R Tennessee Senate · District 17 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Mark Pody

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Session

Total votes

22,511

all sessions

Attendance

94%

1,225 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

98%

of cast votes

Among the lowest in the chamber

Bipartisan score

1%

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 96% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

21,971

voted in favor

Nay

342

voted against

Absent

1,225

missed votes

Total cast

22,511

across all sessions

Crossed party

305

votes against own party

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 731

Open Meetings - As enacted, specifies that the Tennessee One Health Committee is a governing body under the open meetings act; requires meetings of the committee to be open to the public. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 5; Title 8, Chapter 44; Title 43, Chapter 1; Title 58; Title 68, Chapter 1 and Title 70.

Yea

Passed

33–0

Apr 10, 2025

SB 336

Election Laws - As enacted, revises present law that prohibits a person convicted of an infamous crime after May 18, 1981, from being eligible to have the right to vote restored unless the person meets certain requirements, including having been compliant with all child support orders for the previous 12 months, including orders related to child support arrearages. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 40.

Yea

Passed

25–8

Apr 10, 2025

HJR 539

Memorials, Recognition - T.B. Sutton General Store, 100th anniversary -

Yea

Passed

32–0

Apr 10, 2025

HJR 542

Memorials, Retirement - Pigeon Forge City Manager Earlene Teaster -

Yea

Passed

32–0

Apr 10, 2025

HJR 520

Memorials, Recognition - Nick Davis -

Yea

Passed

32–0

Apr 10, 2025

SR 121

Memorials, Recognition - Joseph Sikora -

Yea

Passed

32–0

Apr 10, 2025

HJR 528

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Sadey Grizzle, Valedictorian, Cannon County High School -

Yea

Passed

32–0

Apr 10, 2025

HJR 523

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Amanda Kreh, Cannon County School District Grades 9-12 Teacher of the Year -

Yea

Passed

32–0

Apr 10, 2025

HJR 541

Memorials, Personal Occasion - Andrew and Rose Pollard, 60th wedding anniversary -

Yea

Passed

32–0

Apr 10, 2025

HB 695

Taxes - As enacted, increases, by 15 cents over a 10-year period, and subject to a two-thirds vote of the county legislative body, the maximum mineral severance tax rate that may be levied by a county on all sand, gravel, sandstone, chert, and limestone severed from the ground within its jurisdiction; removes the authorization for Smith County to allocate its mineral severance tax to the county general fund or a fund other than its county road fund. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 7, Part 2.

Yea

Passed

29–1

Apr 10, 2025