Total votes
15,713
all sessions
Attendance
93%
1,075 missed
Higher than 80% of chamber peers
With party
98%
of cast votes
Among the lowest in the chamber
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 98% of chamber peers
Sponsored
275
bills & resolutions
Lower than 77% of chamber peers
Committees
0
assignments
15,713 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
15,397
voted in favor
Nay
262
voted against
Absent
1,075
missed votes
Total cast
15,713
across all sessions
Crossed party
212
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 2428
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, allows TEMA to use unmanned aircraft to capture images for the purposes of emergency management and limits the amount of time that TEMA may retain an image it captures pursuant to this provision for the purpose of damage assessment to one year or, if the disaster is later declared a major disaster by the President of the United States, for the retention period required by the federal emergency management agency for data related to damage assessment; limits the amount of time that TEMA may retain all images captured for any other purpose to 15 business days. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-902.
Yea
Passed
31–0
Mar 31, 2022
SB 2086
Taxes, Privilege - As enacted, clarifies that a deed is treated as a quitclaim deed for transfer tax purposes if the deed only conveys the grantor's interest to the grantee, and that a deed containing language evidencing an intent to convey the property itself or warranties of title is taxed as a transfer of a freehold estate; specifies that the recordation tax provisions do not affect the validity of the underlying transfer or conveyance. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 5, Part 1 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 4.
Yea
Passed
29–0
Mar 31, 2022
SB 2169
Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As introduced, requires hospitals to permit at least one family member or patient representative who meets certain conditions to visit a patient of the hospital during end-of-life situations if a disaster, emergency, or public health emergency for COVID-19 has been declared. - Amends TCA Title 14 and Title 68, Chapter 11.
Yea
Passed
30–0
Mar 31, 2022
HB 653
Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, prohibits local governmental entities from paying, compensating, awarding, or remitting funds in the form of, or facilitating the conversion of compensation or funds to, blockchain, cryptocurrency, non-fungible tokens, or virtual currency to an individual person, corporation, or other entity (or procuring the services for the performance of any such actions) without the prior written approval of the state treasurer. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 11; Title 12; Title 13; Title 41; Title 42; Title 49; Title 54; Title 64; Title 68 and Title 69.
Yea
Passed
32–0
Mar 31, 2022
SB 1146
Children - As enacted, revises provisions governing the surrender of newborn infant. - Amends TCA Title 33; Title 34; Title 36; Title 37; Title 41; Title 49; Title 68 and Title 71.
Yea
Passed
28–3
Mar 31, 2022
HB 2196
Taxes, Privilege - As enacted, clarifies that a deed is treated as a quitclaim deed for transfer tax purposes if the deed only conveys the grantor's interest to the grantee, and that a deed containing language evidencing an intent to convey the property itself or warranties of title is taxed as a transfer of a freehold estate; specifies that the recordation tax provisions do not affect the validity of the underlying transfer or conveyance. - Amends TCA Title 66, Chapter 5, Part 1 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 4.
Yea
Passed
29–0
Mar 31, 2022
SB 1956
TennCare - As enacted, enacts the "Annual Coverage Assessment Act of 2022." - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.
Yea
Passed
32–0
Mar 31, 2022
SB 2005
Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, authorizes a retired TCRS member to cancel the member's designated beneficiary for any reason one time, and to name a new beneficiary. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 34; Title 8, Chapter 35; Title 8, Chapter 36 and Title 8, Chapter 37.
Yea
Passed
31–0
Mar 31, 2022
SB 2056
Adoption - As enacted, expands the definition of severe child sexual abuse for purposes of termination of parental rights and giving a parent standing to file a petition to terminate the parental rights of the abusive parent; declares all adoption records to be a public record when 100 years have elapsed since the date the adoption was finalized; makes various other changes in regard to termination of parental rights and adoption. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 36; Title 37 and Title 68.
Yea
Passed
23–5
Mar 31, 2022
SB 535
Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, prohibits local governmental entities from paying, compensating, awarding, or remitting funds in the form of, or facilitating the conversion of compensation or funds to, blockchain, cryptocurrency, non-fungible tokens, or virtual currency to an individual person, corporation, or other entity (or procuring the services for the performance of any such actions) without the prior written approval of the state treasurer. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 11; Title 12; Title 13; Title 41; Title 42; Title 49; Title 54; Title 64; Title 68 and Title 69.
Yea
Passed
32–0
Mar 31, 2022
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