Tennessee Senate · 2025–2026 Regular Session
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: amendment 2 (Briggs) · April 21, 2026 · Yeas 25, nays 7 · Party-line vote
How each party voted
Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, the Senate's Speaker, voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- HB 2319
- Motion
- Motion to Table Amendment: amendment 2 (Briggs)
- Date
- April 21, 2026
- Session
- 2025–2026 Regular Session
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 25, nays 7; 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 (25)
- Paul Bailey R-15
- Janice Bowling R-16
- Rusty Crowe R-3
- Todd Gardenhire R-10
- Ferrell Haile R-18
- Bobby Harshbarger R-4
- Tom Hatcher R-2
- Joey Hensley R-28
- Ed Jackson R-25
- Jack Johnson R-27
- Becky Massey R-6
- 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
- Steve Southerland R-9
- John Stevens R-24
- Brent Taylor R-31
- Page Walley R-26
- Bo Watson R-11
- Dawn White R-13
- Ken Yager R-12
Nay (7)
- Raumesh Akbari D-29
- Richard Briggs R-7
- Heidi Campbell D-20
- Sara Kyle D-30
- London Lamar D-33
- Charlane Oliver D-19
- Jeff Yarbro D-21
Not voting (1)
- Adam Lowe R-1