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Joe Towns
TN House District 84
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Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN House District 84 current
Tennessee |
Democratic | Nov 8, 1994 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (107 recorded)
| Bill | Motion / question | Position | Chamber · stage · roll | Date | Outcome | Source |
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HB 2376
Firearms and Ammunition - As enacted, states that if the possession of a handgun is restricted or…
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FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll 9f48401b-e04a-4ba2-aef5-5be126e2abbf | Mar 30, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9f48401b-e04a-4ba2-aef5-5be126e2abbf CC0-1.0 |
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HJR 1235
Memorials, Retirement - Beverly Renée Holland -
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FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll ba0ad1fa-aae2-4ae2-b56e-03755e3c4369 | Mar 30, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ba0ad1fa-aae2-4ae2-b56e-03755e3c4369 CC0-1.0 |
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HJR 1227
Memorials, Retirement - Marv West -
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FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll db7d52cc-f321-467c-b45a-d4538febb991 | Mar 30, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/db7d52cc-f321-467c-b45a-d4538febb991 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2517
Agriculture, Dept. of - As enacted, restricts the authority of the commissioner to order tests or…
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FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll c4d9f608-f600-443a-9d6d-05f5ed5b96f4 | Mar 30, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c4d9f608-f600-443a-9d6d-05f5ed5b96f4 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2652
Oakland - Subject to local approval, transfers authority to appoint and remove all directors and…
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FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll be8ab50a-6a6c-4db8-891a-a2a048a112aa | Mar 30, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/be8ab50a-6a6c-4db8-891a-a2a048a112aa CC0-1.0 |
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HJR 1224
Memorials, Recognition - Johnathan Elliott, 2026 Arts Academy Teacher Hero -
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FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll 6ba5f82f-838a-4bfc-8707-dd0bae284c5c | Mar 30, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6ba5f82f-838a-4bfc-8707-dd0bae284c5c CC0-1.0 |
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HR 173
Memorials, Recognition - Tennessee Century Farms Program, 50th anniversary -
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FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll 4ea4ec94-26ce-4ffe-af18-3f699f5fc176 | Mar 30, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4ea4ec94-26ce-4ffe-af18-3f699f5fc176 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2452
Expunction - As enacted, permits a court to expunge certain violent offenses for which a person has…
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FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll d68daa6d-2f5b-49e7-8c3b-bdf798d52e32 | Mar 30, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d68daa6d-2f5b-49e7-8c3b-bdf798d52e32 CC0-1.0 |
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HR 174
Memorials, Personal Occasion - Stephanie Ann Wagner, 60th birthday -
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FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll 8f4e0168-d358-4c26-9902-26df0f4db8af | Mar 30, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8f4e0168-d358-4c26-9902-26df0f4db8af CC0-1.0 |
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HJR 1234
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Luke Greeson -
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FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll 3a5070bb-8027-4364-a3f7-c5bf43b2f16f | Mar 30, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3a5070bb-8027-4364-a3f7-c5bf43b2f16f CC0-1.0 |
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HJR 1232
Memorials, Sports - Eagleville High School softball team, TSSAA Division I, Class A state champion -
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FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll 6d2d4d62-73f5-4cf8-911a-542cfd653930 | Mar 30, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/6d2d4d62-73f5-4cf8-911a-542cfd653930 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1825
Food and Food Products - As enacted, increases from 150 gallons to 835 gallons the annual threshold…
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FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll ee885f89-e8a8-4a36-b584-9eaf4cecf271 | Mar 30, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ee885f89-e8a8-4a36-b584-9eaf4cecf271 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2451
Estates - As enacted, states that the Uniform Partition Heirs Property Act does not apply to sales…
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FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll 1eb34f99-96cf-47fa-8e9d-92eb96a8fa7c | Mar 30, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1eb34f99-96cf-47fa-8e9d-92eb96a8fa7c CC0-1.0 |
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SJR 935
Memorials, Death - Anna Armstrong Coile Durham -
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FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll 5dac30c8-b780-4934-88c3-198105aea321 | Mar 30, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/5dac30c8-b780-4934-88c3-198105aea321 CC0-1.0 |
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SJR 939
Memorials, Recognition - Home Builders Association of Greater Knoxville, 75th anniversary -
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FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll f5827753-8f89-4a59-88d9-068110c20939 | Mar 30, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f5827753-8f89-4a59-88d9-068110c20939 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 1826
Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, increases from $100,000 to $250,000…
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FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll f0ae2e4f-00e9-43f6-a3ea-de04ff680d3f | Mar 30, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f0ae2e4f-00e9-43f6-a3ea-de04ff680d3f CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2125
Education, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to collaborate with the department of…
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FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll c7d3e39f-77e0-42aa-b882-f49d785bbc88 | Mar 30, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c7d3e39f-77e0-42aa-b882-f49d785bbc88 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2658
White Bluff - Subject to local approval, authorizes persons who reside outside the boundaries of…
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FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll 06c6b701-ab7a-41d0-8930-84aec66f86b5 | Mar 30, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/06c6b701-ab7a-41d0-8930-84aec66f86b5 CC0-1.0 |
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HJR 1220
Memorials, Death - Juanita Usher Cannon -
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FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll cc98c1fe-4838-4b74-941c-531eac1ebef2 | Mar 30, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cc98c1fe-4838-4b74-941c-531eac1ebef2 CC0-1.0 |
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HJR 1221
Memorials, Sports - Jackson County High School, 2026 TSSAA Class 1A boys' basketball championship -
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FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll a03c2578-f9e3-44d0-beeb-43cc71e9c96e | Mar 30, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a03c2578-f9e3-44d0-beeb-43cc71e9c96e CC0-1.0 |
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SJR 942
Memorials, Recognition - Sattler Foundation, 10th anniversary -
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FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll 2c72d0f6-7e89-421e-8f72-e4977c7f4a0d | Mar 30, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2c72d0f6-7e89-421e-8f72-e4977c7f4a0d CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2627
Weakley County - Subject to local approval, clarifies that the county highway superintendent of the…
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FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll 54276a63-416a-4096-af6c-aa6f75fc76e3 | Mar 30, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/54276a63-416a-4096-af6c-aa6f75fc76e3 CC0-1.0 |
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SJR 938
Memorials, Death - Robert Bliss Walker Harris -
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FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll 2fe19243-f86e-4854-9ba5-ff7106ba2143 | Mar 30, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2fe19243-f86e-4854-9ba5-ff7106ba2143 CC0-1.0 |
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HB 2639
Henry County - Subject to local approval, levies a severance tax on clay, titanium, and any other…
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FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll fd662fd9-b8f3-4807-a02f-aba4eca9912e | Mar 30, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fd662fd9-b8f3-4807-a02f-aba4eca9912e CC0-1.0 |
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HJR 1222
Memorials, Recognition - National Pencil Day -
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FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (1) | Not voting | lower · stage not recorded · roll 134e2a27-58b2-4522-bd13-a49b8a696e4d | Mar 30, 2026 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/134e2a27-58b2-4522-bd13-a49b8a696e4d CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (21 as lead sponsor)
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HB 2063
TN · —
General Assembly - As introduced, requires the speakers of the senate and house of representatives to determine an equivalent number of legislative…
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HB 2057
TN · —
Internet and e-Commerce - As introduced, requires that if an account holder deletes the account holder's account on a social media platform, the social media…
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HB 925
TN · —
General Assembly - As introduced, entitles a member of the general assembly to expense and mileage allowances for a Saturday or Sunday during a regular or…
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HB 2056
TN · —
Boards and Commissions - As introduced, requires the state board of cosmetology and barber examiners to create and maintain a student identification number for…
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HB 926
TN · —
General Assembly - As introduced, requires the speakers of the senate and house of representatives to determine an equivalent number of legislative…
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HB 2062
TN · —
Criminal Offenses - As introduced, increases the amount of marijuana that may be possessed, from one-half ounce to five ounces, for it to be considered a small…
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HB 2061
TN · —
Utilities, Utility Districts - As introduced, requires certain data centers to register with the Tennessee public utilities commission; requires electric and…
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HB 1098
TN · —
Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, creates the offense of carrying or possessing a firearm, including a firearm that was privately assembled and does not…
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HB 1100
TN · —
Food and Food Products - As introduced, prohibits the manufacture, sale, or delivery, holding, or offering for sale in this state of any food that contains an…
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HB 2059
TN · —
Taxes, Sales - As introduced, reduces the rate on the state sales tax on food and food ingredients from 4 percent to 2 percent of the sales price. - Amends TCA…
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