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House Floor Session (B) - 3rd Legislative Day - 1st Extraordinary Session
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Thank
you,
Mr
sergeant
of
arms,
invite
the
members
into
the
chamber
and
close
the
doors
out
here
about
to
clear
the
house
represents
of
the
113th
Journal
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State
Tennessee
now
in
session
members
in
the
gallery.
This
is
your
one
warning.
If
you
continue
to
disrupt
you
will
be
removed.
That's
your
warning!
One
more
upruption,
Mr
sergeant
of
arms.
Remove
that
second
section
right
there
please,
the
one
right
above
the
board
they
were
screaming,
freeze
remove
them.
We
gave
them
a
warning.
Will
the
members
please
stand
with
the
visitors
and
golly?
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If
you're
an
entrepreneur,
you
need
innovative
ideas.
If
you're
a
physician,
you
need
the
discernment
to
diagnose.
If
you're
in
politics,
you
need
the
wisdom
to
govern.
If
you're
in
entertainment,
you
need
the
Charisma
to
perform.
All
of
these
things
are
manifestations
of
the
Holy
Spirit,
whether
we
write
lyrics
or
craft
legislation,
sell
homes
or
teach
classes,
design,
spaces
or
open
franchises
prayer
is
the
critical
part
of
the
creative
process.
Don't
just
brainstorm.
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Pray
storm.
Turn
your
classroom,
your
boardroom,
your
locker
room,
your
operating
room,
your
courtroom,
your
conference
room
into
a
prayer
room
prayer
is
the
difference
between
appointments
and
divine
appointments.
Prayer
is
the
difference
between
good
ideas
and
God
ideas.
Prayer
is
the
difference
between
the
favor
of
God
and
the
luck
of
the
draw
prayer
is
the
difference
of
God
prayer.
Is
the
difference
between
closed
doors
and
open
doors?
Prayer
is
the
difference
between
possible
and
impossible.
Prayer
is
the
difference
between
the
best
we
can
do
and
the
best
God
can
do.
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God
is
not
finished
with
us,
yet
my
friends
we've
got
work
to
do,
but
it
can
only
start
with
God
leading
us
pray
continuously.
Let
me
read
the
scripture
again
be
joyful,
always
pray
continually.
Give
thanks
in
all
circumstances,
for
this
is
God's
will
for
you
in
Christ,
Jesus
God's
got
this.
Let's
give
it
to
him.
Pray
with
me.
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Or
gracious
and
Heavenly
Father,
you
are
the
king
of
kings
and
Lord
of
lords.
No
president,
no
Governor,
nothing!
You
can
do
for
us.
Nothing
that
they
can
do
for
us
is
as
good
as
what
your
will
is
for
us.
Humble
us,
Lord
Jesus,
forgive
our
pride.
Forgive
our
mistakes,
help
us
to
do
your
will
for
the
state
of
Tennessee
and
thy
precious
and
holy
name.
We
give
it
all
to
you,
amen.
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Thank
you
I
want
to
thank
the
Troopers
as
well
and
recognize
that
they
have
been
put
in
a
difficult
position
as
well
here
at
the
Capitol
this
week
being
used
to
in
some
instances,
as
we've
even
seen.
Just
now
have
to
kick
members
of
the
public
out
of
the
people's
house.
They
had
to
cordon
off
parts
of
the
state
capitol
this
week
and
so
I
want
to
recognize
that
their
contribution
has
also
come
with
the
sacrifice
of
their
own
decision
making
at
certain
points
to
limit
democracy
and
the
people's
voice
as
well.
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So
let
us
not
forget
that
a
mother
who
I
believe
is
here,
Alice
and
I
want
to
make
sure
she
is
welcomed.
She
was
dragged
out
of
a
committee
by
our
Troopers
this
week
trying
to
get
her
voice
heard
about
the
issue
of
gun
violence.
I
want
to
welcome
her
to
the
people's
house
and
recognize
that
our
troopers
were
put
in
a
very
difficult
position
of
having
to
drag
her
out
due
to
rules
that
we
passed.
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I
want
to
welcome
the
members
of
the
Covenant
families
and
the
Covenant
School,
who
are
here
and
have
shown
up
day
after
day
being
persistent
and
consistent.
I
want
to
thank
mothers
over
murder,
who
is
here
continuing
to
represent
her
family
and
her
son
I
want
to
be
sure
to
welcome
Mom's
demand
action.
Who
provided
great
testimony
in
separate
Community,
several
committees,
elevating
the
issue.
That
is
the
number
one
killer
of
children
in
our
communities.
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Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
still
believing
that
Tennessee
can
be
the
place
that
it
ought
to
be.
Thank
you
for
continuing
to
bring
your
signs,
but
also
bring
yourself
to
be
present
in
this
body
to
make
clear
to
all
of
us
as
Representatives
that
our
job
is
to
represent
you.
It
is
to
lift
up
your
voices
and
lift
up
the
concerns
that
you
have.
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Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
house
joint
resolution.
Number
11.
is
a
resolution.
That's
recognized
in
mental
health
and
the
folks
at
Quinn
coat
Mill
House
cross
I
State.
We
are
just
recognizing
them
and
so
I'm
asking
any
member
on
the
floor.
That's
voting
in
the
affirmative
and
would
like
to
sign
on
to
this
resolution.
You're
certainly
welcome.
It
is
just
simply
giving
recognition
for
the
work
that
they've
done
in
mental.
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Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
this
bill,
as
amended,
provides
funding
for
a
number
of
items.
I
will
go
through
and
I'll
explain
up
front
when
we
left
here
in
may.
We
had
50
million
dollars
recurring
funding
that
wasn't
allocated
there's
another
50
million
dollars
in
I'm.
Sorry,
there
was
50
million
dollars
in
recurring,
funded
unallocated
that
there
was
another
50
million
dollars
in
non-recurring
funding
that
was
allocated
but
has
not
been
utilized
and
we're
reclaiming
those
dollars
to
fund
the
things
that
I'll
be
going
through.
So
the
first
thing
that's
included
in
this
bill
as
amended.
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It
recognizes
the
revenue
loss
to
cover
the
1.6
million
dollars
for
the
removal
of
the
tax
on
gun,
safes
and
gun
safety
storage
equipment.
It
also
provides
for
a
1.1
million
dollars,
non-recurring
money
for
the
Department
of
Safety,
so
that
they
can
create
and
Implement
a
public
safety
campaign.
There
are
in
this
bill.
There's
school
safety
grants
10
million
dollars
for
additional
school
safety
grants
for
public
charter
schools.
Thank
you
and
I
within
the
leas
that
don't
have
a
full-time
SRO
for
the
next
upcoming
school
year.
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These
grants
are
going
to
be
administered
by
the
Department
of
Education
there's
a
30
million
dollar
non-recurring
amount,
and
this
is
something
that
we
have
not
done
before.
We
had
previously
put
money
in
for
K-12
for
safety,
but
we
had
not
addressed
safety
in
our
higher
education,
so
we
have
30
million
dollars
in
this
amended
budget
that
would
be
used
in
a
grant
basis
for
any
and
all
higher
education
institutions
in
the
state
of
Tennessee.
That
will
include
our
tcats.
Our
community
colleges,
our
four-year
universities,
as
well
as
our
private
universities.
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The
report
will
allow
us
to
know
number
one.
Not
only
were
the
grants
for
utilized
but
number
two.
What
Grant
request
might
have
been
requests
made
that
we
were
not
able
to
fund
so
that
when
we're
back
here
in
January,
looking
at
budgets
for
next
year,
we'll
have
that
data
to
consider.
We
have
12
million
dollars
in
this
budget.
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Non-Recurring,
money
for
recruitment
retention
bonuses
for
behavioral
health
professionals
that
work
for
treatment
agencies
that
contract
with
the
Department
of
Mental
Health,
you
all
know,
there's
a
shortage
of
those
personnel
and
there's
a
high
burnout
rate.
So
what
we're
attempting
to
do
with
this
money
is
attract
new
people
to
the
field
as
well
as
retain
those
who
we
currently
have
working.
We
have
us.
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The
amount
of
those
bonuses
will
be
determined
by
the
Department
of
Mental,
Health
and
it'll,
be
based
on
the
complexity
of
the
positions
in
the
bonus
program.
The
scholarship
program
is
also
included
in
this.
In
the
same
vein,
three
million
dollars
done
recurring
for
public
Behavioral,
Health
scholarship
programs.
These
scholarships
will
provide
tuition
stipends
to
those
pursuing
a
degree
in
behavioral
health.
Related
field
they'll
be
required
to
work
in
Tennessee
for
the
equivalent
amount
of
time
that
their
sizing
covered.
N
We
have
in
this
budget
four
million
dollars,
then
recurring,
appropriated
to
the
behavioral
health
safety
net.
That
safety
net,
as
you
all
probably
know,
provides
mental
health
care
or
Behavioral
Health
Care
to
persons
who
are
uninsured
in
that
Gap
they're
not
eligible
for
TennCare
and
they're.
Uninsured,
so
these
dollars
would
provide
some
mental
health
assistance
for
them
and
then
we
have
we're
taking
from
10
care
reversions,
not
reserves,
but
reversions
50
million
dollars
to
provide
to
give
providers
a
bonus
for
mental
health
care
providers.
N
We
are
again
our
providers
across
the
state
you've
probably
heard
as
I
have
that
they're
unable
to
provide
the
services
at
the
for
the
reimbursement
rights
that
they're
receiving.
So
this
will
allow
them
to
continue
to
serve
tennesseans
and
in
addition
to
that,
we
have
in
this
budget
the
money
to
cover
the
cost
of
this
special
session.
So
with
that
Mr
Speaker
I
was
stand
ready
for
any
questions.
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The
grant
requests
will
be
made,
the
institutions
are,
you
know,
have
latitude
to
determine
what
they
need
on
their
campuses
to
for
them
that
they
will
feel,
you
know,
will
be
helpful
to
them
in
increasing
the
safety
of
their
campuses.
We
are,
and
I
can't
emphasize
this
enough,
the
hiring
of
additional
officers
or
security
guards.
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This
is
a
one-time.
Grant
is
not
recurring
money.
Therefore,
it's
not
financially
sound
practice
to
use
one-time
money
to
hire
people
that
would
be
a
recurring
cost.
So
unless
the
institution
had
the
ability
to
fund
those
going
forward,
then
you
know
I
think
the
more
sound
fiscally
conservative
thing
to
do
for
those
institutions
would
be
to
do
things
to
harden
their
campus
alert
systems.
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That
requests
were
going
to
be
not
only
the
request
will
be
based
on
Merit.
So
if
you
have
a
better
request
from
one
institution
than
another,
we're
not
going
to
require
that
each
institution
get
x
amount
of
dollars.
What
we
want
to
make
sure
is
that
our
money
that
we
are
putting
into
this
effort
will
they
use
efficiently
and
as
effectively
as
possible.
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Thank
you,
I'm
going
to
just
say
the
concern
of
spending
in
this
way
without
having
those
stipulations.
I
didn't
see
anything
about
technical
assistance
being
provided
to
colleges
or
universities,
and
other
issues
like
that.
That
I,
really
do
think
need
to
be
addressed
if
we're
going
to
ensure
taxpayer
dollars
are
spread
out
equitably
across
our
state.
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Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
This
body
was
called
here
because
of
special
session
to
deal
with
some
of
the
issues
facing
our
communities.
I.
Think
one
of
the
things
as
I've
worked
with
chair
lady
Hazelwood
and
chairman
Hicks,
chairman
Baum
this
week.
I
think
one
of
the
big
takeaways
from
for
me
is
the
amount
of
monies
new
monies
that
we're
spending
in
the
mental
health
care
space.
I
Thanks
to
the
speaker's
leadership
we're
passing
funded
in
this
Appropriations
bill
is
2.2
million
dollars
for
parity,
so
that
we
can
fund
Mental,
Health
Services
in
our
state
for
those
who
need
it
at
the
same
level
that
we
do
substance
abuse.
In
addition
to
that,
we've
we're
adding
another
four
million
dollars
in
safety
net
funding,
which
is
extremely
important
that
this
body
saw
fit
to
to
spend
additional
monies.
I
Those
monies
would
be
serving
the
mental
health,
but,
most
importantly
in
the
largest
amount
of
monies
that
we
have
assigned
in
this
budget
is
another
50
million
dollars
that
we're
reallocating
of
the
existing
budget
from
TennCare
reserves
to
be
able
to
help
provide
one-time
monies
and
bonuses
to
those
people
who
are
out
there
serving
our
communities
in
the
mental
health
space
trying
to
provide
services
to
our
citizens,
who
are
vastly
underpaid
because
the
reimbursement
rates
are
so
low.
I
think
this
is
a
good
first
step.
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Thank
you
and
chairman
Williams.
Thank
you
for
those
words
and
I
would
like
to
remind
everyone
that
this
is
the
first
time
that
we
have
put
these
sorts
of
dollars
into
higher
ed.
So
again,
this
is
something
that
this
legislative
body
is
considering
the
safety
of
all
our
Tennessee
schools
from
K
through
upper
graduate
schools,
so
I
think
the
body
can
be
proud
of
the
work,
that's
being
done
there
and
the
amount
of
money
is.
We
have
to
work
within
our
budget
work
within
the
dollars
that
we
have
available.
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Will
we
be
able
to
do
everything
that
every
school
campus
would
like
to
do?
No,
but
this
is
a
start
and
again
collecting
the
data
on
the
grant.
Requests
that
come
in
will
allow
us
to
make
really
better
decisions
going
forward
about
what
things
should
or
should
not
be
funded
where
our
dollars
can
be
most
effective
and
I
look
forward
to
working
through
that
process
and
Gathering
that
information.
So
we
can
talk
about
those
things
again
when
we're
here
in
regular
sessions.
Thank
you.
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Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
and
thank
you
to
Chile
Woody
chair
lady
hazelwood
for
her
work
on
finance
committee.
I
had
a
few
questions
to
kind
of
break
down
a
previous
statement
by
my
colleague
from
Davidson
County.
You
stated
that
58
000
per
day
is
the
cost
of
the
special
session.
I
have
a
few
specific
questions.
If
you
don't
mind
share
lady,
my
first
question
is
how
much
of
that
is
going
toward
Trooper
overtime.
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Give
us
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
how
much
okay
I
see
this
is
included.
How
much
is
going
for
per
diem
for
lawmakers
for
these
lawmakers
here
to
stay
in
hotels
and
to
travel
to
Nashville?
How
much
is
going
toward
their
food
expenses?
I
know
they
get
per
diem
to
to
get
meals,
while
they're
here
in
Nashville
and
stay
at
the
nice
hotels
like
the
Hermitage?
How
much
are
we
spending
on
that.
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You
Mr
Speaker
how
much
is
being
spent
for
litigation
to
defend
the
house
rules
in
the
Chancery
Court.
The
new
house
rules
that
were
voted
on
for
the
special
session
restricting
free
speeches
that
included
in
the
Appropriations
the
legal
cost
to
taxpayers,
to
defend
the
rules
passed
by
my
colleagues
on
the
other
side
of
the
aisle.
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Thank
you
so
much
Mr
Speaker
and
thank
you
for
your
attempt
at
answers
to
the
chairwoman
I'm
very
concerned
that
we
are
using
taxpayer
money
appropriating
more
taxpayer
money
when
we
misguided
taxpayers
to
say
that
this
session
would
be
about
common
sense,
gun
laws
and
we're
spending
this
money
on
things
that
are
not
related
to
gun
laws
and
wasting
taxpayer
money.
It's
not
fiscally
conservative
and
it
is
insulting
to
the
people
of
Tennessee
to
use
the
people's
money
for
distraction,
deception
and
deflection,
while
suppressing
the
other
democracy.
R
C
A
R
A
R
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
so
Madam
chair,
lady
Hazelwood.
Thank
you
very
much
for
the
advantage
that
you've
allowed
between
the
clerk
and
I.
So
we
historically
we
budget
for
90
days
of
legislative
session,
whether
it
be
extraordinary
session
regular
session.
Whatever
sessions
may
have
occurred
and
we
budget
those
dollars
in
our
in
our
legislative
Budget
on
a
regular
basis.
R
So
when
we
may
be
showing
these
58
000
under
this
particular
extraordinary
session,
but
those
dollars
have
been
allocated
and
go
forward
if
they're
not
spent,
they
are
returned,
but
we've
got
that
in
the
budget
to
move
forward.
So
I
think
that's
an
important
important
fact
for
us
to
note
as
we
debate
this
issue.
Thank
you
very
much.
Lady
Hazelwood
and
Mr
Speaker.
S
A
S
You
chair,
lady,
in
education
last
year
in
this
General
Assembly,
we
appropriated
140
million
dollars
to
sros
to
provide
greater
security
to
our
K-12
system
across
the
state.
Now
adding
this
additional
money
as
I
toured
most
of
these
colleges
and
universities
across
the
state
of
Tennessee,
seeing
the
possible
vulnerability,
I
really
appreciate
the
leadership
yourself
and
Leadership
of
the
house
is
taking
to
making
sure
that
there
is
money
that
is
appropriated
to
to
make
sure
that
our
higher
education
places
have
the
money
to
secure
those
campuses
for
our
students.
T
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
to
the
sponsor
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you.
Most
of
us
have
other
things
we'd
like
to
be
doing,
but
due
to
the
call
the
duty
that
we
have
to
come
and
address
these
issues,
I
appreciate
the
time
that
you
and
your
team
have
put
in
to
develop
this
budget
to
address
issues
resulting
from
mental
illness
to
just
Mass
violence,
and
it
takes
dollars
to
do
those
things,
and
fortunately,
the
fiscally
responsive,
responsible
management
of
this
state
has
led
us
to
the
position
where
we
can
do
that.
T
T
N
A
A
N
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
the
previous
representative
from
upper
east
Tennessee.
My
neighbor
mentioned
something
that
I
should
have
done
in
the
very
beginning
and
as
to
thank
the
staff,
not
only
our
team,
that's
up
here
and
the
members
of
the
finance
sub
and
finance
full
committees
for
their
hard
work,
but
our
staff
has
worked
into
the
night
and
we
have,
if
any
of
you
watching.
There
have
been
a
lot
of
moving
parts
to
bring
this
forward
to
present
to
you
today
and
they
have
done
Yemen's
work.
N
So
thank
you
to
our
fiscal
review,
folks
to
our
budget
team,
to
our
research
analysts
to
all
of
those
who
have
make
it
possible
for
us
to
get
this
information
to
you
and
a
timely
manner
during
a
a
very
you
know
during
the
special
session
and
I
would
just
ask
it.
We
would
ask
those
folks
to
stand
up
and
just
recognize
them
and
say
thank
you.
A
K
N
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
we're
taking
four
million
dollars
on
a
non-recurring
basis,
we're
going
to
appropriate
those
dollars
to
the
behavioral
health
safety
net.
As
you
know,
we
have
tennesseans
who
are
are
not
eligible
for
TennCare
but
are
uninsured.
This
would
allow
those
people
to
have
an
opportunity
and
access
to
behavioral
health
care
services.
So
that's
what
those
that
four
million
dollars
will
be
doing.
U
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
I
didn't
think
it
was
going
to
be
that
quick
chair
lady,
thank
you
for
for
everything
that
you
do.
I
know.
I'll,
probably
irritate
you
from
time
to
time,
but
I.
Don't
really
believe
that,
but
I
do
want
to
know
how
many,
how
many
tennesseans
are
under
the
mental
health
care
safety
net.
A
A
A
A
V
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
this
Amendment
states
that
the
unscheduled
fire
alarm
procedure
set
by
the
Lea
must
be
developed
in
consultation
with
local
fire
and
law
enforcement
officers
and
must
comply
with
applicable
building
codes.
It
includes
annual
training
for
school
staff,
including
substitutes
and
part-time
staff.
I
moved
to
adopt.
A
A
H
H
Our
teachers
and
our
substitute
teachers
should
be
taught
in
every
single
jurisdiction
to
listen
for
just
a
second
stop
for
just
a
second
evaluate,
wait
for
a
secondary
alarm
or
some
additional
instructions
to
see
whether
or
not
it
is
a
fire,
an
active
shooter
and
a
critical
incident
of
some
other
type
or
even
a
natural
disaster.
That's
what
this
bill
sets
up
in
every
single
District.
H
This
came
directly
from
my
conversations
with
parents
that
have
lost
loved
ones,
to
violent
crime
and
specifically
in
situations
where
fire
alarms
had
gone
off,
and
then
with
a
fellow
representatives
from
Sumner
County
and
our
Senator.
We
met
with
local
law
enforcement
and
said
what
do
we
do
in
Sumner
County?
H
Does
it
just
forces
that
conversation
in
every
single
District
throughout
the
state
and
requires
that
there
be
a
procedure
for
that
and
and
then
we
will
be
evaluating
that
going
forward
as
through
part
of
what
the
Homeland
Security
agents
that
you
all
funded
in
every
single
County
and
through
the
grant
system
that
we've
been
doing
for
sros
and
other
funding.
So
with
that
Mr
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion.
E
Thank
you
speaker.
Thank
you.
Sponsor
for
this
bill.
I
was
fortunate
to
succeed
in
committee
and
I
do
understand
it.
There
was
a
harrowing
story
that
was
told
about
what
happened
at
the
Covenant
School
that
the
weapon
that
was
used,
the
assault
weapon
that
was
used
created
so
much
smoke
that
it
set
off
the
fire
alarm
and
the
protocols
at
this
school
were
actually
for
the
children
to
head
out
first
and
then
for
the
adult,
the
teacher
to
be
the
last
person
in
the
room
and
it
left
so
many
children,
vulnerable
and
I
believe.
E
E
Is
I
I'm
concerned
that
we
are
getting
our
children
ready
to
face
mass
shooting
violence
or
tragedies
in
their
school,
but
we
aren't
doing
all
that
we
can
passing
all
the
bills
that
we
can
to
prevent
the
violence
from
getting
to
the
schoolhouse
door
in
the
first
place,
and
so
passing
bills
and
I
see
a
couple
that
I
will
save
this
for
are
not
preventative,
they
are
in
preparation
and
maybe
as
a
state
and
as
a
general
assembly.
That's
where
we
are.
E
E
Prepare
our
kids
because
of
inaction,
but
I
believe
that
the
people
in
our
communities,
the
kids
in
our
schools,
the
teachers
like
my
own
mother,
deserve
better
and
deserve
more
than
just
one
policy
in
preparation
for
the
violence
that
we're
allowing
to
be
wrecked
on
our
schools
and
so
again,
I
understand
the
intent.
I
appreciate
the
legislation,
but
my
support
of
it
is
not
a
white
flag.
A
H
Lambert.
Thank
you,
sir,
for
your
comments
and
I
know
that
we
may
disagree
on
many
things,
but
on
this
I'm
glad
that
we
agree,
we
must
prevent
and
prepare.
There
is
much
more
than
just
this
bill
that
needs
to
be
done
and
I
hope
will
be
done
before
we
leave
this
special
session
and
we'll
be
done
as
we
prepare
for
the
regular
session.
I
am
open
to
that
conversation.
Anytime.
I,
look
forward
to
hearing
your
ideas.
This
idea
came
directly
from
these
families
and
they
have
asked
for
us
to
yes
prepare
for
the
worst.
E
Thank
you,
lead
and
I
appreciate
that
very
much
in
those
sentiments
exactly
but
the
reality
is.
We
have
not
had
a
conversation
encompassing
of
all
ideas.
I've
looked
at
the
regular
calendar
as
have
the
rest
of
you
and
from
the
call
that
was
brought
into
this
session
from
the
previous
session
that
we
were
in
in
the
spring,
where
we
ended
early.
E
We
aren't
talking
about
that,
and
that
is
because
of
the
leadership,
those
who
can
talk
to
the
governor
that
can
influence
proclamations,
who
refuse
to
make
this
special
session
truly
about
the
number
one
killer
of
our
children,
which
is
gun
violence.
So
I
appreciate
your
sentiments,
Here
and
Now,
but
I
would
have
appreciated
them
more
when
the
governor
was
writing
the
call
for
us
to
be
here.
A
Let
the
German
flight
representative
Freeman's
excuse
any
further
discussion,
seeing
none
the
objection
to
the
question.
Seeing
none
we're
voting
all
those
in
favor,
House,
Bill
7002
is
amended
mode.
Island
Bell
Rings.
Those
opposed
vote,
no,
as
they
remember
voted,
does
any
member
who
has
changed
their
vote.
H
A
H
Famous
speaker
and
members,
this
is
just
a
cleanup,
but
it
is
an
important
one
from
something
we
left
out
about
about
a
year
and
a
half
ago,
Nikki
Gozer
many
of
you
have
met
her
over
the
years.
Her
husband
was
killed
right
in
front
of
her
several
years
ago,
and
while
that
evil
person
was
serving
time
in
prison,
he
continued
to
send
her
letters
and
notes
and
tried
to
continue
to
harass
her.
H
She
came
to
me
and
said:
why
should
she
have
to
go
every
single
year
back
to
court
and
renew
and
Order
protection
and
I
said
ma'am
I,
don't
know,
because
that
person
should
never
be
in
contact
with
her.
He
killed
her
husband,
so
we
created
a
lifetime
order,
protection
for
convicted
felons
that
have
committed
violent
crimes.
A
judge
reached
out
to
me
a
couple
of
months
ago
and
said:
look
if
you
are
going
to
have
a
special
session
and
it's
going
to
be
about
public
safety
and
the
call
allows
for
it.
H
Why
not
have
aggravated
stalking
as
something
that
if
somebody
is
convicted
of
that
felony
and
they
are
stalking
someone
which
many
many
times
if
that
act
is
not
interrupted,
it
does
lead
to
a
serious
assault
or
death.
Why
not
do
a
lifetime
order
protection
for
folks
convicted
of
aggravated
stalking,
once
they've
gone
through
the
entire
criminal
justice
system
and
been
convicted
so
that
the
victim
doesn't
have
to
come
back
every
single
year
and
look
into
the
eyes
of
that
stalker
to
try
to
get
the
order
protection
renewed?
H
We
put
Provisions
in
here
that,
if
that
stalking
crime
has
ever
pardoned
or
if
it
is
set
aside
by
the
court,
that
the
individual
under
the
order
of
protection,
could
come
back
and
ask
for
this
to
be
lifted,
but
other
than
that
this
would
be
a
lifetime
order.
Protection
to
protect
those
victims
with
that
Mr
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion.
X
X
So
are
we
now
allowing
this
person
I
know
you
and
I
agree
with
your
problem
that
you're
trying
to
solve
and
support
of
that
original
legislation,
but
there
was
a
amendment
that
was
added
in
the
committee
that
I
voted
Noah
on.
That
would
allow
this
person,
who
is
a
stalker
to
come
back
and
be
able
to
have
the
right
to
purchase
and
own
firearms.
A
H
No
not
entirely
so
right
now
a
judge
would
review
these
every
single
year.
The
victim
would
have
to
go
back
to
court
and
have
to
get
it
renewed.
Well,
usually,
as
time
goes
by
it,
it
gets
harder
and
harder
for
the
judge
to
just
grant
it
year
after
year
after
year
and
a
lot
of
times
the
victims
get
weary,
they
get
tired.
They
get
intimidated
by
having
to
come
to
court
every
year.
With
this,
this
is
an
extraordinary
measure.
H
This
is
a
lifetime
order,
protection
and
it's
based
on
a
status
of
they've
been
convicted
of
aggravated
stalking.
So
if,
for
some
reason
that
aggravated
stocking
is
pardoned
or
it's
set
aside
by
the
court,
which
does
happen,
there
are
opportunities
to
potentially
get
some
of
this
removed
from
someone's
record.
If
it's
a
one-time,
offense,
then,
instead
of
saying
well,
it's
going
to
automatically
be
removed
the
lifetime
order
protection.
We
just
put
in
there
that
the
individual
that
was
under
the
lifetime
order
protection
could
then
petition
the
court.
H
We
put
it
on
their
shoulders
to
go
back
to
court
and
petition
and
say
hey.
My
underlying
charge
has
now
been
dismissed
and
doesn't
exist
and
they
can
get
their
rights
stored.
If
that
underlying
charge
has
been
expunged,
partnered
or
removed
from
their
record,
then
their
rights
have
already
been
restored
in
every
other
way,
so
I
mean,
unfortunately,
it
I
hope
that
doesn't
happen
very
often,
but
if
it
did
it
just
is
an
opportunity
to
get
back
into
the
court.
L
L
Nikki
is
a
fabulous
person
and
has
suffered
for
many
years
worrying
about
this
guy,
who
was
in
prison
continuing
to
stalk
her
while
in
prison,
so
Nikki
has
stayed
involved
and
she's
made
Tennessee
a
better
State,
a
safer
State
because
of
continuing
to
work
hard
on
bringing
these
new
bills
and
to
add
to
our
laws.
So
thank
you,
leader,
Lambert
and
I
know.
Nikki
goes
her
truly
appreciates
all
the
hard
work.
That's
been
done
down
here
to
protect
those
future.
So
thank
you.
E
Thank
you,
speaker
sponsor,
and
thank
you
for
those
comments
and
I'm
sure
Mrs
goser
continues
to
mourn
and
our
state
has
to
as
we
lose
people
senselessly
to
gun.
Violence
is
in
this
law.
If
someone
is
a
lifetime,
stalker
has
this
ban
on
them
from
an
individual.
Are
they
still
allowed
to
purchase
a
firearm.
H
No
in
order
to
be
have
this
lifetime
order,
protection
granted
that
person's
already
a
convicted,
felon
they've,
already
been
convicted
of
aggravated
stalking,
have
gone
through
the
whole
court
system
and
that
took
away
their
ability
to
be
able
to
purchase
or
possess
a
firearm
because
they
are
convicted
of
that
offense.
So
this
doesn't
affect
that
status,
but
they
already
would
be
prohibited.
P
A
H
This,
in
essence,
is
based
on
their
status
that
they
have
been
convicted
of
a
very
specific
crime,
so
we
listed
murder
rate
robbery.
We
listed
some
crimes
before
because
ordinarily
and
Order
protection
is
granted
based
on
circumstances
well
before,
when
we
created
a
lifetime
order
protection,
we
said
look
victims
of
certain
violent
crimes.
They
never
should
have
to
be
around
those
those
criminals
that
have
been
convicted
again.
H
They
don't
ever
want
to
see
them
again,
there's
no
restorative
justice
in
those
situations,
so
for
aggravated
stalking,
it's
the
same
thing,
but
because
it's
based
on
that
conviction,
if
the
conviction
disappears
due
to
a
pardon
or
again
an
expungement
of
some
sort,
then
that
that
status
of
that
conviction
is
then
gone.
So
the
parties
are
then
back
to
the
point.
H
They
would
have
been
before
the
conviction
where
a
victim
could
go
to
court
and
get
a
regular
order
of
protection,
and
we
didn't
even
go
that
far
we're
leaving
the
lifetime
order
protection
in
place
unless
the
person
that
has
had
their
rights
restored,
wishes
to
go
back
to
court
and
also
get
the
lifetime
protection
lifted.
I
can't
imagine
that
this
is
going
to
happen.
H
Very
often,
I
mean
it's
going
to
take
some
pretty
extraordinary
circumstances
and
personally,
if
the
parole
board's
looking
at
a
pardon
for
someone
to
make
a
recommendation
to
the
governor
I
would
hope
if
this
passes
that
they
would
look
at
whether
or
not
there's
a
lifetime
order
protection
in
place.
But
but
if
somebody
gets
a
pardon,
that
conviction
is
gone.
P
You
Mr
Speaker,
therein
lies
my
concern.
Given
that
past
violent
behaviors,
the
best
predictor
of
future
violence,
including
gun
violence,
I'm
really
concerned
that
someone
who
has
exhibited
that
type
of
behavior
would
then
be
able
to
in
any
manner
or
any
circumstance
under
any
percentage
of
opportunity,
get
that
firearm
back
in
their
hands
I
mean
we
know,
that's
the
single
best
indicator
of
future
violence,
so.
P
H
Under
the
current
law,
there's
no
lifetime
order
protection
for
these
folks.
They
get
convicted
of
anger
and
stalking.
They
lose
their
ability
to
have
a
firearm.
They
may
have
gone
to
jail
or
prison
because
of
that,
but
once
that
sentence
is
over
the
only
way
that
the
victim
can
keep
that
person
away
from
them
is:
go
back
every
single
year
to
court,
and
so
under
the
current
law.
The
scenario
you're
talking
about
is
already
that
person
could
have
the
aggravated
stalking
expunged
or
pardoned
or
anything
that
that
could
happen
right
now
under
current
law.
H
The
only
thing
we're
changing
is
we're,
saying:
look
we're
creating
this
lifetime
order
protection,
so
those
victims
won't
have
to
go
back
every
year,
but
we're
basing
it
on
a
conviction.
If
the
conviction
no
longer
exists,
then
it
puts
the
parties
back
into
the
position.
They
are
under
current
law.
P
You
Mr
Speaker.
Well
then,
I
I
understand
what
the
bill
is
doing
and
I
appreciate
the
intent
and
spirit
of
the
bill
and
and
I
support
it.
I
I
do
think,
though,
that
if
that
window
is
open,
then
perhaps
we
need
to
follow
this
up
and
address
that
in
in
another
manner.
I
guess
if
it's
not
inside
this
bill-
and
it
was
my
understanding
and
I
may
have
been
mistaken
by
the
previous
question-
that
the
amendment
to
the
bill
actually
opened
that
up.
P
H
H
Teacher
wanted
to
say
that
an
aggravated
stalking
conviction
can
never
be
removed
and
that
that's
part
of
the
sentence
that
there's
you
know
that
that's
attached
to
somebody
and
they
I,
don't
know
that
we
could
affect
a
pardon,
but
just
about
everything
else.
We
could.
There
are
ways
to
close
that
window.
This
bill
just
doesn't
deal
with
that.
Y
To
speak
of
things
responsive
you,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
most
of
the
people
on
this
Lord
talking
about
Nikki,
they
did
not
work
with
her
I
happen
to
work
with
Nikki
a
long
time.
She
was
a
staff
member
here
she
worked
here
and
you
would
have
to
talk
to
this
lady
and
to
see
the
brokenheartedness
that
she
had
being
traumatized
by
someone
that
murdered
her
husband
right
before
her
face
it's
unconscionable
Unthinkable
to
have
to
deal
with
a
sap
sucker
harassing
you
after
something
like
that
now.
Y
Okay,
because
there's
some
of
us
that
will
do
something
to
you
about
messing
with
our
families.
So
you
saving
two
lives.
By
doing
this,
you
can
take
that
any
way
you
want
to
I,
don't
care
how
you
take
it
I'm,
just
letting
you
know
what
the
facts
are.
Okay
with
me
and
mine,
don't
mess
with
me
and
mine,
and
the
other
men
on
this
floor
will
get
you
another
minute,
but
we'll
get
you
about
doing
that
old,
crazy
stuff.
Y
This
girl
isn't
doing
so
much
stuff
for
such
a
long
time
from
a
deranged,
demonic,
knucklehead,
okay,
it's
uncomfortable
unpardable
to
terrorize,
a
woman
or
a
human
being
after
you,
murder
somebody
in
their
family
see
the
police
are
slow.
There's
some
people
get
to
you
before
the
police
get
to
you.
It's
out
of
line
she's
dealt
with
it
for
10
15
20
years.
Y
U
Thank
you,
Mr,
Speaker
and
later
Lambert.
Thank
you
for
bringing
the
legislation
I
too
had
a
chance
to
to
meet
Nikki.
What
was
last
year
when
we
were
running
this
legislation,
you
know
I
think
this
is
a
very
valuable
piece
of
legislation
and-
and
you
know
just
so
y'all
know
the
the
pieces
of
legislation
that
are
being
brought
forth
if,
if
they
don't
have
a
direct
effect
on.
U
H
A
H
Not
in
every
case
we've
had
that
bill
out
there
for
about
two
years
now
there
have
been
a
handful
filed
Statewide,
but
I
mean
some
victims
pursue
this
and
others
do
not.
Some
of
it
depends
on
whether
or
not
they
know
about
it.
So
it
depends
on
how
much
the
local
courts
know
about
it,
but
I
mean
you're,
probably
not
going
to
see
this
used
a
lot,
but
it
will
be
used
in
the
worst
of
the
worst
cases.
H
I
mean
those
aggravated
stalkers
that
have
just
been
a
nightmare
for
their
victims,
and-
and
this
is
a
way
again
and
Order
protection
is
just
a
piece
of
paper,
but
every
time
it's
violated.
If
somebody
violates
it,
that's
a
new
crime,
and
so
this
helps
that
victim
who
would
have
to
go
back
every
year,
just
go
one
time,
and
then
they
have
to
face
that
that
defendant
one
time
and
then
and
then
they're
good.
They
don't
have
to
go
back
to
get
that
piece
of
paper
again
represent.
U
Okay,
thank
you
for
that,
and
and
as
stated
earlier,
you
know
this.
This
will
probably
be
the
one
exception
on
legislation
that
I
vote,
for
that
does
not
have
a
direct
correlation
to
preventing
gun
violence
in
in
our
state
and
and
affecting
the
lives
of
those
that
were
affected
by
the
company
in
school
shooting,
but
I
appreciate
you
bringing
the
legislation.
Thank
you.
Any.
A
C
A
H
You
Mr
Speaker
members,
I've
I've
shared
earlier
that
I've
been
busy
since
we
left
in
April
we've
had
a
lot
of
meetings
in
my
district
I
know.
You've
had
a
lot
of
meetings
in
your
District.
This
came
directly
from
a
conversation
with
the
sheriff's
department,
where
there
are
many
times
that
they
will
transport
someone
who
is
going
in
for
a
mental
health
evaluation,
many
times
an
involuntary
mental
health
evaluation.
Sometimes
there
are
criminal
issues
that
are
still
being
investigated
other
times.
H
There
are
interventions
that
have
been
tried
locally
in
conjunction
with
law
enforcement
and
other
Civic
Partners,
to
try
to
help
a
person
and
when
they're
transported
to
a
Mental,
Health
institution,
nobody
tells
the
transporting
agency
when
that
person
is
released
so
that
they
can
then
follow
up
and
take
whatever
necessary
other
steps.
There
are.
This
is
very
simple.
It
just
says:
when
they're
released
that
law
enforcement
agency
that
transported
them
is
notified,
they
are
not
told
to
diagnosis.
They
are
not
told
anything
from
that
facility
other
than
the
fact
that
person
has
been
released.
A
E
Thank
you
speaker
and
sponsor.
Thank
you
again.
I.
Don't
see
much
wrong
with
this
bill
outside
of
the
issue
that
many
of
us
want
to
address,
which
deals
with
gun,
violence
and
gun
safety
not
being
addressed
right,
I
mean
I,
understand
the
need
for
potentially
Law
Enforcement
Officers
being
informed
about
a
person
that
they
had
sent
to
a
mental
health
facility
being
left
out.
E
But
when
we
talk
about
gun
violence,
we
know
that
very
few
of
those
acts
are
committed
by
people
with
mental
health,
illnesses
and
I'm
afraid
that
we
are
going
to
invest
so
much
time
talking
about
mental
health
without
actually
addressing
the
issues
as
it
relates
to
gun,
violence
and
gun,
violence
prevention
and
we
end
up
blaming
people
with
mental
illness
intentionally
are
not
reserved
still
the
legislative
intent
here.
That
ends
up
being
what
we're
doing.
E
Surely
I
don't
know
if
this
will
cause
many
more
clerical
errors
or
anything
like
that,
but
the
intent
and
intention
that
many
people
in
our
galleries,
which
are
still
paying
to
just
one
side,
want
to
hear
about
and
want
to
see
us
take
action
on,
isn't
just
more
clerical
work
between
the
mental
health
facilities
and
the
local
law
enforcement
is
for
us
to
actually
take
action.
That
would
make
our
community
safer,
and
this
is
not
taking
the
type
of
action
that
we
need.
E
A
H
H
The
rest
in
private
practice,
I've
seen
a
lot
of
people
when
they
first
come
into
the
criminal
justice
system,
and
if
you
get
in
front
of
an
incident
there
and
you
get
an
early
diagnosis
of
someone
who's
just
starting
to
devolve
into
a
serious
mental
health
disorder,
you
can
help
them
and
that
stops
them
from
later
violence.
It's
the
same
truth
a
lot
of
times
with
minor
incidents
in
the
criminal
justice
system
misdemeanors.
If
people
get
the
services
they
need
and
I've
heard.
H
You
talk
about
this,
sir
of
the
desire
to
make
sure
that
people
have
the
services
they
need,
so
that
they
can
get
help
before
they
get
into
a
bad
spot.
That's
what
this
help!
That's
what
this
helps
do,
because
if
the
agency
that
transported
them,
who
many
times
is
working
with
other
Civic
Partners
in
the
community,
to
help
somebody
I
mean
that's,
why
they're
being
transported
they're
not
being
arrested
and
put
in
a
jail
they're
being
transported
to
a
mental
health
facility?
H
So
if
they
don't
know
when
they
leave
many
times,
they
don't
have
transportation
back
for
one
thing
and
then
they're
not
able
to
be
matched
up
with
those
services,
and
so
the
person
devolves
even
further
into
a
mental
health
crisis.
So
if
we
can
get
ahead
of
that,
it
does
help
prevent
some
of
these
I
can't
tell
you
how
many,
but
it
absolutely
does
get
ahead
of
it.
E
Again
understand
what
you're
saying,
but
in
the
bill
I
do
not
see
where
we
are
providing
an
increase
in
services
to
people
after
they
leave
these
facilities.
I
only
see
notification
of
local
law
enforcement
agencies.
It
is
not
saying
that
those
individuals
are
then
to
be
provided,
wrap
around
Services
housing
and
food
vouchers
and
all
of
the
other
services
thinking
of
Pablo's
hierarchy
of
needs
that
can
help
people
to
be
safe
and
secure
in
their
lives
that
that
isn't
what
this
legislation
is
doing.
It
is
only
from
what
I
have
read
notifying.
H
Larry
Lambert,
yes,
sir,
the
notification
is
so
all
the
rest
that
can
happen.
I
can't
tell
you
that
every
Community
does
that,
but
my
goodness
they
should
so
for
all.
We
have
99
reps
here
and
are
almost
I
mean
if
you
have
left,
but
all
of
our
communities
I
hope
we
are
having
these
conversations,
make
sure
that
your
communities
are
providing
those
rep
around
Services.
If
your
Sheriff,
if
your
local
law
enforcement
is
being
notified,
have
those
conversations,
let's
bring
those
ideas
from
here
and
let's
make
sure
that
they
are
provided.
H
E
Again,
I
understand
hoping
and
wishing
and
wanting,
but
would
you
amend
the
legislation
to
make
sure
that
that
directive
is
a
part
of
what
we're
passing,
because
it
isn't
enough
to
just
hope
that
certain
things
happen
and
pray
that
things
happen
when,
in
this
body,
I
have
seen
a
lot
of
legislation
go
forward?
That
is
telling
agencies
the
needs
that
we
have
and
the
responsibility
that
they
have
to
care
for
our
community.
Just
hoping
that
it
happens
is
not
a
resolution
and
when
we
actually
have
power
to
ensure
that
that
happens.
H
H
So,
if
we're
going
to
build
a
house,
it's
one
brick
at
a
time
and
I
again
hope
that
you
enjoyed
in
that-
and
that
is
my
hope
and
I
think
hope
is
an
important
thing
for
all
of
us
to
have,
but
that
we
hope
toward
a
better
future
and
act
toward
that,
and
so
this
is
an
attempt
at
least,
and
it's
another
brick
in
that
wall.
Another
step
in
that
direction.
Z
The
sheriff's
deputy
at
some
point
talking
with
the
social
worker
who
shows
up
they
decide.
We
will
place
this
person
under
arrest
and
then
they
take
them
to
the
Sheriff's
Office.
They
are
fingerprinted,
photographed
they
sit
in
a
cell
and
then
the
judge
says
take
them
to
the
emergency
room
or
mental
health
facility.
That's
how
it
works
because
they
were
placed
under
arrest
in
order
to
get
them
the
help
that
they
need.
It's
forcible
help
because
they're
a
place
under
arrest.
Z
They
then
will
have
a
hearing
with
a
judge
in
a
few
days
when
they
were
competent
enough
to
talk
to
a
judge,
a
social
worker
is
assigned,
and
the
system
does
ensure
that
all
services
that
this
person
will
need
are
explored
and
investigated
and
then
provided
so
I.
Do
you
think
this
is
a
good
bill?
It
will
provide
notification
back
to
the
Sheriff's
Department
of
whether
when
that
person
gets
out,
but
that's
generally,
what
happens.
Z
Mobile
crisis
is
called
by
the
family
or,
if
maybe,
if
someone
in
the
public
sees
someone
acting
very
strangely
a
harm
to
themselves
a
danger,
they
simply
call
the
sheriff's
department
or
the
police
and
the
same
thing
happens.
The
person
is
placed
under
arrest,
they're
brought
in
fingerprinted,
photographed,
they
sit
in
a
cell
and
then
the
judge
says
take
them
to
the
mental
health
facility.
Z
AA
AA
But
this
is
a
definite.
This
bill
definitely
highlights
that
issue
and
I
just
had
I
would
hope
that
we
can
find
some
other
way
to
transport
people
in
crisis,
other
than
law
enforcement,
and
then
the
other
one
question
that
I
had
was:
what's
the
if
we
notify
them
after
being
released.
What's
the
issue
here
like,
what's
what's
it
going
to
solve
What's
it
gonna
do.
H
Foreign,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker
I
join
you
100,
and
what
you
said
on
the
front
end
of
this.
The
statute
has
provided
for
years
that
the
sheriff's
departments
are
to
transport
mental
health
patients.
It
doesn't
make
any
sense
to
me
it
doesn't
work
well,
it
is
not
a
good
way
to
do
it.
The
late
Mike
Carter,
who
served
with
us
for
years
and
I,
worked
on
these
issues.
H
What
this
helps
is
just
as
I
said
earlier,
they
are
able
to
be
notified,
at
least
so
that
they
can
give
that
person
a
ride,
so
they
can
get
that
person's
services,
so
they
can't
continue
up
and
whatever
else
is
going
on
at
least
they'll
know
and
they'll
have
a
chance
to,
but
I
join
you
and
please,
for
goodness
sake,
let's
all
work
on
finding
a
better
solution
than
law
enforcement.
Transporting
someone
to
mental
health
treatment.
AA
AA
H
And
I'm
sorry
I
must
I'll,
probably
just
rushed
through
it
a
second
ago
they
can
come
and
give
that
person
a
ride.
They
can
contact
the
person's
family.
They
can
contact
Civic
institutions
that
they're
working
with
it
gives
them
a
multitude
of
options.
If
they
don't
know
the
person
is
being
released,
then
that
person
sometimes
can
just
be
released
to
the
street,
which
isn't
helpful
for
anybody.
P
Only
four
percent
of
interpersonal
violence
is
attributable
attributable
to
mental
illness
alone.
People
with
mental
illness
are
more
likely
to
be
the
victim
of
violence
than
committed
so
before
we
move
forward
before
we
take
on
all
these
bills
on
Mental
Health
Care
I
want
to
keep
these
streams
separate.
If
we're
going
to
have
a
conversation
about
Mental,
Health
Care
great
progress
is
progress,
but
let's
not
sell
mental
health
care
as
the
solution
to
the
reason
we're
supposed
to
be
here.
That's
my
request.
Mr
sponsor.
Thank
you.
Mr
Speaker.
H
So
there
is
absolutely
a
mental
health
crisis.
After
we
dealt
with
covid-19
and
everything
else,
it
is
rising
suicide
rates
and
mental
health
issues
and
everything
else
across
the
board.
Many
of
those
do
lead
to
violent
crimes,
two
violent
incidents.
Again,
it
is
not
a
Panacea.
It
is
not
a
one-size-fits-all
solution,
but
it
is
I
hope,
a
step
in
the
right
direction
to
help
these
folks
and
to
try
to
keep
Tennessee
and
make
Tennessee
safer.
A
A
A
A
AB
H
That
wants
to
can
go
down
and
pull
the
details
of
exactly
how
that
precious
life
was
lost,
spread
it
all
over
the
Internet
share
it
with
anybody.
They
want
to
drop
it
in
the
mail
to
their
loved
ones.
If
they
truly
wanted
to
be
just
evil,
they
can
do
anything
they
want
to,
but
those
private
medical
records
of
a
child
if
a
child
is
injured
in
a
violent
crime,
their
medical
records
are
private,
but
if
they're
killed,
they're
public
I,
just
don't
think
that's
right.
H
So
I've
heard
from
multiple
different
families
that
strongly
support
this
bill.
Many
are
here
today
and
are
watching
and
I
know.
There
are
others
that
want
to
address
this
bill
and
I.
Thank
you
for
all
those
that
have
co-sponsed
with
this
and
want
to
ask
for
others
too,
and
I
would
ask
you
to
support
this
bill.
H
We
should
do
everything
we
can
to
prevent
these
violent
Acts,
but
when
they
happen,
we
should
never
allow
never
allow
the
evil
person
that
killed
these
children
to
continue
victimizing
these
families
with
call
after
call
after
call
from
the
medical
examiner
saying
your
child's
medical
records
have
been
requested.
Again-
and
that's
already
happened
over
and
over
again
to
too
many
families
in
this
state
with
that
Mr
Speaker
I
renew
my
motion.
A
B
What
we
are
asking
is
pretty
simple:
we're
asking
for
our
rights
as
guardians
of
our
child
Halle,
which
we
acknowledged
and
protected
why
she
lived
to
be
acknowledged
and
protected
in
her
death.
We
see
this
as
legislative,
consistent.
If
Howie
had
only
been
wounded,
then
there
would
be
no
public
access
to
the
medical
trauma
of
her
body's
sustained.
B
Why
should
that
be
any
different
when
her
injuries
resulted
in
death
at
stake
in
our
minds
to
see
us
who
has
greater
claim
to
Halle
the
public
or
us
her
parents
to
mandate
that
her
autopsy
become
a
matter
of
public
record
is
to
say
that
the
public
now
has
a
greater
claim
on
our
daughter
that
the
media
has
a
right
to
information
which
supersedes
ours.
We
are
already
carrying
the
trauma
of
losing
our
little
girl,
a
trauma
that,
if
public
bears
at
all
it
does
so
only
from
a
distance.
B
B
B
I
am
authorized
to
say
the
following
of
be
on
behalf
of
Aaron
Kinney.
No
one
questions
what
happened
to
the
six
victims,
the
day
of
the
Covenant
shooting
or
how
they
died.
There
is
no
compelling
public
interest
to
know
any
details
of
their
injuries
and
deaths
other
than
the
cause
of
death
listed
on
their
death
certificates.
This
has
nothing
to
do
with
open
records,
free
speech
or
governmental
oversight.
This
has
everything
to
do
with
re-traumatizing
and
re-victimizing
those
of
us
who
had
to
go
to
a
hospital
and
identify
the
broken
bodies
of
her
children.
B
B
B
If
you
die
of
natural
causes,
you
have
a
right
to
privacy,
but
if
you
are
murdered,
you
lose
all
rights
in
your
final
suffering.
Becomes
everyone
else's
business
posted
on
the
internet
for
pertuity
I
cannot
describe
how
hurtful
this
is
how
unnecessary
I
remember
the
day.
The
state
coroner
informed
me,
our
team,
that
media
had
requested
the
six
victims,
autopsy
reports
for
the
first
time
and
waiting
in
dread
to
find
out
what
would
be
done
with
them.
This
is
unacceptable.
Bearing
a
true
compelling
public
interest
or
clear
need
for
government
oversight.
B
Autopsy
reports
of
children,
victims
and
adult
victims
as
well,
including
any
postpartum
investigative
photographs,
should
remain
private
at
the
discretion
of
the
parents
or
the
next
of
kin.
Open
record
extremists
need
to
be
put
to
put
themselves
in
our
shoes
and
ask
themselves
what
benefit
could
possibly
be
in
making
these
records
public
to
anyone
on
the
street.
Stop
causing
us
more
pain
and
hurting
survivors,
protect
murder,
victims,
dignity
in
death
and
privatize
victims.
Autopsy
records.
H
You
for
your
question,
sir.
There
are
several
exceptions
in
here
when
there's
a
civil
case,
a
criminal
case.
Criminal
investigation
there's
an
exception
in
the
Amendment
that
deals
even
for
the
release
of
these.
If
it's
an
investigation
due
to
a
wrong
wrongful
conviction,
and
then
there
is
a
catch-all
in
here
where
a
court
upon
being
petitioned
can
release
these
for
good
call
shown.
A
E
E
Now
we
haven't
done
much
to
deal
with
that
in
a
way
that's
meaningful
here,
but
that
information
and
our
ability
to
recognize
this
as
a
Public
Health
crisis
and
as
a
public
policy
crisis,
is
real
and
so
I.
Do
wonder
how
this
impacts
our
ability
to
know
as
legislators
and
as
Representatives
the
issues
that
most
impact
our
children,
so
that
we
can
do
something
about
it.
D
H
Year
before
last,
there
were
346
people
that
were
murdered
in
Shelby
County
31
of
them
were
children,
I,
don't
know
their
ethnicity,
I,
don't
know
their
gender
I
know
they
were
precious
Souls
Lost
every
single
one
of
those
families
matters
every
one
of
them
and
that's
way
way
way
too
many
these
families
here
matter
there
are
three
families
with
children
that
were
killed
at
covenant.
They
don't
deserve
for
their
autopsy
results
to
be
pawed
through
by
the
public.
E
I
really
wish
we
didn't
have
autopsies
of
children
murdered
by
gun
violence
in
our
state
and
that
that
matters
too,
and
it
matters
for
us
to
recognize
that
gun
violence
is
the
number
one
killer
of
our
children,
and
we
should
be
doing
everything
in
our
power
to
change.
That
statistic,
not
just
dealing
with
the
after
effects
of
the
tragedies
that
we
are
allowing
by
our
inaction.
H
So
again,
we're
finding
much
to
agree
about
today.
I
am
not
willing
to
sit
by
and
have
never
been
willing
to
sit
by
and
allow
for
that
to
happen.
I've
spent
my
entire
11
years
down
here,
working
with
members
on
both
sides
of
the
aisle
to
try
to
prevent
and
reduce
violent
crime.
Have
we
done
enough?
No,
should
we
do
more?
Absolutely,
let's
join
in
that
we
don't
have
to
fight
with
each
other
and
yell
at
each
other
and
do
everything
else.
That
happens
a
lot
of
times.
Let's
set
down.
H
Let's
talk,
my
door
is
open
anytime,
my
number's
available
anytime,
any
member
anybody,
that's
listening.
These
families
came
to
me.
They've
come
to
all
of
us.
Have
those
conversations.
It
is
not
a
binary
choice.
We
do
not
have
to
abandon
the
Bill
of
Rights
and
civil
liberties
to
protect
families.
It
is
a
balance
that
we
can
strike.
We've
done
it
for
a
couple
hundred
years,
not
always
perfect,
not
always.
Well,
we
can
do
better.
The
level
of
violence
in
this
state
has
not
always
been
this
way.
It
is
unacceptable
and
we
absolutely
should
do
more.
H
This
bill
is
about
protecting
the
privacy
of
those
children
that
we
have
lost
to
that
violent
crime.
Again,
we
are
finding
much
more
to
agree
on
than
disagree
today.
It
sounds
like
to
me
because
I
absolutely
want
to
prevent
these
families
I
guarantee
you
don't
want
to
be
here.
Let's
find
a
way
to
make
sure
that
fewer
have
to
ever
go
through
this,
but
if
they
do
their
autopsies
ought
to
be
private.
A
Represent
Pearson,
oh,
that
was
the
five.
Oh
I'm,
sorry
that
was
two
minutes
for
bow
yep.
Sorry,
we're
done
that
you
had.
Let
me
explain.
You
had
five
minutes
that
five
minutes
ran
out
and
then
he
had
a
two-minute
rebuttal,
and
that
was
part.
The
25
seconds
was
part
of
his
two
minutes
remaining,
not
the
five
minutes.
A
G
There
has
been
a
weird
Obsession
and
attempt
to
politicize
this
issue
and
I
wish
that
there
was
an
amendment
in
this
bill
to
stop
releasing
a
Manifesto,
because
it
is
this
that
is
harmful
and
the
families
have
asked
us
not
to
do
that,
and
we
have
if
we
really
are
serious
about
protecting
the
Dignity
of
families.
Let's
be
consistent,
let's
be
consistent
in
affirming
human
dignity.
A
A
A
A
W
Speaker
members,
what
this
bill
does
and
it's
been
happening
since
right
around
May
mid
May
of
this
year,
the
governor
passed
exported
100,
and
what
that
does
that
says
that
the
courts,
any
municipal
courts,
any
General,
Sessions
courts
or
any
state
courts
shall
issue
their
final
dispositions
to
the
Tennessee
Bureau
Investigation
within
72
hours.
What
this
bill
does
would
provide
that
those
dispositions
the
final
dispositions
be
submitted
within
three
business
days.
W
E
W
E
I
understand
the
need
and
design
from
information
to
move
quickly
for
people
to
have
access
to
as
up-to-date
information
as
they
possibly
can.
I,
don't
see
anything
necessarily
wrong
with
that,
but
I'm
curious.
What
is
your
intent
for
TBI
moving
forward?
What
are
they
supposed
to
be
doing?
Is
there
anything
proactive
that
is
supposed
to
happen?
We
saw
Earl
and
earlier
bill
that
talked
about
you
know
just
notifying,
and
then
that
is
all
I.
W
You
Mr
Speaker.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
we
want
to
know
the
information,
that's
traveling
from
our
court
systems
to
administrative
offices
of
the
AOC
to
the
Tennessee
Bureau
Investigation.
We
want
that
information
to
travel
as
quickly
as
possible.
In
fact,
you're
going
to
probably
hear
from
a
bill
a
little
later
today
to
talk
about
the
EMC
having
the
ability
to
require
that
that
courts
communicate
within
one
another
in
a
in
a
quicker
fashion,
so
I
think
anytime.
We
can
have
more
transparent,
quicker
communication
between
the
courts
and
our
law
enforcement.
W
That's
there
to
prevent
heinous
crimes
as
some
that
we
spoke
up
today.
We
want
to
protect
people,
we
want
to
protect
our
children
from
violent
crimes,
sir,
and
the
the
quicker
we
get
that
information
to
the
folks
that
can
protect
our
children,
our
public.
That's
why
that's?
What
I'm
attempting
to
do
today.
E
This
is
again
another
superficial
piece
of
legislation
to
make
it
look
like
we
are
doing
the
job
that
we
were
supposed
to
be
sent
here
to
do
in
this
extraordinary
special
session,
and
so,
while
I,
don't
think,
there'll
be
much
disagreement
about
the
passing
of
this
legislation.
It
is
not
addressing
the
need
that
we
have
to
protect
our
communities.
It's
another
bill
saying
do
what
we
already
do.
Send
an
email
send
an
update
very
easily,
which
has
already
happened.
As
you
have
said,
and
the
reality
is,
we
need
gun
safety
laws.
E
W
Yeah
Anthony
Mr,
Speaker
I
just
want
to
say
this
that
what
we're
doing
here
is
we're
codifying
this,
so
we
we
know
that
it's
staying
in
place,
what
the
governor
did.
He
put
down
an
executive
order
changing
this
time
period
from
30
days
to
72
hours.
What
this
bill
does
is
codifies
that
puts
it
into
the
TCA
and
says
it
has
to
be
submitted
within
three
business
days
and
as
as
my
my
rep,
my
fellow
representatives
from
Gallatin
said
earlier
today.
W
You
know
it's
Brick
by
Brick,
sir,
how
we
protect
our
communities
and
how
we
protect
our
kids
and
and
and
I
disagree
with
you
saying
that
this
bill
doesn't
matter
every
Bill
matters,
every
life
matters
and
we're
trying
to
protect
those
lives,
especially
those
precious
lives
of
our
children.
Thank
you.
AD
W
W
AE
AE
A
AE
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
members,
each
year,
just
a
little
shot
of
a
million
people
are
trafficked
across
International
borders.
Over
the
last
several
years,
Tennessee
has
been
a
leader
in
passing
legislation
to
prevent
really
this
Scourge
on
our
planet
so
that
this
legislation
brought
to
us
today.
We
want
to
thank
the
administration,
Tennessee
Bureau
of
Investigation
Tennessee
faith
and
freedom
Coalition
again
for
bringing
a
powerful
piece
of
legislation
to
help
us
understand
this
issue
better.
AE
AF
Yeah,
thank
you
speaker
sponsor.
Could
you
could
you
help
me
understand?
You
know
we're
here.
In
special
session,
I
I
thought
we
were
at
a
special
session
supposed
to
have
been
called
about
gun
violence
in
the
state,
but
the
governor
came
out
with
a
list.
Can
you
please
explain
to
me,
and
maybe
the
Covenant
Families,
how
this
relates
to
stop
mass
shootings
in
our
society.
A
AE
Talking
well,
thank
you
for
this,
for
the
question
I
believe
I,
guess
I
would
direct
you
to
the
to
the
governor's
call
that
specifically
mentions
this
this
issue
and
gosh.
This
is
a
painful
issue
that
affects
thousands
of
families
across
this
nation.
I
would
imagine
you
would
support
any
legislation
that
would
prevent
this
from
harming
families
in
the
future.
AF
Oh
I
totally
agree
with
you.
You
know
it.
We
should
but
I
thought
we
were
here
this
week
to
deal
with
the
issue
of
gun
violence
and
stopping
the
tragedy.
Like
the
tragedy
that
happened
at
covenant.
You
know
or
or
is
this
just
another
play
you
know
I,
we
don't
need
another
photo
op
with
Tim
Tebow
this
week.
AF
We
need
to
do
something
for
these
families
up
here
that
have
come
down
here
and
and
waiting
for
something
to
be
done,
but
we've
got
five
pages
of
nothingness
and
you
know
the
previous
speaker
said
we're
doing
it
Brick
by
Brick.
Well,
I
think
we
need
bigger
bricks
because
we're
not
doing
anything
that
these
people
came
down
here
for-
and
this
is
just
another
piece
of
legislation
that
I'm
scratching
my
head.
Why
and
where
is
the
governor
on
bringing
forth
something
like
this
and
these
people
coming
down
here?
AF
A
AF
I,
don't
need
you
to
read
me
the
call
I'm
just
scratching
my
head,
while
the
governor
put
it
in
the
call
in
the
first
place
when
we
were
here.
I
said
in
this
little
governor's
mansion
He
said
across
from
he
said:
we're
going
to
have
a
special
session
on
gun
violence,
and
then
we
come
up
with
this
I.
Don't
think
these
folks
are
down
here
to
hear
about.
You
know
how
we
can
bring
Tim
Tebow
back
to.
A
AD
AE
C
H
So
members
again
I
tried
to
bring
several
bills
that,
in
conversation
with
the
community,
this
actually
came
from
a
conversation
with
multiple
different
District
Attorneys,
but
specifically
with
General
Glenn
funk
in
Nashville.
For
several
years
he
has
been
pushing
for
mental
health
evaluations
to
be
paid
for
by
the
state
for
misdemeanor
defendants.
H
We
unfortunately
stopped
doing
that
15
16
years
back
I
was
a
district
attorney.
When
it
happened,
we
never
should
have
stopped.
Unfortunately,
many
of
these
folks
are
incompetent
to
stand
trial.
The
very
first
meeting
their
attorney
has
with
them.
It
is
obvious,
and
yet
they
are
charged
with
crimes
there
is.
There
is
one
man
in
Nashville
who
has
been
arrested
200
times
he
is.
He
is
not
getting
the
mental
health
care
that
he
needs,
because
it
is
on
the
local
governments
to
pay
for
the
mental
health
evaluations.
H
U
H
So
we
pay
for
when
someone
is
arrested
for
a
felony,
the
state
of
Tennessee
still
pays
for
the
mental
health
evaluation,
and
what
that
means
is
someone
who's
arrested
for
a
crime.
So
there's
probable
cause
they've
they've
committed
that
crime
they've
come
into
the
jail.
Many
of
these
folks
are
destitute.
They
many
of
them,
are
homeless.
Many
of
them
are
in
between
homes
and
they
just
do
not
have
resources.
So
what
used
to
happen
on
misdemeanors
is
we
would
pay
for
a
mental
health
evaluation.
They
would
come
to
the
jail.
H
They
would
evaluate
that
person
after
an
attorney
has
met
with
them.
Usually
court
appointed
and
has
said
look
I've
met
with
this
person
and
they
can't
even
understand
what
I'm
talking
about
I
mean
we're
talking
severely
mentally
mentally
ill,
and
these
mental
health
professionals,
usually
from
the
state,
will
come
to
the
jail,
evaluate
the
person
quickly
and
and
then
you'll
usually
get
a
report
back
to
the
attorney
within
just
a
day
or
two.
If
it
happens
pretty
quick
and
if
there's
additional
need
for
further
evaluation,
then
they
do
a
furlough
also
paid
for
through
this.
H
Usually
that's
about
30
days
now,
by
the
time
you've
been
through,
that
that
person's
stable,
so
instead
of
just
kicking
them
out
the
other
side
of
the
jail
instable,
just
with
a
handful
of
pills
or
something
else,
they're
stable
after
that
30
days
and
they've
had
an
opportunity
to
then
come
back
to
the
court
deal
with
their
court
case
and
get
into
a
facility
if
they
so
need
one.
Some
of
them
by
that
point
are
actually
okay
with
some
outpatient
services
too.
So
that's
the
chronology
of
what
will
happen
once
that
evaluation
is
done.
Reps.
U
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
and
thank
you
Mr
sponsor
for
the
explanation
so
in
in
the
I
think
you
said,
16
years
we
hadn't
been
doing
it.
We
hadn't
been
paying
for
it.
So
if
a
person
who
is
who
is
having
mental
health
challenges
in
in
these
16
years
needs
of
mental
health
evaluation
and
we
hadn't
been
paying
for
it
and
they're
Indigent,
they
can't
pay
for
it.
So
were
we
just
foregoing
a
mental
health
evaluation
for
them
they
weren't
receiving
the
evaluation.
H
H
They're,
not
picking
up
the
tab
for
this,
because
it's
much
cheaper
and
easier
on
everybody
to
just
turn
that
person
right
back
out
and
that
endangers
the
community
and
that
person,
and
somebody
said
earlier
that
you
know
that
person
is
much
more
likely
to
be
a
victim
of
crime
or
harm
themselves.
They
are,
unless
we
do
something
like
this.
U
Thank
you,
Mr,
Speaker
and
and
I'm
trying
to
make
sure
I
understand
this.
We
pay
for
our
mental
health,
evaluation
and
treatment
for
criminal
defendants
who
have
been
charged
with
the
misdemeanor
so
if
they're
being
charged
with
the
misdemeanor
and
we
haven't
been
paying
for
it
being
charged,
means
that
they
haven't
been
to
court.
Yet
so
have
we
been
sending
individuals
with
mental
health
issues
to
court
to
be
convicted
because
we
haven't
been
paying
for
it
clear.
A
H
Not
that
I've
seen,
and
so
what
usually
happens
is
the
case
winds
up
getting
dismissed.
These
are
misdemeanors
and
so
in
a
lot
of
jurisdictions.
If
it's
pretty
clear
to
the
judge
the
the
attorney
everyone
this
happens
over
and
over
again
it
it
they
most
like
I
said
the
one
gentleman
in
Nashville
has
been
arrested.
200
times,
he's
not
been
convicted
on
those
because
he's
not
even
competent
to
assist
his
attorney,
he's
just
turned
right
back
out.
The
door
represent.
U
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
so
I
think
this
bill
no
disrespect
is,
is
more
fluff
and
after
the
fact
legislation
you
know
you
mentioned.
Building
this
thing
Brick
by
Brick,
nine
out
of
27
of
the
bills
that
are
being
presented
in
in
this
place
are
yours,
nine
out
of
27,
so
one-third
of
the
bricks
are
yours,
leader,
Lambert
one.
Third,
another
third,
are
the
speakers
understandable
and
then
another
third
are
other
members
there.
All
of
these
bricks
are
red.
U
H
Again,
absolutely,
let's
reside
Services
only
ahead
of
time
as
well.
I
join
you
in
that,
and
all
I
can
say
as
far
as
having
several
bills,
man
over
the
last
few
months,
I've
been
working.
My
tail
off
since
we
last
left
session
and
I
know
that's
for
true
for
lots
of
folks.
In
this
room,
I
mean
I.
Just
tried
really
hard
to
bring
bills.
I
know
it's
a
special
session.
I
know
it's
shorter
than
regular
session.
H
I
just
wanted
to
bring
some
stuff
that's
going
to
make
a
difference,
but
isn't
so
massive
that
we
get
all
tripped
around
the
axle
and
arguing
about
it.
I
wanted
stuff,
that's
gonna
be
base,
hits
it's
going
to
help
people
but
sometimes,
and
you've
been
down
there.
A
lot
longer
than
I
have
sometimes
a
bill
can
get
so
big,
there's
so
many
different
aspects
to
it
that
somebody
could
disagree
with
I
wanted
to
bring
stuff,
that's
simple,
straightforward
and
it's
going
to
help
people.
So
that's
that's
what
I
tried
to
do?
Yeah
yeah.
T
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
and
to
the
sponsor
thank
you
for
carrying
so
many
bricks.
I
know
that
my
Rhone
in
Loudoun,
County,
sheriffs
I,
know
that
my
Chiefs
of
police
are
going
to
appreciate
this
because,
when
I
talk
to
them,
one
of
the
first
things,
if
it's
not
the
first,
it
will
always
be
the
second
or
third
topic
that
they
bring
up
is
helping
these
tennesseans,
who
are
having
mental
issues
so
bringing
Solutions
is
what
our
people
ask
us
to
do
and
following
this
call
and
doing
the
duty
to
get
this
accomplished.
E
A
E
H
You
asked
that
we
never
stopped
paying
for
felonies
they're
already
paid
for
right
now
when
they
went
through
bad
budget
times
long
before
you
or
I
were
here.
There
were
a
few
members
that
were
probably
here
at
that
time.
They
just
cut
the
misdemeanors,
so
they
kept
paying
for
the
felonies,
but
they
stopped
paying
for
the
misdemeanors
represent.
A
H
E
Yeah
I
would
argue
that
for
legislation
like
this,
it's
good
to
know
that,
for
the
assessments
we
may
not
have
stopped,
paying
is
to
make
sure
we
provide
treatment
as
well,
and
that's
the
thing
about
this
bill,
and
so
I
would
encourage
an
amendment
potentially
that
has
an
inclusion
of
felonies,
but
also
ensuring
that
there's
treatment
that
the
state
provides
as
well
and
not
just
the
assessment
and
as
a
rep,
my
fellow
representative,
from
Shelby
County
mentioned.
It
would
be
great
if
we
can
provide
these
Services
before
anybody
is
connected
to
the
justice
system.
H
Legal
system,
again,
we
are
finding
much
to
agree
on
I
agree.
100
I
would
much
rather
and
I
guarantee
you.
The
victims
of
of
some
of
these
individuals
that
have
committed
crimes
would
absolutely
prefer
that
we
get
those
Services
there
ahead
of
time
and
I
can
guarantee
you.
The
commissioner.
Mental
health
is
working
overtime
every
day
and
I
commend
her
and
her
team
to
try
to
get
these
Services
out
there
I
mean
just
unfortunately,
when
someone's
arrested.
It
becomes
really
obvious
that
there
is
a
need
there
and
I'm
just
glad.
H
We
have
a
lot
of
communities
that
do
focus
on
that
need.
This
will
help
with
that.
It'll
also
save
the
locals
just
over
a
million
dollars
a
year.
So
some
of
the
locals
that
we're
doing
this
now,
the
state's
picking
it
up
and
it'll
go
up
even
higher
and
I
hope
they
can
use.
Maybe
some
of
the
money
that
they'll
save
for
some
of
these
services.
J
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
later
Lambert
I
appreciate
your
service
to
our
state,
appreciate
this
bill.
Now
you
read
the
financial
cost
that
it
would
be
to
this
state
and
listening
to
this
very
exciting
discussion
on
this,
would
you
believe
that
by
allowing
this
bill
for
passage
and
start
doing,
these
did
it
actually,
in
the
end,
will
be
saving
the
state
money.
H
Absolutely
there
are
a
multitude
of
expenses
that
go
with
repeat
criminals,
with
repeat
mental
health
issues
with
individuals
that
are
out
of
the
workforce.
There's
no
doubt
it
saves
more
money
than
it
costs
it's
hard
to
quantify
that.
But,
oh,
my
goodness,
how
do
you
put
a
price
tag
on
it
on
helping
a
life,
helping
a
person
reach
their
maximum
potential,
but
yeah
I
mean
it's
definitely
going
to
save
a
lot
more
than
money
than
it
ever
cost
us.
J
A
A
AB
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
just
a
very
simple
resolution
here.
It
urges
the
department
of
safety
to
provide
its
safe
and
secure
firearms
in
Tennessee
brochure
at
all
the
driver
service
center
locations,
the
department
of
safety
has
worked
on
and
promoted
their
headquarters.
This
is
just
asking
for
a
little
more
information
to
be
widespread
in
an
effort
to
educate
on
firearm
safety
on
safe
and
secure
firearm
storage
safety
equipment.
Locking
devices
worked
with
representative
hammer
on
this
and
urge
your
passing
of
this
Bill.
Thank
you.
C
A
A
AG
P
Mr
Speaker
I'd
like
to
roll
this
bill
to
the
hill
of
the
calendar,
if
possible,
so
that
we
can
have
conversations
with
the
Davidson
County
Juvenile
Court
Clerk,
to
work
out
any
issues.
This
is
going
to
create
for
Metro.
Nashville
I
was
just
made
aware
of
these
right
when
we
went
into
session.
Otherwise
I
would
have
dealt
with
this
earlier.
My
apologies,
okay.
AC
E
Thank
you
speaker.
This
amendment
changes
the
number
for
the
count
of
mass
shootings
from
four
to
three
just
to
align
it
with
the
investigative
assistance
for
violent
crimes,
Act
passed
in
2012
in
Congress,
which
clarifies
the
statutory
authority
of
the
long-standing
practice
of
the
Department
of
Justice
to
provide
investigatory,
Assistance
or
request
of
state
and
local
authorities
with
respect
to
certain
serious,
violent
crimes
and
for
other
purposes,
and
so
they
use
the
number
three
instead
of
four,
and
so
I
would
like
to
move
for
consideration
with
amendment
number.
One.
A
AC
AC
AC
It
simply
requires
the
TBI
to
submit
a
report
on
mass
shootings
to
the
governor,
the
Speaker
of
the
House
speaker
of
the
Senate,
by
January
1st
2024,
and
by
each
January
1st
thereafter.
The
report
must
include
the
number
of
mass
shootings
in
this
state
for
that
year
and
any
other
information
deemed
significant
to
limiting
mass
shootings.
AC
U
U
U
AC
Holzing,
thank
you
that
that
is
criminal
activity.
It's
criminal
homicide,
but
it's
not
in
the
typical
venue
of
what
we
would
consider
a
mass
shooting,
for
example,
what
happened
at
covenant
or
what
happens
with
a
mass
shooting
in
a
mall
in
a
general
public
place
that
that
is
orchestrated
from
a
whole
different
motive,
that's
encapsulated
by
itself,
so
you
wouldn't
include
that
in
what
most
folks
would
would
deem
a
mass
shooting,
there
might
be
multiple
folks
shocked,
but
it
would
not
fall
under
this
venue
represent.
AC
U
Don't
understand
why
we
would
would
change
that
number
and
and
what
let
me
tell
you
what
concerns
it
gives
me.
It
gives
me
concerns
that
we
are
trying
to
manipulate
the
numbers
so
that
we
can
show
us
with
less
mass
shootings
than
actually
take
place.
That's
my
big!
That's
my
concern
with
that
and
because
it
defies
reason
to
me
that
if
a
person
shoots
up
somebody's
gang
hideout
and
five
people
get
killed,
it's
not
a
mass
shooting.
U
A
AC
And
thank
you
for
the
question
it.
It
is
so
that
you
can
come
up
with
an
accurate
definition
of
what
a
mass
shooting
is,
first
of
all,
so
that
your
reporting
is
consistent
every
year,
and
you
can
then
plan
on
what
you
have
to
work
on
to
deal
with
this,
to
see
what
trends
are
and
what
they
aren't.
The
other
thing
is
motivated
by
a
different,
a
different
reason.
It.
L
AC
An
ongoing
war
and
yes,
you
have
multiple
casualties,
but
you
wouldn't
classify
it
in
a
mass
shooting
that
we're
dealing
with
that
is
senseless
in
the
sense
of
somebody
walking
in
to
a
a
busy
place,
a
mall,
a
grocery
store,
a
church,
a
school
and
killing
people.
So
this
system
will
give
you
a
way
to
quantify
that
that
is
consistent
year
after
year
represent
Parkinson.
A
AC
G
AC
I
didn't
say
it
stop
it.
I
said
when
you
can
quantify
it,
and
you
know
what
you're
dealing
with
you
can
lay
plans
or
look
at
Trends
or
where
we're
going.
Are
we
getting
better?
Are
we
getting
worse?
What's
working?
What's
not
working,
it's
just
like
anything
else.
You
can't
you
can't
get
an
accurate
picture.
If
you
can't
quantify
it
accurately.
G
All
due
respect
to
my
friend
from
Kingsport
I
believe
that
one
mass
shooting
is
too
much,
and
so
you
can
count
one
mass
shooting,
two
mass
shooting
three
mass
shooting,
how
many
mass
shootings
does
it
take
for
the
Tennessee,
my
colleagues
on
the
other
side
of
the
aisle.
Let
me
not
get
in
you
know
called
out
of
order
to
act.
G
I,
don't
understand
the
logic
in
US,
counting
mass
shootings.
No
other
nation
has
to
do
this,
except
our
nation,
counting
the
number
of
people
massacred,
because
simply
counting
it
and
collecting
that
data
will
not
do
anything
until
we
take
substantive
action
to
address
the
root
cause,
and
so
what
we're
merely
doing
is
bearing
Witnesses
something,
a
tragedy
that
we
are
responsible
for
as
a
body
and
counting
it
to
act
like
we're
doing
something.
But
what
this
is
really
doing
is
really
an
attempt
to
deflect
and
distract
the
people
from
the
real
issue
and
I.
G
Don't
believe
that
this
was
your
intention
representative
holes,
yeah
I,
know
that
you're
carrying
this
for
the
speaker,
but
I
believe
that
we
can
do
more
than
just
count.
The
number
of
mushrooms
that
are
plaguing
our
community
in
the
United
States
of
America
we've
had
more
mass
shootings
than
days.
That
is
a
policy
choice
and
so
I.
Don't
think
that
counting
it
is
the
solution.
I
believe
that
acting
for
common
sense,
gun
laws
is
the
solution
and
I
hope
that
we
get
to
a
point.
G
Maybe
when
I'm
your
age,
that
we
don't
have
to
count
mass
shootings,
anymore,
I
hope
we
get
to
a
point
where
we
don't
have
to
count
the
number
of
children
who've
been
massacred
and
adults.
Who've
been
massacred
because,
as
I've
pointed
out
throughout
this
session,
Covenant
was
not
the
first
mass
shooting
in
Nashville
I
represent
Antioch
and
a
part
of
my
district
I'm.
A
part
of
Antioch
was
hit
by
a
mass
shooting
at
a
waffle
house,
and
until
we
act
it
would
not
be
the
last
mass
shooting.
G
AD
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
you
know
submitting
these
numbers
to
the
speaker
and
the
lieutenant
governor
or
something
I,
absolutely
don't
have
a
problem
with.
However,
I
have
to
stand
and
to
say
that
does
this
mean
that
we're
willing
to
act?
Otherwise,
why
do
we
need
this
information
at
this
level
when
so
far
we're
not
willing
to
act
on
this
information?
Q
AF
Yeah,
thank
you
Mr
Speaker
earlier
there
was
a
question.
I
may
have
misheard
the
question
at
the
beginning
about
changing
the
number
from
four
to
three,
and
there
was
a
question:
were
you
talking
about
the
federal
government?
Are
we
are
we
staying
consistent
with
the
federal
government,
considers
a
a
mass
shooting
or
mass
killing
chairman.
A
AF
AC
AF
AF
AC
A
AF
AI
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
and
thank
you
sponsor
for
bringing
this
legislation
I.
Think
it's
important.
In
order
for
us
to
be
able
to
act
and
start
protecting
tennesseans,
we
need
to
know
what
the
numbers
are
and
be
able
to
identify
where
some
of
these
issues
are
popping
up
at
so
I
just
wanted
to
commend
you
for
the
Forsyth
bringing
this
forward
and
presenting
it.
Thank
you,
sir.
A
A
H
All
right
members,
one
I,
want
to
commend
you
for
all
of
your
hard
work.
This
week.
Our
work
is
not
completed.
You
have
fought
with
each
other
you've
loved
on
each
other,
you've
heard
from
tennesseans,
and
we
continue
to
hear
from
them
and
we
welcome
that
input.
I
wish
our
colleagues
in
the
other
chamber
were
still
here.
They
were
only
here
briefly.
Today,
we've
gone
through
about
half
of
the
bills
that
we
have
and
they're.