Rep. Doc Kumar
Total votes
22,093
all sessions
Attendance
89%
2,678 missed
Lower than 92% of chamber peers
With party
99%
of cast votes
Lower than 89% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 87% of chamber peers
Sponsored
273
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
3
assignments
22,093 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
21,459
voted in favor
Nay
391
voted against
Absent
2,678
missed votes
Total cast
22,093
across all sessions
Crossed party
139
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
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
76–0
Mar 16, 2017
HB 1111
Statutes and Codification - As enacted, requires that undefined words be given their natural and ordinary meaning, without forced or subtle construction that would limit or extend the meaning of the language, except when a contrary intention is clearly manifest. - Amends TCA Title 1, Chapter 3.
Yea
Passed
50–25
Mar 16, 2017
HB 686
Election Laws - As enacted, requires a court to impose an additional $1,000 fine for a conviction for voter fraud; provides a $1,000 reward for information leading to a conviction for voter fraud. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 40.
Yea
Passed
50–23
Mar 16, 2017
SB 809
Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, moves up the deadline for the state board of education to release the teacher preparation training report from November 1 of each year to February 15 of each year. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 5.
Yea
Passed
78–0
Mar 16, 2017
SB 285
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As enacted, permits the TBI to collect a $250 fee when a blood alcohol or drug concentration test is administered by law enforcement and tested by the TBI for the offenses of reckless driving and simple possession or casual exchange of a controlled substance. - Amends TCA Section 55-10-413.
Yea
Passed
69–7
Mar 16, 2017
HB 1112
Domestic Violence - As enacted, requires the court to give a defendant intending to plead guilty to a domestic violence offense notice of the firearm dispossession consequences of a domestic violence conviction and sets out a procedure for a person convicted of domestic violence to terminate possession of all firearms. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-111 and Section 40-14-109.
Yea
Passed
77–0
Mar 16, 2017
HB 578
Courts, Juvenile - As enacted, requires expunction of certain juvenile records upon motion; requires an adjudicating court to inform a child of the need to file a motion for expunction of a juvenile record; requires the administrative office of the courts to create a motion that can be completed by a child; requires juvenile court clerks to make the model expunction motion available to all children. - Amends TCA Section 37-1-153.
Yea
Passed
74–0
Mar 16, 2017
HB 1111
Statutes and Codification - As enacted, requires that undefined words be given their natural and ordinary meaning, without forced or subtle construction that would limit or extend the meaning of the language, except when a contrary intention is clearly manifest. - Amends TCA Title 1, Chapter 3.
Yea
Passed
57–21
Mar 16, 2017
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