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Committee advances package of bills on funding, veterans benefits, law enforcement certification and divestment; roll calls recorded
Summary
Multiple bills moved out of committee with mostly unanimous or lopsided votes. Highlights include increases in state matching for human resources agencies, a National Guard TRICARE reimbursement program, rules for resort-area special deputies, and a divestment requirement for retirement funds targeting majority‑Chinese-owned entities.
A Tennessee House committee advanced a package of bills during the session. Several items received brief sponsor explanations followed by roll-call votes; the clerk announced tallies for each vote as recorded below.
House Bill 98 (Chairman Hicks) — The committee voted 23-0 to send House Bill 98 to finance, ways and means. The bill increases the maximum state matching funds for human resources agencies from $150,000 to $370,000 and allows local governments to provide additional funding.
House Bill 479 (Chairman Hicks) — The committee voted 23-0 to move House Bill 479 to finance, ways and means. The bill enacts the Tennessee National Guard Service Members Medical Readiness Act and establishes a…
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