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Votes at a glance: House Government Operations Committee, March 17, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal actions and votes taken by the House Government Operations Committee during its March 17, 2025 meeting, including roll actions and items carried over for a week.
The House Government Operations Committee took the following formal actions on March 17, 2025. Where recorded in the hearing, vote tallies and immediate next steps are listed.
- House Bill 106 (childcare licensing exemptions): Positive recommendation to move forward. Committee vote: 13 ayes, 0 noes. Sponsors and the Department of Human Services answered member questions about which programs and tutorials would be exempt and reporting expectations.
- House Bill 1376 (hemp regulatory framework): Passed out of committee with a positive recommendation. Committee vote: 13 ayes, 1 no. The bill assigns retail regulation to the Alcoholic Beverage Commission; rule‑making to follow.
- House Bill 357 (Rescue Squad Risk Recognition Act): Passed 13–0. The bill requires rescue squads be duly recognized by the state fire marshal to operate and directs the fire marshal to promulgate standards in consultation with stakeholders.
- House Bill 1084 (anti‑choking device grant program): Passed 12–0. The bill establishes a limited grant program to reimburse schools and first responders for eligible anti‑choking devices; the Department of Health would promulgate rules and administer funds.
- House Bill 66 (municipal employee residential information privacy): Rolled one week at the sponsor's request for additional information about redaction requirements and burden for registers of deeds and assessors.
- House Bill 431 (CEO Pay Disparity Act): Advanced to Finance, Ways and Means with a negative recommendation. Committee vote: 4 ayes, 8 noes.
- House Bill 219 (foreign persons agricultural investment reporting): Passed 10–1. As amended, it requires entities that report foreign agricultural investments to USDA under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act to also file a copy with the state Department of Agriculture; noncompliance is reported to the attorney general.
- House Bill 1330 (Less Is More Act — court reporters): Passed 9–2. The bill moves oversight of court reporter complaints from a separate Board to the commissioner; supporters cited cost savings, opponents raised concerns about professional expertise in commissioner's office handling nuanced complaints.
- House Bill 243 (sunset extension — Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services): Passed 10–0; moves to calendar and rules.
- House Bill 241 (sunset extension — Department of Economic and Community Development): Passed 12–0; moves to calendar and rules.
- House Bill 254 (extend Local Government Planning Advisory Committee): Passed 11–0; moves to calendar and rules.
- House Bill 280 (Launch Tennessee): Committee adopted an amendment shortening the statutory extension to one year and moved the bill forward, vote 6–3. Launch Tennessee and TNECD provided program information and committed to follow up on committee questions.
