Tennessee Senate · District 15
Paul Bailey
Republican
Votes with the Senate's Speaker
93%
On 276 contested votes where both voted · 99% on all votes
Votes with own party
99%
Partisan rank: 4 of 33 in the Senate (tied with 9 others)
Didn't vote at roll call
6%
276 of 4,545 roll calls
Statewide bills passed
43
106 sponsored · 43 became law · Rank 9 of 33 in the Senate
Local bills passed
3
3 sponsored · 3 became law
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans
Paul Bailey'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 Senate59thpercentile
More conservative than 59% of the Tennessee Senate.
Most liberalMost conservative
14th most conservative of 33
On the November 3 ballot
Paul Bailey is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. (Tennessee Senate District 15)
The scores
How these numbers work →Votes with the Senate's Speaker
93%
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Paul Bailey.
On 276 contested votes where both voted99% on all 4,162 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
99%
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Paul Bailey.
On 295 party-line votesPartisan rank: 4 of 33 in the Senate (tied with 9 others)3 senators vote with their party more often
Bills
The bills Paul Bailey sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Statewide | Local | |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsored | 106 | 3 |
| Passed both chambers | 43 | 3 |
| Became law | 43 | 3 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 | 0 |
Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 9 of 33 in the Senate · 9 of 27 Republicans
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 2732 Subject to local approval, deletes obsolete provisions authorizing the mayor to serve as the ex officio recorder for the town of Monterey; establishes the… |
Local | Became law passed as HB 2668 |
May 27, 2026 |
| SB 2473 As enacted, vacates the present board of commissioners of each existing authority for metropolitan and regional airports and reconstitutes a new governing… |
Statewide | Became law | May 27, 2026 |
| SB 2469 As enacted, revises the exemption for judges to the offense of carrying weapons during judicial proceedings. |
Statewide | Became law | May 27, 2026 |
| SB 2468 As enacted, makes revisions to law relative to offenses occurring at a house of worship. |
Statewide | Became law | May 27, 2026 |
| SB 2461 As enacted, requires each fertility clinic operating in this state to obtain a certificate from the department of health to perform assisted reproductive… |
Statewide | Became law | May 27, 2026 |
| SB 2453 As enacted, extends the deadline by which a county that borders at least three distressed rural counties must apply to be eligible to retain the sales and use… |
Statewide | Became law passed as HB 2510 |
May 27, 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… |
Statewide | Became law | May 27, 2026 |
| SB 1815 As enacted, enacts the "Grace Anne Sparks Coercive Suicide Prevention Law of 2026." |
Statewide | Became law | May 27, 2026 |
| SB 1814 As enacted, creates a Class A misdemeanor offense of intentionally moving, altering, destroying, or removing a monument the person knows, or reasonably should… |
Statewide | Became law | May 27, 2026 |
| SB 1610 As enacted, authorizes Putnam County and incorporated cities within the county to regulate sober living homes for recovery from alcohol, drug, and substance… |
Statewide | Became law | May 27, 2026 |
| SB 2458 As enacted, requires a delivery network company or delivery network company driver to comply with certain automobile liability insurance requirements. |
Statewide | Became law passed as HB 2175 |
May 26, 2026 |
| SB 1612 As enacted, removes the requirement for waivers to be used only one course at a time for academic courses that full-time state employees are eligible to take… |
Statewide | Became law | May 22, 2026 |
| SB 608 As enacted, prohibits the motor vehicle commission from denying an application for a license, or revoking or suspending the license, of a manufacturer… |
Statewide | Became law | May 18, 2026 |
| SB 343 As enacted, authorizes, as of January 1, 2027, a licensed paramedic to make an actual determination and pronouncement of death; makes related changes. |
Statewide | Became law | May 18, 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… |
Statewide | Became law | May 18, 2026 |
| SB 2454 As enacted, authorizes direct and continuing appropriations by certain airport authorities for the issuance of debt that is not a liability of the state and… |
Statewide | Became law | May 18, 2026 |
| SB 1901 As enacted, specifies in various provisions that for a person to be eligible for a particular license, certificate, permit, or authorization, the person must… |
Statewide | Became law passed as HB 1709 |
May 18, 2026 |
| SB 995 As enacted, requires a court to apply rebuttable presumptions when determining the reasonableness in time of a restrictive covenant sought to be enforced… |
Statewide | Became law passed as HB 1034 |
May 15, 2026 |
| SB 1611 As enacted, specifies that a joint board established by two municipalities and two counties pursuant to an interlocal agreement for the purpose of operating… |
Statewide | Became law passed as HB 1691 |
May 15, 2026 |
| SB 354 As enacted, authorizes the commissioner of environment and conservation, notwithstanding agreements authorized by the commissioner of general services and… |
Statewide | Became law passed as HB 338 |
May 14, 2026 |
| SB 1904 As enacted, decreases from 18 to 16, the minimum age an individual must be to apply for a license to be a bid caller auctioneer. |
Statewide | Became law | May 5, 2026 |
| SB 2466 As enacted, makes various changes to the law relative to fraudulent freight theft. |
Statewide | Became law | May 4, 2026 |
| SB 2463 As enacted, specifies that a parent's obligation for the support of a child does not continue after the child reaches 19 unless the child is handicapped or… |
Statewide | Became law | May 4, 2026 |
| SB 2459 As enacted, generally prohibits the department from requesting information regarding the number or type of firearms or ammunition or identifying information… |
Statewide | Became law | May 4, 2026 |
| SB 1461 Subject to local approval, realigns salaries of mayor and city council to be set at a percentage of salary earned by the county mayor; establishes new meeting… |
Local | Became law passed as HB 1437 |
June 4, 2025 |
| SB 1447 Subject to local approval, sets the salary of general session court judges at an amount equal to the amount received annually by the circuit court judges and… |
Local | Became law passed as HB 1427 |
June 4, 2025 |
| SB 764 As enacted, establishes licensure of anesthesiologist assistants; revises provisions authorizing hospitals to employ certain licensed physicians for certain… |
Statewide | Became law passed as HB 979 |
May 27, 2025 |
| SB 409 As enacted, revises present law concerning court clerks' fees. |
Statewide | Became law passed as HB 487 |
May 27, 2025 |
| SB 289 As enacted, creates a presumption that the diagnosis of a law enforcement officer or emergency medical responder with post-traumatic stress disorder as the… |
Statewide | Became law passed as HB 310 |
May 27, 2025 |
| SB 1135 As enacted, revises nuisance laws. |
Statewide | Became law passed as HB 1050 |
May 27, 2025 |
| SB 769 As enacted, makes the offense of possession of a used, detached catalytic converter by an unauthorized person punishable by a term of imprisonment not greater… |
Statewide | Became law | May 15, 2025 |
| SB 602 As enacted, requires the department of education to develop guidelines and criteria for determining how long a student must have been present in a teacher's… |
Statewide | Became law | May 15, 2025 |
| SB 411 As enacted, classifies as state employees for purposes of defense and other related provisions, soil and water conservation district board of supervisors… |
Statewide | Became law | May 15, 2025 |
| SB 288 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 | May 15, 2025 |
| SB 408 As enacted, prohibits governmental entities or local boards of education from extending immunity granted to independent school bus contractors rather than… |
Statewide | Became law | May 13, 2025 |
| SB 128 As enacted, makes various changes relative to the practice of chiropractors, including animal chiropractic practice. |
Statewide | Became law | May 13, 2025 |
| SB 606 As enacted, rewrites the fee limits for a party requesting a patient's medical record in either paper or electronic format from a provider or the provider's… |
Statewide | Became law passed as HB 495 |
May 8, 2025 |
| SB 286 As enacted, authorizes categorizing certain foreign multiple employer welfare arrangements as domestic multiple employer welfare arrangements if specific… |
Statewide | Became law | May 2, 2025 |
| SB 794 As enacted, designates the Southern Stars Symphonic Brass as the official brass band of the state of Tennessee. |
Statewide | Became law | April 30, 2025 |
| SB 765 As enacted, extends, from one to two business days following receipt of a garnishment, the period of time within which a garnishee must determine whether the… |
Statewide | Became law | April 30, 2025 |
| SB 915 As enacted, lifts certain restrictions on temporary borrow pits used to source material for a road work construction project performed in a FEMA-certified… |
Statewide | Became law | April 29, 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… |
Statewide | Became law | April 29, 2025 |
| SB 290 As enacted, specifies that certain physical searches of students and searches of lockers, vehicles, and other property must be conducted by a school resource… |
Statewide | Became law | April 29, 2025 |
| SB 790 As enacted, requires the peace officer standards and training commission to issue a certificate of compliance to a person appointed as a private special… |
Statewide | Became law passed as HB 1095 |
April 4, 2025 |
| SB 292 As enacted, creates a legal process through which a person may request the immediate removal of an unlawful occupant of the person's commercial real property… |
Statewide | Became law passed as HB 216 |
April 4, 2025 |
| SB 512 As enacted, prohibits persons from selling, offering for sale, or offering a free sample of counterfeit lighters and unsafe lighters. |
Statewide | Became law | 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 Senate's Speaker; 8 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Paul Bailey voted on each of the 4,545 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| Date | Vote | Their vote | Most of their party | Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the Senate | 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
- sen.paul.bailey@capitol.tn.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 736, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-3978
Committees
- Commerce and Labor Chair
- Fiscal Review
- Transportation and Safety
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