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R Tennessee Senate · District 12

Sen. Ken Yager

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Total votes
27,373
all sessions
Attendance
96%
926 missed
Lower than 83% of chamber peers
With party
99%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
992
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
4
assignments
27,373 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
27,144
voted in favor
Nay
139
voted against
Absent
926
missed votes
Total recorded
27,373
across all sessions
Crossed party
79
votes against own party
Matching
27,373
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
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Date
SB 2279
Health Care - As enacted, requires the department of health to make available to the public on its website all inspection criteria required for compliance by pain management clinics; makes other changes relative to pain management. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.
Yea
Passed
32–0
Apr 2, 2026
SB 2715
Oakland - Subject to local approval, transfers authority to appoint and remove all directors and department heads, excluding the town recorder, from the board of mayor and aldermen to the town manager. - Amends Chapter 167 of the Private Acts of 1994; as amended.
Yea
Passed
31–0
Apr 2, 2026
SJR 969
Memorials, Sports - Jerry Nichols -
Yea
Passed
32–0
Apr 2, 2026
SJR 887
General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Supports Tennessee’s response to the United States Department of Energy Request for Information on Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses. -
Yea
Passed
29–1
Apr 2, 2026
SJR 973
Memorials, Sports - Gatlinburg-Pittman Junior High Lady Highlanders, 2026 Class AA state champions -
Yea
Passed
32–0
Apr 2, 2026
HB 2655
Unicoi County - Subject to local approval, aligns the county's mineral severance tax with the tax amounts prescribed under state law. - Amends Chapter 213 of the Private Acts of 1982.
Yea
Passed
31–0
Apr 2, 2026
SB 1733
Trenton - Subject to local approval, expands the responsibilities of the city recorder to include the administration of functions for necessary and proper municipal operations, and to make such reports of the finances of the city as required and called on by the Mayor and Board; expands the residency requirement for the chief of police by authorizing the chief to reside anywhere in the county rather than just the city. - Amends Chapter 14 of the Private Acts of 2011.
Yea
Passed
31–0
Apr 2, 2026
HJR 1164
Memorials, Death - Henry Wetter Morgan -
Yea
Passed
32–0
Apr 2, 2026
SJR 974
Memorials, Sports - Walters State Community College Senators, TCCAA/Region 7 champions -
Yea
Passed
32–0
Apr 2, 2026
SJR 995
Memorials, Sports - Kennedi Winbush -
Yea
Passed
32–0
Apr 2, 2026
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