Tennessee House · Apr 6, 2026
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed (1)
Result: pass
SB 2079: Education, Higher - As enacted, divides the appointing authority for the nine voting members of the Tennessee higher education commission among the governor, the speaker of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives equally; establishes various tuition and fee limitations and requirements for public institutions of higher education. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 14; Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
Totals
| Yea | Nay | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 14 | 8 |
| Republican | 71 | 0 |
| Total | 86 | 8 |
Party rows count only voters matched to a legislator.
All voters
| Legislator | Position |
|---|---|
| Becky Jo Alexander(Republican) | Yea |
| Fred Atchley(Republican) | Yea |
| Jody Barrett(Republican) | Yea |
| Charlie Baum(Republican) | Yea |
| Aftyn Behn(Democratic) | Nay |
| Clark Boyd(Republican) | Yea |
| Shaundelle Brooks(Democratic) | Nay |
| Gino Bulso(Republican) | Yea |
| Ed Butler(Republican) | Yea |
| Karen Camper(Democratic) | Yea |
| Kip Capley(Republican) | Yea |
| Michele Carringer(Republican) | Yea |
| Scott Cepicky(Republican) | Yea |
| Jesse Chism(Democratic) | Yea |
| John Clemmons(Democratic) | Yea |
| Mark Cochran(Republican) | Yea |
| John Crawford(Republican) | Yea |
| Tandy Darby(Republican) | Yea |
| Elaine Davis(Republican) | Yea |
| Vincent Dixie(Democratic) | Nay |
| Clay Doggett(Republican) | Yea |
| Rick Eldridge(Republican) | Yea |
| Jeremy Faison(Republican) | Yea |
| Andrew Farmer(Republican) | Yea |
| Bob Freeman(Democratic) | Yea |
| Monty Fritts(Republican) | Yea |
| Ron Gant(Republican) | Yea |
| Johnny Garrett(Republican) | Yea |
| John Gillespie(Republican) | Yea |
| Ronnie Glynn(Democratic) | Yea |
| Rusty Grills(Republican) | Yea |
| Yusuf Hakeem(Democratic) | Yea |
| Torrey Harris(Democratic) | Yea |
| Kirk Haston(Republican) | Yea |
| David Hawk(Republican) | Yea |
| Esther Helton-Haynes(Republican) | Yea |
| Caleb Hemmer(Democratic) | Yea |
| Gary Hicks(Republican) | Yea |
| Tim Hicks(Republican) | Yea |
| Timothy Hill(Republican) | Yea |
| Dan Howell(Republican) | Yea |
| Bud Hulsey(Republican) | Yea |
| Gloria Johnson(Democratic) | Nay |
| Justin Jones(Democratic) | Nay |
| Renea Jones(Republican) | Yea |
| Kelly Keisling(Republican) | Yea |
| Doc Kumar(Republican) | Yea |
| Justin Lafferty(Republican) | Yea |
| William Lamberth(Republican) | Yea |
| Michael Lankford(Republican) | Yea |
| Tom Leatherwood(Republican) | Yea |
| Mary Littleton(Republican) | Yea |
| Harold Love(Democratic) | Yea |
| Susan Lynn(Republican) | Yea |
| Aron Maberry(Republican) | Yea |
| Pat Marsh(Republican) | Yea |
| Brock Martin(Republican) | Yea |
| Greg Martin(Republican) | Yea |
| Jake McCalmon(Republican) | Yea |
| Sam McKenzie(Democratic) | Yea |
| Larry Miller(Democratic) | Yea |
| Bo Mitchell(Democratic) | Yea |
| Debra Moody(Republican) | Yea |
| Jerome Moon(Republican) | Yea |
| Antonio Parkinson(Democratic) | Yea |
| Justin Pearson(Democratic) | Nay |
| Jason Powell(Democratic) | Nay |
| Dennis Powers(Republican) | Yea |
| Kevin Raper(Republican) | Yea |
| Jay Reedy(Republican) | Yea |
| Lee Reeves(Republican) | Yea |
| Michele Reneau(Republican) | Yea |
| Tim Rudd(Republican) | Yea |
| Iris Rudder(Republican) | Yea |
| Lowell Russell(Republican) | Yea |
| Gabby Salinas(Democratic) | Nay |
| Rick Scarbrough(Republican) | Yea |
| Cameron Sexton(Republican) | Yea |
| Johnny Shaw(Democratic) | Yea |
| Paul Sherrell(Republican) | Yea |
| William Slater(Republican) | Yea |
| Mike Sparks(Republican) | Yea |
| Robert Stevens(Republican) | Yea |
| Tommy Stinnett(Republican) | Yea |
| Bryan Terry(Republican) | Yea |
| Chris Todd(Republican) | Yea |
| Towns | Yea |
| Ron Travis(Republican) | Yea |
| Kevin Vaughan(Republican) | Yea |
| Greg Vital(Republican) | Yea |
| Todd Warner(Republican) | Yea |
| Mark White(Republican) | Yea |
| Dave Wright(Republican) | Yea |
| Jason Zachary(Republican) | Yea |