Tim Rudd, Tennessee House District 34: 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

Tim Rudd'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 House85thpercentile

More conservative than 85% of the Tennessee House.

Most liberalMost conservative

15th most conservative of 96

On the November 3 ballot

Running for Tennessee House District 34.

Also on the ballot: Owen Farnsworth (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 Tim Rudd.

On 582 contested votes where both voted95% on all 1,209 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

96%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Tim Rudd.

On 534 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 Tim Rudd sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Tim Rudd
	Statewide	Local
Sponsored	28	0
Passed both chambers	13	0
Became law	13	0
Vetoed by the Governor	0	0

Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 29 of 97 in the House (tied with 1 other) · 29 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: Tim Rudd
Bill	Type	Result	Final action
HB 1857 As enacted, requires each director of schools for an LEA and each director of a public charter school to annually ensure that students in grades K-12 enrolled…	Statewide	Became law	May 18, 2026
HB 1743 As enacted, authorizes, if a candidate changes treasurers and notifies the registry of election finance of the change, the candidate to continue to use print…	Statewide	Became law	May 18, 2026
HB 1668 As enacted, creates the offense for a person to knowingly travel, with intent to commit theft of another person's cash, from a commercial business; a…	Statewide	Became law	May 15, 2026
HB 1671 As enacted, prohibits local governmental entities from relocating homeless individuals unless the relocation meets certain criteria; authorizes the receiving…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 1788	May 5, 2026
HB 1705 As enacted, generally requires, beginning July 1, 2026, all state and local governmental employers to verify the work authorization status of each prospective…	Statewide	Became law	April 27, 2026
HB 1669 As enacted, makes various changes to election laws, including, but not limited to, requiring certain reimbursements to county election commissions for primary…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 1619	April 27, 2026
HB 1856 As enacted, authorizes a school bus that is used exclusively to transport students from school to an after-school program to be used until the bus reaches the…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 1951	April 6, 2026
HB 458 As enacted, authorizes nominees to fill a vacancy for a judge, district attorney general, or public defender occurring later than 180 days before the…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 367	March 16, 2026
HB 456 As enacted, revises present law to designate as a political campaign committee for purposes of reporting expenditures pursuant to campaign finance laws a…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 621	May 15, 2025
HB 457 As enacted, revises present law relative to voting and county election commissions, such as requiring the commission to publish a notice of the location of…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 626	May 13, 2025
HB 318 As enacted, prohibits the enforcement and recognition of requirements or mandates issued by the World Health Organization, United Nations, or World Economic…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 263	May 13, 2025
HB 317 As enacted, makes certain changes to the powers and duties of county and municipal boards of zoning appeals.	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 365	May 13, 2025
HB 216 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	April 4, 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

49 against the Speaker; 49 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Tim Rudd
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Speaker	Most of their party
April 23, 2026	SB 2102: As enacted, requires, for an electric utility providing services outside the corporate limits of the home municipality, expansion of the utility board to… Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 23, 2026	SB 2085: As enacted, authorizes a court clerk to increase the victims assistance assessment from $45 to $125, with the first $15 of each assessment being paid to the… Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
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 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 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 1713: As enacted, requires either the executive head or president of each public institution of higher education, or the chief executive head of any of its campuses… Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 21, 2026	HB 2574: As enacted, clarifies present law regarding the revocation of a person's driver license for an implied consent violation. 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… Motion to Defer	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 1532: As introduced, upon the request of an immediate family member of a deceased member or former member of the general assembly, requires the governor and the… Motion to Defer	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 21, 2026	HB 397: As enacted, authorizes an entity designated to operate a stadium designed to host games of an intercollegiate football team that competes in the NCAA Division… Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (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	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	HB 2319: As introduced, prohibits an employee of a local government from serving on the legislative body of the local government for which the employee works. Motion to Table Amendment	Nay	Present, 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. Concurrence	Nay	Nay	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 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 7, 2026	SB 1302: As enacted, removes present law that requires an offender sentenced to a period of incarceration for a DUI to begin their sentence within 30 days of… Final Passage	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 6, 2026	HB 2366: As enacted, requires the department of tourist development to promulgate rules designating tourism development zones in this state as economic protection… Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
April 6, 2026	HB 1882: As introduced, requires all gubernatorial appointments to a state university board to be confirmed by joint resolution of the senate and house of… 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 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 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 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	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
March 16, 2026	HB 803: As enacted, makes revision to present law concerning sewerage systems using land application; exempts Hamilton County from the provisions requiring the… Motion to Consider Amendment	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. Final Passage	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)
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. 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)
Feb. 19, 2026	SB 1625: As enacted, clarifies the areas in which a personal delivery device may be operated and where such devices are prohibited; authorizes local resolutions or… Final Passage	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 1133: As enacted, allows nuclear energy production facilities to seek pollution control tax credits for certain machinery and equipment. 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 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 1004: As enacted, clarifies the term "serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function" as used in present law provisions relative… 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 14, 2025	HJR 486: Elon Musk and SpaceX Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (split)
April 10, 2025	SB 916: As enacted, expands the definition of "racketeering activity" to include committing, conspiring to commit, aiding, attempting to aid, soliciting, coercing… Final Passage	Nay	Not voting	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)
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)

Every roll call

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

Every roll call: Tim Rudd
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.tim.rudd@capitol.tn.gov
Capitol office: Room 544, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-2804

Committees

State and Local Government
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.