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House Floor Session- 13th Legislative Day- March 11, 2021
A
Mr
sergeant
of
arms
invite
the
members
into
the
chamber
and
close
the
doors.
I
hereby
declare
the
house
representatives
of
the
112th
general
assembly
at
state
tennessee
now
in
session
with
members.
Please
stand
with
the
visitors
in
the
gallery.
Please
stand
and
remain
standing
through.
The
pledge
of
allegiance
representative
alexander
will
serve
as
chaplain
of
the
day.
Representative
alexander,
you
are
recognized.
Thank
you.
Speaker.
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B
B
B
B
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A
A
D
E
D
F
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
yeah.
If
I
could
have
the
members
attention.
I
know
we
just
mentioned
former
representative
kevin
brooks
being
in
the
chamber
today,
he's
actually
here
to
help
us
honor,
a
very
special
member
of
our
general
assembly
family,
which
is
miss
celeste
thomas,
my
assistant,
and
she
has
been
an
employee
here
at
the
general
assembly
for
36
years.
F
If
she
would,
she
would
stand
so.
I
want
to
share
so
we're
going
to
bring
her
back
we're
going
to
bring
her
back
and
officially
honor
her
on
the
house
floor
with
the
resolution.
As
soon
as
we,
we
were
kind
of
past
our
covered
protocols,
but
if
you'll
bear
with
me
one
second,
I'm
going
to
share
just
a
couple,
quick
things
from
her
from
her
honorary
resolution.
F
So
let's
actually
enter
the
general
assembly
in
january
of
1973.,
when
ned
mcmurder
was
the
speaker
and
leisure
suits,
were
all
the
rage
and
fashion
she
in
the
course
of
her
illustrious
career
with
the
house
of
representatives.
She's
worked
under
eight
governors,
eight
eight
speakers
and
19
members.
F
If
you,
if
you
extrapolate
that
out,
she
served
over
a
million
tennessee
constituents,
she
is
invaluable
to
to
my
office.
She
again
just
a
friend
a
confidant
and
just
a
fine
christian
example
to
everyone
in
the
general
assembly,
like
I
said,
we're
going
to
bring
her
back
and
honor
her.
Officially
we're
going
to
have
a
reception
after
session
this
morning
on
the
eighth
floor,
come
up
and
have
some
cake
and
punch,
but
if
you
would
not
mind
stand
and
let's
honor
someone
who
has
served
a
lot
of.
G
H
H
H
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Today
is
a
very
important
day
in
my
wife's
life.
She
has
had
the
honor
of
spending
15
years
with
me
and
that's
not
funny
for
those
of
y'all
for
those
of
you,
young
men
that
aren't
married.
If
I
could
get
her
just
think
what
you
could
do
so
don't
give
up,
pray.
Ask
god
to
give
you
what
you
do,
what
you
need,
not
what
you
deserve
and
god's
been
good
to
me
and
give
me
her.
I'm
grateful
for.
I
love
her
and
just
thank
the
lord
for
giving
it
to
me.
H
D
E
In
approximately
15
minutes,
mr
speaker
and
members
30
miles
down
the
road
in
murfreesboro,
the
tws
double-a,
the
double
a
girls
state,
basketball
or
the
girls
state
basketball
terms
going
on,
but
we
covington
and
macon
county
high
double
a
teams
we're
going
to
be
competing.
Well
now,
irregardless
of
the
outcome,
members
we're
still
going
to
love
one
another
of
course,
but
we
most
importantly,
we
we
just
want
to
say
a
a
proud
thank
you
to
the
two
teams,
their
coaches
and
and
their
schools,
for
being
there
and
and
being
great
great
competitors.
E
I
I
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A
I
I
I
C
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A
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G
Thank
you,
mr
speaker
representative.
Could
you
please
tell
us
some
of
the
significant
changes
you
made.
You
know
I
voted
against,
considering
because
I
didn't
have
a
chance
to
read
everything
you
may
have
changed.
What
you
may
have
done
is
innocuous.
Maybe
I
hope
so
if
you
just
tell
us
the
significant
changes
that
you
made,
that
you
think
will
make
your
caucus
happier.
That's
the
the
sentence
that
kind
of
concerned
me
when
you
were
explaining
it.
So
thank
you.
J
H
C
During
her
freshman
year,
she
met
martin
ginsberg,
a
fellow
student
who
would
become
the
love
of
her
life.
The
couple
were
married
in
1954
and
enjoyed
a
lifelong
romantic
intellectual
partnership
that
endured
until
martin
ginsberg's
death
in
2010
and
whereas
justice
ginsburg
graduated
in
a
tie
for
first
in
her
class
at
columbia
law
school.
In
1972,
she
became
the
first
woman
to
receive
the
tenure
on
the
faculty
of
columbia,
law
school
and
whereas,
throughout
her
career,
one
of
ruth
bader
ginsburg's
principal
goals
was
the
advancement
of
women's
rights.
C
The
notorious
big
she
was
beloved
and
was
the
subject
of
the
documentary
rbg
in
the
feature
film
on
the
basis
of
sex
and
whereas
justice
ginsburg
was
also
known
for
wide
variety
of
decorative
callers,
worn
with
her
judicial
robes.
She
collected
collars
from
around
the
world
and
had
a
favorite
to
wear
was
issuing
a
majority
opinion
and
another
for
descent
which
made
her
views
crystal
clear
before
she
ever
uttered
a
word
and
whereas
former
president
of
the
united
states,
donald
j
trump
remarked
on
the
passing
of
justice,
ginsburg
quote,
she
led
an
amazing
life.
C
What
else
can
I
say
she
was
an
amazing
woman,
whether
you
agreed
or
not.
She
was
an
amazing
woman,
end
quote
and
where's
ruth
bader
ginsberger
survived
by
her
two
children,
jane
a
professor
of
intellectual
property
law,
columbia,
law,
school
and
james,
a
producer
of
classical
music
recordings
in
chicago
and
her
fourth
grandchildren,
and
whereas
ruth
bader
ginsburg
leaves
behind
an
indelible
legacy
of
integrity
and
probity
in
public
life,
compassion
and
loyalty
and
private
life
and
diligence
and
dedication
in
all
her
chosen
endeavors.
C
And
where
is
it
fitting
that
the
members
of
this
general
assembly
should
remember
the
bountiful
life
of
this
exceptional
jurist
and
pioneering
advocate
for
women's
rights?
Now,
therefore,
be
resolved
by
the
senate
of
the
112
general
assembly
state
of
tennessee,
the
house
of
representatives
concurring
that
we
celebrate
the
life
of
ruth
bader
ginsburg,
even
as
we
honor
her
memory
and
pay
tribute
to
her
distinguished
service
as
the
united
states
supreme
court
justice,
be
it
further
resolved
that
we
express
our
sympathy
and
offer
our
condolences
to
family
of
justice
ginsburg.
Be
it
further
resolved.
C
G
Yeah,
like
I
said,
thank
you,
mr
speaker,
like
I
said
I,
I
thought
it
was
pretty
innocuous
other
than
you
know.
I
don't
know
why.
There's
only
one
president
referred
to
in
here
and
it's
one,
she
had
nothing
to
the
the
one
that's
referred
to
the
most
in
here
is
one
that
she
had
the
least
in
common
with,
and
I
I
don't
know
why
you
had
to
add
that
in
here,
because
that
you
know
that
was
against
everything
she
was
as
a
person.
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E
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
mr
speaker,
I'm
honored
to
carry
this
resolution.
Honoring
supreme
court
justice,
ruth
bader
ginsburg.
I
would
say
you
know
it.
It
was
commented
that
this
is.
We
want
this
to
be
a
bipartisan
effort
and
I
think
ruth
bader
ginsburg
led
by
example
in
her
close
and
tight
friendship
with
justice.
Scalia
most
people
don't
realize
that
they
were
the
best
of
friends
and
got
along
really
well.
So
I
love
to
see
this
body
pass
this
in
a
bipartisan
manner
and
reflect
her
legacy
with
that.
Mr
speaker,
I'll
renew
my
motion.
D
D
Justice
ginsburg
to
me
represented
what
is
a
problem
in
america
regarding
our
judicial
system
and
it's
the
philosophy
of
what
the
role
of
the
court
is.
The
role
of
the
court
is
to
interpret
laws
not
grant
rights
and
the
problem
with
that
is,
if
you
don't
do
that,
if
you
allow
nine
unelected
people
in
our
government
to
say
what
our
rights
are,
we
have
taken
away
the
rights
of
the
people
that
it
belongs
to
them
with
that.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Thank
you.
Members.
K
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
sponsor.
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
bringing
this
resolution.
I
think
it's
important
that
we
honor
those
members
that
have
have
served
both
the
supreme
court
and
the
highest
office
of
land.
I
know
some
person
I
didn't
always
agree
with,
but
I
made
a
point
of
standing
up
and
recognizing
was,
after
president,
president
george
h.w
bush
passed
away
and
and
also
when
his
wife
passed
away.
K
I
think
that
you
know
history
looks
fondly
upon
him
in
hindsight
and
a
lot
of
different
things
that
he
did
and
led
us
through,
and
you
know
there
are
so
many
young
girls
that
look
up
to
justice.
Ginsburg,
I'm
proud
to
be
the
father
of
one
who
loves
and
cherishes
one
of
her
favorite
books
is
a
book
referred
to
as
I
descent
that
was
written
by
justice
ginsburg.
So
I
think
that
in
a
bipartisan
manner.
I
hope
my
colleagues
will
support
this
resolution.
K
I
there
there
are
some
decisions.
I
probably
don't
even
agree
with
that
justice
ginsburg
passed,
but
I
think
it's
important
for
those
that
serve
our
country
and
the
nation's
highest
court,
whether
you
agree
with
them
or
not,
that
we
honor
their
life
and
their
legacy,
and
that
is
all
this
resolution
seems
to
do.
Thank
you.
A
A
A
C
L
What
it
does
is
make
sure
that
when
we
have
generators
that
put
power
onto
the
grid
system
that
the
local
electric
companies
are
aware
of,
where
those
generators
are
that
there's
a
cutoff
point
so
that
no
one
inadvertently
has
power
on
a
line
that,
when
a
power
restoration
situation
is
occurring
and
the
lineman
thinks
that
the
line
is
dead.
If
you
don't
have
this
these
cutoffs,
and
if
you
don't
know
where
these
electric
producing
instruments
are,
then
you
could
have
a
tragic
accident.
L
A
A
M
Thank
you,
madam
sponsor.
I
have
a
question
about
subsection
g,
which
talks
about
a
non-consumer-owned
electrical
system
not
being
liable
for
fines,
penalties,
injuries
or
damages
rising
out
of
any
person's
installation,
operation
or
use
of
electrical
equipment
that
delivers
electricity
to
point
of
interconnection.
M
L
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
The
basic
reason
is
because
these
are
the
corporations
that
are
ultimately
responsible
for
the
power
grid
in
those
areas.
This.
If
someone
puts
this
kind
of
equipment
onto
the
grid
without
following
these
guidelines,
then
this
holds
them
harmless.
They
they
should
not
be
held
liable.
If
some
other
entity
has
impacted
the
grid
without
their
knowledge,
without
the
approval,
without
going
through
the
the
rules
and
regulations
that
are
established
in
this
legislation,.
M
L
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
I
believe
the
code
you're
referring
to
is
65-25-102
and
that
defines
persons,
corporations,
governments,
basically
anyone
that
is
determined
that
delivers
electricity
to
the
point
of
interconnection.
So
again,
that
is
the
electric
company
in
a
particular
area,
whether
that's
nes
and
your
area
epb
and
mine,
or
volunteer
electric
or
any
other
electric
cooperatives
or
electric
companies
that
operate
across
the
state
representative.
Stewart.
M
M
It's
an
important
activity
and
we
need
it
to
be
done.
I
don't
think
it's
a
good
idea
to
create
liability
protections
in
this
area
that
we
haven't
had
since
the
invention
of
electrical
power.
I
think
we've
made
it
this
far
without
creating
these
liability
protections
and
the
problem
is
when
you
create
these
things.
M
Two
three
years
later,
somebody
gets
electrocuted
something
terrible
happens.
Somebody's
business
burns
down
and
the
lawyers
go
into
the
green
books
and
all
of
a
sudden,
it
turns
out
the
tennessee
legislature
made
it
impossible
for
that
person
to
recover
and
that,
as
you
know,
can
be
catastrophic
for
a
family
catastrophic
for
a
business
person.
M
A
H
L
L
A
A
A
H
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
house
bill
395
pertains
to
the
workers
comp
exemption
registry,
which
is
currently
housed
at
the
secretary
of
state's
office.
It's
being
moved
over
to
the
bureau
of
workers
comp
under
the
department
of
labor
and
in
2019.
There
were
some
changes
as
to
how
a
person
qualified
to
get
on
the
list,
leaving
a
little
bit
of
ambiguity
about
some
of
the
certificates
that
were
out
there.
H
It's
actually
a
two-year
certificate,
so
this
bill
simply
states
that
a
contractor
intermediate
contractor
or
a
subcontractor
that
accepts
a
certificate
from
the
secretary
of
state's
office
between
december
9th
of
2019
and
september
9th
of
2021
is
not
required
to
carry
workers
comp
insurance,
which
is
consistent
with
how
the
program
works.
Mr
speaker,
I
renew
my
motion.
A
A
A
C
J
A
J
A
I
Thank
you,
speaker
members.
This
is
the
annual
charitable
gaming
resolution
that
we
pass
each
year.
It's
46
pages.
To
the
best
of
my
knowledge,
it
includes
all
eligible
organizations
that
have
applied
for,
through
the
secretary
of
state,
to
be
able
to
conduct
a
raffle.
It
includes
adult
easter
eggs
hunts.
It
includes
raffles
for
friends
of
allendale,
it
includes
a
variety
of
charities
and
that's
what
the
bill
does
with
that.
Mr
speaker,
I
move
adoption
of
house
resolution
number
twenty
four.
A
H
A
A
I
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
early
in
the
session
here
and
members.
Let
me
get
you
attention
for
just
a
moment.
Please.
We
have
several
committees
that
sometimes
will
meet
past
the
deadline,
so
bills
will
come
out
of
a
committee
from
sub
to
full
or
from
full
to
a
different
committee,
and
it
happens
after
the
deadline.
It
has
happened
with
one
of
my
bills.
It
will
probably
happen
to
several
of
your
bills.
I
If
that
happens
late
on
a
wednesday,
the
protocol
will
be
please
let
the
clerk
know,
and
we
will
be
happy
to
suspend
the
rules
and
put
that
on
for
the
next
week.
We
don't
want
members
to
be
punished
just
because
of
when
a
committee
might
meet
later
into
the
evening
conducting
their
business.
So
this
is
the
the
first
bill.
This
has
happened
with
this
year,
but
it
will
probably
happen
with
several
other
bills,
we're
just
setting
the
precedent
for
the
year,
but
you
do
have
to
request
this.
I
So
if
you
have
a
committee
that
goes
late
into
the
evening,
we
will
have
several
of
these
happen
this
year,
make
sure
before
you
leave
that
night
on
a
wednesday
night.
This
is
when
it
will
happen
on
wednesday
evenings
to
let
the
clerk
know
if
you
would
like
for
us
to
suspend
the
rules
on
the
floor
and
have
it
in
the
next
committee
the
next
week.
So
with
that,
mr
speaker,
I
move
that
house
bill
786,
be
heard
in
the
finance
ways
and
means
subcommittee
next
week
for.
H
I
This
particular
bill
and
again
it's
not
the
subject
of
this
bill,
but
I
I
did
highlight
it
because
of
the
subject
of
this
bill.
This
bill
deals
with
criminal
justice,
punishments
and
firearms
and
second
amendment
rights.
That's
this
particular
bill.
It
happens
to
be
the
first
bill
that
this
has
occurred
upon,
which
is
why
I
wanted
to
highlight
the
procedure.
Why
we're
doing
it?
It
happened
to
come
out
after
the
deadline.
Last
night.
A
H
H
A
I
Absolutely,
madam
later,
that
is
exactly
what
it
is
any
member
if
your
bill
comes
out
too
late
in
the
evening
on
wednesday,
notify
the
clerk
request
that
we
suspend
the
rules
the
next
day
and
it
will
move
on
the
next
week
and
your
bill
will
not
have
to
set
out
a
week.
It's
a
procedural
motion
that
any
of
us
can
do.
This
just
happens
to
be
the
first
bill.
It
has
happened
on,
but
we
have
committees
that
are
meeting
later
in
the
evening.
A
And
members
just
so,
you
know:
we've
had
about
two
dozen
bills
that
we
did
this
forward
to
move
from
sub
to
full
that
missed
the
deadline
over
the
last
couple
of
weeks.
So
we've
done
that
this
is
the
first
opportunity
where
someone
has
asked
on
something
that
came
out
after
deadline,
because
the
committee
met
after
the
afterwards
to
be
considered,
but
to
leader's
point
it
would
be
up
to
the
member
to
let
the
clerk
know
that
that
happening
and
they
like
to
progress.
A
A
D
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
members.
I
have
two
brief
announcements
number
one.
I
would
like
to
recognize
the
memphis
international
airport
and
the
fedex
hub
for
outpacing
hong
kong
to
become
the
number
one
cargo
carrier
in
the
world
of
in
2020,
so
congratulations,
fedex
and
the
international
airport
for
becoming
number
one
airport
carrier
and
number
two.
D
Thank
you.
We're
so
proud
that
fedex
calls
memphis
and
tennessee
their
home
number.
Two.
There
is
a
special
lottery.
Calendar
will
be
heard
in
higher
education
subcommittee
on
tuesday
march,
the
23rd.
If
you
have
a
bill
that
spends
lottery
funds,
please
put
it
on
notice
in
higher
education
subcommittee
this
coming
week
by
wednesday
of
next
week,
so
it
can
be
heard
on
march
23rd.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
L
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
just
a
reminder
that
appropriation
amendments
can
be
filed
in
my
office.
That's
sweet,
622.
The
filing
deadline
is
monday
march
15th
at
5
00
pm,
but
I
would
tell
you
it
is
listen
to
my
words.
Highly
recommended
highly
recommended
that
those
requests
get
to
legal
services
by
close
of
business
tomorrow,
so
they'll
have
an
opportunity
to
write
up
your
appropriations
request.
D
N
N
I
want
to
encourage
all
of
us
as
we
as
our
committees
are
full
and
and
we're
going
really
fast,
especially
those
of
us
who
are
chairman
to
treat
every
individual
in
this
chamber
with
respect
and
allow
those
members
to
present
their
bills
because
they're
important
to
that
member,
and
I
think
it's
it's
something
that
we
need
to
do
and
be
and
recognize
because
character
does
matter
and
another
thing:
the
people
of
tennessee
are
watching
our
committees,
so
let's
be
kind
and
express
the
golden
rule
to
one
another.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Thank
you.
Members.