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PO Box 110765 Nashville, TN 37222-0765 Ph 615.298.5433 [email protected] Facebook.com/groups/tnrtl/ www.tnrtl.org Twitter.com/tnrighttolife Tennessee Right to Life Scorecard – Pro-Life Legislation Votes 2017/2018 Tennessee Senate 110th General Assembly 1. Senate Judiciary Committee Vote on SB1180/HB1189 (Tennessee Infants Protection Act, Protect Viable Unborn Children from Abortion), April 19, 2017. (Passed 7-2) 2. Senate Floor Vote on SB1180/HB1189 (Tennessee Infants Protection Act, Protect Viable Unborn Children from Abortion), May 1, 2017. (Passed 27-3) 3. Senate Health and Welfare Committee Vote on SB2494/HB2262 (Prioritization of Title X Family Planning Funds) February 28, 2018. (Passed 9-0) 4. Senate Floor Vote on SB2494/HB2262 (Prioritization of Title X Family Planning Funds) March 22, 2018. (Passed 25-1-1) Senator 1 2 3 4 X O Score Lt. Gov. Randy McNally (R-Oak Ridge) NC X NC X 2 0 100% Paul Bailey (R-Sparta) NC X NC A 1 0 100% Mae Beavers (R-Mount Juliet) NC X NC A 1 0 100% Mike Bell (R-Riceville) X X NC X 3 0 100% Janice Bowling (R-Tullahoma) X X NC X 3 0 100% Richard Briggs (R-Knoxville) NC X X X 3 0 100% Rusty Crowe (R-Johnson City) NC X X X 3 0 100% Steven Dickerson (R-Nashville) NC X NC X 2 0 100% Todd Gardenhire (R-Chattanooga) NC X NC X 2 0 100% Mark Green (R-Clarksville) NC A NC A 0 0 NA Dolores Gresham (R-Somerville) NC X NC X 2 0 100% Ferrell Haile (R-Gallatin) NC X X X 3 0 100% Thelma Harper (D-Nashville) NC A NC X 1 0 0% Lee Harris (D-Memphis) O O NC NV 0 2 0% Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald) NC X X X 3 0 100% Ed Jackson (R-Jackson) NC X X X 3 0 100% Jack Johnson (R-College Grove) NC X NC X 2 0 100% Brian Kelsey (R-Memphis) X X NC X 2 0 100% Bill Ketron (R-Murfreesboro) NC X NC X 2 0 100% Sara Kyle (D-Memphis) O O X X 2 2 50% Jon Lundberg (R-Bristol) X X NC X 3 0 100% Becky Massey (R-Knoxville) NC X X X 3 0 100% Frank Niceley (R-Strawberry Plains) NC X NC X 2 0 100% Mark Norris (R-Collierville) NC X NC A 1 0 100% Doug Overbey (R-Maryville) X X NC A 2 0 100% Mark Pody (R-Lebanon) (See Note) * * NC X 1 0 100% Kerry Roberts (R-Springfield) X X NC X 3 0 100% Steve Southerland (R-Morristown) NC X NC X 3 0 100% John Stevens (R-Huntingdon) X X NC X 3 0 100% Art Swann (R-Maryville) (See Note) ** ** X X 2 0 100% Reginald Tate (D-Memphis) NC A NC A 0 0 0% Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville) NC X NC A 1 0 100% Bo Watson (R-Hixson) NC X X A 2 0 100% Ken Yager (R-Harriman) NC X NC X 2 0 100% Jeff Yarbro (D-Nashville) NC O NC O 0 2 0% Legend X Voted With Tennessee Right to Life O Voted Against Tennessee Right to Life NV Present, Not Voting A Absent NC Not a Member of the Committee *Mark Pody was sworn as a TN State Senator on January 9, 2018. Voting record before this date noted on House Scorecard. **Art Swann was sworn in as a TN State Senator December 2, 2017. Voting record before this date noted on House Scorecard. .

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