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Tennessee House · Apr 9, 2025

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/9/2025 Passed (2)

Result: pass

HJR 49: Constitutional Amendments - Proposes an amendment to Article I, Section 15 of the Constitution of Tennessee to remove the right to bail for the following offenses when the proof is evident or the presumption great: act of terrorism; second degree murder; aggravated rape of a child; aggravated rape; grave torture; and any other offense, as of November 3, 2026, for which a defendant, if convicted, could not be released prior to the expiration of at least 85 percent of the entire sentence imposed. -

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

Totals

YeaNay
Democratic20
Republican100
Total120

Party rows count only voters matched to a legislator.

All voters

LegislatorPosition
Kip Capley(Republican)Yea
Jesse Chism(Democratic)Yea
Mark Cochran(Republican)Yea
John Crawford(Republican)Yea
Ron Gant(Republican)Yea
John Gillespie(Republican)Yea
Gary Hicks(Republican)Yea
Tim Hicks(Republican)Yea
Lee Reeves(Republican)Yea
Johnny Shaw(Democratic)Yea
Ryan Williams(Republican)Yea
Jason Zachary(Republican)Yea