Total votes
24,229
all sessions
Attendance
85%
3,521 missed
Lower than 88% of chamber peers
With party
99%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 85% of chamber peers
Sponsored
791
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
4
assignments
24,229 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
22,509
voted in favor
Nay
1,478
voted against
Absent
3,521
missed votes
Total cast
24,229
across all sessions
Crossed party
80
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 229
Domestic Violence - As enacted, requires the court to give a defendant intending to plead guilty to a domestic violence offense notice of the firearm dispossession consequences of a domestic violence conviction and sets out a procedure for a person convicted of domestic violence to terminate possession of all firearms. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-111 and Section 40-14-109.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Mar 21, 2017
SB 145
Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, treats a licensed firearms dealer the same as a private citizen by allowing the dealer to occasionally sell, exchange, or transfer firearms from the dealer's personal collection without conducting a background check on the buyer; clarifies that the criminal history records check requirements do not apply to an occasional sale of a used or second-hand firearm by a person who is not engaged in the business of importing, manufacturing, or dealing in firearms. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
Nay
Passed
7–2
Mar 21, 2017
SB 24
Handgun Permits - As enacted, exempts active-duty military service members and veterans who have specialties as military police, special operations, or special forces from handgun carry permit firing range requirements. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Mar 21, 2017
SB 921
Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Hearing Protection Act," which deletes the prohibition on possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of a firearm silencer. - Amends TCA Section 39-17-1301 and Section 39-17-1302.
Yea
Passed
8–0
Mar 21, 2017
SB 1339
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
9–0
Mar 21, 2017
SJR 115
Naming and Designating - "Police Memorial Week," May 14–20, 2017 -
Yea
Passed
9–0
Mar 21, 2017
HJR 32
Naming and Designating - "Child Abuse Prevention Month," April 2017 -
Yea
Passed
9–0
Mar 21, 2017
SB 356
Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, prohibits denying a law enforcement officer entry to or removing a law enforcement officer from an event for which the officer holds a valid ticket or has paid an admission fee if denial or removal is based on the officer’s lawful carrying of a firearm; permits owner or operator of venue for an event to require law enforcement officer to inform the owner or operator that the officer will be present at the event and in possession of a firearm. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13.
Nay
Passed
7–2
Mar 21, 2017
SB 823
Election Laws - As introduced, clarifies that the county election commissions have the duty to purge the permanent registration records of certain voters unless otherwise prohibited by federal law. - Amends TCA Section 2-2-132.
Yea
Passed
31–0
Mar 20, 2017
HB 985
State Symbols - As enacted, designates Oak Ridge Playhouse as an official state community theater. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3.
Yea
Passed
31–0
Mar 20, 2017
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