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Votes and actions: Government Operations Committee, March 4
Summary
The committee considered six agenda items and recorded roll-call outcomes: SB1880 advanced to Transportation (6–2); the deaf-children council substitute advanced to Health (8–0, 1 absent); SB2470 moved to Calendar (7–0, 1 absent); SB2047 advanced to Education (8–0, 1 absent); TFAB advanced to State & Local (8–0, 1 absent).
At the March 4 Government Operations Committee meeting the panel considered six agenda items and recorded these formal outcomes:
- SB 1880 (codify Tennessee Office of Homeland Security): Amendment 013930 adopted by voice vote; roll call 6 ayes, 2 noes (Bolling Aye; Crow Aye; Kyle No; Oliver No; Rose Aye; Seale Aye; Sutherland Aye; Jackson Aye). Reported to Transportation.
- Substitute creating Tennessee Council for Research of Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing Children (amendment 014570): Reported to Health Committee, roll call recorded 8 ayes, 1 absent.
- SB 2470 (transfer of boiler/elevator oversight to Department of Commerce and Insurance): Amendment adopted; committee vote 7 ayes, 1 absent; reported to Calendar.
- SB 2047 (priority schools: State Board review): Reported to Education Committee, roll call 8 ayes, 1 absent.
- TFAB (Tennessee Family Advisory Board) creating family oversight in corrections: Committee adopted amendments and gave positive recommendation to State and Local (roll call 8 ayes, 1 absent).
All votes were recorded by the clerk during roll call; where the clerk recorded specific member votes those are included above.
