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Votes at a glance: Finance, Ways and Means Committee advances a package of bills
Summary
On April 20 the committee advanced a set of bills (HB 1268, HB 753, HB 2309, HB 1881, HB 1759, HB 1979, HB 902, HB 2358, HB 1690, HB 1720, HB 2038, HB 2091) to Calendar and Rules; the roundup lists outcomes and brief notes for each.
The Finance, Ways and Means Committee met April 20 and advanced a slate of bills to Calendar and Rules. Below is a concise summary of each bill considered and the committee vote outcome.
Votes at a glance
- HB 1268 (Representative Scarborough): Adds two criminal judges to the 30th District. Committee vote: 22-0 to move to Calendar and Rules.
- HB 753 (Chairman Faison): Excludes federal low-income-housing tax credits from property valuation to preserve affordable-housing incentives. Committee vote: 19-3 to move to Calendar and Rules.
- HB 2309 (Chairlady Caringer): Increases required fines for vandalism at houses of worship to at least twice the property-damage/cleanup costs. Committee vote: 23-0 to move to Calendar and Rules.
- HB 1881 (Chairman Slater, as amended): Expands ESA (education savings account) school eligibility and income-restricted ESA access through two adopted amendments (018394, 018332). Committee vote: 14-7 (2 present, not voting) to move to Calendar and Rules.
- HB 1759 (Chairman Slater): Authorizes adult charter schools. Committee vote: 19-3 to move to Calendar and Rules.
- HB 1979 (Chairman White, Promising Futures Act): Child-care framework and affordability measures; amended to adjust funding source. Committee vote: 26-0 to move to Calendar and Rules.
- HB 902 (Representative Jones, as amended): Pilot for substance-abuse curriculum in three LEAs (grades 3–11), clarified funding and non-appropriations language. Committee vote: 26-0 to move to Calendar and Rules.
- HB 2358 (Chairman Hawk): Child-care reporting measure; committee vote: 25-0 to move to Calendar and Rules.
- HB 1690 (Chairman Hicks): Strengthens enforcement under Tennessee Financial Responsibility Law by increasing uninsured-motorist failure fees (first $25→$500; second $100→$1,000; subsequent to $1,500 within 3 years). Committee vote: 19-4 (2 present, not voting) to move to Calendar and Rules.
- HB 1720 (Chairman Hicks): Changes annexation/zoning rules and records certain covenants with register of deeds; committee vote: 25-0 to move to Calendar and Rules.
- HB 2038 (Chairman Hulsey): Declares gold and silver legal tender while prohibiting compulsion to accept precious-metal coins; technical amendment adopted; committee vote: 26-0 to move to Calendar and Rules.
- HB 2091 (Chairman Powers): Locks TWRA OHV permit rates for the North Cumberland WMA through July 1, 2030 while TWRA collects ridership and cost data; committee vote: 25-0 to move to Calendar and Rules.
Several measures included adopted amendments that altered eligibility, funding-source language or technical text; all advanced bills will be considered next by Calendar and Rules.
