D Tennessee House · District 15 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Sam McKenzie

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Session

Total votes

13,756

all sessions

Attendance

94%

826 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

98%

of cast votes

Lower than 83% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

1%

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 80% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

12,495

voted in favor

Nay

1,163

voted against

Absent

826

missed votes

Total cast

13,756

across all sessions

Crossed party

143

votes against own party

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 81

Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the chief officer of a facility to notify certain persons within a certain time after the death of a person admitted to the facility; requires the department to strive to ensure at least a majority of the members of each regional citizen-based planning and policy council are former service recipients or family members of service recipients; makes other changes relative to mental health and substance abuse services. - Amends TCA Section 33-2-203; Section 33-2-901; Section 33-4-109 and Section 63-1-155.

Yea

Passed

88–0

Mar 15, 2021

SB 189

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "2020 Defense Doctrine," which adds imminent danger of grave sexual abuse as a justification for the use of deadly force in self-defense and to defenses of duress and use of deadly force by law enforcement officer; defines grave sexual abuse as rape, aggravated rape, rape of a child, or aggravated rape of a child. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Yea

Passed

86–0

Mar 15, 2021

SB 84

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee council for career and technical education to June 30, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 11.

Yea

Passed

88–0

Mar 15, 2021

SB 714

Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates the month of June as "African-American Music Appreciation Month." - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2.

Yea

Passed

88–0

Mar 15, 2021

HB 256

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the advisory council on workers' compensation to June 30, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 50, Chapter 6.

Yea

Passed

88–0

Mar 15, 2021

SJR 200

Memorials, Retirement - Derri Smith -

Yea

Passed

88–0

Mar 15, 2021

HB 87

Safety, Dept. of - As enacted, changes the formatting requirements for credentials issued by the department. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13; Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 3 and Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 4.

Yea

Passed

88–0

Mar 15, 2021

HB 307

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee financial literacy commission to June 30, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 17.

Yea

Passed

88–0

Mar 15, 2021

HJR 210

Memorials, Death - Anthony Martino -

Yea

Passed

88–0

Mar 15, 2021

HB 769

Veterans Services, Dept. of - As enacted, removes requirement that department veteran service officers be combat veterans. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 3.

Yea

Passed

88–0

Mar 15, 2021