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 recorded
15,713
across all sessions
Crossed party
212
votes against own party
Matching
15,713
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 2174
Education, Curriculum - As introduced, requires that students in grades six through eight complete a financial literacy course. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Yea
Passed
6–2
Mar 30, 2022
SB 2508
Education - As enacted, urges the standards recommendation committee to include certain academic standards regarding the civil rights movement in the committee's final recommendation of academic standards in the subject of social studies for students in grades nine through 12. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Yea
Passed
6–1
Mar 30, 2022
SB 2590
Education - As enacted, enacts the "School Safety and Removal Act;" authorizes alternative schools and alternative programs to provide remote instruction to students attending the school or program. - Amends TCA Title 49. Against party
Nay
Passed
8–1
Mar 30, 2022
SB 2721
Education, Higher - As introduced, authorizes full-time public school teachers to enroll in one course at any state-supported college or university without having to pay tuition and fees. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 50, Part 1 and Title 49.
Yea
Passed
8–0
Mar 30, 2022
HB 2709
Education - As enacted, specifies who is eligible to attend a voluntary pre-kindergarten program; deletes the pilot pre-kindergarten program; requires that a voluntary pre-kindergarten program be designed to comprehensively address the educational needs of children who are not otherwise eligible for similar programs or who do not have access to a pre-kindergarten program; revises and enacts other related provisions. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 1.
Yea
Passed
8–1
Mar 30, 2022
HB 2291
Education - As enacted, urges the standards recommendation committee to include certain academic standards regarding the civil rights movement in the committee's final recommendation of academic standards in the subject of social studies for students in grades nine through 12. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Yea
Passed
6–1
Mar 30, 2022
HB 1865
Education - As introduced, requires LEAs to offer high school students high school credit for a course in which the student is not enrolled but for which the student has satisfied the course requirements through an examination. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Yea
Passed
8–0
Mar 30, 2022
HB 2633
Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, specifies that a teacher or other employee of a public school or LEA is not required to refer to a student using the student's preferred pronoun if the pronoun does not align with the student's biological sex; insulates a teacher or other employee of a public school or LEA from civil liability and adverse employment action for referring to a student using the pronoun aligned with the student's biological sex instead of the student's preferred pronoun. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6.
Yea
Passed
6–1
Mar 30, 2022
SB 2019
Education, Higher - As enacted, revises various provisions governing the Tennessee student assistance corporation (TSAC) and financial aid. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Mar 30, 2022
SB 2498
Education, State Board of - As enacted, requires the board to develop an Industry 4.0 diploma distinction and graduation pathway for high school students; revises certain requirements for students participating in work-based learning programs. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Mar 30, 2022
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