R Tennessee House · District 35 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. William Slater

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Total votes

7,678

all sessions

Attendance

100%

18 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

99%

of cast votes

Higher than 85% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

0%

crosses aisle rarely

Lower than 87% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

7,412

voted in favor

Nay

247

voted against

Absent

18

missed votes

Total cast

7,678

across all sessions

Crossed party

35

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

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Date

SB 1423

Education - As enacted, requires each local board of education and public charter school governing body to develop and implement a policy to provide, with each K-8 student's report card, the student's score on the universal reading screener if administered to the student in the current school year, and the results of the dyslexia screener most recently administered to the student, if applicable. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Yea

Passed

93–0

Apr 15, 2025

SB 346

Fire Prevention and Investigation - As enacted, changes present law concerning the frequency of fire drills in educational occupancies. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 102.

Yea

Passed

95–0

Apr 15, 2025

SB 217

Transportation, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to develop and implement a policy regarding the removal of personal property used for camping from the shoulder, berm, or right-of-way of highways under its jurisdiction or under a bridge or overpass under its jurisdiction; prohibits the department from commencing initial clean-up activities, vegetation removal, or site securing activities until the municipal or county government whose geographic boundaries include the camping removal site has ensured that no persons are occupying the site. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 13; Title 39; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 71.

Nay

Failed

24–71

Apr 15, 2025

SB 560

Children - As enacted, clarifies that the economic disadvantage of a parent or guardian alone is not a ground for termination of parental rights; clarifies that, for purposes of laws relative to juvenile courts and proceedings, "neglect" does not exist solely on the basis of economic disadvantage. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37 and Title 39.

Yea

Passed

95–0

Apr 15, 2025

SJR 419

Memorials, Recognition - Jerry Byrd, 2024 Master Logger of the Year -

Yea

Passed

95–0

Apr 15, 2025

HB 826

Children - As enacted, makes various changes and additions to the Families' Rights and Responsibilities Act, and to present law concerning parental consent for the treatment of minors. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68.

Yea

Passed

83–5

Apr 15, 2025

SB 1272

Education - As enacted, makes various changes to reporting requirements, school and district accountability, the accumulation of excess instructional time, remote instruction, the immunization status of students in state custody, the individualized education account program, public virtual school enrollment, and certain course access program requirements imposed on the department of education. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 8; Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 6; Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 9; Title 49, Chapter 10, Part 14; Title 49, Chapter 16, Part 2; Title 49, Chapter 18, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 2, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 3, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 3, Part 3; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 10; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 30; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 31; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 41; Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 50; Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 2 and Chapter 1005 of the Public Acts of 2024.

Yea

Passed

74–21

Apr 15, 2025

SB 464

Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, makes changes to the law relative to professional bondsmen and agents of insurance companies making appearance bonds of a criminal nature. - Amends TCA Title 40.

Yea

Passed

70–24

Apr 15, 2025

HR 110

Lottery, Charitable - As enacted, authorizes qualified organizations to hold one annual charitable fundraising event during the period from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. -

Yea

Passed

88–0

Apr 15, 2025

SB 713

Education - As enacted, requires each public senior high school to provide official recruiting representatives of the armed forces of this state and the United States access to the high school at least once a month during student lunch periods for the purpose of informing students of educational and career opportunities available in the military and at least once every other month when school is in session to provide further information to students who have expressed interest; provides additional related access. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Yea

Passed

93–0

Apr 15, 2025