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Representative Hogg said the bill responds to concerns that unregulated vape products are reaching juveniles and would \"create a registry and ensure that products sold in the stores are only those products on the path to be acceptable to the US FDA.\" He said amendment draft code 003732 would add a universal carding requirement akin to carding for alcohol and tobacco.

The committee adopted Amendment 003732 by voice vote; the chair recorded \"Ayes have it. Amendment is on the bill.\" (no roll-call tally was recorded in the transcript.)

Testimony from industry representatives followed after the committee briefly went out of session. Danny Gillis, president of the Tennessee Smoke Free Association, told the committee, \"Make no mistake, this is a big tobacco crafted bill. It is an attack on the state of Tennessee's vaping industry, our stores, and more importantly, on the rights of every adult consumer to access harm reduction products.\" Gillis said the bill would immediately pull the vast majority of nicotine vaping products from the market and asserted economic impacts: \"If this bill passes, around 700,000 adult nicotine consumers in Tennessee would be left without access to these safer products. Approximately 700 stores will be end up closing, including 3 of my own. Approximately 2,200 jobs will be lost.\" He also said the bill would \"require the state to create a registry to monitor and enforce products we can sell\" and contended the FDA is already performing analogous oversight.

Chris Lutz, vice president of Tennessee Smoke Free, provided sales and enforcement statistics from other states that have enacted registry-like measures and said those states saw declines in tax revenue and increases in smuggling; he cited Massachusetts, New York and California as examples.

Members asked detailed questions about which products are FDA-authorized and the pipeline of applications. Witnesses disputed commonly cited product counts: Gillis said retailers see many products in the market and that only a small number (he identified 34) currently have FDA marketing orders; other witnesses said the FDA does not publish a complete list of applications in review. Committee members raised concerns about enforcement, youth access in schools, advertising and store practices, and whether licensing, licensure of retailers, or restricting flavored or closed systems should be used instead of a registry.

After extended discussion and testimony, Representative Hogg said he would \"roll the bill\" for one week so proponents could appear at the next hearing; the committee agreed to take the item up again at reconvening. No final committee vote on passage was recorded; the committee adopted an amendment by voice vote and postponed further action.

Key details recorded in the hearing: Amendment 003732 (universal carding) was adopted by voice vote; committee recorded no roll-call tally for that amendment in the transcript. Public testimony included specific economic and enforcement claims from Tennessee Smoke Free Association representing retail interests. The sponsor indicated the bill would prohibit sale of any vapor product not listed on the proposed directory and would require retail ID checks under the amendment.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Government Operations Committee- March 3, 2025- House Hearing Room 1","oneSentenceSummary","After extended testimony from vape industry representatives, the House Government Operations Committee postponed action on House Bill 968, which would create a state registry for vapor products and included a newly adopted universal carding amendment.","taxTitle","Government Operations, House of Representatives, Committees, Legislative, Tennessee","taxId",29773,"location","Tennessee","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6659313,"Committee advances bill to create Tennessee Juvenile Justice Review Commission with annual reporting requirement",414,1792000,2206000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2472303-ed6aec5ad9a51a1450d0170721e7de4f&start=1792&end=2206","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2472303-ed6aec5ad9a51a1450d0170721e7de4f/thumbnail_1792000.jpg","/articles/6659313/Tennessee/Committee-advances-bill-to-create-Tennessee-Juvenile-Justice-Review-Commission-with-annual-reporting-requirement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6659313-f2bbd393292c7c27921ad6f813f86556/orig.mp4?Expires=1773706187&Signature=a9ETfxWwKPXapJkFCZQrZ50cYaP7hqLqLw-LuEVpKxaAfk~NgsUyNgEV5VxbBYGue858FIr0VoYSU-Z6uBqxcJV5gFhtVZ7D~StZAwVy8HaUuz8JOhY8PlXLzOwVk26rQii6odyK2IbHDymQI4t1eUBPOutBGkbLVa~0DWg85iaQrmVrDNyx7iMfm2eS3MDkuAy7l~QMs~KgHXrenCUPCanrk1QNlg8877584SnZkTZer2BfPqByEhX34Dl38LD8Ru-NDM9QWonHSLhKbfNpL1B8vuWS1JmX4gCbERBBurlGiLrwRYQsg7dK4vGtpwBvgQwLVDzitJ8i5IGvPyzD-w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Government Operations Committee voted to advance House Bill 501, which would create the Tennessee Juvenile Justice Review Commission and administratively attach it to the Commission on Children and Youth. Chairlady Littleton presented the bill and said the commission would meet at least quarterly beginning November 2025 to review a sampling of juvenile justice cases and critical incidents involving delinquent juveniles in the custody of the Department of Children's Services.

\"It requires the commission to provide the Tennessee General Assembly with findings and legislative recommendations in an annual report by January 1 beginning with the preliminary report in 2027,\" Chairlady Littleton said.

Several members asked how the commission's sampling would be selected and what the resulting reports would be used for. Representative Glenn asked, \"What will this information be used exactly for? What are we trying to get out of this report?\" Littleton replied the commission's work is intended to study where the system missed opportunities and to develop preventative recommendations: \"We study it to try and figure out what we've missed and why they are juvenile delinquent and try to fix that problem so that it's more of a prevention thing.\"

Representative Clemens said he supported data-based policymaking but asked where the \"appropriate sampling language\" originated, noting concern about how DCS might select cases. Littleton responded that DCS currently sends a sampling of the worst cases for other review commissions and that the commission's annual report has produced legislative proposals in the past.

Representative Grama and others sought clarification that the commission would not be used to redetermine sentencing; Littleton said court actions are separate and existing laws remain in effect.

On the vote, the clerk reported 9 ayes and 1 present not voting. The bill will proceed to calendar and rules with the committee-recorded tally.

Details recorded in the hearing include the commission's quarterly meeting requirement beginning November 2025 and an annual reporting requirement to the General Assembly by January 1, with a preliminary report due in 2027.","The committee advanced House Bill 501 to create a Tennessee Juvenile Justice Review Commission attached to the Commission on Children and Youth; the commission would review a sample of juvenile justice cases and critical incidents and report findings and legislative recommendations to the General Assembly beginning in 2027.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6659315,"House Government Operations Committee advances four bills to calendar and rules",66,1688000,1754000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2472303-ed6aec5ad9a51a1450d0170721e7de4f&start=1688&end=1754","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2472303-ed6aec5ad9a51a1450d0170721e7de4f/thumbnail_1688000.jpg","/articles/6659315/Tennessee/House-Government-Operations-Committee-advances-four-bills-to-calendar-and-rules","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6659315-98f9131229c5c36e1477285348a0ed98/orig.mp4?Expires=1773706187&Signature=j~O68V4bu5jOazfgHbp~iUdxpcItYRTxc29XRJE78oyJ0S3uAiquockCJfy-D2TkKjvYjCEYNLaIajMPzOgd4v0toNr5kbGikJT6yn5dMTtI8X2~q92lLoP6KXjlg90~TnSk72VXw0OlN3ZPW-fSH424yjFdvqD2rrf0ZX1o9dAkS7g4FqKMg6UkIFcvZqkTJe4dDgNCzrpVo7-oBWyZIaJiUzed-GLyYG1D8I95y6M6fK6flmMGX~ORfbMfVRoQJtAqZHBXGecSROIQl0JNnOCMoIUofJae1hoJOMSHlueXH4Nwvo72-UPy9weoxzf4gaZb2Tyv-Nr~Bo3mYuc83w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The House Government Operations Committee advanced four bills to the calendar and rules committee after brief presentations and votes.

The committee gave a positive recommendation to House Bill 60, which would require the Department of Transportation to install signs on interstates and highways informing motorists about family restrooms at rest areas and welcome centers and to list those facilities on a state website. Representative Eldridge presented HB 60 on behalf of Representative Raper. The clerk reported the vote as 11 ayes.

The committee also approved House Bill 657, which authorizes the Division of Health Related Boards to promulgate rules to effectuate the act; those rules must be adopted in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act referenced in the bill. Representative Hicks presented HB 657. The clerk reported the vote as 11 ayes.

House Bill 921, presented by Representative Sapicki, replaces the term \"firing ranges\" with the more current term \"shooting ranges\" and removes an outdated concessionaire-hiring provision applying to ranges in operation before July 1 of 1998. Representative Sapicki said the legislature clarified the agency's concessionaire authority in 2024. The clerk reported the vote as 10 ayes.

House Bill 62, presented by Representative Spicke, would authorize an athletic trainer who has obtained required training and certification to perform dry needling and other physical modalities for prevention, evaluation, management, rehabilitation and treatment of athletic injuries, clarify that dry needling is not acupuncture, and allow the board of athletic trainers to promulgate rules. The clerk reported the vote as 11 ayes.

Other procedural notes: the committee moved several of the bills directly to calendar and rules following the votes.

Votes at a glance
- HB 60 (Raper; presented by Rep. Eldridge): Positive recommendation to calendar and rules. Vote: 11 ayes.
- HB 657 (Hicks): Positive recommendation to calendar and rules. Vote: 11 ayes.
- HB 921 (Sapicki): Positive recommendation to calendar and rules. Vote: 10 ayes.
- HB 62 (Spicke): Positive recommendation to calendar and rules. Vote: 11 ayes.

The committee agenda continued to other items after the votes.","The House Government Operations Committee on March 2025 voted to give positive recommendations to four bills dealing with restroom signage, administrative rulemaking authority, terminology for shooting ranges, and athletic trainer scope of practice; all four bills were forwarded to calendar and rules.","actionData","errors"]

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House Government Operations Committee advances four bills to calendar and rules