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Leader Lambert introduced the bill and the committee adopted an amendment (drafting code 6615) that Chairman Hicks described as adding Murphy Center bonding into the bill. \"That particular amendment expands the bond amount to include an additional $25,000,000 worth of general obligation bonds for MTSU's Murphy Center,\" Chairman Hicks said.

Chairman Hicks outlined major projects included in the bond authorization: new facilities and renovations across state agencies and higher education institutions. He listed projects that include a DCS Woodland Hills and Wilder security facility, a new TEMA emergency operations center, ETSU Brown Hall renovation, Tennessee Tech construction/manufacturing building, University of Memphis research modernization, TCAT Memphis aviation campus replacement, UT‑Knoxville chemistry building, UT‑Martin college of business and global affairs, and AOC library and archives renovations. TDOT bond authorization was also included.

Hicks explained the state's longstanding debt practice: although the bill authorizes bonds, Tennessee typically does not immediately issue the full authorized amount. Instead, the general assembly appropriates recurring funds equal to 11% of the principal amount of authorized but unissued general obligation bonds (an assumption combining an estimated 6% interest and 5% principal payment). With the newly authorized bonds, Hicks said the state's annual debt service would remain about 1.7% of tax revenue, down from approximately 2.4% when the current administration began, and the state would continue to be among the lowest‑debt states.

Deputy Speaker Zachary echoed the chair's point, saying the state remains one of the lowest indebted states even with the new bonding. After brief discussion and no further questions, the clerk recorded 13 ayes and 0 nos and the chair announced that House Bill 14‑07 \"moves to full finance.\"

The subcommittee did not issue bonds at the hearing; it authorized bonding authority for future issuance and advanced the bill to full Finance Committee for additional consideration and potential final passage.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee\tApr 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","House Bill 1407, the bond authorization bill, was advanced to full finance 13‑0 after committee adoption of an amendment adding $25 million in general obligation bonds for the MTSU Murphy Center. The bill lists a range of higher education and infrastructure projects and the chair outlined the state's low overall debt burden.","taxTitle","Finance, Ways, and Means, House of Representatives, Committees, Legislative, Tennessee","taxId",31062,"location","Tennessee","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6447826,"Committee advances Budget Implementation Act; amendment altering tire‑tax language deferred to separate bill",267,2430000,2697000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2995198-08dfe4b3805ddb8b6afe6653ca55ccb5&start=2430&end=2697","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2995198-08dfe4b3805ddb8b6afe6653ca55ccb5/thumbnail_2430000.jpg","/articles/6447826/Tennessee/Committee-advances-Budget-Implementation-Act-amendment-altering-tiretax-language-deferred-to-separate-bill","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6447826-1f7730858b8c0797496e51d5c34c3dc9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771121985&Signature=JSwUPXTzu2MUh3Z6ETfDHVqTiaZAKl-J7rfJLwS6tdRPehs3UWJhPCiQUPz2T1PKpwfDrGQ5Xgfbx9q5ZiRQrObIXv5fRM8vcCDP8V1I-LFDYg5SDkULzj2teePLsaIotkYlZgIfSgR6y-FtQzqeXLjG3VW9T19BvFie2aby4MW~1giQtoUyT6KUq~8Medh~rLhJzRSfzVWgoCTB0wdexcnu0yv0yMhG1A7PwD6w6Ofc2-RL0agM7XVQe92gtq1H5GAdfjob16NN0gNzF1auWddCZ1QacwmZchwQXxZvcyVsVlBtpFbh2B8P4J8SKwa4mQnW7CjsISzGEzs4NmfloQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Finance Ways and Means Subcommittee voted 13‑0 to advance House Bill 1408, the Budget Implementation Act (BIA/BAMP), to the full Finance Committee after adopting two amendments.

Chairman Hicks told members that House Bill 14‑08 contains statutory language required to implement the FY26 budget and that the bill’s changes are nonrecurring. \"This is the Budget Implementation Act,\" Chairman Hicks said during his introduction.

Two amendments (drafting codes 6614 and 7508) were adopted. Chairman Hicks explained that Amendment 1 had originally included language to make a recurring statutory change to reallocate revenues from the tire tax from the general fund to another fund. After legal review, the committee decided it was more appropriate to carry that change as an amendment to a separate bill rather than as recurring statutory language in the implementation act; the drafting language was removed and will be proposed on a different bill, which Chairman Hawk will carry, Hicks said.

With no further discussion, the clerk recorded 13 ayes and 0 nos and the chair announced that House Bill 14‑08 \"moves to full finance.\"

The subcommittee’s action sent the BIA to the full Finance Committee for further review; the committee posted amendment texts and schedules on its dashboard, the chair noted. The subcommittee did not adopt any final permanent statutory reallocations in the bill during this session.","House Bill 1408, the Budget Implementation Act, was advanced to full finance 13-0 after two amendments. Committee members removed proposed recurring statutory tire‑tax reallocation language from the bill and said the change will be pursued as an amendment to a separate bill.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_46":93,"_48":94,"_50":95,"_52":96,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":97,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":98,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6447831,"Finance subcommittee advances $59.7 billion FY26 appropriations bill to full finance",868,1648000,2516000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2995198-08dfe4b3805ddb8b6afe6653ca55ccb5&start=1648&end=2516","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2995198-08dfe4b3805ddb8b6afe6653ca55ccb5/thumbnail_1648000.jpg","/articles/6447831/Tennessee/Finance-subcommittee-advances-597-billion-FY26-appropriations-bill-to-full-finance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6447831-807a2d1e09b224774a0ef9fb06a990b1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771121985&Signature=CptE9XItr5jOFIoa1yGAEHAzDykbjHM1xbU-6c8U7uK6HNcRr2DgXfiMFi04-mrWtS76RefZjYAB79IOE-5~5XYEKaITwtZ7tqH9iC7IJkl58B5W~KQxTj8W2Syzq~zYAhoT2LCLsNBpELGLc3c0dvOxxXNRM~L4bOCJCS~-QD6oZkoykawBxLKNJzasww03ei~0V2ngVXNiVgAaLiDsDq8zTO5u9vHIaRW76OJUQrksnA5foaThZ8SLHhVexh0MfVuA2cdgdObYtGD7EdbWgHwBRTR49b38dHJU1nUEg3JNQonPI7mPaD5jefLNtOe1d24-56AvLfnGE-nMpPUjAA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Finance Ways and Means Subcommittee voted unanimously to advance House Bill 1409, the fiscal year 2026 appropriations act as amended, to the full Finance Committee. The committee adopted three amendments and recorded a 13-0 vote to move the bill forward.

Chairman Hicks opened the committee’s consideration and described the budget totals and revenue sources that underlie the appropriation. \"What we are presenting to you is House Bill 14‑09, which is the appropriations bill as amended,\" Chairman Hicks said.

The bill sets total appropriations for FY26 at $59,700,000,000. Chairman Hicks said the revenue mix programmed in the budget is roughly 50% state appropriations ($29,700,000,000), 35% federal funds ($20,800,000,000) and 15% other sources ($9,200,000,000). The presentation noted no growth in general fund tax revenues for the current fiscal year (FY25) and an assumed 2% recurring tax‑revenue growth in FY26 — described in the presentation as $376,700,000 in additional recurring state revenue programmed into the FY26 budget.

The committee heard itemized spending highlights from the bill. Disaster relief funding in the package totals $597,000,000 and includes funds for disaster cost‑share obligations, an emergency assistance loan fund, and targeted reconstruction and grant programs for counties and property owners affected by Hurricane Helene. Education allocations total more than $640,000,000 in new state funding for K‑12 programs, including one‑time teacher bonuses ($198,000,000), TISA growth funding ($148,000,000), fast growth stipends ($25,000,000), a charter school facilities fund ($20,000,000), a school safety grant fund ($20,000,000) and $27,300,000 for summer learning camps and transportation. Higher education received $264,000,000 for raises, insurance increases and capital improvements.

Health and social services were listed as receiving over $1,500,000,000 in new spending, with one explicit wage change cited for direct support professionals providing home and community‑based waiver services — an increase from $15.37 to $15.68 per hour. Behavioral health infrastructure, workforce supports, and year 4 of a dental pilot program (listed at $24,000,000) were also noted.

Public safety and law enforcement initiatives were described at roughly $378,000,000, including funding for additional positions at the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the State Highway Patrol, public safety grants and violent crime intervention grants. Economic and community development funding was reported at $213,000,000 from state and FastTrack reserves, with separate line items for rural development, R&D and jobs training. Transportation spending in the package included a $1,000,000,000 general fund subsidy for TDOT projects and operations, plus smaller appropriations for commercial and general aviation through a transportation equity fund.

Chairman Hicks said the bill also includes expanded grant pools and local government grants: $20,000,000 for volunteer fire departments, $5,000,000 for EMS, $5,000,000 for rescue squads, $5,000,000 for senior centers, $5,000,000 for museums and $2,000,000 to assist local governments with courthouse capital maintenance and improvements. In response to a member question, Hicks said courthouse grants will be available to municipalities and local governments statewide except where the locality is receiving a tax increment financing (TIF) allocation.

The committee adopted three amendments (drafting codes 7420, 3600 and 4400) before voting. After the vote, the clerk announced 13 ayes and 0 nos; the chair announced that House Bill 14‑09 \"moves to full finance.\"

The committee did not take final action beyond sending the bill to the full Finance Committee; the measure will next be considered in that committee for further debate or final passage.","The Finance Ways and Means Subcommittee voted 13-0 to send House Bill 1409, the FY26 appropriations act as amended, to full finance after adopting three amendments and hearing an overview of revenues and major spending priorities including disaster relief, education, health and transportation.","actionData","errors"]

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