BC
Total votes
12,876
all sessions
Attendance
84%
2,472 missed
With party
98%
of cast votes
Higher than 76% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 78% of chamber peers
Sponsored
314
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
0
assignments
12,876 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
11,914
voted in favor
Nay
767
voted against
Absent
2,472
missed votes
Total cast
12,876
across all sessions
Crossed party
164
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 195
Health Care - As enacted, adds healthcare services provided to a patient at a public elementary or secondary school to the current definition of telehealth services for which health insurance entities are required to reimburse in a manner that is consistent with reimbursement for in-person encounters; requires that the public elementary or secondary school be staffed by a healthcare service provider and equipped to engage in such services. - Amends TCA Title 56; Section 63-1-155 and Title 71.
Yea
Passed
93–0
Apr 6, 2017
HB 395
School Transportation - As introduced, requires any bus ordered or purchased on or after July 1, 2018, to be equipped with a restraint system; requires any bus that is currently used to transport students be equipped with a restraint system by July 1, 2023. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 21 and Title 55, Chapter 9, Part 6.
Yea
Passed
9–7
Apr 4, 2017
HB 784
Election Laws - As introduced, changes appointing authority, from the governor to the general assembly, for the office of United States Senator until a successor can be elected in the next regular November election. - Amends TCA Title 2.
Yea
Passed
9–3
Apr 4, 2017
HB 662
Political Parties - As introduced, revises the number of signatures that a petition must bear for purposes of qualifying as a recognized minor party; revises the number of votes that a political party must receive for purposes of qualifying as a statewide political party. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 1 and Title 2, Chapter 13.
Yea
Passed
9–3
Apr 4, 2017
SB 823
Election Laws - As introduced, clarifies that the county election commissions have the duty to purge the permanent registration records of certain voters unless otherwise prohibited by federal law. - Amends TCA Section 2-2-132.
Yea
Passed
87–0
Apr 3, 2017
HB 152
Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, clarifies that for the audited financial reports of certain self-sufficient utilities, a change in net position means total revenues less all grants, capital contributions, and expenses. - Amends TCA Section 7-82-401 and Section 68-221-1010.
Yea
Passed
90–0
Apr 3, 2017
HB 903
Motor Vehicles - As enacted, requires the department of safety to develop advisory guidelines for best behaviors of drivers during traffic stops. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 8, Part 2.
Yea
Passed
90–0
Apr 3, 2017
SB 519
Pets - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Retail Pet Store Consumer Protection Act" to provide coverage for certain veterinary expenses to persons who buy defective dogs from retail pet stores. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 17.
Nay
Passed
45–44
Apr 3, 2017
SB 519
Pets - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Retail Pet Store Consumer Protection Act" to provide coverage for certain veterinary expenses to persons who buy defective dogs from retail pet stores. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 17. Against party
Nay
Failed
39–53
Apr 3, 2017
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