D Tennessee House · District 15

Rep. Rick Staples

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Session

Total votes

9,525

all sessions

Attendance

95%

453 missed

With party

99%

of cast votes

Higher than 76% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

1%

crosses aisle rarely

Lower than 78% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

9,008

voted in favor

Nay

502

voted against

Absent

453

missed votes

Total cast

9,525

across all sessions

Crossed party

94

votes against own party

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 1862

Employees, Employers - As enacted, prohibits marketplace platforms from keeping tips intended for marketplace contractors. - Amends TCA Title 50; Title 56 and Title 62.

Yea

Passed

70–17

Jun 16, 2020

HB 2904

Henderson County - Subject to local approval, increases from 5 percent to 9 percent the hotel occupancy tax; changes the designations of the tax proceeds. - Amends Chapter 98 of the Private Acts of 1983; as amended.

Yea

Passed

64–18

Jun 16, 2020

HB 2275

Criminal Offenses - As introduced, deletes the offense of impersonation of a licensed professional. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 16, Part 3.

Yea

Passed

87–2

Jun 16, 2020

HB 2623

Civil Procedure - As introduced, changes, from not less than five days to not less than seven days before a hearing, the time the opposing party has to file a response to a petition under the Tennessee Public Participation Act. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 20; Title 27; Title 28; Title 29; Title 47 and Title 49.

Nay

Passed

73–19

Jun 16, 2020

SB 589

Criminal Procedure - As introduced, restores the voting rights of persons convicted of certain infamous crimes upon receipt of a pardon or completion of any sentence of incarceration, parole, or probation. - Amends TCA Section 2-2-102 and Title 40, Chapter 29.

Yea

Passed

86–0

Jun 16, 2020

SB 2381

Civil Procedure - As introduced, changes, from not less than five days to not less than seven days before a hearing, the time the opposing party has to file a response to a petition under the Tennessee Public Participation Act. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 20; Title 27; Title 28; Title 29; Title 47 and Title 49.

Nay

Passed

73–19

Jun 16, 2020

HB 2625

Health Care - As enacted, requires, by no later than January 1, 2021, the departments of health and mental health and substance abuse services, and the bureau of TennCare to collaborate to develop educational materials for providers and facilities where medication assisted treatment including treatment involving controlled substances is prescribed or provided; requires that the materials be made available to prescribers of such treatment for substance abuse disorder. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40; Title 53; Title 68 and Title 71.

Yea

Passed

94–0

Jun 16, 2020

HB 2910

Utilities, Utility Districts - As introduced, changes the compensation, from an amount not to exceed $1,000 annually to an amount not to exceed $200 monthly, for the board of directors of the Reelfoot Lake regional utility and planning district. - Amends Chapter 222 of the Public Acts of 1983.

Yea

Passed

74–1

Jun 16, 2020

SB 2211

Evidence - As introduced, requires a local law enforcement agency to submit a sexual assault evidence collection kit to the state crime lab or other similar qualified laboratory for testing within 45 days of a victim filing a police report, rather than within 60 days. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 6 and Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5.

Yea

Passed

92–0

Jun 16, 2020

SB 2741

Courts - As enacted, allows a court to temporarily hold court proceedings in a courthouse or other room located outside the county seat under specific circumstances. - Amends TCA Section 16-1-105.

Yea

Passed

96–0

Jun 16, 2020