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House Floor Session- 24th Legislative Day- April 15, 2021
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A
Mr
sergeant
of
arms
invite
the
members
into
the
chamber
close
the
doors.
I
hereby
declare
the
house
representatives
of
the
112th
general
assembly
at
state
of
tennessee
now
in
session
with
members.
Please
stand
with
the
visitors
in
the
gallery.
Please
stand
to
remain
standing
through
the
pledge
of
allegiance.
Representative
wright
will
serve
as
chaplain
of
the
day.
Representative
wright.
You
are
recognized,
sir.
B
B
B
C
C
A
C
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
I'd
like
to
welcome
and
dr
alan
cox
he's
from
johnson
city,
my
district
and
he
is
serving
with
the
national
guard,
and
he
is
the
doctor
of
the
day
today
for
the
house
of
representatives
and
he
has
been
serving
in
the
covered
relief
since
april
of
2020,
so
he's
been
working
hard
for
the
last
year
on
covet
relief,
so
make
dr
cox
welcome.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
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F
G
G
G
G
G
D
A
H
I
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
in
consultation
with
both
leaders.
I
request
that
all
members
who
vote
yes
on
hoist
house
joint
resolution
408
be
added
as
co-sponsors,
giving
priority
to
members
of
the
knox
county
delegation,
and
I
would
like
to
also
request
that
all
members
of
the
knox
county
delegation
who
vote
yes
on
house
joint
resolution
409
be
added
as
co-sponsors.
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A
A
C
A
C
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Members
house
bill
412
exempts
retired
police
officers
from
serving
as
a
guard
patrol
or
watch
person
if
the
retired
officer
meets
the
same
requirements
to
carry
a
firearm
as
an
active
police
officer
under
the
law
enforcement
officer,
safety
act
also
known
as
leosa
meeting
the
requirements
of
an
active
police
officer
under
leosa,
has
significant
more
regulation
and
safeguards
than
a
typical
retired
officer
seeking
an
exemption
under
the
board
of
private
protective
services.
A
A
D
C
White,
you
are
recognized,
thank
you,
mr
speaker,
members.
This
simply
permits
our
teachers
and
our
another
full-time
permanent
employees
of
a
public
charter
school
to
participate
in
the
group
insurance
plan
selected
by
the
governing
body
of
the
public
charter
school.
With
that,
mr
speaker,
I
renew
my
motion
chairman.
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A
A
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A
H
I'd
like
to
explain
this
bill
to
the
members
before
I
renew
my
motion,
this
is
called
the
transparency
and
foreign
investment
act.
We
as
a
nation
have
endured
revolution,
civil
war,
world
war,
cold
war
and
regional
wars.
We
have
survived
these
now.
We
are
in
a
different
kind
of
war,
an
information
war
today,
the
chinese
communist
party
or
the
ccp,
has
risen
to
illegitimate
prosperity
to
become
one
of
the
greatest
threats
to
our
american
way
of
life.
H
H
It's
happening
in
our
nation
in
full
view
in
front
of
all
of
us
right
here
in
our
own
state
of
tennessee
home
to
some
of
the
greatest
schools
and
universities
in
our
nation.
The
ccp
is
exerting
and
growing
its
influence
under
the
direction
of
top
officials
of
the
ccp's
office
of
overseas
propaganda.
H
H
K
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
thank
you,
chairman
reagan,
for
bringing
matter
to
our
attention.
Certainly,
these
institutes
are
a
cultural
and
social
threat,
as
well
as
interfering
in
function
and
gathering
data
under
false
premises,
and
thank
you
for
doing
this.
I
think
this
is
a
very
important
matter.
We
should
all
be
aware
of
it
and
closing
these
institutes
is
really
the
right
thing
to
do
to
protect
our
society.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
C
Thank
you,
mr
speaker
and
chairman.
I
fully
support
your
bill.
I
want
to
go
on
record
as
I
did
in
committee
members.
The
nation
of
taiwan
is
fighting
for
their
freedom
right
now,
as
you
remember
in
taiwan
had
to
pull
off
in
1949
when
they
were
overtaken
by
communist
china
chiang
kai-shek
we
have.
We
have
honored
taiwan
on
this
floor,
so
I
just
want
to
make
sure
we
keep
taiwan
separate
from
from
the
nation
of
china.
Thank
you.
F
F
F
H
F
F
The
first
amendment
is
not
the
basis
of
that
democrat
of
of
their
country
for
sure,
but
I
want
to
also
say
to
the:
the
christian
population
is
growing
in
china.
They
predict
there'll,
be
more
christians
in
china
than
there
will
be
america
here
real
soon,
so
let's
always
be
welcome
to
the
chinese
people
and
other
countries
that's
over
there,
and
heart
goes
out
to
those
folks
that
are
under
persecution
for
their
beliefs.
So
thank
you,
chairman.
A
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L
A
A
K
K
A
A
L
A
C
A
H
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
This
amendment
gives
the
family's
first
community
advisory
board's
approval
authority
rather
than
just
advisory.
It
prohibits
legislative
members
from
voting
on
matters
of
monetary
awards
or
grants.
It
changes
the
words
gender
to
sex.
I
defer
to
the
sponsor
for
further
explanation,
move
to
adopt.
A
A
L
L
As
you
are
aware,
dhs
receives
a
yearly
recruitment
grant
of
191
million
dollars
to
go
towards
tanf
and
the
state
of
tennessee
amassed
a
reserve
of
well
over
700
million
dollars
and
dhs
may
utilize.
Those
funds
with
four
main
purposes
in
mind:
dhs
utilizes,
these
tennis
tana
funds
in
four
main
categories
to
achieve
those
four
purposes:
cash
assistance,
a
reserve,
workforce
development
and
community
grants.
What
this
bill
does
has
essentially
four
sections
has
program.
L
Integrity
protections
is
going
to
increase
penalties
for
fraud
on
tanf
and
snap,
and
it's
also
going
to
ensure
confidentiality
of
personal
information
for
individuals
who
report
fraud.
Secondly,
it
incentivizes
self-sufficiency
for
families,
it
increases
the
cash
assistance
to
these
families
and
it
provides
a
pathway
to
prosperity
pilot
program
which
incentivizes
recipients
to
improve
their
workforce
skills
via
education,
trade,
school
apprenticeship.
L
A
L
C
L
L
C
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
I
want
to
applaud
chairman
terry
for
the
yeoman's
work.
That's
been
done.
This
is
this
is
truly
a
team
effort,
as
you
see
all
the
individuals
up
here
in
support
of
this
legislation.
This
is
probably
the
most
important
bill
that
we're
going
to
work
on
this
year,
absent
the
budget
document.
This
is
critically
important
and
when
you
go
back
to
your
constituents,
there's
two
words
that
you
can
describe
this
legislation
as
strengthen
families.
That's
exactly
what
we're
doing
here.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
A
K
C
A
A
A
A
C
A
J
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
This
is
our
converting
convenient
voting
centers
bill.
We
did
this
a
couple
of
years
ago
with
rutherford
wilson
will
williams
and
monroe
county
that
pilot
or
the
the
sunset's
coming
up
on
that.
So
we
have
to
renew
that
it's
worked
out
great
for
those
counties.
We
are
adding
three
counties
to
this.
This
time,
which
are
sumner,
sullivan
and
wheatley
I'll,
be
glad
to
take
any
questions
and
I'll
renew
my
motion.
A
F
Mr
speaker,
mr
chairman,
I
want
to
thank
you
for
this
legislation.
I
think
this
is
really
the
future
of
voting,
and
I
really
appreciate
you
bringing
this
I'm
excited
about
this.
If
we
can
get
broadband
all
over
the
state
of
tennessee,
I
think
this
is
our
future,
and
I
appreciate
you
bringing
this
legislation.
J
M
J
J
Chairman
crawford,
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
I
do
not
have
that.
I'm
sure
that
we
have
that
information
within
the
secretary
of
state's
office
that
we
can
provide
you
I'll
be
glad
to
get
that
for
you,
but
every
every
county
that
we've
worked
on
this
with
that's
been
in
part
of
the
pilot
program.
It's
been
a
great
success,
but
I'll
be
glad
to
try
to
get
that
information
for
you.
G
Famous
speaker-
and
I
just
want
to
say
thank
you
for
including
sumner
county
in
this-
this
is
something
we've
looked
at
for
several
years
and
like
many
many
bills
that
we
have
passed
on
this
house
floor,
it
ensures
that
voting
is
much
easier,
is
much
more
available
to
folks
at
the
times
that
are
most
convenient
for
them
and
will
definitely
increase
voter
turnout.
There's
no
doubt
about
it.
A
A
A
N
D
F
A
A
N
What
this
bill
is
doing
is
it's
in
response
to
a
federal
supreme
court
opinion
that
says
any
gerrymandering
or
partisan
redistricting
challenges
would
be
the
purview
of
the
states.
We
don't
have
a
system
set
up
currently
for
that,
so
this
is
to
try
to
get
ahead
of
something
that
we
hope
doesn't
happen,
of
course,
but,
but
if
it
does,
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
ahead
of
the
game.
N
N
You
know,
my
understanding
that,
as
you
know,
the
chancery
courts
are
also
called
the
the
court
of
equity
right,
and
so
what
could
be
more
equitable
than
making
sure
that
these
statewide
important
issues
are
decided
by
a
judge
from
each
grand
division
for
for
equity
and
to
make
sure
that
all
the
the
rights
of
all
tennesseans
are
represented.
So
I
think
I
think
it
mirrors
exactly
what
our
constitution
would
prefer
represent.
Stewart.
O
Yeah,
I
don't
think
it
does.
It
may
be
a
good
idea,
bad
idea,
you
know,
but
it's
an
unprecedented
idea.
I
don't
think
this
has
ever
been
done.
I
think
the
constitution
does
not
make
room
for
it.
Has
the
attorney
general
or
any
other
legal
authority
evaluated
whether
this
bill
you're
proposing,
is
consistent
with
the
tennessee
constitution's
establishment
for
judicial
power.
N
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
well
I'd
point
out
that
this
bill
passed
on
the
house
floor
72
to
20
last
year,
and
so
certainly
there
would
have
been
plenty
of
time.
I
speak
from
time
to
time
with
the
attorney
general's
office.
They
they
don't
mind.
You
know
raising
their
hand
when
they
have
an
issue
about
something,
and
so
the
fact
that
I
passed
this
on
the
house
floor
last
year
and
then
filed
it
again,
not
as
a
caption
but,
as
you
know,
gave
plenty
of
notice
haven't
heard
from
anybody.
O
O
I
don't
hold
myself
out
as
a
scholar
of
the
tennessee
constitution,
but
I
think
to
raise
to
to
create
this
unprecedented
panel,
which
has
never
before
existed
in
the
entire
history
of
our
state.
As
far
as
I
know
where
it
clearly
seems
like
the
constitution,
doesn't
envision
these
sorts
of
panels
and
actually
envision
specific
judges
elected
by
the
people
of
their
district,
individual
judges
not
triple
judges
or
unusual
panels
that
we're
making
up
as
we
go.
O
N
O
N
O
O
O
H
C
N
So
currently
again,
the
supreme
court
has
opined
that
that
these
gerrymandering,
partisan
gerrymandering
cases
are
the
purview
of
the
states.
So
this
was
a
ruling
that
came
out
I
think
two
years
ago
and
that
conclusion
that
partisan
gerrymandering
claims
are
not
justicable,
neither
condones.
You
know
excessive
partisan
gerrymandering
nor
condemns
complaints
about
redistricting,
but
the
supreme
court
pointed
out
that
the
work
at
the
state
level
needs
to
address
questions
of
part
of
gerrymandering.
However,
tennessee
currently
has
no
mechanism
for
that.
So
this
is
in
response
to
that
new
supreme
court
opinion
represent
miller.
C
N
Crow
show,
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
I
apologize
the
no
this.
This
is
a.
This
is
a
new
setup
to
respond
to
the
supreme
court
challenge,
so
I'm
not
saying
that
we've
not
been
challenged
before
I'm
not
saying
there
hasn't
been
a
previous
path.
It's
that
this
this
opinion
is
new
and
therefore
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
ready
for
anything
that
that
comes
our
way
represent.
C
N
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
to
describe
how
this
works.
So
what
will
happen
is
if
a
party
or
an
entity
brings
a
partisan
gerrymandering
claim,
then
the
presiding
judge
of
that
district
will
notify
the
supreme
court.
Then
the
supreme
court
will
take
a
vote
and
by
majority
vote
they
will
pick
a
trial
court
judge
from
the
other
two
grand
divisions
that
are
not
represented
by
that
presiding
judge
from
the
jurisdiction
where
it
was
originally
filed.
N
N
If
the
party
wants
to
appeal
the
ruling
they've
got
30
days
to
go
to
the
supreme
court
and
appeal
that
ruling
if
there
are
any
deficiencies
that
are
found
in
say
a
particular
district,
if,
if
the
court
rules
that
yes,
in
fact
the
the
party
is,
is
correct,
there's
an
issue
here,
then
it
will
kick
it
back
to
the
legislature.
So
we
can.
We
can
then
go
back
and
do
what
we're
required
to
do
constitutionally,
which
is
to
draw
a
sound
district,
and
so
we
could
address
any
inefficiencies
there.
C
G
G
G
I
would
simply
rise
and
say
that
that
is
for
the
courts
to
decide
down
the
road,
but
I
can't
imagine
anything
being
more
constitutional,
as
chairman
reagan
rose
and
stated,
then
this
body
doing
our
constitutional
responsibility
and
establishing
how
a
process
like
this
would
proceed
if
a
lawsuit
were
to
arise.
Now
there
may
be
those
in
this
chamber
that
are
eager
and
very
litigious
to
challenge
this
process
in
court.
G
N
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
I
I
don't
think
I
had
a
question
earlier
and
I
probably
didn't
clearly
state
it
enough,
but
previously
these
were
filed
in
federal
court
and
again
the
supreme
court
has
opined
that
the
states
need
to
deal
with
them.
So
I
don't
think
I
clearly
answered
that
question,
but
previously
they
were
filed
in
federal
court
supreme
court
is
opined.
We
need
to
deal
with
them
leader,
camper.
M
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Mr
speaker,
we
have
been
through
the
process
of
redistricting
for
many
years,
and
many
members
in
this
body
have
participated
in
that
process
and
the
process
have
worked
so
here
we
are
now
coming
up
with
a
new
process
to
deal
with
something
we've
dealt
with
for
years
without
any
problems.
N
Chairman
kershaw,
thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
that's
an
excellent
question
because
you're
right,
we
have
been
redistricting
every
10
years
for
for
years
and
years
and
years.
What
is
different
is
that
two
years
ago
the
supreme
court
held
that
partisan
gerrymandering
claims
pres
present
political
questions
beyond
the
reach
of
federal
courts.
So
previously
those
challenges
would
go
to
federal
court.
The
supreme
court
has
opined
that's
not
going
to
happen
anymore.
The
states
have
got
to
develop
a
plan
to
deal
with
these
challenges,
so
I
agree
with
you.
N
It
has
worked
well
for
years
and
years,
two
years
ago
we
got
a
supreme
court
decision
that
changed
that
process.
We're
merely
responding
to
that,
and
I
would
say
I
think
it
is
the
tradition
of
this
body
of
getting
ahead
of
problems
instead
of
waiting
and
let
them
fester
and
then
being
surprised
on
the
back
end.
So
the
supreme
court
has
opined
two
years
ago
that
redistricting,
which
is
coming
up.
You
know
from
at
that
point.
N
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
You
know,
I
can't
speak
for
other
states,
I'm
here
to
lead
tennessee
in
the
best
way
that
I
know
how
and
that's
what
my
constituents
have
asked
me
to
do.
I
will
say
that
there
are
some
other
states,
for
example
north
carolina
who
have
gone
to
an
impaneled
judge
set
up
for
for
similar
issues
and
other
types
of
issues,
constitutional
claims
and
so
forth.
But
again
you
know
tennessee
leads
time
and
time
again
we're
the
leader
in
the
nation,
and
I
want
to
make
sure
you
know.
P
A
N
N
Those
those
voting
rights
act,
those
civil
rights
claims
those
would
still
be
in
the
purview
of
federal
courts.
This
bill
touches
none
of
that.
Nothing
about
that
process
changes.
This
is
for
partisan
gerrymandering
claims
only
if
something
bleeds
over
into
civil
rights
act
or
or
a
civil
civil
rights
claim
that
is
handled
at
the
federal
level.
This
bill
does
not
change
that.
N
P
N
A
part
two
says
upon
receipt
of
notice
of
the
complaint.
The
presiding
judge
shall
notify
the
supreme
court,
who
shall,
by
a
majority
vote
of
the
court,
appoint
two
additional
trial
court
judges
to
a
three-judge
panel
to
hear
and
determine
the
action
it
goes
on.
But
there's
no
mention
of
the
statute
of
limitations.
Here.
P
N
Jim
mccarthy,
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Yes,
so
previously
these
challenges
were
filed
in
federal
court.
Two
years
ago,
the
supreme
court
opined
that
partisan,
gerrymandering,
redistricting
claims
should
be
handled
at
the
purview
of
the
state,
and
so
this
is
in
response
to
that
supreme
court
decision
from
two
years
ago.
P
The
representatives
who
sit
in
here
now
the
majority
of
they
were
not
being
kind.
The
majority
of
the
republican
party
representatives
in
here
are
not
people
of
color,
so
we
do
have
an
interest
in
the
extreme
partisan
gerrymandering
process.
The
special
concern
so
I'll
ask
you
when
you
are
whenever
this-
and
I
don't
know
when
it's
going
to
happen
since
we
don't
know
exactly
when
we're
going
to
receive
the
data.
N
You,
mr
speaker,
and
again,
I
I
appreciate
the
question
from
last
year
and
and
repeating
it
here
today.
Civil
rights
challenge
is
still
the
purview
of
the
federal
courts.
Nothing
nothing
in
this
bill
changes
that
whatsoever.
So
if
there's
a
civil
rights
claim
saying
that
the
district
was
drawn
in
a
way
that
was
discriminatory
to
a
majority
minority
district,
that's
staying
right
where
it
is
in
federal
court
and
nothing
changes
about
that
into
this
bill.
N
Q
But
they
still,
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
that
the
sponsor
is
clear.
They
still
have
concurrent
jurisdiction
in
many
of
these
cases
whereby,
if
we
set
up
an
independent
redistricting
commission,
we
could
resolve
all
this
on
the
front
end
before
it
ever
reached
the
judicial
system,
where
now
we're
just
creating
a
new
system
entirely
with
the
hopes
that
claims
go
to
the
state
level
as
opposed
to
the
federal
level
which
they
will.
So
again,
I
emphasize
my
leader's
point.
N
Kershaw.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
I
would
say
that
any
member
of
this
body
would
be
free
to
bring
a
bill
on
that
topic.
This
was
this
was
my
way
to
fix
or
to
address
the
supreme
court's
decision.
I
think
it's
also
important
to
note
that
in
the
in
the
opinion,
the
supreme
court
pointed
to
work
at
the
state
level
to
address
questions
of
partisan
gerrymandering.
Q
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
I
would
just
point
out
that
we
have
repeatedly
introduced
legislation
to
create
independent
redistricting
commissions.
It
has
never
made
it
out
of
a
committee.
Unfortunately,
but
you
know
I
I
do
take
the
leader,
the
leader,
on
the
other
side
of
the
aisles
word
that
we
want
to
work
together.
Do
this
in
a
fair
way,
I
look
forward
to
having
a
seat
at
the
table.
N
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
So
the
way
this
will
work
is
that,
wherever
the
wherever
the
the
claim
is
filed,
the
presiding
judge
is
notified
and
they
notify
the
supreme
court.
The
presiding
judge
from
that
jurisdiction
becomes
one
member
of
the
three
judge
panel,
then
the
supreme
court
votes
and
by
a
majority
vote
of
the
supreme
court.
They
will
pick
two
judges,
one
from
each
of
the
unrepresented
three
grand
divisions.
Q
Okay,
so
the
supreme
court
is
choosing
two
of
the
three
judges
takes
a
majority
to
have
an
opinion.
If
they're
split
the
supreme
court
also
elects
the
attorney
general,
the
attorney
general
would
necessarily
be
representing
the
state
of
tennessee.
In
these
cases.
Are
you
not
concerned
about
a
clear
conflict
of
interest?
In
that
case,
chairman
cartier.
N
A
A
N
C
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
house
criminal
justice
committee,
amendment
number
one
delete
section,
one
and
six
of
the
original
bill
to
remove
the
provisions
allowing
for
termination
of
monitoring
services
for
failure
to
pay.
With
this
explanation,
mr
speaker,
I
move
adoption
to
the
house
criminal
justice
committee.
Amendment
number
one.
A
A
A
A
A
A
J
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
This
is
a
collaborative.
This
bill
is
a
collaborative
effort
between
automobile
manufacturers
and
automobile
dealers
to
make
sure
that
tennessee
automobile
dealers
are
compensated
for
warranty,
work,
the
same
way
as
48
other
states
across
the
country.
With
that,
sir,
I
renew
my
motion.
A
A
L
A
J
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
members.
This
is
continued
effort
to
build
our
health
care
workforce
development.
This
will
allow
nursing
graduates
who
have
yet
to
pass
their
nursing
licensing
exam
to
still
work
in
hospitals
under
direct
supervision,
allowing
them
to
serve
in
an
almost
apprentice
role
until
they
have
time
to
pass
their
licensing
exam.
This
period
lasts
for
120
days,
and
with
that
sir,
I
renew
my
motion.
A
C
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
mr
sponsor
for
carrying
this
legislation
during
this
120
day
period.
Is
this
a
continual
120
days,
or
I
know
in
some
instances
the
nclex
may
be
taken
multiple
times,
because
the
the
candidate
or
the
or
the
graduate
may
not
meet
that
score
that
they
need
so
as
long
as
they
are
continuing
if
they,
if
it
takes
them
three
times
to
take
that
test,
do
they
get
three
cracks
at
that
120
days
or
how
does
that
work,
cameron,
vaughn,.
A
N
Thank
you,
mr
speaker
house
criminal
justice
committee.
Amendment
number
one
stipulates
that
entry
must
be
pursuant
to
a
valid
search
warrant,
a
judicially
recognized
exception
to
the
warrant
requirement
or
the
property
owner's
consent.
With
that
explanation,
mr
speaker,
I
move
adoption
of
house
criminal
justice
committee.
Amendment
number
one.
A
C
A
F
Speaker
sponsor
does
this
amendment
in
in
case
of
animal
cruelty,
because
I
know
we
kind
of
had
a
case
back
home
where
there
was
some
animal
cruelty
involved
and
it
was
kind
of
a
big
mess,
and
I
wonder
how
this
amendment
would
affect
that
in
particular,
can
you
speak
to
that?
Sir
representative
russell.
B
B
Representative
russell,
this
will
allow
a
animal
control
officer
to
enter
a
abandoned
piece
of
property
where
they
abandoned
the
animal
and
get
the
animal
instead
of
it
sitting
there
and
dying.
But
the
animal
control
officer
has
to
have
a
valid
search
warrant
or
a
judicially
recognized
exception
to
the
warrant
requirement
or
the
property
owner's
consent,
representation.
A
A
R
B
We've
got
two
sets
of
animal
control
officers.
Some
are
certified
law
enforcement
officers.
They
can
do
this
already.
However,
some
are
not,
and
this
clarifies
that
the
ones
that
are
not
can
go
to
a
judge
and
get
the
search
warrant
or
the
exception
to
the
fourth
amendment
search
and
seizures
or
the
property
owner's
consent.
So
this
more
addresses
the
ones
that
are
not
post-certified
law
enforcement
officers.
R
R
Rev
gen
pal
and
one
last
question
the
the
owner.
I
see
the
property
property
owner's
consent
is
given,
but
I'm
just
wondering
if
it
is
a
abandoned
dwelling.
You
know
I'm
thinking
oftentimes.
It
would
be
tough
to
get
someone's
consent
if
it's
an
abandoned
property,
so
they
would
have
to
then
go
back
and
and
try
to
track
down
that
owner
and-
and
I
don't
see
any
sort
of
thing-
if
say
it
was
a
rental
property
it
was
abandoned.
R
B
R
Okay,
well,
thank
you
for
the
explanation.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
you
know
this.
This
is
making
it
easier
for
folks
to
go
in
and
and
rescue
abandoned
animals.
Clearly,
I'm
I'm
sure
you
agree
that
it's
it's
terrible,
that
oftentimes
people
will
leave
a
property
and
and
and
abandon
their
animals
and
leave
them
behind,
and
then
there's
no
ability
for
groups
or
different
entities
to
be
able
to
go
in
and
rescue
those
animals.
So
with
your
explanation
that
the
intent
of
this
is
to
make
it
easier
to
save
these
animals.
J
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
sponsor
yield
representative
russell.
I
do
my
only
question
on
this.
First,
let
me
thank
you
for
bringing
this
piece
of
legislation.
I
think
it's
it's
wonderful
and
it
will
do
a
lot
to
save
a
lot
of
animals.
The
only
question
I
have
will
this
put
an
undue
burden
on
our
locals.
As
far
as
do
you
have
a
place,
is
there
non-profits
in
place
to
take
these
animals
once
they
are
rescued
representative.
B
B
A
A
A
D
A
A
F
A
A
C
C
Last
week
we
had
some
questions
it.
It's
a
creates.
A
new
license
called
the
food
hall
license
for
the
assembly
hall
at
fifth
and
broad
in
downtown
nashville.
It's
a
multi-floor,
110
000
square
foot
facility
and
with
consulting
with
the
abc,
we
felt
this
legislation
was
the
best
way
to
handle
it.
It
allows
a
main
license
purchase
which
can
simplify
inventory
control,
storage
delivery
of
inventory
within
the
food
hall.
C
It
allows
for
people
to
move
freely
about
amongst
the
different
venues
and
creates
a
process
for
the
abc
to
approve
and
regulate
individual
eateries.
Last
week
the
question
was
asked:
what
would
happen
if
one
person
was
was
fined
and
that's
contemplated
within
the
bill
that
individual
eatery
would
be
fine,
it
would
not
affect
the
prime
license.
A
A
D
J
A
A
C
A
C
A
D
A
A
J
A
R
J
J
E
E
He's
worked
for,
you
know
not
only
in
political
roles,
but
he
spent
a
couple
of
years
heading
up
a
program
called
the
children's
nutrition
program
of
haiti,
providing
making
sure
that
those
children
who
are
serviced
who
suffer
from
malnourishment
have
an
opportunity
through
education
of
the
mothers
and
the
families
to
eat
better
and
be
healthier
and
avoid
a
lot
of
diseases
that
they
were
dealing
with.
So
I
do
think
he's
qualified
more
than
that.
I
think
he's
an
exemplary
tennessean
and
we're.
A
Thank
you
chairman,
crawford
you're
recognized.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Move
previous
question.
Previous
questions
been
called
emjection
scene.
None
all
those
favor
sent
joint
resolution,
245
vote.
I,
when
the
bell
rings.
Those
opposed
vote.
No
has
every
member
voted.
Does
any
member
which
change
their
vote
so
picky
eye
leatherwood,
I
manage
eye
rudd.
I
lynn.
A
I
Recognized
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Members
house,
bill
943
was
brought
to
me
by
the
tennessee
chamber
and
the
nfib
house
bill
943
simply
clarifies
to
the
employee
that
if
a
discrimination,
harassment
suit
is
brought
against
their
employer,
it
must
be
filed
under
the
tennessee
human
rights
act
thrra
and
not
the
tennessee
public
protection
act.
This
only
provides
clarity
for
the
cause
of
action
and
also
reduces
the
risk
of
the
employee's,
claim
being
dismissed
for
procedural
misunderstanding
and
costing
the
employer
employer
and
possibly
the
employee,
unnecessary
attorney's
fees.
I
A
A
I
Thank
you
from
what
I
understand.
It
is
just
a
clarification.
The
thra
is
really
for
discrimination
for
discrimination
acts
the
tppa
originally.
Is
you
know
if
you
a
term,
that's
very
familiar,
is
more
of
a
whistleblower
claim
and
in
2019
the
the
case
law
was,
I
think,
weinert
versus
sevierville,
where
the
the
weiner
said
filed
a
claim
under
tppa,
and
it
was
dismissed
because
it
was
filed
under
the
wrong
act
and
it
should
have
been
filed
under
thra,
and
there
are
several
other
cases
of
that
would
represent
that.
I
Q
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
so
that's
that's
my
concern
here.
I
think
the
employee
has
the
option
if
to
bring
a
claim
under
both
and
with
this
law,
we're
simply
narrowing
the
scope
of
one
to
exclude
employment
discrimination
from
grounds
to
bring
such
a
claim
under
one.
So
that's
that's
the
root
of
my
concerns.
I
appreciate
you
answering
my
questions
very
well.
Thank
you.
C
M
M
Leader
camper,
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
I
understand
that
there's
some
concerns
around
privacy
issues.
You
know
if
there's
in
talking
about
cases
and
things
like
that,
but
my
question:
is
you
don't
know
that
there
are
any
current
cases
that
are
listed
as
non-compliance
within
this
bill?
There's
nothing
that
you
know
that's
going
on
in
any
non-compliance
session
and
I
don't
want
to
get
into
the
details
of
any
cases,
but
that's
nothing
that
you
currently
know
that's
going
on
that
you
can
share
with
us.
I'm.
G
C
G
G
C
A
A
A
G
G
J
A
D
A
C
L
C
C
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
The
house
criminal
justice
subcommittee
has
changed
times
once
again
in
our
efforts
to
close
this
committee
before
august,
and
so
we
won't
be
here,
but
you
might
be
okay.
Well,
thank
you.
We
are.
We
are
planning
on
meeting
tuesday,
10
30
house,
hearing
room
three
for
the
criminal
justice
subcommittee,
tuesday
10
30
house,
hearing
room
three
if
you're
going
to
have
guests
to
come
and
speak
and
testify
in
that
make
sure
you
observe
the
24-hour
rule.
Thank
you
very
much.
O
C
A
Thank
you,
chairman
carr
you're
recognized.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
The
subcommittee
on
property
and
planning
of
a
local
committee
has
closed
subject
to
the
call
the
chair
any
further
announcements,
all
right
members
before
you
go.
We
we
do
see
the
line
at
the
end
of
the
tunnel
just
to
let
you
know
we're
moving
very
efficiently
and
effectively.
Thank
you
all
for
your
service
over
the
last
several
weeks,
but
we
we
do
have
an
end
in
sight
very
soon.
So
thank
you
for
all
your
hard
work,
mr
clerk.
Next
order,
roco
roll
call.