R Tennessee House · District 23 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Mark Cochran

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Session

Total votes

23,800

all sessions

Attendance

98%

504 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

99%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

1%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Voting record

Yea

23,196

voted in favor

Nay

597

voted against

Absent

504

missed votes

Total cast

23,800

across all sessions

Crossed party

225

votes against own party

This page

23,800

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HJR 1371

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Brooks Sneed, Top Ten Senior, Cornersville High School -

Yea

Passed

89–0

Apr 14, 2026

HJR 1393

Memorials, Personal Occasion - Robert "Percy" Person, 89th birthday -

Yea

Passed

89–0

Apr 14, 2026

HB 705

Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, generally requires a group policy in this state that provides hospital, surgical, or major medical expense insurance on an expense incurred basis to an employee or member to extend such policy coverage for a period of time when the employee or member has been terminated if certain criteria are met. - Amends TCA Title 56.

Yea

Passed

27–0

Apr 14, 2026

HB 555

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases from a Class E felony to a Class D felony the offense of burglary of a conveyance. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Yea

Passed

23–2

Apr 14, 2026

HJR 1356

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Alex Whiteside, Top Ten Senior, Forrest School -

Yea

Passed

89–0

Apr 14, 2026

HB 1885

Gambling - As enacted, clarifies that gambling, the operation or possession of gambling devices, and the operation, conducting, or commercial promoting of online sweepstakes games and other forms of online or app-based gambling are unlawful and a violation of the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act; expands the authority of the sports wagering council to investigate illegal gambling and gaming activity; expands the investigative authority of the attorney general to investigate unlawful activity within the purview of the attorney general. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 4, Chapter 49; Title 8, Chapter 6, Part 4; Title 40, Chapter 2 and Title 47.

Yea

Passed

27–0

Apr 14, 2026

SB 2087

Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, requires the principal or the principal's designee to provide notification to the parent or legal guardian of each student who was in the classroom or instructional area at the time that a classroom evacuation occurred by the end of the day in which the classroom evacuation occurred unless the event that prompted the classroom evacuation is an ongoing emergency or is otherwise under investigation by a state or local law enforcement agency, in which case the notification must not be provided to parents and legal guardians until the emergency event is resolved or the principal or the principal's designee determines that providing the notification does not impede an ongoing investigation, as applicable. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Yea

Passed

64–29

Apr 14, 2026

HB 1787

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases the penalty for patronizing prostitution from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class B or Class A felony under certain circumstances that are currently punished as trafficking for a commercial sex act. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13.

Yea

Passed

96–0

Apr 14, 2026

SB 1488

Flags - As enacted, requires any flag flown over the state capitol building to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset in observance of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day each December 7. - Amends TCA Section 4-1-406.

Yea

Passed

98–0

Apr 14, 2026

HJR 1387

Memorials, Recognition - Robert Brewer, Tennessee Wildlife Professional of the Year -

Yea

Passed

89–0

Apr 14, 2026