Antonio Parkinson

Sponsored House Bill 720, which became law in 2017. School counselors may refer students to counselors or therapists for mental health care.

April 4, 2017Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted to pass HB 2569, which lowers to 50 the age at which hospitals must offer discharged patients a flu shot. The Tennessee House passed it 62-22, and it became law.

April 7, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored House Bill 856, signed in April 2019. It extended the Healthy Workplace Act's model anti-bullying policy to private employers.

April 23, 2019Supports Labor Rights

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Sponsored the Healthy Workplace Act (House Bill 1981), which became law in 2014. It had the state create a model policy to prevent abusive conduct at work.

June 3, 2014Supports Labor Rights

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Voted against Senate Bill 113, which ended school boards' collective bargaining with teachers' unions. The House passed it 59-39.

May 19, 2011Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to pass HB 618, which bars a person from holding two local elected offices at the same time. The Tennessee House passed it 61-27 (recorded 61-26 in the LegiScan roll, which omits one no vote). The Senate later changed when the ban starts, and the bill became law.

February 27, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

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Sponsored House Bill 1527, signed in March 2018. Schools may change a transcript only under a written policy and may not punish workers who report improper changes.

March 14, 2018Supports Anti-Corruption

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Voted against the Education Freedom Scholarship Act (House Bill 6004), which uses state money for private school scholarships. The House passed it 54-44.

January 30, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted against the final version of the Education Savings Account pilot (House Bill 939), which pays for private schooling with public money. The House adopted it 51-46.

May 1, 2019Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship Act (Senate Bill 2471), which created free community college tuition. The House passed it 87-8.

April 15, 2014Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Sponsored House Bill 2477, which became law in 2026. It gives families of emergency responders killed on duty more time to claim death benefits.

May 5, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to pass SB 1840, which gives prosecutors ten years to bring a vehicular homicide case for offenses from July 2026. The Tennessee House passed it 58-30, and it became law.

April 8, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored House Bill 361, which became law in 2025. Shelby County criminal courts can hear order of protection requests in abuse, sexual assault and stalking cases.

April 29, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored House Bill 2572, which became law in 2024. Rape by someone who knows they have HIV now counts as aggravated rape.

May 13, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored House Bill 1848, which became law in 2024. Adult clubs must post the human trafficking hotline on bathroom and entry doors.

April 8, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored House Bill 253, which became law in 2023. It created the misdemeanor crime of parentage fraud.

May 3, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored House Bill 147, signed in April 2017. School districts may let school security officers patrol within one mile of their school.

April 27, 2017Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored House Bill 2221, which became law in 2012. It made it a misdemeanor for an adult to organize gatherings of minors for public indecency.

May 29, 2012Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored Kimberlee's Law (House Bill 2311), which became law in 2012. People convicted of aggravated rape must serve 100 percent of their sentence.

May 29, 2012Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored House Bill 1296, signed in June 2017. It raised from $25,000 to $50,000 the victim loss that blocks an offender from clearing a record.

June 6, 2017Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Sponsored House Bill 4, which became law in 2017. It set release steps for parolees jailed on a new charge that is later dismissed.

May 3, 2017Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Sponsored House Bill 2041, which became law in 2026. People may not post video of someone being served eviction papers without that person's written consent.

April 6, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted to pass SB 1788, which bars moving a homeless person to another jurisdiction without its written agreement. The Tennessee House passed it 76-20, and it became law.

April 6, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Sponsored House Bill 1939, signed in March 2024. TennCare home care workers can still be paid when they live with the person they care for.

March 27, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Sponsored House Bill 1765, signed in April 2022. Registered charities giving food or weather shelter are shielded from most lawsuits over those services.

April 8, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted against House Bill 978, which made unauthorized camping on any public property a felony. The House passed it 62-22.

April 14, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Sponsored House Bill 1527, signed in March 2018. Schools may change a transcript only under a written policy and may not punish workers who report improper changes.

March 14, 2018Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship Act (Senate Bill 2471), which created free community college tuition. The House passed it 87-8.

April 15, 2014Supports Public Education Quality

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Sponsored House Bill 2994, signed in May 2012. It set up a four-year parent involvement pilot in Achievement School District schools serving kindergarten through grade 3.

May 21, 2012Supports Public Education Quality

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Sponsored House Bill 1888, which became law in 2011. It told the state board of education to review civics standards in all public schools.

June 3, 2011Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted to pass SB 1747, which makes recklessly firing a gun into the air at a public gathering a misdemeanor. The Tennessee House passed it 63-18, and it became law.

April 22, 2026Supports Gun Control

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Voted against Senate Bill 1325, which lets school staff carry concealed handguns on school grounds. The House passed it 68-28.

April 23, 2024Supports Gun Control

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Voted against Senate Bill 765, which lets most adults carry a handgun without a permit. The House passed it 64-29.

March 29, 2021Supports Gun Control

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Voted against Senate Bill 142, which lets handgun permit holders keep guns in their own cars in parking lots. The House passed it 72-22.

February 28, 2013Supports Gun Control

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Voted to pass SB 1004, which spells out which medical conditions qualify as a serious risk under the criminal abortion law. The Tennessee House passed it 71-18, and it became law.

April 16, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: legiscan.com

Voted to pass SB 449, which says Tennessee law does not ban birth control or fertility treatment. The Tennessee House passed it 54-37, and it became law.

April 10, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against Senate Bill 1971, which creates the crime of abortion trafficking of a minor. The House passed it 74-24.

April 23, 2024Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

Voted against House Bill 2263, which made abortion a felony once a fetal heartbeat is detected. The House passed it 69-17.

June 18, 2020Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted against the Human Life Protection Act (Senate Bill 1257), which banned abortion if Roe v. Wade was overturned. The House passed it 69-24.

April 22, 2019Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted against Senate Bill 1222, which created a 48-hour waiting period for an abortion. The House passed it 79-18.

April 21, 2015Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Sponsored House Bill 2041, which became law in 2026. People may not post video of someone being served eviction papers without that person's written consent.

April 6, 2026Supports Data Privacy

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Voted to pass SB 1665, which widens the school pronoun law to cover honorifics such as Mr. or Ms.. The Tennessee House passed it 70-18, and it became law.

April 21, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com

Voted to pass SB 2031, which lets a person sue a provider over gender transition care they were coerced into. The Tennessee House passed it 72-19, and it became law.

April 2, 2026Opposes Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com

Voted for the House rewrite of Senate Bill 336. It restores voting rights after a felony without requiring all court costs, but requires twelve months of following every child-support order, including overdue-payment orders. The Tennessee House passed it 64-24, the Senate agreed, and it became law.

March 9, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against Senate Bill 3, which makes adult cabaret shows a crime on public property or where children could see them. The House passed it 74-19.

February 23, 2023Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for Senate Bill 1, which bans gender transition medical care for minors. The Tennessee House passed it 77-16.

February 23, 2023Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted against Senate Bill 623, which limits how public schools teach certain ideas about race and sex. The House passed it 69-23.

May 4, 2021Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for Senate Bill 228, which requires school sports teams to be based on a student's sex at birth. The House passed it 71-16.

March 22, 2021Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted against House Bill 1079, which set new conditions for groups registering 100 or more voters in a drive. The House passed it 71-26.

April 15, 2019Supports Civil Rights

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Voted against Senate Bill 1556, which lets counselors refuse clients whose goals conflict with their sincere beliefs. The House passed it 68-22.

April 6, 2016Supports Civil Rights

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Voted against Senate Bill 16, which requires voters to show a photo ID. The House passed it 57-35.

April 14, 2011Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for the Transportation Modernization Act of 2023 (Senate Bill 273), which changed how the state hires firms for road projects. The House passed it 78-12.

March 30, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

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Sponsored House Bill 2380, which became law in 2022. It ordered a state study of passenger rail linking Tennessee's major cities.

June 3, 2022Supports Public Infrastructure

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Voted for the IMPROVE Act (House Bill 534), a public roads law also called the 2017 Tax Cut Act. The House passed it 60-37.

April 19, 2017Supports Public Infrastructure

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Called on the House floor for Memphis to secede from Tennessee after lawmakers passed a congressional map splitting Memphis into three districts.

May 7, 2026

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Voted against House Bill 7003, which redrew Tennessee's congressional district lines in 2026. The Tennessee House passed it 64-25, and it became law as Public Chapter 3.

May 7, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against House Bill 7002, which lets lawmakers redraw congressional districts at any time, not just after a census. The Tennessee House passed it 66-24, and it became law as Public Chapter 1.

May 7, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Sponsored April's Law of 2026 (House Bill 1807). A surviving parent can challenge a medical examiner's ruling that a child's death was suicide.

April 27, 2026

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Voted against SB 1667, which bars registering a vehicle for the first time without proof of insurance or financial responsibility. The Tennessee House passed it 68-22, and it became law.

April 22, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against the final version of HB 1886, which makes every school district and charter school adopt an internet use policy with safety lessons. The Tennessee House agreed it 69-19, and it became law.

April 22, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against the final version of HB 2502, which applies sales tax to sending money abroad through a licensed money transmitter. The Tennessee House agreed it 70-19, and it became law.

April 22, 2026

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Voted against the final version of HB 1709, which requires citizenship or qualified immigrant status for many state licenses and permits. The Tennessee House agreed it 70-21, and it became law.

April 22, 2026

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Voted against the compromise version of SB 468, which defines sex, male and female in state law and keeps some single-sex spaces separate. The Tennessee House adopted it 71-18, and it became law.

April 22, 2026

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Voted against HB 1668, which creates the crime of jugging, following someone from a bank or store to steal their cash. The Tennessee House passed it 71-21, and it became law.

April 21, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against SB 1587, which makes it a crime to let a person in the country illegally drive a commercial vehicle. The Tennessee House passed it 73-20, and it became law.

April 21, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against SB 1868, which caps state custody of a child for treatment at six months, extendable once. The Tennessee House passed it 59-25, and it became law.

April 21, 2026

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Voted against Senate Bill 1713, which requires yearly certification that governments and colleges used no diversity preference. The Tennessee House passed it 66-20, and it became law.

April 21, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against Senate Bill 1915, which requires counties and cities to verify every adult benefit applicant is a citizen or legally present. The Tennessee House passed it 73-21, and it became law.

April 21, 2026

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Voted against HB 2219, which requires every county sheriff to sign a federal 287(g) immigration enforcement deal. The Tennessee House passed it 71-25, and it became law.

April 20, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against SB 2412, which lets the attorney general sue to enforce the rules on abortion pills, with fines up to $1 million. The Tennessee House passed it 74-20, and it became law.

April 16, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against SB 2459, which bars the children's services department from asking foster parents how many guns they own. The Tennessee House passed it 72-23, and it became law.

April 15, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against the final version of HB 754, which makes gender clinics report every gender transition procedure to the state. The Tennessee House agreed it 73-23, and it became law.

April 15, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against SB 2087, which requires principals to tell every parent when a class is cleared because of a violent student. The Tennessee House passed it 57-32, and it became law.

April 14, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against SB 1858, which gives the legislature 90 days instead of 15 to fix a redistricting plan a court faults. The Tennessee House passed it 76-20, and it became law.

April 14, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against HB 2616, which lets local governing bodies interview director-level candidates behind closed doors. The Tennessee House passed it 61-24, and it became law.

April 14, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against Senate Bill 2348, which sets library specialist staffing rules for high schools by size. The Tennessee House passed it 70-24, and it became law.

April 14, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against SB 2441, which requires the state to step in when a virtual school keeps failing. The Tennessee House passed it 69-21, and it became law.

April 13, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against HB 2018, which requires sheriffs under federal 287(g) agreements to honor immigration detainers. The Tennessee House passed it 72-23, and it became law.

April 6, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against SB 1619, which closes the route for election offices to take private money. The Tennessee House passed it 72-23, and it became law.

April 2, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against HB 1971, which narrows the law letting people ask a court to declare a government action unlawful to local bodies. The Tennessee House passed it 56-38, and it became law.

March 30, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against HB 1784, which sets January 22 as Sanctity of Life Day. The Tennessee House passed it 69-22, and it became law.

March 30, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against SB 1464, which keeps secret the names of officers taking part in federal immigration enforcement. The Tennessee House passed it 70-19, and it became law.

March 26, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against SB 2222, which lets people sue someone who paid a protester for damage the protester caused. The Tennessee House passed it 71-20, and it became law.

March 26, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against SB 2364, which makes discrimination complaints filed with the attorney general confidential. The Tennessee House passed it 70-18, and it became law.

March 19, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against House Bill 2185, which lets the voter registration website check immigration status through a federal verification program. The Tennessee House passed it 68-22, and it became law.

March 19, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against HB 1665, which bars health insurers from requiring providers to ask minors gender identity questions. The Tennessee House passed it 72-21, and it became law.

March 16, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against HB 1705, which requires every state and local government employer to use E-Verify from July 2026. The Tennessee House passed it 73-21, and it became law.

March 16, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against HB 1704, which makes staying in Tennessee more than 90 days after a final federal removal order a crime. The Tennessee House passed it 73-22, and it became law.

March 16, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against House Bill 2070, the Tennessee Energy Freedom Act, which blocks most climate lawsuits over coal, oil or gas emissions. The Tennessee House passed it 69-18, and it became law.

March 12, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against SB 350, which bars landlords from stopping renters having guns in their home or car. The Tennessee House passed it 73-21, and it became law.

March 9, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against SB 218, which presumes against releasing a person charged with a gun felony or serious injury on a promise to appear. The Tennessee House passed it 65-25, and it became law.

March 5, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against SB 674, which bars cities and counties from setting rules on pay, hours or working conditions beyond state law. The Tennessee House passed it 70-22, and it became law.

February 23, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against the final version of HB 132, which lets the General Assembly end a governor's state of emergency by joint resolution. The Tennessee House agreed it 72-23, and it became law.

April 22, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against SB 392, which creates the crime of human smuggling for financial gain. The Tennessee House passed it 73-22, and it became law.

April 22, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against Senate Bill 1084, the Dismantling DEI Departments Act, which bars diversity offices and preferences in government and public colleges. The Tennessee House passed it 72-25, and it became law.

April 22, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against Senate Bill 670, which allows changes to small or artificial isolated wetlands without permits. The Tennessee House passed it 71-21, and it became law.

April 21, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against HB 622, which bars local governments from using race, sex or age in hiring decisions. The Tennessee House passed it 73-24, and it became law.

April 17, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against SB 626, which lets counties get more time to finish counting provisional ballots. The Tennessee House passed it 72-22, and it became law.

April 16, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against SB 1034, which protects city and county seals with historic imagery from removal without state permission. The Tennessee House passed it 70-24, and it became law.

April 16, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against SB 227, which lets a charity that houses someone in the country illegally be sued for crimes that person commits. The Tennessee House passed it 70-23, and it became law.

April 16, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against HB 910, which shuts down the Human Rights Commission and moves its work to the attorney general. The Tennessee House passed it 73-23, and it became law.

April 16, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against SB 750, which requires a report by July 2026 on crime linked to people in the country illegally. The Tennessee House passed it 75-20, and it became law.

April 15, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against Senate Bill 1360, which widens lawsuit protections for makers and sellers of guns and accessories. The Tennessee House passed it 72-20, and it became law.

April 15, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against SB 799, which requires statewide parties to pick candidates in primary elections. The Tennessee House passed it 60-25, and it became law.

April 14, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against HB 1332, which lowers the handgun carry permit age from 21 to 18. The Tennessee House passed it 71-21, and it became law.

April 14, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against HB 612, which cuts what a permit applicant must do to make up for harm to wetlands and streams. The Tennessee House passed it 74-20, and it became law.

April 10, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against SB 376, which bars four-year colleges from treating people differently by race, ending race-conscious admissions. The Tennessee House passed it 73-22, and it became law.

April 10, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against SB 955, the Medical Ethics Defense Act, which lets providers refuse care that goes against their beliefs. The Tennessee House passed it 71-24, and it became law.

April 7, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against the final version of HB 1237, which bars race-based rules for who sits on state boards. The Tennessee House agreed it 73-22, and it became law.

April 7, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against SB 880, which bars state pollution limits unless the best science shows a direct link to bodily harm. The Tennessee House passed it 74-22, and it became law.

April 7, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against HB 1060, which raises the fee a county clerk may add to a hunting or fishing license from $1 to $3. The Tennessee House passed it 59-23, and it became law.

April 3, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against House Bill 749, which makes driving with certain out-of-state licenses issued only to people here illegally a misdemeanor. The Tennessee House passed it 68-21, and it became law.

April 3, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against SB 690, which requires school districts to let virtual school students play sports where the association allows. The Tennessee House passed it 73-22, and it became law.

March 27, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against SB 694, which raises the top consumer loan interest rate from 30 to 36 percent a year. The Tennessee House passed it 61-26, and it became law.

March 17, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against HB 120, which creates the crime of deliberately blocking a state protective services officer. The Tennessee House passed it 73-20 (recorded 73-19 in the LegiScan roll, which omits one no vote), and it became law.

March 10, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against HB 22, which requires every local governing body to set aside time for public comment at each meeting. The Tennessee House passed it 60-30 (recorded 60-29 in the LegiScan roll, which omits one no vote), and it became law.

March 10, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against SB 6002, which creates a state immigration enforcement office directing how local police work with federal agents. The Tennessee House passed it 72-22 (recorded 72-21 in the LegiScan roll, which omits one no vote), and it became law.

January 30, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Sponsored House Bill 2781, which enacted the Cosmetology Licensure Compact. It became law in 2024.

June 3, 2024

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Voted against Senate Bill 1834, which allows the death penalty for rape of a child. The House passed it 77-19.

April 22, 2024

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Voted against expelling Democratic Rep. Justin Jones after a gun control protest on the House floor. The House expelled him 72-25.

April 6, 2023

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Voted against House Bill 48, which caps city and metro councils at 20 members. The House passed it 72-25.

March 6, 2023

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

Sponsored House Bill 2699, which became law in 2022. It removed the five-year time limit to challenge a paternity acknowledgment for fraud, pressure or mistake.

April 26, 2022

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Sponsored House Bill 2251, which became law in 2022. Drivers convicted of speeding can remove up to five points by taking a defensive driving course.

April 4, 2022

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Voted against House Bill 1035, which drew new state House district lines after the 2020 census. The House passed it 70-27.

January 24, 2022

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Was elected chair of the Tennessee Black Caucus of State Representatives for the 112th General Assembly. He succeeded Rep. G.A. Hardaway.

January 17, 2021

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Voted against House Bill 2315, which bans sanctuary policies by state and local governments. The House passed it 64-23.

April 25, 2018

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Voted against House Bill 173, which says state law overrides local rules on penalties for drug offenses. The House passed it 65-28.

March 23, 2017

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

Sponsored House Bill 2373, which became law in 2016. It updated barber and cosmetology licensing and added shampooing and natural hairstyling to cosmetology.

May 2, 2016

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Voted against Senate Bill 1391, which let prosecutors charge women with assault for using narcotics while pregnant. The House passed it 64-30.

April 9, 2014

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Sponsored House Bill 39, which became law in 2013. It required cosmetology board rules for schools that teach only natural hair styling, nails or skin care.

May 22, 2013

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Sponsored House Bill 2198, which became law in 2012. It updated the rules on tattooing minors.

May 15, 2012

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Voted against the Tennessee Civil Justice Act of 2011 (House Bill 2008), a broad rewrite of civil lawsuit rules. The House passed it 72-24.

May 9, 2011

Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov