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Votes at a glance: key bills passed in the Tennessee House session
Summary
Several bills passed on third reading, including changes to autocycle helmet rules, substitute-teacher service and parental leave provisions, licensure pathways for funeral directors, broker continuing education, Medicaid parity for non-opioid medications, and pension divestment rules. The transcript records vote tallies for each measure.
The House completed floor consideration and recorded final passage for a set of bills across transportation, education, professional licensure, health, and retirement policy. Below are the notable outcomes recorded on the floor.
- House Bill 859 (Representative Alexander): Defines "fully enclosed" for autocycles (side panels, roll bar or roof, windshield) and eliminates the helmet requirement for drivers of fully enclosed autocycles. Clerk reported the vote as Ayes 91, Nays 2; bill passed.
- House Bill 12 53 (Representative Alexander): Amends substitute-teacher service language and requires six weeks of paid parental leave to be taken consecutively except in extenuating circumstances; members raised concerns about extended unlicensed substitute teaching. Vote reported as Ayes 87, Nays 2 (7 present); bill passed as recorded on the floor.
- House Bill 8 60 (Representative Alexander): Allows concurrent apprenticeship and coursework for funeral-director licensure (minimum educational hours specified). Clerk recorded Ayes 94, Nays 1; bill passed.
- Senate Bill 8 86 (Representative Burkhart, substitute): Removes a grandfather clause and requires principal brokers supervising affiliate brokers to complete 16 hours of continuing education every two years; committee amendment withdrawn and bill passed.
- House Bill 37 (Representative Davis): Extends parity provisions for FDA-approved non-opioid medications to the State Employee Insurance Program (Partners for Health) to prevent non-opioids from being disadvantaged relative to opioids. Floor tally reported as Ayes 75, Nays 19; bill passed.
- House Bill 8 05 (Chairman Grills): Directs the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System to divest from majority‑owned Chinese companies; roll call recorded as Ayes 86, Nays 6; bill passed.
Other bills that passed with recorded tallies included measures on standards for roof coverings, task forces on provider reimbursement, childcare-licensing exemptions, and an annual hospital assessment authority for TennCare. Several measures were resolved without extended debate; some had committee amendments adopted before final votes.
