Jeff Yarbro
Democratic · TN · Tennessee State Senator, District 21
Jeff Yarbro was elected to the Tennessee General Assembly in 2014 and has reached across the aisle on dozens of bills signed into law. He serves on Finance, Ways and Means, Fiscal Review, Health and Welfare, State and Local Government and Senate Rules.
Where Jeff Yarbro stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (3 records), Healthcare Affordability (6 records), Environment and Public Health (2 records),
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 3 support
Jeff Yarbro co-sponsored Senate Bill 1624, whose companion became Public Chapter 625 on March 30, 2026, requiring disclaimers for political advertisements containing deceptive deepfake elements.
March 30, 2026Supports AI Regulation
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Filed a bill proposing fines up to $10,000 for spreading deepfakes of candidates - fake audio or video made to look real - within 90 days of an election, with exceptions for news, satire, and parody (Senate Bill 2321).
February 2, 2026Supports AI Regulation
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Filed Senate Bill 1261 in February 2025, proposing limits on how health insurers use artificial intelligence to review claims. The bill proposed requiring a licensed doctor, not software, to decide whether care is medically necessary, and requiring insurers to disclose and review their AI tools.
February 6, 2025Supports AI Regulation
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 6 support
Co-sponsored the Caring for Caregivers Act, which created a state pilot program giving up to $6,000 a year to family caregivers of relatives with Alzheimer's or dementia (Senate Bill 1777).
May 18, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Jeff Yarbro co-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
Filed a bill proposing to let uninsured adults aged 18 to 64 buy TennCare coverage, with premiums scaled to income (Senate Bill 1852, 2026).
January 21, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Jeff Yarbro co-sponsored Senate Bill 449, which became Public Chapter 247 on April 29, 2025, protecting access to fertility treatment and contraception.
April 29, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Filed Senate Bill 1261 in February 2025, proposing limits on how health insurers use artificial intelligence to review claims. The bill proposed requiring a licensed doctor, not software, to decide whether care is medically necessary, and requiring insurers to disclose and review their AI tools.
February 6, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Filed Senate Bill 1248, proposing to end the exemption that lets health plans skip Tennessee's mental health and addiction coverage requirement when meeting it would raise plan costs by more than one percent.
February 6, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support
Introduced a bill creating a state fund to pay grants for buying and protecting green space in cities, plus community programs to cut air pollution (Senate Bill 1206).
February 6, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Jeff Yarbro filed Senate Bill 1246 on February 6, 2025, proposing the Clean Energy and Jobs Act with workforce grants and renewable-energy and small-business tax credits.
February 6, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 3 support
Jeff Yarbro filed Senate Bill 2314 on February 2, 2026, proposing an exemption from Tennessee state sales and use tax for retail food and food ingredients.
February 2, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Jeff Yarbro co-sponsored Senate Bill 2674, filed on February 2, 2026, proposing the Public Education Investments Act with teacher-pay, Title I funding, and scholarship investments.
February 2, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Filed a bill directing Tennessee to apply by January 2027 for federal summer grant money that helps feed children when school is out (Senate Bill 1853).
January 21, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Jeff Yarbro filed Senate Bill 1207 on February 6, 2025, proposing disclosure of the legislation that lobbyists were paid to support or oppose.
February 6, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Filed a bill requiring the secretary of state to run a free, nonpartisan website with information on every candidate on a voter's ballot (Senate Bill 2299).
February 2, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 5 support
Jeff Yarbro co-sponsored Senate Bill 1820, whose companion became Public Chapter 956 on May 18, 2026, establishing body-camera requirements for correctional officers at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center.
May 18, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Jeff Yarbro sponsored Senate Bill 1346, which the governor signed on May 9, 2025, creating civil and criminal remedies for nonconsensual intimate digital depictions.
May 9, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Jeff Yarbro sponsored Senate Bill 335, which the governor signed on March 25, 2025, creating the Voyeurism Victims Act.
March 25, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Filed a bill letting family, household members, partners, or police ask a court to take guns from someone a judge finds an imminent danger. Its House companion failed in subcommittee 2-7 (Senate Bill 1131).
February 6, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Filed a Tennessee bill proposing to make it a Class C misdemeanor to leave a handgun in an unattended vehicle unless it is hidden and locked in the trunk, glove box, or a secured container (Senate Bill 807). It also proposed requiring gun owners to report a lost or stolen handgun to police within 24 hours. The bill stalled in Senate Judiciary, and its House companion failed in subcommittee in March 2025.
February 4, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support
Co-sponsored a bill blocking big investment companies that already own 100 or more rental houses from buying more single-family homes in nine Tennessee counties. The Senate passed it 31-1 (Senate Bill 242).
March 9, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Jeff Yarbro filed Senate Bill 2516 on February 2, 2026, encouraging municipalities to assess housing affordability and use pattern books for medium-density housing.
February 2, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 7 support
Jeff Yarbro co-sponsored Senate Bill 2531, whose companion became Public Chapter 1006 on May 26, 2026, creating an advisory board for families of incarcerated people.
May 26, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Co-sponsored the Caring for Caregivers Act, which created a state pilot program giving up to $6,000 a year to family caregivers of relatives with Alzheimer's or dementia (Senate Bill 1777).
May 18, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Jeff Yarbro filed Senate Bill 2520 on February 2, 2026, proposing allocation of two percent of Tennessee sports-gaming revenue to programs serving at-risk youth.
February 2, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Jeff Yarbro filed Senate Bill 2300 on February 2, 2026, proposing that private employers compensate departing employees for accumulated paid leave.
February 2, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Filed a bill directing Tennessee to apply by January 2027 for federal summer grant money that helps feed children when school is out (Senate Bill 1853).
January 21, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Filed a bill proposing to let uninsured adults aged 18 to 64 buy TennCare coverage, with premiums scaled to income (Senate Bill 1852, 2026).
January 21, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Jeff Yarbro sponsored Senate Bill 314, which the governor signed on April 11, 2025, establishing paid adoption leave for eligible education employees.
April 11, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 2 support
Jeff Yarbro co-sponsored Senate Bill 2674, filed on February 2, 2026, proposing the Public Education Investments Act with teacher-pay, Title I funding, and scholarship investments.
February 2, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Jeff Yarbro filed Senate Bill 1130 on February 6, 2025, proposing the Freedom to Read Act and repeal of the Age-Appropriate Materials Act.
February 6, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 3 support
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
Filed a bill letting family, household members, partners, or police ask a court to take guns from someone a judge finds an imminent danger. Its House companion failed in subcommittee 2-7 (Senate Bill 1131).
February 6, 2025Supports Gun Control
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Filed a Tennessee bill proposing to make it a Class C misdemeanor to leave a handgun in an unattended vehicle unless it is hidden and locked in the trunk, glove box, or a secured container (Senate Bill 807). It also proposed requiring gun owners to report a lost or stolen handgun to police within 24 hours. The bill stalled in Senate Judiciary, and its House companion failed in subcommittee in March 2025.
February 4, 2025Supports Gun Control
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 2 support
Jeff Yarbro co-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
Jeff Yarbro co-sponsored Senate Bill 449, which became Public Chapter 247 on April 29, 2025, protecting access to fertility treatment and contraception.
April 29, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 4 support
Jeff Yarbro sponsored Senate Bill 7006, an alternative congressional redistricting map that a Senate committee rejected on May 6, 2026.
May 6, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Jeff Yarbro co-sponsored Senate Bill 1624, whose companion became Public Chapter 625 on March 30, 2026, requiring disclaimers for political advertisements containing deceptive deepfake elements.
March 30, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Filed a bill requiring the secretary of state to run a free, nonpartisan website with information on every candidate on a voter's ballot (Senate Bill 2299).
February 2, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Filed a bill proposing fines up to $10,000 for spreading deepfakes of candidates - fake audio or video made to look real - within 90 days of an election, with exceptions for news, satire, and parody (Senate Bill 2321).
February 2, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 4 support
Jeff Yarbro filed Senate Bill 2395 on February 2, 2026, proposing the Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act to restrict warrantless government purchases of personal information.
February 2, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Jeff Yarbro sponsored Senate Bill 1346, which the governor signed on May 9, 2025, creating civil and criminal remedies for nonconsensual intimate digital depictions.
May 9, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Jeff Yarbro sponsored Senate Bill 335, which the governor signed on March 25, 2025, creating the Voyeurism Victims Act.
March 25, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Filed Senate Bill 1261 in February 2025, proposing limits on how health insurers use artificial intelligence to review claims. The bill proposed requiring a licensed doctor, not software, to decide whether care is medically necessary, and requiring insurers to disclose and review their AI tools.
February 6, 2025Supports Data Privacy
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 10 support
Jeff Yarbro co-sponsored Senate Bill 1820, whose companion became Public Chapter 956 on May 18, 2026, establishing body-camera requirements for correctional officers at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center.
May 18, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Jeff Yarbro sponsored Senate Bill 7006, an alternative congressional redistricting map that a Senate committee rejected on May 6, 2026.
May 6, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Filed a bill letting people injured by careless federal immigration enforcement sue for damages and attorney's fees, with a one-year deadline to file (Senate Bill 2677).
February 2, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Jeff Yarbro filed Senate Bill 2395 on February 2, 2026, proposing the Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act to restrict warrantless government purchases of personal information.
February 2, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Jeff Yarbro sponsored Senate Bill 1346, which the governor signed on May 9, 2025, creating civil and criminal remedies for nonconsensual intimate digital depictions.
May 9, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Jeff Yarbro co-sponsored Senate Bill 449, which became Public Chapter 247 on April 29, 2025, protecting access to fertility treatment and contraception.
April 29, 2025Supports 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
Jeff Yarbro sponsored Senate Bill 335, which the governor signed on March 25, 2025, creating the Voyeurism Victims Act.
March 25, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Jeff Yarbro filed Senate Bill 1130 on February 6, 2025, proposing the Freedom to Read Act and repeal of the Age-Appropriate Materials Act.
February 6, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 6 support
Jeff Yarbro co-sponsored Senate Bill 1820, whose companion became Public Chapter 956 on May 18, 2026, establishing body-camera requirements for correctional officers at the Trousdale Turner Correctional Center.
May 18, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Voted for 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, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com · researched August 27, 2026
Jeff Yarbro sponsored Senate Bill 2326, which the governor signed on April 13, 2026, requiring certain homeowners associations to maintain fidelity bonds against theft or dishonesty.
April 13, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Co-sponsored a bill blocking big investment companies that already own 100 or more rental houses from buying more single-family homes in nine Tennessee counties. The Senate passed it 31-1 (Senate Bill 242).
March 9, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Jeff Yarbro filed Senate Bill 2300 on February 2, 2026, proposing that private employers compensate departing employees for accumulated paid leave.
February 2, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Filed Senate Bill 1261 in February 2025, proposing limits on how health insurers use artificial intelligence to review claims. The bill proposed requiring a licensed doctor, not software, to decide whether care is medically necessary, and requiring insurers to disclose and review their AI tools.
February 6, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Track record — General
General · 15 records
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 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
Past race Jeff Yarbro ran in:
- Tennessee Senate District 21 · August 6, 2026 · State Senate District 21; Tennessee · incumbent
Profile last researched August 7, 2026.