Scott Cepicky, Tennessee House District 64: 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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Scott Cepicky'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 House88thpercentile

More conservative than 88% of the Tennessee House.

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12th most conservative of 96

On the November 3 ballot

Running for Tennessee House District 64.

Also on the ballot: Craig D'Apolito (Democratic)

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The scores

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Votes with the Speaker

92%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Scott Cepicky.

On 642 contested votes where both voted96% on all 1,370 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

97%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Scott Cepicky.

On 603 party-line votesPartisan rank: 63 of 96 in the House (tied with 5 others)62 House members vote with their party more often

Bills

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

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Bills: Scott Cepicky
	Statewide	Local
Sponsored	29	0
Passed both chambers	21	0
Became law	21	0
Vetoed by the Governor	0	0

Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 5 of 97 in the House (tied with 1 other) · 5 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: Scott Cepicky
Bill	Type	Result	Final action
HB 519 As enacted, terminates the James K. Polk Memorial Association and requires the Tennessee historical commission to enter into good faith negotiations for the…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 599	May 27, 2026
HB 2277 As enacted, makes various revisions to education law, including, but not limited to, requiring each public school to annually submit to the department of…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 2403	May 27, 2026
HB 2000 As enacted, allows private postsecondary institutions, including those that are religiously affiliated, to operate a public charter school; allows such…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 2318	May 27, 2026
HB 1885 As enacted, clarifies that gambling, the operation or possession of gambling devices, and the operation, conducting, or commercial promoting of online…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 2136	May 27, 2026
HB 1886 As enacted, requires each LEA and public charter school to adopt an internet acceptable use policy; makes other related changes.	Statewide	Became law	May 26, 2026
HB 2276 As enacted, revises law concerning math education; requires the state board of education, in developing and adopting a uniform grading system for students in…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 2375	May 18, 2026
HB 29 As enacted, requires certain insurers to reimburse chiropractic physicians at the same rate as physicians for the same services.	Statewide	Became law	May 14, 2026
HB 1884 As enacted, prohibits a state agency from issuing or renewing a certification, registration, license, or permit to a corporate entity if an officer, director…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 1956	May 5, 2026
HB 1833 As enacted, divides the appointing authority for the nine voting members of the Tennessee higher education commission among the governor, the speaker of the…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 2079	May 1, 2026
HB 1960 As enacted, changes, from the department of education to the state board of education upon the recommendation of the department, the party responsible for…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 2047	April 28, 2026
HB 1194 As enacted, defines, for purposes of the Tennessee Lawful Employment Act, a "private employer" as any person who is required by federal law and regulations to…	Statewide	Became law	March 30, 2026
HB 1466 As enacted, requires each LEA and public charter school to administer the Presidential Fitness Test to students to assess their strength, endurance, and…	Statewide	Became law	March 23, 2026
HB 25 As enacted, generally provides that a middle school student or high school student who transfers from one member school to another is immediately eligible to…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 16	March 16, 2026
HB 919 As enacted, makes various revisions to the governing boards of public higher education institutions.	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 933	May 15, 2025
HB 1192 As enacted, directs TACIR to conduct a study and prepare a report on recommendations on the continuum of care in this state and how the continuum of care can…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 871	May 15, 2025
HB 85 As enacted, increases, from 130 minutes per full school week to 40 minutes per school day, the minimum amount of physical activity required for elementary…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 158	May 13, 2025
HB 708 As enacted, expands the state board's power to subpoena the appearance of persons or the production of items the chair of the state board, or the chair's…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 688	May 13, 2025
HB 665 As enacted, requires each public senior high school to provide official recruiting representatives of the armed forces of this state and the United States…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 713	May 13, 2025
HB 1193 As enacted, requires the department to conduct a landscape analysis of teacher evaluation practices in this state and other states; requires the department to…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 870	May 13, 2025
HB 921 As enacted, authorizes the commission to regulate the operation of sport shooting ranges rather than firing ranges; authorizes the Tennessee wildlife…	Statewide	Became law	April 28, 2025
HB 62 As enacted, authorizes athletic trainers to use dry needling to carry out the practice of prevention, recognition, evaluation, management, disposition…	Statewide	Became law	April 8, 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

53 against the Speaker; 45 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Scott Cepicky
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Speaker	Most of their party
April 22, 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 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 2419: As enacted, requires a person who offers sparkling devices for sale and who does not hold a fireworks permit to register each location at which the person… 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 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 1915: As enacted, adds local governments to the entities that must verify that each applicant for public benefits is a United States citizen or lawfully present in… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (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 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	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 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 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 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 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	Yea	Yea	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 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 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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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 1944: As enacted, directs the department of health to test for the presence of sickle cell trait in each newborn and, if the test results are positive for sickle… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 26, 2026	SB 1880: As enacted, creates the office of homeland security within the department of safety. Final Passage	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (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)
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… Motion to Refer	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
March 12, 2026	SB 1731: As enacted, expands when the state may appeal an interlocutory order of a circuit or chancery court. Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 9, 2026	SB 336: As enacted, revises present law that prohibits a person convicted of an infamous crime after May 18, 1981, from being eligible to have the right to vote… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 9, 2026	SB 192: As enacted, requires a manufacturer's license for the manufacturing of alcoholic spiritous beverages or vintage alcoholic beverages issued to or renewed by a… 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)
April 21, 2025	SB 136: As enacted, authorizes a member of a local government's legislative body to participate in a scheduled meeting by electronic means if the member is dealing… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	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 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 308: As enacted, establishes new premier type tourist resorts, urban park centers, and museums that can offer liquor by the drink; makes certain clarifications… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	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 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 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." 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 7, 2025	SB 880: As enacted, generally prohibits a governmental agency from adopting a rule or establishing numeric criteria or numeric limitations applicable to a… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 7, 2025	SB 880: As enacted, generally prohibits a governmental agency from adopting a rule or establishing numeric criteria or numeric limitations applicable to a… Previous Question	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)
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 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)

Every roll call

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

Every roll call: Scott Cepicky
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.scott.cepicky@capitol.tn.gov
Capitol office: Room 678, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-3005

Committees

Education
Insurance

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.