Votes at a glance: Key actions taken by Tennessee House on March 18, 2025

NASHVILLE — The Tennessee House completed a full regular calendar on March 18 with votes on numerous bills spanning taxation, public safety, local government transparency, veterans issues and more. Below is a concise summary of key measures that received floor action and the outcomes as recorded in the House transcript.

Votes and outcomes (selected)

- Consent calendar (multiple items): Passed on final consideration; the clerk recorded the consent calendar as passed following a roll call. (Transcript: item at about 2195.)

- House Bill 695 (mineral severance tax): Passed on third consideration. Sponsor said the bill would raise the statutory per‑ton cap counties can charge for a mineral severance tax (the cap had been 15¢ per ton since 1985) and that local approval would still be required. (Passage recorded in transcript.)

- House Bill 64 (residential educational programs): Passed as amended on third consideration (roll call recorded in transcript; tally reported as "74 18 nays").

- House Bill 65 (city manager commission — athletic facilities): Passed as amended on third consideration after floor motion; transcript…