William Slater, Tennessee House District 35: 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

William Slater'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 House77thpercentile

More conservative than 76% of the Tennessee House.

Most liberalMost conservative

23rd most conservative of 96

On the November 3 ballot

Running for Tennessee House District 35.

Also on the ballot: Phil Barnes (Democratic)

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The scores

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Votes with the Speaker

96%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is William Slater.

On 659 contested votes where both voted98% on all 1,398 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

99%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is William Slater.

On 619 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 William Slater sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: William Slater
	Statewide	Local
Sponsored	27	2
Passed both chambers	18	1
Became law	17	1
Vetoed by the Governor	1	0

Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 9 of 97 in the House (tied with 1 other) · 9 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: William Slater
Bill	Type	Result	Final action
HB 1881 As enacted, revises the assessment testing requirements for students who participate in the education savings account (ESA) program.	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 1585	May 27, 2026
HB 1759 As enacted, authorizes the establishment of adult public charter schools, which are defined as public charter schools that exclusively serve students who are…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 1762	May 27, 2026
HB 1493 As enacted, authorizes local historical boards to lease land owned or managed by such boards for agricultural purposes, with all proceeds received by the…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 1490	May 27, 2026
HB 2177 As enacted, makes various changes and additions to present law concerning public education.	Statewide	Became law	May 26, 2026
HB 1899 As enacted, increases from three to five the maximum number of nonrelated persons in a home for the aged to be considered a tier 1 home for the aged…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 2083	May 18, 2026
HB 1729 As enacted, allows student performance on the Classic Learning Test to be used alongside the ACT and SAT for various purposes; makes various changes to home…	Statewide	Became law	May 18, 2026
HB 1263 As enacted, provides, in addition to present law, an alternative method for the voluntary surrender of parental rights if executed within the geographic…	Statewide	Became law	May 15, 2026
HB 1934 As enacted, requires the department of education to annually collect and report certain data for opportunity public charter schools on the department's…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 1931	May 5, 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…	Statewide	Vetoed	May 1, 2026
HB 1495 As enacted, makes various changes to law relative to respite care services, including, but not limited to, increasing the number of hours an adult may attend…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 1581	April 28, 2026
HB 957 As enacted, grants eligible state employees mandatory paid leave for fostering a minor child.	Statewide	Became law	March 30, 2026
HB 1492 As enacted, designates October 1 of each year as "APDS Day" to promote awareness of activated PI3K delta syndrome.	Statewide	Became law	March 16, 2026
HB 1424 Subject to local approval, removes charter provision restricting appointed officers from being employed outside of city business hours.	Local	Became law	June 4, 2025
HB 958 As enacted, creates a federal education deregulation cooperation task force to prepare Tennessee for the potential of deregulation of federal laws…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 950	May 15, 2025
HB 380 As enacted, requires the state textbook and instructional materials quality commission, in consultation with the department of education, to develop a plan…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 416	May 15, 2025
HB 87 As enacted, enacts the "The Learning Pod Protection Act."	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 134	May 13, 2025
HB 918 As enacted, makes changes relative to temporary group hunting event permits.	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 1140	April 29, 2025
HB 821 As enacted, specifies that a prospective purchaser of tobacco, smoking hemp, vapor products, or smokeless nicotine products must produce proof of age prior to…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 707	April 8, 2025
HB 186 As enacted, requires the board of medical examiners to register an applicant as a registered surgical assistant if the applicant maintains current credentials…	Statewide	Became law passed as SB 174	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

25 against the Speaker; 16 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: William Slater
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Speaker	Most of their party
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 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 1774: As enacted, creates a criminal offense for certain school employees who intentionally engage in bullying or cyberbullying of a student; clarifies that a… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	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… 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 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. Final Passage	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	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	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
April 13, 2026	SJR 48: Ratifies the increase of the 911 surcharge rate to $1.86 as approved by the Tennessee Emergency Communications Board. Motion to Table Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	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 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 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 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 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… Previous Question	Yea	Nay (split)	Nay (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)
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 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." 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)

Every roll call

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

Every roll call: William Slater
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.william.slater@capitol.tn.gov
Capitol office: Room 568, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
615-741-2534

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.