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Larry J. Miller

Democratic · TN · Tennessee State Representative

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Larry J. Miller is the Tennessee State Representative for House District 88 and a retired City of Memphis firefighter.

Where Larry J. Miller stands, based on their records

Supports

Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Labor Rights (2 records), Government Efficiency (1 record),

Opposes

Cost of Living Reduction (1 record), Immigration (1 record)

Mixed record

Environment and Public Health (3 support · 1 oppose), Anti-Corruption (1 support · 1 oppose), Women's Reproductive Rights (3 support · 1 oppose),

Track record

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
  • Sponsored a second bill letting the governor expand Medicaid (TennCare) without first getting lawmakers' approval. It failed in a House subcommittee. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: in 2021.

    March 19, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 3 support · 1 oppose
  • 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

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted for 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, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Sponsored a law (Pub. Ch. 679) requiring the state maternal death review team to report to the governor and lawmakers every year instead of every two years.

    June 15, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

  • Voted yes on the Non-Smoker Protection Act, which banned smoking in most enclosed public places. The House passed it 84-10.

    May 31, 2007Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

Track record — Labor Rights

Labor Rights · 2 support
  • Sponsored a law (Pub. Ch. 163) giving school employees paid leave while they adopt a newly placed child. It passed the House 93-0.

    April 11, 2025Supports Labor Rights

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

  • Voted no on the 2011 law that replaced teacher union bargaining with 'collaborative conferencing.' The House adopted the final version 55-40.

    May 20, 2011Supports Labor Rights

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

Track record — Anti-Corruption

Anti-Corruption · 1 support · 1 oppose
  • 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

    Source: legiscan.com

  • 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

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 1 support
  • Sponsored a law (Pub. Ch. 308) requiring the state elections office to study printing ballots on demand for early and Election Day voting.

    May 27, 2009Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

Track record — Cost of Living Reduction

Cost of Living Reduction · 1 oppose
  • Voted to pass 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, 2025Opposes Cost of Living Reduction

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Immigration

Immigration · 1 oppose
  • Voted to pass 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, 2025Opposes Immigration

    Source: legiscan.com

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
  • 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

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted yes on the 'truth in sentencing' law requiring people convicted of certain violent crimes to serve their full sentence. The House passed it 86-9.

    April 21, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

  • Sponsored a law (Pub. Ch. 253) giving sexual assault victims a free forensic medical exam and setting rules for handling that evidence. It passed the House 97-0.

    April 24, 2015Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
  • Sponsored a bill barring state and local police from helping with immigration raids at private workplaces without a judge's warrant. It failed in a House subcommittee.

    March 18, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 3 support
  • Sponsored a law (Pub. Ch. 1064) making it easier for Shelby County and its cities to give property to nonprofit groups building affordable housing.

    June 21, 2010Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

  • Sponsored a law (Pub. Ch. 797) letting older Shelby County homeowners join a program to avoid local property tax increases on their homes.

    June 3, 2004Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

  • Sponsored a law (Pub. Ch. 666) that stopped landlords from charging late fees when rent is paid the next business day after a weekend or holiday.

    April 25, 2000Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
  • Sponsored a second bill letting the governor expand Medicaid (TennCare) without first getting lawmakers' approval. It failed in a House subcommittee. Filed the same bill in earlier sessions: in 2021.

    March 19, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 2 support
  • Voted no on the Education Freedom Scholarship Act, which gives families state money for private school tuition. The House passed it 54-44.

    January 30, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

  • Voted no on the Education Savings Account program, which gives families public money for private school costs. The House approved the final version 51-46.

    May 1, 2019Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

Track record — Gun Control

Gun Control · 7 support
  • 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

    Source: legiscan.com

  • Voted no on the law allowing trained teachers and school staff to carry concealed handguns at school. The House passed it 68-28.

    April 23, 2024Supports Gun Control

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

  • Voted no on the law allowing most adults 21 and older to carry a handgun without a permit. The House passed it 64-29.

    March 29, 2021Supports Gun Control

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

  • Sponsored a bill making gun owners report a stolen firearm to police within five days. It failed in a House subcommittee.

    February 27, 2018Supports Gun Control

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

  • Voted no on a bill letting handgun permit holders carry guns in local parks. The House adopted the final version 62-25.

    April 16, 2015Supports Gun Control

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

  • Voted no on a bill letting handgun permit holders keep guns in their locked cars in public or private parking lots. The House passed it 72-22.

    February 28, 2013Supports Gun Control

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

  • Voted no on overriding the governor's veto of a bill allowing handgun permit holders to carry guns in restaurants that serve alcohol. The override passed 69-27.

    June 3, 2009Supports Gun Control

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 3 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted to pass 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, 2026Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: legiscan.com

  • 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 no on the 2020 abortion ban that made it a felony to end a pregnancy after a fetal heartbeat is detected. The House gave final approval 70-20.

    June 19, 2020Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 6 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted to pass 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, 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 no on the law making adult cabaret shows on public property or in view of children a crime. The House passed it 74-19.

    February 23, 2023Supports Civil Rights

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

  • Voted no on the law banning gender transition medical care for minors. The House passed it 77-16.

    February 23, 2023Supports Civil Rights

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

  • Sponsored a law (Pub. Ch. 793) requiring an annual public report on state agency goals for contracts with minority-, women-, and veteran-owned businesses.

    April 8, 2022Supports Civil Rights

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

  • Sponsored a bill to register people to vote automatically when they get a driver license, unless they opt out. It failed in a House subcommittee.

    February 2, 2022Supports Civil Rights

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

  • Voted no on the bill requiring voters to show a photo ID before voting. The House passed it 57-35.

    April 14, 2011Supports Civil Rights

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

Track record — Corporate Accountability

Corporate Accountability · 1 support
  • Sponsored a law (Pub. Ch. 762) that bans home repair contractors from taking payments for steering borrowers to a lender.

    May 25, 2006Supports Corporate Accountability

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 1 support
  • Voted yes on the IMPROVE Act, which raised fuel taxes to pay for road projects and cut other taxes. The House passed the final version 67-21.

    April 24, 2017Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

Track record — General

General · 58 records
  • 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

  • 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

    Source: legiscan.com

  • 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

    Source: legiscan.com

  • 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

    Source: legiscan.com

  • 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

    Source: legiscan.com

  • 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

    Source: legiscan.com

  • 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

    Source: legiscan.com

  • 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 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 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 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

    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 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

    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 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 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 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 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 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 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

  • Sponsored the Tennessee Cannabis Act, a bill to legalize and regulate marijuana. It failed in a House subcommittee.

    April 1, 2025

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

  • 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 a law (Pub. Ch. 407) changing retirement benefits for some state lawmakers and their survivors. The House passed it 71-11.

    May 11, 2023

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

  • Voted no on the resolution expelling Rep. Justin Jones from the House after a gun-control protest on the House floor. It passed 72-25.

    April 6, 2023

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

  • Voted no on the resolution expelling Rep. Justin Pearson from the House after a gun-control protest on the House floor. It passed 69-26.

    April 6, 2023

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

  • Sponsored a law (Pub. Ch. 452) letting courts appoint a receiver to fix nuisance buildings when owners ignore building codes. The House passed it 65-28.

    June 18, 2007

    Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

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