R Tennessee House · District 97 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. John Gillespie

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Total votes

15,926

all sessions

Attendance

93%

948 missed

With party

99%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

0%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Voting record

Yea

15,502

voted in favor

Nay

370

voted against

Absent

948

missed votes

Total cast

15,926

across all sessions

Crossed party

108

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

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Date

SB 1944

Open Meetings - As enacted, authorizes local governmental bodies to conduct certain community meetings via electronic means of communication. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8, Chapter 44.

Yea

Passed

66–16

Apr 16, 2026

HB 2018

Immigration - As enacted, requires a memorandum of understanding entered between certain law enforcement agencies and federal officials concerning enforcement of federal immigration laws to include a requirement that the agency accept and honor any immigration detainer received from federal immigration authorities. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 38 and Title 41.

Yea

Passed

76–18

Apr 16, 2026

SB 2141

Education, Higher - As enacted, removes various dates by which various reports must be submitted by various entities; makes various changes to the Tennessee student assistance award; requires new and existing transfer pathways to be reviewed on a rotating basis; authorizes the Tennessee higher education commission to conduct private meetings for certain purposes; makes various other changes related to financial aid and higher education. - Amends TCA Title 43, Chapter 6, Part 5 and Title 49.

Yea

Passed

84–6

Apr 16, 2026

SB 1670

Military - As enacted, recognizes the United States space force as a distinct branch of the United States armed forces by adding the space force to definitions and provisions related to the military. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 6; Title 8; Title 36; Title 39; Title 40; Title 49; Title 55; Title 58; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 66.

Yea

Passed

77–11

Apr 16, 2026

SB 2690

Appropriations - As enacted, makes appropriations for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026. -

Nay

Failed

24–67

Apr 16, 2026

SB 343

Death - As enacted, authorizes, as of January 1, 2027, a licensed paramedic to make an actual determination and pronouncement of death; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Yea

Passed

92–2

Apr 16, 2026

SB 2690

Appropriations - As enacted, makes appropriations for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026. -

Yea

Passed

73–19

Apr 16, 2026

SB 2690

Appropriations - As enacted, makes appropriations for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026. -

Nay

Failed

20–74

Apr 16, 2026

SB 2690

Appropriations - As enacted, makes appropriations for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026. -

Yea

Passed

71–20

Apr 16, 2026

HB 2532

Education - As enacted, revises education law, including, but not limited to, increasing, from 25,000 to 35,000, the maximum number of education freedom scholarships that may be awarded to eligible students. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Yea

Passed

63–28

Apr 16, 2026