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D Tennessee House · District 84

Rep. Joe Towns

Compare
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 227
Welfare - As enacted, enacts the "Program Integrity Act of 2017," which establishes certain requirements for benefit eligibility. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 1 and Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 3.
Nay
Passed
66–25
Feb 27, 2017
SJR 128
Memorials, Personal Achievement - Cameron Moore, Eagle Scout -
Yea
Passed
93–0
Feb 27, 2017
HJR 142
Memorials, Professional Achievement - Jeannie Seely, 50-year member of the Grand Ole Opry -
Yea
Passed
93–0
Feb 27, 2017
HB 596
Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates March 4 of each year as "Tennessee Missing Children's Day," a day of special observance. - Amends TCA Title 15.
Yea
Passed
93–0
Feb 27, 2017
SJR 122
Memorials, Professional Achievement - Sarah Cooper, Grades 5-8 Hamblen County Teacher of the Year -
Yea
Passed
93–0
Feb 27, 2017
HR 56
Memorials, Professional Achievement - Jeff Zentner, William C. Morris YA Debut Award -
Yea
Passed
93–0
Feb 27, 2017
HJR 145
Memorials, Public Service - Stancil Ford -
Yea
Passed
93–0
Feb 27, 2017
SJR 119
Memorials, Personal Achievement - Samuel Van Amberg, Eagle Scout -
Yea
Passed
93–0
Feb 27, 2017
SJR 126
Memorials, Personal Achievement - Jordan Orazi, Eagle Scout -
Yea
Passed
93–0
Feb 27, 2017
HB 123
Public Health - As enacted, requires comprehensive stroke centers and primary stroke centers, and encourages other hospitals, to report data on individuals with confirmed stroke to the ETSU College of Public Health on a quarterly basis. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 1.
Yea
Passed
93–0
Feb 27, 2017
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