignore
the
will
of
Davidson
County
voters.
Imagine
how
that
feels.
S
This
is
personal,
and
so
I
asked
my
colleagues
from
these
rural
counties
from
all
across
the
state
I've
traveled
to
Moore,
County,
I've
traveled
to
all
these
counties,
traveling
the
state
and
your
people.
There
have
real
issues.
Let's
work
together
to
address
the
issues
of
tennesseans.
Let's
stop
playing
political
political
games
with
with
the
reality
of
people's
lives
is
on
the
line
every
day
in
this
state.
S
If
you
want
me
to
come
to
your
county
and
see
about
what's
happening,
the
real
issues
I
will
come
and
now
I
ask
you
to
do
the
same
in
Davidson,
County,
come
walk
with
us.
Come
talk
to
our
people,
come
sit
in
a
council
meeting
and
see
the
beauty
of
the
diversity
and
what
is
being
discussed
in
our
city,
council
or
city
government.
AZ
Yeah,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker,
as
my
earlier
colleague
said,
representative
Jernigan.
He
and
I
are
the
only
two
in
this
body
that
served
in
the
Metro
Council
I
had
the
distinction
of
serving
in
the
Metro
Council
and
the
Tennessee
general
assembly.
At
the
same
time,
three
years
I'd
finished
committee
here
on
Tuesdays
I'd,
run
down
the
hillside,
go
to
my
committees
and
the
council
meeting
on
Tuesday
nights
down
the
hill
I
represented
about
17,
500
people,
or
so
in
the
council.
AZ
AZ
AZ
AZ
They
knew
their
council
members
would
come
to
them
and
give
them
the
assistance
they
can
you
make
a
council
this
law
that
small
there's
no
way
the
public
service
is
going
to
be
at
the
same
level
that
it
is
now-
and
you
know
it's
humorous-
that
you
know
some
of
the
cities
named
off.
You
know
all
of
a
sudden
we
love
California,
so
much
San
Diego
and
San
Francisco,
two
cities
that
almost
went
bankrupt
but
I
guess
they're
the
Bastion
of
efficiency
according
to
the
sponsor
of
the
bill.
I.
AZ
Just
don't
understand,
you
know
how
how
we
can
even
get
here,
but
we
know
how
we
got
here.
You
know
we
know
what
all
this
is
about.
You
know
I've
spoken
to
so
many
of
you,
so
many
of
you
want
to
vote
the
right
way.
You're,
just
scared
to
and
and
that's
you
know,
kind
of
why
we're
at
the
point
we're
at
you
know
this
is
pure
punitive
preemption!
That's
all
this
is
about,
and
you
know
it's
sad
that
we've
got
to
this
point.
AZ
You
know
if,
if
I'm
not
invited
to
your
home
I
don't
want
to
come,
you
know,
I,
don't
want
to
force
myself
in
and
I.
Definitely
don't
want
you
to
kick
out
all
the
other
people
who
have
hotel
reservations
already
in
line
you
know
to
fit
me
in,
but
if
you're
not
welcome
in
a
city,
you
don't
go
to
a
city
and
I'm
kind
of
shocked
that
so
many
of
y'all
wanted
that
little
convention
here
in
the
first
place,
many
of
you
want
to
go
on
a
trip.
AZ
You
know,
I
see
all
kinds
of
trips
by
both
sides
of
the
legislature.
Don't
get
that's
another
subject:
I
was
telling
the
bill
speaker,
but
I'm
I'm
shocked
that
everybody
wanted
the
convention
here
in
town.
But
that's
all
this
is
about
you
know,
but
a
Tennessee
appeals
court
put
this
matter
particularly
well.
A
few
years
ago,
in
fact,
in
1980
it
said:
City
councils
make
important
social
and
economic
decision
that
many
times
affect
our
lives
in
a
greater
degree.
AZ
Then
do
decisions
made
by
our
state
legislators
and
congressmen
if
the
utterances
of
members
of
that
legislative
body,
such
as
City
councils,
are
not
cloaked
with
an
absolute
privilege
privilege
an
unwarranted
consideration.
Liability
will
be
interjected
into
a
councilman's
decision-making
process.
So
in
essence
the
council
said
they
didn't
want
the
Republican
National
Convention
in
our
city.
So
this
is
his
retaliation
revenge
or,
as
someone
said,
a
CPAC
convention
retribution
over
the
weekend.
That's
the
bottom
line
of
this.
You
know
it's
going
to
be
real
fun.
AZ
C
AB
C
AB
C
AE
C
H
C
C
AP
C
AE
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
This
bill
requires
that
anybody
seeking
the
the
position
of
constable
in
Tennessee
that
they
file
with
the
County
election
commission
a
letter
from
a
licensed
psychologist,
who
has
conducted
a
cognitive
and
psychological
test
on
the
candidate,
stating
that
the
candidate
is
mentally
and
cognitively
fit
to
perform
the
duties
of
a
constable.
Every
law
enforcement
officer
in
Tennessee
has
to
take
this
test,
and
this
will
now
apply
to
constables.
If
you
pass
it,
current
constables
are
grandfathered,
so
this
will
only
apply
to
those
in
the
future.
Without
a
renewable
motion.
B
AE
B
C
C
C
AY
AY
X
Thank
you,
speaker
and
sponsor
I
have
a
question
here
about
the
amendment.
That's
just
been
added
that
this
would
allow
for
folks
to
change
the
name
or
do
these
other
things.
Even
if
there
isn't
a
quorum
present
if
a
quorum
isn't
present.
Why
would
we
want
any
entity
that
we
are
authorizing
to
be
able
to
operate
because
I,
don't
even
think
this
body
can
operate
without
a
quorum,
speak.
AY
AY
What
this
deal,
what
this
bill
would
allow
them
do
to
be
able
to
vote
from
their
by
mail
about
proxy
instead
of
coming
in
and
and
being
live
at
the
at
the
meeting.
It's
just
very
hard
to
get
that
many
people
to
come
show
up
at
these
meetings,
so
they
still
will
be
represented
by
a
vote
representative
Pearson.
X
C
C
C
C
AH
You
recognized
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
House,
Bill
1213
is
being
brought
to
give
an
opportunity
for
tennesseans
to
negotiate
fair
prices
for
medical
services.
It
will
allow
you
to
go
to
an
out
of
network
provider
and
when
that
provider
provides
information
back
to
the
insurance
company,
even
though
they're
out
of
network,
you
get
credit
for
it
on
your
deductible,
even
though
it's
a
negotiated
price
and
with
that
Mr
Speaker
news.
C
C
H
C
T
X
Thank
you
so
much
speaker
and
sponsor.
We
know
the
the
pandemic
is
still
happening.
Covid-19
is
still
a
very
serious
virus.
I
believe
the
numbers
are
about.
400
people
are
dying,
a
day,
steal
from
it.
Why
would
we
remove
the
protections
that
some
employers
based
on
what
I'm
seeing
here,
who
provide
proof
of
vaccination
or
businesses
who
would
still
want
to
have
their
customers
protected?
Why
we
want
to
remove
those
protections
German.
C
X
T
T
C
H
C
BB
AH
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
and
at
this
late
hour,
I'm
concerned
about
our
new
members,
lack
of
nourishment
that
he's
had
tonight
and
his
his
ability
to
be
able
to
provide
sound,
reasoned,
logical
answers
to
the
many
many
many
extra
many
questions
he
will
receive.
So
for
that
sir
I
move
that
we
roll
This
to
Thursday's
a
regular
calendar.
The.
R
R
Representative,
thank
you
Mr
speaker.
Thank
you
for
the
question
we
have
seen
in
the
past
few
years
an
attack
on
all
our
civil
liberties
and
rights,
and
this
is
very
clearly
as
of
the
law.
Today
we
may
perform
wedding
ceremonies
or
solemnize
the
marriage,
and
this
bill
is
very
simply
to
document
the
fact
that
you
can't
be
forced
to
solemnize
a
marriage
represent.
X
R
C
X
Thank
you,
there's
a
lot
of
legislation
with
hypotheticals
and
unlikely,
and
none
case
examples
that
is
taking
the
time
of
this
General
Assembly
that
our
constituents
have
brought
us
here
to
serve
that
again.
There
are
no
examples
where
this
has
happened.
There's
no
example
where
someone
has
not
or
has
refused
to
solemnize
a
marriage
and
yet
we're
creating
legislation
about
it,
and
you
sponsor
don't
even
have
one
example
where
someone
has
refused.
X
So
it
seems
that
the
people
in
Tennessee,
if
they
did
not
want
to
found
a
way
to
not
solemnize
marriages
and
yet
we're
now
trying
to
codify
this
and
what
it.
What
I
believe
is
happening
and
what's
concerning
about
this
legislation,
members
is
in
essence
without
saying
it
that
it
is
trying
to
prevent
people
from
having
or
officiating
or
or
having
the
law
at
their
back
to
not
officiate
a
same-sex
marriage
or
anything
that
you
might
believe,
or
others
might
believe,
is
against
their
civil
liberties.
X
Who
would
like
to
see
other
folks
subjugated
dejected
and
rejected
and
I
am
against
this
legislation
because
of
the
message
that
it
sends
because,
as
you've
already
stated
in
practicality,
this
legislation
does
nothing,
because
there
is
no
example
where
people
have
not
been
able
to,
or
had
to
get
the
state's
support
and
not
solemnizing
a
marriage.
Again,
this
legislation
is
sending
a
message,
though,
that
is
clear,
and
that
is
wrong
and
I
advocate
that
everyone
votes
against
this
and
that
we
become
a
state
where
whoever
you
love.
R
C
C
H
BC
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
What
this
bill
does
is.
It
removes
some
exceptions
in
law
which
goes
back
to
the
original
intent
of
the
law
in
that,
if
you
are
to
be
elected
through
office
through
an
election
procedure,
it
requires
candidates
to
be
nominated
from
a
district
and
then
elected
by
those
District
voters,
and
so
the
exceptions
that
were
in
place,
in
my
opinion,
were
allowing
for
the
voters
of
that
District
to
be
disenfranchised,
and
with
that
I
renew
my
motion.
I
I,
don't
know
about
y'all,
but
that
was
one
fine
speech
right.
Come
on,
y'all
give
her
a
hand
that
was
good.
That
was
really
good
floor.
I'm
pressed
I'm,
deeply
8
30
on
Thursday,
we're
gonna,
be
here
and
I
genuinely
feel
like.
We
should
have
the
proper
time.
It's
late,
we're
all
kind
of
tired.
We've
been
through
a
lot
tonight.
What
do
y'all
think
roll
to
Thursdays?
Oh
yeah,
Mrs
fingerbread
parole
to
Thursday
8
30
a.m,
without.
C
C
C
K
AC
AK
AO
BE
AR
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
the
house
higher
education
subcommittee
will
hear
its
final
calendar
on
Monday
March,
the
13th.
The
deadline
to
get
your
bills
on
notice
this
year
is
Wednesday
March.
The
8th
during
the
March
13th
meeting
the
lottery
calendar
will
also
be
heard.
Thank
you,
Mr
speaker.
Thank
you,
representative.
Helton.