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
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 2250
Taxes, Sales - As enacted, extends the deadline by which a distressed rural county must apply to be eligible to retain the sales and use tax generated from a commercial development district from December 31, 2016, to December 31, 2020. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.
Yea
Passed
96–0
Mar 26, 2018
HB 2323
Sexual Offenders - As enacted, allows a sexual offender whose victim was a minor to obtain sexual offender treatment in a location that is within 1,000 feet of a school, child care facility, public park, playground, recreation center, or public athletic field. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 39, Part 2.
Yea
Passed
94–0
Mar 26, 2018
HJR 965
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Hunter Fender, Top Ten Senior, Hampshire Unit School -
Yea
Passed
96–0
Mar 26, 2018
HB 1539
Health, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the commissioner to develop and make available on the department's website educational literature about the risks and prevalence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and other infant sleep-related deaths that are sometimes mislabeled as SIDS, so that such information may lead to the possible means of prevention. - Amends TCA Title 56; Title 63 and Title 68.
Yea
Passed
91–0
Mar 26, 2018
SB 1593
Evidence - As enacted, prohibits the exclusion from a criminal trial of certain out-of-court, non-testimonial statements made by a child under 12 years of age that describe any sexual act or act of physical violence directed against the child. - Amends TCA Title 24.
Yea
Passed
93–0
Mar 26, 2018
HB 2606
Child Abuse - As enacted, requires the department of children's services to develop instructional guidelines for child safety training programs for members of professions that frequently deal with children who may be at risk of abuse. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 4; Title 49, Chapter 5, Part 1; Title 63, Chapter 23; Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 2; Title 63, Chapter 7, Part 1 and Title 63, Chapter 9.
Yea
Passed
76–14
Mar 26, 2018
SJR 730
Memorials, Recognition - Dr. Phillip Kinslow, DVM, Wilson County Agricultural Hall of Fame -
Yea
Passed
96–0
Mar 26, 2018
HB 1626
Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of revenue for four years to June 30, 2022. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 4, Chapter 3.
Yea
Passed
96–0
Mar 26, 2018
HJR 973
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Annaleigha Benoit, Salutatorian, Rhea County Academy -
Yea
Passed
96–0
Mar 26, 2018
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