Votes at a glance: key measures the Tennessee Senate acted on in today’s floor session

Below are the principal items acted on during today’s Tennessee Senate floor session with final outcomes recorded on the floor. This list summarizes motions and roll-call results recorded in the transcript; where roll-call names were not read the vote tallies below are taken from the recorded clerk totals.

- Consent calendar No. 1 (memorializing and congratulatory resolutions and similar items) — Passed by voice/roll, Aye 33, No 0.

- Local bill consent calendars (multiple consent calendars) — Passed by voice/roll, recorded tallies show Ayes 33, No 0 on multiple consent calendars.

- Senate Bill 246 (concurrence on House Amendment) — Concurred; unanimous recorded (Ayes 33, Nays 0).

- Senate Bill 438 (Solid Waste Task Force language; concur in House amendment) — Concurred by unanimous action (recorded unanimous vote).

- Senate Bill 644 (rules promulgation language; concur in House amendment) — Concurred (unanimous recorded vote).

- Senate Bill 1115 (private prisons; House amendment imposing 90-day compliance timeframe in certain conditions) — House Amendment #3 adopted by unanimous vote; Senate Bill 1115 final action recorded as passed after adoption of the amendment.

- House Bill 13 14 (as conformed to Senate Bill 12 96; criminalizes knowingly making threats of mass violence with enhancements; includes doxxing language) — Passed on final consideration, recorded Ayes 29, Nays 3 on final action.

- House Bill 13 83 (sober living home regulation; permissive local regulation limited to Hamilton County) — Passed on third and final consideration (Ayes 32, Nays 0 recorded).

- House Bill 9 69 (earmark sales tax on tires to state highway fund; recurring transportation revenue) — Passed on final consideration (Ayes 33, Nays 0 recorded).

- House Joint Resolution 147 (kratom regulation/ban request) — Adopted (Aye 30, No 0 recorded).

- House Bill 5 77 (stipend increases for jails participating in reentry programs) — Passed without recorded roll-call objections per clerk (constitutional majority declared).

- Senate Bill 229 (ethics/campaign finance changes as conformed to House bill) — Passed (Ayes 28, Nays 3 recorded).

- House Bill 132 (amendments affecting emergency declarations and legislative termination of state of emergency) — Passed (Ayes 26, Nays 6 recorded).

- House Bill 486 (public defender self-funding five assistant positions from salary equity fund) — Passed (Ayes 32, Nays 0 recorded).

- House Bill 641 (increased funding for child advocacy centers and forensic interviews) — Passed (Ayes 31, Nays 0 recorded).

- House Bill 485 (hybrid instructional days for school systems in severe weather) — Passed (Ayes 31, Nays 0 recorded).

- House Bill 479 (TRICARE premium reimbursement for National Guard members) — Passed (Ayes 33, Nays 0 recorded).

- House Bill 12 78 (use of Hurricane Helene interest payment fund to pay local borrowing costs) — Passed (Ayes 32, Nays 0 recorded).

- House Bill 717 (extension of the Alzheimer’s/dementia respite pilot program) — Passed (Ayes 29, Nays 0 recorded).

- House Bill 594 (increase from 2 to 4 of temporary sales events exempt for bona fide religious institutions) — Passed (Ayes 26, Nays 2 recorded).

- House Bill 504 (Future Teacher Scholarship Act adjustments) — Passed (Ayes 32, Nays 0 recorded).

- House Bill 99 (changes to photography/unlawful conduct; floor amendment adopted) — Passed (Ayes 33, Nays 0 recorded).

- House Bill 726 (extensions and adjustments for Hurricane Helene property relief and deadlines) — Passed (Ayes 32, Nays 0 recorded).

- House Bill 691 (low-income housing community investment tax credit revision) — Passed (Ayes 33, Nays 0 recorded).

- Senate Bill 925 / House bill counterpart (broadband equipment sales tax exemption extension) — Passed as amended (Ayes 32, Nays 0 recorded).

- Senate Bill 1233 / House counterpart (fentanyl and related opioid possession penalties and related provisions as amended in finance committee) — Passed as amended by committee consideration (roll-call recorded: Ayes 33, Nays 0 recorded in final action items recorded earlier in session).

- House Bill 7 73 (related to legal notices and other procedural items) — Referred to Finance calendar and scheduled for finance committee meeting this afternoon per the chair.

- Senate Bill 714 (Memphis/Shelby County intervention bill) — Passed (Ayes 26, Nays 6 recorded) — substantive debate on floor (see separate article).

- Senate Bill 10 84 (limits on use of DEI policies in state/local government employment and programs; companion) — Passed (Ayes 26, Nays 6 recorded).

Notes on tallies: Where the clerk recorded a numerical tally, the number is shown above. Several consent calendar and "house bills passed first consideration" items were handled without extended discussion and are recorded as passing by constitutional majority. If a bill is described as "passed without objection" the transcript indicated the clerk declared a constitutional majority and the measure passed.

For reporters: individual bill texts, roll-call printouts and enrolled versions filed with the Secretary of the Senate should be consulted for the precise statutory language and effective dates; this roundup lists recorded floor outcomes and short descriptions based on the floor record.