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 87% 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
720
votes against own party
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Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SJR 178
General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Charles M. Traughber, Jr., Tennessee Ethics Commission -
Yea
Passed
32–0
Mar 20, 2017
SB 83
Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the private probation services council two years to June 30, 2019. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 16, Chapter 3, Part 9.
Yea
Passed
32–0
Mar 20, 2017
SB 806
Public Health - As enacted, authorizes, if approved by the department of health, any nongovernmental organization, including an organization that promotes scientifically proven ways of mitigating health risks associated with drug use and other high-risk behaviors, to establish and operate a needle and hypodermic syringe exchange program. - Amends TCA Title 68. Against party
Nay
Passed
29–1
Mar 20, 2017
SB 159
Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, revises various provisions relative to utility districts, wastewater facilities, the utility management review board, and the water and wastewater financing board; allows utility districts to sell certain appliances and heating systems with natural gas or propane component and to offer installment payment plans and financing to customers for such purchases. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 82 and Title 68, Chapter 221.
Yea
Passed
26–2
Mar 20, 2017
SB 262
Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits a local government from adopting or enforcing any ordinance, regulation, resolution, policy, or any other legal requirement that regulates or imposes a requirement upon an employer pertaining to employee scheduling, except when necessary to avoid creating a public or private nuisance. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51.
Yea
Passed
29–3
Mar 20, 2017
SB 92
Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission to June 30, 2019; requires the commission to appear before sunset review committee in 2017 to address issue of non-educators serving on textbook advisory committees. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 22.
Yea
Passed
32–0
Mar 20, 2017
HJR 204
Memorials, Professional Achievement - Dr. Altha Stewart, President-elect of American Psychiatric Association -
Yea
Passed
32–0
Mar 20, 2017
SB 1353
Motor Vehicles - As enacted, removes the 150-mile radius restriction and penalty for motor vehicles that are not common carriers and are used to transport agricultural products, farm machinery, or farm supplies; classifies fluid milk products as a nondivisible load that cannot be reasonably dismantled or conveniently transported otherwise. - Amends TCA Title 55.
Yea
Passed
31–0
Mar 20, 2017
SB 821
Adoption - As introduced, permits a surrender that is not made before a judge or chancellor to be valid for use in adoptions in this state, if the surrender was made in accordance with the laws of the state or territory in which the surrender was executed. - Amends TCA Title 36.
Yea
Passed
32–0
Mar 20, 2017
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