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Janice Bowling
TN Senate District 16
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Government Operations & Budget 36Civil Rights & Liberties 24Criminal Justice & Policing 20Education 16Healthcare 15Transportation & Infrastructure 15Environment & Energy 10Elections & Voting 8Labor & Employment 8Economy & Taxes 6Housing 5Gun Policy 4Other 4Technology & Privacy 4Agriculture 3Social Services & Welfare 3Immigration 2Veterans Affairs 2Abortion & Reproductive Rights 1Banking & Finance 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| TN Senate District 16 current
Tennessee |
Republican | Jan 8, 2013 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (47 recorded)
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| SB 2199 — Administrative Procedure (UAPA) - As enacted, enacts the "Regulatory Freedom Act of 2026." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 5. | Not voting | Mar 25, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1969 — Health Care - As introduced, creates the state uterine fibroids commission. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 63 and Title 68. | Not voting | Feb 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1753 — Health Care - As enacted, adds clinical informatics, lifestyle medicine, and medical virtualist to the list of words or abbreviations that… | Not voting | Feb 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1004 — Abortion - As enacted, clarifies the term "serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function" as used in… | Not voting | Apr 7, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 334 — Public Officials - As introduced, requires the chief executive officer of a state agency or department to ensure that its policies… | Yea | Mar 25, 2024 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 479 — General Assembly - As introduced, enacts the "Restoring State Sovereignty Through Nullification Act," which establishes processes by which… | Yea | Mar 21, 2024 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 70 — Sunset Laws - As introduced, extends the human rights commission to June 30, 2029. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21 and Title 4, Chapter 29. | Yea | Mar 20, 2024 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 323 — Real Property - As introduced, changes from a preponderance of the evidence to clear and convincing evidence the burden of proof for a… | Yea | Apr 19, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 867 — State Government - As introduced, enacts the "Government Serves the People Act." - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 8. | Yea | Apr 18, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 702 — Environmental Preservation - As introduced, enacts the "Climate Resiliency Fund Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 5; Title 9… | Yea | Apr 18, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 528 — Veterans - As introduced, requires the bureau of parks and conservation to designate at least one day per year, instead of just one day per… | Yea | Apr 12, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 806 — Remedies and Special Proceedings - As introduced, requires that the trial for an unlawful detainer action be held no later than 14 days… | Yea | Apr 10, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 528 — Veterans - As introduced, requires the bureau of parks and conservation to designate at least one day per year, instead of just one day per… | Yea | Apr 6, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 452 — Remedies and Special Proceedings - As introduced, requires that the trial for an unlawful detainer action be held no later than 14 days… | Yea | Apr 5, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1216 — Employees, Employers - As introduced, increases the hourly minimum wage to $20.00, or the federal minimum wage established pursuant to the… | Yea | Mar 30, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 926 — Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As introduced, increases, from a Class C to a Class A misdemeanor, the penalty for selling or distributing a… | Yea | Mar 20, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 628 — Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As introduced, requires the department of economic and community development to submit an… | Yea | Mar 16, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 808 — County Government - As introduced, authorizes a county to forgo the automatic compensation increase for county officers if the department… | Yea | Mar 9, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 628 — Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As introduced, requires the department of economic and community development to submit an… | Yea | Mar 8, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 610 — TennCare - As introduced, requires TennCare to provide eligible covered enrollees with continuous glucose monitoring; establishes criteria… | Yea | Mar 6, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 3 — Abortion - As introduced, clarifies that the term "abortion," as defined for the offense of criminal abortion, does not include the use of… | Yea | Mar 2, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 123 — Political Parties - As introduced, prescribes a process by which a person must declare a statewide political party or recognized minor… | Yea | Mar 1, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 268 — Immigration - As introduced, requires a financial institution to verify the immigration status of a person sending funds electronically… | Yea | Feb 27, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1408 — Traffic Safety - As introduced, removes the prohibition on a person physically holding or supporting, with any part of the person's body, a… | Yea | Feb 27, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 42 — Natural Disasters - As introduced, creates the State Disaster Relief Program to be administered by TEMA for the purpose of providing grants… | Yea | Feb 13, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (100 as lead sponsor)
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SB 1896
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Local Education Agencies - As introduced, requires boards of education that contract for transportation services with persons owning equipment to provide…
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SB 2481
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Obscenity and Pornography - As enacted, prohibits the issuance of a license to operate certain adult-oriented establishments unless certain signage is posted…
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SB 1048
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State Government - As introduced, prohibits a person, political subdivision, or public official, in connection with a state emergency, from categorizing or…
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SB 1035
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Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires the administrative office of the courts to report by October 1, 2025, to the speaker of the senate and the speaker…
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SJR 593
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Naming and Designating - Designates Marlene Edwards Tidwell as "Poet Laureate Emerita of Tennessee." -
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SB 2565
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Utilities, Utility Districts - As introduced, requires each public and private electric utility and electric project developer, owner, or operator to conduct a…
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SB 2486
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Agriculture - As introduced, enacts the "Freedom to Farm Act." - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 40 and Title 43.
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SB 2707
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Winchester - Subject to local approval, expands the board of public utilities' jurisdiction to wastewater treatment systems; requires the mayor to serve as a…
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SB 490
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Expunction - As introduced, permits the expunction of a Class E felony conviction for official misconduct. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40, Chapter 32.
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SB 1948
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Autopsies - As introduced, requires a county medical examiner to report certain instances of the natural death of an infant or young person under 20 to the…
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