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 83% 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
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1830
Mass Transit - As enacted, designates department of transportation as state agency with oversight over safety of rail fixed guideway public transportation systems in Tennessee; makes other related revisions to comply with Title 49 of the United States Code. - Amends TCA Title 10; Title 13; Title 54 and Title 65.
Yea
Passed
88–0
Apr 2, 2018
HB 2011
Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, designates sports facilities at MTSU as a sports authority facility for purposes of on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 4.
Yea
Failed
45–34
Mar 29, 2018
SB 1560
Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee film, entertainment and music commission for four years to June 30, 2022. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 50.
Yea
Passed
83–2
Mar 29, 2018
HB 2428
Juvenile Offenders - As introduced, authorizes a law enforcement officer to transport any juvenile taken into custody to a juvenile assessment center, unless the child is in custody for certain offenses. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1.
Yea
Passed
84–0
Mar 29, 2018
SB 2260
Education, Higher - As enacted, enacts the University of Tennessee Focusing on Campus and University Success (FOCUS) Act; reconstitutes the board of trustees of the University of Tennessee and revises other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 49, Chapter 9.
Nay
Failed
53–35
Mar 29, 2018
HB 2059
Barbers and/or Cosmetologists - As introduced, deletes requirement that persons applying for licensure as a barber and cosmetology school instructor be licensed for continuous years; deletes high school education requirements for certification as a barber instructor, barber instructor assistant, barber technician, and master barber; deletes same education requirements for licensure as a cosmetology instructor. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 3 and Title 62, Chapter 4.
Yea
Failed
26–45
Mar 29, 2018
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