Yager, Ken
Born
1947
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82
Bills sponsored
this session · 361 all-time
176
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 176 all-time
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Enacted into law
counting…
7295
Recorded votes
99%
Vote participation
voted in 99% of 7295 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)
361 billsCurrent session 82 bills
- SB 2716 AN ACT to amend Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 335 of the Private Acts of 1968; Chapter 282 of the Private Acts of 1972; Chapter 23 of the Private Acts of 1973; Chapter 93 of the Private Acts of 1983; Chapter 83 of the Private Acts of 1985; Chapter 218 of the Private Acts of 1990; Chapter 11 of the Private Acts of 1991; Chapter 65 of the Private Acts of 1993; Chapter 90 of the Private Acts of 2000; Chapter 77 of the Private Acts of 2002; Chapter 136 of the Private Acts of 2002; Chapter 27 of the Private Acts of 2011; Chapter 41 of the Private Acts of 2022; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the City of Lafayette. Signed
- SB 2627 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to the Individualized Education Act. Passed
- SB 2477 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education funding. Passed
- SB 2476 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63 and Title 68, relative to health care. Passed
- SB 2294 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 69, relative to boating. Passed
- SB 2293 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 17; Title 43; Title 57 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 10, relative to vapor products. Signed
- SB 2276 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5, relative to county legislative bodies. Signed
- SB 2221 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 15, relative to ambulances. Signed
- SB 2180 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 54 and Title 64, Chapter 8, relative to the allocation of funding to transportation planning organizations. Passed
- SB 2179 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 13 and Title 33, Chapter 11, relative to disbursements. Passed
- SB 2178 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 13, relative to criminal offenses. Signed
- SB 2177 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 38, relative to compensation of law enforcement officers. Signed
- SB 2176 AN ACT to repeal Chapter 1 of the Private Acts of 2007, relative to the chief executive officer of Roane County. Signed
- SB 2175 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, Chapter 221, relative to water. Signed
- SB 2174 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to swimming pools. Passed
- SB 2173 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 9, relative to off-highway vehicles. Signed
- SB 2172 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 11, Chapter 13 and Title 68, Chapter 211, relative to environmental protection. Passed
- SB 2171 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 47; Title 58 and Title 68, relative to artificial intelligence. Passed
- SB 2170 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 40 and Title 41, relative to persons serving criminal sentences. Passed
- SB 2169 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, Chapter 14 and Title 9, Chapter 4, relative to the district public defender system. Passed
- SB 2168 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 15; Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to victims of communism. Signed
- SB 2167 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 52, Chapter 5, Part 6 and Title 71, Chapter 5, relative to statewide planning and policy council. Signed
- SB 2130 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 15, Chapter 2, relative to days of special observance. Signed
- SB 2054 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 67-5-212, relative to property tax exemptions. Passed
- SB 2053 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13 and Title 68, relative to local government approval. Passed
Historical 279 bills
- HB 741 Law Enforcement - As introduced, increases the death benefit payable to the estate of a law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty from $25,000 to $50,000. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 2. Died
- HB 2127 Motor Vehicles - As introduced, authorizes off-highway vehicles to be operated on the segments of State Route 62 and U.S. Highway 27 in Morgan County. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-185. Died
- SB 691 State Inmates - As introduced, specifies minimum reimbursement rates to counties for the housing of state inmates; states that the reimbursement rate for housing state prisoners shall not be less than the following amounts per inmate per day: for the period of July 1, 2017, until June 30, 2019, not less than $42.00; and for the period of July 1, 2019, and thereafter, not less than $47.00. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 41. Died
- SB 678 State Inmates - As introduced, requires that subsidies paid by the state to a county for housing state inmates be paid from the date of conviction; requires a clerk of the court to transmit documentation of a conviction to the department of correction not later than five business days after the date of conviction. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 8; Title 9; Title 40 and Title 41. Died
- SB 718 Drugs, Prescription - As introduced, requires, by July 1, 2017, the commissioner of health to report to the health committee of the house of representatives and the health and welfare committee of the senate the results of consultations with stakeholders and to identify what method was chosen as the best means to obtain the records to facilitate investigations and inquiries concerning opioid drug abuse, overdoses, and death. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 38; Title 39; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68. Died
- SB 698 Highways, Roads and Bridges - As introduced, makes permanent the provision allowing counties to provide 2 percent matching funds for state-aid highway funds rather than 25 percent that was set to expire July 1, 2017. - Amends TCA Section 54-4-404. Died
- SB 711 Local Government, General - As introduced, increases from seven business days to 10 business days the period of time for an administrative hearing officer to review the appropriateness of a municipal ordinance violation citation and decide whether to levy a fine. - Amends TCA Title 6; Title 7; Title 12; Title 13 and Title 67. Died
- SB 1576 Election Laws - As introduced, increases time a county election commission must determine opening time for all convenient voting centers in the county from at least 15 days before an election to at least 20 days before an election. - Amends TCA Title 2. Died
- HB 573 Criminal Procedure - As introduced, adds the offense of aggravated burglary to the list of offenses ineligible for judicial diversion. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13; Title 39, Chapter 15 and Title 40, Chapter 35. Died
- SB 2077 Guardians and Conservators - As introduced, lowers age from 60 to 40 for adults with disabilities to be eligible for public guardianship; makes various changes to statutory language to reflect expansion beyond elderly persons. - Amends TCA Title 34, Chapter 7 and Title 71, Chapter 2. Died
- HB 1045 Real Estate Agents and Brokers - As introduced, deletes the requirement that the executive director of the real estate commission pass the broker's examination. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 13. Died
- HB 886 Local Government, General - As introduced, negates mandatory application of certain laws on local governments that are not fully funded; prohibits an agency of state government from creating a new fee that will impact local governments in any year in which the general state revenues to the agency have decreased from the previous year. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5, Part 2 and Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 53. Died
- SB 1324 Public Records - As introduced, makes confidential and not subject to public inspection a recording taken by a law enforcement body camera within the interior of a mental healthcare or healthcare facility. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7; Title 33; Title 38 and Title 68. Died
- HB 861 Drugs, Prescription - As introduced, requires, by July 1, 2017, the commissioner of health to report to the health committee of the house of representatives and the health and welfare committee of the senate the results of consultations with stakeholders and to identify what method was chosen as the best means to obtain the records to facilitate investigations and inquiries concerning opioid drug abuse, overdoses, and death. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 38; Title 39; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68. Died
- SB 1705 Highways, Roads and Bridges - As introduced, requires chief administrative officers of highway departments to maintain signs or markers identifying county roads. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 54, Chapter 5 and Title 54, Chapter 7. Died
- HB 1924 Real Property - As introduced, codifies common law creation of joint tenancy with right of survivorship through express language in a conveying instrument; prevents a joint tenancy with right of survivorship from being unilaterally severed. - Amends TCA Title 66. Died
- HB 1899 Employees, Employers - As introduced, prohibits an employer in this state from discriminating against an applicant for employment or an employee on the basis of disability; requires the employer to provide a reasonable accommodation to the applicant or employee with certain exceptions; establishes procedures and remedies for disability discrimination claims. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21. Died
- SB 697 Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, prohibits an HMO from denying payment for preventative and diagnostic services provided by primary care providers or through a provider's supervision of auxiliary personnel. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 32. Died
- SB 1604 Veterans - As introduced, requires the division of parks and recreation to designate one weekend per year, instead of one day per year, during which access to and use of all state parks is free of charge for veterans. - Amends TCA Title 12, Chapter 3, Part 11; Title 16, Chapter 6; Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 13; Title 58; Title 67, Chapter 5 and Title 71. Died
- HB 1942 Local Government, General - As introduced, reduces, from 20 percent to 15 percent, the minimum number of registered voters in a city required to submit a petition requesting an election to adopt a modified city manager-council charter. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 12. Died
- HB 2545 Election Laws - As introduced, requires election officials to inspect filings for sufficiency and timeliness; establishes conclusive presumption that accepted filings are sufficient and timely filed. - Amends TCA Title 2. Died
- SB 2265 Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, increases the frequency, from every four years to every two years, that the commissioners of economic and community development and revenue must evaluate excise, franchise, and sales and use tax credits and prepare a report based on that evaluation. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 1; Title 67, Chapter 4 and Title 67, Chapter 6. Died
- HB 1201 County Government - As introduced, authorizes counties to re-designate the county mayor as county executive by private act. - Amends TCA Title 5. Died
- SB 2273 Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As introduced, provides one registration plate, free of charge, to each qualified veteran; authorizes local governments to exempt qualified veterans from the motor vehicle privilege tax for such plate. - Amends TCA Section 5-8-102 and Title 55, Chapter 4. Died
- HB 2587 Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, redefines "municipality" to be cities or towns of 900 persons or more instead of 925 persons or more for purposes of the alcoholic beverage laws. - Amends TCA Title 57. Died
Co-sponsored
176 billsCurrent session 176 bills
- SB 2669 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to leave for teachers. Signed
- SB 2658 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 29; Title 39 and Title 58, relative to workers responding to emergency declarations. Signed
- SB 2566 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to the "Tennessee Anti-Grooming Act". Signed
- SB 2533 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 38 and Title 41, relative to mental health. Signed
- SB 2531 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 41, relative to corrections. Signed
- SB 2419 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 68, relative to fireworks. Signed
- SB 2385 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 3, relative to economically disadvantaged students. Signed
- SB 2335 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to criminal offenses. Passed
- SB 2327 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal offenses. Passed
- SB 2275 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 15, Chapter 2, relative to "Gold Star Father's Day." Signed
- SB 2263 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 47, relative to consumer protection. Passed
- SB 2238 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 70, Chapter 2, relative to the creation of a Tennessee national guard sportsman license. Signed
- SB 2232 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 9-4-216, relative to the governor's response and recovery fund. Signed
- SB 2212 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 24; Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 2; Title 38, Chapter 8 and Title 68, Chapter 140, relative to compensation for emergency responder deaths in the line of duty. Signed
- SB 2205 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, relative to transportation infrastructure projects. Signed
- SB 2199 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 5, relative to administrative rules. Signed
- SB 2183 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 11; Title 67; Title 69 and Title 70, relative to funding the wildlife resources agency. Passed
- SB 2128 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13 and Title 65, relative to data centers. Signed
- SB 2076 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, Chapter 8, relative to optometry. Signed
- SB 2069 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2; Title 44, Chapter 17; Title 63, Chapter 12 and Title 68, Chapter 140, relative to emergency services for specially trained animals. Signed
- SB 2067 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 56, relative to health care. Passed
- SB 2066 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 10, relative to the distribution of revenue from the tax on vapor products. Passed
- SB 2061 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 2, relative to funding for the protection of children. Signed
- SB 2040 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, relative to the ownership or control of pharmacies by pharmacy benefits managers. Signed
- SB 2031 AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 29; Title 63 and Title 68, relative to private causes of action. 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) | 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: Motion to Suspend the Rules 6/18/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Suspend the Rules 6/18/2020 Passed (1) | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 2 6/18/2020 Passed (2) | 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 |
| SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 2 6/18/2020 Passed | Yea | pass | June 18, 2020 |
| SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee 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: 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: 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 |