R Tennessee House · District 41 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Ed Butler

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Session

Total votes

10,050

all sessions

Attendance

95%

269 missed

With party

99%

of cast votes

Lower than 80% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

1%

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 77% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

9,625

voted in favor

Nay

344

voted against

Absent

269

missed votes

Total cast

10,050

across all sessions

Crossed party

83

votes against own party

This page

10,050

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 2690

Appropriations - As enacted, makes appropriations for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026. -

Yea

Passed

69–20

Apr 16, 2026

SB 259

Children - As enacted, clarifies that a child's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian may, to the extent allowable by federal law, access and review all health and medical records of the child, including those records related to treatments available to unemancipated minors without parental consent; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 49; Title 63 and Title 68.

Yea

Passed

77–13

Apr 16, 2026

SB 2690

Appropriations - As enacted, makes appropriations for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026. -

Nay

Failed

23–66

Apr 16, 2026

SB 2690

Appropriations - As enacted, makes appropriations for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026. -

Yea

Passed

73–20

Apr 16, 2026

SB 2471

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, includes in the offense of criminal trespass intrusion on property, or any portion of property, without the consent of the owner, by driving, parking, or otherwise operating a motorized vehicle or bicycle. - Amends TCA Title 11; Title 29; Title 39; Title 40; Title 44; Title 45; Title 46; Title 59; Title 66; Title 68 and Title 70.

Yea

Passed

76–11

Apr 16, 2026

SB 1944

Open Meetings - As enacted, authorizes local governmental bodies to conduct certain community meetings via electronic means of communication. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8, Chapter 44. Against party

Nay

Passed

66–16

Apr 16, 2026

HB 2018

Immigration - As enacted, requires a memorandum of understanding entered between certain law enforcement agencies and federal officials concerning enforcement of federal immigration laws to include a requirement that the agency accept and honor any immigration detainer received from federal immigration authorities. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 38 and Title 41.

Yea

Passed

76–18

Apr 16, 2026

SB 2141

Education, Higher - As enacted, removes various dates by which various reports must be submitted by various entities; makes various changes to the Tennessee student assistance award; requires new and existing transfer pathways to be reviewed on a rotating basis; authorizes the Tennessee higher education commission to conduct private meetings for certain purposes; makes various other changes related to financial aid and higher education. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 6, Part 5 and Title 49.

Yea

Passed

84–6

Apr 16, 2026

SB 1670

Military - As enacted, recognizes the United States space force as a distinct branch of the United States armed forces by adding the space force to definitions and provisions related to the military. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 6; Title 8; Title 36; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 55; Title 58; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 66.

Yea

Passed

77–11

Apr 16, 2026

SB 2690

Appropriations - As enacted, makes appropriations for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026. -

Nay

Failed

24–67

Apr 16, 2026