Total votes
9,525
all sessions
Attendance
95%
453 missed
With party
99%
of cast votes
Higher than 77% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 78% of chamber peers
Sponsored
143
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
0
assignments
9,525 roll-call votes
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 18
Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, requires coverage for refills of prescription eye drops in certain situations. - Amends TCA Title 56.
Yea
Passed
89–0
Apr 6, 2017
HB 56
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, expands the offense of theft to include evading a component of an anti-shoplifting device, interfering with a fire alarm system, or using any artifice or article to commit or facilitate a theft, and makes other various changes; punishes a fifth or subsequent conviction in a two-year period one classification higher and imposes a fine of not less than $300 nor more than the maximum amount established for the appropriate offense classification. - Amends TCA Section 39-14-146.
Yea
Passed
88–0
Apr 6, 2017
SJR 273
Memorials, Recognition - Davis Creek Primitive Baptist Church, 220th anniversary -
Yea
Passed
92–0
Apr 6, 2017
HJR 243
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Amanda Bennett, Salutatorian, Spring Hill High School -
Yea
Passed
92–0
Apr 6, 2017
HB 449
Education - As introduced, requires the office of research and education accountability to study the Response to Instruction and Intervention framework and submit a report on its implementation in elementary schools to the members of the education committee of the senate and the education administration and planning committee of the house of representatives no later than July 1, 2018. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 3; Title 49, Chapter 5 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
Yea
Passed
76–10
Apr 6, 2017
SB 159
Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, revises various provisions relative to utility districts, wastewater facilities, the utility management review board, and the water and wastewater financing board; allows utility districts to sell certain appliances and heating systems with natural gas or propane component and to offer installment payment plans and financing to customers for such purchases. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 82 and Title 68, Chapter 221.
Yea
Passed
92–0
Apr 6, 2017
HB 528
Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, excludes independent living facilities from regulation by the board for licensing health care facilities; sets inspection schedule for certain healthcare facilities at three years from the last inspection instead of 15 months; clarifies medication administration authority in residential homes for the aged. - Amends TCA Section 68-11-201; Section 68-11-204 and Section 68-11-210.
Nay
Passed
60–26
Apr 6, 2017
SJR 274
Memorials, Recognition - Falcon Engineering and Robotics Team #547, Lincoln County High School -
Yea
Passed
92–0
Apr 6, 2017
SJR 180
General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Jay Robinson, Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation -
Yea
Passed
90–0
Apr 6, 2017
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