Total votes
21,931
all sessions
Attendance
96%
1,016 missed
With party
99%
of cast votes
Higher than 76% 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
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 257
Sunset Laws - As enacted, terminates the state trust of Tennessee with no subsequent wind down year. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 9, Chapter 4.
Yea
Passed
93–0
Mar 20, 2017
HB 250
Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of mental health and substance abuse services four years to June 30, 2021. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 4, Chapter 3.
Yea
Passed
93–0
Mar 20, 2017
HB 469
Treasurer, State - As enacted, clarifies state treasurer has authority to raise funds for the Tennessee financial literacy commission. - Amends TCA Section 49-6-1704.
Yea
Passed
93–0
Mar 20, 2017
HB 318
Taxes, Sales - As enacted, delays effective date of certain streamlined sales tax provisions until July 1, 2019. - Amends TCA Title 67; Chapter 72 of the Public Acts of 2011; Chapter 273 of the Public Acts of 2015; Chapter 480 of the Public Acts of 2013; Chapter 530 of the Public Acts of 2009 and Chapter 602 of the Public Acts of 2007.
Yea
Passed
94–0
Mar 20, 2017
HB 29
Victims' Rights - As enacted, deletes the provision giving an alleged offender the right to have notice of and suspend all action concerning a claim for compensation by the victim under the criminal injuries compensation fund. - Amends TCA Section 29-13-108.
Yea
Passed
91–0
Mar 16, 2017
SB 737
Consumer Protection - As enacted, adds "advertising services for the provision of a motor vehicle warranty in a deceptive manner likely to cause the owner to believe that the advertisement originated from the original manufacturer of the motor vehicle or from the dealer that sold the motor vehicle" as a violation of the Consumer Protection Act of 1977. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 55.
Yea
Passed
90–0
Mar 16, 2017
HB 45
Students - As enacted, revises provisions governing physical activity requirements for students. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.
Yea
Passed
89–0
Mar 16, 2017
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