Tennessee Senate vote

“aN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 37, Chapter 5, relative...” (SB 1513)

Official title: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 37, Chapter 5, relative to the department of children's services.

Passed: 31 yes, 0 no

Apr 20, 2026, SB 1513

Verified, Checked against a second data source (Open States)

Official source: wapp.capitol.tn.gov

How each party voted

Republicans25 YES · 0 NO
Democrats6 YES · 0 NO

Yes (31)

Republicans (25)

Paul BaileyState Senator
Janince BowlingState Senator
Richard BriggsState Senator
Rusty CroweState Senator
Todd GardenhireState Senator
Ferrell HaileState Senator
Robert HarshbargerState Senator
Tom HatcherState Senator
Edward JacksonState Senator
Jack JohnsonState Senator
Adam LoweState Senator
Becky MasseyState Senator

Democrats (6)

Raumesh AkbariState Senator
Heidi CampbellState Senator
Sara KyleState Senator
London LamarState Representative
Charlane OliverState Senator
Jeff YarbroState 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).

Positions are copied from LegiScan. They do not show why anyone voted. How we get this data

How each party voted

YESYes (31)

Republicans (25)

Democrats (6)

How each party voted

YESYes (31)

Republicans (25)

Democrats (6)

Yes (31)

Yes (31)