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Votes at a glance: several House floor items cleared, one premium finance bill referred
Summary
On the House floor the body passed several Senate- and House-origin bills including measures on hunting licenses for disabled veterans, health workforce reporting, TSAC oversight, supplemental insurance clarification and county clerk fee changes; a premium-finance bill failed to receive a constitutional majority and was referred.
NASHVILLE — During the House floor session members acted on a slate of bills and resolutions. Below are the key outcomes recorded on the floor that day.
- Hunting licenses for disabled veterans (Senate Bill 1140): Representative Slater moved to substitute and conform; the House passed the bill on third and final consideration. The clerk recorded the vote as 91 ayes; the presiding officer declared the bill passed.
- Health department recruiting and retention report (Senate Bill 554): Chairman Terry explained the bill directs the Department of Health to compile information about recruiting and retaining positions, provide preliminary information by the end of 2025 and a final report by the end of 2026. The House passed the bill on third and final consideration; the clerk announced it received a constitutional majority and passed.
- Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation (TSAC) governance moved under THEC (Senate Bill 689): Chairman White said the bill consolidates TSAC's remaining duties under the Tennessee Higher Education Commission because few students remain in legacy programs. The House adopted a committee amendment and passed the bill; the recorded tally was 77 ayes, 10 nays and 3 present on voting, and the presiding officer declared it passed.
- Supplemental (expected-benefit) insurance clarification (Senate Bill 440): Chairman Hawk described the bill as distinguishing supplemental insurance products from major medical coverage and clarifying that supplemental products do not carry major-medical mandates. The House passed the bill on third and final consideration and the presiding officer declared it passed after the clerk's count.
- County clerks' convenience fee for TWRA licenses (House Bill 10 60): Chairman Howe said county clerks requested an increase in the clerks' convenience fee for selling Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency hunting and fishing licenses, citing higher third-party vendor charges. The House voted; the clerk recorded 59 ayes, 203 nays and 2 present on voting in the transcript lines, but the presiding officer then declared the bill passed. (Floor transcript contains inconsistent numeric reporting for this vote; the underlying record should be confirmed with the official clerk's tally.)
- Premium finance companies / credit-card convenience fees (Senate Bill 766): Chairman Powers moved passage but the bill failed to receive a constitutional majority. The clerk recorded the result as 48 ayes, 207 nays and 14 present not voting; the presiding officer declared the bill failed and it was referred to the committee on rules.
Other items on the calendar included a number of ceremonial resolutions and introductions. Where the floor record included a clear vote tally and a presiding officer's declaration, that outcome is summarized above; some vote lines in the audio transcript were garbled and the clerk's official roll should be consulted to confirm precise vote counts.
