Total votes
21,931
all sessions
Attendance
96%
1,019 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
99%
of cast votes
Higher than 77% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 78% of chamber peers
Sponsored
256
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
0
assignments
21,931 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
21,531
voted in favor
Nay
329
voted against
Absent
1,019
missed votes
Total cast
21,931
across all sessions
Crossed party
195
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 276
Marriage - As enacted, adds federal administrative law judges to the list of officials authorized to solemnize marriages. - Amends TCA Section 36-3-301.
Yea
Passed
95–0
Apr 10, 2017
HB 500
Osteopathy - As enacted, increases from $50 to $100 the per diem paid to each member of the board of osteopathic examination. - Amends TCA Section 63-9-103.
Yea
Passed
95–0
Apr 10, 2017
HJR 257
Memorials, Professional Achievement - Mary John Wilson, 2017 Jefferson County Teacher of the Year, 5th-8th grade -
Yea
Passed
95–0
Apr 10, 2017
HB 1422
Lewis County - Subject to local approval, authorizes the location of landfills within four and one-half miles of the Buffalo River. - Amends Chapter 169 of the Private Acts of 1990.
Yea
Passed
88–3
Apr 10, 2017
SJR 123
General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Mike Edwards, State Board of Education -
Yea
Passed
95–0
Apr 10, 2017
SB 1215
Telecommunications - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Broadband Accessibility Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 7; Title 7, Chapter 59, Part 3; Title 65, Chapter 25 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 20.
Yea
Passed
91–4
Apr 10, 2017
HR 86
Memorials, Sports - Macon County Junior High School girls' basketball team, TNT State Champions -
Yea
Passed
95–0
Apr 10, 2017
HB 472
Housing - As enacted, adds East Ridge to governing bodies authorized to adopt ordinances to inspect residential rental dwelling units that are either deteriorated or in the process of deteriorating for compliance with applicable codes. - Amends TCA Title 13, Chapter 21, Part 3.
Yea
Passed
95–0
Apr 10, 2017
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