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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 1360
Salaries and Benefits - As introduced, entitles criminal investigators hired on or after July 1, 1994, to be compensated at a rate equal to 35 percent of the annual compensation of the district attorney general, with compensation rate increases for 20 years until the compensation rate equals 55 percent of the annual compensation of the district attorney general. - Amends TCA Section 8-7-230.
Yea
Passed
30–0
Apr 3, 2017
HJR 227
Memorials, Professional Achievement - Mitchell Cochran, Varney Humanitarian Award -
Yea
Passed
31–0
Apr 3, 2017
HB 95
Sales - As enacted, extends the time of sale of land to foreclose a deed of trust, mortgage, or other lien securing the payment of money or other thing of value or under judicial orders or process from "10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m." to "9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.". - Amends TCA Title 26, Chapter 5 and Title 35, Chapter 5.
Yea
Passed
31–0
Apr 3, 2017
HJR 224
Memorials, Death - Rev. Melvin D. Wade -
Yea
Passed
31–0
Apr 3, 2017
HB 671
Election Laws - As introduced, authorizes certain members of a board of public utilities to serve as a member of a county election commission; prescribes the process for certifying new voting systems for use in this state. - Amends TCA Section 2-1-112 and Section 2-9-117.
Yea
Passed
30–0
Apr 3, 2017
SB 1216
Education, Higher - As enacted, replaces the Tennessee National Guard Tuition Assistance Act with the Tennessee Support, Training, and Renewing Opportunity for National Guardsmen (STRONG) Act of 2017. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 10.
Yea
Passed
31–0
Apr 3, 2017
SB 519
Pets - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Retail Pet Store Consumer Protection Act" to provide coverage for certain veterinary expenses to persons who buy defective dogs from retail pet stores. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 17.
Yea
Passed
16–12
Apr 3, 2017
HB 688
Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, expands the exception to unlawful carrying or possession of a firearm or firearm ammunition to include carrying or possession in a boat; clarifies that the exception includes a loaded firearm, as well as a firearm or ammunition. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1307.
Yea
Passed
30–0
Apr 3, 2017
SB 449
Professions and Occupations - As enacted, requires state governmental entities that establish or adopt guides to practice to do so through the promulgation of rules. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 49; Title 62; Title 63; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 70.
Yea
Passed
26–1
Apr 3, 2017
SB 1206
Mental Illness - As enacted, establishes procedures to be followed by the trial court for the diagnosis, evaluation, and initial treatment of persons found not guilty by reason of insanity for first degree murder or certain other Class A felonies. - Amends TCA Section 33-7-303.
Yea
Passed
31–0
Apr 3, 2017
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