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 recorded

10,835

across all sessions

Crossed party

84

votes against own party

Matching

10,835

matching current filters

Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 838

Local Education Agencies - As enacted, authorizes an LEA to award a high school student credit for a course offered by the LEA's high school if the student attains a qualifying score on the course's final examination without requiring the student to enroll in the course. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Yea

Passed

95–0

Apr 13, 2023

SJR 432

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Kim Startup, Madison Creek Elementary School Teacher of the Year -

Yea

Passed

95–0

Apr 13, 2023

SJR 509

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jonathan Jose Palafox, Valedictorian, South Haven Christian School -

Yea

Passed

95–0

Apr 13, 2023

SJR 480

Memorials, Interns - Virginia Nicole McFarland -

Yea

Passed

95–0

Apr 13, 2023

SJR 397

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Meredith Baker, Oakmont Elementary School Teacher of the Year -

Yea

Passed

95–0

Apr 13, 2023

SB 1319

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, adds to the offense of custodial interference, a parent or other family member who harbors or hides a child within or outside this state, knowing that the child has been placed in the custody of the department of children's services pursuant to a protective custody order or an emergency custody order entered by a court; states that it is not a defense that the person harboring or hiding the child has not been served with an actual copy of a protective custody order or emergency custody order. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6 and Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 3.

Yea

Passed

74–17

Apr 13, 2023

SJR 434

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Amanda Chapman, Lakeside Park Elementary School Teacher of the Year -

Yea

Passed

95–0

Apr 13, 2023

SJR 443

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Karen Hankins, Station Camp High School Support Employee of the Year -

Yea

Passed

95–0

Apr 13, 2023

SJR 501

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Isabel Grace Greenwell, Valedictorian, Waverly Central High School -

Yea

Passed

95–0

Apr 13, 2023

SB 14

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As enacted, requires the bureau to provide quarterly updates to legislative committees on its efforts to hire and train employees within the forensic services division and the average amount of time taken to perform forensic analysis on evidence in cases involving sexual offenses; requires the bureau, by January 1, 2025, to submit a report to legislative committees detailing any additional resources and personnel that would be required in order to perform forensic analysis on such evidence within 60 days of receipt from a law enforcement agency. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 6 and Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5.

Yea

Passed

95–0

Apr 13, 2023