Tom Leatherwood, Tennessee House District 99: 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

Tom Leatherwood'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 House95thpercentile

More conservative than 94% of the Tennessee House.

Most liberalMost conservative

6th most conservative of 96

On the November 3 ballot

Running for Tennessee House District 99.

Also on the ballot: William P Mouzon (Independent)

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The scores

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Votes with the Speaker

95%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Tom Leatherwood.

On 630 contested votes where both voted98% on all 1,341 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

99%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Tom Leatherwood.

On 595 party-line votesPartisan rank: 1 of 96 in the House (tied with 33 others)No one in the House votes with their party more often

Bills

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

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Bills: Tom Leatherwood
	Statewide	Local
Sponsored	18	3
Passed both chambers	5	3
Became law	5	3
Vetoed by the Governor	0	0

Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 69 of 97 in the House (tied with 2 others) · 63 of 74 Republicans (tied with 2 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

Bills that passed both chambers: Tom Leatherwood
Bill	Type	Result	Final action
HB 2634 Subject to local approval, requires a candidate for the office of mayor to be a resident of the City of Millington for one year preceding the election rather…	Local	Became law passed as SB 2693	June 3, 2026
HB 1773 As enacted, authorizes emergency communications district boards of directors to participate in board meetings electronically under the open meetings law.	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 1826	May 27, 2026
HB 405 As enacted, requires a hotel operator to remit the hotel tax to the municipality when a person has maintained occupancy for 30 continuous days and to cease…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 384	June 4, 2025
HB 1436 Subject to local approval, repeals the animal control program.	Local	Became law	June 4, 2025
HB 1432 Subject to local approval, establishes that the offices of mayor and Alderman are limited to a maximum of three four-year terms; makes other changes to the…	Local	Became law	June 4, 2025
HB 857 As enacted, requires the office of open records counsel to facilitate the convening of meetings of the advisory committee on open government, including…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 623	May 13, 2025
HB 197 As enacted, requires the department to develop and implement a policy regarding the removal of personal property used for camping from the shoulder, berm, or…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 217	May 13, 2025
HB 702 As enacted, clarifies that an additional license for a collection station is not required, without regard to where specimens are transported, as long as the…	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

31 against the Speaker; 26 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Tom Leatherwood
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 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 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 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	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… Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 14, 2026	SB 2087: As enacted, requires the principal or the principal's designee to provide notification to the parent or legal guardian of each student who was in the… Previous Question	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. 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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
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)
March 30, 2026	HB 1978: As introduced, authorizes the commissioner of revenue to issue a certificate of exemption to a taxpayer who qualifies for the sales and use tax exemption on… Final Passage	Yea	Not voting	Nay (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 1784: As enacted, designates January 22 of each year as "Sanctity of Life Day." Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (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 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… Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Feb. 23, 2026	HB 957: As enacted, grants eligible state employees mandatory paid leave for fostering a minor child. 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 22, 2025	HB 940: As enacted, generally increases from 12 to 14, the age that a person must be to lawfully operate a personal watercraft upon the waters of Tennessee without… 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 10, 2025	SB 449: As enacted, enacts the "Fertility Treatment and Contraceptive Protection Act." Final Passage	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
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." Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
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
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 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)
Jan. 16, 2025	HJR 33: Riley Gaines Previous Question	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)

Every roll call

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

Every roll call: Tom Leatherwood
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.tom.leatherwood@capitol.tn.gov
Capitol office: Room 514, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-7084

Committees

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Naming and Designating
State and Local Government

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.