HB0962 - Restaurant Carry

[Guest djack41]

How long should the conference committee take to come up with final version? How quickly do you see it being voted on by both House and Senate? Will the Gov. sign it, veto or allow it to become law without his signature?

The conference committee meeting should take less than one hour in room 31 of the Legislative plaza. It will also be on streaming video.

The house sponsor, Rep Todd, plans to take the conference report to the house floor for a vote at today's 5:00 session. The senate rules prevent a senate vote until thursday.

A veto is unlikely. The prime senate sponsor is a democrat and the bill will pass with bipartison support. Tennessee is a "weak governor" state which means a simple majority overrides a veto. The governor has not indicated whether he will sign it.

[Volzfan]

Thanks djack41!

[waynesan]

The conference committee meeting should take less than one hour in room 31 of the Legislative plaza. It will also be on streaming video.

I can't find on the Legislative calandar for today where anyone is meeting in room 31.

The only scheduled meeting I can find that looks like it might be the one is this:

General Assembly Schedule and it says they are meeting at 2:00 in room HHR16. And they don't have an agenda posted for this meeting (as of right now).

Does anyone know if this is the meeting where the Restaurant bill is to be worked out. I sure don't want to miss this one.

[Fallguy]

The name of the committee and time is right.

I would guess it's possible the could change the room.

Maybe they will post an agenda soon.

[waynesan]

Just called two of the Reps and talked to their staff people and both of them were "pretty sure" that the joint committee in the post above is the one where 0962 is going to be hashed out.

[Guest db99wj]

That is correct, if you take the link above and hit the little "View Video" icon it takes you to the next screen which has this: Conference Committee HB0962 -- SB1127 1241470800May 04, 2009 - 2:00 PM.

[Guest SomeGuy]

The meeting is due to start soon, if you have not contacted them, do so now.

[waynesan]

Watch it here:

Conference Committee HB0962 -- SB1127

[waynesan]

Rep. Armstrong is absolutely insane.

[Guest jcramin]

Any good news yet

[waynesan]

Everybody is just having their say.

[ukerduker]

Rep. Armstrong is absolutely insane.

I agree. His arguement is pathetic.

[Fallguy]

Rep. Armstrong is absolutely insane.

+10000000000000

[Guest bkelm18]

Armstrong is such a tool.

[Guest db99wj]

Armstrong is for sure an idiot. How about we exempt him. Knoxville must be proud.

[dralarms]

What is going on, I'm more confused than they are.

[Guest db99wj]

It appears it has passed, 3 to 2

[Volzfan]

WHAT THEY SAID!!! ARMSTRONG IS AN ABSOLUTE IDIOT!!!

[Guest HexHead]

This bastard Armstrong is trying to kill the bill when it gets to the House.

[Guest jcramin]

It appears it has passed, 3 to 2

PASSED ????

[Guest db99wj]

It goes to the House tonight and Senante Thursday. They are trying to figure out the Minority report. Senate rule is a 24 hour layover before it can be brought up. Thursday it is.

Todd said he would think about doing it tonight or wait if there is no layover procedure he still might do it tonight.

[Guest bkelm18]

Ok, so now what?

[Guest db99wj]

Its over. whether it is heard tonight at the house remains to be seen, senate will look Thursday. It passed.

[titan14]

Somebody needed to stick a box of ammo in his mouth.....geezzzzz.......argumentative a$$hole!

[Fallguy]

It appears it has passed, 3 to 2

The motion was to accept the Senate Version.

For the House conferees, Yes....couldn't hear the Senate Vote for sure.

The two House conferees voting no were Armstrong and McCord.

It seems they want to issue a minority report as well.

Also my most humble apologies to Rep Todd....he said he was always for a clean bill. He had just simply agreed to carry the bill that came from the summer study committee, and that bill came with the restrictions.