Sam McKenzie

TN House District 15

Democratic Tennessee since Nov 3, 2020

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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

Education 7 Criminal Justice & Policing 6 Government Operations & Budget 6 Civil Rights & Liberties 4 Economy & Taxes 3 Transportation & Infrastructure 3 Technology & Privacy 2 Defense & Military 1 Elections & Voting 1 Foreign Policy & Trade 1 Healthcare 1 Labor & Employment 1 Social Services & Welfare 1 Veterans Affairs 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
TN House District 15 current Tennessee	Democratic	Nov 3, 2020	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (71 recorded)

Vote	Position	Date	Result	Source
HB 1572 — Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of children's services to June 30, 2028; requires the department to report back to the…	Not voting	Apr 14, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2232 — Public Funds and Financing - As enacted, specifies the conditions that must be satisfied for monies from the governor's response and…	Not voting	Apr 7, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 1581 — Welfare - As enacted, makes various changes to law relative to respite care services, including, but not limited to, increasing the number…	Not voting	Apr 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2146 — Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, specifies that if a student is referred to juvenile court for being unlawfully absent from school and is…	Not voting	Apr 1, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1974 — Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires that, in situations where an order of protection is issued to protect a student who is…	Not voting	Mar 31, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1979 — Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, enacts the "Promising Futures Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 43; Title 49; Title 57; Title 67 and…	Not voting	Mar 31, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2533 — Education - As enacted, makes various revisions to education law, including, but not limited to, prohibiting parents from using funds…	Not voting	Mar 25, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1735 — Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) - As enacted, makes various changes to the TISA review committee, including, but not…	Not voting	Mar 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2166 — Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As introduced, requires a blood bank to comply with a physician's order for an autologous blood…	Not voting	Mar 18, 2026	fail	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1959 — Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As enacted, enacts the "Freedom, Access, and Integrity in Registered Pharmacy (FAIR Rx) Act." - Amends TCA Title 63.	Not voting	Mar 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2000 — Schools, Charter - As enacted, allows private postsecondary institutions, including those that are religiously affiliated, to operate a…	Not voting	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 2423 — Food and Food Products - As enacted, prohibits LEAs and public charter schools from selling, offering for sale, or providing to students on…	Not voting	Mar 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 2077 — Human Rights - As enacted, repeals rules transferred from the defunct human rights commission to the attorney general and reporter…	Not voting	Mar 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1853 — Food and Food Products - As enacted, prohibits LEAs and public charter schools from selling, offering for sale, or providing to students on…	Not voting	Mar 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 47 — Education - As enacted, authorizes local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies to allow schools in the LEA or the…	Not voting	Feb 12, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1665 — Health Care - As enacted, prohibits certain healthcare providers from knowingly or willfully asking a minor, or a health insurance issuer…	Not voting	Feb 11, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 902 — Education, Curriculum - As enacted, establishes a pilot program that provides grants to local education agencies to advance substance abuse…	Not voting	Feb 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HJR 670 — Memorials, Recognition - Bobbie Patray -	Not voting	Apr 16, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1325 — Agriculture, Dept. of - As enacted, establishes a fund for the development and implementation of programs that benefit Tennesseans by…	Not voting	Apr 7, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
SB 689 — Education - As enacted, requires the Tennessee higher education commission (THEC), to serve as the governing board of directors for the…	Not voting	Apr 3, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1383 — Local Education Agencies - As enacted, authorizes a local legislative body for a county that has adopted a charter form of government to…	Not voting	Apr 2, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 919 — Boards and Commissions - As enacted, makes various revisions to the governing boards of public higher education institutions. -	Not voting	Apr 1, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 1188 — Education - As enacted, prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, or religion against a student or an…	Not voting	Apr 1, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 164 — Professions and Occupations - As enacted, makes various changes relative to the practice of chiropractors, including animal chiropractic…	Not voting	Apr 1, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0
HB 819 — 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, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0

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Roll-call votes (71 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (43 as lead sponsor)