Tennessee House · District 12
Fred Atchley
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Fred Atchley'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
Fred Atchley is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. (Tennessee House District 12)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Fred Atchley.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Fred Atchley.
Bills
The bills Fred Atchley sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Statewide | Local | |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsored | 16 | 0 |
| Passed both chambers | 9 | 0 |
| Became law | 9 | 0 |
| 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 1718 As enacted, requires each correctional officer at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center to utilize a body camera that is recording at all times while the… |
Statewide | Became law | May 18, 2026 |
| HB 2215 As enacted, authorizes the executive director of the wildlife resources agency to enter into agreements with local law enforcement agencies for the purpose of… |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 2597 |
May 4, 2026 |
| HB 1644 As enacted, enacts the "Nitrous Oxide Abuse Prevention and Retail Sale Prohibition Act"; makes related changes. |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 1843 |
April 29, 2026 |
| HB 590 As enacted, requires a court to consider the extent to which a parenting schedule provides each parent a meaningful opportunity to participate in the child's… |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 609 |
April 24, 2026 |
| HB 1871 As enacted, requires a person convicted of second degree murder by knowingly killing another to be sentenced as no lower than a Range II offender. |
Statewide | Became law | April 24, 2026 |
| HB 2208 As enacted, clarifies that the four trustees for other post-employment benefits may appoint a designee in their absence. |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 2267 |
April 6, 2026 |
| HB 391 As enacted, revises notification requirements regarding the provision to the secretary of state of solicitation materials to be used by a professional… |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 453 |
April 29, 2025 |
| HB 584 As enacted, extends by four years to June 30, 2029, the current 125-bed limitation on the number of new nursing home beds for which the health facilities… |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 515 |
April 8, 2025 |
| HB 136 As enacted, broadens certain disclosure obligations of state and local governmental entities by requiring their disclosure of covenant violations and credit… |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 114 |
March 21, 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
18 against the Speaker; 16 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Fred Atchley 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.fred.atchley@capitol.tn.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 640, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-5981
Committees
- Judiciary
- Transportation
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