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 1253

Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, increases from 20 to 30, the maximum number of consecutive days a substitute teacher may substitute for a regular teacher on leave without having to possess a teaching license; requires the six weeks of paid parental leave for eligible employees to be taken either consecutively or non-consecutively based on certain criteria. - Amends TCA Section 8-50-814; Title 49, Chapter 6 and Title 49, Chapter 3, Part 3.

Yea

Passed

87–2

Mar 24, 2025

HJR 396

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kaelyn Roberts, Top Ten Senior, Collinwood High School -

Yea

Passed

96–0

Mar 24, 2025

HJR 397

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Grace Ann Oliver, Top Ten Senior, Collinwood High School -

Yea

Passed

96–0

Mar 24, 2025

HB 125

Parks, Natural Areas Preservation - As enacted, requires a county or municipal government that receives a grant from the local parks land acquisition fund for a project located within a county designated as distressed or at-risk by the Appalachian Regional Commission at the time of the grant application to match the grant with an amount of money equal to 25 percent of the project, instead of requiring a match with an amount of money equal to the grant. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-409.

Yea

Passed

96–0

Mar 24, 2025

HJR 413

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Sage Arnold, Top Ten Senior, Hampshire Unit School -

Yea

Passed

96–0

Mar 24, 2025

HJR 436

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Sayler Christopher Skelton, Top Ten Senior, Wayne County High School -

Yea

Passed

96–0

Mar 24, 2025

SB 734

Taxes, Hotel Motel - As enacted, extends by six years the period in which Davidson County may charge an additional $0.50 privilege tax on the occupancy of a hotel room and in which such county may allocate the tax revenue for the purposes of direct promotion of tourism; extends by six years the terms of the committee members that oversee the fund in which the additional tax is deposited. - Amends TCA Section 7-4-202.

Yea

Passed

58–22

Mar 24, 2025

HB 975

Traffic Safety - As enacted, authorizes counties to delegate authority to the chief administrative officer of the county highway department to set lower speed limits on county roads if the department employs an engineer who is capable of completing required engineering and traffic investigations. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8.

Yea

Passed

96–0

Mar 24, 2025

HJR 409

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Sadie Page, Top Ten Senior, Hampshire Unit School -

Yea

Passed

96–0

Mar 24, 2025

HB 363

Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates the month of November as "Diabetes Awareness Month." - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2, Part 1.

Yea

Passed

96–0

Mar 24, 2025