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House Floor Session- 31st Legislative Day (A)
A
Mr
sergeant
of
arms
invite
the
members
into
the
chamber
and
close
the
doors.
I
hereby
declare
the
house
and
representatives
of
112th
german
senate
state
tennessee
now
in
session.
When
members
please
stand
with
the
visitors
in
the
gallery.
Please
stand
to
remain
standing
through
the
pledge
of
allegiance
representative
love
will
introduce
the
chaplain
of
the
day
representative
love.
B
Dr
singfield
has
also
completed
postgraduate
work
at
united,
theological
seminary
oral
roberts
university
and
asked
barry
theological
seminary
as
a
beeson,
pastor
scholar,
but
the
seeing
field
has
served
as
the
pastor
of
mount
olive
amy
church
in
lebanon,
saint
james
amy
church
in
dixon,
tennessee
united,
am
a
church
in
zinnia,
ohio,
bishop's
bishops,
memorial,
amy
and
columbia,
south
carolina
and
st
john
amy
church
and
greater
bethlehem
church
in
nashville.
Currently,
the
pastor
of
payne
chapel
amy
church
in
nashville
tennessee
from
2012
2014.
B
B
He
is
happily
married
to
his
lovely
wife,
christy
and
they're,
the
proud
parents
of
joshua
and
his
wife,
michelle
anna
and
anthony
junior
and
the
grandparents
of
august,
adelaide
and
alden,
and
I'm
so
grateful
to
have
pastors
sinclair
today,
he's
a
good
friend
of
mine
and
is
heavily
involved
with
also
a
group
in
nashville
called
noah
national
organizer
for
action,
hope
and
now
reverend
singfel.
If
you
lead
us
in
prayer
this
morning.
B
It
is
our
prayer,
god
that
you
would
be
very
present
with
each
one
of
the
representatives
in
this
room
from
the
speaker
and
each
individual
from
each
county,
that
every
word
of
deliberation,
every
transaction,
every
deed
that
is
done.
Every
word
that
is
uttered
might
be
god
to
the
glory
of
your
name
and
the
betterment
of
your
people.
B
B
B
D
A
B
A
D
Joint
resolution
409
by
represent
madison
others
of
resolution
to
honor
the
memory
of
michael
passour
of
not
of
knoxville,
whereas
the
members
of
this
general
assembly
were
greatly
saddened
to
learn
under
the
passing
of
michael
passour
of
knoxville
and
whereas
mr
pursuer
was
an
exemplary
public
servant
and
consummate
professional
who
worked
assiduously
to
improve
the
quality
of
life
for
his
fellow
citizens
in
numerous
capacities
and
whereas
a
career
public
servant.
Mr
pressure
was
a
long
time
employee
of
knox,
county
clerk's
office
and
served
as
deputy
executive
of
that
office
under
knox
county
clerk
mike
padgett.
D
Before
joining
the
staff
of
mayor
bill
haslam
to
serve
in
the
human
resources
department
for
the
city
of
knoxville
and
whereas
in
2018
he
returned
to
the
knox
county
clerk's
office
and
served
as
chief
deputy
to
knox
county
clerk,
sherry
witt
and
once
again
became
a
fixture
at
meetings
of
the
knox
county
commission
and
whereas
michael
passour
leaves
behind
an
indelible
legacy.
Integrity
and
probity
in
public
life,
compassion
and
loyalty
in
private
life
and
diligence
and
dedication
in
all
his
chosen
endeavors.
D
And
whereas
it
is
fitting
that
the
members
of
this
general
assembly
should
pause
to
remember
the
bountiful
life
of
this
exceptional
public
servant
and
human
being
now,
therefore
be
resolved
by
the
house
of
representatives
of
the
112th
general
assembly
and
state
tennessee.
The
senate
concurring
that
we
honor
the
memory
of
michael
suer,
reflecting
finally
upon
his
impeccable
character
and
his
stalwart
commitment
to
living
the
examined
life
with
courage
and
conviction.
B
Speaker
if
you've
heard
from
the
resolution,
michael
passer
was
not
only
a
personal
friend
of
mine,
but
he
was
a
great
public
servant
and
worked
very
hard
to
help.
Many
many
people
get
elected
in
knox
county
and
also
worked
for
the
honorable,
sherry
witt
and
with
us
today.
We
have,
we
have
sherry
witt,
along
with
sherry,
is
shea
whit,
cindy,
warwick
and
bo
bennett.
B
We
also
have
with
us
this
morning
here
in
the
well
michael's,
mother
and
father
carl
and
sandy
farmer
and
michael's
12
year
old
son,
kingston
passer.
My
last
text
michael,
was
on
march
6th,
obviously
with
covid.
There
was
no
way
to
be
able
to
visit
with
michael,
and
I
looked
at
it
again
this
morning.
B
And
I
urged
him
to
stay
strong,
and
that
was
on
march,
the
6th
michael
passed
away
on
march,
the
10th
at
the
age
of
46.,
it's
appropriate
this
morning.
I
I
really
struggled
since
I
could
not
visit
with
michael
how
to
honor
him,
and
so
I
michael
would
love
this
moment,
and
I
know
michael
is
looking
down
on
this
moment.
So
I
would
like
to
make
a
couple
of
presentations
this
morning
and
I
want
to
present
this
flag
to
kingston
in
kingston.
B
B
D
F
C
Speaker
and
members,
I
get
your
attention
if
you're
a
part
of
the
baby
boom
generation.
You'll.
Remember
this
52
years
ago,
apollo
11
circled
the
moon
with
three
astronauts
and
then
two
landed
successfully
armstrong
and
aldrin,
but
the
real
hero
of
that
mission
was
lieutenant
colonel
michael
collins,
who
command
module
pilot
who
flew
around
the
moon
over
30
times,
while
they
they
got
the
glory
on
the
ground.
C
But
michael
collins
was
just
as
important
to
that
mission
as
any
other
member
of
that
team
and
astronaut
michael
collins,
passed
away
this
week
at
age
90,
he
was,
he
showed
the
importance
of
teamwork
and
what
america
could
do
when
we
work
together.
So
I
request
members,
we
stand
in
honor
and
silence
the
memory
of
a
great
american
major
general
michael
collins,.
C
G
C
Right
to
keep
my
plexi
glass
up
in
spite
of
how
everybody
else
in
this
house
might
feel.
I
take
this
very
serious
and
I
want
I
I
would
say
to
the
rest
of
us
if
you
want
to
share
the
virus,
share
it
among
yourselves,
but
I
really
don't
want
it
over
here.
So
thank
you
for
letting
me
keep
my
plexiglas
up
until
I
request
for
it
to
come
down.
H
H
I
want
to
take
this
time
to
recognize
lee
because
he's
going
to
law
school
in
the
fall.
I
met
lee
a
couple
of
years
ago
when
he
was
in
college
encouraging
college
students
to
be
more
active
in
this
organization.
He
started
called
state
walk
hbcu
and
I
was
so
impressed
with
his
tenacity
what
he
was
doing
at
tennessee
state
university,
getting
his
degree
in
political
science,
and
so,
when
I
got
elected,
I
knew
exactly
who
I
wanted
to
run
my
office
and
I
brought
in
lee.
H
He
served
four
years
here
as
an
intern
and
has
served
as
my
legislative
aide
for
the
last
three
years.
He
is
an
esteemed
member
of
kappa,
alpha
psi,
fraternity,
lee
I
want
to
let
you
know.
I
appreciate
you
so
much
you've
made
sure
district
91
has
been
tight
even
through
some
of
my
toughest
moments
and
some
of
our
best
moments
we've
experienced
here
at
the
tennessee
general
assembly
and
on
behalf
of
district
91.
H
I
Thank
you,
mr
speaker
and
members.
If
I
could
also
have
your
attention,
I
would
like
to
recognize
a
family
that
I've
known
for
a
long
time
and
while
do
so
christy
and
morgan
and
drew
if
you
would
stand
up
members.
Last
week
we
passed
a
resolution
honoring
dr
tim
goldsmith,
who
we
lost
last
year
after
battling
pancreatic
cancer,
he
was
64
years
old
tim
received
his
undergraduate
degree
from
lambeth
college,
where
he
met
his
wife,
christy
and
his
and
doctor
degrees
from
usc
among
others.
I
He
was
appointed
to
the
tennessee
commission
on
children
and
youth
tim
served
as
the
chief
clinical
officer
at
youth
villages
in
memphis
for
31
years,
impacting
the
lives
of
nearly
200
000
children
with
emotional
and
behavioral
problems
in
23
states.
I
would
like
for
you
to
welcome
tim's
wife
christy
of
43
years
morgan
and
drew
let's
thank
them
for
their
life's
work,
their
husband
and
father
in
helping
our
state's
most
vulnerable
children
and
youth.
Thank
you
very
much.
J
Thank
you
speaker
and
members.
One
of
our
fellow
members
bud
halsey.
His
father
fell
yesterday
and
damaged
his
hip
quite
a
bit.
I
don't
know
at
this
time
whether
it's
broken
or
not,
but
his
dad's
94.
I
think
if
I
heard
bud
right
and
is
going
into
surgery
today,
so
I
won't
do
a
prayer
on
the
floor
right
now,
but
if
you
can
just
reach
out
to
bud,
throw
in
the
text
and
just
be
praying
for
the
hulsey
family
bud
has
both
of
his
parents
they're
in
their
90s
and
at
that
age.
J
J
H
K
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
tomorrow
is
a
big
day
in
the
district
of
champions.
The
94th
district.
Many
of
you
may
not
know
that
he
loves
to
celebrate
with
nut.
What
are
the
ice
cream
after
11
o'clock
and
pino
before,
but
the
bigly
chairman
of
commerce,
kevin
vaughan
celebrates
a
birthday
tomorrow.
I
hope
you
will
shake
his
hand
euphorically
and
wish
him
a
great
birthday
tomorrow.
Thank
you.
K
H
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
I
just
want
to
let
everyone
know,
especially
brother
love
and
brother.
Mckenzie.
Today
is
my
21st
anniversary
of
being
in
the
greatest
fraternity
ever
omega
sci-fi
fraternity
incorporated,
and
I
just
also
want
us
to
remember
one
of
my
fallen
blind
brothers
who's
in
the
omega
chapter,
derek
young.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Thank
you,
representative.
M
A
One
is
last
night
I
got
on
instagram
and
saw
the
black
caucus
event
and
I
just
want
to
say
how
much
joy
it
brought
to
see
members
of
our
body
having
a
good
time
out
last
night
and
if
you
haven't
seen
it
just
check
it
out,
but
thank
you
all
for
allowing
me
a
couple
hours
to
watch.
You
all
have
a
lot
of
fun.
It
was
very
entertaining,
may
I
say
the
the
second
thing.
A
You
can
also
go
to
senator
robinson
instagram,
page
too,
if
you
want
an
extended
version
of
what
was
happening
last
night.
The
second
thing
is,
I
think,
my
understanding
is
the
ghost
of
john
wilder.
We
need
to
honor
him.
It
was
my
understanding
that
he
came
into
our
chamber
last
night,
somehow
with
some
tools
and
screwdrivers,
with
some
help
from
I
think
one
of
our
members
who
exterminates
bugs
and
and
and
and
sort
of
redid
our
chamber.
A
So
I
want
to
honor
the
late
john
wilder
for
his
appearance
in
our
chamber
late
last
night.
Unfortunately,
he
left
one
up
here.
I
can't
understand
why
they
would
leave
me
out
of
the
mix,
but
anyway
I
appreciate
you
all
taking
care
of
yourselves
and
not
looking
out
for
me
with
that
next
order.
Mr
clerk.
J
Thank
mr
speaker
that
there
may
or
may
not
be
guests
visiting
you
on
the
podium,
there's
a
little
discussion
going
on
whether
or
not
some
tools
and
might
be
headed
your
direction.
So,
mr
speaker,
I
mean
that
all
resolutions,
probably
file,
be
introduced
pursuant
to
rural
number
17
and
play
something
against
encounter
refer
to
the
appropriate
standing
committee
without.
J
J
D
A
H
A
A
N
A
When
they
take
it
up
and
it
comes
over,
then
we
will
take
up
the
budget
at
whatever
point.
That
is,
then
our
goal
is
hopefully
take
a
break
about
noon
or
so
for
about
an
hour
and
a
half.
Allow
you
to
have
lunch
and
then
come
back
about
1,
30
and
finish
up
the
rest
of
the
calendar
that
was
here
for
today.
That's
our
plan,
as
of
now
all
right
next
order.
Mr
clark.
C
D
B
A
B
What
this
legislation
does
is
that
currently,
there
is
no
statute
that
allows
you
to
place
a
trust,
to
record
a
trust
in
the
trust's
name,
that
a
trust
is
not
a
legal
entity
and
so
we're
having
problems
with
chain
of
titles.
So
what
this
does
is,
if
you
have
real
property,
you
place
that
into
a
trust.
It
actually
has
to
be
vested
in
the
trustee's
name
instead
of
the
name
of
the
trust.
So
with
that,
mr
speaker
I'll
be
happy
to
answer
any
questions.
Otherwise
I'll
renew
my
motion.
O
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
with
the
sponsor
yield
representative.
Garrett.
Absolutely
is
the
purpose
for
this
for
the
conveyance
of
the
property,
so
that
the
trustee,
typically
right
now
the
trust
will
say
if
the
trustee
has
the
right
to
convey
property,
but
we're
now
moving
it
from
the
trust
document
to
statute
is
that
am
I
understanding
you
correctly
representative
garrett.
B
Not
ex
not
exactly
what's
happening
is
sometimes
the
name
of
the
trust
is
obviously
different
than
the
trustee,
and
so
the
registrar's
office
is
having
a
hard
time
indexing
those
for
chain
of
title
purposes,
so
we're
not
creating
any
sort
of
conveyance.
The
only
thing
we're
saying
is
when
you
as
the
grantor
transfers
a
property
into
a
trust.
It
actually
has
to
vest
in
the
name
of
the
trustee,
instead
of
the
name
of
the
trust,
because
those
two
things
could
be
different.
C
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
to
the
sponsor
so,
for
instance,
if
dolly
parton
wanted
to
set
up
the
dolly
parton
family
trust,
this
bill
would
not
allow
that
to
happen.
You
would
have
to
list
the
name
of
the
trustee
that
was
listed
on
the
trust
and
that
that
that
family
trust
would
no
longer
be
able
to
exist.
That's
what
I'm
confused
about.
B
B
A
A
A
A
C
J
C
J
Leer
lambert,
mr
speaker,
it's
late
in
the
session.
I
know
we
got
important
things
to
do,
but
I
I
think
chairman
vaughn
might
have
at
least
a
couple
questions
he'll
keep
a
short
speaker,
but
if
you
wish
to
recognize
him,
I'd
hate
for
this
representative
to
not
have
the
full
experience
of
being
a
state
representative
here
in
the
world
today.
A
I
I
B
C
I
A
A
A
C
D
I
A
D
G
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
house
bill
1538
creates
the
tennessee
cooperative
disability
investigative
unit.
It
is
administratively
attached
or
parked
under
the
department
of
finance
and
administration,
the
tennessee
office
of
inspector
general.
However,
this
new
investigative
unit
is
independent,
separate
and
distinct
from
any
other
bureau
or
agency
in
the
state,
its
own
agents
select
selected
by
the
federal
u.s
social
security
administration
and
office
of
inspector
general
in
order
to
commit
solely
to
the
investigative
mission
before
them.
G
G
A
hundred
percent
of
this
of
this
program
is
federally
funded
with
no
state
dollars
whatsoever
and
as
soon
as
this
fed
stop
paying,
tennessee
will
shut
the
operation
down.
It
is
a
three-year
pilot
program
and
the
data
will
be
gathered
to
review
the
tax
dollars
saved
when
this
program
is
reviewed
in
23
years.
2024.
G
members-
I
just
want
to
close
with
this.
We
are
tasked
to
be
good
stewards
of
the
people's
pocketbook.
I
believe
that
house
bill
1538,
is
a
positive
path
forward
by
preventing
criminals
from
taking
what
is
not
rightfully
theirs,
to
take
and
give
the
money
to
where
it's.
Rightfully
due,
I
renew
my
motion.
A
A
A
D
G
G
This
proposed
legislation
allows
for
immunization
requirements
for
the
placement
of
children
under
the
age
of
18
months,
and
the
department
of
children's
services
believes
that
house
bill.
1547
is
in
compliance
with
the
federal
requirements.
Under
this
law.
Infant
children
will
still
get
immunizations
that
are
required
and
in
closing
children
they
deserve
a
loving
family
and
a
secure
home,
and
this
bill
makes
it
easier
for
more
families
to
foster
and
adopt
without
explanation.
I
move
passage.
A
A
A
C
A
K
A
K
Speaker
what
house
bill
902
does
we're
calling
this
the
second
amendment
privacy
and
protection
act
of
2021..
It
does
three
things
one.
It
identifies
and
defines
encode
what
a
firearm
registry
is
in
this
state
two.
It
says
it
states
that
the
registry
of
of
such
is
prohibited
by
the
state
and
local
entities
and
three
it
lists
remedies
that
we
as
citizens
can
take
in
the
event
that
this
bill
is
indeed
violated.
With
that
renew
my
motion.
Q
K
Q
K
K
Q
A
C
K
When
they
have
evidence
they
have
to
log
those
that
information
in
they
also
have
to.
If
you're
an
officer-
and
you
have
off-duty
weapons
that
you
carry,
they
keep
a
record
of
the
serial
number
and
those
types
of
things
that
they
will
need
for
those
officers
that
are
carrying.
It
also
has
an
exemption
in
there
for
the
state,
colleges
and
universities
who
have
a
record
of
individuals
who
carry
firearms
on
their
campus.
K
Also
for
the
rural
school
districts
who
do
not
have
sros
but
a
bill
that
was
passed
a
few
years
ago,
that
allowed
them
to
to
have
staff
or
members
carry
those
are
those
are
exclusions
in
there.
The
department
of
safety
had
some
exclusions
that
we
had
listed
in
there,
as
well
as
department
of
corrections
and
the
post
commission
as
well.
K
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
chairman
doggett.
I
just
rise
to
support
this
bill.
I
think
it's
a
a
good
idea.
I
also
wanted
to
say
I
I
appreciate
how
you
work
diligently
with
higher
education
as
it
relates
to
campus.
Carry
it's
a
very
big
deal
in
my
district,
and
so
I
just
wanted
to
throw
my
support
behind
this
bill.
Thank
you.
L
Yeah,
thank
you,
mr
speaker
representative.
I
listen
to
the
you
know
the
penalties
that
you've
got
in
this
bill
and
I'm
trying
to
figure
out
who's
the
most
at
jeopardy
for
those
penalties
and
the
way
I'm
thinking
you
know.
It's
probably
you
know
we
have
the
gun.
Permit
registry
right
now
in
the
state
that
you
know
our
department
of
safety
I.e.
Our
state
troopers
are
blue,
our
men
in
blue,
so
the
guys
that
are
protecting
us
and
are
high
with
making
our
highways
safe.
L
So
they
would
be
the
most
in
jeopardy
of
that
felony.
Then
I
was
thinking
with
the
locals.
Who
would
have
this
information
there
and
it
would
be
local
police
departments
and
local
sheriff's
agencies,
so
this
sounds
like
something
that
you
know
we're
more
or
less
telling
telling
our
law
enforcement
this
state.
L
You
know
we're
jeopardizing
them
of
committing
felonies
by
trying
to
help
keep
the
public
safe.
So,
let's
say
let's
say:
there's
a
waco
type
situation
and
the
atf
comes
in
and
they
need
locals
to
help
them
get
some
information.
So
they
know
they
know
what
they're
dealing
with
before
they
go
in
somewhere.
Where
you
know
their
lives
are
in
danger,
so
was
your
bill
prohibit
telling
a
federal
agency?
K
Jeremy
doggett
thank
you,
and
we
have
had
many
conversations
about
this.
You
and
I
have,
and
so
I
appreciate
your
your
intrigue.
This
has
no
effect
on
our
law
enforcement.
They
are
there
exclusions
in
there
that
I
alluded
to
earlier.
That
specifically
address
those
issues
that
you
have
brought
up,
so
that
we're
making
sure
that
our
officers,
while
in
the
course
of
their
duty
and
then
their
service,
are
not
going
to
be
subject
to
anything
where
we
find
this
registry.
K
The
registry
as
defined
means
a
record
possession
or
ownership
by
individuals
or
non-governmental
entities
of
a
firearm
or
firearm
accessory,
which
includes
was
not
limited
to
the
serial
number,
make
model,
purchase
date
or
purchase,
location
of
the
firearm
or
firearm
accessory
or
the
name.
Social
security,
numbers
or
personal
addresses
of
those
individual
or
non-governmental
entities
represent
mitchell.
L
But
representative,
I'm
trying
to
figure
out
who
would
have
such
a
list
if
it's
not
law
enforcement,
because
currently
any
information
like
that
now
resides
most
of
the
time
with
the
sheriff's
department
in
a
county
or
or
the
troopers
have
it.
You
know
someone
in
the
department
of
safety,
so
I'm
just
trying
to
figure
out
who
your
registry
and
your
bill
would
be
referring
to
if
it's
not
referring
to
law
enforcement.
L
K
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
I
would
just
you
know
refer
back
to
the
the
actual
language
in
the
bill.
There's
several
citations
of
tca
code
and-
and
I
know
that
every
member
in
here
has
read
through
this
this
language
and
seen
it
firsthand.
So,
thank
you
for
your
for
your
comments.
I'm
sorry
that
there's
a
potential
misunderstanding.
I
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
I
appreciate
the
sponsor
bringing
this
with
your
background
in
law
enforcement.
I
know
you
have
crafted
this
in
such
a
way
that
they're
protected,
that
they
are
their
purpose
that
we
charge
them
with
is
carried
out
in
its
full
capacity
and
to
its
full
extent,
and
I
really
appreciate
you
bringing
this
for
the
citizens
of
this
state.
There's
not
a
member
on
this
floor
that
doesn't
have
a
significant
number
of
people
in
your
district.
I
A
N
A
E
A
E
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
and
ladies
and
gentlemen,
this
is
the
bill
that
all
of
you
are
hearing
about.
It
adds
cerumen
management
to
the
authorized
scope
of
practice
to
be
performed
by
licensed
hearing
specialists
under
the
council
of
hearing
instruments
specialist.
With
that
explanation,
pending
further
questions,
I
would
renew
my
motion
chairman
ramsey.
C
E
E
What
they
have
encountered
is
oftentimes
when
they
are
fitting
a
hearing
device
which
we
have
somewhere
around
800
000
people
that
wear
hearing
devices
in
tennessee
when
they
are
fitting
those
they
encounter
cerumen
or
earwax
issues
that
require
them
to
interrupt
their
service.
If,
if
you've
ever
had
hearing
aids
done,
you
know
that
there
are
several
fittings
and
you
have
to
go
back
several
times
if,
in
between
those
fittings,
you
have
a
buildup
of
wax,
then
you
have
to
interrupt
their
care
by
sending
them
to
an
audiologist
or
otolaryngologist.
E
So
what
they
have
asked
us
to
do
is
to
include
in
their
scope
the
authorization
of
performing
the
removal
of
earwax
management
of
earwax
in
in
in
very
conservative
manner,
so
that
they
can
continue
the
service.
This
is
not.
This
is
not
a
new
license,
the
people
that
are
going
to
be
doing
this
have
been
licensed
for
decades,
but
they
have
not
had
in
their
scope
of
practice
the
simple
removal.
Now
this
bill
was
written
by
the
tennessee
medical
association.
E
C
E
E
Were
they
to
enter
the
ear
canal
with
any
instruments,
I
would
think
that
they
themselves
would
be,
would
have
some
liability
in
causing
damage,
and
I
can't
imagine
that
they
would
intend
to
do
that
on
the
exterior.
No
sir,
if
there's
ear
wax
on
the
exterior,
they
would
be
able
to
do
a
simple
cleansing
without
a
license.
A
C
A
A
A
A
E
Chairman
ramsey
you're
recognized
and
thank
you,
mr
speaker,
this
bill
is
amended,
has
the
intent
to
allow
all
dental
proficiency
exams
to
utilize
non-live
patients,
specifically
through
the
use
of
mannequins
or
3d
computer
models
with
tactile
response.
This
is
merely
an
extension
of
one
of
the
governor's
executive
orders
that
he
passed
last
year
to
to
give
some
safety
to
dental
examinations.
A
A
J
A
J
R
P
I
rise
today
as
a
representative
of
my
community.
My
community
has
a
high
school
and
I
think,
most
folks
know.
Since
january,
we've
had
five
of
our
students
to
die
at
the
hand
of
a
violent
act
and
most
significantly,
the
last
one
occurring
within
the
confines
of
my
alma
mater,
also
niece
high
school.
We
are
a
great
state,
but
let
me
talk
about
that.
P
P
Racially
it
has
it's.
It's
it's
a
it's,
a
it's
a
neighborhood
with
homes
with
families
and
you've,
never
heard
of
things
like
the
violence,
because
it's
never
happened
since
its
inception.
Since
it's
it's
merging,
it's
been
a
great
school
and
it
still
is
a
great
school
we're
just
in
the
time
of
need.
P
P
They
need
to
expand
their
programs
to
get
our
arms
around
the
problem,
attacking
it
at
the
elementary
middle
and
high
school
level,
so
they're
dealing
with
the
problem
today,
they're
preventing
the
problem
from
happening.
These
are
great
individuals
that
are
running
great
organizations
and
all
I'm
asking
today
is
just
for
a
consideration
and
what
I
would
consider
a
small
request
from
this
state
with
that.
I
thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
time.
P
A
R
A
P
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
I
fully
understand
and
accept
the
answers
I
I
will
respond
with
this.
Isn't
a
school
issue,
the
last
one
happened
in
the
school.
So
it's
it's!
Well,
it's
not
totally
a
school
issue.
It's
what
I'll
say.
This
is
a
community.
We
have
to
rebuild
certain
aspects
of
our
of
our
community
and
it's
there's
an
immediacy
to
this,
and
so
I
would.
P
A
Per
million
situations
representative
mckenzie
has
moved
adoption.
Amendment
number
four
chair,
lady
hazelwood
has
moved
that
motion
to
the
table.
We
are
voting
on
the
tabling
motion,
all
those
in
favor
vote
eye
when
the
bell
rings.
Those
opposed
vote
no
has
every
member
voted.
Does
any
member
wish
to
change
their
vote?.
Q
J
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
there's
there's
few
members
on
the
floor
that
I
have
more
respect
for
than
the
minority
leader.
We
just
humbly
disagree
on
this.
The
only
body
and
the
only
entity
in
this
state
that
can
approve
recurring
funding
are
the
folks
sitting
on
this
floor
right
now
that
there
is
not
a
possibility
for
anybody
to
put
recurring
funding
in
a
budget
now
the
governor's
office
can
propose,
they
can
suggest
they
can
tag
anything
that
they
want
to,
but
only
this
body
can
actually
put
recurring
funding
and
their.
J
You
know
this
body
made
a
policy
decision
and
a
couple
of
years
ago,
several
of
us
were
here
that
you
know
a
certain
bill
passed
and
then
there
was
a
court
case
and
that
is
still
pending.
It
is
my
hope-
and
I
think,
a
lot
of
folks
hope
that
that
court
case
will
be
resolved
in
the
next
few
months.
We
need
finality
on
that
decision,
one
way
or
the
other
from
the
judicial
system.
J
All
this
amendment
would
do
is
literally
go
back
into
a
budget
and
take
a
smack
at
a
bill
that
has
already
passed
and
is
in
the
court
system.
I
don't
think
that's
the
leader's
intention,
but
at
the
same
time
it's
just
reopening
an
argument
that
we
can
come
back
in
in
january
and
if,
for
some
reason
we
don't
agree
with
what
the
court
decides,
we
can
have
a
new
bill.
We
can
have
a
new
discussion.
J
We
can
go
back
into
this,
but
the
money
is
held
in
the
budget
to
potentially
implement
that
program
if
the
courts
were
to
uphold
it.
All
this
does
is
keep
that
there
as
a
place
marker
and
if,
by
the
way,
if
the
court
case
is
unsuccessful
and
the
bill
is
found
to
have
issues
from
a
judicial
standpoint,
then
the
money
goes
right
back
into
the
budget
for
us
to
allocate.
J
A
Q
You,
mr
speaker,
although
I
agree
with
the
leader
that
this
body
is
the
only
body
that
can
approve
that
that's
true
about
everything
in
this
actual
budget.
That's
a
true
statement
and
I
probably
wouldn't
have
a
problem
with
the
25
million
being
held
there,
because
I
do
understand
the
nature
of
what
you're
saying.
If
the
pending
lawsuit
goes
in
your
favor,
the
money
is
there,
but
to
keep
adding
money
to.
It
is
the
real
problem,
because
really
about
half
of
this
body,
although
it
passed,
didn't
agree
with
the
legislation.
Q
Q
A
Department
situation
is
that
leader
camper
has
moved
adoption.
Amendment
number
five
leader
lambrett
has
moved
that
motion
to
the
table.
We
are
voting
on
the
tabling
motion,
all
those
in
favor
of
tabling
vote
when
the
bell
rings.
Those
opposed
vote.
No,
as
every
member
voted,
the
city
members
changed
their
vote.
M
M
You
know
some
of
the
larger
counties
are
going
to
need
that
much
for
a
program
just
in
their
county,
so
the
reality
is.
If
we
really
want
to
make
a
difference,
if
we
really
want
to
get
our
kids
on
track,
we
would
move
that
money
into
the
bep
so
that
we
can
begin
using
it
immediately
for
all
our
school
systems
for
their
mental
health.
So
I
move
adoption
for
amended
amendment
six.
I
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
members.
Probably
the
number
one
term
that's
come
before
the
education
committee
this
year
has
been
the
mental
health
of
our
students,
because
we
know
for
the
past
year
of
the
the
isolation,
the
virtual
isolations,
our
children
at
home
and
we're
all
concerned
about
that,
and
because
we
are
concerned
about
that,
there
is
a
lot
of
money
being
put.
I
The
government
administrations
also
put
250
million
dollars
for
mental
health
trust
fund
already
in
in
the
budget,
but
to
give
you
an
idea
of
the
amount
of
money
going
in
we're
getting
4.5
billion
from
the
federal
government
in
tennessee
for
our
k-12
schools
can
use
in
a
variety
of
reasons.
The
total
going
in
with
the
state
appropriate
is
6.9
billion
going
into
our
k
through
12..
Now
our
our
annual
budget
in
k-12
is
sit
right
around
six
billion
six
and
a
half
billion.
I
believe
so.
I
There's
a
tremendous
amount
of
money
going
into
our
educational
k
through
12.
the
governor
and
this.
This
body
has
already
is
addressing
that
amount
of
money
with
the
250
already
plus.
This
particular
amendment
calls
for
250
million
recurring
a
quarter
billion
dollars.
A
year
recurring
and
I
think,
that's
very
dangerous
for
us
to
go
there.
So
therefore,
mr
speaker,
I
would
lay
amendment
number
six
on
the
table.
A
M
M
Now
we're
going
to
be
chasing
mississippi
with
mississippi's
new
huge
influx
into
education,
we're
going
to
most
likely
drop
another
spot
this
year
and
we're
going
to
be
chasing
mississippi
in
education
funding.
So
the
reality
is
our
kids.
We
need
to
make
this
investment
in
our
children.
We
need
to
address
these
issues
that
are
causing
children
to
be
less
successful
than
they
could
be.
So
the
reality
is.
M
If
we
are
going
to
continue
to
drop
in
funding,
you
can
name
the
big
numbers
and
there
is
federal
dollars
coming
in
and
that's
great,
but
what
we
can
do.
We
have
the
ability
to
do
this.
We
have
the
funding.
We
should
take
that
trust
fund
and
put
it
move
it
into
the
bep
so
that
it
can
be
used
continually
by
our
students.
I
ask
that
you
vote
against
the
tabling
motion
on
amendment
six
permanently.
A
F
F
F
Even
when
the
shutdown
occurred,
they
still
had
very
high
fixed
cost
because
you
still
have
to
feed
and
care
for
the
animals,
and
so
they
still
had
to
bear
that
burden
of
making
sure
to
take
care
of
the
animals.
And
you
know
a
couple
of
zoos
here
in
our
state.
Where
is
significant
risk
of,
in
fact,
perhaps
even
becoming
wards
of
the
state
or
the
cities
where
they
reside?
F
F
We've
had
some
good
discussions.
I
know
in
fact,
she's
got
a
zoo
and
an
aquarium
in
her
own
neck
of
the
woods
and
so
she's
committed
to
me
to
continue
to
work
on
this
issue.
Give
me
those
assurances
and-
and
my
hope
is-
we
can
even
not
even
make
sure
that
this
is
a
one-time
funding,
but
make
this
a
reoccurring,
because
the
zoos
and
aquariums
are
very
important
to
our
state.
L
L
L
You
know
I
put
in
the
appropriations
amendment
for
a
million
dollars
for
blind
children,
children
who
are
born
blind
in
the
state,
but
we
don't
have
money
for
them,
but
we've
got
4.2
million
dollars
to
send
out
a
state.
So
if
you
want
to
vote
to
table
my
amendment
go
ahead,
but
when
you
go
home
and
those
not-for-profits
are
calling
you
and
asking
you,
why
didn't
you
fund?
My
organization
well
tell
them
it's
in
texas,
you
sent
their
money
to
texas
and
you
sent
their
money
to
tim
tebow
in
florida.
L
I
A
Proper
motion,
probably
second
department
permanently
situation,
is
representative.
Mitchell
has
moved
adoption
of
amendment
number.
Eight
chairman
faison
has
moved
that
motion
to
the
table
that
cuts
off
all
debate,
except
for
that
sponsor
representative
mitchell
is
recognized.
There's
no
other
discussion
representative.
L
Yeah,
thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
everything
he
said
is
great.
If
there
wasn't
organizations
in
this
state
that
do
the
exact
same
thing
that
these
organizations
are
struggling,
there's
one
someone
just
brought
to
me
the
information,
whoever
represents
lebanon,
tennessee.
There's
a
nice
not-for-profit.
There
called
rest
stop
ministries
that
fight
sex
trafficking
as
well
as
we
have
a
nice
little
organization
in
this
state
called
the
tbi.
A
Well,
that's
not
a
proper
motion,
but
the
parliamentary
situation
is
represented.
Mitchell
has
moved
adoption
of
amendment
number.
Eight
chairman
fazen
has
moved
that
motion
to
the
table,
we're
voting
on
the
tabling
motion,
all
those
in
favor
vote
eye
when
the
bell
rings.
Those
opposed
vote
no
has
every
member
voted.
Does
any
member
wish
to
change
their
vote.
P
C
A
D
J
Lambert
you're
right
he's
been
going
back
and
forth
with
administrative
office
of
the
courts
for
quite
some
time,
and
they
have
finally
come
to
an
accord
that
if
that
bill
were
to
be
successful,
it
would
actually
cost
two
million
dollars
instead
of
the
just
over
one
million
dollars
that
is
currently
in
the
budget
document.
I
do
apologize
to
the
members
that
this
comes
as
an
amendment
today,
but
that
is
the
only
way
to
actually
fix
this
particular
glitch.
So
with
that,
mr
speaker,
I
would
move
consideration
of
the
amendment.
A
N
A
S
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
I
actually
rise
in
support
of
this
amendment
because
it
funds
a
terrible
idea,
but
if
we're
going
to
pass
legislation,
that
is,
that
is
requiring
funds,
and
we
obviously
need
to
fund
them.
But
I
would
say
that
this,
even
with
this
amendment,
we're
falling
172
145
dollars
short
of
the
amount
of
money
that
the
aoc's
office
said
that
this
terrible
bill
would
require,
and
I'd
also
show
to
my
colleagues
that
the
limited
funding
that
was
in
the
proposed
budget
evidence
is
the
lack
of
support
by
the
governor's
administration.
S
I
don't
think
that
this
body's
heart
is
in
the
legislation
that
this
funding
supports.
I
just
don't
get
the
sense
that
we've
already
passed
since
we've
already
passed
another
bill
that
already
directly
contradicts
this
super
chancery
court.
I
don't
get
the
sense
that
this
body's
hearts
in
this
bill
that
we're
funding
and
then
we
in
the
house
at
times
pride
ourselves
for
standing
up
to
the
senate
and
checking
as
what
can
be
fairly
described,
sometimes
as
a
sense
of
self-importance.
S
I
think
this
super
chancery
court,
which
has
originated
down
the
hall,
is
a
terrible
opportunity,
a
terrible
idea,
but
it's
a
prime
opportunity
for
this
body
to
draw
a
line
in
the
marble
in
the
rotunda
and
say
enough
is
enough.
I
support
this
amendment
because
it
fully
well
it
almost
fully
funds.
This
super
chancery
court.
If
we're
going
to
pass
something
like
that,
which
I
don't
think
we
should,
then
you
at
least
have
to
fund
judges,
office,
space
and
assistance
and
law,
clerks
travel
expenses
and
the
like.
J
Leader,
lambert,
thank
you,
mr
speaker
and
my
friend
from
davidson
county.
Thank
you
for
your
support
of
this
amendment.
We
will
obviously
have
plenty
of
time
to
debate
the
other
piece
of
legislation
on
the
floor,
and
I
think
it
is
an
important
debate
for
us
to
have
so
any
issues
with
the
fiscal
note
actually
would
need
to
be
directed
toward
fiscal
review.
The
the
governor's
office
does
not
prepare
fiscal
notes
for
us.
Our
fiscal
review
office,
which
is
an
objective
independent
body
for
a
reason,
does
that.
So.
B
J
Thank
you
for
those
comments,
but
I
I
actually
think
that
maybe
a
mischaracterization
of
the
representative
from
davidson
county's
comments.
He
rose
in
support
of
the
amendment
and
opposed
to
the
bill,
because
if,
if
there's
even
a
chance
of
the
bill
being
successful,
which
there
very
well
may
be,
I've
not
seen
the
final
amended
form
you
would
hate
to
under
fund.
Even
what
our
friend
from
davidson
county
believes
is
a
very
bad
idea.
It
needs
to
at
least
have
fully
funding
full
funding
in
the
budget
for
it.
S
Yeah,
my
name
is
called
so
I
just
thought
I'd
take
the
opportunity
to
say
what
a
bad
piece
of
legislation
this
is.
I
mean
yo
this
this.
Let's
check
the
senate
on
this,
that
you
pass
the
budget
amendment.
What
have
you
got
to
do?
But
this
super
chantry
court
is
nonsense.
So,
let's
draw
a
line
in
the
marble
out
here.
Please
thank
you.
C
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
I
just
wanted
to
rise
and
support
a
fiscal
review
and
the
great
job
they
do.
I
know
we
hammer
them
a
lot
of
times
and
try
to
get
those
fiscal
notes
down
as
low
as
possible,
but
sometimes
we
have
to
go
back
and
raise
a
little
funding.
So
thank
you
for
the
great
work
they
do
for
the
state.
A
D
T
T
We,
we
have
a
committee
process
in
this
house
and
we
trust
that
that
bills
work
their
way
through
the
committee,
and
that
committee
has
an
opportunity
to
to
fully
vet.
We
deliberate
on
bills.
For
for
weeks,
we
we
send
it
back
to
change
one
word:
if
we
disagree
with
it
and
I
would
hope
in
the
future-
and
I'm
not.
T
This
is
no
indication
of
my
feelings
of
this
budget
or
the
appropriations
budget,
but
I
would
hope
in
the
future
that
we
would
get
more
than
the
day
that
we
sit
down
to
vote
on
the
appropriations
budget,
that
we
have
more
time
to
deliberate
and
that
we
have
time
to
ask
questions
and
and
go
through
the
process.
I
understand
it's
a
moving
document,
there's
a
lot
of
negotiations,
but
I
I
just
hope
in
the
future
we
have
a
little
bit
more
time
to
to
deliberate
the
the
appropriations
budget.
So
thank
you.
R
R
There
are
bills
that
are
being
passed
as
we
are
working,
so
we
get
the
information
out
as
quickly
as
we
possibly
can,
and
I
want
to
take
a
moment
here
to
just
recognize
peter
miller,
mirna,
turnick
and
krista,
and
her
team
with
physical
review
and
our
attorney
joel
hayes
because
they
without
this
without
their
work,
this
budget
could
not
happen.
So
whatever
we
do
or
talk
about
today.
Just
remember
that
those
are
the
folks
who
have
been
working
late
nights.
R
R
So
let's
talk
about
this
budget
that
we
have
been
working
on
since
we
came
in
in
january.
It's
a
46.2
billion
dollar
budget.
That's
a
lot
of
money,
but
when
we
sat
down
and
worked
on
this
budget
we
did
it
in
the
tennessee
way.
We
worked
on
our
budget
for
the
state.
Just
like
we
work
on
our
family
budgets
at
home.
We
look
at
the
money
that
we
have.
We
look
at
the
obligations
that
we
have.
R
R
The
governor
and
administration
had
some
priorities
that
we
probably
didn't
share,
and
so
we
had
a
lot
of
discussion
to
come
to
the
point
where
we
are
today
and
I've
already
misspoken.
So
let
me
correct
that
it's
a
42.6
billion
dollar
budget.
I
think
my
dyslexia
kicked
in
and
I
transposed
some
numbers.
R
So
I
apologize,
but
when
we're
looking
at
this
budget
when
we're
looking
at
the
dollars
that
we
have
available
in
tennessee
and
when
we're
determining
how
we
should
best
spend
those
dollars,
whether
the
state
has
been
led
by
republicans
or
democrats,
whether
it's
been
a
blue
state
or
a
red
state,
it's
always
been
a
fiscally
conservative
state
and
we
continue
that
heritage
with
this
budget
and
conservative
budgeting
will
tell
you
the
first
thing
that
you
do
when
you
look
at
your
budget.
Is
you
pay
yourself?
R
We
have
done
that.
If
you
remember,
when
the
governor
presented
his
budget,
there
was
50
million
dollars
additional
dollars
going
into
the
rainy
day
fund.
We
have
increased
that
by
another
50
million
dollars,
which
means
that
our
tennessee
rainy
day
fund
will
now
be
1.55
billion
dollars
feel
free
to
feel
free.
R
That's
a
great
deal
of
money,
it's
still
less
than
30
days
operating
expenses
if
the
world
shut
down
and
tennessee
had
to
operate
on
its
own
so
but
it
gets
us
in
a
good
place
and
I
am
proud
of
our
rainy
day
fund
and
our
whole
budget
frankly,
as
compared
to
the
other
states
in
this
union
and
definitely
we're
head
and
shoulders
above
what
the
federal
government
does.
That's
another
story.
R
The
second
thing
that
you
do
when
you're
budgeting
for
your
family
is
you
take
care
of
your
obligations?
You
pay
your
bills,
the
biggest
liability
that
the
state
of
tennessee
has
is
our
pension
fund?
That's
the
tcocrs
fund
that
all
state
employees
most
of
our
teachers,
other
county
employees,
other
folks
across
the
state,
have
paid
into
in
good
faith.
We
have
promised
that
when
they
retire,
the
money
will
be
there
for
them
to
do
that.
R
That
means
that
there
would
be
a
hole
in
our
pension
plan
if
we
didn't
plug
it
in
order
to
plug
it,
we
could
do
that
a
couple
of
ways.
We
could
put
a
60
million
dollar
plus
recurring
expenditure
in
there
every
year,
but
we
chose,
because
this
is
a
this-
has
been
a
good
year
for
tennessee.
We
want
to
pay
all
of
our.
R
We
got
to
pay
off
all
our
credit
card,
not
just
part
of
it,
so
we
aren't
paying
interest
on
that
credit
card
going
forward,
so
we're
putting
250
million
dollars
into
the
pension
fund.
That
will
that
will
bring
us
keep
us
whole
where
we
were
somewhere
upwards
of
90
percent
funded.
It
will
also
allow
us,
if
all
things
go
well
to
reap
a
little
bit
of
recurring
money
from
that
fund
in
years
going
forward,
so
you
can
feel
free
to
clap
about
that
too.
It's.
R
R
R
The
we
I
have
provided
393
million
dollars
for
legislative
initiatives,
the
biggest
ones
of
those
I've
already
mentioned
the
250
million
dollars
into
the
pension
plan,
and
I
want
to
take
just
a
second
to
talk
about
another,
very
large
one
that
is
near
and
dear
to
my
heart.
If
there
will
it's
funded
in
this
budget,
there
will
be
a
bill
coming
from
behind
the
budget
that
we
will
talk
more
about
on
the
floor,
but
we
are
going
to
finally
finally
fund
our
dsp
workers,
we're
putting
39
million
dollars
into
this
budget
recurring
dollars.
R
So
that
the
folks
who
take
care
of
our
most
vulnerable
can
get
a
raise
and
they
can
be
paid
12
and
50
cents
an
hour.
That's
a
huge
improvement.
They
were
at
10.
The
governor's
budget
brought
them
up
to
10.50.
It
is
not
where
we
need
to
end.
This
is
we've
won
a
battle.
We
haven't
won
the
war,
but
I
want
to
say
thank
you
to
so
many
people.
I
there
were
over
60
people
in
this
chamber
on
both
sides
who
signed
on
to
this
bill
so
and
it
it's
noted
and
we're
funding
it.
R
There
is
42
million
dollars
in
addition
to
the
capital
expenditures
that
were
included
in
the
governor's
budget,
there's
42
million
dollars
for
a
tcat
and
shelvable,
and
there
are
people
on
a
waiting
list
for
our
tea
cats
across
the
state.
There
are
people
who
want
to
go
back
to
school,
who
want
to
get
develop
a
trade
and
get
a
certificate
and
be
employed
and
they're
employers
waiting
to
employ
them.
R
R
So
there
again
a
lot
of
money,
but
we
think
that
we
have
what
we
have
done.
What
we
have
tried
to
do,
with
the
help
of
our
finance
committee,
of
our
finance
team,
of
input
from
leadership
and
from
input
from
all
of
you,
we
have
tried
to
make
sure
that
we
are
using
those
dollars
in
the
best
way
to
make
an
impact
and
a
positive
impact
on
tennesseans
lives.
R
I
think
that
what
we
none
of
us
want
to
see
is
when
these
dollars
go
away
these
additional
dollars,
and
they
will.
We
want
to
be
able
to
point
to
differences
that
we
made
in
tennessee
ways
that
we
improve
the
lives.
Now
I
forgot
to
mention
another
important
key
thing
that
we're
doing
in
this
budget.
There
is
a
50
million
dollar
sales
tax
holiday.
R
In
addition
to
our
annual
back
to
school
holiday,
there's
another
week's
holiday
for
restaurants,
75
percent
of
the
funding
will
go
towards
restaurant
taxes.
We
know
that
that
industry
has
been
hard
hit
during
the
pandemic.
This,
hopefully,
will
help
tennesseans
get
out,
have
a
nice
meal
and
help
our
restaurants
to
recover.
R
25
percent
of
that
50
million
dollars
will
be
allocated
towards
a
rebate
in
food
taxes.
So
that's
we
have
a
very
difficult
when
we
attempt
to
give
money
back
to
tennesseans
with
our
tax
structure.
That's
hard
to
do.
Sales
tax
is
the
one
place
that
we
can
make
sure
that
we're
getting
some
dollars
back
into
every
tennessean's
pockets.
So
with
that,
mr
speaker,
I
would
now
appropriately
renew
my
motion.
O
O
O
O
R
We
used
that
same
philosophy
this
year
and
I
might
mention
that,
although
in
the
original
proposed
budget
from
the
governor,
there
was
200
million
dollars
for
cities
and
counties,
the
revised
proposal
was
100
million
and
that
100
million
would
be
paid
in
january.
What
the
legislature
has
done
is
provide
this
these
dollars,
this
hundred
million
dollars.
R
They
will
receive
that
the
cities
and
the
counties
will
receive
that
as
early
as
the
checks
can
be
cut
in
the
new
budget
year
and
there
will
be
no
strings
attached
previously,
there
were
boxes
around
how
the
dollars
could
be
spent.
So,
while
the
cities
and
counties
the
amount
has
been
cut,
they're
getting
it
sooner
and
they
can
use
it
in
the
way
that
they
best
determine
rather
than
you
know,
the
federal
money
comes
with
some
strings.
R
O
Q
Q
I
feel
as
if
the
super
majority
decided
that
they
would
put
together
a
budget
not
involve
the
minority
caucus
at
all
and
then
present
it,
as
the
legislature
has
presented
this
budget
and
speaker.
You
know
I've
mentioned
this
to
you
before.
I
expected
that
the
minority
would
at
least
have
access
to
the
information
before
we
got
to
committee.
We
didn't
my
colleague
mentioned
it
earlier.
Q
If
the
procedures
which
she
said
the
procedures
were
what
they
were
are
going
to
remain
the
same,
then
that
also
means
that
the
super
majority
will
decide
without
a
full
conversation
with
the
minority
caucus
and,
mr
chairman,
I
have
a
problem.
Mr
speaker,
I
have
a
problem
with
that
and
I
respect
the
chairman
tremendously.
Q
Q
Q
But
I
wasn't
at
the
table
and
I
take
issue
with
that,
and
I
would
hope
that
as
we
move
forward
next
year
that
changes,
I
would
hope
that
when
this
1.9
come
down
that
changes
and
the
procedures
include
the
voices
of
millions
of
tennesseans
that
are
represented
by
the
minority
caucus.
Mr
speaker,
thank
you,
mr
speaker,.
K
K
Q
Larry
camper.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
You
are
correct
because,
in
order
to
get
to
the
table
to
have
that
conversation
I
did
have
to
send
an
email.
She
requested
that
I
send
it.
I
thought
I'd
send
her
our
priorities,
that's
a
true
statement,
but
the
process,
as
madam
chair
mentioned
and
you've
done
an
outstanding
job
started
in
january.
Q
Q
Q
K
Mr
thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
to
the
minority
leader,
great
love
and
respect
for
you
not
just
because
william
lambert
tells
me
to
say
that.
But
I
will
say
I
will
say
we
we,
the
process
for
us,
really
doesn't
start
as
it
relates
to
this
budget
document.
Until
we
get
all
the
data
from
the
governor's
office
that
doesn't
happen
in
january.
We
don't
do
that.
K
We
have
our
budget
hearings
and
the
governor
has
his
budget
hearings,
but
there's
no
nothing
going
on
until
about
three
or
four
weeks
ago,
and
that's
why
these
folks
work
till
11
12
o'clock
at
night.
Well,
not
not
as
bad
this
year,
because
chair
lady
hazelwood
has
a
early
turn
in
time,
but
the
truth
of
the
matter
is
the
truth
of
the
matter.
Is
you
and
I
said
in
every
one
of
these
committees,
I'm
on
two
finance
subcommittees,
I'm
in
the
full
committee
I'm
on
every
one
of
the
hearings.
K
I
come
here
on
mondays
and
and
thurs
through
thursdays
to
hear
these
hearings.
You
are
as
involved
as
you
want
to
be
charles
sergeant,
used
to
tell
me
that
all
the
time
you're
as
involved
as
you
want
to
be
and
so
and
you
are
involved-
and
I
appreciate
that
and
if
we
can
improve
the
process
and
make
it
better,
I'm
all
for
that,
but
to
say
that
this
someone
was
left
out
or
there
was
something
nefarious.
Just
simply
isn't
true.
Thank
you.
Q
Leary
camper,
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
I
I
wasn't
indicating
any
nefarious
activities
was
going
on.
The
point
I'm
saying
is
more
conversation
is
needed
and
when,
as
we
move
forward,
I
expect
that
we'll
hold
true
to
that
and
you
did
mention
a
friend
of
all
of
ours.
Charles
sergeant
and
charles
had
a
lot
of
face
to
face
throughout
the
process.
He
you
know
he
he
met.
I'm
not
gonna.
Go
into
that,
but
I
appreciate
your
comments.
I
appreciate
you,
madam
chair.
Q
S
S
I
I've
been
impressed
with
your
leadership
over
this
whole
process,
but
I
have
a
question
about
a
specific
issue
with
regards
to
unemployment
and
if
you
could
speak
to
any
monies
that
are
being
appropriated
to
improve
the
unemployment
system
in
tennessee,
because
to
this
day
I
continue
to
receive
email
call
texts
from
people
across
this
state,
and
I
know
my
colleagues
do
as
well
about
people
who
still
are
not
getting
unemployment
claims
processed
in
a
timely
manner.
They're
not
getting
calls
back
from
the
department
of
labor
workforce.
S
The
process
simply
is
not
working
for
working
families,
and
so
I
would
hope
that
there's
something
in
this
budget
to
improve
and
beef
up
the
unemployment
resources
in
the
department
of
labor
and
workforce
to
improve
the
turnaround
time
for
working
families.
So
if
you
could
address
what's
in
the
budget
for
the
unemployment
system
and
and
how
we're
going
to
improve
that
with
all
the
monies
that
we're
expending
this
year,.
R
So
again,
there
was
40
million
dollars
from
the
federal
funding
that
we
got
last
year
that
went
into
that
unemployment
fund
to
make
sure
that
employers
could
continue
to
be
continue
to
afford
to
employ.
Folks,
there
is
a
2.26
million
dollars
for
a
re-entry
employment
initiative
with
the
department
of
labor
again,
not
speaking
directly
to
your
issue,
but
those
are
dollars
that
are
going
to
be
used
to
make
sure
that
employee
employees
can
be
retrained
can
do
what
they
need
to
do
to
be
employable.
R
There
is
also
2.14
million
dollars
for
the
department
of
labor's
apprenticeship
program
again
to
make
sure
the
goal.
In
my
mind,
the
goal
is
not
to
make
sure
that
we
have
unemployment
dollars.
I
mean
that's
important,
but
the
goal
is
to
make
sure
that
we
have
people
employed
so
that
the
unemployment
dollars
are
not
needed
and
that's
what
these
additional
expenditures
do.
S
The
reality
is,
the
bulk
of
the
monies
being
expended
are
federal
dollars
that
are
coming
down
and
our
and
our
unemployment
trust
fund
in
tennessee
is
flush
with
cash.
There
is
no
question
about
the
amount
of
money
that
we
have
to
pay,
so
I'm
not
really
focused
on
that.
What
what
my
concern
is
is
the
staffing
and
the
efficiency
and
the
manner
in
which
the
department
of
labor
operates
to
turn.
S
S
I
want
to
know
what
we're
doing
to
make
sure
that
doesn't
happen
again
and
that
the
list
of
people
who
are
still
filing
unemployment,
because
there's
still
high
unemployment
rates
in
the
state
of
tennessee.
What
are
we
doing
to
improve
the
system
itself?
As
far
as
upgrades
personnel
and
the
like
to
ensure
that
all
of
our
constituents
still
reaching
out
to
us
for
help
as
their
last
resort
don't
find
themselves
in
this
situation
again?.
R
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
one
billion
dollars.
I
want
to
make
clear
one
billion
dollars
went
into
unemployment
from
the
cares
act
last
year,
as
you
said,
so,
the
unemployment
fund
is
flushed,
but
to
your
point,
we
spent
40
million
dollars
in
tennessee
to
upgrade
systems
so
that
our
department
of
labor
could
better
interact
and
better
serve
those
tennesseans
who,
through
no
fault
of
their
own,
found
themselves
unemployed.
R
S
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
thank
you
chair.
Lady
again.
I
just
want
to
thank
you
for
your
work
on
this
chairman
hicks,
chairman
williams,
again
been
very
impressed
with
the
process
to
the
extent,
but
like
many
of
my
colleagues
this,
I
view
the
budget
as
a
moral
document,
and
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
investing
and
working
as
hard
as
we
possibly
can
for
hard-working
families
and
addressing
their
core
needs.
S
R
R
R
We
have
cut
restored
funding
that
was
cut
when
we
left
here
last
year,
not
knowing
what
the
future
was
going
to
bring,
and
we
did
a
bare
bones
budget.
We
cut
the
funding
for
casa
programs
that
has
been
restored.
Not
only
has
it
been
restored,
we're
adding
money
so
that
they
can
add
four
new
cases
across
the
state
we
have
three
hundred
and
twenty
thousand
dollars.
Additionally,
for
child
advocacy
grants
we
have
money
for
additional,
safe
baby
courts
and
a
hundred
million
dollars
in
federal
funds
for
the
children,
nutrition
and
national
lunch
program.
R
L
Yeah,
thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
to
the
group
up
there
again.
Thank
you
for
all
your
hard
work
and
what
I'm
about
to
address,
I
don't
think,
was
your
idea.
There's
450
000
in
this
budget
for
the
comptroller's
office
and
what
they're
doing
with
it
is
they're,
creating
positions
for
someone
just
creating
jobs
for
someone
who
needs
one.
I
hope
they're
vetting
these
people
quite
well,
but
it's
kind
of
funny
to
me
they're
already
sending
out
an
invitation
to
the
grand
opening
of
the
office
in
memphis.
L
L
I
really
don't
like
hand
picking
people
and
giving
people
jobs
that
may
or
may
not
be
qualified
that
may
or
may
not
have,
may
or
may
not
have
questionable
things
in
their
past
before
we
even
vote
for
them
in
the
budget.
So
with
that
being
said,
I'm
just
putting
on
notice
that
this
450
000
is
in
the
budget,
and
people
are
looking
at
it.
Thank
you.
R
R
R
R
This
will
allow
those
cases,
because
I
would
submit
to
you
whether
you
sell
two
thousand
dollars
or
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
from
a
government
or
a
pta
or
whatever,
that
that
should
be
prosecuted.
That
is,
morally
ethically
every
way
wrong
these
dollars.
This
450
allocation
will
help
make
sure
that
that
can
happen.
L
H
R
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
We
have
over
215
million
dollars
in
new
spending
on
health
care.
In
this
budget,
there's
5
million
insured
can
get
care.
We
have
6.5
million
dollars
in
additional
behavioral
health
safety
net
funding
and
I
might
mention
health
care.
Behavior.
Mental
health
is
a
huge
issue,
as
we've
heard
discussed
here.
There's
the
250
million
dollar
mental
health
trust
fund,
25
million
dollars
of
that
which
will
become
immediately
available
this
year
and
then
the
interest
is,
as
the
trust
fund
generates
income.
R
We
have
11
million
dollars
for
additional
choices
slots
so
that,
folks,
that
we
have
a
waiting
list
of
people
who
would
prefer
to
stay
in
their
homes
to
be
cared
for
in
their
homes
and
it's
a
lot
cheaper
than
being
in
a
nursing
home.
So
we
are
bumping
that
up
10
million
dollars
in
additional
funding
for
regional
mental
health
institutes,
and
then
we
have
already
talked
a
little
bit
about
this,
but
we
have
four
and
a
half
million
dollars
for
statewide
residential
recovery
courts.
R
As
we
all
know,
drugs
continue
to
be
an
issue,
so
that
is,
if
you
look
at
our
budget,
you
know
I've
heard
it
said
many
times.
If
you
want
to
know
where
your
heart
is.
Look
at
your
checkbook
see
where
your
money
goes.
If
you
look
at
tennessee's
checkbook
you're,
going
to
see
that
money
is
going
to
education,
money
is
going
to
health
care.
Those
are
our
two
huge
issues
in
the
state
and
that's
that's
where
we're
we're
prioritizing
our
dollars
and
our
budget
reflects
that.
R
H
Thank
you
for
that
response,
but
as
we
move
forward,
I
just
think
that
there's
some
work
that
we
could
be
doing
we're
funding
things
in
budgets
that
potentially
could
happen
next
year.
So,
for
instance,
we
have
a
potential
of
900
million
dollars
that
we
could
draw
down
for
health
care
issues
from
this
new
administration.
H
H
I
think
no,
no,
my
question
is,
you
know:
is
there
anything
in
this
budget
that
addresses
that
there
are
or
anything
in
this
budget
that
has
appropriated
for
this
900
million,
that
we
could
possibly
get
over
the
next
two
years
that
it's
our
money
that
we're?
Just
not
it's
just
sitting
there
that
we're
not
using.
A
Thank
you
next
up,
representative
calfi
call
previous
question
previous
question
been
call
any
objection.
I
see
none
all
those
in
favor
of
senate
bill
912
as
amended
vote.
I,
when
the
bell
rings.
Those
opposed
vote.
No
has
every
member
cast
a
vote.
Does
any
member
wish
to
change
their
vote?
Lambreth
eye
hicks?
I
hazel
and
I
faze
and
I
william's
eye.
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Chair
lady
hazelwood
renews
your
motion.
Any
discussion
on
the
bill
see
none
any
objection
to
the
question,
seeing
none
all
those
in
favor
of
senate
bill
909
as
amended
vote.
I,
when
the
bell
rings.
Those
opposed
vote.
No
has
every
member
cast
their
vote.
Does
any
member
which
change
your
vote?
Williams,
eye
hicks,
hot
hazelwood,
eye
campbell
eye.
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Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
This
bill
is
the
bond
bill.
This
bill
simply
allows,
while
we
fund
our
roads
in
tennessee
on
a
cash
basis,
pay
as
you
go.
Sometimes
projects
have
to
be
undertaken
before
we
know
the
funds
are
coming
in,
but
it's
just
like
you
have
to
get
a
short-term
loan
at
home.
Sometimes
you
know
your
your
paycheck's
coming,
but
you
have
something
that
you
have
to
buy
right
away.
This
works
the
same
way.
It
just
allows
the
state
to
bond
those
dollars
if
necessary,.
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There
there's
a
lot
of
projects
that
were
in
that
little
bill
for
us
to
increase
the
gas
tax
that
I
voted
for
and
they're
just
not
moving
along
very
well
and
I'm
taking
great
notice
of
that
so
putting
them
on
notice.
I
can
always
bring
amendments
up
here
to
give
everybody
an
opportunity
to
vote
to
decrease
that
gas
tax
at
any
time,
so
I'm
just
letting
put
that
on
notice.
Thank
you.
J
Clear
lambert,
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
You
know
there
were
a
couple
of
options
that
year
on
how
to
deal
with
that
particular
issue,
and
many
folks
have
heard
me
talk
about
this
before
this
budget
does
not
have
specific
allocations
of
surplus
dollars
to
roads,
but
that
is
something
that
we
should
consider.
So
my
friend
from
davidson
county
has
highlighted
a
very
important
point
when
the
gas
tax
bill
passed,
which
I
think
folks
know
where
I
was
on
that
time,
it
added
about
10
percent
to
the
road
fund.
J
Other
needed
projects
have
come
along
that
needed
to
be
funded,
and
it
absolutely
is
not
enough
to
completely
pay
for
the
needs
that
we
have
in
our
roads
and
bridges
so
between
this
year
and
next
year
and
nothing
against
this
budget,
because
it
is
a
phenomenal
budget,
but
we
do
not
need
any
new
debt
to
do
that.
We
simply
need
to
use
surplus
dollars
to
pay
for
roads
and
bridges
and
infrastructure
and
infrastructure,
as
defined
by
the
traditional
definition
of
infrastructure,
not
some
of
the
stuff.
I
hear
banted
around
in
dc.
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Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
I
took
a
moment
earlier
to
thank
our
staff,
but
I
really
want
to
also
please
have
you
recognize
again,
chairman
hicks,
chairman
williams,
and
vice
chairman
vaughn,
who
have
really
helped
drive
this
process
along
with
leader,
kamper
who's
been
a
integral
part
of
the
finance
committee,
and
I
appreciate
the
support
from
all
those
on
finance
the
time
that
was
spent,
and
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
lead
that
effort.
So
thank
you
very.
R
I
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
thank
you
chair
lady,
for
thanking
everybody
else,
but
I
think
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
don't
forget
one
very
important
person-
and
I
do
want
to
thank
you
for
the
hard
work
that
you've
put
in
and
we've
already
talked
about.
This
process
doesn't
start
in
january
folks.
This
process
actually
starts
when
we
get
out
of
here
today.
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You,
mr
speaker,
house,
joint
resolution,
85
addresses
an
inconsistency
and
a
contradiction
in
federal
law.
Marijuana,
as
we
know,
is
from
the
cannabis
plant,
and
it
is
a
psycho
active
substance
that
affects
the
human
brain.
Because
of
that
effect,
the
drug
enforcement
agency
of
the
department
of
justice
has
classified
this
as
a
schedule.
One
substance
schedule:
one
substances
are
those
that
are
known
to
have
no
medical
benefit
and
high
potential
for
abuse.
N
As
a
result,
the
two
agencies
are
in
direct
contradiction
which
are
with
each
other.
This
joint
resolution
asks
the
drug
enforcement
agency
to
reclassify
marijuana,
so
it
is
available
for
human
use
to
the
benefit
of
patients
who
need
it
as
well
as
open
it
up
for
research.
With
that,
mr
chairman,
I,
mr
speaker,
I
renew
my
motion.
B
Mr
speaker,
quick
question
to
the
sponsor
you're,
suggesting
that
it's
simple
hjr,
which
is
a
good
resolution,
I'll
support
it.
But
could
the
president
of
the
united
states
through
executive
order,
change
the
schedule
of
the
drug
and
or
would
it
take
an
act
of
congress
to
do
that
and
that's
the
question
cameron.
N
Cooper
representative
miller,
I
do
not
know
what
the
legal
situation
with
that
is,
but
I
would
say
that
president
of
the
united
states
at
this
time
has
expressed
concern
because
of
his
personal
and
family
experiences,
that
he
does
not
support
legalization
and
that
he
believes
it
to
be
a
gateway
drug.
But
I
think
we
want
to
focus
on
the
positive
use
that
can
come
to
patients
and
do
it
in
such
a
controlled
way
that
the
medical
profession
is
involved
in
it.
J
Thank
you,
mr
speaker
and
dr
kumar.
Thank
you
for
bringing
this
resolution.
We've
passed
similar
resolutions
in
the
past
and
there's
been
a
little
kind
of
side
conversation,
and
I
know
we've
had
multiple
bills
on
this
subject,
but
I
mean
reclassification
is
the
appropriate
thing
to
do
at
the
federal
level.
It
is
a
states
rights
issue.
J
It
allows
our
doctors
and
our
states
to
decide
how
we
want
to
address
this
particular
substance
and
for
our
doctors
to
decide
in
medical
science
whether
or
not
there
are
any
medicinal
qualities
within
the
cannabis
plant
which
there
have
been
medications
that
are
out
there
derived
from
that.
So
this
is
a
very
appropriate
resolution
and
dr
kumar
thank
you
for
bringing
it.
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Secondly,
failure
of
a
health
care
provider
to
comply
and
have
in
place
collaborative
agreement
if
they
are
required
to
do
so
will
lead
to
suspension
of
the
license.
Thirdly,
if
there
is
a
discrete
disciplinary
action
by
the
licensing
board
against
a
health
care
provider,
their
license
will
be
limited.
And
fourthly,
the
ceos
of
health
care
facilities
are
required
to
report
actions
that
result
in
disciplinary
fun,
consequences
for
incompetence,
neglect,
moral
failure
or
substance
abuse
and
diversion
with
that
explanation.
Mr
speaker,
I
renew
my
motion.
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Chairman
terry
who's,
adoption
of
housemaid
number
one
probably
seconded
any
discussion
on
the
amendment
scene.
None
any
objections
to
the
question
saying
none
all
those
in
favor
adoption
of
house
member
number
one
say
all
those
posts
they
know
the
eyes.
Have
it
you
adopt
it
next
minute.
Mr
clerk
miss.
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Currently,
dentists
currently
have
the
authority
to
administer
the
covet
19
vaccines
in
28
states.
By
putting
this
authority
into
statute
dentists
would
no
longer
depend
on
federal
action
or
executive
order
and
could
begin
planning
and
implementation
of
continuing
education
programs,
including
ordering
and
storage
types
of
vaccines,
administration
and
possible
side
effects
along
with
all
regulatory
reporting
requirements.
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Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
senate
bill
1047
as
vaping
to
the
non-smoker
protection
act.
As
a
result,
vaping
will
now
be
prohibited
in
the
same
places
as
smoking
is
prohibited
and
it
treats
vaping
in
the
same
manner
as
tobacco
in
the
preemption
section
of
the
code.
In
other
words,
the
state
will
regulate
the
vaping
policy
with
respect
to
where
vaping
is
allowed
to
have
uniformity
across
the
state.
Mr
speaker,
I
renew
my
motion.
T
T
There
was
a
study
done
that
showed
that
25
of
high
school
students
had
vaped
in
the
last
seven
days,
twenty
five
percent.
There
was
another
study
that
showed
that
fifteen
percent
of
middle
schoolers
had
vaped
in
the
last.
In
that
same
period
we
have
businesses
and
companies
that
are
producing
vape
flavors
that
are
intentionally
meant
to
entice
young
kids
to
start
vaping,
to
get
addicted
to
nicotine,
to
get
addicted
to
to
to
buying
more
vape
products,
bubble,
gum,
cotton,
candy,
tutti
frutti.
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O
Currently
the
flavors
are
already
being
regulated
by
the
federal
government
starting
in
january
of
2020,
so
they
already
do
that
and
as
far
as
the
locals
being
allowed
to
regulate
it,
they
can
still
regulate
it,
but
they
would
have
to
come
to
the
legislature
just
like
smoking.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
S
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
thank
you
sponsor
to
reiterate
the
concerns
of
my
my
colleague
here.
We
went
through
this
once
before
we
sent
this
back
from
the
house
floor
and
I'll
again
raise
the
issue.
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
if
you
have
a
playground
or
a
park
in
your
district,
this
bill
is
going
to
require
your
government
by
a
vote
of
two-thirds
to
prohibit
it.
Why
would
we
want
to
increase
the
threshold
to
prohibit
smoking
or
vaping
on
a
playground
at
the
local
government
level?
S
Two
thirds
of
the
body
will
have
to
do
this,
and
if
you
think
these
companies
that
own
the
vaping
products
aren't
coming
at
your
local
governments
can
do
everything
they
can
to
kill
those
bills.
Should
you
try
to
protect
children
on
playgrounds,
you're
mistaken,
there's
too
much
money
at
stake
for
them.
S
Big
tobacco's
bought
these
vaping
companies
they're
going
to
come
and
they're
going
to
flip
that
county
government
and
you're
going
to
have
vaping
everywhere.
Two-Thirds
is
a
ridiculous
amount
of
votes
to
require
to
prohibit
smoking
on
a
playground,
also
regulates
urban
park
centers.
As
I
said
last
time,
this
bill
came
to
the
floor.
S
O
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
This
is
a
benefit
to
public
health,
because
I
also
agree
that
you
shouldn't
vape
on
greenways
and
playgrounds
and
when
we
pass
this,
we'll
also
have
house
bill
1028
on
the
calendar
on
monday,
and
it
adds
greenways
and
playgrounds
or
anywhere
someone
under
the
age
of
21.
Can
access
can't
vape
with
that.
Mr
speaker,
I
renew
my
motion.
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N
I
do
have
legislation
that
will
be
I'm
not
sure
if
it
will
be
monday,
but
it
will
be
next
week.
It
is
has
to
pass
through
full
finance
and
that
legislation
allows
local
authorities
and
local
municipalities
by
ordinance
to
prohibit
use
of
smoking
and
vaping
products
in
public
parks,
greenways
and
other
open
spaces
where
miners
are
likely
to
visit,
and
with
that
compliment
I
think
we
are
accomplishing
the
ends
that
we
need
to
do
for
our
tennesseans.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.