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Sam McKenzie
TN House District 15
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Issue areas
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Education 7Criminal Justice & Policing 6Government Operations & Budget 6Civil Rights & Liberties 4Economy & Taxes 3Transportation & Infrastructure 3Technology & Privacy 2Defense & Military 1Elections & Voting 1Foreign Policy & Trade 1Healthcare 1Labor & Employment 1Social Services & Welfare 1Veterans 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 |
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| HB 1250 — Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As introduced, authorizes a local board of education and public charter school governing body… | Not voting | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 759 — Local Education Agencies - As enacted, authorizes an LEA to adopt and implement a merit-based pay structure for educators to award… | Not voting | Mar 25, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 174 — Medical Occupations - As enacted, requires the board of medical examiners to register an applicant as a registered surgical assistant if… | Not voting | Mar 13, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 522 — Education - As introduced, enacts the "Early Behavioral Intervention and Reporting Act"; clarifies that public charter schools are required… | Not voting | Mar 11, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5 — Driver Licenses - As introduced, requires the department of safety to redesign driver licenses, instruction permits, intermediate driver… | Yea | Jan 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5 — Driver Licenses - As introduced, requires the department of safety to redesign driver licenses, instruction permits, intermediate driver… | Nay | Jan 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 5 — Driver Licenses - As introduced, requires the department of safety to redesign driver licenses, instruction permits, intermediate driver… | Nay | Jan 30, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6 — Immigration - As introduced, requires a law enforcement agency in custody of an individual unlawfully present in the United States to… | Nay | Jan 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 4 — Courts, Supreme Court of Tennessee - As introduced, requires the expenses of the Tennessee supreme court to include each year an amount… | Yea | Jan 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 4 — Courts, Supreme Court of Tennessee - As introduced, requires the expenses of the Tennessee supreme court to include each year an amount… | Yea | Jan 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 6 — Immigration - As introduced, requires a law enforcement agency in custody of an individual unlawfully present in the United States to… | Nay | Jan 29, 2025 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 479 — General Assembly - As introduced, enacts the "Restoring State Sovereignty Through Nullification Act," which establishes processes by which… | Yea | Apr 11, 2024 | 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 | Apr 1, 2024 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 474 — Education, Higher - As introduced, requires the Tennessee higher education commission, in consultation with the department of labor and… | Nay | Feb 27, 2024 | 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 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 20, 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 20, 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 20, 2023 | 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 20, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| 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 | Apr 10, 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… | Nay | Apr 6, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 610 — TennCare - As introduced, requires TennCare to provide eligible covered enrollees with continuous glucose monitoring; establishes criteria… | Not voting | Apr 3, 2023 | 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… | Not voting | Apr 3, 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 3, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 628 — Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As introduced, requires the department of economic and community development to submit an… | Nay | Mar 30, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (43 as lead sponsor)
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HJR 1220
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Memorials, Death - Juanita Usher Cannon -
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HJR 1032
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Memorials, Death - Wesley Hazen Rucker -
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HJR 925
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Memorials, Recognition - Austin-East High School, TVAAS Level 5 -
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HJR 926
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Memorials, Recognition - Lonsdale Elementary School -
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HB 2440
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Criminal Offenses - As introduced, requires TACIR to study and prepare a report on marijuana arrests made in this state from 2015 to 2025, including data on…
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HB 1052
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Comptroller, State - As introduced, requires the office of research and education accountability in the office of the comptroller of the treasury to annually…
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HJR 510
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Memorials, Recognition - Trinity Tabernacle Church of God in Christ, 59th anniversary -
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HB 2434
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Education - As introduced, prohibits local boards of education and public charter school governing bodies from allowing, through their policies, a material in…
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HJR 978
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Memorials, Death - Diane Jordan -
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HB 2437
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Taxes, Sales - As introduced, exempts the retail sale of generic food products from the food retail sales tax. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6.
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