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Committee shortens Launch Tennessee sunset to 1 year amid oversight questions
Summary
Members of the House Government Operations Committee voted 6–3 to shorten the statutory extension for Launch Tennessee to one year, citing questions about oversight, transparency and program structure. Department of Economic and Community Development and Launch Tennessee officials answered members' questions during the hearing.
The House Government Operations Committee on March 17 adopted an amendment shortening the statutory extension for Launch Tennessee and related programs to a one‑year sunset, moving the bill to calendar and rules with a 6–3 vote.
Chairman Lafferty, sponsor of the bill as amended, said he sought the shorter sunset to allow the legislature time to review the organization and its operations. "I was at a Launch Tennessee event... I met a young man ... it made me wonder how much of an eye we really have on this," Lafferty said, explaining his request to shorten the extension while he pursued follow‑up questions.
Launch Tennessee CEO Lindsey Cox and Tennessee Department of Economic and Community…
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