Total votes
3,720
all sessions
Attendance
91%
386 missed
Higher than 84% of chamber peers
With party
97%
of cast votes
Higher than 77% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
2%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 78% of chamber peers
Sponsored
159
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
0
assignments
3,720 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
3,555
voted in favor
Nay
125
voted against
Absent
386
missed votes
Total cast
3,720
across all sessions
Crossed party
85
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 1663
Education - As enacted, specifies that excess instructional time may be used for individualized education program team meetings and school-wide or system-wide instructional planning meetings; requires proposals for use of excess time for instructional planning meetings to be approved by the commissioner of education. - Amends TCA Section 49-6-3004.
Yea
Passed
87–0
Mar 8, 2018
SB 1446
Shelby County - Subject to local approval, increases library tax to be charged on actions of all county courts. - Amends Chapter 275 of the Private Acts of 1970; as amended.
Yea
Passed
81–3
Mar 8, 2018
SB 1647
Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, requires that certain pension stabilization reserve trusts for state employees and teachers be used exclusively for participants and beneficiaries of the retirement plans; makes other related revisions. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 10; Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 11 and Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 12.
Yea
Passed
88–0
Mar 8, 2018
HJR 809
Memorials, Recognition - Tami Sawyer, 2018 Social Justice Honoree -
Yea
Failed
52–21
Mar 8, 2018
SB 1537
Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the dyslexia advisory council for two years to June 30, 2020. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 2.
Yea
Passed
91–0
Mar 8, 2018
HB 1569
Local Education Agencies - As enacted, allows any LEA, rather than just the Metropolitan Nashville public school system, using the career academy or small learning community model to extend career and technical education (CTE) class sizes in grades nine through 12; allows an LEA to seek a waiver from the commissioner of education to extend the CTE class size average in grades nine through 12. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 11.
Yea
Passed
90–0
Mar 8, 2018
HB 1976
Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, specifies that an entity licensed for on-premises consumption may include contiguous areas in its designated premises; adds designation as festival operator for purposes of those authorized to sell for on-premises consumption; revises other on-premises consumption provisions. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4.
Absent
Passed
48–31
Mar 8, 2018
SB 1591
Ethics - As enacted, clarifies that a state university board president must file a statement of disclosure of interests form with the Tennessee Ethics Commission. - Amends TCA Section 8-50-501.
Yea
Passed
90–0
Mar 8, 2018
HB 2603
Licenses - As enacted, requires persons subject to licensure as emergency medical services personnel to notify the emergency medical services board of convictions and pending charges of commission of a felony or misdemeanor within 10 business days of the occurrence of such actions. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 140.
Yea
Passed
90–0
Mar 8, 2018
HB 2642
Motor Vehicles - As enacted, allows personal vehicle operated by a transportation network company driver to display one or more removable, illuminated, interior trade dress devices in any color other than red or blue, or in any combination of colors other than red or blue, that is issued by a transportation network company and that assists passengers in identifying and communicating with transportation network company drivers. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8 and Title 55, Chapter 9, Part 4. Against party
Nay
Passed
92–1
Mar 5, 2018
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