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
HB 1217
Funeral Directors and Embalmers - As enacted, requires that of the 10 hours of continuing education coursework required for renewal of licensure of funeral directors and embalmers, five of those hours must be attended in person, which means the coursework is either completed in the physical presence of the provider of the coursework or through an interactive virtual program that requires participants to confirm their presence during the program. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 5.
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
Failed
44–49
Apr 3, 2017
HJR 236
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kaylee Windham, Valedictorian, Tennessee Virtual Online School -
Yea
Passed
90–0
Apr 3, 2017
SB 428
Funeral Directors and Embalmers - As enacted, removes social security number from the information that a funeral establishment must include on the permanent identification device attached to a dead human body prior to interment and from the permanent identification device placed in the crematory urn before the remains are placed in the urn.
- Amends TCA Section 62-5-313.
Yea
Passed
93–0
Apr 3, 2017
HJR 234
Memorials, Sports - Upperman High School Special Olympics basketball team -
Yea
Passed
90–0
Apr 3, 2017
HB 282
Equalization Board - As enacted, changes the standard of review for property tax appeals by limiting review to the record before the hearing examiner. - Amends TCA Section 67-5-1505 and Section 67-5-1506.
Yea
Passed
90–0
Apr 3, 2017
HB 61
Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, treats a licensed firearms dealer the same as a private citizen by allowing the dealer to occasionally sell, exchange, or transfer firearms from the dealer's personal collection without conducting a background check on the buyer; clarifies that the criminal history records check requirements do not apply to an occasional sale of a used or second-hand firearm by a person who is not engaged in the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in firearms. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
Nay
Passed
76–14
Apr 3, 2017
SJR 175
General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Tom Midyett, State Forestry Commission -
Yea
Passed
93–0
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.
Yea
Passed
51–44
Apr 3, 2017
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