Tennessee House · District 38

Kelly Keisling

Republican

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Votes with the Speaker 89% On 636 contested votes where both voted · 94% on all votes Votes with own party 93% Partisan rank: 82 of 96 in the House (tied with 1 other) Didn't vote at roll call 7% 110 of 1,473 roll calls

Statewide bills passed 4 19 sponsored · 4 became law · Rank 72 of 97 in the House (tied with 5 others) Local bills passed 3 3 sponsored · 3 became law

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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Kelly Keisling'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

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More liberal than 71% of the Tennessee House.

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28th most liberal of 96

On the November 3 ballot

Running for Tennessee House District 38.

Also on the ballot: Seth McMillan (Democratic)

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The scores

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Votes with the Speaker

89%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Kelly Keisling.

On 636 contested votes where both voted94% on all 1,318 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

93%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Kelly Keisling.

On 590 party-line votesPartisan rank: 82 of 96 in the House (tied with 1 other)81 House members vote with their party more often

Bills

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

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Bills: Kelly Keisling
	Statewide	Local
Sponsored	19	3
Passed both chambers	4	3
Became law	4	3
Vetoed by the Governor	0	0

Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 72 of 97 in the House (tied with 5 others) · 66 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: Kelly Keisling
Bill	Type	Result	Final action
HB 2656 Subject to local approval, moves the date of elections from coinciding with the primary in May to coinciding with the general election in November; increases…	Local	Became law	May 27, 2026
HB 2205 As enacted, requires the department of environment and conservation to add water system projects located in counties having a population of less than 57,000…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 2175	April 29, 2026
HB 1425 Subject to local approval, increases the annual salary of the mayor from $5,200 to $18,200; increases the annual salary of council members from $500 to $1,800.	Local	Became law	June 4, 2025
HB 833 As enacted, requires the centralized immigration enforcement division within the department of safety to provide a report to the chief clerk of each house of…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 750	May 13, 2025
HB 624 As enacted, increases, from $5 to $7, the fee for the service of handling mail orders that renew a registration plate through the U.S. postal service…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 876	May 13, 2025
HB 743 As enacted, enacts the "Debt Resolution Services Act."	Statewide	Became law	April 28, 2025
HB 50 Subject to local approval, increases the number of aldermen from three to five.	Local	Became law passed as SB 46	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

69 against the Speaker; 64 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Kelly Keisling
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 23, 2026	SB 1585: As enacted, revises the assessment testing requirements for students who participate in the education savings account (ESA) program. Previous Question	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 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 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 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… Previous Question	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 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	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 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… 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… 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… Motion to Defer	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	Yea	Yea	Nay (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 21, 2026	HB 1668: As enacted, creates the offense for a person to knowingly travel, with intent to commit theft of another person's cash, from a commercial business; a… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 21, 2026	HB 1532: As introduced, upon the request of an immediate family member of a deceased member or former member of the general assembly, requires the governor and the… Motion to Defer	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. Previous Question	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 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 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 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 15, 2026	SB 1968: As enacted, requires a director of schools to refer to juvenile court certain students who were formerly enrolled in the LEA, who were receiving certain… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 14, 2026	SB 2348: As enacted, requires the state board of education, in consultation with the department of education, to qualify an advanced degree in media and technology as… 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 14, 2026	HB 2616: As enacted, authorizes a governing body to conduct an executive session for the purpose of interviewing applicants for employment as director-level staff of… Final Passage	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	SB 1881: As enacted, designates records of the office of homeland security related to critical infrastructure as confidential and exempts such records from public… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 13, 2026	SB 1881: As enacted, designates records of the office of homeland security related to critical infrastructure as confidential and exempts such records from public… Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 13, 2026	SB 1822: As enacted, requires an LEA that operates a public high school that meets certain criteria to permit certain high school students who are enrolled in private… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (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 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 Defer	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… Motion to Defer	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… Motion to Table Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (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 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 9, 2026	HB 2069: As introduced, requires proposed contingent fee contracts for legal services between a political subdivision of this state and a private-sector attorney to be… Final Passage	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 8, 2026	HB 803: As enacted, makes revision to present law concerning sewerage systems using land application; exempts Hamilton County from the provisions requiring the… Concurrence	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 6, 2026	SB 2414: As enacted, provides that any certificate of public advantage in effect on June 30, 2028, automatically expires but any pricing restrictions in a certificate… Previous Question	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	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
March 30, 2026	SB 1725: As enacted, creates the Class C misdemeanor offense of mooring a recreational vessel for more than 14 consecutive days at any one place along the water's edge… 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	SB 1591: As introduced, imposes state and local litigation taxes on a person who violates the prohibition against using a wireless telecommunications device or… 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… 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)
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 1625: As enacted, clarifies the areas in which a personal delivery device may be operated and where such devices are prohibited; authorizes local resolutions or… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 21, 2025	SB 1273: As enacted, requires the department to implement a transition plan to close the achievement school district (ASD) and to release all schools currently… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 21, 2025	SB 1273: As enacted, requires the department to implement a transition plan to close the achievement school district (ASD) and to release all schools currently… Previous Question	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 134: As enacted, enacts the "The Learning Pod Protection Act." Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 16, 2025	SB 134: As enacted, enacts the "The Learning Pod Protection Act." Previous Question	Nay	Not voting	Yea (split)
April 16, 2025	SB 128: As enacted, makes various changes relative to the practice of chiropractors, including animal chiropractic practice. Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 16, 2025	HB 1409: As enacted, makes appropriations for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025. Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 16, 2025	HB 1373: As enacted, extends the school turnaround pilot program for priority schools administered by the department and that is scheduled to conclude at the end of… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 15, 2025	HB 1127: As enacted, revises present law relative to advertising the sale of land to foreclose a deed of trust, mortgage, or other lien securing the payment of money… 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)
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 Kelly Keisling voted on each of the 1,473 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Kelly Keisling
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.kelly.keisling@capitol.tn.gov
Capitol office: Room 566, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-6852

Committees

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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