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House Floor Session- 26th Legislative Day- April 20, 2023
A
Mr
Sergeant
arms
invite
the
members
into
the
chamber
and
closed
doors
out
hereby
declare
the
House
of
Representatives
of
the
113th
Journal
assembly
of
the
state
of
Tennessee.
Now
in
session
with
members,
please
stand
with
the
visitors
in
the
gallery.
Please
stand
and
remain.
Standing
through,
the
Pledge
of
Allegiance
representative
Davis
will
serve,
will
introduce
the
chaplain
of
the
Day
represent
Davis.
B
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
I'm
honored
this
morning
to
have
Bill
Geisel
serve
as
our
chaplain
of
the
day.
Many
of
you
know
that
that
he
has
served
our
legislature
for
over
eight
years
he
served
25
years
in
local
churches
and
Reverend
Bill
Guyton
has
been
Among
Us
for
eight.
He
served
as
voluntary
chaplain
and
state
Minister
for
Tennessee.
With
a
nationwide
Ministry
called
the
capitol
Commission.
B
He
counted
a
joy
and
a
privilege
to
serve
all
members
and
staff
of
the
senate
in
the
house,
regardless
of
party
affiliation
or
denomination,
while
working
on
his
undergraduate
degree.
He
began
his
ministry
journey
in
Chattanooga
at
Tennessee,
Temple
University
in
public
relations
in
student
affairs,
while
serving
at
the
Highland
Park
Baptist
Church
and
as
a
youth
pastor
in
Georgia
he's
also
served
congregations
in
Tennessee,
Michigan,
Indiana,
South
Carolina,
as
well
as
Ontario
Canada.
In
addition,
he's
traveled
extensively
in
the
Middle
East
guiding
in-depth
Study
Tours
to
Israel
and
other
biblical
lands.
B
He
and
his
wife
Cynthia
have
been
married
35
years
and
have
four
sons
and
two
grandsons
and
I'm
incredibly
grateful
that
there
wasn't
a
five-syllable
word
in
that,
but
I
would
I.
Would
like
to
say,
because,
when
it
guys,
Mr
Geisel
was
one
of
the
very
first
people
that
I
met
up
here
and
he
invited
me
to
come
to
Capitol
Commission
and
it's
absolutely
been
a
blessing
for
me.
C
C
What
I
should
what
verse
of
scripture
I'd
leave
with
you
before
I
pray
and
God
brought
this
to
my
mind,
I'm
going
to
read
the
verse,
for
you
is
just
the
first
half
of
this
verse,
Deuteronomy
33
27
says
the
Eternal
God
Is,
Thy
refuge
and
underneath
are
the
Everlasting
Arms
I
know.
You're,
tired
I
did
not
think
the
second
part
of
the
verse
was
really
applicable
but
I'll.
Let
you
know
what
it
is
and
he
shall
thrust
out
the
enemy
from
before
thee
and
shall
say:
destroy
them.
C
C
C
C
So
Rabbi
friend
said
to
me
once
our
task
is
to
build
a
home
that
we
build
together,
so
I
pray
that
you
would
give
wisdom,
give
Grace
give
fortitude
and
may
the
work
that
is
completed
this
week
be
a
reminder
that
the
work
is
never
done.
This
session
won't
end,
there's
still
more
to
do
so.
May
you
give
them
wisdom
to
know
how
to
do
it
in
a
way
that
they
can
collaborate
and
work
together
in
the
days
ahead.
F
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
If
the
sergeant
of
arms
could
bring
in
our
guest
Mr.
F
You
Mr
Speaker,
sometimes
when
you're
in
the
well
and
you're,
given
a
presentation,
the
person
you're
presenting
to
feels
feels
the
most
honored
but
I
think
today,
I'm
the
most
honored
this.
This
gentleman
has
been
the
playlist
of
my
life.
This
is
a
honor
for
me
to
honor
Steve
Earle.
Today
we
earlier
this
session,
we
named
Copperhead
Road,
one
of
our
state
songs,
Steve's
been
playing
music.
F
He
released
his
first
album
in
1982,
so
it's
over
40
years
he's
been
bringing
joy
to
many
tennesseans
and
it's
a
tremendous
honor
to
have
someone
like
Steve
on
this
floor
today,
bringing
forth
the
you
know
here
at
the
industration
I
think
chair,
lady
Hazelwood
said
we
probably
need
a
little
music
to
begin
our
day
today
to
to
calm
everything
down,
but
it's
with
great
honor
that
we
have
Steve
Earle
today
and
Mr
Speaker.
If,
with
your
permission,
I'd
like
Steve,
to
see
if
he
works.
G
This
I'm,
my
roots
in
Tennessee,
are
pretty
deep
at
this
point:
I'm
I
hitchhiked
here
from
Texas
when
I
was
19
years
old
and
to
to
do
this
to
write
songs
to
learn
how
to
do
it
and
I
learned
what
I
do
here.
My
mother
was
born
here
and
she's
back
in
the
state.
My
sister
lives
here
and
my
brother
lives
here
and
I'm
I'm
still
here
a
lot
I
have
a
house
in
Fairview
that
seems
to
be
divorce,
proof
and
I.
G
This
is
to
write
something
that
that
you
feel
like
is
going
to
be
around
after
you're
gone.
That's
all
any
songwriter
wants
to
do,
and
maybe
this
will
help
that
happen
so
and
I
also
wanted
to.
H
H
H
I
J
E
The
conference
Championship
earned
the
Raiders
their
second
National
Junior,
College,
Athletic,
Association
tournament,
birth
in
school
history,
generating
great
excitement
in
the
Roland
State
Community
and
where
it's
proudly
representing
Roane,
State,
Community
College
and
the
state
of
Tennessee.
At
the
Hutchinson
sports
arena
in
Hutchinson
Kansas,
the
Raiders
valiantly
staged
the
second
half
comeback:
closing
a
22-point
deficit
to
just
three
points
coming
just
short
of
achieving
their
first
tournament.
Victory
and
where's.
E
The
magical
season
was
made
possible
by
the
leadership
Acumen
and
instruction
of
Coach
Alan
Holt,
who,
in
just
his
second
year
at
the
helm
of
this
program,
was
recognized
as
coach
of
the
year
for
the
Appalachian
district
for
the
second
consecutive
year,
and
where
is
the
Roane
State
Raiders
enjoyed
a
historic
season
and
they
should
be
commended
as
they
hoist
theirs
region.
7
Championship
Banner
now,
therefore
be
resolved.
E
The
House
Representatives,
the
113th
General
Assembly
state
of
Tennessee,
the
city
occurring
that
we
honor
the
Roane
State
Community
College
Raiders
basketball,
team
I'm,
winning
the
2023
district
7
Championship
congratulate
the
coaches
and
players
on
making
the
school's
second
appearance
in
the
NJCAA
Men's
Basketball
Championship
and
extend
to
them
our
best
wishes
for
much
continuing
success.
Next
season
represent.
J
You
Mr
Speaker
and
I'm
joined
by
my
colleagues
up
here
that
represent
the
Roane
State
Community
College
service
area,
as
our
speaker
does
in
Cumberland,
County
and
so
the
first
person.
This
is
just
a
great
honor
to
have
him
up
here.
Two
years
in
a
row,
they
won
the
state
championship
and
gone
to
the
Nationals,
so
we're
really
honored
to
have
them
up
here.
J
Unfortunately,
a
lot
of
the
players
couldn't
be
here
because
they'd
already
gone
home
for
the
year
and
taking
online
class,
but
we
do
have
with
us
first
of
all,
I'd
like
to
recognize
the
president
of
Rome
State,
Mr,
Chris,
Whaley,
Dr
Whaley.
Would
you
care
to
come
and
say
a
few
words?
Please.
K
You
Mr
Speaker
and
thank
you
representative
powers
and
to
the
whole
Rome
State
delegation.
It's
truly
our
honor
to
be
here
today
on
behalf
of
again
the
Roane
State
players,
many
of
whom,
as
you
say,
have
already
gone
home,
or
some
of
them
are
working
hard
on
projects
and
tests
and
that's
where
we
want
them
to
be
today.
K
But
I
do
have
with
me
our
athletic
director,
David
Lane
and
the
coach
of
the
Raiders,
the
man
who
made
it
all
possible
this
season
and
last
season,
coach,
Alan,
Holt
and
so
I'm
grateful
to
have
them
with
us.
Grateful
for
the
heart
of
this
Roane
State
team,
who
showed
Time,
After,
Time
After
Time
that
they
just
never
give
up,
which
is
at
the
heart
we
think
of
what
Rome,
State
means
and
and
all
of
higher
education.
K
In
fact-
and
so
we
appreciate
being
here
and
I,
do
want
to
thank
all
of
you
not
only
the
Roane
State
delegation,
but
all
the
members
of
the
House,
for
the
difference
that
you
make
in
the
lives
of
students
not
only
at
Roane
State,
Community
College,
but
throughout
all
of
higher
education
in
Tennessee.
K
Through
your
support
of
program
like
promise
and
reconnect
supported,
Middle
College,
you
all
make
a
difference
every
day,
so
never
doubt
the
difference
that
you
make
I'll
get
a
chance
to
shake
hands
of
hundreds
of
graduates
in
about
two
weeks,
because
all
of
you
made
a
pathway
open
to
them
to
higher
education.
Very
grateful
to
all
of
you
and
great
to
be
here.
K
I,
don't
know
if
I
should
say
this
representative
power,
since
it's
not
official
yet,
but
we
do
want
to
congratulate,
even
though
it's
bittersweet
your
your
sweet,
wife,
Tracy,
Powers
who's
retiring
from
Run
State
this
year,
who
is
the
leader
of
our
Campbell
County
Campus,
those
are
shoes
that
can
never
be
filled,
sir.
We
are
grateful
to
her.
We
are
grateful
to
you.
Thank
you.
J
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
yeah.
Thank
you.
So
much
I'm
still
trying
to
talk
around
that,
but
I
appreciate
that
I
think
everybody
in
here
knows
my
lovely
wife
and
I
appreciate
that
next
athletic
director
David
Lane.
Would
you
like
to
come
up
and
say
a
couple
words?
Please.
L
You're
recognized
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
it's
an
honor
and
privilege
for
all
of
us
to
be
here
this
morning,
the
opportunity
and
the
just
the
experiences
that
I
get
to
have
working
with
Dr,
Chris,
Whaley
and
also
with
coach
Holton,
all
of
our
athletic
staff.
For
me,
it's
an
opportunity
to
work
with
a
fine
group
of
young
men,
young
women
and
also
our
student
athletes.
L
So
a
lot
of
the
things
of
many
things
that
happen
here
on
the
hill
directly
impact
the
day
in
and
day
out,
opportunities
and
successes
that
our
student
athletes
get
to
enjoy.
So
thank
you,
representative,
Powers
also
and
our
delegates
from
our
area,
which
we
would
not
be
able
to
do
what
we
do
and
enjoy
the
the
blessings
of
working
with
our
young
people
without
all
of
the
help
that
comes
here.
So.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
J
You
and
at
this
time
I'd
like
to
have
the
coach
Alan
hole
to
come
up,
is
a
representative
Hasting
in
the
building,
her
Casting
yeah
we've
got
a
new
recruit
for
you
next
year,
coach
right
back
here
in
the
back,
because
you'll
look
and
Coach
hole.
Would
you
come
up
and
say
a
couple
of
words?
Please.
M
It's
an
honor
and
privilege
to
be
here
today.
Thank
you
all
for
having
us
again
kind
of
piggybacking
off
what
they
said.
We
wouldn't
be
able
to
do
what
we
do
in
our
program
without
the
help
in
support
of
everyone
here.
The
immense
amount
of
lives
that
we
get
to
change
is
probably
the
most
important
thing
involved
in
our
process.
So
without
that
support
and
guidance,
we
would
really
be
at
a
loss.
M
So
thank
you
all
for
everything
you
do
and
for
allowing
us
to
have
a
great
School
in
Roane,
State
and
a
great
program.
Thank
you.
J
N
O
A
P
A
Q
R
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
members,
I'm
sad
to
report
to
you
about
a
horrific
crash
yesterday
in
the
I-65
construction
zone
on
Exit
117
near
orlinda.
This
is
an
area
where,
because
of
construction
that
is
need
to
slow
down,
and
that
has
not
happened
despite
representative
gathered
and
representative
Paul
and
I,
having
mentioned
it,
that
speeding
is
so
bad
there.
Now
this
car
traffic
was
at
a
standstill
and
this
vehicle
was
stationary
in
two
semi-trailer
trucks
rammed
into
the
back
of
him.
R
N
S
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
members,
I'm
sure
we
all
have
groups
back
home
that
are
very
honest
and
open
with
their
opinions
of
us.
We're
thankful
to
have
them
as
supporters,
but
they're
quick
to
criticize
us
when
we
don't
do
what
they'd
like
us
to
do.
I'm
happy
to
have
one
of
those
groups
with
me
today
up
in
the
balcony
above
the
board.
If
y'all
will
stand
up,
Dixon
County
Patriots
are
here
with
me
today:
y'all
make
them
welcome.
T
Thanks
speaker,
it's
just
some
folks
that
I
know
from
our
district
who
are
now
joining
our
processions
consistently,
including
my
own
mom,
just
saying
hi,
and
thank
you
for
sticking
it
out
for
the
length
of
this
session
to
see
how
our
government's
operating.
U
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I'd
like
to
take
just
a
moment
to
remember
one
of
our
great
Knox
County
elected
officials,
who
has
passed
away
this
Joy
mccroskey,
who
was
our
former
Knox
County
Criminal
Court
clerk
worked
in
the
office
for
from
I
think
from
the
time
she
was
fairly
out
of
high
school
or
college
and
went
on
and
became
our
Knox
County
Criminal,
Court,
Clerk,
and
so
I
would
like
for
us
to
take
a
moment.
Remember
her
family
during
this
time.
V
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I
just
want
to
recognize
and
honor
my
intern
this
year,
John
Bernardo,
who
did
a
wonderful
job,
I
hope
he
continues
in
public
policy
in
the
future,
because
I
think
it's
bright.
So
thank
you,
sir.
W
W
X
Y
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I
was
just
out
in
the
Rotunda
talking
to
some
of
the
students.
Who've
been
here
consistently
a
week
after
week
after
week,
calling
on
his
body
to
pass
Common
Sense
gun
laws,
I
think
that
would
be
a
betrayal
of
these
young
people
and
these
parents
who've
been
out
here
if
we
leave
here
without
acting
and
so
I
want
to
lift
up
their
call
to
the
governor
to
call
a
special
session
on
Common
Sense
gun
laws.
Y
Z
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I
want
to
just
a
couple
things.
I
want
to
recognize
my
intern
Shania
Sutton
who's
watching
and
I
want
to
tell
her
what
a
great
job
she's
done.
What
a
blessing
to
the
office
she's
been
also
I
want
to
recognize
the
new
members
of
the
Searsucker
caucus
that
made
it
today
and
we
look
forward
to
more
dialogue
with
you
later
on
after
a
session
thanks.
AA
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
and
I'd
like
to
welcome
my
page
from
a
week
ago,
Hannah
Kate,
McFadden
she's
up
in
the
in
the
balcony
and
I
want
to
remind
everybody
that
she
is
here
encouraging
all
of
us
to
sign
her
her
candidate
pledge
asking
for
civility
in
both
elected
office
and
in
our
campaigns
and
I,
really
encourage
you
to
take
the
opportunity
to
speak
with
her
she's,
a
really
sharp
young
lady.
Thank
you.
Thank.
A
AB
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
Mr,
Speaker,
I
Rise.
Also
this
morning,
I
wish
it
was
under
more
pleasant
circumstances,
but
there
was
a
young
man
that
worked
here
by
the
name
of
Theron
Lacey.
Many
of
y'all
may
remember
him.
May
not.
He
worked
now
in
the
supply
shop
when
you
go
and
we
get
our
calendars
accepted
our
pins.
AB
Unfortunately,
the
other
day
he
was
on
a
triquiller
in
the
city
somewhere
and
with
his
child,
mind
you
and
some
kind
of
way
the
vehicle
flipped
and
it
killed
him
barely
sparing
his
child.
And
if
you
know
there-
and
he
was
just
a
sweet
young
man-
probably
about
42
now
but
he'd
been
here,
I
met
him
a
long
time
ago.
He
kept
his
well
supplied
great
attitude,
just
a
beautiful
person,
so
that
family
now
slept
without
a
father.
AB
AC
I
hope
everyone
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
I
hope
everyone
can
wish
Anne-Marie
Sherman
a
very
happy
birthday
today.
She
said
to
make
sure
everyone
reached
out
and
sang
her
Happy
Birthday.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
AD
A
AD
AD
E
A
A
E
Speaker
for
clarity,
that's
regular
calendar
two
dated
for
Wednesday
April
19th,
so
in
the
dashboard.
You'll
need
to
go
back
to
Wednesday
House
Bill
1367
by
chairman
farmer,
relative
opioids
Mr
Speaker,
the
Senate
bills
on
the
disc
Sharon.
A
AF
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
members.
What
this
does
this
allows
for.
We
set
up
the
opioid
abatement
fund
last
year,
which
allowed
settlements
to
come
in
from
certain
manufacturers
and
Distributors
of
these.
These
pills
that
cause
a
lot
of
problems
for
our
state.
This
will
allow
for
six
new
settlements
to
come
in
which
will
account
to
about
490
million
dollars
to
be
distributed
across
our
state
and
just
ask
for
passage
I
renew
my
motion.
A
A
A
AF
A
AF
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
members.
What
this
bill
does
it
allows
for
folks
coming
out
of
the
out
of
prison
to
to
have
the
documents
they
need
to
get
a
driver's
license
to
be
gainfully
employed,
so
it
will
allow
our
presidents
to
give
as
as
folks
leave
president
they'd
have
their
social
security
card.
They'd
have
their
birth
certificate
and
those
documents
they
need
to
to
help
them
out
as
they
as
they
come
back
into
society,
hopefully
to
be
good,
productive
citizens
and
I
renew
my
motion.
E
AG
A
E
A
AF
E
E
AG
A
AF
Farmer,
you
recognize
I
think
Mr
Speaker
members.
What
this,
what
this
bill
does.
It
allows
TBI
to
be
in
line
with
the
FBI
with
regards
to
background
checks
and
fingerprinting
and
such
so
I
just
asked
that
I'd
move
for
passage
chairman.
A
A
AF
AF
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I'm,
going
to
pass
the
Senate
Bill
698
on
third
and
final
consideration.
Chairman.
A
AF
You'll
recognize
thank
Mr,
Speaker
members.
What
this
bill
does
is
brought
me
by
a
constituent
and
it's
in
its
and
it's
requiring
our
department,
the
Tennessee
State
Department
of
Health,
to
urge
the
United
States
Department
of
Health
to
to
require
testing
for
a
rare
genetic
brain
disease.
It's
fairly
simple
procedure,
but
it
just
require
that.
So
that's
what
this
bill
does
I
renew
my
motion.
A
E
G
A
AI
A
AF
A
AF
I
think
Mr
Speaker
members,
what
this
bill
does
it
allows
for
those
jurisdictions
that
still
have
the
ability
to
use
Community
Corrections
as
a
probationary
system,
as
opposed
to
state
state
probation
allowed.
It
would
codify
and
preserve,
preserve
those.
So
this
allows
another
mechanism
to
to
supervise
folks
that
are
on
probation
and
I
think
they
do
a
wonderful
job
and
I
I
I'd
move
for
passes
and
I
renew
my
motion.
AD
Mr
Speaker
I
just
didn't
want
to
let
the
good
chairman
and
my
dear
friend
get
away
with
five
bills
in
a
row
without
at
least
one
question.
Is
it
true
that
you
very
carefully
crafted
all
of
your
bills
through
committee
to
make
sure
they
all
hit
on
the
same
calendar?
And,
if
so,
Props
to
you,
sir
chairman
farmer,.
AF
Little
Lambert
I
did
I
had
attempted
to
have
10
in
a
row,
but
chairman
Zachary
threw
me
off
and
put
some
on
consent.
So
yes,
sir.
A
AJ
AJ
A
AG
A
AD
You
Mrs
Baker
remembers.
This
bill
creates
a
framework
where
small
communities
can,
if
we
ever
wanted
to
place
money
in
a
fund
and
get
low
interest
revolving
loans
for
emergency
responder
equipment,
so
fire
fire
trucks,
police
vehicles,
firefighter
vests.
That
type
of
thing
there's
no
money
in
the
program.
Currently
we
didn't
fund
that
in
this
budget,
but
it
does
create
at
least
a
structure,
so
we
could
do
so.
We
already
do
this
for
water
sewer
and
some
other
things
for
small
communities,
but
that
expands
it
a
bit
for
emergency
responders.
AK
AL
AD
The
equipment
includes
for
firefighters,
it
will
be
uniforms,
fire
engines,
other
vehicles,
ladders
hooks
hoses
and
other
equipment
necessary
for
containing
extension
fire
for
law
enforcement.
It
could
be
uniforms,
Vehicles,
weapons,
holsters,
handcuffs
restraints,
batons,
protective
gear,
all
other
equipment
necessary
for
emergency
medical.
It
could
be
uniforms,
Vehicles,
stretchers,
medical
devices,
medical
supplies
for
first
aid
kits
defibrillators
for
emergency
communications,
9-1-1,
it
could
be
uniforms,
radios,
antennas
base
stations,
call
boxes
and,
and
so
on,
I
mean
it's
really
anything
that
a
small
community
would
need
and
most
of
these
small
communities.
AD
You
know
many
of
us
have
small
towns
and
and
counties
with
lower
population.
In
this
room
they
really
don't
have
the
tax
base
to
be
able
to
fully
equip
some
of
their
emergency
responders,
and
so
this
just
gives
them
an
option
again
through
the
treasurer's
office
to
have
some
low
interest,
evolving
loans.
T
Thank
you,
speaker,
sponsor
I
heard
you
mention
batons
and
things
like
that.
So
when
you're
thinking
about
the
money
that
could
be
used
for
law
enforcement,
it's
entirely
up
to
the
discretion
of
those
communities.
So
it
could
be
some
extreme
weapons
or
is
there
a
list?
I
heard
you
reading
a
list
of
weapons
and
things
that
could
be
purchased
using
State
dollars
that
all
of
our
counties
are
are
paying
into.
AD
If
you
look
at
the
amendment
that
was
filed
with
the
bill-
and
that
is
in
there
and
if
you'll
look
under
specifically
subpart
it's
under
subsection,
it's
4-31-503
and
if
you
look
down
there's
a
list
contained
within
there.
That
list
is
somewhat
inclusive
of
all
the
equipment
that
would
normally
be
issued
to
a
firefighter
a
police
officer
or
someone
with
EMS.
So
it's
it's
not
a
complete
list.
It
is
up
to
the
locals
as
to
what
they
would
need
to
outfit
them
with.
AD
But
the
intention
is
is
that
it's
their
decision
as
to
kind
of
what
a
police
officer
needs,
for
instance,
I,
don't
think
listed
in
here
is
every
piece
of
equipment,
but
it
is
at
least
somewhat
of
a
list
of
saying
look.
Our
intention
is,
if
you're
hiring
a
police
officer
or
firefighter
or
EMS
dispatcher
that
this
loan
could
be
used
to
outfit
that
individual
to
serve
their
community.
W
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
and
the
sponsor.
This
is
an
excellent
Bill
and
I'm
extremely
appreciative
that
you're
doing
this
as
a
representative
of
a
community
that
has
many
rural
fire
departments.
A
lot
of
these
fire
departments
have
to
rely
heavily
upon
fundraising
each
year
to
help
supplement
what
little
bit
of
budget
that
they
receive
from
their
from
their
County
commissions.
W
Equipment
is,
is
constantly
evolving.
Technology
is,
is
changing
and
so
a
lot
of
the
tools
that
they're,
using
especially
in
extractions
from
vehicle
motor
vehicle
accidents.
W
Things
have
changed
and
a
lot
of
times
in
a
community
such
as
mine,
you
may
only
have
one
or
two
stations
out
of
a
10
station
County
that
has
these
extraction
tools
and
now
that
they're,
using
battery-powered
options
and
things
like
that,
they
can
get
multiple
uses
out
of
these
tools,
but
the
issue
is
they
cost
money
and
so
giving
them
an
opportunity
to
explore
other
options
to
help
Finance?
Some
of
these
things
or
it's
a
great
asset
to
our
communities
and
I,
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
bringing
this
bill.
AN
Thank
you,
speaker
and
sponsor
of
sorry,
I
didn't
get
a
chance
to
speak
to
you
earlier.
Do
these
loans,
the
equipment
and
the
training
is
any
of
this
speak
to
the
citizens
who
are
going
through
mental
health
crises.
AD
So
this
deals
with
equipping
again
police
officers,
firefighters,
EMS
dispatchers-
all
of
those
folks
interact
with
individuals,
sometimes
that
are
going
through
Mental
Health
crisis
on
a
regular
basis,
and
so
this
is
the
structure
that
is
needed
for
virtually
every
other
program
out
there.
If
you
have
a
small
community
that
can't
afford
a
police
car
and
the
equipment
for
a
police
officer
to
be
able
to
use,
then
it's
it's
pretty
difficult,
almost
impossible
for
them
to
be
able
to
deal
with
any
of
the
Mental
Health
crisis
issues
that
might
come
up
in
their
community.
AN
And
what
in
your
intent,
is
it?
Do
you
intend
for
them
to
use
these
bonds?
These
low
interest
loans
to
further
the
care
for
mental
health
citizens
that
they
respond
to.
AD
AN
Yes,
sir
and
I
understand
that,
but
I'm
trying
to
get
you
to
advocate
for
the
citizens
who
are
going
to
need
mental
health
care
that
Tender
Care,
as
as
opposed
to
a
a
violent
response
from
law
enforcement
that
we
have
to
consider
their
needs,
also,
including
even
if
this
does
not
include
training,
there's
equipment
that
we
need
to
equip
First
Responders
with
and
I'm
sure
you
you
want
that
equipment
to
be
part
of
what's
eligible
under
this
bill.
A
AD
It
would
include
all
equipment
that
would
be
needed
to
serve
the
people
of
our
communities,
especially
these
smaller
communities,
be
they
in
Mental
Health
crisis
or
if
they
were
in
a
crash,
as
was
referenced
earlier
or
anything
else,
and
so
it
includes
all
equipment.
There
are
many
other
bills
that
deal
with
some
of
the
issues.
You're
talking
about
and
I
have
supported
virtually
all
of
them.
This
one
is
literally
just
equipment
and
trying
to
get
that
base
level
there.
AD
We
have
small
communities
that
have
firefighters
that
have
coats
that
they're
wearing
into
fires
to
try
to
save
people's
lives.
That
are
years
out
of
date.
I
mean
we.
We
have
ambulances
in
some
small
communities
that
have
items
in
that
ambulance.
That
would
never
be
used
in
a
large
city
because
they're
just
out
of
date,
but
it's
the
best
that
they
have.
AN
AO
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
leader
Lambert.
Thank
you
for
bringing
this
bill.
The
county
that
I
represent
is
growing
one
of
the
fastest
in
the
country,
and
we
are
having
trouble
keeping
up
for
our
volunteer
fire
department
to
provide,
like
you,
said,
the
turnout
coats,
the
breeding
apparatuses
to
make
sure
that
they
have
the
the
necessary
tools
to
do
their
job.
AO
So
this
is
outstanding
and
also
as
a
as
a
county
growing
like
we
are
the
Emergency
Medical
Services,
the
ambulances,
the
staff,
the
things
for
those
is
highly
important
for
our
County
to
be
able
to
use
use
this
bill
as
a
resource
so
that
we
can
protect
and
provide
the
services
and
the
transportation
for
those
that
are
going
through
a
mental
health
crisis
to
get
that
a
proper
place
for
their
help.
So
thank
you
for
sponsoring
this
bill.
AP
We
have
money
for
EMS
and
rescue
squads,
so
there
are
places
that
communities
in
Tennessee
will
be
able
to
go
to
receive
money
for
these
kinds
of
equipment
needs
and
Mr
Speaker
I
know
I'm
way
out
of
order,
but
I
also
want
to
recognize
that
my
cat,
my
intern
Kathleen
kishel,
it's
up
here
to
my
right.
She
has
done
yeoman's
work
this
year,
working
as
an
intern
in
the
finance
chairs
office
brings
a
number
of
challenges,
particularly
over
the
last
couple
of
weeks.
AP
Y
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I'm.
Definitely
supportive
of
the
provisions
for
our
fire
department
and
for
our
EMS
Personnel,
but
I
am
concerned
about
one
provision
and
that's
that
this
money
can
be
used
by
local
law
enforcement
to
purchase
Surplus
military
equipment
under
the
Department
of
Defense
1033
military
excess
property
program
I'm.
Currently,
more
than
120
million
dollars
worth
of
military
surplus
equipment
is
in
the
possession
of
local
law
enforcement
in
Tennessee,
including
mine,
resistant
Vehicles,
drones,
tanks,
militarized
guns
and
so
I'm.
Y
Just
really
concerned
about
that
that
we're
going
to
be
using
this
money
to
to
further
militarize
our
police
departments.
Can
you
explain,
can
you
explain
that
to
US
Representative
Lambert
as
to
why
we
would
need
to
Grant
loans
to
purchase
more
militarized
equipment?
That
does
not
keep
our
community
safe
and,
in
fact,
erodes
trust
between
the
public
and
law
enforcement.
AD
Leader,
Lambert
I,
think
recently,
you
made
some
comments
about
getting
out
into
more
of
Tennessee
to
see
some
of
the
smaller
communities.
I
would
encourage
you
to
do
so.
Come
visit,
some
of
our
smaller
communities
once
you
get
out
of
the
large
city
centers
and
you
really
visit
the
people
of
Tennessee
when
you
get
out
there
in
a
small
community
that
can't
afford
a
vest
for
a
firefighter
or
a
standard
piece
of
equipment,
the
radios
that
police
officers
need
or
911
dispatch
I.
AD
What
you're
bringing
up
is
a
debate
we
can
have
on
a
different
bill.
That's
not
what
this
is.
This
is
literally
literally
a
bill
to
allow
small
communities,
rural
communities
to
be
able
to
have
the
basic
equipment.
What
you're
describing
is
what
large
police
departments,
what
large
cities
what
others
deal
with
this
is
dealing
with
small
communities.
Y
You
Mr
Speaker.
That
was
not
an
answer
and
going
to
some
of
our
counties.
I've
talked
to
people
in
your
county
by
the
way
who
are
asking
for
you
to
resign,
but
I
have
went
to
other
counties.
That's.
A
Out
of
order
represent
Jones,
okay,
let
me
just
be
very
clear
today.
Once
again,
you
need
to
stay
on
the
legislation
quit
making
insults
to
members
as
you're
asking
them
questions.
Sir
representative
Jones
I'm,
just
saying
that's
out
of
order
you
that
was
out
of
order
if
you'd
like
to
continue.
This
is
your
last
chance,
but
I
would
refrain
from
making
those
comments
about
members
and
stick
to
the
piece
of
legislation.
Y
AD
So
it's
not
a
good
option
for
them
and
is
obviously
to
be
avoided
whenever
possible.
So
the
other
option
is,
is
you
try
to
you
know,
issue
bonds,
you
try
to
go
in
the
bond
market.
Well
again,
these
are
small
communities.
They're
they're,
just
really
not
attractive,
as
small
large
communities
are
in
the
state
when
trying
to
go
into
the
bond
market.
AD
Already
they
can
get
these
low
interest
to
no
interest
revolving
loans
and
what
I
would
Envision.
This
would
be.
Hopefully
at
some
point
is
that
we,
as
a
body
would
choose
to
put
about
50
million
dollars
of
one-time
funds
into
this.
The
structure
of
this
that
they
can
then
get
really
low
interest
or
no
interest
loans.
So
they're
going
to
be
paying
it
back,
but
they
don't
have
that
hindrance
of
that
increased
cost.
AD
AD
Mr
Speaker
I
I
was
done
with
my
answer,
but
I'll
continue
to
brag
on
the
bill.
If
we
can
for
a
moment,
while
everything
else
is
handled
and
I
would
say
that
I
think
in
the
next
bill
that
I
present
I'm
going
to
ask
chairman
farmer
to
present
because
y'all
seem
to
enjoy
his
bills
much
more
than
mine.
So.
T
So
the
I
guess
somewhat
of
a
concern
that
I
have
is
also
what
happens
if
they
don't
pay
the
loan
back.
So
that's
a
concern,
but
then
I
heard
one
of
the
representatives.
I
can't
remember
who
it
was
talking
about
how
much
growth
they
have
in
their
community,
and
so,
if
there's
a
lot
of
growth
that
is
happening
it.
T
It
kind
of
goes
against
what
you're
saying
in
the
communities
that
don't
have
a
lot
of
growth
for
X,
Y
or
Z
reason
he's
saying
that
there
is
growth
in
their
Community
and
all
taxpayers
are
still
going
to
be
paying
to
give
and
subsidize
them
increasing
the
resources
for
fire,
and
everyone
supports
that.
But
I
am
also
concerned
that
they
could
be
using
these
resources
for
the
weaponization
of
their
their
police
force
and
his
communities
growing,
and
so
it
could
be
a
disparate
impact.
T
Still
that
places
that
actually
don't
need
the
resources
of
all
of
us
that
we're
contributing
are
getting
the
resources
and
then,
if
those
communities
still
don't
grow,
if
they
don't
have
an
increase
in
funding,
how
are
they
ever
going
to
pay
back
these
loans.
A
AD
This
is
a
structure
that
we
could
and
then
we
can
make
the
decision
based
on
how
much
risk
that
we
feel
is
there,
but
I
have
a
large
degree
of
trust
in
both
the
treasure
and
the
Comptroller
of
being
very
careful,
because
remember
they
do
this
now
they
do
it
for
water
and
sewer
infrastructure,
just
not
for
First
Responders,
and
so
there's
there's
a
very
low
amount
of
risk
here,
but
anytime
somebody
is
loaning
money.
There's
going
to
be
some
risk.
T
Guess
the
funny
thing
is:
how
are
you
ensuring
that
the
resources
actually
go
to
the
places
of
most
need,
particularly
as
it
relates
to
fire?
Because
again,
the
weaponization
of
police
forces
is
not
something
I
can
support.
That's
something
that
representative
Jones
was
mentioning
and
I
I.
Concur
with
that.
When
certain
members
have
already
said
their
communities
are
growing
and
doing
fine,
and
they
just
need
more
money
from
us
to
help
them
to
continue
to
grow.
That
doesn't
sound
like
the
people
that
this
legislation
would
be
intended
to
support.
AD
So
and
the
other
representative
that
mentioned
that,
so
we
have
a
lot
of
communities
that
are
growing
and
then
like,
for
instance,
in
Sumner
County,
where
I
am,
if
you're
in
Hendersonville
or
Gallatin
or
even
White,
House
or
Portland.
The
southern
part
of
my
county
is
growing
pretty
rapidly.
But
if
you're
up
in
Westmoreland
and
then
look
the
folks
in
Westmoreland
are
some
of
the
best
people
who
ever
meet
in
the
world
they're
fantastic.
AD
They
have
a
lot
of
pride
in
their
Community,
but
it's
it's
a
long
way
from
some
of
the
city
centers
and
some
of
the
you
know,
factories
and
jobs
and
Retail
and
everything
else.
It's
just
so
it's
in
a
county,
that's
growing
rapidly,
but
the
city
itself,
it's
just
it's
a
small
town,
and
so
you
may
have
a
county
or
an
area
that
is
doing
well
and
and
has
a
lot
of
you
know:
funds
available
to
them,
but
still
have
pockets
there.
AD
That
would
fall
in
this
and,
as
far
as
what
it's
used
for
again,
it's
very
clearly
for
the
basic
tools
of
the
trade
for
a
police
officer,
a
firefighter
EMS,
dispatcher
I,
understand
the
other
argument
we
can
get
into
that
other
bills.
This
just
isn't
what
this
does.
I
mean.
These
are
very.
These
are
small
loans.
These
are
for
folks
to
be
able
to
just
get
the
basic
Services.
AD
A
A
A
A
AQ
You
Mr
Speaker
members
in
the
Book
of
Matthew
chapter
9,
verse,
37.
That
says
the
Harvest
is
plentiful,
but
the
workers
are
few
and
that
kind
of
sums
up
our
labor
market
in
the
state
of
Tennessee.
Right
now,
as
recent
as
February,
we
had
about
a
hundred
and
seventeen
thousand
unemployed
tennesseans
around
21
800
that
are
currently
drawing
unemployment.
Yet
we
have
around
265
000
open
jobs
in
the
state.
What
house
bill
1060
seeks
to
do
is
to
expand
the
list
of
activities
that
qualify
as
work
search
activities
for
purposes
of
state
unemployment
benefits.
AQ
It
requires
people
that
are
drawing
unemployment
to
do
four
rather
than
three
activities
a
week
and
IT
addresses
an
issue
that
we
see
where
folks
will
ghost
an
employer
they
will,
they
will
apply
for
a
job
use
it
as
a
means
to
continue
drawing
unemployment
benefits
and
then
not
show
up
for
the
job
interview.
It
creates
a
mechanism
where
the
employer
and
actually
turn
that
over
to
the
Department
of
Labor
and
the
claimant
would
lose
the
benefits
for
that
week
and
that
week
only
Mr
speaker
ever
knew.
My
motion.
T
And
so
can
you
talk
about?
Why
again,
just
a
little
bit
more
in
detail
to
the
latter
point
you
mentioned
about
them
being
reported,
losing
benefits
and
how
that's
going
to
benefit
us
having
more
workers
in
the
workforce.
AQ
Germ
board,
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
No,
it's
it's
not
targeting
anyone!
You
know,
unemployment
is
not
a
permanent
benefit.
It's
26
weeks
at
275
dollars.
It's
meant
to
tide
people
over
and
help
them
get
put
back
into
the
workforce
to
find
good
gain
for
employment,
and
all
this
does
is
it.
It
gives
them
more
opportunity.
AQ
T
AQ
You
Mr
Speaker
yeah,
so
now
they
can
do
a
department
approved
job
search
skills
assessment.
They
can
complete
a
department-proof
job
search
plan.
They
can
participate
in
an
on-the-job
training
opportunity.
They
can
take
a
civil
service
exam.
They
can
develop
a
complete
resume
in
the
state's
employment
service
system.
They
can
submit
a
resume
to
an
employer.
They
can
complete
and
submit
a
job
application
to
an
employer.
They
can
attend
and
complete
an
interview
with
an
employer.
T
And
if,
for
some
reason,
A
kid
got
sick
or
anything
like
that,
that
happens
to
the
majority
of
us
happen,
is
there
in
this
legislation,
read
through
the
amendment
anything
in
this
legislation
that
offers
some
exception
for
them
not
losing
their
benefits?
If
there
was
a
reasonable
reason
that
they
couldn't
attend.
AQ
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
absolutely
yeah.
We
did
put
a
provision
in
there
that,
if
the,
if
the
failure
is
due
to
an
illness
or
disability
that
occurred
after
the
claimant,
has
registered
to
work
and
they
can
submit
a
certificate
by
a
licensed
position,
then
they
would
be
excused.
And
ultimately,
although
a
lot
of
this
is
automated
in
today's
digital
environment,
there's
still
a
person
at
the
Department
of
Labor,
a
human
being.
That
would
that
would
be
dealing
with
this
so,
and
we
talked
about
that
in
chairman
chairman
Dennis
power
subcommittee.
AQ
This
came
up
quite
a
bit
and-
and
we
discussed
this
and
and
I
brought
that
out
and
so
yeah
there's,
there's
always
going
to
be
a
human
being
that
can
be
involved
in
this.
In
that
decision,.
T
Yep,
thank
you
for
that
and
I
appreciate
that
the
length
of
opportunities
for
someone
to
be
engaged
in
the
workforce
is
there
I'm,
always
concerned
that
anything
with
a
penalty
is
potentially
a
financial
burden
on
folks
who
are
already
struggling
likely
already
poor
and
us
then
saying
well,
because
you
missed
this,
for
whatever
reason
you
no
longer
have
benefits
for
a
week,
because
the
same
folks
are
unemployed,
have
children
right,
like
the
consequences
of
that
seem
quite
severe
and
I.
T
Don't
think
that's
the
stick
that
you
need
in
order
to
help
generate
people
that
being
in
the
workforce,
raising
the
minimum
wage.
There
are
a
lot
of
other
things
that
I
think
can
be
done
that
help
to
boost
our
economy
and
get
people
engaged
in
in
the
workforce
and
haven't
done
Workforce
Development
at
work
for
a
number
of
years
for
a
few
thousand
folks
I
think
there's
a
lot
of
other
programs
and
practices
that
we
could
take
that
don't
necessarily
have
a
penalty
associated
with
it.
In
that
way,
that's
attached
to
money
that
we
could.
AJ
AQ
Boy,
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
yeah
I
mean
we
don't
intend
for
this
to
be
punitive,
but
I
mean
if
you
apply
for
a
job
and
and
tell
the
Department
of
Labor
that
that
is
one
of
your
search
activities
and
they
invite
you
for
an
interview,
and
you
don't
show
up
and
you
ghost
them
I
mean
I,
think
it's
fair
that
you
lose
the
benefits
for
just
for
that
week.
AN
To
the
sponsor
the
programs
that
you
have
to
track
and
account
for
in
order
to
continue
receiving
the
services,
do
those
include
educational
opportunities?
Do
they
include
training
programs.
AQ
Chairman
boy,
thank
you
Mr
Speaker,
so
the
Department
of
Labor
does
have
those
programs,
and
so,
if
an
otherwise
eligible
claim,
it
is
in
training
with
the
approval
of
the
administrator
and
and
that
could
be
a
variety
of
work
programs
that
they
have.
Then
they
would
not.
They.
They
person
at
the
Department
of
Labor
could
override
that.
So
there's
a
lot
of
other
things
that
you
can
do
if
you're
in
a
work,
a
An
approved
work
program
or
a
training
program
that
that
wouldn't
be
eligible
as
well.
AN
Representative
Hardway,
okay,
not
I'd,
hate
to
think
that
one
person
would
have
the
call
on
this.
Do
we
need
to
come
back
next
year
and
put
more
language
in
to
make
the
eligibility
clear
and
not
leave
it
as
an
option
for
an
individual
employee
and
the
department
to
determine
chairman.
AQ
Boyd,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker
I
mean
you
could
certainly
file
a
piece
of
legislation
if
you're
not
not
happy
with
this
one.
Really
all
we're
changing
is
we're
expanding
the
number
of
things
that
a
person
can
do
well,
it
used
to
be.
You
could
apply
for
a
job,
and
that
was
pretty
much
it
I'm
I'm,
simplifying
it
there
we're
giving
them
just
a
whole
list
of
things
that
they
can
do
now.
AQ
There
are
training
programs
if
you're
in
I
just
want
to
re-emphasize
that,
because
I
think
that's
kind
of
what
the
focus
of
your
question
is
that
still
exists.
We've
not
changed
any
of
that.
If
you,
if
you
lose
your
job
or
you're
laid
off
and
you
get
put
into
a
job
training
program,
we
want
you
to
do
that
job
training
program
and
you
can
get
your
unemployment
during
that
period
of
time.
AQ
That's
not
changed,
but
if
you
are
laid
off
and
you're
immediately
looking
for
work
and
that's
what
you're
using
that's
your
job
search
requirement
that
that
entitles
you
to
unemployment
benefits,
then
you're
going
to
have
to
follow
through
with
those
interviews
you're
going
to
have
to
do.
One
more
per
week
than
you
did
before,
and
it
gives
you
a
whole
list
of
things
to
choose
from.
AN
Right
and
the
other
concern-
and
you
you
may
have
touched
on
this-
I-
didn't
see
anything
that
addressed
it
in
the
summary
things
such
as
Transportation
child
care,
and
these
are
items
that
it's
been
documented.
Keep
women,
in
particular
from
being
able
to
take
advantage
of
job
opportunities
and
training
opportunities
and
educational
opportunities
that
would
otherwise
be
available
to
them
and
Men.
AQ
German
boy,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker,
I'm,
not
I,
didn't
hear
a
question
there,
but
I
bet
I
will
say
that
the
unemployment
program
is
a
is
a
federal
program,
that's
administered
kind
of
at
the
state
level,
and
you
are
eligible
for
a
maximum
of
275
dollars
a
week
for
up
to
26
weeks
now,
there's
a
bill
that
we
passed
a
couple
of
years
ago.
That's
going
to
be
implemented
sometime
in
the
future.
That
will
change
that
a
little
bit,
but
currently
that's
what
unemployment
benefits
are
the
other
things
that
you're
talking
about
it.
AQ
AN
Right,
thank
you,
so
I
appreciate
the
breaking
it
down.
I
would
suggest
that
all
of
these
pieces
have
to
fit
in
order
to
ensure
that
our
citizens
can
take
advantage
of
the
piece
that
this
does
address.
So
I
would
encourage
you
and
the
rest
of
my
colleagues
to
pay
attention
to
the
other
services
that
will
make
it
possible
for
our
citizens
to
take
advantage
of
the
program
that
you
are
affecting
with
this
legislation.
So
thank
you
for
the
some
of
the
the
legislation.
J
A
A
A
A
Z
Y
You
Mr
Speaker
I'm,
rising
with
a
parliamentary
inquiry.
I
was
trying
to
show
the
house
Speaker.
The
house
rules
rule
number
32
in
which
it
gives
us
some
protection
of
democracy.
That
anytime,
the
speaker
cannot
unilaterally
decide
to
shut
off
a
member's
microphone
and
shut
us
down
from
speaking.
But
we
can.
We
can
challenge
it
under
rule.
Y
32
and
I
was
trying
to
be
recognized
under
rule
32
to
pull
five
members
to
object
and
overturn
the
speaker's
ruling,
because
we
still
are
democracy
and
you
cannot
unilaterally
shut
off
our
microphone,
shut
off
debate
and
shut
off
members
who
represent
78
000
people
from
speaking
and
so
I
went
to
the
appealia
ruling.
I
want
to
understand
the
clerk.
If
he
can
explain
this
rule
to
the
house
of
the
way
to
appeal
the
rulings
of
the
speaker
from
shutting
off
people's
microphone.
E
Mr
Speaker,
the
representative,
quoted
rule
32
appeals
to
house
on
rulings
of
the
speaker
applies
to
rulings
made
on
motions.
For
example,
if
a
member
makes
a
motion
and
the
member
and
the
members
rule
that
and
the
speaker
rules
that
motion
out
of
order,
five
members
can
challenge
that
appeal.
What
the
representative
is
addressing
falls
under
rule
19.
E
transgression
of
Rules
by
member
I
will
read
it
exactly
any
member
who,
in
speaking
or
otherwise
transgresses
the
rules
of
the
house.
The
speakers
shall
or
any
other
member
may
cause
such
transgressing
member
to
order,
in
which
case
the
member
so-called
to
order
shall
immediately
sit
down
unless
permitted
to
explain
and
the
house
shall,
if
appealed,
to
decide
the
case
without
debate.
If
there
be
no
appeal,
the
decision
of
the
chair
shall
Prevail.
E
If
the
decision
of
be
in
favor
of
the
member
called
to
order,
such
members
shall
be
permitted
to
proceed
without
leave
of
the
house.
If
otherwise,
such
members
shall
not
be
permitted
to
proceed
in
case
any
member
objects
and
continues
without
leave
of
the
house,
and
if
the
case
requires
such
members
shall
be
liable
to
the
censure
of
the
house
represent.
A
Y
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
Mr
Speaker
in
that
provision.
It
says
the
appeal
Pro
that
there
is
an
appeal
rule
number
32,
which
the
parliamentarian
just
told
us
before
he
spoke
to
the
house.
Speaker
says
any
five
members
of
the
House
May
appeal
to
the
house
from
the
ruling
of
the
speaker
and
a
majority
vote
of
the
members
president
shall
decide
the
appeal
there
is
a
way
to
appeal
the
ruling
of
the
speaker
for
any
type
of
motion
for
any
type
of
decision
made
this.
This
is
what
the
rules
say
we,
this
is
still
a
democracy.
E
Mr
Speaker,
what
what
I'm
trying
to
explain
is
that
these
are
two
different
processes:
I'm,
not
saying
that
if
a
member
is
called
out
of
order
for
their
speaking
that
they
can't
be
appealed
to
rule
19
says
that
that
appeal
can
be
made
and
it
doesn't
even
require
five
members.
If
members
object
to
a
member
being
ruled
out
of
order,
then
the
house
shall
decide
the
case
without
debate.
A
E
Mr
Speaker,
what
I'm
speaking
about
appeals
to
ruling
of
the
chair
challenging
the
chair?
There
are
other
Provisions
in
the
Mason's
manual
that
I
can
provide.
I
will
admit.
The
rule
does
not
specifically
say
that
that
applies
to
motions
I'm,
saying
that
you
can't
appeal
under
rule
19,
for
what
happened
earlier
today
represent.
A
T
T
And
so
we
need
to
have
an
intentional
reality
check
with
ourselves
about
what
the
rules
do
and
do
not
do
beyond
the
opinion
of
the
parliamentarian
and
to
the
democratically
voted
on
rules
of
the
body.
AS
E
Mr
Speaker,
if
a
member
gets
ruled
out
of
order
in
their
speaking
because
they
have
transgressed
art,
decorum
rules.
If
members
feel
that
that
was
not
proper,
then
they
need
to
raise
objection,
and
when
that
objection
is
raised,
then
under
this
rule
it
says
that
the
appeal
will
be
taken
up
without
debate
and
the
body
can
decide
whether
or
not
that
that
action
was
appropriate
and
if,
if
the
vote
is
in
the
favor
of
the
member,
who
got
ruled
out
of
order,
they'll
be
allowed
to
continue
and
finish
out
their
time.
A
AS
AJ
E
AT
Thank
you
speaker.
That
was
the
question.
I
was
going
to
ask
also
to
what
degree
is
it
raising
of
our
hands
or
is
it
standing
and
objecting?
What
is
the
process
for
us
to
object
to
that
I
know
in
committees
we
raise
our
hands
objection,
but
also
on
the
house
floor.
We
raise
our
hands
objections,
previous
questions,
so
if
we
wanted
to
appeal
that,
do
we
raise
our
hands
or
do
we
stand
to
our
feet
and
grab
the
mic?
What
is
the
process
for
that?
Mr.
AJ
AN
Thank
you
thank
you
speaker
and
it's
along
the
same
lines,
but
I
want
us
to
be
clear
on
how
to
object
when
your
mic
is
turned
off.
Does
that
member
raise
his
hand?
Does
that
member
give
you
a
vocal
appeal?
What's
the
the
process
and
whether
it
comes
from
the
clerk
or
the
speaker,
Mr
Clark,.
AN
When
that
objection
and
I'm,
assuming
that
the
word
objection
is
how
it
would
be
made,
is
the
speaker
at
that
time
obligated
to
recognize
the
member
who
is
raising
the
objection.
E
Mr
Clark
Standard
Process
would
be
for
the
speaker
to
recognize
that
objection
and
ask
the
member
for
what
purpose
they
seek
recognition.
They
could
State
their
objection,
but
I
want
to
be
clear.
Rule
19
says
that
it
shall
be
decided
without
debate,
so
they
wouldn't
be
able
to
get
into
an
argument,
but
they
would
be
able
to
say
I'll
object
and
I
want
to
appeal
to
the
house
whether
or
not
I
can
continue.
AN
AD
AQ
AQ
You
Mr
Speaker
members
in
2022,
I,
passed
a
piece
of
legislation
and
asked
the
Comptroller's
office
to
study
the
effects
and
the
cost
of
temporary
staffing
agency
on
long-term
care
facilities
and
nursing
homes
in
Tennessee,
and
the
numbers
that
we
got
back
were
actually
astonishing
and
2019.
A
hundred
and
seventy
thousand
dollars
was
spent
on
temporary
staffing
agencies
and
assisted
living
facilities
in
2022.
That
number
had
risen
to
four
million
dollars
in
2019.
AQ
10
million
dollars
was
spent
for
temporary
staffing
agencies
in
nursing
homes
and
in
2022
100
million
dollars
on
temporary
staffing
agency.
So
what
house
bill
1095
seeks
to
do
is
to
require
these
temporary
staffing
agencies
that
Supply
RNs,
LPNs
and
CNAs
to
nursing
homes
and
assisted
living
facilities,
to
hold
them
to
the
same
standards
that
the
nursing
home,
where
the
long-term
payer
facility
would
have
if
they
employed
the
nurses
directly
and
so
just
a
few
of
the
things
they
would
have
to
do.
They
would
have
to
register
with
a
health
facilities.
AQ
Commission
submit
a
report
twice
a
year.
They
would
have
to
do
a
background
check.
Make
sure
that
the
employee's
name
doesn't
appear
on
the
sex
offender
registry
or
the
abuse
registry
or
the
ineligible
person's
registry?
Additionally,
it
would
require
them
to
carry
Workers
Compensation
Insurance.
There
are
several
other
things
on
the
list,
but
but,
as
you
can
imagine,
these
are
things
that
would
be
required
of
anyone.
That's
working
in
a
nursing
home,
that's
going
to
be
dealing
with
our
our
elderly
or
vulnerable
tennesseans
Mr
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion.
AC
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I
just
want
to
applaud.
You
represent
Boyd,
this
I
work
in
the
senior
care
industry,
and
this
is
such
a
huge
issue,
the
temporary
staffing
items
that
have
been
going
on,
and
so
thank
you
for
addressing
this
and
it's
a
great
bill.
T
Thank
you
speaker
sponsor.
Can
you
talk
about
an
example
where
we're
seeing
sort
of
the
grossly
I
think
there
were
this?
Perhaps
a
person
from
charging
any
other
person
a
price
for
goods
or
services
that
is
grossly
in
excess
of
the
price
generally
charged
for
the
same
or
similar
goods
or
services
in
the
usual
course
of
business
of
temporary
health
care,
Staffing
provided
by
an
agency
has
defined
above
during
a
declaration
of
executive
order.
T
Can
you
talk
about
what
a
gross
disparity
might
be,
because
the
only
concern
that
I'm,
having
is,
if
you
have
an
agency
that
is
paying
more
than
the
average
like
how
we're
defining
what
like
well
they're
charging
too
much
because
they're
paying
their
workers
20
an
hour
and
I
know
most
of
them.
Don't
I
have
a
couple
of
these
in
my
Community
as
well,
and
so
how
are
we
not
potentially
having
people
who
are
paying
their
staff
more
charging
more
because
of
that
harmed
by
this
legislation?.
AQ
AQ
They
they
get
a
little
bit
short
staffed
and
then
a
staffing
agency
brings
some
some
folks
in
that
work
for
them
and
and
they
may
or
may
not
be
paying
more
than
25-
maybe
they're
paying
thirty
dollars
an
hour,
but
they're
charging,
the
nursing
home,
say
75
or
80
an
hour
for
that
labor
and
a
lot
of
that's
passed
on
to
the
state
through
Medicaid
TennCare
and
then
folks
go
well.
AQ
If
I
could
make
35
an
hour,
I'll
leave
and
go
to
the
staffing
agency,
and
then
they
get
again
the
the
facility
might
have
to
pay
a
hundred
dollars
an
hour.
30
of
that
may
make
it
to
the
worker.
So,
but
the
the
main
thing
we're
doing
here.
We
can't
Outlaw
the
practices.
Temporary
staffing
agencies
are
a
necessary
part
of
our
Health
Care
system
and
providing
any
of
these
RN's
LPN,
CNAs
and
I'm
sure
there
are
other
professions
as
well,
but
the
challenge
is
Tennessee.
AQ
Taxpayers
are
footing
the
bill
for
this,
and
it
is,
as
I
mentioned
a
minute
ago
that
the
numbers
tenfold
from
10
million
to
a
hundred
million
dollars
just
in
three
four
years,
and
so
this
has
got
to
be
addressed
and
the
best
way
that
we
think
we
can
do.
It
is
hold
these
temporary
staffing
agencies
to
the
same
employment
standards
that
we
would
the
nursing
home
itself.
AQ
A
T
By
who's,
whose
determination
is
It
ultimately
about
whether
or
not
this
is
gross-
or
this
is
too
much
like-
who
is
this
ultimately
going
to
chairman
boy.
AQ
T
I
think
the
question
I'm
asking
is
accountability
who's
holding
the
staffing
agencies
accountable?
If
there's
not
this
increase
in
payment,
that's
fine!
But
if
we
don't
want
there
to
be
a
decrease
in
service
either
so
who's.
Who
is
responsible
for
the
implementation
of
this
legislation.
AQ
AE
A
A
A
702
emergency
contraceptives
from
Georgia
I,
hereby
clerk
Pastor
objection,
most
recent
search
table
mixed
Bill,
Mitch,
Clark.
E
R
E
AU
A
R
R
This
is
a
computer-based
matching
program
between
the
hospitals
and
applicants
and
about
10
percent
of
these
applicants
will
not
get
a
suitable
match
in
Tennessee
the
previous
year
there
were
664
medical
graduates,
so
that
means
60
or
so
of
them
did
not
get
a
match
after
the
match.
There
is
a
day
of
scramble,
but
that
is
mostly
for
Primary
Care
and
those
who
have
their
aims
to
be
a
specialist
do
not
get
satisfactory
placement.
R
So
these
graduates
who
have
finished
medical
school
and
have
passed
the
first
two
parts
of
the
licensing
exam,
are
really
in
a
Purgatory.
At
that
time.
This
bill
creates
a
program
that
they
can
work
under
supervision
of
a
licensed
physician
in
a
medically
needed
area
for
a
period
of
two
years
until
they
achieve
a
residency
match.
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
I
renew
my
motion.
AB
A
AB
T
Thank
you,
speaker.
I
just
wanted
to
clarify
one
point,
all
of
The
Graduate
Physicians
assistants
who
are
getting
this
certification.
They
would
be
practicing
under
a
currently
licensed
practicing
physician
in
order
to
be
able
to
operate,
they
wouldn't
be
operating
independently.
Is
that
right,
sponsor
chairman
Kumar.
R
Your
class
correct,
representative
Pearson,
represent.
A
T
Thank
you
and
another
section
of
this
that
I
thought
was
really
important,
that
I
want
to
think
about
or
hear
how
we
are
ensuring
that
these
folks,
who
would
be
getting
the
certification
as
graduate
Physicians
and
I,
want
to
thank
Dr,
Amir
Hobson
for
helping
me
think
through
this
legislation,
where
it
says
this
will
work,
these
services
will
be
provided
primarily
and
underserved
and
rural
areas
of
the
State
pursuant
to
a
collaborative
practice
agreement
with
the
licensed
position.
T
How
are
we
going
to
hold
folks
accountable
to
that,
because
we
know
in
a
lot
of
rural
communities
where
the
hospitals
are
closed,
because
people
are
uninsured
in
a
lot
of
other
places.
There's
this
need
how
we're
going
to
make
sure
that
that
need
is
met
or
what
directive
is
being
given
in
order
for
that
to
happen.
Chairman.
R
Kumar,
those
collaborative
Agreements
are
are
monitored
by
the
board
of
medical
examiners,
so
they
are
specified.
Areas
that
are
are
declared
to
be
medically
have
a
short
supply
of
Physicians.
So
the
program
is
monitored
by
the
board
of
medical
examiners.
A
A
AL
A
K
Thank
you
Mr
Speaker
and
members.
This
will
be
known
in
the
future
as
the
Tennessee
meat
and
meat
products
Act.
As
a
minute,
it
designates
the
commissioner
of
the
Department
of
Agriculture
as
the
state
official
responsible
for
cooperating
with
the
United
States
Secretary
of
Agriculture
USDA
under
the
federal
Meat
Inspection
Act
requires
the
commissioner
of
the
Department
of
Agriculture
to
cooperate
with
USDA
to
develop
and
administer
a
Meat
Inspection
program
with
requirements
at
least
equal
to
those
imposed
by
the
federal
Meat
Inspection
Act.
K
The
policy
intent
of
this
bill
is
that
meat
and
meat
food
products
are
an
important
source
of
the
supply
of
human
food
in
this
state
legislation
to
ensure
that
the
Food
Supplies
are
wholesome,
unadulterated
and
otherwise
fit
for
human
consumption
are
properly
labeled
is
in
the
public
interest.
The
lack
of
a
state
Meat
Inspection
program
causes
a
significant
loss
of
revenue
generated
from
meat
processing
for
the
estate
and
stifles
opportunities
for
farmers
in
this
state
to
expand
their
meat
processing
capacity.
K
A
state
Meat
Inspection
program
would
ensure
that
the
preservation
of
family
farms
and
local
businesses
and
enhance
rural
Economic
Development,
as
well
as
the
environment
and
social
wealth
of
rural
communities
without
a
state
Meat
Inspection
program.
It
is
currently
prohibitively
expensive
for
food
banks
to
receive
and
distribute
meat
which
limits
the
ability
of
food
banks
to
provide
senior
citizens
with
meals
containing
high
amounts
of
protein
and
other
important
nutrients.
K
A
state
Meat
Inspection
program
would
decrease
the
cost,
receiving
and
distributing
for
food
banks
and
allow
food
banks
to
provide
meals
containing
high
amounts
of
protein
and
other
important
nutrients
to
senior
citizens,
who
are
often
underserved
by
food
assistance
programs
and
a
state
Meat
Inspection
program
that
is
locally
controlled,
with
preserve
the
ability
of
communities
to
produce
process,
sell,
purchase
and
consume
locally
produced
foods.
With
that
Mr
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion.
A
AU
Y
Y
The
first
concern
was
that
this
would
impact
interstate
commerce,
and
so
we
would
have
the
Tennessee
inspected
meat,
but
if
you
try
and
sell
your
goods
in
Georgia
North
Carolina
any
of
the
surrounding
states,
they
would
not
recognize
this
because
it's
not
been
vetted
by
the
USDA.
How
do
you
reconcile
that
that
that
kind
of
issue
that
comes
up
with
interstate
commerce.
K
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
representative,
on
there
in
the
discussion
we
have
19
slaughterhouses
that
are
USDA
inspected
under
the
rules
from
the
federal
government.
They
have
interstate
compacts,
well,
I,
guess
they
wouldn't
call
them
compact,
but
they
can
sell
across
state
line,
but
for
your
smaller
operator
owners
they
don't
have
that
type
of
inspection.
Nor
can
they
even
I.
Guess
I
need
to
use
an
example
on
my
farm,
the
cattle
bit
I
raise
I,
don't
do
not
use
hormones
or
antibiotics.
You
would
love
the
quality
of
the
beef
I
produce
on
my
farm.
K
However,
if
you
wanted
to
purchase
any
of
that
animal,
you
got
to
buy
half
or
you
got
to
buy
a
whole,
and
when
you
tell
me
that
you
want
to
buy
that
animal,
then
I
take
it
to
whatever
slaughterhouse
you
want
me
to
take
it
to
then
I
lose
possession
of
that
animal.
They
will
contact
you
and
your
family
and
ask
how
do
you
want
to
cut
up
for
a
family
or
two
a
family
of
four?
So
what
this
bill
will
do
is
create
the
in-state
inspection.
K
Y
So
I
guess
that
response
is
saying
that
this
there
would
be
an
issue
with
interstate
commerce.
This
would
you
would
not
be
able
to
sell
this
Tennessee
inspected,
quote-unquote
inspected
meet
in
other
states
because
they
don't
recognize
that
seal
if
it's
not
the
U.S
department
of
Agriculture,
and
so
my
question,
my
next
question
is,
is
how
do
we
ensure
that
the
quality
and
the
public
health
concerns
are
met
because
the
USDA
is
setting
a
standard?
Y
And
so
how
do
we
make
sure
that
this
new
process
that
you're
setting
forth
is
aligned
with
that
standard?
That
we
maintain
that
going
forward?
Because
there
are
some
concerns
about
public
health
around
this
and
about
the
standards
of
making
sure
that
you
know
the
inspections
were
of
the
same
par
as
the
federal
government.
K
K
It
would
only
be
the
for
sale,
interest
State
and
then
let
me,
let
me
read
again,
designate
the
commissioner
of
the
Department
of
Agriculture
as
the
state
official
responsible
for
cooperating
with
USDA
under
the
federal
Meat
Inspection
requires
the
commissioner
of
the
Department
of
Agriculture
to
cooperate
with
USDA,
develop
and
administer
a
Meat
Inspection
program
with
requirements,
at
least
I'll,
say
again
at
least
to
those
imposed
by
the
federal
Meat
Inspection
Act.
So
what
we'll
be
doing
is
now
members.
K
This
is
a
lengthy
process
and
of
course,
we
were
had
a
conversation
with
the
state
of
Arkansas.
Arkansas
became
the
29th
state
to
have
an
in-state
inspection,
there's
a
12-month
period,
an
eight-step
process,
and
that
developing
an
mou
with
the
federal
government
to
say
yes,
okay,
you're
doing
it
at
least
as
good
as
we
do
for
these
inspectors.
K
Y
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I
was
in
the
agricultural
committee.
I
was
a
member
when
we
had
that
farmer
from
East
Tennessee
a
cattle
farmer
opposing
this
legislation,
Republicans
saying
that
he
is
concerned
about
the
impact
on
public
health
and
I've
talked
to
a
few
other
farmers
who
share
that
concern
that
we
we
would
do
shortcuts.
If
we
do
not
continue
to
have
this
regulation
from
the
federal
level
we.
We
are
very
against
regulation
in
this
body,
it's
clear,
but
what
regulation
really
is
is
protection.
Y
It's
making
sure
that
we
don't
have
illness
in
our
food
is
making
sure
that
our
standard
of
health
and
of
storage
is
is
up
to
making
sure
that
our
people
are
healthy
and
safe,
and
so
there
just
seems
to
be
a
lot
of
concern.
You
said
that
it's
interesting,
which
means
it
can
only
be
sold
in
Tennessee,
because
other
states
will
not
accept
this
in
their
state
and
so
I.
Just
think
that
this
is.
Y
This
is
a
lot
of
money,
we're
investing
that
may
not
be
in
the
best
interest
of
our
of
our
residents
here
in
Tennessee,
and
so
just
those
are
the
concerns
that
I've
heard
and
just
wanted
to
lift
those
up
in
this
body.
K
Chairman
reading,
thank
you
Mr
Speaker
renew.
My
motion
represent
Zachary.
A
A
AO
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
members
want
to
say
thank
you
to
all
of
the
representatives
who
put
forth
options
and
changes
to
the
third
grade
retention.
Bill
we've
worked
favorably
with
the
chairmans
of
Education,
the
chairman
of
the
Senate
Department
of
Education
and
the
governor's
office
to
come
up
with
a
plan
here
members.
These
are
the
corrections,
the
adjustments
and
the
enhancements
to
the
third
third
grade
retention,
Bill
Mr
speaker
ever,
do
my
motion.
AW
Of
knots,
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
and
you
know
I
I
remember
when
we
left
last
session.
I
went
back
home
and
we
heard
a
whole
lot
from
the
folks
at
home
about
how
this
was
affecting
their
children,
their
families,
how
it's
going
to
affect
our
education
system
and,
unfortunately,
and
and
people,
were
really
motivated
to
come
back
here
and
fix
the
mess
that
we
made
with
the
third
grade.
AW
Bill
and
and
sadly,
when
folks
got
here,
they
sort
of
changed
their
mind
and
we
haven't
done
what
are
due
diligence
when
what's
what
comes
to
what?
What
families,
what
teachers,
what
school
want?
And
it's
concerning
to
me
that
we
have
removed
to
the
largest
degree,
the
decision
for
retention
should
be
made
by
the
local
school
and
the
parents.
We
talk
a
lot
here
about
parents
rights
when
it
comes
to
their
children's
education
and
they
it
retention
should
be
based
on
the
parents
and
the
local
school
who
know
the
child.
AW
The
best
and
my
concern
is:
we
are
misusing
tests
for
something
they're
not
required.
Our
end
of
course,
test.
Our
TCAP
tests
are
not
reading
level
tests.
I
hear
up
here
a
lot.
This
33
percent
of
students
can
read,
and
that
is
incorrect
because
that's
not
a
reading
level.
It's
a
test,
the
test,
reading
level
and
and
that's
not
an
accurate
reading,
because
the
bell
curve
straight
50
percent
in
the
middle
of
that
is
actually
in
the
approaching
proficient
and
not
in
the
proficient
category.
AW
So
this
is
going
to
be
detrimental
to
our
kids.
I
have
talked
to
so
many
parents
this
week,
whose
kids
are
terrified
about
the
test,
and
it
were
stressed
to
the
max
because
they're
afraid
they
won't
be
with
their
friends
the
next
year
that
they're
going
to
be
held
back
and-
and
this
is
not
the
way
to
go
about
this-
this
is
not
what
our
parents
wanted.
This
is
not
what
our
teachers
wanted.
AW
Do
you
understand
the
new
test
that
you're
using
the
score
for
is
the
let
me
make
sure
I'm,
correct
or
you're,
using
the
last
Benchmark
you've
added
the
last
Benchmark
of
the
three
Benchmark
tests.
Is
that
correct.
AO
AW
AW
AO
Yes,
if
you've
read
the
bill
which
I
assume
you
did
section,
one
talks
about
how
we're
going
to
use
the
last
Universal
screener
provided
by
the
state
of
Tennessee
to
allow
the
locals
to
have
another
another
test
or
data
point
to
make
sure
we
make
a
good
decision
on
whether
or
not
a
student
should
be
retained
or
not.
AW
Thank
you.
I
wanted
I,
wanted
to
verify
that,
because
it's
important
that
that
test
that
score,
that
one
score
is
actually
meant
to
be
taken
as
a
three
score
and
to
pull
one
of
those
out
of
context
is
not
an
accurate
use
of
the
data
that
is
given
to
us
by
the
benchmark
test.
So
again
we're
basing
things
on
a
a
pulled
test
score.
That's
not
really
an
accurate
determinant
for
what
we're
we're
using
here
and
I.
Think
it's
critically
important
that
we
understand
up
here
that
this
is
not
what
principles.
AW
Reading
Specialists
teachers
and
parents.
Ask
us,
ask
us
for,
and
I
am
not
going
to
be
able
to
support
this
bill
because
it
doesn't
do
what
we
told
parents
we
could
do
when
we
came
back
here
this
session
and
I
think
that
we
are
doing
serious
damage
and
I
hope.
People
understand
that
I
hope
you
listen
to
your
teachers
and
I
hope
you
vote
according
to
that,
because
holding
back
students
is.
AW
AX
Thank
you,
Mr,
Speaker,
and,
and
thank
you
chairman
for
the
work
and
committee.
That's
been
done
on
this
bill.
Mr
chairman.
Could
you
please
give
us
I?
Think
it's
nine
or
ten
different
options
that
a
student
that
gets
held
back
the
way
that
that
student
may
move
on.
AO
AO
If
you
are
an
approaching
student
on
a
third
grade
TCAP
test,
then
you
can
either
go
to
summer
school,
which
is
provided
free
by
the
state
of
Tennessee,
all
cost
absorbed,
or
you
can
retest
and
show
that
you
are
pro.
You
are
approaching
or
proficient
I'm
sorry
on
track
or
proficient
or
you
can
move
on
to.
The
fourth
grade.
Take
a
tutor
provided
by
the
state
of
Tennessee
paid
100
by
the
state
of
Tennessee
to
get
the
necessary
help
in
the
fourth
grade
levels.
AO
There
are
multiple
ways
for
a
student
to
show
to
us
their
teachers,
their
moms
and
dads,
the
system
that
they
are
on
track
and
proceeding
under
educational
outcome.
You
know
I
didn't
want
to
get
into
this,
but
I
appreciate
the
question
we
in
our
budget
we
had.
Yesterday
we
had
a
lot
of
things
in
education,
but
one
of
the
things
we
had
a
question
on
were
prisons.
Why
are
we
funding
another
prison
I'll?
AO
You
learn
to
reap
you
learn
to
read
and
in
four
through
the
rest
of
your
educational
outcome,
you
are
reading
to
learn.
We
are
putting
ourselves
and
our
children
at
an
economic
and
educational
disadvantage
by
allowing
them
to
move
out
of
third
grade
when
they're,
not
on
grade
level.
For
reading
and
comprehension.
AO
We
will
continue
to
incarcerate
people
and
drugs,
alcohol,
teen,
pregnancy,
gang
violence,
death,
murder,
Mayhem,
will
still
be
prevalent
in
our
society
or
we
can
stand
our
ground
say
we're
not
going
to
do
this
anymore
and
we're
going
to
change
the
way
we
do
education
in
Tennessee
we're
going
to
make
sure
our
kids
can
read,
write
and
do
math
on
grade
level
and
give
them
the
opportunity
so
that
one
day
they
can
sit
here
and
do
and
be
one
of
these
people
sitting
in
these
99
seats.
Sorry
Mr,
Speaker
long
answer.
AX
One
last
question
there
chairman:
if
this
bill
is
passed
and
signed
by
the
governor,
will
it
take
effect
for
these
third
graders
here
and
now
that's
about
to
leave
the
third
grade
chairman.
AO
Spicky,
no,
it
will
not
we've
substituted
and
conformed
that
a
senate
version
it'll
start
in
23-24.
AY
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
and
I
definitely
agree
with
the
Chairman's
statement.
As
far
as
the
need
for
our
children
to
be
able
to
read
by
the
third
grade,
I
also
love
the
resources
that
that
we
put
in
to
this
a
couple
of
questions.
AY
AO
On
the
two
on
the
TCAP
test,
that's
set
by
the
Department
of
Education,
that's
another
bill
that
probably
you
and
I
could
argue
about
and
probably
work
together
on
to
try
to
establish
that
at
the
beginning
of
the
year.
Instead
of
establishing
at
the
end
of
the
year
when
the
tests
are
being
taken.
AY
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
and
I
I.
Guess
what
I'm?
What
I'm
asking
is
there?
There
was
a
negotiation
as
it
relates
to
what
that
percentile
number
was
that
what
what?
What
number
did
we
settle
on
Jeremy.
AJ
AO
AY
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
yeah,
that's
what
I
was
wanting.
So
if
a
student
doesn't
hit
that
percentile
and
he
or
she
goes
through
some
voluntarily
goes
through
the
summer
reading
program.
What
happens
then,
if
the
student
improves
but
well
I
guess
I
asked
it
this
way.
How
much
does
a
student
have
to
improve
to
be
to
not
be
retained.
AO
AO
But
remember
the
Department
of
Education
has
already
said
you
can
make
an
appeal
down
at
a
40
percentile,
so
that's
still
valid
there,
but
kind
of
one
of
the
things
to
answer
your
question
about
is
if
a
student
and
defined
by
the
Department
of
Education,
which
Dave
left
it
very
loose
right
now,
if
a
student
goes
to
summer
school
and
shows
Improvement,
then
they
can
be
promoted
to
the
fourth
grade.
As
long
as
they're
willing
to
take
a
a
tutor.
AY
Thank
you
for
that
and
I
guess:
will
the
details
will
be
in
the
devil
will
be
in
the
details
on
what
that
number
looks.
Like
my
concern,
what
one
of
my
concerns
is:
we're
gonna
retain
some
students
right,
they're,
they're,
going
to
voluntarily
or
involuntarily
go
through
and
not
meet
whatever
Benchmark
is
Set
by
the
Department
of
Education.
My
concern
is
our
facilities
in
terms
of
the
number
of
third
and
fourth
grade
teachers.
AY
I
know
in
like
in
my
County,
if
they
just
use
those
numbers
and
no
one
did
anything,
it's
like
2600.
So,
let's,
let's
call
it
750
students
in
my
County,
if
didn't
make
it
through
the
testing
the
summer
program.
How
are
we
going
to
be
able
to
physically
house
those
students,
those
extra
classes
and
extra
teachers.
AO
So
if
I
understand
your
question
you're
talking
about
the
next
year,
if
they're
retained,
how
are
we
going
to
account
for
that?
Will
there
be
less
students
going
to
the
next
grade
level,
so
those
teachers
would
just
transition
into
the
lower
grade
level
and
then
therefore,
you'd
have
you'd?
Have
those
numbers
met.
AY
You
for
that
Mr
Speaker,
but
I,
don't
think
it's
going
to
be
a
direct
line
like
that.
I
think
we're
going
to
end
up
with
a
program
where
we're
going
to
have
similar
number
of
third
grade
classes
and
those
numbers
may
go
down,
but
it's
not
going
to
be
30,
did
not
make
it
so
I'm
going
to
turn
a
a
fourth
grade,
teaching
to
a
third
grade
teacher
I
think
what
we're
going
to
end
up
with
is
a
lot
of
extra
classes
under
one
building.
AY
That's
existing
right
now
so
that
that's
that's
my
biggest
concern
on
that.
But,
like
I,
say
I,
the
I
love
the
resources,
hopefully
they're,
going
to
be
highly
qualified,
motivated
teachers
coming
in
that
we're
going
to
feed
students
we're
going
to
provide
transportation
so
those
parts
and
like
you
said
this
has
been
a
long
process.
AY
I
do
get
I'm
just
concerned
with,
with
what
we're
going
to
do
because
I
I
agree
with
my
colleague
from
Knox
County
in
that
retention
is
no
Magic
Bullet
and
it's
probably
going
to
do
some
some
negative
emotionally
negative
things
on
our
on
our
students,
so
I
I
I.
Don't
think
we're
done
with
this
retention
program.
Thank
you.
AO
What
thank
you
Mr,
Speaker,
well,
one
of
the
things
that
would
lead
to
if
those
children
being
retained
for
third
grade
that
next
year,
you'd
have
call
you,
you
would
have
smaller
class
sizes,
more
intensive
training
for
them,
the
students
that
would
be
going
on
to
fourth
grade
you'd
have
smaller
class
sizes.
So
some
of
the
representatives
here
repeatedly
offer
suggestions
for
smaller
class
sizes,
and
so
this
might
be
the
opportunity
to
do
that.
AT
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
to
the
sponsor
you
mentioned
earlier
that
the
universal
screener
that
could
be
used
by
the
district's
go
down
to
the
fourth
percentile
I
know
that
metro
schools
has
alerted
me
the
fact
that
the
department
is
still
emailing
out
reminders
about
districts
being
able
to
use
their
own
screener
if
they
want
to
which
is
different
from
the
states.
Is
that
correct?
Can
you
explain
more
about
how
that
process
would
work
chairman.
AJ
AO
Absolutely
So
currently,
if
you
take
this
bill
away-
and
this
bill
is
not
here
before
us
right
now,
currently
they
can
use
the
evaluation
tool
of
the
40th
percentile
to
make
an
appeal
off
of
whatever
they
use.
That's
part
of
the
data
involved.
What
we're
looking
at
here
is.
You
know
what,
if
a
student
score
is
approaching
on
the
TCAP
test,
there's
very
close
to
being
on
track.
Is
there
another
data
point?
AO
We
could
glean
information
from
to
give
us
the
confidence
that
that
student
is
close
enough,
that
they
can
move
forward
to
the
next
level.
That's
where
this
bill
comes
in
as
saying,
if
you
use
the
universal
screener
provided
by
the
state,
then,
if
that
student
scores
the
in
the
50th
percentile
and
that's
Universal,
screener
is
given
as
a
test,
so
the
teachers
aren't
helping
the
kids
take
the
test
that
could
be
used
in
conjunction
with
the
approaching
categorization
categorization
and
on
the
TCAP
test
to
do
automatic
promotion
for
that
student.
AT
AM
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I
appreciate
the
bill,
appreciate
the
effort
that
we've
had
on
this
I
guess.
I
just
want
to
say
that
if
we
continue
to
set
low
expectations
for
our
students,
then
that's
the
exact
level
that
they're
going
to
reach.
That's
what
they're
going
to
strive
to
get
to
is
those
low
expectations.
I
just
don't
believe
that
our
students
are
going
to
crumble
with
stress
and
fear.
As
We
rise
as
we
raise
the
expectations
for
them.
I
think
that
we're
underselling
what
they
are
capable
of
and
I'm
very
disappointed
to
keep
hearing.
AM
Oh
they're,
going
to
have
stress,
they're,
going
to
have
stress
they're
not
going
to
be
able
to
handle
this
and
I
think
that
that's
very,
very
disingenuous
to
what
our
students
are
able
to
do
and
what
they're
able
to
handle.
You
know
I,
hear
about
there's
mental
stress
going
to
be
for
these
students
that
are
retained.
Well,
it's
also
a
three
times
greater
chance
of
that
student
dropping
out
if
they're
not
reading
proficiently
by
the
third
grade.
AM
So
you
know
what
comes
with
a
lot
of
distress
is
being
able
to
be
a
drop
out
and
then
one
day
not
have
to
have
a
better
job,
and
you
know
what
comes
with
not
having
a
better
job
poverty
that
comes
with
a
lot
more
Health.
A
lot
lot
more
mental
stress.
So
let's
just
keep
that
in
mind
as
we're
talking
about
the
mental
stress
and
maybe
the
short
term,
and
what
we're
saving
them
in
the
long
term.
Thank
you
for
the
Bill.
Thank
you
for
your
work.
A
AJ
A
A
BA
You
Mr
Speaker,
Senate,
Bill
1049
helps
farmers
markets
all
over.
The
state
does
two
things:
essentially
it
defines
a
farmer's
market
food
Union
and
creates
a
farmer's
market
food
unit
permit
and
when
permitted,
it
allows
local
vendors
to
prepare
and
Sample
foods
that
are
local
markets.
It
also
allows
vendors
at
farmers
markets
to
offer
samples
of
food
for
consumption
without
having
to
obtain
a
license
or
a
permit.
A
K
N
A
AJ
A
Love
Miss
clerk
take
to
vote.
A
A
AS
Thank
you,
Mr
sugar
I
just
wanted
to
ask
the
speaker
if
you
could
instruct
the
the
the
Troopers.
We
have
a
lot
of
women
here,
advocating
on
behalf
of
a
very
important
issue
and
they
are
being
harassed
in
the
Capitol,
Building
and
and
and
feel
intimidated
and
threatened
by
certain
individuals.
So
I
would
just
ask
the
speaker
if
you
could
instruct
the
Troopers
to
keep
an
eye
on
things.
AS
Sure,
no,
no,
no,
no,
no
I
apologize.
If
I
was
unclear,
there
are
citizens
up
here,
making
other
citizens
feel
uncomfortable.
We
have
a
lot
of
women
who
are
up
here
advocating
on
an
important
issue
and
there
are
certain
members
who
are
making
threats
and
and
making
them
feel
intimidated.
So
I
just
wanted
to
ask
you
if
you
can
instruct
the
Troopers
to
keep
an
eye
on
things.
Please.
Thank
you.
AJ
A
E
AK
A
A
AJ
A
A
Y
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I
was
seeking
recognition
to
be
recognized
to
object
to
your
ruling.
Overruling
of
my
amendment.
I
just
want
to
State
for
the
record
that
my
amendment
was
under
the
same
title
of
code
around
state
holidays
and
we
just
passed
the
bill
to
make
Juneteenth
estate
holiday.
My
amendment
was
to
get
rid
of
the
holiday
honoring,
a
enslaver
named
Nathan
Bedford
Forest,
that's
a
state
holiday,
and
so
you
ruled
it
out
of
order
and
it
did
not
allow
it
to
be
heard.
Even
those
under
the
same
title
of
law,
yeah.
A
E
Speaker
Article
2,
Section
17
of
the
Constitution
bills,
May
originate
in
either
house,
but
maybe
amended
altered
rejected
by
the
other.
No
bill
shall
become
law
which
Embraces
more
than
one
subject,
that's
subject
to
be
expressed
in
the
title.
The
subject
expressed
in
the
title
of
this
bill
was
relative
to
Juneteenth.
BB
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I
think
this
is
a
parliamentary
inquiry
on
the
previous
right
before
we
voted
there.
There
was
a
previous
question
that
went
up
on
the
board
and,
according
to
rule
36,
it
says
two-thirds
of
the
member
I
only
saw
61
yeses
up
there.
Is
there
any
explanation
on
that?
Mr
clerk,
Mr
Clark.
E
AF
I
think
Mr
Speaker
I,
know
I'm
out
of
order.
I
just
want
to
make
this
quick
representative
Faison
for
representative
Carr.
We
have
our
attorney
general
back.
There
walked
in
James
B
done
Jimmy
Dunn
of
the
Fourth
Judicial
District.
This
will
make
him
welcome
and
he's
appreciative
of
what
we've
done
to
help
the
conference
out
this
year.
So
just
thank
you.
Members.
E
A
Let's
draw
a
reflect
representative
Travis
is
excuse,
representative
Alexander,
you're
recognized.
P
A
P
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
this
bill
enacts
the
dentist
in
dental
hygienist,
Compact
and
Interstate
Compact
to
recognize
Dennis's
dentist
and
dental
hygienist
licensures
for
member
states.
It
establishes
that
the
compact
will
become
effective
on
the
date
on
which
the
compact
is
enacted
into
the
law
in
the
seventh
person.
Participating
State
creates
the
dentist
and
dental
hygiene
as
compact
Commission
on
upon
enactment
of
the
Compact,
and
it
entitles
each
participating
state
to
one
delegate
on
that.
P
T
Thank
you
so
much
speaker
who's
accountable
for
the
implementation
of
this
compact.
P
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
We
would
be
the
first
in
that
compact,
the
first
state
in
that
compact.
It
would
take
seven
other
states
to
join
that
compact.
It
would
allow
for
dentists
and
dental
hygienists
across
the
state
line
like
where
we're
from
in
Upper
East
Tennessee,
State
Street
runs
right
through
Virginia
and
Tennessee.
It
just
allows
them
to
cross
over
those
lines
and
be
able
to
practice
their
profession.
We
are
short
of
dentists
in
Dil
hygienists
in
this
state,
and
so
it
would
just
give
us
that
privilege.
E
A
A
AD
P
R
A
P
Thank
you
today,
house
members
I
in
front
of
you
in
a
pink
Blazer
for
all
the
women
who.
P
A
E
AD
AD
AD
A
P
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
This
bill
would
allow
Farms
Farmers
agriculture
Farms,
who
have
been
annexed
without
their
will
and
without
their
consent
prior
to
the
law
in
2014..
T
Thank
you,
speaker
Spencer.
Can
you
talk
a
little
bit
more
about
why
this
legislation
or
how
this
legislation
came
about,
because
I
see
that
it's
only
about
10
percent
of
folks
registered
voters
would
be
able
to
file
a
petition
to
be
DNX,
and
then
it's
only
going
to
be
a
majority
of
people
who
then
vote?
Can
you
talk
about
this
process
because
it
obviously
de-annexation
annexation
are
real
responsibilities
of
local
governments.
P
This
bill
has
been
in
the
works
for
years
started
with
Mike
Carter,
who
felt
farms
land
who
were
not
getting
the
services
of
the
city
but
were
having
to
pay
city
taxes,
we'll
give
them
an
opportunity
to
go
back
to
the
city
and
be
D
annexed
because
they
were
not
invited
to.
They
were
not
asked
about
the
annexation
process,
and
but
they
have
to
be
a
full-fledged
Farm.
They
have
to
be
in
Greenbelt.
They
they
have
to.
They
have
to
actually
be
farmland.
T
P
Because
there
is
a
law
in
place
now
that
you
cannot
Annex
property
without
the
consent
of
the
people
who
own
the
land.
This
was
prior
to
that.
This
just
allows
those
few
Farms
across
the
state
and
it's
very
few
to
go
back
to
their
cities
and
get
the
get
the
ability
to
be
dnxed.
T
P
T
Okay,
but
a
part
of
this
process
is
that
a
referendum
must
be
held
at
the
next
general
election.
Is
that
still
accurate?
Ultimately,
voters
or
the
people
who
are
voting
in
that
particular
area
and
Community
will
decide,
and
so
all
the
counties
where
this
might
apply
this
would
have
to
be
added
to
the
ballot
in
some
way.
Is
that
still
part
of
the
process.
T
They
only
have
to
petition
in
order
for
it
to
happen.
It's
so
trying
to
understand
it's
almost
like
in
the
domain
in
a
sense
that
the
public
would
be
able
to
say
that
this
is
our
property.
We
no
longer
want
to
be
a
part
of
you
and
then
the
only
remedy
for
the
state
government
is
to
accept
the
petition
and
say
you
owe
us
this
amount
of
money
for
sewer
and
water.
There's
no
ability
for
the
community,
the
mayor,
the
alderman
whomever
to
say
we
can't
have
you
leave
them.
P
You
speaker,
they
would
automatically
the
D
annexed
if
they
pay
what
they
owe
the
city.
BA
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
Madam
sponsor.
Does
this
bill
I
mean
it's
a
generated
by
one
specific
Farm,
perhaps
in
your
District.
P
There
is
a
farmer
that
came
to
me
with
this
a
couple
years
ago.
It's
the
same
one
that
came
to
Mike
Carter
with
it
it's
up
in
Unicoi
County,
which
is
up
in
East
Tennessee,
and
they
there's
other
Farmers
that
wanted
to
in
in
other
parts
of
the
state
represent.
BA
Okay,
well,
thank
you,
but
it
does
affect
Farms
all
over
the
state.
Is
that
correct.
BA
P
Thank
you
speaker.
Yes,
this
is
why
the
city
is
allowed
to
charge
them
for
whatever
Services
they
have
been
given.
BA
Okay,
thank
you,
but
I
I
am
familiar
with
the
annexation
process.
There
was
a
portion
of
my
district
that
was
the
annexed
just
in
recent
years,
but
originally
the
plan
was
that
it
would
have
severely
affected
the
the
financial
well-being
of
the
city
of
Memphis,
taking
off
75
million
dollars.
BA
In
the
end,
they
went
ahead
and
had
an
agreement
with
the
city,
a
private
agreement
between
the
city
and
the
the
petitioners
to
to
be
able
to
have
a
an
agreement,
so
it
would
not
seriously
affect
it
hurt,
but
it
didn't
seriously
affect
the
financial
well-being
of
the
city
and
I'm
wondering
if,
if
you
know
there
could
be
potentially
somewhere
around
the
state,
the
situation
where
it
would
seriously
hurt
the
city
who
who
would
be
affected
in
this
case.
P
Thank
you
speaker.
We
have
put
in
multiple
multiple
safeguards
legislation
to
protect
the
city.
In
fact,
the
municipal
league
has
come
to
me
and
says
they
have
no
problem
with
this
legislation.
At
this
point,
we've
worked
with
them.
We've
done
everything
we
can
to
protect
municipalities.
It
is
very
few
Farmers
I'm,
not
sure
about
the
property
you
were
talking
about
in
your
area,
I'm,
not
even
sure
that
that
was
Farmland,
but
this
is
all
to
do
with
protecting
our
farmers
in
this
state.
BA
Thank
you
again,
I
appreciate
the
the
safeguards
I
do
have
concerns,
though,
because
I'm
definitely
not
against
Family
Farms,
in
fact
very
much
for
them,
but
also
am
a
little
reluctant
when
we're
dealing
with
a
lot
of
potential
situations
in
the
future
that
might
potentially
affect
other
towns,
other
cities
and
in
a
very
negative
way.
So
thank
you
very
much.
A
AD
BC
AR
A
BC
You
Mr
Speaker
back
in
the
late
80s
early
90s.
This
legislature
passed
a
bill
dealing
when
HIV
was
beginning
to
spread,
there's
a
great
deal
of
fear
of
it
and
and
a
great
deal
of
knowledge
that
we
didn't
know
about
it,
and
they
said
that
if
you
under
existing
law,
if
you
expose
somebody
to
HIV
it's
a
class
seat
felony,
but
they
also
tacked
on
that.
You
would
be
on
the
violent
sexual
registry
list
for
the
rest
of
your
life,
which
caused
a
whole
lot
of
problems
now,
and
so
what
this
bill
does.
BC
BD
A
BC
A
AD
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
members.
This
bill
does
three
things:
there's
a
vehicular
homicide,
specific
type
of
vehicular
homicide
that
was
left
out
of
the
truth
and
sentencing
Bill
last
year,
or
someone
killed
someone
a
vehicle
and
leaves
the
scene
and
they're
charged
and
convicted
of
navicular
homicide
that
will
be
100
sentenced,
just
as
we
did
with
the
other
crimes
of
that
nature.
There
was
a
nuanced
issue
that
we
fixed
in
the
DUI
Law
to
make
sure
that
the
penalty
is
consistent
throughout
the
state
at
the
48-hour
minimum.
We
did
not
increase
that.
AD
We
just
ensured
that
that
was
consistent
language
throughout
the
state
and
then
the
last
one
fixes
an
issue
that
we
created
earlier
in
the
year.
Dealing
with
hard
debris
falling
off
a
vehicle
is
a
C
misdemeanor,
just
like
a
speeding
ticket
or
something
like
that,
hard
debris
and
hard
debris
only
with
that
Mr
speaker
ever
knew.
My
motion.
T
Thank
you,
speaker,
sponsor
research
that
has
come
out
has
talked
a
lot
about
how
incarceration
doesn't
really
lead
to
Rehabilitation
and
oftentimes
doesn't
help
reform
people
into
being,
as
many
of
us
have
articulated
at
least
more
productive
members
in
society,
can
you
talk
about
the
basis
for
having
a
100
sentence
imposed
and
why
that
would
be
in
any
way
beneficial
to
us
later.
A
AD
So
thank
you
for
the
question
and
I
I
have
not
shared
this,
probably
in
a
few
years
on
this
floor,
but
I
will,
at
this
point
so
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
do
so.
There
are
many
of
us
in
this
room
who
have
been
touched
by
violent
crime
and
whose
families
the
trajectory
of
your
family
has
been
altered.
BC
AD
A
wonderful
young
lady,
she
was
15
years
old
and
a
drunk
driver
hit
and
killed
her
before
I
ever
even
got
to
know
her
I
know
her
through
photographs.
There
are
thousands
and
thousands
of
families
throughout
this
state
who
know
their
relatives
through
photographs
and
stories
and
for
Generations.
Their
families
are
torn
apart.
AD
I
also
know
from
what
my
parents
went
through,
would
their
the
entire
family
went
through
at
that
time
and
the
seven
years
I
spent
as
an
assistant,
district
attorney
and
then
the
many
years
since
in
private
practice,
just
how
devastated
it
is
for
victims
of
crime,
especially
violent
crime,
to
go
through
the
criminal
justice
system.
Yes,
absolutely
I
join
you
in
saying.
AD
We
should
do
everything
we
can
to
rehabilitate
those
are
that
are
incarcerated,
but
when
you
have
to
go
through
the
parole
system
over
and
over
and
over
again,
it
is
devastating
for
both
the
defendants,
families
and
I
guarantee
you,
the
victims,
families
as
well,
every
time
that
the
that
a
person
is
up
for
parole,
it
reopens
those
wounds
that
have
barely
begun
to
heal.
So
we
all
come
to
this
chamber
from
a
place
of
personal
experience
and
representing
our
communities.
AD
Mine
has
always
been
that,
while
we
focus
on
Justice
for
the
defendant,
while
we
focus
on
a
system
that
should
be
rehabilitated
that
should
rehabilitate
those
individuals,
I
have
always
stayed
laser
focused
on
the
innocent
victims
of
violent
crime
to
ensure
that
our
communities
are
safe
and
that
we
do
everything
we
can
to
both
reduce
the
number
of
victims
and
survivors.
We
have
out
there.
AD
So
fewer
families
have
to
go
through
what
my
family
went
through,
but
also
to
make
sure
that
at
every
turn
we
can
make
that
criminal
justice
process
a
little
bit
easier
on
those
victims.
They
didn't
make
any
choice
to
come
into
the
criminal
justice
system.
They
were
dragged
into
that
criminal
justice
system
because
of
the
actions
of
another.
So
with
this
bill,
the
reason
that
this
vehicular
homicide
or
someone
kills
someone
in
a
vehicle
and
leaves
the
scene
very
callous
Behavior.
AD
Obviously,
if
they
are
tried,
if
they
are
convicted,
if
a
judge
decides
to
give
them
a
two-served
sentence,
then
no
victim's
family
should
ever
have
to
have
to
go
back
to
the
parole
board
over
and
over
and
over
again
to
beg
this
system
to
keep
that
individual
incarcerated.
That's
the
reason
for
the
bill
represent.
T
Are
going
to
disagree
imminently
on
this,
because
there's
no
proof
that
this
works
that
telling
someone
that
they
serve
a
hundred
percent
of
their
sentence
works
and,
in
fact
it's
a
false
solution,
because
victims
are
not
being
prioritized
in
the
process.
For
instance,
if
you
look
at
restorative
justice,
what's
required
is
both
a
victim
and
the
perpetuator
of
the
harm
to
reach
a
solution?
This
doesn't
offer
an
opportunity
for
a
victim's
family
to
say:
I
would
like
to
meet
them,
speak
with
them,
see
them
talk
with
them
right.
It
doesn't
do
that.
T
It
says
that
this
legislative
body
can
think
for
those
victims,
and
I
am
sorry
about
the
losses
that
you
have
experienced
and
I
too
have
experienced.
Loss
I
have
my
own
cousin
TJ
was
killed
because
of
gun
violence,
and
you
see
how
hard
I'm
working
and
we're
working
up
here
to
change
that.
But
the
reality
is.
This
is
not
a
fix.
T
This
is
not
a
real
solution
to
preventing
crime,
nor
for
helping
citizens
who
are
incarcerated,
who
have
committed
atrocities
or
bad
things
from
being
rehabilitated,
and
we
shouldn't
be
dictating
that
if
you
serve
100
of
your
time,
you
somehow
we
have
somehow
fixed
or
solved
the
problem.
That
just
is
not
true
and
it
only
feeds
into
further
mass
incarceration,
which
we
have
in
this
state
and
should
stop.
AD
Thank
you
and
thank
you
for
your
comments.
I
I
will
tell
you
that
the
recidivism
rate
on
those
that
are
incarcerated
is
virtually
zero,
while
they're
incarcerated,
they
will
not
harm
any
other
Tennessean
outside
those
Prison
Walls
I
want
them
to
get
help,
but
they
cannot
hurt
anybody
while
they
were
there
and
and
I
believe
in
restorative
justice.
AD
I
do
I
believe
that
those
survivors
that
wish
to
reach
out
and
have
some
contact
with
the
defendants
that
harm
their
family
I
support
those
efforts,
but
I
will
tell
you
I,
don't
want
to
meet
the
man
that
killed
my
aunt
Lola.
What
I
want
was
for
her
to
be
able
to
grow
up
and
graduate
high
school
I
want
to
make
sure
that
she
was
able
to
get
married
and
have
children
to
be
able
to
experience.
AD
A
A
House
Bill
1444
haven't
received
the
Constitution
majority
Iron
by
Claire
pass.
Oh
previous
question,
my
fault
previous
question
revealed:
we
are
voting
all
those
in
favor
of
House
Bill
1444
his
men
to
vote
I
when
the
bell
rings.
Those
opposed
to
vote.
No,
as
every
member
voted
does.
He
remember
which
changed
their
vote.
A
E
A
BC
AD
Thank
you,
Mr,
Speaker
and
members.
We
worked
on
this
a
lot
last
year
to
try
to
deal
with
the
issue
of
hemp,
Drive
cannabinoid
products.
There
are
no
regulations
on
those
products.
Currently,
any
child
can
walk
into
a
store
and
buy
as
much
of
this
product
as
they
would
like,
and
many
of
those
children
have
overdosed,
not
a
lethal
overdose,
but
still
a
definitely
medically
dangerous
overdose
that
they
should
not
be
exposed
to
these
products.
AD
It
goes
after
any
Bad
actors
that
would
try
to
Prey
Upon
innocent
citizens
with
misinformation.
It's
got
full
safety
Panel
test.
It's
got
all
that
on
the
packaging
and
requires
these
to
be
kept
in
the
packaging,
but
still
allows
for
this
industry
to
continue
to
flourish,
but
it
just
makes
sure
that
it
has
guardrails
on
it
with
that
Mr
speaker
ever
knew.
My
motion.
BE
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
later
I
just
want
to
tell
you
thank
you
for
for
working
on
this
I
know.
We've
had
many
many
conversations
on
it,
and,
and
also
your
willingness
to
come
to
the
table
with
everybody
involved
to
get
this
legislation
in
good
shape
where
everybody
is,
is
comfortable,
it's
a
much
needed
consumer
protection
and
and
Child
Protection
built
into
it.
So
again,
thank
you
very
much
and
appreciate
your
work.
A
A
AD
Those
who
may
not
know
chairman
heard
and
many
others
in
this
in
this
in
this
body,
but
especially
chairman
hurt,
has
worked
a
long
time
on
these
issues
and
I.
Think
everybody
in
this
chamber
knows
these
are
not
my
particularly
favorite
products.
AD
They,
you
know
I'm,
not
well
the
fact
that
folks
use
of
it
all,
but
you
know,
but
if
you're
an
adult
and
you're
over
21-
and
you
wish
to
partake
in
this
product,
then
they're
out
there
and
we've
just
tried
to
make
it
as
safe
as
possible.
So.
AS
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
so,
with
the
amended
version
of
this
bill,
Mr
leader,
are
we
prohibiting
anything
from
selling
anything
that
is
not
currently
allowed
under
state
law.
AD
Yes,
I
mean
it,
it
outlines
in
here
exactly
what
is
allowed
and
it
it
has
to
be
I
mean
it
defines
candidoids.
It
defines
what
I
mean
it
has
a
lengthy
list
in
the
amendment
of
items
that
are
permitted.
It
makes
it
very
clear
that
marijuana,
Delta,
9,
is
is
absolutely
still
illegal.
It
puts
the
parameters
around
what
types
of
products
are
allowed.
Now
the
vast
majority
of
products
that
are
out
there
on
the
market
right
now
will
still
be
permitted,
but
they
will
have
to
be
regulated
and
fall
within
that
category.
AD
The
reason
I
can't
tell
you
exactly
what
all
is
on
the
market.
Now
that
will
be
prohibited
is
there's
no
labeling,
there's
no
quality
controls.
There's
we
don't
really
know
all
the
products
that
are
being
sold
because
they've
never
been
regulated
like
this,
so
it's
it
specifies
what
can
be
sold
and
if
there
is
something
that
is
out
there,
that
does
not
fall
within
this
amendment
within
this
law.
If
it
passes,
then
those
products
would
no
longer
be
able
to
be
sold.
AS
So,
just
to
clarify
there
are
things
that
are
currently
being
sold
that
are
allowed
by
law
that
are
now
going
to
be
prohibited
by
this
legislation
in
a
I
understand
the
regulatory
side
of
it
and
the
need
for
additional
regulation.
But
there
are
things
currently
that
are
being
legally
sold
right
now
that
are
going
to
be
prohibited
by
this.
AS
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
So,
as
you
said
this,
this
has
been
this
stuff's
being
sold,
Statewide,
there's
tons
of
different
products.
It
does
require
regulation,
but
why
are
we
not
just
going
ahead
and
legalizing
cannabis
Statewide
to
to
end
this
piecemeal
adoption
of
policies
with
regards
to
cannabinoids?
Why
don't
we
just
legalize
cannabis.
AD
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
and
I
was
looking
for
my
notes
on
that.
So
there
are
thousands
of
people
every
single
year
that
go
to
inpatient
treatment
for
addiction
to
marijuana.
That's
a
fact.
So
in
legalizing,
marijuana
I
just
spoke
in
a
bill
that
deals
with
driving
Under
the
Influence.
When
you
look
at
other
states
that
have
legalized
marijuana
their
fatalities
due
to
marijuana
intoxication,
go
up.
The
number
of
individuals
that
become
addicted
to
marijuana
go
up,
I
mean
it
is
not
a
safe
product
in
any
form
period
And.
AD
So
this
hemp
derived
cannabinoid
if
properly
regulated,
is
at
least
a
safer
option.
Look
I've,
said
publicly
and
we'll
say
again:
there's
no
truly
safe
way
to
use
these
products,
but
at
the
same
time,
if
someone
over
21,
you
wishes
to
use
alcohol
right
now
or
smoke
cigarettes,
or
do
any
other
things
that
are,
you
know,
dangers
to
their
health.
This
is
at
least
a
way
to
regulate
these
products
that
are
already
out
there.
AD
So
Delta
9
THC
marijuana
as
we
know
it
is
still
much
more
powerful
in
these
products,
is
still
much
more
intoxicated
than
these
products
is
still
something
that
will
remain
illegal,
but
this
just
regulates
the
products
that
are
already
out
there.
AS
You
Mr,
Speaker
and
I
think
your
point
was
just
made:
I
mean
I
I,
don't
have
a
problem
at
the
age
of
21
or
any
of
that
stuff,
because
that's
the
same
things
we
put
in
to
law
with
respect
to
alcohol
sales,
but
alcohol
kills
far
many
more
people.
The
data
is
clear,
but
we
we
don't
we're
not
prohibiting
that
I
I,
just
I,
still
don't
understand
and
understand
the
logic
of
why
we
wouldn't
legalize
cannabis
for
any
purpose.
AS
As
opposed
to
alcohol,
alcohol
related
deaths,
you
know,
drunk
driving,
is
the
second
highest
killer
in
the
state
of
Tennessee
of
young
people
right
behind
gun
violence.
So
why
aren't
we
legalizing
cannabis.
AD
You
so
and
I
pulled
these
numbers
every
year
and
I
would
encourage
everyone
to.
This
comes
from
the
Department
of
Mental
Health,
and
this
is
directly
from
those
that
are
going
to
inpatient
treatment
for
substance
abuse.
So
in
2012,
when
I
first
got
here,
the
number
one
abused
substance
was
opioids.
You
had
31
of
those
going
to
inpatient
treatment
about
4
147
people
for
opioids.
AD
Next
was
alcohol,
then
marijuana
about
2215,
and
while
this
National
discussion
has
been
going
on
about
legalizing
marijuana
and
how
you
know,
that
should
be
something
that
you
know
folks
should
do
and
that
some
states
have
done
so
in
2020.
The
number
one
abuse
substance
was
still
opioids:
a
massive
jump
from
4147
people
to
10
889
folks
for
inpatient
treatment.
Marijuana
is
now
above
meth
and
alcohol
is
the
second
most
abused
substance.
AD
T
O
T
Yeah
I
mean
looking
at
how
Tennessee
operates
I'm
sure
there
are
some
prohibitions
that
we
could
create.
That
still
would
be
within
the
laws
as
we've
seen.
But
what
what's
really
interesting
to
me,
as
we've
been
having
this
big
discussion
in
our
state
about
gun,
violence
and
things
is
to
see
the
regulations
coming
up
as
it
relates
to
this
in
particular,
and
one
of
the
things
that
I'm
curious
about
over
love
your
perspective
on
is
why
the
age
of
21,
instead
of
the
age
of
18,
was
chosen
for
this
legislation.
AD
So
again,
that
matches
up
with
other
intoxicating
substances
like
you
mentioned
in
alcohol,
so
it
literally
just
makes
the
statutes
match
up
with
that.
T
You,
when
you
were
talking
and
thinking
about
this
legislation
and
to
us
there
were
a
lot
of
things
that
are
being
regulated
the
packaging,
the
testing,
making
sure
that
bad
actors
wouldn't
be
able
to
use
this,
ensuring
that
people
who
are
21
years
older
or
younger
around
there
wouldn't
be
able
to
access
it,
making
sure
that
there
are
all
these
Protections
in
place
from
literally
none
regulations
to
a
lot
of
regulations.
For
something
that
you
view
and
a
lot
of
other
folks
of
you
needs
to
be
regulated.
This
same
energy
right.
T
The
same
effort
is
possible
and
needs
to
happen
in
other
legislation
that
people
are
asking
about
because
and
where
you're
articulating
that
we're
moving
from
21
to
18.
It's
the
protections
that
we
want
to
have
of
younger
people
is
the
protections
we
want
to
ensure
exist
in
our
state
for
things
that
are
dangerous
and
are
harmful,
and
so
the
same
principles
that
we're
operating
with
to
move
forward.
Legislation
like
this
is
the
exact
same
principles
that
thousands
of
people
are
advocating
for,
as
it
relates
to
gun
violence.
AD
Thank
you,
and
so
there
is
no
constitutional
right
to
use
hemp
derived
products,
there's
no
constitutional
right
to
drink
alcohol.
So
when
we're
dealing
with
these
issues,
the
court
system
has
been
clear
that
you
know
when
it
comes
to
certain
constitutional
rights,
then
a
lot
of
that
interplay
occurs
on
you
know
whether
or
not
you
can
go
to
21,
whether
or
not
you
can
go
to
18.
like
the
right
to
vote.
AD
For
instance,
I
mean
that
kicks
in
at
18
the
right
to
contract
many
other
things,
but
when
dealing
with
these
issues
thus
far
anyways
the
courts
have
made
it
clear
that
states
can
set
at
21
for
certain
intoxicating
products
that
we
can
set
that
at
21..
T
Thank
you,
I
understand
your
point
perspective
and
still
I
think
as
a
legislative
body
of
people
who
want
to
ensure
the
protection
of
children
in
our
communities.
There
is
much
more
that
can
be
done
and
should
be
done
by
this
body.
BF
AJ
AV
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
to
the
sparse
I
just
have
two
quick
questions.
One
is
what's
the
effective
tax
rate
on
here.
I
see
in
a
couple
of
places
has
privilege
tax
once
that's
five
percent
one
says
six
percent.
So
just
if
I
was
a
retailer,
what
would
or
what
would
the
tax
rate
be,
that
I
would
be
paying
Lou.
AV
AD
A
A
E
AQ
You
Mr
Speaker
members
since
2019
the
certificate
of
need
reform.
Working
group
has
been
meeting
to
recommend
various
reforms
to
the
certificate
of
need
program
that
are
both
strategic
and
methodical
and
reduce
disruption
to
the
industry
and
services
to
patients
in
Tennessee.
This
bill
is
one
of
those
recommendations.
This
bill
would
actually
consolidate
the
health
facilities
commission,
which
functions
as
the
certificate
and
e-board
with
the
board
of
licenses
for
Health
Care
Facilities.
This
new
entity
would
be
called
the
health
facilities,
commission,
Mr,
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion.
A
A
E
AA
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
I,
know
I'm
out
of
order
and
I
just
want
to
make
sure
and
recognize
all
of
Caleb's
family
members
that
are
watching
live
right
now
for
him
to
hopefully
present
his
first
bill.
A
A
Q
All
right,
then,
we're
gonna
move
to
withdraw
that
Amendment
and
we're
going
to
hear
this
fine
legislator
do
his
thing
with.
AC
You're
right,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker,
live
music
and
entertainment
are
vital
to
the
culture
in
economy
of
Tennessee,
but
consumers
feel
some
practices
in
the
ticket.
Industry
are
unfair.
This
legislation
address
has
two
big
issues:
that
impact
ticket
buyers,
transparency
and
pricing
and
Bad
actors
receiving
consumers
with
the
deceptive
website
URLs.
First,
the
bill
simplifies
the
online
ticket
purchasing
process
for
the
consumer
through
the
transparent
pricing.
In
other
words,
first
price,
a
consumer
sees
when
they
select
a
ticket
for
purchase,
should
be
the
same
as
the
final
price.
AC
The
consumer
pays,
showing
all
ancillary
and
service
fees
in
the
ticket
price
no
surprises
during
the
checkout
process.
Additionally,
this
bill
addresses
Bad
actors
routinely
using
websites
and
URLs
featuring
language
or
images
of
an
artist
venue,
team
or
entertainment
event
to
deceive
consumers
and
give
the
false
appearance
of
an
official
or
legitimate
ticket
selling
Channel.
This
bill
will
banned
the
practice
of
accepted
websites
and
URLs
by
making
it
so
no
person
can
use
a
website
to
display
a
trademark
or
copyrighted
URL
or
other
market
symbol
without
the
written
consent
of
the
rights
holder.
AC
We
worked
on
this
bill
alongside
artist
venues
and
the
online
ticket
industry,
to
ensure
that
the
bill
was
updated
with
the
best
legal
language
and
policies
to
protect
artists,
fans
and
consumers
in
the
ticket
buying
process.
Additionally,
I'd
like
to
thank
publicly
thank
the
attorney
General's
office
for
Lending
their
expertise
and
assistance
with
this
legislation
and
with
that
explanation,
I'm
ruining
my
motion.
A
V
Mr
Speaker
I
like
to
roll
my
comments
to
the
hill.
The
comments,
if
I
can.
A
BD
AC
Thank
you,
Mr
speaker,
thank
you,
representative,
for
your
fine
question.
I
would
say
your
ticket
would
be
for
whenever
the
event
is
going
to
be
held,
and
we
probably
need
to
confirm
that
with
the
the
event
venue.
AC
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
I,
I,
I,
don't
think
I
know
the
answer
to
that
question,
but
I
think
you
would
have
to
look
at
the
terms
and
conditions
of
your
tickets
and
check
with
the
event
video
for
their
pet
policy.
Representative
Powell.
BD
Right
I
will
yield
to
other
comments
and
then
let
my
seat
mate
wrap
it
up
here.
Thank
you,
Mr
speaker.
Thank
you.
Congratulations
on
your
first
bill.
F
AC
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
There
maybe
have
been
some
bad
blood
about
this,
but
I
I
don't
know.
I
will
say
that
there
was
a
lot
of
consumers
here
in
Tennessee,
as
well
as
across
the
state
that
in
other
states
that
were
worried
about
this
and
a
lot
of
that
went
into
this
ticket
Bill.
AC
My
I'd
like
to
thank
publicly
thank
my
Legislative
Assistant,
Catherine,
Ferris
I
know
we
all
have
legislative
citizens
who
do
a
lot
of
heavy
lifting
for
us
all,
but
she
did
a
lot
of
the
research
and
impetus
for
for
getting
this
bill,
and
so
we
did
a
lot
of
conversations
with
various
people
within
the
ticket
industry
and
and
came
up
with
something
we
think
is
a
good
bill
represent.
F
Mitchell
yeah
he's
running
out
of
my
time.
Mr
Speaker,
you
know
I've
been
told
that
maybe
the
last
ticket
you
did
purchase
that
you
were
kind
of
I,
don't
know
not
satisfied
was
that
the
Harry
Styles
concert.
AC
AC
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I
know
I
attended
a
very
good
Bruce
Springsteen
concert
that
very
nice
seat,
mate
of
mine,
purchased
those
tickets
for
and
so
like
to
publicly.
Thank
him
for
that.
F
Yeah
you
are
colluding
with
Ticketmaster,
obviously,
but
congratulations
on
your
first
bill
very
proud
of
all
your
hard
work
and
your
diligence
and
now
I'll
turn
it
over
to
Mr
Jernigan.
If
the
speakers
shall
allow.
AD
Well,
that
was
a
really
nice
back
and
forth.
I
get
the
distinct
feeling.
You
guys
know
each
other.
How
are
before
you
were
elected
as
a
state
representative,
do
are
y'all
related
in
any
way
or
is
there
some
way
that
you
know
representative,
Mitchell
I
just
thought
you
might
want
to
share
that
with
everybody
representative.
A
AC
Thank
you
representative.
As
the
old
saying
goes,
you
don't
choose
your
family,
but
you
choose
to
love
them.
V
Okay,
so
I
should
not
have
rolled
my
comments
to
the
hill
because
all
my
material
was
ripped
off,
but
no
I
want
to
congratulate
you
as
well.
I'm
I
I
spoke
to
your
friends
and
they
both
said
that
that
it
was
about
Taylor,
Swift
and
and
I
really
hope
you
get
to
go
to
that
show
and-
and
maybe
someone
knows
who
that
is
and
help
him
get
there.
Congratulations.
A
AC
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
This
bill
authorizes
the
local
Board
of
Education
to
contract,
with
the
private
college
or
university
accredited
by
the
southern
Association
of
Colleges
and
Schools,
commissioned
oncologists
for
the
college
or
university
to
maintain
a
training
school
which
are
more
commonly
known
as
lab
schools
for
grades
pre-k
through
12..
Currently,
state
law
only
allows
public
universities
the
opportunity
to
work
with
leas
to
operate
a
lab
school.
AC
This
bill
would
simply
allow
private
universities
the
same
opportunity
to
create
these
lab
schools
and
the
legal
framework
to
negotiate
with
the
Lea
Tennessee
has
very
successful
lab
schools
at
the
University
of
Memphis
ETSU
and
at
MTSU
strengths
of
Laboratory
Schools
include
increased
performance
on
standardized
tests,
better
preparation
for
higher
education
and
understanding
of
a
college
atmosphere
through
working
with
professors
and
students
in
higher
College
acceptance
rates.
This
can
often
be
attributed
to
working
collaboratively
as
an
entity
of
a
university
which
creates
a
culture
and
atmosphere
that
promotes
student
interest
in
higher
education.
AC
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
it's
my
second
Bill
any.
A
AV
E
I
AT
AT
This
is
for
Lacey.
AT
A
A
AD
Mrs,
speaker
I,
don't
think
that
was
an
indication
that
I
get
to
choose
I
believe
that
was
an
indication
that
I
would
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
I
make
a
motion
that
we
stand
in
recess
until
two
o'clock
today,
with
our
objection.