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Ryan Williams

Ryan Williams

Representative
Tennessee HD-042
Republican
D
62%
Freedom Score
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Reports

2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee: House
Score: 50

Property Defense

SB1847 Property Defense (Passed 62 to 24 on 4/23/2026). Lowers the legal threshold for using deadly force to protect property.

Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

Childcare Spending

HB1979 Childcare Spending (Passed 73 to 8 on 4/22/2026). Creates new state-funded childcare-assistance programs.

Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Cost per household: -$3.59

Gun Rights

SB2459 Gun Rights (Passed 72 to 23 on 4/15/2026). Prohibits the Department of Children's Services from asking foster parents or prospective foster parents about their firearms or ammunition or demanding access to them.

Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

Biological Sex

HB1271 Biological Sex (Passed 72 to 16 on 3/30/2026). Requires Tennessee state and local governments to define sex and gender as male or female based on anatomy and genetics at birth.

Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes

Con-Con Delegate Bill

SB1567 Con-Con Delegate Bill (Passed 74 to 16 on 3/26/2026). "Strengthens" Tennessee's "faithful delegate" rules for an Article V constitutional convention.

Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes

Conservation Easements

Creates a $25 million Farmland Preservation Fund managed by the Department of Agriculture.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Cost per household: -$9.38/year
SB0207 Roll Call 1550186 Passed 84 to 8 on 4/16/2025 See Fifth Amendment and 14th Amendment

Race-based Membership Ban

Ends the ability of state regulatory and health-related boards to use race, color, ethnicity, or national origin as factors in their membership decisions.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
HB1237 Roll Call 1538713 Passed 73 to 22 on 4/7/2025 See 14th Amendment, Fifth Amendment, and Declaration of Independence

Illegal Immigrant Driver's License Enforcement

Makes it a Class B misdemeanor to drive in Tennessee using an out-of-state driver's license issued exclusively to illegal aliens.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes Vote Cast: Yes
HB0749 Roll Call 1535748 Passed 68 to 21 on 4/3/2025 See Article I Section 8, 10th Amendment, and Article VI

Privilege Tax Extension

Extends by six years the authority for Nashville-Davidson County to continue collecting a hotel occupancy tax of up to $2.50 per room, instead of $2.00. The extra $0.50 will continue to fund the county's Event and Marketing Fund.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Cost per household: -$1.88/year
SB0734 Roll Call 1524981 Passed 58 to 22 on 3/24/2025 See 14th Amendment

Government Private School Vouchers

Creates a state-funded scholarship program offering up to 20,000 K-12 vouchers for private-school tuition and related expenses.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Vote Cast: Yes Cost per household: -$154.00/year
HB6004 Roll Call 1477566 Passed 54 to 43 on 1/30/2025 See Ninth Amendment, 14th Amendment, 10th Amendment, and Article I Section 8
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