Lowell Russell, Tennessee House District 21: 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

Lowell Russell'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 House37thpercentile

More liberal than 63% of the Tennessee House.

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36th most liberal of 96

On the November 3 ballot

Lowell Russell is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. (Tennessee House District 21)

The scores

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Votes with the Speaker

92%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Lowell Russell.

On 650 contested votes where both voted96% on all 1,376 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

95%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Lowell Russell.

On 610 party-line votesPartisan rank: 75 of 96 in the House (tied with 3 others)74 House members vote with their party more often

Bills

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

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Bills: Lowell Russell
	Statewide	Local
Sponsored	24	1
Passed both chambers	4	0
Became law	4	0
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: Lowell Russell
Bill	Type	Result	Final action
HB 1817 As enacted, revises law relative to out-of-service orders issued to commercial drivers and related penalties.	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 1748	June 18, 2026
HB 1815 As enacted, authorizes a sheriff, jail administrator, or deputy jailer to refuse or delay acceptance into the jail of an arrestee if the arrestee has not…	Statewide	Became law	April 24, 2026
HB 1020 As enacted, specifies that a law enforcement officer who causes property damage to or inflicts personal injury upon a person during the course of the law…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 280	May 2, 2025
HB 1025 As enacted, requires suspension of a minor's driving privileges or ability to obtain a driver license for a period of one year as part of the disposition if 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

54 against the Speaker; 51 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Lowell Russell
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 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 2367: As enacted, applies the Neighborhood Preservation Act to Tipton County; authorizes Montgomery County and Tipton County to participate in the Tennessee Local… 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 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 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… Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 21, 2026	HB 1987: As enacted, revises law relative to alcoholic beverages. Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 21, 2026	HB 1497: As introduced, requires the legislative body of each municipality to change the date of municipal elections to coincide with the August primary or November… Final Passage	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 2471: 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… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 16, 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… Concurrence	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 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 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	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	SB 2441: As enacted, requires an LEA to close a virtual school not meeting certain requirements for continued operation; requires the department of education to… Final Passage	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 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 13, 2026	HB 2496: As enacted, adds to the definition of a "qualified public use facility" as used in the Local Tourism Development Zone Business Tax Act a mixed-use development… Final Passage	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 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	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
April 6, 2026	SB 1473: As enacted, prohibits a municipality from remediating a property maintenance violation if the cost may negatively impact the municipality's financial… 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	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 19, 2026	SB 2028: As enacted, clarifies that local governmental entities shall not regulate the manner and means of taking wildlife, including the discharge of a firearm while… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 19, 2026	HB 2536: As enacted, replaces certain members of the state insurance committee, the local education insurance committee, and the local government insurance committee. 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)
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 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 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 16, 2025	HB 1434: Subject to local approval, increases, from 85 percent to 92 percent, the assumed property tax collection rate in setting the general tax rate for the county… 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 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	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	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)
April 3, 2025	HB 1060: As enacted, increases the fee that county clerks and other agents are authorized to collect from purchases of hunting and fishing licenses from $1.00 to $3.00… Final Passage	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… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (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)
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 694: As enacted, increases, from 30 to 36 percent per annum, the maximum permitted effective rate of interest that may be contracted for by an industrial loan and… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)

Every roll call

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

Every roll call: Lowell Russell
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.lowell.russell@capitol.tn.gov
Capitol office: Room 634, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-3736

Committees

Judiciary
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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.