Kyle, Sara
Born
1952
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65
Bills sponsored
this session · 203 all-time
120
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 120 all-time
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Enacted into law
counting…
6686
Recorded votes
98%
Vote participation
voted in 98% of 6686 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
111S1 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
100%
based on 75 votes
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
0%
based on 75 votes
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
100%
based on 75 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
203 billsCurrent session 65 bills
- SB 0702 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 5; Title 9; Title 60; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to the "Climate Resiliency Fund Act." Passed
- SB 0701 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 10 and Title 49, relative to libraries. Passed
- SB 0700 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 43, Chapter 14, relative to soil. Passed
- SB 0699 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 37 and Title 49, relative to students of schools where an act of mass violence occurs. Passed
- SB 0698 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 43; Title 50 and Title 68, relative to employment of agricultural employees. Passed
- SB 0697 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 7, Chapter 53, relative to industrial development corporations. Passed
- SB 0618 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 3, Chapter 1, relative to the general assembly. Passed
- SB 0617 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 10, relative to campaign funds. Passed
- SB 0616 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 53, relative to food products. Passed
- SB 0594 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2 and Title 40, relative to restoration of citizenship rights. Passed
- SB 0573 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49; Title 63; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to hygiene products for women and children. Passed
- SB 0572 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 13; Title 16 and Title 29, relative to general sessions courts. Passed
- SB 0571 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 16 and Title 24, relative to evidence. Passed
- SB 0500 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 10; Title 13; Title 16; Title 29; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 47; Title 49; Title 50; Title 55; Title 58; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 70, relative to firearms. Passed
- SB 0499 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 43 and Title 47, Chapter 18, relative to agricultural equipment. Passed
- SB 0498 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 7, relative to driver licenses. Signed
- SB 0143 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49; Title 63; Title 67 and Title 68, relative to hygiene products for women and children. Passed
- SB 0142 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to school meals. Passed
- SB 0141 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 49; Title 54 and Title 55, relative to pedestrian safety. Passed
- SJR 1078 A RESOLUTION to commend Mariana Perez Pita for exemplary service as a legislative intern. Signed
- SJR 0418 A RESOLUTION to commend Joshua Blackwell for exemplary service as a legislative intern. Signed
- SJR 0144 A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Andre Jones upon receiving the 2024 Charter Champion Award for Advocate of the Year from the Tennessee Charter School Center. Signed
- SJR 0137 A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate the Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering Phoenix, 2024 TSSAA Class A state football champions. Signed
- SJR 0059 A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Adrian Maclin on being selected as the 2025 Grammy Music Educator of the Year. Signed
- SJR 0016 A RESOLUTION to urge Tennesseans to contribute or donate feminine hygiene products to local schools. Passed
Historical 138 bills
- SB 2327 Schools, Charter - As introduced, requires public charter schools receiving identification as a priority school to develop a school improvement plan within 90 days of identification; revokes a charter school agreement or denies renewal of the agreement if the charter school remains a priority school for two consecutive cycles. - Amends TCA Section 49-13-122. Died
- SB 307 Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, expands the sales tax exemption for purchases of textbooks to include purchases of reading materials required for high school or college classes. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6. Died
- SB 2444 Drugs, Prescription - As introduced, creates sales tax of ten cents per opioid pill dispensed pursuant to prescription; collected tax to be allocated for drug education, prevention, and treatment, including drug courts. - Amends TCA Title 16, Chapter 22; Title 16, Chapter 6 and Title 67. Died
- SB 306 Taxes, Privilege - As introduced, exempts individuals from the professional privilege tax for the first year in which they are licensed or registered in a taxable profession. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 17. Died
- SB 2136 Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires that, after July 1, 2018, a person have at least five years of experience in social work and one year of working with children before the department can hire the person as a child protective services investigator or case manager. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 5, Part 1. Died
- SB 2086 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, creates Class A misdemeanor offense for owner of a firearm to fail to report to law enforcement within five days any knowledge or reasonable cause to believe the theft of the owner's firearm has occurred. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 40. Died
- SB 2406 Education - As introduced, requires the office of research and education accountability (OREA) to investigate and report on unauthorized grade changes occurring at public schools and public charter schools in Shelby County no later than December 31, 2018. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3 and Title 49. Died
- SB 1121 Election Laws - As introduced, permits the use of a photo identification card issued by this state, the United States, or an accredited postsecondary institution of education in this state for purposes of verifying the identity of an eligible voter. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 7. Died
- SB 1119 Drugs, Prescription - As introduced, enacts the "Medical Cannabis Access Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 2; Title 39; Title 43; Title 53, Chapter 11; Title 63 and Title 68. Died
- SB 2411 Veterans Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to provide training in mental health crisis management to the employees of the department for the purposes of assisting veterans with mental health issues. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 3. Died
- SB 1116 Criminal Offenses - As introduced, decriminalizes the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 40. Died
- SB 2415 Drugs, Prescription - As introduced, requires the comptroller of the treasury to study the process utilized by the state to purchase prescription drugs by looking at the role of pharmacy benefits managers, the role of co-payments in drug costs to the consumer and the state, and the desirability of a bid process approved by the general assembly; requires the comptroller to report to the health committee of the house of representatives and the health and welfare committee of the senate on or before January 15, 2019. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 56 and Title 71. Died
- SB 1130 Taxes - As introduced, requires claims for refunds of gas tax used for agricultural purposes to be submitted quarterly, instead of semiannually. - Amends TCA Title 67. Died
- SB 1128 Local Government, General - As introduced, prohibits local governments from reducing the post-employment benefits of retired employees without the written consent of the employee; prohibits local governments from raising premiums for such benefit plans at a rate that exceeds the average annual rate of inflation. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 56. Died
- SB 1094 Employees, Employers - As introduced, changes from seven days to 10 days the amount of notice that must be provided by an employer or employee specializing in food or beverage service of the rescinding of a previously approved 30-minute break waiver. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6 and Title 50. Died
- SB 2429 Education - As introduced, establishes timelines and requirements for the return of schools operated as part of the achievement school district (ASD) to LEAs; prohibits, after the effective date of the act, any school from being assigned to the ASD and the ASD from executing, approving, authorizing, or renewing any contract, charter school application, or charter agreement; abolishes the ASD as an organizational unit of the department of education on July 1, 2019 or when the last charter agreement with the ASD expires, whichever is later. - Amends TCA Title 49. Died
- SB 1140 Financial Institutions, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department, in collaboration with the Tennessee financial literacy commission, to report the amounts allocated from fees collected from licensees under the Flexible Credit Act to the commission and whether any of the amounts allocated were used to assist individuals who are susceptible to predatory lending practices; requires that the department report its findings to the insurance and banking committee of the house of representatives and the commerce and labor committee of the senate no later than January 15, 2018. - Amends TCA Title 45 and Title 47. Died
- SB 1126 Child Custody and Support - As introduced, authorizes the department of human services to provide the department's recommendations regarding child support guidelines in electronic format to the civil justice committee of the house of representatives and the health and welfare committee of the senate. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 50. Died
- SB 1102 Schools, Charter - As introduced, enacts the "Transparency in Charter School Finance Act." - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13. Died
- SB 2445 Taxes, Gross Receipts - As introduced, imposes a gross receipts tax on the sale of opioids. - Amends TCA Title 67. Died
- SB 2087 Nurses, Nursing - As introduced, requires the executive director of the board of nursing to report concerning workforce needs for nurses in healthcare institutions and facilities in this state and the need for any beneficial changes to the educational training of nurses in order to meet those needs to the health committee of the house of representatives and the health and welfare committee of the senate on or before January 15, 2019. - Amends TCA Title 63. Died
- SB 2318 Animal Control - As introduced, limits the means by which a person who possesses Class I wildlife may dispose of the animal to releasing the animal into its natural habitat, returning the animal to the seller, or donating the animal to a zoo. - Amends TCA Title 70. Died
- SB 1114 Sentencing - As introduced, makes defendants convicted for having or selling drugs in school zones eligible for parole after serving 33 percent of the defendant's sentence; eliminates the requirement that defendants serve a mandatory minimum sentence before parole eligibility. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17. Died
- SB 1707 Students - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Hunger-Free Students Act"; clarifies that state board of education rules that permit schools to impose sanctions against students owing a school debt do not authorize sanctions against students owing a meal debt. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 71. Died
- SB 1093 Campaigns and Campaign Finance - As introduced, removes provision by which a candidate becomes ineligible to qualify for an election if a civil penalty has been assessed against the candidate for a violation of the financial disclosure law and has not been paid within 30 days. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 10. Died
Co-sponsored
120 billsCurrent session 120 bills
- SB 0719 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 4, relative to financial aid. Passed
- SB 0687 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 49, relative to education. Signed
- SB 0680 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Title 68, relative to diabetes. Signed
- SB 0560 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36; Title 37 and Title 39, relative to children. Signed
- SB 0326 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to abuse of elderly or vulnerable adults. Signed
- SB 0322 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 8-50-813, relative to state employees. Signed
- SB 0288 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-51-201, relative to compensation paid to firefighters for certain conditions or injuries. Signed
- SB 0269 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 211, relative to solid waste. Passed
- SB 0262 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2, relative to voluntary surrender of an infant. Signed
- SB 0232 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 7, relative to polling places. Signed
- SB 0175 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40 and Title 41, relative to inmates. Signed
- SB 0066 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 20, Part 3 and Title 4, Chapter 29, relative to the Douglas Henry state museum commission. Signed
- SJR 1252 A RESOLUTION to recognize Trooper William Bennett on the occasion of his retirement. Signed
- SJR 1250 A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Tom Midyett for his service on the Tennessee Forestry Commission. Signed
- SJR 1233 A RESOLUTION to commend Bennie Smith of Shelby County for his honorable and astute service on the Tennessee State Election Commission. Signed
- SJR 1145 A RESOLUTION to celebrate Health Information Technology Week in the State of Tennessee. Signed
- SJR 1095 A RESOLUTION to honor the Appalachian Fair on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. Signed
- SJR 1067 A RESOLUTION to honor and celebrate the 175th anniversary of the YMCA. Signed
- SJR 1053 A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Audrey Jean Glodé Campbell on the occasion of her ninetieth birthday. Signed
- SJR 1051 A RESOLUTION to honor Veterans Month. 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 1025 A RESOLUTION to honor Dr. Stacey Floyd-Thomas on her astute service to the Tennessee Ethics Commission. Signed
- SJR 1023 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Dustin Matthew Pedigo of Rockwood. Signed
- SJR 1000 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Shipp Robbley Weems of Dickson. Signed
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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: MOTION TO ADOPT 3/31/2011 Passed | Yea | pass | March 31, 2011 |
| 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: 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: 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: 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: 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# 4 6/17/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 17, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 6/17/2020 Passed (1) | 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# 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: Motion to Adopt 4/28/2022 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | April 28, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/28/2022 Passed (1) | 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) | Yea | pass | April 28, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 4/28/2022 Passed | Yea | pass | April 28, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 4/28/2022 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | April 28, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/28/2022 Passed | Yea | pass | April 28, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 4/28/2022 Passed | Yea | pass | April 28, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/27/2022 Passed (2) | Nay | pass | April 27, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 4/27/2022 Passed (2) | Yea | pass | April 27, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 4/27/2022 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | April 27, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Amend# 4 by Gardenhire 4/27/2022 Passed | Yea | pass | April 27, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 4/27/2022 Passed (3) | Yea | pass | April 27, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Amend# 4 by Gardenhire 4/27/2022 Passed (2) | Yea | pass | April 27, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/27/2022 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | April 27, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/27/2022 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | April 27, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 4/27/2022 Passed | Yea | pass | April 27, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/27/2022 Passed | Yea | pass | April 27, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Table Amend# 4 by Yarbro 4/27/2022 Passed | Nay | pass | April 27, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Amend# 1 by Watson 4/27/2022 Passed (2) | Yea | pass | April 27, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Table Amend# 4 by Yarbro 4/27/2022 Passed (2) | Nay | pass | April 27, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 4/27/2022 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | April 27, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 4/27/2022 Passed | Yea | pass | April 27, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Amend# 1 by Watson 4/27/2022 Passed | Yea | pass | April 27, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/27/2022 Passed | Yea | pass | April 27, 2022 |