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Tennessee House · Apr 17, 2026

HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 4/17/2026 Passed (3)

Result: pass

HB 2081: Children - As enacted, adds the commissioner of mental health and substance abuse services, and one at large member with experience advocating for children, to the Tennessee second look commission; revises certain severe and aggravated child abuse offenses to include offenses involving strangulation; authorizes a court to order a child's custodian to submit certain documentation of compliance with preventative pediatric care consistent with the periodicity schedule of the American Academy of Pediatrics in certain situations; authorizes the department of children's services to initiate a visit to ascertain the wellbeing of a child if such documentation contains allegations of abuse or neglect. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.

Totals

YeaNay
Democratic40
Republican220
Total260

Party rows count only voters matched to a legislator.

All voters

LegislatorPosition
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
Ron Gant(Republican)Yea
Johnny Garrett(Republican)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
Debra Moody(Republican)Yea
Antonio Parkinson(Democratic)Yea
Lee Reeves(Republican)Yea
Cameron Sexton(Republican)Yea
Johnny Shaw(Democratic)Yea
Mike Sparks(Republican)Yea
Kevin Vaughan(Republican)Yea
Ryan Williams(Republican)Yea
Jason Zachary(Republican)Yea