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Description
House Floor Session- 19th Legislative Session- March 30, 2023
A
Mr
sergeant
of
arms
invite
the
members
into
the
chamber
and
close
the
doors
out
hereby
clear:
the
House
Representatives
there's
113
General
Assembly
State
Tennessee
now
in
session
members.
Please
stand
with
the
visitors
in
the
Galloway.
Please
stand
and
remain
standing
through
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance
representative
Powell
will
introduce
the
chap
Chaplin
of
the
day.
B
She
is
the
pastor
of
operations
at
Cathedral
of
Praise
Church
in
Nashville
Tennessee,
under
the
leadership
of
her
father
Bishop
Jerry
L
Maynard
senior.
After
enduring
the
tragic
passing
of
her
eldest
son,
Misha
gathered
the
strength
to
author
Dare
I,
ask
a
self-assessment
book,
encouraging
readers
to
overcome
adversity
with
a
Zeal
and
passion
for
others.
B
Miss
Maynard
continues
her
community
efforts
as
their
current
host
of
conversations
at
7
A.M,
a
weekly
digital
broadcast,
dissecting
faith-based
topics.
Your
voice
is
valuable.
Your
voice
is
powerful
is
the
message
she
leaves
the
listener
with.
She
has
used
her
voice
to
talk
herself
through
the
loss
of
her
second
son
Stephen
Williams,
watching
Kurt,
while
encouraging
others
to
speak
through
their
own
pain
and
connect
with
their
purpose.
Out
of
this
pain,
the
purpose
of
her
paying
campaign
was
born.
B
C
Thank
you,
state
representative,
Jason
Powell,
for
the
invitation
and
thank
you
to
the
speaker.
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
share
the
prayers
with
you
on
this
historical
day.
I
just
want
to
say
to
you
that
the
effectual
fervent
prayer
of
a
righteous
man
does
avail
much.
We
need
much
comfort,
we
need
much
love
and
we
need
much
hope.
Let
us
pray
father.
We
do.
Thank
you
for
this
day.
We
thank
you
because
you've
extended
brand
new
mercies
unto
us.
We
ask
you
God
that
you
will
bless
this
session,
bless
the
dialogue
that
takes
place
here.
C
God.
We
ask
you
even
right
now
that
you
will
look
upon
our
governor,
that
you
will
look
upon
the
legislators
that
you
will
look
upon
the
leadership.
That's
here
God.
Let
us
remind
ourselves
that
we
need
to
be
centered
in
your
hope,
in
your
power,
in
your
love
and
in
faith,
we
ask
you
that
all
the
things
that
we
do
and
that
we
say
let
it
give
glory
to
you
and
we
consider
all
things
done
in
your
name-
amen.
B
B
F
F
F
This
this
past
Monday
March
27th
their
lives,
were
brutally
suddenly
and
unnecessarily
taken
at
10,
30,
A.M,
I
started
receiving
phone
calls
and
texts
that
no
parent,
no
friend
and
no
elected
official
ever
wants
to
receive
I
was
told
there
was
an
active
shooter
at
a
school
right
around
the
corner
from
my
house,
where
I
have
many
friends
who
send
their
kids
to
school.
There
I
had
childhood
friends
frantically,
calling
and
texting
me
asking
me
if
I
could
help
them
find
out
where
their
kids
were
think
about
that
for
a
second
they
didn't.
F
F
Parents
who
dropped
their
kids
off
on
a
beautiful
spring
morning
with
no
idea
their
lives
would
forever
be
changed
in
a
moment
of
Senseless
gun
violence,
as
a
24
NewsHour
cycle
has
turned
its
eye
to
our
tragedy.
We
know
those
children
that
were
fleeing
the
sanctuary.
We
know
those
teachers,
our
kids
play
sports
together,
spend
the
night
at
each
other's
homes
and
they
pray
together.
F
We've
seen
firsthand
how
our
brave
First
Responders
reacted
without
hesitancy,
running
toward
a
weapon
to
design
designed
to
inflict
Mass
casualties
on
the
battlefield,
whether
some
like
it
or
not.
Nashville
is
a
capital
of
the
volunteer
state
and
we
take
pride
in
coming
together,
like
we
did
during
the
2010
flood,
the
2020
tornado
and
the
downtown
bombing
on
Christmas
Day.
F
But
this
time
it's
different,
our
children,
our
teachers
and
our
neighbors
were
killed
by
a
weapon
of
War
attained
legally
by
someone
who
should
have
been
red
flagged,
but
never
had
the
ability
to
carry
out
this
type
of
violence
against
our
community.
Yesterday,
I
had
to
explain
to
my
little
girl,
while
one
of
the
the
members
of
her
Sunday
school
class
wouldn't
be
be
in
Sunday
school.
This
Sunday.
F
She
asked
me
why
bad
things
like
this
happen,
you
know
like
like
so
many
parents
in
our
city
and
others
impacted
by
school
of
shootings.
I
honestly
struggled
to
find
the
right
words
as
I'm
sure
many
of
you
have
over
the
past
couple
of
days.
What's
the
right
way
to
help
a
child
grieve,
the
loss
of
a
friend
and
the
loss
of
Ruin
innocence,
there's
so
much
more,
we
can
do
as
a
society
and
as
elected
officials
to
protect
our
children
and
loved
ones
from
the
14
minutes
of
evil.
We
all
witnessed
on
Monday.
F
F
Like
many
of
in
this
room,
I'm
an
avid
Hunter,
my
father
taught
me
and
my
brothers
how
to
hunt
and
cherish
the
moment
spent
with
our
friendly
with
our
friends
and
families
in
a
Duck
Blind.
Unfortunately,
six
family
members
will
never
get
to
have
those
types
of
experiences
because
red
flags
don't
exist
in
our
state.
F
No
sensible,
law-abiding
gun
owners
should
ever
have
a
problem
with
common
sense
reforms
such
as
red
flag
laws,
training
and
permit
requirements,
background
checks
and
limiting
access
to
assault
weapons
by
individuals
deemed
as
high
risk
I
was
elected
to
represent
the
56th
house
district,
and
my
constituents,
like
many
of
yours,
are
calling
for
us
to
take
immediate
action.
They're
out
there
right
now,
they're
begging
for
us
to
do
something.
F
We
must
do
better.
We
must
do
better
for
Evelyn
Hallie,
William,
Mike,
Cynthia,
Dr
Koontz.
We
can't
bring
them
back,
but
we
can
create
legislation
that
will
save
the
lives
of
others
and
ensure
our
children
and
teachers
aren't
fearful
every
day
as
they
go
to
school.
Doing
nothing
would
be
total
negligence
and
a
dereliction
of
our
sworn
Duty
I'm
pleading
with
you.
Please
act.
We've
got
to
act.
F
A
H
A
J
A
K
People
from
the
Senate
that
I
wanted
to
recognize.
Today
we
were
going
to
do
a
floor
presentation,
but
we're
Beyond
it
right
now,
so
the
speaker
has
allowed
me
to
at
least
recognize
them
on
the
floor
members.
If
you
look
in
the
back,
you
will
see
some
Dynamic
women
who
are
an
all-female
senior
leadership
team
for
the
City
of
Memphis
and
as
we
are
celebrating,
thank
you.
Members.
K
Furman.
Excuse
me,
who
is
the
chief
of
staff
for
mayor
strickler
and
Allison
Fouche,
who
has
achieved
Communications
officer.
Please
give
them
a
hand
and
welcome
them
to
the
chamber.
Thank
you,
ladies
for
your
service.
We
honor
you
today
on
this
day
in
women's
History
Month.
Thank
you
Mr
speaker.
Thank
you.
Members.
G
G
G
A
G
This
community
wanted
to
have
a
wine
and
grocery
store
referendum,
and
unfortunately,
there
was
some
confusion
about
the
current
law
to
have
a
wine
and
grocery
store
referendum.
First,
you
have
to
have
a
referendum
to
either
have
packaged
liquor
sales
in
your
jurisdiction
or
to
have
liquor
by
the
drink.
In
your
jurisdiction,
however,
Rutherford
County
as
a
whole
had
a
referendum
to
have
liquor,
buy
a
drink
in
2020
which
passed.
L
A
A
E
M
M
You're
recognized
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
This
bill
has
to
do
with
Geo
verifying
of
redistricting.
This
happened.
It
happens
now,
every
10
years
the
Comptroller
uses
local
County
election
commissions
and
to
verify
election
addresses,
and
if
people
live
in
certain
districts,
it's
just
a
confirmation.
They
report
what
they
have
found
with
the
federal
and
state
and
County
officials
that
have
the
gis
system.
If
there's
any
discrepancies
or
misassignments,
then
they
work
together
to
make
sure
those
are
corrected.
A
L
M
Representative
Crawford,
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
This
will
make
it
more
efficient
and
it
will
make
sure
that
there's
no
mistakes
taking
place
and
people
are
voting
outside
the
district
that
they
should
be
voting
in.
All
this
does
is
verify
the
address
and
make
sure
they're
voting
in
the
precincts.
They
should
be
represent.
Pearson.
A
L
But
my
concern
is
what
we're
seeing
I
would
love
to
know
how
many
cases
you've
seen
where
this
has
been
a
problem,
because
current
law
seems
like
it
would
already
have
protections
for
this
people's
ability
to
talk
about
fraud,
and
things
like
that.
But
now
this
seems
to
be
some
other
overreach
of
government
into
people's
lives,
into
people's
ability
to
vote,
to
continue
to
oversee
and
potentially
harm
communities
and
I.
Think
this
overseeing
mentality
that
we
see
here
is
very
problematic.
So
why
should
we
be
continuing
that
sponsor.
M
M
German
Crawford,
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
This
would
correct
issues
if
someone
was
Voting
outside
their
District
if
their
address
does
not
match
up
with
their
voting
Precinct.
This
would
be
a
a
opportunity
for
to
see
if
it
was
misassigned
and
gives
us
the
opportunity
to
fix
that
and
make
sure
everybody's
voting
in
the
district
that
they're
supposed
to
be
represent.
A
M
L
A
Members
in
the
gallery,
Gallery,
you
are
welcome
to
attend.
You
are
welcome,
you
are
welcome
to
attend
and
you
are
welcome
to
be
part
of
this
house
rules
say:
there's
no
yelling
screaming
or
talking
from
the
balcony.
This
is
the
warning
we
would
love
to.
Have
you
stay?
Thank
you
very
much.
I
love
to
have
you
stay,
but
if
you
continue
to
shout
out,
we
will
have
to
remove
and
clear
the
balcony.
We
do
not
want
to
do
that.
We
are
asking
you
to
remain
quiet
and
listen
and
be
part
of
the
process.
A
N
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
Mr,
Speaker
I
know
it
may
be
out
of
order,
but
in
fact
you
hadn't
ruled
me
out
of
order
all
year,
so
I'll
take
it
right
now.
My
school
board,
commissioner,
is
here:
School
Board,
commissioner
Stephanie
love.
But
let
me
tell
you
a
little
bit
about
this
young
lady.
As
as
she
stands,
School
Board.
Commissioner
Stephanie
love
suffered
a
major,
well
two
major
Strokes
late
last
year.
Two
she
was
not
expected
to
make
a
full
recovery.
N
O
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
a
question
for
the
sponsor
just
to
clarify
some
intent
or
on
the
timing
before
that.
I
wasn't
sure.
After
reading
the
bill,
but
knowing
how
the
lease
process
worked
in
Meyer,
County
was,
after
the
legislature
did
their
re-apportionment
due
to
the
census.
It
went
to
our
County's
Election
Commission,
the
Planning
Commission
then
assigned
the
districts.
O
M
O
A
A
E
M
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
This
bill
comes
from
the
constituent
within
my
District
right
now
in
current
law
we
allow
relatives
to
be
reimbursed
for
indigence
of
some
burial
expenses,
and
my
constituent
was
not
able
to
get
any
reimbursement
back
because
he
was
the
uncle
of
the
individual
right
now,
the
wrong.
The
law
states
that
a
relative
is
defined
as
a
spouse,
parent
grandparent,
step
parent,
child
grandchild,
brother
sister,
half
brother
half
sister
and
the
spouse
of
a
parents
or
step
parents,
and
what
this
bill
does
is.
M
It
adds
in
the
law
in
the
line,
including
Aunt,
Uncle
and
Cousin.
The
constituent
in
my
district
was
the
the
uncle
of
a
man
that
was
tied
to
a
chair,
starved
to
death
beaten
to
death
by
his
brother.
So
he
could
not
didn't
want
to
pay
for
the
funeral
and
everything
he
was
in
jail.
So
the
cousin
is
the
primary
caregiver
to
this
individual
or
the
sorry
the
uncle,
and
so
this
bill
would
fix
some
of
that.
It's
too
late
to
help
my
constituent,
but
hopefully
we
can
get
this
fixed
to
help.
A
L
M
L
M
Crawford,
thank
you
Mr
Speaker
again
in
the
current
law,
a
relative
of
a
victim.
If
there
is
no
estate
open
for
the
victim,
a
relative
is
defined
as
a
spouse,
parent
grandparent,
step
parent,
child
grandchild,
brother
sister,
half
brother,
half
sister
and
a
spouse's
parents
or
step
parents,
and
we
are
adding
Aunt,
Uncle
and
Cousin
to
the
law.
L
A
A
E
U
V
V
It
requires
a
department
to
communicate
and
coordinate
with
appropriate
Federal
departments
and
agencies
to
effectuate
the
purpose
of
this
amendment.
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
my
district
I
represent
Nashville
Tennessee,
along
with
several
other
individuals,
we
have
the
honor
of
representing
the
highest
traffic
City
and
region
in
the
state
of
Tennessee.
This
isn't
just
Davidson
County
issue.
This
is
a
regional
issue:
Wilson
County,
Rutherford
County,
Murray,
County,
Cheatham,
County,
Dixon,
County,
Montgomery
County.
V
All
of
your
respective
counties
are
directly
affected
by
this
right
now,
as
we
stand
here
today,
the
federal
government
has
ample
money.
The
Amtrak
wants
to
be
in
Tennessee
Amtrak
wants
to
be
here.
They
are
practically
begging
us
to
take
their
money
and
invest
it
and
restart
Interstate
passenger
rail
service,
which
could
be
used
for
interest,
State
passenger
rail
service.
V
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
they
want
to
connect
right
now
they
want
to
begin
connecting
Nashville
to
Chattanooga
to
Atlanta.
We
want
to
connect
Nashville
to
Memphis,
now
think
about
all
the
counties
that
rail
goes
through,
think
about
all
the
underserved
counties
that
goes
through
think
about
what
it
would
do
to
your
local
economies
in
the
counties
between
here
in
Memphis
here
in
Chattanooga.
V
To
have
rail
stops
to
have
people
from
Atlanta
bringing
their
money
into
this
state
people
from
the
Midwest
bringing
their
money
into
your
counties
throughout
this
state
each
and
every
one
of
you
represents
a
county
with
a
town
square
with
small
businesses
with
families.
Imagine
what
people
getting
off
a
train
walking
around
your
town
and
be
able
to
hop
back
on
a
train
and
continue
their
Journey
could
do
for
your
local
economies.
V
I'm,
not
asking
you
to
jump
over
the
moon
here,
I'm
asking
you
to
take
yes
for
an
answer.
The
federal
government
wants
to
invest
in
Tennessee
in
our
future
in
our
people,
in
creating
jobs
in
building
local
economies
in
impoverished
counties.
Ladies
and
Gentlemen,
let's
make
the
common
sense
decision
here.
Let's
take
the
opportunity
with
which
represented
this
Governor
has
finally
turned
his
attention
to
an
issue
that
actually
matters,
and
we
have
an
opportunity
to
do
something.
Today,
that's
good!
Let's
take
the
money
from
the
federal
government.
V
D
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
TDOT
has
already
submitted
a
letter
of
interest
to
the
federal
rail
Administration
with
regarding
Corridor
identification,
and
we
are
in
active
conversations
with
the
fra,
as
well
as
our
surrounding
states,
to
properly
coordinate
such
efforts.
Also
Tasser
is
currently
studying
specific
routes
in
Tennessee
and
TDOT
Sports
local
efforts
to
coordinate
with
the
fra
I
think
to
seek
Real
Federal
Railway
grants
before
a
plan
is
in
place.
It's
not
good
planning,
therefore
Mr
Speaker
I
move
to
lay
this
amendment
on
the
table.
A
V
You
Mr
Speaker,
ladies
and
gentlemen.
What
has
happened
thus
far
is
the
Department
of
Education
has
submitted
an
expression
of
interest
letter
to
to
the
fra.
We
had
to
beg
them
to
do
that.
Some
of
us
who's
been
working
on
this
issue.
Representative
Powell
and
several
other
representatives
in
this
body
have
been
working
on
this
issue.
For
years
we
had
to
beg
TDOT
to
submit
that
expression
of
interest
letter.
It
is
non-binding.
All
it
does
is
say,
hey
we're
interested,
that's
it.
It
commits
us
to
nothing,
it
doesn't
say
we're
going
to
do
anything.
V
It
guarantees
your
community,
nothing,
it
guarantees
our
transportation
infrastructure,
no
modernization.
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
this
isn't
asking
us
to
spend
a
bunch
of
money.
This
is
asking
the
state
of
Tennessee
requiring
the
department
to
work
with
the
federal
government
to
take
yes
for
an
answer
to
take
their
money
and
facilitate
the
development
of
Amtrak
and
passenger
rail
service
in
the
state
of
Tennessee.
V
This
is
not.
This
shouldn't
have
been
controversial.
Let's
take
this
opportunity.
This
is
an
opportunity.
I
go
to
Little,
League,
baseball
and
I.
Tell
my
kids
every
single
night.
You
have
an
opportunity.
What
are
you
going
to
do
with
it
and
they
all
respond
back
to
me
in
time
take
advantage
of
it?
That's
what
we
teach
them.
V
Let's
take
advantage
of
this
opportunity
to
modernize
our
transportation
infrastructure
system.
If
we
want
to
profess
that's
what
this
is
about.
Let's
take
this
opportunity.
It's
costing
you
nothing!
All
that's
going
to
happen
is
your
community
is
going
to
benefit.
That's
it.
I've
asked
you
vote
against
a
table
of
motion.
Part.
A
Of
any
situations
representing
Clemens
has
moved
to
option.
Member
number
three
representative
Carr
has
moved
that
motion
to
the
table.
We
are
voting
on
table
emotion,
all
those
in
favor
of
tabling
vote
I
when
the
bell
rings.
Those
opposed
vote
no
has
every
member
voted.
Does
any
member?
Let's
change
their
vote,.
W
You
Mr
Speaker
I,
need
everyone
to
hear
me
clearly
as
it
relates
to
the
improve
act.
The
improve
act
resulted
in
a
gas
tax
increase
that
gas
tax
equates
to
274
dollars
for
the
average
gasoline
or
diesel
engine
in
the
state
of
Tennessee.
So
every
time
we
put
our
hose
connects
to
our
car,
it's
averaged
274
dollars
now,
with
this
act,
everyone's
talking
about
the
toll
Lanes
toll
roads,
but
we
also
have
e-vehicles,
which
are
ever
increasing
So
today,
we're
only
paying
a
hundred
dollars
for
that
tax.
W
That's
too
little
I
agree
wholeheartedly,
so
this
act
takes
that
up
to
274
dollars.
So
now
we
have
a
Electric
Vehicle
Tax
of
274
dollars,
which
I
wholeheartedly
agree
with,
but
there's
a
catch.
If
you
vote
for
this,
you
are
voting
for
a
tax
increase
that
will
never
end
you're
voting
for
an
index
into
inflation,
so
you
will
be
voting
for
a
tax
that
has
no
end
to
it.
That
is
crystal
clear.
All
this
amendment
does
is
simple.
It
sets
the
gasoline
tax
at
274
dollars
on
average
and
the
Electric
Vehicle
Tax
at
274
dollars.
W
W
X
You
Mr
Speaker
the
26
billion
dollar
infrastructure
deficit
that
our
state
faces
today
is
due
in
large
part
to
our
gas
tax
revenue,
not
keeping
up
with
the
rising
costs
and
inflation,
allowing
the
fee
for
electric
vehicles
and
hybrids
to
be
indexed
with
a
cap
of
three
percent
each
year,
starting
in
2028
ensures
that
TDOT
and
your
local
Highway
departments
are
better
prepared
to
continue
investing
in
Road,
Bridge
and
Transit
projects
in
our
communities.
This
amendment
undermines
the
ability
to
guarantee
a
future
Revenue
stream.
A
W
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
If
you
move
this
to
the
table,
you
are
voting
for
a
tax
and
never
ending
tax
that
this
body
had
no
appetite
for
doing.
The
only
reason
to
improve
Act
passed
was
that
you
all
refused
to
index
it
to
inflation.
I
agree
with
that.
Let's
not
Index
this
to
inflation
that,
because
once
you
do
that
it
is
out
of
control.
You
have
no
control
on
what
that
number
is
year
over
year.
W
W
I
need
you
to
hear
what
we're
saying
what
I'm
saying
here,
what
I'm
I'm,
hoping
that
we'll
get
a
majority
of
the
members
here
to
say
that's
right!
This
is
a
sliver!
This
isn't
about
what
somebody
told
you
to
vote
or
how
they
told
you
to
vote
this
index
is
dangerous.
It
was
so
dangerous
that
the
only
reason
the
gas
tax
passed
was.
You
all
got
rid
of
it,
those
of
you
all
that
was
here
so
again,
I.
W
Ask
you
all
to
consider
what
I'm
saying
this
would
do
nothing
to
harm
the
the
bill
which
I
support,
but
this
sets
a
Level
Playing
Field,
and
this
it
goes
to
the
core.
Tennessee
values:
we're
not
taxing
irresponsibly.
To
tie
this
to
inflation
is
irresponsible
and
I.
Think
everyone
knows
that.
So
please
I
ask
you
to
vote
against
the
table
in
motion.
Thank
you.
Mr
Speaker,
permanent.
A
Situations
represent
McKenzie
has
moved
adoption.
Remember
number
four
representative
Whitson
has
moved
that
motion
to
the
table,
we're
voting
on
the
table
in
motion
all
those
in
favor
vote
I
when
the
bell
rings.
Those
opposed
vote,
no,
as
every
member
voted
does
any
member
which
changed
their
vote.
A
V
V
V
There
is
no
commitment
by
this
Administration
to
do
anything
to
facilitate
the
transportation
of
anyone
who
may
not
be
able
to
afford
a
car
who
may
not
be
able
to
afford
to
drive
on
Alexis
lane
or
a
toll
Lane.
What
about
disabled
and
special
needs?
Individuals
who
need
to
get
to
and
from
work
that
can't
afford
to
live
in
your
city.
V
They
need
to
have
a
way
to
get
to
the
office.
They
need
to
have
a
way
to
get
into
downtown
public
transit
facilitates
that
and
allows
that
this
state
has
not
made
public
transit
a
priority.
Let's
be
honest,
and
if
we're
going
to
call
ourself
a
modern
state
or
a
modern
city
of
any
kind,
you
have
to
have
public
transit,
there's
no
great
city
in
the
world
that
doesn't
have
a
reliable
public
transit
system.
V
So
I
think
it
is
completely
disingenuous
for
this
Governor
to
say
we
are
modernizing
anything.
We
have
no
commitment,
nothing.
There
is
no
commitment.
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
this
is
our
commitment
to
the
people
of
Tennessee
to
the
individuals
who
rely
on
public
transit,
who
aren't
going
to
be
able
to
afford
to
drive
on
your
Lexus
lanes
and
toll
Lanes,
the
privatization
of
the
roadways
in
the
state
of
Tennessee.
This
is
for
the
disabled
and
special
needs
individuals
who
need
to
get
to
and
from
work
and
have
an
equitable
access
to
Transportation.
V
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
we
have
to
update
our
infrastructure
system.
What
we
have
is
archaic,
it's
Antiquated,
and
it
requires
more
commitment
from
this
body.
If
we're
going
to
put
three
billion
dollars
out
there,
let's
make
sure
some
of
it's
been
used
to
actually
modernize.
Something
I
ask
you
to
vote
for
this
amendment.
Thank
you.
A
V
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
ladies
and
gentlemen.
I
would
ask
you
to
make
this
commitment
to
the
people
of
Tennessee
to
modernize
our
transportation
infrastructure
system.
If
we're
going
to
talk
about
modernization,
let's
actually
do
the
job.
Let's
commit
the
money
to
that.
Let's
make
sure
the
money's
being
spent
in
the
right
way.
There's
no
other
way
to
guarantee
this
is
going
to
happen.
You
can
receive
assurances
in
behind
closed
doors
from
the
from
the
administration.
All
you
want,
but
we
know
nothing
gets
things
done
like
codifying
language.
V
A
Most
Prime
second
primary
situation
is
Chairman.
Clemens
has
moved
to
adoption.
Amendment
number
five
chairman
Faison
has
moved
that
motion
to
the
table.
We're
voting
on
the
table
in
motion
all
those
in
favor
vote
Iowa
when
the
bell
rings,
I
suppose
vote.
No.
Has
there
remember
voters
amen
which
change
your
vote.
O
Thank
you,
Mr,
Speaker
and
sponsor
amendment
number.
Six
is
pretty
simple:
it
would
just
divide
the
three
billion
dollars
mentioned
in
the
bill.
Equally
amongst
the
four
regions
per
on
a
per
capita
basis,
as
determined
by
the
population
in
the
2020
census.
We
know
where
the
population
is.
We
know
where
the
cars
where
the,
where
the
congestion
is
this
bill.
This
amendment
is
just
simply
allocating
those
dollars
to
that
those
areas.
A
H
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
Mr
Speaker,
and
with
this
amendment,
I
I
get
it.
We
all
come
down
here
to
fight
for
our
districts
and
I,
understand
that
you
would
like
to
have
more
money
in
the
Middle
Tennessee
I
also
am
in
Middle
Tennessee,
but
to
take
money
from
every
other
region
in
the
entire
state
that
has
potholes
and
has
Road
needs
and
has
safety
problems
and
say
just
because
there's
more
people
in
Middle
Tennessee
that
there
should
be
more
money
in
this
bill
allocated
to
Middle
Tennessee
with
all
due
respect,
sir,
is
relatively
selfish.
A
O
A
Primary
situation,
as
representative
has
moved
adoption.
Amendment
number
six,
Larry
Lambeth
has
moved
that
motion
to
the
table.
We're
voting
on
the
table.
Emotion,
all
those
in
favor
vote
Iowa
when
the
bell
rings.
Those
opposed
vote,
no,
as
I
remember
voted,
does
any
member
which
change
their
vote.
V
V
I
hope
you
all
take
this
opportunity
again.
It's
your
last
chance.
This
removes
privatized
toll
Lanes
from
rural
Tennessee
from
Urban
Tennessee
from
Suburban
Tennessee,
this
bill
I,
don't
know
if
you've
read
it
or
not,
but
it
allows
privatized
toll
Lanes
in
every
community
in
this
state,
you've
probably
been
assured
in
your
office.
Oh
we're
not
put
it
till
late
in
your
area.
We're
not
put
a
toll
in
here.
I,
don't
care,
I,
don't
care!
What
anybody
told
you
this
bill
authorizes
it
it's
your
last
opportunity.
V
This
removes
all
I
think
my
leader
had
a
problem
with
the
word
Lexis
Lane,
so
I'll
call
them
limousine,
Lanes,
whatever
we
want
to
call
them
because
here's
the
problem,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
here's
the
reality
of
the
district
that
I
have
the
pleasure
of
serving
my
district
is
I-24
runs
from
downtown
straight
to
Antioch
straight
to
the
Rutherford
County
Line.
Now,
if
you
represent
Rutherford
County,
you
got
your
folks
driving
in
this
traffic
too.
If
you
representing
Murray
County,
your
folks
are
sitting
in
this
on
65,
you
represent
Montgomery
County.
V
Your
folks
are
sitting
this
on
24
and
other
end
of
the
county.
Now
here's
the
reality.
This
bill
also
authorizes
these
private
companies
to
set
the
rates
and
the
variable
rates.
Now
the
Department's
probably
told
you,
oh,
don't
worry
we're
going
to
do
that
too.
We're
going
to
oversee
that,
but
they're
authorizing
the
private
companies
to
do
it
with
this
legislation.
V
V
They
may
make,
let's
say:
10
15
an
hour,
let's
say
15
an
hour
working
at
a
hospital
making
twice
the
minimum
wage
guess
what
to
get
to
work
on
time
in
One
Direction.
If
you
look
at
other
states,
these
variable
rates,
10,
15
20,
so
now
just
to
get
to
work
on
time.
The
people
I
represent.
The
people
you
represent
are
paying
an
hour
of
their
wages.
Just
to
get
to
work
on
time
guess
what
they
got
to
go
back
home.
They
got
to
get
the
kid
a
little
league
baseball
practice.
V
V
That's
another
twenty
dollars.
So
now
you're
looking
yeah
25..
So
now
guess
what
you
work
an
eight-hour
day.
You
make
15
an
hour.
You
just
got
charged
four
hours
at
least
to
get
to
work
on
time
and
guess
what
that
money's,
not
coming
to
the
state
of
Tennessee?
It's
not
going
to
benefit
your
taxpayers!
V
V
H
You
Mr,
Speaker
and
I
I
would
remind
my
friend
from
Davidson
County
that,
while
that
was
a
really
good
speech-
and
he
mentioned
it-
was
the
last
chance
to
vote
on
one
of
those
amendments.
You
do
have
one
coming
up
in
just
a
moment
next,
so
with
this
particular
Amendment,
a
public-private
partnership
allows
for
funds
to
be
utilized
throughout
the
rest
of
the
state
for
needed
Transit
projects
for
needed
projects
for
roads
and
Roads
to
be
built
and
potholes
to
be
filled.
H
Why
should
the
entire
State
have
to
pay
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
for
small
sections
of
congested
roads
in
just
the
urban
area?
Why
would
the
individuals
that
are
actually
on
those
roads
not
help
fund
that
the
rest
of
us
have
already
paid
for
the
roads
that
are
already
there,
so
for
a
little
more
convenience
to
be
able
to
guarantee
to
be
able
to
go
55
miles
per
hour?
H
Why
not
let
the
folks
that
are
actually
actually
in
a
hurry
to
get
where
they're
going
go
ahead
and
pay
that
small
fee,
so
that
the
rest
of
us
can
have
the
roads
that
we
need
need
in
our
districts?
That
it
comes
in
through
the
gas
tax
and
through
general
fund
dollars
that
are
being
utilized
from
Surplus
in
this
bill.
So
with
that
Mr
Speaker
I
move
to
lay
this
amendment
on
the
table.
It's.
A
V
The
reality
is:
is
that
what
you've
been
told
by
the
department
selling
these
privatization
of
your
roadways
is
probably
more
accurate,
because
what
the
funds
collected
from
these
toll
Lanes
do.
They
do
two
things
they
pay
for
the
construction
of
that
toll.
Lane,
not
Transit.
They
pay
for
the
construction
of
that
toll
Lane
and
they
go
in
the
pocket
of
the
private
company.
They
don't
come
back
into
the
state
of
Tennessee's
coffers.
V
They
pay
for
that
roadway
that
was
built
for
that
private
company
to
profit.
That's
where
that
money's
going
it's
like
going
into
your
community
and
again,
if
you
say
you
just
want
to
build
them
in
urban
areas,
let's
be
honest
about
it,
but
this
bill
authorizes
them
in
rural
areas.
You
want
to
put
a
toll
Lane
on
Wilma,
Rudolph
Boulevard
be
my
guest.
V
You
want
to
put
a
toll
Lane
in
your
community,
on
your
bypass
around
your
around
your
little
city,
be
my
guest.
Don't
ask
for
my
heavily
congested
and
trafficked
area
to
carry
the
load
for
your
community.
Yet
again,
don't
ask
the
people
of
Nashville
and
Rutherford
County
and
Murray
County
Montgomery
County
Dixon,
County,
Wilson,
County,
Smith
County.
V
Don't
ask
all
of
these
Working
Families
in
all
these
counties
to
pay
for
your
community
yet
again,
because
we're
already
doing
enough,
but
the
reality
is
that
money's
not
going
to
your
community
it's
going
in
the
pocket
of
that
private
company
and
it's
going
to
pay
off
that
roadway.
That's
how
they're
selling
it
they're
saying
we
can't
build
another
Lane.
We
can't
widen
the
interstate
another
Lane
unless
we
have
somebody
help
pay
for
it.
V
V
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
this
has
done
nothing
to
provide
for
public
transit,
soon,
nothing
to
benefit
your
community.
This
is
all
about
profiting
off
the
back
of
Working
Families
chip.
If
you
want
to
vote
for
the
rest
of
this
bill,
you
want
to
invest
three
billion
dollars.
You
can
still
do
it,
let's
just
not
give
away
yet
something
else
to
private
companies
in
the
privatization
of
our
roadways
vote
for
this
amendment
to
last
last
opportunity,
Daria.
A
A
V
Now
you
the
last
one
was
your
last
chance.
This
one
just
changes
the
name
to
be
honest
with
the
people
of
Tennessee.
If
the
governor
wants
to
call
this
Transportation
modernization
Act,
let's
call
it
what
it
is:
the
transportation
privatization
Act,
that's
what
you're
doing
you're
privatizing
transportation
in
the
state
of
Tennessee.
That's
it.
We
already
have
the
opportunity
to
do
this.
If
we
want
to
build
rail,
women
do
commuter
rail.
V
The
law
already
allows
that
under
this
same
model,
why
are
we
doing
it
just
to
build
roadways
that
your
working
families
are
going
to
have
to
pay
to
drive
on
I'm
telling
you
tennesseans
don't
want
this,
but
if
you're
going
to
do
it,
let's
call
it
what
it
is.
Let's
be
honest:
let's
look
at
people
in
Tennessee
in
the
eye
and
say
we
are
passing
the
transportation
privatization
Act.
That's
all
this
amendment.
Does
I
move
your
Passage.
A
S
You
Mr
Speaker
I,
must
admit
I'm
a
little
mystified
as
to
why
this
amendment
was
brought.
Some
of
you
may
recall
back
in
2016
.
this
there
was
legislation
passed
to
create
a
public-private
Partnerships
for
public
transportation
in
Tennessee.
I
was
here
when
that
happened.
That
bill
was
co-sponsored
and
supported
by
the
representative
from
Davidson
County.
That
bill
did
not
privatize
public
transportation.
It
created
a
partnership.
That's
exactly
what
this
bill
does.
It
creates
a
partnership.
S
This
bill
proposed
Choice
Lanes,
will
be
operated
under
a
lease
agreement.
The
state
of
Tennessee
will
always
on
the
roads.
Nobody
outside
the
state
of
Tennessee
no
entity,
no
country,
no
construction
company
will
ever
own
an
inch
of
Tennessee
roadways
and
I
can
only
assume
since
I'm
mystified
that
this
amendment
does
seek
to
privatize
our
roads.
S
A
V
V
V
A
Farming
situation
as
representing
Clemons
has
moved
adoption.
Amendment
number
eight
chairman
Howe,
has
moved
that
motion
to
the
table.
We're
voted
on
table
emotion,
all
those
in
favor
of
Rhode
Island,
the
Bell
Rings
those
opposed
vote.
No,
as
every
member
voted.
Does
any
member
always
change
the
vote.
Z
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
and
members.
I
introduced
this
particular
Amendment,
because
the
last
time
I
was
receiving
responses
as
to
we
need
to
pass
this
bill
and
then
we
can
find
out.
What's
in
it
was
Obamacare,
and
that
was
Nancy
Pelosi.
Making
that
statement.
I've
asked
several
questions
on
this
legislation
and
the
answer
that
I
keep
getting
is
we
need
to
get
this
path
so
that
we
can
have
negotiations
to
get
contracts
sent
back
to
us
to
be
able
to
further
reevaluate?
What's
actually
in
it?
Z
There's
concerning
things
when
it
comes
to
non-compete
clauses
that
are
in
there,
which
would
restrict
the
state
from
being
able
to
improve
additional
roads
that
are
either
connected
or
adjacent
to
these
particular
projects,
and
then
there's
also
concerns
as
far
as
for
what
dollar
amount
we're
going
to
actually
put
the
citizens
of
Tennessee
on
the
hook
for
when
it
comes
to
these
particular
Partnerships.
So
this
amendment's
real
simple.
Z
It
says
that
the
state
cannot
even
entertain
or
look
at
a
contract
that
has
a
non-compete
Clause
inside
of
it
and
that
they
could
not
go
any
more
than
15
percent
on
the
hook
to
the
citizens
of
Tennessee,
but
after
chat
with
everybody,
I
know
where
the
destination
of
this
is
so
with
that
Mr
Speaker
I
move
this
amendment
or
move
to
withdraw
this
amendment.
Thank.
E
AA
S
S
S
However,
the
State
per
gallon
gas
tax
is
26,
Cents
and
27
for
diesel.
So
what
we
have
is
a
Highway
funding
stream
that
has
served
the
state
well
for
about
95
years,
but
it
has
built,
and
it
has
built
the
current
infrastructure
we
now
enjoy,
but
it
has
not
kept
pace
with
inflation
and
it
continues
to
decline.
S
S
It
will
continue
to
decline
due
to
more
fuel-efficient
vehicles
and
the
federally
mandated
60
percent
increase
in
fuel
efficiency
in
the
years
to
come.
So
what
we're
seeing
is
a
trend
showing
that
the
gas
tax
is
not
sustainable
as
the
sole
funding
source
for
infrastructure.
So,
after
a
hundred
years
of
a
system
that
has
served
as
well
due
to
changing
technology
growth
in
population
demand
for
more
roads,
we
it's
time
to
do
something
about
the
way
we
address
our
infrastructure.
That's
what
the
Transportation
modernization
Act
does
at
its
core.
S
S
The
bill
also
expands
from
5
to
28,
to
the
number
of
alternative,
build
contracts
that
TDOT
can
enter
into,
such
as
alternative
bills,
cmgc
design
build
Progressive
design
bill,
and
we
have
seen
those
systems
use,
for
example,
recently
on
I-440
here
in
Nashville.
That
system
came
in
on
time
actually
came
in
weeks
ahead
of
time,
and
it
came
in
on
budget.
This
bill
also
creates
a
three
billion
dollar
Transportation
modernization
fund
within
the
state
treasury,
which
is
separate
from
the
TDOT
budget,
which
is
created
by
the
gas
tax.
S
In
addition,
the
bill
allocates
300
million
dollars
to
the
existing
state
aid
fund,
which
is
dedicated
Revenue
to
your
counties,
your
County
Road
departments,
the
bill
makes
it
clear.
These
funds
must
be
used
for
infrastructure
in
your
counties.
They
cannot
be
diverted
by
a
local
governing
body
and
it
impacts
all
95
counties.
Trying
to
keep
my
eye
on
the
clock.
The
bill
seeks
to
reduce
the
average
build
time
for
a
major
TDOT
project
from
15
to
5
years.
It
addresses
the
serious
congestion
concerns
we
have
in
our
major
cities.
S
S
S
It
is
supported
overwhelmingly
by
the
Nashville
metropolitan
planning
organization,
the
Tennessee
county,
Mayors
Association,
the
county
road,
Superintendent's
Association,
the
Tennessee
road
builders
association,
as
well
as
the
greater
Nashville
Regional
mayor's
caucus,
as
well
as
the
Middle
Tennessee
mayor's
caucus.
This
is
a
good
bill.
It
sets
us
up
for
success
for
the
Next
Generation,
even
your
second
generation
from
now,
and
that
was
Mr
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion
chairman.
D
B
B
Secondly,
modernization
I
think
it's
misleading
to
call
this
a
modernization
bill
and
I
I
appreciate
the
efforts
that
we've
all
discussions
we've
had,
and
hopefully
we
will
continue
to
look
at
real
Transit
and
focus
on
Light,
Rail
and
passenger
rail
in
this
state.
It's
critically
important,
but
we
had
some
opportunities
to
do
that
in
this
piece
of
legislation
and
we're
not
addressing
true
traffic
modernization.
In
my
opinion.
B
We
are
taxing
them,
we're
putting
an
index
on
them,
but
we
wouldn't
be
standing
here
had
several
General
assemblies
ago,
which
I
was
on
and
yes,
I
voted
for
the
improve
Act.
If
we
had
indexed
that
gas
tax,
we
didn't
make
that
choice,
and
now
we're
here
again
today
and
I
can
tell
you
I,
don't
know
if
I'll
be
here
the
next
time,
but
people
in
this
room
will
be
voting
on
another
one
of
these
increases.
You
can
guarantee
it.
B
That's
there
that's
going
to
happen,
but
I
continue
to
wait
yet
when
I
drive
to
a
county,
just
south
of
me,
I
continue
to
see
project
after
project
after
project
and
it's
unfair.
It's
unfair
that
a
city
in
a
community
that
has
so
many
so
much
growth
and
so
much
development
is
not
getting
the
fair
share.
We
should
look
at
treating
this
at
a
per
capita
basis.
I
truly
believe
that
But.
Ultimately,
let
me
tell
you
what
changed
my
mind.
B
I.
Take
that
personally,
you
can
fool
me
once
shame
on
you,
but
fool
me
twice.
Shame
on
me:
I'm
not
going
to
live
by
promises
made
by
this
Administration
I'm,
proud
of
our
Council
and
what
we've
done.
They
funded
the
Metro
Nashville
Police
Department
that
stopped
this
attack.
Let
Nashville
fight
for
Nashville.
A
S
With
regard
to
one
point
you
made
regarding
indexing,
I
I
would
indicate
to
you
that
what
I
mentioned
a
while
ago,
the
current
inflation
equivalent
of
the
two
syntax
that
was
passed
100
years
ago,
would
be
35
cents
today.
If
this
governing
body
had
had
the
political
courage
to
index
it
I'll
remind
you
again
that
in
2017,
indexing
was
in
that
bill
and
I
was
here,
but
this
body
did
not
have
the
political
courage
to
index
it.
However,
this
is
a
giant
step
forward.
S
AB
Yeah,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker
and
my
comments
are
along
the
same
terms
of
Representative
Powell's.
You
know
several
years
ago
we
were
sold
a
bill
of
goods
they
came
in
and
they
said.
Oh
here's
all
these
projects,
you're
gonna,
we're
gonna.
Do
you
know,
step
up
and
help
us?
You
know
raise
this
gas
tax,
so
we
can
catch
up.
AB
I'll
tell
you,
my
people
are
tired
of
paying
for
this
gas
tax
and
not
getting
anything
out
of
it.
So
there's
no
way
in
the
world
I'm
going
to
pay.
Have
them
pay
more
money?
If
you
don't
like
Lexus
Lanes,
how
about
Mercedes
movers,
Beamer
boulevards,
Tesla,
Trails
I'm,
not
having
my
people
pay
any
more
money
for
something
they're
not
going
to
get
any
benefit
out
of.
AB
You
may
have
noticed.
I
didn't
have
an
amendment.
You
know
why
I
didn't
have
an
amendment
because
it
wouldn't
hold
the
caption,
because
I
was
going
to
give
all
of
y'all
an
opportunity
to
take
that
gas
tax
increase
off
because
I'm
sure
many
of
your
districts
aren't
getting
any
benefit
from
it,
but
I'm
sure
there
will
be
a
bill
that
comes
on
the
floor
before
session
ends.
AB
That
will
hold
that
Amendment
and
I'm
going
to
give
all
of
you
the
the
opportunity,
because
today
you're
privatizing
the
streets
and
you're,
giving
it
to
the
wealthy
to
have
the
fast
lane,
but
the
hard-working
people
aren't
going
to
be
able
to
do
that,
they're
going
to
still
sit
there
in
traffic.
So
when
they're
calling
you
and
asking
you,
if
you
did
anything
for
them,
well,
you
you
may
need
to
ask
them
if
they
they're
driving
that
Lexus
or
that
Beamer
that
Mercedes,
because
you're
you're
helping
them.
AB
You
know
and
and
there
I
I
love
when
TDOT
comes
in
my
office
and
they're
like
well,
it's
not
political.
It's
not
political!
Don't
tell
me
it's
not
political
I've
been
around
here
long
enough.
You
know
when
Ned
Ray
McWhorter
was
governor.
You
know
if
he'd
had
one
more
term
in
in
office
ever
a
farm
in
West
Tennessee
may
have
been
paved
over,
so
it's
both
sides.
Do
it
so
don't
come.
AB
Tell
me
it's
political,
but
what
really
irritates
me
is
I
drive
to
all
these
surrounding
counties
of
all
these
people
who
voted
against
the
improve
act
and
that's
where
I
see
all
the
construction.
That's
where
all
the
construction
is
going
on,
where
these
people
didn't
have
the
courage
or
bravery
to
stand
up
and
do
what
they
needed
to
do,
but
they're
getting
rewarded.
AB
So
my
people,
like
I,
said,
are
sick
and
tired
of
paying
for
this,
so
I'm
going
to
give
all
of
you
the
opportunity.
The
next
time
a
bill
comes
on
the
floor,
we're
going
to
get
that
little
vote,
so
everyone's
going
to
get
to
be
on
record
again
whether
you
were
here
for
the
improve
act
or
not,
so
you
can
step
up
and
either
be
for
a
gas
tax
or
or
take
that
off
your
people.
Thank
you.
S
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
My
only
comment
would
be
that
this
bill
triples
the
current
TDOT
budget.
That's
a
lot
of
money.
Every
County
in
this
state
is
going
to
benefit.
There
is
a
separate
300
million
dollar
fund
that
will
be
divided
into
the
states
and
I.
Believe
I
can
tell
you
what
that
number
is,
if
I
can
find
it
real,
quick
but
I
believe
just
out
of
the
300
million
dollar
fund.
Davidson
county
is
going
to
receive
11
million
200
000
just
from
the
300
million
dollars.
S
That
does
not
count
the
3
billion
that's
going
to
be
spent
to
to
Leverage
The
Choice
lanes
that
will
alleviate
the
traffic
here.
With
regard
to
the
improve
Act.
Of
course,
we
know
what
happened
with
the
Biden
inflation
covet,
hit
inflation
hit
and
that
seven
and
a
half
cent
gas
tax
was
eat
up
and
but
I
will
proudly
say
that
TDOT
has
done
a
great
job
of
taking
those
900
projects
that
was
in
the
improve
act
and
about
two-thirds
of
those
projects
are
now
in
some
phase
of
development.
S
V
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
first
of
all,
11
million
dollars
is
a
joke.
440
was
153
million
dollar
project,
and
that
was
one
project.
11
million
dollars
to
the
busiest
biggest
city
in
the
state
of
Tennessee
give
me
a
break.
Ladies
and
gentlemen.
I've
already
talked
hit
on
these
points,
but
there
is
no
modernization
in
this
bill.
This
is
privatization,
worst
of
all,
we're
trying
to
lie,
or
at
the
very
best
misrepresent
what
we're
doing
with
this
bill
by
changing
words.
V
Literally
sections
of
this
bill
change,
the
word
told
to
use
your
fee
toll
to
user
fee
toll
way
to
user
Lane.
I
mean
we're
not
even
changing.
The
definition
is
that
how
lazy
this
Administration
is
I
mean?
Is
that
how
badly
that
you're,
trying
to
hide
from
what
we're
actually
doing
that
all
you're
doing
is
literally
changing
words
and
not
definitions.
V
I
mean
give
me
a
break
like
there's
a
cap
in
here
in
54
1602
that
limits
these
new
projects
to
28
alternative
delivery
projects.
I
have
no
objection
to
Alternative
delivery
projects.
Design
build
projects
did
440
they've
done
our
bridges,
they
can
do
great
work.
However,
these
are
expensive
projects.
These
require
larger
companies
with
a
lot
of
resources,
most
of
which
are
from
out
of
state
that
bring
in
out-of-state
workers.
V
So
I
want
everyone
in
this
room
to
be
aware
that
we're
threatening
local
jobs
and
local
businesses
with
this
cap
of
28..
This
is
a
this
is
almost
a
joke
because
it
excludes
projects
funded
by
the
transportation,
modernization
fund,
three
billion
dollars.
Three
billion
dollars
isn't
covered
with
these
caps
money.
That's
going
to
go
to
out
of
state
that's
2440
projects,
which
was
the
largest
design,
build
project
of
its
type
of
that
time.
It
excludes
discretionary
funds.
V
I
think
we
all
know
discretionary
funds
are.
That
means
administrators
do
whatever
the
heck
they
want
with
it
and
Federal
grant
program
funds.
What
we
all
know
the
money,
the
real
money
comes
from
the
federal
government,
so
this
28
cap,
you
think
we're
going
to
do
28
design,
build
con
projects
in
this
state
in
a
year.
V
I'd
love
for
that
to
happen,
but
it
ain't
going
to
happen,
but
that
elevated
cap
means
all
these
jobs.
All
this
money
is
going
to
out-of-state
corporations
out
of
state
workers,
and
it's
not
going
to
benefit
the
people
in
your
community
who
have
been
serving
this
state
for
years.
Our
Tennessee
road
builders,
our
local
companies,
they
Thrive,
they
do
a
great
job.
Once
upon
a
time
we
had
the
best
roadways
in
the
country
because
of
our
local
road
builders.
This
build
does
not
protect
them.
V
Finally,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
this
is
a
Band-Aid
on
a
gaping
wound.
As
the
as
the
chairman
said,
we've
been
using
the
same
funding
model
in
the
state
of
Tennessee
since
1923.
since
Governor
Austin
P.
That's
how
old
this
funding
model
is
we
bond
out
and
finance
everything
we
do
in
the
state
of
Tennessee,
except
for
roads?
V
V
V
Don't
vote
for
the
privatization
demand
better
we're
punting
the
ball
down
the
road.
Yet
again,
this
is
a
Band-Aid.
When
we
pass
the
improve
act,
we
said
we'd
be
back
in
four
years,
guess
what
we
were
right
guess
what
this
Governor
is
punting
again
to
the
next
governor
and
nothing's,
going
to
get
fixed
in
the
meantime,
except
you're,
going
to
have
toll
Lanes
in
your
community.
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
S
S
A
A
A
E
AC
R
You
Mr
Speaker.
This
bill
was
provided,
brought
To
Us
by
the
Tennessee
Hospitality
Group
Association,
to
help
put
more
people
to
work
in
our
state
that
served
drink
liquor
by
the
drink,
they're
very
short
of
staff,
and
we
feel
like
this
bill,
might
help
put
some
more
people
to
work.
Currently.
If
a
server
or
potential
server
gets
a
has
a
felony
charge,
they
lose
their
permit
license
for
eight
years.
This
bill
cuts
that
eight
years
down
to
four
years,
under
certain
circumstances,
with
that
I'll
renew
my
motion.
A
B
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I,
just
want
to
say
this
is
a
good
bill,
gives
people
a
opportunity
to
earn
a
living
that
have
already
gotten
the
right
for
a
second
chance,
and
hopefully
we
can
see
more
bills
like
this
that
help
those
who
informally
committed
those
acts
and
rehabilitated
their
lives.
The
second
opportunity,
so
thank
you.
A
A
E
Mr
Speaker
house
rule
29
as
a
reminder
to
the
members.
No
members
shall
vote
for
another
member
on
the
electronic
roll
call
system,
or
otherwise
a
member
temporarily
away
from
their
desk.
But
when
the
house
chamber
May
request
the
clerk
record
their
vote
before
the
result
is
announced
by
the
speaker.
If
a
member
is
deemed
absent
by
the
clerk
during
voting,
the
clerk
shall
lock
the
members
electronic
roll
call
machine.
N
E
N
AD
A
AE
AE
You
Mr
Speaker,
House,
Bill
559
is
a
bill
that
is
fundamentally
about
fairness.
It
temporarily
waives
the
prior
year
in
public
school
requirement
for
the
esa
program,
because
lawsuits
locked
up
that
program
for
more
than
two
years.
We
intended
to
help
a
certain
group
of
kids
with
the
esa
program
and
many
of
those
have
had
to
choose
other
routes
for
Education
since
that
time,
which
makes
them
technically
ineligible,
and
this
just
grandfathers
that
group
of
kids
in
so
they
are
now
eligible
for
the
program.
AB
AB
It
was
a
private
school
subsidy
plan
for
wealthy
kids
and
now
we're
just
going
ahead
and
just
saying
it
we're
just
laying
it
on
out
there
and
just
let's
just
be
honest,
but
you
know,
maybe
we
didn't
have
to
offer
any
general
positions
or
anything
like
that.
This
time,
you
know,
maybe
nobody's
going
to
be
indicted
over
this
bill
or
anything,
but
we're
laying
it
out
there
just
what
it
is.
You
know
this
isn't
to
help
any
any
kid
in
a
bad
school.
AB
AB
You
know
the
amount
of
a
voucher
in
this
state
is
about
40
percent
of
the
average
cost
of
a
private
school.
Then,
on
top
of
that
that
poor
child
that
they
say
they're
trying
to
help
doesn't
have
any
transportation
to
and
from
that
private
school
you're
going
to
give
him
the
voucher
for
that
you're
only
paying
for
40
percent
of
his
school
he's
coming
from
an
inner
city
home
that
you
know
we
were
told
it's
single
parents
or
or
the
parents
you
know-
are
on
drugs
or
something
like
that.
AB
We
were
told
a
couple
of
years
ago,
just
horrible
situations
that
you
know
if
you're
voting
against
vouchers
you're
against
these
poor
children.
Well,
we
see
what
it's
for.
It's
a
rich
kids
subsidy
plan,
it's
private
schools!
That's
all!
This
is
about
it's
about
taking
money
out
of
our
public
schools
out
of
those
schools
that
we
ought
to
be
infusing
money
into,
but
we're
taking
money
out
of
it.
AB
A
A
AF
E
A
A
A
A
E
AC
AC
The
the
bill
is
a
local
has
local
application.
We
have
just
under
two
miles
of
State
Route
in
Fentress
County,
where
our
County
Commission
has
petitioned
both
Senator
Yeager
and
I
for
allowance
on
ATV
and
off-road
train
vehicles,
and
we
I
do
want
to.
We
both
want
to
complement
TDOT
or
safety
for
working
with
us
and
the
CA
and
the
community
as
well
with
that
Mr
Speaker
I'll
renew
my
motion
chairman.
AG
Working,
thank
you.
Mr,
Speaker
and
I
know
I
apologize
for
being
out
of
order,
but
I'd
like
to
recognize
my
two
pages
today,
because
they
need
to
go
home
and
join
their
parents,
but
I
have
lease
Trey
Sullivan
here
and
Debian
Dicus
Lee's,
the
son
of
Lee
and
Amy
Sullivan
from
Manchester
and
Davion
is
son
of
well
known
to
most
y'all
Billy
Dicus,
also
from
Manchester
and
his
wife
Rhonda.
So
please
welcome
them
and
thank
them.
AH
X
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I
know
I'm
out
of
order,
but
I'm
standing
up
here,
honored
to
be
standing
with
a
fellow
Army
veteran
that
those
reports
have
given
the
casualty
count
on
the
two
helicopters
that
went
down
in
Kentucky
last
night
at
10
o'clock,
they're
reporting
nine
soldiers
from
the
101st
lost
their
lives
training
to
defend
our
country.
Would
you
please
join
us
in
a
moment
of
silence.
A
A
A
E
T
T
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
members.
This
is
a
simple
Bill,
and
this
is
the
case
many
times
down
here
when
we
pass
a
bill
for
our
locals
and
they
get
it
back
and
try
to
put
it
into
action.
They
find
out
that
it
wasn't
what
they
wanted
in
terms
of
what
they
asked
for
so
Anderson
County
has
asked
me
to
carry
this
bill
to
repeal
a
previous
bill
that
we
passed
last
year
because
it's
not
working
as
they
thought.
With
that
explanation,
I
stand
ready
to
answer,
questions
and
renew
my
motion
during.
A
T
L
T
T
A
T
L
So
here's
what's
interesting
for
me:
there
were
there
was
things
weren't
working
and
you
passed
a
bill
to
fix
that
problem,
and
now
the
problem
that
needed
fixing
is
going
to
exist
again.
Wouldn't
it
because
we're
going
back
to
the
status
quo
of
how
it
was
before
the
bill
was
passed.
So
how
is
this
a
solution.
T
L
Okay,
so
I
understand
that
I
think
there's
something
powerful
about
having
Executives
and
even
legislatures
helping
to
decide
the
folks
who
serve
on
historic
zoning
commissions
and
responsible
for
those
particular
areas
and
not
having
that
power
taken
away
and
so
I
know
it's
particular
to
you
and
the
work
and
Anderson
County
but
I.
Think,
as
you
see,
the
ramifications
are
going
to
be
across
the
state
and
keeping
that
power
with
localities.
I
think
is,
is
important.
AI
T
AJ
A
A
AK
A
V
A
H
Yes,
sir
Mr
chairman,
currently
during
the
Appellate
process,
post-conviction
trial
level
issues
are
handled
by
The
Local
District
Attorneys,
the
Attorney
General's
office
handles
the
remaining.
You
know
post-conviction
issues.
This
allows
them
to
have
exclusive
jurisdiction
over
those
post-conviction
issues.
Just
in
capital
cases.
V
H
As
I
said
a
moment
ago,
so
previously,
the
local
district
attorney
handled
post-conviction
matters
just
that
small
snippet
of
the
post-conviction
issues.
The
Attorney
General's
office
handles
all
over
all
other
appellate
issues
and
now
we'll
be
handling
that
responsibility
as
well.
Just
for
Capital
cases.
U
L
H
L
You
thank
you
speaker,
I
appreciate
it
and
I
want
to.
If
we
can,
we
can
just
read
this
bill.
I've
got
item
number
nine
sexual
offenses
as
introduced
requires
law
enforcement
agencies
and
departments
charged
with
the
maintenance,
storage
and
preservation
of
sexual
assault
collection
kits
to
conduct
an
inventory
of
all
such
kids
by
January,
1st,
2024
and
compile
a
report
of
the
number
of
untested
kids
and
the
date
collected
requires
the
agency
or
Department
to
transmit.
L
The
report
to
the
Tennessee
Bureau
of
Investigation
requires
the
Tennessee
Bureau
Investigation
to
prepare
and
transmit
a
report
to
the
speaker
of
the
Senate
Speaker
of
the
House
Representatives,
containing
the
number
of
untested
sexual
assault
collection
kits
by
July.
1St
2024
amends
TCA
title
a
title:
37
title
39,
title
40,
title
41
and
title
55
chapter
10,
part
4.
The
fiscal
note
for
this.
Just
for
the
record
is
not
significant.
It's
been
recommended
with
passage
and
the
Senate
calendar
committee
with
six
eyes
and
one
day
Zero
present
not
voting.
L
There
was
an
amendment
A1
house,
criminal
justice
committee,
amendment
number
one:
zero,
zero,
five,
seven,
seven
zero,
which
rewrote
this
bill,
grants
the
Attorney
General
with
exclusive
prosecutorial
authority
over
death
penalty
cases
involving
collateral
review,
intellectual
disability
and
error,
column
Nobis,
and
it
was
moved
to
be
adopted.
I
think
we
have
to
think
about
power
and
where
it
lies,
and
the
consequences
of
taking
power
away
from
District
Attorneys
and
people
locally
and
handing
it
to
the
attorney
general
and
such
important
cases.
L
AK
A
A
A
A
H
A
A
AI
A
AI
You
Mr
Speaker
members
later
this
year,
Tennessee
will
receive
nearly
one
billion
dollars
in
beat
money
from
the
federal
government
for
the
expansion
of
broadband
in
Tennessee.
This
money
would
be
dispersed
through
a
grant
program
with
the
Tennessee
Department
of
ecd
House
Bill
1211
put
some
legislative
guardrails
in
place
to
ensure
that
we
are
good
stewards
of
these
public
dollars
and
that
they
are
used
for
the
most
efficiently,
a
way
to
get
Broadband
to
tennesseans
that
need
it.
Mr,
Speaker
I.
Remember
you
my
motion.
A
A
E
G
G
A
A
A
E
A
A
I
AB
I
AH
A
A
A
A
E
AP
V
A
A
AT
M
AU
A
AK
AK
They
are
doing
a
good
thing
and
a
jury
cannot
be
told
from
a
judge
what
the
penalty
is
and
they're
pretty
horrified
when
they
find
out
that
for
killing
somebody
on
a
range
one
offender
under
a
Class
C,
you
get
three
to
six
years,
so
this
bumps
voluntary
manslaughter
to
a
class
B
founding.
With
that
I
renew
my
motion.
A
A
A
V
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
Mr,
Speaker
I
would
disrespectfully
request.
I
know
this
has
been
a
difficult
day
for
everybody
in
here
and
I
know
temperatures
raised,
but
we
are
voting
on
substantive
legislation
regardless
of
this
climate,
regardless
of
this
day,
I
would
simply
request
that
would
be
allowed
to
discuss
legislation
in
a
substantive
manner
if,
if
that
is
at
all
possible
and
to
the
extent
possible,
so
please
extend
the
respect
to
both
sides
of
the
aisle
and,
let's
have
conversation
on
bills
if
it
is
required.
V
A
AV
A
A
A
AU
A
AW
AU
AW
Thank
you
and,
of
course,
I
live
in
the
same
county
and
I'm
quite
aware
of
the
problem,
and
but
I'm
also
concerned
that
you
know
if
we
open
this
to
anybody
in
in
joining
counties.
We're
going
to
wind
up
with
a
large
portion
of
our
employees
and
Corrections
in
not
just
other
counties
but
other
states
as
well.
Since
we
have
two
other
states
that
are
adjoining
Shelby
County.
A
AU
N
N
N
Don't
I
really
don't
think
your
bill
gets
to
the
root
of
the
problem
of
the
fact
that
it's
a
crappy
job,
it's
a
crappy
job
with
crappy
pay
and
with
with
a
crappy
environment
where
the
the
jailers
are
not
given
or
taken
care
of
the
way
that
they
need
to
be
taken
care
of.
They
should
be
paid
more.
It's
a
dangerous,
dangerous
job,
especially
you
know
for
those
that
work
at
201,
Poplar.
N
N
We
have
to
do
a
better
job
in
in
competing,
you
know
and
and
making
sure
that
they
receive
the
pay
and
benefits
that
they
need
if
we,
if
they
were
receiving
the
pay
and
benefits
that
they
needed
you,
you
wouldn't
even
have
to
bring
the
bill.
You
know,
and
but
but
I
truly
appreciate
your
effort
and
what
you're
trying
to
do,
but
we
got
to
address
the
root
situation
when
it
comes
to
our
correction
officers
and
our
jailers,
that
turnover
rate
is
ridiculously
high.
The
sick
leave
is
ridiculously
high.
N
The
FMLA
is
ridiculously
high,
because
no
one
wants
to
be
there
and
they
don't
see
the
benefit
of
being
there
for
what
they're,
what
they're,
getting
from
our
from
our
County
and
I
hate
that
you
even
have
to
bring
this
bill,
but
but
I
understand
your
your
reason
for
bringing
it
and
thank
you,
Mr
chair.
Thank
you.
Mr,
sponsor.
AO
A
A
AU
You
Mr
Speaker.
Several
years
ago,
the
general
assembly
passed
a
law
that
required,
when
safe
to
do
so
for
motorists
to
move
over
one
lane
when
there
was
a
stopped
emergency
vehicle
on
the
road
with
its
lights
on
what
this
bill
does.
Is
it
expands
that
to
include
utility
workers,
pdot
and
workers,
and
all
other
motorists
that
have
their
hazard
lights
on?
In
the
last
year?
In
Memphis
alone,
we've
had
two
paramedics,
one
TDOT
worker
and
one
MLGW
worker
killed
in
the
line
of
duty,
because
people
simply
do
not
move
over.
AU
What
this
does
is.
Will
it
will
increase
the
monetary
fine
if
they're
caught
and
will
also
allow
us
to
work
with
the
Department
of
Transportation
to
get
a
public
service
announcement
out
there
to
inform
the
public
that
this
is
the
law
and
its
common
sense,
and
we
need
to
protect
the
people
that
are
stopped
and
stranded
on
the
side
of
the
road.
With
that
Mr
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion
representing.
AT
And
thank
you
sponsor
for
the
bill.
As
you
know,
the
inspiration
for
the
build
itself,
Jabari
Bailey
as
a
personal
friend,
he's
a
coaching
and
youth
sports.
He
and
my
children
play
together
same
age
group
and
it's
just
a
shame
that
such
a
fine
young
man
that
had
the
potential
he
actually
went
to
school
at
Tuskegee
on
a
football
scholarship
and
members.
AT
AT
AW
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
and
I
was
going
to
mention
the
same
story
that
representative
Hardaway
did
but
I'm
sure
he
did
it
much
more
eloquently,
but
yes,
I
just
want
to
Echo
this.
It's
a
very
important
bill.
It'll
help
to
make
our
our
roads
a
little
bit
safer
and
I
think
it'll
have
a
very
positive
effect
on
our
streets
and
roads
all
over
the
state.
Thank
you.
A
E
A
AL
AL
You
Mr
Speaker
I'm,
proud
to
be
here
as
a
cheap,
Dime
Store
version
of
Representative
Gantt,
who
originally
proposed
this
bill,
he's
out
getting
he's
undergoing
a
new
round
of
physical
therapy,
so
we
hope
the
best
for
him.
This
bill
is
named.
The
Garrison
Jordan
survivor
benefits
act.
What
it
does
is
it
increases
workman's
compensation
payments
for
survivors
of
folks
who
are
killed
on
the
job,
and
with
that
sir
I'll
renew
my
motion.
A
P
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
members.
This
is
House
Bill
1192,
it's
the
land
records
Integrity
act.
What's
this
bill
is
doing,
there
was
some
bad
actors
out
there
that
would
sign
Folks
up
in
a
real
in
a
real
estate
listing
agreement,
and
in
that
listing
agreement
they
would
have
an
exhibit
a
that
would
be
a
memorandum
of
understanding
or
otherwise
noted,
and
in
that
memorandum
would
be
filed
in
the
registered
of
Deeds
office.
P
That
would
act
as
a
lien
against
folks
property
when
they
would
go
and
sell
their
property
and
then
they
would
claim
they
were
entitled
to
a
three
or
six
percent
commission
based
upon
the
listing
agreement
that
was
never
recorded
in
the
register
of
deeds.
This
is
actually
fraud.
This.
This
is
happening
to
folks
in
Florida
to
the
elderly
population
that
don't
know
what
they're
entering
into
so.
P
A
A
P
P
A
A
A
AS
E
E
AS
A
AY
A
AY
AF
V
A
A
A
M
A
E
A
AF
A
BA
You're
recognized,
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
the
house
bill
690,
is
in
regards
to
from
the
board
of
examiners
of
psychology
and
a
response
to
access
to
health
care
providers
for
mental
health.
Two
parts
to
this
one
being
currently
1900
hours
is
The
Internship
requested
for
Tennessee.
This
would
allow
the
board
to
accept
a
little
less
of
those
if
they're
moving
into
Tennessee
from
a
state
of
comparable
rules.
BA
A
A
A
A
AN
A
A
E
A
A
A
A
W
A
W
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
again
this
this.
This
amendment
does
does
one
thing
and
one
thing's
simply
and
that
really
strongly
feels
it
keeps
us
out
of
the
court
system
spending
unnecessary
resources
billable
hours.
All
those
things
all
it
does
is
is
is
a
line
definitions.
It
makes
sure
that
that
we're
not
going
to
be
a
foul
of
what
a
a
definition
is.
So
it's
again
it's
it's
a
it's,
a
simple
alignment.
So
with
that
I
ask
you
to
vote
against
the
tabling
motion
primary.
A
Situation
is
representative:
McKenzie
has
moved
adoption.
Amendment
number
three
leader
Lambert
has
made
that
motion
to
the
table,
we're
voting
on
the
table
in
motion
all
those
in
favor
tabling
vote
I
when
the
bell
rings.
Those
opposed
vote.
No,
as
every
member
voted,
the
zine
member
would
change
their
vote.
E
E
BB
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
members.
What
this
bill
simply
does
it
will
prohibit
local
governments
from
expending
funds
for
the
purpose
of
assisting
a
person
in
obtaining
a
criminal
abortion,
including
expending
funds
as
part
of
a
health
benefit
plan
or
for
travel
to
a
state
where
abortion
is
legal,
and
with
that
explanation,
I
renew
my
motion.
A
V
BB
A
V
V
That
that
that
is
a
creation
of
Tennessee
law,
it
may
not
be
the
law
in
other
states,
and
so
if
a
local
government
wants
to
provide
that
Health
Care
coverage
to
an
individual
to
cross
state
lines
and
and
benefit
from
that
Health
Care
you're,
preventing
them
from
doing
that.
Why
are
we
trying
to
limit
Health
Care
access
for
individuals
just
because
our
state
has
has
defined
Health
Care
One
Way
doesn't
mean
that
someone
else
can't
go
to
another
state
and
benefit
from
how
they
Define
health
care,
which
is
probably
or
possibly
another
way.
V
So
again
they
have
the
ability
to
do
this.
They
have
the
ability
to
provide
that
Health
Care
coverage
to
these
individuals
and
now
we're
going
to
create
yet
another
hurdle
for
their
employees
and
the
people
of
Tennessee
to
getting
access
to
health
care.
That's
what
we're
really
doing
here,
regardless
of
how
the
state
of
Tennessee
defines
Health
Care.
V
AR
A
E
A
A
E
A
AK
BB
A
A
A
BC
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
House,
Bill
130
deals
with
the
assessment
appeals
commission.
This
commission
was
formed
40
years
ago.
At
that
time
the
members
took
an
active
part
in
its
operation,
but
Unfortunately
today
the
members
are
not
active
and
the
commission
is
not
meeting
the
needs
of
assessors
or
taxpayers,
and
this
does
away
with
the
assessment
appeals,
Commission.
A
BC
AT
A
Thank
you,
Luger
camper.
You
recognize
got
your
question
any
further
discussion.
Seeing
any
objection
to
the
question.
Cnn,
all
those
in
favor
assemble
148
as
amended
vote
I
when
the
bell
rings.
Those
opposed
vote,
no
vital
eye.
Has
every
member
voted
as
any
member
wish
to
change
their
vote.
Bairdi.
AL
A
BD
K
K
K
B
Oh,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker
and
I
appreciate
the
bill
when
it
comes
to
the
phone
number
oftentimes
I've
heard
from
constituents,
they'll
go
and
call
the
phone
number
and
nobody
seems
to
answer
and
they're
on
hold
for
hours
and
it's
great
they're
having
to
provide
the
phone
number.
But
hopefully
these
companies
will
actually
answer
the
phone
to
do
with
the
consumer.
Is
there
anything
in
the
bill
that
would
address
that
issue.
BD
A
B
A
A
E
N
N
N
Students
who
want
to
focus
on
lashes
only
have
to
either
go
through
a
full
cosmetology
school
for
1500
hours,
at
a
cost
of
fifteen
thousand
to
forty
thousand
dollars
per
student
or
an
esthetician
school
for
a
minimum
of
750
hours
at
a
cost
of
Thirteen
thousand
four
hundred
dollars,
plus
additional
fees.
This
bill
will
create
freestanding
schools
for
those
that
want
to
focus
on
lashes.
Only
it'll
also
create
apprenticeship
opportunities
along
with
it.
This
is
a
pro-business
bill
that
streamlines
the
process
of
becoming
an
eyelash
technician
in
the
state
of
Tennessee.
N
It
puts
tennesseans
to
work
faster.
It
increases
the
number
of
licensed
Professionals
in
our
state
which
enhances
our
drive
to
55.
It
creates
new
businesses
that
will
produce
new
businesses
and
new
business
owners
in
the
industry.
In
2013,
we
passed
a
similar
bill
with
the
same
model
for
natural
hair,
and
it's
grown
the
industry
by
over
500
percent.
N
The
mechanics
of
this
bill
it
allows
for
freestanding
schools
for
last
text.
Students
will
go
to
school
for
300
hours
to
become
a
licensed.
Technician
allows
for
apprenticeship
programming,
where
students
will
go
to
school
for
half
the
required
hours
and
go
to
work
immediately
for
the
final
half.
The
tuition
fees
are
exponentially
lower
and
is
modeled
after
the
Texas
laws
for
last
text.
With
that
Mr
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion.
A
A
A
A
AO
A
N
X
Thank
you.
Mr
Speaker,
in
2019,
the
general
assembly
passed
legislation
attempting
to
reduce
the
number
of
people
illegally
passed
and
stop
school
buses
by
allowing
schools
to
install
cameras
on
the
outside
of
the
buses.
Since
the
original
passage
of
this
legislation,
we
sadly
have
better
understanding
how
many
people
are
running.
These
stop
signs
and
risking
the
safety
of
our
children.
Districts
are
reporting
over
100
violations
a
year
and
several
reports
of
children
being
struck
and
seriously
injured.
X
Over
the
last
several
years,
we've
learned
that
about
some
law
enforcement
challenges
due
to
the
lack
of
clarity
within
the
statute,
this
bill
provides
that
Clarity
incorporates
lessons
learned
from
other
states
to
help
us
better
and
understand
these
violations.
This
bill
does
two
main
things
clears
up.
The
procedural
and
Technical
aspects
of
school
bus,
stop
sign
violation,
statute
to
provide
Clarity
for
enforcement
and
also
makes
the
first
excuse
me
makes
the
fine
for
the
first
time,
violations
consistent
throughout
the
statute
and
Sensibility
for
those
that
repeat
the
offense.
B
B
You
know
I
can't
imagine
not
yielding
for
a
school
bus
and
I've
witnessed
this
multiple
times
this
school
year,
and
you
know
these
children
are
just
waiting
to
catch
the
bus.
It's
a
very
difficult
problem
for
us
across
I
know.
It's
a
Statewide
issue
is
that
we
had
another
bill
talking
about
a
different
profession,
but
finding
school
bus
drivers
has
become
challenging
and
part
of
that
is
for
various
things.
B
We've
done
to
improve
safety
on
school
buses,
but
it's
because
the
school
bus
drivers
know
that
people
aren't
even
respecting
the
laws
when
it
comes
to
them
being
stopped
to
let
those
children
board
that
school
bus,
and
so
if
we
can
use
utilize
technology
to
go
after
those
who
would
violate
the
law
to
put
our
children
at
risk,
then
we
need
to
do
it
and
it's
it's
permissive.
I
know
this
is
ultimately
up
to
the
locals,
but
this
is
a
great
thing
that
we
can
do
especially
look
in.
B
B
A
BE
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I
want
to
say,
as
a
former
educator,
that
I
think
this
is
a
great
Bill.
We
have
a
local
Transportation
supervisor
of
one
of
our
schools.
That
is
completely
on
board.
This
and
I
would
like
to
work
with
chairman
Whitson
next
year
and
see
if
we
can
even
strengthen
it
a
little
bit.
So,
thank
you
so
much
for
bringing
this
bill.
AK
A
X
Yes,
it's
a
civil
penalty,
but
the
state
can
instead
prosecute
the
driver
of
the
vehicle
for
a
class.
They
missed
a
meter
offense
of
not
stopping
a
vehicle
for
a
school
bus
if
the
state
can
identify
the
driver
and
otherwise
meet
the
burden
of
proof
and
also
there's
an
appeal
process
to
show
that
you
are
not
actually
driving
the
car.
Z
Chairman
Faison
mentioned
the
other
day
a
bill
that
he
had
that
his
wife
had
asked
him
for,
and
me
and
my
wife
were
actually
driving
down
in
Blount
County
last
week
and
witnessed
a
vehicle
fly
past
a
bus
and
luckily
the
student
was
paying
attention
and
was
able
to
stop.
We
need
to
do
more
to
be
able
to
protect
the
students
there
at
the
house
as
well.
So
thank
you
for
bringing
this
legislation.
It
keeps
me
from
having
to
do
it
next
year.
A
A
AL
AL
You
Mr
Speaker
members.
This
bill
is
brought
to
clarify
Construction
general
permitting
and
its
effect
on
logging.
The
logging
and
agricultural
industry
we've
had
incidences
of
misguided
enforcement.
I
want
to
thank
the
Deputy
Commissioner
of
tdec
for
working
with
me
on
the
language,
something
we
can
all
agree
with.
So
thank
you,
sir.
With
that
I
move
I'm
going
to
move
to
renew.
A
A
E
A
A
E
AL
You
Mr
Speaker
the
late
given
the
late
hour
of
the
day.
I
will
summarize
this
to
the
best
of
my
ability.
This
bill
will
transfer
the
credits
for
that
are
equivalent
to
a
general
permit
aquatic
resources.
Alteration
permit
that's
given
by
the
state
to
an
individual
permit
application
with
regards
to
mitigation
for
wetland
credits.
AL
What
happens
is
if
you're
below
a
quarter
of
an
acre
of
isolated
wetlands
and
you
seek
a
permit,
you
get,
you
do
not
have
to
provide
any
mitigation,
but
yet
if
that
amount
was
.30
Acres,
you
would
be
required
to
mitigate
the
entire
0.3
without
the
credit
for
the
quarter.
If
it
was
under
that.
So
what
this
does
is
this
transfers
the
quarter
acre
credit
into
a
larger
amount
whenever
you're
doing
an
individual
permit
application,
and
with
that
sir
I
renew
my
motion.
A
A
AM
AM
A
AM
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
House,
Bill,
six
I'm,
sorry,
Senate
Bill
382
would
make
Tennessee
virtual
Education
Act
permanent.
These
are
public
schools.
They
are
in
the
virtual
schools
by
choice.
The
virtual
school
Act
was
created
in
2013
when
there
were
very
few
virtual
schools.
Currently,
the
statue
must
be
extended
every
three
years
and
this
would
make
it
permanent
after
10
years.
We
know
that
virtual
education
is
here
to
stay
because
of
the
continued
growth
and
stability.
So
with
that
Mr
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion
chairman.
AB
AM
AM
Represent
Powers
I
I,
don't
I
don't
have
that
current
thing.
You
know
they've
been
going
on
for
10
years,
so
I
don't
have
all
the
particular
statistics,
but
they
have
been.
They
help
so
many
people
that
have
been
having
problems
in
this
in
the
classroom.
People
with
disabilities,
people
that
have
been
bullied,
people
who
parents
or
Guardians
have
to
work
from
home.
So
they've
been
a
big
assistance
in
in
that
particular
region,
but
I
don't
have
those
particular
stats
in
front
of
me
represent.
A
A
E
A
Members,
just
so
you
know
what
we're
doing.
There
was
a
amendment
that
accidentally
got
put
on
that
should
not
have
been
put
on.
It
should
have
been
withdrawal,
so
we're
going
back
through
the
withdrawal.
The
amendment
is
there,
objection
with
objection
so
ordered
dear
lady
little
oh
chairman,
Crawford
you're
recognized
thank.
A
AY
A
A
A
Lafferty
moves
concurrent,
sent
joint
resolution
361
with
all
members
voting,
affirmative
additives,
co-prime
sponsors
and
Knoxville
delegation
listed
First,
Property,
sected
exclusions.
Duly
noted,
and
the
objection
to
the
question
see
none
all
those
in
favor
say:
aye,
aye
or
those
both
say.
No,
the
eyes
have
it
I
declare
it
concurred
in
with
objects.
The
most
freaks
are
stable
leader,
Lambert,
you're,
recognized.
H
AF
BF
N
And
Mr
Speaker
I'm
I'm
I
may
be
out
of
order
again,
but
I've
missed
this
opportunity.
I
just
want
to
mention
that
last
night
in
Memphis
there
was
a
shooting
at
a
venue
where
seven
people
were
shot.
Two
two
of
those
individuals
died
and
and
five
are
hospitalized
and
I-
think
that's
the
latest
I'm,
not
sure
if
anyone
else
has
passed
and
I
certainly
hope
not.
I.
Just
would
like
us
to
to
take
a
moment
of
silence
a
moment
of
reflection.
N
Z
Thank
you
Mr
Speaker
and
members.
This
Saturday
April
1st
anybody
that
is
available
out
there
in
Shelby
County
over
at
the
agricenter.
We
have
the
opportunity
to
recognize
the
High
School
Rodeo
Association
here
on
the
floor.
A
couple
weeks
ago,
they're
going
to
be
celebrating
their
actual
50th
Anniversary.
This
Saturday
7
P.M
out
there
at
the
agricenter.
If
you're
able
to
attend.
Let
me
know
I'll
get
you
on
the
list,
we're
going
to
actually
be
presenting
the
plaque
there
on
the
Arena
floor,
then.
So,
thank
you.
BG
BC
But
the
but
the
problem
is
Mr.
Speaker
Davidson
county
is
out
of
ribbon.
All
the
surrounding
counties
are
out
of
rhythm.
So
members,
when
you
go
home,
if
you
can
find
ribbon
red
black
or
white
two
and
a
half
inch
to
four
inch
reach
out
to
me
and
I'll
give
you
an
address
to
where
to
send
them
to
with
wire.
Please
thank
you
Mr
speaker.
Thank
you.
H
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
representative
Freeman,
obviously
has
stepped
out,
but
I
did
want
the
chamber
to
know
that
the
plan
today
was
to
honor
the
six
families
and
six
victims
that
are
suffering
beyond
anything
that
any
of
us
have
experienced
and
to
also
honor
the
two
officers
and
chief
Drake
and
his
team.
We
will
be
doing
so
on
Monday,
but
I
did
not
want
this
body
to
know
that
we
had
planned
to
leave
today
without
doing
that.
H
So
when
representative
Freeman
is
back,
it
is
his
district
that
will
be
the
plan
to
do
it,
but
I
know
we've
had
a
tumultuous
day,
but
I
for
one
will
be
in
thought
and
prayer
myself
on
Just
the
Way
Forward
on
how
to
accomplish
the
making
sure
this
state
is
safer
tomorrow
than
it
was
today
and
for
us
all
to
work
together
to
do
so.
Thank
you,
Mr
speaker.
AD
AE
Thank
you,
Mr
chairman
I,
just
want
to
invite
everyone
to
AG
day,
which
is
next
week
and
on
Wednesday,
the
5th
it'll
start
at
nine
o'clock
out
on
the
Plaza
out
on
the
Beth
Harwell
Plaza
outside
Cordell
Hall
we're
going
to
have
a
corn
shelling
contest
between
the
house
senate
and
the
governor's
office,
so
encourage
you
to
be
there
and
then
there's
some
other
activities
during
the
day.
Thank
you.
AA
AQ
Thank
you
Mr
Speaker,
and
this
announcement
is
for
the
house,
education,
Administration
committee,
as
well
as
those
who
still
have
bills
going
through
that
committee.
We
will
meet
next
Wednesday
April,
the
5th
at
nine
o'clock
to
10
30
and
then
we'll
come
back
in
that
afternoon
from
1
to
3
30,
to
see
if
we
cannot
finish
our
calendar,
that's
next
Wednesday,
our
first
9
to
10,
30
and
then
1
to
3
30..
Thank
you.
AL
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
Commerce
Committee
will
hear
its
final
calendar
on
Tuesday
at
nine
o'clock.
I
wanted
to
remind
the
members
of
that
committee
that
if
you
have
not
had
your
yearbook
signed
yet,
please
bring
it,
but
that'll
be
the
last
opportunity
to
have
your
annual
signed
on
Commerce
Committee.
It's
our
final
calendar.
Thank
you.