Paul Sherrell

TN House District 43

Republican Tennessee since Nov 9, 2016

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Topics in their record

Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags

Government Operations & Budget 10 Education 4 Criminal Justice & Policing 2 Gun Policy 2 Healthcare 2 Social Services & Welfare 2 Agriculture 1 Banking & Finance 1 Civil Rights & Liberties 1 Labor & Employment 1 Transportation & Infrastructure 1 Veterans Affairs 1

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
TN House District 43 current Tennessee	Republican	Nov 9, 2016	—	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (82 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
HB 1979 Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, enacts the "Promising Futures Act." - Amends TCA Title 4…	FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 Passed (1)	Not voting	lower · stage not recorded · roll f9a7114d-61b3-48b2-bd44-226a0599a0b6	Apr 22, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f9a7114d-61b3-48b2-bd44-226a0599a0b6 CC0-1.0
	HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Government Operations Committee 3/31/2026 Passed	Not voting	lower · stage not recorded · roll cf57c508-bcc1-446f-9c8b-31cf70ea3aa0	Mar 31, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cf57c508-bcc1-446f-9c8b-31cf70ea3aa0 CC0-1.0
SB 1747 Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates an offense of recklessly discharging a firearm into the…	FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 Passed	Not voting	lower · stage not recorded · roll 895734e7-ab2a-4074-a753-dde8ee27667e	Apr 22, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/895734e7-ab2a-4074-a753-dde8ee27667e CC0-1.0
	FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (1)	Not voting	lower · stage not recorded · roll 10a00c20-1225-46f5-a568-a2ae9b93b296	Apr 21, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/10a00c20-1225-46f5-a568-a2ae9b93b296 CC0-1.0
HB 1987 Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, revises law relative to alcoholic beverages. - Amends TCA Title…	FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/21/2026 Passed (1)	Not voting	lower · stage not recorded · roll ab93b5f0-cd7e-4dde-ac83-8aff25ae276d	Apr 21, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ab93b5f0-cd7e-4dde-ac83-8aff25ae276d CC0-1.0
HB 2319 County Government - As introduced, prohibits an employee of a local government from serving on the…	FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2026 Passed (1)	Not voting	lower · stage not recorded · roll 36d40a80-a5b3-466e-aeab-55261b03f1cd	Apr 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/36d40a80-a5b3-466e-aeab-55261b03f1cd CC0-1.0
	FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 3 BY HEMMER PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION…	Not voting	lower · stage not recorded · roll 17692834-595d-4e63-aeb0-2beed52a6e44	Apr 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/17692834-595d-4e63-aeb0-2beed52a6e44 CC0-1.0
HB 1034 Contracts - As enacted, requires a court to apply rebuttable presumptions when determining the…	FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2026 Passed (1)	Not voting	lower · stage not recorded · roll 324dd11f-dcc5-4f02-93b7-e55dd8ecd834	Apr 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/324dd11f-dcc5-4f02-93b7-e55dd8ecd834 CC0-1.0
SB 1944 Open Meetings - As enacted, authorizes local governmental bodies to conduct certain community…	FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2026 Passed (1)	Not voting	lower · stage not recorded · roll db8ee484-76d2-4588-9a5d-986497d74268	Apr 16, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/db8ee484-76d2-4588-9a5d-986497d74268 CC0-1.0
SB 2087 Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, requires the principal or the principal's…	FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2026 Passed (2)	Not voting	lower · stage not recorded · roll 3e063bf1-8111-4ca7-b099-f066734a9033	Apr 14, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3e063bf1-8111-4ca7-b099-f066734a9033 CC0-1.0
HB 2532 Education - As enacted, revises education law, including, but not limited to, increasing, from…	FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 7 BY BARRETT PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION…	Not voting	lower · stage not recorded · roll bfa8fb7d-241c-4963-80f4-aa83860c9740	Apr 13, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bfa8fb7d-241c-4963-80f4-aa83860c9740 CC0-1.0
	FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 9 BY WILLIAMS PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 Passed	Not voting	lower · stage not recorded · roll c330c5d3-f57a-4922-a1de-8ba45da2a30b	Apr 13, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c330c5d3-f57a-4922-a1de-8ba45da2a30b CC0-1.0
	FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR LAY ON THE TABLE MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 5 BY BARRETT PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION…	Not voting	lower · stage not recorded · roll 2a6c87c8-7fa6-4690-97d6-081838b8a3db	Apr 13, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2a6c87c8-7fa6-4690-97d6-081838b8a3db CC0-1.0
SB 2441 Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires an LEA to close a virtual school not meeting…	FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 Passed (1)	Not voting	lower · stage not recorded · roll 61662e79-80e6-47f5-9c48-726a07f04843	Apr 13, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/61662e79-80e6-47f5-9c48-726a07f04843 CC0-1.0
SB 1369 Health Care - As enacted, revises law relative to the operation of acute care hospitals. - Amends…	FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 8 BY WILLIAMS PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/13/2026 Passed	Not voting	lower · stage not recorded · roll 1a93efd0-011d-4399-aa01-770c746eb149	Apr 13, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1a93efd0-011d-4399-aa01-770c746eb149 CC0-1.0
HB 2069 Local Government, General - As introduced, requires proposed contingent fee contracts for legal…	FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/9/2026 Passed (1)	Not voting	lower · stage not recorded · roll de94f861-fe7f-478c-8d78-42c8e27f0721	Apr 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/de94f861-fe7f-478c-8d78-42c8e27f0721 CC0-1.0
SB 1302 Safety, Dept. of - As enacted, removes present law that requires an offender sentenced to a period…	FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2026 Passed	Not voting	lower · stage not recorded · roll f8e4c589-b8e7-4edc-89b9-a2c659385c26	Apr 7, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f8e4c589-b8e7-4edc-89b9-a2c659385c26 CC0-1.0
SB 2434 Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates the Class C misdemeanor offense of knowingly using an…	FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/7/2026 Passed (1)	Not voting	lower · stage not recorded · roll 7ef17f18-957d-46e8-bbba-cc48819e56f1	Apr 7, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7ef17f18-957d-46e8-bbba-cc48819e56f1 CC0-1.0
HB 2343 Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, revises law relative to leave for teachers…	FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed (1)	Not voting	lower · stage not recorded · roll ae6387b8-aa82-42eb-ad3e-14acbc26aeb9	Apr 6, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ae6387b8-aa82-42eb-ad3e-14acbc26aeb9 CC0-1.0
HB 1254 Law Enforcement - As enacted, requires a prosecuting agency that maintains a Brady list to adopt a…	FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2026 Passed (1)	Not voting	lower · stage not recorded · roll 13f3993a-b2a2-4ede-97f2-77747dc51d24	Apr 6, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/13f3993a-b2a2-4ede-97f2-77747dc51d24 CC0-1.0
SB 2153 Health, Dept. of - As enacted, authorizes the department to establish and administer an early…	FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/2/2026 Passed (1)	Not voting	lower · stage not recorded · roll 30e9319d-da23-4a80-abb3-f7da1d00dbb5	Apr 2, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/30e9319d-da23-4a80-abb3-f7da1d00dbb5 CC0-1.0
HB 1369 Health, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to make available and require educational…	HOUSE HEALTH COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Education Committee 3/31/2026 Passed	Not voting	lower · stage not recorded · roll d7bb61bf-ef21-4107-9364-3c4ada831859	Mar 31, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d7bb61bf-ef21-4107-9364-3c4ada831859 CC0-1.0
HB 1465 Union County - Subject to local approval, changes the building permit fee to fifty cents per square…	HOUSE PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to State & Local Government Committee 3/30/2026 Passed	Not voting	lower · stage not recorded · roll 61e36fff-8d4d-4c3e-a2ae-81cacbfd918f	Mar 30, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/61e36fff-8d4d-4c3e-a2ae-81cacbfd918f CC0-1.0
SB 1681 Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, prohibits a hospital emergency department…	FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Passed (2)	Not voting	lower · stage not recorded · roll 52eaeb6a-b049-4b4f-8d8d-c43cd039d2d4	Mar 30, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/52eaeb6a-b049-4b4f-8d8d-c43cd039d2d4 CC0-1.0
SB 1970 Public Records - As enacted, entitles an individual who is not a citizen of this state to inspect…	FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/26/2026 Passed (1)	Not voting	lower · stage not recorded · roll 85dba8f2-31f1-4576-831c-519faa4d7069	Mar 26, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/85dba8f2-31f1-4576-831c-519faa4d7069 CC0-1.0

Topics in their record

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (82 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (17 as lead sponsor)