Gary Hicks, Tennessee House District 9: 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

Gary Hicks'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 House32ndpercentile

More liberal than 68% of the Tennessee House.

Most liberalMost conservative

31st most liberal of 96

On the November 3 ballot

Gary Hicks is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. (Tennessee House District 9)

The scores

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Votes with the Speaker

96%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Gary Hicks.

On 647 contested votes where both voted98% on all 1,387 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

97%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Gary Hicks.

On 605 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 Gary Hicks sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Gary Hicks
	Statewide	Local
Sponsored	34	1
Passed both chambers	17	1
Became law	17	1
Vetoed by the Governor	0	0

Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 11 of 97 in the House (tied with 4 others) · 11 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: Gary Hicks
Bill	Type	Result	Final action
HB 2446 As enacted, requires the commissioner of commerce and insurance to fulfill certain duties for the volunteer firefighter vehicle grant program, which is…	Statewide	Became law	May 27, 2026
HB 2270 As enacted, establishes the children's digital protection fund within the state treasury.	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 2061	May 27, 2026
HB 2207 As enacted, provides that an application for an exemption from property taxation for property owned by a religious, charitable, scientific, or nonprofit…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 2537	May 27, 2026
HB 1867 As enacted, enacts the "Annual Coverage Assessment Act of 2026."	Statewide	Became law	May 26, 2026
HB 1864 As enacted, extends the nursing home annual assessment fee to June 30, 2027; makes other related revisions.	Statewide	Became law	May 26, 2026
HB 1909 As enacted, changes references to marital and family therapists to marriage and family therapists throughout the code, and makes other changes relative to…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 2585	May 5, 2026
HB 734 As enacted, specifies that a party filing a counterclaim, third-party complaint, or cross-claim related to the design, planning, supervision, or construction…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 866	April 24, 2026
HB 200 As enacted, requires a manufacturer's license for the manufacturing of alcoholic spiritous beverages or vintage alcoholic beverages issued to or renewed by a…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 192	March 30, 2026
HB 726 As enacted, extends from January 28, 2025, to April 15, 2025, the date by which an assessor must have determined that property was destroyed or damaged by a…	Statewide	Became law	May 27, 2025
HB 479 As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee National Guard Servicemember's Medical Readiness Act."	Statewide	Became law	May 27, 2025
HB 482 As enacted, adds prostate cancer, breast cancer, and pancreatic cancer to the list of cancers for which a presumption is created that certain conditions or…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 288	May 15, 2025
HB 728 As enacted, extends the nursing home annual assessment fee to June 30, 2026.	Statewide	Became law	May 8, 2025
HB 35 As enacted, adds the MidSouth development district to the list of development districts to which this state intends to assist financially; specifies an…	Statewide	Became law	May 8, 2025
HB 480 As enacted, requires a description of real property contained within a deed of conveyance of a property not previously described in a recorded instrument to…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 980	April 30, 2025
HB 1227 As enacted, adds the executive director of the commission to the statutorily prescribed selection process for chief executive officers of public institutions…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 1368	April 30, 2025
HB 829 As enacted, revises present law relative to the annual coverage assessment.	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 576	April 29, 2025
HB 1420 Subject to local approval, authorizes holding of an advisory, nonbinding referenda.	Local	Became law	April 23, 2025
HB 1000 As enacted, makes revisions regarding determining when the annual coverage assessment is implemented and imposed; sets limits on the expenditures for directed…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 577	April 8, 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

24 against the Speaker; 26 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Gary Hicks
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Speaker	Most of their party
April 23, 2026	SB 1585: As enacted, revises the assessment testing requirements for students who participate in the education savings account (ESA) program. Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 22, 2026	SB 1762: As enacted, authorizes the establishment of adult public charter schools, which are defined as public charter schools that exclusively serve students who are… 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	Nay	Nay	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… Amendment	Nay	Nay	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	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	Yea	Yea	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… Amendment	Yea	Yea	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… Amendment	Nay	Not voting	Yea (split)
April 21, 2026	HB 2177: As enacted, makes various changes and additions to present law concerning public education. Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
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	HB 2319: As introduced, prohibits an employee of a local government from serving on the legislative body of the local government for which the employee works. 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. 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	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	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… 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
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… Previous Question	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (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)
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. 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)
April 22, 2025	SB 869: As enacted, creates a bait privilege license to allow hunting or taking of whitetail deer using bait on privately owned or privately leased land. Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 21, 2025	SJR 1: Proposes additional language in Article II, Section 28 to prohibit the general assembly from levying, authorizing, or otherwise permitting a state tax on… Previous Question	Nay	Not voting	Yea (split)
April 17, 2025	SB 263: As enacted, prohibits the enforcement and recognition of requirements or mandates issued by the World Health Organization, United Nations, or World Economic… Motion to Consider Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
April 17, 2025	SB 16: As enacted, generally provides that a middle school student or high school student who transfers from one member school to another is immediately eligible to… Motion to Consider Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
April 10, 2025	SB 449: As enacted, enacts the "Fertility Treatment and Contraceptive Protection Act." Final Passage	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 10, 2025	SB 449: As enacted, enacts the "Fertility Treatment and Contraceptive Protection Act." Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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
Feb. 27, 2025	HB 618: As enacted, prohibits an individual holding an elected office of a local government from holding another elected office in this state at the same time… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 5, 2025	SJR 17: President Jimmy Carter Motion to Refer	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)

Every roll call

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

Every roll call: Gary Hicks
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.gary.hicks@capitol.tn.gov
Capitol office: Room 606, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-7480

Committees

Finance, Ways and Means Chair
Pensions Chair
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
Calendar and Rules
Fiscal Review
Health
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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.