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Vote Smart provides easy access to congressional and state voting records and maintains a collection of key votes grouped by issue. Vote Smart uses the following criteria to select key votes:

  1. The vote should be helpful in portraying how a member stands on a particular issue
  2. The vote should be clear for any person to understand
  3. The vote has received media attention
  4. The vote was passed or defeated by a very close margin
  5. Occasionally, if a specific bill is consistently inquired about on the Voter's Research Hotline, the vote will be added

Vote Smart provides a summary of the version of the bill text associated with each selected key vote. Our summaries are written by Vote Smart's staff and interns, who adhere to our strict policies and procedures in order to guarantee absolute impartiality and accuracy. They do not necessarily reflect the content of the final version of the bill, but rather the version voted on in that stage. While many procedural votes take place before a full chamber vote, our voting stages reflect the final reading of each chamber vote. Each key vote selection is reviewed by the project's community of advisors, who are political scientists and journalists from all fifty states.

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Date State Bill No. Title Outcome
March 30, 2023 TN SB 434 Prohibits Any Person from Driving a Motor Vehicle Without a Working Muffler Bill Passed - House (54 - 28)
March 23, 2023 TN SB 434 Prohibits Any Person from Driving a Motor Vehicle Without a Working Muffler Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 7)
April 30, 2019 TN HB 164 Prohibits Cell Phone Use While Driving Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
April 17, 2019 TN HB 164 Prohibits Cell Phone Use While Driving Bill Passed - House (53 - 38)
March 23, 2017 TN SB 0902 Imposes a $200 Fine for Obstructing Roads Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 2)
April 4, 2016 TN HB 1416 Prohibits Driving in Left Lane without Passing Other Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 7)
April 22, 2015 TN SB 1128 Prohibits Unmanned Traffic Speed Cameras Bill Passed - House (74 - 16)
April 16, 2015 TN HB 606 Increases Penalties for Driving Without Insurance Bill Passed - House (63 - 25)
April 15, 2015 TN SB 177 Increases Fines for Failure to Wear a Seat Belt Bill Passed - House (69 - 22)
April 15, 2015 TN SB 177 Increases Fines for Failure to Wear a Seat Belt Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10)
Feb. 28, 2013 TN SB 142 Authorizes Handguns in Parking Areas Bill Passed - House (72 - 22)
Feb. 11, 2013 TN SB 142 Authorizes Handguns in Parking Areas Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
May 10, 2010 TN SB 63 English Only Requirement for Driver's License Examinations Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
April 27, 2009 TN SB 393 Prohibiting Texting While Driving Bill Passed - House (67 - 24)
April 29, 2008 TN SB 3042 Open Container Law Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
June 11, 2007 TN SB 1152 Tennessee Tollway Act Bill Passed - House (72 - 21)
March 5, 2007 TN SB 201 English-Only Driver's License Exam Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 6)
April 19, 2006 TN SB 303 Driver's License Examination English Language Requirement Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14)
Date No. Title Outcome
3/30 SB 434 Prohibits Any Person from Driving a Motor Vehicle Without a Working Muffler Bill Passed - House (54 - 28)
3/23 SB 434 Prohibits Any Person from Driving a Motor Vehicle Without a Working Muffler Bill Passed - Senate (20 - 7)
4/30 HB 164 Prohibits Cell Phone Use While Driving Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
4/17 HB 164 Prohibits Cell Phone Use While Driving Bill Passed - House (53 - 38)
3/23 SB 0902 Imposes a $200 Fine for Obstructing Roads Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 2)
4/04 HB 1416 Prohibits Driving in Left Lane without Passing Other Vehicles Bill Passed - Senate (21 - 7)
4/22 SB 1128 Prohibits Unmanned Traffic Speed Cameras Bill Passed - House (74 - 16)
4/16 HB 606 Increases Penalties for Driving Without Insurance Bill Passed - House (63 - 25)
4/15 SB 177 Increases Fines for Failure to Wear a Seat Belt Bill Passed - House (69 - 22)
4/15 SB 177 Increases Fines for Failure to Wear a Seat Belt Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 10)
2/28 SB 142 Authorizes Handguns in Parking Areas Bill Passed - House (72 - 22)
2/11 SB 142 Authorizes Handguns in Parking Areas Bill Passed - Senate (28 - 5)
5/10 SB 63 English Only Requirement for Driver's License Examinations Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 10)
4/27 SB 393 Prohibiting Texting While Driving Bill Passed - House (67 - 24)
4/29 SB 3042 Open Container Law Bill Passed - Senate (23 - 7)
6/11 SB 1152 Tennessee Tollway Act Bill Passed - House (72 - 21)
3/05 SB 201 English-Only Driver's License Exam Bill Passed - Senate (22 - 6)
4/19 SB 303 Driver's License Examination English Language Requirement Bill Passed - Senate (18 - 14)

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