D Tennessee House · District 51 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Aftyn Behn

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Session

Total votes

7,141

all sessions

Attendance

89%

354 missed

With party

97%

of cast votes

Lower than 90% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

2%

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 88% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

5,739

voted in favor

Nay

1,039

voted against

Absent

354

missed votes

Total cast

7,141

across all sessions

Crossed party

172

votes against own party

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

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Date

SB 1488

Flags - As enacted, requires any flag flown over the state capitol building to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset in observance of Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day each December 7. - Amends TCA Section 4-1-406.

Yea

Passed

98–0

Apr 14, 2026

HJR 1387

Memorials, Recognition - Robert Brewer, Tennessee Wildlife Professional of the Year -

Yea

Passed

89–0

Apr 14, 2026

SB 2353

Registers of Deeds - As enacted, authorizes all bonds for the conveyance of real or personal estate to be registered only if the bond contains the signatures of all parties subject to the bond and the expiration date of the bond; authorizes all agreements for the conveyance of real property or contracts, memoranda, abstracts, or affidavits for the sale of real property, or similar documents by whatever similar or other name, to be registered if such documents contain the signature of the owner of the property or the owner's attorney-in-fact or court-appointed representative, the signature of the proposed purchaser, and the expiration date of the agreement. - Amends TCA Section 66-24-101.

Yea

Passed

90–1

Apr 14, 2026

HJR 1389

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Markyiah Ja'Sha Hayes, Salutatorian, Tyner High School -

Yea

Passed

89–0

Apr 14, 2026

HJR 1358

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Nathaniel Carter, Valedictorian, Forrest School -

Yea

Passed

89–0

Apr 14, 2026

HJR 1404

Memorials, Sports - Fairview Christian Academy girls' basketball team, 2026 TAACS Division 2 state champion -

Yea

Passed

89–0

Apr 14, 2026

HB 2560

Civil Emergencies - As enacted, creates the department of Tennessee emergency management authority ("TEMA") to authorize the creation of local organizations for emergency management in the political subdivisions of the state, and to authorize cooperation with the federal government and the governments of other states. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9; Title 13; Title 16; Title 39; Title 55; Title 58; Title 62; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 71.

Yea

Passed

85–9

Apr 14, 2026

SB 1989

Children - As enacted, specifies that a parent's or legal guardian's action of raising, guiding, or instructing the parent's or legal guardian's child in a manner consistent with the child's biological sex is not a basis for certain findings or actions by the court, does not constitute the criminal offense of child abuse, child neglect, or child endangerment, and must not be considered as a negative factor by a court in determining a custody arrangement in the best interest of the child. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 6; Title 37, Chapter 1 and Title 39, Chapter 15.

Nay

Passed

79–16

Apr 14, 2026

HJR 1352

Memorials, Recognition - Klaire Davis -

Yea

Passed

89–0

Apr 14, 2026

SB 2087

Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, requires the principal or the principal's designee to provide notification to the parent or legal guardian of each student who was in the classroom or instructional area at the time that a classroom evacuation occurred by the end of the day in which the classroom evacuation occurred unless the event that prompted the classroom evacuation is an ongoing emergency or is otherwise under investigation by a state or local law enforcement agency, in which case the notification must not be provided to parents and legal guardians until the emergency event is resolved or the principal or the principal's designee determines that providing the notification does not impede an ongoing investigation, as applicable. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Yea

Failed

23–71

Apr 14, 2026