Votes at a glance: committee advances redistricting bills, sends map to finance

The special‑session congressional redistricting committee recorded a series of procedural votes after lengthy debate and public testimony.

Key votes and outcomes

- House Bill 7,002 (deletes final sentence of TCA 2‑16‑102) — Passed in committee and sent to calendar and rules, 15 ayes, 6 nos.

- House Bill 7,001 (as amended by House Amendment 19089) — Amendment adopted; the amended bill was sent to calendar and rules, 15 ayes, 5 nos.

- House Bill 7,003 (map bill, as amended by House Amendment 19155) — Adopted and referred to Finance, Ways and Means Committee for further consideration, 16 ayes, 6 nos.

- House Bill 7,006 — Sent to Finance, Ways and Means Committee, 14 ayes, 7 nos, 1 present voting.

- House Joint Resolution 7,009 (proposed constitutional amendment to restrict mid‑decade congressional redistricting) — Motion prevailed to send the resolution to the first calendar of 2027, 16 ayes, 6 nos.

What the tallies mean: The committee majority advanced the enabling statute change and referred the detailed map bill to the Finance committee, where hearings and more detailed staff analysis (including budget impacts for county election administration) are expected. Several members said they did not hear or understand some recorded calls for votes and requested those concerns be noted in the record.

Next steps: Bills referred to calendar/committees will proceed through committee consideration and, if approved, to the full chamber. HJR7,009 was moved to the 2027 calendar for further readings and would require the constitutional amendment process if pursued.