Ed Butler, Tennessee House District 41: 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

Ed Butler'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 House93rdpercentile

More conservative than 92% of the Tennessee House.

Most liberalMost conservative

8th most conservative of 96

On the November 3 ballot

Running for Tennessee House District 41.

Also on the ballot: R. Jason Goodman (Democratic)

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The scores

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Votes with the Speaker

93%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Ed Butler.

On 613 contested votes where both voted97% on all 1,335 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

97%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Ed Butler.

On 589 party-line votesPartisan rank: 63 of 96 in the House (tied with 5 others)62 House members vote with their party more often

Bills

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

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Bills: Ed Butler
	Statewide	Local
Sponsored	27	1
Passed both chambers	10	1
Became law	10	1
Vetoed by the Governor	0	0

Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 42 of 97 in the House (tied with 4 others) · 41 of 74 Republicans (tied with 4 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: Ed Butler
Bill	Type	Result	Final action
HB 1844 As enacted, revises various provisions governing surrendering custody of unwanted infants.	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 1773	May 27, 2026
HB 2284 As enacted, includes in the offense of criminal trespass intrusion on property, or any portion of property, without the consent of the owner, by driving…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 2471	May 18, 2026
HB 1847 As enacted, generally prohibits a municipality or electric utility to pay or absorb the cost of electrical infrastructure incurred to serve a data center…	Statewide	Became law	May 18, 2026
HB 388 As enacted, extends from June 30, 2028, to June 30, 2038, the deadline by which a municipality that continues to receive an allocation of state sales tax…	Statewide	Became law	May 14, 2026
HB 2160 As enacted, prohibits the director of accounts and budgets for Overton County from being terminated or discharged without the approval of the county…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 2276	May 4, 2026
HB 393 As enacted, requires the department to pay from existing budgeted funds a monthly amount to a department employee for the medical care of a retired canine…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 652	May 15, 2025
HB 386 As enacted, increases the age of an infant from 14 days or younger to 45 days or younger who can be received by a facility without the mother being subject to…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 262	May 15, 2025
HB 1440 Subject to local approval, establishes that the County Attorney must be a licensed practicing attorney appointed or hired subject to the vote of the Morgan…	Local	Became law passed as SB 1463	May 14, 2025
HB 392 As enacted, prohibits the department of education from excluding from the calculation of a school letter grade the data of any group of students within a…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 196	April 29, 2025
HB 382 As enacted, authorizes a local education agency to implement the law enforcement against drugs and violence (L.E.A.D.) program in schools operated by the LEA…	Statewide	Became law	April 4, 2025
HB 383 As enacted, directs the commissioner of health to, on or before July 1, 2025, add alpha-gal syndrome to the department of health's published list of…	Statewide	Became law	March 31, 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

41 against the Speaker; 38 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Ed Butler
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Speaker	Most of their party
April 22, 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 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 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 2589: As enacted, reconstitutes the commission. 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 1868: As enacted, requires a child placed in the custody of the department to remain in custody so long as necessary to complete treatment or services, which must… 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 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	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… Motion to Refer	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… Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 16, 2026	SB 1944: As enacted, authorizes local governmental bodies to conduct certain community meetings via electronic means of communication. Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 16, 2026	SB 1670: As enacted, recognizes the United States space force as a distinct branch of the United States armed forces by adding the space force to definitions and… Previous Question	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 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	SJR 48: Ratifies the increase of the 911 surcharge rate to $1.86 as approved by the Tennessee Emergency Communications Board. Amendment	Yea	Yea	Nay (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 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	HB 1254: As enacted, requires a prosecuting agency that maintains a Brady list to adopt a policy that meets certain requirements. 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	HB 1971: As enacted, removes the right of a cause of action for any affected person who seeks declaratory and injunctive relief in any action brought regarding the… 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	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	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (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)
Feb. 26, 2026	SB 1680: As enacted, expands the duties of the division of property assessments to supervise and direct all reappraisals and revaluation programs beyond the cost of… 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 22, 2025	HB 940: As enacted, generally increases from 12 to 14, the age that a person must be to lawfully operate a personal watercraft upon the waters of Tennessee without… Final Passage	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 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 134: As enacted, enacts the "The Learning Pod Protection Act." Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 10, 2025	SB 449: As enacted, enacts the "Fertility Treatment and Contraceptive Protection Act." Previous Question	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
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	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 Ed Butler voted on each of the 1,473 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Ed Butler
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.ed.butler@capitol.tn.gov
Capitol office: Room 578, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-1260

Committees

Transportation Vice chair
State and Local Government

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.