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Mark Pody
TN Senate District 17
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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 43Education 19Criminal Justice & Policing 15Civil Rights & Liberties 11Transportation & Infrastructure 11Healthcare 8Economy & Taxes 7Housing 7Agriculture 5Environment & Energy 5Elections & Voting 3Foreign Policy & Trade 3Other 3Social Services & Welfare 3Banking & Finance 2Labor & Employment 2Technology & Privacy 2Veterans Affairs 2Abortion & Reproductive Rights 1Immigration 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN Senate District 17 current
Tennessee |
Republican | Dec 20, 2017 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| TN Senate District 17
Tennessee |
Republican | Jan 11, 2011 | Dec 19, 2017 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (58 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| HB 1987 — Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, revises law relative to alcoholic beverages. - Amends TCA Title 57. | Not voting | Apr 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1620 — Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, establishes new premier type tourist resorts, restaurants, community theaters, clubs, retirement centers… | Not voting | Apr 14, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2486 — Agriculture - As introduced, enacts the "Freedom to Farm Act." - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 4; Title 40 and Title 43. | Not voting | Mar 11, 2026 | fail | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 192 — Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, requires a manufacture's license for the manufacturing of alcoholic spiritous beverages or vintage… | Not voting | Feb 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1577 — Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As introduced, allows a student who was ineligible for the Tennessee HOPE scholarship as an entering… | Not voting | Feb 18, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 160 — Wine & Wineries - As enacted, exempts the sale of wine for consumption on the premises of a winery or farm wine producer, including the… | Not voting | Apr 22, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 629 — Taxes, Hotel Motel - As enacted, revises present law relative to the privilege tax upon the privilege of occupancy in a hotel levied by… | Not voting | Apr 10, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 799 — Election Laws - As enacted, generally requires statewide political parties to nominate their candidates in primary elections for all… | Not voting | Apr 9, 2025 | 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 |
| SB 527 — Pest Control - As introduced, specifies that a manufacturer or seller of a pesticide registered with the commissioner of agriculture and… | Not voting | Apr 3, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 455 — Probation and Parole - As introduced, removes the limitations on the board of parole's authority to deny parole based solely on the… | Not voting | Mar 27, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 918 — Boats, Boating - As enacted, generally increases from 12 to 14, the age that a person must be to lawfully operate a personal watercraft… | Not voting | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 161 — Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each board of education for an LEA that operates at least one high school to adopt and… | Not voting | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1423 — Education - As enacted, requires each local board of education and public charter school governing body to develop and implement a policy… | Not voting | Mar 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 821 — Education, Curriculum - As enacted, establishes a pilot program that provides grants to local education agencies to advance substance abuse… | Not voting | Mar 12, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SJR 119 — General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Annie Dockery, Standards Recommendation Committee for English Language Arts - | Not voting | Mar 6, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SJR 119 — General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Annie Dockery, Standards Recommendation Committee for English Language Arts - | Not voting | Feb 26, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 320 — Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, lowers the county population threshold, from in excess of 500,000 to in excess of 350,000, for a sports… | Not voting | Feb 24, 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 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 21, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 432 — Consumer Protection - As introduced, enacts the "Agricultural Right to Repair Act." - Amends TCA Title 43 and Title 47, Chapter 18. | Yea | Apr 21, 2023 | 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 |
Sponsored legislation (181 as lead sponsor)
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SJR 967
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Memorials, Recognition - Master Sergeant Roderick “Roddie” W. Edmonds, posthumous receipt of Medal of Honor -
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SJR 1040
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Memorials, Academic Achievement - Parker Belle Hayes, 2026 Graduate of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville -
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SJR 1039
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Memorials, Recognition - 3rd Annual Tennessee Small Band Association State Championship -
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SJR 957
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Memorials, Recognition - Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, 225th anniversary -
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SJR 1032
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Memorials, Recognition - Kehilla Upper School of Nashville -
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SJR 1029
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Memorials, Recognition - Love's Way Church -
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SJR 1028
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Memorials, Interns - Courtney Powell -
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SB 1960
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Education, Curriculum - As enacted, requires each director of schools for an LEA and each director of a public charter school to annually ensure that students…
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SJR 955
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Memorials, Recognition - Debbie Stephens -
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SJR 954
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Memorials, Recognition - Callie Drennon -
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