Rep. Jesse Chism
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
Sponsored
186
bills & resolutions
Higher than 87% of chamber peers
Committees
3
assignments
23,476 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
21,694
voted in favor
Nay
1,678
voted against
Absent
1,287
missed votes
Total recorded
23,476
across all sessions
Crossed party
337
votes against own party
Matching
23,476
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 1376
Marriage - As enacted, clarifies that a marriage license may not be issued for an applicant under 17 years of age; defines "parent" for purposes of parental consent to marriage of a minor; deletes obsolete requirement that marriage license application of a minor be mailed to the minor's parent and held for three days before issuance of license. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3.
Yea
Passed
90–0
Mar 7, 2019
SB 345
Public Officials - As enacted, clarifies that a county judicial commissioner or magistrate may administer the oath of office to an elected or appointed official. - Amends TCA Section 8-18-109.
Yea
Passed
90–1
Mar 7, 2019
HB 287
Adoption - As enacted, eliminates failure to pay prenatal, natal, and postnatal expenses as ground for termination of parental rights; clarifies the definition of notice; removes unnecessary affidavit language; adds existing abuse crimes to the definition of severe child abuse; clarifies definition of putative father; clarifies requirements for checking putative father registry; makes various other revisions. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 36, Chapter 2 and Section 37-1-102.
Yea
Passed
91–0
Mar 7, 2019
SB 51
Fireworks - As enacted, allows the continued sale at retail of any Class C common fireworks in Rutherford County after the 2020 federal census. - Amends TCA Section 68-104-112.
Yea
Passed
88–0
Mar 7, 2019
SB 375
Local Education Agencies - As enacted, allows a local board of education to authorize a teacher, school employee, or other person employed by the LEA to raise funds for noneducational purposes; requires the local board of education that authorizes funds to be raised for noneducational purposes to create policies and procedures for the receipt, disbursement, and accounting of funds raised. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 3.
Yea
Passed
88–0
Mar 7, 2019
SB 1172
Liens - As enacted, eliminates the provision whereby a real property owner who prevails in an action challenging the validity of a lien, including in a slander of title proceeding, may recover attorney's fees, costs, and damages. - Amends TCA Section 66-21-108. Bipartisan
Yea
Failed
54–27
Mar 7, 2019
SB 1168
Public Utility Commission - As enacted, removes certain prohibitions concerning gifts made by commissioners of the Tennessee public utility commission that are different from other applicable gift prohibitions found in law. - Amends TCA Title 3 and Section 65-1-107.
Yea
Passed
87–3
Mar 7, 2019
SB 1236
Abortion - As introduced, prohibits abortions from the point a fetal heartbeat is detected; creates exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 2 and Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2.
Nay
Passed
65–21
Mar 7, 2019
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