Tennessee Senate · Mar 9, 2026
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/9/2026 Passed (1)
Result: pass
SB 1957: Local Education Agencies - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Religious Freedom Act," which authorizes a local board of education to open a meeting of the board with a prayer led by a member of the board as long as the prayer does not require participation of any person in attendance at the meeting and no person is harassed or coerced to participate in the prayer. - Amends TCA Title 49.
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.
Totals
| Yea | Nay | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 7 | 0 |
| Republican | 25 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 0 |
Party rows count only voters matched to a legislator.
All voters
| Legislator | Position |
|---|---|
| Raumesh Akbari(Democratic) | Yea |
| Paul Bailey(Republican) | Yea |
| Janice Bowling(Republican) | Yea |
| Richard Briggs(Republican) | Yea |
| Heidi Campbell(Democratic) | Yea |
| Rusty Crowe(Republican) | Yea |
| Todd Gardenhire(Republican) | Yea |
| Ferrell Haile(Republican) | Yea |
| Bobby Harshbarger(Republican) | Yea |
| Joey Hensley(Republican) | Yea |
| Ed Jackson(Republican) | Yea |
| Gloria Johnson(Democratic) | Yea |
| Sara Kyle(Democratic) | Yea |
| London Lamar(Democratic) | Yea |
| Adam Lowe(Republican) | Yea |
| Becky Massey(Republican) | Yea |
| Randy McNally(Republican) | Yea |
| Charlane Oliver(Democratic) | Yea |
| Mark Pody(Republican) | Yea |
| Dennis Powers(Republican) | Yea |
| Lee Reeves(Republican) | Yea |
| Kerry Roberts(Republican) | Yea |
| Paul Rose(Republican) | Yea |
| Jessie Seal(Republican) | Yea |
| Steve Southerland(Republican) | Yea |
| Robert Stevens(Republican) | Yea |
| Brent Taylor(Republican) | Yea |
| Page Walley(Republican) | Yea |
| Bo Watson(Republican) | Yea |
| Mark White(Republican) | Yea |
| Ken Yager(Republican) | Yea |
| Jeff Yarbro(Democratic) | Yea |