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175
Bills sponsored
this session · 271 all-time
149
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 149 all-time
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Enacted into law
counting…
6012
Recorded votes
98%
Vote participation
voted in 98% of 6012 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
111S1 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
100%
based on 64 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0%
based on 64 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 64 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
271 billsCurrent session 175 bills
- SJR 1271 A RESOLUTION to congratulate John Patrick and Susan Marie Hallett upon the occasion of their forty-fifth wedding anniversary. Signed
- SJR 1257 A RESOLUTION to congratulate John Patrick and Susan Marie Hallett upon the occasion of their forty-fifth wedding anniversary. Passed
- SJR 1235 A RESOLUTION to honor Senior Deputy Attorney General Scott Sutherland on the occasion of his retirement. Signed
- SJR 1025 A RESOLUTION to honor Dr. Stacey Floyd-Thomas on her astute service to the Tennessee Ethics Commission. Signed
- SJR 0989 A RESOLUTION to commend Donyell Hess for exemplary service as a legislative intern. Signed
- SJR 0988 A RESOLUTION to commemorate ALS Awareness Month, May 2026. Signed
- SJR 0926 A RESOLUTION to recognize and honor The Brown Four of Memphis. Signed
- SJR 0654 A RESOLUTION to honor Melvin Deener on the occasion of his retirement. Signed
- SJR 0590 A RESOLUTION to propose an amendment to Article XI, Section 5 of the Constitution of Tennessee, to allow for bingo events to benefit certain organizations. Passed
- SJR 0582 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Minister Michaele Anne Byers of Shelby County. Signed
- SJR 0581 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of music legend Steve Cropper. Signed
- SJR 0580 A RESOLUTION to designate July 2026 as "Uterine Fibroid Awareness Month" in Tennessee. Passed
- SJR 0579 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Marzie Thomas of Memphis. Signed
- SJR 0578 A RESOLUTION to commend UNAPOLOGETIC upon the organization's tenth anniversary. Signed
- SJR 0577 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Julian Taylor Bolton of Memphis. Signed
- SJR 0576 A RESOLUTION to recognize Tau Iota Sigma, the Memphis Alumni Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, on its ninetieth anniversary. Signed
- SJR 0575 A RESOLUTION to recognize and commend the West Tennessee Annual Conference of the African Methodist Episcopal Church on the occasion of its 151st Session. Signed
- SJR 0574 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Dr. Barbara Alfreda Duncan-Cody of Millington. Signed
- SJR 0573 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Crossett Franklin, Sr., of Memphis. Signed
- SJR 0572 A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Centenary United Methodist Church upon the dedication of its historical marker. Signed
- SJR 0398 A RESOLUTION to commend Taylor Hollands for exemplary service as a legislative intern. Signed
- SJR 0397 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Sondra Denise Keys-Wade. Signed
- SJR 0325 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory Ava May Christopher. Signed
- SJR 0308 A RESOLUTION to recognize and commend the 2024 Do the Write Thing National Challenge Ambassadors, Charlotte Mount, Josiah Young, Adedamola Adeyemo, Bobby Calvin III, Amara-Asa Nwachukwu, and Tiernan Carney. Signed
- SJR 0216 A RESOLUTION to honor and commend the State Government Affairs Council on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary. Signed
Historical 96 bills
- SB 1235 Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, expands the tax credit allowed for the purchase of brownfield property to include real property that was previously the subject of an investigation or remediation as a brownfield project under a voluntary agreement or consent order; revises other provisions related to the tax credit. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 20 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 21. Died
- SB 2547 Criminal Procedure - As introduced, includes one misdemeanor offense and any offenses considered one single offense for expunction purposes under current law as eligible offenses qualifying to petition for expunction under certain circumstances; splits the expunction fee among counties if the petition for expunction is for multiple offenses committed in different counties. - Amends TCA Section 40-32-101. Died
- HB 2512 Controlled Substances - As introduced, specifies that industrial hemp and products derived from industrial hemp, other than isolated THC, are not subject to scheduling as a controlled substance and are not subject to forfeiture based solely on their composition. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40, Chapter 33; Title 43; Title 53 and Section 67-4-2802. Died
- HB 1235 Education - As introduced, specifies that the governing boards of institutions of higher education must make a report on any program terminations to the education committee of the senate and education administration and planning committee of the house of representatives by July 1 of each year. - Amends TCA Title 49. Died
- SB 1403 Education - As introduced, allows the governing body of a public charter school to make the annual progress report to the sponsor of the school, the chartering authority, and the commissioner of education in an electronic format. - Amends TCA Title 49. Died
- SB 1405 Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, authorizes a restaurant located in Davidson or Shelby County that holds a license to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on its premises to sell to its patrons mixed alcoholic beverages in sealed containers for consumption off its premises. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4. Died
- HB 2513 Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As introduced, requires the Tennessee bureau of investigation to review the number of expunction petitions filed in the prior year for crimes committed prior to November 1, 1989, the number of those petitions that were granted, and the number that were rejected; requires the TBI to report its findings to the general assembly in January 2020. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. Died
- HB 957 Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, revises the wage requirement for a qualifying job under the Community Resurgence Job Tax Credit Act of 2015 from requiring wages equal to, or greater than, the state's average occupational wage to requiring wages at least 65 percent of the labor workforce development area wage. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-2109. Died
- HB 1239 Education - As introduced, changes from February 15 to March 1 the date by which the commissioner of education must submit an annual report summarizing conflict resolution intervention programs to the governor and the education committees of the senate and house of representatives. - Amends TCA Title 49. Died
- SB 1236 Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, revises the wage requirement for a qualifying job under the Community Resurgence Job Tax Credit Act of 2015 from requiring wages equal to, or greater than, the state's average occupational wage to requiring wages at least 65 percent of the labor workforce development area wage. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-2109. Died
- SB 2546 Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As introduced, requires the Tennessee bureau of investigation to review the number of expunction petitions filed in the prior year for crimes committed prior to November 1, 1989, the number of those petitions that were granted, and the number that were rejected; requires the TBI to report its findings to the general assembly in January 2020. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40. Died
- HB 1241 Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, authorizes a restaurant located in Davidson or Shelby County that holds a license to sell alcoholic beverages for consumption on its premises to sell to its patrons mixed alcoholic beverages in sealed containers for consumption off its premises. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4. Died
- SB 2527 Sexual Offenses - As introduced, expands the offenses of aggravated rape and aggravated sexual battery to include if the defendant commits the offense during the commission of an aggravated burglary, if the defendant commits the offense against more than one person in a single incident, and other changes. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5 and Title 40. Died
- HB 2255 Sexual Offenses - As introduced, expands the offenses of aggravated rape and aggravated sexual battery to include if the defendant commits the offense during the commission of an aggravated burglary, if the defendant commits the offense against more than one person in a single incident, and other changes. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5 and Title 40. Died
- HB 2518 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, authorizes a person who has more than one conviction to petition on a one-time basis for expunction of up to two convictions, if each offense is otherwise eligible for expunction and if the offenses were two misdemeanors or one misdemeanor and one felony; clarifies that such persons are eligible for payment plan option extended to other petitioners. - Amends TCA Section 40-32-101. Died
- SB 1843 Education - As introduced, requires the department of education to report annually on student placement in reading, English language arts, and mathematics classrooms with certain low performing teachers; requires the report to be made public. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 31. Died
- SB 2182 Wine & Wineries - As introduced, authorizes retail food stores to sell wine on Sundays and remits the retail gallonage tax from Sunday sales to the newly created low income children pre-kindergarten scholarship fund; requires the department of education to use money in the fund to establish a scholarship program to provide access to pre-kindergarten to children from low income families. - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 57, Chapter 3; Title 57, Chapter 4 and Title 57, Chapter 5. Died
- SB 233 Child Custody and Support - As introduced, adds to and revises certain provisions related to the production, review, use, and disposition of a parent's mental health records pursuant to a mental health examination ordered by a court during a child custody determination; adds a parent's ability to instruct, inspire, and encourage the child to develop skills necessary to become a successful adult to the list of factors a court must consider when making a child custody determination. - Amends TCA Section 36-6-106. Died
- HB 874 Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, expands the tax credit allowed for the purchase of brownfield property to include real property that was previously the subject of an investigation or remediation as a brownfield project under a voluntary agreement or consent order; revises other provisions related to the tax credit. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 20 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 21. Died
- SB 2055 Boards and Commissions - As introduced, requires each professional board to create a remediation subcommittee for the purpose of offering a licensee, who has been cited for a licensure violation, the option to have the licensure violation remediated prior to the board applying penalties to, or suspending or revoking the license of, the cited licensee. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 62 and Title 63. Died
- HB 2516 Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, requires all school personnel to receive implicit bias in-service training annually; requires students desiring a license to teach to pass a course of implicit bias training. - Amends TCA Title 49. Died
- HB 1242 Local Education Agencies - As introduced, prohibits a person seeking to serve on the Shelby County board of education from serving on such board if the person is an employee of another school district within Shelby County. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2, Part 2. Died
- SB 2548 Marriage - As introduced, restricts marriage to persons 16 years of age or older by removing age waivers for marriage certificates. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3 and Title 37, Chapter 1. Died
- HB 2519 Criminal Procedure - As introduced, includes one misdemeanor offense and any offenses considered one single offense for expunction purposes under current law as eligible offenses qualifying to petition for expunction under certain circumstances; splits the expunction fee among counties if the petition for expunction is for multiple offenses committed in different counties. - Amends TCA Section 40-32-101. Died
- SB 2545 Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, requires all school personnel to receive implicit bias in-service training annually; requires students desiring a license to teach to pass a course of implicit bias training. - Amends TCA Title 49. Died
Co-sponsored
149 billsCurrent session 149 bills
- SJR 1252 A RESOLUTION to recognize Trooper William Bennett on the occasion of his retirement. Signed
- SJR 1251 A RESOLUTION to honor Margot Café & Bar for twenty-five years of operation. Signed
- SJR 1081 A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Dr. Christiane Buggs, executive director of Nashville PENCIL. Signed
- SJR 1080 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize PENCIL. Signed
- SJR 1040 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Parker Belle Hayes of Mt. Juliet upon her graduation from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Signed
- SJR 1030 A RESOLUTION to honor National Arab American Heritage Month. Signed
- SJR 1023 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Dustin Matthew Pedigo of Rockwood. Signed
- SJR 0999 A RESOLUTION to recognize Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Holly Kirby on the occasion of her retirement from the bench. Signed
- SJR 0998 A RESOLUTION to honor Jan McNally of Oak Ridge for her many contributions to the State of Tennessee. Signed
- SJR 0990 A RESOLUTION to honor and commend the Bartlett Panthers boys' basketball team upon winning the 2026 TSSAA Division I, Class 4A state championship. Signed
- SJR 0963 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Sally Yoho Swaney. Signed
- SJR 0955 A RESOLUTION to recognize and honor Debbie Stephens for her years of dedicated service to the General Assembly. Signed
- SJR 0927 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Master Sergeant Roderick "Roddie" W. Edmonds, United States Army, Medal of Honor recipient. Signed
- SJR 0896 A RESOLUTION to honor Lt. Governor Randy McNally, Speaker of the Senate, for his exemplary service to this General Assembly and the State of Tennessee. Signed
- SJR 0892 A RESOLUTION to honor the United States men's hockey team on winning the gold medal at the 2026 Olympic Games on an overtime goal by Jack Hughes. Signed
- SJR 0876 A RESOLUTION to honor the Revolutionary War veterans interred within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and surrounding areas. Passed
- SJR 0875 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Donald Kenton Wright of Sumner County. Signed
- SJR 0841 A RESOLUTION to honor Irene Ward upon her exemplary service to the Senate on the occasion of her retirement. Signed
- SJR 0830 A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Alpha Kappa Alpha Day at the Capitol. Signed
- SJR 0810 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of James "Jim" Moore Hart of Knoxville. Signed
- SJR 0698 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Charles Maxwell "Charlie" Severance of Knox County. Signed
- SJR 0695 A RESOLUTION to commend the Tennessee Justice Center on the occasion of its thirtieth community birthday. Signed
- SJR 0685 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Natalie Leach Haslam of Knoxville. Signed
- SJR 0669 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Thomas Dexter Justis of Morristown. Signed
- SJR 0665 A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Jim Tracy for his exemplary service to the State of Tennessee and his fellow citizens. Signed
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 2/9/2026 Passed (1) | Not Voting | pass | February 09, 2026 |
| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/21/2025 Passed | Not Voting | pass | April 21, 2025 |
| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/18/2023 Passed | Yea | pass | April 18, 2023 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/6/2023 Passed | Yea | pass | March 06, 2023 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 3 6/19/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 19, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 6/19/2020 Passed (1) | Nay | pass | June 19, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Suspend the Rules 6/19/2020 Passed | Nay | pass | June 19, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 6/19/2020 Passed | Nay | pass | June 19, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 6/19/2020 Passed (1) | Nay | pass | June 19, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 3 6/19/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 19, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Suspend the Rules 6/19/2020 Passed (2) | Nay | pass | June 19, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 6/19/2020 Passed | Nay | pass | June 19, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 6/18/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 6/18/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 6/18/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 6/18/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 6/18/2020 Passed (2) | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 6/18/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Suspend the Rules 6/18/2020 Passed | Nay | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Suspend the Rules 6/18/2020 Passed (1) | Nay | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 6/18/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 6/18/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 6/18/2020 Passed (2) | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 3 6/18/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 6/18/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 6/18/2020 Passed (3) | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 3 6/18/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 6/18/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 6/18/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 6/18/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 6/17/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 6/17/2020 Passed (2) | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 6/17/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 4 6/17/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 3 6/17/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 6/17/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 3 6/17/2020 Passed (2) | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 6/17/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 6/17/2020 Passed (2) | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 6/17/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 6/17/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 4 6/17/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 6/17/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 6/17/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/28/2022 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | April 28, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/28/2022 Passed | Yea | pass | April 28, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/28/2022 Passed | Yea | pass | April 28, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 4/28/2022 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | April 28, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/28/2022 Passed (1) | Nay | pass | April 28, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 4/28/2022 Passed | Yea | pass | April 28, 2022 |