Tennessee Senate · 2025–2026 Regular Session
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…
Final Passage · March 12, 2026 · Yeas 19, nays 13 · Party-line vote
How each party voted
Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, the Senate's Speaker, voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- HB 1194
- Motion
- Final Passage
- Date
- March 12, 2026
- Session
- 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 19, nays 13; 1 didn't vote yes or no (0 present, not voting)
- Result
- Passed, as the official record marks it
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The chamber on this vote
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How each member voted
Yea (19)
- Janice Bowling R-16
- Rusty Crowe R-3
- Bobby Harshbarger R-4
- Joey Hensley R-28
- Ed Jackson R-25
- Jack Johnson R-27
- Adam Lowe R-1
- Randy McNally R-5
- Mark Pody R-17
- Bill Powers R-22
- Shane Reeves R-14
- Kerry Roberts R-23
- Paul Rose R-32
- Jessie Seal R-8
- John Stevens R-24
- Brent Taylor R-31
- Bo Watson R-11
- Dawn White R-13
- Ken Yager R-12
Nay (13)
- Raumesh Akbari D-29
- Paul Bailey R-15
- Richard Briggs R-7
- Heidi Campbell D-20
- Todd Gardenhire R-10
- Tom Hatcher R-2
- Sara Kyle D-30
- London Lamar D-33
- Becky Massey R-6
- Charlane Oliver D-19
- Steve Southerland R-9
- Page Walley R-26
- Jeff Yarbro D-21
Not voting (1)
- Ferrell Haile R-18