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Leader Lambert introduced the bill and Chairman Hicks described the projects included in the bond authorization. Hicks said the amendment expanded the bond amount to include an additional $25 million of general-obligation bonds for MTSU’s Murphy Center. He listed projects the bill authorizes bonds for, including DCS facilities, Woodland Hills and Wilder security facilities, a new emergency operations center in TEMA, renovations and construction projects at institutions such as ETSU (Brown Hall renovation), Tennessee Tech (construction manufacturing building), University of Memphis (research modernization), UT Knoxville (chemistry building), UT Martin (College of Business and Global Affairs), and TCAT Memphis (aviation campus replacement). The bill also includes AOC library and archives renovation for the court system and TDOT bond authorization language.

Hicks explained the general practice for bond bills: the legislature authorizes bonds and appropriates recurring funds equal to roughly 11% of the principal amount of unissued general-obligation bonds to cover assumed debt service. He said Tennessee’s annual debt service under the proposed authorization would remain low — about 1.7% of tax revenue — and that the state remains among the lowest-debt states. Deputy Speaker Zachary reiterated the point, saying the state’s indebtedness remains lower than at the start of the current administration.

The subcommittee approved amendment drafting code 6,615 and voted to move HB1407 to full Finance; the clerk recorded 13 ayes and 0 no votes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Tennessee House of Representatives - Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee - Apr 15, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The subcommittee approved an amendment adding $25 million in general obligation bond authorization for Middle Tennessee State University’s Murphy Center and advanced the bond bill (HB1407) to full Finance by a 13-0 vote.","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},6595296,"Budget Implementation Act (HB1408) moves to full finance after amendments",167,844000,1011000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3038207-bc5ba53ed067a4581021e439b53024f2&start=844&end=1011","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3038207-bc5ba53ed067a4581021e439b53024f2/thumbnail_844000.jpg","/articles/6595296/Tennessee/Budget-Implementation-Act-HB1408-moves-to-full-finance-after-amendments","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6595296-a3bd17b3b6e476631485502478106eb9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771149077&Signature=VWe8XQ4VeHFFppI2A9f-WNJ8iZ~u3-vKZ4r3mJSMgh1srGzeQC5llnglN4yXfFJUAYYEerbvcZJerj7qKFs4Hw~Xr8XOuMoIdVgv-wB2B5hWHZ~ZB4DSAoH1yh9IuVdMRYWUJwj6U29pelqd5VXYQx~8mtu-~DiO6U0Pr968k3bXbw73l7sIr0IIW8mhniP6t-aquCEtirE44N9mH5P1blYWlPKyDwBWAdYH2RzhNfjCIZdPvpLEVFb93mKsnzaq8QY2gvEqjcN6pH~Ui-X4ZG56tp8ppfOTMAj4EW49e-5Y0tkOvPj67yV94kjQA1xVy-1HTXHFB7NM5ia4mBX9Gw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On April 15, 2025, the Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee voted unanimously, 13-0, to advance House Bill 1408 — described in committee as the Budget Implementation Act — to the full Finance committee after adopting two amendments.

Chairman Hicks said the measure is mainly \"acting language\" that makes the statutory changes necessary to implement the budget on a nonrecurring basis. He said amendment 1 was the administration’s amendment and amendment 2 was a legislative amendment that removed language that would have made a recurring statutory change reallocating tire-tax revenues to TDOT.

Hicks told members the legislative amendment removes that recurring-change language and that the intended reallocation will instead be proposed as an amendment to a separate bill moving through committee, carried by Chairman Hawk. \"We got good legal advice that it is more appropriate to accomplish this by amending a bill,\" Hicks said, explaining the reason for the change.

After adopting drafting-code amendments 6,614 and 7,508, the subcommittee voted to move HB1408 to full Finance; the clerk recorded 13 ayes and 0 no votes.","The subcommittee adopted two amendments to House Bill 1408, the Budget Implementation Act, and voted 13-0 to advance it to the full Finance committee. Committee members and staff said one statutory change will instead be handled by 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},6595299,"Appropriations bill HB1409 advances to full finance after subcommittee review",822,69000,891000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3038207-bc5ba53ed067a4581021e439b53024f2&start=69&end=891","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3038207-bc5ba53ed067a4581021e439b53024f2/thumbnail_69000.jpg","/articles/6595299/Tennessee/Appropriations-bill-HB1409-advances-to-full-finance-after-subcommittee-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6595299-cdbb3810bce019a1e8ea2a974bbd2395/orig.mp4?Expires=1771149077&Signature=jHm3RIAMrplynQXoki2y0OmmZNJuI5XK2l08FxnaWZkfLYzrY6-Y-TzSQ~v~ww-MzMHjxkoOuOsYI48kTl3WBx1u4KFPhpa0FNbY2ajETfBZCpZGGSDOOuMBxA9Fr8L1juw8r3TuJ2NcN2miNJ20Xm1UTexdezAKssPPtqsdUfdMnIMgpyQeevZ3x8l8jaE532q5C7XyCiMLM28kRFcGPWrqEj~Sa8LnPesD3MBErfhDDRSrfUUCWdL2hzQc6dQYBJ7TE7SCRrTiBDSJPHXjJZynT5Y8DulUiZ-IWF0nNcVrycFwFUmwHom2v0nxfTeZfvUx3fvuuAf8aI-GJUD27g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee voted 13-0 on April 15, 2025, to send House Bill 1409 — the fiscal year 2026 appropriations bill — to the full Finance committee after adopting three amendments.

Chairman Hicks presented the bill and walked members through the budget’s revenue assumptions and major spending priorities. \"The budget this year, the fiscal year 26 budget is 59,700,000,000.0,\" Hicks said, summarizing the overall size of the plan. He told members the bill assumes 2% recurring tax revenue growth in fiscal year 2026 and that departments reverted more than $1.5 billion in unspent funds at the close of fiscal year 2024.

The subcommittee heard a breakdown of funding sources and major allocations. Hicks said roughly 50% of the $59.7 billion comes from state appropriations (about $29.7 billion), 35% from federal funds (about $20.8 billion) and 15% from other sources (about $9.2 billion). He said the budget relies on a mix of recurring tax growth, reversions of unspent funds, departmental revenues and investment earnings.

Members received detailed line items the chairman highlighted: approximately $597 million for disaster relief (including $240 million for grants tied to nonfederal disaster recovery costs, $125 million to the governor’s response and recovery fund and smaller allocations for local assistance and school reconstruction); more than $640 million in new K–12 state funding (including $198 million for one-time teacher bonuses, $148 million for TISA growth and $27.3 million for summer learning camps and transportation); about $264 million in higher education capital and outcomes funding; and over $1.5 billion in new spending for health and social services (including wage increases for direct support professionals and $24 million for year 4 of a dental pilot program).

Hicks also described public-safety and economic development allocations: roughly $378 million for law-enforcement and safety initiatives (including funds for additional TBI and highway patrol positions and public-safety grants), $213 million through Economic and Community Development (ECD) and $1 billion of general-fund subsidy for TDOT projects. He said a set of grant pools—previously used for volunteer fire departments, EMS and senior centers—will again include courthouse capital-maintenance grants and a $500,000 allocation for food banks.

Representative Shaw asked for clarification about courthouse grants; Hicks replied the new grant pool is intended for local governments to assist with courthouse capital maintenance and improvements, and that municipalities receiving a tax increment financing (TIF) allocation would not be eligible for those grants.

After discussion, the subcommittee adopted the three Hicks-sponsored amendments and voted to move HB1409 as amended to full Finance, with the clerk recording 13 ayes and 0 no votes.

House Bill 1409 now goes to the Finance committee for further consideration.","The Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee advanced House Bill 1409, the fiscal year 2026 appropriations bill, to full finance by a 13-0 vote after adopting three amendments and hearing a line-by-line overview of revenues and major spending priorities.","actionData","errors"]

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