Pody, Mark
Born
1956
Contact
Email · sen.mark.pody@capitol.tn.gov
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179
Bills sponsored
this session · 326 all-time
161
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 161 all-time
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Enacted into law
counting…
6411
Recorded votes
98%
Vote participation
voted in 98% of 6411 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)
326 billsCurrent session 179 bills
- SJR 1252 A RESOLUTION to recognize Trooper William Bennett on the occasion of his retirement. Signed
- SJR 1173 A RESOLUTION to honor Ellen Irlene Mandrell as an entertainer and a public servant. Signed
- SJR 1172 A RESOLUTION to honor and commend R. Larry Smith of Knox County for decades of devoted service to the State of Tennessee. Signed
- SJR 1147 A RESOLUTION to honor MJ Lucas, the Best DJ in Small Market Radio. Signed
- SJR 1054 A RESOLUTION to honor and commend William M. "Bill" Grady for his service as President of the Mt. Juliet Breakfast Rotary Club. Signed
- SJR 1052 A RESOLUTION to honor Melanie McDearman Minter on the occasion of her retirement. Signed
- SJR 1046 A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Liz Reese for her essential work as executive director of Brooks House. Signed
- SJR 1045 A RESOLUTION to commend D.T. McCall & Sons of Middle Tennessee. 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 1039 A RESOLUTION to honor the 3rd Annual Tennessee Small Band Association State Championship. Signed
- SJR 1032 A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Kehilla Upper School of Nashville. Signed
- SJR 1029 A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Love's Way Church of Lebanon on the grand opening of its new location. Signed
- SJR 1028 A RESOLUTION to commend Courtney Powell for exemplary service as a legislative intern. Signed
- SJR 0967 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Master Sergeant Roderick "Roddie" W. Edmonds, United States Army, Medal of Honor recipient. Signed
- SJR 0963 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Sally Yoho Swaney. Signed
- SJR 0962 A RESOLUTION to recognize and honor Roger Haley for decades of devoted service to his fellow Tennesseans. Signed
- SJR 0958 A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Jerry Beavers for his contributions to the State of Tennessee. Signed
- SJR 0957 A RESOLUTION to recognize Mt. Olivet Baptist Church on the occasion of its 225th anniversary. Passed
- SJR 0956 A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate 2025 Ms. Wilson County Fair, Heather Day Barber. Signed
- SJR 0955 A RESOLUTION to recognize and honor Debbie Stephens for her years of dedicated service to the General Assembly. Signed
- SJR 0954 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Callie Drennon of Liberty University Online Academy. Signed
- SJR 0942 A RESOLUTION to recognize the Sattler Foundation on the occasion of its tenth anniversary. Signed
- SJR 0941 A RESOLUTION to recognize and honor Michael Patrick Leahy. Signed
- SJR 0940 A RESOLUTION to honor Novamet Specialty Products Corporation on the occasion of its fiftieth anniversary. Signed
- SJR 0927 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Master Sergeant Roderick "Roddie" W. Edmonds, United States Army, Medal of Honor recipient. Signed
Historical 147 bills
- SB 1960 Consumer Protection - As introduced, designates as an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Consumer Protection Act the failure of a broadband service provider to give a new consumer notice of the availability of parental control protections. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 65, Chapter 5, Part 2. Died
- SB 2069 Revenue, Dept. of - As introduced, authorizes the department, in addition to the required inclusion of promotional campaign material regarding the availability of cultural, specialty earmarked and new specialty earmarked motor vehicle registration plates with motor vehicle registration renewal notices, to publish promotional campaign material on the department's website through a prominent link provided on the home page. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4, Part 2 and Title 55, Chapter 4, Part 3. Died
- SB 775 Juvenile Offenders - As introduced, prohibits interrogation or interview of a child who has been taken into custody due to suspicion that the child committed a delinquent act or unruly conduct except in the presence of the child's legal counsel, parent, guardian, or custodian; requires that a video recording be made of the interview and that the child be informed of certain rights. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 39. Died
- HB 2687 State Government - As introduced, creates a new division of state government, the Tennessee Office of Cooperative Disability Investigation. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 10; Title 38 and Title 71. Died
- SB 1958 General Assembly - As introduced, subjects all files concerning complaints initiated under either the former sexual harassment policy or the current workplace discrimination and harassment policy to public disclosure upon completion of proceedings; requires information concerning the identity of the complainant to be redacted prior to disclosure. - Amends TCA Title 3. Died
- SB 2344 Insurance, Life - As introduced, makes various changes to the interest payable by insurers on life insurance policies and annuities, such as computing interest from the date of death instead of from the 15th day following death and changing the interest rate charged. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 14 and Title 56. Died
- SB 758 Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As introduced, prohibits certain health benefit plans that provide coverage for cancer therapy from holding proton radiation therapy to a higher standard of clinical evidence for medical policy benefit coverage decisions than the health plan requires for coverage of any other radiation therapy treatment. - Amends TCA Title 56. Died
- HB 1156 Comptroller, State - As introduced, requires the chief procurement officer to provide the comptroller of the treasury a list of all state contracts, grants, and the cost of each; requires the comptroller to put the list on the comptroller's website; allows chief procurement officer to charge administrative fee for creating and maintaining the list. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 9 and Title 12. Died
- HB 889 Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As introduced, enables a police officer who is a member of the state retirement system to be eligible for service retirement upon completion of 25 years of creditable service. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 8, Chapter 37. Died
- HB 2249 Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, authorizes a distillery that has a total annual production of 50,000 gallons or less to obtain an additional self-distribution permit from the alcoholic beverage commission in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 2 and Title 57, Chapter 3. Died
- HB 2293 Uniform Commercial Code - As introduced, makes available to all Tennessee residents the streamlined process in current law for certain public officials to contest Uniform Commercial Code financing statements that they believe to lack any legal basis. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 9, Part 5. Died
- HB 2369 Election Laws - As introduced, expands notice period for posting calendars of gubernatorial candidate appearances by the state executive committees, from 15 days to 21 calendar days prior to the primary elections. - Amends TCA Title 2. Died
- SB 2070 Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, authorizes a distillery that has a total annual production of 50,000 gallons or less to obtain an additional self-distribution permit from the alcoholic beverage commission in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 2 and Title 57, Chapter 3. Died
- HB 1744 Insurance, Life - As introduced, makes various changes to the interest payable by insurers on life insurance policies and annuities, such as computing interest from the date of death instead of from the 15th day following death and changing the interest rate charged. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 14 and Title 56. Died
- HB 1893 Abortion - As introduced, clarifies that the required notice in facilities and physician offices regarding the illegality of being coerced to have an abortion must be written and displayed in such a manner that a reasonable person to whom it applies should have noticed it. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2; Title 63, Chapter 6; Title 63, Chapter 9 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2. Died
- HB 1918 General Assembly - As introduced, subjects all files concerning complaints initiated under either the former sexual harassment policy or the current workplace discrimination and harassment policy to public disclosure upon completion of proceedings; requires information concerning the identity of the complainant to be redacted prior to disclosure. - Amends TCA Title 3. Died
- SB 1961 Abortion - As introduced, prohibits abortions from the point a fetal heartbeat is detected; requires fetal heartbeat testing prior to an abortion; creates exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2. Died
- HB 2685 Consumer Protection - As introduced, enacts the "Human Trafficking Prevention Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 30 and Title 47, Chapter 18. Failed
- SB 1004 Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, creates a Second Amendment sales tax holiday for the first weekend of September of each year for firearms and ammunition. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6. Died
- SB 2034 Polygraph - As introduced, decreases from 30 to 21 days the time in which a licensed polygraph examiner or company must notify the private investigation and polygraph commission of a change in business address. - Amends TCA Title 62. Died
- SJR 472 Memorials, Recognition - Commemorate "Religious Freedom Day," January 16, 2018. - Signed
- HB 1602 Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, enacts the "Second Amendment Civil Rights Act of 2018"; confers private right of action upon a person to challenge a government entity that refuses to make property available to third parties for Second Amendment activities when the property is made available for other activities; prohibits government entity from banning the possession of a handgun by a handgun permit holder on property owned or administered by the entity unless security officers inspect all persons entering the premises. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17. Died
- HB 2478 Industrial Development - As introduced, prohibits industrial development boards in Loudon County from negotiating payments in lieu of tax agreements for less than the county property taxes otherwise due. - Amends TCA Section 7-53-305. Died
- SB 749 Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As introduced, enables a police officer who is a member of the state retirement system to be eligible for service retirement upon completion of 25 years of creditable service. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 8, Chapter 37. Died
- SB 2281 State Government - As introduced, creates a new division of state government, the Tennessee Office of Cooperative Disability Investigation. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 10; Title 38 and Title 71. Died
Co-sponsored
161 billsCurrent session 161 bills
- SJR 1279 A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Rogers C. Anderson upon his retirement as Mayor of Williamson County. Signed
- SJR 1205 A RESOLUTION to honor Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler on his outstanding career in law enforcement. Signed
- SJR 1182 A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Glenn Jacobs on his exemplary tenure as Knox County Mayor. Signed
- SJR 1165 A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Rogers C. Anderson upon his retirement as Mayor of Williamson County. Signed
- SJR 1117 A RESOLUTION to honor Dr. Sidney A. McPhee on the occasion of his retirement as president of Middle Tennessee State University. Signed
- SJR 1026 A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Tom Sturdivant of Nashville for decades of devoted service to the citizens of Tennessee. 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 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 0824 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize the centennial anniversary of Alvin C. York Agricultural Institute. Signed
- SJR 0815 A RESOLUTION to recognize and honor the Andrew Jackson Foundation upon the occasion of its 125th anniversary. Signed
- SJR 0814 A RESOLUTION to recognize Howard J. Kittell on the occasion of his retirement. Signed
- SJR 0810 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of James "Jim" Moore Hart of Knoxville. Signed
- SJR 0705 A RESOLUTION to recognize the Columbia Rotary Club's 250th anniversary of the United States celebration and the public reading of its Declaration of Reverence. Signed
- SJR 0698 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Charles Maxwell "Charlie" Severance of Knox County. Signed
- SJR 0686 A RESOLUTION to honor and commend the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5150 on the occasion of its eightieth anniversary. 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 0668 A RESOLUTION to confirm the appointment of Todd Skelton to the advisory board for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Passed
- 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: 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) | Yea | pass | June 19, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Suspend the Rules 6/19/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 19, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 6/19/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 19, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 6/19/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | 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) | Yea | pass | June 19, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 6/19/2020 Passed | Yea | 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: 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 | Not Voting | 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) | Not Voting | 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: Motion to Adopt 4/25/2022 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | April 25, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/25/2022 Passed | Yea | pass | April 25, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/25/2022 Passed | Yea | pass | April 25, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/25/2022 Passed (2) | Yea | pass | April 25, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/25/2022 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | April 25, 2022 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 6/11/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 11, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 6/11/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 11, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 6/11/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 11, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 6/11/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 11, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Table Amend# 6 by Kyle 6/11/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 11, 2020 |