R Tennessee Senate · District 23 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Kerry Roberts

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Total votes

24,462

all sessions

Attendance

97%

657 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

Voting record

Yea

24,071

voted in favor

Nay

216

voted against

Absent

657

missed votes

Total cast

24,462

across all sessions

Crossed party

179

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

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Date

SB 265

Criminal Offenses - As introduced, reduces from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class C misdemeanor the offense of possession of a small amount of marijuana not in excess of one-eighth ounce; punishes the offense by imposing a fine of no more than $50. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4 and Title 40.

Nay

Failed

3–6

Mar 7, 2017

SB 209

Veterans - As enacted, authorizes private employers to give hiring preference to honorably discharged veterans, spouses of veterans with service-connected disabilities, unremarried widows or widowers of veterans who died of service-connected disabilities, and unremarried widows or widowers of members of the military who died in the line of duty. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 1, Part 1.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 7, 2017

SB 289

Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As introduced, allows an employer to pre-enroll employees in a group income protection insurance policy if certain disclosure requirements are satisfied by the employer and the policy meets certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 7, 2017

SB 1217

Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, authorizes commissioners and chief executive officers of administrative departments to evaluate certain actions by a regulatory board to determine whether the action may constitute a potentially unreasonable restraint of trade. - Amends TCA Title 4.

Yea

Passed

8–0

Mar 7, 2017

SB 1194

Barbers and/or Cosmetologists - As enacted, removes licensure requirement for persons whose occupation or practice is confined solely to shampooing. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 3 and Title 62, Chapter 4.

Yea

Passed

8–0

Mar 7, 2017

SB 693

Charitable Solicitations - As enacted, deletes registration requirement for professional fund raising counsel, which are persons who, for compensation, plan, manage, advise, consult, or prepare material for a charitable organization for the solicitation of contributions in this state, but do not engage any person to solicit contributions on behalf of a charitable organization. - Amends TCA Title 48, Chapter 101.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 7, 2017

SB 797

Barbers and/or Cosmetologists - As enacted, authorizes a licensed cosmetologist, manicurist, aesthetician, or natural hair stylist to practice such occupations in a recipient's residence, short-term residence, or place of business. - Amends TCA Title 62.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 7, 2017

SJR 107

General Assembly, Directed Studies - Requests the Department of Education and the State Board of Education to study and report on the best practices of other states relative to funding of programs focused on career preparation and postsecondary opportunities. -

Yea

Passed

32–0

Mar 6, 2017

HJR 144

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Mary Jane Kirkham, Central High School Teacher of the Year -

Yea

Passed

32–0

Mar 6, 2017

SB 101

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee community resource board eight years to June 30, 2025. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 41, Chapter 10.

Yea

Passed

32–0

Mar 6, 2017