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Joey Hensley
Republican · Senator

Joey Hensley

Represents District 28 in the State Senate.

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Votes with Republicans
93%
on 403 party-line votes · Senate Republicans median 97%
Cast a vote
99%
Yea or Nay on 5,195 of 5,217 roll calls · Senate median 99%
Their bills that became law
59 of 144
as a primary sponsor, this session · Republicans median 65
Roll calls on record
5,217
114th General Assembly
Votes and bills updated Oct 11, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 114th General Assembly.

How Joey Hensley votes

A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.

Where Joey Hensley sits in the Senate

Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Joey Hensley is circled.

Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party

27 of 403 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.

HB2175 · AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 55; Title 56 and Title 65, relative to delivery network companies.
In plain English Requires delivery network companies and their drivers to maintain specified automobile liability insurance coverage.
Nay
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration · 2026-04-23 · Passed 19–9 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB1585 · AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 9; Title 12; Title 48; Title 49 and Title 67, relative to education.
In plain English Revises assessment testing requirements for students participating in the education savings account program.
Nay
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration · 2026-04-22 · Failed 16–14 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB1668 · AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to criminal offenses.
Nay
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration · 2026-04-22 · Passed 25–6 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB1672 · AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 67, relative to government finances.
In plain English Creates a joint capital tourism board and makes related changes to state government finance laws.
Nay
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration · 2026-04-21 · Passed 26–4 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB1737 · AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to criminal offenses.
Nay
SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 3 PNV 0 · 2026-04-21 · Passed 8–3 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB2502 · AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45; Title 47; Title 49 and Title 67, relative to money transmission.
In plain English Requires Tennessee to tax money transmission services to locations outside the United States and allocates the revenue to specified funds and purposes.
Nay
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration · 2026-04-16 · Passed 21–7 · most Republicans voted the other way
HB2532 · AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.
In plain English Increases the maximum number of education freedom scholarships from 25,000 to 35,000 for eligible students.
Nay
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration · 2026-04-16 · Passed 18–14 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB1868 · AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1, relative to children.
In plain English Requires children in state custody to remain there until completing evidence-based treatment from qualified providers, and creates a task force to review juvenile commitment issues.
Nay
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration · 2026-04-15 · Passed 22–11 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB2166 · AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45; Title 47; Title 49 and Title 67, relative to money transmission.
In plain English Requires Tennessee to tax money transmission services to locations outside the United States and allocates the revenue to specified funds.
Nay
SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 3 PNV 0 · 2026-04-14 · Passed 8–3 · most Republicans voted the other way
SB2205 · AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, relative to transportation infrastructure projects.
Nay
FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration · 2026-04-13 · Passed 26–5 · most Republicans voted the other way
Closest votes they cast

Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.

SB0942 · AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 63; Title 68, Chapter 1, Part 1 and Title 71, Chapter 4, Part 21, relative to sign language interpreters.
Nay
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Failed in Senate Education Committee · 2026-03-18 · Failed 4–4
SB0803 · AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to higher education.
Nay
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Failed in Senate Education Committee · 2025-03-19 · Failed 4–4
SB2179 · AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 9, Chapter 4, Part 13 and Title 33, Chapter 11, relative to disbursements.
In plain English Requires opioid abatement fund disbursements to nonprofits be made as a combination of advance and reimbursement grants.
Nay
SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 5, Nays 4 PNV 0 · 2026-03-18 · Passed 5–4
SB2014 · AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 24; Title 33; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to the Tennessee Women's Childbirth Alternatives, Resources, and Education Act.
Nay
SENATE HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMITTEE: Failed in Senate Health and Welfare Committee · 2026-03-18 · Passed 3–2
SB2445 · AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to local education agencies.
Nay
SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Failed in Senate Education Committee · 2026-03-18 · Passed 4–3
Democrats they vote with most

Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.

London LamarDemocrat · District 33 · 323 shared contested votes
14%
Raumesh AkbariDemocrat · District 29 · 293 shared contested votes
13%
Sara KyleDemocrat · District 30 · 311 shared contested votes
13%
Their session, month by month

Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (22 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.

2023-03: 1 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2025-01: 19 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2025-02: 254 roll calls, 2 without a Yea or Nay2025-03: 936 roll calls, 6 without a Yea or Nay2025-04: 1020 roll calls, 7 without a Yea or Nay2026-01: 107 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or Nay2026-02: 584 roll calls, 1 without a Yea or Nay2026-03: 872 roll calls, 2 without a Yea or Nay2026-04: 1409 roll calls, 4 without a Yea or Nay2026-05: 15 roll calls, 0 without a Yea or NayMar 2023Jan 2025Jan 2026May 2026
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Their bills, from filing to law

Bills Joey Hensley was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.

Introduced144
Out of committee64
Passed one chamber64
Passed both chambers59
Became law59
Never left committee76

For comparison, the median Republican member of the Senate has 65 bills that became law this session.

What their bills are about
Firearms and Ammunition 12Memorials, Recognition 10Memorials, Academic Achievement 10Election Laws 8Criminal Offenses 8Education 8
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to charter schools.
In plain English Allows private postsecondary institutions, including religious ones, to operate public charter schools and give enrollment preference to children of employees or governing body members.
Official synopsis: As enacted, allows private postsecondary institutions, including those that are religiously affiliated, to operate a public charter school; allows such institutions to apply to the local board of education or directly to the Tennessee public charter school commission to open a public charter school and…
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/22/2026 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 1 and Title 49, Chapter 3, relative to economically disadvantaged students.
In plain English Requires the TISA review committee to study and recommend ways to better identify economically disadvantaged students and support them through TISA.
Official synopsis: As enacted, requires the TISA review committee to study and include in its annual report recommendations for how this state may revise the ways in which it identifies economically disadvantaged students to ensure this state is accurately identifying the students in need of additional resources…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 1032 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39, relative to the defense of property.
As enacted, lowers the standard for the use of deadly force to protect property. – Amends TCA Title 39.
Became lawEffective date(s) 07/01/2026 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.
In plain English Establishes a pilot program providing grants to local school districts for substance abuse and violence prevention programs.
Official synopsis: As enacted, establishes a pilot program that provides grants to local education agencies to advance substance abuse and violence prevention programs. – Amends TCA Title 49.
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/22/2026 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, relative to state government.
In plain English Terminates the James K. Polk Memorial Association and requires the Tennessee Historical Commission to negotiate purchasing and transferring the James K. Polk Home in Columbia.
Official synopsis: As enacted, terminates the James K. Polk Memorial Association and requires the Tennessee historical commission to enter into good faith negotiations for the purchase and transfer of the James K. Polk Home in Columbia. – Amends TCA Title 4.
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/22/2026, 07/01/2026 · 2026-05-27
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40, relative to criminal justice.
In plain English Allows the attorney general to enforce or intervene in cases involving the Tennessee Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act.
Official synopsis: As enacted, revises present law that authorizes the attorney general to bring an action to enforce compliance with the "Tennessee Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act" or intervene as a matter of right in a case in which the constitutionality of such act is challenged. -…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 1025 · 2026-05-26
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to acceptable uses of technology provided by public schools.
In plain English Requires public schools and charter schools to adopt policies on acceptable uses of school-provided internet technology.
Official synopsis: As enacted, requires each LEA and public charter school to adopt an internet acceptable use policy; makes other related changes. – Amends TCA Title 49.
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 992 · 2026-05-26
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5; Title 7; Title 8, Chapter 8 and Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13, relative to firearms.
As enacted, states that if the possession of a handgun is restricted or prohibited at a county courthouse, then the sheriff of the county may provide secure storage lockers for those individuals who are lawfully carrying a firearm to store the firearm in separate secured,…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 919 · 2026-05-18
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education.
In plain English Requires the state board of education to include eighth-grade high school course grades in the uniform grading system for grades 9-12 and K-8 coursework in the K-8 system.
Official synopsis: As enacted, revises law concerning math education; requires the state board of education, in developing and adopting a uniform grading system for students in grades 9-12, to include in such system the high school course grades achieved by students in eighth grade; specifies that the…
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/18/2026, 07/01/2026 · 2026-05-18
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 18; Title 29, Chapter 39 and Title 63, Chapter 6, Part 11, relative to civil actions.
In plain English Revises the attorney general's authority to enforce the Tennessee Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act and intervene in related constitutional challenges.
Official synopsis: As enacted, revises present law that authorizes the attorney general to bring an action to enforce compliance with the Tennessee Abortion-Inducing Drug Risk Protocol Act or intervene as a matter of right in a case in which the constitutionality of such act is challenged; makes…
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/05/2026, 07/01/2026 · 2026-05-18
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 63, relative to health care.
In plain English Requires the board of medical examiners to issue a two-year provisional license to internationally trained physicians who pass required exams and meet specified criteria.
Official synopsis: As enacted, requires the board of medical examiners to issue a provisional foreign training license of two years, which may be extended for an additional one year, to an internationally trained physician who has successfully completed the examination described in current law upon finding sufficient…
Became lawEffective date(s) 05/05/2026 ,01/01/2027 · 2026-05-18
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49 and Title 68, Chapter 140, Part 5, relative to epinephrine.
In plain English Allows schools to administer any prescribed form of epinephrine, not just auto-injectors, when a student appears to be having a severe allergic reaction.
Official synopsis: As enacted, expands the prescribed forms of epinephrine that an LEA or nonpublic school is authorized to administer when a student is believed to be experiencing a life-threatening allergic or anaphylactic reaction to any prescribed form of epinephrine, not just epinephrine auto-injectors. – Amends TCA…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 947 · 2026-05-15
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to domestic abuse.
In plain English Creates a criminal offense for knowingly violating a no contact order issued after conviction for certain crimes involving domestic abuse victims, punishable as a Class A misdemeanor.
Official synopsis: As enacted, creates a criminal offense of knowingly violating a no contact order issued as part of a defendant's sentence or conditions of probation or parole following conviction for certain criminal offenses in which the alleged victim of the offense is a domestic abuse victim;…
Became lawComp. became Pub. Ch. 949 · 2026-05-15
A RESOLUTION to honor Reverend Jeff Kane of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Columbia on the occasion of his retirement.
Reverend Jeff Kane
Became lawSigned by Governor. · 2026-05-11
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Geena Caprio, 2026 Top Ten Senior of Lewis County High School.
Geena Caprio, Top Ten Senior, Lewis County High School
Became lawSigned by Governor. · 2026-05-11

“In plain English” lines are written by ThePolitibase with AI (Claude), from the official synopsis only; the synopsis is the authoritative text. Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.

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SJR7002 · 2026-05-07
A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Wes Fountain on the occasion of his retirement. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 26-0 · 2 roll calls that day, voted the same way on each
Yea
HB7002 · 2026-05-07
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 16, relative to congressional districts. (FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration)
Passed · 22-8
Yea
SJR7004 · 2026-05-07
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Julia Long, 2026 Valedictorian of South Haven Christian School. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 26-0 · 2 roll calls that day, voted the same way on each
Yea
SJR7001 · 2026-05-07
A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Jeff Luttrell on the occasion of his retirement as Director of Schools for Wilson County Schools. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 26-0
Yea
SJR7001 · 2026-05-07
A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Jeff Luttrell on the occasion of his retirement as Director of Schools for Wilson County Schools. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 25-0
Yea
SJR7003 · 2026-05-07
A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Willis Jepson on being named the 2026 Tennessee Farmer of the Year for the Middle Tennessee region. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 26-0 · 2 roll calls that day, voted the same way on each
Yea
HB7005 · 2026-05-07
AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026, in the administration, operation, and maintenance of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the various departments, institutions, offices, and agencies of the state; for certain state aid and obligations; for capital outlay, for the service of the public debt, for emergency and contingency; to repeal certain appropriations and any acts inconsistent herewith; to provide provisional continuing appropriations; and to establish certain provisions, limitations, and restrictions under which appropriations may be obligated and expended. This act makes appropriations for the purposes described above for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026. (FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration)
Passed · 24-6
Yea
HB7003 · 2026-05-07
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 16 and Chapter 742 of the Public Acts of 2026, relative to congressional districts. (FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration)
Passed · 25-5
Yea
HJR7017 · 2026-05-07
A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Representative G.A. Hardaway. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur)
Passed · 30-0
Yea
HB7001 · 2026-05-07
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to the 2026 congressional elections. (FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration)
Passed · 23-7
Yea
SB7004 · 2026-05-06
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 16 and Chapter 742 of the Public Acts of 2026, relative to congressional districts. (SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee)
Passed · 9-2
Yea
SB7005 · 2026-05-06
AN ACT to make appropriations for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the state government for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026, in the administration, operation, and maintenance of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of the various departments, institutions, offices, and agencies of the state; for certain state aid and obligations; for capital outlay, for the service of the public debt, for emergency and contingency; to repeal certain appropriations and any acts inconsistent herewith; to provide provisional continuing appropriations; and to establish certain provisions, limitations, and restrictions under which appropriations may be obligated and expended. This act makes appropriations for the purposes described above for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026. (SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 2 PNV 0)
Passed · 9-2
Yea
SB1389 · 2026-04-23
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71, relative to healthcare providers. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report)
Passed · 27-5
Yea
HJR1544 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to recognize Grace Bonecutter on the occasion of her retirement as an employee of the Tennessee General Assembly. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
SB0821 · 2026-04-23
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, relative to education. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 3)
Passed · 32-0
Yea
HJR1550 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to commend Tania Humphrey for her exemplary service as a legislative intern. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 32-0
Yea
SJR1263 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Sylvia Liszewski upon being named to the South Atlantic Conference Carolinas All-Conference Second Team. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 32-0
Yea
HJR1477 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Emma R. Shelby, 2026 Salutatorian at Hardin County High School. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
HB2175 · 2026-04-23
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4; Title 7; Title 55; Title 56 and Title 65, relative to delivery network companies. (FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration)
Passed · 19-9
Nay
HJR1561 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of the Overton Park Conservancy. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 32-0
Yea
SB1762 · 2026-04-23
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and Title 49, relative to education. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1)
Passed · 28-0
Yea
SB0254 · 2026-04-23
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 55, relative to criminal law. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2)
Passed · 26-3
Yea
HB2258 · 2026-04-23
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5 and Title 7, Chapter 84, Part 5, relative to business improvement districts. (FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration)
Passed · 31-0
Yea
SJR1178 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Isabella Huddleston, 2026 Salutatorian of Central High School. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
SB2728 · 2026-04-23
AN ACT to amend Chapter 350 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended by Chapter 246 of the Private Acts of 1974; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the county attorney of Haywood County. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
HJR1506 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Henry Casey, 2026 Salutatorian of West High School. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
HJR1565 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to honor James H. Bingham on the occasion of his retirement. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 32-0
Yea
SJR1174 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to recognize and commend Hoppy's North River Corner Market, home of Chattanooga's Best Classic Burger. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
SJR1170 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Bailey Cheek on her selection as The Greeneville Sun's Teacher of the Month. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
SJR1175 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Brady Reed, 2026 Salutatorian at Karns High School. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
HJR1476 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to honor George Renaudin II on the occasion of his retirement. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
HJR1575 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Ryan Dudney, 2026 Salutatorian of Smyrna High School. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 32-0
Yea
SJR1259 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to congratulate the members of Team Leroy of Greeneville on winning the Tennessee State USBC Open. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 32-0
Yea
HJR1556 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Jelena Armsworth, 2026 Salutatorian at L&N STEM Academy. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 32-0
Yea
SJR1274 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Emma Evans, 2026 Salutatorian of Innovation Academy. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 32-0
Yea
SJR1247 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate Reese McCann on his selection as All-South Atlantic Conference in men's tennis. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 32-0
Yea
HB2374 · 2026-04-23
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to bail. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
HJR1591 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Kylie Wood, 2026 Salutatorian of Mt. Pleasant High School. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 32-0
Yea
HJR1517 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Mary Clement for her distinguished career and service to the State of Tennessee. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
SB2730 · 2026-04-23
AN ACT to create the "Southern Cumberland Plateau Regional Water and Wastewater Authority." (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
HB2666 · 2026-04-23
AN ACT to amend Chapter 131 of the Private Acts of 1969; as amended by Chapter 85 of the Private Acts of 1987; Chapter 74 of the Private Acts of 1995; Chapter 57 of the Private Acts of 2001 and Chapter 67 of the Private Acts of 2024; and any other acts amendatory thereto, relative to the privilege tax upon hotel occupancy in Shelby County. (FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration)
Passed · 30-1
Yea
SJR1222 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Aubrey Davidson, 2026 Valedictorian of Hickman County High School. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
SJR1225 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Sarai Gonzalez, 2026 Valedictorian of Dayspring Academy. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
SJR1209 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Max Christopher Collins, 2026 Salutatorian of Creek Wood High School. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
SJR1232 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Audrey Davidson, 2026 Valedictorian of Hickman County High School. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
SJR1229 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Nathan Foster, 2026 Salutatorian of South Haven Christian School. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
SJR1233 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to commend Bennie Smith of Shelby County for his honorable and astute service on the Tennessee State Election Commission. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
HB2317 · 2026-04-23
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 39 and Title 40, relative to the "Tennessee Anti-Grooming Act". (FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration)
Passed · 26-0
Yea
HJR1492 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Melvin Duley Cooper, Jr., of Chattanooga. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
SJR1237 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Kermit Taze Lofton, Sr., of Henderson. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 32-0
Yea
HJR1655 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Jacob Rawlston, 2026 Salutatorian of Highland Rim Academy. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 30-0
Yea
SJR1180 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Yejoon Ham, 2026 Valedictorian of Bearden High School. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
SJR1215 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Kyson Alexei Summers, 2026 Valedictorian of Waverly Central High School. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
SJR1210 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Evie Marie Steidl, 2026 Valedictorian of Dickson County High School. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
SJR1185 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Larry Richard West of Huntsville. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
SR0433 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to commend Lily Gale for exemplary service as a legislative intern. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
SJR1172 · 2026-04-23
A RESOLUTION to honor and commend R. Larry Smith of Knox County for decades of devoted service to the State of Tennessee. (FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt)
Passed · 33-0
Yea
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 5217 total roll-call votes this session).
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