Raumesh Akbari

Democratic · TN · Tennessee State Senator, District 29

Raumesh Akbari is the Democratic state senator for Tennessee Senate District 29 and Minority Leader of the Senate Democratic Caucus. An attorney, she earned a bachelor's degree from Washington University in St. Louis and a law degree from Saint Louis University. Her current General Assembly roles include second vice-chair of the Education and Calendar committees and membership on the Commerce and Labor and Senate Ethics committees.

Campaign Finance Information · Tennessee Senate District 29 · August 6, 2026

Data last updated July 22, 2026

Raised: $500

Top disclosed occupations of direct donors

PRESIDENT CONSTRUCTION$500

Direct contributions by size

$500-$999$500

Source: Tennessee Registry of Election Finance · 2026 cycle · apps.tn.gov

Track record

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Environment and Public Health

· 2 records

Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1352 to create a public online tool showing facilities that report toxic releases to the EPA; it was placed on the Senate Finance calendar on April 20, 2026.
April 20, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 344, which took effect July 1, 2025 and requires annual seizure-safety and first-aid training for at least one full-time employee at each public school.
May 2, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Reduce Wealth Gap

· 7 records

Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1835 to cut Tennessee's state sales-tax rate on food from four percent to two percent; it was placed on the Senate Finance calendar on April 20, 2026.
April 20, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1164 to exempt fresh, frozen, and canned fruits and vegetables from the food sales tax; it was placed on the Senate Finance calendar on April 20, 2026.
April 20, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1185, the Small Business Growth and Empowerment Act, with hiring and training tax credits and grants for minority- and women-owned businesses; it reached a Commerce subcommittee on April 7, 2026.
April 7, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 2674, the Public Education Investments Act, with teacher-pay, Title I funding, and middle-college scholarship increases; the Senate Education Committee rejected it on March 18, 2026.
March 18, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1190 to raise Tennessee's minimum wage to $20 per hour; it was assigned to a Commerce and Labor subcommittee on March 25, 2025.
March 25, 2025For
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Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1355, the Guaranteed Basic Income Act; it was placed on the Senate Health and Welfare calendar on March 19, 2025.
March 19, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1173 to create tiered property-tax relief for elderly low-income homeowners; the Senate referred it to State and Local Government on February 12, 2025.
February 12, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Government Efficiency

· 3 records

Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1700, which took effect May 22, 2026 and requires a state study of potential regulation of artificial-intelligence systems and generative chatbots.
May 27, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1352 to create a public online tool showing facilities that report toxic releases to the EPA; it was placed on the Senate Finance calendar on April 20, 2026.
April 20, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 2387 to impose transparency, teacher-licensing, assessment, and school-grade requirements on private schools receiving voucher funds; it reached an Education subcommittee on March 18, 2026.
March 18, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Healthcare Affordability

· 10 records

Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1697, whose companion became Public Chapter 773 on April 27, 2026, requiring newborn testing and parental notice for sickle-cell trait.
April 27, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1977 to require substance-use treatment instead of probation revocation for a first qualifying drug-offense violation; it reached a Judiciary subcommittee on March 25, 2026.
March 25, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1906 to create an affirmative defense to criminal HIV exposure for a person adhering to medically suppressive treatment; it reached a Judiciary subcommittee on March 24, 2026.
March 24, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 589, whose companion became Public Chapter 595 on March 23, 2026, requiring qualifying health plans to cover a 12-month contraceptive refill.
March 23, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 2675 to allow licensed school social workers to provide preventative and developmental counseling without prior parental consent; a Senate committee recommended it on March 18, 2026.
March 18, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 2660 to limit the school mass-violence threat offense to valid, credible threats and require a mental-health assessment in threat procedures; it reached an Education subcommittee on March 11, 2026.
March 11, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1701 to create a state uterine-fibroids information database and publish treatment resources; the Senate referred it to Health and Welfare on January 22, 2026.
January 22, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1178, which took effect in 2025 and bars disability-service providers and TennCare from excluding qualified family members from caregiver employment on listed grounds.
April 30, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 501 to authorize Medicaid expansion for treatment of sickle-cell disease; it was assigned to a Senate Health and Welfare subcommittee on March 26, 2025.
March 26, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1356 to seek a TennCare waiver covering people with income up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level; the Senate referred it to Health and Welfare on February 12, 2025.
February 12, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Public Safety and Crime Control

· 15 records

Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1970, which took effect July 1, 2026 and grants a noncitizen access to law-enforcement records or reports pertaining solely to that person.
April 24, 2026For
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Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 2392, the Anti-Retaliation for Reporting Unsafe Work Act; it reached a Commerce and Labor subcommittee on April 7, 2026.
April 7, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 2095 to reduce penalties for possession of up to five ounces of marijuana; it reached a Judiciary subcommittee on March 25, 2026.
March 25, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1977 to require substance-use treatment instead of probation revocation for a first qualifying drug-offense violation; it reached a Judiciary subcommittee on March 25, 2026.
March 25, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1191, Akilah's Law, to restrict firearm transfers to certain recent mental-institution patients; the Senate Judiciary Committee rejected it on March 25, 2026.
March 25, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1699 to restrict civil immigration enforcement at certain public properties, schools, and religious institutions and publish rights information; it reached a State and Local Government subcommittee on March 24, 2026.
March 24, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1350 to establish extreme-risk protection orders, secure-storage rules, and a firearm-delivery waiting period; it reached a Judiciary subcommittee on March 23, 2026.
March 23, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 581 to require officers to state the reason for a traffic or pedestrian stop before investigative questioning; it was assigned to a Judiciary subcommittee on March 23, 2026.
March 23, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 2660 to limit the school mass-violence threat offense to valid, credible threats and require a mental-health assessment in threat procedures; it reached an Education subcommittee on March 11, 2026.
March 11, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 585 to support grants that reduce gun violence; it was assigned to a Senate Judiciary subcommittee on March 9, 2026.
March 9, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 586, which took effect July 1, 2025 and clarified criminal liability for intentionally distributing another person's private intimate image.
May 15, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1184 to require firearm dispossession after a domestic-assault conviction or protection order; it was assigned to a Judiciary subcommittee on April 8, 2025.
April 8, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1176 to let large municipalities regulate firearm and ammunition storage; it was assigned to a Judiciary subcommittee on April 8, 2025.
April 8, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1177 to authorize automatic expunction processing in certain counties; it was assigned to a Judiciary subcommittee on March 31, 2025.
March 31, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1174 to require written body-camera policies for law-enforcement agencies; the Senate referred it to Judiciary on February 12, 2025.
February 12, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Housing Affordability

· 1 record

Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1173 to create tiered property-tax relief for elderly low-income homeowners; the Senate referred it to State and Local Government on February 12, 2025.
February 12, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Social Programs and Welfare

· 9 records

Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 579, which took effect April 23, 2026 and provides eligible employees four weeks of leave after living-organ donation surgery.
April 28, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1835 to cut Tennessee's state sales-tax rate on food from four percent to two percent; it was placed on the Senate Finance calendar on April 20, 2026.
April 20, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1164 to exempt fresh, frozen, and canned fruits and vegetables from the food sales tax; it was placed on the Senate Finance calendar on April 20, 2026.
April 20, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1172, the African American Cultural and Historical Grant Act; it was placed on the Senate Finance calendar on April 20, 2026.
April 20, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1977 to require substance-use treatment instead of probation revocation for a first qualifying drug-offense violation; it reached a Judiciary subcommittee on March 25, 2026.
March 25, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1178, which took effect in 2025 and bars disability-service providers and TennCare from excluding qualified family members from caregiver employment on listed grounds.
April 30, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 501 to authorize Medicaid expansion for treatment of sickle-cell disease; it was assigned to a Senate Health and Welfare subcommittee on March 26, 2025.
March 26, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1355, the Guaranteed Basic Income Act; it was placed on the Senate Health and Welfare calendar on March 19, 2025.
March 19, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1356 to seek a TennCare waiver covering people with income up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level; the Senate referred it to Health and Welfare on February 12, 2025.
February 12, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Public Education Quality

· 9 records

Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 2377, which took effect July 1, 2026 and requires a qualified dyslexia-interventionist endorsement for educators providing targeted services.
May 18, 2026For
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Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1213, which took effect April 14, 2026 and protects qualifying language assistance for English-language learners taking state assessments.
April 24, 2026For
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Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 155, the Menstrual Hygiene Products Accessibility Act; it was placed on the Senate Finance, Ways and Means calendar on April 20, 2026.
April 20, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 2674, the Public Education Investments Act, with teacher-pay, Title I funding, and middle-college scholarship increases; the Senate Education Committee rejected it on March 18, 2026.
March 18, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 2675 to allow licensed school social workers to provide preventative and developmental counseling without prior parental consent; a Senate committee recommended it on March 18, 2026.
March 18, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 2387 to impose transparency, teacher-licensing, assessment, and school-grade requirements on private schools receiving voucher funds; it reached an Education subcommittee on March 18, 2026.
March 18, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 2660 to limit the school mass-violence threat offense to valid, credible threats and require a mental-health assessment in threat procedures; it reached an Education subcommittee on March 11, 2026.
March 11, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 344, which took effect July 1, 2025 and requires annual seizure-safety and first-aid training for at least one full-time employee at each public school.
May 2, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1161 to restrict suspension or expulsion of pre-K through second-grade students; it was assigned to an Education subcommittee on March 19, 2025.
March 19, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Gun Control

· 5 records

Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1191, Akilah's Law, to restrict firearm transfers to certain recent mental-institution patients; the Senate Judiciary Committee rejected it on March 25, 2026.
March 25, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1350 to establish extreme-risk protection orders, secure-storage rules, and a firearm-delivery waiting period; it reached a Judiciary subcommittee on March 23, 2026.
March 23, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 585 to support grants that reduce gun violence; it was assigned to a Senate Judiciary subcommittee on March 9, 2026.
March 9, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1184 to require firearm dispossession after a domestic-assault conviction or protection order; it was assigned to a Judiciary subcommittee on April 8, 2025.
April 8, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1176 to let large municipalities regulate firearm and ammunition storage; it was assigned to a Judiciary subcommittee on April 8, 2025.
April 8, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Women's Reproductive Rights

· 6 records

Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1697, whose companion became Public Chapter 773 on April 27, 2026, requiring newborn testing and parental notice for sickle-cell trait.
April 27, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 155, the Menstrual Hygiene Products Accessibility Act; it was placed on the Senate Finance, Ways and Means calendar on April 20, 2026.
April 20, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 589, whose companion became Public Chapter 595 on March 23, 2026, requiring qualifying health plans to cover a 12-month contraceptive refill.
March 23, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1701 to create a state uterine-fibroids information database and publish treatment resources; the Senate referred it to Health and Welfare on January 22, 2026.
January 22, 2026For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 1189 to repeal criminal abortion and allow abortion before viability or when needed to protect a pregnant patient's life or health; the Senate referred it to Judiciary on February 12, 2025.
February 12, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 3 to clarify that contraception and disposal of embryos from fertility treatment are not criminal abortion; the Senate referred it to Judiciary on January 15, 2025.
January 15, 2025For
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

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