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House Floor Session- 22nd Legislative Day- April 10, 2023
A
Mr
Sergeant
arms
invite
the
members
into
the
chamber
and
close
the
doors
out
here
by
the
clear
of
the
House
Representatives
of
the
113
general
assembly
of
the
state
of
Tennessee.
Now
in
session
with
members,
please
stand
with
the
visitors
in
the
gallery.
Please
stand
and
remain
sending
to
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance
representative
Martin
of
Hamilton
will
introduce
the
chaplain
of
the
Day
represent
Martin.
B
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
it's
my
privilege
to
have
my
friend,
Pastor
Mitch
McClure,
to
be
here
today
to
lead
us
in
our
prayer
and
as
our
chaplain
Mitch
was
educated
at
East
Tennessee
State
and
has
a
master
of
arts
degree
from
in
pastoral
counseling
from
the
Church
of
God,
Theological
Seminary,
more
importantly
than
being
educated
by
his
fellow
man.
He
listens
to
the
spirit
of
the
Lord.
Where
he's
been
educated
on
the
things
of
God
Mitch
is
a
man.
B
He
has
two
children,
one
who
serves
in
the
United
States
Army
as
a
Chaplain,
but
more
than
being
a
father,
he
is
a
child
of
God
who
has
access
to
the
throne
of
the
Lord.
Niche
is
a
person
who
has
served
in
the
communities
in
which
he's
lived
as
president
of
the
PTA
at
various
schools,
including
those
in
our
community
at
Gans,
Middle
Valley
at
Loftus,
Middle
School.
He
served
as
the
chairman
of
the
board
of
the
Dallas
Bay
volunteer
fire
department.
B
C
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
for
this
opportunity
to
pray
for
you
and
the
members
of
this
body,
the
body
that
I
respect
it's
an
opportunity
that
I
think
God
has
given
me
and
I.
Thank
you
for
it.
I'm
going
to
be
praying
from
a
Christian
perspective
and
I'd.
Ask
you
to
pray
along
with
me.
Let's
pray,
almighty,
God!
Thank
you
for
loving
us
from
when
we
were
in
our
mother's
womb.
Your
love
will
never
ever
end.
Your
love
can't
be
taken
away
from
us
and
nothing
will
separate
us
from
that.
C
C
C
You
continue
to
hold
your
creation
together
in
an
orderly
manner,
you're,
not
the
author
of
confusion,
but
of
order,
and
we
will
seek
your
order
in
our
lives.
Well,
God,
you've,
blessed
us,
you
blessed
this
great
state.
You
bless
these
leaders,
you've
blessed
our
nation.
We
ask
you
to
continue
to
do
that,
because
we
will
be
good
stewards
of
your
blessing
and
Lord
I
close
this
prayer
with
a
request
for
your
help
today.
C
Please
help
these
leaders
as
they
make
decisions
that
impact
others,
please
let
all
their
discussion
be
pleasing
to
you
and
give
these
leaders
Clarity
of
thought
and
the
right
purpose
in
all
they
do.
We
seek
your
help
and
Lord
you'll,
never
change!
You
love
us
you'll!
Never
quit
loving
us
you'll
help
us
and
we
thank
you
and
we're
going
to
continue
to
seek
you
and
I
pray.
This
in
the
name
of
Jesus
Christ,
amen.
E
F
113
generals
live
in
the
state
of
Tennessee
the
city
occurring
that
we
honor
the
memory
of
Kelly
Michelle,
Asbury
Walker,
reflecting
fondly
upon
her
impeccable
character
and
her
stalwart
commitment
to
living
the
examined
life
with
courage
and
conviction.
Be
it
further
resolved
that
we
express
our
sympathy
and
offer
our
condolences
to
the
family
of
Miss
Walker
represent.
G
Recognize
thank
you
Mr
Speaker
and
thank
you
Clerk
members
today,
where
we're
honoring
a
lady
who
was
truly
truly
one
of
many
things:
Community
leader
civically
defender
of
children.
You
heard
the
resolution
a
visionary,
a
person
who
loved
was
loved
by
all
those
with
whom
she
served
there
at
the
Children's
Center
of
the
Cumberlands.
G
We
had
a
very
close
working
relationship
with
Kelly.
She
with
us
as
well
foreign
ER
I
will
I
will
defer
to
you
and
then,
if
you
would
following
your
remarks,
if
you
would
defer
to
General
effler,
please.
H
H
Of
course,
I
knew
her
primarily
through
the
children's
center
of
the
Cumberland,
where
she
served
as
the
Director
there,
with
great
energy
and
passion,
and
even
during
served
did
not
let
her
illness
hold
her
back
during
many
of
the
years
of
that
service,
which
is
very
admirable.
Indeed,
of
course,
her
illness
took
her
at
an
untimely
young
age,
I
think
which
reminds
me
of
an
expression
that
I
want
to
share.
That
I
think
is
very
apt.
H
Kelly
Asbury
Walker
lived
all
too
briefly
with
us
she's
in
heaven
now,
but
while
she
was
here,
she
has
made
an
extraordinary
definition
donation
that
will
serve
generations
to
come.
So
it's
my
privilege
to
join
with
the
community
in
Scott
County
to
honor
her
and
memorialize
her
today
and
I'm
honored
to
introduce
the
general
Jared
effler.
J
F
Whereas
is
fitting
that
members
of
this
General
Assembly
should
especially
recognize
those
public
servants
who
have
dedicated
themselves
to
improving
the
quality
of
life
for
their
fellow
citizens
and
whereas
one
such
individual
is
Paul
D
Diggs,
who
has
convinced
the
greatest
integrity
and
probity
during
his
time
as
Deputy
Commissioner
and
chief
policy
advisor
for
the
Tennessee
Department
of
Transportation,
from
which
position
he
is
seeking
as
much
as
much
deserved
retirement
and
whereas
after
working
seasonally
for
TDOT.
As
a
college
student
in
1986
to
1987,
Mr
Diggs
began
his
full-time
career
with
the
organization
in
1988.
F
His
duties
have
also
included
oversight
of
the
state's
airport
and
rail
systems,
and
whereas
in
August
2022
Deputy
Commissioner
Diggs
was
appointed
to
serve
as
tdot's
Chief
policy
advisor.
He
served
concurrently
as
Vice
chairman
of
the
American
association
association
of
State
Highway
and
transportation
officials,
Council
on
highways
and
streets
and
where
is
holler
regarded
in
his
profession.
F
He
is
grateful
for
the
love
and
support
of
his
wife
Sandra,
with
whom
he
lives
in
Williamson
County
and
their
two
children
and
two
grandchildren,
and
whereas
Mr
Diggs
is
wholly
committed
to
the
noble
precepts
of
public
service
that
have
earned
Tennessee
recognition
as
a
volunteer
state,
and
they
should
be
specially
recognized
now,
therefore
be
resolved
by
the
Senate
of
the
113th
general
assembly
of
the
state
of
Tennessee.
The
house
of
represents
occurring
that
we
hereby
commend.
K
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
members.
It
is
indeed
an
honor
for
me
to
join
you
in
recognizing
Mr
Paul
dags,
who
has
served
this
state
as
tdot's
chief
engineer,
Deputy,
Commissioner
and
interim
commissioner
throughout
his
35
years
of
service
to
this
state,
Paul
joined
TDOT
team
in
1988.
He
graduated
from
after
graduating
from
Tennessee
Tech.
He
became
chief
engineer
in
2004
and
served
in
that
role
for
18
years
was
given
the
additional
title
of
Deputy
Commissioner
in
2011..
K
In
that
role,
it's
impossible
for
one
resolution
to
detail
all
the
accomplishments
of
this.
This
gentleman
here
and
and
what
he's
done
for
this
state,
but
in
that
role
he
managed
the
activities
of
11
divisions,
all
four
TDOT
Regional
Offices
and
he
is
ending
his
TDOT
career
after
35
years
with
the
agency.
He
is
a
an
engineer
of
Distinction
he's
my
friend
and
a
friend
to
all
tennesseans
and
I
think
it's
appropriate
to
say
on
this
occasion
that
Paul
has
given
his
all
for
Tennessee
Mr
speaker.
Thank
yes.
A
L
And
thank
you
speaker
and
thank
you,
members
of
the
Tennessee
General
assembly's
House
of
Representatives,
so
I
I
thought
I
would
just
give
a
few
words
today.
You
know
the
highest
form
of
wealth.
Is
the
ability
to
make
a
difference
and
I
think
that
everybody
sitting
at
one
of
these
tables
knows
that?
L
That's
why
you're
here
when
I
began
my
career
at
TDOT
back
in
the
1980s,
a
transportation
system
was
not
what
it
is
today
it
it
could
use
a
little
bit
of
work,
but
over
the
last
35
years,
I've
worked
on
projects
that
have
addressed
this
need
in
every
single
County
of
the
state.
I
have
been
to
every
single
county
in
the
state.
On
multiple
occasions.
L
I
will
note
that
when
you
travel
around
the
state
that
you
find
a
lot
of
good
places
to
eat
too
and
I
reflect
that
personally,
but
you
know
something
that's
worth
having
is
worth
paying
for
and
through
legislation
like
the
86
road
program,
the
better
Bridges
program,
the
improve
act
and,
most
recently
the
Transportation
modernization
Act
together
we
found
ways
to
fund
Road,
Bridge
and
all
type
of
Transportation
needs,
and
these
these
comprehensive
Transportation
Investments
have
made
a
Monumental
difference
in
improving
the
economic
prospects
and
quality
of
life
of
all
tennesseans.
L
L
It
really
makes
me
think
you
know
we
all
walk
around
with
change
in
our
pockets,
and
you
know
every
U.S
coin
has
e
pluribus
unum
written
on
it
out
of
many
one,
and
you
know
from
the
the
backbone
tunnel
on
State
Route
133
in
Johnson
County
to
the
Hernando
de
Soto
bridge
on
I-40,
in
Shelby
County,
or
from
the
damn
Deli
on
us-64
in
Ocoee
or
boyettes
on
State
Route
22
in
Tiptonville,
like
I,
said,
I've
found
a
few
good
places
to
eat
and
chairman
how
you
you
can't
beat
the
country
fried
steak
at
the
damn
Deli
you
know,
but
and
all
the
places
in
between
big
and
small.
L
We
have
worked
with
people
and
communities
across
the
state
to
spread
the
peanut
butter
as
evenly
as
we
can
across
the
state
based
on
where
people
live,
where
roads
are
so
where
we
are
making
these
Investments
that
support,
bringing
people
together
as
one
state
to
create
the
wealth
by
making
a
difference
in
every
tennessean's
life.
M
K
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
and
I
will
attest
to
the
fact
that
the
damn
Deli
is
a
great
place
for
some
country
food.
It's
about
a
mile
from
my
house
right
below
the
Ocoee
Dam.
That's
why
it's
called
the
damn
Deli
and
we've
sampled
it
haven't.
We
fall
certainly
have,
of
course,
behind
every
good
man
is
a
good
woman
and
we're
glad
to
have
Paul's
wife
Sandra
with
us
tonight
as
well.
A
N
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I
have
a
page
today,
Hannah
Kate,
McFadden
I
first
met
Hannah
Kate
goodness
five
years
ago,
when
I
was
first
running
for
office
and
at
13
she
created
a
candidate
pledge
with
an
attempt
to
bring
civility
into
our
elections
as
she's
continued
working.
Her
way
through
this
she's
created
a
candidate
pledge
and
and
some
of
the
things
that
that
you
have
to
agree
to
to
sign.
N
It
is
remember,
you
are
serving
the
people
you
have
to
act
with
through
model
leadership,
agree
to
disagree
with
civility
support
one
another
there's
a
whole
list.
I
was
proud
to
be
the
first
person
to
sign
it
this
year,
I
encourage
everybody
to
press
your
page
button
and
have
her
come
around
and
talk
to
you
about
it,
she's
quite
an
impressive
young
lady
who
will
very
likely
be
serving
in
this
body.
O
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
members.
Earlier
this
year,
this
body
unanimously
passed
a
resolution
designating
today
as
electrical
line
worker
appreciation
day,
and
we
actually
have
some
of
those
fine
gentlemen
up
here
to
my
right,
if
you'll,
Stand,
Up
Guys
and
the
members,
if
you'll
make
him
feel
welcome.
A
P
Q
Q
We
need
to
remember
that
six
lives
were
lost
a
short
time
ago.
Cut
off,
families
did
not
have
children
come
home,
husbands
did
not
have
wives
come
home
or
husbands
members,
there
were
nine
service
members
that
perished
in
a
helicopter
crash
shortly
after
that
tragedy
upon
tragedy
and
then,
lastly,
the
severe
weather
that
came
through
Tennessee
and
kill
our
citizens
more
tragedy.
Q
Q
I've
asked
to
continue
to
move
Tennessee
forward
and
I
hope
and
I,
pray
and
I
hope
you
all
pray
that
we
can
keep
those
individuals
that
have
lost
their
lives
and
we
can
always
focus
on.
We
are
always
trying
to
do
the
best
thing
for
the
people
of
Tennessee
and
with
that
Mr
Speaker.
Just
give
a
moment
of
silence
for
those
individuals.
A
R
I
just
wanted
to
catch
those
linemen
before
they
leave.
My
father-in-law
was
a
lineman
Gary
Smith
for
NES
for
many
years,
I
think.
Sometimes
we
take
electricity
for
granted,
especially
in
the
cold
days
that
we
have
and
the
freezing
temperatures.
These
guys
are
unsung
heroes.
My
father-in-law
I'd
see
him
get
up
at
three
in
the
morning.
Show
up
for
work.
R
I've
seen
I
heard
him
tell
a
story
about
a
guy
that
got
electrocuted
and
killed
in
front
of
him.
He
once
fell
off
off.
A
pole
was
injured,
really
bad,
but
we
take.
We
take
electricity.
We
take
these
guys
for
granted,
so
y'all
give
give
it
up
for
our
alignment
that
I
think
just
just
left
here.
Y'all
got
another
big
round
of
applause.
Thank
you.
S
Mr
Speaker,
our
state,
treasurer
David
Lillard
lost
his
father
last
week
and
David
Lillard
senior
and
me
and
him
served
on
the
Fayette
County
commission
for
several
years
together
and
he
was
a
great
individual
from
Fayette
County
served
the
citizens
of
Fayette
County,
very
well
with
distinction
and
as
somebody
that
is
to
be
honored
here
tonight
on
this
floor
and
if
y'all
would
join
me
in
a
moment
of
silence,
as
we
honor
his
life
and
commitment
that
he
had
to
public
service.
T
D
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
members,
this
weekend.
Actually,
yesterday
I
lost
a
friend.
She
was
a
mother.
She
became
a
mother
at
42
years
old.
She
died
at
52
years,
53
years
old,
two
little
twin
boys
blessed
her
life
and
they
are
now
without
a
mother.
D
D
They
believe
that
the
soul
remains
on
Earth
three
days
before
going
off
to
heaven
and
whenever
we
have
our
moments
of
Silence
I,
always
pray
that
the
Holy
Spirit,
the
Lord
will
allow
that
little
soul
to
maybe
visit
their
family
in
a
dream
and
give
them
Comfort
or
a
little
bird
to
show
up
and
give
Comfort
to
the
family.
And
actually
that
happened
to
my
neighbor
just
a
couple
of
weeks
ago
when
she
left
her
lost
her
father.
D
U
A
V
I
wanna
I
wanna
welcome
democracy
back
to
the
people's
house
that
on
last
Thursday,
members
of
this
body
tried
to
crucify
democracy.
But
today
we
stand
as
a
witness
of
a
resurrection
of
a
movement
of
a
multi-racial
democracy
that
no
unjust
decision
will
stand
and
that
this
represents
the
point
that
there
comes
a
time
where
time
itself
is
ready
for
a
change.
That
time
has
come
back
here
in
Nashville.
V
Who
who
responded
to
your
attacks
on
Democracy,
with
an
attack
of
a
mass
movement
for
social
justice
and
racial
Justice
and
economic
Justice,
to
restore
the
heart
of
our
state,
and
so
I
want
to
thank
you
all
not
for
what
you
did,
but
for
awakening
the
people
of
this
state,
particularly
the
young
people.
Thank
you
for
reminding
us
that
the
struggle
for
justice
is
fought
in
One
in
Every
Generation,
and
so
the
people
of
Tennessee
I
stand
with
you.
We
will
continue
to
be
your
voice
here
and
no
expulsion.
A
That's
out
of
order,
that's
the
second
time,
one
more
time
and
unfortunately,
I
will
not
be
able
to
determine
who
is
yelling
during
the
proceeding.
So
I
would
have
to
clear
the
whole
thing
out
so
for
the
third
time,
please
refrain
from
disrupting
the
proceedings.
Thank
you.
Welcome
and
honoring,
representative
love.
W
Z
Thank
you
Mr
Speaker
and
our
fellow
members.
Last
Wednesday
we
had
our
annual
AG
Day
celebrating
the
Tennessee's
number
one
industry
in
the
state
and
at
the
dag
day
we
had
a
contest.
A
corn
selling
contest
between
the
house
and
the
Senate
and
I
would
like
to
report
to
you
individuals
that
the
house
brought
home
the
bacon
this
week
or
last
week.
We
have
us
a
corn
selling
Trophy
and
we
will
be
displaying
it
there
at
the
speaker's
perch
one
of
these
days
whenever
he
gives
permission,
but
just
want
to.
AA
A
AA
A
AA
A
AA
F
AB
F
N
You
Mr
Speaker
after
Consulting
with
leadership
I
would
like
all
members
voting
in
the
affirmative
on
items.
Number
24
through
31
be
listed
as
co-prime
sponsors,
with
the
Davis
County
delegation
listed
first,
the.
AC
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
On
item
14.
item
15.
AC
Mr
speaker
thank
you
item
14
and
15..
All
those
voting
in
an
affirmative,
Shelby
County,
just
just
Shelby
County
Coast
Prime
sponsors.
A
A
P
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
Mr
Speaker
I
have
to
Consulting
with
representative
Jones
we're
going
to
roll
this
one
week.
The.
U
U
A
A
A
A
G
AD
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
Senate,
Bill
776
is
to
prohibit
local
governments
from
purchasing
drones
for
manufacturers
with
ties
to
the
Chinese
government
or
other
agencies
that
may
inappropriately
monitor
U.S
citizens
using
spyware
in
2019,
the
John
S
McCain
National
Defense
Act
empowered
the
federal
government
to
prohibit
Department
of
Defense
from
purchasing
certain
drones.
Specifically,
it
prohibits
the
department
from
purchasing
drones
made
in
China,
Russia
or
other
advice
or
adversary
countries.
AE
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
sponsor
I.
Just
have
one
question
and
part
me
if
you
already
covered
this
in
your
brief
statement,
would
this
prohibit
or
existing
drones
and
existing
equipment
that
law
enforcement
has
already
purchased
and
is
using?
Would
they
have
to
get
rid
of
that
if
this
bill
passes.
AD
Very
good
question:
yes
that
has
already
been
addressed.
We
have
an
amendment
on
that
where
the
local
law
enforcements
what
they
have
right
now
they
are
grandfathered
in.
A
N
AF
A
AG
A
AH
G
You
Mr
Speaker
Member
One,
does
rewrite
to
Bill,
will
defer
to
chairman
Doggett
for
further
explanation.
We
move
to.
A
AH
You
Mr
Speaker
what
we're
doing
is
seeking
to
look
at
the
return
to
work
Provisions
for
law
enforcement.
Currently
it's
set
to
Sunset
this
year,
we're
changing
some
things.
Law
enforcement
that
have
been
retired
will
be
able
to
return
to
work
after
60
days
of
retirement
versus
the
time
that
we
have
now.
They'll
also
be
able
to
receive
a
hundred
percent
of
the
compensation
all
while
able
to
receive
70
percent
of
their
retirement
funds
and
I
renew
my
motion.
A
A
A
AI
A
AI
A
A
AI
AI
AI
T
A
A
A
AI
AI
You
Mr
Speaker.
This
bill
will
keep
criminals
out
of
the
classroom.
The
State
Board
of
Education
is
responsible
for
issuing,
denying
and
revoking
educator
licenses.
The
board
is
preventing
those
guilty
of
certain
crimes
from
obtaining
licenses
and
permits
using
current
state
board
rules.
This
bill
will
codify
this
practice.
Mr
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion.
A
T
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
eyelashing
is
a
billion
dollar
business.
The
lash
extension
Market
was
valued
at
1.36
billion
dollars
in
2020..
What
this
bill
does
is
it
allows
for
freestanding
schools
for
last
text.
Students
will
go
to
school
for
300
hours
to
become
a
last
tech.
It
allows
for
apprenticeship.
Programs
makes
the
tuition
fees
exponentially
lower
with
that
Mr
Speaker
I
moved
passage,
but
Senate
Bill
93
on
third
and
final
consideration
represent.
A
AG
Thank
you,
representative
Parkinson
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
this
bill,
I'm
going
to
be
voting
for
your
bill
today,
just
because
you're
such
a
gentleman
the
other
day,
even
though
I
can't
stand
it,
but
thank
you
no
I'm,
just
kidding
I
actually
better
understand
your
bill
today.
Just
want
to
tell
you
thanks
for
the
Bill.
Thank
you.
AL
A
A
AM
AN
AM
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
This
bill
is
adding
a
portion
to
something
that
we
passed.
Last
year
we
passed
a
law
that
essentially
says
that
a
drunk
driver
is
responsible
for
child
support
if
he
or
she
takes
the
life
of
a
parent
Senate
bill
or
excuse
me,
this
will
will
amend
Bentley's
law,
which
we
passed
last
year
to
say
that
the
family
can
choose
to
convert
the
criminal
judgment
for
child
support
into
a
civil
judgment
with
that
I
will
yield
any
questions
that
renew
my
motion.
Blair.
A
A
N
AO
AO
A
A
AO
You're
recognized,
thank
you,
sir,
for
the
hat
trick.
This
amendment
allows
Engineers
registered
in
accordance
with
current
law
and
certified
by
Electrical
Codes
Council
to
perform
inspections
and
clarifies
that
registration
and
review
process
with
the
local
government
and
State
Fire
Marshal
Also
Serve.
This
amendment
allows
electrical
license
licensed
electrical
engineers
to
perform
electrical
inspections
immediately
within
Davidson
County.
A
N
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
and
the
chairman
just
described
exactly
what
the
bill
does
so
I
renew
my
motion.
A
A
I
A
AB
It
is
important
to
note
that
this
training
experience
must
align
with
the
qualifications
currently
required
to
receive
temporary
teaching
permit,
as
determined
by
the
State
Board
of
Education.
Why
is
this
needed?
School
districts
are
experiencing
increased
need
for
individuals
who
are
qualified
to
teach
in
high
need
areas
such
as
Career
and
Technical
courses.
Schools
are
struggling
to
fill
these
vacant
teaching
positions.
AB
This
situation
is
particularly
concerning
when
you
consider
the
Aging
of
our
teacher
population.
According
to
the
National
Center
for
Education
statistics,
the
average
age
of
our
teachers
in
Tennessee
is
just
over
42..
Well,
only
17
percent
of
our
teachers
are
under
30..
According
to
Tennessee
Treasury
8
000
teachers
were
eligible
to
retire
in
June
of
2022,
which
is
13
increase
over
the
previous
year.
R
A
F
AN
F
AE
You
Mr
Speaker
what
this
bill
does.
Is
it
attempts
to
correct
what
we
keep
on
hearing
in
the
Memphis
area
as
our
revolving
door
and
our
Criminal
Justice
System?
What
it
will
simply
do
is
if
you
are
arrested
for
a
class,
A
or
B
felony
or
for
any
form
of
aggravated
assault
or
domestic
assault,
a
elected
judge
and
an
elected
judge
only
will
be
the
one
that
determines
your
bail.
AE
P
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
representative,
you
said
an
elected
judge
if,
if
I'm
a
person
that
was
appointed
to
a
position
due
to
a
vacancy
or
something
like
that,
would
I
still
be
able
to
serve
as
judge
that
in
those
proceedings.
AE
You
Mr
Speaker
leader,
yes,
so
this
would
specifically
allow
a
general
assassin's
judge,
a
criminal
court
judge
and,
if
applicable,
a
circuit
court
judge,
and
there
is
a
provision
in
the
bill
from
other
parts
of
the
code
that
says,
if
you're
in
an
appointed,
there's
there's
a
provision
for
that,
so
that
would
be
allowed
in
that
temporary
basis.
If
that's,
what
you're
asking.
P
Or
your
camper,
thank
you
Mr
Speaker,
it
is,
and
so
we
are
also
saying
that
if
you
are
the
magistrate
you
would
not
be
able
to
serve
in
this
capacity
represent.
P
A
X
AE
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
every
County
from
what
I
understand
it
or
every
Judicial
District
can
do
it
slightly
different
I
know
where
I
come
from
we're
having
a
big
problem
with
the
judicial
Commissioners
that
are
appointed,
that
are
I
mean
they
got
a
tough
job
and
they
get
a
lot
being
thrown
at
them
and
I.
Just
think
that
these
cases
that
they're
that
are
slipping
through
the
cracks
require
a
little
bit
more
deliberation
and
someone
that's
totally
accountable
to
the
actual
voters
by
direct
election.
X
I
understand
you
say:
that's
where
you're
coming
from
so
so
what
you're
saying
is
you
really
don't
understand
how
it
works
right
now
so,
but
my
question
to
you
is
by
keeping
people
in
to
see
an
elected
official
they're
going
to
have
to
spend
the
night
in
jail
if
it
happens
over
the
weekend
or
they
have
to
wait
to
the
next
Docket.
In
order
for
this
to
happen,
correct.
AE
X
X
The
docket
has
already
been
set
for
the
day,
so
an
elected,
a
judge
is
not
going
to
be
able
to
see
them
that
day,
they're
not
going
to
be
able
to
be
seen
until
the
next
available
docket.
So
it's
that
is
the
goal
of
this
bill
to
keep
people
in
jail
longer.
What
I
don't
understand
what
you,
what
the
most,
what
the
intent
is
behind
this
represent
Gillespie.
AE
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
The
goal
was,
first
of
all,
we're
talking
about
murderers,
child
rapists,
kidnappers
carjackers
with
arms
with
weapons.
Yes,
the
antennas
to
keep
them
in
jail,
you're,
absolutely
correct.
Those
are
people
that
do
serve
a
public
business
to
our
society,
they've
committed
it
or
they
are
have
been
arrested
of
a
crime.
Probable
cause
has
played
its
course
so
in
my
community.
AE
X
Dixie
I
didn't
make
your
point
and
you
didn't
make
your
point
either,
but
the
point
what
I'm
trying
to
explain
to
you
is
that
I
think
people
will
stay
in
jail
longer
on
this,
and
also
you
took
some
of
their
most
egregious
offenses.
You
said
domestic
assault
and
we
all
know
that
their
people
have
been
arrested
for
domestic
assault
just
for
arguing
with
one
another,
simply
just
for
arguing
it
down
with
one
another.
X
So
I
think
that,
in
order
to
make
this
bill
a
little
more
applicable
or
intensive
for
everyone,
that's
involved,
it
would
be
hard
to
just
blanket
and
put
domestic
assault
aggravated
assault.
As
if
my
seat,
mate
and
I
got
into
an
argument
and
I
picked
up
this
pen
and
said
I
want
to
stab
you
I
didn't
do
it,
but
I
said
I
was
going
to
do
it.
I'll
be
charged
with
aggravated
assault.
X
AE
You
Mr
Speaker
I
will
say
that
as
the
bill
was
written,
it's
aggravated
assault
and
felony
domestic
assault.
So
these
are
my
understanding,
not
a
verbal
threat.
E
Thank
you,
speaker
to
the
sponsor
I
thought.
Maybe
you
were
gonna
get
my
question
answered
when
representative
Dixie
was
asking
on
indigency.
AE
You
Mr
Speaker,
it's
my
understanding
that,
if
you're
a
billionaire
or
have
no
money
at
all-
and
you
commit
one
of
these
crimes,
you
will
be
bill
will
be
set
by
an
elected
judge.
E
All
right,
thank
you
and
representative
Dixie
I,
believe
was
asking
so
and
I'm
going
to
try
to
ask
in
a
different
way
that
is
no
significant
fiscal
memo.
E
So
there's
no
allowance
for
the
additional
jail
time
for
certain
individuals,
defendants
and.
E
AE
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Mr
Speaker.
This
does
not
get
into
any
of
those
resources,
but,
as
I
said
earlier,
I
would
be
in
full
support
of
taking
another
visit,
maybe
in
certain
places
adding
more
judges
down
the
line.
E
Right,
do
you
see
this
as
and
I'm
trying
to
figure
out
whether
we
need
to
get
to
that
get
to
those
additional
resources
this
session?
So
we
don't
jam
up,
create
a
bottleneck
in
the
court
system.
I
have
some
of
my
judges
suggest
that
that
might
happen
without
additional
resources.
AE
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
I
have
been
reached
out
to,
and
I
have
reached
out
to
several
judges,
whether
at
General,
Session,
criminal
or
Circa,
and
just
ask
for
different
people's
opinions
and
I
have
not
I've
not
yet
had
someone
say
that
what
you're,
what
you're
talking
about.
E
Oh
okay,
I'll
be
happy
to
get
with
you
later
and
we'll
talk
to
some
Shelby
County
Criminal,
Court
judges
and
General
Session
judges
who
do
have
concerns.
Thank
you,
sir.
Thank
you.
A
AP
AO
A
AP
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
members.
This
is
the
Tennessee
information
protection
act
and
this
is
a
piece
of
legislation
that
I've
been
working
on
for
two
and
a
half
to
three
years,
and
it
stems
from
a
situation
that
actually
happened
to
me
as
I
was
taking
care
of
a
young
fellow
that
his
parents
were
kind
of
in
a
bad
situation.
AP
He
was
living
with
us
and
he
was
on
Instagram
and
he
was
emailing
back
and
forth
with
someone
through
Instagram
and
they
actually
received
his
information
and
that
person
was
posing
as
a
young
lady
close
to
his
age
and
asking
him
for
pictures
of
What
Not
of
a
nature
that
I
can
only
leave
to
your
imagination
and
actually
investigated
what
had
happened.
They
had
actually
realized
where
he
was
living
where
he
went
to
school
and
he
was
actually
living
with
me.
AP
So
through
the
IP
address
through
what
information
he
provided
through
Instagram
LED,
this
person
to
potentially
abuse
this
particular
child
and
I
realized
quite
quickly
that
there
was
no
mechanism
out
in
the
internet
to
protect
someone's
virtual
you.
So,
as
you
as
you
go
in
connect
travel,
the
internet,
the
information
that
you
provide,
there's
no
space
that
protects
this.
So
what
this
information
does?
Your
IP
address
your
biometric
data,
your
email
address
all
information
that
Google
that
Tick
Tock
that
Instagram
connect
collects
on
you
as
you
provide
it.
AP
This
provides
a
mechanism
where
they
have
to
protect
that
data.
They
have
to
make
sure
you
are
aware
of
what
they
do
with
that
data.
They
have
to
make
you
aware
if
they
sell
the
data,
they
have
to
give
you
a
copy
of
the
data.
If
you
request
that
data
to
be
deleted,
this
information,
this
this
legislation,
makes
them
delete
that
information.
AP
So
with
that
Mr
Speaker,
even
though
I
know,
this
legislation
is
quite
lengthy,
I
hope
you
can
understand
that
this
space
needs
to
be
protected
to
protect
our
children
and
protect
your
information
as
you
travel
the
internet.
So
with
that
Mr
Speaker
I'll
be
glad
to
take
any
questions.
Otherwise,
I
renew
my
motion
represent.
A
F
AQ
A
Z
A
P
A
A
A
F
M
You
Mr
Speaker.
This
is
a
local
bill
for
the
city
of
Smithville.
M
Let's
try
this
there,
we
go
a
big
section.
One
changes
we
during
a
10-year
period
of
a
felony
conviction
can
continue
to
work
and
but
someone
wouldn't
be
able
to
hold
a
office
during
that
10-year
period.
Section
two
reduces
the
voting
requirement
to
appoint
or
remove
officers
or
department
heads
from
two-thirds
to
a
simple
majority
and
then
section
three
extends
the
ability
to
make
appointments,
promotions,
transfers
to
the
mayor
or
city
administrator
I
renew
my
motion.
X
M
I'm
not
sure
this
is
a
Smithville
Charter
change,
so
what
they're
doing
is
during
that
10-year
period,
you
can
still
hold
a
job
but
you're
not
able
to
hold
an
office
during
that
10-year
period.
M
A
A
A
AK
A
AR
AR
It
requires
clinical
criteria
that
prior
authorizations
are
judged
according
to
be
consistent
with
current
national
medical
standards,
and
any
such
review
must
be
decided
by
a
licensed
physician
professional
in
the
same
or
similar
specialty.
This
bill
also
says
for
a
time
frame.
Switch
prior
authorizations
must
be
decided,
including
the
following
non-urgent
decisions
must
be
decided
within
17
days.
AR
Urgent
Care
decisions
must
be
decided
within
72
hours.
The
bill,
as
amended,
will
only
apply
to
prescription
drugs
if
prescriptions
for
chronic
conditions
as
for
chronic
conditions,
all
prior
authorizations
will
last
for
six
months
unless
the
clinical
criteria
for
that
treatment,
States,
otherwise
prior
authorizations
may
be
required
for
inputation
services,
for
both
medical
and
behavioral
health
benefits.
Any
changes
to
prior
authorization
standards
must
be
updated.
AR
60
days
before
the
new
standards
go
into
place
and
lastly,
requires
the
insurance
company
that
provides
a
prior
authorization
may
not
refuse
to
pay
for
health
care
service
at
a
later
date.
Unless
a
person
is
not
covered
or
fraud
was
involved
at
the
time
of
service.
With
that
explanation,
speaker
and
members
I
renew
my
motion
chairman.
A
AS
AS
You
I
was
just
wondering
that,
based
on
what
you
said,
If
a
person
is
getting
services,
maybe
one
place,
and
then,
if
go
back
and
get
something
to
get
it
from
some
other
place,
would
it
requires
some
kind
of
reporting
for
duplicated
surfaces?
That's
what
I
was
wondering
about
chairman
Hawk.
AR
AR
If
it
is
medically
needed
and
the
procedure
is
required
again,
then
there
will
be
a
process
to
go
through
for
prior
authorization
to
go
through
all
that
list
of
seven
items.
I
just
told
you,
so
if
a
if
a
procedure
needs
to
occur
a
second
time,
then
you
go
back
through
all
the
steps.
If,
if
the
first
time
it
didn't
take
or
the
second
time
there's
something
that
is
still
ailing
the
individual,
you
would
go
through
those
steps.
Once
again,
sir.
A
A
AT
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
Senate
bill,
seven
98.,
no
Senate,
Bill
782
expands
the
executive
committee
of
the
underground
damage
advisory
committee
from
three
members
to
five
members.
I
renew
my
motion.
A
Y
W
I
A
W
You
Mr
Speaker
members.
We
oftentimes
talk
about
the
importance
of
giving
people
an
opportunity
when
they've
been
incarcerated
to
get
a
college
education.
We
have
a
program
here
in
Tennessee
called
the
higher
education
initiative
that
actually
provides
free
college
courses
in
the
prison
where
they're
located.
W
This
particular
piece
of
legislation
will
simply
say
that
when
a
person
is
released
from
incarceration
and
they
apply
to
continue
to
go
to
college
after
the
incarceration
on
the
application,
a
public
institution
of
higher
education
that
requires
a
criminal
history
will
develop
and
Implement
an
additional
review
process
for
applicants
with
a
criminal
history.
With
that
Mr
Speaker
renew
my
motion.
AE
A
AE
Mr,
sorry,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker,
sponsor
I,
didn't
get
a
chance
to
talk
about
this
with
you
before,
but
I'm
just
curious.
In
the
unfortunate
circumstances.
If
someone
were
to
have
been
convicted
of
say
rape,
how
are
we
addressing
them
living
in
a
college
dorm
situation?
W
Responsible
for
not
removing
the
background
check,
this
amendment
rewrites
the
bill
and
it
gets
rid
of
the
original
language
in
the
bill
which
will
move
the
background
check
removal.
Now,
what
it
says
is
a
public
institution
of
higher
education
that
requires
an
applicant's
criminal
history
for
purpose
of
undergraduate
admission
shall
develop
and
Implement
an
additional
review
process
for
applicants
for
the
criminal
history,
and
so
I
know
that
we
had
concerns
about
removing
that
question
and
we
had
the
amendment
to
say
just
create
a
different
review
process.
W
It
doesn't
say
that
you
will
not
require
information
about
their
criminal
history,
but
simply
says
in
the
consideration
of
the
application,
create
a
different
process
to
review
it,
but
not
necessarily
remove
the
question
about
that.
AF
Thank
you,
sir
Mr
representative
I
I,
like
the
bills,
some
tenants
of
the
bill
I
tried
to
do
something
similar
to
this
years
ago,
but
it
was
while
they
were
incarcerated.
AF
They
would
get
their
education
because
certainly
all
of
us
would
want
to
ensure
that
once
someone
has
transitioned
out
of
that
facility
that
they
can
hit
the
ground
trying
to
do
something
to
be
productive.
Now,
it's
not
going
to
be
100
like
it's,
not
with
everything
that
we
do,
but
I
would
think
that
if
a
man
or
a
woman
decides
to
attend
school,
that
something
good
is
going
on
in
their
heads
trying
to
make
a
transition
so
I'm
hoping
that
hoping
that
the
bill
gets.
You
know
enough
positivity,
so
we
can
actually
start
on.
AF
A
W
Thank
you,
speaker
and,
and
to
your
point
representative
towns,
one
of
the
wonderful
programs
you
do
have
in
Tennessee.
The
higher
education
initiative
actually
has
a
zero
recidivism
rate
if
persons
complete
their
program,
and
so
they
provide
education
in
the
prisons
for
persons
and
the
the
beauty
of
it
is
if
a
person
goes
all
the
way
through
their
program,
they
don't
recidivate,
and
so
our
goal
now
is
to
say
if
a
person
is
released
from
from
incarceration
and
then
they
have
the
chance
to
continue
the
education
afterwards.
W
W
W
AU
AN
A
AU
A
A
G
A
AQ
A
AW
You
Mr
Speaker
what
this
bill
does.
This
is
brought
to
me
by
the
Secretary
of
State
to
cover
two
areas.
The
first
is,
there
is
only
one
primary
candidate
selection
process
that
is
not
currently
controlled
by
each
respective
State
party,
and
this
would
transfer
that
authority
of
the
Secretary
of
State
to
approve
presidential
candidates
for
the
Democrat
and
Republican
primaries
to
their
respective
party
chairs
and
their
executive
committees
and
as
far
as
I
know,
both
party
chairs
are
in
favor
of
this
and
that's
what
the
bill
does.
Mr
Speaker
section
three.
AW
As
you
recall,
last
year
we
passed
ethics
legislation
that
requires
those
members
of
the
those
members
of
the
general
assembly
and
employees
to
disclose
if
they
were
contracted
to
work
for
campaigns.
This
would
extend
that
to
the
in
a
much
more
limited
form
to
the
state
election
commission
that,
if
they're
under
contract
and
working
for
a
political
campaign
for
compensation
that
they
have
30
days
from
signing
that
contract
to
let
the
state
election
commission
know
if
they
violate
that
30
days,
then
the
state
general
assembly
could
remove
them
from
the
election.
AW
Commission
I
think
it's
only
fair
that
someone's
overseeing
our
elections
if
they're
getting
paid
by
an
election
that
they're
participating
in
that
they
should
at
least
let
us
know
it-
does
not
remove
them
from
the
election
commission,
but
it
lets
it
may
requires
him
to.
Let
us
know
and
that's
what
the
bill
does.
Mr
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion.
AX
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
chairman.
Can
you
explain
to
us
what
the
process
is
for
certification
of
a
candidate
for
a
primary
ballot.
AW
Currently,
currently,
the
presidential
preference
primaries
are
simply
approved
by
the
Secretary
of
State
to
make
sure
that
they're
of
age
and
that
they
meet
the
requirements.
They
don't
put
any
partisan
like
Bonafide
status
under
that's
under
the
current
law.
So
this
would
transfer
that,
like
every
other
election
from
school
board,
all
the
way
up
to
State
Legislature,
County,
Commission,
County
offices,
US
congress
senate
all
has
to
be
approved
on
the
bona
fide
status
of
the
of
the
respective
party.
AW
I,
don't
know
about
the
Democrat
Party,
but
the
state
Republican
party
said
the
under
presidential
candidates.
They
would
apply
the
Bonafide
status
that
the
RNC
uses
is
not
the
state
party
for
presidential
candidates,
since
so
many
candidates
will
be
running
from
out
of
state.
So
that's
what
that
does
right
now.
The
the
secretary
of
state
right
now
does
not
is
not
as
partisan
or
requires
partisan.
They
require
the
certain
number
of
signatures
and
they're
the
right
legal
age,
and
they
can
run
in
that
that
primary.
AW
AX
You
Mr,
Speaker,
I
I,
think
we
would
all
agree
that
the
president
United
States
is
Rises
to
another
level
above
any
other
election,
and
so
my
concern
is,
is
allowing
a
political
decision
to
be
made
rather
than
an
independent
decision
by
someone
that
this
body
elects
in
compliance
with
the
law
are?
Are
the
Statewide
political
party
chairman
going
to
be
given
training
and
and
to
what?
Who
are
they
going
to
be
beholden
in
making
this
decision,
because
I
really
have
a
concern
that
we're
they're
going
to?
AX
They
could
have
just
in
your
worst
case
scenario,
they
could
have
a
preference
as
far
as
a
primary
candidate,
or
they
may
have
a
bone
to
pick
with
somebody
in
some
of
these
Statewide
political
party.
Stuff
gets
a
little
heated.
Sometimes
so,
or
are
you
not
concerned
that
they
may
make
a
political
decision
or
or
make
some
strategic
decision
with
regard
to
kicking
somebody
off
a
primary
ballot?.
AW
AX
Have
we
thank
you,
Mr
sugar?
Have
we
experienced
anything
in
recent
times
that
there
has
been
a
problem
with
the
secretary
of
state
or
their
party
has
challenged
the
Secretary
of
State's
decision
making
in
this
regard,
that
they've
taken
issue
with,
for
some
reason
that
that
Secretary
of
State
wasn't
doing
his
job
adequately?
What
was
the
impetus
behind
this.
AW
As
far
as
the
emphasis
I-
don't
I,
don't
I
wasn't
a
part
of
any
of
that
discussions
again.
This
is
brought
to
me
by
the
Secretary
of
State
and
he's
fine
signing
this
authority
over
to
each
party
respective
State
party.
I.
Think
it's
as
I
said
earlier.
This
is
the
only
primary
and
the
entire
State
at
any
level
that
is
not
up
to
the
approval
of
the
state
parties
and
each
state
party
has
their
own
respective
rules.
AW
I
trust,
my
state
party
and
the
chairman
to
do
the
the
right
thing
and
to
vet
candidates
and
I
would
hope
that
you
do
on
the
Democrat
side.
But
again,
this
is
the
only
one
at
a
non-partisan
individual
should
not
be
deciding
about
the
qualifications
or
the
certification
of
a
primary.
A
A
AY
F
AZ
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
and
thank
you
representative
Rudder.
Does
this
Bill
apply
to
members
that
have
been
appointed
to
utility
districts
or
just
the
ones
that
are
elected.
AY
Yes,
this
this
bill
just
applies
to
Franklin
County
as
a
local
Bill
for
Commissioners
on
a
for
a
multi-county
utility
district
at
prohibits
them
from
serving
more
than
to
consider
consecutive
terms
they
needed
to
serve
more
than
two
consecutive
terms.
They
can't
find
enough
people
to
serve.
That's
all
it
does.
A
A
BA
BA
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
private
acts
of
1945
chapter
187
authorized
and
empowered
Blount
County
to
build
purchase
own
and
or
operate
and
maintain
a
non-profit,
General
Hospital.
This
amendment
updates
words
used
in
that
private
Act
of
1945.
Changing
such
things
as
quarterly
County
Clerk.
Excuse
me
quarterly
County,
Court
to
County
Commission
and
recognize
that
a
handshake
agreement
in
1945
was
an
agreement
but
going
forward
in
today's
world.
A
BB
A
A
Jones
and
I
Mr
clerk
take
the
vote.
A
P
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
Mr,
Speaker
members.
This
bill
as
amended,
would
require
the
Department
of
Education
to
conduct
a
study
of
best
practices
in
other
states
that
we
can
use
for
ninth
grade
on
track
indicators
in
our
state
for
account
in
our
state
accountability
systems
to
prevent
students
from
dropping
out
of
high
school.
P
I'm,
like
what's
the
name
I
can't
get
it
out
utilize
methods
to
publicly
report
irrelevant
data,
relevant
data
or
on
track
High
School
Success
indicators.
Secondly,
the
bill
will
require
the
Department
of
Education
to
submit
a
report
on
these
outcomes
of
the
study
to
the
education
Committee
in
both
the
house
and
the
Senate
by
January
31st
2024.
P
Lastly,
the
bill
will
require
the
Department
of
Education
to
report
on
to
make
this
report
available
on
the
department's
website
that,
if
you
notice
the
fiscal
note
is
not
significant,
because
the
department
has
said
that
they
can
do
this
study
with
their
with
their
existing
resources.
P
I
was
members
I've
been
to
several
high
schools
to
look
at
some
of
the
ninth
grade
academies
and
some
of
the
things
that
they're
doing
and
it's
it's
very
Innovative,
some
of
the
stuff
that
these
schools
are
doing.
But
it's
still
something
happening.
That's
the
the
stopping
out
kids
from
graduating.
Something
is
happening
that
stopping
them
from
getting
from
9th
grade
to
12th
grade.
A
A
BA
A
AQ
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
this
change
into
the
language
as
basically
changing
two
words,
and
this
is
to
match
up
with
the
Metro's
Charter
we're
changing
now
we're
adding
the
word
Demolition
and
replacement.
It
simply
means
that
something
is
removed
at
the
fairgrounds.
It
must
be
replaced.
It
has
to
be
used
for
the
same
purpose
as
it
was
when
they
started.
864
serves
as
a
clarifying
language
to
allow
Metro
Council
to
approve
improvements
to
the
historic
Nashville
Fairground
by
a
simple
majority
vote.
AQ
This
legislation
will
allow
for
events
such
as
NASCAR
different
music
events,
any
entertainment
that
it
would
be
held
on
the
fairgrounds
property.
That's
what
just
built
us.
AQ
A
A
AQ
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BC
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
Senate,
Bill
477
is
a
local
bill
that
authorizes
Henry
County
to
participate
in
a
pilot
project
to
use
convenient
voting
centers
for
local
and
state
elections.
With
that
Mr
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion.
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Thank
you
speaker
to
the
sponsor.
Will
this
require
any
reporting
back
to
the
state
on
the
effectiveness,
the
efficiencies
of
the
the
project.
BC
Representative,
thank
you
Mr
Speaker,
yes,
sir.
It
will
and
just
we're
a
rural
area
and
the
county
that
I'm
a
part
of
weekly
county.
We
started
in
2020,
and
it's
hard
to
put
numbers
on
state
elections
with
the
national
national
elections
are
because
the
voter
turnout
there
may
be
different.
Some
are
more
polarized
than
others,
but
we've
been
about
six
points
higher
in
the
state
average
here
since
2020.
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AL
You
Mr
Speaker.
What
this
bill
does
members
is
that
it
forms
a
sexual
assault
response
team.
This
is
a
specific
intervention
model
that
is
focused
on
immediate
and
consistent
response
to
sexual
assault
victims
with
the
goal
of
implementing
and
maintaining
a
comprehensive,
coordinated,
trauma-informed
and
victims,
victim-centered
system
of
intervention
and
care
with
a
commitment
to
systems
change
and
continuous
Improvement.
What
the
sexual
assault
team
will
do
is
help
to
increase
interagency
and
intra-agency
collaboration
and
coordination.
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Substitute
substitute
and
conform
to
Senate
bill
678.
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BE
You
Mr
Speaker.
This
amendment
is
the
same
as
the
Senate
movement
moved
to
a
drop.
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Williams
you
recognize.
Thank
you
Mr
speaker.
Thank
you.
Members.
This
bill
is
a
revision
to
last
year's
Colonel
Thomas
Bowden
act.
It
seeks
to
expand
services
for
respite
care,
for
Alzheimer's
families
across
the
state,
extends
a
pilot
project
for
another
year
so
that
we
can
get
these
services
to
our
communities
so
that
we
can
report
back
here
and
see
if
we
can
keep
those
family
members
who
are
suffering
from
Alzheimer's
in
their
homes.
Longer
with
that
Mr
Speaker
I
renew
my
much
Tim.
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Yes,
this
is
the
financial
literacy
bill
that
calls
for
the
treasurer
and
his
office
to
examine
the
different
financial
literacy
programs
that
are
being
used
within
the
state
of
Tennessee
and
that
are
being
used
in
other
states
to
gauge
which
ones
are
the
most
effective.
And
the
treasurer's
office
would
like
for
the
original
Bill
to
go
a
little
bit
further
and
allow
them
to
do
a
little
more
analysis.
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BF
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
Yes,
there
will
be
some
reporting
so
that
we
can
gauge
what
programs
are
most
effective
and
April
will
become
financial
literacy
month.
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BH
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
members.
This
amendment
is
about
the
parking
Bill
about
when
a
place
accepts
only
one
method
of
payment
that
they
would
make
an
alternative
available
and
one
of
those
alternative
ways
that
they
would
give
a
means
of
being
able
to
call
the
business
and
give
them
your
credit
card
to
be
able
to
pay
for
it.
It
clarifies
the
language
in
regards
to
that
a
move
to
concur.
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Vaughn
you
recognized
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
The
Senate
has
placed
two
amendments
on
this
bill:
one
carving
out
the
mega
site
and
its
entirety,
the
other
putting
size
and
time
limit
restraints
on
this
bill.
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BJ
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
during
session
I
received
some
sad
news
from
Tullahoma.
We
lost
a
fine
Christian
lady
named
Linda,
Thomas
and
y'all.
Don't
know
her
but
she's.
The
mom
of
Russell
Thomas,
the
executive
director
of
the
Alcoholic
Beverage,
Control,
Commission
and
mother-in-law
of
the
director
of
our
Sports
gambling
Commission
Linda
was
a
and
her
husband.
Doug
are
close
friends
of
ours.
Fine,
wonderful,
Christian,
lady
and
again
for
a
moment
of
silence
for
Linda.
D
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
resident,
Parkinson
and
I
are
interested
in
informing
a
mental
health
issues
caucus
and
we
would
like
to
know
if
other
members
are
also
interested.
If
you
are
interested,
please
rep
contact
representative,
Parkinson
or
myself,
and
we
feel
that
there's
a
lot
of
work
to
be
done
on
mental
health
issues,
obviously
in
the
state
of
Tennessee,
and
we
know
that
by
working
together
we
can
probably
come
up
with
some
really
great
ideas.
Thank
you.
BK
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I
didn't
get
a
chance
to
make
this
announcement
Thursday,
but
for
those
of
you
wondering
about
Tyler
and
how
he's
doing
I
heard
from
Lisa-
and
he
had
a
very
successful
procedure
last
week
and
is
on
the
road
to
recovery.
So
thank
God.
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V
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
Earlier
this
morning
you
received
a
letter
from
my
attorney
asking
some
questions
that
I
want
to
get
clarification
on
on
this
house
floor
that
if
I
was
to
be
reappointed
as
a
member
would
I
be
promptly
sworn
back
in
and
restored
to
the
same
rights
as
every
other
member
of
this
body.
Before
I
was
expelled,
you
shut
off
access
to
my
ID
badge.
Will
that
be
restored?
You
should
have
access
to
the
parking
garage.
Would
that
be
restored?
My
email
access
has
been
cut
off.
Will
that
be
restored?
V
A
Some
of
those
questions
are
HR
issues
which
representative
McKinsey
came
up
and
asked
about.
As
far
as
committees
has
been
the
standard
practice
on
both
sides.
If
you
are
appointed,
then
a
committee
is
not
appointed
to
that
individual
until
they're,
duly
elected.
That's
why
I
put
representative
Johnson
back
on
committees,
because
she's
not
appointed
she's,
still
duly
elected,
represent
Jones.
V
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
In
addition,
I
wanted
to
get
clarification
as
to
whether
legislation
I
would
be
able
to
file.
I
was
told
that
my
legislation
was
eliminated
because
I
was
expelled,
will
I
be
found,
be
able
to
file
15
more
pieces
of
legislation,
since
my
other
bills
were
removed.
V
Thank
you
Mr
Speaker
I,
intend
to
use
all
15
my
bills
to
call
for
common
sense
gun
legislation
before
we
leave
this
session.
My
final
question,
Mr
Speaker,
is
that
we
were
informed
by
HR
that
it
was
your
decision
to
access
to
limit
access
to
the
building.
It
was
your
decision
to
cut
off
our
ID
badges
and
parking
access.
Is
that
true?
And
if
so,
will
that
be
rectified?.
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V
You
Mr
Speaker,
because
that
was
cut
off
before
I
was
even
expelled.
It
was
cut
off
days
prior,
so
I
just
wanted
to
get
that
Clarity
on
the
record.
Is
there
a
process
for
additional
questions
that
will
be
the
best
way
to
submit
concerns
to
you,
Mr
Speaker,
moving
forward?
If
these
issues
are
not
addressed
by
HR.
V
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
Will
there
be
a
process
to
have
these
issues
addressed
by
you
if
they're
not
able
to
dress
them
in
HR,
because
you
know
I'm
consistently
told
that
it's
your
decision
to
do
these
things,
and
so
just
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
your
support
and
cooperation
and
moving
forward
to
be
restored
as
a
full
member
of
this
body.
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Yes
and
we'll
work
with
HR.
If
there's
any
issues
like
we
normally
have
done
and
well
done
and
will
continue
to
do,
represent
Jones.
Thank.