Tennessee House of Representatives House Floor Session, 18 Mar 2021

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House Floor Session- 15th. Legislative Day- March 18, 2021

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Mr sergeant of arms invite the members into the chamber and closed doors. I hereby declare the house representatives of the 112th german assembly of state tennessee now in session with the members. Please stand with the visitors in the gallery. Please stand and remain standing through the pledge of allegiance chairman faison will serve as chaplain of the day chairman faison. You are recognized.

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Thank you, mr speaker, good morning, members very good to be with you this morning.

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I often find a new verse in the word of god that just that I I love and when I sign any letter that comes from me or an email, I always include the verse in the last couple months. I found this verse in lamentations, chapter 3 and I'm inclined to read it to you this morning.

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The faithful love of the lord never ends his mercies. Never cease great is his faithfulness. His mercies begin afresh. Each morning I say to myself the lord is my inheritance. Therefore, I will hope in him. Let's pray father. We love you what a joy it is to be your child.

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What a joy it is to know that you care for us and father that every morning your mercies are renewed. We are eternally grateful to you for the love and the sacrifice that you gave for us. Jesus name, amen, representatives.

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Salute pledge I pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands. One nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

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Miss clerk, please take the roll roll.

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Miss clerk, please take the role.

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Mr speaker, 87 members, president, the.

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Journal reflect representatives, byrd, lafferty, white carr, sexton williams, stewart carter and powell are excused next order. Mr clark welcoming.

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And honoring welcome.

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And honoring representative kiesling.

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Thank you. Thank you, mr chairman, on behalf of myself and uh chairman john mark wendell, we want to wish our our clay, clay, county, bulldogs and boys, and and also the picket county bobcats uh a uh a win tomorrow. You know just down the road again we're this week, we're holding the uh tws double a boys state high school championship so to to all the teams, that's participating. We want to to congratulate them, and, um but anyway, go bulldogs, go bobcats.

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Thank you, mr chairman.

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Thank you, representative, leatherwood.

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You, mr speaker, I I would like to let the body know. I've got my bride with me today and my number five daughters. He is with me as well and as I understand I'm not the only representative of five daughters, but let everybody know we did get a male dog last year, so I'm not as outnumbered anymore, but if the members would welcome them, I'd appreciate it.

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Representative piggy at doggett's desk.

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Thank you, mr speaker. Members. If I can get your attention, I have a something very serious to bring to your attention.

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Yesterday we had a crisis in cordell hall. The fire alarms went off.

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And if it wasn't for one member, here's crack decision to save cordell hull from demise- and I speak of no one other, but our good friend representative doggett, here, give me a round of applause.

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Mr speaker, we have identified the culprits, sir, it was a popcorn bag, sir, and so with that being said, I think it duly honors us in the house of representatives to make sure that we have a member whose sole purpose is to monitor the hallways for safety under fire. I nominate representative.

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Representative griffey.

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Thank you, mr speaker. Members. I'd like to honor one of a great american automotive manufacturing companies, ford motor companies and I recently read that they employ more hourly workers in the u.s than any other automo automaker. They assemble more vehicles in the u.s than any other automaker and ford motor company invest in america.

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I was a little concerned when I read an announcement that they might move their 900 million dollar investment to mexico rather than their facility in ohio, and I think I can speak for every member of the west tennessee election delegation that we are more than happy to meet with ford motor company executives, the governor commissioner rolfe, and we would like to work out a deal that works for ford motor company and the citizens of tennessee to relocate a ford motor company manufacturing at the mega site in haywood county tennessee. Thank you, mr speaker. Thank you.

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Representative shaw.

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Thank you, mr speaker.

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I thought I was going to be saying: congratulations on a win for bolivar, central tigers at the tsaa, but they lost last night to greenville, uh but I want to say that we have another team. When I speak for chairman todd and myself southside, that's going to be playing uh chattanooga today at 11 o'clock and hopefully we can say, uh go south side.

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But I do want to congratulate the bolivar central tigers for just making it back to state tournament again, and they normally do that every year and I want to congratulate them and thank them for the hard work they put in. Thank you.

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Representative vaughn.

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Thank you, mr speaker, and I'd like to say that if you've noticed that my step has a little less pep in it being an alumni of bolivar central high school, I took that loss a little little tough.

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But what cheers me up I know y'all are wanting me to get back on my level ground today, both collierville high school dragons and houston mustangs. Both the two schools that are located in district 95 have both qualified for the state playoffs in 3a. So anyway, congratulations to those team and I'll be a tiger till I die.

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Representative love.

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Thank you, mr speaker, members. uh If I could have your attention, I want to have representative sam mckenzie to stand with me. If he will recently uh fisk university's, jubilee, singers won a grammy award for the best roots, album celebrating the 150th anniversary album. So let's congratulate the fifth jubilee singers and winning the grammy this past year.

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Brother mckenzie's a graduate of fish university, but he wasn't a jubilee singer. I don't think. Okay, all right.

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Chairman dixie.

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Thank you, mr speaker. um Today. I would just like to wish my best friend he's the coach of cane ridge. uh I forgot, I don't even know what their their mascot is, but anyway he's the head. Coach, basketball, he's the head basketball, coach at cane ridge, and um I want to wish him well and good luck in the state tournament today.

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Thank you any further recognition, announcements, members we do have guests in the gallery the senate, to my understanding, has sent over their interns. Please give them a warm welcome to the house.

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We will show efficiency today, members. Thank you very much.

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Order, mr clark introduction resolutions.

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Lambert you're recognized. Thank you, mr bigger, that all resolutions, probably file being introduced, rule number 17 in place of the consent calendar refer to the appropriate standing committee without objection. So.

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Ordered next order, mr clark senate.

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Joint resolutions, congratulatory memorializing lear.

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Lambert, you are recognized, thank you, mr speaker, at all senate joint resolutions, congratulatory memorialize and lie on the list. If you play something at the same calendar pursuant number 17. without objection so ordered.

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Next order, mr clerk resolutions.

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Lying over claire.

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Lambert you're recognized.

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Thank you, mr speaker, that all resolutions lying over refer to the perfect standing committee. The.

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Objection so ordered next order. Mr clark.

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Introduction of bills, clear.

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Lambert you're recognized.

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Thank you, mr speaker, move that house bills 1613-1617 be introduced and pass on first consideration without objection.

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So ordered next order, mr clerk senate.

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Bill's on first consideration.

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Leader, lambert, you are recognized.

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Thank you, mr speaker. I move that senate bill is 844 66 75 76 82 112 119 165 171 188 246 276 283 290 304 322 334 405 440, 459, 476, 479, 501, 537, 545, 547, 599, 617, 624, 655, 718, 748, 790, 885, 929, 1028, 1049, 1072, 1079, 1124 and 1126 transmitted by the senate be held on the death, speeding. Third consideration of the companion house bills. Without objection.

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So ordered next order, mr clerk senate.

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Bills on second consideration house bills on second consideration: petitions and memorials report, some standing committees, reports from select committee's calendars. Mr speaker, the house has a consent, calendar.

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Chairman zachary you're recognized. Thank you, mr.

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Speaker, I've moved passage of the consent calendar on third and final consideration and keeping with rule 50. gentleman.

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Moves passage of the extent counter properly. Second, mr clerk, any objection has been filed. Mr.

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Speaker no objectives filed anyone.

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Seeking recognition on the extent calendar representative harris.

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Thank you, mr speaker house joint resolution. 230 is a resolution for my constituent from district 90 shelby county in memphis, tennessee haley arsenal a 29 year old, saint jude, cancer, survivor and employee, who has been selected and is now the youngest known astronaut. Miss haley arsenal will be flying into space later this year, along with her spacex crew and so with consultation with both leaders. I would like to for all members voting in the affirmative to be listed as coast, prime sponsors for hjr 230, with the members of shelby county being listed first.

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Thank you, mr speaker. Exclusion.

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Julie noted with objections order anyone else seeking recognition scene, none we're voting on the same calendar. All members favor vote. I, when the bell rings, those opposed vote. No does any member which change their vote. Has every member cast their vote.

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Mr clerk, please take the vote.

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Eyes, 88 no days, I.

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Received constitutional majority out of clear, decent counter pass through objection to motion. Reconsider is tabled next order. Mr clerk, mr.

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Speaker, the house has a regular calendar.

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Call out first bill, mr clark.

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House bill 3 by representative picky and others relative to school sports chairman.

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Speaker, you recognize at your desk.

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Thank you, mr speaker, members. I am going to roll this bill to monday's calorie hope calendar. Hopefully, in the first position, there's been numerous members that have asked me they wanted to be able to vote on this bill so with them not being here, I think it'd be under consideration to let have them the opportunity with that. Mr speaker, I like to roll this bill to the first spot on monday's calendar.

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The objection so ordered next bill. Mr clark.

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House bill 100 by chairman jernigan relative to guardianship.

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Chairman jernigan you're recognized.

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Thank you, mr speaker. I moved passage of house bill 100 on third and final consideration.

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Chairman jericho, moves past this property. Second, mr clerk, any amendment has been filed, mr.

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Speaker no amendment's filed chairman.

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Jernigan you're recognized.

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Mr speaker, members, this bill requires a petition for appointment of conservatorship when you apply uh that two additional pieces of information happen that you have a search for the department of health's registry of persons who have been abused, neglected or misappropriated.

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The property of vulnerable persons, and that asserts being done on the national sex offender registry is um the results, do not automatically disqualify the person, but it does give the information to a judge, so they can make the right decision when we're looking at giving the legal rights and financial rights over a person. So with that explanation I will do my motion, mr speaker,.

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Chairman jonathan renews his motion. Any discussion on the bill scene. None any objection to the question scene. None all those in favor house bill, 100 vote iowa in the bell rings. Those opposed vote no has every member voted. Does any member wish to change their.

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Mr clerk, please take the vote.

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Eyes, 88 no names house.

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Bill 100 haven't received the constitutional majority out here by declaring password objection. The motion reconsider is tabled, call them next bill. Mr clark house.

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Bill 515 well, leader, gant and others relative to products containing nicotine, mr figure, the senate, bill's on the desk later.

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Again, you are recognized.

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Thank you, mr speaker. I moved to substitute and conformed to senate bill 143. representative.

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Leader again, moves substituting form senate bill 143 without objection so ordered later again,.

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Mr speaker, I moved passage of senate bill 143 on third and final consideration later.

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Again, moves past descent, bill 143 on third and final consideration; property. Second, mr clerk cloud, first amendment, mr.

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Speaker no amendment's filed.

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Later again, you're recognized. Thank you, mr.

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Speaker, I renew my motion later.

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Again renews his motion. Any discussion on the bill representative, rudd you're, recognized.

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Yes, later again, what did the senate change.

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Leader again, I did.

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I'm sorry I didn't hear you representative rudd: did the senate change anything.

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Any further discussion.

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Any objection to the question scene, none all those in favor senate bill, 143 vote. I win. The bell rings. Those opposed vote. No, as every member casts a vote does any member would change their.

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Miss clerk, please take the vote.

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Is 86 no names? One president on voting senate.

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Bill 143, I receive the constitutional majority. I hear by declaring passive objection. The motion to reconsider his table come up next bill. Mr clerk.

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House bill 369, but chairman williams,.

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Leader, lambert you're recognized at your desk.

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Thank you, mr speaker, because representative williams is excused today. If we could roll this to the next available space next available calendar without.

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Objection so ordered co-op next bill. Mr clerk.

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House bill 215 with chairman curcio and others relative to alcohol and drug services. Mr speaker is previously considered reset for today's regular calendar.

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Chairman kircho, you are recognized.

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Thank you, mr speaker. I move passage of house bill 215 on third and final consideration.

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Chairman curcio moves past this property. Second, mr clerk, any amendment's been filed. Mr.

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Speaker, no members follow chairman.

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Curcio you're recognized. Thank you, mr speaker. I renew my motion. Chairman cartier renews his motion. Any discussion on the bill, any objection to the question scene. None all those in favor house bill 215 vote iowa when the bell rings. Those opposed vote. No, as every member voted does any member which changed their.

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Mr clerk, please take the vote.

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Eyes, 88 no names.

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House, bill 215 haven't received a constitutional majority. I hereby declare pass the objection of the motion and reconsider this table co-op next bill. Mr clerk.

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House bill 16 by chairman sapiki and others relative to teachers, principals and school personnel. Mr speaker, on march 11 2021, the senate substituted house bill 16 for senate bill 230 adopted amendment 1 and passed house bill 16 as amended. Mr speaker, this is the message calendar. The regular calendar has been completed. We are now on the message. Calendar.

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We're on the message calendar chairman, sebicki, you're, recognized.

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Thank you, mr speaker, members. It was a very small click change that this, our friends over in the senate, made in 49-6 3704, section 6d.

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They took out the part of the sentence that says by a principle or the principles designee.

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Now it will read any action taken in response to a teacher's request to remove a student from the teacher's classroom must comply with all applicable policies of the local board of education and also all federal policies to special ed, and the idea basically make sure that anybody who deals with the student has to follow federal guidelines. That's all it does. Mr speaker, I've knew my motion.

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Chairman speaking, moves to concur in the senate, amendment number one, probably second, any discussion on the amendment. Any objection to the question.

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All those in favor of sentiment number one vote. I when the bell rings, those opposed vote. No has every member voted the same member would change the.

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Miss clerk, please take the vote.

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Highs, 87 no names.

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Senator number one haven't received the constitutional majority. I hereby declare concurred in with objection. The motion to reconsider is tabled next message. Mr clerk.

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Mr speaker, that completes the message. Calendar.

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Next order, mr clerk.

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Unfinished business unfinished.

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Business leader, lambert, you're, recognized.

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Thank you, mr speaker, move for the rules to be suspended for meeting introduction, consideration of house resolution number 27.

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Mr clerk, please read the caption house.

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Resolution 27 by leader lamberth a resolution to approve annual events by certain 501 c organizations in accordance with provisions of article 11, section 5 of the constitution of tennessee and pursuant to the tennessee nonprofit gaming law.

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You've heard the caption any objections without objection, the rules are suspended, lear lambert.

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Thank you, mr speaker, and members of the large stack of organizations that I held up the other day that were eligible to be able to do charitable gaming. Apparently there were a few that we left out, and this includes the rest of them. So that's what this resolution does with that. Mr speaker. Remove adoption of house resolution number 27.

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Leader lambert moves adoption at house resolution 27. Probably second, any discussion see now any objection to the question scene. None all those in favor house resolution, 27 vote iowa in the bell rings those opposed vote. No, as I remember voters, any member would change their vote.

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Mr clerk, please take the vote.

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Eyes, 86 no names.

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House resolution 27 haven't received the voting affirmative about two-thirds majority of the members elected to the 112th general assembly. I hereby declare adopted with objection. The motion reconsidered is stable.

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Lear lambert, you're recognized.

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Thank you, mr speaker. I moved in house bill 708 you heard in higher education subcommittee this week or next week, you've heard the motion.

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Any objection without objections so ordered leader.

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Lambert, thank you, mr speaker. I moved to house bills, 585 and 1233 be heard in finance ways and mean some committee. Next week, you've heard the.

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Motion any objections without objection so order leader, lamberth.

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Thank you, mr speaker, move that house bill 531 be heard in the government operations committee next week. You've heard.

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The motion any objection without objection so.

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Miss clerk, you're recognized.

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Mr speaker, we have a motion filed under rule 53, that is a motion filed pursuant to house rule number 53. It reads, mr speaker. I wish to advise the house that on 3 22 2021, I will make a motion to recall house bill 801 from the committee on commerce for the purpose of placing said bill on the next calendar rules: calendar for consideration, as provided for in-house rule number 53 signed representative griffey dated 3 17 20 21, mr speaker, pursuant to rule 53. This motion must lie over a day.

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Thank you, mr clerk. Next order, mr clark, announcements, announcements, representative, helton,.

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Thank you, mr speaker. Members. The final calendar of the state public service and employees subcommittee will be heard on march 31st. The deadline to put a bill on notice for that calendar will be wednesday march 24th. Thank you.

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Representative whitson, thank you.

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Mr speaker, the final calendar for transportation subcommittee will be on tuesday march 30th. The deadline for bills to be placed on notice to be heard this year will be wednesday march 24th at 3 30 p.m. Thank you.

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Thank you, representative, ramsey.

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Thank you, mr speaker. The house health subcommittee will produce our final calendar on march 24th. If you have a bill to be heard in health, please put your bill on notice no later than wednesday march 4 24th at 3 30 p.m. Thank you, mr speaker.

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Representative holdsquare.

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Thank you, mr speaker, uh I'd like to thank you for allowing the senate interns to be over here to learn about technology and efficiency, but I'd also like to request that you provide a little bit additional training before we send them back.

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uh I think we need to train them in cpr physical therapy and bone nutrition before we send them back to the old folks, home.

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Representative haston.

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Thank you, mr speaker. The last calendar in k12 subcommittee will be tuesday march 30th. If you want your bill to be heard in k12 subcommittee, you must put it on notice by wednesday march 24th at 3 30.

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Representative boyd.

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Thank you, mr speaker. The business and utility subcommittee last calendar will be on march 31st members. Please put any bills that you have on notice business utility subcommittee by next wednesday march, 24th at 3 30 p.m. Thank you, mr speaker.

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Thank you, representative powers.

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Thank you, mr speaker. The banking and consumer affairs subcommittee last calendar will be on march 31st members. Please put your bills on notice. In the banking and consumer affairs subcommittee by wednesday march, the 24th at 3 30 pm at that time bring your bills by the march of 24th and then bring no more.

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Representative calfi.

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Thank mr chairman, good news from representatives car and sexton this morning. They're not sick, representative lafferty, still got an intermittent calf, feel some better but still weak as a kid. Thank you.

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Representative todd.

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Thank you, mr speaker. The house, agriculture and natural resources subcommittee will have its final calendar on march. 30Th need to get your bills on notice by the deadline of 3 30 on march 24th. Thank you, mr speaker.

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Thank you representative, terry.

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Thank you, mr speaker. Tenncare will be presenting their budget in healthful committee on wednesday march 24th at 2pm. Thank you.

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Representative travis.

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Thank you, mr speaker, and um from last year. I want to thank you for making us use these ipads. My desk looks so darn clean today, and I appreciate your work in making this happen. Thank you, sir.

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Thank you. Freshmen should be honored that they don't have a paper drive, but it will be coming soon enough. Any further announcements.

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Scene next order, mr clark, roll.

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Miss clerk, please take the role.

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Mr speaker, 86 members, president next order, mr clerk, that completes the regular order. Mr speaker,.

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Later again, you're right now.

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Thank you, mr speaker. I move that the house stand in recess until 5 00 pm on monday march, 22nd 2021.

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Without objection, the house stands in recess until 5 pm on monday march 22nd.

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