Total votes
22,980
all sessions
Attendance
82%
4,949 missed
Among the lowest in the chamber
With party
98%
of cast votes
Lower than 81% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 80% of chamber peers
Sponsored
207
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
4
assignments
22,980 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
20,814
voted in favor
Nay
2,015
voted against
Absent
4,949
missed votes
Total cast
22,980
across all sessions
Crossed party
355
votes against own party
This page
22,980
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HJR 1030
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Tullahoma High School, FBLA national award winners -
Yea
Passed
94–0
Mar 2, 2026
HB 1473
Marriage - As introduced, states that private citizens and organizations are not bound by the Fourteenth Amendment or the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges to recognize a marriage between individuals of the same sex; prohibits the board of professional responsibility from disciplining or sanctioning an attorney for declining to officiate a marriage between two persons of the same sex. - Amends TCA Title 17, Chapter 5 and Title 36.
Nay
Passed
70–23
Feb 19, 2026
HB 1481
Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates the third Sunday in June of each year as "Fathers' Day." - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2.
Nay
Passed
70–24
Feb 19, 2026
HB 1576
Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of labor and workforce development to June 30, 2030. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29; Title 4, Chapter 3 and Title 50.
Yea
Passed
94–0
Feb 19, 2026
HJR 934
Memorials, Recognition - Donnie Poston, Elbert K. Fretwell Award -
Yea
Passed
94–0
Feb 19, 2026
HB 1488
County Government - As enacted, requires county legislative bodies to adopt local rules of procedure within 90 days of convening a newly elected county legislative body by majority vote; requires a two-thirds vote to change such rules; specifies Robert's Rules of Order as the default rules of procedure for county legislative bodies. - Amends TCA Title 5.
Yea
Passed
94–0
Feb 19, 2026
HJR 922
Memorials, Sports - Libby Bromley, girls' bowling state finalist -
Yea
Passed
94–0
Feb 19, 2026
HB 1562
Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the board of examiners in psychology to June 30, 2031. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 63, Chapter 11.
Yea
Passed
94–0
Feb 19, 2026
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