R Tennessee House · District 24 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Kevin Raper

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Session

Total votes

10,106

all sessions

Attendance

93%

712 missed

Lower than 89% of chamber peers

With party

99%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

0%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Voting record

Yea

9,806

voted in favor

Nay

294

voted against

Absent

712

missed votes

Total cast

10,106

across all sessions

Crossed party

39

votes against own party

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

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

HJR 1389

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Markyiah Ja'Sha Hayes, Salutatorian, Tyner High School -

Yea

Passed

89–0

Apr 14, 2026

HJR 1358

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Nathaniel Carter, Valedictorian, Forrest School -

Yea

Passed

89–0

Apr 14, 2026

HJR 1404

Memorials, Sports - Fairview Christian Academy girls' basketball team, 2026 TAACS Division 2 state champion -

Yea

Passed

89–0

Apr 14, 2026

HB 2560

Civil Emergencies - As enacted, creates the department of Tennessee emergency management authority ("TEMA") to authorize the creation of local organizations for emergency management in the political subdivisions of the state, and to authorize cooperation with the federal government and the governments of other states. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 13; Title 16; Title 39; Title 55; Title 58; Title 62; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 71.

Yea

Passed

85–9

Apr 14, 2026

SB 1989

Children - As enacted, specifies that a parent's or legal guardian's action of raising, guiding, or instructing the parent's or legal guardian's child in a manner consistent with the child's biological sex is not a basis for certain findings or actions by the court, does not constitute the criminal offense of child abuse, child neglect, or child endangerment, and must not be considered as a negative factor by a court in determining a custody arrangement in the best interest of the child. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6; Title 37, Chapter 1 and Title 39, Chapter 15.

Yea

Passed

79–16

Apr 14, 2026

HJR 1352

Memorials, Recognition - Klaire Davis -

Yea

Passed

89–0

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.

Nay

Failed

23–71

Apr 14, 2026