R Tennessee Senate · District 8

Sen. Jessie Seal

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Total votes

4,814

all sessions

Attendance

98%

101 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

99%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

0%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Voting record

Yea

4,784

voted in favor

Nay

30

voted against

Absent

101

missed votes

Total cast

4,814

across all sessions

Crossed party

22

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

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Date

HB 1320

Transportation, Dept. of - As enacted, in the event of a transportation system failure or other emergency, grants the commissioner emergency contracting authority to enter into contracts for design-build, construction manager/general contractor (CM/GC), and progressive design-build (PDB) services for the delivery of transportation projects; exempts the department from having to identify such contracts exceeding $100 million in its transportation improvement program submitted annually to the general assembly in support of its annual funding recommendations, if they are issued under such emergency contracting authority; makes other revisions to the CM/GC and PDB process. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 12 and Title 54.

Yea

Passed

32–0

Mar 17, 2025

SR 13

General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Jeremy Harrell, Tennessee Board of Regents -

Yea

Passed

32–0

Mar 17, 2025

SJR 94

General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - David Watson, University of Tennessee Board of Trustees -

Yea

Passed

32–0

Mar 17, 2025

SB 239

General Assembly, Directed Studies - As enacted, requires TACIR to study the availability of housing and other treatment facilities for juvenile offenders who have been adjudicated delinquent and committed to the department of children's services, and the availability of local juvenile detention centers and other facilities for the housing and treatment of juvenile offenders who have been detained by the juvenile court prior to an adjudicatory hearing; requires TACIR to report its findings and recommendations. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.

Yea

Passed

29–0

Mar 17, 2025

SJR 96

General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Allen Carter, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Advisory Board -

Yea

Passed

32–0

Mar 17, 2025

SB 305

Human Rights - As introduced, prohibits an organization or entity receiving financial assistance from this state for programs or activities from denying benefits to, excluding from participation in, or discriminating against a person otherwise eligible for the program or activity on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin. - Amends TCA Title 4.

Yea

Passed

30–0

Mar 17, 2025

HB 157

Statutes and Codification - As enacted, changes all TCA references from "adult day care" to "adult day services." - Amends TCA Section 4-3-1205; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 18; Title 52, Chapter 8; Section 68-1-904; Title 68, Chapter 11, Part 2 and Title 71.

Yea

Passed

32–0

Mar 17, 2025

SB 416

Education, Curriculum - As enacted, requires the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission, in consultation with the department of education, to develop a plan for the commission to review and submit to the state board of education for approval of electronic textbooks and instructional materials for use by virtual schools established by LEAs. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Yea

Passed

32–0

Mar 17, 2025

SB 359

Medical Occupations - As enacted, authorizes a healthcare provider’s licensing board to issue a license subject to a private advocacy order that requires the applicant to participate in a peer assistance program approved by the board; designates private advocacy orders as confidential and not public records, as long as the provider does not fail to maintain participation in the peer assistance program and requires the initiation of disciplinary proceedings by the board. - Amends TCA Title 63.

Yea

Passed

32–0

Mar 17, 2025

SB 747

TennCare - As enacted, extends the ground ambulance service annual assessment to June 30, 2026; makes other revisions to the Ground Ambulance Service Provider Assessment Act. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 15.

Yea

Passed

32–0

Mar 17, 2025