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Senator Watson, sponsor of the finance amendment on the floor, told colleagues the bill requires state departments to report annually to a joint committee on ways and means how federal funds were used, how much remains unspent, and if any aid was returned. The bill requires a summary of proposed federal aid be submitted to the joint committee before acceptance, along with an analysis of short- and long-term budget impacts and the percentage of the department budget funded by federal aid. Watson said certain programs — including Medicaid, higher education institutions, local governments and emergency funds — are exempt from the added oversight.

Senator Yarborough led the opposition on constitutional grounds. He argued the bill would empower a small subset of legislators to exercise a binding control over executive-branch decisions to accept federal funds and called that approach “flatly unconstitutional.” He referred to attorney-general opinions and state jurisprudence that, he said, reject a committee veto. \"This legislation proposes to do is flatly unconstitutional,\" Yarborough said. He urged senators not to pass a measure the state may be sued over.

After floor debate, the clerk announced the result and the presiding officer declared the bill passed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Senate Session - 28th Legislative Day\tApr 22, 2025\t2:35 PM","oneSentenceSummary","The Senate adopted House Bill 10 92, a measure requiring increased reporting and a joint legislative review for many federal aid awards to state departments while exempting large programs such as Medicaid and emergency funds.","taxTitle","Senate Floor Session, Senate, Committees, Legislative, Tennessee","taxId",79856,"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},6265958,"Senate passes bill allowing counties to publish legal notices on qualifying local news websites; senators warn of statewide cost",431,3459000,3890000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3088092-9130a1e89d3564e6401f0b51f96e8168&start=3459&end=3890","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3088092-9130a1e89d3564e6401f0b51f96e8168/thumbnail_3459000.jpg","/articles/6265958/Tennessee/Senate-passes-bill-allowing-counties-to-publish-legal-notices-on-qualifying-local-news-websites-senators-warn-of-statewide-cost","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6265958-6c08382e3a9e3f66378bee329206f3a1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770434307&Signature=YJePuftyH-zig0Z14qBz7sgvSJCkx9HSxMzum2OD3kQ5bPBE6OJZfyplz9L90zBhZ1D3QRF73VK3UYwN5boHSrOTpzW-uVMwwci1NugsRHMeztHi5GTvZt5iSkGlNGc-iAcVwILbzfhSDbQQUsgv4sS7IsVvsd5oTIuu~qpwkcLk8fkNFbji-k0RzanpmDrB770k7xILAnuHIwcaENhMQWjVf7ujhzmn8ywJFGW-wD~mKH8tulSyLlLiDPKXYVKz1ydj7QRRPx3kOK4UklNj8D36HsEWNN7HJf6-df-0WEMHcDJuQgtiP6PNXNCNzKY0M1tVaHKy7Vyx88fIlBXx2Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate on the floor approved House Bill 7 73, which requires that when legal notices must be published in a county newspaper of general circulation, the notices also be published on one qualifying news-and-information website in that county if one is available.

Sponsor Senator Yaeger said the bill “does not affect the newspapers as it simply adds another layer of transparency for legal notices to the general public,” and explained the bill “sets out the criteria to determine a website of news and general information.” He noted the amendment before the Senate applies in practice to a single county that sought the change.

The bill defines criteria for websites that may carry legal notices, requires the website to be separate and distinct from the newspaper of general circulation, and prohibits publishing notices on a site that requires a fee or subscription to view. Senator Yaeger said the measure addresses a situation in Campbell County and that, under the bill’s criteria, only that county currently qualifies.

Senator Yarborough, speaking in opposition, said the statutory criteria could apply broadly and warned the change would effectively require duplicate notices. “Every private person or company that's doing a notice, every county agency, even the state, when it's issuing notices, is going to have to do two notices,” Yarborough said, and he urged the body to consider increased statewide costs to local governments and the state. He said the bill “will have significant statewide impact on our constituents,” and that the bill does not provide for the related costs.

After debate, the clerk announced the vote and the presiding officer declared the bill passed. The roll-call totals as read in the chamber were not clearly recorded in the floor transcript.","The Senate approved House Bill 7 73, which requires legal notices published in a county newspaper to also appear on a qualifying local news-and-information website if one exists.",{"_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},6265944,"Senate concurs in House amendments to booting and towing bill, narrows booting and adds consumer protections",325,5674000,5999000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3088092-9130a1e89d3564e6401f0b51f96e8168&start=5674&end=5999","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3088092-9130a1e89d3564e6401f0b51f96e8168/thumbnail_5674000.jpg","/articles/6265944/Tennessee/Senate-concurs-in-House-amendments-to-booting-and-towing-bill-narrows-booting-and-adds-consumer-protections","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6265944-853828b6cc8b2cef7226e7adb7e2d3f9/orig.mp4?Expires=1770434307&Signature=hyq5nZWhJcTXzuvL-OX~NzxdxLJe~VL~It8axTpBiAeY4U6eNnyU3mi8aFcT7LVUW2hTSOM3SKkwFEaOKZAE0RAOvbmDayrzCCWWMMphXwpUAbd1TFBLJ-8dDFTu3CKNJJla6QGNA3RloD1lL50pspQyds7saVUC1LOKgdnA7Ux62~RNfmaRH1Inijp6N6Do4nNVFK8w0dcZF5WhMUxczklvov~VJCUCpratpBUVmM1JPGvA4FvYSAqSbsPFmPYbn~2Bjg3SjNM~UmbezfAe3uq7sVlL4vk0meygfcvt-Z~MEvycLKv5jFJodM4p5mruNkwu1gT2sxiXoalZ8Jc6Yw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate voted to concur in House amendments to the booting and towing bill (Senate Bill 10 68 on the calendar), adopting a package of changes that rewrite the bill’s booting provisions, add consumer protections and adjust implementation timing for a state motor-vehicle portal.

Leader Johnson explained three House amendments on the floor. Amendment 3 permits the Department of Revenue to charge a fee for use of the motor-vehicle portal, exempts law-enforcement agencies from the charge, and removes the implication of local government fiscal costs from the fiscal note. Amendment 4 incorporates consumer protections tied to QR-code payment failures in parking lots, requires alternate forms of payment or allows customers to leave without immediate payment when the digital system fails, prohibits late fees for at least seven business days after a failed payment, and extends the motor-vehicle portal implementation date from July 1, 2026, to Oct. 1, 2026.

House Amendment 5 substantially rewrote the bill’s booting provisions: it removes the Senate’s prior permanent statewide ban on booting and instead allows property owners of commercial lots to boot vehicles under strictly limited circumstances (owner’s W-2 employees only, self‑releasing boot devices, and specific signage at entrances/exits). Third-party booting companies remain prohibited except where a local government enacts an ordinance that licenses booting companies and individual operators. The amendment created consumer protections including a public license registry, a formal complaint process and a required $250,000 surety bond to cover actual damages for violations; it also added other safeguards intended to address predatory practices described in floor discussion.

The Senate recorded concurrence with House Amendments 3, 4 and 5 by constitutional majorities and declared the action to be the final Senate action on the bill.","The Senate concurred in three House amendments to the booting and towing bill, adopting a narrower framework for booting that allows owner-operated boots under strict conditions, bans third-party booters unless licensed locally, and adds consumer safeguards and timing changes for the state motor-vehicle portal.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6265939,"Votes at a glance: key floor actions from the Senate floor session",5392,736000,6128000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3088092-9130a1e89d3564e6401f0b51f96e8168&start=736&end=6128","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3088092-9130a1e89d3564e6401f0b51f96e8168/thumbnail_736000.jpg","/articles/6265939/Tennessee/Votes-at-a-glance-key-floor-actions-from-the-Senate-floor-session","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6265939-fb3cda0b246e42d7e3e0b9dfafd35147/orig.mp4?Expires=1770434307&Signature=oC-QMlzzmUtC7QzV~quTVe7o0pwoT4eF6MoTLgl3eAAU9oriOb0RrDx6mgVxIyKUnuIi87HtidmDQhOrxqNeQSy3HW3zupS1Od3eyNL6WMejmUhAohdYvHi6xCnnqYNyNksKdexDB2xn0iHxX~8ZEh-g8CjSdkd1R-v2p8PxVtxcLZo0WwiuOiXCWX3~HtwT5N~mRaQBms8lqcWmaYwQGX3Sd51jeJ00ECXNGDUdTrVp~dZpe0kO84ZTVQ-PWjmnXoT2BQjAjEGHCk4mX3O8kCuDAi7V~Nj9QOZcGAyAkfVGsDRMof1vgjQKqUf0YFvdah6rlQcQEoZK5lxBFP1A7A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","This briefing lists the principal floor actions recorded in the provided transcript excerpt. It is a concise roll-up of formal motions, recorded concurrences/non‑concurrences and final actions announced by the presiding officer.

- Consent calendar number 3: Adopted by the Senate (presiding officer declared adoption after roll-call, transcript excerpt shows no recorded nays).

- Senate Resolution 68 (Senator Massey): Adopted (honoring Women’s Veterans Appreciation Day). The clerk announced the resolution passed.

- House Bill 7 73: Adopted by the Senate (see separate article). Clerk declared passed; numeric tally not clearly recorded in transcript excerpt.

- Senate Bill 9 63 / House Bill 11 77 (incompetency to stand trial fix): Conformed and adopted on third and final reading (see separate article).

- House Bill 10 92 (federal aid oversight): Adopted on third and final reading after extended debate; clerk declared the bill passed. Floor debate included a sustained constitutional objection from Senator Yarborough.

- Multiple messages on House amendments and concurrence actions were recorded; examples include:
- Senate Bill 229 (message): Senate non-concurred in the House amendment.
- Senate Bill 950: Senate concurred in House Amendment number 1 (final action recorded).
- Senate Bill 1019: Senate concurred in House Amendment number 2 (final action recorded).
- Senate Bill 102 (conference committee report): Conference committee report adopted by the Senate (clerk announced adoption).

- Senate Bill 10 68 (booting and towing): Senate concurred in House Amendments 3, 4 and 5; each amendment was recorded as concurred by a constitutional majority and the Senate declared final action on the bill.

- Several other concurrence and non-concurrence actions and conference committee appointments were noted throughout the calendar. For some recorded votes, the transcript excerpt lists the clerk’s announcement in shorthand (e.g., “It’s 30. No nays.”); in several places the numeric roll-call as transcribed was not clearly legible in the excerpt, so exact tallies are listed as not specified when the audio transcript was unclear.

This list summarizes floor outcomes reflected in the transcript excerpt; for full roll-call tallies and final enrolled-bill language consult the official Senate Journal and enrolled acts.","A roundup of actions the Senate recorded on the floor during the session excerpt: adoption of memorializing resolutions on the consent calendar; passage of SR 68; passage of multiple bills after floor debate and concurrence votes on several House amendments and other messages.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6265953,"Senate adopts bill extending time to dismiss misdemeanor charges for defendants found incompetent to stand trial",151,3895000,4046000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3088092-9130a1e89d3564e6401f0b51f96e8168&start=3895&end=4046","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3088092-9130a1e89d3564e6401f0b51f96e8168/thumbnail_3895000.jpg","/articles/6265953/Tennessee/Senate-adopts-bill-extending-time-to-dismiss-misdemeanor-charges-for-defendants-found-incompetent-to-stand-trial","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6265953-31244d2446a53ee15ab5dcdbdda277a4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770434307&Signature=jjp-urO6Xd-SBmxPY652QKz3guIBd0d3WfRMnA3IR9wC~C29aQBspI8NLhgLq6SDla-VM3cV-nWjRjfSJ3HHbF-tUY5IDN5BvPSpDsRONUxPnUUNkCACCBCnvwuU5VTH2PUCV5P4THO5DEyHtEdpUEiHcXZhftHPuFap9nrD5843ordwymLNDc3g5VwjDb2gIP6K04OchMvB3AR2o0i6xa0wUJ5t1EQr1cmDLJGOxbrrRtIFnx-TcFW-uqm3vuskEYJ4YWHiGPd9qxl3GcSUKQkKds4ypfcuVMx9dYlCEuVA1Rln20I9SK4AB632H0pOcMClarrDlugaBkQT6oZmLQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Senate voted to adopt Senate Bill 963 by conforming and substituting to House Bill 11 77. The sponsor said the bill closes a gap left after the passage of the Jillian Ludwig Act by lengthening the statutory period after which certain misdemeanor charges are retired for persons found incompetent to stand trial.

Senator Hatcher, speaking for the bill, said the legislation extends the period from “11 months and 29 days to 2 years” for misdemeanor charges against individuals found incompetent to stand trial due to mental illness, and that the House amendment “ensures that the adjudication process is the same for the individual with a disability diagnosis as it is for individuals” without such a diagnosis.

There was no extended floor debate recorded in the excerpt beyond the sponsor’s explanation. The clerk announced the result and the presiding officer declared House Bill 11 77 passed after the vote.","Senate Bill 963 (conforming to House Bill 11 77) extends the period after which misdemeanor charges are retired for defendants found incompetent to stand trial from the prior statutory period to two years; the House amendment also aligned adjudication procedures for people with disability diagnoses.","actionData","errors"]

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