Raumesh Akbari

Lead-sponsored a law directing Tennessee to test every newborn for sickle cell trait and to notify parents promptly of positive results (Senate Bill 1697, Public Chapter 773).

April 27, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Sponsored Senate Bill 501, proposing to let the governor expand Medicaid to cover treatment for people with sickle cell disease.

March 26, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Sponsored Senate Bill 1356, proposing that Tennessee ask the federal government for permission to cover adults earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level under TennCare, the state Medicaid program. It also called for dropping the current ban on the governor acting on Medicaid expansion without a vote of the legislature. The Senate sent it to the Health and Welfare Committee, and the matching House bill failed in a subcommittee 2 to 5 in February 2026.

February 12, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Sponsored Senate Bill 1352, proposing a state website tool that lets a person enter an address and see factories within five miles that report toxic chemical releases to the federal EPA. The bill also called for notice when someone applies to build or expand such a plant nearby.

April 20, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Sponsored a Tennessee bill proposing to cut the state sales tax on food from 4 percent to 2 percent (Senate Bill 1835).

April 20, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Sponsored the Small Business Growth and Empowerment Act, proposing a fund for minority- and women-owned businesses in underserved areas plus a tax credit covering half a small business's tax bill for local hiring or approved job training (Senate Bill 1185).

April 7, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Wrote a state bill as lead sponsor proposing to raise Tennessee's lowest legal pay to $20 an hour, or the federal minimum wage if that is higher (Senate Bill 1190). A Senate committee parked it in a general subcommittee, and it did not advance.

March 25, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Akbari sponsored a bill creating a guaranteed basic income in Tennessee, paying $3,000 a year to adult residents who apply, in monthly or twice-monthly checks (Senate Bill 1355). State analysts put the cost near $16.9 billion a year. The bill went to the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, its House twin drew no action, and it did not become law.

March 19, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Sponsored a bill giving older low-income homeowners property-tax refunds that rise with age, from 10 percent at age 65 to 100 percent at 74 (Senate Bill 1173). The Senate sent it to its State and Local Government Committee on February 12, 2025.

February 12, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Introduced Senate Bill 2392, proposing to bar employers from firing, demoting, or reporting the immigration status of workers who report unsafe conditions, wage theft, or other labor violations.

April 7, 2026Supports Labor Rights

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Wrote a state bill as lead sponsor proposing to raise Tennessee's lowest legal pay to $20 an hour, or the federal minimum wage if that is higher (Senate Bill 1190). A Senate committee parked it in a general subcommittee, and it did not advance.

March 25, 2025Supports Labor Rights

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Introduced a Tennessee bill (Senate Bill 1172) proposing a state grant fund, run by the Tennessee Historical Commission, to build and repair museums and sites that highlight African American history and culture.

April 20, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Sponsored Senate Bill 1977, proposing that judges order substance-use treatment instead of revoking probation for a person's first qualifying drug violation (Senate Bill 1977).

March 25, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Introduced a bill proposing extreme-risk protection orders that let courts remove guns from people found dangerous, secure storage rules, and a 15-day waiting period on gun purchases (Senate Bill 1350).

March 23, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Sponsored a bill requiring that a school mass-violence threat be valid and credible before it becomes a felony or triggers parent notice (Senate Bill 2660). It also proposed having a mental health provider assess students flagged as threats.

March 11, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Filed a bill letting the state's office of criminal justice programs seek federal and state money for grants aimed at reducing gun violence in Tennessee (Senate Bill 585). The Senate Judiciary Committee sent the bill to its general subcommittee on March 9, 2026.

March 9, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Sponsored a bill proposing to require people convicted of domestic assault or under a protection order to hand their guns to law enforcement and file the receipt with the court. The Senate Judiciary Committee parked it in a general subcommittee on April 8, 2025, and it advanced no further.

April 8, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Sponsored a bill letting court clerks in Hamilton, Knox, Davidson, and Shelby counties clear eligible criminal records automatically, at no cost and without a petition (Senate Bill 1177).

March 31, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Introduced Senate Bill 1174, proposing to require every Tennessee police agency that uses body cameras to adopt a written camera policy and train officers on when cameras must record.

February 12, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Sponsored a bill giving older low-income homeowners property-tax refunds that rise with age, from 10 percent at age 65 to 100 percent at 74 (Senate Bill 1173). The Senate sent it to its State and Local Government Committee on February 12, 2025.

February 12, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

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, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Wrote a bill requiring Tennessee public high schools to stock free period products in girls' bathrooms, locker rooms, and nurses' offices (Senate Bill 155, the Menstrual Hygiene Products Accessibility Act).

April 20, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Sponsored Senate Bill 1977, proposing that judges order substance-use treatment instead of revoking probation for a person's first qualifying drug violation (Senate Bill 1977).

March 25, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Sponsored Senate Bill 501, proposing to let the governor expand Medicaid to cover treatment for people with sickle cell disease.

March 26, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Akbari sponsored a bill creating a guaranteed basic income in Tennessee, paying $3,000 a year to adult residents who apply, in monthly or twice-monthly checks (Senate Bill 1355). State analysts put the cost near $16.9 billion a year. The bill went to the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, its House twin drew no action, and it did not become law.

March 19, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Sponsored Senate Bill 1356, proposing that Tennessee ask the federal government for permission to cover adults earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level under TennCare, the state Medicaid program. It also called for dropping the current ban on the governor acting on Medicaid expansion without a vote of the legislature. The Senate sent it to the Health and Welfare Committee, and the matching House bill failed in a subcommittee 2 to 5 in February 2026.

February 12, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

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, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

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, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Sponsored a bill adding licensed school social workers to the professionals who may give minors preventative and developmental counseling without a parent's prior consent. A Senate committee backed it 7-1.

March 18, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Introduced a bill proposing to bar schools from suspending or expelling pre-K through second-grade students unless a child's behavior endangers the physical safety of others (Senate Bill 1161).

March 19, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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, 2026Supports Gun Control

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Introduced a bill proposing extreme-risk protection orders that let courts remove guns from people found dangerous, secure storage rules, and a 15-day waiting period on gun purchases (Senate Bill 1350).

March 23, 2026Supports Gun Control

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Filed a bill letting the state's office of criminal justice programs seek federal and state money for grants aimed at reducing gun violence in Tennessee (Senate Bill 585). The Senate Judiciary Committee sent the bill to its general subcommittee on March 9, 2026.

March 9, 2026Supports Gun Control

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Voted for House Bill 1093, which raises the penalty for machine gun conversion parts to a Class C felony. The Tennessee Senate passed it 23-8, and it became law.

April 22, 2025Supports Gun Control

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Sponsored a bill proposing to require people convicted of domestic assault or under a protection order to hand their guns to law enforcement and file the receipt with the court. The Senate Judiciary Committee parked it in a general subcommittee on April 8, 2025, and it advanced no further.

April 8, 2025Supports Gun Control

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Akbari was lead sponsor of a bill letting the largest city in each of Tennessee's four biggest counties set local rules on how guns and ammunition are stored (Senate Bill 1176).

April 8, 2025Supports Gun Control

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, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Introduced a bill spelling out that Tennessee's criminal abortion law does not cover contraception or the disposal of embryos from fertility treatment (Senate Bill 3). Its House companion failed in subcommittee, 7-2.

January 15, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 336, which took effect March 26, 2026 and revised barriers to restoring voting rights after an infamous-crime conviction.

April 6, 2026Supports Election Integrity

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Introduced Senate Bill 2378, proposing that county election commissions write down voting-rights complaints and send them electronically to the state election commission.

March 24, 2026Supports Election Integrity

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

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, 2026Supports Data Privacy

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

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, 2026Supports Data Privacy

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Introduced a bill proposing to make large data brokers register each year with the state attorney general's consumer protection division. It also proposed a free state website letting a person erase their data from every registered broker with one request (Senate Bill 2100).

February 5, 2026Supports Data Privacy

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Sponsored a bill proposing that the state health department keep a database on women diagnosed with uterine fibroids and publish information about treatment (Senate Bill 1701).

January 22, 2026Opposes Data Privacy

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, 2025Supports Data Privacy

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

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, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

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, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Introduced a Tennessee bill (Senate Bill 1172) proposing a state grant fund, run by the Tennessee Historical Commission, to build and repair museums and sites that highlight African American history and culture.

April 20, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Raumesh Akbari sponsored Senate Bill 336, which took effect March 26, 2026 and revised barriers to restoring voting rights after an infamous-crime conviction.

April 6, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Sponsored a bill raising the marijuana amount treated as a small quantity to five ounces, punished by a $500 fine instead of a misdemeanor charge (Senate Bill 2095).

March 25, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Introduced Senate Bill 2378, proposing that county election commissions write down voting-rights complaints and send them electronically to the state election commission.

March 24, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Sponsored a bill barring the use of public parking lots, school campuses, and tax-exempt religious property as staging or processing sites for civil immigration enforcement (Senate Bill 1699). It also directed state agencies to publish information on people's rights when federal agents seek entry.

March 24, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Introduced a bill giving people charged with criminal HIV exposure a defense if they were following prescribed treatment that suppresses the risk of passing HIV (Senate Bill 1906).

March 24, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Sponsored a bill to restore voting rights once a person completes their sentence, rather than requiring full citizenship restoration. The bill keeps permanent voting bans for first-degree murder, aggravated rape, treason, and voter fraud (Senate Bill 1353).

March 23, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Sponsored a bill proposing to require police to tell a driver or pedestrian the reason for a stop before asking investigative questions (Senate Bill 581).

March 23, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Sponsored a bill adding licensed school social workers to the professionals who may give minors preventative and developmental counseling without a parent's prior consent. A Senate committee backed it 7-1.

March 18, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Voted to pass HB 601, which opens a late-stage innocence appeal to people who pleaded guilty. The Tennessee Senate passed it 24-6, and it became law.

April 10, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted for the Senate version of Senate Bill 336, which changed the child support condition for restoring voting rights to twelve months of compliance. The Senate passed it 24-8, and a later House rewrite became law.

April 10, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Sponsored a bill proposing to require people convicted of domestic assault or under a protection order to hand their guns to law enforcement and file the receipt with the court. The Senate Judiciary Committee parked it in a general subcommittee on April 8, 2025, and it advanced no further.

April 8, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Sponsored a bill letting court clerks in Hamilton, Knox, Davidson, and Shelby counties clear eligible criminal records automatically, at no cost and without a petition (Senate Bill 1177).

March 31, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Introduced Senate Bill 1174, proposing to require every Tennessee police agency that uses body cameras to adopt a written camera policy and train officers on when cameras must record.

February 12, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

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, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Introduced Senate Bill 2392, proposing to bar employers from firing, demoting, or reporting the immigration status of workers who report unsafe conditions, wage theft, or other labor violations.

April 7, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Introduced a bill proposing to make large data brokers register each year with the state attorney general's consumer protection division. It also proposed a free state website letting a person erase their data from every registered broker with one request (Senate Bill 2100).

February 5, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Wrote a state bill as lead sponsor proposing to raise Tennessee's lowest legal pay to $20 an hour, or the federal minimum wage if that is higher (Senate Bill 1190). A Senate committee parked it in a general subcommittee, and it did not advance.

March 25, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Voted against HB 2175, which makes delivery companies and drivers carry set car insurance while logged on and while delivering. The Tennessee Senate passed it 19-9, and it became law.

April 23, 2026

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted against HB 2219, which requires every county sheriff to sign a federal 287(g) immigration enforcement deal. The Tennessee Senate passed it 24-7, and it became law.

April 23, 2026

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted against HB 1271, which requires cities and counties to define sex and gender in their rules by physical traits at birth. The Tennessee Senate passed it 24-6, and it became law.

April 22, 2026

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted against accepting the House's version of Senate Bill 1915, which makes counties and cities verify adult benefit applicants are citizens or legally present. The Senate agreed 24-6 and it became law as Public Chapter 1106.

April 22, 2026

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted against Senate Bill 2040, which bars an owner from controlling a pharmacy plus both a health insurer and drug-benefit manager from 2028. The Tennessee Senate passed it 24-9, and it became law.

April 20, 2026

Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026

Voted against HB 2502, which applies sales tax to sending money abroad through a licensed money transmitter. The Tennessee Senate passed it 21-7, and it became law.

April 16, 2026

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted against SB 1868, which caps state custody of a child for treatment at six months, extendable once. The Tennessee Senate passed it 22-11, and it became law.

April 15, 2026

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted against HB 754, which makes gender clinics report every gender transition procedure to the state. The Tennessee Senate passed it 24-7, and it became law.

April 13, 2026

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted against HB 1971, which narrows the law letting people ask a court to declare a government action unlawful to local bodies. The Tennessee Senate passed it 18-13, and it became law.

April 2, 2026

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted against SB 2028, which bars cities and counties from setting rules on how wildlife may be taken. The Tennessee Senate passed it 24-7, and it became law.

March 12, 2026

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted against HB 1194, which extends the work authorization law to almost every private employer. The Tennessee Senate passed it 19-13, and it became law.

March 12, 2026

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted against HB 618, which bars a person from holding two local elected offices at the same time. The Tennessee Senate passed it 21-10, and it became law.

February 26, 2026

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted against HB 773, which requires websites carrying official legal notices to be free to view. The Tennessee Senate passed it 23-8, and it became law.

April 22, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted against the compromise version of SB 229, which charges political campaign committees a $150 yearly fee. The Tennessee Senate adopted it 23-6, and it became law.

April 22, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted against HB 1237, which bars race-based rules for who sits on state boards. The Tennessee Senate passed it 24-6, and it became law.

March 31, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

Voted against SB 6002, which creates a state immigration enforcement office directing how local police work with federal agents. The Tennessee Senate passed it 26-7, and it became law.

January 29, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026