Rep. Justin Pearson
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
Sponsored
79
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
2
assignments
7,175 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
4,762
voted in favor
Nay
1,459
voted against
Absent
4,040
missed votes
Total cast
7,175
across all sessions
Crossed party
576
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1416
Education - As enacted, extends the benefits and opportunities provided to children of active duty members of the uniformed services in the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children to school-aged children in the household of a member of any reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including members of the Tennessee army and air national guard who are enrolled in any of the grades K-12. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Yea
Passed
93–0
Apr 17, 2023
SB 1221
Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, authorizes the commissioner of education to grant an individual pursuing clinical experience in an educator preparation program (EPP) who meets certain requirements a temporary permit to teach in a teaching position in which an LEA or public charter school is unable to secure a qualified teacher with a valid license for the type and kind of school in which a vacancy exists. - Amends TCA Title 49. Against party
Nay
Passed
93–3
Apr 17, 2023
HB 1519
General Assembly - As enacted, adds certain exceptions to the prohibition that members of the general assembly may not bid on, sell, or offer for sale any service to a state entity or have a financial interest in the bid, sale, or offer for sale of any service to a state entity. - Amends TCA Section 12-4-103.
Yea
Passed
93–0
Apr 17, 2023
HB 1002
Attorney General and Reporter - As enacted, grants the attorney general and reporter, in cases where a defendant has been sentenced to death and is seeking collateral or direct review of a conviction or sentence, exclusive control over the state's defense of the request for review and reimbursement for expenses incurred in connection with such matter. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 4.
Nay
Passed
76–19
Apr 17, 2023
SB 1237
Schools, Private - As enacted, limits the ability of a student enrolled in a private school to participate in an interscholastic athletic activity or event, to such activity or event where membership in the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association is required, in accordance with the student's immutable biological sex as determined by anatomy and genetics existing at the time of birth. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 50.
Nay
Passed
72–19
Apr 17, 2023
SB 1059
Obscenity and Pornography - As enacted, makes it a Class E felony for a book publisher, distributor, or seller to knowingly sell or distribute obscene matter to a public school serving any of the grades K-12; adds additional fines for a violation. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 9.
Nay
Passed
71–22
Apr 17, 2023
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