R Tennessee Senate · District 23 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Kerry Roberts

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Session

Total votes

27,633

all sessions

Attendance

96%

1,043 missed

Lower than 84% of chamber peers

With party

99%

of cast votes

Lower than 91% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

0%

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 88% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

27,199

voted in favor

Nay

256

voted against

Absent

1,043

missed votes

Total cast

27,633

across all sessions

Crossed party

214

votes against own party

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

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

SB 1303

Barbers and/or Cosmetologists - As introduced, requires anyone seeking a license or renewing a license as a cosmetologist, aesthetician, manicurist, natural hair stylist, or barber to successfully complete a one-hour domestic violence training course as prescribed by the state board of cosmetology and barber examiners. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 3 and Title 62, Chapter 4. Against party

Nay

Passed

6–1

Apr 3, 2017

SB 355

Contractors - As enacted, increases the monetary limit that triggers requirement that review of the financial statement of an applicant for a contractor's license be attested by the reviewing accountant from $1.5 million to $3 million; increases maximum value of buildings that small commercial building contractors may build for use and occupancy by the general public from $750,000 to $1.5 million. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 6.

Absent

Passed

7–0

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