D Tennessee House · District 86 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Justin Pearson

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Session

Total votes

7,175

all sessions

Attendance

60%

4,040 missed

Among the lowest in the chamber

With party

90%

of cast votes

Lower than 96% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

5%

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 95% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

4,762

voted in favor

Nay

1,459

voted against

Absent

4,040

missed votes

Total recorded

7,175

across all sessions

Crossed party

576

votes against own party

Matching

7,175

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 1569

Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct an annual education assessment of each inmate who is serving a period of confinement for committing a felony offense to ascertain the inmate's highest grade or educational level attained, as well as their interest in continuing, completing, or advancing their education; requires the department to notify such inmates of the educational programming and opportunities available. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 41 and Title 49.

Yea

Passed

93–0

Mar 9, 2026

HB 2108

Business and Commerce - As enacted, revises law relative to commercial litigation financiers and litigation financing contracts. - Amends TCA Title 47.

Yea

Passed

91–0

Mar 9, 2026

HJR 1075

Memorials, Recognition - Nashville Humane Association, 80th anniversary -

Yea

Passed

95–0

Mar 9, 2026

HB 1811

Statutes and Codification - As enacted, codifies the Acts of the 2025 regular and extraordinary sessions. -

Yea

Passed

95–0

Mar 9, 2026

HB 2395

Education, Curriculum - As enacted, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, requires each LEA and public charter school to, as part of the social studies curriculum, present a civics instructional video approved by the state board of education at least once to students in grades six through eight and at least once to students in grades nine through 12. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Nay

Passed

64–25

Mar 9, 2026

HR 158

General Assembly, Review Or Ratification of Rules - Ratifies and approves the amendments and revisions to the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure, as promulgated by the Supreme Court. -

Yea

Passed

95–0

Mar 9, 2026

HB 2089

Education - As enacted, requires LEAs and public charter schools to recognize Victims of Communism Day to honor the people who have fallen victim to communist regimes by providing high school students enrolled in a world history and geography course with at least 45 minutes of instruction on such topic. - Amends TCA Title 15; Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Nay

Passed

72–17

Mar 9, 2026

HR 159

General Assembly, Review Or Ratification of Rules - Ratifies and approves the amendments and revisions to the Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure, as promulgated by the Supreme Court. -

Yea

Passed

95–0

Mar 9, 2026

HB 2083

Courts, Juvenile - As enacted, expands the goals of zero to three court programs to include cases involving children five years of age or younger, with priority given to cases involving children younger than three years of age. - Amends TCA Title 37.

Yea

Passed

95–0

Mar 9, 2026

HB 1527

Education, Curriculum - As enacted, requires public schools and public charter schools to provide instruction in child trafficking awareness and prevention to students in grades kindergarten through 12 through health education, instead of being provided through a family life curriculum. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Yea

Passed

90–1

Mar 9, 2026