Tennessee House Health Committee advances House Resolution 7 and moves calendar items

Chairman White called the House Health Committee to order and the clerk announced that 21 members were present, constituting a quorum. The committee opened with staff introductions and recognition of Doctor of the Day Virginia Weaver of Germantown, who affiliates with the Methodist Hospital of Memphis and is board-certified in general surgery with subspecialty training in minimally invasive and bariatric surgery.

On calendar business, Chairman White announced that House Bill 005 (Representative Bolso) was rolled one week and House Bill 387 (Representative Butler) was rolled two weeks. The committee then took up House Resolution 7 (by Pearson). Representative Hill moved to "move this to final calendar number 2," a motion that had a second, and the chair called for a voice vote. When members were asked to indicate their positions, the chair declared, "Ayes have it," but an unidentified member questioned whether the motion itself had been debated.

After a brief, one-minute recess to clarify procedure, the chair determined the motion was debatable and returned the panel to session. Representative Caplan then called the "Previous question," which was seconded and approved by voice vote. The chair announced that the measure "goes to second calendar 2." No roll-call tally or individual vote names were recorded in the transcript.

The committee concluded its business and adjourned. The session included routine procedural action and scheduling; no policy debate on the substance of House Resolution 7 or the rolled bills is recorded in the transcript.