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House Floor Session- 27th Legislative Day (B)- April 21, 2023
A
A
D
E
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
and
members.
If
you
as
you've
heard
me,
stand
up
and
say
on
a
couple
of
different
occasions
here,
I
I
think
we're
we're
missing
this.
We
are
going
to
allow
a
teacher,
a
mentor,
a
guide,
a
guide
of
this,
these
these
young
children,
to
disrespect
a
child's
preferred,
pronouns
and
I.
Don't
even
understand
why
we
would
allow
this
think
about
that
for
one
second,
you've
got
a
child
that
is
already
feeling
left
out.
E
That
has
has
their
own
decided
upon
pronouns
and
we're
going
to
let
a
teacher
disrespect
them
when
I
get
done,
he's
going
to
talk
about
First
Amendment
rights,
but
you
don't
have
the
right
to
harass
somebody.
You
don't
have
the
right
to
belittle
somebody.
You
don't
have
the
right
to
bully
somebody,
that's
not
protected
in
your
first
amendment
rights,
especially
for
a
child.
Again
we
are
talking
about
children,
children
and
an
adult
can
pick
on
this
child
with
zero
repercussions.
E
Zero.
This
is
serious.
I
know
we
all
got
back
from
lunch.
Everybody
wants
to
do
whatever
they're
doing,
but
I
really
wish
you'd
pay
attention.
This
is
this.
Is
this?
Is
a
horrible
horrible
Bill
and
we're
setting
a
precedent
that
is
extremely
dangerous,
representative
Cochran?
What
do
you
have
to
say
about
a
teacher
that
chooses
to
bully
a
child.
D
Speaker
and
honest
with
you,
I
find
s
that
you
just
went
through
to
be
a
very
shocking
indictment
and
lack
of
faith
in
our
Public
School
teachers.
Nothing
in
this
bill
would
give
a
teacher
the
right
to
bully
or
harass
any
child
and
I
I
have
enough
faith
in
our
in
our
in
our
school
teachers
to
know
that
that
would
not
happen.
D
Our
teacher
I
also
care
about
our
teachers
to
the
to
the
point
of
wanting
to
protect
their
first
amendment.
Rights
and
I
want
to
share
with
you
a
couple
things:
Whitley
versus
Maynard,
the
U.S
Supreme
Court,
the
right
of
freedom
of
thought
protected
by
the
First
Amendment
against
State
action
includes
both
the
right
to
speak
freely
and
the
right
to
refrain
from
speaking
at
all.
D
That's
wooly
versus
Maynard
1977.,
the
next
West
Virginia
State
Board
of
Education
versus
Barnett.
If
there
is
any
fixed
star
in
our
constitutional
constellation,
it
is
that
no
official
or
Petty
can
prescribe
what
shall
be
Orthodox
and
politics,
nationalism,
religion
or
other
matters
of
opinion
or
Force
citizens
to
confess
by
word
or
act
their
faith
therein.
D
In
short,
the
First
Amendment
not
only
gives
you
the
freedom
of
speech.
It
gives
you
the
freedom
not
to
speak.
No
government
entity
can
force
you
to
say
something
that
is
against
your
core
beliefs
or
religious
convictions.
You're
you're,
right
to
refrain
from
speaking,
is
just
as
much
protected
by
by
our
constitution
as
your
right
to
speak.
A
E
E
E
I
too,
have
trust
in
our
teachers,
I
trust
that
they
want
to
do
what's
best
for
them,
but
they're
always
going
to
be
bad
actors
and
right
now,
if,
before
this
law
passes,
if
we
have
a
bad
actor,
they
can
be
punished.
If
they
choose
to
use
a
racial
slur,
they
could
be
punished.
That's
not
protected
under
First
Amendment
rights.
E
D
Again,
representative,
nothing
in
this
bill
gives
a
teacher
the
right
to
bully
or
harass
anyone
all
teachers
would
would
remain
would
still
be
expected
to
to
act
with
professionalism
that
they
have
they.
They
should
never
be
forced
to
affirm
any
belief
that
is
against
their
core
convictions.
Again,
this
is
protecting
those
first
amendments,
those
First
Amendment
rights,
representative.
A
G
G
G
It'll
create
an
environment
in
which
students
feel
like
they
can't
even
trust
the
people
who
are
in
charge
of
their
safety
and
their
well-being,
and
so
I
would
ask
the
sponsor
to
to
withdraw
this.
But
I
know
the
answer
to
that,
but
I
just
hope
that
this
body
realizes
that
we
are
once
again
on
the
wrong
side
of
History
and
that
we
deserve
well
I'll.
Do
it
I'm,
sorry
to
the
students
who
hear
this
hear
what's
happening
here
today?
G
Taking
their
lives,
I
mean
this
is
something
that
we
heard
in
committee
when
we
consider
this
bill.
I
talk
to
transgender
students,
who
said
we
already
feel
like
we're
treated
like
we
don't
have
any
worth
and
to
push
this
bill
would
just
continue
to
perpetuate
that
sense
of
worthlessness,
but
I
want
to
let
the
transgender
students
of
Tennessee
know
that
you
are
worthy.
G
G
A
G
G
I,
don't
know
any
teacher
asking
for
this
legislation
who
should
be
a
teacher
if
we
cannot
affirm
the
basic
Dignity
of
students
if
we
cannot
respect
them
enough,
maybe
that
person
should
not
be
a
teacher
I'm
sorry,
but
this
is
legislating
harm.
It's
legislating
trauma
and
I'm,
really
Disturbed
that
we
are
even
considering
this
today
in
this
body
with
seriousness.
G
G
G
I,
don't
know
any
legislator
here
who
who
could
come
in
here
and
would
want
to
be
here
and
say:
oh,
go
back
home
and
tell
your
children
I've,
passed
laws
to
make
it
legal
to
Billy,
bully
kids
and
go
home
and
be
proud
of
that.
There's
no
honor
in
that
is
this.
The
legacy
of
this
body?
Is
this?
What
we're
doing
on
the
last
day
of
session
passing
laws
to
bully
children
have
mercy
on
us
and
forgive
us,
because
this
is
not
what
the
children
of
Tennessee
deserve.
I
A
K
L
Thank
you
speaker.
It
is
interesting,
I
believe
the
bullying
comment
first
came
from
representative
Freeman,
but
it's
interesting
that
the
comment
about
it
came
after
representative,
Jones
said
it,
and
so
that's
yeah.
You
can
object
all
you
want,
but
there's
a
difference
between
Black
Folk
and
white
folk
here.
I.
B
M
A
C
B
I
will
be
happy
to
withdraw
by
objection.
I
would
just
ask:
can
we
please
stay
on
top
of
the
bill?
Don't
disparage
or
try
to
insult
other
members.
I
am
objecting
to
being
off
the
bill
and
indicating
that
folks
are
being
treated
differently
on
this
floor
based
on
their
ethnicity.
That
is
a
serious
allegation.
If
I
would
prefer
that
we
stay
on
the
bill,
otherwise
I
will
object
to
being
off
the
bill
for
purposes
of
right
now.
I
would
like
to
hear
what
substantive
questions
this
member
has
about
this
bill.
I
will
withdraw
my
objection.
L
Got
it
helpful,
we
learned
a
lot
about
rules.
This
is
a
terrible
bill
because
it
is
perpetuating
the
harm
and
the
Injustice
and
inequality
that
we've
been
seeing
in
this
legislative
body
for
much
too
long.
One
of
the
biggest
questions
you
have
to
ask
yourselves
is:
how
will
this
teacher
know
the
biological
sex
of
these
children?
L
Are
we
inviting
them
to
find
out
leader
Cochran,
because
if
not,
then
you
need
to
assume
that
a
child
knows
what
it
is.
They
would
like
to
be
called
which
affirms
the
Dignity
of
those
individuals,
otherwise
you're
inviting
teachers
to
make
assumptions
about
the
children
that
they're
supposed
to
be
serving.
That
could
be
antithetical
to
how
that
children,
how
that
child
identifies,
and
even
potentially
what
their
biological
sex
actually
is.
L
This
is
part
of
the
reason
why
this
is
such
problematic,
a
behavior
of
this
body
and
such
problematic
legislation,
the
National
Education
Association,
actually
talks
about
the
benefits
of
ensuring
that
people's
pronouns
are
used
partly
and
especially
for
transgender
non-binary
or
questioning
folks,
who
might
not
be
out
yet.
In
particular,
they
say
it's
really
important
that
we
respect
people
because
it
affirms
their
gender
identities
and
it
ensures
classrooms
remain
safe,
Spaces
by
referring
to
people
in
the
way
that
feels
those
are
accurate
to
them
goes
further
when
correct
names
and
pronouns
are
used.
L
Statistics
show
that
suicide
rates
drop,
while
trust
and
feelings
of
belonging
increase,
addressing
someone
by
the
wrong
name
or
men's
gendering
them
by
using
incorrect
pronouns
can
feel
disrespectful,
harmful
and
even
threatening
to
a
gender
diverse
person.
Misgendering
results
in
marginalization
and
communicates
that
a
person's
identity
is
not
seen
as
important.
L
L
A
I
A
A
P
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
my
my
point
of
order
to
the
clerk
would
be.
We
know
every
time
any
member
from
the
opposite
side.
Aisle
objects
is
going
to
pass,
but
my
question
is:
if
they
object
to
the
statement
and
the
member
isn't
the
result,
the
members
should
not
should
refrain
from
whatever
that
objection
is
and
not
lose
his
or
her
time.
What
in
the
Mason's
rules
are
any
of
our
house
rules
says
that
they
lose
their
time.
I
get
the
issue.
P
C
P
Thank
you,
Mr
chair.
What
what
the
speaker
said
before
opening
the
vote
was.
If
you
want
the
speaker
to
continue,
you
vote
Yes.
If
you
don't
you
vote,
no,
my
point
of
order
is
his
objection
was
for
a
specific
statement
that
he
heard
and
he
objected
to
that
statement.
I
get
that
and
it's
going
to
win
every
time,
but
the
speaker,
the
the
original
speaker,
should
get
his
or
her
in
this
case
55
seconds
and
just
not
speak
to
whatever
the
objection
was
Mr.
A
C
So
as
our
rules
say,
if
a
member
is
called
to
order,
they
shall
be
immediate.
They
shall
immediately
sit
down
and
the
house
shall,
if
appealed,
to
and
I
believe
there
was
some
objection
to
form
an
appeal
decide
the
case
without
debate.
So
the
body
gets
to
decide
whether
or
not
they
can
proceed.
If
it's
determined
they
can't
proceed,
then
they
have
forfeited
their
time.
They're
not
allowed
to
continue
their
debate
represent.
P
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
That
is
not
what
you
said
what
you
said:
they
have
to
be
called
to
order,
what
in
their?
What,
in
that
anything
written
down
that
last
little
bit
is
what
I
think
you
and
I
don't
mean
to
be
disrespectful,
I'm,
just
saying
that
the
last
little
bit
is
not
written.
It
says
that
member
needs
to
be
called
to
order
and
immediately
sit
down
and
there's
no
debate
on
the
on
the
objection.
It
says
nothing
about
him
or
her
losing
their
time.
P
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
what
you
said
he
was
rude
out
of
order
for
a
specific
reason.
That
is
what
happened.
He
got
ruled
out
of
order
for
a
specific
statement
that
he
made.
He
comes
back
in
order
by
not
doing
that
anymore.
That
is
the
that
is
the
order
you
talking
about
the
order
of
the
day.
He
can't
do
that
anymore.
It
says
nothing
in
what
you
just
read
about
him:
losing
his
opportunity
to
speak
to
the
original
matter.
P
P
C
Q
Thank
you
thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
and
not
to
belabor
this,
because
I
think
the
substance
of
this
bill
requires
thorough
debate
and
I
want
to
get
back
to
the
bill.
But
the
way
that
this
has
been
interpreted
would
give
the
majority
party
two
bites
of
the
Apple
to
call
the
question:
that's
the
point
that's
being
made
so
now.
The
way
they
rule
is
be
interpreted
if
an
objection
is
made
under
Masons,
but
not
under
rule
19
of
the
house.
Those
are
two
separate
rules.
Q
You're
reading
rule
19.,
the
objection
was
under
Masons
you're,
saying
that
they
reference
each
other
they're
in.
That's
not
exactly
true.
I
understand
your
interpretation
in
that
rule,
however,
your
interpretation
allows
them
for
me
to
be
recognized
in
my
five
minutes
to
stand
up
address
the
call
the
chairman
and
have
an
objection
made,
a
boat
go
on
the
board
and
all
I
got
to
do
was
say
Thank
you
Mr,
Speaker,
that
that
is
the
problem
with
that
interpretation,
because
that
could
happen
over
and
over
and
over
regardless
of
whether
there's
Merit
to
the
objection.
Q
D
R
So
you're
saying
we
need
a
law
to
tell
people
that
they
don't
need
to
speak.
I
mean
I,
think
that
that,
but
this
particular
law
is
one
of
the
most
unnecessary
pieces
of
legislation
that
we
have
debated
well.
I
mean
we
even
listened
to
here.
This
makes
no
sense.
This
is
one
of
those
pieces
of
legislation
again
that
we
see
time
and
time
and
time
again
that's
a
solution
in
search
of
a
problem.
R
We
have
so
many
other
issues
that
we
should
be
debating
and
if
you
say
you
care
about
teachers,
there
are
things
that
we
can
do
in
this
body
to
help
them
to
help
our
students
to
keep
them
safe,
to
give
them
the
resources
that
they
need
to
give
them
the
programming
that
we
need,
but
instead
we're
here
talking
about
the
respect
of
being
called
of
what
you
want
to
be
called
I.
Think
that
is
the
least
amount
of
respect
that
we
can
show
to
one
another
this.
R
What
I've
seen
over
this
last
few
weeks
of
this
body
has
been
frustrating
at
best,
and
it
shows
that
what
we
this
bill
is
a
prime
example
of
how
the
lack
of
expec
is
permeated.
What's
going
on
in
this
house,
we
have
to
learn
to
respect
each
other.
The
world
is
different,
the
world
is
changing
and
we
have
to
change
with
it.
We
have
to
stop
looking
through
a
singular
lens
of
how
things
should
be.
R
D
D
If
and
again,
I
do
not
believe
that
simply
acknowledging
someone's
biological
sex
is
bullying
and
I
I
believe
there's
a
you'll
be
hard-pressed
to
find
reasonable,
tennesseans
and
Americans.
Who
would
say
that
simply
acknowledging
someone's
biological
sex
is
bullying?
I
do
not
believe
that
and
again
asking
a
teacher
to
acknowledge
someone's
sex.
That
is
that
that
is
not
that
is
not
aligned
with
her
biological
sex.
Very
much
could
be
could
be
against
their
religious
convictions
could
be
against
their
core
convictions,
and
in
this
country
you
do.
You
cannot
force
someone
to
say
something.
D
Regardless
of
of
how
times
are
changing
you
cannot.
You
can't
say
to
someone
hey
because
times
are
changing
your
religious
beliefs,
no
longer
matter
that
you
that
you
have
to
go
along
with
the
culture
that
that
that
that
that
is
forced,
because,
because
the
media
is
changing
because
the
world
is
changing,
you
have
to
change.
That's
not
how
this
country
works.
We
have
a
cons,
we
have
a
constitution
that
protects
individual
liberty
and
so
to
the
term
to
to
the
topic
of
bullying.
D
A
A
P
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
as
the
as
representative
cockham
said
about
some
strange
unusual
term
that
has
become
very
polarizing
to
everyone.
It's
totally
out
of
order
has
been
used
as
a
political
Sledgehammer
that
probably
no
person
in
here
can
actually
Define
the
word
and
he's
using
it
to
Rally
his
troops
up.
He
was
totally
out
of
order.
A
We're
on
the
we're
on
a
point
of
order,
that's
not
allowed
we're
on
the
board
that
that's
not
working
we're
on
the
board,
we're
voting
on
the
motion.
It's
non-debatable!
He
made
the
objection.
We
are
voting,
all
those
who
are
in
favor
of
the
sponsor
continuing
to
speak
vote
I.
Those
who
believe
should
not
continue
to
speak
vote.
T
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C
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T
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U
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
thank
you,
leader,
Cochrane,
for
all
your
efforts.
All
your
hard
work,
Ezekiel
chapter
22,
verse
23
refers
to
standing
in
the
gap.
That's
exactly
where
I
believe
Tennessee
is
right.
Now
we
are
standing
in
the
gap
between
that
which
is
right
and
that
which
is
destructive
and
legislation
like
this
that
protects
individual
rights.
Honors
God
and
promotes
a
Christian
worldview
is
why
Tennessee
is
growing
economically
about
population
and
anytime.
The
legislature
can
position
ourselves
with
the
teachings
of
Christ
it's
a
good
day.
U
T
A
D
D
T
You
that's
interesting,
but
it
seems,
like
fiscal
committee
didn't
get
that
memo
because
they
say
that
federal
dollars
would
be
at
risk,
so
they
evidently
disagree
with
you
and
I
would
dare
say
that
they're
legal
interpretation
of
this
bill
has
got
to
be
different
from
what
you
just
presented.
Let
me,
however,
give
you
an
example
of
what
I
experienced
when
I
started
going
to
school
with
little
white
kids.
A
T
T
V
D
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A
A
AB
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
as
introduced
since
Bill
comes
to
me
from
the
treasurer's
office
and
what
it
does.
It
says
that
all
employers
should
require
that
new
employees
to
sign
certifications,
acknowledging
the
employment
acknowledging,
rather
that
they
understand
that
the
employer's
duties
and
obligations
in
connection
with
the
retirement
system.
With
that
explanation,
pending
any
questions,
I
would
renew
my
motion.
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A
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AJ
AJ
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
Currently,
our
treasure
does
not
utilize
non-financial
factors
for
making
Investments,
because
it
would
violate
his
Judiciary
his
fiduciary
responsibilities,
so
this
simply
ensures
that
Treasures
moving
forward
will
always
make
this
investment
in
financial
decisions
for
this
state
based
on
financial
factors.
AK
L
Esg,
environment,
social
and
governance,
right
for
those
of
you
who
are
in
finance
understand
the
stock
market
serve
on
the
board
of
directors
of
some
of
these
types
of
Institutions.
You
know
that
the
boards
are
paying
attention
to
ESG
and
investors
are
deciding
whether
or
not
to
make
investments
based
on
environments,
social
and
governance,
because
what
is
happening
in
the
financial
Market
has
a
whole
lot
to
do
with
those
very
three
important
things:
one.
You
have
the
environment,
you
think
about
the
climate.
You
think
about
the
effects
that
that
has
in
our
communities.
L
We
are
dealing
with
contrary
to
some
folks
views,
climate
change,
environmental
Injustice,
propagated
by
propagated
by
environmental
racism.
That's
happened
through
our
institutions.
When
you
look
at
Social
it's
about
whether
or
not
a
corporation's
practices
are
in
line
with
a
lens
toward
expanding
access
to
more
people.
This
might
look
like
the
diversity
of
the
board.
Are
there,
women
on
the
board
of
directors,
are
there.
Initiatives
within
the
corporation
focused
on
elevating
the
talent
from
within?
Are
there
pipelines
of
talent
for
young
people,
people
of
color
to
be
there?
L
Similarly,
with
governance,
how
is
the
governance
structure
set
up
right?
Is
this
allowing
for
more
debate,
more
democracy,
better
decisions
to
be
made,
and
so,
when
you
look
at
ESG
as
a
practice,
it
really
is
telling
you
whether
or
not
an
investment
is
smart
based
on
the
knowledge
and
information
we
have
about
how
the
best
decisions
are
made.
Removing
this
perpetuates
and
signals
again
that
our
state
is
not
considering
the
real
ramifications
of
our
decisions.
L
Esg
is
not
something
to
be
afraid
of
to
be
banned
or
anything
like
that.
If
the
folks
who
are
running
Fortune
500s,
which
again
only
about
10
percent
of
people,
are
able
to
have
access
to
what's
on
the
stock
market,
but
needless
to
say,
if
folks,
in
the
Fortune,
500
and
billion
dollar
investors
who
I
know
many
of
you
admire
and
support,
are
using
this
as
a
framework
to
determine
whether
or
not
Investments
are
good
ideas.
L
This
does
not
make
a
lot
of
sense
and
it
does
not
fall
in
line
with
the
practices
that
are
happening
that
are
actually
positive,
that
have
positive
ramifications
in
our
communities
and
across
our
country,
and
so
it's
very
dismaying
to
see
this
legislation
at
this
bill.
That
is
again
fomenting
kind
of
this
cultural
War
now
against
ESG,
because
of
who
you
think
and
who
it
is
benefiting.
AJ
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
I
and
I'm
sure
I
share.
Many
of
my
colleagues
sentiment
with
this
I
find
it
fascinating
that
someone
can
stand
up
and
ask
what
ESG
is
and
then
go
on
a
five
minute
diatribe
about
what
it
is
and
then.
Secondly,
it
continues
to
amaze
me
how
you
can
bring
race
into
every
subject.
That's
brought
up
on
this
house
floor
by
based
on
his
comments,
based
on
his
comments
about
environmental
racism,.
A
AJ
You
Mr
Speaker
members,
I'm
going
to
Simply,
read
a
quote
from
our
from
our
treasure
and
let
me
just
remind
the
body
and
remind
Tennessee,
as
they
watch
we're
a
state
that
does
not
utilize
ESG
factors
and
for
many
different
reasons.
Business
Week
simply
says:
ESG
ratings
are
a
mirage
and
have
a
significant
negative
impact
to
business.
We're
we
in
Tennessee
are
one
of
13
states
with
a
triple
a
bond
rating,
we're
the
most
fiscally
stable
state
in
the
nation.
AJ
A
AL
And
this
term,
like
a
lot
of
other
things,
that
we
are
finding
that
we've
been
debating,
have
been
weaponized
politically,
just
because
of
some
agenda.
That
I'm
not
sure
the
motivation
behind
it.
But
the
reality
is
that
ESG
policies
are
actually
very
important
for
investing
and
for
making
decisions
to
understanding.
When
we
make
these
decisions
that
we
want
to
have
transparency.
AL
AL
AL
AL
You
know
we
have
seen
our
economy
economy
recently
disrupted
and
Havoc
Reit
by
companies
that
were
not
built
for
sustainability.
They
were
built
to
make
a
quick
buck
to
defraud
people
and
I.
Think
it's
very
important
that
we
look
to
make
these
Investments
and
and
here's
the
thing
that
concerns
me
and
I
I
appreciate
everything
our
treasure
does
and
the
Comptroller
they've.
We
have
a
very
rich
history
of
sound
fiscal
policy
in
our
state,
but
also
know
that
there
is
legislation,
a
constitutional
amendment
that
would
allow
for
investments
in
stocks.
AL
AL
AJ
You
Mr
Speaker
members,
there's
no
denying
some
of
Representative
Powell's
comments
and
thank
you
for
those
comments.
Roughly
90
percent
of
s
p
500
companies
currently
have
an
ESG
score.
Most
companies
do
have
an
ESG
score.
What
this
legislation
is
simply
saying
is
that
our
Treasurer
will
continue
to
use
Financial
factors
in
investing
and
non-non-financial
factors,
and
let
me
give
you
two
examples
related
specifically
to
ESG
that
have
cost
taxpayers
billions
of
dollars.
AJ
Most
recently,
FTX
had
an
extremely
high
ESG
score,
went
under
and
cost
taxpayers
billions
of
investors
billions
of
dollars
and
then
most
recently
Silicon
Valley
Bank's
compliance
officer
is
quoted
as
saying
ESG
was
a
primary
factor
in
how
the
Investments
of
the
investment
that
the
bank
make
the
investment
decisions.
The
bank
the
bank
has
made
SVP
single-handedly
has
caused
a
a
uncertainty
in
our
country
related
to
the
banking
system.
Those
are
the
two
most
recent
examples.
So
again,
most
companies
have
an
ESG
score
in
in
2023.
They
can
have
an
ESG
score.
AJ
A
A
AJ
AJ
A
AJ
You
Mr
Speaker
members.
This
legislation
prohibits
the
requirement
of
implicit
bias,
training
for
our
Educators
from
K-12
and
higher
ed
many
times
when
we
present
legislation
like
this
we're
asked.
Can
you
give
us
a
specific
example,
and
so
I'll
be
glad
to
do
that.
My
explanation
then
yield
to
questions
Mr
Speaker,
so
I
had
some
Educators
in
Knox.
AJ
County
approach
me
to
discuss
the
implicit
bias,
training
that
was
held
in
Knox
County
specifically
two
years
ago
and
in
that
training
I
was
told
by
multiple
Educators,
both
male
and
female,
that
in
in
that
presentation,
that
was
at
the
University
of
Tennessee
that
the
presenters
said,
white
males
were
born
as
oppressors
and
they
went
on
to
talk
about
various
denominations
and
they
also
said
that
those
who,
within
the
southern
baptist
denomination,
are
in
a
denomination,
that's
steeped
in
racism
and
so
Mr
Speaker.
No
one
should
be
subject.
AJ
It
should
be
subjected
to
any
kind
of
requirement
that
simply
says,
based
on
the
color
of
your
skin,
that
you
were
born
a
certain
way
or
possess
certain
biases
or
races,
racist
Tendencies,
based
on
the
color
of
your
skin
and
so
Mr
Speaker.
With
that
I'll
be
glad
to
answer
you
answer
any
questions
and
renew
my
motion.
Chairman.
P
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker.
This
is
a
drum
beat
of
the
from
from
the
previous
Bill,
and
you
know
I
I'll
start
out
by
saying
we
can
always
get
a
one-off.
You
can
always
come
off
with
a
one-off
and
to
get
rid
of
a
whole
type
of
training,
because
you
have
one
piece
of
data
one
date
upon
one
and
that
is
going
to
cause
us
to
change.
Something
Statewide
makes
absolutely
no
sense.
In
that
particular
case,
I
did
the
research
on
it.
P
I
have
and
I
don't
think
the
sponsor
has
any
anecdotal
evidence
of
videotape,
but
even
with
that,
once
one
or
two
teachers
went
with
that
that
outfit
was
never
used
again
in
Knox
County.
So
that
is
a
true
statement,
and
that
was
in
the
abundance
of
caution.
But
let
me
just
be
clear
and
say
that
stereotypes
exist.
P
P
All
this
training
does
and
all
it
should
do
and
I'm
fine
to
make
it
standardized.
They
could
talk
from
a
script,
but
all
this
training
does
is
to
try
to
make
our
Educators
aware
that
when
they
walk
into
a
room,
there
might
be
some
historical
biases
that
you
have
from
previous
jobs.
Previous
actions.
There
might
be
something
that
might
cause
you
to
say
little
Sally,
a
little
John.
P
It's
going
to
be
a
certain
way,
he's
he
or
she's
going
to
be
a
high
performer
walking
in
the
room
because
they
looked
at
you
a
certain
way
and-
and
all
this
says,
is:
let's
bring
every
student
every
smiling
frowning
sleepy
face
to
the
same
point.
Let's
start
off
equally
in
terms
of,
and
it's
not
just
race
folks
folks
get
wrapped
around
that.
That's
not
what
this
training
is
doing
or
it's
supposed
to
do.
You
can
again
always
come
up
with
a
with
a
one-off,
but
the
implicit
bias
training
says
it
may
be
okay.
P
P
All
this
training
is
doing
is
trying
to
make
you
aware
that
you
may
be
looking
at
something,
and
it's
a
mistake
and
again,
if
there's
one
officer,
let's
get
rid
of
those.
Let's
have
the
commissioner
Schwinn
come
up
with
a
standard
script.
It
can
be
a
videotape,
that's
approved
by
this
body
annually.
P
P
AJ
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
members,
if
you'll
point
to
the,
if
you
look
in
the
definition
of
the
bill
related
to
implicit
bias,
training
while
I,
don't
completely
disagree
with
my
the
comments
from
my
colleague
in
Knox
County
in
a
perfect
world
on
a
perfect
scenario,
discussing
stereotypes
and
other
things
would
be
perfectly
acceptable.
But
unfortunately
we
are
no
longer
in
a
perfect
world
and
driven
by
ideology
which
in
many
cases
finds
it
finds
its
way
into.
What
now
is
called
implicit
bias
training.
AJ
But
let
me
be
clear
about
the
definition
before
we
go
off
on
any
more
conversations
regarding
things
that
are.
The
bill
is
not
so
implicit
bias,
training
which
would
establish
that
definition
in
code
means
a
training
or
other
educational
programs
designed
to
expose
an
individual
to
biases
that
the
training
or
educational
developers
or
designers
presumes
the
individual
to
unconsciously,
subconsciously
or
unintentionally
possess
that
predispose.
The
individual
be
unfairly
prejudiced
in
favor
against
person,
place
or
thing
and
to
adjust
the
individual
individuals
pattern
of
thinking
to
eliminate
an
unconscious
bias.
X
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker
and
sponsor
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
bringing
this
legislation
I
I
kind
of
shared
with
you
in
committee.
One
morning,
I
was
checking
my
emails
and
I
noticed
that
I'd
received
an
email
from
a
teacher
in
one
of
my
districts
at
1
24
in
the
morning
and
in
her
email
she'd
explained
that
she
was
so
upset.
She
couldn't
sleep
because
of
some
of
the
training
she
had
been
forced
to
do
and
keep
in
mind.
X
This
was
a
relatively
successful
teacher
with
a
good
track
record
with
her
students,
and
she
explained
how
much
she
loved
her
students
and
what
she
would
do
for
her
students.
But
in
her
training
she
was
basically
being
told
she
was
having
trouble
teaching
because
of
inherently
because
of
who
she
was
how
she
was
raised,
how
she
looks
things
like
that
and
she
was
extremely
upset
and
I
told
her
I
said
or
I
emailed
her
back
and
I
said.
X
AJ
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Mr
Speaker,
thank
you,
representative
hurt
and
I
have
numerous
examples:
I'm
not
going
to
go
through
those,
the
most
recent
being
a
teacher
that
actually
grabbed
me
coming
out
of
committee
last
week
from
Williamson
County
and
said
those
teachers
in
Williamson
County
were
subjected
to
the
exact
same
similar
I
shouldn't,
say
exact
the
similar
training
from
what
I
described
in
Knox
County.
They
were
subjected
to
that
in
Williamson.
AJ
County
and
I've
got
other
emails
from
teachers
around
the
state
who
have
been
subjected
to
those
same
kind
of
trainings,
and
this
legislation
says
you
could
you
can
have
those
trainings?
Those
trainings
can
continue.
You
simply
can't
require
teachers
to
attend
those
trainings.
Thank
you.
Mr
Speaker.
M
A
G
All
right,
Mr
Speaker,
the
point
I'm
trying
to
make
is
that
implicit
bias.
Training
while
it
may
be
uncomfortable,
is
to
familiarize
oneself
with
unconscious
biases
and
unconscious
prejudices
that
that
many
members
have
and
so
I
think
just
because
something
makes
somebody
uncomfortable
does
not
mean
that
we
should
ban
it.
G
Implicit
bias
is
a
form
of
bias
that
occurs
automatically
and
unintentionally.
That
nevertheless
affects
judgment
decisions
and
behaviors.
This
is
simply
to
to
give
our
Educators
another
tool
to
make
sure
that
all
students
are
treated
with
equity
and
dignity
and
respect,
and
so
I.
Don't
think
that
there's
anything
wrong
with
implicit
bias.
You
stated
that
some
members
who
came
to
you
were
uncomfortable
because
they
talked
about
privilege.
G
AJ
G
AJ
A
G
Worries.
That's
why
we're
here
my
friend,
the
fact
is
that
the
majority
of
students
who
face
disciplinary
actions
are
students
of
color
and
students
with
disabilities.
So
one
of
the
things
that
this
implicit
bias
training
does
is
help
to
familiarize
young
students.
Excuse
me
to
Educators
to
not
automatically
see
students
of
color
as
threats
or
to
see
them
as
more
rambunctious.
I'll.
G
M
AJ
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
representative
I
think
everything
that
you're
discussing
reinforces
comments
that
have
already
been
made
here
on
the
household
actually,
today
the
importance
of
the
family,
the
importance
of
a
mom
and
dad
being
at
home
and
the
importance
of
a
guidance
for
our
children.
When
I
hear
the
statistics
and
the
things
that
you
throw
out,
that's
what
I
think.
G
With
all
due
respect
to
my
colleague
and
my
friend
from
Knox
County
I
think
what
I'm
trying
to
just
address
is
that
there
are
systemic
issues.
There
are
systemic
issues
of
racism.
There
are
systemic
issues
of
this
of
criminalizing
children
of
color
and
that's
what
these
trainings
are
trying
to
help
our
teachers
to
have
a
more
comprehensive
view.
I
represent
one
of
the
most
diverse
districts
in
the
state
of
Tennessee
I
toured
this
elementary
schools.
In
my
district
at
one
school,
one
third
of
the
students
speak
Arabic.
G
If
you
go
to
Antioch
High
School
62
languages
are
spoken
in
that
school,
and
so
what
these
trainings
are
doing
are
trying
to
give
a
more
comprehensive
view
for
educators
to
see
you
know.
Maybe
a
student
has
a
family
member
who
doesn't
speak
English.
So
how
would
you
engage
with
that?
Member
I
mean
this
is
simply
just
trying
to
give
our
Educators
more
tools
to
be
to
be
a
better
service
to
these
students
and
so
I.
Just
don't
think
I.
Don't
think
this
is
in
the
right
direction.
G
I
think
that
this
is
based
off
of
white
fragility.
To
be
quite
honest,
my
friend,
it's
based
off
this
notion
that
people
don't
want
to
talk
about
these
things
because
they
don't
want
to
be
held
accountable,
but
I
think
that
we're
mature
enough
to
talk
about
these
things,
particularly
Educators
I,
think
that
we're
mature
enough
to
talk
about
privilege
and
bias
in
ways
that
students
of
color
are
disproportionately
impacted
by
these
biases
in
our
education
system.
This
is
about
disrupting
the
school
to
prison
pipeline.
G
AJ
Again
in
your
comments,
you
use
the
term
white
fragility.
I
have
heard
you
mention
numerous
times
while
you've
been
here,
white
supremacy,
I
have
heard
you
mention
those
things
over
and
over
and
over
again,
and
you
continue
to
make
an
effort
to
make
a
point,
but
it
doesn't
give
you
the
opportunity
to
make
a
difference
in
this
body.
You
may
make
an
incredible
impact
on
social
media
and
outside
but
representative,
exactly.
L
The
problem
with
Banning
the
ability
of
leas
to
require
implicit
bias
training
is,
it
prevents
very
important
conversation
and
learning
from
happening
on
issues
that
impact
our
students,
our
communities,
our
state
and
our
country.
One
of
the
things
to
think
about
is
even
how
people
get
spoken
to
by
others
in
authority
and
why
certain
people
in
Authority
might
speak
to
their
young
person,
their
child
in
that
particular
way
and
how
their
voice
and
how
their
questions
might
change.
Based
on
the
race
of
that
student,
based
on
the
dialect
of
that
student
base.
L
L
L
L
This
body
has
its
biases
about
who
deserves
respect
based
on
our
race,
based
on
our
age,
based
on
where
we
come
from,
based
on
our
party
and
acting
on
those
biases
in
ways
that
are
unjust.
Acting
on
those
biases
in
ways
that
are
discriminate
or
acting
on
those
biases
in
ways
that
create
inequality
and
inequity
leads
us
to
have
systems
of
Oppression
that
we've
talked
about
before
systems
like
patriarchy
systems
like
white
supremacy,
it
isn't
that
people
are
inherently
anything.
L
It's
the
reality
that,
even
if
there
were
no
racist
people,
the
systems
would
reduce
racist
outcomes.
But
that
takes
time
to
learn
to
be
educated
on.
It
takes
a
willingness
to
learn
a
willingness
to
be
educated
on
these
things
and
the
fact
that
this
body,
instead
of
working
to
learn,
Googling
implicit
bias,
taking
Harvard's
implicit
bias
tests,
which
is
free
online
I've,
taken
it
took
it
in
college.
You
can
learn
things
about
yourself
that
say:
oh
I,
I
assume
these
people
are
bad,
and
then
you
can
interrogate
what
you
do
about
that.
AJ
A
A
AN
AN
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
Members,
First
I
want
to
thank
the
administration
and
commissioner
Giordano
at
the
department
of
revenue
for
working
with
me
and
former
Senator
Bell
We
Begin
this
journey
about
two
years
ago.
Tennessee
code
currently
allows
for
what's
called
a
repossession
tax
credit.
That's
in
TCA
code,
67
6507-d.
A
O
C
AO
Thank
you
so
much
Mr,
Speaker
and
members.
What
this
will
do
is
create
the
Child
Care
Improvement
fund
to
be
administered
by
the
Department
of
Human
Services.
It
will
require
the
department
to
allocate
grants
from
the
fund
to
non-profits,
for
it
to
be
used
for
establishing
new
child
care
agencies
or
making
improvements
on
existing
agencies,
and
with
that
I
renew.
My
motion
representative.
A
C
AM
A
A
F
A
C
Speaker
before
we
go
to
the
next
bill,
if
the
members,
if
I,
could
let
the
members
know
there
is
a
new
consent
calendar
that
has
been
put
together,
it's
house
consent
calendar
two
for
today.
It's
rather
large
I,
wanted
to
make
the
members
aware
of
that,
so
that
they
can
begin
looking
through
it
before
we
take
that
up
at
a
later
time,.
C
AP
A
AQ
Yeah,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker,
you
know.
As
a
former
councilman
before
becoming
a
state
legislator,
the
the
pendants
or
pending
ordinance
Doctrine,
is
a
valuable
tool
to
protect
your
community
I'll.
Just
give
you
a
couple
examples
of
where
I
use
that
in
the
past
you
know
a
lot
of
times
a
developer.
He'll
come
in
and
there'll
be
multiple
phases
to
a
development.
Every
phase,
one
phase,
two
phase
three
well
they'll,
come
in
and
they'll
complete
phase
one
or
almost
do
it
all
there
will
be
sidewalks
left
incomplete.
AQ
AQ
So
then,
they'll
go
into
phase
two
well
they'll
need
building
permits,
they'll
need
grading
permits
and
things
like
that
to
continue
in
phase
two
well,
if
they
don't
live
up
to
their
promises
in
Phase
One
a
lot
of
that
a
lot
of
times
that
councilman
will
come
in
and
they
will
either
do
a
put
some
type
of
down
zoning
or
some
type
of
other
legislation
to
kind
of
get
their
attention
a
little
bit.
Then
they
remember
their
promises.
They
made
to
all
the
people
who
had
already
purchased
homes
in
those
neighborhoods
before
they
remembered.
AQ
Oh
I
need
to
do
what
I
said.
I
was
going
to
do
another
specific
instance
was
in
my
neighborhood.
In
fact,
we
had
a
a
a
developer
that
was
not
doing
his
what
he
was
supposed
to
do
with
with
dumpsters
he
he
owed
a
dumpster
company
over
a
hundred
thousand
dollars,
and-
and
it
takes
a
long
time
for
our
dumpster
company
to
owe
that
build
that
much
money
and
garbage
was
blowing
all
through
Nate
in
the
neighborhood
from
incomplete
homes.
AQ
Well,
he
had
another
piece
of
property.
He
was
going
to
work
on
and
I
kept,
calling
him
over
and
over
and
over
again
until
his
secretary
told
me.
Well
he's
never
going
to
call
you
back.
He
has
no
intention
of
ever
calling
you
back.
It's
amazing
when
I
down
Zone
that
property
and
filed
that
legislation,
he
called
me
that
same
day.
It
was
amazing
how
quick
he
answered.
You
know
answered
my
messages,
so
you're
taking
a
valuable
tool
away
from
local
elected
officials
to
protect
their
community
to
protect
neighbors,
neighborhoods
and
property
rights.
AQ
You
know
you're
you're,
talking
about
property
rights
of
developers
and
landowners.
Well,
the
people
they've
already
sowed
to
and
made
a
lot
of
profit
off
of
also
have
rights
as
well
with
that
being
said,
I
I
I
ask
everyone
to
think
think
long
and
hard
before
you
hurt
a
large
number
of
people
that
this
will.
This
will
affect
in
the
future.
Thank
you,
Jim
Reagan.
AP
AP
That's
what
this
ordinance
pending
ordinance
is
about
is
forcing
landowners,
Property
Owners,
to
react
to
something
that
has
not
passed
a
legislative
body.
This
bill
straightforwardly
says
that
you
can't
do
that.
The
impact
is,
it
would
provide
tennesseans
with
due
process
which
they
could
can
be
denied
under
this
pending
ordinance
document.
AP
G
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
so,
as
I
was
reading
this,
this
proposal,
representative
Reagan
I,
see
that
it's
based
off
the
2007
Tennessee
Supreme
Court
decision,
which
allows
cities
to
refuse
or
evoke
a
Redevelopment
when
a
pending
zoning
ordinance
would
prohibit
the
use
of
land
for
which
the
permanent
stops.
Oftentimes,
City
officials
and
neighbors
do
not
know
how
land
would
be
used
until
developers
file
a
permanent
application.
My
question
is
where
what
is
the
impetus
of
this
legislation?
Was
this
brought
to
you
by
the
the
lobbyists
for
developers
or
where
did
this
come
from?.
AP
G
Jones,
thank
you.
Mr
Speaker
I'm
curious,
because
we
had
a
very
hearty
debate
in
his
body
regarding
a
development
in
the
Duck
River.
Would
this
have
any
impact
on
that
I
know,
that's
something
that
we
we
really
fought
for
in
Murray
County
about
the
Duck
River
they're,
trying
to
build
a
landfill.
Would
this
impact
that
I'm
just
curious
about
that
that
fight
we
had
trying
to
preserve
the
Clean
Water
of
that
community,
and
then
this
out
of
state
Corporation
was
trying
to
develop
a
300
acre
landfill.
Would
this
impact
that
community
in.
AP
G
G
What
I'm
seeing
is
that
this
is
talking
about
the
property
rights
of
developers
over
the
decisions
of
a
local
community,
superseding
the
decisions
of
local
officials
in
the
local
community.
That's
what
was
happening
in
Murray
County
that
we
were
talking
about
trying
to
prevent
a
landfill
from
being
built
on
the
Duck
River.
So
it
seemed
like
they
like.
There
would
be
a
connection,
but
I'll
move
on.
G
This
is
my
last
question,
representative
Reagan
I'm.
Looking
at
the
fiscal
note
and
I'm
trying
to
see
it
says
that
it's
hard,
it's
going
to
be
hard
to
determine
the
impact
on
local
communities.
Have
you
spoken
to
any
local
governments
about
how
this
could
adversely
impact
their
local
budgets
and
and
the
local
economies?
By
passing
this
legislation?
Jeremy.
A
A
B
A
Ready
moves.
The
current
statement
number
one,
probably
second,
had
any
discussion
on
the
amendment
see
none
any
objection
to
the
question,
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor
of
Senate
number
amendment
number
one
vote,
Iowa
Rings
those
opposed
vote.
No,
as
they
remember,
voters
amen,
which
change
their
vote.
F
A
W
Davis
absolutely
what
we
have
agreed
to
with
the
Department
of
Commerce.
They
asked
us
to
change.
We
had
a
capped
amount
on
the
fee,
and
so
we
changed
the
language
to
say
reasonable
fee
so
that
we
wouldn't
have
to
come
back
each
year
to
change
the
dollar
figure
and
then
also
we
changed
the
in
the
state.
Fire
inspection
was
two
times
a
year.
We
they
wanted
that
to
be
one
time
a
year.
So
we
those
were
the
changes.
A
A
Chairman
Powers
moves
the
current
sentiment
number
two,
probably
second,
any
discussion
on
the
amendment
I've
seen.
None
any
objection
to
the
question,
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor
of
Senate.
Amendment
number
two
vote:
I
win
the
Bell
Rings,
those
Bows
Oh.
No,
as
every
member
voters,
any
members
change
their
vote.
AR
AR
C
Speaker,
if
it's
okay,
I,
will
read
two
definitions,
section
230
part:
one.
A
point
of
order
is
the
Parliamentary
device
that
is
used
to
require
a
legislative
body
to
observe
its
own
rules
and
to
follow
established
parliamentary
practice.
Section
250
part
one.
A
parliamentary
inquiry
is
a
request
for
information
from
the
residing
officer
with
respect
to
procedure
concerning
some
proposal
before
the
house,
or
that
may
be
immediately
brought
before
the
house.
AR
M
C
C
A
C
G
C
Money
and
increase
voter
participation
in
local
government
elections.
Now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
by
the
House
of
Representatives
of
the
113th
general
assembly
of
the
state
of
Tennessee.
The
Senate
concurring
that
a
majority
of
all
the
members
of
each
house
concurring,
as
shown
by
the
yeas
and
nays,
entered
on
their
journals
that
it
is
proposed
that
article
7
section
5
of
The
Constitution
of
Tennessee,
be
amended
by
deleting
the
following
language.
C
Elections
for
judicial
and
other
civil
officers
shall
be
held
on
the
first
Thursday
in
August,
1870
and
forever
thereafter
on
the
first
Thursday
in
August
next
preceding
the
expiration
of
their
respective
terms
of
service.
The
term
of
each
officer,
so
elected
shall
be
computed
from
the
first
day
of
September
next
succeeding
his
election
and
substituting.
C
Instead,
the
following
beginning
with
the
election
held
in
2030
judicial
officers
and
all
other
elected
County
officials
accept
the
assessor
of
property,
are
elected
on
the
first
Tuesday
after
the
first
Monday
in
November
next
preceding
the
expiration
of
their
respective
terms
of
service.
The
term
of
each
officer,
so
elected,
is
computed
from
the
first
day
of
December
next
succeeding
the
officers
election
beginning
with
the
election
held
in
2028.
The
assessors
of
property
are
elected
on
the
first
Thursday
in
August
next
preceding
the
expiration
of
their
respective
terms
of
service.
C
Be
it
further
resolved
that,
if
we're
going
to
be
referred
to
the
114th
general
assembly
and
that
this
resolution
proposing
such
Amendment
be
published
in
accordance
with
article
11,
section
3
of
The
Constitution
of
Tennessee
by
posting,
such
Amendment
on
the
official
website
of
the
Secretary
of
State
and
on
the
official
website
of
the
general
assembly,
be
it
further
resolved
that
the
clerk
of
the
Senate
is
directed
to
deliver
copies
of
this
resolution
to
the
Secretary
of
State.
With
this
final,
resolving
Clause
being
deleted
from
such
copies.
A
Mr
Lambert
news,
adoption
and
house
joint
resolution
13
has
been
in
any
discussion
on
the
resolution.
Seen
any
objection
to
the
question
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor
are
house
joint
resolution.
13
has
amended
vote
when
the
bell
rings.
Those
opposed
vote,
no,
as
they
remember,
voted
as
any
member
once
changed.
Their
vote.
AS
A
During
roads
13
as
a
minute
having
been
read
three
separate
times
on
three
separate
days
and
haven't
received
a
vote
in
the
affirmative
by
majority
of
the
members
elected
to
the
Tennessee
House
Representatives,
the
113th
General
Assembly
I
hereby
declare
a
doctor
pursuant
to
Oracle
11,
section
3
of
The
Constitution
of
the
state
of
Tennessee.
The
objection
of
motion,
Greek
series
table
top
next
resolution.
Mr
clerk
house.
C
And
whereas
the
controlling
and
predominant
purpose
of
the
property
tax
is
for
Real
purposes.
Real
is,
whereas
the
controlling
and
predominant
purpose
of
the
property
tax
is
for
local
purposes.
Now,
therefore,
be
it
resolved
by
the
House
of
Representatives
of
the
113th
general
assembly
of
the
state
of
Tennessee.
C
In
accordance
with
the
following
Provisions,
all
property,
real
personal
or
mixed,
shall
be
subject
to
taxation,
but
the
legislature
and
substituting
Instead
The
Following
in
accordance
with
the
following
Provisions,
all
property,
real
personal
or
mixed,
shall
be
subject
to
taxation.
But
the
legislature
shall
not
Levy,
authorize
or
otherwise
permit
any
state
tax
upon
such
property
and
the
legislature.
C
Be
it
further
resolved
that
the
foregoing
Amendment
be
referred
to
the
114th
general
assembly
and
that
this
resolution
proposing
such
Amendment
be
published
in
accordance
with
article
11,
section
3
of
The
Constitution
of
Tennessee
by
posting,
such
Amendment
on
the
official
website
of
the
Secretary
of
State
and
on
the
official
website
of
the
general
assembly.
Be
it
further
resolved
that
the
clerk
of
the
House
of
Representatives
is
directed
to
deliver
a
copy
of
this
resolution
to
the
Secretary
of
State.
With
this
final,
resolving
Clause
being
deleted
from
such
copies.
AL
AL
AL
AL
You
know,
I
myself
have
Pat
looked
at
putting
forth
hjrs
for
medical
cannabis
or
Casino
gaming.
Other
things
that
you
know
the
public
is
interested
in.
So
I
just
want
to
point
that
out
to
members
and
again
I.
Don't
have
any
objection
to
this,
but
I
just
think
that
something
I've
noticed
is
it
and
I
realized
we
could
fund
more
and
hopefully
maybe
we
can
take
a
look
at
that
in
the
future.
Is
possibly
funding
more
and
talk
to
the
Secretary
of
State
about
it.
AL
A
A
House
joint
resolution
A1
having
read
three
separate
times
on
three
separate
days
and
haven't
received
a
vote
in
affirmative
majority
of
the
members
elected
to
the
Tennessee
House
Representatives
of
the
113th
General
Assembly
I
hereby
declare
adopter
pursuant
to
article
11,
section
3
of
The
Constitution
of
the
state
of
Tennessee
the
objection.
The
motion
research
table
top
next
resolution,
Mr
Clark
house.
C
The
Senate
concurring
that
a
majority
of
all
members
of
each
house
concurring,
as
shown
by
the
yeas
and
nays,
entered
on
their
journals
that
it
is
proposed
that
Article
1
Section
35
of
the
Constitution
of
Tennessee
be
amended
by
deleting
the
section
in
its
entirety
and
substituting
the
following
section:
35.:
that
to
preserve
and
protect
the
rights
of
victims
of
crime
to
Justice
and
due
process
throughout
the
criminal
and
Juvenile
Justice
systems.
A
victim
as
defined
by
law
and
which
may
be
expanded
by
the
general
assembly,
shall
have
the
following
rights,
which
shall
be
protected.
C
One:
the
right
to
be
treated
with
fairness
for
the
victim's
safety
and
dignity.
Two,
the
right
upon
request
to
reasonable
notice
of
all
public
criminal
proceedings
and
all
public
juvenile
delinquency.
Proceedings
involving
the
accused.
Three,
the
right
to
be
present
at
all
public
criminal
proceedings
and
all
public
juvenile
delinquency
proceedings
involving
the
accused.
C
Six,
the
right
to
be
free
from
harassment,
intimidation
and
abuse
throughout
the
Criminal
Justice
System,
including
reasonable
protection,
as
defined
by
the
general
assembly
from
the
accused
or
any
person
acting
on
behalf
of
the
accused.
Seven,
the
right
upon
request
to
reasonable
notice
of
any
release,
transfer
or
Escape
of
the
accused
or
convicted
person.
Eight,
the
right
to
full
And
Timely
restitution
from
the
offender,
nine,
the
right
to
a
speedy
trial
or
disposition
and
a
prompt
and
final
conclusion
of
the
case
after
the
conviction
or
sentence.
10.
C
11.
the
right
to
have
the
safety
of
the
victim,
the
victim's
family
and
the
general
public
considered
before
any
parole
or
other
post-judgment
release
decision
is
made
12
the
right
upon
request
to
confer
with
a
prosecution
and
13
the
right
to
be
fully
informed
of
All
rights
afforded
to
Crime
Victims.
C
A
victim
May
assert
the
rights
enumerated
in
this
section,
not
as
a
party
but
in
the
manner
further
provided
by
the
general
assembly.
Protecting
the
victim's
right
to
standing.
The
general
assembly
has
the
authority
to
enact
substantive
and
procedural
laws
to
further
Define
Implement
preserve
and
protect
the
rights
guaranteed
to
victims.
By
this
section,
this
section
must
be
interpreted
to
preserve
and
protect
the
rights
of
all
persons
to
due
process.
This
section
or
any
law
enacted
under
this
section,
does
not
create
a
basis
for
vacating
a
conviction.
C
This
section
does
not
restrict
the
powers
of
the
district
attorney
general
or
the
inherent
authority
of
the
Court
other
than
as
provided
in
the
preceding
paragraph.
This
section
does
not
create
a
cause
of
action
or
claim
for
damages
against
the
state
or
a
political
subdivision
of
the
state
and
officer
employee
or
agent
of
the
state,
or
of
any
of
its
political
subdivisions
or
an
officer
or
employee
of
the
Court.
C
Be
it
further
resolved
that
the
foregoing
be
referred
to
the
114th
General
Assembly
and
that
this
resolution
proposing
such
Amendment
be
published
in
accordance
with
article
11
section
3
of
The
Constitution
of
Tennessee
by
posting,
such
Amendment
on
the
official
website
of
the
Secretary
of
State
and
on
the
official
website
of
the
general
assembling.
Be
it
further
resolved
that
the
clerk
of
the
House
of
Representatives
is
directed
to
deliver
copies
of
this
resolution
to
the
Secretary
of
State.
With
this
final,
resolving
Clause
being
deleted
from
such
copies.
A
S
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
and
this
will
go
to
answer
some
of
the
questions
on
the
last
Constitutional
Amendment
and
hopefully
we'll
settle
some
of
the
concerns
that
we
had
maybe
some
of
the
no
votes.
This
is
the
first
general
assembly
where
these
last
three
Constitutional
Amendments
have
been
read
and
voted
upon.
There
is
not
a
fiscal
note
associated
with
them,
so
these
do
not
fall
within
the
four
that
the
secretary
of
state
would
traditionally
consider
going
forward.
S
We
still
have
next
year
to
bring
as
many
Constitutional
Amendments
as
we
so
choose
in
the
first
year
of
it.
I
think
we've
got
one
that
may
be
pending
that
could
go
on
in
the
26
election
year
that
that
had
some
trouble
in
this
Senate.
So
this
does
not
limit
that
there
is
zero
fiscal
note
to
this.
The
Amendments
that
we
are
voting
on
today
still
have
to
come
back
to
the
next
Journal
assembly
in
the
25-26
year
in
order
to
be
approved
by
a
two-thirds
majority.
That's
when
the
fiscal
note
would
occur
on
that.
S
AL
I,
don't
know,
that's
pertains
to
funding,
but
I
think
we
really
need
to
consider
if
there
are
truly
more
than
four
three
Constitutional
Amendments,
that
we
should
really
look
at
adding
as
many
as
we
need
to
the
ballot
and
so
I
get
that
and
what
I'm
afraid
of
is
we're
developing
a
competition
here,
where
it's
a
race
to
the
first
and
a
half
mine
put
ahead
of
others
and
I
this.
This
I
would
encourage
my
colleagues
to
support
I.
AL
If
some
of
us
are
interested
in
some
of
these
I
can
see
it
coming
up.
We
already
have
three
that
have
passed
and
we
know
that
if
that
those
move
forward,
they've
already
met
their
constitutional
obligation
for
this
year,
then
we
get
into
a
thing
with
an
external
assembly
where
we
might
have
too
many,
and
it
just
becomes
a
competition
and
a
race
to
the
first,
not
necessarily
what
is
best.
So
hopefully
we
can
look
at
that
in
the
future,
but
I
appreciate
my
colleague
pointing
that
out
and
I
understand
that.
But
thank
you.
A
O
A
House
joint
resolution
94
has
been
and
have
been
read
three
several
times
on
three
several
days
and
haven't
received
a
vote
in
The
Firm
affirmative
by
majority
of
the
members
elected
to
the
Tennessee
House
Representatives,
the
113th
General
Assembly
I
hereby
declare
adopter
pursuant
to
article
11,
section
3
of
The
Constitution
of
State
Tennessee.
Without
objection,
the
motion
Greek
series
table.
B
A
A
C
B
B
Leading
the
New
York
Times
to
publish
the
article
President
James,
K,
Polk's
body
may
be
moved
again
and
the
Washington
Post
referred
to
President
Polk
as
the
dead
president
who
never
rests
in
peace
and
whereas
e
Patrick
McIntyre
executive
director
of
the
Tennessee
historical
commission,
condemned
efforts
to
move
the
remains
of
president
first
lady
Pope
saying
the
move
would
create
a
false
sense
of
History.
Those
are
the
two
whereases
that
were
removed
from
this
particular
resolution
represent.
A
AL
So
we
are
still
leaving
in
some
of
these,
whereas
is
where
we
talk
about
the
fact
that
President
Polk
has
been
here
at
Nashville
on
the
capitol
grounds
added
to
National
register
of
historic
places,
discussions
about
130
years,
the
grounds
this
state
capital
have
guarded
the
final
resting
place
of
President
Polk
and
the
first
lady.
Those
are
still
part
of
the
resolution.
B
Absolutely
and
thank
you
for
highlighting
those
this
does
not
undo
what
was
done
in
2017..
It
does
recognize
the
importance
of
the
only
president
to
be
buried
on
the
state.
Capitol
grounds
in
the
country
is
James,
K
Polk
and
his
wife,
Sarah
and
some
of
y'all
know
this
most
of
y'all
know
this.
But
every
day
when
we
come
to
session,
I
go
and
I
walk
around
the
tomb.
It's
a
tiny
bit
out
of
your
way.
It's
not
that
big
a
deal
some
of
y'all
made
that
walk
with
me.
AL
You
know
my
concern
here,
though,
is
you
know
a
resolution
honoring
Polk
and
commemorating
his
place
in
the
Tomb
I.
Think
that
you
know,
while
I
do
still
have
objections
to
some
of
the
things
that
President
Polk
stood
for
this
speaks
specifically
to
his
resting
place.
It's
not
about
we're,
not
honoring
President
Polk,
it's
about
preserving
him.
So
I
just
want
to
be
clear
about
that,
because
we've
had
a
lot
of
our
things
changed
in
Nashville,
and
this
is
one
thing:
I
think
we
can
stop
with.
B
You
for
that,
and
you
and
I
both
voted
against
that
particular
resolution.
But
I
will
say
this.
This
doesn't
undo
it,
but
it
does
recognize
that
quite
a
bit
of
time
has
passed
now
and
no
action
has
been
truly
taken
on
that
and
I
I'm,
always
and
again.
I
just
I
enjoy
history
and
good
and
bad
history
and
there's
plenty
there
to
be
had.
But
it's
just
very
interesting
to
me
that
James
K
Polk
originally
was
in
tear
interred
in
a
temporary
grave
at
the
Nashville
city.
Cemetery
in
1849.
B
he
died
at
the
age
of
53
of
Cholera
is
what
they
believe
and
then
his
wife
Sarah,
who
is
also
buried
right
out
here,
did
not
die
until
she
was
87
years
old
and
and
was
buried
alongside
President
Polk
in
1891
James
Strickland,
who
designed
this
Capital.
If
you
go
out
and
walk
around
the
actual
grave
designed
that
grave
I
mean
it's
just
to
me,
is
a
part
of
our
history
and
every
time
I
see
school
kids
go
out
there
and
they
visit
it.
It's
just
kind
of
neat
and
again
I'm
with
you.
B
B
I've
been
discussing
this
a
little
bit
one
because
I'm
passionate
about
it
and
two
I
knew
there
was
a
group
of
individuals
that
was
working
on
an
issue
between
the
house
and
the
Senate.
So
we
had
a
little
bit
of
time,
but
if
you
haven't
visited
the
Polk's
tomb
again,
both
are
buried
there
take
some
time
sometime
over
the
next
few
days,
go
out
there
and
visit
it.
B
A
A
C
A
Chairman
hosgaard
moves
to
refuse
to
receive
from
her
action
and
non-occurring
of
Senate
amendment
number
three
and
that
a
conference
committee
be
appointed
to
confer
with
a
light
committee
from
the
Senate
to
resolve
the
differences
between
the
two
bodies
broadly
seconded
any
discussion,
see
none
with
objection.
Motion
carries
I,
appoint
the
following
members:
chairman
holtzclaw
representative
Haynes
representative
Williams,
representative
Miller,
representative
Hazelwood,
representative
Martin
of
Carroll.
AT
AT
A
AT
A
O
A
C
Speaker
that
completes
that
message
calendar.
However,
we
have
received
some
further
messages
on
the
desk
from
this
message
from
the
Senate
Minister
speaker,
I'm,
directed
to
transmit
to
the
house
house
bill
938,
the
Senate
refused
to
receive
from
its
action
and
adopting
Senate
amendment
number
one:
that's
House,
Bill
938
relative
to
Municipal
boundaries.
U
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
our
move
to
refuse
to
receive
from
our
action
and
I'm
concurrent
and
the
Senate
amendment
number
one,
and
then
a
conference
committee
be
appointed
to
confer
like,
with
a
with
a
light
committee
from
the
Senate
to
resolve
the
differences
between
the
two
bodies
represent.
A
Grill
moves
through
reviews
to
receive
from
our
action
and
non-query
and
Senate
amendment
number
one,
and
that
a
congress
committee
be
appointed
to
confer
with
a
light
committee
from
Senator
resolve
the
difference
between
two
bodies:
property
seconded
any
discussion,
see
none
without
objection.
Motion
carries
I
point
the
following
members,
representative
grills
Hicks
of
Washington,
representative
Shaw,
representative
Carr,.
A
Freeman
moves
to
refuse
to
receive
from
our
action.
Non-Concurring
sentiment
number
one
and
that
accomplished
committee
be
appointed
to
confer
with
the
white
committee
from
Senate
to
resolve
into
differences,
22
bodies,
probably
seconded
any
discussion,
see
none
with
objection.
Motion
cares
I,
appoint
following
members
representative,
Freeman,
representative
Vaughn,
representative
Gillespie.
A
Larry
Lambert's
moves
the
current
Senate
joint
resolution,
803,
probably
seconded
any
objection
to
the
question.
Seen
none
you
don't
want
to
do
a
voice
or
y'all
want
to
do
that.
All
right,
we'll
do
the
board
all
those
in
favor
vote
Iowa
when
the
bell
rings.
Those
opposed
vote.
No,
as
they
remember
voters
the
same
memories
change
their
vote.
A
A
J
C
Ing
Mr
Speaker.
We
have
a
message
from
the
Senate
Mr
Speaker
I'm
director.
You
turn
to
the
house
house
bill
296.
The
Senate
is
seated
to
the
request
of
the
house
for
the
appointment
of
a
conference
committee,
the
speaker
appointed
a
conference
committee,
composing
Senators
Bailey,
Rose
and
y'all
wrote
to
pray
with
the
light
committee
from
the
house
and
Open
Session
conference
to
resolve
the
differences
between
the
bodies
on
House
Bill
296.,
Mr
Speaker.
This
is
on
message
calendar
two
from
earlier
today
message:
calendar
two
and
the
conference
committee
report
will
be
on
dashboard.
E
You
Mr
Speaker.
In
the
conference
committee,
we
made
two
changes,
one.
We
moved
the
enacting
date
to
upon
passage
and
we
changed
some
of
the
rulemaking
so
that
we
could
have
Engineers
that
are
licensed,
go
ahead
and
perform
these
services
and
I
move.
We
adopt
the
conference
committee
report
and
make
it
the
action
of
the
house
represent.
A
Freeman
moves
to
adopt
the
conference
committee
report
and
make
it
the
action
of
the
house.
Any
discussion
seen
any
objection
to
the
question.
Seeing
none
all
those
in
favor
of
the
conference
committee
report
vote
I
when
the
bell
rings.
Those
opposed
vote,
no,
as
every
member
voted
as
any
member
was
changed.
Their
vote.
J
A
C
Mr
Speaker
message
from
the
Senate
I'm
director
to
return
to
the
house
house
bill
938
the
Senate
to
see
to
the
request
of
the
house
for
the
appointment
of
conference
committee,
speaker
appointed
conference
committee,
composer
Senators,
Briggs
nicely
Watson
took
a
prayer
with
the
light
committee
from
the
house,
an
open
conference
to
resolve
the
differences
between
the
bodies
on
938,
Mr
Speaker.
It's
on
the
message
calendar
two
Crips.
A
AV
U
You
Mr
Speaker,
the
house
version
said
heir
of
the
owner.
We
change
that
to
direct
descendant.
We
change
the
eligibility
to
have
to
have
three
years
of
the
scheduled
F
on
your
taxes
rather
than
five,
and
we
the
to
exempt
otherwise
qualifying
property.
Was
the
annex
prior
to
1977,
to
harmonize
that
with
a
green
belt
at
the
beginning
of
the
green
belt,
on
January
1
1977.
A
A
C
Message
from
the
Senate
Mr
Speaker
I'm
director
turned
the
house
house
bill
191
the
Senate
acceded
to
the
request
of
the
house
appointed
conference
committee,
the
speaker
appointed
conference
committee,
composer
Senators,
Briggs,
Garden
hire
and
Watson
took
a
fire
with
the
light
committee
from
the
house
and
open
Congress
to
resolve
the
differences
between
the
body's
own
house
bill,
191,
Mr
Speaker.
It's
on
message,
calendar
five
representative.
AV
A
A
A
A
AJ
A
AJ
A
AJ
A
AW
A
AP
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,
The
Joint
government
operations
committee
will
hold
our
monthly
rule
review
meeting
this
upcoming
Monday
April,
the
24th
at
10,
A.M
and
house
hearing
room,
one
that
is
joint
government
operations,
rule
review,
Monday
the
24th
10
a.m,
house
hearing
room
one.
Thank
you,
Mr
Speaker,.
AX
A
B
A
Q
B
Thank
you,
chairman
Clemens,
and
yesterday
your
colleague
from
Davidson
County
did
just
that
and
I
told
him
that
I
would
be
more
than
happy
to
rise
and
say
that
I,
for
one
representing
the
folks
of
Sumner
County,
will
be
happy
to
come
back
in
a
special
session
and
address
any
issues
that
we
need
to
to
ensure
to
both
preserve
constitutional
rights
and
protect
our
communities
and
ensure
their
safety
I'm
here
to
work.
Whenever
the
governor
wants
to
call
us
back
chairman.