D Tennessee House · District 51 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Aftyn Behn

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Session

Total votes

7,849

all sessions

Attendance

93%

574 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

97%

of cast votes

Lower than 89% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

1%

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 88% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

6,401

voted in favor

Nay

1,084

voted against

Absent

574

missed votes

Total recorded

7,849

across all sessions

Crossed party

179

votes against own party

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 6

Local Education Agencies - As enacted, authorizes LEAs to enroll LEAs' employees' children into the voluntary pre-kindergarten program if space is available after enrollment of at-risk children; authorizes LEAs to charge the employee tuition and fees for such enrollment. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.

Yea

Passed

96–0

Apr 7, 2025

HJR 566

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Andrew Dakas, Top Ten Senior, DeKalb County High School -

Yea

Passed

96–0

Apr 7, 2025

HB 601

Appeal and Review - As enacted, authorizes criminal defendants who plead guilty, best interest, or no contest to also petition for a writ of error coram nobis based on evidence that was, through no fault of the defendant, unknown to the defendant at the time of the plea. - Amends TCA Title 40.

Yea

Passed

85–7

Apr 7, 2025

HR 88

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Kelley Wheeler, Hunters Bend Elementary School Teacher of the Year -

Yea

Passed

96–0

Apr 7, 2025

HR 75

Memorials, Interns - Nehemiah DeMar -

Yea

Passed

96–0

Apr 7, 2025

SB 471

Education, Curriculum - As enacted, establishes that family life curriculum must include age-appropriate instruction and evidence regarding the positive personal and societal outcomes associated with the method by which a person completes the following in sequential order: obtains a high school diploma or high school equivalency credential; enters into the workforce or pursues a postsecondary degree or credential; enters into marriage; and has children. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 13.

Nay

Passed

73–20

Apr 7, 2025

HB 1316

Driver Licenses - As enacted, prohibits the use of digital driver licenses and digital photo identification licenses for voter identification purposes; regulates the use, retention, and disclosure of data submitted by persons participating in the digital driver license system, including biometric identifiers; prohibits geolocation data from being collected for purposes of the digital driver license system; revises other provisions related to driver licenses. - Amends TCA Section 2-7-112 and Title 55, Chapter 50.

Yea

Passed

83–7

Apr 7, 2025

HB 1328

Criminal Procedure - As enacted, establishes a permanent criminal proceedings notification system, rather than a pilot project; removes the July 1, 2025, termination date for the criminal proceedings notification system. - Amends TCA Section 40-38-507.

Yea

Passed

96–0

Apr 7, 2025

HR 84

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Lindsey Sizemore, Brentwood Middle School Teacher of the Year -

Yea

Passed

96–0

Apr 7, 2025

SB 880

Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, generally prohibits a governmental agency from adopting a rule or establishing numeric criteria or numeric limitations applicable to a contaminant, pollutant, hazardous substance, solid waste, or hazardous waste that relates to drinking water, water pollution control, hazardous substances, contaminated site remediation, air quality, or solid or hazardous waste handling unless certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5.

Nay

Passed

74–22

Apr 7, 2025