Chair leads moment of silence for deputy; consent calendar approved 10-0 and several items bumped

At the Feb. 2, 2026 session of the 2026 Legislature TN, the presiding officer opened the meeting, asked the clerk to take the roll and led members in a moment of silence for Deputy Derek Bonham, who the presiding officer said “was shot, just over the weekend and lost his life” and “left behind a daughter and 3 small children.”

The presiding officer announced that several agenda items — numbers 11, 10, 13, 22 and 39 — would be “bumped” and taken off notice; the action was adopted without objection. The presiding officer then introduced a consent calendar that had originally contained 43 items and said it was now down to 39 items. After a motion and second (movers and seconder not identified in the record), the clerk opened the board for a recorded vote and reported, “Mister chairman, you have 10 ayes and 0 nays.” The presiding officer said the consent counter goes on to calendar and rules.

Votes at a glance
Consent calendar (motion text not specified): recorded vote reported by the clerk as 10 ayes, 0 nays; mover/second not specified in the transcript; outcome: approved and referred to calendar and rules. (Note: the clerk reported nine members present at roll call earlier in the meeting; the transcript later records 10 ayes on the consent vote.)

The presiding officer then moved to adjourn; with no objection the meeting was adjourned. Portions of the recording after the adjournment include overlapping and unclear speech.

The article attributes direct quotes and procedural counts to the presiding officer and the clerk as recorded in the transcript; names and mover/second details that do not appear in the record are listed as not specified.