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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
This page
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SJR 942
Memorials, Recognition - Sattler Foundation, 10th anniversary -
Yea
Passed
29–0
Mar 23, 2026
SR 292
General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Cathy Kolb, State Board of Education -
Yea
Passed
29–0
Mar 23, 2026
SJR 936
Memorials, Retirement - Samuel Milton Leslie, South Harriman Baptist Church music minister -
Yea
Passed
29–0
Mar 23, 2026
SJR 629
General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Dane Scism, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Advisory Board -
Yea
Passed
29–0
Mar 23, 2026
HJR 1103
Memorials, Recognition - Africa in April Cultural Awareness Festival, 39th anniversary -
Yea
Passed
29–0
Mar 23, 2026
HJR 1089
Memorials, Sports - Chloe VanVranken -
Yea
Passed
29–0
Mar 23, 2026
SJR 668
General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Todd Skelton, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Advisory Board -
Yea
Passed
29–0
Mar 23, 2026
SB 2047
Education - As enacted, changes, from the department of education to the state board of education upon the recommendation of the department, the party responsible for selecting the intervention option for priority schools receiving tier three interventions through the progressive tiered intervention system. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Yea
Passed
29–0
Mar 23, 2026
SB 2194
Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, requires the attorney general, in making a decision as to whether to object to a public benefit hospital conveyance transaction, to consider whether the proceeds will be controlled as funds independently of the acquiring or related entities; makes certain exemptions. - Amends TCA Title 48, Chapter 68 and Title 68, Chapter 11.
Yea
Passed
27–1
Mar 23, 2026
SB 2547
Solid Waste Disposal - As enacted, makes various changes to law relative to solid waste disposal, including, but not limited to, declaring that it is the policy of this state to plan for sufficient landfill capacity to dispose of solid waste that is not recovered or recycled; requiring each solid waste region to develop a plan that includes a narrative identifying where waste will be disposed and managed for the next 10 years; and requiring each solid waste region to submit a new or revised plan by July 1, 2028. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 68, Chapter 211.
Yea
Passed
24–0
Mar 23, 2026
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