Bill Sponsor
Paul Bailey
Tennessee · State Senator · District 15 · Republican
Overview
Bills
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Address
Room 736, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
Phone
615-741-3978
Address
Room 736, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
Phone
615-741-3978
Featured Bills
May 22, 2026
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 1612
State Employees - As enacted, removes the requirement for waivers to be used only one course at a time for academic courses that full-time state employees are eligible to take without paying tuition charges, maintenance fees, student activity fees, registration fees, or online course fees; authorizes the waiver to be used for more than one course at a time. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 8.
Became Law
May 22, 2026
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 1610
Local Government, General - As enacted, authorizes Putnam County and incorporated cities within the county to regulate sober living homes for recovery from alcohol, drug, and substance abuse to the extent such regulation complies with the "Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act." - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 26.
Became Law
May 22, 2026
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 1900
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases the penalty for assaulting a first responder from a Class A misdemeanor with a mandatory fine of $5,000 and a mandatory minimum of 30 days incarceration to a Class E felony with a mandatory fine of $10,000 and a mandatory minimum of 60 days incarceration. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.
Became Law
May 22, 2026
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 1815
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, enacts the "Grace Anne Sparks Coercive Suicide Prevention Law of 2026." - Amends TCA Title 39.
Became Law
May 22, 2026
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
Tennessee Senate Bill 1814
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates a Class A misdemeanor offense of intentionally moving, altering, destroying, or removing a monument the person knows, or reasonably should know, is a property corner monument, historic land surveying monument, or geodetic control monument. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 62, Chapter 18 and Title 66.
Became Law
Recent Votes
Apr 25, 2024
Voted Yes
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Yes
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/25/2024 Passed
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 191
Education - As enacted, makes revisions to law relative to safety in school buildings, policies and procedures regarding grades, and the use of performance goals and measures for a public school or LEA; requires professional licenses issued by the state board of education to be valid for a period of no less than eight years; prohibits the department of education from requiring a school or LEA to submit the school's or LEA's school improvement plan to the department for approval more than once every three years. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Apr 25, 2024
Voted Yes
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Yes
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 3 4/25/2024 Passed
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 624
Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, makes revisions to the law relevant to juvenile courts and proceedings. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.
Apr 25, 2024
Voted Yes
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Yes
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 2 4/25/2024 Passed
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 624
Juvenile Offenders - As enacted, makes revisions to the law relevant to juvenile courts and proceedings. - Amends TCA Title 37; Title 39 and Title 40.
Apr 25, 2024
Voted Yes
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Yes
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/25/2024 Passed
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 795
Real Property - As enacted, enacts anti-squatter laws. - Amends TCA Title 29 and Title 66.
Apr 25, 2024
Voted Yes
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Yes
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Concur House Amendment # 1 4/25/2024 Passed (1)
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 1137
Housing - As enacted, authorizes a municipality to aid or otherwise provide assistance to an industrial development corporation for that portion of any project owned by the corporation; and consisting of multifamily housing facilities to be occupied by persons of low or moderate income, elderly, or handicapped persons, for such term or terms and upon such conditions as may be determined by the governing body of the municipality. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13, Chapter 23; Title 48, Chapter 101, Part 9; Title 67, Chapter 5 and Section 67-4-409.
Apr 25, 2024
Voted Yes
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Yes
FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt Conference Committee Report 4/25/2024 Passed (1)
Passed
Tennessee Senate Bill 1284
Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of - As enacted, creates the Tennessee-Ireland trade commission. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 12; Title 13; Title 42; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 46; Title 47; Title 48; Title 50; Title 53; Title 54; Title 55; Title 56; Title 61; Title 62; Title 65; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.