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Description
House Floor Session- 57th. Legislative Day- March 21, 2022
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Mr
sergeant
of
arms
invite
the
members
into
the
chamber
and
close
the
doors.
I
hereby
declare
the
house
representatives
of
the
one
112th
general
assembly
of
the
state
of
tennessee
now
in
session
with
members.
Please
stand
with
the
visitors
in
the
gallery.
Please
stand
and
remain
sending
through
the
pledge
of
allegiance
representative
sexton
of
granger
will
introduce
the
chaplain
of
the
day.
Representative
sexton.
You
are
recognized.
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C
C
He
has
associate's
degree
in
biblical
studies
with
the
anderson
baptist
seminary
in
camilla
georgia
prior
to
come
to
serve
at
norton.
He
served
at
mitchell
springs
in
raleigh
master
couch
and
his
family
has
a
passion
for
serving
the
community
where
they
live
and
where
they
put
their
faith
into
action
through
local
organizations
like
the
food
on
foot
program
in
the
kingswood
home
for
children.
I'd
like
to
introduce
to
this
morning,
pastor,
billy,
couch.
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But
if
you
read
romans,
chapter
13,
beginning
at
verse,
number
one
says:
let
let
every
soul
be
subject
unto
higher
powers,
for
there
is
no
power
higher
or
I'm
sorry
unto
higher
powers,
for
there
is
no
power,
but
of
god,
the
powers
that
be
are
ordained
of
god.
Whosoever,
therefore
resisteth
the
power
resisteth,
the
ordinance
of
god,
and
they
that
resist
shall
receive
to
themselves
damnation
for
rulers
are
not
of
terror,
to
good
works,
but
to
the
evil.
Will
thou
then
not
be
afraid
of
power?
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Do
that
which
is
good
and
thou
shalt
have
praise
of
the
same,
for
he
is
the
minister
of
god
to
thee
for
good,
but
if
thou
do
that,
which
is
evil
be
afraid
for
he
beareth
not
the
sword
in
vain.
For
he
is
the
minister
of
god
a
reverend,
a
revenger
to
execute
wrath
upon
him
that
doeth
evil
wherefore
you
must
need
to
be
subject
not
only
for
wrath,
but
also
for
conscience
sake.
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For
for
this
cause
pay
you
tribute
also,
for
they
are
god's
ministers
attending
continually
upon
this
very
thing
and
as
I
was
preparing
to
my
heart
for
prayer
for
you,
those
here
at
the
state's
capitol
my
heart
and
what
god
had
given
me,
is
the
thought
of
in
a
sense,
a
born
leader.
I
was
thinking
of
different
things
in
scripture
about
you
could
even
go
to
those
that
you
could
look
at
as
in
david
as
he
was
a
shepherd
first
and
then
he
was
anointed
king
and
then
he
become
king.
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He
created
the
the
ground
that
we
stand
upon
and
I'm
so
thankful
for
what
god
has
done
for
me
and
my
family
and
this
opportunity
that
you
all
have
given
us
and
brother
sexton
has
given
me
and
my
family
to
stand,
but
the
one
the
one
thought
I
want
to
close
on
is
god,
gives
life
so
make
life
matter
make
life
matter.
Let's
go
to
the
lord
in
prayer,
dear
heavenly
father.
Just
thank
you
for
this
opportunity.
You've
given
us
to
gather
together
father.
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Thank
you
for
this
position
that
you've
placed
me
in
as
a
pastor
as
a
minister,
myself,
father
to
be
able
to
stand,
but
also
to
pray
for
these
individuals.
These
elected
officials
for
the
the
the
duties
that
they
have
been
given
the
responsibilities
that
you've
given
them.
Father,
because
your
word
in
romans
13
says
you
have
ordained
these
these
people
this
day
in
these
positions
and
father,
you
give
all
power
you
give
all
authority
to
things
and
to
people
and
to
nations
and
father.
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I'm
thankful
for
that
to
draw
comfort
for
that,
but
be
with
this
session
tonight,
father
to
have
all
things
done
for
your
glory
and
for
your
honor
that
we
can
praise
you
tonight
father,
but
I
pray
that
you
to
be
with
each
and
every
individual,
as
we
maybe
have
differences
tonight.
Father
help
us
to
come
together
as
one
as
we
are,
the
united
states.
This
is
the
great
state
of
tennessee
and
father.
I'm
thankful
to
be
a
part
of
this
great
nation
that
we
live
in
father
just
help
us
to
conduct
business
tonight.
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I
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Members
have
legislation
tonight
which
is
number
19
on
the
mark
on
your
regular
calendar,
the
family,
that
legislation
is
called
noah's
law,
I'd
like
to
welcome
the
family.
They
are
here
they're
to
my
right.
Noah
is
here
who
is
a
young
three-year-old?
That's
about
to
be
four,
this
thursday,
his
mother
amanda
his
grandmother,
edie
grandfather
gary
and
his
uncle
adam.
I
will
explain
a
little
bit
more
as
I
present
the
legislation,
but
please
welcome
their
family
here
in
little
noah.
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F
Her
family
has
already
evacuated
ukraine
and
is
currently
living
in
poland.
Anton
family
is
in
the
middle
part
of
ukraine,
and
so
far
his
family
is
unharmed
in
his
city.
His
town
has
has
not
been
bombed,
so
they're
here
they're
hoping
to
be
able
to
go
back
home
this
june,
but
their
life
is
very
uncertain.
So,
let's
just
please
welcome
them.
Give
them
a
warm
tennessee.
Welcome.
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Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
It
isn't
too
often
that
I
get
an
opportunity
to
welcome
my
grand
my
family,
but
this
week
I
have
my
grandson
in
the
back
and
I'm
going
to
ask
mr
max
jones.
If
he
would
to
stand
up
and
let
everyone
see
you
max,
this
is
max
jones
he's
my
grandson
and
he
loves
the
political
system.
He
loves
politics,
mr
speaker,
and
I'm.
I
am
just
delighted
that
he's
with
us
tonight
and
I
wanted
to
bring
that
to
his
stench.
Also.
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J
G
C
K
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Members.
Over
the
weekend,
the
state
of
tennessee
lost
a
jewel,
a
constituent
of
mine
in
memphis,
who
was
the
mother
of
13,
who
all
of
our
children
were
strong
and
someone
who
was
very
inspirational
in
my
life.
So,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
will
you
please
stand
and
help
me
recognize
my
grandmother,
dorothy
chisholm
would
have
a
moment
of
silence
with
me.
If
you
don't
mind.
G
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
members.
Of
course.
Today
we
have
the
75th
congress
of
4-h
here
with
us
today,
and
I
reflected
back
on
my
life
that
50-some
years
ago
I
was
a
4-h
student,
and
it
was
through
that
leadership.
Put
me
on
the
path
that
I
am
today.
I
do
have
the
4hs
from
montgomery
county
houston
county
with
me.
I
hope
that
they
will
aspire
to
great
things.
We
all
know
that
we
are
just
in
a
temporary
holding
spot
waiting
for
new
leaders
and
I
hope
they
aspire
to
replace
us.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
K
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
I
to
rise
on
a
more
somber
note.
A
county
commissioner,
out
of
knox
county
served
for
over
37
years,
billy
tyndall,
and
you
may
recognize
that
last
name
he
was
the
father
of
a
longtime
state
representative
harry
tyndall,
passed
away
and
he
was
a
criminalized
this
past
weekend.
So
we
could
just
just
rise
for
a
moment
really
a
truly
an
icon
in
knox
county
died
at
88..
N
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
It
seems
to
be
the
day
for
somber
announcements,
and
I
would
just
ask
the
attention
of
my
fellow
members.
Please
a
great
man
passed
away
this
morning.
His
name
is
grady
williams.
If
you're
from
anywhere
from
southeast
tennessee,
you
would
know
that
name.
He
has
been
a
huge
part
of
the
our
community
for
so
long.
N
N
We
followed
each
other
around
doing
various
things,
rotary,
president
or
chair
of
the
chamber
or
chair
of
the
united
way,
and
he
and
another
good
friend
of
mine
who's,
also
no
longer
with
us,
tommy
wilson,
we're
known
in
town,
sometimes
as
the
three
musketeers
and
it's
a
sad
and
lonely
place
to
be
the
only
one
left
standing.
But
I
would
just
ask
for
your
prayers,
his
wife
phyllis,
their
sons,
david
and
grady
junior.
N
C
H
Leader,
lambert,
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
You
know
sometimes,
as
members
on
this
floor
will
do
each
other
a
favor
and
recognize
folks
that
we
might
not
be
able
to
recognize
ourselves.
So
in
the
back
of
the
room,
is
miss
hadley,
grills
young,
miss
grill,
stand
up
for
us,
please,
your
daddy.
He
promised
you.
He
would
not
embarrass
you
by
recognizing
you
today,
so
I
stood
up
and
did
that
for
him.
So
this
is
rusty.
Grill's
daughter
make
her
welcome.
H
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H
A
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B
B
B
B
B
J
B
M
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
What
this
bill
does
it
updates
section
108
of
the
open
meetings,
act
pertaining
governing
body
meetings
that
are
held
using
electronic
means
section
108
allows
members
of
state
boards
and
commissions
and
emergency
communication
district
boards
to
meet
using
electronic
means.
This
part
of
the
code
was
first
established
by
state
boards
and
commissions
in
1990
and
has
been
updated
through
the
years,
but
it
has
never
been
updated
to
require
that
boards
allow
its
members
to
to
participate
in
electronic
means.
It
also
allows
the
public
to
view
and
listen
through
electronic
means.
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M
No,
this
was
negotiated
with
the
the
state
and
public
public
act
activists
and
it
has
been
deferred
by
the
state
and
no
one
from
the
press
has
contacted
me
and
I
don't
feel
this
addresses
the
press
at
all.
This
is
more
or
less
number
one
brings
it
up
to
public
code
so
that
you
can
access
these
meetings
and
use
electronic
means
which
it
hasn't
been
encoded
and
number
two.
It
guarantees
the
public
can
have
access
to
these
meetings.
B
B
E
B
E
Mr
speaker,
the
department
of
children's
services
contracts
with
non-governmental
entities
to
provide
foster
care
services
to
children
in
state
custody.
This
legislation
limits
the
liability
of
those
contracted
entities
and
employees
by
extending
the
department
states
limited
toward
exposure
to
the
entities
and
employees
providing
the
services
under
the
contract
with
the
department
of
children
services.
The
state's
limits
which
are
being
transferred
to
the
con
contracted
agencies
are
300,
000
per
claimant
or
1
million
per
core
occurrence.
E
B
B
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B
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B
B
B
H
Currently
code,
there
is
existing
language
from
both
the
old
pre-k
pilot
program
and
the
current
pre-k
program.
Some
of
the
language
in
these
two
parts
of
code
are
conflicting
and
has
led
to
some
confusion
on
pre-k
eligibility.
This
bill
simply
cleans
up
that
conflicting
language,
so
school
districts
know
exactly
what
the
program
requirements
are
with
that.
Mr
speaker,
I
renew
my
motion.
J
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B
B
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P
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
If
I
I
may,
I
would
like
to
explain
what
the
amendment
does.
If
you
all
recall
that
last
year,
in
2021,
we
had
temporary
teaching
permits
and
endorsement
exemptions
from
kova
19
put
them
in
place
because
of
our
teacher
shortage
house.
Bill
1901
simply
deletes
the
state
board
of
education's
emergency
rules
on
the
issue
of
temporary
permits
and
endorsement
exemptions.
P
If
you
currently
have
a
waiver
from
the
covid
bill,
we
passed
last
year
for
a
class
with
an
end.
Of
course,
you
can
continue
to
teach
that
class,
but
these
teachers
are
grandfathered
in
so
under
1901.
You
can't
get
a
waiver
for
end,
of
course
testing.
This
is
a
great
bill
for
our
districts.
It
will
make
a
pathway
to
encourage
more
people
to
enter
into
the
teaching
profession,
and
I
move
passage.
E
E
It's
it's
important
that
everyone,
you
can
be
smarter
than
a
fifth
grader,
doesn't
mean
you
can
teach
fifth
graders.
You
know
making
sure
that
we
have
fully
trained
teachers,
that
understand
behavior
and
and
how
all
of
those
things
work.
We
just
really
feel
that,
if
we're
grading
our
schools
now
on
a
through
f
but
we're
putting
teachers
in
place
that
don't
have
the
training
that
they
need
we're
doing
a
disservice
to
our
kids.
P
I
share
your
concern
and
I
can
assure
you
that
this
bill
allows
our
leas
they
keep
the
bar
high
there's
in
the
bill
is
written
step
by
step.
What
things
have
to
be
done
and
looked
for
in
order
for
a
teacher
to
stand
before
the
class,
and
as
you
know,
this
bill,
you
cannot
teach
end
of
course
classes.
So
again,
this
bill
has
positions.
I
mean
law
in
place
that
first
of
all,
they've
got
to
get
permission
from
the
department
of
ed
you've
got
to
have
your
director
schools
write
a
letter
annually.
P
These
teachers
are
evaluated
annually.
There
are
five
four
and
five
in
their
evaluation,
so
this
is
really.
I
think
it's
got.
Good
guard
rails
good
boundaries
to
again
help
our
teachers
get
in
a
classroom
that
they
want
to
be
in
and
to
teach
and
then
move
forward
into
their
professional
license.
So
I
think
it's
a
good
start.
B
B
B
L
Williams,
you're
recognized,
thank
you,
mr
speaker
and
members.
This
this
bill,
as
amended,
is
extremely
important
legislation.
It
prevents
companies
who
participate
in
the
boycott,
divestiture
or
sanctioning
of
re
israeli
companies
from
doing
business
with
the
state
of
tennessee.
This
is
a
very
important
legislation
that
sets
tennessee
as
a
great
partner
to
the
nation
of
israel,
as
it
relates
to
what's
going
on
in
all
the
parts
of
israel
as
it
relates
to
business
with
that.
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B
M
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
to
the
sponsor.
Is
it
clearly
defined
what
boycott
means
if
I
ship
internationally
and
I
choose
not
to
ship
to
israel
or
say
iran
or
any
other
country?
Am
I
precluded
from
doing
business
with
the
state?
Because,
as
a
business
owner,
I
decide
who
I
do
business
with?
Would
that
be
considered
a
boycott.
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B
B
J
B
L
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
This
bill
was
brought
to
me
by
tommy
copeland,
putnam
county
ems
director
that
allows
for
ems
workers
to
be
able
to
return
to
work
within
60
days
of
their
retirement,
allowing
them
to
get
back
to
work
and
feel
at
up
for
a
limited
period
of
time,
positions
that
are
short-handed
in
our
communities
across
the
state
that,
mr
speaker,
I'm
renewed.
My
mother,
jim.
B
B
A
B
F
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
This
legislation
is
brought
by
the
secretary
of
state's
office
to
change
the
manner
that
charities,
charitable
solicitors
and
athletic
agents
certify
a
small
number
of
documents
so
that
these
parties
may
electronically
file
the
documents
in
a
new
electronic
filing
system
that
is
anticipated
to
go
live
this
year.
F
The
penalty
of
perjury
that
the
contents
of
a
document
are
true
and
correct.
A
small
number
of
documents
do
documents
that
would
require
notarization
cannot
be
filed
through
the
platform,
allowing
citizens
and
organizations
to
file
all
documents
electronically
will
create
greater
efficiency
for
both
users.
F
The
system
and
the
department,
also,
notably,
the
removal
of
the
notarization
requirement
for
certification
for
a
small
number
of
documents,
will
not
remove
enforcement
authority
from
the
department
of
state
or
the
attorney
general's
office,
which
still
could
enforce
this
document
either
the
department
of
state
or
the
attorney
general's
office
would
be
able
to
investigate
any
false
claim.
This
bill
would
promote
electronic
filing,
which
will
positively
impact
charities,
businesses
and
citizens.
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B
B
G
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
This
bill
makes
a
couple
of
changes
in
the
reporting
of
child
abuse
in
the
school
system.
The
first
one
is
at
the
beginning
of
each
school
year.
Each
lea
in
public
charter
school
is
to
submit
contact
information
for
the
school's
child
abuse
coordinator
and
alternative
coordinator
to
the
department
of
children's
services.
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B
B
O
O
B
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I
B
B
A
O
O
O
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Yeah.
The
the
definition
of
smokeless
nicotine
product
make
sure
I'm
on
the
right
bill
yeah,
and
so
it
says
that
it
does
not
include
tobacco
or
tobacco
products.
There
are
smokeless
nicotine
products
that
are
tobacco
products,
so
I'm
curious,
why
we're
excluding
it?
I
just
trying
to
get
the
intent
of
excluding
that
in
this
provision
again.
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B
O
F
O
O
Right,
thank
you,
mr
speaker,
so
yeah,
I'm
just
trying
to
figure
out
why
we're
excluding
tobacco
or
tobacco
products
from
the
definition
of
smokeless
nicotine
product
when
there
is
smokeless
tobacco
products
that
have
nicotine
in
them.
So
I'm
trying
to
figure
out
because
I'm
looking
at
the
other
definitions
in
that
part
of
the
code,
and
I
don't
see
how
those
would
be
covered
in
the
definition.
I
just
I'm
afraid,
I'm
missing
something.
That's
why
I'm
trying
to
ask
sorry
again.
Let
me
read
the
amendment.
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B
O
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
yeah,
and
I
understand
that
it's
a
well-intended
piece
of
legislation.
I
just
that
definition,
I'm.
I
was
just
curious
why
we're
excluding
tobacco
from
smokeless
nicotine
products
and
but
I
think,
we're
going
around
around
so
I'll,
stop
wasting
everybody's
time.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
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F
B
K
C
B
B
B
A
B
H
B
B
H
B
A
B
L
B
H
M
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
Mr
speaker,
I've
heard
around
here
that
you
may
not
be
coming
back
to
us
next
year
and
somebody
said
these
two
bills
about
golf
carts
and
greenways
were
your
swan
song
and
that
you
know
you
were
going
to
just
ride
off
into
the
sunset
on
your
greenways
and
just
leave
us
all
behind.
O
B
A
B
H
C
B
B
F
B
A
I
B
B
I
I
I
I
His
dad
was
the
non-custodial
parent
and
he
took
it
upon
himself
not
to
return
noah
to
mom
on
a
particular
day,
as
ordered
by
the
court
in
sumner
county
and
for
anyone
that
has
a
child
for
anyone
that
has
anyone,
whether
it's
a
loved
one,
whether
it's
child's
parents,
adult
that's,
absolutely
missing
that
you
don't
know
what's
going
on,
you
feel
like
you,
have
to
do
everything
but
possible
to
find
this
child,
including
assisting
our
law
enforcement.
Insisting
every
tool
in
the
toolbox
is
used
in
order
to
recover
that
child.
I
Thankfully,
thankfully
thank
the
good
lord.
That
noah
is
here.
Noah
is
fine,
but
let
me
tell
you
what
this
legislation
does
and
let
me
tell
you
why
this
is
so
important
to
me
so
important
to
leader,
lambert,
so
important,
terry
lynn,
weaver
who's
standing
to
my
right
is
that,
upon
meeting
with
the
family
with
the
mother
amanda
and
the
grandmother
edie,
a
common
theme
kept
coming
from
the
meetings
that
we
had
with
the
tbi
that
we
had
with
law
enforcement
that
we
have
with
their
family.
I
And
they
say
what
voice
does
a
kid
at
three
or
four
or
five?
Have
to
explain
to
the
world
that
there's
something
wrong
that
there's
something
that
needs
to
be
done,
that
the
environment
that
they're
in
is
just
not
right.
There's
something
going
on
noah
who
I've
got
to
meet
with
the
first
time.
A
minute
ago
has
a
wonderful
voice.
He's
got
his
paw
patrol
toys.
I
Up
there
he's
been
playing
has
been
a
very
good
boy
and
I
was
honored
to
meet
him
this
morning,
but
in
those
10
days,
10
or
11
days
that
he
was
missing,
he
had
no
voice.
So
let
me
tell
you
a
little
bit
about
noah's
law
when
mom
and
dad
are
fighting
which
tends
to
happen
these
days
and
there
is
a
current
custody
battle.
I
What
this
law
will
hope
to
do
is
assist
our
law
enforcement
when
they
can
issue
an
amber
alert.
You
all
have
heard
of
the
amber
alert
system.
It's
a
federal
program,
there's
four
prongs
to
the
amber
alert,
the
most
difficult,
which
you
would
think
wouldn't
be
in
this
particular
circumstance,
but
the
most
difficult
part
for
the
law
enforcement
to
determine
in
this
particular
situation
was
that
noah
was
in
imminent
danger
or
harm.
They
just
didn't.
I
Have
that
particular
fact
they
had
all
three
prongs
met
so
as
a
family,
that's
missing
a
loved
one,
in
this
case
a
little
boy
three
years
old,
when
the
police
is
doing
everything
possible
that
they
can
in
order
to
find
them.
But
there
was
one
thing
left
one
other
tool
in
that
toolbox
and
it
was
the
amber
thing
they
just
didn't
have
that
prong.
What
this
legislation
will
do,
hopefully,
will
assist
our
law
enforcement
to
make
sure
an
amber
alert
can
be
issued,
so
a
child
will
no
longer
be
in
danger
or
harm.
I
The
judge
upon
application
by
any
party
by
in
this
case
the
mother,
can
determine
by
order
that
little
noah
in
this
case
was
an
imminent
danger
or
harm,
therefore
triggering
what
the
police
had
the
most
difficult
time
in
determining
that
that
child
is
imminent
danger
or
harm.
So
with
that
explanation,
mr
speaker,
I
would
hope
you
would
support
this.
I
The
family
has
been
an
incredible
support
system
to
make
sure
this
this
passes,
but
let's
make
sure
we
can
assist
and
give
law
enforcement
every
piece
every
tool
they
have
in
the
toolbox
to
make
sure
that
system
works.
The
family
became
the
amber
alert
system
during
those
10
days
that
the
amber
alert
was
not
issued.
The
ambler
alert
was
issued
by
their
efforts.
I
Noah
was
found
believe
it
or
not
in
california,
through
social
media,
but
so
thankfully
he's
here
so
I
hope
this
legislation
will
not
have
an
impact
like
it
did
for
noah
and
that
we
can
make
sure
law
enforcement
utilizes
every
tool
in
their
tube
toolbox.
So
with
that,
mr
speaker
I'll
be
glad
to
take
any
questions.
Otherwise,
I
hope
for
your
support
and
I
renew
my
motion.
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B
B
G
M
B
B
G
Powers
you
recognize
thank
you,
mr
speaker
house
bill
1772,
simply
clarifies
licensing
requirements
for
individuals,
marketing
medicare
products
such
as
medicare
advantage
or
medicare
part
d.
It
makes
no
change
to
the
current
law
and
simply
quantifies
the
current
practice.
It
clarifies
that
licensing
of
medicare
marketing
products
representative
is
governed
by
federal
regulation
without
additional
state
regulation.
G
B
B
B
G
M
B
G
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
house
bill
2225
changes
the
current
laws
that
a
commissioner
shall
not
consider
a
prior
misdemeanor
or
a
classy
felony
if
the
individual
was
charged
with
that
felony,
but
never
convicted
if
either
offense
occurred
more
than
10
years
ago
before
the
date
upon
which
individual
submits
an
application
for
a
license
as
an
insurance
agency
owner,
I
understand
how
difficult
it
is
to
find
qualified
applicants.
This
will
help
all
agencies
to
hire
someone
who's
qualified
made
a
mistake
a
long
time
ago,
and
they
deserve
a
second
chance
with
that.
Mr
speaker,
I
renew.
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A
B
F
B
C
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
This
bill
prohibits,
adopting
or
enforcing
any
public
or
private
statute,
ordinance,
rule
or
policy
or
practice
which
treats
individuals
with
natural
immunity
to
coven
19
differently
than
those
who
received
the
covet
19
shot.
It
recognizes
that
natural
community
is
as
good
or
better
than
the
shock.
With
that.
Mr
speaker,
I
renew
my
motion
journals.
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B
B
B
F
B
F
B
H
B
B
B
C
B
B
B
C
You,
mr
speaker,
the
existing
language
in
tca
12-3-1207,
section
h,
does
not
explicitly
allow
local
governments
to
conduct
oral
and
or
written
interviews,
presentations
and
or
demonstrations
with
proposers,
but
only
discussions.
This
slight
edit
clarifies
that
local
governments
may
negotiate
discuss
an
interview
so
that
the
rfp
process
can
be
used
to
its
maximum.
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B
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B
C
B
B
A
H
B
B
A
B
H
B
H
Laffy
you're
recognized.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
What
we've
got
tonight
is
the
food
freedom
bill.
This
is
an
attempt
to
make
it
easier
for
folks
in
our
local
community
to
use
locally
sourced
foods
for
sale
for
their
food
to
their
friends
and
neighbors
that
they
produce
in
their
homes
and
we're
trying
to
make
it
a
little
simpler
if
somebody's.
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B
A
H
M
B
B
H
You're
recognized,
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
This
is
the
pharmacy
benefits
bill.
We
are
looking
to
get
some
more
insight
as
to
how
they
run
their
operations.
We're
going
to
authorize
the
commissioner
of
commerce
and
insurance
to
promulgate
rules
to
affect
the
purposes
of
policies
regarding
pharmacy
benefits
and
pharmacy
benefit
managers.
With
that
I'll
renew
my
motion
journal.
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A
B
A
B
A
M
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
H
A
H
H
F
C
I'm
sure
you're
ready
at
10
30.
The
ag
committee
is
going
to
be
meeting
and
we'll
have
some
producers
speak
and
some
different
things
take
place
there,
but
at
noon
we
have
a
pretty
good
lunch
provided
for
you
on
the
eighth
floor,
it'll
be
jimmy
nix
or
they'll,
bring
us
some
brisket
barbecue
and
we'll
have
some
chicken
so
y'all
just
to
participate
best
way
you
can
tomorrow.
Thank
you
for
showing
up
thank.
F
Hall,
thank
you,
mr
speaker,
members,
just
a
reminder
that
tva
will
be
having
tva
day
on
the
hill
tomorrow,
they're
providing
breakfast
on
the
eighth
floor
and
I
believe,
that's
from
7
30
to
8
30.,
following
that
there
will
be
several
electric
vehicles
for
you
to
examine
and
sit
in.
I
don't
know
if
they'll,
let
us
drive
them
or
not.
I
hope
they
do,
but
please
take
advantage
of
that.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Thank.