R Tennessee House · District 30 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Esther Helton-Haynes

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Session

Total votes

23,601

all sessions

Attendance

98%

373 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

23,134

voted in favor

Nay

398

voted against

Absent

373

missed votes

Total cast

23,601

across all sessions

Crossed party

46

votes against own party

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HJR 1277

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Blake Lannom, Franklin High School Teacher of the Year -

Yea

Passed

90–0

Apr 6, 2026

SB 1822

Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires an LEA that operates a public high school that meets certain criteria to permit certain high school students who are enrolled in private schools to participate in interscholastic athletics at the public high school. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Nay

Failed

22–70

Apr 6, 2026

SJR 974

Memorials, Sports - Walters State Community College Senators, TCCAA/Region 7 champions -

Yea

Passed

90–0

Apr 6, 2026

SB 1654

Auditing - As enacted, clarifies that, as of November 1, 2026, a non-governmental entity receiving in-kind funding from the state or a political subdivision of the state pursuant to the federal Public Health Service Act is eligible to qualify as a 340B entity, only if the entity is also a recipient of one or more state or federal grant awards that are subject to audit, reporting, and oversight requirements under state and federal law; authorizes the comptroller of the treasury and any state agency or political subdivision providing in-kind funding to verify eligibility and enforce compliance. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 4; Title 9; Title 47, Chapter 18; Title 56 and Title 63.

Yea

Passed

5–1

Apr 6, 2026

SB 2165

Foster Care - As enacted, requires the department of children's services to provide a copy of a petition to terminate parental rights for a child in the custody of the department to the child's foster parent, if the foster parent has served as the physical placement for the child for a period of nine or more consecutive months; requires the department to provide the required copy within seven days of the filing or being served with the petition. - Amends TCA Section 36-1-113 and Section 37-2-415.

Yea

Passed

77–16

Apr 6, 2026

SB 591

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, clarifies, for purposes of criminal offenses relative to threats of mass violence on school property or at a school-related activity or failing to report such threats, that a threat of mass violence is credible if the threat causes another to reasonably expect the commission of an act of mass violence. - Amends TCA Title 39.

Yea

Passed

91–0

Apr 6, 2026

SJR 1015

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Grant Johnson, Salutatorian, Kenwood High School -

Yea

Passed

90–0

Apr 6, 2026

HB 2318

General Assembly - As enacted, revises and clarifies procedures of the joint committee on ways and means, including authorizing the committee to issue notice that a hearing will not be held or to hold a hearing to review the application or acceptance of federal aid in an amount that is less than $25 million. - Amends TCA Section 4-4-116 and Chapter 512 of the Public Acts of 2025.

Yea

Passed

90–0

Apr 6, 2026

SJR 1006

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jillian Claire Smart, Valedictorian, Rossview High School -

Yea

Passed

90–0

Apr 6, 2026

SB 2354

Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As enacted, authorizes a person to possess a raccoon without the payment of the $150 personal possession permit fee if the raccoon is obtained from a legal source and has been vaccinated; the raccoon is non-native and was not captured from the wild; and a possession permit for the raccoon has been issued by TWRA. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 44 and Title 70.

Nay

Failed

22–72

Apr 6, 2026