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House Floor Session- 13th- Legislative Day- March 9th- 2023
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A
A
Mr
sergeant
of
arms
invite
the
members
into
the
chamber
and
close
the
doors.
I
hereby
declare
the
house
representatives
of
the
113th
Journal
assembly
of
the
state
of
Tennessee
now
in
session.
Will
the
members
please
stand
with
the
visitors
in
the
gallery?
Please
stand
and
remain
standing
through
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance
representative
Todd
will
introduce
the
chaplain
of
the
day
representative
Todd.
Thank.
C
Time
to
pray,
Heavenly
Father,
we
thank
you
on
today,
God.
We
thank
you
for
your
grace.
We
thank
you
for
your
mercy,
God.
We
just
thank
you
for
being
so
kind
to
us.
We
come
today
to
bless
the
House
of
Representatives
on
today,
God
that
you
will
continue
to
lead
and
guide
on
God
that
you
will
bless
them
and
their
families
also
on
today,
God
that
you
would
give
them
traveling
Grace
Grace
as
they
travel
to
and
from
their
jobs.
C
B
A
E
E
And
whereas
the
members
of
this
General
Assembly
find
it
appropriate
to
pause
their
deliberations
to
acknowledge
and
apply
all
the
members
of
the
Inglewood
Elementary
School
girls,
basketball
team
for
their
outstanding
performance.
This
season
now,
therefore
be
resolved
with
the
house,
represents
the
113th
General
Assembly,
the
state
of
Tennessee,
the
Senate
concurring
that
we
hear
about
honor
and
command
the
members
managers
and
coaches
of
the
Inglewood
Elementary
School
girls,
basketball
team
upon
winning
the
TMS
double
a
Class
A
state
championship
and
extend
to
them.
Our
best
wishes
for
every
continuing
success
in
all
their
future.
G
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
members.
Thank
you
very
much
for
for
taking
a
few
minutes
this
morning
and
helping
me
recognize
and
welcome
the
2022-23
Inglewood
lady
Rams
I
wanted
to
to
highlight
just
a
couple
small
facts
there
from
that
resolution.
One
30-0
this
season
as
the
state
champions,
but
the
Inglewood
lady
Rams
have
been
a
member
of
the
TMS
double
A
for
only
four
years,
they've
had
three
State
title:
appearances
two-state
two
state
championships.
The
record
is
a
hundred
and
five
and
five
in
the
last
four
years.
G
So,
ladies
I
think
that
maybe
the
definition
of
excellence
and
dominance-
and
so
perhaps
it's
faith
that
we're
one
day
removed
from
International
women's
day,
but
the
ladies
in
Inglewood
start
to
start
achieving
greatness
at
a
very
young
age,
and
we
just
want
you
to
know
that
your
community
is
very
proud
of
you.
What
what
you
did
is
worth
celebrating
and
and
it's
a
big
accomplishment.
So
your
community's
proud
of
you,
your
county,
is
proud
of
you
that
the
state
of
Tennessee
is
very
happy
to
honor
you
as
well
Mr
Speaker.
H
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
it's
an
honor
to
cross
the
hall
and
see
a
lot
of
your
faces.
I'm
proud
of
these
girls
I'm,
proud
of
their
teachers,
I'm
proud
of
their
school
I'm,
proud
of
their
families.
If
you
get
a
chance
to
come
to
Inglewood
Tennessee,
that's
in
McMinn
County,
you
will
be
blessed
good
food,
good
people,
good
Fellowship,
come
visit,
us
come
watch
them
play
they're
going
to
continue
to
excel
I'm
sure.
Thank
you.
G
G
So
so
maybe
we'll
have
we'll
have
another
championship
team
back
here
in
a
few
weeks,
but
this
is
going
to
be
a
very
memorable
day
for
you,
one
that
I
think
that
you'll
take
with
you
the
rest
of
your
life,
and
we
are
we're
honored
to
to
be
a
part
of
this
memory
and
again
congratulate
you
on
your
success.
Mr
Speaker.
If
you'll
join
us
in
the
well
for
a
picture.
Please.
I
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I've
got
to
just
bear
with
me
just
to
just
for
a
few
short
minutes.
Members.
First
of
all,
I
want
to
begin
with
welcoming
Avery
Walker
she's
paging
for
us
today.
So
we
want
to
welcome
her.
Avery
is
a
sophomore
from
Green
Hill
High
School,
just
up
the
road
Mount
Mount
Juliet.
Now
in
the
back
and
I'm
going
to
ask
both
of
them
to
stand
her.
I
Grandparents,
Daniel
and
Carolyn
Walker,
two
of
Mount
and
Janet's
best
friends
in
the
world,
now
they're
from
birdstown,
so
they're
here
with
her
today,
also
in
the
back
and
I'm
going
to
ask
him
to
stand.
He
is
no
stranger
to
this
house.
This
is
Mr
Max
Jones,
my
grandson
and
I
want
to
welcome
him.
Would
you
please
appreciate
Max?
I
Everybody
knows
Max
now
on
behalf
of
the
following:
Representatives
Mr
Speaker
bricken,
Rudd,
Mitchell,
Garrett
Slater,
so
picky
Clemens,
Dixie,
love,
Lynn,
Burkhart,
bomb
Marsh
and
Stevens
and
Sparks
members
up
above
are
24
24
to
your
right
members.
24
students
from
Tennessee
achieves
today
and
they're
here
to
be
a
part
of
this.
The
session
today
in
the
house
they're
also
going
to
have
a
tour
of
the
State,
Museum
and
archives
today.
So
thank
you,
students
for
being
here.
We
appreciate
you,
you
are.
I
You
are
our
future
leaders
and
we
want
to
thank,
of
course,
Graham
both
Graham
Thomas
and
Ben
Sterling
and
finally
Mr
Speaker,
On
behalf
and
I'm.
Looking
to
representative
Darby
on
behalf
of
my
representative
Darby
and
myself
down
the
road
at
Murphy
Center,
today,
representative
Darby's,
his
rescue
kids
from
Weakley
County
high,
is
it's
going
to
be
a
double
Class,
A
2-8
battle
with
Alvin
C,
York
high
school,
so
we'll
wait
and
see,
of
course,
I.
I
J
J
This
fall
and
her
mother,
Brook
Triplett
and
just
wanted
to
say
thank
you
for
supporting
your
husband
and
your
father,
Steve
Triplett,
who
serves
on
Knox
County
school
board,
she's
been
shadowing
me
here
all
week
and
I
just
want
to
give
her
a
warm
welcome
and
thank
you
for
being
involved
and
for
caring
about
what
happens
in
our
state.
So
thank
you
all.
K
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
and
I
might
be
a
little
late,
but
on
behalf
of
chairman
Todd,
who
brought
our
chaplain
up
today,
brother
Kirby,
my
nephew
was
here
he
may
have
left
Opie
beard.
Who
was
the
chauffeur
today
and
I
wanted
to
recognize
him,
but
I
think
maybe
he
left
the
chamber.
But
I
would
just
appreciate
us
giving
my
giving
him
a
hand
for
being
here
today
he's
up
in
the
balcony
up
in
the
balcony.
L
A
M
You
Mr
Speaker
I
just
wanted
to
take
a
moment
also
to
just
re-emphasize
the
efforts
that
this
body
takes
on
prioritizing
Public,
Safety
and
I
think.
Unfortunately,
this
is
a
very
Stark
reminder
of
one
of
the
duties
that
we
have
as
a
government
body
to
keep
people
safe
and
I
just
want
to
make
that
known.
Thank
you.
N
The
young
medic
was
34
years
old
that
left
behind
four
kids.
Tennessee
ranks
ninth
for
street
racing
in
the
nation.
These
deaths
are
occurring,
it's
getting
worse,
I'm
calling
on
police
chief
John,
Drake,
Memphis
police,
chief
Davis
thp,
commissioner
Jeff
Long
thp,
Colonel,
Matt
Perry
and
this
body
to
crack
down
on
this.
If
we
got
impound
cars,
take
the
cars
I'm
going
to
yield
a
representative
Jason
Powell
on
this.
O
O
O
P
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
members,
I
have
back
with
us
the
Hopkins
boys
working
his
pages
today,
Jonathan
and
Samuel
they're
back
here.
Their
mom
Julie
is
up
here
in
the
gallery.
To
our
left
will
help
me
welcome
them.
Also,
today
is
my
oldest
boy,
Cowell
he's
with
me.
His
12th
birthday
is
today
and
I'm
happy
to
report.
This
is
the
fourth
year
in
a
row,
Mr
Speaker
that
he
has
not
been
grounded
on
his
birthday.
So
please
help
me
welcome
Cole,
Samuel
and
Jonathan
and
Julie
thank
y'all.
Q
R
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
last
February
in
Loudoun
County
Sheriff's,
Office,
Sergeant,
Chris
Jenkins
was
killed
in
the
line
of
duty
today.
Members
of
his
family
are
here
and
as
I
call
their
name.
If
they
would
please
stand
up
in
the
gallery.
Chris's
mother,
Faye
evarts
here
Chris's
sister
Melissa
Smith,
is
here
and
Chris's
daughter,
17
year
old,
Chloe
Jenkins
is
here
and
let's
give
them
a
Tennessee
State
cap
to
welcome.
S
S
T
Mr
Speaker
I'm
not
real
sure
how
to
follow
that,
but
I
I
do
have
two
members
might
get
your
attention
for
just
a
moment
here
that
this
place
works
because
of
really
good
folks
that
are
employed
here
for
the
great
House
of
Representatives
in
the
state
of
Tennessee
and
they
serve
the
people
of
the
state
admirably
and
one
such
individual
recently
came
to
us
just
in
the
last
six
months
is
Nicole
eslinger.
It
is
her
birthday
today,
she's
standing
over
there
y'all
give
her
a
happy
birthday.
T
Mr
Speaker
I
also
have
guests
in
the
gallery.
I
would
like
to
want
to
make
Phil
welcome,
Sherry
Ferguson.
Let
me
know
that
Chelsea
Fuquay
Gracie
Fuquay
and
Gabby
Fuquay
at
the
old
age
of
eight
years
old
Gabby
is
here.
If
you
guys
are
here,
please
throw
your
hands
up
and
let
us
make
you
feel
welcome.
Thank
you
very
much
up
here.
U
B
V
W
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I
would
like
to
join
the
call
for
safety
measures
on
our
highways.
I
encountered
it
every
evening
that
is
just
Reckless
Racing
on
the
highway
as
we
are
trying
to
get
home
and
I
joined
these
members,
friends
of
mine,
for
a
call
to
the
Department
of
Safety
to
take
immediate
action.
On
a
better
note,
I
would
like
to
wish
happy
birthday
to
Chester
Junior.
We
call
him
CJ.
He
is
six
years
old
and
is
a
loving
feline
member
of
our
family.
X
Y
Z
B
AA
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
today,
representative
picky
and
I
would
like
to
welcome
Murray
County
junior
leadership
group.
We
have
six
Murray
County
high
schools
represented
today,
and
they
are
LED
under
the
direction
of
director
Carol
Williams.
If
y'all
would
please
stand
and
y'all
give
them
a
warm
welcome.
Please.
AB
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
you
caught
me
talking
to
Chairman
Williams
here,
I
too,
like
chairman
Vaughn,
have
a
wife,
that's
lucky
she's.
He
has
34
years
this.
This
coming
Saturday,
my
wife
and
I
will
be
celebrating
17
years
and
I
too
hope
that
this
is
good
enough
for
her.
But
if
I
come
in
with
a
black
eye
Monday,
you
all
will
know
that
it
was
not
but
I
I
love
being
married
and
I'm
tickled
to
death
to
go
home
on
Thursdays.
AC
AC
T
E
T
T
T
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AG
R
A
A
A
R
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
House,
Bill
353
is
known
as
the
sergeant
Chris
Jenkins
law
makes
it
a
offense.
If
a
ladder
falls
out
of
a
vehicle
and
causes
a
crash
for
for
property
damage
crashes,
it
will
be
a
Class
C
misdemeanor
and
for
crashes
that
result
in
injury
or
death.
It
will
be
a
Class
A
misdemeanor.
R
My
intent
is
straightforward:
I,
don't
care
how
a
person
hauls
the
ladder
as
long
as
it's
secured,
so
it
will
not
fall
off
into
the
roadway
ladders.
Falling
onto
a
roadway
are
a
common
problem.
At
this
law
been
in
effect
last
year.
We
may
still
have
Sergeant
Jenkins
with
us
today,
although
we
necessarily
won't
know
how
many
people
will
take
notice
of
this
law
and
secure
their
letters
to
prevent
crashes.
We
will
know
Sergeant.
Chris
Jenkins
will
continue
saving
lives
here
on
Earth
through
this
law.
R
A
AD
A
E
A
AH
AH
A
A
AD
A
AI
Current
law
establishes
that
the
filing
deadline
for
candidates
who
seek
to
run
in
the
state
primary
is
the
same
day
as
those
who
might
run
in
an
independent
in
the
general
election.
The
law
also
provides
that,
after
the
filing
deadline,
our
state
parties
can
challenge
and
remove
any
candidate
from
their
primary
ballot.
If
the
challenge
is
upheld,
the
effect
is
that
the
candidate
is
completely
removed
from
the
ballot
and
precluded
from
proceeding
further
House
Bill
636
would
provide
any
candidate
who
is
legally
removed
from
a
primary
ballot
through
a
state
party
challenge
process.
AI
Seven
additional
days
after
said,
removal
to
file
a
new
petition
to
run
in
the
general
election
as
an
independent
candidate
and
remain
on
the
general
ballot.
The
state
parties
absolutely
can
and
should
control
the
primary
ballots
their
decisions.
However,
should
absolutely
not
preclude
any
citizen
with
a
completed
qualifying
petition
from
seeking
election
to
the
public
office
of
their
choosing.
AI
They
are
prepared
to
drop
everything,
leave
their
comfort
zones,
pull
petitions
they've,
never
planned
to
pull
gather
the
required
signatures
and
go
door
to
door
to
their
friends,
neighbors
and
complete
strangers.
To
say
this
send
me
members.
This
is
the
fighting
volunteer
spirit
that
makes
this
state
the
greatest
and
most
patriotic
state
in
the
Union.
Our
laws
should
respect
that
spirit
and
encourage
our
citizens
to
step
up
and
Lead
whenever
and
wherever
they
feel
called.
AI
It
is
easy
for
us,
inside
the
bubble
here
on
Capitol
Hill,
to
look
at
every
issue
through
the
lens
of
partisan
politics.
Occasionally,
we
lose
sight
of
the
fact
that
the
vast
majority
of
our
citizens
do
not
live
their
daily
lives
under
that
umbrella.
They
often
look
at
the
issues
with
a
more
personal
and
practical
perspective.
AI
I
submit
to
you
today
that
the
only
questions
that
have
been
raised
to
me
about
this
bill
have
been
half-hearted
concerns
about
unlikely
political
ramifications
or
hypothetical
future
outcomes,
while
I
am
committed
as
anyone
to
the
platform
and
ideology
of
the
party
that
I
represent
in
this
body.
The
Earth
that
I
swore
on
January
10th
was
to
the
people
and
the
Constitution
over
the
last
several
years.
I've
noticed
a
billboard
along
the
side
of
I-40
on
the
drive
to
and
from
Knoxville.
AI
X
X
So,
on
its
face,
this
bill
seems
logical,
except
that
everyone
who
files
to
run
for
election
under
a
party
they
are
aware
or
will
very
soon
be
made
aware
of
the
qualifications
to
run
under
the
banner
of
that
party.
So
they
do
have
notice
long
before
the
filing
deadline
and
they
can
at
any
time
decide
I
won't
run
as
a
party
I
will
run
as
an
independent.
So
they
have
that
time.
So
what
we're
really
doing
is
just
giving
them,
then
you
know
rolling
the
dice
and
they
then
they
have
an
extra
seven
days.
X
I
think
it's
incumbent
upon
every
candidate
to
understand
the
rules
before
you
run
and
or
before
the
filing
deadline,
so
that
you
can
make
the
decisions
you
need
to
make
so
that
you
can
be
a
candidate.
So
thank
you
very
much.
As
I
said
on
its
face,
it
seems
logical,
but
when
you
think
about
it,
people
do
have
advanced
notice
of
the
rules
of
the
party.
So
thank
you
very
much.
A
AI
Thank
you
for
your
comments
and
respectfully,
while
they
may
have
noticed
that
they're
running
for
a
party,
sometimes
the
party
bylaws,
are
not
always
easy
to
find.
They're,
certainly
not
listed
on
the
Secretary
of
State's
website,
which
shows
the
requirements
to
to
file
your
petition
and
run
and,
more
importantly,
the
decision
that
notifies
these
candidates,
whether
or
not
they're
going
to
be
able
to
run
on
that
primary
ballot
is
not
made
until
after
the
filing
deadline.
AG
A
E
AK
A
AK
Good
morning,
Mr,
Speaker
and
good
morning,
members
today
I'm
presenting
House
Bill
319,
which
is
tagged
as
the
rural
brownfields
investment
Act.
You
may
recall
Governor
Lee,
stating
in
his
State
of
the
State
his
commitment
to
cleaning
up
brownfields
across
the
state,
for
those
of
you
who
may
not
be
familiar
and
Brownfield
is
any
previously
developed
property.
That's
not
currently
in
use
due
to
real
and
perceived
environmental
contamination
to
paint
a
clearer
picture.
AK
Think
of
those
old
factories
or
gas
stations
in
your
districts,
your
communities
that
have
sat
as
vacant
eyesores
for
years
and
are
now
leading
to
blight
and
decreasing
property
values.
This
legislation
aims
to
turn
these
properties
into
economic
engines
for
your
communities
by
providing
Technical
and
financial
resources
for
investigation
and
cleanup
and
incentivizing
Redevelopment.
This
legislation
will
one
establish
the
Tennessee
Brownfield
Redevelopment
area
Grant
the
program
directs
up
to
5
million
annually
for
investigation
assessment
and
Remediation
to
local
governments,
Economic
Development
agencies,
development
districts,
boards
and
local
land
Banks
two.
AK
The
answer
is
emphatically:
yes,
all
communities
in
all
95
counties
that
meet
the
definition
of
eligible
entity
in
the
bill
are
eligible
for
and
encouraged
to
apply
for
the
grant
program,
but
it's
not
limited
to,
but
not
limited
to
a
county
municipality
development
districts
or
development
boards,
which
would
be
maybe
your
local
County,
idb
Board.
No
other
limitations
are
included
in
the
bill.
These
funds
are
to
drive
cleanup
of
sites.
Each
Grant
awarded
will
be
capped
at
500,
000
and
entities.
May
apply
in
consecutive
years
with
that
Mr
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion.
P
AK
P
AJ
AK
A
AL
Thank
you,
speaker
and
sponsors.
I
have
two
questions.
One
is
there's
an
expanded
definition
in
this
legislation
related
to
brownfields,
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency
defines
brownfields
as
real
property,
the
expansion
Redevelopment
or
reuse
of
which
can
be
Complicated
by
the
presence
of
potential
presence
or
potential
presence
of
a
hazardous
substance,
pollutant
or
contaminant.
AL
In
this
legislation,
the
area
is
actually
expanded.
If
you
go
to
Five
subsection,
two
to
not
only
places
that
are
brownfields
by
definition,
which
have
contamination,
but
also
vast
tracts
of
land
that
have
just
been
vacant,
the
concern
that
I
have
there
is
that
the
department
might
prioritize,
or
rather
de-prioritize
areas
in
rural
and
urban
communities
that
have
brownfields
is
that
the
intent
of
the
legislation.
A
AL
Another
concern
that
I
have
here
with
this
legislation
is
something
that
I
haven't
seen
in
any
of
the
legislation.
I've
read
thus
far,
but
that
is
concerning,
which
is
that
a
change
was
made
in
quotes
that
the
bill
removes
various
present
law
qualifications
that
limit
the
location
of
Brownfield
Redevelopment
projects
to
economically
disadvantaged
rural
and
urban
areas,
and
so
written
into
this
law
is
saying:
we're
not
going
to
prioritize
economically
disadvantaged
areas
in
rural
and
urban
communities.
And
so
why
aren't
we
going
to
do
that?
T
Literally
Amber,
so
having
that
in
there
was
restrictive
as
to
where
we
could
assist
in
different
communities.
We
are
definitely
going
to
put
a
priority
and
it
should
be
that
the
first
places
we
look
at
are
those
economically
disadvantaged
areas
in
rural
and
urban
scenarios
and
in
in
those
situations
once
we
have
exhausted
those
needs,
we
can
look
into
other
areas
and
I
think
that
we
should
I
mean
there
are
needs
from
Mountain
City
to
Memphis,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
just
not
restricted,
but
that
definitely
is
going
to
be.
T
A
A
AL
Thank
you
so
much
we
were
having
this
conversation.
I
just
had
a
couple
of
questions,
particularly
as
a
person
who
went
to
a
school
where
you
had
to
walk
through
metal
detectors.
There
were
a
lot
of
police
officers
and
those
who
you
know
turned
our
school
kind
of
into
a
prison
I'm,
always
somewhat
concerned
with
the
introduction
of
law
enforcement
into
our
our
schools.
AL
We,
the
adoption
of
some
of
this
legislation,
are
assenting
to
private
schools,
working
with
the
local
Law,
Enforcement,
Officers
or
agencies
to
be
able
to
go
into
contract
with
one
another,
and
if
that
contract
isn't
explicit
about
who's
liable,
I
fear
that
the
general
public
will
be
liable.
If
a
terrible
incident
happens,
that
law
enforcement
bodies
get
sued
and
then
the
public
is
going
to
be
paying
that
bill
who
aren't
benefiting
from
the
private
school?
How
we?
How
do
we
prevent
that.
AM
AL
A
U
AL
AL
Okay,
thank
you
for
that
question.
I'll
probably
come
to
you
to
see
the
amendment,
because
I
believe
that
is
really
important,
that
the
public
doesn't
end
up
paying
for
a
potential
failure
at
one
of
these
private
schools
and
I
reaffirm
that
well
I'm
against
having
school
resource
offices
intern
in
our
schools
into
prisons,
that
it
is
important
that
the
culpability
doesn't
end
up
on
the
public
when
this
is
a
private
institution,
particularly
when
these
officers
are
going
to
be
using
public
dollars
and
public
cars
to
be
at
these.
These
places.
Thank
you.
A
A
B
Chairman
Todd
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
as
a
member
of
the
Safari
Club
International
I'd,
like
for
the
membership
to
know
that
the
the
Music
City
chapter
of
Safari,
Club,
International,
hosts
15
disabled
veterans
at
Fall,
Creek
Falls,
every
December
for
a
two-day
hunt
to
help
control
the
deer
herd
at
the
golf
course,
which
does
quite
a
bit
of
damage.
The
Warriors
have
room
board
and
guides
all
donated
courtesy
of
the
chapter.
B
Also,
we
have
donated
more
than
twenty
thousand
dollars
to
Aid
in
the
elk
restoration
progress
project
at
the
sunquist
Wildlife
Management
Area
Hunters
pay
a
tax
which
is
on
all
firearms
ammo
fishing
equipment,
Etc,
which
provides
Pittman
Robertson
funds
to
Wildlife
agencies
across
the
United
States.
This
money
has
been
used
for
our
agency
to
purchase
acreage
for
public
hunting.
B
Safari
Club
International
members
carry
a
blue
tag
on
many
of
their
hunting.
Trips
containing
school
supplies,
soccer
balls
Etc,
which
are
donated
to
local
Village
Schools
an
annually.
A
disabled
Hunter
is
selected
based
on
his
community
involvement,
given
an
all-expense
paid
trip
to
New
Zealand
for
a
hunting
trip.
In
addition,
Bass
Pro
gives
that
Hunter
a
500
gift
card.
Our
SCI
Foundation
has
given
numerous
grants
to
state
wildlife
agencies
for
predator
and
praise
studies.
To
date,
our
foundation
has
donated
more
than
80
million
dollars
to
conservation
projects
in
the
USA
and
worldwide.
B
Recently,
as
many
of
you
know,
Safari
Club
International
held
their
annual
convention
here
in
Nashville
Tennessee.
For
the
first
time
it's
been
held
in
Nevada
for
many
many
years.
They
let
me
know
that
their
attendance
increased
by
50
percent
when
they
came
to
Nashville,
so
they
have
booked
several
years
out
and
probably
will
continue
to
have
it
in
Nashville
every
year,
except
for
one
it
was
already
booked.
B
They
don't
have
a
facility
except
the
Music,
City
Center
big
enough
to
hold
them
so
they're
going
to
be
in
Nashville
from
this
point
forward
for
the
foreseeable
future.
So
I
think
that's
a
tremendous
help
to
this
community
to
our
state,
bringing
folks
from
all
over
the
world,
literally
all
over
the
world
that
are
interested
in
game
conservation
and
replenishing
the
supply
of
many
animals
that
have
been
near
Extinction
in
some
areas,
even
in
in
our
own
State.
B
They
have
been
instrumental
in
bringing
back
the
whitetail
deer,
Wild,
Turkey
and
many
game
birds
that
were
it
decreased
populations,
so
they're
a
tremendous
organization
that
is
truly
based
on
conservation.
They
understand
Wildlife
Management.
They
understand
how
Hunters
can
play
a
part
in
conservation
and
want
to
perpetuate
that.
So
with
that
Mr
Speaker
I
would
renew.
My
motion
represent
Pearson
yeah.
B
E
A
resolution
honor
command,
Safari,
Club
International
and
its
historic
protection
of
hunting
and
its
commitment
to
Wildlife
Conservation.
Where
is
it,
is
fitting
that
the
members,
this
General
Assembly,
recognize
those
exemplary
organizations
and
promote
and
predict
the
time-honored
tradition
of
hunting
and
whereas
one
such
commendable
organization
is
Safari.
Club
International,
which
recently
celebrated
its
50th
anniversary
of
protecting
the
freedom
to
hunt
and
to
promote
Wildlife
Conservation
worldwide.
E
And
whereas,
since
2000
fcif
has
been
over
80
million
dollars
towards
science-based
research,
driven
solutions
to
real
problems,
facing
wildlife,
conservation
and
sustainable
use
of
Wildlife
Resources,
with
primary
focus
on
Wildlife
Conservation,
outdoor
education
and
humanitarian
service
programs,
and
whereas
for
the
first
time
in
its
history,
SCI
has
chosen.
Nashville
has
the
location
of
its
annual
convention.
The
Ultimate
Sports
was
marketplace
where
members
from
around
the
globe
convened
to
celebrate
and
Advance.
The
future
of
hunting.
AN
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
and
thank
you
sponsor
for
bringing
light
on
a
great
organization.
The
number
one
funding
that
comes
for
conservation
efforts,
not
just
here
in
America
but
across
the
planet,
are
hunters
and
the
fees
that
go
out
towards
going
to
these
communities
to
stimulate
their
economy,
feed
their
local
individuals.
So
I
just
want
to
thank
you
personally
for
standing
up
there
and
presenting
a
worthy
resolution
to
honor
a
great
institution
that
was
just
here
recently.
Thank
you,
sir.
AO
A
A
AQ
These
activities
have
minimal
environmental
impact
and
primarily
include
stormwater
division
to
sinkholes
and
sewage
activities,
such
as
large
drill
or
septic
systems.
This
legislation
will
not
change
any
of
the
regulations
that
are
protective
of
water
quality
or
diminished
responsibility
of
the
UIC
owner
to
maintain
compliance
with
the
rule.
I
renew
my
motion,
representative.
AR
AR
AR
AR
I
I
guess
we'll
just
leave
it
there
and
I
had
a
whole
plan
to
talk
with
you,
but
due
to
some
sensitivities,
I'm
not
going
to
I'm
really
but
I
want
you
to
remember
whether
this
bill
passes
or
fails.
Please
forgive
me,
but
I
have
to
say
one
thing
any
day
above
ground
is
a
good
one.
We
love
you
and
good
luck
on
this
bill.
Pal.
AL
AQ
AL
AQ
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
I'm,
not
sure
if
we
could
really
hear
you,
but
let
me
just
say
this:
this
bill
is
just
simply
getting
rid
of
some
unnecessary
State
administrative
requirement,
redundant
and,
and
in
no
way
does
it
affect
or
change
any
regulations
that
are
protective
of
water
quality
and
and,
like
I
said,
the
property
owner
is
required
to
notify
the
state
if
there's
any
changes.
So
why
have
to
renew
every
five
years
if
nothing
has
changed
so
it
just?
A
AL
Yes,
thank
you
so
I
I
hear
you
saying
something
is
redundant,
though
we
don't
know
necessarily
what
that
redundancy
is.
What
concerns
me
and
I
would
be
happy
to
talk
with
tdec
or
other
folks
alongside
you.
What
concerns
me
is
removing
any
protections
that
are
in
statute
as
it
relates
to
water
quality,
water
monitoring,
the
protection
of
our
water
supply,
particularly
for
people
in
rural
and
urban
communities
in
West.
Tennessee
that
rely
on
an
aquifer
is
deeply
concerning
to
remove
restrictions.
AJ
Q
A
A
AD
A
A
A
A
S
AP
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
this
bill
is
simp,
is
a
secretary
of
state's
bill
from
to
work
on.
Llc's
corporations
hasn't
been
updated
since
1986
this
bill
will
update
registered
agents,
statutes
for
all
major
types
of
businesses
and
individuals
for
llc's,
General,
Partnerships
and
limited
Partnerships,
and
with
that
Mr
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion.
Y
Y
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
That's
what
we're
going
to
talk
about,
because
there's
there's
it
sounds
like
there's
really
some
big
concerns.
I
mean
we
know
you're
a
businessman
been
in
business
for
a
long
time,
so
you
should
be
pretty
engaged
and
educated
on
this
bill.
So
I
think
that's
probably
what
we're
going
to
try
to
find
out.
So
if
you
could
sort
of
walk
us
through
the
exact
differences
between
the
domestic
Corporation,
not
not
for
profit,
domestic
Corporation,
a
domestic
LLC
and
a
domestic
registered
limited
liability
partnership.
Y
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
Well,
we
you
know.
Looking
at
your
committees,
I
mean
you
know:
Commerce
local
government,
transportation,
business
and
utilities
I
mean
you
know
we
figured
we
so
so
maybe
you
can.
Maybe
you
can
help
us
out
with
these
next
questions.
Okay,
who
we
need
to
know
who
authorizes
a
foreign
corporation,
not
for
profit
foreign
corporation,
a
foreign
LLC
or
a
foreign
registered
limited
liability
partnership
to
transaction,
build
business
in
the
state
of
Tennessee
who
authorizes
that.
A
Y
Representative
Hicks,
it
also
you
know
in
reading
your
bio,
it
also
I
looked,
and
you
are
past,
president
of
the
Home
Builders
Association
for
the
state
of
Tennessee.
You
have
some
fans
up
in
the
gallery.
I
do
believe,
and
you
were
also
inducted
into
the
home
builders
Hall
of
Fame,
and
you
are
actually
still
alive
when
you
got
inducted
into
that.
So
that's
a
pretty
that's
a
pretty
big.
They.
They
think.
A
lot
of
you
evidently.
AP
AP
A
A
AF
You
Mr
Speaker
what
this
bill
does
is.
It
does
not
allow
members
to
be
elected,
they
could
be
nominated
from
a
district
and
only
elected
by
those
District.
Voters
were
removing
some
exceptions
in
law
that
allow
for
dis
members
to
be
nominated
from
a
district
and
elected
at
large,
and
so
we're
removing
those
exceptions
and
with
that
I'll
renew
my
motion.
AF
Z
A
AF
Thank
you,
Mr
chairman
now,
sir,
this
has
to
do
with
voters
being
disenfranchised
when
you
have
voters
that
are
only
able
to
have
their
District
voice
in
a
primary
election,
but
then
be
overwhelmed
in
that
general
election
and
have
everyone
else
in
that
Community
elect
your
District
representative.
That,
in
my
opinion,
is
voter
disenfranchisement
and
your
District
voice
is
diminished,
represent.
AF
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
in
November
of
2009,
just
as
an
example
District
three
one
gentleman
was
the
district
choice
but
then
went
to
lose
in
that
city-wide
vote
in
November
of
2017
in
District
3,
using
the
same
district
as
an
example.
The
gentleman
that
was
the
district's
Choice
lost
in
that
city-wide
election
in
November
of
2021
in
District
three,
the
person
who
was
the
top
vote
getter
in
the
primary
that
was
the
district's
Choice
lost
in
that
General
district-wide
vote.
AS
Five
is
only
going
to
get
to
vote
every
four
years,
but
District
Two
will
get
to
vote
every
two
years,
so
the
District
Five
folks
feel
disenfranchised.
But
it's
also
going
to
cause
a
ton
of
confusion
for
folks
who
have
been
voting
for
70
years
every
two
years
and
for
those
Fifth
District
folks
to
not
be
able
to
vote.
You
know
every
time
it's
going
to
cause
a
whole
lot
of
confusion
and
I
feel
like
if
that
there's
a
problem
that
this
should
be
a
local
decision
to
change.
AF
You
Mr
chairman,
this
is
very
similar
to
if
I'm
running
as
a
district
representative
in
my
primary
and
then
the
entire
state
of
Tennessee
voting
for
me
in
that
general
election.
So
then
my
district,
their
voice,
would
not
be
heard
nor
represented
this
bill.
What
this
does
is
it
goes
back
to
the
original
language
of
the
statute,
which
the
majority
of
our
state
falls
under
and
so
I.
AF
Don't
think
that
our
school
board
members
would
appreciate
the
entire
Community
voting
for
their
District
representative
or
our
Knox
County
delegation,
or
any
other
City
or
municipality
that
are
doing
it,
where
their
District
voice
is
heard.
The
qualifications
clearly
state
so
I'll
read
the
the
language
again,
it
says,
notwithstanding
any
other
law
or
Charter
to
the
contrary.
AF
But
such
members
shall
be
elected
from
districts
as
established
by
the
appropriate,
County
and
municipality.
So
what
we're
trying
to
do
is
ensure
that
if
you
qualify
to
run
as
a
district
representative,
that
those
voters
in
that
District
choose
their
representation
and
we
want
to
ensure
that
that
those
voters
are
enfranchised.
AS
You,
but
this
is
not
coming
from
the
people,
talk
to
thousands
of
people
in
that
district
and
and
my
district
over
the
last
year,
and
no
one
is
asking
for
this.
They,
like
the
I,
understand
your
your
comment
to
Statewide.
That's
a
little
bit
different,
but
we're
talking
about
a
very
tight
well-connected
City,
it's
not
quite
the
same
thing
as
Statewide
and
it's
it's
brought
sort
of
a
collegiality
between
the
districts
and
it,
and
it
lends
to
a
council
that
really
relies
on
each
other
and
works
really
well
together.
AF
Don't
think
that
this
interferes
with
the
collegiality
of
any
legislative
body
I
think
it
only
enhances
the
ability
for
that
District
to
have
their
voice
and
their
concerns
heard,
because,
when
you
serve
on
those
bodies,
we
turn
to
each
other
and
look
to
you
to
that
person
as
the
expert
or
as
that
voice
and
that
vocal
voice
for
that
community,
and
so
this
allows
and
affords
for
that
voice
to
be
heard
and
to
be
Amplified.
Thank
you.
AT
Yeah,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker,
yeah
I've
got
dual
purpose
here,
so
I'm
going
to
try
and
hit
one
quick
and
then
move
on
to
the
next
one.
I
am
a
property.
Qualified
voter
in
the
city
of
Knoxville
I
do
get
to
vote
in
primaries
in
the
city
of
Knoxville
and
my
voice
is
not
represented
by
obviously
my
beliefs
in
the
city
of
Knoxville
anyhow.
AT
Having
said
that,
representative
Davis
welcome
to
the
chamber
you
having
fun
yet
you've
made
quite
a
splash
in
your
short
time
here
on
the
hill
within
five
weeks
of
session,
you
made
headlines
for
wanting
to
prohibit
early
voting.
It
was
merely
a
freshman
flub.
From
my
understanding.
I
see
this
bill
that
you
have
here
is
going
to
amend
Tennessee
code,
Title,
II
and
title
six.
So
I
must
ask
you
to
confirm
that
this
bill
would
in
fact
not
prohibit
early
voting.
Is
that
correct
represent.
A
A
AT
You
speaker
that
is
good
to
hear
I'm
a
big
fan.
I've
met
a
lot
of
constituents,
doing
that
and
it's
a
great
time
to
get
out
and
meet
people.
Several
of
my
colleagues
have
implored
me
that
this
bill
needs
to
be
passed
immediately
and
I'm
just
curious.
If
you
could
address,
perhaps
why
this
is
so
expeditiously
needed.
AF
AT
Could
not
agree
more
as
I
stated
earlier.
I
do
not
feel
like
my
voice
gets
heard
in
the
city
of
Knoxville.
I
was
reading
this
incredibly
long
bill
that
you've
come
up
with.
It
occurred
to
me
that
your
entire
bill,
out
of
all
the
pages,
only
deletes
two
sections
out
of
the
code:
I'm,
not
even
sure
that
qualifies
as
a
bill,
but
I
digress.
It
also
occurred
to
me,
as
I
was
flipping
through
the
pages
that
perhaps
your
bill
puts
representative
hell's
Bill
to
shame
in
terms
of
shortness,
which
is
just
peaked.
AT
AF
A
A
A
AA
AW
AX
AY
AU
A
F
L
BA
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I
was
hoping
to
follow
the
great
chair,
lady,
but
the
Appropriations
subcommittee
for
those
members
who
are
on
that
subcommittee
will
be
meeting
Monday
March
13th
at
noon
in
house
hearing
one
room,
one.
The
discussion
will
be
surrounding
higher
education.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
you're
going
to
be
there,
you
will
receive
a
primer
prior
to
the
meeting.
Thank
you
bye-bye.
AE
BB
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
This
is
just
a
reminder
that
the
Appropriations
amendments
can
be
filed
in
my
office.
That's
Suite
606
until
Monday
March
13th
at
five
o'clock,
so
Monday
five
o'clock
is
the
deadline,
but
I'd
really
recommend
that
everybody
get
their
amendments
to
Legal
Services
tomorrow,
so
that
they
can
get
those
amendments
written
up
for
you.
So
again,
the
deadline
is
Monday
at
5..
Thank
you.
Thank.