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Raumesh Akbari

TN Senate District 29 Former

Democratic Tennessee since Nov 6, 2018

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Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
TN Senate District 29 Tennessee	Democratic	Nov 6, 2018	Nov 5, 2018	openstates/people CC0-1.0
TN House District 91 Tennessee	Democratic	—	Nov 5, 2018	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (92 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
SB 1912 Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each LEA and public charter school to adopt an…	SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means…	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 7b9a7c1e-6320-4a00-a965-ae95293a4535	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7b9a7c1e-6320-4a00-a965-ae95293a4535 CC0-1.0
SB 2310 Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires each LEA and public charter school serving students…	SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0…	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 8d7a3cfe-89c3-48c1-81ff-d5f635975bce	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8d7a3cfe-89c3-48c1-81ff-d5f635975bce CC0-1.0
SB 2072 Education - As enacted, enacts the "Better Spending, Better Schools Act of 2026." - Amends TCA…	SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means…	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 128f7806-8734-4047-9239-5c04dd2859af	Mar 4, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/128f7806-8734-4047-9239-5c04dd2859af CC0-1.0
SB 2070 Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, enacts the "Stopping Health Insurers from Excluding Legal…	SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes…	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 74a888b1-e610-4432-aa1a-1665d1479072	Mar 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/74a888b1-e610-4432-aa1a-1665d1479072 CC0-1.0
SB 2205 Mass Transit - As enacted, enacts the "Subterranean Transportation Infrastructure Coordination…	SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Transportation and…	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 912c98fa-be3a-464f-ae91-72d430f09804	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/912c98fa-be3a-464f-ae91-72d430f09804 CC0-1.0
SB 1822 Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires an LEA that operates a public high school that…	FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/23/2026 Passed (2)	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1eac9c7f-6729-450c-bdfd-7593643ac23e	Feb 23, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1eac9c7f-6729-450c-bdfd-7593643ac23e CC0-1.0
	SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0…	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 68e61986-6caf-40ed-9ff3-6d5e8a9e3008	Feb 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/68e61986-6caf-40ed-9ff3-6d5e8a9e3008 CC0-1.0
SB 2423 Food and Food Products - As enacted, prohibits LEAs and public charter schools from selling…	SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 8, Nays 0…	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 9ef7d49c-d300-4243-8cbf-df45a337482d	Feb 18, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9ef7d49c-d300-4243-8cbf-df45a337482d CC0-1.0
SB 1558 Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the Tennessee public charter school commission to June 30, 2030…	FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 2/9/2026 Passed (1)	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 3d93b3cd-943b-46a7-b11e-c6b3e33d8474	Feb 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3d93b3cd-943b-46a7-b11e-c6b3e33d8474 CC0-1.0
SB 1753 Health Care - As enacted, adds clinical informatics, lifestyle medicine, and medical virtualist to…	FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 2/9/2026 Passed (2)	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll d3812f78-e82a-4011-93d1-0a5656a42fa3	Feb 9, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d3812f78-e82a-4011-93d1-0a5656a42fa3 CC0-1.0
HB 371 Sentencing - As enacted, generally requires a person convicted of a Class A misdemeanor in general…	FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/21/2025 Passed (1)	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 122688ee-1c79-4761-926e-ef0afcb5b07d	Apr 21, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/122688ee-1c79-4761-926e-ef0afcb5b07d CC0-1.0
SB 843 Real Property - As enacted, expands the purposes for which monies in the wetland acquisition fund…	FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/21/2025 Passed (1)	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 630730e3-c70a-4662-b0b8-d8909c7adb45	Apr 21, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/630730e3-c70a-4662-b0b8-d8909c7adb45 CC0-1.0
HB 1330 Boards and Commissions - As enacted, enacts the "Less is More Act of 2025." - Amends TCA Title 4…	FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/17/2025 Passed (1)	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 960131f7-a33d-4eaa-815e-1887f1ec7da0	Apr 17, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/960131f7-a33d-4eaa-815e-1887f1ec7da0 CC0-1.0
SB 1143 Election Laws - As enacted, requires the coordinator of elections to include, in the coordinator's…	FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/15/2025 Passed (1)	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 26ac6956-c2de-4559-82e9-0bbc0013e0ac	Apr 15, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/26ac6956-c2de-4559-82e9-0bbc0013e0ac CC0-1.0
SB 1274 Environment and Conservation, Department of - As enacted, makes various changes related to fees set…	FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/15/2025 Passed	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 67cf97a7-24b4-4789-a5d9-2cfda243ccf9	Apr 15, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/67cf97a7-24b4-4789-a5d9-2cfda243ccf9 CC0-1.0
SB 1004 Abortion - As enacted, clarifies the term "serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment…	FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/7/2025 Passed (1)	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll ef4ed376-fecc-4401-8ea7-fec5a7d943e2	Apr 7, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ef4ed376-fecc-4401-8ea7-fec5a7d943e2 CC0-1.0
SB 1313 Real Property - As enacted, creates a vested property right upon the submission, rather than the…	FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/31/2025 Passed	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 413b82ff-4ae4-4a24-9519-4ce789788517	Mar 31, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/413b82ff-4ae4-4a24-9519-4ce789788517 CC0-1.0
SJR 1 Constitutional Amendments - Proposes additional language in Article II, Section 28 to prohibit the…	FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Third and Final Reading 3/26/2025 Passed	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll f378483e-6229-4056-a056-3f555ed02d74	Mar 26, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f378483e-6229-4056-a056-3f555ed02d74 CC0-1.0
SB 275 County Government - As introduced, requires the offices of sheriff, register, county clerk…	FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/26/2025 Passed	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll fd02ab24-4bd2-4c47-8fdc-290cb840b12e	Mar 26, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fd02ab24-4bd2-4c47-8fdc-290cb840b12e CC0-1.0
SB 168 Public Funds and Financing - As introduced, creates in the reserve for revenue fluctuations account…	SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means…	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll cd5c9f7d-436d-494a-8c94-f82bdcb1dcfe	Mar 25, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cd5c9f7d-436d-494a-8c94-f82bdcb1dcfe CC0-1.0
SB 225 Chiropractors - As enacted, requires certain insurers to reimburse chiropractic physicians at the…	SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Failed in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee 3/25/2025 Passed	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 0f7d4ad9-4cc2-4b58-9f04-a296650408d9	Mar 25, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0f7d4ad9-4cc2-4b58-9f04-a296650408d9 CC0-1.0
HB 128 Workers Compensation - As enacted, increases, from 30 to 35, the minimum age for an individual to…	FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/13/2025 Passed (1)	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll b6c8c5b2-6e25-4af5-8b49-a19e330daa03	Mar 13, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b6c8c5b2-6e25-4af5-8b49-a19e330daa03 CC0-1.0
SB 440 Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, clarifies that excepted benefits are not part of a…	SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/11/2025 Passed (2)	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll eedf5601-05c7-4b01-9f24-6ec155b59b21	Mar 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/eedf5601-05c7-4b01-9f24-6ec155b59b21 CC0-1.0
SB 749 Interest Rates - As enacted, removes the weighted average yield of the accepted offers of the…	SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/11/2025 Passed (1)	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll cde4c4ea-6c71-41d8-b4df-0ebb65a72fbe	Mar 11, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cde4c4ea-6c71-41d8-b4df-0ebb65a72fbe CC0-1.0
SB 27 Governor - As enacted, prohibits orders, proclamations, or rules issued by the governor under the…	FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/6/2025 Passed	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 8d25e9ea-d43d-4a2d-b919-f6564e562233	Mar 6, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8d25e9ea-d43d-4a2d-b919-f6564e562233 CC0-1.0

Sponsored legislation (237 as lead sponsor)

SR 355 TN · —
Memorials, Recognition - Pastor Mike Ellis, Sr. and Impact Baptist Church and Ministries, 20th church anniversary -

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SJR 989 TN · —
Memorials, Interns - Donyell Hess -

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SJR 1025 TN · —
Memorials, Recognition - Dr. Stacey Floyd-Thomas -

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SR 358 TN · —
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jamarcus Olden, Salutatorian, Fairley High School -

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SB 1697 TN · —
DNA and Genetic Testing - As enacted, directs the department of health to test for the presence of sickle cell trait in each newborn and, if the test results…

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SJR 988 TN · —
Memorials, Recognition - ALS Awareness Month -

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SR 354 TN · —
Memorials, Personal Occasion - Malcolm Louis Wallace, 79th birthday -

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SB 1191 TN · —
Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, enacts "Akilah's Law," which creates the offense of selling, offering to sell, delivering, or transferring a firearm…

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SB 1976 TN · —
Law Enforcement - As introduced, requires a law enforcement agency that uses body cameras to adopt a written policy for the use of the cameras by its law…

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SB 1977 TN · —
Probation and Parole - As introduced, specifies that if the trial judge finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant has violated conditions of…

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