Tennessee House · Mar 23, 2026
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/23/2026 Passed
Result: pass
SB 1597: Vital Records - As enacted, enacts "April's Law of 2026," which authorizes a surviving parent, in addition to another next of kin, to formally disagree with the county medical examiner's determination that the manner of death for the parent's child was suicide and request reconsideration from the state chief medical examiner; allows the other parent of a child of the decedent to request a copy of the decedent's death certificate if the child is under 18. - Amends TCA Title 38 and Title 68.
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
Totals
| Yea | Nay | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 17 | 0 |
| Republican | 70 | 0 |
| Total | 87 | 0 |
Party rows count only voters matched to a legislator.
All voters
| Legislator | Position |
|---|---|
| Becky Jo Alexander(Republican) | Yea |
| Fred Atchley(Republican) | Yea |
| Jody Barrett(Republican) | Yea |
| Charlie Baum(Republican) | Yea |
| Aftyn Behn(Democratic) | Yea |
| Clark Boyd(Republican) | Yea |
| Rush Bricken(Republican) | Yea |
| Shaundelle Brooks(Democratic) | Yea |
| Gino Bulso(Republican) | Yea |
| Ed Butler(Republican) | Yea |
| Karen Camper(Democratic) | Yea |
| Kip Capley(Republican) | Yea |
| Michele Carringer(Republican) | Yea |
| Scott Cepicky(Republican) | Yea |
| Jesse Chism(Democratic) | Yea |
| John Clemmons(Democratic) | Yea |
| Mark Cochran(Republican) | Yea |
| John Crawford(Republican) | Yea |
| Tandy Darby(Republican) | Yea |
| Elaine Davis(Republican) | Yea |
| Vincent Dixie(Democratic) | Yea |
| Clay Doggett(Republican) | Yea |
| Rick Eldridge(Republican) | Yea |
| Jeremy Faison(Republican) | Yea |
| Andrew Farmer(Republican) | Yea |
| Bob Freeman(Democratic) | Yea |
| Johnny Garrett(Republican) | Yea |
| John Gillespie(Republican) | Yea |
| Rusty Grills(Republican) | Yea |
| Yusuf Hakeem(Democratic) | Yea |
| Michael Hale(Republican) | Yea |
| Kirk Haston(Republican) | Yea |
| David Hawk(Republican) | Yea |
| Esther Helton-Haynes(Republican) | Yea |
| Caleb Hemmer(Democratic) | Yea |
| Gary Hicks(Republican) | Yea |
| Tim Hicks(Republican) | Yea |
| Timothy Hill(Republican) | Yea |
| Dan Howell(Republican) | Yea |
| Bud Hulsey(Republican) | Yea |
| Chris Hurt(Republican) | Yea |
| Gloria Johnson(Democratic) | Yea |
| Justin Jones(Democratic) | Yea |
| Renea Jones(Republican) | Yea |
| Kelly Keisling(Republican) | Yea |
| Doc Kumar(Republican) | Yea |
| Justin Lafferty(Republican) | Yea |
| William Lamberth(Republican) | Yea |
| Michael Lankford(Republican) | Yea |
| Tom Leatherwood(Republican) | Yea |
| Mary Littleton(Republican) | Yea |
| Harold Love(Democratic) | Yea |
| Susan Lynn(Republican) | Yea |
| Aron Maberry(Republican) | Yea |
| Pat Marsh(Republican) | Yea |
| Greg Martin(Republican) | Yea |
| Jake McCalmon(Republican) | Yea |
| Larry Miller(Democratic) | Yea |
| Bo Mitchell(Democratic) | Yea |
| Debra Moody(Republican) | Yea |
| Jerome Moon(Republican) | Yea |
| Antonio Parkinson(Democratic) | Yea |
| Dennis Powers(Republican) | Yea |
| Kevin Raper(Republican) | Yea |
| Lee Reeves(Republican) | Yea |
| Michele Reneau(Republican) | Yea |
| Tim Rudd(Republican) | Yea |
| Iris Rudder(Republican) | Yea |
| Lowell Russell(Republican) | Yea |
| Gabby Salinas(Democratic) | Yea |
| Rick Scarbrough(Republican) | Yea |
| Cameron Sexton(Republican) | Yea |
| Johnny Shaw(Democratic) | Yea |
| Paul Sherrell(Republican) | Yea |
| William Slater(Republican) | Yea |
| Mike Sparks(Republican) | Yea |
| Robert Stevens(Republican) | Yea |
| Tommy Stinnett(Republican) | Yea |
| Bryan Terry(Republican) | Yea |
| Chris Todd(Republican) | Yea |
| Ron Travis(Republican) | Yea |
| Kevin Vaughan(Republican) | Yea |
| Greg Vital(Republican) | Yea |
| Todd Warner(Republican) | Yea |
| Ryan Williams(Republican) | Yea |
| Dave Wright(Republican) | Yea |
| Jason Zachary(Republican) | Yea |