D Tennessee House · District 59

Rep. Caleb Hemmer

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Session

Total votes

7,339

all sessions

Attendance

92%

600 missed

Lower than 80% of chamber peers

With party

98%

of cast votes

Lower than 87% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

1%

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 85% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

6,394

voted in favor

Nay

582

voted against

Absent

600

missed votes

Total cast

7,339

across all sessions

Crossed party

135

votes against own party

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

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Date

SB 2547

Solid Waste Disposal - As enacted, makes various changes to law relative to solid waste disposal, including, but not limited to, declaring that it is the policy of this state to plan for sufficient landfill capacity to dispose of solid waste that is not recovered or recycled; requiring each solid waste region to develop a plan that includes a narrative identifying where waste will be disposed and managed for the next 10 years; and requiring each solid waste region to submit a new or revised plan by July 1, 2028. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 68, Chapter 211.

Absent

Passed

-

Apr 2, 2026

HB 2175

Motor Vehicles - As enacted, requires a delivery network company or delivery network company driver to comply with certain automobile liability insurance requirements. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 55; Title 56 and Title 65.

Absent

Passed

-

Apr 1, 2026

SB 1957

Local Education Agencies - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Religious Freedom Act," which authorizes a local board of education to open a meeting of the board with a prayer led by a member of the board as long as the prayer does not require participation of any person in attendance at the meeting and no person is harassed or coerced to participate in the prayer. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Absent

Passed

-

Mar 30, 2026

SB 1659

Sentencing - As enacted, adds aggravating circumstances for a jury to consider when determining the sentence of a defendant convicted of certain offenses. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Absent

Passed

-

Mar 30, 2026

HB 1447

Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Trump Account Program Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 50.

Absent

Passed

-

Mar 25, 2026

HB 1857

Education, Curriculum - As enacted, requires each director of schools for an LEA and each director of a public charter school to annually ensure that students in grades K-12 enrolled in the LEA or public charter school observe the Fourth of July during the school year by receiving age- and grade-appropriate instruction on the founding of the United States, the separation of the original 13 colonies from Great Britain, the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, and the fundamental rights and freedoms enjoyed by American citizens. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 50 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Absent

Passed

-

Mar 19, 2026

SB 2028

Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, clarifies that local governmental entities shall not regulate the manner and means of taking wildlife, including the discharge of a firearm while lawfully hunting, and that such taking is regulated pursuant to rules promulgated and proclamations issued by the fish and wildlife commission. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1314; Section 70-1-206 and Section 70-4-107.

Absent

Passed

-

Mar 19, 2026

SJR 867

Memorials, Sports - Lindsey Snodgrass, 2011 TSSAA Division I, Class A-AA Girls' Track and Field 300-Meter Hurdles state champion -

Absent

Passed

-

Mar 12, 2026

SJR 846

Memorials, Sports - Jerry Maynord, Tennessee Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame -

Absent

Passed

-

Mar 12, 2026

SJR 868

Memorials, Sports - Duncan Oshumu, TSSAA Division II, Class A boys' cross country individual champion -

Absent

Passed

-

Mar 12, 2026