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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Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HJR 1062
Memorials, Recognition - Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month, May 2026 -
Yea
Passed
95–0
Mar 9, 2026
HB 2194
Education, Higher - As enacted, requires the board of regents, state university boards, and the board of trustees for the University of Tennessee system to adopt and implement policies that clearly distinguish between tenure decisions and disciplinary actions for faculty members. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.
Nay
Passed
72–21
Mar 9, 2026
HB 2588
Education, Curriculum - As enacted, authorizes LEAs and public charter schools to offer students in any of the grades five through 12 a hunter education course that is approved by the wildlife resources agency as part of physical education, health, or safety instruction. - Amends TCA Title 49 and Title 70, Chapter 2, Part 1.
Yea
Passed
95–0
Mar 9, 2026
HB 1731
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, specifies that, in regard to the criminal offense of desecration of a venerated object, "desecrate" includes, but is not limited to, the removal of objects from a place of burial by a person other than a family member of the deceased or an authorized representative of the cemetery. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 46.
Yea
Passed
90–0
Mar 9, 2026
HR 166
Memorials, Recognition - Kailei Beeler, appointment to U.S. Naval Academy -
Yea
Passed
95–0
Mar 9, 2026
HB 1446
State Government - As enacted, enacts the "Recognizing Judea and Samaria Act." - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4 and Title 8.
Nay
Passed
70–22
Mar 9, 2026
HB 2390
Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, clarifies that commissioners for utility districts created pursuant to the Utility District Law of 1937 in Gibson County are not prohibited from serving more than two consecutive terms. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 82, Part 3.
Yea
Passed
95–0
Mar 9, 2026
SB 350
Landlord and Tenant - As enacted, generally restricts a landlord from prohibiting a residential tenant from lawfully possessing, carrying, transporting, or storing a firearm, any part of a firearm, or firearm ammunition in the tenant's residential property; a vehicle located in a parking area provided for tenants or tenants' guests; or other locations controlled by the landlord necessary to enter or exit any such location in leases entered into, amended, extended, or renewed on or after January 1, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 66.
Nay
Passed
72–22
Mar 9, 2026
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