Karen Camper

Sponsored House Bill 2635, which became law in 2024. Health plans that cover birth control must cover a 12-month supply at one time.

May 1, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored House Bill 2840, which became law in 2022. TennCare must create a program like Medicare's model for emergency triage, treatment and transport.

May 2, 2022Supports 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 the CROWN Act (House Bill 204), which became law in 2022. Employers may not ban hairstyles such as braids, locs or twists tied to cultural identity.

June 1, 2022Supports Labor Rights

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Sponsored House Bill 1109, which became law in 2014. Courts restoring rights after a conviction may grant a certificate of employability, and employers who hire those workers get some legal protection.

May 16, 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 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, 2026Opposes Anti-Corruption

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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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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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Sponsored House Bill 2820, which became law in 2024. The state must pay yearly funding to Shelby and Davidson counties for their local public defenders.

June 3, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Sponsored House Bill 1129, which became law in 2023. It extended the use of a rental car tax to help pay for Memphis's NBA arena.

May 3, 2023Opposes 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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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 940, signed in March 2026. It raised from 12 to 14 the age to drive a personal watercraft without an adult, with some exceptions.

March 6, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored the Juvenile Justice Realignment Act (House Bill 1960), which became law in 2016. It created a task force to study new ways to run juvenile justice.

May 5, 2016Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored House Bill 1964, signed in April 2016. The TBI must alert police within a day when someone under an order of protection tries to buy a gun.

April 7, 2016Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored House Bill 494, which became law in 2015. Police can take minors who break curfew to a curfew center instead of juvenile court.

May 6, 2015Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored House Bill 1373, which became law in 2014. Police agencies had to count untested rape kits in storage and report the numbers to the TBI.

May 16, 2014Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored House Bill 3833, which became law in 2010. Emergency medical workers can be disciplined for serious crimes committed in any state or Canada.

April 20, 2010Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored House Bill 2820, which became law in 2024. The state must pay yearly funding to Shelby and Davidson counties for their local public defenders.

June 3, 2024Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Sponsored House Bill 2875, which became law in 2022. Jails may not restrain an inmate once her pregnancy is known and confirmed, with some exceptions.

May 25, 2022Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Sponsored House Bill 1449, which became law in 2019. Judges must weigh community-based alternatives to jail for nonviolent defendants who are primary caregivers.

May 13, 2019Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Sponsored House Bill 2865, which became law in 2012. People can ask courts to clear records of some nonviolent, non-sexual misdemeanors and low-level felonies.

May 29, 2012Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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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 3178, which became law in 2012. It required a public awareness campaign in counties running a responsible teen parent pilot on child support.

May 3, 2012Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted to accept 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, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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Sponsored House Bill 2826, which became law in 2024. The state education department must build a conflict resolution program schools can use.

April 17, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

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Sponsored House Bill 559, which became law in 2019. High schools may offer for-credit internships with local and state governments.

May 13, 2019Supports 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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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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Sponsored House Bill 1964, signed in April 2016. The TBI must alert police within a day when someone under an order of protection tries to buy a gun.

April 7, 2016Supports 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 against Senate Bill 3012, which let permit holders carry handguns where alcohol is served unless the business posts a ban. The House passed it 66-31.

May 5, 2010Supports Gun Control

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Voted against House Bill 962, which let handgun permit holders carry in restaurants that serve alcohol if they do not drink. The House passed it 70-26.

April 6, 2009Supports 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

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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

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Sponsored House Bill 2635, which became law in 2024. Health plans that cover birth control must cover a 12-month supply at one time.

May 1, 2024Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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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

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Sponsored House Bill 2875, which became law in 2022. Jails may not restrain an inmate once her pregnancy is known and confirmed, with some exceptions.

May 25, 2022Supports 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 687, which became law in April 2026. It changed the rules for restoring voting rights to people with felony convictions, including the child support requirement.

April 6, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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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

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Sponsored the CROWN Act (House Bill 204), which became law in 2022. Employers may not ban hairstyles such as braids, locs or twists tied to cultural identity.

June 1, 2022Supports 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 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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Sponsored House Bill 1109, which became law in 2014. Courts restoring rights after a conviction may grant a certificate of employability, and employers who hire those workers get some legal protection.

May 16, 2014Supports Civil Rights

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Sponsored House Bill 3262, which became law in 2012. It protects service members when a court wrongly issues a default child support order against them.

May 15, 2012Supports 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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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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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

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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

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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

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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 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, 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Voted against 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, 2026

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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

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Voted against 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, 2026

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Sponsored the LESTER Act (House Bill 537), which became law in 2025. Police must accept a digital copy of a vehicle registration.

May 2, 2025

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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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

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Sponsored the Neighborhood Preservation Nonprofit Corporation Act (House Bill 2214), which became law in 2014.

June 3, 2014

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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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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

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