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D Tennessee House · District 84

Rep. Joe Towns

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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
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
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.
Yea
Failed
24–69
Feb 19, 2026
HB 1583
Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Interstate Compact for Supervision of Adult Offenders to June 30, 2034. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 40, Chapter 28, Part 4.
Yea
Passed
94–0
Feb 19, 2026
HB 1610
Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee equine health advisory commission to June 30, 2030. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 43, Chapter 13.
Yea
Passed
94–0
Feb 19, 2026
HJR 944
Memorials, Recognition - Nuclear Energy in Tennessee -
Yea
Passed
94–0
Feb 19, 2026
HJR 931
Memorials, Personal Occasion - Lois Goins LeFlore, 100th birthday -
Yea
Passed
94–0
Feb 19, 2026
HJR 935
Memorials, Recognition - Kelli Jo Wright, 2026 Campbell County Good Scout Award -
Yea
Passed
94–0
Feb 19, 2026
HB 1570
Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Delta human resource agency to June 30, 2030. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 13, Chapter 26.
Yea
Passed
94–0
Feb 19, 2026
HB 1621
Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Upper Cumberland human resource agency to June 30, 2030. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 13, Chapter 26.
Yea
Passed
94–0
Feb 19, 2026
HB 1603
Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the state insurance committee to June 30, 2032. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 8, Chapter 27, Part 2.
Yea
Passed
94–0
Feb 19, 2026
HJR 923
Memorials, Sports - Hardin County High School, girls' bowling state champions -
Yea
Passed
94–0
Feb 19, 2026
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