Aftyn Behn

Behn sponsored House Bill 2523, the Maternal Health Care Protection Act, limiting conscience-based denial of pregnancy-related care; it failed in the Population Health Subcommittee.

March 10, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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

Behn sponsored House Bill 1626, the Fundamental Right to Reproductive Health Care Act; it failed in the House Population Health Subcommittee.

March 5, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

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

Introduced the Workers' Right to Live Act (House Bill 2006), proposing to make employers report any workplace death within 24 hours. It proposes fines of at least $250,000 for deaths caused by employer negligence and lifts the cap on workers' compensation death benefits.

February 4, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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

Behn sponsored House Bill 1670 extending specified Tennessee Human Rights Commission complaint-notice periods from ten calendar days to ten business days; it was held on the House desk pending amendment.

January 10, 2024Supports Government Efficiency

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

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 · researched September 6, 2026

Introduced a bill in 2026 proposing to make large online platforms let users report material harmful to children, answer those reports within seven days, and publish twice-yearly reports, with fines and a right to sue (House Bill 2522).

February 5, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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

Introduced a bill proposing felony penalties for employers who systematically hire unauthorized workers, plus civil damage claims for businesses hurt by those employers (House Bill 2524).

February 5, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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

Introduced the Workers' Right to Live Act (House Bill 2006), proposing to make employers report any workplace death within 24 hours. It proposes fines of at least $250,000 for deaths caused by employer negligence and lifts the cap on workers' compensation death benefits.

February 4, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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

Introduced a bill requiring 16 hours of yearly trauma-informed training for police who investigate sexual assault; a House subcommittee shelved it for summer study (House Bill 792).

March 26, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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

Behn sponsored House Bill 1671 proposing training for alcohol-server permit applicants to recognize drink adulteration and sex trafficking; she withdrew the bill.

January 22, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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

Sponsored a bill urging cities to study housing affordability and adopt ready-made design plans for townhomes and other medium-density housing (House Bill 2340). A House subcommittee delayed it to 2027.

March 18, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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

Behn sponsored House Bill 298, the Homes not Hedge Funds Act, targeting large-scale corporate purchases of single-family homes; it failed for lack of a second in the Cities and Counties Subcommittee.

March 11, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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

Sponsored a bill requiring cities and combined city-county governments to adopt set housing-development plans to stay eligible for certain state grants (House Bill 2292). She withdrew the bill on March 15, 2024.

February 1, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

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

Sponsored House Bill 2008, proposing statewide universal pre-kindergarten paid for by a 9.5% tax on digital advertising by companies with at least $50 million in yearly revenue.

February 4, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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

Introduced a bill requiring school districts to offer free pre-kindergarten to every eligible four-year-old, paid for by a new tax on large digital advertising companies (House Bill 218). A House subcommittee shelved the bill in March 2025.

March 25, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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

Behn sponsored House Bill 2234, another Universal Pre-K Funding Act; it failed in the House K-12 Subcommittee.

March 19, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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

Behn sponsored House Bill 1951, a Universal Pre-K Funding Act; she withdrew the bill.

January 29, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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

Sponsored House Bill 2008, proposing statewide universal pre-kindergarten paid for by a 9.5% tax on digital advertising by companies with at least $50 million in yearly revenue.

February 4, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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

Introduced a bill requiring school districts to offer free pre-kindergarten to every eligible four-year-old, paid for by a new tax on large digital advertising companies (House Bill 218). A House subcommittee shelved the bill in March 2025.

March 25, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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

Sponsored a bill letting students carry and take their own prescribed rescue seizure medicine at school, with doctor and parent permission on file (House Bill 44). The bill stalled in an education subcommittee.

January 28, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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

Behn sponsored House Bill 2234, another Universal Pre-K Funding Act; it failed in the House K-12 Subcommittee.

March 19, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

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

Behn sponsored House Bill 1951, a Universal Pre-K Funding Act; she withdrew the bill.

January 29, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

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

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 · researched September 6, 2026

Behn sponsored House Bill 2523, the Maternal Health Care Protection Act, limiting conscience-based denial of pregnancy-related care; it failed in the Population Health Subcommittee.

March 10, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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

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 · researched September 6, 2026

Behn sponsored House Bill 27, the Reproductive Freedom Act; it failed in the House Population Health Subcommittee.

March 11, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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

Behn sponsored House Bill 1626, the Fundamental Right to Reproductive Health Care Act; it failed in the House Population Health Subcommittee.

March 5, 2024Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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

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 · researched August 27, 2026

Behn sponsored House Bill 198, the Bearing Witness to the Death Penalty Act; it failed in the House Criminal Justice Subcommittee.

March 26, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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

Introduced a bill requiring 16 hours of yearly trauma-informed training for police who investigate sexual assault; a House subcommittee shelved it for summer study (House Bill 792).

March 26, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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

Behn sponsored House Bill 27, the Reproductive Freedom Act; it failed in the House Population Health Subcommittee.

March 11, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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

Behn sponsored House Bill 298, the Homes not Hedge Funds Act, targeting large-scale corporate purchases of single-family homes; it failed for lack of a second in the Cities and Counties Subcommittee.

March 11, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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

Introduced a bill in 2026 proposing to make large online platforms let users report material harmful to children, answer those reports within seven days, and publish twice-yearly reports, with fines and a right to sue (House Bill 2522).

February 5, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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

Introduced a bill proposing felony penalties for employers who systematically hire unauthorized workers, plus civil damage claims for businesses hurt by those employers (House Bill 2524).

February 5, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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

Introduced the Workers' Right to Live Act (House Bill 2006), proposing to make employers report any workplace death within 24 hours. It proposes fines of at least $250,000 for deaths caused by employer negligence and lifts the cap on workers' compensation death benefits.

February 4, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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

Sponsored a bill requiring employers to report workplace deaths within 24 hours and fining negligent employers at least $250,000 per death (House Bill 791, Workers' Right to Live Act). It died for lack of a second in a House subcommittee.

March 26, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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

Behn sponsored House Bill 2, the End the Grocery Tax by Closing Corporate Loopholes Act; the House Finance subcommittee deferred it to summer study.

March 19, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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

Behn sponsored House Bill 2043 to eliminate Tennessee's grocery tax while creating business-enterprise and worldwide-combined-reporting tax provisions; it was taken off notice in the Finance subcommittee.

April 17, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

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

Behn sponsored House Bill 1669 requiring advance notice to families before a child-care center permanently closes; its companion became Public Chapter 657.

April 17, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

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

Sponsored a Tennessee bill requiring a public website showing each child care agency's inspections, violations, complaints, and any child injuries or deaths. The bill died in 2024 after its Senate companion failed in committee (House Bill 2536).

February 6, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

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

Behn sponsored House Bill 703, the Pot for Potholes Act, proposing regulated marijuana sales administered by the agriculture department; it failed in the Criminal Justice Subcommittee.

March 26, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

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

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched August 27, 2026

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 · researched August 27, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

Behn sponsored House Bill 2007, the End the Grocery Tax Act; it was taken off notice in the Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee.

April 15, 2026

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

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched August 27, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

Voted against 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, 2026

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · 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 House passed it 56-38, and it became law.

March 30, 2026

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

Sponsored the Pot for Potholes Act, proposing legal marijuana sales for adults 21 and older with a 15 percent tax funding highways (House Bill 2525). A House subcommittee took it off its calendar and it did not advance.

March 25, 2026

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

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched August 27, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched August 27, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

Introduced a bill proposing to let courts award a parent extra parenting time when the other parent blocked visits by making intentionally false abuse allegations (House Bill 2595).

February 5, 2026

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

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched August 27, 2026

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 · researched August 27, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

Voted against 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, 2025

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched August 27, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched August 27, 2026

Behn sponsored House Bill 703, the Pot for Potholes Act, proposing regulated marijuana sales administered by the agriculture department; it failed in the Criminal Justice Subcommittee.

March 26, 2025

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

Behn sponsored House Bill 983 to authorize a state agriculture-department office of rural prosperity; it was taken off notice in the Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee.

March 26, 2025

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

Behn sponsored House Bill 2, the End the Grocery Tax by Closing Corporate Loopholes Act; the House Finance subcommittee deferred it to summer study.

March 19, 2025

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

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

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 · researched September 6, 2026

Voted against 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, 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 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 · researched September 6, 2026

Behn sponsored House Bill 2043 to eliminate Tennessee's grocery tax while creating business-enterprise and worldwide-combined-reporting tax provisions; it was taken off notice in the Finance subcommittee.

April 17, 2024

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

Behn sponsored House Bill 1871 expanding a motor-vehicle sales-tax exemption for deployed Tennessee National Guard and military-reserve members; it was taken off notice in the Finance subcommittee.

April 17, 2024

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

Behn sponsored House Bill 1673 to repeal the Tennessee Heritage Protection Act; it was assigned to the Public Service Subcommittee.

January 10, 2024

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