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T E N N E S S E E G E N E R A L A S S E M B L Y + N A S H V I L L E M E T R O P O L I T A N C O U N C I L
Making Your Business Voice Count
The Chamber values our partnership with elected officials as we work together to create jobs and build communities.
Every year, the Chamber’s board of directors adopts a State and Metro legislative agenda based on issues identified
by our members in our annual policy survey. We then share these agendas with state and local elected officials.
Throughout the year, we work to provide information to our members and advocate as a collective business voice for
Middle Tennessee. We are pleased to share our 2017 Legislative Scorecard, which reports how our elected leaders
have voted in the past year in four policy areas:
• Creating an environment where business can prosper;
• Promoting talent development of the region’s workforce;
• Ensuring quality of life that attracts and retains residents and workers; and
• Leading regional efforts to ensure economic prosperity.
In order to create an environment where your business can succeed and the region can prosper, we help our members
engage in policy decisions that directly impact their business:
Listen: Our annual policy survey allows our members to tell us how public policy issues impact their
business.
Inform: Our annual legislative agenda reflects the chamber’s policy positions and provides information
about legislative issues important to business. nashvillechamber.com/public-policy
Influence: Middle Tennessee Business Voice offers our members a way to communicate directly with
elected officials. midtnbusinessvoice.com
Report: Our annual legislative scorecard reports how our elected officials voted on the issues important to
business in Middle Tennessee. nashvillechamber.com/public-policy
The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce facilitates community leadership to create economic
prosperity. Through partnerships with our members, elected officials and other organizations
throughout the region, we work to ensure that business needs are a top consideration when
policy decisions are made.
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2017 TENNESSEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY LEGISLATIVE SCORECARD
Statewide Minimum Wage
Out-of-State Retailers
Bathroom Bill
Temporary Drivers’ Licenses
Certificates of Employability
Revocation of Drivers’ Licenses
Juvenile Expungements
Cost of Expungements
Correctional Task Force
Tennessee Reconnect
School Vouchers
Early Postsecondary Opportunities
Tuition Equity
Elected Directors of Schools
Annual Assessments
High Quality Pre-K
IMPROVE Act
Transit Deficient Areas
State P3 Office
Affordable Housing Incentives
An environment where business can prosper
Talent development of the region’s workforce
Quality of life that attracts and retains residents and workers
Chamber Legislative Priority Action
Took action supporting
Chamber position
Took action opposing Chamber
position or failed to pass
legislation supporting
Chamber position
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2017 STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION
An environment where business can prosper
Statewide minimum wage
Tennessee has no laws concerning overtime, minimum wage or the regulation of salaried employees, deferring instead to federally mandated wage policies.
Currently, five states do not have a minimum wage (Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and South Carolina). Three bills creating a state minimum wage
were introduced in 2017: SB 1095/HB 129 (Kyle/Thompson), SB 1122/HB 1060 (Kyle/DeBerry), SB 1411/HB 80 (Kyle/Hardaway). Each of these bills took a
different approach, ranging from a minimum wage solely for servers to the establishment of a $15.00 per hour wage for all workers.
Chamber Position
The Chamber opposed these bills, preferring
to leave the federal government to set the
minimum wage.
Status
The General Assembly took action supporting the Chamber’s position. All three were deferred until 2018
without discussion or debate.
Out-of-state retailers
Last fall, the Tennessee Department of Revenue proposed a rule whereby online retailers who have annual sales of $500,000 or more in Tennessee would be
required to collect and remit sales taxes on such sales. SB 53/HB 261 (Bell/Faison) would place this rule into state law along with dozens of other rules proposed
by various state departments.
Chamber Position
The Chamber supported this bill, which
included this new rule that will level the
playing field for Tennessee retailers.
Status
The General Assembly took action supporting the Chamber’s position. There is currently a judicial hold
on the implementation of this rule due to a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality. While there were
efforts to strip the sales tax collection rule from this bill, an amendment was ultimately adopted pausing
implementation of the rule until the lawsuit is resolved. The administration believes that the rule will
ultimately be upheld, despite the lawsuit (Public Chapter 452).
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Bathroom bill
Over the past few years, several states across the country have received negative attention by considering legislative proposals that are viewed as discriminatory
in nature. In 2016, North Carolina received the bulk of this attention following the passage of a bill often referred to as the “bathroom bill.” North Carolina
immediately saw businesses cancel expansions and relocations and multiple collegiate and professional sporting events were cancelled within the state. SB 771/HB
888 (Beavers/Pody) is Tennessee’s version of a bathroom bill and it would require students in public schools and institutions to use bathrooms that correlate with
the gender indicated on students’ birth certificates.
Chamber Position
The Chamber opposed this bill because it is
an unnecessary distraction from Tennessee’s
successful efforts to be a welcoming state for
visitors and businesses.
Status
The General Assembly took action supporting the Chamber’s position. This bill failed in the Senate
Education Committee for a lack of a motion.
Temporary drivers’ licenses
Individuals who are permitted work visas are eligible for a Tennessee’s driver’s license for the duration of their visa. Currently, the words “Temporary Driver’s
License” are printed in the top left-hand corner of the license to distinguish it from a normal driver’s license. SB 272/HB 222 (Beavers/Ragan) would require the
word “alien” or “non U.S. citizen” or other language designed by the Department of Safety to be printed on these temporary licenses.
Chamber Position
The Chamber opposed this bill as it is
contrary to Tennessee’s reputation as a
welcoming state for international business.
Status
The General Assembly took action supporting the Chamber’s position. In both the House and Senate,
committees amended the bill to have the word “visa” printed rather than “alien” or “non U.S. citizen.”
This change addressed the key concerns of the business community but the bill was still deferred until
2018.
Certificates of employability
A certificate of employability is an order issued by a court stating that a person convicted of a non-violent crime has fulfilled all of the obligations of the penalties
for the offense and is a person of honesty and integrity. These certificates assist people leaving the criminal justice system with obtaining employment. However,
a person may only petition a court for the certificate if he/she is also seeking the restoration of all rights of citizenship. SB16/HB128 (Harris/Thompson) would
allow a person to apply for this certificate without having to seek the restoration of full rights of citizenship.
Chamber Position
The Chamber supported this legislation to
enable non-violent offenders to more easily
return to employment.
Status
The General Assembly took action supporting the Chamber’s position. This bill passed the Senate (33-0)
and House (96-0), was signed by the Governor and became effective July 1 (Public Chapter 83).
Revocation of drivers’ licenses
In 2011, in an effort to collect outstanding court costs, a law was passed requiring a person to pay or enter into a payment plan for court costs and fines within
one year of the disposition of a criminal proceeding. In 2016, more than 55,000 people lost their drivers’ licenses because of this requirement and less than
25 percent had their license reinstated. These revocations make it difficult for an individual to obtain and keep a job, while also increasing the likelihood of
recidivism for driving under a revoked license. SB802/HB1173 (Dickerson/Faison) would provide judges with more flexibility to order a stay of a revocation while
also enabling those whose licenses are revoked to qualify for a restricted driver’s license.
Chamber Position
The Chamber supported this legislation to
enable more Tennesseans to drive to and
from their places of employment.
Status
The General Assembly took action supporting the Chamber’s position. This bill passed the Senate (21-6)
and House (90-0), was signed by the Governor and will become effective January 1, 2018 (Public Chapter
412).
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Notice of eligibility for juvenile expungements
SB 1244/HB 577 (Norris/Curcio) would make changes to the juvenile court laws making it easier for juveniles to obtain expungements. This bill would require
juvenile court judges to inform a child of the need to file a motion, the administrative office of the courts to create a model expungement motion and juvenile
court clerks to make available model motions to an eligible child.
Chamber Position
The Chamber supported this legislation
to remove hurdles for postsecondary
opportunities for students.
Status
The General Assembly took action supporting the Chamber’s position. This bill passed the Senate (31-0)
and House (90-0-1), was signed by the Governor and became effective July 1 (Public Chapter 197).
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Cost of criminal expungements
At $350, Tennessee has the highest cost of expungements in the country. This high cost can be an insurmountable hurdle for those leaving the criminal justice
system and seeking to clear their records of non-violent offenses in order to become more employable. SB 1245/HB 418 (Norris/Akbari) would lower the cost of
an expungement from $350 to $180.
Chamber Position
The Chamber supported this bill, which
will make expungements more affordable,
increasing the employability of eligible
residents.
Status
The General Assembly took action supporting the Chamber’s position. This bill passed the Senate (31-0)
and House (90-0), was signed by the Governor, and became effective July 1 (Public Chapter 456).
Local correctional enforcement task force
Local law enforcement agencies across the state face many challenges with decreasing the recidivism of offenders and providing efficient programs for
rehabilitation. Some areas of the state, however, have seen amazing gains and outcomes through innovation and collaboration. SB 911/HB 708 (Yager/Wirgau)
would create a task force to study best practices and new approaches to the management and coordination of local correctional facilities to protect public safety,
reduce recidivism and provide the best likelihood for persons leaving incarceration to become productive citizens.
Chamber Position
The Chamber supported this bill so law
enforcement agencies could share best
practices with the rehabilitation of offenders.
Status
The General Assembly did not pass this legislation this year. Legislative offices and committee rooms
are moving from the Legislative Plaza to the Cordell Hull Building this fall and the transition greatly
reduced the capacity for hosting and recording meetings of study committees that typically meet between
legislative sessions. Because of this decreased capacity, this bill and several other bills that would have
created task forces were tabled for the year.
Tennessee Reconnect Act
Two years ago with approval of the General Assembly, Gov. Haslam launched the Tennessee Promise program whereby high school graduates would receive
last dollar scholarships to attend a community college for two years. In 2016, the state launched the Tennessee Reconnect Program, targeting adults who had
some college experience but no degree, and enabled them to re-enroll in order to complete their credential. SB 1218/HB 531 (Norris/Hawk) would expand the
Tennessee Reconnect Program to allow all adults without a postsecondary degree or credential to receive last dollar scholarships to attend a community college
for two years.
Chamber Position
The Chamber supported this legislation for
to help create a more educated and skilled
workforce.
Talent development of the region’s workforce
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Status
The General Assembly took action supporting the Chamber’s position. This bill passed the Senate (33-0)
and House (87-6-1), was signed by the Governor and became effective July 1 (Public Chapter 448).
Publicly-funded school vouchers
Dozens of states and cities across the country have implemented voucher programs whereby a student may attend a private school with taxpayers covering some
or all of the costs. The Tennessee General Assembly has considered legislation nearly every year over the past decade to create such a program with SB 161/
HB 126 (Kelsey/H Brooks) and SB 380/HB 336 (Gardenhire/Dunn) being introduced this year. SB 161/HB 126 would create a pilot voucher program for low
income students attending low performing schools in Shelby County, while SB 380/HB 336 would create a statewide program for low income students attending
low performing schools. Both bills allowed participating private schools to offer assessments different from those administered in public schools for accountability
purposes.
Chamber Position
The Chamber opposed these bills because
each lacked the accountability of requiring
the same state assessments of all publicly-
funded students.
Status
The General Assembly took action supporting the Chamber’s position. SB 161/HB 126 was deferred to
2018 while SB 380/HB 336 failed in the Senate Education Committee.
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Providing and funding early postsecondary opportunities
Research reveals that the more students have opportunities for postsecondary credit in high school, the more likely they are to not only enroll in a postsecondary
institution, but to also be successful. Some states have comprehensive strategies for offering and funding such opportunities. SJR 107 (Tracy/Pitts) charges the
State Department of Education and the Tennessee Board of Education to study best practices of states with funding programs focused on career preparation and
providing early postsecondary opportunities.
Chamber Position
The Chamber supported this legislation in
order for the state to learn best practices and
also to offer and fund early postsecondary
opportunities to students.
Status
The General Assembly took action supporting the Chamber’s position. The resolution was adopted by
the Senate (32-0), concurred by the House (92-0) and signed by the Governor.
Tuition equity
Undocumented students in Tennessee do not qualify for any state or federal financial assistance to attend a postsecondary institution, including being eligible for
in-state tuition. These students lack these advantages even if they graduate from a Tennessee high school and have been present in this country nearly their entire
lives. SB 635/HB 660 (Gardenhire/M White) and SB 1014/HB 863 (Gardenhire/M White) were filed to address this discrepancy. SB 635/HB 660 would allow
higher education institutions to determine in-state eligibility rather than being dictated by state law and SB 1014/HB 863 would make undocumented students
eligible for in-state tuition if they graduated from a Tennessee high school and have been a resident student for at least two years prior to graduation.
Chamber Position
The Chamber supported this legislation
to provide more opportunities for these
students to pursue postsecondary degrees
or credentials in order to meet our growing
regional workforce needs.
Status
The General Assembly did not take action supporting the Chamber’s position. SB 635/HB 660
passed the Senate Education Committee (5-1-1), but it was deferred until 2018 in a House Education
Committee. SB 1014/HB 863 also passed the Senate Education Committee (7-2), but it failed in a House
Education Committee (6-7).
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Elected directors of schools
Since 1992, due to the Education Improvement Act, Tennessee State law dictates that local boards of education are responsible for appointing a director of
schools. Only three states allow for the popular election of a director of schools and less than one percent of the nearly 14,000 directors of schools nationwide are
elected. SB 340/HB 570 (Niceley/Powers) would create a pilot program for the reestablishment of elected superintendents of schools.
Chamber Position
The Chamber opposed this bill and believes
that an elected school board appointing a
director of schools is the clearest and most
appropriate governance model.
Status
The General Assembly took action supporting the Chamber’s position. This bill was taken off notice in
the Senate and the House.
Annual assessments
Currently, students take annual assessments that are aligned to Tennessee’s adopted academic standards in grades 3-12, primarily in the subjects of reading/
language arts, mathematics, social studies and science. These assessments provide much needed information to teachers, parents and students to determine
growth and potential intervention. SB 1144/HB 1251 (Hensley/Byrd) would greatly reduce the number of annual assessments across several academic subjects.
Chamber Position
The Chamber opposed this bill, which would
prevent appropriate accountability and
benchmarking of educational progress for
students.
Status
The General Assembly took action supporting the Chamber’s position. This bill was taken off notice in
the Senate and the House.
High quality pre-K
In 2016, the Tennessee General Assembly passed legislation to ensure that each school district’s pre-K program is of high quality and held accountable. Districts
must ensure collaboration between pre-K educators and elementary school educators, provide pre-K educators with relevant professional development and
adopt an educator evaluation program that utilizes a portfolio approach. SB 1067/HB 1248 (Gresham/Dunn), as amended, would allow school districts to divert
funding from their pre-K programs to other K-3 initiatives.
Chamber Position
The Chamber opposed this bill which would
divert resources from pre-K programs.
Status
The General Assembly took action supporting the Chamber’s position. This bill failed by voice vote in a
House Education Committee and was taken off notice in the Senate.
Quality of life that attracts and retains residents and workers
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The IMPROVE Act
The IMPROVE Act was Gov. Haslam’s comprehensive plan to provide hundreds of millions of dollars in tax cuts while also increasing gas and diesel taxes
to fund road and bridge projects statewide. SB 1221/HB 534 (Norris/Doss), as amended, would provide the following tax cuts: 20 percent on sales taxes on
groceries, 1 percent on the Hall Tax on investment income and $113 million in franchise and excise taxes for manufacturers. The bill would also raise revenues for
road and bridge projects by raising the following: $0.06 on gas taxes and $0.10 on diesel taxes phased in over a three-year period, a $5 dollar increase in annual
registration fee for the average vehicle and a $100 annual registration fee for electric cars. The bill also allowed local governments to raise dedicated revenue for
transit through a voter referendum.
Chamber Position
The Chamber supported this bill to provide
long-term, sustainable funding for transportation
infrastructure while also providing legislation that
allows local governments to address mass transit
needs through local surcharges approved via a
referendum.
Status
The General Assembly took action supporting the Chamber’s position. This bill passed the Senate (25-6)
and House (60-37), was signed by the Governor and became effective July 1 (Public Chapter 181).
Redevelopment of transit-deficient areas
As Nashville and Middle Tennessee continue to grow, local governments need flexibility in determining the best approaches to designing, constructing and
financing mass transit programs. SB 783/HB 1384 (Dickerson/Jernigan) would authorize housing authorities to redevelop certain areas for transit projects
including the option to adopt a plan that contains a tax increment financing provision to finance transit infrastructure.
Chamber Position
The Chamber supported this bill to provide
another option for local to address mass transit
needs.
Status
The General Assembly took action supporting the Chamber’s position. The bill passed the Senate (27-1)
and House (92-0), was signed by the Governor and became effective May 2 (Public Chapter 254).
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Public-private partnership (P3) office
Last year, the General Assembly passed the Public-Private Transportation Act of 2016, whereby the state and local governments were authorized to contract with
private entities for the design, finance, construction, operation and maintenance of mass transit programs. SB 559/HB 1374 (Ketron/Sargent) would create a new
state office of transportation public-private partnership (OTP3), which would facilitate the creation of effective transit P3s in Tennessee.
Chamber Position
Having a state P3 office with dedicated staff
expertise is recognized as a best practice that
encourages private-sector P3 proposals. The
Chamber supported this bill in order to have the
expertise in place to facilitate P3 transit projects.
Status
The General Assembly did not take action supporting the Chamber’s position. The bill failed for the lack
of a second in the Senate Finance, Ways & Means Committee and it was taken off notice in the House.
Affordable housing incentives
In 2016, the General Assembly passed legislation prohibiting local governments from implementing affordable housing programs that mandated the participation
of developers. Incentive-based programs, however, were specifically excluded from the intent of the legislation. Additionally in 2016, the Metropolitan
Government of Nashville and Davidson County created a program whereby developers were incentivized to designate certain units as affordable housing in
exchange for additional development entitlements, with the Chamber working with council bill sponsors to address many of the business community’s concerns.
SB 363/HB 1143 (Haile/Casada) would repeal this affordable housing program as some legislators believed that it was a mandatory program, not incentive-
based.
Chamber Position
The Chamber opposed this bill and encouraged
legislators to allow Metro’s program to be fully
implemented.
Status
The General Assembly took action supporting the Chamber’s position. While the bill passed the full
House (72-21-1), it was deferred until 2018 in the Senate.
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Clockwise from top left:
Nashville Area Chamber President & CEO Ralph Schulz, Nashville/Davidson County Mayor Megan Barry and Chamber Board Chairman Milton Johnson pose with Gov. Haslam at the Governor’s Address in January 2017.
Local and state officials join Gov. Haslam for a ceremonial bill signing of the IMPROVE Act while overlooking I-440.
Lt. Gov. McNally and Senators Watson, Tate, Overbey and Harper pose with former Senator Douglas Henry at the State Capitol.
RepresentativeHB660TuitionEquity
HB1143AffordableHousing
HB1248DiversionofPre-KFunds
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BillBeck(D-51) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
SheilaButt(R-64) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ X √ √ √ √
GlenCasada(R-62) √ √ √ √ NVR NVR √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
JohnRayClemmons(D-55) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MichaelCurcio(R-69) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
BrendaGilmore(D-54) √ √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
DarrenJernigan(D-60) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
CurtisJohnson(R-68) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
SherryJones(D-59) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ NVR √ √
SabiKumar(R-66) √ √ √ X √ NVR X √ √ √ √
WilliamLamberth(R-44) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
MaryLittleton(R-78) √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
HaroldLove,Jr.(D-58) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
SusanLynn(R-57) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
BoMitchell(D-50) NVR √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
JoePitts(D-67) √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MarkPody(R-46) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ √ √
JasonPowell(D-53) √ √ NVR √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √
JayReedy(D-74) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ √ √ √
CourtneyRogers(R-45) √ √ √ X X X √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √
TimRudd(R-34) √ √ X X √ √ √ X √ √ √
CharlesSargent(R-61) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MikeSparks(R-49) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ NVR NVR
MikeStewart(D-52) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
BryanTerry(R-48) √ NVR NVR X √ √ X √ √ √ √
TerriLynnWeaver(R-40) √ √ √ √ X X X √ √ X X X X √ √ √ √ √
DawnWhite(R-37) √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ X X X X √ √ √
SamWhitson(R-65) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
SpeakerBethHarwell(R-56) NVR √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
HB534IMPROVEAct
HB1374StateP3Office
HB1384RedevelopingTransitDeficientAreas
HB577NotificationofEligibilityforJuvenileExpungementsHB418CostofExpungements SJR107
EarlyPostsecondaryOpportunitiesHB863
TuitionEquity
HB578AgeofEligibilityforJuvenile
ExpungementHB531TennesseeReconnectAct HB1173
RevocationofDrivers'LicensesHB911
LocalCorrectionalTaskForceHB128CertificatesofEmployability
TENNESSEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY – SENATE INDIVIDUAL VOTE COUNT
Davidson County delegation
Middle Tennessee delegation
NVR: No vote recorded (absent)
PNV: Present but not voting
In support of Chamber position
In opposition to Chamber position
Sponsored Chamber-endorsed bill
Blank spaces indicate that the legislator did not sit on that particular committee so he/she did not have an opportunity to vote.
Senator
SB 161 School
Vouchers - Pilot
SB 380 School
Vouchers
SB 635 Tuition Equity
SB 1014 Tuition Equity
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Mae Beavers (R-17) √ X X √ NVR NVR X √ X X √ √ √ √
Steve Dickerson (R-20) √ X √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Mark Green (R-22) √ NVR NVR NVR √ √ √ √
Ferrell Haile (R-18) √ X PNV √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Thelma Harper (D-19) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Joey Hensley (R-28) √ X PNV X √ PNV NVR √ X X √ √ √ X X √ √ √ √ √ √
Jack Johnson (R-23) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Bill Ketron (R-13) √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Kerry Roberts (R-25) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Jim Tracy (R-14) √ X √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ NVR √ √ √
Jeff Yarbro (D-21) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ NVR
Lt. Governor Randy McNally (R-5) √ √ X NVR √ √ √ √ NVR √
SB 16 Certificates of Employability
SB 1244 Notification of Eligibility for Juvenile
Expungement
SB 1243 Age of Eligibility for Juvenile
Expungement
SB 1218 Tennessee Reconnect Act
SJR 107 Early Postsecondary Opportunities
SB 559 State P3 Office
SB 1245 Cost of ExpungementsSB 802 Revocation of Drivers'
LicensesSB 708 Local Correctional Enforcement Task Force
SB 1221 IMPROVE ActSB 783 Redeveloping Transit Deficient
Areas
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Vouchers - Pilot
SB 380 School
Vouchers
SB 635 Tuition Equity
SB 1014 Tuition Equity
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Mae Beavers (R-17) √ X X √ NVR NVR X √ X X √ √ √ √
Steve Dickerson (R-20) √ X √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Mark Green (R-22) √ NVR NVR NVR √ √ √ √
Ferrell Haile (R-18) √ X PNV √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Thelma Harper (D-19) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Joey Hensley (R-28) √ X PNV X √ PNV NVR √ X X √ √ √ X X √ √ √ √ √ √
Jack Johnson (R-23) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Bill Ketron (R-13) √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Kerry Roberts (R-25) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Jim Tracy (R-14) √ X √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ NVR √ √ √
Jeff Yarbro (D-21) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ NVR
Lt. Governor Randy McNally (R-5) √ √ X NVR √ √ √ √ NVR √
SB 16 Certificates of Employability
SB 1244 Notification of Eligibility for Juvenile
Expungement
SB 1243 Age of Eligibility for Juvenile
Expungement
SB 1218 Tennessee Reconnect Act
SJR 107 Early Postsecondary Opportunities
SB 559 State P3 Office
SB 1245 Cost of ExpungementsSB 802 Revocation of Drivers'
LicensesSB 708 Local Correctional Enforcement Task Force
SB 1221 IMPROVE ActSB 783 Redeveloping Transit Deficient
Areas
RepresentativeHB660TuitionEquity
HB1143AffordableHousing
HB1248DiversionofPre-KFunds
SC C SC C F SC C SC C F SC C C SC C F SC C SC C F SC C SC C F SC C F C SC C SC C C F SC C SC C F SC SC C SC C F SC C F
BillBeck(D-51) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
SheilaButt(R-64) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ X √ √ √ √
GlenCasada(R-62) √ √ √ √ NVR NVR √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
JohnRayClemmons(D-55) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MichaelCurcio(R-69) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
BrendaGilmore(D-54) √ √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
DarrenJernigan(D-60) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
CurtisJohnson(R-68) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
SherryJones(D-59) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ NVR √ √
SabiKumar(R-66) √ √ √ X √ NVR X √ √ √ √
WilliamLamberth(R-44) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
MaryLittleton(R-78) √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
HaroldLove,Jr.(D-58) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
SusanLynn(R-57) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
BoMitchell(D-50) NVR √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
JoePitts(D-67) √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MarkPody(R-46) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ √ √
JasonPowell(D-53) √ √ NVR √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √
JayReedy(D-74) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ √ √ √
CourtneyRogers(R-45) √ √ √ X X X √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √
TimRudd(R-34) √ √ X X √ √ √ X √ √ √
CharlesSargent(R-61) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MikeSparks(R-49) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ NVR NVR
MikeStewart(D-52) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
BryanTerry(R-48) √ NVR NVR X √ √ X √ √ √ √
TerriLynnWeaver(R-40) √ √ √ √ X X X √ √ X X X X √ √ √ √ √
DawnWhite(R-37) √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ X X X X √ √ √
SamWhitson(R-65) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
SpeakerBethHarwell(R-56) NVR √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
HB534IMPROVEAct
HB1374StateP3Office
HB1384RedevelopingTransitDeficientAreas
HB577NotificationofEligibilityforJuvenileExpungementsHB418CostofExpungements SJR107
EarlyPostsecondaryOpportunitiesHB863
TuitionEquity
HB578AgeofEligibilityforJuvenile
ExpungementHB531TennesseeReconnectAct HB1173
RevocationofDrivers'LicensesHB911
LocalCorrectionalTaskForceHB128CertificatesofEmployability
TENNESSEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY – SENATE INDIVIDUAL VOTE COUNT
Davidson County delegation
Middle Tennessee delegation
NVR: No vote recorded (absent)
PNV: Present but not voting
In support of Chamber position
In opposition to Chamber position
Sponsored Chamber-endorsed bill
Blank spaces indicate that the legislator did not sit on that particular committee so he/she did not have an opportunity to vote.
√X
Senator
SB 161 School
Vouchers - Pilot
SB 380 School
Vouchers
SB 635 Tuition Equity
SB 1014 Tuition Equity
C F C C C C C C C F C C F C C F C C F C C C F C F C F C C F C F
Mae Beavers (R-17) √ X X √ NVR NVR X √ X X √ √ √ √
Steve Dickerson (R-20) √ X √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Mark Green (R-22) √ NVR NVR NVR √ √ √ √
Ferrell Haile (R-18) √ X PNV √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Thelma Harper (D-19) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Joey Hensley (R-28) √ X PNV X √ PNV NVR √ X X √ √ √ X X √ √ √ √ √ √
Jack Johnson (R-23) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Bill Ketron (R-13) √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Kerry Roberts (R-25) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Jim Tracy (R-14) √ X √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ NVR √ √ √
Jeff Yarbro (D-21) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ NVR
Lt. Governor Randy McNally (R-5) √ √ X NVR √ √ √ √ NVR √
SB 16 Certificates of Employability
SB 1244 Notification of Eligibility for Juvenile
Expungement
SB 1243 Age of Eligibility for Juvenile
Expungement
SB 1218 Tennessee Reconnect Act
SJR 107 Early Postsecondary Opportunities
SB 559 State P3 Office
SB 1245 Cost of ExpungementsSB 802 Revocation of Drivers'
LicensesSB 708 Local Correctional Enforcement Task Force
SB 1221 IMPROVE ActSB 783 Redeveloping Transit Deficient
Areas
16
Senator
SB 161 School
Vouchers - Pilot
SB 380 School
Vouchers
SB 635 Tuition Equity
SB 1014 Tuition Equity
C F C C C C C C C F C C F C C F C C F C C C F C F C F C C F C F
Mae Beavers (R-17) √ X X √ NVR NVR X √ X X √ √ √ √
Steve Dickerson (R-20) √ X √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Mark Green (R-22) √ NVR NVR NVR √ √ √ √
Ferrell Haile (R-18) √ X PNV √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Thelma Harper (D-19) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Joey Hensley (R-28) √ X PNV X √ PNV NVR √ X X √ √ √ X X √ √ √ √ √ √
Jack Johnson (R-23) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Bill Ketron (R-13) √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Kerry Roberts (R-25) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Jim Tracy (R-14) √ X √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ NVR √ √ √
Jeff Yarbro (D-21) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ NVR
Lt. Governor Randy McNally (R-5) √ √ X NVR √ √ √ √ NVR √
SB 16 Certificates of Employability
SB 1244 Notification of Eligibility for Juvenile
Expungement
SB 1243 Age of Eligibility for Juvenile
Expungement
SB 1218 Tennessee Reconnect Act
SJR 107 Early Postsecondary Opportunities
SB 559 State P3 Office
SB 1245 Cost of ExpungementsSB 802 Revocation of Drivers'
LicensesSB 708 Local Correctional Enforcement Task Force
SB 1221 IMPROVE ActSB 783 Redeveloping Transit Deficient
Areas
√X
Clockwise from top left:
Lt. Gov. McNally and U.S. Senator Bob Corker participate in a roundtable discussion held by Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price.
Chamber members Greg Bancroft and Gary Garfield visit with Representative Brenda Gilmore at the annual legislative reception.
Chamber staffer Candy Johnson meeting with Senate Speaker Pro Tempore Jim Tracy at the annual legislative reception.
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RepresentativeHB660TuitionEquity
HB1143AffordableHousing
HB1248DiversionofPre-KFunds
SC C SC C F SC C SC C F SC C C SC C F SC C SC C F SC C SC C F SC C F C SC C SC C C F SC C SC C F SC SC C SC C F SC C F
BillBeck(D-51) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
SheilaButt(R-64) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ X √ √ √ √
GlenCasada(R-62) √ √ √ √ NVR NVR √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
JohnRayClemmons(D-55) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MichaelCurcio(R-69) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
BrendaGilmore(D-54) √ √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
DarrenJernigan(D-60) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
CurtisJohnson(R-68) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
SherryJones(D-59) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ NVR √ √
SabiKumar(R-66) √ √ √ X √ NVR X √ √ √ √
WilliamLamberth(R-44) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
MaryLittleton(R-78) √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
HaroldLove,Jr.(D-58) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
SusanLynn(R-57) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
BoMitchell(D-50) NVR √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
JoePitts(D-67) √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MarkPody(R-46) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ √ √
JasonPowell(D-53) √ √ NVR √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √
JayReedy(D-74) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ √ √ √
CourtneyRogers(R-45) √ √ √ X X X √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √
TimRudd(R-34) √ √ X X √ √ √ X √ √ √
CharlesSargent(R-61) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MikeSparks(R-49) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ NVR NVR
MikeStewart(D-52) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
BryanTerry(R-48) √ NVR NVR X √ √ X √ √ √ √
TerriLynnWeaver(R-40) √ √ √ √ X X X √ √ X X X X √ √ √ √ √
DawnWhite(R-37) √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ X X X X √ √ √
SamWhitson(R-65) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
SpeakerBethHarwell(R-56) NVR √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
HB534IMPROVEAct
HB1374StateP3Office
HB1384RedevelopingTransitDeficientAreas
HB577NotificationofEligibilityforJuvenileExpungementsHB418CostofExpungements SJR107
EarlyPostsecondaryOpportunitiesHB863
TuitionEquity
HB578AgeofEligibilityforJuvenile
ExpungementHB531TennesseeReconnectAct HB1173
RevocationofDrivers'LicensesHB911
LocalCorrectionalTaskForceHB128CertificatesofEmployability
TENNESSEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY – HOUSE INDIVIDUAL VOTE COUNT
RepresentativeHB660TuitionEquity
HB1143AffordableHousing
HB1248DiversionofPre-KFunds
SC C SC C F SC C SC C F SC C C SC C F SC C SC C F SC C SC C F SC C F C SC C SC C C F SC C SC C F SC SC C SC C F SC C F
BillBeck(D-51) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
SheilaButt(R-64) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ X √ √ √ √
GlenCasada(R-62) √ √ √ √ NVR NVR √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
JohnRayClemmons(D-55) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MichaelCurcio(R-69) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
BrendaGilmore(D-54) √ √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
DarrenJernigan(D-60) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
CurtisJohnson(R-68) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
SherryJones(D-59) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ NVR √ √
SabiKumar(R-66) √ √ √ X √ NVR X √ √ √ √
WilliamLamberth(R-44) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
MaryLittleton(R-78) √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
HaroldLove,Jr.(D-58) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
SusanLynn(R-57) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
BoMitchell(D-50) NVR √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
JoePitts(D-67) √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MarkPody(R-46) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ √ √
JasonPowell(D-53) √ √ NVR √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √
JayReedy(D-74) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ √ √ √
CourtneyRogers(R-45) √ √ √ X X X √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √
TimRudd(R-34) √ √ X X √ √ √ X √ √ √
CharlesSargent(R-61) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MikeSparks(R-49) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ NVR NVR
MikeStewart(D-52) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
BryanTerry(R-48) √ NVR NVR X √ √ X √ √ √ √
TerriLynnWeaver(R-40) √ √ √ √ X X X √ √ X X X X √ √ √ √ √
DawnWhite(R-37) √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ X X X X √ √ √
SamWhitson(R-65) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
SpeakerBethHarwell(R-56) NVR √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
HB534IMPROVEAct
HB1374StateP3Office
HB1384RedevelopingTransitDeficientAreas
HB577NotificationofEligibilityforJuvenileExpungementsHB418CostofExpungements SJR107
EarlyPostsecondaryOpportunitiesHB863
TuitionEquity
HB578AgeofEligibilityforJuvenile
ExpungementHB531TennesseeReconnectAct HB1173
RevocationofDrivers'LicensesHB911
LocalCorrectionalTaskForceHB128CertificatesofEmployability
Davidson County delegation
Middle Tennessee delegation
NVR: No vote recorded (absent)
PNV: Present but not voting
In support of Chamber position
In opposition to Chamber position
Sponsored Chamber-endorsed bill
Blank spaces indicate that the legislator did not sit on that particular committee, so he/she did not have an opportunity to vote.18
Sponsored Chamber-opposed bill
√X√X
19
RepresentativeHB660TuitionEquity
HB1143AffordableHousing
HB1248DiversionofPre-KFunds
SC C SC C F SC C SC C F SC C C SC C F SC C SC C F SC C SC C F SC C F C SC C SC C C F SC C SC C F SC SC C SC C F SC C F
BillBeck(D-51) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
SheilaButt(R-64) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ X √ √ √ √
GlenCasada(R-62) √ √ √ √ NVR NVR √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
JohnRayClemmons(D-55) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MichaelCurcio(R-69) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
BrendaGilmore(D-54) √ √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
DarrenJernigan(D-60) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
CurtisJohnson(R-68) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
SherryJones(D-59) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ NVR √ √
SabiKumar(R-66) √ √ √ X √ NVR X √ √ √ √
WilliamLamberth(R-44) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
MaryLittleton(R-78) √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
HaroldLove,Jr.(D-58) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
SusanLynn(R-57) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
BoMitchell(D-50) NVR √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
JoePitts(D-67) √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MarkPody(R-46) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ √ √
JasonPowell(D-53) √ √ NVR √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √
JayReedy(D-74) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ √ √ √
CourtneyRogers(R-45) √ √ √ X X X √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √
TimRudd(R-34) √ √ X X √ √ √ X √ √ √
CharlesSargent(R-61) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MikeSparks(R-49) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ NVR NVR
MikeStewart(D-52) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
BryanTerry(R-48) √ NVR NVR X √ √ X √ √ √ √
TerriLynnWeaver(R-40) √ √ √ √ X X X √ √ X X X X √ √ √ √ √
DawnWhite(R-37) √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ X X X X √ √ √
SamWhitson(R-65) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
SpeakerBethHarwell(R-56) NVR √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
HB534IMPROVEAct
HB1374StateP3Office
HB1384RedevelopingTransitDeficientAreas
HB577NotificationofEligibilityforJuvenileExpungementsHB418CostofExpungements SJR107
EarlyPostsecondaryOpportunitiesHB863
TuitionEquity
HB578AgeofEligibilityforJuvenile
ExpungementHB531TennesseeReconnectAct HB1173
RevocationofDrivers'LicensesHB911
LocalCorrectionalTaskForceHB128CertificatesofEmployability
RepresentativeHB660TuitionEquity
HB1143AffordableHousing
HB1248DiversionofPre-KFunds
SC C SC C F SC C SC C F SC C C SC C F SC C SC C F SC C SC C F SC C F C SC C SC C C F SC C SC C F SC SC C SC C F SC C F
BillBeck(D-51) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
SheilaButt(R-64) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ X √ √ √ √
GlenCasada(R-62) √ √ √ √ NVR NVR √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
JohnRayClemmons(D-55) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MichaelCurcio(R-69) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
BrendaGilmore(D-54) √ √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
DarrenJernigan(D-60) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
CurtisJohnson(R-68) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
SherryJones(D-59) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ NVR √ √
SabiKumar(R-66) √ √ √ X √ NVR X √ √ √ √
WilliamLamberth(R-44) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
MaryLittleton(R-78) √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
HaroldLove,Jr.(D-58) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
SusanLynn(R-57) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
BoMitchell(D-50) NVR √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
JoePitts(D-67) √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MarkPody(R-46) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ √ √
JasonPowell(D-53) √ √ NVR √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √
JayReedy(D-74) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ √ √ √
CourtneyRogers(R-45) √ √ √ X X X √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √
TimRudd(R-34) √ √ X X √ √ √ X √ √ √
CharlesSargent(R-61) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MikeSparks(R-49) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ NVR NVR
MikeStewart(D-52) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
BryanTerry(R-48) √ NVR NVR X √ √ X √ √ √ √
TerriLynnWeaver(R-40) √ √ √ √ X X X √ √ X X X X √ √ √ √ √
DawnWhite(R-37) √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ X X X X √ √ √
SamWhitson(R-65) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
SpeakerBethHarwell(R-56) NVR √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
HB534IMPROVEAct
HB1374StateP3Office
HB1384RedevelopingTransitDeficientAreas
HB577NotificationofEligibilityforJuvenileExpungementsHB418CostofExpungements SJR107
EarlyPostsecondaryOpportunitiesHB863
TuitionEquity
HB578AgeofEligibilityforJuvenile
ExpungementHB531TennesseeReconnectAct HB1173
RevocationofDrivers'LicensesHB911
LocalCorrectionalTaskForceHB128CertificatesofEmployability
TENNESSEE GENERAL ASSEMBLY – HOUSE INDIVIDUAL VOTE COUNT
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RepresentativeHB660TuitionEquity
HB1143AffordableHousing
HB1248DiversionofPre-KFunds
SC C SC C F SC C SC C F SC C C SC C F SC C SC C F SC C SC C F SC C F C SC C SC C C F SC C SC C F SC SC C SC C F SC C F
BillBeck(D-51) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
SheilaButt(R-64) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ X √ √ √ √
GlenCasada(R-62) √ √ √ √ NVR NVR √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
JohnRayClemmons(D-55) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MichaelCurcio(R-69) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
BrendaGilmore(D-54) √ √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
DarrenJernigan(D-60) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
CurtisJohnson(R-68) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
SherryJones(D-59) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ NVR √ √
SabiKumar(R-66) √ √ √ X √ NVR X √ √ √ √
WilliamLamberth(R-44) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
MaryLittleton(R-78) √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
HaroldLove,Jr.(D-58) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
SusanLynn(R-57) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
BoMitchell(D-50) NVR √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
JoePitts(D-67) √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MarkPody(R-46) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ √ √
JasonPowell(D-53) √ √ NVR √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √
JayReedy(D-74) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ √ √ √
CourtneyRogers(R-45) √ √ √ X X X √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √
TimRudd(R-34) √ √ X X √ √ √ X √ √ √
CharlesSargent(R-61) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MikeSparks(R-49) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ NVR NVR
MikeStewart(D-52) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
BryanTerry(R-48) √ NVR NVR X √ √ X √ √ √ √
TerriLynnWeaver(R-40) √ √ √ √ X X X √ √ X X X X √ √ √ √ √
DawnWhite(R-37) √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ X X X X √ √ √
SamWhitson(R-65) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
SpeakerBethHarwell(R-56) NVR √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
HB534IMPROVEAct
HB1374StateP3Office
HB1384RedevelopingTransitDeficientAreas
HB577NotificationofEligibilityforJuvenileExpungementsHB418CostofExpungements SJR107
EarlyPostsecondaryOpportunitiesHB863
TuitionEquity
HB578AgeofEligibilityforJuvenile
ExpungementHB531TennesseeReconnectAct HB1173
RevocationofDrivers'LicensesHB911
LocalCorrectionalTaskForceHB128CertificatesofEmployability
RepresentativeHB660TuitionEquity
HB1143AffordableHousing
HB1248DiversionofPre-KFunds
SC C SC C F SC C SC C F SC C C SC C F SC C SC C F SC C SC C F SC C F C SC C SC C C F SC C SC C F SC SC C SC C F SC C F
BillBeck(D-51) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
SheilaButt(R-64) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ X √ √ √ √
GlenCasada(R-62) √ √ √ √ NVR NVR √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
JohnRayClemmons(D-55) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MichaelCurcio(R-69) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
BrendaGilmore(D-54) √ √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
DarrenJernigan(D-60) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
CurtisJohnson(R-68) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
SherryJones(D-59) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ NVR √ √
SabiKumar(R-66) √ √ √ X √ NVR X √ √ √ √
WilliamLamberth(R-44) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
MaryLittleton(R-78) √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
HaroldLove,Jr.(D-58) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
SusanLynn(R-57) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
BoMitchell(D-50) NVR √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
JoePitts(D-67) √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MarkPody(R-46) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ √ √
JasonPowell(D-53) √ √ NVR √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √
JayReedy(D-74) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ √ √ √
CourtneyRogers(R-45) √ √ √ X X X √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √
TimRudd(R-34) √ √ X X √ √ √ X √ √ √
CharlesSargent(R-61) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MikeSparks(R-49) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ NVR NVR
MikeStewart(D-52) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
BryanTerry(R-48) √ NVR NVR X √ √ X √ √ √ √
TerriLynnWeaver(R-40) √ √ √ √ X X X √ √ X X X X √ √ √ √ √
DawnWhite(R-37) √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ X X X X √ √ √
SamWhitson(R-65) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
SpeakerBethHarwell(R-56) NVR √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
HB534IMPROVEAct
HB1374StateP3Office
HB1384RedevelopingTransitDeficientAreas
HB577NotificationofEligibilityforJuvenileExpungementsHB418CostofExpungements SJR107
EarlyPostsecondaryOpportunitiesHB863
TuitionEquity
HB578AgeofEligibilityforJuvenile
ExpungementHB531TennesseeReconnectAct HB1173
RevocationofDrivers'LicensesHB911
LocalCorrectionalTaskForceHB128CertificatesofEmployability
Davidson County delegation
Middle Tennessee delegation
NVR: No vote recorded (absent)
PNV: Present but not voting
In support of Chamber position
In opposition to Chamber position
Sponsored Chamber-endorsed bill
Blank spaces indicate that the legislator did not sit on that particular committee, so he/she did not have an opportunity to vote.
Sponsored Chamber-opposed bill
√X√X
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RepresentativeHB660TuitionEquity
HB1143AffordableHousing
HB1248DiversionofPre-KFunds
SC C SC C F SC C SC C F SC C C SC C F SC C SC C F SC C SC C F SC C F C SC C SC C C F SC C SC C F SC SC C SC C F SC C F
BillBeck(D-51) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
SheilaButt(R-64) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ X √ √ √ √
GlenCasada(R-62) √ √ √ √ NVR NVR √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
JohnRayClemmons(D-55) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MichaelCurcio(R-69) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
BrendaGilmore(D-54) √ √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
DarrenJernigan(D-60) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
CurtisJohnson(R-68) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
SherryJones(D-59) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ NVR √ √
SabiKumar(R-66) √ √ √ X √ NVR X √ √ √ √
WilliamLamberth(R-44) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
MaryLittleton(R-78) √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
HaroldLove,Jr.(D-58) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
SusanLynn(R-57) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
BoMitchell(D-50) NVR √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
JoePitts(D-67) √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MarkPody(R-46) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ √ √
JasonPowell(D-53) √ √ NVR √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √
JayReedy(D-74) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ √ √ √
CourtneyRogers(R-45) √ √ √ X X X √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √
TimRudd(R-34) √ √ X X √ √ √ X √ √ √
CharlesSargent(R-61) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MikeSparks(R-49) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ NVR NVR
MikeStewart(D-52) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
BryanTerry(R-48) √ NVR NVR X √ √ X √ √ √ √
TerriLynnWeaver(R-40) √ √ √ √ X X X √ √ X X X X √ √ √ √ √
DawnWhite(R-37) √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ X X X X √ √ √
SamWhitson(R-65) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
SpeakerBethHarwell(R-56) NVR √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
HB534IMPROVEAct
HB1374StateP3Office
HB1384RedevelopingTransitDeficientAreas
HB577NotificationofEligibilityforJuvenileExpungementsHB418CostofExpungements SJR107
EarlyPostsecondaryOpportunitiesHB863
TuitionEquity
HB578AgeofEligibilityforJuvenile
ExpungementHB531TennesseeReconnectAct HB1173
RevocationofDrivers'LicensesHB911
LocalCorrectionalTaskForceHB128CertificatesofEmployability
Clockwise from left:
2017 Leadership Study Mission participants (from left) Rita McDonald, Council member Brenda Haywood, Erin Hafkenschiel, Gary Gatson and Jennifer Carlat.
Mayor Megan Barry, Rich Riebeling and Stan King on Leadership Study Mission 2017.
Rob Campbell, Laura Reinbold, Council member Bob Mendes and Council member Angie Henderson on Leadership Study Mission 2017.
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2017 NASHVILLE METRO COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE SCORECARD
Partnership 2020 Economic Development Contract
Deep Prosperity
Sustainable Fiscal Policies
Transparent Development and Zoning Policies
Economic Development Tax Credits and Incentives
Government Regulation of Private Business
School Funding
Public Infrastructure
Welcoming and Inclusive City
Transportation Infrastructure
Downtown Core
Workforce and Affordable Housing
An environment where business can prosper
Talent development of the region’s workforce
Regional efforts to ensure economic prosperity
Chamber Legislative Priority Action
Took action supporting
Chamber position
Took action opposing
Chamber position or failed
to pass legislation supporting
Chamber position
No definitive action on this
issue or no action recorded
Issue still under discussion
in 2017Quality of life that attracts and retains residents and workers
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2016 - 2017 NASHVILLE METRO COUNCIL LEGISLATIVE REVIEW
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An environment where business can prosper
Partnership 2020 economic development contract
Nashville/Davidson County Metro Government has invested in Partnership 2020 - the Chamber’s public-private economic development initiative for Middle
Tennessee - since P2020 began in 1990. Metro and the Chamber are party to a contract for the Chamber to provide services for job-creation and expansion
efforts in Davidson County, including proactive marketing to site consultants and relocation prospects, small business development programming and coordination
of site visits to Davidson County for active recruiting projects. The mayor’s proposed FY18 operating budget, BL2017-722, included funding for the Chamber’s
P2020 economic development contract with the city. The mayor’s budget proposed a contract of $375,000, the same amount in place during 2016-2017. The
substitute budget, offered by Budget and Finance Committee Chair John Cooper, decreased the contract by $25,000 to $350,000.
Chamber Position
Support job-creation and retention efforts in
Davidson County through the public-private
Partnership 2020 contract between Metro
Government and the Chamber.
Status
The Chamber accepted the substitute bill, with the understanding that the scope of work in the contract
would be reduced to reflect the $25,000 cut in funding. Metro Council adopted the operating budget on
June 20, 2017.
Deep prosperity
In order to succeed as a community, our efforts must focus on eliminating barriers to prosperity for all Nashville residents. Metro Social Services’ 2016 Community
Needs Evaluation found that in 2015, 16.9 percent of Davidson County residents (111,000 residents) were living below the poverty line. The Metropolitan
Development and Housing Agency’s annual “point-in-time” count of homeless persons in the city found that in 2015, there were 2,154 homeless people living in
Nashville. No bills were filed on this issue.
Chamber Position
Support projects and programs that eliminate
barriers to prosperity, such as poverty and
homelessness reduction.
Status
Because no bills were filed on this issue in 2016-2017, it is not included in the individual vote count.
Sustainable fiscal policies
In 2013, Mayor Karl Dean appointed a Study and Formulating Committee to assess the system of benefits for current and future Metro employees. The
committee concluded its work in 2015, finding that Metro’s retiree health care obligations are not pre-funded, but are managed on a “pay as you go basis,” which
has generated a projected liability of $2.6 billion. Metro retiree health benefits payments grew by 360 percent from 2002 to 2014.
The Study and Formulating Committee recommended to the Metro Benefit Board that Metro continue to provide the retiree medical subsidy for eligible current
and former employees but discontinue the subsidy for future Metro employees, except those covered by the Police and Fire Pension Plan. In 2015, the Benefit
Board disapproved this recommendation, leaving the growing liability unaddressed.
The Chamber regards this growing liability as a threat to Metro’s financial security and its ability to meet the other needs of the city in the future. No definitive
action was taken in the past year to address the growing liability. However, a public hearing on Metro’s debt was held at Council Member John Cooper’s request
as part of the fiscal year 2018 budget process and two bills are currently under consideration that could address the issue.
BL2017-726, sponsored by Council Member Bob Mendes, would require the Department of Finance to maintain a written debt management policy for Metro
government.
BL2017-790, sponsored by Bob Mendes, Mike Freeman, Mina Johnson, Angie Henderson and Freddie O’Connell, would alter the current health care benefits
provided to Council Members during and after their tenure on council. For former Council Members beginning their terms after August 31, 2019 and who serve
at least eight years in office, the bill would require Council Members to pay an amount that matches what other Metro employees with the same years of service
pay for their health coverage. For example, the bill would require a former Council Member with eight years of service to pay 75 percent of the premium for
continuing health benefits after leaving office instead of the current 25 percent.
Chamber Position
Support responsible and sustainable fiscal
policies, ensuring the long-term prosperity of
the city.
Status
The Chamber supports these bills as steps in a larger, necessary conversation on how to manage the
growing cost and financial liability of post-retirement benefits for Metro employees.
As of the date of publication of the 2016-2017 Legislative Scorecard, Metro Council had yet to act on
BL2017-726 or BL2017-790.
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Transparent development and zoning policies
A lack of clear definition, transparency and predictability around the development process can create barriers to investment by making it difficult for businesses
to operate or expand. BL2016-219, sponsored by Council Members Fabian Bedne and Karen Johnson, proposes to rezone property on Forest View Drive by
cancelling a portion of the Forest View Park Planned Unit Development and “downzoning” the property – reducing its development entitlements from duplex
zoning to single-family only zoning – without the consent of the property owners.
BL2016-297, sponsored by Council Member Jacobia Dowell, would downzone property located at Hickory Hollow Parkway from RM20 to RS15 zoning (multi-
family zoning to single-family only zoning) without the consent of the property owners.
BL2016-376, sponsored by Council Members Tanaka Vercher, Karen Johnson and Jacobia Dowell, would create a 120-day moratorium on the issuance of
building and grading permits for multi-family developments in districts 28, 29 and 32 (Vercher, K. Johnson and Dowell, respectively).
Chamber Position
Support predictable and transparent
development and zoning policies that
encourage development, investment and
support for entrepreneurs and small
businesses.
Status
The Chamber opposed the downzoning proposals and the development moratorium.
The Chamber does not generally take a position on zone changes. However, the two downzonings and
the moratorium, if adopted, would set a precedent for future development by suggesting development
entitlements that were lawfully gained could be diminished or stripped without the consent of the
property owner.
It is worth noting that other Council Members have proposed downzonings that the Chamber has not
opposed. The Chamber did not oppose those downzonings because the Council Members worked with
the property owners to reach a compromise amenable to both parties.
BL2016-219 (Bedne, K. Johnson) has been deferred to December 19, 2017.
BL2016-297 (Dowell) was deferred indefinitely on February 7, 2017. Council Member Dowell has since
worked with the property owners to submit a zone change that is amenable to both parties.
BL2016-376 was deferred indefinitely on August 16, 2016.
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Economic development tax credits and incentives
Designed to generate positive economic returns by creating jobs and generating new tax revenue, economic development tax credits and incentives are valuable
investments critical to maintaining a competitive business environment in Tennessee and Davidson County. RS2016-434, sponsored by Council Members John
Cooper and Nancy VanReece, approved an economic and community development incentive grant agreement between the Industrial Development Board and
Warner Music, Inc.
Chamber Position
Support the use of local government tax credits
and incentives for economic development as
additional tools to encourage the relocation or
expansion of business in Nashville.
Status
The Chamber supported this resolution. Metro Council took action supporting the Chamber’s position.
The resolution was adopted on November 15, 2016.
Government regulation of private business
Government regulates private business in a number of ways, including regulations on inter-state commerce, which are generally created and enforced at the
federal level. Such is the case with regulations surrounding natural gas infrastructure. Despite this established regulatory scheme, in 2016, Metro Council
considered action to regulate gas compressor stations. BL2016-234, sponsored by Council Members Fabian Bedne, Jacobia Dowell, Karen Johnson and Tanaka
Vercher, amended Chapter 10.56 of the Metro Code, which governs local air pollution control. The bill imposed location restrictions on natural gas compressor
stations – inserting zoning regulations into the health section of the Metro Code to limit the location of natural gas compressor stations.
RS2016-219, sponsored by Council Member Fabian Bedne and others, was a companion resolution requesting that the Metropolitan Board of Health amend its
regulations to subject natural gas compressor stations to higher levels of scrutiny.
Chamber Position
Oppose legislation that duplicates
existing federal regulation and harms
regional cooperation on important energy
infrastructure decisions.
Status
The Chamber opposed BL2016-234 and RS2016-219. The Chamber noted that regulation of the
location of natural gas infrastructure is the purview of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
and location restrictions applied by local governments have been overruled in court. The Chamber was
concerned that the change to Metro Code to prohibit the movement of natural gas has the potential to
generate legislation from the state to override the city’s attempts to prohibit the flow of natural gas. The
bill could also be viewed unfavorably by neighboring counties as the city attempts to push future gas
compressor stations out of Davidson County.
The council took action opposing the Chamber’s position by adopting the ordinance and resolution on
July 5, 2016.
Talent development of the region’s workforce
School funding
In order for Metro Nashville Public Schools to offer the programs and support necessary to boost academic performance and close the student achievement gap,
they need appropriate funding from local, state and federal sources. The Metro FY18 operating budget (Substitute BL2017-722 sponsored by Council Member
John Cooper) included $879.3 million for Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) – a 4.3 percent increase over last year’s budget.
Among the items to be funded are priorities championed by the Chamber including work to build on partnerships with the business community through the
Academies of Nashville and implementation of a STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) instructional model within MNPS middle schools.
The Capital Improvements Budget (the CIB - BL2017-736, sponsored by Council Members John Cooper and Burkley Allen) is a planning tool to prioritize and
coordinate investments in long-term, durable improvements. The FY2017-2018 through FY2022-2023 CIB proposed $278 million in projects for MNPS over the
six year period.
The Capital Spending Plan (CSP) is a subset of the CIB. The CSP includes projects recommended for funding in the first fiscal year of the CIB, to be funded
by General Obligation bonds. The CSP (RS2017-713, sponsored by Council Members John Cooper and Burkley Allen) proposed $85 million in projects for
MNPS. An amendment to the CSP, however, reduced the capital funding to MNPS by $3 million, cutting sidewalks to schools. This funding was shifted to Metro
Public Works for bikeways. The amended CSP included $82 million for MNPS, with $67.2 million for building projects and $14.8 for district wide projects.
Projects include renovation of Hillsboro High School, land acquisition for future sites of the Nashville School of Arts and Hillwood High School and necessary
maintenance of school facilities.
Chamber Position
Support operation and capital funding for
public education as a city budget priority.
Status
The Chamber accepted the substitute operating budget and supported the capital improvements budget and
the capital spending plan.
Metro Council adopted the capital improvements budget and the capital spending plan on June 13, 2107.
Metro Council adopted the operating budget on June 20, 2017.
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Quality of life that attracts and retains residents and workers
Public infrastructure
Investing in public infrastructure is critical to improving the quality of life in any growing metropolitan area. From entertainment and convention venues
to investments in sidewalks, bikeways and the water and storm water systems – Nashville/Davidson County has many investments that require a continuing
conversation on providing infrastructure to support a growing city. BL2016-493, sponsored by Council Member Angie Henderson, expanded the geographic scope
where sidewalks are required to be built with private development and expanded the types of re/development that are required to build sidewalks.
The most significant change caused by the bill is to require installation of sidewalks with some single- and two-family infill developments.
BL2017-684 (Angie Henderson) was introduced at the request of the Chamber and its members, who found an unintended consequence in BL2016-493 – that
the dedication of right-of-way for future sidewalk construction could result in diminished entitlements for a property. Council Member Henderson introduced
BL2016-684 to address this issue.
Chamber Position
Support investment in public infrastructure
and entertainment venues that have a strong
business and financial case and broaden
Nashville’s reputation as a livable city.
Status
The Chamber worked closely with Council Member Henderson, convening stakeholder groups of
Chamber members impacted by the legislation to provide feedback and request changes. Council
Member Henderson agreed to many of the changes requested by the Chamber and its members.
Henderson also agreed to closely monitor the implementation of the sidewalk legislation for unintended
consequences. With these actions, the Chamber supported both pieces of sidewalk legislation.
The council took action supporting the Chamber’s position for both pieces of legislation. BL2016-493
was adopted by council on April 19, 2017. BL2017-684 was adopted by council on May 17, 2017.
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Welcoming and inclusive city
A welcoming and inclusive environment is vital to building a global city that continues to attract and retain businesses, workers, visitors and investment from all
over the world. No bills were filed on this issue.
Chamber Position
Support efforts to maintain our identity and
brand as a welcoming, inclusive city.
Status
Because no bills were filed on this issue in 2016-2017, it is not included in the individual vote count.
Regional efforts to ensure economic prosperity
Downtown core
Downtown Nashville is the civic, cultural and economic hub of the region and is now home to 10,000 residents. It is a major economic engine for the county
through sales and property tax collections, which continue to grow. No bills were filed on this issue.
Chamber Position
Support the development of the downtown
core as essential to the growth of Davidson
County and the region.
Status
Because no bills were filed on this issue in 2016-2017, it is not included in the individual vote count. In
the coming year, the Chamber will continue to engage in the conversation on how to move transit into,
around and through downtown to both serve downtown and create a robust regional transit network.
Transportation infrastructure
Nashville/Davidson County has long been a critical hub in moving goods throughout the southeast and the country. We increasingly see the need to move talent
around Davidson County and the region. Nashville and the Middle Tennessee region are thriving and are expected to continue growing, adding almost 1 million
new residents to the region by 2040. New development is, however, expected to double commute times over the next 25 years. In order to meet the transportation
needs of current and new residents and visitors, keep pace with future growth and mitigate future traffic congestion, Nashville and the region must invest in
infrastructure that encourages rapid, mass transportation. BL2016-259, sponsored by Council Members Jim Shulman, Jason Potts and Jeremy Elrod, required the
Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority to submit a comprehensive mass transit plan for Nashville and Davidson County to Metropolitan Council no later than
December 31, 2016.
Chamber Position
Support the expansion of Metro Nashville’s
multi-modal transit systems and a dedicated
funding source for regional mass transit
infrastructure that has a strong business case
for success.
Status
The Chamber supported this legislation. The council took action supporting the Chamber’s position,
adopting BL2016-259 on July 6, 2016.
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Workforce and affordable housing
Workforce and affordable housing are needed in Davidson County to retain and attract residents and workers. The Metro Social Services 2016 Community Needs
Evaluation found that in 2015, 90,250 households in Davidson County were considered “cost burdened,” meaning that they spend more than 30 percent of their
income on housing expenses. This represents a 33 percent increase in cost burdened households over 2014 figures. The Chamber’s 2016 Vital Signs Report
found that Nashville’s current cost of living is slightly lower than the national average, and housing comprises the largest share of household costs and impacts
Nashville’s relative position in the index. The index referenced by the report is the National Association of Realtors 2015 Affordability Index and Rankings,
which found that Nashville’s affordability had slipped by 5 percent making it more affordable than Austin and Denver, but less affordable than peer cities such as
Indianapolis, Kansas City, Louisville, Atlanta, Charlotte and Raleigh. On September 6, after more than a year of study and debate, Metro Council passed two
pieces of affordable housing legislation. Substitute BL2016-133, sponsored by Council Members Burkley Allen and Bob Mendes, established inclusionary zoning
requirements for for-rent developments in specific geographic areas of the county.
BL2016-342, sponsored by Council Members Bill Pridemore, Burkley Allen and others, established a grants program for the creation of affordable and workforce
housing. The grants bill can stand alone, or serve as a mechanism to provide incentives for developers creating affordable and/or workforce housing through the
inclusionary zoning program.
Chamber Position
Support workforce housing programs
and projects to ensure people from all
socioeconomic levels have the opportunity to
live in Nashville/Davidson County.
Status
The Chamber opposed BL2016-133 as it was originally written. Chamber staff brought Chamber
members from the development community and the lending community to the table to make their
concerns heard and offer solutions to some of the issues with the original bills. After significant work with
the bill sponsors and the Mayor’s Office, the Chamber endorsed substitute BL2016-133 and BL2016-342.
Metro Council took action supporting the Chamber’s position by approving substitute BL2016-133 on
September 6, 2016. The inclusionary housing requirements are slated to go into effect on July 1, 2017.
Metro Council took action supporting the Chamber’s position on BL2016-342, passing that legislation on
September 6, 2016.
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2017 NASHVILLE METRO COUNCIL INDIVIDUAL VOTE COUNT
Council MemberSubstitute BL2016-133 Inclusionary Zoning ** [Chamber Supported]
BL2016-342 Afforable Housing Grants Bill ** [Chamber Supported]
BL2016-297 Hickory Hollow Parkway Downzoning [Chamber Opposed- Deferred
Indefinitely]
BL2016-376 Southeast Nashville Moratorium
(Districts 28,29,32) [Chamber Opposed-Deferred Indefinitely]
BL2017-722 Metro Fiscal Year 2018 Operating Budget [Chamber
Supported]
RS2017-713 Metro Fiscal Year 2018 Capital Spending Plan
[Chamber Supported]
BL2017-736 Metro Fiscal Year 2018 Capital Improvements Budget
[Chamber Supported]
F C C * F C F C F F F F F C F C C F C F F F
John Cooper (at large) X X √ √ X √ √ √ √ PNV √ √ X √
Erica Gilmore (at large) X PNV X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ PNV √
Sharon Hurt (at large) X X X X √ √ √ √ √ √ PNV √ √ √ √ X NVR
Bob Mendes (at large) X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √
Jim Shulman (at large) X NVR X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √
Nick Leonardo (1) NYE NYE NYE √ √ NYE NYE √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Decosta Hastings (2) X NVR X NVR √ PNV √ √ √ √ √ √ √ PNV NVR
Brenda Haywood (3) X X √ √ √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Robert Swope (4) √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Scott Davis (5) NVR X NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Brett Withers (6) X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Anthony Davis (7) X X √ √ √ √ √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √
Nancy VanReece (8) X X X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Bill Pridemore (9) X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Doug Pardue (10) √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Larry Hagar (11) X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Steve Glover (12) √ X √ √ √ NVR √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ X √
Holly Heuzo (13) NVR √ NVR NVR √ PNV PNV √ √ √ √ NVR PNV NVR
Kevin Rhoten (14) PNV X √ NVR NVR √ √ √ NVR √ √ PNV NVR
Jeff Syracuse (15) X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Mike Freeman (16) X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Colby Sledge (17) PNV √ X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Burkley Allen (18) PNV X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Freddie O'Connell (19) PNV X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ PNV √ √
Mary Carolyn Roberts (20) X X √ √ √ √ √ √ PNV √ √ X √
Ed Kindall (21) NVR NVR NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ PNV √
Sheri Weiner (22) NVR √ NVR NVR NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Mina Johnson (23) X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Kathleen Murphy (24) X X √ PNV √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Russ Pulley (25) X X X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Jeremy Elrod (26) PNV X √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Davette Blalock (27) PNV X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Tanaka Vercher (28) X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Karen Johnson (29) X X √ √ PNV √ √ √ PNV NVR √ √ √ √
Jason Potts (30) NVR NVR NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ NVR √ √
Fabian Bedne (31) X X NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Jacobia Dowell (32) X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Sam Coleman (33) X X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ NVR NVR NVR
Angie Henderson (34) X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √
Dave Rosenberg (35) X X X √ √ PNV √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
BL2017-684 Right-of-Way Dedication for Sidewalks [Chamber
Supported]
RS2016-434 Warner Music Incentive Grant [Chamber
Supported]
BL2016-493 Sidewalks [Chamber Supported]
BL2016-234 Gas Compressor Station [Chamber Opposed]
RS2016-219 Gas Compressor Station [Chamber Opposed]
BL2016-259 Transit Plan [Chamber Supported]
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Council MemberSubstitute BL2016-133 Inclusionary Zoning ** [Chamber Supported]
BL2016-342 Afforable Housing Grants Bill ** [Chamber Supported]
BL2016-297 Hickory Hollow Parkway Downzoning [Chamber Opposed- Deferred
Indefinitely]
BL2016-376 Southeast Nashville Moratorium
(Districts 28,29,32) [Chamber Opposed-Deferred Indefinitely]
BL2017-722 Metro Fiscal Year 2018 Operating Budget [Chamber
Supported]
RS2017-713 Metro Fiscal Year 2018 Capital Spending Plan
[Chamber Supported]
BL2017-736 Metro Fiscal Year 2018 Capital Improvements Budget
[Chamber Supported]
F C C * F C F C F F F F F C F C C F C F F F
John Cooper (at large) X X √ √ X √ √ √ √ PNV √ √ X √
Erica Gilmore (at large) X PNV X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ PNV √
Sharon Hurt (at large) X X X X √ √ √ √ √ √ PNV √ √ √ √ X NVR
Bob Mendes (at large) X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √
Jim Shulman (at large) X NVR X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √
Nick Leonardo (1) NYE NYE NYE √ √ NYE NYE √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Decosta Hastings (2) X NVR X NVR √ PNV √ √ √ √ √ √ √ PNV NVR
Brenda Haywood (3) X X √ √ √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Robert Swope (4) √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Scott Davis (5) NVR X NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Brett Withers (6) X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Anthony Davis (7) X X √ √ √ √ √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √
Nancy VanReece (8) X X X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Bill Pridemore (9) X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Doug Pardue (10) √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Larry Hagar (11) X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Steve Glover (12) √ X √ √ √ NVR √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ X √
Holly Heuzo (13) NVR √ NVR NVR √ PNV PNV √ √ √ √ NVR PNV NVR
Kevin Rhoten (14) PNV X √ NVR NVR √ √ √ NVR √ √ PNV NVR
Jeff Syracuse (15) X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Mike Freeman (16) X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Colby Sledge (17) PNV √ X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Burkley Allen (18) PNV X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Freddie O'Connell (19) PNV X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ PNV √ √
Mary Carolyn Roberts (20) X X √ √ √ √ √ √ PNV √ √ X √
Ed Kindall (21) NVR NVR NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ PNV √
Sheri Weiner (22) NVR √ NVR NVR NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Mina Johnson (23) X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Kathleen Murphy (24) X X √ PNV √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Russ Pulley (25) X X X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Jeremy Elrod (26) PNV X √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Davette Blalock (27) PNV X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Tanaka Vercher (28) X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Karen Johnson (29) X X √ √ PNV √ √ √ PNV NVR √ √ √ √
Jason Potts (30) NVR NVR NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ NVR √ √
Fabian Bedne (31) X X NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Jacobia Dowell (32) X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
Sam Coleman (33) X X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ NVR NVR NVR
Angie Henderson (34) X X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √
Dave Rosenberg (35) X X X √ √ PNV √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
BL2017-684 Right-of-Way Dedication for Sidewalks [Chamber
Supported]
RS2016-434 Warner Music Incentive Grant [Chamber
Supported]
BL2016-493 Sidewalks [Chamber Supported]
BL2016-234 Gas Compressor Station [Chamber Opposed]
RS2016-219 Gas Compressor Station [Chamber Opposed]
BL2016-259 Transit Plan [Chamber Supported]
Budget and Finance Committee
Planning, Zoning and Historical Committee
Health, Hospitals and Social Services Committee
Codes, Fair and Farmers Market Committee
Public Works Committee
Traffic, Parking and Transportation Committee
RepresentativeHB660TuitionEquity
HB1143AffordableHousing
HB1248DiversionofPre-KFunds
SC C SC C F SC C SC C F SC C C SC C F SC C SC C F SC C SC C F SC C F C SC C SC C C F SC C SC C F SC SC C SC C F SC C F
BillBeck(D-51) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
SheilaButt(R-64) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ X √ √ √ √
GlenCasada(R-62) √ √ √ √ NVR NVR √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
JohnRayClemmons(D-55) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MichaelCurcio(R-69) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
BrendaGilmore(D-54) √ √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
DarrenJernigan(D-60) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
CurtisJohnson(R-68) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
SherryJones(D-59) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ NVR √ √
SabiKumar(R-66) √ √ √ X √ NVR X √ √ √ √
WilliamLamberth(R-44) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
MaryLittleton(R-78) √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
HaroldLove,Jr.(D-58) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
SusanLynn(R-57) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
BoMitchell(D-50) NVR √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
JoePitts(D-67) √ NVR √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MarkPody(R-46) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ √ √
JasonPowell(D-53) √ √ NVR √ √ NVR √ √ √ √ √
JayReedy(D-74) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ √ √ √
CourtneyRogers(R-45) √ √ √ X X X √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √
TimRudd(R-34) √ √ X X √ √ √ X √ √ √
CharlesSargent(R-61) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √ √ √
MikeSparks(R-49) √ √ √ X √ √ X √ NVR NVR
MikeStewart(D-52) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √
BryanTerry(R-48) √ NVR NVR X √ √ X √ √ √ √
TerriLynnWeaver(R-40) √ √ √ √ X X X √ √ X X X X √ √ √ √ √
DawnWhite(R-37) √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ X X X X √ √ √
SamWhitson(R-65) √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √ √ √
SpeakerBethHarwell(R-56) NVR √ √ √ √ √ X √ √ √
HB534IMPROVEAct
HB1374StateP3Office
HB1384RedevelopingTransitDeficientAreas
HB577NotificationofEligibilityforJuvenileExpungementsHB418CostofExpungements SJR107
EarlyPostsecondaryOpportunitiesHB863
TuitionEquity
HB578AgeofEligibilityforJuvenile
ExpungementHB531TennesseeReconnectAct HB1173
RevocationofDrivers'LicensesHB911
LocalCorrectionalTaskForceHB128CertificatesofEmployability
Davidson County delegation
NVR: No vote recorded (absent)
PNV: Present but not voting
NYE: Not yet elected
F: Vote on floor of full Council
In support of Chamber position
In opposition to Chamber position
Blank spaces indicate that the Council member did not sit on that particular committee, so he/she did not have an opportunity to vote.
√X√X
“C” represents a Committee vote and the committees are listed below.
At various points in the drafting and amending of BL2016-133 and BL2016-342, the bills were heard and debated at multiple Council committees. Record-keeping of vote tallies was inconsistent and therefore is not included here.
* Codes Vote was tied 2-2, which means no decision was reached and the committee made no formal recommendation to the council. No vote record exists for committee votes for BL2016-234. The votes recorded here are the recollection of the Council members on these committees.
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Top: Economic Development Tour of Metro Council Districts 20, 23 and 24. From left to right, Council members Mary Carolyn Roberts and Mina Johnson, Mayor Megan Barry and
Council member Kathleen Murphy.
Bottom: Meet & Greet with Belfast Lord Mayor Brian Kingston. Council members
pictured (left to right): Jeff Syracuse, Sharon Hurt, Sheri Weiner, Brett Withers, Mina
Johnson and Jim Shulman.
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