Debra Moody, Tennessee House District 81: Voting Record

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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Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Debra Moody'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

Tennessee House98thpercentile

More conservative than 97% of the Tennessee House.

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3rd most conservative of 96

The scores

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Votes with the Speaker

93%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Debra Moody.

On 615 contested votes where both voted96% on all 1,275 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

98%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Debra Moody.

On 579 party-line votesPartisan rank: 35 of 96 in the House (tied with 27 others)34 House members vote with their party more often

Bills

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

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Bills: Debra Moody
	Statewide	Local
Sponsored	14	4
Passed both chambers	7	3
Became law	7	3
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: Debra Moody
Bill	Type	Result	Final action
HB 1733 As enacted, creates a criminal offense for certain school employees who intentionally engage in bullying or cyberbullying of a student; clarifies that a…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 1774	May 27, 2026
HB 1679 As enacted, expands the disposition allowed when a person under 21 is found to have unlawfully purchased, possessed, accepted receipt of, or presented…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 1740	May 4, 2026
HB 1804 Subject to local approval, revises the charter of the Town of Mason to provide grounds for vacating certain offices, to prescribe the oath for office; to fix…	Local	Became law	May 1, 2026
HB 1645 Subject to local approval, authorizes the legislative body of Tipton County to designate a division of the county's general sessions court as the…	Local	Became law	May 1, 2026
HB 2275 As enacted, creates a safe school design advisory board to recommend to the commissioner of commerce and insurance safe school design guidelines for LEAs and…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 2207	April 29, 2026
HB 1735 As enacted, makes various changes to the TISA review committee, including, but not limited to, clarifying that the committee may convene a meeting with a…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 2077	April 28, 2026
HB 181 As enacted, extends the date by which the advisory task force to review composition of judicial districts has to complete its findings and publish a proposed…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 166	April 27, 2026
HB 1421 Subject to local approval, establishes litter abatement and control requirements.	Local	Became law	June 4, 2025
HB 787 As enacted, creates a distance to drive program study committee to help determine the feasibility of implementing a distance to drive program that would…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 932	May 15, 2025
HB 1010 As enacted, authorizes a district attorney general, on the consent of the district attorney general of any other judicial district, to specially appoint…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 655	May 13, 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

44 against the Speaker; 37 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Debra Moody
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Speaker	Most of their party
April 22, 2026	SB 539: As enacted, establishes the process for property tax assessment and valuation of multi-unit rental housing that receives a federal, state, or local incentive… Final Passage	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 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 1873: As introduced, makes various changes regarding employment with this state and state employment benefits. Final Passage	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 1747: As enacted, creates an offense of recklessly discharging a firearm into the air, ground, a body of water, or an object in close proximity to the person if 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 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 2359: As enacted, expands the definition of "consumable material" to include natural and synthetic liquid nicotine solutions and liquid nicotine analogues for… Amendment	Nay	Not voting	Yea (split)
April 21, 2026	HB 1987: As enacted, revises law relative to alcoholic beverages. Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 16, 2026	SB 2690: As enacted, makes appropriations for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2025, and July 1, 2026. Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (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 1488: As enacted, requires any flag flown over the state capitol building to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset in observance of Pearl Harbor Remembrance… Previous Question	Nay	Not voting	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. Concurrence	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
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 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	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)
March 30, 2026	HB 1978: As introduced, authorizes the commissioner of revenue to issue a certificate of exemption to a taxpayer who qualifies for the sales and use tax exemption on… Final Passage	Yea	Not voting	Nay (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 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… 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… Motion to Refer	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (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	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 19, 2026	HB 2536: As enacted, replaces certain members of the state insurance committee, the local education insurance committee, and the local government insurance committee. Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 19, 2026	HB 1857: As enacted, requires each director of schools for an LEA and each director of a public charter school to annually ensure that students in grades K-12 enrolled… Motion to Consider Amendment	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. Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 9, 2026	SB 336: As enacted, revises present law that prohibits a person convicted of an infamous crime after May 18, 1981, from being eligible to have the right to vote… Final Passage	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)
April 22, 2025	SB 714: As enacted, requires an educational oversight board to be created for an LEA that meets certain criteria and is established to annually conduct a… Motion to Consider Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (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 160: As enacted, exempts the sale of wine for consumption on the premises of a winery or farm wine producer, including the premises of a satellite facility… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 17, 2025	SB 111: As enacted, authorizes a licensee that holds more than a 50 percent ownership interest in a manufacturer and a winery that are located on the same deeded… 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 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 24, 2025	SB 734: As enacted, extends by six years the period in which Davidson County may charge an additional $0.50 privilege tax on the occupancy of a hotel room and in… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 17, 2025	SB 320: As enacted, lowers the county population threshold, from in excess of 500,000 to in excess of 350,000, for a sports authority facility to be eligible to… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)

Every roll call

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

Every roll call: Debra Moody
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.debra.moody@capitol.tn.gov
Capitol office: Room 680, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-3774

Committees

Calendar and Rules Chair
Finance, Ways and Means
Insurance
Pensions
Ways and Means

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.