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Votes and formal actions from the Tennessee House special session (redistricting and funding)
Summary
Summary of major floor actions: passage of H.B. 7,002, H.B. 7,001 and H.B. 7,003 (congressional redistricting measures) and H.B. 7,005 (appropriation). Several amendment‑consideration motions failed to reach the required 0.667 threshold.
Key actions the House completed during the 2nd extraordinary session:
- House Bill 7,002 — Passed on third consideration (clerk recorded an affirmative result and the Speaker declared passage). Multiple transparency and minority‑impact amendment consideration motions failed prior to adoption.
- House Bill 7,001 — Passed on third consideration after extensive debate; clerk announced the vote (record in transcript: 68 ayes, 25 nays) and the Speaker declared the bill passed. Dozens of proposed amendments were considered unsuccessfully at the procedural stage.
- House Bill 7,003 — Committee amendment adopted and the bill passed on final reading; members questioned drafting sources and whether census data alone informed the map.
- House Bill 7,005 — Appropriation to cover special‑session and implementation costs passed; the bill provides for county reimbursement claims to the Secretary of State and comptroller.
Procedural note: the transcript records many failed motions to consider late‑filed amendments under rules requiring a 0.667 supermajority; readers should treat clerk tallies as reported on floor, some numeric readouts in the transcript audio are garbled and are flagged in our audit.
