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From YouTube: 112th General Assembly-3rd Legislative Day- 2nd Extraordinary Session- October 20, 2021
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112th General Assembly-3rd Legislative Day- 2nd Extraordinary Session- House Hearing Room 1- October 20, 2021
A
Mr
sergeant
of
arms
invite
the
members
into
the
chamber
and
close
the
doors.
I
hereby
clear:
the
house
representatives
of
the
112th
general
assembly
at
the
state
of
tennessee
now
an
extraordinary
session
with
the
members.
Please
stand
with
the
visitors
in
the
gallery.
Please
stand
and
remain
standing
through
the
pledge
of
allegiance
representative
curcio
will
serve
as
chaplain
of
the
day.
Representative
curcio.
You
are
recognized.
B
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
members.
Thank
you
for
allowing
me
to
share
some
word
with
you
this
morning.
First
from
deuteronomy
hear
o
israel,
the
lord,
our
god.
The
lord
is
one.
You
shall
love
the
lord,
your
god,
with
all
your
heart,
with
all
your
soul,
with
all
your
strength
and
these
words
which
I
command
to
you
today
shall
be
in
your
heart.
B
B
You
pray
with
me:
gracious
heavenly
father.
I
thank
you
for
the
group
of
folks
that
are
gathered
in
this
room
today.
I
I
thank
you
for
the
burden
that's
been
placed
upon
us
to
help
lead
the
state
to
make
decisions
for
this
state.
I
ask
that
you
bless
us
in
those
decisions.
We
may
not
always
disagree.
Lord.
We
may
not
always
agree
lord,
but
help
us
all
to
put
our
constituents
and
our
state
first
and
to
keep
you
in
our
hearts
and
in
front
of
our
minds
in
your
son's
holy
name.
C
A
E
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
if
I
may
take
the
opportunity
to
please
just
mention
mention
that
two
of
our
members
are
out
and
have
been
quite
sick.
If
we
could
have
a
moment,
please,
john
crawford
has
experienced
some
very
still
ill
illness,
serious
illness,
along
with
mr
jerry,
sexton
and
they've,
both
been
in
the
hospital
they
are
out
now,
but
they
still
have
a
good
ways
to
go,
and
we
don't
want
to
forget
those
because
we
don't
know
whenever
we
might
be
in
the
same
situation.
E
Thank
you.
I
do
heavenly
fathers,
we
bound
our
presence
today,
lord.
We
thank
you
for
this
opportunity
to
be
with
you,
lord,
but
we
pray,
especially
for
the
two
that
have
been
mentioned,
mr
jerry,
sexton
and
john
crawford.
We
know
their
heavenly
father
that
their
lives
and
all
of
our
lives
are
in
your
hands
and
you
are
the
healer
you're,
the
comforter
and
lord.
We
pray
that
you
bring
your
healing
hand
upon
them,
lord,
and
restore
them
back
to
the
health
that
they
seek
and
that
they
need
your
heavenly
father.
E
F
Yes,
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
I'm
going
to
try
to
do
this
honor
a
dear
friend
and
someone
who
lived
across
the
across
the
street
from
my
district
jon
stewart,
a
long-time
justice
advocate
and
tennessee
valley
authority
official
who
passed
away
recently,
stewart's
public
service,
spanned
decades
and
included
years
in
washington
dc,
where
he
was
intimately
involved
in
the
passage
of
civil
rights
act
of
1964
as
a
top
aide
to
senator
hubert
humphrey.
F
He
followed
humphrey
to
the
white
house
when
the
senator
became
vice
president,
the
following
year,
a
few
years
later,
as
director
of
communications
at
the
democratic
national
committee,
it
was
stewart's
office
inside
the
watergate
hotel
that
burglars
broke
into
for
president
richard
nixon,
making
stewart
a
fascinating
footnote
in
the
infamous
incident.
I
say
that
because
not
everybody
knows
that
part
of
the
history,
but
you
know
that
was
before.
I
knew
john
stewart
and
I
knew
him
as
the
man
who
showed
up
for
everything
and
especially
workers.
F
We
talk
we're
here
about
workers
and
john
stewart
always
stood
up
for
he.
He
organized
the
workers
memorial
fund
for
workers
who
had
died
on
the
job.
He
always
stood
up
for
working
people.
If
you
wanted
to
call
on
him,
he
will
be
there.
He
organized
just
a
few
months
before
his
death,
the
last
workers
memorial
that
honored
the
folks
in
the
coal
ash
spill
the
workers
who
died
there.
So
he
was
someone
who
always
showed
up
the
father
of
one
of
our
members
mike
stewart
and
just
a
wonderful,
wonderful.
G
G
I've
seen
their
work
in
action
with
spencer
hahn,
the
son
of
sergeant
han,
who
I
trained
at
nissan
back
in
the
in
the
day,
but
we
had
an
event
last
weekend
a
weekend
before
last
they
had
a
238
jeeps
there
in
attendance,
probably
more
jeeps
since
world
war
ii
during
ser
air
force
base.
But
if
anybody's
interested
in
this,
if
you
own
a
jeep,
if
you're
interested
go
to
facebook,
look
up
jeeps
and
music
and
hats
off
to
daryl,
mackin,
soldier's,
child
and
wendy
lloyd
for
their
efforts.
Thank
you.
H
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
members.
If
you
could
rise
for
just
a
moment
in
my
community,
the
collins
family
name
is
known
far
and
wide,
specifically
in
the
portland
area,
but
even
statewide
larry
collins
and
his
wife,
who
passed
just
over
a
year
ago.
Miss
wanda
were
known
by
everyone
as
folks
that
just
love
portland,
they
love
sumner
county,
they
love
tennessee,
and
while
they
were
lifelong
democrats,
they
they
always
supported
me
and
were
kind
to
me
since
they
know
me,
since
I
was
a
child
and
that's
how
they
treated
everybody.
H
Larry
passed
away
day
four
yesterday
and
his
family
is
grieving.
Today,
he
literally
put
portland
on
the
map
by
going
out
there
in
a
bulldozer
when
you
can
still
do
a
lot
of
this
and
prepping
sites
for
manufacturing
plants
and
warehouses
on
his
property,
and
he
built
up
a
bank.
He
built
up
businesses
around
town.
H
He
was
one
of
those
guys
that
each
of
our
community
has
at
least
one
to
be
thriving
and
you
need
a
larry
collins
everywhere
within
tennessee,
so
we're
mourning
in
our
community
today
and
if
we
could
just
for
the
collins,
family
they'll
lay
him
to
rest.
I
believe
tomorrow,
if
we
could
just
have
a
moment
of
silence
in
his
honor.
K
I
married
my
wife
miriam
faison
20
years
ago
today
and
just
just
real
quick.
I
want
to
tell
you
she
is
an
absolute
incredible
mom
to
my
babies.
She
she's
a
dedicated
mom
and
she
keeps
it
all
together
in
our
family
and
then
on
top
of
that
she's.
An
amazing
wife
to
me
loves
me,
supports
me,
and
I
know
each
one
of
y'all
probably
have
somebody
like
that
at
home.
K
J
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
I
just
like
to
thank
all
the
members
of
the
house
for
all
the
condolences,
the
flowers,
the
notes
and
everybody
reaching
out
to
me
during
the
time
of
the
death
of
my
father,
I'd
like
to
thank
representative
johnson
for
for
talking
about
some
of
his
achievements.
He
really
was
a
great
citizen
and
a
great
man,
but
to
me,
most
importantly,
a
great
father
and
a
great
friend
throughout
my
life.
L
Mr
speaker,
I
too
have
my
my
assistant
in
my
office.
There
is
kyle
faulkner
he's
celebrating
his
39th
birthday
today
he's
the
one
that
keeps
me
on
time
keeps
me
in
line.
So
if
there's
a
problem,
it's
his
fault
with
me,
but
thank
y'all
so
much
if
you'd
run
by
and
tell
him
happy
birthday.
When
you
see
him.
C
Thank
you,
mr
chairman.
I
never
thought
that
I
would
get
the
opportunity
and
the
honor
to
be
here
to
wish
my
precious
mother,
an
early
birthday,
which
is
this
friday
she'll,
be
87
years
old
and
owes
so
much
to
her
for
her
passion
and
her
dedication
to
public
service.
She
was
a
past
knox.
County
republican
party
chairman
and
I
know
because
of
her
dedication
and
her
passion
is
why
I'm
here
today
being
so
passionate
about
what
I'm
doing
and
what
we're
all
doing.
C
H
D
A
H
A
D
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
After
conferring
with
both
leaders,
I
would
like
all
members
voting
in
the
affirmative
to
be
listed
as
co-prime
sponsors
on
item
number.
Nine
dealing
with
october
is
breast
cancer
awareness
month
and
recognizing
the
real
men
wear
pink
program,
and
I
have
pins
if
anybody
would
want
one.
Thank
you.
A
Schools
should
do
another
objection
so
order
anyone
else
seeking
recognition
scene.
None.
We
are
voting
on
the
extent
counter
all
members
of
every
vote.
I
win
the
boat
for
consent,
counters
one
and
two
all
members
of
favor
vote.
I,
with
the
bell,
rings
those
opposed
vote.
No,
as
every
member
voted
the
same
member
would
change
their
vote.
A
A
A
M
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
We
stand
before
you
here
today
the
culmination
of
many
years
of
work
on
the
part
of
many
of
our
predecessors
and
a
lot
of
hard
work
by
current
administration
and
folks
in
this
body.
Today,
we
are
at
the
reward
for
the
leap
of
faith
that
this
legislature
and
previous
administrations
have
taken
by
investing
in
the
mega
site
in
west
tennessee.
M
We
are
here
today
to
request
the
appropriations
that
will
allow
that
change
and
that
positive
momentum
to
happen
in
the
western
part
of
our
state
again,
while
it's
the
mega
site,
is
in
west
tennessee
having
been
a
beneficiary
of
similar
work
in
east
tennessee
in
chattanooga,
I
can
tell
you
that
it
not
only
benefits
the
community
there,
but
the
surrounding
community
as
well
and
the
state.
So
what
we
need
to
do
at
this
point
is
to
fund
this
great
project.
M
The
bill
that
you
have
before
us,
as
amended,
includes
745
100
for
the
operation
of
the
authority
that
will
oversee
the
mega
site
that
will
cover
expenses
for
salary
and
staff,
for
the
executive
officer
for
general
counsel,
for
an
assistant
and
the
just
operational
expenses
of
that
authority
for
the
eight
months
remaining
in
this
budget
year
in
next
year's
budget.
When
we
get
to
the
floor
with
the
budget
for
the
following
year,
those
will
be
a
part
of
the
base
budget,
the
recurring
expenses.
M
We
have
one-time
expenditures
that
are
covered
in
this
bill,
500
million
dollars,
that
is
500
billion
dollars
for
the
economic
and
community
development,
that
is
a
capital
grant
for
ford
motor
company
as
they
build
their
project.
This
is
a
reimbursable
grant.
They
will
first
expend
the
funds,
then
they
will
be
reimbursed
by
the
state,
and
I
would
point
out
that
this
funding
is
coming
from
our
over
collections.
M
This
is
not
coming
out
of
we're
not
taking
away
from
anyone
else
to
fund
this
these
dollars
because
of
the
great
position
that
our
state
has
been
in
because
of
the
fiscal
responsibility
that
this
body
in
the
senate,
the
administration
has
shown.
We
have
these
funds
available
without
again
withdrawing
from
our
general
fund,
there's
another
138.2
million
dollars
to
ecd
for
infrastructure.
M
While
we
have
invested
significantly
for
infrastructure
in
the
site
to
date,
there's
a
lot
more
work
to
be
done
for
a
project
of
this
size
that
will
be
include
the
development
of
a
4.6
million
gallon
wastewater
treatment
system,
a
water
system
there's
also
one.
I
think,
one
of
the
most
exciting
things
about
this
project.
The
gateway
to
this
project
will
be
a
40
billion
dollar
tcat.
M
That
will
train
people
not
only
for
the
jobs
that
are
located
on
this
mega
site,
but
for
jobs
all
over
west
tennessee.
It
will
be,
as
I
said,
the
gateway
the
doorway
and
it
is
going
to
give
the
folks
in
west
tennessee
those
the
kids
who
are
now
in
high
school
junior,
high
and
high
school.
It
will
give
them
an
opportunity
and
a
place
to
go
to
be
trained
so
that
they
can
be
ready
to
take
up
on
those
skill.
Jobs
stay
home
and
grow
their
families
support
their
families
there.
M
In
addition
to
that,
as
you
might
guess,
with
a
project
of
this
size,
we
don't
have
the
road
infrastructure
in
place
either
to
support
that
so
there's
200
million
dollars
in
this
funding
that
will
go
to
tdot
for
road
construction,
for
interchange
and
for
work
in
fayette,
haywood
and
tipton
counties.
I
would
like
to
point
out
that
these
this
is
an
additional
grant
if
you
would
or
an
additional
allocation
to
tdot.
M
This
will
not
take
t
dot
funds
from
any
other
projects
that
are
already
on
the
books
are
already
planned
so
again
because
of
our
over
collections,
because
we
have
the
financial
wherewithal
to
do
that.
We're
able
to
do
this
infrastructure
on
top
of
this
tdot
these
two
projects
on
top
of
the
other
tdot
work
that
is
already
planned
and
done.
So
this
is
a
total
expense
of
eight
hundred.
Eighty
three
point:
nine
six
million
dollars
with
that,
mr
speaker,
I
would
move
to
adopt.
A
N
Mr
speaker,
how
can
I
in
good
conscience,
turn
a
blind
eye
to
the
hardships
and
discriminatory
actions
in
my
district
on
the
constituents
that
I
represent?
How
can
I
in
good
conscience,
consider
this
appropriation
before
we
address
these
and
other
needs
of
tennesseans?
Mr
speaker?
For
that
reason,
I'll
be
voting
no
on
this
bill.
Thank
you.
Leary
camper.
O
O
I
also
want
to
recognize
that
many
people
from
both
sides
of
the
aisle
members
staffers
people
from
every
corner
of
this
state
has
worked
hard
to
give
this
to
give
us
this
opportunity
that
we
have
here
today
before
us
and
while
it
may
feel
like
you
know,
the
mega
site
and
the
the
ford
deal
has
just
kicked
off
the
conversation.
But
in
reality
we've
been
working
on
this
for
14
years,
we've
been
diligent
for
14
years.
O
O
We
kept
with
the
development
of
the
mega
site
to
make
sure
that
we
would
land
something
just
like
this
for
the
future
of
our
state,
and
so
it's
been
the
governors
on
both
sides.
It's
been
budget
directors
on
both
sides.
It's
been
speakers,
lieutenant
governors
that
have
made
it
possible
for
us
to
be
here
today
and
that
this
moment
is
about
to
come
true
for
us.
O
I
I
truly
believe
things
come
in
its
own
time
and
when
it
is
the
right
time
to
be-
and
this
is
the
time
so
I'm
saying
to
all
of
us-
our
investment
has
paid
off
for
this
time
in
history
and
for
the
great
prosperity
that
our
constituents
will
have
as
a
result
of
this
decision.
We're
going
to
make
here
today.
O
O
So
I
am
happy,
mr
speaker,
that
we
are
at
this
day.
Thank
you,
madam
sponsor,
for
sponsoring
this
legislation.
That's
getting
us
there
and
I
would
appreciate
everybody's
support.
You
can
see
the
diverse
nature
of
the
people
standing
before
you
now
as
we
move
tennessee
forward
and
transform
the
life
of
the
people
who
matter
in
this
state.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Thank
you,
members.
J
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
to
the
hard
work
of
the
committee.
I
commend
you
for
all
you've
done
for
the
governor's
office
and
all
those
that
brought
this
great
project
here.
We
definitely
commend
you
that
this
will
be
for
generations,
we'll
contribute
to
our
state
and
thank
you
so
much
for
your
hard
work.
Although
speak.
Mr
speaker,
I
would
like
to
request
an
oral
amendment
to
this
piece
of
legislation
for
every
car
built
in
tennessee.
I
would
love
to
see
ford
put
built
tennessee
tough
on
that
piece
of
good.
P
P
Well,
I
came
back
and
said
you
know,
I
hope
neither
tries
to
change
the
other,
but
if
one
happens
I
hope
it's
four
changing
tennessee
a
little
bit
in
the
area
of
salaries,
the
average
tennessean
makes
32
thousand
dollars
a
year.
The
average
ford
motor
company
employee
makes
92
000
a
year.
The
average
production
worker
in
the
state
of
tennessee
makes
18
an
hour.
The
average
production
worker
for
ford
motor
company
makes
32
dollars
an
hour.
So
it's
going
to
change
the
lives
of
a
lot
of
people
in
this
state
for
the
better.
P
P
The
leaders
that
have
come
before
us
had
a
vision
of
this
area
of
the
state
and
they
worked
hard
to
make
sure
that
this
day
would
come.
This
day
is
now
come,
and
we
can
thank
thank
leaders
before
us
and
the
leaders
of
the
day
that
this
is
happening
and
I'm
glad
ford
is
coming
to
tennessee.
Thank
you.
C
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Mr
speaker,
the
question
is
actually
for
you
or
the
statement.
I
would.
I
would
hope
that
between
you
and
the
governor's
office
that
you
all
will
keep
us
informed
on
the
date
of
the
ceremonies
groundbreaking
ceremonies,
because
we're
going
to
need
at
least
99
hard
hats
and
just
as
many
shovels
and
let
the
senate
do
what
they're
going
to
do.
But
hopefully
you
all
will
keep
us
informed
on
that
date
and
it
is
a
question
to
the
sponsors
or
to
you.
When
do
we
anticipate
that
date
of
the
groundbreaking
ceremonies.
A
A
D
A
D
A
A
N
You,
mr
speaker,
this
amendment
that's
being
filed
today
addresses
some
of
the
concerns
that
we've
heard
in
our
sub
in
our
committees
and
also
being
a
representative
murray
county.
We
have
experienced
37
years
of
dealing
with
a
detroit
automaker,
and
so
the
perspective
that
we
have
in
murray
county
is
one
of
hindsight
in
hindsight
all
always
mostly
reads
to
2020..
N
N
The
second
part
of
it
has
to
do
with
the
secrecy
of
the
contracts.
Proprietary
information
in
most
of
these
contracts
are
just
that
they
are
proprietary.
They
stay
secret,
but
what
an
amendment
states
is
once
the
contract
becomes
binding,
then
all
that
information
is
subject
to
foia
and
to
open
records
requests.
N
N
Second
of
all,
our
another
party
amendment
and
we've
been
through
this
folks
in
murray
and
williamson
county
since
general
motors
has
come
there
and
nobody's
talked
about
this.
I've
heard
in
committee
since,
since
this
bill's
been
run,
murray,
county
and
williamson
county
around
that
general
motors
plan
over
the
last
37
years
has
built
14
schools.
N
That
tax
burden
has
been
incredible
on
the
people
of
murray
and
williamson
county.
Go
look
at
our
tax
rates,
haywood
and
fayette
county,
where
this
property
resides,
do
not
have
the
capacity
as
this
area
grows,
to
meet
the
needs
of
the
educational
component
as
thousands
of
people
move
to
those
areas
and
transform
that
educational
system.
N
This
authority
will
answer
to
government
operations
on
a
quarterly
basis
required
to
report
exactly
what's
going
on,
so
that
our
oversight
committees
in
government
operations
will
have
the
ability
to
see
what's
going
on
in
real
time
and
make
those
decisions
along
with
the
authority.
And
lastly,
mr
speaker,
the
comptroller
will
have
will
do
a
yearly
audit
and
report
to
the
local
committees
in
the
house
and
senate
and
also
have
oversight
and
entry
into
all
of
the
contracts.
N
H
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
to
the
sponsor
of
the
amendment.
Thank
you
for
both
bringing
amendment
to
me
beforehand.
That's
always
a
courtesy
that
we
appreciate.
Any
sponsor
of
the
bill
would
appreciate
this,
and
I
know
I
do
as
well.
So
that
way
I
didn't
see
the
first
time
on
the
floor.
So
thank
you
for
that
courtesy,
and
with
that
a
couple
of
things
that
you
had
addressed,
I
will
say
that
the
power
of
imminent
domain
for
this
entity,
just
like
any
other
entity
throughout
the
state
that
could
initiate
an
attempt,
imminent
domain.
H
That
does
not
mean
they
can
complete
eminent
domain.
They
have
to
go
through
the
same
statutory
checks
and
balances,
go
through
the
judicial
system
and
they
would
have
to
win
that
suit.
In
order
to
be
able
to
actually
exercise
the
authority
of
imminent
domain,
we
are
basically
creating
a
small
city
on
this
4100
acres,
and
so
it
it
just
makes
sense
that
for
purposes
of
easements
or
roads
or
anything
else
that
they
would
have
the
power
to
at
least
begin
that
process
to
attempt
the
process.
H
Also,
as
far
as
the
re,
the
public
records
exceptions
that
are
within
this
bill,
those
are
virtually
identical
to
what
is
already
afforded
to
ecd,
and
what
that
does
is
allow
us
to
be
able
to
pursue
other
tenants
for
this
particular
property,
because
it
is
not
just
one
but
already
two.
It's
a
joint
venture
between
ford
and
another
company,
and
so
sk.
Innovations
in
ford
will
join
together
and
hopefully
with
many
others,
so
that
this
site
has
many
different
folks
on
it
and
to
the
issue
of
property
taxes
in
schools.
H
H
A
N
N
N
A
The
department
of
situations
representative
speaker
has
moved
adoption
of
amendment
number
five
leader
lambeth
has
moved
that
motion
to
the
table.
We
are
voting
on
the
tabling
motion,
all
those
in
favor
vote
when
the
bell
rings.
Those
opposed
vote
no
has
every
member
voted.
Does
any
member
wins
change?
Their
vote.
Q
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
thank
you
sponsors
for
this
legislation.
Our
singular
focus
here
this
week,
as
it
should
be,
is
to
create
jobs
and
boost
rural
economies,
and
I
think
the
legislation
that
we're
going
to
pass
here
today
will
ultimately
do
that.
My
amendment
is
not
designed
or
intended
to
distract
from
that
mutual
aim.
I
think
most
of
us
share
what
this
amendment
simply
does
is.
Q
Q
We
currently
have
a
board
an
omega
side
authority
made
up
mostly
of
local
officials.
This
seeks
to
make
the
authority
board
composed
of
at
least
one-third
of
individuals
selected
and
residing
in
the
counties
directly
affected
by
this,
and
it
also
allows
the
board
to
appoint
its
own
chairman
and
to
hire
its
own
chief
executive
officer.
Q
Those
are
the
only
changes
that
are
made
by
this
again.
My
intent
with
this
is
not
to
derail
this.
We
all
have
a
mutual
aim
here
to
boost
rural
economies,
create
jobs
and,
as
my
colleague
in
the
back
aisle
here
said,
hopefully
good
well-paying
jobs
far
and
above
what
most
workers
see
in
tennessee
these
days.
Unfortunately,
but
this
is
a
large
piece
of
land
that
directly
affects
counties
specifically
haywood
tipton
and
fayette.
Q
But
let's
check
and
rein
in
the
unilateral
authority
of
the
governor
of
this
state,
who
has
a
history
of
poor
contract
decision
making
and
make
sure
that
we
have
an
equal
voice
and
make
sure
that,
most
importantly,
local
officials
and
locals
that
are
directly
affected
by
this
have
a
equal
say
as
well.
That's
what
my
amendment
does.
I
would
ask
that
you
vote
in
favor
of
this
amendment.
Thank
you.
A
A
Q
A
Primary
situations-
representative
clements,
has
moved
adoption.
Amendment
number
six
later
lambeth
has
moved
that
motion
to
the
table.
We
are
voting
on
the
tabling
motion,
all
in
favor
of
tabling
vote
eye
when
the
bell
rings.
Those
pose
vote.
No
has
every
member
voted.
Does
any
member
which
change
their
vote.
R
R
Provisions
do
not
guarantee
a
secret
ballot.
The
right-to-work
provisions
in
the
state
do
one
thing
which
we
champion,
and
that
is
to
protect
the
employees
right
to
not
join
a
union
or
to
join
a
union,
but
there's
nothing
that
establishes
how
that
process
is
determined.
The
national
labor
relations
board
recognizes
three
ways
that
a
union
may
be
be
established,
and
we
want
this
amendment
just
simply
say
we
want
each
person
to
be
able
to
vote
by
secret
ballot
and
make
that
determination
on
their
own.
R
A
H
A
R
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
again
thank
you
leader
lambreth.
This
is
not
any
attempt
to
undermine
votes
or
take
votes
away.
This
is
simply
making
this
in
a
position
that
I
can
vote
for
this
particular
bill
on
behalf
of
the
large
employers
that
are
in
hamilton,
county
and
the
surrounding
areas.
I
would
just
simply
say
again.
R
I
had
listened
to
my
colleagues
and
I
watched
all
the
committee
proceedings
over
this
bill
and
I
heard
regularly
that
it's
better
to
go
into
a
situation
without
having
to
do
corrective
language
and
and
work
toward
a
very
positive
stance.
We
look
forward
to
being,
but
to
put
made
tennessee
tough
on
these
ford
trucks,
and
I
look
forward.
R
My
husband
will
probably
er
have
one,
but
but
again,
just
as
a
legislator
earning
my
title
as
a
representative,
I
have
to
listen
to
the
large
employers
in
house
district
26
in
hamilton,
county
tennessee,
and
I
choose
to
do
that
and
with
that.
Mr
speaker,
I'll
renew
my
motion
for
adoption.
Thank
you.
A
H
Q
A
H
Lambert,
thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
it
was
amendment
one
zero,
zero,
two
four
and
in
the
back
and
fourth
of
the
committee
chairs,
this
actually
was
adopted,
and
I
thought
it
was
one
of
the
finance
amendments
that
had
been
rolled
to
the
heel,
but
amendment
one
zero,
zero.
Two
four
includes
that
makeup
change
of
the
authority
and
I'll
go
through
that.
Just
very
briefly-
and
this
is
the
reason
at
least
from
what
you
had
shared-
is
your
concerns.
H
The
commissioner
of
finance
administration
is
ex-official
voting
member
or
the
commissioner's
designee,
and
the
commissioner
of
general
services
is
ex-official
voting
or
the
commissioner's
designee.
It's
basically
an
11-member
board
in
which
it's
seen
as
the
governor
would
be
a
tiebreaker,
but
the
board
is
in
essence,
a
10
member
working
board
with
the
governor
x
official
in
case
there
were
to
be
needed
for
a
thai
voter.
I
mean
he
could
come
in
and
vote
whenever
he
wanted
to,
but
it's
hard
to
have
kind
of
an
even
number
board.
Q
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
thank
you
sponsor
and
just
first,
I
think
the
record
will
show
in
discussing
and
introducing
my
amendment.
This
is
precisely
the
amendment
that
I
referred
to
as
amendment
4
that
we
had
adopted
and
on
which
my
amendment
was
based
at
that
time.
Procedurally,
and
it
does
not
address
the
the
concerns
that
I
raised,
I
understand
the
argument
that
it
might.
Q
However,
the
my
concerns,
as
stated
in
my
introduction
of
my
amendment,
were
directed
towards
this
amendment
that
was
adopted.
The
governor
still
has
the
ability
to
appoint
the
chair.
It's
an
11-member
board,
six
of
whom
are
appointed
by
the
governor,
the
commissioners
two
members
of
himself,
including
himself.
Q
It
is
imperative
that
local
officials
have
the
opportunity
to
have
a
say
in
what
happens
in
their
own
counties.
This
is
an
ongoing
concern
of
mine
and
this
body,
and
I
understand
why
the
state
needs
to
have
control
over
some
of
this,
but
this
isn't
a
very,
very
broad
list
of
powers
being
granted
to
an
authority
that
is
going
to
consist
of
bureaucratic
appointees
from
nashville,
with
no
guarantee
for
local
representation.
Q
Q
H
C
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
members.
Colleagues,
I
stand
before
you
today
as
a
representative
of
the
82nd
district
and
most
more
specifically
haywood
county,
to
ask
for
your
support
for
this
legislation.
This
legislation
will
absolutely
change
lives.
We've
heard
it
and
I
want
to
reiterate
it
growing
up
in
this
district
in
west
tennessee,
my
entire
life
I've
seen
our
population
decrease
I've
seen
it
affect
our
citizens
in
that
part
of
the
state.
C
I'm
excited
to
stand
before
you
today
and
with
my
colleagues
to
to
support
this
legislation
that
will
absolutely
change
lives,
not
only
in
in
my
district
in
rural
west
tennessee
shelby
county,
but
it
will
have
a
positive
impact
across
the
state
of
tennessee
and
again
with
that,
I
ask
for
your
support.
Thank
you.
G
G
Earlier
today
I
had
some
of
the
same
concerns
that
many
of
you
have
and
have
actually
expressed
during
this
session,
but
those
concerns
were
put
to
rest
and
I'm
satisfied
now
that
as
a
team
that
we
are
in
tennessee,
we
are
not
only
about
to
make
history,
but
we're
about
to
do
something
that
we
can
set
back
years
later
and
say.
I'm
proud
that
I
was
a
part
of
the
day
that
we
voted
for
this
project
to
become
a
reality.
G
G
We
waited
a
long
time
for
an
opportunity
such
as
this,
and
I
just
want
to
thank
the
governor
and
everybody's,
our
speaker,
everybody
that
was
involved
in
making
this
become
a
reality
that
started
in
a
vision
about
14
years
ago.
Thank
you
again.
I
appreciate
you
and
we're
just
asking
you
if
you
would
vote
in
the
affirmative.
G
L
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
and
I,
like
many
of
you,
have
had
a
number
of
concerns
about
this
legislation.
The
makeup
of
the
board,
the
details
of
what
the
board
can
and
can't
do.
For
the
last
couple
of
years,
over
two
years,
I've
been
working
with
within
this
body
to
work
on
reconstituting
this
board
to
make
it
a
more
functional
board,
a
more
responsible
board
that
they
could
actually
get
something
done
on
the
ground.
L
We've
seen
some
issues
with
government
trying
to
run
something
like
this,
so
we
need
a
board
like
this
with
the
powers
that
that
are
granted.
My
comfort
has
come
with
the
makeup
of
the
board.
Now
I
was
not
pleased
with
the
original
makeup.
Like
many
of
you
and
no
matter
what
the
rules
are.
It's
who's
playing.
The
game
makes
all
the
difference.
L
P
P
We've
already
got
a
mega
site
authority.
You
know
that's
been
functioning
for
years
and,
as
a
previous
representative
said,
yeah
you've
got
a
voice,
but
that
voice
may
be
down
the
hall
outside
the
room
screaming
for
for
the
locals.
Right
now,
the
locals
have
a
seat
at
the
table
and
right
now,
with
this
piece
of
legislation,
we're
smacking
them
away
from
the
table.
P
H
Thank
you
to
my
friend
from
davidson
county.
I
I
will
go
a
little
farther.
I
trust
the
speaker
to
make
good
appointments.
I
trust
the
lieutenant
governor
to
make
good
appointments
and
I
trust
our
governor
to
make
good
appointments.
I
will
just
say
at
this
juncture
I
want
to
publicly
commend
his
team
governor
lee's
team
for
getting
some
tenants
for
this
100
acre
property
that
others
have
left
out
on
faith,
as
was
mentioned
earlier
and
hoped,
but
I've
heard
our
governor
say
many
times.
H
That
hope
is
not
a
strategy,
it's
a
feeling,
and
so
we
are
no
longer
have
to
hope
that
we
have
a
potential
tenant.
We
have
tenants
now,
and
so
I
want
to
publicly
commend
governor
lee
and
his
team
and
the
commissioners
that
have
made.
Hopefully,
if
we
support
this
legislation
today
a
reality.
So
again,
thank
you
for
your
comments,
sir.
I
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
being
blessed
to
live
in
a
district
that
I
do
of
giles
and
lawrence
counties.
We
have
a
lot
of
automotive
suppliers.
We
make
windshields
headlights
when
to
trim
shock
absorbers
seats,
you
name
it.
We
do
a
lot
of
that
and
so
anytime
that
you
have
a
large
corporation
like
ford
that
is
going
to
come
to
tennessee
it
it's
a
big
thing
for
for
the
whole
state.
Even
my
district,
that's
going
to
be
several
hundred
miles
away.
I
One
of
the
questions
I
had
about
this
mega
site
authority
board
and
the
majority
leader-
and
I
spoke
about
it
this
morning
and
I'm
hoping
that
if
the
speaker
will
allow
that
he
can
indulge
us
on
a
couple
things
here.
One
was
the
opportunity
for
this
board
to
report
back
through
to
the
government
operations
committee
and
also
in
regards
to
the
comptroller's
audit
abilities.
H
Obviously,
the
chairman
of
devops
can
tell
you
a
lot
more
about
those
and
exactly
the
timing
and
specifications
of
how
that
will
happen,
but
it
will
be
accountable
to
the
government
operations
committee,
quite
frankly
at
the
regular
schedule
or
whatever
time
that
they
deem
it
appropriate
to
call
this
board
up
before
government
operations
and
so
both
from
its
very
beginning
all
the
way
through
whenever
it
may
sunset
or
go
away,
it
will
be
accountable
to
this
body
through
the
government
operations
committee.
Beyond
that,
was
there
any
additional
information
you
would
like
about
that.
H
C
C
I
want
to
thank
bill
ford,
the
chairman
and
ceo
of
ford
motor
company
gabby
bruno.
I
want
to
thank
governor
lee,
commissioner
roth
their
team.
I
want
to
thank
governor
bredesen,
governor
haslam
everyone,
and
so
many
of
you
in
this
body
who
have
supported
this
project.
This
is
this
is
an
investment.
This
is
not
a
giveaway.
This
is
an
investment
in
jobs
and
jobs,
growth
for
tennessee.
C
Just
just
an
aside,
I
have
a
manufacturer
in
paris,
henry
county,
dana
corporation
dana's,
huge
they're
global.
They
make
motor
electronic
motor
drive
shafts
everything
they
make
a
different
product
in
paris.
They
don't
do
that,
but
I
talked
with
them
this
morning
and
their
ford
is
their
biggest
customer.
C
So
if
some
of
you
are
concerned
that
this
is
only
going
to
benefit
west,
tennessee
or
haywood
county
or
something
I
can
assure
you,
it's
not
it's
going
to
benefit
everyone
in
tennessee.
So
I
urge
everyone
to
vote
in
favor
of
this.
This
is
west
tennessee's
chance
to
get
an
opportunity
to
get
a
lot
of
good,
paying
jobs.
C
Local
representation
that
is
going
to
look
after
this
every
everyone
in
our
districts
are
not
concerned
about
oversight
of
this
because
they
know
we
have
oversight
of
this.
So
thank
you
very
much,
mr
speaker,
representative
miller.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Mr
speaker,
if
there
are
no
other
members
on
your
list,
I
would
call
for
the
question
there.
A
A
A
H
A
H
Thank
you,
mr
speaker,
remember
if
I
can
have
your
attention
for
just
a
moment
by
the
way,
if
you
haven't
noticed
there
are
new
microphones
and
a
sound
system,
so
I'll
back
off
the
mic,
a
little
bit
we're
going
to
recess
until
two
o'clock
here
in
just
a
moment,
we
do
still
have
a
little
bit
of
business.
The
senate
has
to
take
up
what
we
just
took
up,
send
it
back
to
us
and
then
we
can
finalize
everything
for
today.
A
H
H
H
A
A
Points
falling
representatives
hurt,
gillespie,
todd,
shaw,
darby,
griffey
and
harris
representative
hurt
will
serve
as
the
chair.
Will
the
committees
please
retire
and
we
will
stand
in
brief
recess
pending
the
return
of
the
committees.
Oh
members
hang
on.
We
we
we
have
intruders
again,
like
we
did
on
monday
night
senator.
Would
you
recognize
at
deputy
speaker,
johnson's
desk.
D
D
C
A
Thank
you,
representative
powers,
members,
one
announcement
for
next
week,
just
so
that
you
all
know
the
house
select
committee
on
redistricting
will
meet
on
wednesday
october
27
2021
at
2
p.m.
In
house
hearing
room
one.
The
committee
welcomes
and
encourages
public
comments
concerning
redistricting
in
the
registering
process
at
this
meeting.
Just
want
to
make
you
aware
of
it
with
that
leader
lambert.
You
are
recognized.
H
A
Most
uninsured
adjourned
sonny
died
in
accordance
with
house
joint
resolution,
19
all
in
favor,
say
aye,
I
also
say
no,
the
eyes
have
it
in
accordance
with
the
house
joint
resolution
19.
I
hereby
declare
the
second
extraordinary
session
of
the
house.
Representatives
of
the
112th
general
assembly
of
the
state
of
tennessee
adjourn
sunny
down.