R Tennessee House · District 97 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. John Gillespie

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Session

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

votes against own party

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

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Date

HB 1847

Computers and Electronic Processing - As enacted, generally prohibits a municipality or electric utility to pay or absorb the cost of electrical infrastructure incurred to serve a data center; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13 and Title 65.

Yea

Passed

13–0

Apr 15, 2026

HJR 1420

Memorials, Recognition - Annabella Culwell, 2025 Warren County Fairest of the Fair -

Yea

Passed

90–0

Apr 15, 2026

HB 1817

Motor Vehicles - As enacted, revises law relative to out-of-service orders issued to commercial drivers and related penalties. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 65, Chapter 15.

Yea

Passed

10–1

Apr 15, 2026

HB 2446

Fire Prevention and Investigation - As enacted, requires the commissioner of commerce and insurance to fulfill certain duties for the volunteer firefighter vehicle grant program, which is established to annually provide grants to select volunteer fire departments to assist with local match requirements for federal grants to purchase vehicles. - Amends TCA Title 68.

Yea

Passed

13–0

Apr 15, 2026

HB 1946

Consumer Protection - As enacted, requires the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations (TACIR) to conduct a study of the potential regulation of artificial intelligence systems and generative artificial intelligence chatbots in this state. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 37 and Title 47.

Yea

Passed

27–0

Apr 15, 2026

HB 1710

Immigration - As enacted, adds local governments to the entities that must verify that each applicant for public benefits is a United States citizen or lawfully present in the United States; authorizes certain investigations of violations of requirements for verification of citizenship or presence for public benefits; requires certain reporting related to such verification for benefits; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58.

Yea

Passed

11–2

Apr 15, 2026

HJR 1433

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Zoé Donaciano, Valedictorian, Memphis Business Academy High School -

Yea

Passed

90–0

Apr 15, 2026

SB 1968

Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires a director of schools to refer to juvenile court certain students who were formerly enrolled in the LEA, who were receiving certain truancy interventions, who withdrew from the LEA, and who did not transfer to another LEA; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6.

Nay

Failed

24–69

Apr 15, 2026

HJR 1413

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Devin Dicus, Top Ten Senior, Frank Hughes School -

Yea

Passed

90–0

Apr 15, 2026

HJR 1434

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Karyme Briones, Salutatorian, Memphis Business Academy High School -

Yea

Passed

90–0

Apr 15, 2026