Total votes
21,931
all sessions
Attendance
96%
1,016 missed
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
1,016
missed votes
Total cast
21,931
across all sessions
Crossed party
195
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SJR 107
General Assembly, Directed Studies - Requests the Department of Education and the State Board of Education to study and report on the best practices of other states relative to funding of programs focused on career preparation and postsecondary opportunities. -
Yea
Passed
90–0
Apr 3, 2017
HB 303
Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of - As enacted, adds universities, colleges, community colleges, and colleges of applied technology to the list of educational institution types for which the POST commission provides services; authorizes the POST commission to collect police recruit fingerprints for criminal record checks by the TBI and FBI; and revises the circumstances under which the POST commission must issue a certificate of compliance to a recruit. - Amends TCA Section 38-8-104 and Section 38-8-107.
Yea
Passed
90–0
Apr 3, 2017
SB 281
Naming and Designating - As enacted, establishes the month of April as "Tennessee Craft Beer and Cider Month." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 4.
Yea
Passed
73–11
Apr 3, 2017
SB 274
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, revises offense of criminal trespass in regard to grounds and common areas of housing and apartment complexes. - Amends TCA Section 39-11-106 and Section 39-14-405.
Yea
Passed
93–0
Apr 3, 2017
SB 519
Pets - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Retail Pet Store Consumer Protection Act" to provide coverage for certain veterinary expenses to persons who buy defective dogs from retail pet stores. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 17. Against party
Yea
Failed
47–44
Apr 3, 2017
SB 519
Pets - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Retail Pet Store Consumer Protection Act" to provide coverage for certain veterinary expenses to persons who buy defective dogs from retail pet stores. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 17. Against party
Yea
Failed
45–47
Apr 3, 2017
SJR 287
Memorials, Sports - Harriman High School boys' basketball team, TSSAA Division I Class A State Champions -
Yea
Passed
90–0
Apr 3, 2017
SB 519
Pets - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Retail Pet Store Consumer Protection Act" to provide coverage for certain veterinary expenses to persons who buy defective dogs from retail pet stores. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 17. Against party
Nay
Failed
41–52
Apr 3, 2017
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