Tennessee Senate vote

“aN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, relative to executive sessions for consideration...” (HB 2616)

Official title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, relative to executive sessions for consideration of employment by a governing body.

Passed: 29 yes, 3 no

Apr 15, 2026, HB 2616

Unverified: the two data sources do not agree yet.

Official source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

How each party voted

Republicans23 YES · 3 NO
Democrats6 YES · 0 NO

No (3)

Republicans (3)

Tom HatcherState Senator
Joseph HensleyState Senator
Adam LoweState Senator

Vote data: LegiScan (opens in a new tab) (CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)), checked against Open States (opens in a new tab).

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“aN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, relative to executive sessions for consideration...” (HB 2616)

How each party voted

Yes (29)

Republicans (23)

Democrats (6)

No (3)

Republicans (3)

“aN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 8, relative to executive sessions for consideration...” (HB 2616)

How each party voted

Yes (29)

Republicans (23)

Democrats (6)

No (3)

Republicans (3)

How each party voted

YESYes (29)

Republicans (23)

Democrats (6)

NONo (3)

Republicans (3)

How each party voted

YESYes (29)

Republicans (23)

Democrats (6)

NONo (3)

Republicans (3)

Yes (29)

No (3)

Yes (29)

No (3)