Tennessee House · District 2

Bud Hulsey

Republican

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Votes with the Speaker 89% On 595 contested votes where both voted · 93% on all votes Votes with own party 94% Partisan rank: 79 of 96 in the House (tied with 2 others) Didn't vote at roll call 7% 108 of 1,473 roll calls

Statewide bills passed 7 24 sponsored · 7 became law · Rank 57 of 97 in the House (tied with 8 others) Local bills passed 1 1 sponsored · 1 became law

Where they sit

Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Bud Hulsey's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 10 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

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More liberal than 64% of the Tennessee House.

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35th most liberal of 96

The scores

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Votes with the Speaker

89%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Bud Hulsey.

On 595 contested votes where both voted93% on all 1,240 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

94%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Bud Hulsey.

On 562 party-line votesPartisan rank: 79 of 96 in the House (tied with 2 others)78 House members vote with their party more often

Bills

The bills Bud Hulsey sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Bud Hulsey
	Statewide	Local
Sponsored	24	1
Passed both chambers	7	1
Became law	7	1
Vetoed by the Governor	0	0

Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 57 of 97 in the House (tied with 8 others) · 53 of 74 Republicans (tied with 6 others)

A bill's sponsor is its prime sponsor in its own chamber; co-sponsors aren't counted. Every Tennessee bill has a companion in the other chamber with its own sponsor, and only one of the two becomes law: the sponsor of the companion that didn't is credited through the one that did.

Bills that passed both chambers

Bills that passed both chambers: Bud Hulsey
Bill	Type	Result	Final action
HB 2612 As enacted, requires driver license station staff to inquire of applicants whether the applicant would like a driver license that complies with the federal…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 1783	May 27, 2026
HB 1372 As enacted, provides that a person is criminally responsible for an offense committed by the conduct of another if, acting with intent to benefit in the…	Statewide	Became law	May 15, 2026
HB 2648 Subject to local approval, makes various changes to the charter, including when a vice-mayor is chosen by the board; when warrants to collect delinquent taxes…	Local	Became law	May 1, 2026
HB 445 As enacted, revises the procedure for restoration of rights of citizenship.	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 407	May 13, 2025
HB 335 As enacted, requires the members of a utility district board of commissioners to serve without compensation for their services, except that, by resolution…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 357	May 13, 2025
HB 731 As enacted, specifies that the Tennessee One Health Committee is a governing body under the open meetings act; requires meetings of the committee to be open…	Statewide	Became law	April 28, 2025
HB 444 As enacted, deletes the definition of "blighted area" and defines "blighted property" for purposes of condemnation by housing authorities; clarifies that…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 480	April 8, 2025
HB 442 As enacted, authorizes an antique emergency vehicle registered as an antique motor vehicle to be used for participation in, or transportation to and from…	Statewide	Became law	April 4, 2025

Budget projects

Tennessee's appropriations act doesn't say which legislator asked for an item, so there's no budget figure for Tennessee legislators.

Contested votes where they split

68 against the Speaker; 62 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Bud Hulsey
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Speaker	Most of their party
April 23, 2026	SB 1847: As enacted, lowers the standard for the use of deadly force to protect property. Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 23, 2026	SB 1585: As enacted, revises the assessment testing requirements for students who participate in the education savings account (ESA) program. Motion to Consider Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
April 22, 2026	SB 2641: As enacted, revises law relative to pension plans and proxy advisors. Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 22, 2026	SB 2293: As enacted, expands the definition of "consumable material" to include natural and synthetic liquid nicotine solutions and liquid nicotine analogues for… Motion to Consider Amendment	Yea	Not voting	Nay (split)
April 22, 2026	SB 1900: As enacted, increases the penalty for assaulting a first responder from a Class A misdemeanor with a mandatory fine of $5,000 and a mandatory minimum of 30… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 22, 2026	HJR 1479: Carnton, 200th anniversary Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 22, 2026	HB 1886: As enacted, requires each LEA and public charter school to adopt an internet acceptable use policy; makes other related changes. Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 22, 2026	HB 1536: As enacted, enacts the "Representative Johnny Shaw Tennessee Agricultural Innovation and Education Initiative." Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 22, 2026	HB 1450: As enacted, makes various changes related to entities seeking to secure the release of a defendant. Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 22, 2026	HB 483: As enacted, authorizes the attorney general to conduct a study of a district attorney general's disposition of charges and other ancillary matters within the… Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 21, 2026	SB 2452: As enacted, authorizes the consumption of alcoholic beverages and beer on the premises of a temporary special event zone located in Davidson County, subject… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 21, 2026	SB 2419: As enacted, requires a person who offers sparkling devices for sale and who does not hold a fireworks permit to register each location at which the person… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 21, 2026	SB 2403: As enacted, makes various revisions to education law, including, but not limited to, requiring each public school to annually submit to the department of… Final Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 21, 2026	SB 2403: As enacted, makes various revisions to education law, including, but not limited to, requiring each public school to annually submit to the department of… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 21, 2026	SB 2367: As enacted, applies the Neighborhood Preservation Act to Tipton County; authorizes Montgomery County and Tipton County to participate in the Tennessee Local… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 21, 2026	SB 1964: As enacted, expands the length of the existing Independence Day and New Year sales periods and adds new Memorial Day and Labor Day sales periods for seasonal… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 21, 2026	SB 1900: As enacted, increases the penalty for assaulting a first responder from a Class A misdemeanor with a mandatory fine of $5,000 and a mandatory minimum of 30… Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 21, 2026	SB 1783: As enacted, requires driver license station staff to inquire of applicants whether the applicant would like a driver license that complies with the federal… Final Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 21, 2026	SB 1728: As enacted, clarifies that the general assembly occupies the entire field of the regulation of shopping carts, including their purchase, use, taxation… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 21, 2026	SB 1723: As enacted, vacates and reconstitutes the board of directors of the Tennessee education lottery corporation; requires certain information maintained by the… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 21, 2026	SB 1620: As enacted, establishes new premier type tourist resorts, restaurants, community theaters, clubs, retirement centers, premises, and commercial passenger boat… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 21, 2026	HB 2574: As enacted, clarifies present law regarding the revocation of a person's driver license for an implied consent violation. Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 21, 2026	HB 2514: As introduced, deletes the offense of carrying a firearm or a club with the intent to go armed, prohibits the carrying of a firearm or weapon inside of a K-12… Motion to Recall	Yea	Not voting	Nay (split)
April 21, 2026	HB 2359: As enacted, expands the definition of "consumable material" to include natural and synthetic liquid nicotine solutions and liquid nicotine analogues for… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 21, 2026	HB 2359: As enacted, expands the definition of "consumable material" to include natural and synthetic liquid nicotine solutions and liquid nicotine analogues for… Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 21, 2026	HB 1987: As enacted, revises law relative to alcoholic beverages. Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 20, 2026	HB 2219: As enacted, requires the sheriff of each county to enter into an agreement under an available federal 287(g) program, and expands the powers of the board of… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 16, 2026	SB 1590: As enacted, designates segments of the Buffalo River, Duck River, and certain other rivers and creeks as Class II pastoral river areas; expands certain public… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 14, 2026	SB 2087: As enacted, requires the principal or the principal's designee to provide notification to the parent or legal guardian of each student who was in the… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 14, 2026	SB 2087: As enacted, requires the principal or the principal's designee to provide notification to the parent or legal guardian of each student who was in the… Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 13, 2026	SJR 48: Ratifies the increase of the 911 surcharge rate to $1.86 as approved by the Tennessee Emergency Communications Board. Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 13, 2026	SJR 48: Ratifies the increase of the 911 surcharge rate to $1.86 as approved by the Tennessee Emergency Communications Board. Motion to Table Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
April 13, 2026	SB 2205: As enacted, enacts the "Subterranean Transportation Infrastructure Coordination Act." Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 13, 2026	SB 1881: As enacted, designates records of the office of homeland security related to critical infrastructure as confidential and exempts such records from public… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 13, 2026	SB 1881: As enacted, designates records of the office of homeland security related to critical infrastructure as confidential and exempts such records from public… Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 13, 2026	HB 2532: As enacted, revises education law, including, but not limited to, increasing, from 25,000 to 35,000, the maximum number of education freedom scholarships that… Motion to Table Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 13, 2026	HB 2496: As enacted, adds to the definition of a "qualified public use facility" as used in the Local Tourism Development Zone Business Tax Act a mixed-use development… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 8, 2026	SB 1840: As enacted, requires prosecution for vehicular homicide committed on or after July 1, 2026, to commence within 10 years from the date the offense occurs. Final Passage	Nay	Not voting	Yea (split)
April 7, 2026	SB 2434: As enacted, creates the Class C misdemeanor offense of knowingly using an unmanned aircraft over the grounds of a school. Final Passage	Nay	Not voting	Yea (split)
April 7, 2026	SB 1302: As enacted, removes present law that requires an offender sentenced to a period of incarceration for a DUI to begin their sentence within 30 days of… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 7, 2026	HB 2569: As enacted, lowers the age of an inpatient from 65 to 50 or older when a hospital, each year from October 1 through March 1, must offer immunization against… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 6, 2026	SB 2354: As enacted, authorizes a person to possess a raccoon without the payment of the $150 personal possession permit fee if the raccoon is obtained from a legal… Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 6, 2026	SB 1473: As enacted, prohibits a municipality from remediating a property maintenance violation if the cost may negatively impact the municipality's financial… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 2, 2026	SB 2153: As enacted, authorizes the department to establish and administer an early childhood mental health home visiting program as a voluntary, evidence-based and… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 30, 2026	SB 2324: As enacted, revises various provisions regarding children, including requiring a parent educational seminar in certain juvenile cases. Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 30, 2026	HB 1271: As enacted, requires each governmental entity to revise any existing ordinance, resolution, rule, policy, and procedure that includes a reference to a natural… Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
March 26, 2026	SB 1880: As enacted, creates the office of homeland security within the department of safety. Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 26, 2026	SB 1880: As enacted, creates the office of homeland security within the department of safety. Final Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 26, 2026	SB 1591: As introduced, imposes state and local litigation taxes on a person who violates the prohibition against using a wireless telecommunications device or… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 26, 2026	HB 1729: As enacted, allows student performance on the Classic Learning Test to be used alongside the ACT and SAT for various purposes; makes various changes to home… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 23, 2026	HB 1891: As enacted, allows a person who submits the fine and costs for a speeding ticket in lieu of appearing in court to also register for an approved driver… Previous Question	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 12, 2026	SB 1731: As enacted, expands when the state may appeal an interlocutory order of a circuit or chancery court. Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 9, 2026	SB 2423: As enacted, prohibits LEAs and public charter schools from selling, offering for sale, or providing to students on school property through a school nutrition… Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 9, 2026	SB 192: As enacted, requires a manufacturer's license for the manufacturing of alcoholic spiritous beverages or vintage alcoholic beverages issued to or renewed by a… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 26, 2026	HB 1772: As introduced, prohibits imposing liability against a higher education institution for negligence in admitting, enrolling, or extending housing opportunities… Final Passage	Nay	Not voting	Yea (split)
Feb. 23, 2026	HB 957: As enacted, grants eligible state employees mandatory paid leave for fostering a minor child. Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 23, 2026	HB 957: As enacted, grants eligible state employees mandatory paid leave for fostering a minor child. Motion to Table Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 21, 2025	HB 1330: As enacted, enacts the "Less is More Act of 2025." Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 21, 2025	HB 1133: As enacted, allows nuclear energy production facilities to seek pollution control tax credits for certain machinery and equipment. Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 21, 2025	HB 1093: As enacted, expands the definition of "machine gun" to include any part, or combination of parts, designed and intended solely for use in converting a firearm… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 16, 2025	SB 1400: As enacted, revises present law concerning driving under the influence. Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 16, 2025	SB 1004: As enacted, clarifies the term "serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function" as used in present law provisions relative… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 16, 2025	SB 308: As enacted, establishes new premier type tourist resorts, urban park centers, and museums that can offer liquor by the drink; makes certain clarifications… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 15, 2025	SB 464: As enacted, makes changes to the law relative to professional bondsmen and agents of insurance companies making appearance bonds of a criminal nature. Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 15, 2025	HB 1205: As enacted, makes various changes relative to the authority of a physician or podiatrist to prescribe, dispense, or administer medication to the provider's… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 14, 2025	SB 799: As enacted, generally requires statewide political parties to nominate their candidates in primary elections for all offices for which partisan elections are… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 10, 2025	SB 449: As enacted, enacts the "Fertility Treatment and Contraceptive Protection Act." Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 10, 2025	SB 449: As enacted, enacts the "Fertility Treatment and Contraceptive Protection Act." Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 10, 2025	SB 449: As enacted, enacts the "Fertility Treatment and Contraceptive Protection Act." Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 10, 2025	SB 449: As enacted, enacts the "Fertility Treatment and Contraceptive Protection Act." Motion to Table Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 10, 2025	HB 1376: As enacted, provides for the regulation of the manufacturing, supplying, wholesale distribution, and retail sale of hemp-derived cannabinoid products by the… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
April 10, 2025	HB 562: As introduced, prohibits a person, political subdivision, or public official, in connection with a state emergency, from categorizing or proclaiming by order… Motion to Refer	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 31, 2025	SB 113: As enacted, requires an agreement or contract entered into between the commissioner and a county health department for the department to implement subsurface… Motion to Table Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)

Every roll call

How Bud Hulsey voted on each of the 1,473 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Bud Hulsey
Date	Vote	Their vote	Most of their party	Speaker	Yeas–nays
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Contact, committees and caucuses

Contact

Official page: wapp.capitol.tn.gov
Email: rep.bud.hulsey@capitol.tn.gov
Capitol office: Room 519, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-2886

Committees

Ways and Means Co-chair
Agriculture and Natural Resources
Finance, Ways and Means
Private Acts

Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Tennessee General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.

Source: the Tennessee General Assembly's floor vote records, as Open States collects them, Jan. 15, 2025 to April 23, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections