Votes at a glance: Tennessee House clears a broad slate of bills on April 2, 2025

The Tennessee House of Representatives completed a full regular calendar on April 2, 2025, adopting multiple bills and several resolutions. Below are the major measures called on the floor, sponsor summaries and the recorded floor vote tallies as announced by the Clerk.

• Senate Joint Resolution 17 (concurrence) — honor for former President Jimmy Carter: Chairman Bolso introduced additions to the resolution and moved to concur; the House concurred without objection (Clerk recorded 93 ayes, no nays). (Introduced SEG 635; vote concluded SEG 700.)

• House Bill 858 (step‑therapy; sponsor: Representative Alexander): Sponsor described the bill as the result of two years of work with oncologists to address step‑therapy barriers for cancer patients; House vote recorded Ayes 94. (Introduced SEG 702; vote concluded SEG 750.)

• Senate Bill 1155 (substituted for House Bill 1361/related; alcohol sales hours, Johnson City): Sponsor said this was a local request to allow a premier resort area in downtown Johnson City to set hours for alcohol sales; final vote recorded Ayes 83, Nays 6, 6 Present. (Introduced SEG 753; vote concluded SEG 806.)

• House Bill 495 (electronic medical records fees): Chairman Baum explained the bill sets a lower fee structure for electronic hospital records compared with legacy per‑page paper fees; the House passed the bill (Clerk recorded Ayes 95). (Introduced SEG 810; vote concluded SEG 864.)

• House Bill 537 / Senate Bill 228 (motor vehicle registration electronic option): Sponsor said the change allows owners to carry registration on electronic devices rather than paper; the House passed the substituted measure (Ayes 94). (Introduced SEG 911; vote concluded SEG 954.)

• House Bill 760 (school emergency rescue inhalers): Sponsor described the measure as allowing schools to maintain an emergency stock of inhalers for students experiencing asthma attacks; the House passed the bill (vote recorded Ayes 93 with 1 present). (Introduced SEG 957; vote concluded SEG 996.)

• House Bill 583 / Senate Bill 304 (child forensic interview authentication): Sponsor said the bill permits forensic interviewers to authenticate interview video in court; the bill passed (Ayes 94). (Introduced SEG 1001; vote concluded SEG 1041.)

• Senate Bill 561 (voter education modernization): Sponsor described online testing to modernize voter education and an expanded remote access model; Representative Warner asked whether the bill raised fees and the sponsor said a fee cap of $15 exists; final tally recorded Ayes 93, 1 Nay recorded in roll call sequence. (Introduced SEG 1050; vote concluded SEG 1123.)

• Additional bills: The House passed a range of bills on student records transfers, family caregiving guidelines (SB 1178), protections for veterans’ benefits counseling, consumer protections and other measures; multiple committee amendments were adopted on the floor before final passage. Refer to the House journal for the complete enrolled text and exact vote tallies for each item.

What to watch next: The transcript records floor passage and recorded tallies but does not include enacted bill text or implementation guidance. Reporters and stakeholders should consult enrolled bills and committee reports for language that defines how the measures will be implemented and any fiscal notes.

Provenance: See individual bill introductions and votes in the transcript (topic starts and finishes listed below).