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Votes at a glance: Senate Finance committee advances a set of bills and resolutions to the calendar
Summary
Several measures with limited debate were recommended to the calendar: a resolution supporting Israel, opioid non‑opioid parity measure, increases to mineral severance tax options, permissive school inhaler program, and expansion of state paid family caregiving leave were among items advanced.
The Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee on April 1 advanced several measures with relatively brief discussion. Key outcomes recorded on the transcript follow.
- Senate Joint Resolution 2 (support for Israel): Recommended for passage to the calendar committee; roll call recorded as 9 ayes. Sponsor: Senator Pote.
- Senate Bill 428 (expand parity so FDA‑approved non‑opioid drugs are not disadvantaged under commercial plans and TennCare): As amended and recommended for passage; fiscal note non‑significant; committee vote recorded as 9 ayes.
- Senate Bill 889 (increase maximum county mineral severance tax schedule): Amended measure raises statutory maximums on a phased schedule (from $0.15 to $0.20 on July 1, 2025; to $0.25 and $0.30 in later years) and was recommended to the calendar committee; committee vote recorded as a roll call in favor.
- Senate Bill 817 (permissive program to place rescue inhalers in participating schools): Recommended for passage to the calendar committee; committee vote recorded as 10 ayes.
- Senate Bill 322 (amend paid parental leave for state employees to allow paid leave for family caregiving of a seriously ill family member): Recommended for passage as amended; committee roll call recorded as 8 ayes, 1 no.
Clerical votes were recorded by committee staff (Miss Clark); where the transcript lists roll calls the committee clerk’s tallies are cited. Several other items were discussed at greater length in separate articles (SB 836, SB 1413, SJR 48).
