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 1360
Remedies and Special Proceedings - As enacted, removes the ability to bring a civil liability action for negligence per se against a seller of a qualified product; expands "qualified products" to include knives, body armor, pepper spray, silencers, and other certain products; requires physical injury for a negligent entrustment action rather than an unreasonable risk of physical injury; specifies that a person who will be subject to an ordinance in the future or reasonably intends to be physically present in the political subdivision is an adversely affected party for purposes of filing certain actions; makes various other changes regarding civil actions against arms dealers, manufacturers, and sellers and the preemption of local regulation of firearms. - Amends TCA Title 29, Chapter 42 and Title 39.
Yea
Passed
76–21
Apr 15, 2025
SB 1005
Adoption - As enacted, allows petitioners to include all children in one adoption petition if the petitioners are seeking to adopt more than one child at the same time, unless the court issues a written order finding that it is in the best interest of the children that separate petitions be filed; specifies that the clerk of court must charge only one filing fee for such a petition. - Amends TCA Title 18; Title 36 and Title 37.
Yea
Passed
93–0
Apr 15, 2025
SB 245
District Attorneys - As enacted, expands the proceedings for which a district attorney general pro tem may be appointed to include certain civil proceedings; declares meetings of the district attorneys general conference to be open meetings except for meetings related to certain matters; specifies that the executive director of the district attorneys general conference must provide legal counsel and advice to district attorneys general and their staff and that the legal counsel and advice may be provided by attorneys employed with the district attorneys general conference. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 7, Part 1 and Title 8, Chapter 7, Part 3.
Yea
Passed
77–22
Apr 15, 2025
HB 1383
Local Education Agencies - As enacted, authorizes a local legislative body for a county that has adopted a charter form of government to require elections for the county board of education to be held at the same time and on the same election cycle as elections for members of the local legislative body for the county, members of the county board of education to have successive terms of office if members of the local legislative body for the county have successive terms of office and members of the county board of education to have the same term limits as members of the local legislative body for the county. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 5; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 49.
Yea
Passed
91–6
Apr 15, 2025
SB 468
Safety - As enacted, enacts the "Riley Gaines Women's Safety and Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 37; Title 41; Title 49 and Title 68.
Yea
Passed
76–23
Apr 15, 2025
SB 464
Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, makes changes to the law relative to professional bondsmen and agents of insurance companies making appearance bonds of a criminal nature. - Amends TCA Title 40.
Yea
Passed
75–24
Apr 15, 2025
SB 217
Transportation, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to develop and implement a policy regarding the removal of personal property used for camping from the shoulder, berm, or right-of-way of highways under its jurisdiction or under a bridge or overpass under its jurisdiction; prohibits the department from commencing initial clean-up activities, vegetation removal, or site securing activities until the municipal or county government whose geographic boundaries include the camping removal site has ensured that no persons are occupying the site. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 13; Title 39; Title 54; Title 55 and Title 71.
Yea
Passed
77–22
Apr 15, 2025
SB 481
Forfeiture of Assets - As enacted, removes the requirement for a claimant to post a bond when filing a claim to seized property. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 33.
Yea
Passed
100–0
Apr 15, 2025
SB 870
Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct a landscape analysis of teacher evaluation practices in this state and other states; requires the department to convene a teacher evaluation advisory committee to review and evaluate current teacher evaluation practices in this state; requires the department and the state board to provide the education committee of the senate and committee of the house of representatives having jurisdiction over teacher evaluations a final report on the landscape analysis, teacher evaluation advisory committee's recommendations, and any department or state board recommendations by January 31, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Yea
Passed
91–2
Apr 15, 2025
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