R Tennessee House · District 41 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Ed Butler

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Session

Total votes

10,835

all sessions

Attendance

95%

524 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

99%

of cast votes

Lower than 79% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

0%

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 77% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

10,407

voted in favor

Nay

345

voted against

Absent

524

missed votes

Total cast

10,835

across all sessions

Crossed party

84

votes against own party

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 2616

Open Meetings - As enacted, authorizes a governing body to conduct an executive session for the purpose of interviewing applicants for employment as director-level staff of the body without providing public notice of such session. - Amends TCA Title 8.

Absent

Passed

9–6

Apr 8, 2026

HJR 1303

Memorials, Interns - Ayanna Jackson -

Yea

Passed

95–0

Apr 8, 2026

HJR 1320

Memorials, Heroism - Firefighter Matthew McDowell, Signal Mountain Fire Department -

Yea

Passed

95–0

Apr 8, 2026

HJR 1323

Memorials, Recognition - Brandi Smith, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -

Yea

Passed

95–0

Apr 8, 2026

HB 2143

Veterans Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct a study that includes an evaluation of county veterans service office resources; the identification of underserved areas; operational capacity; local outreach efforts, community outreach events, partnerships, and other entities providing, or sources of, assistance for veterans at the local level; and the identification of potential funding mechanisms to support local veterans service offices; requires the department to compile a report of the study by December 31, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 25 and Title 58, Chapter 3.

Yea

Passed

21–0

Apr 8, 2026

HJR 1315

Memorials, Recognition - Tennessee veterans -

Yea

Passed

95–0

Apr 8, 2026

HB 2438

Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates November 9 of each year as "Gold Star Father's Day," to honor and recognize fathers who have lost children in service to the United States as members of the United States armed forces. - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2.

Yea

Passed

21–0

Apr 8, 2026

HJR 1316

Memorials, Heroism - Engineer J.P. Durham, Signal Mountain Fire Department -

Yea

Passed

95–0

Apr 8, 2026

SB 2219

Court Rules - As enacted, requires each juvenile court, through the juvenile court clerk or juvenile court staff, each month within the statewide juvenile case management system prescribed by the administrative office of the courts to report to the administrative office of the courts each new dependency and neglect case, including for each child named in the petition, certain information. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1.

Yea

Passed

88–1

Apr 8, 2026

HB 1465

Union County - Subject to local approval, changes the building permit fee to fifty cents per square foot on all buildings constructed, erected, or reconstructed. - Amends Chapter 87 of the Private Acts of 1973; as amended.

Yea

Passed

20–1

Apr 8, 2026