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Raumesh Akbari
TN Senate District 29 Former
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Issue areas
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Criminal Justice & Policing 49Government Operations & Budget 41Education 38Healthcare 30Social Services & Welfare 21Civil Rights & Liberties 20Labor & Employment 18Economy & Taxes 14Technology & Privacy 10Gun Policy 8Elections & Voting 7Transportation & Infrastructure 7Other 5Immigration 4Abortion & Reproductive Rights 3Environment & Energy 3Banking & Finance 2Veterans Affairs 2Agriculture 1Defense & Military 1Housing 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN Senate District 29
Tennessee |
Democratic | Nov 6, 2018 | Nov 5, 2018 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| TN House District 91
Tennessee |
Democratic | — | Nov 5, 2018 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (92 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| HB 2366 — Tourism - As enacted, requires the department of tourist development to promulgate rules designating tourism development zones in this… | 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 |
| HB 2539 — Health Care - As enacted, makes revisions to health law, including, but not limited to, revising certain reporting requirements, requiring… | Not voting | Apr 22, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 2530 — Boards and Commissions - As enacted, revises law regulating professions under the department of commerce and insurance. - Amends TCA Title… | 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 |
| HB 2382 — Mortgages - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Reverse Mortgage Innovation Act." - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 5; Title 45… | Not voting | Apr 20, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1822 — Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires an LEA that operates a public high school that meets certain criteria to permit certain… | Not voting | Apr 16, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2085 — Victims' Rights - As enacted, authorizes a court clerk to increase the victims assistance assessment from $45 to $125, with the first $15… | Not voting | Apr 15, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HJR 180 — General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges the federal government to streamline the legal immigration process. - | Not voting | Apr 13, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2190 — Mortgages - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Reverse Mortgage Innovation Act." - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 15, Part 5; Title 45… | Not voting | Apr 7, 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 1369 — Health Care - As enacted, revises law relative to the operation of acute care hospitals. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 68; Title 71… | Not voting | Mar 26, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2206 — Federal Aid - As enacted, enacts the "Federal Tax Credit Scholarship Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 9 and Title 49. | Not voting | Mar 19, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1469 — Child Labor - As enacted, adds regulations for content creation that involves certain minors. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 39; Title 47 and… | 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 2318 — Schools, Charter - As enacted, allows private postsecondary institutions, including those that are religiously affiliated, to operate a… | Not voting | Mar 11, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2259 — Education, Higher - As enacted, requires the board of regents, state university boards, and the board of trustees for the University of… | Not voting | Mar 11, 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 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2639 — Public Funds and Financing - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act." - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 4. | Not voting | Mar 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1150 — Architects, Engineers and Designers - As introduced, requires the state board of examiners for architects and engineers to publish the time… | Not voting | Mar 10, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1673 — Comptroller, State - As enacted, adds to the list of companies for which the comptroller of the treasury may assess for taxation, and for… | Not voting | Mar 9, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2138 — Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires a person convicted of vehicular homicide proximately resulting from the person's intoxication to… | Not voting | Mar 5, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1953 — Education, Curriculum - As enacted, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year, requires each LEA and public charter school to, as part of… | Not voting | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 2332 — Schools, Charter - As introduced, prevents a public charter school that has had its charter agreement renewed on appeal by the Tennessee… | Not voting | Mar 4, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (237 as lead sponsor)
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SR 355
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Memorials, Recognition - Pastor Mike Ellis, Sr. and Impact Baptist Church and Ministries, 20th church anniversary -
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SJR 989
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Memorials, Interns - Donyell Hess -
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SJR 1025
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Memorials, Recognition - Dr. Stacey Floyd-Thomas -
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SR 358
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Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jamarcus Olden, Salutatorian, Fairley High School -
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SB 1697
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DNA and Genetic Testing - As enacted, directs the department of health to test for the presence of sickle cell trait in each newborn and, if the test results…
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SJR 988
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Memorials, Recognition - ALS Awareness Month -
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SR 354
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Memorials, Personal Occasion - Malcolm Louis Wallace, 79th birthday -
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SB 1191
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Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, enacts "Akilah's Law," which creates the offense of selling, offering to sell, delivering, or transferring a firearm…
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SB 1976
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Law Enforcement - As introduced, requires a law enforcement agency that uses body cameras to adopt a written policy for the use of the cameras by its law…
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SB 1977
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Probation and Parole - As introduced, specifies that if the trial judge finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant has violated conditions of…
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