Votes at a glance: State and Local Government Committee, March 19, 2025

The State and Local Government Committee conducted floor consideration and roll‑call votes on multiple bills and resolutions on March 19, 2025. Below is a compact summary of measures acted on in committee, the short description provided on the record and the committee's roll‑call result.

- House Bill 1090 (Representative Gantt): Study of a reentry facility for eligible inmates. Vote: 17 ayes, 2 nays. (Moved to Calendar and Rules.) - House Bill 1094 (Representative Butler): Names Southern Stars Synthetic Brass Band as official state brass band. Vote: 19 ayes, 1 nay. (Moved to Calendar and Rules.) - House Bill 1420 (Representative Hicks): Allows Rogersville to hold advisory nonbinding referendum. Vote: 21 ayes, 0 nays. (Moved to Calendar and Rules.) - House Bill 480 (Representative Hicks): Places responsibility on surveyors to draft legal descriptions for newly created parcels. Vote: 21 ayes, 0 nays. (Moved to Calendar and Rules.) - House Bill 910 (Representative Garrett): Move Human Rights Division to Attorney General; creates Division of Civil Rights Enforcement (amendment added). Vote: 17 ayes, 5 nays. (Moved to Government Operations.) - House Bill 1418 (Chairman Boyd): Increase special school district board size (3 to 5 members). Vote: 21 ayes, 1 nay. (Moved to Calendar and Rules.) - House Bill 1144 (Chairman Boyd): Private‑prison accountability measure (amendment added). Vote: 22 ayes, 0 nays. (Moved to Finance, Ways and Means.) - House Bill 1405 (Speaker Marsh): Bedford County private act doing away with road board (amendment added). Vote: 20 ayes, 0 nays. (Moved to Calendar and Rules.) - House Bill 863 (Chairman Faison): Reduce 'in perpetuity' requirement for certain low‑income housing incentives to 30 years (amendment added). Vote: 20 ayes, 0 nays. (Moved to Calendar and Rules.) - House Bill 756 (Chairman Fazen): Allow veterans to buy into TCRS for up to four years of service. Vote: 20 ayes, 0 nays. (Moved to Finance, Ways and Means.) - House Bill 548 (Leader Cochran): Prohibits procurement of final technology products from foreign adversaries in new contracts (amendment added). Vote: 19 ayes, 2 nays, 1 present not voting. (Moved to Calendar and Rules.) - House Bill 550 (Leader Cochran): Allow private retirement providers to present materials to TCRS employers after hours. Vote: 22 ayes, 0 nays. (Moved to Calendar and Rules.) - House Bill 1415 (Chairman Hastings): Motor vehicle privilege tax modifications for Chester County. Vote: 18 ayes, 2 nays, 1 present not voting. (Moved to Calendar and Rules.) - House Bill 1321 (Representative Stinnett): Rename Tourism Division as Marketing Division; formalize welcome centers partnership. Vote: 20 ayes, 0 nays. (Moved to Finance, Ways and Means.) - House Bill 140 (Representative Stinnett): Changes to comptroller audit handling. Vote: 21 ayes, 0 nays. (Moved to Calendar and Rules.) - House Bill 379 (Representative Stinnett): Clarification under Charitable Solicitation Act. Vote: 22 ayes, 1 nay. (Moved to Calendar and Rules.) - House Bill 335 (Chairman Hulsey): Allow Bull Blountville Utility District board members to raise pay from $300 to $500. Vote: 22 ayes, 0 nays. (Moved to Finance, Ways and Means.) - House Bill 913 (Chairman Vaughn): Require invalid charter amendments to be excluded from the ballot; require 3‑judge panel for challenges. Vote: 19 ayes, 3 nays, 1 present not voting. (Moved to Calendar and Rules.) - House Bill 1066 (Chairman Vaughn): Vending program and expanded opportunities for vocational rehabilitation customers (amendment added). Vote: 22 ayes, 0 nays. (Moved to Calendar and Rules.) - House Bill 462 (Representative Travis): Hybrid/legacy retirement election after 10 years of service for post‑2014 members. Vote: 22 ayes, 0 nays. (Moved to Finance, Ways and Means.) - House Bill 463 (Representative Travis): Health insurance eligibility after 10 years of service for post‑2014 members. Vote: 20 ayes, 1 nay, 1 present not voting. (Moved to Finance, Ways and Means.) - House Bill 577 (Chairman ______): County jail per‑diem adjustment / reimbursement (amendment added). Vote: 23 ayes, 0 nays. (Moved to Finance, Ways and Means.) - House Bill 1361 (Representative Alexander): Downtown Johnson City premier tourist resort designation for alcohol sale-hour control (amendment added). Vote: 20 ayes, 0 nays, 1 present not voting. (Moved to Calendar and Rules.) - House Joint Resolution 2 (Representative Darby): Proposed constitutional amendment to prohibit statewide property tax. Vote: 20 ayes, 0 nays, 1 present not voting. (Moved to Finance, Ways and Means.) - House Bill 52 (Representative Bolso): Increase property‑tax exemption for permanently and totally disabled veterans to $250,000. Vote: 21 ayes, 0 nays. (Moved to Finance, Ways and Means.) - Senate Joint Resolution 17 (Chairman Bolso): Honor President Jimmy Carter (amendment added). Vote: 22 ayes, 0 nays. (Moved to Calendar and Rules.)

Notes: Committee descriptions are drawn from sponsor explanations on the record. Where the transcript listed a roll‑call tally, that tally is shown; in most cases individual member votes were not read aloud on the record. Items with amendments noted in the transcript were amended before final committee action.