Tennessee House · Apr 17, 2025
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/17/2025 Passed
Result: pass
HB 76: Animal Cruelty and Abuse - As enacted, prohibits the abandonment of an animal in a person's custody and provides that it is not a defense to prosecution that the person abandoned the animal at or near an animal shelter, veterinary clinic, or other place of shelter if the person did not make reasonable arrangements for the care of the animal. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2.
State vote data last updated Oct 27, 2026, 12:10 AM.
Totals
| Yea | Nay | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 7 | 0 |
| Republican | 20 | 0 |
| Total | 27 | 0 |
Party rows count only voters matched to a legislator.
All voters
| Legislator | Position |
|---|---|
| Charlie Baum(Republican) | Yea |
| Clark Boyd(Republican) | Yea |
| Karen Camper(Democratic) | Yea |
| Kip Capley(Republican) | Yea |
| Jesse Chism(Democratic) | Yea |
| Mark Cochran(Republican) | Yea |
| John Crawford(Republican) | Yea |
| Jeremy Faison(Republican) | Yea |
| Bob Freeman(Democratic) | Yea |
| John Gillespie(Republican) | Yea |
| Rusty Grills(Republican) | Yea |
| Michael Hale(Republican) | Yea |
| David Hawk(Republican) | Yea |
| Gary Hicks(Republican) | Yea |
| Tim Hicks(Republican) | Yea |
| Bud Hulsey(Republican) | Yea |
| William Lamberth(Republican) | Yea |
| Harold Love(Democratic) | Yea |
| Larry Miller(Democratic) | Yea |
| Debra Moody(Republican) | Yea |
| Antonio Parkinson(Democratic) | Yea |
| Shane Reeves(Republican) | Yea |
| Johnny Shaw(Democratic) | Yea |
| Mike Sparks(Republican) | Yea |
| Kevin Vaughan(Republican) | Yea |
| Ryan Williams(Republican) | Yea |
| Jason Zachary(Republican) | Yea |