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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 recorded
24,772
across all sessions
Crossed party
70
votes against own party
Matching
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matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SJR 890
Memorials, Recognition - T. Wayne Williams, National FFA Southern Region vice president -
Yea
Passed
33–0
Mar 12, 2026
HJR 1055
Memorials, Death - Tom Greene -
Yea
Passed
33–0
Mar 12, 2026
SB 2153
Health, Dept. of - As enacted, authorizes the department to establish and administer an early childhood mental health home visiting program as a voluntary, evidence-based and home-based intervention to promote the mental health, developmental progress, and family stability of children from birth to five years of age and their families. - Amends TCA Title 33 and Title 68, Chapter 1.
Yea
Passed
28–5
Mar 12, 2026
HB 22
Open Meetings - As enacted, requires a local governing body subject to the open meetings laws to reserve a period of public comment to provide the public with the opportunity to comment on any matter germane to the jurisdiction of the governing body, regardless of whether the matter is listed on the agenda for the meeting. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44.
Yea
Passed
30–3
Mar 12, 2026
HJR 1049
Memorials, Sports - Emry Jones -
Yea
Passed
33–0
Mar 12, 2026
SJR 894
Memorials, Recognition - Knoxville Community Media, 50th anniversary -
Yea
Passed
33–0
Mar 12, 2026
HJR 1053
Memorials, Recognition - Individuals and organizations addressing adolescent mental health, bullying, and the harmful effects of social media on Tennessee's young people -
Yea
Passed
33–0
Mar 12, 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
9–0
Mar 11, 2026
SB 1913
Traffic Safety - As introduced, authorizes the seizure and impoundment of a motor vehicle used in drag racing, based on probable cause, for a maximum of 72 hours; authorizes owner of motor vehicle to contest seizure in administrative or judicial hearing. - Amends TCA Title 6; Title 7; Title 16; Title 40 and Title 55, Chapter 10, Part 5.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Mar 11, 2026
SB 2529
Highway Signs - As enacted, requires the department of transportation to install signs or markers displaying language or an appropriate symbol indicating to motorists that a rest area or welcome center has an adult-sized changing table; requires the department to publish on its website the locations of rest areas and welcome centers that have an adult-sized changing table. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3; Title 12 and Title 54.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Mar 11, 2026
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