Tennessee Votes

Votes tagged as "Spending" | 14

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 Cost per household: -$3.59

Education Scholarships

HB2532 Education Scholarships (Passed 18 to 14 on 4/16/2026). Expands Tennessee's Education Freedom Scholarship program by increasing the maximum number of scholarships available for the 2026-27 school year.

Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$55.00/year

Conservation Easements

Creates a $25 million Farmland Preservation Fund managed by the Department of Agriculture.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$9.38/year
SB0207 Roll Call 1550186 Passed 84 to 8 on 04/16/2025 See Fifth Amendment and 14th Amendment

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 Cost per household: -$1.88/year
SB0734 Roll Call 1524981 Passed 58 to 22 on 03/24/2025 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 Cost per household: -$154.00/year
HB6004 Roll Call 1477566 Passed 54 to 43 on 01/30/2025 See Ninth Amendment, 14th Amendment, 10th Amendment, and Article I Section 8

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 01/29/2025 See Article I Section 8

Juneteenth

Changes the designation of June 19, known as "Juneteenth," from a day of special observance to a legal holiday.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
SB0269 Roll Call 1282792 Passed 24 to 4 on 05/17/2023 See 14th Amendment

FedExForum

Extends the allocation of state sales tax revenue to Memphis, specifically for the Memphis Grizzlies and events at the FedExForum, until June 30, 2059.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB1085 Roll Call 1308111 Passed 78 to 11 on 04/21/2023 See Fifth Amendment and 14th Amendment

Federal Funds to Alleviate "Childhood Hunger"

Would require the Department of Human Services to actively seek and apply for federal grants and other available federal funds for the purpose of alleviating "childhood hunger.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
SB1505 Roll Call 1424510 15 to 15 on 04/09/2023 See Article I Section 8 and 10th Amendment

Abortion

Prohibits local governments from expending funds for the purposes of assisting a person in obtaining a criminal abortion.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB0600 Roll Call 1289341 Passed 65 to 23 on 03/30/2023 See Fifth Amendment, Ninth Amendment, 14th Amendment, and Declaration of Independence

Abortion

Prohibits local governments from expending funds for the purposes of assisting a person in obtaining a criminal abortion.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SB0600 Roll Call 1275315 Passed 27 to 6 on 03/13/2023 See Fifth Amendment, Ninth Amendment, 14th Amendment, and Declaration of Independence

Education Savings Accounts

Broadens the eligibility for education savings accounts (ESAs) to include students who were not enrolled in a Tennessee public school for the full year before receiving an ESA but were enrolled in and attended a Tennessee public school.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
SB0638 Roll Call 1263329 Passed 27 to 5 on 02/27/2023 See Ninth Amendment and 14th Amendment

Budget

Serves as the Appropriations Act of Tennessee, which, as passed by the General Assembly, allocates approximately $52.8 billion for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$20,004.00/year
SB2897 Roll Call 1191135 Passed 92 to 2 on 04/21/2022 See Article I Section 8, Article I Section 9, and 10th Amendment

Budget

Serves as the Appropriations Act of Tennessee, which, as passed by the General Assembly, allocates approximately $52.8 billion for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$20,004.00/year
SB2897 Roll Call 1191161 Passed 18 to 13 on 04/21/2022 See Article I Section 8, Article I Section 9, and 10th Amendment
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