Votes at a glance: selected measures passed on the Tennessee House floor April 4, 2025
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Summary
A roundup of bills and resolutions the House passed with brief discussion or on consent during the April 4 session.
Below are selected bills and resolutions the Tennessee House took up and passed during Friday's floor session. Items listed had brief floor presentation or were handled on the consent calendar.
- Senate Bill 1140 (House substitute HB 918) — Hunting licenses for disabled veterans participating in nonprofit-sponsored hunts. The House substituted and passed the Senate companion; the clerk recorded 91 ayes and zero nays on the consent calendar.
- Senate Bill 554 (House substitute HB 510) — Directs the Department of Health to compile information related to recruiting and retaining positions at the department and to provide preliminary information at the end of 2025 and a final report at the end of 2026. Sponsor: Chairman Terry. Passed on third reading; clerk recorded that the bill received the required majority.
- Senate Bill 689 (House substitute HB 408) — Administrative consolidation moving the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation (TSAC) operations under the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) for administrative purposes. Sponsor: Chairman White. House passed the measure on third reading; sponsors said the change responds to programs winding down and consolidates oversight.
- Senate Bill 440 (House substitute HB 927) — Clarifies distinctions between supplemental ("expected benefit") insurance products and major medical coverage; sponsor said the bill preserves supplemental insurance as an option for policyholders. Passed on third reading.
- House Joint Resolution 131 (Rep. Sparks) — A bipartisan resolution to raise awareness of male mentorship and positive male role models in schools and community programs. Adopted by the House.
- House Joint Resolution 179 (Rep. Sparks) — A resolution recognizing mental-health consequences of social media on K'0 students. Adopted by the House.
These items were recorded on the House calendar or consent calendar and were described on the floor as either routine, technical, or having already passed committee consideration. Where exact vote tallies were stated in the transcript, they are noted above; for some consent-calendar items the clerk stated the measure passed after "no objection," without a numeric roll-call published in the transcript excerpt.
For measures that drew extended floor debate (for example, SB299, SB456, HB749, SB766), separate reporting covers the discussion and recorded votes.
