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Jeff Yarbro
TN Senate District 21
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Issue areas
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Government Operations & Budget 37Criminal Justice & Policing 23Healthcare 15Technology & Privacy 15Education 14Social Services & Welfare 13Civil Rights & Liberties 12Labor & Employment 10Economy & Taxes 9Banking & Finance 7Elections & Voting 5Housing 5Environment & Energy 4Gun Policy 4Transportation & Infrastructure 4Immigration 3Other 3
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| TN Senate District 21 current
Tennessee |
Democratic | Nov 4, 2014 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (98 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| SB 1493 — Computers and Electronic Processing - As enacted, requires TACIR to study artificial intelligence and submit a report to the governor and… | Not voting | Apr 23, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1450 — Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, makes various changes related to entities seeking to secure the release of a defendant. - Amends TCA Title… | Not voting | Apr 23, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 2177 — Education - As enacted, makes various changes and additions to present law concerning public education. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 49… | Not voting | Apr 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2351 — Education - As enacted, makes various changes and additions to present law concerning public education. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 49… | Not voting | Apr 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1877 — Transportation, Dept. of - As introduced, extends for one year the annual report the department must submit to committees of the general… | Not voting | Apr 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2566 — Sexual Offenses - As enacted, provides that a person commits the offense of grooming of a minor when the person engages in a course of… | Not voting | Apr 21, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1263 — Children - As enacted, provides, in addition to present law, an alternative method for the voluntary surrender of parental rights if… | Not voting | Apr 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2367 — County Government - As enacted, applies the "Neighborhood Preservation Act" to Tipton County; authorizes Montgomery County and Tipton… | Not voting | Apr 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 1692 — Adoption - As enacted, clarifies that a court may waive the requirement for a home study in an adoption when the prospective adoptive… | Not voting | Apr 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 2279 — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "Crush Transnational Repression in Tennessee Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38 and Title 39. | Not voting | Apr 6, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2365 — Courts - As enacted, enacts the "Parental Rights Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 8 and Title 40, Chapter 11. | Not voting | Apr 2, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1238 — Children - As enacted, provides, in addition to present law, an alternative method for the voluntary surrender of parental rights if… | Not voting | Apr 1, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1868 — Children's Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires a child placed in the custody of the department to remain in custody so long as… | Not voting | Mar 31, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2265 — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes various changes relative to the offense of organized retail crime. - Amends TCA Title 18; Title 38… | Not voting | Mar 31, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1788 — Local Government, General - As enacted, prohibits local governmental entities from relocating homeless individuals unless the relocation… | Not voting | Mar 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2367 — County Government - As enacted, applies the "Neighborhood Preservation Act" to Tipton County; authorizes Montgomery County and Tipton… | Not voting | Mar 24, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1871 — Law Enforcement Training Academy - As enacted, authorizes the commissioner of general services to commission the director or a staff member… | Not voting | Mar 24, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2233 — Real Property - As enacted, makes changes to law regarding restrictions on land purchases by sanctioned aliens or foreign entities. -… | Not voting | Mar 23, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2547 — Solid Waste Disposal - As enacted, makes various changes to law relative to solid waste disposal, including, but limited to, declaring that… | Not voting | Mar 23, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SJR 618 — Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to Article VI, Section 4 of the Constitution of Tennessee to change the residency… | Not voting | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1225 — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes various changes to law relative to human trafficking. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40. | Not voting | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2174 — Health, Dept. of - As introduced, excludes from the definition of a public swimming pool subject to regulation in the same manner as a… | Not voting | Mar 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2248 — Civil Emergencies - As enacted, creates the department of Tennessee emergency management assistance ("TEMA") to authorize the creation of… | Not voting | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2227 — Health Care - As enacted, makes revisions to health law, including, but not limited to, revising certain reporting requirements, requiring… | Not voting | Mar 17, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1988 — General Assembly - As introduced, decreases from 50 to 25 miles a member's principal residence is from the capitol for purposes of the… | Not voting | Mar 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (116 as lead sponsor)
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SB 1247
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Recreational Areas - As introduced, changes from January 8 to January 31 the date by which the executive director of the Tennessee wildlife resources agency…
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SB 2326
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Real Property - As enacted, requires a homeowners' association that collects assessments for common expenses to obtain and maintain a blanket fidelity bond to…
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SB 2515
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Corporations, Not for Profit - As introduced, enacts the "Volunteer Communities Act," which provides an unincorporated association or nonprofit corporation…
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SB 2620
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Funeral Directors and Embalmers - As introduced, establishes organic human reduction as a legally permissible method to dispose of human remains, with…
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SJR 719
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Memorials, Sports - Maggie Crosslin, TSSAA Division II, Class A girls' cross country individual champion -
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SB 313
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Local Education Agencies - As introduced, excludes materials obtained by an individual teacher that are made available in the teacher's classroom to students…
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SB 1204
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Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, enacts the "Anti-Road Rage Act of 2024," which creates a Class E felony for the reckless discharge of a firearm while…
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SR 227
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Memorials, Academic Achievement - Virginia Aranda, Valedictorian, LEAD Southeast High School -
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SB 1128
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Criminal Offenses - As introduced, enacts the "Shielding Tennesseans from Oligarchic Power and Eliminating Lawless Obstruction of Necessities Act (STOP ELON…
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SB 2401
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Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to release certain information regarding providers that department contracts with to the…
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