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Votes at a glance: Commerce Committee advances multiple bills including trust law cleanup, HELOC change, tattoo training and more
Summary
The committee approved a range of bills on a packed calendar, many by unanimous or near-unanimous margins; this summary lists each measure, the committee tally and brief description of the action.
The Tennessee House Commerce Committee handled a packed calendar and advanced numerous bills to calendar and rules. The measures below reflect the committee’s recorded motions and votes from the transcript. Vote tallies are the committee clerk’s counts recorded on the floor.
Votes at a glance
- House Joint Resolution: Reappointment of David Jones to the Public Utility Commission — Passed in committee, recorded as 19 ayes (clerk report during roll call).
- HB 817 (trust law updates, sponsor: Representative Garrett) — Committee attached an amendment that rewrote the bill (coding ending 3684); passed 21-0 and was sent to calendar and rules. Sponsor described the bill as clarifications to trust definitions, successor trustees, electronic notice, reimbursement of trustee costs and who may serve in nonfiduciary advisory roles.
- HB 908 (subordinate / home equity loans beyond 15 years, sponsor: Representative Gere) — The bill changes the benchmark used for long-term subordinate loans (HELOANs) to a market-based rate used for currently…
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