2025 Tennessee Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Tennessee General Assembly in 2025 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

Share this Legislative Scorecard in your district to inform people about the constitutionality of their elected officials' votes.

Senate Votes

1. Disaster Recovery Fund

Establishes two new funding sources to support disaster recovery.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$79.00/year
SB6003 Roll Call 1476609 Passed 32 to 1 on Jan 29, 2025 See Article I Section 8

2. Property Rights Protection

Replaces Tennessee's vague "blighted area" definition with a case-by-case standard based on specific code violations, ensures property owners get notice and time to fix issues, limits eminent-domain use, and promotes due process and voluntary sales for redevelopment.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB0480 Roll Call 1514022 Passed 30 to 0 on Mar 6, 2025 See Fifth Amendment and 14th Amendment

3. Protecting Online Schools

Exempts fully online, self-paced private schools from certain regulations. The State Board of Education can no longer mandate these schools adhere to rules on class size, school calendar, vaccination requirements, or student assessments to qualify as Category III nonpublic schools.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB0827 Roll Call 1522793 Passed 26 to 5 on Mar 20, 2025 See Ninth Amendment and 14th Amendment

4. Illegal Migrants from Education

Authorizes Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and public charter schools to refuse to enroll students who are unlawfully present in the United States.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB0836 Roll Call 1543619 Passed 19 to 13 on Apr 10, 2025 See Article I Section 8, 10th Amendment, Article VI, and 14th Amendment

5. Global Entities Ban

Bans Tennessee state and local government entities from enforcing or recognizing any mandates or requirements from the World Health Organization, United Nations, or World Economic Forum.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB0263 Roll Call 1548180 Passed 25 to 6 on Apr 14, 2025 See Article II Section 2, Article VI, and 10th Amendment

6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception

Officially recognizes and protects the right of individuals to access and receive fertility treatments—such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), egg/sperm preservation, genetic testing, and artificial insemination—as well as contraceptives.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
SB0449 Roll Call 1548043 Passed 27 to 3 on Apr 14, 2025 See Fifth Amendment, 14th Amendment, Declaration of Independence, and Ninth Amendment

How did they vote?

Raumesh A. Akbari
20% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-029
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Paul E. Bailey
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-015
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Janince  Bowling
80% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-016
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Richard M. Briggs
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-007
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Heidi  Campbell
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-020
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Rusty  Crowe
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-003
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Todd  Gardenhire
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-010
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Ferrell  Haile
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-018
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Robert  Harshbarger
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-004
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Tom  Hatcher
60% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-002
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Joseph  Hensley
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-028
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Edward S. Jackson
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-025
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Jack  Johnson
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-027
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Sara  Kyle
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-030
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
London P. Lamar
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-033
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
J. Adam  Lowe
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-001
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Becky Duncan Massey
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-006
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Randy  McNally
80% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-005
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Charlane  Oliver
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-019
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Mark  Pody
80% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-017
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Bill  Powers
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-022
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Shane  Reeves
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-014
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Kerry  Roberts
60% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-023
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Paul  Rose
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-032
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Jessie  Seal
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-008
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Steve  Southerland
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-009
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
John  Stevens
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-024
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Brent  Taylor
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-031
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Page  Walley
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-026
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Bo  Watson
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-011
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Dawn  White
60% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-013
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Ken  Yager
75% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-012
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Jeff  Yarbro
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-021
1. Disaster Recovery Fund
2. Property Rights Protection
3. Protecting Online Schools
4. Illegal Migrants from Education
5. Global Entities Ban
6. Right to In Vitro Fertilization and Contraception
Get the FreedomIndex.us App

Install for faster access, or learn how this app experience works.

Learn About the App