R Tennessee House · District 19 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Dave Wright

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Session

Total votes

23,539

all sessions

Attendance

97%

655 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

99%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

0%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Voting record

Yea

23,080

voted in favor

Nay

429

voted against

Absent

655

missed votes

Total cast

23,539

across all sessions

Crossed party

60

votes against own party

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HJR 1109

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Sapana Das, Valedictorian, Chuckey-Doak High School -

Yea

Passed

90–0

Mar 19, 2026

HJR 1115

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kyle Nielsen, Top Ten Senior, Spring Hill High School -

Yea

Passed

90–0

Mar 19, 2026

HJR 1121

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Halle Runions, Top Ten Senior, Wayne County High School -

Yea

Passed

90–0

Mar 19, 2026

HJR 1107

Memorials, Death - Hobart L. "Coach" Powell, Sr. -

Yea

Passed

90–0

Mar 19, 2026

HJR 1119

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Robert Mason Howard, Salutatorian, Spring Hill High School -

Yea

Passed

90–0

Mar 19, 2026

HB 1857

Education, Curriculum - As enacted, requires each director of schools for an LEA and each director of a public charter school to annually ensure that students in grades K-12 enrolled in the LEA or public charter school observe the Fourth of July during the school year by receiving age- and grade-appropriate instruction on the founding of the United States, the separation of the original 13 colonies from Great Britain, the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, and the fundamental rights and freedoms enjoyed by American citizens. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 50 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Yea

Passed

71–20

Mar 19, 2026

HB 2418

Boards and Commissions - As introduced, increases, from 90 to 95, the number of days that the board of directors for a municipal energy authority has to fill a board vacancy created by the death, resignation, or removal of any director and gain approval of the applicable governing body. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9; Title 12; Title 13; Title 48; Title 50; Title 64; Title 65 and Title 67.

Nay

Failed

21–66

Mar 19, 2026

HB 1857

Education, Curriculum - As enacted, requires each director of schools for an LEA and each director of a public charter school to annually ensure that students in grades K-12 enrolled in the LEA or public charter school observe the Fourth of July during the school year by receiving age- and grade-appropriate instruction on the founding of the United States, the separation of the original 13 colonies from Great Britain, the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, and the fundamental rights and freedoms enjoyed by American citizens. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 50 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Nay

Failed

24–71

Mar 19, 2026

SB 1758

School Transportation - As introduced, allows, as an alternative to undergoing an annual physical and mental examination, a school bus driver to annually verify to the local board of education that they possess a valid certificate issued by a medical examiner certified by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration within the United States department of transportation signifying that the school bus driver is medically qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 55.

Yea

Passed

87–0

Mar 19, 2026

SB 2018

Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, revises provisions relating to the production of documents in certain proceedings relating to the retirement of a member of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system (TCRS); revises provisions relating to the temporary reemployment of such a member upon retirement. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 25; Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35 and Title 8, Chapter 36.

Yea

Passed

95–0

Mar 19, 2026