Rep. Michael Hale
Total votes
9,794
all sessions
Attendance
85%
1,577 missed
Lower than 85% of chamber peers
With party
99%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
196
bills & resolutions
Higher than 98% of chamber peers
Committees
3
assignments
9,794 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
9,352
voted in favor
Nay
283
voted against
Absent
1,577
missed votes
Total cast
9,794
across all sessions
Crossed party
48
votes against own party
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Description
Vote
Result
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Date
HB 2637
Athens - Subject to local approval, sets compensation of mayor and council members by ordinance rather than specific dollar amounts; does not alter compensation amounts of current mayor or council members. - Amends Chapter 455 of the Private Acts of 1953; as amended.
Yea
Passed
82–1
Mar 30, 2026
HB 2648
Kingsport - Subject to local approval, makes various changes to the charter, including when a vice-mayor is chosen by the board; when warrants to collect delinquent taxes may be issued; removes a requirement that a tentative appropriation ordinance must be published in a newspaper; changes from the 1st of July to the 1st of September when elected board of education members assume office and when such members must choose a president. - Amends Chapter 76 of the Private Acts of 1917; as amended.
Yea
Passed
82–1
Mar 30, 2026
HB 1784
Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates January 22 of each year as "Sanctity of Life Day." - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2.
Nay
Failed
25–64
Mar 30, 2026
SB 1957
Local Education Agencies - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Religious Freedom Act," which authorizes a local board of education to open a meeting of the board with a prayer led by a member of the board as long as the prayer does not require participation of any person in attendance at the meeting and no person is harassed or coerced to participate in the prayer. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Yea
Passed
86–0
Mar 30, 2026
HB 2452
Expunction - As enacted, permits a court to expunge certain violent offenses for which a person has been pardoned; requires the court to consider, in weighing the best interests of justice and public safety, whether the offense sought to be expunged was violent and any other relevant factors presented by the petitioner and the district attorney general. - Amends TCA Title 40.
Yea
Passed
82–1
Mar 30, 2026
SB 1479
Driver Licenses - As enacted, requires the department of correction to coordinate with the department of safety to provide a driver license to certain inmates who are discharged from imprisonment and who intend to reside in this state; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Section 41-51-301 and Title 55, Chapter 50, Part 3.
Yea
Passed
91–0
Mar 30, 2026
HB 2645
Martin - Subject to local approval, rewrites the city charter. - Amends Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1992; as amended.
Yea
Passed
82–1
Mar 30, 2026
HB 2125
Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to collaborate with the department of safety to develop guidelines for LEAs and public charter schools providing a driver education and training course that include certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 55.
Yea
Passed
82–1
Mar 30, 2026
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