Tennessee House · Mar 19, 2026
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 1 BY JONES J PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/19/2026 Failed
Result: fail
HB 1857: Education, Curriculum - As enacted, requires each director of schools for an LEA and each director of a public charter school to annually ensure that students in grades K-12 enrolled in the LEA or public charter school observe the Fourth of July during the school year by receiving age- and grade-appropriate instruction on the founding of the United States, the separation of the original 13 colonies from Great Britain, the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, and the fundamental rights and freedoms enjoyed by American citizens. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 50 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
Totals
| Nay | Yea | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 22 |
| Republican | 71 | 2 |
| Total | 71 | 24 |
Party rows count only voters matched to a legislator.
All voters
| Legislator | Position |
|---|---|
| Becky Jo Alexander(Republican) | Nay |
| Fred Atchley(Republican) | Nay |
| Jody Barrett(Republican) | Nay |
| Charlie Baum(Republican) | Nay |
| Aftyn Behn(Democratic) | Yea |
| Clark Boyd(Republican) | Nay |
| Rush Bricken(Republican) | Nay |
| Shaundelle Brooks(Democratic) | Yea |
| Gino Bulso(Republican) | Nay |
| Ed Butler(Republican) | Nay |
| Karen Camper(Democratic) | Yea |
| Kip Capley(Republican) | Nay |
| Michele Carringer(Republican) | Nay |
| Scott Cepicky(Republican) | Nay |
| Jesse Chism(Democratic) | Yea |
| John Clemmons(Democratic) | Yea |
| Mark Cochran(Republican) | Nay |
| John Crawford(Republican) | Nay |
| Tandy Darby(Republican) | Nay |
| Elaine Davis(Republican) | Nay |
| Vincent Dixie(Democratic) | Yea |
| Clay Doggett(Republican) | Nay |
| Rick Eldridge(Republican) | Nay |
| Jeremy Faison(Republican) | Nay |
| Andrew Farmer(Republican) | Nay |
| Bob Freeman(Democratic) | Yea |
| Monty Fritts(Republican) | Yea |
| Ron Gant(Republican) | Nay |
| Johnny Garrett(Republican) | Nay |
| Ronnie Glynn(Democratic) | Yea |
| Rusty Grills(Republican) | Nay |
| Yusuf Hakeem(Democratic) | Yea |
| Michael Hale(Republican) | Nay |
| Torrey Harris(Democratic) | Yea |
| Kirk Haston(Republican) | Nay |
| David Hawk(Republican) | Nay |
| Esther Helton-Haynes(Republican) | Nay |
| Caleb Hemmer(Democratic) | Yea |
| Gary Hicks(Republican) | Nay |
| Tim Hicks(Republican) | Nay |
| Timothy Hill(Republican) | Nay |
| Dan Howell(Republican) | Nay |
| Bud Hulsey(Republican) | Nay |
| Chris Hurt(Republican) | Nay |
| Gloria Johnson(Democratic) | Yea |
| Justin Jones(Democratic) | Yea |
| Renea Jones(Republican) | Nay |
| Kelly Keisling(Republican) | Nay |
| Doc Kumar(Republican) | Nay |
| Justin Lafferty(Republican) | Nay |
| William Lamberth(Republican) | Nay |
| Michael Lankford(Republican) | Nay |
| Mary Littleton(Republican) | Nay |
| Harold Love(Democratic) | Yea |
| Susan Lynn(Republican) | Nay |
| Aron Maberry(Republican) | Nay |
| Pat Marsh(Republican) | Nay |
| Brock Martin(Republican) | Nay |
| Greg Martin(Republican) | Nay |
| Jake McCalmon(Republican) | Nay |
| Sam McKenzie(Democratic) | Yea |
| Larry Miller(Democratic) | Yea |
| Bo Mitchell(Democratic) | Yea |
| Debra Moody(Republican) | Yea |
| Jerome Moon(Republican) | Nay |
| Antonio Parkinson(Democratic) | Yea |
| Justin Pearson(Democratic) | Yea |
| Jason Powell(Democratic) | Yea |
| Dennis Powers(Republican) | Nay |
| Kevin Raper(Republican) | Nay |
| Jay Reedy(Republican) | Nay |
| Lee Reeves(Republican) | Nay |
| Michele Reneau(Republican) | Nay |
| Tim Rudd(Republican) | Nay |
| Iris Rudder(Republican) | Nay |
| Lowell Russell(Republican) | Nay |
| Gabby Salinas(Democratic) | Yea |
| Rick Scarbrough(Republican) | Nay |
| Cameron Sexton(Republican) | Nay |
| Johnny Shaw(Democratic) | Yea |
| Paul Sherrell(Republican) | Nay |
| William Slater(Republican) | Nay |
| Mike Sparks(Republican) | Nay |
| Robert Stevens(Republican) | Nay |
| Tommy Stinnett(Republican) | Nay |
| Bryan Terry(Republican) | Nay |
| Chris Todd(Republican) | Nay |
| Ron Travis(Republican) | Nay |
| Kevin Vaughan(Republican) | Nay |
| Greg Vital(Republican) | Nay |
| Todd Warner(Republican) | Nay |
| Mark White(Republican) | Nay |
| Ryan Williams(Republican) | Nay |
| Dave Wright(Republican) | Nay |
| Jason Zachary(Republican) | Nay |