Total votes
27,937
all sessions
Attendance
98%
551 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
97%
of cast votes
Lower than 96% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 93% of chamber peers
Sponsored
1,268
bills & resolutions
Higher than 84% of chamber peers
Committees
4
assignments
27,937 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
27,083
voted in favor
Nay
756
voted against
Absent
551
missed votes
Total cast
27,937
across all sessions
Crossed party
719
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 864
Education, Curriculum - As enacted, enacts the "Senator Douglas Henry Tennessee History Act". - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 49.
Yea
Passed
8–0
Apr 5, 2017
SB 263
Schools, Charter - As enacted, authorizes a chartering authority to require a charter school sponsor to pay to the chartering authority an application fee of up to $2,500 with each charter school application the charter school files. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 13.
Yea
Passed
8–0
Apr 5, 2017
SB 998
Education - As enacted, recognizes students who earn a composite score of 19 on the ACT, or an equivalent score on the SAT, and who also earn a capstone industry certification as promoted by the department of education, as a Tennessee Tri-Star Scholar upon graduation; requires schools to recognize the student as a Tennessee Tri-Star Scholar at the school's graduation ceremony. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 60.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Apr 5, 2017
SB 185
Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, extends the Nursing Home Assessment Trust Fund by one year, to terminate on June 30, 2018, and revises certain long-term care provisions. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 71.
Yea
Passed
8–0
Apr 5, 2017
SB 631
Education, Curriculum - As introduced, requires students to complete one year of instruction in American government and one year of instruction in Tennessee history between grades 7 and 12 to receive a high school diploma, with various exceptions. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Apr 5, 2017
SB 248
Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires, beginning with the 2018-2019 school year, each LEA to make available to its high school students opportunities to take at least four early postsecondary opportunities. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Apr 5, 2017
SB 732
Education, Higher - As enacted, revises provisions governing complaint investigations and resolutions under the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) Act. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 15.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Apr 5, 2017
SB 523
Nurses, Nursing - As enacted, changes references to the professional relationship between physicians and advanced practice registered nurses and certified nurse practitioners from "supervisory" to "collaborative". - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.
Yea
Passed
8–0
Apr 5, 2017
SB 595
Physicians and Surgeons - As enacted, enacts the "Interstate Medical Licensure Compact." - Amends TCA Title 63.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Apr 5, 2017
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