D Tennessee House · District 85 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Jesse Chism

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Session

Total votes

23,476

all sessions

Attendance

95%

1,287 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

98%

of cast votes

Lower than 91% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

1%

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 91% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

21,694

voted in favor

Nay

1,678

voted against

Absent

1,287

missed votes

Total cast

23,476

across all sessions

Crossed party

337

votes against own party

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 773

Revenue, Dept. of - As introduced, establishes procedures for requesting the redaction of confidential information from the text of revenue and letter rulings issued by the department. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 1.

Yea

Passed

90–0

Jun 3, 2020

HJR 1168

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Shelby Koonce, Valedictorian, Christian Community High School -

Yea

Passed

92–0

Jun 3, 2020

SB 2636

Juvenile Offenders - As introduced, expands the unruly act of illegal use of a communication device by a minor to include possessing or transmitting an image of sexual activity involving a minor. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 39, Chapter 13, Part 5 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 10.

Yea

Passed

95–0

Jun 3, 2020

HJR 1166

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Taylor Stuard, Valedictorian, Jo Byrns High School -

Yea

Passed

92–0

Jun 3, 2020

HJR 1176

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Colin Spivey, Valedictorian, White House Heritage High School -

Yea

Passed

92–0

Jun 3, 2020

SB 2339

Education, Higher - As introduced, prohibits a governing board of a public institution of higher education from contracting or affiliating with a foreign nation; a political subdivision of a foreign nation; or an organization sponsored, operated, or funded by a foreign nation for the provision or establishment of a program of instruction or a learning center to teach the language or culture of the foreign nation at the public institution of higher education. - Amends TCA Title 49. Against party

Yea

Passed

80–10

Jun 3, 2020

HB 1689

Students - As introduced, prohibits a student from participating in a single-sex interscholastic sport or athletic event provided by the student's public school unless the student verifies with the public school that the student is of the respective sex. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Nay

Passed

73–13

Jun 3, 2020

HB 2383

Public Records - As enacted, permits a political subdivision to release the name or photograph of a minor victim of a criminal offense for the purpose of memorializing the victim in a memorial garden, if the custodial parent or legal guardian of the victim has consented to the release. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7.

Yea

Passed

95–0

Jun 3, 2020

HB 1278

Election Laws - As enacted, provides that if an incumbent member of the general assembly who has filed a petition for reelection is disqualified by the political party executive committee, then the incumbent member of the general assembly may file a new petition for the same office as a candidate for another political party or as an independent candidate. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 2; Title 3; Title 4; Title 8 and Title 10.

Yea

Passed

85–6

Jun 3, 2020

SB 2252

Education - As introduced, enacts the "Teacher's Discipline Act"; establishes a disciplinary process for students who have been removed from the classroom by the teacher. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Yea

Passed

91–0

Jun 3, 2020