Tennessee House · District 33
Rick Scarbrough
Where they sit
Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Rick Scarbrough'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
On the November 3 ballot
Running for Tennessee House District 33.
Also on the ballot: Anne Backus (Democratic)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Rick Scarbrough.
Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Rick Scarbrough.
Bills
The bills Rick Scarbrough sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Statewide | Local | |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsored | 22 | 0 |
| Passed both chambers | 14 | 0 |
| Became law | 14 | 0 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 | 0 |
Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 23 of 97 in the House (tied with 5 others) · 23 of 74 Republicans (tied with 5 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
| Bill | Type | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1959 As enacted, enacts the "Freedom, Access, and Integrity in Registered Pharmacy (FAIR Rx) Act." |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 2040 |
May 27, 2026 |
| HB 1906 As enacted, requires retirement credit established for a period of disability for a commissioned member of the department of safety or agent of the Tennessee… |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 2017 |
May 27, 2026 |
| HB 1707 As enacted, requires, until February 1, 2029, each court to cooperate with the U.S. department of homeland security and federal immigration authorities acting… |
Statewide | Became law | May 18, 2026 |
| HB 920 As enacted, prohibits a defendant charged with certain offenses from being released on the defendant's personal recognizance or upon execution of an unsecured… |
Statewide | Became law | May 15, 2026 |
| HB 1268 As enacted, enacts the "Violent Criminal Court Act." |
Statewide | Became law | May 15, 2026 |
| HB 2404 As enacted, increases the number of members on the medical cannabis commission from nine to 10, and provides that the additional member must be a member who… |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 550 |
May 5, 2026 |
| HB 1870 As enacted, requires certification from the peace officer standards and training commission and certain other criteria to be met in order for the commissioner… |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 2005 |
May 5, 2026 |
| HB 2407 As enacted, authorizes a local government to use any project delivery method that the local government determines most effectively meets the needs of the… |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 2334 |
May 4, 2026 |
| HB 371 As enacted, generally requires a person convicted of a Class A misdemeanor in general sessions court to pay for and complete a cognitive behavioral training… |
Statewide | Became law | May 27, 2025 |
| HB 370 As enacted, expands the criminal offense of harassment to include harassment that occurs by communicating in the physical presence of the victim, in addition… |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 28 |
May 15, 2025 |
| HB 672 As enacted, redefines "remediation site" to include a 501(c)(3) nonprofit entity whose main purpose is to promote industrial development and new nuclear… |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 758 |
May 13, 2025 |
| HB 671 As enacted, authorizes the surety on a bail bond to petition the court for release from their obligations as surety if the principal forfeits. |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 1202 |
May 13, 2025 |
| HB 587 As enacted, adds organized retail crime and possession or employment of a firearm during the commission of or attempt to commit a dangerous felony to the… |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 657 |
May 13, 2025 |
| HB 418 As enacted, authorizes the comptroller of the treasury to publish certain survey data that is otherwise deemed confidential. |
Statewide | Became law passed as SB 390 |
May 13, 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
10 against the Speaker; 10 against most of their party.
Every roll call
How Rick Scarbrough voted on each of the 1,473 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
| 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
- rep.rick.scarbrough@capitol.tn.gov
- Capitol office
- Room 614, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-4400
Committees
- Insurance
- Judiciary
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