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Ken Yager
TN Senate District 12
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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 38Criminal Justice & Policing 12Economy & Taxes 12Healthcare 9Education 8Environment & Energy 6Labor & Employment 5Transportation & Infrastructure 5Technology & Privacy 4Banking & Finance 3Housing 3Social Services & Welfare 3Elections & Voting 2Immigration 2Other 2Agriculture 1Civil Rights & Liberties 1Defense & Military 1Veterans Affairs 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
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| TN Senate District 12 current
Tennessee |
Republican | Jan 15, 2009 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (48 recorded)
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| 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 268 — Immigration - As introduced, requires a financial institution to verify the immigration status of a person sending funds electronically… | Yea | Feb 21, 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 |
| 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 | Feb 9, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HJR 6 — Memorials, Retirement - Ralph Schulz - | Yea | Jan 12, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 137 — Planning, Public - As introduced, requires a local legislative body to approve an application for a proposed development without allowing… | Yea | Apr 28, 2021 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 841 — Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As introduced, establishes the promising futures early learning scholarship program and a fund to… | Yea | Apr 27, 2021 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 831 — Taxes, Privilege - As introduced, reallocates 3 percent of revenue derived from the beer barrelage tax that is provided to the general fund… | Yea | Apr 5, 2021 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 137 — Planning, Public - As introduced, requires a local legislative body to approve an application for a proposed development without allowing… | Yea | Apr 1, 2021 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 137 — Planning, Public - As introduced, requires a local legislative body to approve an application for a proposed development without allowing… | Yea | Apr 1, 2021 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 309 — Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, changes from March 1 to February 15 the date by which the executive director of the… | Yea | Mar 1, 2021 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SJR 8 — Memorials, Sports - University of Tennessee baseball team, 2024 NCAA Men's College World Series Champions - | Yea | Jan 14, 2021 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1101 — Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, creates tax exemption for portions of property that provide tree canopy cover in counties… | Yea | Apr 10, 2019 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 598 — Public Utilities - As introduced, extends from January 1 to February 1, the deadline for local governments that have adopted local… | Yea | Mar 18, 2019 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 598 — Public Utilities - As introduced, extends from January 1 to February 1, the deadline for local governments that have adopted local… | Yea | Mar 12, 2019 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 598 — Public Utilities - As introduced, extends from January 1 to February 1, the deadline for local governments that have adopted local… | Yea | Mar 5, 2019 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 150 — Education - As introduced, allows students to use their score on the Classic Learning Test (CLT) to satisfy the eligibility requirements… | Yea | Mar 4, 2019 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HJR 94 — Constitutional Amendments - Proposes amendments to Article II of the Constitution of Tennessee to establish an independent redistricting… | Yea | Feb 11, 2019 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 710 — Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires the punishment for the offense of misuse of official information to include at least 30 hours… | Yea | Mar 27, 2017 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 823 — Election Laws - As introduced, clarifies that the county election commissions have the duty to purge the permanent registration records of… | Yea | Mar 20, 2017 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HJR 309 — Memorials, Recognition - Sudden Unexplained Death in Children Awareness Month - | Yea | Apr 21, 2015 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 446 — Highways, Roads and Bridges - As introduced, requires TACIR to study overall road safety and submit its recommendations to the chair of the… | Yea | Mar 31, 2011 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HJR 12 — Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to Article VI, Section 14 of the Tennessee Constitution to authorize municipalities to… | Yea | Feb 7, 2011 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (87 as lead sponsor)
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SB 2174
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Health, Dept. of - As introduced, excludes from the definition of a public swimming pool subject to regulation in the same manner as a hotel or public swimming…
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SB 2178
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Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases the penalty for patronizing prostitution from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class B or Class A felony under certain…
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SJR 1024
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Memorials, Death - Jane Bell -
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SJR 840
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Memorials, Death - Frederick Dale "Freddie" Harvey -
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SB 2177
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Law Enforcement - As enacted, requires TACIR to conduct a study of the salaries and other benefits paid to state and local law enforcement officers in this…
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SB 2170
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Jails, Local Lock-ups - As introduced, requires the monthly report of the warden of a county workhouse for each prisoner placed under a work release program to…
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SB 1965
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Banks and Financial Institutions - As introduced, increases, from 60 to 70 days, the time within which, after the end of the calendar year, the commissioner of…
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SB 2276
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County Government - As enacted, prohibits the director of accounts and budgets for Overton County from being terminated or discharged without the approval of…
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SR 295
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Memorials, Death - Bill R. Dunlap -
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SR 297
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Memorials, Death - Sister Carrie Elizabeth Rowan Barksdale -
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