Votes at a glance: key bills and floor actions taken during this Senate floor session

The Tennessee Senate completed a heavy floor calendar, advancing and voting on a series of bills and resolutions. Below are the principal final actions taken on the floor as recorded in the transcript.

Final actions (selected)

- House Bill 1376 (conforming to Senate Bill 1413): Passed (see separate article for extended debate and provisions).

- House Bill 490 (conforming to Senate Bill 255 / municipal judge residency): Passed on third reading. The bill addresses residency and de facto officer status for municipal judges appointed or elected prior to March 2025; the Senate declared it passed by constitutional majority.

- Senate Bill 415 (teacher/principal evaluation and assessment task force; amended): Passed as amended. The measure creates an advisory committee to study teacher and principal evaluations, mandated assessments, and other education issues and set deadlines for committee reports and meetings.

- House Bill 1127 (conforming to Senate Bill 727 / foreclosure notices, etc.): Passed third reading after committee amendments and floor discussion on posting requirements for foreclosures (the House version maintained two printed notices).

- House Bill 1128 (constable training hours / increased training): Passed; the bill increases required training hours for constables to align with POST standards and was declared passed on final reading.

- House Bill 8050 (streamlined nuisance laws / House Bill 1050 on third reading as substituted): Passed. The bill updates nuisance laws to hold property owners accountable for repeated criminal activity; amendments clarified use of citations or warrants in lieu of arrest in some cases.

- House Bill 1030 (government operations, omnibus technical changes): Passed on third reading after committee-level changes; the bill includes multiple technical and procedural changes across state boards and agencies.

- House Bill 1016 (driver license points adjustment / conforming to Senate Bill 778): Passed; the bill reduces assessed points for driving on a suspended or expired license from 8 points to 4, as recorded on third reading.

- House Bill 11127 and House Bill 11128 (various third-reading bills listed on the calendar): Both bills received final passage as recorded on the floor (House Bill 1127 and House Bill 1128 are the primary identifiers referenced on final consideration).

- House Bill 1050 (nuisance law updates): Passed; third-reading tally recorded as a constitutional majority.

Scheduling and holdover actions

- Several bills were moved to "Monday next" or placed on the message calendar for further consideration, including two bills the sponsor asked to keep together and several that were called to "Monday next" for later consideration.

- The Senate also placed House Joint Resolution 318 on the Finance, Ways and Means calendar for Monday; that resolution would place a plaque in the capitol tunnel recognizing contractors and enslaved laborers who contributed to construction when the new visitor center is built.

What to watch next

- Bills moved to committee calendars or set "Monday next" for further action will appear on the Finance and committee calendars; the Senate leader circulated a proposed schedule for the coming week and indicated leadership hopes to conclude work early in the week.

Speakers and procedural movers (selected)

- Leader Johnson — moved numerous bills on first consideration and procedural motions (government caucus leader as recorded on the floor) - Senate Clerk — recorded votes and called the calendar - Chairman Watson — moved suspension of rules to add House Joint Resolution 318 to the Finance calendar

Actions (selected, from transcript record)

- {"kind":"other","identifiers":{"project_slug":"HB1376 / SB1413"},"motion":"Motion for final passage of House Bill 1376 (substitute/conform to SB1413)","mover":"Brent Briggs","outcome":"approved","notes":"Passed by constitutional majority; extended debate recorded in separate article."}

- {"kind":"other","identifiers":{"project_slug":"HB490 / SB255"},"motion":"Conform and substitute to House Bill 490; third and final consideration","mover":"Sen. Gardner","outcome":"approved","notes":"Addressed municipal judge residency and de facto officer status; declared passed."}

- {"kind":"other","identifiers":{"project_slug":"SB415 / HB?"},"motion":"Third and final consideration as amended (education advisory committee)","mover":"Sen. Lowe","outcome":"approved","notes":"Amendment created advisory committee; first meeting deadlines set."}

- {"kind":"other","identifiers":{"project_slug":"HB1127"},"motion":"Third and final consideration (foreclosure notice posting)","mover":"Sen. Lowe","outcome":"approved","notes":"House amendment maintained two printed notices; bill declared passed."}

- {"kind":"other","identifiers":{"project_slug":"HB1128"},"motion":"Third and final consideration (constable training)","mover":"Sen. Seale","outcome":"approved","notes":"Training increased to align with POST standards."}

- {"kind":"other","identifiers":{"project_slug":"HB1050"},"motion":"Third and final consideration (nuisance law updates)","mover":"Sen. Bailey","outcome":"approved","notes":"Clarified citations/warrants in lieu of arrest in some circumstances."}

- {"kind":"other","identifiers":{"project_slug":"HB1050/HB1050-variant"},"motion":"Motion to adopt consent calendar (memorializing resolutions)","mover":"Sen. Powers","outcome":"approved","notes":"Consent calendar passed with constitutional majority."}

Provenance (selected transcript evidence)

- topicintro: block_id "b_3614.165" local_start 0 local_end 200 evidence_excerpt "Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I would like to substitute and conform to House Bill 1376." reason_code "topicintro" - topfinish: block_id "b_8875.72" local_start 0 local_end 120 evidence_excerpt "Mr. Speaker, that concludes your regular orders of business for the day." reason_code "topicfinish"

Notes on procedure and accuracy

- This roundup lists principal final actions recorded on the floor transcript. The Senate also recorded numerous first-consideration introductions, referrals and rules motions that are not all enumerated here. Vote counts and roll-call details are reported in the transcript at the time each item was taken; where the transcript recorded a constitutional-majority declaration, this summary reports the bill as "passed."