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R Tennessee House · District 97 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. John Gillespie

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Total votes
16,583
all sessions
Attendance
90%
1,750 missed
Lower than 93% of chamber peers
With party
99%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 75% of chamber peers
Sponsored
140
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
3
assignments
16,583 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
16,154
voted in favor
Nay
375
voted against
Absent
1,750
missed votes
Total cast
16,583
across all sessions
Crossed party
114
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HJR 1321
Memorials, Heroism - Captain William Maxwell, Signal Mountain Fire Department -
Yea
Passed
95–0
Apr 8, 2026
HB 1176
Annexation - As introduced, specifies circumstances in which a referendum will not be required to effectuate annexation of territory; removes repealer provision for exceptions to the referendum requirement. - Amends TCA Section 6-51-104.
Yea
Passed
10–2
Apr 8, 2026
HJR 1322
Memorials, Recognition - Walden's Ridge Civic Center, National Register of Historic Places -
Yea
Passed
95–0
Apr 8, 2026
HJR 1304
Memorials, Recognition - Kaycee Mae Pratt -
Yea
Passed
95–0
Apr 8, 2026
SB 2005
Fire Prevention and Investigation - As enacted, requires certification from the peace officer standards and training commission and certain other criteria to be met in order for the commissioner of commerce and insurance, the commissioner's deputies, a municipal fire investigator, or a salaried county fire investigator to exercise police powers, including the power to arrest, relative to cases of arson or suspected arson. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 38 and Title 68.
Yea
Passed
87–5
Apr 8, 2026
SB 2362
Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department and the department of disability and aging to collaborate to ensure that children with an intellectual or developmental disability who are in the custody of the department of children's services or at risk of entering the custody of the department receive appropriate services and supports for individuals with a disability; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9; Title 33; Title 37 and Title 52.
Yea
Passed
85–8
Apr 8, 2026
HJR 1311
Memorials, Professional Achievement - Christina Merriman, Smithville Elementary School Teacher of the Year -
Yea
Passed
95–0
Apr 8, 2026
HB 1692
Adoption - As enacted, clarifies that a court may waive the requirement for a home study in an adoption when the prospective adoptive parent or parents are not related to the child if certain requirements are met. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
Yea
Passed
86–7
Apr 8, 2026
HB 354
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As enacted, grants the bureau discretion to investigate reports of suspected elder financial exploitation. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45; Title 68 and Title 71.
Yea
Passed
93–1
Apr 8, 2026
HJR 1307
Memorials, Retirement - Jerry Williams -
Yea
Passed
95–0
Apr 8, 2026
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