Mike Sparks, Tennessee House District 49: 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

Mike Sparks'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 House33rdpercentile

More liberal than 67% of the Tennessee House.

Most liberalMost conservative

32nd most liberal of 96

On the November 3 ballot

Running for Tennessee House District 49.

Also on the ballot: Connie Casha (Democratic)

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The scores

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Votes with the Speaker

94%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Mike Sparks.

On 580 contested votes where both voted97% on all 1,314 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

96%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Mike Sparks.

On 552 party-line votesPartisan rank: 69 of 96 in the House (tied with 5 others)68 House members vote with their party more often

Bills

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

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Bills: Mike Sparks
	Statewide	Local
Sponsored	15	0
Passed both chambers	2	0
Became law	2	0
Vetoed by the Governor	0	0

Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 81 of 97 in the House (tied with 2 others) · 72 of 74 Republicans (tied with 1 other)

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: Mike Sparks
Bill	Type	Result	Final action
HB 915 As enacted, grants eligible employees leave of up to six workweeks because the employee is caring for a family member with a serious health condition.	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 322	May 15, 2025
HB 66 As enacted, expands public records exception to include residential information of local government employees.	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

33 against the Speaker; 33 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Mike Sparks
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Speaker	Most of their party
April 22, 2026	SB 1667: As enacted, prohibits the initial issuance of registration of a motor vehicle if the vehicle has not met the requirements of the Financial Responsibility Law… 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 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 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… Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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	SB 1590: As enacted, designates segments of the Buffalo River, Duck River, and certain other rivers and creeks as Class II pastoral river areas; expands certain public… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 16, 2026	SB 1523: As enacted, extends the inmate disciplinary oversight board to June 30, 2028. 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 13, 2026	SJR 48: Ratifies the increase of the 911 surcharge rate to $1.86 as approved by the Tennessee Emergency Communications Board. Amendment	Yea	Yea	Nay (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. 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… 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)
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 2222: As enacted, establishes a cause of action for persons to seek damages from persons who compensate others to participate in demonstrations when the paid… Previous Question	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… Previous Question	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (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. 19, 2026	HB 1481: As enacted, designates the third Sunday in June of each year as "Fathers' Day." Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 12, 2026	HB 47: As enacted, authorizes local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to allow schools in the LEA or the public charter school, as… Previous Question	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 21, 2025	HB 1330: As enacted, enacts the "Less is More Act of 2025." Concurrence	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 17, 2025	SB 1114: As enacted, deletes the automatic repeal on July 1, 2025, of a provision that authorizes records custodians to seek an injunction against a person who makes… 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	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	Yea	Yea	Nay (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	SB 766: As enacted, authorizes a premium finance company to impose and collect a convenience fee from an insured for use of certain payment methods; authorizes a… 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… 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 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)
Feb. 5, 2025	SJR 17: President Jimmy Carter Motion to Refer	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)

Every roll call

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

Every roll call: Mike Sparks
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.mike.sparks@capitol.tn.gov
Capitol office: Room 532, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-6829

Committees

Private Acts Vice chair
Finance, Ways and Means
Government Operations
Insurance
Ways and Means

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.