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R Tennessee Senate · District 15 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Paul Bailey

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Total votes
24,772
all sessions
Attendance
94%
1,591 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
99%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
1,196
bills & resolutions
Higher than 90% of chamber peers
Committees
3
assignments
24,772 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
24,628
voted in favor
Nay
126
voted against
Absent
1,591
missed votes
Total cast
24,772
across all sessions
Crossed party
70
votes against own party
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SB 2213
Public Utilities - As enacted, requires a utility to provide material that is required for construction of utility infrastructure for the customer's or approved contractor's use at the same price as the utility paid for the material, if such material is available only from the utility; authorizes a customer or approved contractor installing utility infrastructure to install street lights; prohibits a utility from requiring a customer or approved contractor from installing street lights; prohibits certain fees for inspections and review of plans and designs from exceeding a combined total of 10% of the proposed cost of the project. - Amends TCA Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 7; Title 65 and Title 68.
Yea
Passed
29–0
Mar 23, 2026
SB 2650
Victims' Rights - As enacted, requires a notification of a restorative justice option, which is a voluntary, victim-centered process that may include facilitated communication, conferencing, community repair agreements, or other structured accountability and repair practices, to be provided through a program for victims in Davidson and Shelby counties. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 36; Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.
Yea
Passed
31–0
Mar 23, 2026
SB 2253
Traffic Safety - As enacted, establishes process regarding traffic violations committed by autonomous vehicles, including mailing the notice of violation or citation to the registered owner of the vehicle. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 30 and Title 55, Chapter 8.
Yea
Passed
27–2
Mar 23, 2026
SB 2530
General Assembly - As introduced, upon the request of an immediate family member of a deceased member or former member of the general assembly, requires the governor and the speakers of the senate and house of representatives to allow the deceased member or former member to lie in state at the state capitol building for a specified period of time not to exceed the entire day; authorizes the governor and speakers to permit such deceased member to lie in state upon their own initiative if such deceased member does not have an immediate family member. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 1 and Title 4.
Yea
Passed
28–1
Mar 23, 2026
HJR 1085
Memorials, Retirement - Jackie Wilkerson -
Yea
Passed
29–0
Mar 23, 2026
SB 2226
Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As enacted, authorizes the Megasite Authority of West Tennessee to issue bonds for the sole purpose of financing, in whole or in part, the cost of acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment, or extension of the water system or wastewater system operated by the authority; grants certain additional authority to the board of directors; limits liability of the state on bonds of the authority. - Amends TCA Title 64, Chapter 9.
Yea
Passed
29–0
Mar 23, 2026
HJR 1101
Memorials, Sports - Providence Christian Academy boys' basketball team, TSSAA Division II-A state champions -
Yea
Passed
29–0
Mar 23, 2026
HJR 1084
Memorials, Recognition - Agricultural Crime Unit, Tennessee Department of Agriculture, 25th anniversary -
Yea
Passed
29–0
Mar 23, 2026
SR 343
Memorials, Sports - Nathaniel Root -
Yea
Passed
29–0
Mar 23, 2026
SB 2402
Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to record, by audio recording or video recording, all interviews of children conducted by department employees as part of the department's investigation of claims of abuse or dependency and neglect. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 24; Title 37 and Title 38.
Yea
Passed
28–0
Mar 23, 2026
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