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D Tennessee House · District 90 · Former member

Rep. John J. DeBerry, Jr.

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Session

Total votes

8,467

all sessions

Attendance

84%

1,637 missed

Lower than 93% of chamber peers

With party

96%

of cast votes

Lower than 99% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

2%

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 97% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

7,984

voted in favor

Nay

343

voted against

Absent

1,637

missed votes

Total cast

8,467

across all sessions

Crossed party

263

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

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Date

SB 2546

Local Education Agencies - As introduced, deletes the provision that limited the availability of recall elections for school board members to only Madison County. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 49, Chapter 2, Part 2. Against party

Yea

Failed

1–10

Jun 10, 2020

SJR 1305

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Bethany Paupeck, Kingsport City Schools Grades 5-8 Teacher of the Year -

Yea

Passed

89–0

Jun 10, 2020

SJR 1303

Memorials, Heroism - Kenneth Wayne Matheney, Soldier's Medal recipient -

Yea

Passed

89–0

Jun 10, 2020

HB 1708

Taxes, Hotel Motel - As enacted, authorizes the City of Tracy City to levy a privilege tax of up to 5 percent upon the privilege of occupancy by a two-thirds vote of its governing body. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-1425.

Yea

Passed

69–13

Jun 10, 2020

SB 1616

Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, revises the period of time after a local board of education or director of schools makes an initial offer of employment to a person for a teaching position that the person has to accept or reject the offer of employment, if the offer is made between June 1 and April 1. - Amends TCA Section 49-5-406.

Yea

Passed

83–0

Jun 10, 2020

HB 2017

Education, Dept. of - Requires the department, instead of local boards of education, to develop a water testing program to reduce potential lead contamination in drinking water in public schools; adds child care programs to those required to implement the water testing program; changes from 20 to 15 parts per billion the lead level by which a school or child care program is required to take certain protective and remedial steps under the program. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 2.

Yea

Passed

80–0

Jun 10, 2020

SB 1893

Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires each high school to designate an apprenticeship training program contact; requires the department to compile and publish a list of the apprenticeship program contacts. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49; Title 62 and Title 67.

Nay

Passed

68–23

Jun 10, 2020

SB 2317

Health Care - As enacted, expands the Health Care Empowerment Act to allow all licensed medical professionals to use direct medical care agreements without regulation by the insurance laws of this state. - Amends TCA Title 63.

Yea

Passed

90–0

Jun 10, 2020

SB 1782

Taxes, Hotel Motel - As enacted, authorizes the City of Tracy City to levy a privilege tax of up to 5 percent upon the privilege of occupancy by a two-thirds vote of its governing body. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-1425.

Yea

Passed

69–13

Jun 10, 2020

HB 2892

Environment and Conservation, Department of - As enacted, requires the department to grant or deny an application for a subsurface sewage disposal system within 45 days or receiving all information necessary to make such a determination; requires the department, if it cannot make a determination within 45 days, to refund the application fee; requires that a denial include a clear, written explanation for the denial with citations to relevant legal authority for the denial. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 11; Section 39-14-306; Section 57-4-102; Title 59; Title 62; Title 66; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 70.

Yea

Passed

88–0

Jun 10, 2020