HOUSE JOURNAL of the ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY of the STATE OF TENNESSEE TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2011 FIRST ORGANIZATIONAL DAY The House of Representatives of the One Hundred Seventh General Assembly of the State of Tennessee was called to order at twelve o’clock noon by Kent Williams, Speaker of the One Hundred Sixth General Assembly, in accordance with Article II, Sections 3 and 8 of the Constitution of the State of Tennessee. The Speaker invited family and friends of the members-elect into the Chamber. The proceedings were opened with prayer by Representative K. Brooks. Representative Ragan led the House in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. Representative Ragan introduced the musical group, Cordis Voce, who performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” and “Tennessee Waltz.” COMMUNICATION November 18, 2010 Honorable Sidney Chism Chair, Shelby County Commission Shelby County Board of Commissioners Suite 450, 160 North Main Street Memphis, Tennessee 38103 Dear Chairman Chism: This is to confirm that a vacancy exists in the House District 98 seat of the Tennessee House of Representatives. This vacancy was created by the untimely death of Representative (Representative-elect) Ulysses Jones, Jr., which occurred on November 9, 2010. As you are aware, Representative Jones was re-elected to the House District 98 seat on November 2, 2010. The results from that election were certified by the Shelby County Election Commission on November 17, 2010. 1 TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2011 – FIRST ORGANIZATIONAL DAY I attended services “Celebrating the Life and Legacy of the Honorable Ulysses Jones, Jr.” in Memphis on Monday, November 15, 2010 to pay my respects to Representative Jones and offer my condolences to his family. I am enclosing a copy of the program Celebrating His Life and Legacy from the November 15, 2010 services. I would ask that you provide this letter to the Shelby County Commission so the Commission may consider action to fill the vacancy. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Sincerely, /s/ Burney T. Durham Chief Clerk of the House Cc: Honorable Phil Bredesen, Governor Honorable Kent Williams, Speaker of the House Honorable Tre Hargett, Secretary of State REPRESENTATIVES BY DISTRICT The Speaker directed Mr. Burney T. Durham, Chief Clerk of the One Hundred Sixth General Assembly, to call the names, by district, of the duly elected or appointed Representatives who have been certified by the Secretary of State as follows: First Representative District--Jon C. Lundberg Second Representative District--Tony Shipley Third Representative District--Scotty Campbell Fourth Representative District--Kent Williams Fifth Representative District--David Hawk Sixth Representative District--Dale Ford Seventh Representative District--Matthew Hill Eighth Representative District--Art Swann Ninth Representative District--Mike Harrison Tenth Representative District--Don Miller Eleventh Representative District--Jeremy Faison Twelfth Representative District--Richard Montgomery Thirteenth Representative District--Harry J. Tindell 2 TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2011 – FIRST ORGANIZATIONAL DAY Fourteenth Representative District--Ryan A. Haynes Fifteenth Representative District--Joseph E. Armstrong Sixteenth Representative District--Bill Dunn Seventeenth Representative District--Frank S. Niceley Eighteenth Representative District--Steve Hall Nineteenth Representative District--Harry Brooks Twentieth Representative District--Bob Ramsey Twenty-first Representative District--Jimmy Matlock Twenty-second Representative District--Eric Watson Twenty-third Representative District--John W. Forgety Twenty-fourth Representative District--Kevin Brooks Twenty-fifth Representative District--Cameron Sexton Twenty-sixth Representative District--Gerald McCormick Twenty-seventh Representative District--Richard Floyd Twenty-eighth Representative District--Tommie F. Brown Twenty-ninth Representative District--JoAnne Favors Thirtieth Representative District--Vince Dean Thirty-first Representative District--Jim Cobb Thirty-second Representative District--Julia Hurley Thirty-third Representative District--John D. Ragan Thirty-fourth Representative District--Rick Womick Thirty-fifth Representative District--Dennis E. Roach Thirty-sixth Representative District--Dennis Powers Thirty-seventh Representative District--Bill Harmon Thirty-eighth Representative District--Kelly Keisling Thirty-ninth Representative District--David Alexander 3 TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2011 – FIRST ORGANIZATIONAL DAY Fortieth Representative District--Terri Lynn Weaver Forty-first Representative District--John Mark Windle Forty-second Representative District--Ryan Williams Forty-third Representative District--Charles Curtiss Forty-fourth Representative District--Mike McDonald Forty-fifth Representative District--Debra Maggart Forty-sixth Representative District--Mark Pody Forty-seventh Representative District--Judd Matheny Forty-eighth Representative District--Joe Carr Forty-ninth Representative District--Mike Sparks Fiftieth Representative District--Gary W. Moore Fifty-first Representative District--Michael Turner Fifty-second Representative District--Mike Stewart Fifty-third Representative District--Janis Baird Sontany Fifty-fourth Representative District--Brenda Gilmore Fifty-fifth Representative District--Gary Odom Fifty-sixth Representative District--Beth Harwell Fifty-seventh Representative District--Linda Elam Fifty-eighth Representative District--Mary Pruitt Fifty-ninth Representative District--Sherry Jones Sixtieth Representative District--Jim Gotto Sixty-first Representative District--Charles Sargent Sixty-second Representative District--Pat Marsh Sixty-third Representative District--Glen Casada Sixty-fourth Representative District--Sheila Butt Sixty-fifth Representative District--Eddie Bass 4 TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2011 – FIRST ORGANIZATIONAL DAY Sixty-sixth Representative District--Joshua G. Evans Sixty-seventh Representative District--Joe Pitts Sixty-eighth Representative District--Curtis Johnson Sixty-ninth Representative District--David Shepard Seventieth Representative District--Joey Hensley Seventy-first Representative District--Vance Dennis Seventy-second Representative District--Steve McDaniel Seventy-third Representative District--Jimmy Eldridge Seventy-fourth Representative District--John C. Tidwell Seventy-fifth Representative District--Tim Wirgau Seventy-sixth Representative District--Andrew H. Holt Seventy-seventh Representative District--Bill Sanderson Seventy-eighth Representative District--Phillip Johnson Seventy-ninth Representative District--Curtis Halford Eightieth Representative District--Johnny Shaw Eighty-first Representative District--Jimmy Naifeh Eighty-second Representative District--Craig Fitzhugh Eighty-third Representative District--Mark White Eighty-fourth Representative District--Joe Towns, Jr. Eighty-fifth Representative District--Johnnie Turner Eighty-sixth Representative District--Barbara Cooper Eighty-seventh Representative District--Karen Camper Eighty-eighth Representative District--Larry J. Miller Eighty-ninth Representative District--Jeanne Richardson Ninetieth Representative District--John DeBerry Ninety-first Representative District--Lois M. DeBerry 5 TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2011 – FIRST ORGANIZATIONAL DAY Ninety-second Representative District--G.A. Hardaway Ninety-third Representative District--Mike Kernell Ninety-fourth Representative District--Barrett Rich Ninety-fifth Representative District--Curry Todd Ninety-sixth Representative District--Steve McManus Ninety-seventh Representative District--Jim Coley Ninety-eighth Representative District--Ulysses Jones, Jr. The Clerk requested that the Journal reflect Representative Ulysses Jones, Jr. was elected to the Ninety-eighth Representative District on November 2, 2010. The results from that election were certified on November 17, 2010 by the Shelby County Election Commission. Representative Ulysses Jones, Jr. suffered an untimely death on November 9, 2010. A letter was sent to the Honorable Sidney Chism, Chairman of the Shelby County Board of Commissioners, on November 18, 2010, confirming the vacancy in the Ninety-eighth Representative District. The letter will be entered into the Journal demonstrating the vacancy in this District. At this point, no action has been taken to fill the vacancy Ninety-ninth Representative District--Ron Lollar The Speaker asked the Clerk if any petitions had been filed relative to the election. The Clerk announced no petitions had been filed. OATHS OF OFFICE OF REPRESENTATIVES-ELECT The Representatives-elect stood and were administered the Oath of Office by the Honorable Gary R. Wade, Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court, as prescribed by the State Constitution and the Statutes of Tennessee: Representatives present were Alexander, Armstrong, Bass, Brooks H, Brooks K, Brown, Butt, Campbell, Camper, Carr, Casada, Cobb, Coley, Cooper, Curtiss, Dean, DeBerry J, DeBerry L, Dennis, Dunn, Elam, Eldridge, Evans, Faison, Favors, Fitzhugh, Floyd, Ford, Forgety, Gilmore, Gotto, Halford, Hall, Hardaway, Harmon, Harrison, Harwell, Hawk, Haynes, Hensley, Hill, Holt, Hurley, Johnson C, Johnson P, Jones S, Keisling, Kernell, Lollar, Lundberg, Maggart, Marsh, Matheny, Matlock, McCormick, McDaniel, McDonald, McManus, Miller D, Miller L, Montgomery, Moore, Naifeh, Niceley, Odom, Pitts, Pody, Powers, Pruitt, Ragan, Ramsey, Rich, Richardson, Roach, Sanderson, Sargent, Sexton, Shaw, Shepard, Shipley, Sontany, Sparks, Stewart, Swann, Tidwell, Tindell, Todd, Towns, Turner J, Turner M, Watson, Weaver, White,