Total votes
26,094
all sessions
Attendance
92%
1,867 missed
With party
99%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
44
bills & resolutions
Higher than 84% of chamber peers
Committees
4
assignments
26,094 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
24,864
voted in favor
Nay
506
voted against
Absent
1,867
missed votes
Total cast
26,094
across all sessions
Crossed party
105
votes against own party
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Description
Vote
Result
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Date
SB 1775
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As enacted, authorizes the director of the TBI to appoint a designee to serve in place of the director as a member of the medical investigator advisory council instead of requiring that the director serve as a member of the council. - Amends TCA Section 38-7-201(a)(2)(A)(i).
Yea
Passed
89–0
Mar 5, 2018
HB 1622
Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of agriculture for four years to June 30, 2022. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3.
Yea
Passed
89–0
Mar 5, 2018
HR 249
Lottery, Charitable - Approves 2017-2018 annual gaming events by the house of representatives. -
Yea
Passed
93–0
Mar 5, 2018
HB 2123
Tennessee Higher Education Commission - As enacted, clarifies certain code references to account for the state university boards established by the FOCUS Act; reduces the number of student members on the higher education commission to a single voting member and revises the nominating process for that student member; removes the alumni requirement for appointments to the board of regents. - Amends TCA Section 8-30-102; Section 8-36-714; Section 8-50-809; Section 49-7-206; Section 49-7-211; Section 49-8-201; Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 1; Section 49-7-1003 and Section 49-7-204.
Yea
Passed
92–1
Mar 5, 2018
HB 2294
Local Government, General - As enacted, allows a municipal legislative body to authorize, by ordinance passed by 2/3 vote, a member of the body who is deployed for 13 months or less while serving as a member to attend and vote in sessions through the use of two-way electronic audio-video communication during the deployment. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8.
Yea
Passed
90–0
Mar 5, 2018
HB 2370
Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, authorizes an individual, business entity, or government entity to allow the concealed carry of handguns by handgun carry permit holders on the individual's or entity's property while prohibiting other weapons or the open carry of firearms; establishes posting requirements for "concealed firearms by permit only" signage. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1359.
Yea
Passed
84–7
Mar 1, 2018
HB 1557
County Government - As enacted, authorizes a county legislative body to adopt a resolution by majority vote prohibiting term limits for persons appointed to boards or commissions by the county mayor if the appointee serves without compensation, not including reimbursement for travel and expenses. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6 and Title 7.
Yea
Passed
91–1
Mar 1, 2018
HB 1675
Domestic Violence - As enacted, redefines when a judge must notify a defendant who has been convicted of domestic assault of certain consequences of conviction from the federal law domestic abuse definition to both the federal and Tennessee law definitions. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-111.
Yea
Passed
92–0
Mar 1, 2018
HB 2128
State Symbols - As enacted, designates Here's the Beef Festival as official state beef festival. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3.
Yea
Passed
93–0
Mar 1, 2018
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