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House Floor Session- 24th Legislative Day- April 17, 2023
A
A
Arms
invite
the
members
into
the
chamber
and
close
doors.
I
hereby
declare
the
house
representatives
of
the
113th
general
assembly
of
State
Tennessee
now
in
session.
Will
the
members
please
stand
with
the
visitors
in
the
gallery?
Please
stand
and
remain
saying
to
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance
representative
hell
will
introduce
the
chaplain
of
the
day
representative
health.
B
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
our
minister
of
the
day
today
is
Pastor.
Duane
Cornelius
brother
Cornelius
has
been
a
last
license,
minister,
with
the
United
Pentecostal
Church
International
for
30
years.
He
and
his
wife
sister
c.
As
we
affectionately
call.
Her
Heather
have
been
pastor
of
New
Life,
United
Pentecostal
Church
in
Smithville
since
2007.
B
the
thriving
Congregation
of
New
Life
under
Pastor.
Cornelius's
leadership
operates
a
kid's
connection,
earning
Early,
Learning
Center,
a
child
care
facility
serving
about
75
or
80
children
a
day.
We
also
operate
a
DeKalb
Christian
Academy,
which
offers
education
currently
with
81
students
enrolled
and
next
year
we
already
have
95
enrolled
from
PK
to
12th
grade.
He
also
serves
as
a
Chaplain
for
our
local
city
of
Smithville.
Police
Department,
don't
hold
this
against
him,
but
he's
originally
from
Florida.
B
The
Cornelius
family
has
lived
in
Tennessee
for
16
years,
he's
a
1993
graduate
of
Indiana
Indiana
Bible
College
in
Indianapolis.
He
and
sister
Cornelius
have
three
children
and
just
welcome
this
year,
their
first
grandchild.
So
if
you
would
help
me,
please
welcome
my
pastor
and
friend
to
Nolan
Cornelia,
says
our
minister
of
the
day.
C
It's
a
tremendous
privilege
to
be
here
with
you
today.
Thank
you
to
representative
Michael
Hale,
for
the
invitation.
I
also
want
to
give
honor
to
speaker
Sexton
as
well
as
each
of
you,
the
members
of
the
House
of
Representatives
for
the
great
state
Tennessee,
which
I
call
home,
even
though
I'm
originally
from
Florida.
C
C
The
best
way
I
have
found
to
make
it
through
these
trying
situations
is
to
be
surrounded
and
supported
by
the
love
of
family,
an
unwavering
faith
in
God
and
the
strength
we
find
when
we
have
unity
and
purpose
and
impassion
maintaining
Integrity
when
faced
with
enormous
challenges,
not
an
easy
task,
but,
as
stated
by
the
very
classy
actress,
Betty
White,
you
don't
look
into
Integrity.
You
work
at
it.
C
The
Bible
instructs
Us
in
first
Timothy,
2
that
we
pray
for
our
leaders
and
those
who
are
in
an
authority,
and
so
with
that
in
mind,
I
would
like
to
pray
over
this
session
meeting
this
afternoon,
but
really,
more
importantly,
over
you,
the
voice
of
the
people
of
Tennessee.
So
if
you
would
bow
your
heads
with
me,
Lord
I
stand
Here
humbly
before
you
today.
C
I
come
this
afternoon
asking
that
you
would
bless
this
session,
that
you
would
give
wisdom
that
you
would
give
peace,
that
you
would
give
understanding,
bring
us
together
in
unity,
as
decisions
are
made
for
the
people
of
this
great
state
Lord.
Let
this
house
chamber
be
filled
with
your
presence
as
we
surrender
our
will
to
yours.
I.
Ask
that
you
would
bless
each
of
the
representatives
here
today
bless
their
staff
and
their
families
allow
your
angels
to
surround
them
in
their
homes
with
strength
and
health
and
peace.
C
B
B
H
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
I,
just
like
to
honor
and
well
wish
students
across
the
state
that
are
taking
the
TCAP
test
this
week.
We
know
tcaps,
especially
for
third
graders
or
extra
emphasized,
and
a
lot
of
students
are
concerned
or
worried
about
those
tests,
but
I
just
want
to
honor
those
students
who
are
taking
those
tests
and
wish
them
well
on
those
tests,
and
hopefully
it
will
all
pass
and
move
forward.
Thank
you.
Mr
Speaker.
I
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
many
times
on
the
house.
Four.
We
we
recognize
those
that
have
passed
and
which
is
a
good
thing,
but
I
would
like
to
recognize
one
of
my
friends
that
is
living
and
God
blessed
him.
He
got
put
on
the
liver
transplant
list
a
few
days
ago
and
within
48
Hours
he
got
a
new
liver
he's
at
Vanderbilt,
his
name's
Harry
Dillon
and
I
I.
Just
thank
God
for
his
blessings.
J
Foreign,
thank
you
Mr
Speaker,
since
we
last
convened
this
chamber.
I
just
want
to
take
a
moment
to
recognize
the
mass
shooting
in
Alabama,
where
four
people
were
killed.
28
were
hurt
on
this
weekend.
In
addition,
there
was
a
mass
shooting
in
Kentucky
where
two
were
killed
and
six
were
injured
and
then
finally,
there
was
a
young
man
by
the
name
of
Ralph
yarl
who's
16,
who
was
killed
for
ringing
the
wrong
doorbell.
K
K
K
A
N
A
E
O
A
O
A
O
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
and
the
current
law.
A
teacher,
a
parent
or
a
a
staff
person
can
object
to
a
book
that
is
in
the
library
to
the
school
board
and
the
school
board
reviews
the
books.
And
if
the
person
who
objected
is
not
satisfied
with
what
the
school
board
decides,
they
can
appeal
to
the
state
textbook
Commission
Now.
What
I've
explained
to
you
is
the
current
law.
It
is
not
this
bill.
O
G
This
standard
it
doesn't
apply
equitably
in
each
district.
One
Lea
could
say
this
book
is
banned
because
this
person
says
that
it
should
go
and
another
Lea
could
say.
That's
nonsense
and
idiotic
that
we
would
ban
this
book
and
so
we'll
have
a
patchwork
of
what
gets
banned
and
what
doesn't
based
on
the
subjectivity
of
the
Lea.
Is
that
correct,
representative.
A
G
Q
G
G
While
I
again
understand
some
people
wanting
to
have
more
urgency
as
it
relates
to
which
books
get
banned
and
things
like
that,
I,
don't
think
that
it
is
the
responsibility
of
government
to
support
the
Banning
of
educational
curriculum.
I.
Think
if
there
is
a
process
in
place
that
that
process
should
continue
to
follow
through
and
that
people's
urgency
to
interrupt
the
education
of
children
or
youth
doesn't
need
our
support
in
being
expedited.
G
It
needs
to
be
a
very
deliberative
process
that
folks
go
through
and
not
subjective
and
so
subjective
that
people
can
at
will
say
that
this
book
doesn't
deserve
to
be
in
our
classrooms
and
I'm.
Also
curious
and
this
law
is
there
any
room
for
people
to
disagree?
If
a
teacher
or
a
librarian
says,
for
instance,
the
reading
of
a
beloved
or
a
book
by
Toni
Morrison
shouldn't
be
there
what's
the
process
for
saying
that
that's
not
a
smart
reason
to
not
have
the
book.
A
O
A
O
G
I
think
is
deeply
concerning
and
so
I
I
would
love.
As
you
amend
this
law,
we
at
least
need
to
think
about
the
implications
that
this
law
has
on
education
for
students
and
our
schools
and
our
communities,
and
so,
while
I
understand
why
you're
saying
this
is
just
narrow,
because
it's
only
saying
60
days
to
30
days,
you're
touching
the
current
law
and
the
current
law
is
flawed.
J
J
O
You
Mr
Speaker
I,
wouldn't
say
that
I
would
say
that
books
are
not
being
reviewed
in
a
timely
manner,
so
that
that's
what
this
addresses
parents
who
or
teachers
or
anyone
who
complains
about
a
book.
They
should
have
the
right
to
expect
that
their
complaint
is
going
to
be
addressed
in
a
timely
manner.
J
Jones
representative
Lynn,
can
you
give
me
an
example
of
some
of
the
books
that
are
being
reviewed,
that
people
want
banned
I
know
one
of
them
is
The
Bluest
Eye
by
Tony
Morrison.
Can
you
give
me
a
few
other
examples
of
books
that
are
going
to
be
banned
under
this
expedited
process?
You're
presenting
to
us,
can
you
give
us
a
few
examples
representative.
O
J
With
all
due
respect,
representative
Lynn,
the
process
is
about
material,
and
so
the
government
is
stepping
in
saying
we're
going
to
ban
material
from
students
from
reading
it.
So
I
think
it
is
Jermaine
for
us
to
talk
about
what
material
is.
You
know
not
being
reviewed
that
you
don't
believe,
is
being
reviewed
quickly
enough
to
ban
for
students
from
engaging
with,
and
so
can
you
give
us
some
examples
of
books
that
either
you
or
members
who
brought
you
this
bill
want
to
see
removed
from
our
school
libraries
can
give
us
a
few
books.
O
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
no,
actually,
I
can't
this
is
about
people
being
able
to
have
their
hearing
in
a
timely
manner.
There
have
been
some
books,
I
know
in
my
county
and
I've
heard
from
others.
They
were
objected
to
at
the
beginning
of
the
school
year
and
they
have
not
had
their
hearing
yet
and
in
fact,
in
my
school
district
there
were
40
or
more
objected
to
at
the
beginning
of
the
school
year
and
until
the
current
moment,
they've
actually
only
had
a
hearing
on
four.
So
that's
not
a
timely
manner.
O
So
what
this
seeks
to
do
is
just
set
the
process
in
a
timely
manner.
So
let's
say
that
the
school
board
decides
to
keep
a
book.
The
current
law
allows
the
complaintant
to
then
appeal
to
the
state
textbook
commission,
but
that's
the
current
law.
That
is
not
this
bill.
This
bill
just
says
they
have
to
get
the
com
to
the
complaint
in
a
timely
manner.
Let's
say,
according
to
the
current
law,
the
school
board
decides
to
take
the
book
out
of
the
school.
O
Well,
someone
can
come
appeal
to
the
state
textbook.
Commission.
Let's
say
the
school
board
doesn't
take
up
the
bill,
the
the
book
at
all
they
60
days
goes
by
and
they
do
not
address
the
book.
What
this
law
says
is
the
book
will
come
out
of
the
library
with
an
automatic
appeal
to
the
state
textbook
commission
to
give
the
final
word
I
think
that
kind
of
makes
all
parties
happy,
because
the
the
complaints
will
be
addressed,
and
there
is
a
procedure
where
there
is
a
final
appeal.
A
J
J
It's
been
stopped
in
the
Senate,
and
so
we're
here
having
this
discussion
on
a
bill
that
it's
not
going
to
even
move
forward
this
this
session
and
what
you're
trying
to
do
is
create
this
Narrative
of
instigating
this
culture
of
fear
for
parents
to
say
that
we
need
to
ban
books
quicker
because
for
your
understanding,
these
teachers,
who
were
already
overworking,
are
not
moving
quick
enough
to
take
books
off
the
shelves.
These
books
that
you
want
to
remove.
J
You
want
to
put
more
work
on
our
teachers,
who
are
underpaid
and
under
staff,
to
force
them
to
remove
books
because
they
make
you
uncomfortable
and
they
make
members
of
this
body
uncomfortable.
But
these
books
are
books
about
black
history.
These
are
books
about
social
justice.
These
are
books
about
the
true
history
of
America
that
you're
trying
to
ban
and
one
member
of
your
call,
because
last
year
said
we
should
burn
these
books,
and
so
you
are
a
book
burning.
J
O
Thank
you
very
much.
Mr
Speaker,
this
bill
is
doing
just
fine
in
the
Senate.
It
will
pass
in
the
Senate,
maybe
not
this
year,
but
it
will
pass
this
year.
They
like
the
bill,
just
fine
I'm,
not
worried
about
its
status
in
the
Senate.
The
Senate
has
their
own
way
of
doing
things
and,
and
they
take
their
time
about
certain
things,
but
also
if
I
can
just
just
please
don't
read
my
mind.
You
you
don't
know
how
I
feel
about
things.
S
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
representative
I'm,
just
looking
over,
you
know
a
list
of
books
around
the
country
that
are
being
banned
and
it's
highly
concerning
to
me
and
you're
kind
of
Expediting
that
so
I
just
want
to
get
on
record.
Just
so
people
in
this
state
know
we
wouldn't
dare
ban
a
book
such
as
some
of
these.
So
it's
not
your
intention
to
expedite
the
Banning
of
the
Diary
of
Anne
Frank.
Is
it.
S
O
Thank
you
very
much.
Mr
Speaker
representative
I'm,
not
on
a
school
board.
I,
don't
have
a
vote
in
the
matter.
As
a
voter
I
get
to
vote
for
my
school
board.
Member,
but
I
don't
have
a
vote
on
the
school
board.
It
we
hire
them
for
their
consideration
and
that
that
is
the
process.
This
process
is
already
in
place.
What
you're
talking
about
we
debated
last
year
and
the
law
passed.
S
But
you're
creating
that
process
and
one
of
the
things
I'm
concerned
about
is
the
county
in
which
you
represent
that
school
board
is
currently
being
sued
for
meeting
in
private
out
of
the
public
eye
Ford
discussing
Banning
of
books.
You
know
the
books
like
The
Diary
of
Anne
Frank,
the
life
of
Roberto
Clemente.
You
know
things
like
that
that
I
think
children
should
know
about
you're,
creating
that
process,
to
stop
children
from
that
knowledge
and
that
knowledge
of
History
and
and
that's
alarming
so
by
anyone
not
being
able
to
say
We,
can't
agree
on.
S
A
A
E
A
A
U
O
J
O
So
what
this
will
allow
is
for
our
district
attorneys
to
call
those
book
distributors
make
them
aware
of
total
39
and
ask
them
to
please
take
these
books
back
and
give
our
school
districts
credit
so
that
they
can
pick
out
some
other
books.
If
they,
you
know,
don't
don't
want
to
obey
our
law.
Then,
of
course
our
district
attorneys
can
have
a
a
deeper
conversation
with
them,
but
that
that
is
what
this
does
represent.
J
You
representative
Lynn
I'm
going
to
say
my
question
to
the
end,
because
I
see
the
strategy
here,
this
bill
is
trying
to
make
it
a
classy
felony
to
to
have
books
that
you
deem
as
obscene
it's
going
to
make
a
Class
E
felony
punishable
with
jail
time
up
to
six
years
imprisonment
in
a
over
ten
thousand
dollar
fine
for
possessing
books,
I
mean
this
is
morally
insane
and
I
think
it
is
beneath
the
Dignity
of
this
body
to
vote
on
this
extreme
bill.
That
sounds
like
anything
but
democracy
and
freedom.
J
This
can
we
rename
this
bill
the
the
the
book
burner
caucus
proposal-
I,
don't
know
what
you
want
to
call
it,
but
this
is
not
democracy
and
I
hope
that
the
people
of
your
district
and
the
people
of
our
state
are
paying
attention
to
what's
happening
here.
Is
that
we're
Banning
books,
but
we've
been?
We
won't
ban
the
threat
to
our
youth
when
it
comes
to
militarized
guns,
but
we're
Banning
books
we're
Banning
books,
but
we
won't
ban
the
real
threat
to
our
youth
that
we're
we've
been
talking
about
all
session
and
I.
J
Think
it's
immoral.
It's
obscene
this
bill
is
obscene.
This
bill
is
an
affront
to
to
what
this
body
should
stand,
for.
We
take
a
constitutional
oath
to
vote
against
and
challenge
any
legislation
that
is
injurious
to
the
people.
Your
proposed
to
the
jail
people
for
possessing
books
that
you
deem,
as
as
you
don't
want
students
to
read
to
jail
them
representative
Lynn.
J
I
hope
that
we
will
not
jail
people
for
possessing
literature,
that
we've
went
years
with
trusting
teachers
to
put
books
in
our
classroom
and
we've
stood
with
them,
and
we
have
a
bill
later
on
tonight
to
have
teachers
to
have
guns
so
you're
saying
that
you
trust
teachers
with
guns,
but
not
with
picking
out
the
books
in
their
curriculum
you're
saying
that
you
trust
teachers
with
guns,
but
not
creating
the
educational
content
for
their
students.
That
is
absurd,
representative
Lynn
and
so
again.
J
I
think
we
can
do
better
than
this
and
I
wish
that
you
would.
You
would
reassess
I,
don't
know
who
asked
you
to
present
this
bill,
moms,
her
Liberty
or
what
special
interest
group
ask
you
to
present
this
bill,
but
I
know
talking
to
the
people
in
my
district.
This
is
not
what
people
are
asking
for.
This
is
not.
This
is
not
in
the
interest
of
tennesseans
to
jail,
people
for
books
and
so
again,
I
hope
that
we
Challenge
and
vote
against
this
legislation.
That
sounds
like
something
out
of
1963,
not
2023..
J
This
sounds
like
something
in
in
an
autocracy
that
we
challenge
here
and
so
I.
Don't
see
how
we
can
say
we
are
the
freest
state
in
the
nation,
while
Banning
books
and
not,
and
targeting
teachers
and
targeting
School
administrators
with
jail
time,
I
trust
teachers.
We
stand
with
teachers,
we
should
be
encouraging
our
teachers
and
not
giving
them
anxiety.
Saying
oh
well,
I
go
to
jail.
If
I
have
the
wrong
book
on
my
classroom,
Library
will
I
go
to
jail
if
I.
J
If
I
read
the
wrong
book
to
my
students,
we
should
be
affirming
our
teachers,
because
they've
been
doing
the
job
that
that
our
state
has
been
failing
at
doing,
which
is
empowering
the
Next
Generation.
And
so
my
question
to
you,
representative,
Lynn,
as
I
can,
as
I
conclude
my
time.
I
see
it's
running
out,
is
how
do
you
reconcile
this
legislation
with
your
professions
of
Freedom?
How
do
you
reconcile
trying
to
jail
teachers
and
school
librarians
and
administrators
with
your
profession
that
we
want
freedom
and
democracy?
J
O
O
I
did
not
make
up
the
punishment.
That's
in
this
bill
punishment.
That's
in
this
bill
is
in
the
current
law.
This
bill
doesn't
apply
to
teachers
or
anybody
else.
It
applies
to
the
book
distributors,
it's
for
Distributors,
it's
a
tool,
it's
a
tool
for
our
district
attorney
generals
or
the
State
Attorney
General.
Whoever
wants
to
use
it
we're
giving
them
a
tool.
O
Punishment
in
this
bill
is
in
title,
3917,
902
this.
It's
only
a
restatement
and
oftentimes.
When
we
request
bills
from
Legal
Services,
they
will
restate
their
current
law
and
that's
what
they've
done
in
this
bill.
They've
restated
the
punishment
in
the
current
law.
So
that
is
my
explanation,
but
thank
you.
G
Thank
you,
representative
Lynn.
This
is
concerning
because
our
district
attorney
general's
ought
to
be
focused
on
some
issues
that
are
truly
impacting
children
truly
devastating
our
communities.
I
come
from
Memphis
Millington,
Shelby,
County,
District,
86
and
I,
don't
believe
the
best
use
of
our
district
attorney
general's
resources
are
the
Banning
of
books
in
our
classrooms.
While
we
refuse
to
ban
weapons
of
war,
I
believe
that
our
district
attorney
generals
should
be
doing
the
work
that
they
swore
to
do
not
intervening
in
our
educational
institutions
pre-k
through
12
or
K-12,
as
you
articulated
here.
G
What
is
deeply
concerning
to
me
is
that
we
are
punishing
Publishers,
who
don't
know
about
this
law
that
you
have
already
spoken
to.
You've
said
nothing
about
the
Tennessee
book,
commissioner.
Anything
writing
to
all
of
the
Publishers
that
we
have
about
this
law
with
specific
examples
about
what
obscenity
or
all
of
these
things
could
look
like
and
yet
you're
here
and
inviting
us
to
pass
a
law
that
could
be
a
bludgeoned
toward
the
Democratic
ability
to
learn
freely.
G
This
isn't
a
good
amendment
to
current
law.
Neither
is
the
law
good
in
and
of
itself,
but
the
reason
that
I
think
that
this
is
dangerous
is
not
even
for
its
implementation,
which
would
hurt
the
educational
experience
of
people
potentially
because
of
the
objectivity
of
the
words
like
obscenity
and
things
like
that,
and
you
know
this
house
said
you
can't
pass
anything
about
systemic
racism
or
representative.
A
A
O
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I
talked
with
two
Librarians,
but
also
I
talked
with
many
school
board
members
who
received
information
from
their
Librarians
that
they
did
not
intentionally
put
books
with
obscene
matter
into
their
libraries.
It
happened
because
they
ordered
a
gross
of
books
from
a
distributor.
O
Sometimes
the
distributor
simply
sent
them
free
books.
When
the
books
arrive.
It
is
a
librarian's
job
to
put
the
sticker
on
it,
of
the
school
district
and
and
to
log
it
into
the
system,
and
they
very
much
felt
like
well
golly
that
that's
my
job
this
this
book
now
belongs
to
the
school
system.
What
do
I
do
about
this?
V
You
may
or
may
not
know
this,
but
my
wife
is
a
librarian
and
the
process
that
you
describe
of
how
they
intake
books
is
not
how
it
happens.
They
take
a
book
in
there's
a
website
that
she
goes
to
on
every
book
and
she
sees
that
if
it's
grade
level
what
the
books
is
what's
appropriate,
what
audience
is
meant
for
and
she
teaches
in
a
pre-k
through
five
five
School,
so
I'm
not
saying
you
didn't
talk
to
Librarians,
but
I
think
you
need
to
talk
to
more
than
two
and
also
school
board.
V
Members
aren't
educators,
I
think
that
if
we
gonna
We
have
a
penchant
here
for
creating
bills
and
legislation,
and
we
don't
talk
to
the
stakeholders
and
that's
a
problem
and
I
think
that
if
you
really
talk
with
Librarians,
you
will
see
it
there.
We've
created
our
entire
entire
new
workload
for
them
that's
unnecessary,
but
it
also
shows
that
we're
not
listening
to
our
teachers.
That's
why
it's
one
reason
is
hard
for
us
to
continue
to
recruit
and
retain
teachers.
V
So
when
you
have
these
bills
that
are
put
in
there,
there
are,
there
are
checks
and
balances
in
place
already
in
order
where
to
show
this
law.
This
law
is
not
needed,
because,
if
there's
a
book
that
my
wife
that
she
thinks
that
is
not
appropriate,
she
sends
it
back
every
year
they
go
through,
they
go
through
old
books,
discard
them
every
year.
She
has
to
do
that.
V
She
spends
in
an
ordinary
an
ordinate
amount
of
time
at
school
after
school,
trying
to
go
through
these
books
that
you
know,
she's
not
compensated,
for
it
keeps
us
away
from
family
time
things
that
she
wants
to
do
on
her
own
time.
So
I
think
we
need
to
really
really
think
about
what
the
intent
and
the
unintended
consequences
of
these
laws
are
before
we
put
them
into
place.
O
O
They
just
say
this
is
a
a
middle
school
and
they
order
a
gross
of
books
that
are
for
middle
schools,
so
in
that
batch
of
books
is
where
they
found
the
problems.
So
I
found
people
to
be
in
agreement
that
this
is
another
tool,
we're
putting
this
into
the
obscenity
law
and
it
will
be
another
tool
to
help
ensure
that
we
don't
have
the
upset
and
the
arguments
that
are
going
on
at
our
school
boards
right
now.
Hopefully,
we
can
make
sure
that
our
state
of
Sanity
law
is
followed.
W
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
it's
a
quick,
quick
question,
representative
Lynn.
My
questions
about
is
about
dual
enrollment
and
when
there's
a
say,
a
senior
who
takes
a
class
and
it's
a
required
book
from
the
college
and
but
but
the
Lea
does
not
have
it?
Is
there
an
exemption
for
college
courses
or
does
the
student
just
need
to
go
outside
the
resources
of
the
Lea
to
a
public
library
or
have
to
order
it
on
Amazon?
I
guess
is
my
question.
Representland.
O
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
question
representative
Jordan
again.
This
really
wouldn't
have
an
obligation
such
as
like
you're
thinking.
This
applies
to
our
state
obscenity
law.
The
obscenity
law
has
a
lot
of
definitions
in
it
that
are
fairly
clear
about
what
is
considered
obscenity
and
so
largely
it's
not
dealing
with
curriculum
such
as
that
it's
dealing
with
library,
books.
W
I
understand
that
it
deals
with
library,
books,
I
guess.
My
question
is:
if
there
is
required
reading
from
a
university
for
dual
enrollment,
and
that
book
happens
to
not
be
in
the
school
library
because
they
deem
it
obscene
I
guess
my
question
was
there's
not
an
exemption
in
this
bill
is.
Is
that
correct.
X
X
Librarians
are
very
diligent
about
making
sure
what
the
book
is
before
they,
as
you
talked
about
the
process
of
putting
the
sticker
in
and
all
of
that,
they
know
exactly
what's
going
into
the
library
and
they
make
sure
that
it
is
approved
and
they
have
no
qualms
about
sending
books
back.
Absolutely
no
qualms.
They
don't
question
that
they're
not
questioned
on
that,
and
it's
a
lot
of
work
and
and
the
reality
is
that
you
know
I've
asked
you
multiple
times
you
did
give
specifics
tonight.
X
A
A
Z
You
Mr,
Speaker
I,
know
I'm
out
of
order,
but
members
we
have
a
page
here
tonight
with
us:
Lily
stelter
she's,
a
fifth
grade
student
at
Winstead,
Elementary
School
in
our
Williamson
County,
and
her
wonderful
families
joining
us
tonight
up
in
the
Gallery.
So
please
welcome
them
and
make
sure
you
put
Lily
to
work.
Thank
you.
Mr
Speaker,.
AA
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
I'm,
out
of
order.
I
would
like
to
welcome
a
guest
that
we
have
to
our
chamber
Mr
Speaker
I
would
I
would
like
to
welcome
anat
Sultan
de
Don
Miss
Miss
anat
is
the
consul
general
for
the
nation
of
Israel
and
with
her
up
in
the
gallery
is
Karen
Eisenberg,
Jones
and
I
would
like
you
all
to
give
them
a
warm
Tennessee.
Welcome.
AB
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
house
for
312
is
an
administrative
bill
from
the
department
of
children's
services.
The
bill
updates
our
laws
on
adoption
in
three
different
ways.
First,
the
bill
clarifies
when
a
court
may
find
that
the
grounds
of
persistent
conditions
exist
to
in
order
to
terminate
parental
rights.
Second,
the
bill
corrects
them
and
modernizes
practices
related
to
release
and
the
maintenance
of
adoption
records.
This
legislation
would
remove
the
requirement
of
the
Secretary
of
State
to
handle
the
records
and
would
expedite
services
to
individuals
requesting
adoption
records
and
reduce
unnecessary
workload
for
DCS
staff.
AB
Family
statute
requires
courts,
conduct
an
adoption
proceedings
to
send
adoption
records
to
DCS
at
various
stages
of
the
adoption
process.
This
legislation
would
remove
the
duplicate
process
for
DCS
related
adoptions
and
only
require
the
courts
to
send
documented
at
finalization
of
adoption
for
private
adoptions.
This
legislation
will
better
protect
adoption,
records,
modernize
DCS
processes
and
make
adoption
records
process
more
efficient.
With
that
Mr
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion.
It's.
A
E
A
AC
A
Q
AD
Mr
Speaker
Mr
Speaker
this
resolution,
honors
Pastor
John
Flynn
on
his
occasion
of
retirement
as
senior
pastor
at
faith,
hope
and
love.
Fellowship
he's
been
a
faithful
Pastor
for
27
years.
He
has
been
married
to
his
wife
for
43
years.
I
have
seven
children
and
14
grandchildren
and
he
wants
to
spend
more
time
with
his
grandkids.
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion.
A
A
E
AE
A
Q
A
AF
Thank
you
maker
members,
this
Bill
Builds
on
work
that
this
body
did
in
the
last
General
Assembly.
It
provides
that
students
in
private
schools
who
are
members
of
tws
double
a
must
participate
in
interscholastic
athletic
events
in
accordance
with
the
students,
biological
sex.
With
that
Mr
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion.
A
AG
Q
AF
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
There
no
longer
is
representative
that
amendment
was
withdrawn
pursuant
to
rule
62,
which
does
not
allow
amendments
by
writer
in
my
understanding
is
that
the
clerk
has
determined
that
that
proposed
amendment
would
be
a
rider
in
violation
of
rule
62
and
also
perhaps
contrary
to
Article
2
Section
17
of
the
Constitution.
That
does
not
allow
amendments
that
are
more
than
one
subject
matter.
AG
A
AF
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I
would
disagree
with
the
premise
of
the
question.
This
is
a
bill
that
I
think
advances
a
different
view.
What
I
can
call
the
American
View?
As
you
know,
in
one
of
our
country's
founding
documents,
Thomas
Jefferson
wrote
that
we
hold
these
truths
to
be
self-evident,
which
recognizes
one
that
there
is
such
a
thing
as
truth,
and
not
just
that,
but
it's
something
that
is
capable
of
being
understood.
AF
AF
They
knew
about
the
ancient
Greeks
and
in
particular,
Thomas
Jefferson
was
drawing
on
Aristotle's
Nick
and
Mickey,
and
ethics,
where
Aristotle
defined
happiness
as
action
in
accordance
with
perfect
virtue,
and
not
only
that,
but
he
was
reflecting
Aristotle's
politics,
where
Aristotle
makes
very
clearly
the
argument
that
the
purpose
of
government
is
to
make
its
people
more
virtuous
and
obviously
you're
familiar
representative
that
we've
got
seven
virtues.
We've
got
the
three
Christian
virtues
and
the
four
classical
virtues
three
Christian
Virtues
Of
course,
faith,
hope
and
charity.
AF
Sometimes
charity
is
referred
to
by
its
Latin
origin
keritas,
which
means
love,
but
then
you've
got
the
four
classical
virtues
of
prudence,
Justice,
Temperance
and
fortitude.
Sometimes
Prudence
is
referred
to
as
wisdom.
Sometimes
fortitude
is
referred
to
as
as
courage.
So
what
you
claim
to
be
an
anti-trans
bill
is
nothing
of
the
type
it's.
AF
This
is
legislation
that
is
designed
to
make
our
citizens
more
virtuous,
which
is
the
very
reason
that
we
have
a
government,
a
constitutional
republic
in
the
first
place,
as
represented
by
Thomas
Jefferson
Alexander,
Hamilton,
John,
Adams,
John
Adams
and
our
founding
documents.
So
it
is
not,
as
you
characterize
it,
a
representative,
an
anti-anything
bill.
A
G
I
don't
over.
It
is
so
interesting
that
you
change
the
words
of
Thomas
Jefferson
from
what
he
actually
wrote,
which
was
all
men
are
created,
equal
and
endowed
by
their
creator
with
certain
inalienable
rights,
and
that
among
these
are
life
liberty
and
the
pursuit
of
happiness.
And
it
is
also
interesting
that
all
of
the
names
that
you
mentioned,
who
built
the
foundations
of
this
country,
were
Elite
slave
owning
white
men.
G
How
remarkable
that
you
think
you
know
what
all
Americans
all
tennesseans
believe
and
that,
if
we
are
not
supportive
of
this
very
narrow,
discriminatory
view,
there's
something
wrong
with
our
virtues
when,
in
fact,
the
lack
of
democratic
Behavior,
the
lack
of
supporting
of
inclusion,
the
lack
of
supporting
people
for
who
they
truly
are.
That
is
against
who
we
are.
That's
why
you
even
had
to
try
and
change
the
name
from
all
men
to
all
people?
Well,
transgender,
People,
Are,
People
representative,
and
deserve
to
be
treated
as
such
by
this
body
too.
AF
Thank
you
Mr
Speaker,
and
that
is
why
representative,
we
bring
our
differences
to
this
body.
Incivility
collectively
we
represent
7
million
tennesseans.
We
operate
under
the
terms
of
a
constitutional
republic,
and
in
this
body
we
decide
what
the
public
policy
is
of
the
state
of
Tennessee.
This
bill
simply
Builds
on
the
public
policy
that
was
enacted
last
session
in
the
112th
General
Assembly.
AH
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
and
members.
I've
I've
stood
up
a
couple
of
times
to
talk
about
the
anti-trans
legislation
that
we've
been
putting
forth
and
I
I,
genuinely
believe
that
we're
going
to
be
viewed
pretty
poorly
that
we're
on
the
wrong
side
of
this
and
I
I
wasn't
really
going
to
say
anything.
But
I
took
great
offense
at
your
comment
that
somehow
trans
tennesseans
are
not
Americans
or
it's
Un-American
to
be
trans,
or
it's
not
virtuous
to
be
trans
and
I.
Just
I
I
wish.
You
would
take
that
back.
Number.
AH
One
and
I'll
give
you
the
opportunity
to
to
agree
that
those
trans
members
of
our
community
are,
in
fact
American
and
virtuous,
but
you
know
the
second
piece
is
this
legislation
and
I
disagreed
with
it
last
year
and
I'll
disagree
with
this
again
doesn't
take
into
account
what
the
real
issue
is,
and
the
issue
is
is
that
we
want
to
continue
to
make
sure
that
trans
people
are
second-class
citizens,
that
they
cannot
compete
in
sports.
Do
you
know
somebody
that
is,
that
is
a
trans
female?
AH
They
could
have
significantly
less
testosterone
than
another
female
who
is
competing
in
that
same
sport.
You
and
I
could
compete
in
a
sport
and
I
am
significantly
larger
than
you
and
you're
a
man
and
I'm
a
man,
and
the
fact
that
you're
telling
me
that
this
is
all
about
fair
play
is
just
I.
Don't
think
it's
it's
it's
actually
what
you're?
What
you're
getting
at
right
here
but
I'll,
give
you
the
opportunity
again
to
to
retract
your
statement
and
agree
that
trans
people
are
American
and
virtuous.
Thank
you
represent.
A
AF
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
and
obviously
that's
not
what
my
statement
was
representative
with
regard
to
this
bill.
I
mean
effectively.
It
does
two
things
it
does
make
Sports
particularly
girls,
Athletics
more
competitive.
It
protects
competition
because
girls
should
compete
against
girls
in
high
school
boys
should
compete
against
boys.
It
simply
is
not
fair.
It's
anti-competitive
to
allow
boys
to
compete
against
girls
in
girls
Sports.
AF
If
you're
dealing
with
a
sport,
that's
co-ed,
that's
a
different
issue,
but
where
you
are
dealing
with
a
girls
sport
such
as
volleyball,
lacrosse,
track
and
field,
whatever
boys
should
not
be
allowed
to
compete
with
girls
and
then,
secondly,
it
just
has
to
do
with
the
question
of
decency.
We
do
not
want
boys
in
girls,
locker
rooms
in
high
school
I.
Think
that
also
is
a
self-evident
truth.
Hearkening
back
to
our
one
of
our
founding
documents.
So
at
every
level
representative,
this
bill
advances
good
public
policy.
It
protects
girls
Athletics,
it
protects
decency.
AH
You
and
and
again
when
we're
talking
about
High
School
sports,
you've
got
you've,
got
young
men
that
are
14
years
old,
15
years
old
in
high
school,
competing
against
18
year
olds,
you've
got
you've,
got
young
men
that
go
through
puberty
at
different
times.
You've
got
a
whole
range
of
physical
differences.
We've
got
members
in
this
body
that
were
professional
athletes
that
are
significantly
bigger
than
others.
We've
got
young
women
in
in
high
school
that
have
gone
through
puberty
and
haven't
this
whole
concept.
That's
about
fairness
is
just
not
true.
AH
AF
AF
R
AI
Yeah
I
just
want
to
thank
you,
representative
for
the
peace
legislation.
I've
got
a
sister
sadly's
in
a
nursing
home
from
a
severe
fall
and
cancer
and
can't
walk
mine's.
Not
there
bless
bless
her
heart,
it's
really
sad
to
see,
but
she
was
MVP.
Vicki
Sparks
was
her
name.
A
standout
standout
volleyball
standout
softball
could
compete
against
anybody,
but
there's
no
way
she's
going
to
compete
against
a
Scott's,
a
picky
or
somebody
else.
AI
AI
A
A
A
AJ
AJ
S,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker.
This
bill
has
to
do
with
J-1
workers
that
come
into
all
of
our
different
counties
to
help
with
our
needs
as
far
as
the
tourism
industry
and
they
were
having
a
little
trouble
from
the
ABC
of
receiving
their
permits
or
they
could
carry
in
a
beverage
from
the
from
the
bar
area
to
the
to
the
table,
and
so
with
this
amendment
there
it
just
takes
care
of
that,
and
ab
will
see,
will
renew
their
permissed
form
and
with
that
Mr
Speaker
I'll
renew
my
motion
chairman.
J
Mr
Speaker
I
know
I'm
out
of
order,
but
I
just
want
to
raise
a
point
of
order.
That
I
was
just
trying
to
get
back
into
the
chamber
with
a
child's
casket
to
represent
the
policies
of
his
body,
and
we
were
locked
out
and
I'm
also
here
with
my
Bishop
Bishop
William
Barber
of
the
Poor
People's
campaign,
the
moral
movement
we're
here
to
give
more
witness
to
what's
happening
in
this
body
and
I
want
to
welcome
him
to
the
people's
house
and
all
the
clergy
who
have
come
from
Across.
J
The
Nation
thousands
of
clergy
who
are
here
today
praying
and
asking
us
to
do
something
about
these
children
who
are
being
killed
in
our
streets
and
so
I
want
to
welcome
them
to
the
people's
house
and
I
hope.
Mr
Speaker
that
that
casket,
that's
sitting
outside
of
there,
will
send
a
clear
message
about
what
is
happening
in
this
body.
We
are
perpetuating
policies
of
death
when
we
should
be
standing
represent.
A
J
A
E
U
AL
AL
A
E
A
E
A
AM
A
AM
AO
AM
The
recorder
shall
keep
and
preserve
the
town,
seal
and
all
official
records
that
records
not
required
by
law
or
ordinance
to
be
filed
elsewhere,
to
attend
all
meetings
of
the
board
and
to
maintain
a
journal
showing
the
proceedings
of
such
meetings,
the
alderman,
present
and
and
absent.
Each
motion
considered
the
title
of
each
resolution
and
ordinance
considered
and
the
vote
on
each
question
and
to
prepare
and
certify
copies
of
official
records.
AM
AM
Sorry,
when
serving
in
the
position
of
finance
director,
the
recorder
shall
act
as
tax
collector
and
issue
receipts
for
taxes
collected
and
entered
on
the
tax
books,
the
payment
of
taxes
on
the
date
on
which
they
are
collected
when
serving
in
the
position
of
finance
director
the
recorder,
Shall
Serve
as
Treasurer
and
such
shall
receive
and
keep
safely
all
funds
of
the
town
and
champagne
out
same
upon
warrants
signed
by
him
and
the
mayor
section.
Four.
AM
AO
G
AP
G
AM
G
Thank
you.
The
thing
that
I'm
curious
about
it
just
seems
like
there's
a
big
dilution
of
power
for
what
would
be
the
executives
I
reckon
in
Oakland
in
place
of
these
boards
and
last
thing
for
this
legislation.
If
it
were
to
go
for
representative
Gantt,
it
would
require
the
approval
of
the
legislative
body
in
Oakland.
It
wouldn't
be
something
we're
forcing
on
to
the
folks
of
Oakland
if
it
passed.
G
G
A
S
Yeah,
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
representative
Gantt.
You
got
a
good
bill
because
it's
a
local
bill.
It
came
from
your
locals.
They
they
send
it
up
here.
Ask
you
to
do
it.
I
applaud
you
for
doing
what
your
locals
have
asked
you
to
do
by
two-thirds
vote.
I
appreciate
you
doing.
We
all
need
to
do
this.
We
need
to
listen
to
our
members
that
are
their
local
bodies,
send
stuff
up
here,
for
them
to
do,
and
that's
our
job
to
do
what
the
locals
ask
us
to
do
folks.
S
A
A
AN
E
AM
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
The
amendment
takes
the
effective
date
back
to
January
1st
of
2023
and
with
the
recent
tornadoes
that
hit
West
Tennessee
in
several
areas
and
across
the
state
of
Tennessee.
This
deals
with
the
proration
of
property
taxes
on
property
that
has
been
damaged
or
destroyed
by
disasters
and
emergencies.
AM
So
this
goes
back
to
each
of
our
districts
and
it
is
a
permissive
piece
of
legislation,
and
this
goes
back
to
our
locals
to
be
able
to
help
those
that
are
affected
by
tornadoes
to
give
them
latitude
on
the
property
taxes
on
a
prorated
portion.
While
that
house
is
not
being
able
they're
not
able
to
live
in
it,
Mr
Speaker,
I,
renew.
A
A
AQ
AM
A
E
A
A
A
AR
AR
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
what
this
bill
does
is
pretty
simple:
it's
a
school
safety
bill
that
would
allow,
under
certain
circumstances,
for
the
director
of
school
or
principal,
to
assign
a
student
to
an
alternative,
school
or
virtual
school.
If
having
that
student
on
campus
could
endanger
other
students
or
staff.
AR
G
AS
AR
A
G
Representative
that
doesn't
make
a
ton
of
sense
unto
me,
because
the
threshold
isn't,
if
some
happenstance
of
an
incident
of
someone
being
involved
in
a
shootout
or
something
is
even
mentioned
here.
I
think
that's
an
egregious
example,
because
you
have
in
this
legislation
that
it
can
be
for
threatened
violence.
G
Don't
think
it
is
expelling
people
out
of
school.
But
again,
where
do
the
students
go?
You
said
they
go
into
a
virtual
school,
but
the
director
or
the
director's
designee
has
no
responsibility
for
them,
and
another
question
representative
is:
are
we
providing
services
to
the
kids
that
you
are
saying?
Are
now
a
threat
to
the
schools
or
is?
Is
it
just
you
go
to
Virtual
School
for
a
day
or
two?
Then
you
come
back
or
is
there
more
to
this
legislation
to
actually
support
the
individuals
who
you're
talking
about
represent.
AR
You
Mr
Speaker,
so
this
this
was
actually
brought
to
me
by
Shelby
County
Schools
and
the
example
I
named
was
an
actual
real
example,
something
that
dead
happened
and
the
purpose
of
this
legislation
is
to
provide
help
for
that
person.
So,
instead
of
expelling
the
student
instead
of
prolonging
whatever
else
may
happen
down
the
road
we're
giving
them
an
alternative
to
attend
school,
virtually,
which
was,
is
a
proven
method
now,
post
covert
so
that
they
can
get
the
help
they
need.
G
Where,
where
in
this
legislation
are
they
getting
the
help,
the
mental
health
services,
the
social
support
services
that
they
need?
Because
I
see
or
I,
hear
you
saying
now
we
provided
an
opportunity
for
them
to
go
to
an
alternative
school,
but
I,
don't
see
the
money
and
the
resources
that
are
needed
to
help
people
who
are
in
those
traumatizing
situations
in
this
legislation.
So
if
you
could
just
read
that
out
for
us
represent
Gillespie.
AR
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
No,
what
I
mean
is
the
help
that
they
need,
as
in
we're
not
expelling
them,
we're
not
extending
them
back
to
school
in
that
environment.
We
are
helping
them
in
this
way
by
providing
an
alternative
with
that.
Yes
I'm
sure
there's
some
counseling
that
could
be
available,
but
that
does
not
have
anything
to
do
with
the
spell.
But
I
would
welcome
that
you
to
bring
that
legislation
next
year,
possibly.
X
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
so
so
yeah
I
guess.
My
question
is
in
in
Knox
County.
We
have
alternative
schools
that
students
can
go
to
when
they
get
expelled
and
we
do
have
online
options
but
I'm
concerned
about
counties
that
don't
have
those
options
necessarily,
and
so
what
we
know
you
mentioned
covid.
What
we
learned
in
covid
is
a
lot
of
kids.
Don't
learn
online,
very
well
at
all,
and
so
sometimes
offering
online
education
a
lot
of
times
for
troubled
kids.
They
have
learning
issues
and
online
education.
X
AR
X
AR
Thank
you
Mr
you
Mr.
There
is
not
a
fiscal
note.
I
I
believe
it's
up
to
the
director
of
schools
or
the
director's
designee
to
make
these
decisions.
I
can't
possibly
go
into
detail
of
what
every
single
School
District
would
do,
or
every
single
school
would
do
or
every
single
principal
would
do
or
every
child
would
be
for
that
matter.
AR
Q
X
AR
A
X
AR
A
A
A
AT
AT
We've
worked
with
colleagues
on
both
sides
of
the
aisle
to
hopefully
bring
forth
a
bill
that
we
find
acceptable
and
one
of
the
reasons
that,
as
an
example
of
why
we're
bringing
this
bill,
we
had
a
student
at
Gatlinburg,
Pittman,
High,
School,
Miss,
Kendall
Reagan,
who
had
a
hard
episode
coming
off
the
basketball
court
and,
as
a
result
of
that,
she
could
have
been,
she
could
have
died
from
that
but
care.
Fortunately,
someone
was
there
who
had
some
knowledge
and
understanding
as
to
what
needed
to
take
place
in
regards
to
her
health.
AT
What
we
have
in
the
state
of
Tennessee,
our
young
people,
14
years
old
and
under
we
want
to
have
the
same
opportunity
in
all
of
our
schools
for
young
people.
It's
not
something
that
happens
every
day,
but
what
this
legislation
does
is:
encourages
coaches
to
have
the
necessary
training
to
to
be
able
to
spot
emergency
situations
at
the
training
of
our
young
people
themselves.
So
with
that
Mr
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion.
K
Representative
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
sending
this
back
to
committee
so
that
we
can
take
out
a
few
parts
there.
That
I
know
myself
and
others
had
objections
to.
So
thank
you
for
working
through
the
process
and
and
working
obviously
well
through
the
process,
definitely
support
the
bill.
I
know
others
do
as
well.
We
want
to
make
sure
our
coaches
have
as
much
information
as
possible
to
keep
our
kids
safe
during
these
important
activities.
Athletics
are
a
huge
part
of
my
kids,
life
and
I
know
a
lot
of
folks.
AT
A
AQ
A
AD
E
A
A
A
A
AU
A
A
A
AU
J
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
to
the
sponsor
with
this
bill
is
trying
to
put
the
words
in
God.
We
trust
on
our
state
seal,
but
everything
we've
done
this
session
has
been
an
affront
to
what
God
calls
us
to
do.
I
believe
that
this
proposal
to
put
in
God
we
trust
on
our
state
seal,
is
using
the
god
using
the
lord's
name
in
vain,
I,
think
of
Isaiah
10.
That
says:
woe
to
those
who
pass
unjust
laws
that
hurt
the
poor
and
Rob
them
of
their
rights,
I!
Think
of
Micah
6
8.
J
J
J
So
to
my
colleague
representing
the
whole
school
I,
ask
that
you
withdraw
this
bill
and
don't
just
use
God
as
a
slogan
but
use
God
as
a
way
to
how
we're
going
to
legislate
in
this
body
use
God
to
to
examine
our
moral,
the
moral
framework
of
the
policies
we're
passing.
We
live
in
a
state
where
it's
easier
to
get
a
gun
than
it
is
to
get
an
adequate
education
that
is
not
of
God.
We
live
in
a
state
where
we
worship
the
NRA
and
at
the
expense
of
our
babies,.
A
J
J
J
A
J
J
That's
what
my
scripture
tells
me.
So
as
someone
who
went
to
Divinity
School
I'm
trying
to
question,
why
are
we?
Why
are
we
trying
to
put
God
in
a
box?
Why
are
we
trying
to
use
God
to
give
sanction
to
the
Injustice
that's
happening
in
this
building,
because
God
is
not
pleased.
Mr,
Speaker
God
is
not
pleased
with
his
body,
let's
be
honest
and
that
if
we
do
not
act
to
pass
Common
Sense
gun
laws,
please.
A
N
G
You
have
brought
before
this
hollowed
house
a
piece
of
legislation
to
encourage
the
governor
to
submit
a
design
of
the
Great
Seal
of
the
state
of
Tennessee
by
July,
1st
2025
that
incorporates
the
language
quote:
In
God,
We,
Trust
professing
as
I
assume.
You
are
trying
to
do
that
here
in
the
state
of
Tennessee.
It
is
in
God.
We
trust
a
God,
as
my
colleague
spoke
about,
who
cares,
how
we
act
and
how
we
treat
the
most
marginalized,
a
God
who
cares
about
how
we
act
and
how
we
treat
the
poor.
G
Those
who've
been
pushed
to
the
periphery
In
God
We
Trust,
is
what
we
are
seeking
here
to
encourage
our
governor
to
add
to
our
Great
Seal
of
the
state
of
Tennessee
and
I
have
to
wonder
which
God
are
we
trusting
in,
because
we
all
have
different
faiths
and
backgrounds
and
traditions
and
beliefs
and
I?
Welcome
the
clergy
here
from
around
the
nation
who
believe
in
a
God
that
forces
some
people
to
March
for
justice,
a
God
that
forces
some
folks
not
to
silence
the
voices
of
people
who
are
marginalized
and
pushed
to
the
periphery.
G
So
it
is
interesting
that
we
are
seeking
to
put
in
God.
We
trust
on
our
Tennessee
Great
Seal
and
we
haven't
even
had
a
conversation
about
which
God
we're
talking
about,
and
some
people
here
have
these
gods
that
they
worship.
Some
of
us
have
these
gods
that
we
bow
down
to
some.
Some
people
here
have
these
gods
that
we
love
and
that
we
idolize
that
silence,
voices
and
Sean
the
poor
and
pass
legislation
to
silence
the
majority.
Some
people
have
this
God,
that
they
worship
and
I.
G
Think
in
this
house
of
conversation
and
this
hollowed
House
of
debate,
there
should
have
been
more
conversation
about
which
God
we
were
putting
our
trust
in
because
I'm
concerned
that
the
God
that
you
are
encouraging.
The
governor
of
this
state
to
put
on
the
Great
Seal
of
Tennessee
to
to
represent
all
seven
million
of
us
in
perpetuity,
is
not
the
same
God.
We
trust
with
inclusion,
it's
not
the
same
God.
AU
AU
A
AV
You,
sir,
you
do
know
what
the
Bible
says
about
faith
now
Faith
is
the
substance
of
things
hoped
for
it
is
the
evidence
of
Things
Not
Seen
It
is
a
declaration
as
well
as
is
it
the
description
of
what
a
person
does
when
they
believe
in
God,
so
I
guess
what
I'm
concerned
about
is.
Are
we
really
speaking
for
every
individual
that
lives
in
the
state
of
Tennessee
when
we
put
on
the
seal,
In,
God,
We,
Trust,.
AV
I'll,
be
honest
to
speak
for
even
the
70
000
people
that
I
represent
to
say
that
they
all
believe
in
God,
and
even
if
I
went
to
the
church,
where
I
Pastor,
I
couldn't
honestly
say,
everybody
in
the
congregation
believes
in
God
I
would
hope
that
they
would,
but
under
the
circumstances,
I
think
I
would
be
speaking
out
of
order.
If
I
said
everybody
in
that
church
believe
in
God,
we
trust
so.
For
that
reason,
I
wouldn't
be
able
to
support
your
legislation.
AV
A
AU
A
A
AB
AW
AB
AW
N
G
AB
G
A
A
G
G
G
According
to
your
bill,
people
are
still
seeking
escape
and
so
I'm
wondering
if
there
was
more
psychiatric
help.
If
there
was
more
Social
Services
support,
if
there
was
more
resources
for
rehabilitation,
if
there
were
more
things
that
the
state
were
offering
to
these
young
people
to
actually
help
them
to
be
rehabilitated,
instead
of
criminalizing
them
even
more
for
not
committing
another
crime,
whether
or
not
that
would
make
a
difference.
G
But
the
problem
with
this
legislation
and
the
pattern
that
it
continues
is
the
criminalization
of
juveniles
and
youth
as
what
someone
called
sort
of
super
Predators.
These
are
children
already
in
extraordinarily
difficult
circumstances,
who
have
committed.
No
additional
crime
who
you
are
now
saying,
need
to
be
sent
to
adult
prison,
and
we
know
what
the
image
of
those
children
typically
is.
G
That
is
not
how
we
should
be
using
our
legislative
power
and
the
reason
that
I
was
asking
about
the
resources
that
are
going
into
Youth
detention.
Centers
is
because,
if
we
want
for
them
to
be
places
of
Rehabilitation,
if
we
want
for
them
to
be
places
where
we
prevent
young
people
from
having
recidivism
problems,
then
we
have
to
look
much
more
holistically
as
how
these
young
people
got
there
in
the
first
place
and
doing
everything
in
our
power
to
prevent
them
from
being
there.
G
X
In
all
this
conversation,
I'm
reminded
of
a
recent
Expose
and
white
paper
on
the
sexual
assault,
abuse
physical
assault
of
of
young
people,
juveniles
at
the
Wilder,
Center
and
I
can't
imagine
what
that
would
be
like
to
be
there
and
and
and
suffer
that
from
staff
or
staff
allowing
it
from
other
students
and
I.
Think
I
do
everything
in
my
power
to
get
away
from
that
type
of
assault
and
abuse
and
get
myself
somewhere
safe.
X
So
some
of
those
these
people
who
are
leaving
these
facilities
are
doing
it
to
save
their
lives.
If
that's
how
they
feel
not
much
has
been
done
to
fix
what
has
happened,
and
it's
still
going
on
and
I
hate
to
imagine
someone
being
in
that
situation,
but
it's
self-preservation
to
get
yourself
away
from
something
like
that
and
so
I
think
it's
very
important
that
you
consider
that
someone
who
is
just
trying
to
save
themselves
and
you're
gonna
send
them
over
to
adult
Court,
because
they're
trying
to
to
save
their
own
lives.
I.
X
AO
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
I
I,
just
wanted
to
correct
I
I,
think
the
the
sponsor
may
have
misspoken
earlier
when
describing
this
legislation.
I
just
want
everybody
to
be
clear.
This
is
insane
that
juveniles
who
have
charged
the
offense
of
robbery
or
attempt
to
commit
robbery
and
escape
from
a
facility
are
going
to
be
trialed
as
adults.
This
says,
or
so
these
may
not
even
be
violent.
AO
AO
Nowhere
in
the
definition
of
justice
is,
is
that
even
fathomed
in
our
judicial
system,
individuals
and
young
men
and
women
who
are
placed
in
Youth
Development
Centers
for
any
number
of
reasons,
including
non-violent
offenses,
could
want
to
escape
or
need
to
escape
or
fuel.
They
have
to
escape
for
any
number
of
reasons.
AO
Please
please
give
this
some
thought
before
you
vote
in
favor
of
this
legislation:
the
young
people
of
this
state
who
have
made
mistakes.
We
all
made
mistakes
of
some
level
when
we
were
16
or
15
or
17
..
Let's
not
take
the
attempt
to
seek
safety
or
get
out
of
one
of
these
Youth
Development
Centers
and
try
that
child
as
an
adult
in
an
adult,
Criminal
Court.
That
is
simply
simply
contrary
to
all
Notions
of
fairness
and
Justice
in
the
state
of
Tennessee.
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
AX
AB
AB
AX
You
and
with
the
facility
that
would
be
the
new
home
so
to
speak,
would
that
have
to
meet
certain
standards
and
I
asked
that,
because
we
had
testimony
before
the
house
criminal
justice
committee
from
individuals
who,
as
juveniles
were
transferred
to
an
adult
facility
that
was
not
qualified
to
hold
them,
was
not
qualified
to
administer.
The
programs
was
not
qualified
to
to
hold
them
in
a
a
population
other
than
as
solitary
confinement.
AB
A
AX
A
AX
AX
A
AW
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Mr
Speaker
and
thank
you
chair,
lady
again
and
I
I
I
didn't
get
the
chance
to
ask
these
questions
earlier,
so
just
so
I'm
clear,
so
a
16
year
old
can
be
sent
to
adult
Court,
which
then
can
transfer
that
16
year
old
to
adult
prison
for
a
robbery
or
for
escaping
the
juvenile
facilities.
That's
what
the
bill
does
right.
AW
AW
AW
AW
AB
AW
You
Mr
Speaker,
so
I'm
just
reading
from
some
of
this.
This
is
one
of
our
juvenile
facilities,
some
of
the
violations
that
were
found,
the
state
by
the
individuals
that
were
investigating
it,
alleges
the
staff
physically
assaulted,
youth
and
incentivize
you
to
assault
each
other
by
providing
bounties
of
ramen,
noodles
and
other
snacks.
AW
AW
AW
AW
AB
A
A
A
A
U
AB
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
This
bill
requires
the
sentence
for
a
person
convicted
of
rate,
but
no
less
than
a
sentence
imposed
for
a
range
2
offender.
If
the
victim
of
the
offense
is
at
least
13
years
of
age,
but
less
than
18
years
old
and
enhances
the
penalty
for
incest,
if
the
victim
is
a
minor
from
a
class
C
felony
to
a
class
B
felony
requires
the
sentence
for
a
person
convicted
of
incest
be
no
less
than
the
sentence
imposed
on
a
range
2
offender.
If
the
victim
is
a
minor.
A
A
E
A
A
AY
AY
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
members.
You
know
that
we
have
a
property
tax
freeze
program
and
also
a
property
tax
relief
program
here
in
Tennessee,
the
property
tax
freeze
program,
income
limits
are
based
upon
the
comptroller's
amount
for
the
property
tax
relief
program.
The
difference
in
these
two
programs
is
that
one
program
will
fund
payment
of
property
taxes
for
veterans
and
person
of
a
certain
age.
The
other
program
is
specific.
AY
If
a
person
of
a
certain
age,
the
property
tax
freeze
program,
is
the
one
we're
talking
about
tonight,
where
they
freeze
the
property
tax
at
a
certain
amount.
The
issue,
though,
is
that
there
are
certain
income
limits,
so,
for
example,
there
are
on
the
low
end
in
income
limits
of
thirty
one
thousand
six
hundred
dollars
and
on
the
high
end
income
limit
of
fifty
six
thousand
seven
hundred
ninety
dollars.
AY
In
other
words,
if
a
person
in
your
particular
area
makes
more
than
thirty
one
thousand
dollars
in
Gibson
County
in
Grundy
County
in
Hardin
County,
if
they
make
thirty
three
thousand
dollars,
they
will
not
qualify
for
the
property
tax
freeze
program.
What
this
bill
does
is
it
gives
another
option
for
those
counties
to
Simply
increase
that
amount
to
sixty
thousand
dollars
if
they
choose
to
the
language.
A
A
AY
Speaker
I
know
that
I'm
out
of
order,
but
I
would
like
to
acknowledge
in
the
back
of
the
room,
my
Bishop
Bishop
e
and
Henning
Byfield.
She
was
our
Chapel
of
the
day
not
too
long
ago
here
at
the
state
capitol
and
the
house
represented.
So
if
it
would,
everyone
please
make
her
feel
welcome
she's
in
the
very
back
right
there.
A
AZ
A
A
AZ
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
This
is
a
bipartisan
bill
to
help
school
districts
that
are
struggling
to
fill
open
teaching
positions.
Currently,
there
are
over
1
000
teaching
positions
that
are
vacant
in
the
school
districts
across
our
state.
One
option
to
help
them
with
this
would
be
to
allow
the
school
districts
to
hire
teacher
candidates
as
a
full-time
teacher,
while
using
the
first
year
of
teaching
to
fulfill
his
or
her
student
teaching
requirement,
the
teacher
would
receive
the
pay
that's
currently
budgeted
in
the
county
schools
budget.
For
that
teacher
position,
that's
vacant.
A
G
A
AZ
You
Mr
Speaker,
the
bill
does
not
address
that.
I
would
assume
it's
just
one
before
the
person
is
allowed
to
receive
this
temporary
permit.
The
director
of
schools
would
have
to
sign
off
and
offer
a
conditional
letter
of
employment
for
the
individual,
and
the
commissioner
of
Education
would
have
to
approve
it.
So
if
they
fail
to
perform
or
they
fail
their
classes,
somehow
I
don't
know
what
they
would
be
qualified
to
come
back.
AZ
G
Concern
my
mother,
Dr
Kimberly,
Owens,
Pearson,
she's
taught
for
over
20
years
in
English
and
language
arts
and
the
standards
for
being
a
teacher
and
becoming
a
teacher
are
pretty
high
and
the
concern
that
I
have
is.
This
would
give
license
right
to
a
person
who
hasn't
gone
through
the
same
qualifications
to
be
receiving
the
opportunity
to
teach
in
perpetuity,
because
there's
nothing
within
the
legislation
that
says
they
have
to
have
certain
training
or
have
to
have
achieved
a
certain
level
of
Competency
to
be
able
to
teach
our
students.
Is
that
correct.
G
I
definitely
understand
the
Gap,
as
relates
to
teachers.
The
need
for
support
the
student-to-teacher
ratio
is
extremely
high,
but
I
don't
think
changing,
eliminating
reducing
the
requirements
potentially
for
who
should
be
educating
our
children
is
the
the
right
fix
here
and
so
I.
Don't
think
that
I'll
be
able
to
support
your
legislation.
AP
AZ
X
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
and
to
go
a
little
bit
further.
We
have
we've
done
a
lot
of
things
in
this
body,
because
we
have
a
teacher
shortage
and
I
know
that
it's
well-intentioned
I
believe
that
it's
well
intentioned,
but
we
continue
to
cut
and
cut
and
cut
at
what
is
required
for
people
to
teach
instead
of
addressing
the
reasons
that
teachers
are
leaving.
X
This
is
actually
one
more
idea
that
makes
strong
teachers
that
have
worked
hard,
think
about
leaving,
because
you
know
we
are
cutting
the
requirements
cut
after
cut
after
cut
it's
not
going
to
fix
our
shortage.
What
we've
got
to
do
is
we
have
got
to
fix
a
lot
of
the
bills
up
here
that
we
have
passed.
That
made
makes
teaching
incredibly
difficult
when
that
shouldn't
be
the
case.
X
So
I
appreciate
that
that
people
want
to
bring
in
more
teachers,
but
cutting
Corners
is
not
bringing
in
good
teachers
and
because
someone
can
take
a
test
and
knows
the
information
and
knows
the
material
that
doesn't
mean
that
they
know
how
to
teach
it.
And
so
I'm
just
greatly
concerned
that
this
Bringing
Down
the
level
of
our
Educators.
And
it's
a
huge
slight
to
those
who
did
so
much
work.
To
get
there
to
become
the
teachers
that
they
are.
AZ
Thank
you.
Mr
Speaker
and
representative
I
appreciate
your
feedback,
but
the
best
place
to
go
for
the
pipeline
of
future
teachers
would
be
the
schools
that
are
teaching
the
teachers
how
to
teach,
and
so
this
bill
is
going
to
allow
them
to
be
paid
for
their
clinical
experience
and
let
them
satisfy
that
requirement,
so
they
can
go
into
our
classrooms
and
be
teachers,
and
this
isn't
for
everybody.
This
has
to
be
somebody
that's
approved
by
the
district
director
and
also
the
commissioner
of
Education.
AZ
I
would
hope
that
somebody,
that's
learning
how
to
be
a
teacher,
would
work
well
with
other
teachers
and
would
be
effective
in
their
role.
So
I'm
I'm
happy
with
the
bill
that
came
from
the
School
Board
Association
I,
haven't
had
any
negative
feedback
about
it
before
today,
so
I'm
I'm,
very
supportive
of
it.
I
ask
for
your
support
and
I
renew
my
motion.
P
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
and
I
would
like
to
just
thank
you
for
this
bill.
I
think
we're
kind
of
missing
a
little
bit
of
the
point
in
this.
This
is
how
I
got
into
teaching
I
went
all
the
way
through
my
years
of
education,
major
and
then
at
the
end
of
your
course.
Usually
you
have
the
student
teaching
where
they
send
you
into
an
actual
classroom
and
you're
still
monitored
by
the
universities,
the
Epp
program.
P
So
what
happened
to
me
I,
was
all
the
way
through
I
was
going
to
do
my
student
teaching
a
particular
school
that
I
graduated
from
reached
out
to
me
and
says:
hey
we'd
like
to
hire
you
and
the
university
said.
Okay,
that
will
count
as
your
student
teaching
I
was
still
under
the
University's
mentoring
during
that
first
semester,
but
it
got
me
into
the
classroom
and
it
found
out
that
I
love,
teaching
and
I
stay
there,
the
next
five
years.
P
AI
A
Was
that
a
statement
or
a
question
I'm
kidding
I'm
kidding,
don't
worry
about
it,
don't
worry
about
it
all
right.
Any
objection
to
the
question
seen
on
all
those
in
favor
of
Senate
Bill
1221
vote
I
when
the
bell
rings,
all
those
pose
vote.
No,
as
they
remember
cash.
Folks
team
members
change
your
vote.
AN
A
T
G
T
G
G
T
A
A
The
local
committee
would
vote
for
it.
When
it
comes
to
the
house
floor,
we
would
vote
either
to
approve
or
deny
those
changes,
and
then
my
understanding
is
in
this
legislation.
It
goes
back
to
the
local
and
they
have
to
vote
by
two-thirds
majority
to
approve
what
they
had
approved
to
send
to
us.
In
the
first
place,
representative.
G
Pearson
got
it
that
is
helpful,
so
we
are
trusting
the
local
governments
to
change
their
charters
and
we
are
ultimately
giving
power
back
to
the
local
governments
to
ultimately
change
their
Charter
and
not
overstepping
as
a
body
to
tell
them.
This
is
what
you
need
to
do
just
automatically,
because
by
a
two-thirds
majority,
according
to
what
I
just
heard,
they
would
have
to
adopt
the
changes
that
we
are
saying
to
pass.
A
AN
A
BA
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
this
bill
was
amended,
would
allow
for
an
effective
date
of
January
1st
of
next
year.
This
bill
would
apply
to
a
Sports
Authority
in
excess
of
a
half
a
million
people
where
seven
of
the
13
members
would
be
preserved
by
the
appointment
Authority
by
the
local
jurisdiction,
whereas
the
remaining
six
would
be
appointed
two
for
each
of
the
governor,
the
lieutenant
governor
and
the
speaker.
BA
A
W
W
BA
Thank
you
as
you're,
well
aware,
representative,
all
the
bills,
local
government
is
an
outpost
of
state
government.
Under
this
statute,
which
created
this
original
entity,
this
this
state
had
to
approve
it
for
it
to
exist.
Prior
to
last
year,
this
entity
had
never
requested
a
half
a
billion
dollars
in
in
bond
revenues
from
the
state.
However,
this
municipality
had
requested
on
four
other
instances:
sales
tax
schemes
which
would
allow
them
to
preserve
these
teams
there.
This
bill
simply
allows
a
minority
voice
to
a
board
which
already
exists
under
current
TCA.
BB
BB
BA
Jeremy
Williams,
thank
you,
as
I
described
earlier,
the
seven
longest
standing,
whose
member
the
seven
members
who
had
the
longest
term
left
on
their
appointment
will
remain
the
other
six
members
of
the
board
will
not
remain,
and
those
will
be.
Those
new
persons
under
the
terms
of
the
bill
would
be
appointed
to
from
the
governor
two
from
the
lieutenant
governor
and
two
from
the
Speaker
of
the
House
this
bill.
However,
in
consultation
with
some
of
the
stakeholders,
this
bill
will
not
take
place
until
after
the
first
of
the
year
next
year.
BB
You
Mr
speaker
now
when
we're
looking
at
the
totality
of
this
hat.
First
of
all,
you
you
said
that
the
city
requested
the
half
a
billion
dollars
in
bonds
from
the
state.
There
was
not
a
resolution
from
the
Metro
Council
who
requested
this
half
a
billion
dollars.
That
was
in
the
governor's
budget
last
year.
BA
Thank
you.
I
didn't
say
that
someone
from
the
city
requested
the
bond
issuance.
The
bond
issuance
requested
was
requests
of
the
same
entity,
of
which
Nashville
has
funded
bonds
for
the
same
project
in
this
bill.
All
it
does
is
give
the
same
voice
for
this.
This
entity,
that
is
state
government,
of
which
everyone
from
the
Metro
Government
Metro
Nashville
delegation
that
serves
in
this
body,
supported
such
Bond
issuance.
BB
Billion
dollars
worth
of
bonds
that
Davidson
County
voters
have
secured
for
years
have
never
needed
for
the
state
to
sit
on
our
board
because
of
the
billions
of
dollars,
for
example
the
soccer
stadium
that
we
all
enjoy.
The
present
Titan
Stadium,
which
still
has
60
million
dollars
of
bonds
left
on
it.
For
the
arena
where,
where
our
preds
play
for
all
the
many
sports
that
we
enjoy
in
in
this
city
in
this
state,
have
always
been
born
on
the
backs
of
Metro
taxpayers.
BB
True
we're
very
happy
that
the
governor
put
the
half
billion
dollars
in
bonds
that
are
to
be
repaid
by
the
taxes
that
this
new
stadium
Arena,
a
stadium,
will
will
generate.
But
what
you're
saying
is
that
for
all
the
the
the
that
the
city
has
born
and
continues
to
Bear
we're
still
paying
those
bonds
that
we
don't
get
the
choice
of
still
controlling
the
the
board
on
which
authorize
the
issue
of
those
bonds
and
for
that
I
think
it's
wrong.
I!
Think
it's
an
injustice
to
the
people!
BB
BA
S
BA
Thank
you,
Mr,
Speaker
representative.
If
you
read
the
bill,
it
does
tell
you
where
those
appointments
will
be
made
for
from
in
each
of
the
incidents
that
are
on
there.
In
the
instance
of
the
speakers,
Representatives
he's
going
to
appoint
two
directors
with
no
more
than
one
being
a
resident
of
the
same
house
district.
S
BA
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
No,
they
will
not
all
be
from
the
senatorial
District
or
Metro
Davidson
County,
because
the
half
a
billion
dollar
Bonds
were
paid
for
by
seven
million
people
in
the
state
of
Tennessee.
That
is
the
reason
for
this
bill
and
that's
why
we're
here
before
you
today,
representative
Mitchell.
S
Well,
I
kind
of
don't
remember
when
we
built
a
baseball
stadium
in
in
Knoxville
and
now
we're
we've
done
things
for
Memphis
and
the
Forum
I
I
kind
of
don't
remember
a
takeover
of
their
Sports
Authority.
Oh
and
then
there
was
Jackson
Jackson
Tennessee.
We
we
threw
a
little
cash
in
there
and
I.
Don't
remember
that
so
I
I
think
you're
singling
out
one
County
again
that
little
home
rule
part
of
the
Constitution
is
getting
getting.
S
You
know
getting
some
good
use
again,
but
I
don't
remember
that
happening
and
I
keep
hearing
500
million
dollars.
That's
going
to
be
500
million
dollars
that
people
who
want
to
come
to
Nashville
Tennessee
are
going
to
pay
that
back
and
the
people
of
Davidson
County
didn't
ask
for
a
dime.
Is
a
bunch
of
lobbyists
for
a
professional
sports
team
came
up
here
and
I
seen
everybody
in
here.
Both
sides
of
dial
just
falling
over
themselves
to
to
be
a
part
of
it.
S
I
I've
seen
some
people
who
hate
Nashville
so
much
and
they
stood
up
and
hated
Nashville,
but
they
were
out
there
getting
their
picture
with
the
coach.
You
know
it
was
so
funny,
you
know
they,
then
they
came
on
here
and
gave
the
biggest
speech
in
support
of
it
is
the
funniest
thing
I
ever
saw,
but
I
cannot
believe
that
we've,
given
all
this
money
to
all
these
other
parts
of
the
state
and
you're,
going
to
stand
up
there
and
say
well
Nashville
owes
us
something
you
know
Nashville
owes
more
than
so.
S
Nashville
doesn't
owe
anyone
in
here
a
dime
we're
paying
the
light
bill.
In,
This,
Place,
Nashville
Tennessee
is
pulling
their
weight.
Everybody
else
may
not
be
pulling
their
way,
but
we're
bringing
the
bunny
into
this
state.
We
are
paying
our
way
and
I.
Don't
know
why
everyone
thinks
you
know
you
come
down
here
and
you
enjoy
yourself.
You
go
out
to
all
the
little
restaurants.
You
have
your
good
time
down
on
Second
Avenue
and
on
Broadway,
and
you
forget
to
send
the
pictures
back
home
or
what
you're
doing
while
you're
down
here.
S
You
forget
to
do
that,
but
then
you
want
to
come
take
over
our
stuff,
because
we
do
things
right.
Well,
we
don't
need
you
to
mess
up
our
stuff
in
our
city.
Like
you're
doing
down
here,
we
don't
discriminate
in
Nashville.
We
we
are
welcoming
people.
We
just
may
not
want
the
Taliban
to
come
here,
but
we're
welcoming
people.
A
S
A
BA
You
representative,
it's
always
good
to
hear
you
start
a
die
tribe
on
a
certain
issue,
but
I
will
say
I.
Thank
you
for
also
admitting
that
the
taxpayers
of
this
great
state
of
Tennessee
they're,
the
ones
that
are
coming
here
to
help
pay
these
bonds
down
that
we've
committed.
So
thank
you
and,
if
you'd
send
me
the
bill
that
the
Metro
Nashville
is
paying
for
this
building,
I
would
love
to
see
that
as
well.
Thank
you,
chairman,
Clemens.
AO
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
I,
just
kind
of
want
to
sum
this
up,
because
your
argument
in
defense
of
usurping
the
local
authority
of
the
sports
at
their
Authority
boils
down
to
the
fact
that
a
billionaire
who
owns
a
professional
football
team
came
to
this
Capital
requesting
500
million
dollars
in
bonds
from
the
state.
The
governor
willingly
rolled
over
a
member
of
a
non-davidson
county
delegation
representative
sponsored
a
bill
to
allow
it
and
facilitate
it,
and
that
is
your
grounds
for
taking
over
our
Sports.
Authority
am
I,
correct.
BA
No,
that
is
not
correct.
The
reason
why
is
because
we
issued
half
a
billion
dollars
in
bonds,
the
state
did
using
taxpayer
dollars
and
they
currently
have
no
voice
on
this
board
as
it
relates
to
who
was
there
or
not
there?
Thus,
Metro
Nashville
is
issuing
their
own
bonds
and
advocated
to
this
body
to
for
us
to
issue
a
half
a
billion
dollars
in
bonds,
because
they
didn't
have
the
capability
to
do
it
all
themselves.
AO
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
it's
interesting
to
me
that
Metro
hasn't
even
officially
endorsed
this
entire
plan
or
the
use
of
this
at
this
moment,
and
so
again,
I
go
back
to
the
form.
The
point
that
you
are
seeking
to
you,
sir
Metro
Sports
Authority,
because
a
billionaire
who
owns
an
NFL
team
came
here
the
governor
rolled
over
said.
Yes,
please,
the
member
of
the
cross,
the
aisle
who's
not
for
Davidson
County,
introduced
to
build
a
facilitate
it
and
you're
using
that
as
the
excuse
to
usurp
local
Authority
again.
AO
AO
Now
that
makes
very
little
sense
to
me
very
little
sense.
You
can
still
have
Tennessee
taxpayers
living
in
this
city
because
we
covered
30
percent
of
the
Bill
of
this
state.
So
you
could
still
satisfy
your
own
argument
and
appoint
people
from
Davidson
County,
but
no,
you
want
to
pull
them
from
all
across
the
state
of
Tennessee
to
come
in.
Tell
us
how
we
did
it
if
we
did
that
to
Putnam
County.
AO
If
you
want
me
to
come,
run,
Putnam,
County
and
stuff
going
over
there
I'll
be
more
than
happy
to,
but
that's
not
what
you
want
and
we
don't
want
y'all
coming
in
and
trying
to
run
our
city.
So
you
can
understand
why
we're
upset
about
this
and
it's
in
the
first
occasion,
so
return
it
to
your
early
argument.
AO
First
of
all,
we
wouldn't
have
an
NFL
franchise
in
this
city
or
this
state.
If
Metro
taxpayers
didn't
raise
the
water
rates
and
pick
up
the
tab
for
the
building.
That's
stating
over
there
on
the
river
right
now
so
I
appreciate
that
this
body
across
the
aisle
introduced
a
resolution
on
behalf
of
the
governor's
wishes
to
issue
500
million
dollars
in
bonds
that
we've
yet
to
accept.
AO
But
I
really
frown
upon
the
fact
that
you
once
again
want
to
usurp
local
Authority
and
stick
your
fingers
into
Davidson
County's
business
and
run
our
Sports.
If
we're
going
to
do
it
for
Davidson
County,
let's
go
to
Hamilton
County,
let's
go
to
Montgomery
County,
let's
go
wherever
you
want
to
go
that
has
a
Sports
Authority
or
any
sports
franchise
and
do
the
same
to
them.
If
we're
going
to
be
fair.
BA
Thank
you
Mr
speaker.
Thank
you,
representative.
The
the
truth
of
the
matter
is
is
that
as
I
read
to
your
colleague
from
Nashville
in
the
back
only
based
upon
the
senatorial
district
and
the
house
district
and
the
appointments,
then
most
of
these
people
were
going
to
be
located
here
in
Davidson,
County
and
I.
Recognize.
BA
You
don't
want
to
hear
the
answer
to
this
question,
but
the
fact
of
the
matter
is
is
that
nine
of
those
people
that
are
Community
or
living
here
in
Nashville
they're
being
represented
by
a
portion
of
Metro
Council,
and
none
of
this
would
be
possible
without
the
state
of
Tennessee
because,
as
we
were
told,
if
we
all
didn't
do
this
together,
Metro
Nashville
and
the
state
of
Tennessee
this
entity
would
be
gone,
and
so
we
have
the
state
of
Tennessee
and
Metro
Nashville.
To
thank
for
preserving
that.
Thank
you.
Mr
Speaker.
A
A
A
A
H
H
H
K
Leader
Lambert,
thank
you.
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
The
motion
has
been
made.
Obviously
we
can
vote
on
the
motion,
but
the
remainder
of
the
calendar.
Not
one
bill,
is
what
I
made
the
motion
to
roll
we've
been
at
this
for
several
hours.
We
will
be
at
this
for
as
long
as
it
takes
to
complete
the
work
of
the
people
and
the
people
that
are
here
and
others
or
whoever
else
are
always
welcome
in
this
chamber.
I
didn't
even
realize.
K
A
A
AY
A
AY
AY
What
happens
in
committees
also
is
that
when
we
have
people
who've
come
to
testify,
folks
have
come
to
hear
us.
We
make
an
effort
to
let
them
be
heard
when
folks
travel
long
distances
setting
committed
from
folks
have
said.
We've
had
folks
who've,
traveled
long
distances
and
to
come
to
this
committee.
They
want
to
be
heard.
K
Literally
Amber
Mr
Speaker
I
had
spoken
to
the
sponsor
of
that
legislation.
I
do
not
believe
it
would
have
been
the
next
bill
we
would
have
been
taking
up.
Anyways
I
do
believe
that
would
have
been
rolled
a
bit
down
the
calendar.
We've
worked
through
a
majority
of
the
calendar.
I've
had
a
number
of
members
that
have
come
up
and
just
said,
Hey,
look
it's
late.
In
the
evening,
we've
got
an
entire
week
or
more
ahead
of
us
and
have
asked
to
roll
the
arrest
of
the
calendar.
K
I've
made
a
motion,
votion,
Vote
or
favor,
or
against
but
again,
and
to
those
that
are
here
again
I.
It
was
no
intention
about
the
next
specific
bill
in
the
calendar.
It
was
my
understanding.
It
was
going
to
be
rolled,
anyways
and
I
would
ask
Mr
Speaker
folks
are
going
to
be
in
the
gallery
if
they
could
just
not
shout
and
holler
out
I'm
trying
to
explain
what
the
motion
was.
K
The
emotion
was
to
roll
the
remaining
bills
on
the
calendar.
If
I
could
ask
the
clerk
or
the
speaker
to
potentially
anticipate
what
time
we
might
be
on
the
floor
Wednesday,
maybe
that
would
help
with
folks
travel.
Arrangements
I'd
be
happy
to
do
that.
But
the
motion
was
for
the
remaining
bills
on
the
calendar
and
not
just
one
bill.
AO
E
E
AO
So,
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
So
that's
that's
answers
the
question
of
my
colleague,
8
30
on
Wednesday
morning.
However,
the
the
concern
here
is
is
that
all
these
fine
people
who've
joined
us
this
evening,
it's
after
work,
they're
able
to
be
here
if
they're
going
to
be
at
work
or
a
school
or
teaching
classes
at
8
30
a.m
on
Wednesday
morning.
AO
Hence
our
serious
and
sincere
concern
about
this,
because
this
directly
impacts
teachers
and
our
children
and
those
are
the
people
who
deserve
to
be
here
to
hear
that
debate
and
and
because
it
directly
impacts
them
their
job
and
their
employment
and
our
children
who
we
send
to
school
every
day.
So
that's
the
source
of
the
concern
here,
Mr
leader.
K
You
Mr
Speaker
all
right,
so
if
we
all
want
to
go
one
more
spot
on
the
calendar,
I'm
not
sure
those
that
are
here
are
going
to
be
pleased
with
the
action
that
we're
about
to
take.
But
there
is
a
procedural
motion
that
I
will
yield
to
for
representative
Williams
to
make
a
motion.
So
I
will
withdraw
my
motion
for
a
moment
and
we'll
be
renewing
it
in
a
few
minutes
and
after
representative
Williams
makes
a
motion
so
with
that
Mr
Speaker
I
would
draw
my
motion
for
the
time
being,
with.
BA
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
members.
This
bill
I've
worked
on
for
three
years.
I
think
it's
a
one
that,
as
many
of
you
may
know,
I've
seen
this
in
committee
have
seen
that
law
enforcement
came
out
tea.
Many
people
came
out
against
over
the
past
several
years,
but
this
year
none
of
that
because
there
were
so
many
exception,
so
much
permissivity,
so
much
training,
so
much
mental
health
evaluation,
so
much
concealment
that
it
was
very
difficult
for
people
to
be
against
this
bill.
BA
However,
I
know
my
colleagues
are
really
concerned
about
the
day
and
the
and
the
era
and
what's
going
on,
and
so
in
a
matter
of
trying
to
be
bipartisan
and
encourage
the
members
to
to
get
along
better
to
hear
the
debate.
Mr
Speaker
I
moved
to
lay
this
bill.
Hold
this
bill
on
the
desk
without
objection.
E
AX
E
Clark
Mr
Speaker,
that
would
depend
on
the
motion
made
to
set
it
for
a
hearing
on
the
regular
calendar,
for
example,
if
it
was
for
the
next
available
space
next
available,
regular
calendar.
That
would
take
a
simple
majority.
If
the
representative
set
a
time
or
position
specific,
that
would
be
a
special
order
which,
for
our
rules,
takes
the
two-thirds
vote.
AX
A
E
E
AX
Right,
Mr
Speaker
to
save
time,
I'm
going
to
tell
the
gallery
that
bill
can
be
pulled
up
at
any
point
any
time
and
because
we're
suspending
the
rules,
the
flow
motion.
It
can
be
heard
that
same
day
with
no
notice
to
you
that
is
going
to
be
pulled
up
and
no
notice
to
you
on
what
calendar
is
going
to
be
placed
on.
AX
J
A
Jones
hang
on
now:
that's
not
a
question
to
the
clerk
you're,
making
a
statement
we're
under
you.
You
can
ask
a
paramilitary
question
if
that's
what
you
want
to
do
about
it,
but
you're
making
a
statement
which
is
out
of
order.
So
if
you
have
a
question
for
the
clerk
that
would
be
appropriate
at
this
time,
representative
Jones
Thank.
J
E
Y
E
J
E
Speaker
to
take
a
bill
off
notice
is
not
part
of
floor
procedure
in
practice.
That
is
a
committee
practice
of
when
a
member
has
put
a
bill
on
notice
by
3
30
on
the
Wednesday
deadline.
They've
asked
for
it
to
be
heard
when
the
bill
comes
up
in
committee.
Maybe
the
member's
not
ready
to
run
it,
they
ask
that
it'd
be
taken
off
notice
and
it
would
stay
in
that
committee
until
they're
ready
to
put
it
back.
That
is
not
a
floor
procedure.
J
A
J
A
AV
A
AJ
J
A
A
E
A
E
K
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
Senator,
Eric
bear
and
I
have
worked
on
this
bill
to
allow
for
folks
that
are
behind
on
child
support
to
be
able
to
get
a
restricted
license
immediately.
The
effective
date
was
further
out
into
the
future.
Now
this
would
be
effective
upon
becoming
laws
so
that
folks
can
still
go
to
work,
church,
school
and
and
a
true
bipartisan
fashion.
This
would
allow
folks
I
think
just
live
a
better
life
with
that
Mr
Speaker
I
moved
to
concurrence,
send
amendment.
A
A
A
K
K
K
K
Mr
Speaker
we
announced
last
week
that
the
flow
motion
would
be
presented
today
and
with
that
I
have
the
following:
I
move
that
the
following
rules
be
suspended
for
the
remainder
of
the
200
2023rd
legislative
session.
Rule
number
17,
so
that
all
congratulatory
memorializing
resolutions
can
be
placed
directly
on
the
next
consent.
Calendar
rule
number
49,
the
48-hour
rule,
so
that
all
bills
move
from
calendar
rules
could
be
set
on
the
next
floor.
K
Calendar
rule
number
49
the
25
Bill
limit,
so
that
more
than
25
bills
may
be
placed
on
the
calendar
for
final
consideration
on
any
one
day,
rule
number
50
the
72-hour
rule
for
posting
the
consent
calendar
so
that
local
bills
and
other
bills
and
resolutions
coming
out
of
calendar
rules
can
be
placed
on
the
next
consent
calendar
on
a
daily
basis.
Rule
number
59
notice,
Provisions
that
all
bills
from
the
Senate
with
messages
can
be
announced
and
or
automatically
placed
on
the
next
message.
Calendar
rule
number
67.
K
So
that
committee
and
subcommittee
meetings
can
be
held
at
times
those
specified
in
the
house
weekly
schedule
and
with
less
than
72
hours
notice,
rule
number
71,
the
24-hour
rule,
requiring
all
amendments
to
be
available
to
members
24
hours
for
consideration
on
the
floor.
Rule
Number,
83
sub
part
one
so
that
all
bills
reported
out
of
subcommittee
can
be
heard
on
the
next
full
committee
calendar
without
waiting
a
week,
Rule
Number
83
said
part
one
so
that
all
bills
reported
out
of
committee
can
be
heard
in
the
next
committee
or
subcommittee
without
waiting
a
week.
K
Rule
Number
83
subpart
1,
so
that
items
in
committee
and
septic
committee
can
be
placed
on
the
next
calendar.
Notwithstanding
the
Wednesday
3
30
deadline
for
placing
those
bills
on
notice
and
Mr
Speaker
I'm
glad
that
most
of
the
members
at
least
have
remained
in
the
room
to
hear
that
those
that
don't
I'm
assuming
have
read
this
online
already.
It
is
available
there.
Thank.
A
L
A
AH
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
tomorrow,
I,
don't
know
why
I
took
my
glasses
off
I
can't
see
tomorrow
at
at
5
15,
a
group
called
voices
for
a
safer
Tennessee
is
going
to
do
a
a
linking
arms
human
chain
from
Monroe
Carroll
Children's
Hospital
to
the
Capitol,
in
in
support
of
the
families
that
that
lost
loved
ones
at
the
Covenant
shooting
and
and
to
speak
out
against
gun
control.
It's
or
speak
out,
foregun
control.
Rather
it's
a
bipartisan
event.
That'll
be
I,
think
really
powerful.