Tennessee House · District 30
Esther Helton-Haynes
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Esther Helton-Haynes'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
On the November 3 ballot
Running for Tennessee House District 30.
Also on the ballot: Art Rymer (Democratic)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Esther Helton-Haynes.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Esther Helton-Haynes.
Bills
The bills Esther Helton-Haynes sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Statewide | Local | |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsored | 20 | 1 |
| Passed both chambers | 9 | 1 |
| Became law | 9 | 1 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 | 0 |
Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 47 of 97 in the House (tied with 4 others) · 46 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
| Bill | Type | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 2259 As enacted, specifies that a good faith disclosure of information related to an activity of a quality improvement committee (QIC) made by a healthcare… |
Statewide | Became law | May 26, 2026 |
| HB 1649 As enacted, enacts "Matthew Davenport's Law," which creates certain criminal offenses and testing requirements related to Kratom. |
Statewide | Became law | May 15, 2026 |
| HB 1648 As enacted, clarifies that, as of November 1, 2026, a non-governmental entity receiving in-kind funding from the state or a political subdivision of the state… |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 1654 |
April 27, 2026 |
| HB 1954 As enacted, adds that a healthcare provider who subcontracts through the contracted healthcare vendor with the department of correction may prescribe a… |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 2549 |
April 13, 2026 |
| HB 169 As enacted, expands the definition of a health benefit plan; requires a health benefit plan that amends, renews, or delivers a policy of coverage on or after… |
Statewide | Became law | March 23, 2026 |
| HB 1439 Subject to local approval, repeals and replaces in its entirety the city's private act charter. |
Local | Became law | June 4, 2025 |
| HB 490 As enacted, prohibits the disqualification or removal of a municipal judge who was duly elected or appointed to office prior to March 7, 2025, and who is… |
Statewide | Became law | May 27, 2025 |
| HB 1242 As enacted, revises present law relative to 340B entities. |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 1414 |
May 13, 2025 |
| HB 466 As enacted, requires a medical laboratory supervisor to be readily available for consultations during all hours when tests are performed; prohibits a medical… |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 1385 |
April 29, 2025 |
| HB 1239 As enacted, clarifies that a physician licensed in this state is the only healthcare provider authorized to prescribe a buprenorphine product for a… |
Statewide | Became law | April 28, 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
14 against the Speaker; 9 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Esther Helton-Haynes voted on each of the 1,473 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| 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
- rep.esther.helton@capitol.tn.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 502, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-1934
Committees
- Health
- Insurance
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