Bill Sponsor
Mark Cochran
Tennessee · State Representative · District 23 · Republican
Overview
Bills
Votes
Address
Room 642, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
Phone
615-741-1725
Address
Room 642, Cordell Hull Building 425 Rep. John Lewis Way North, Nashville, TN 37243
Phone
615-741-1725
Featured Bills
May 21, 2026
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
Tennessee House Bill 2661
Niota - Subject to local approval, rewrites the charter of the City of Niota. - Amends Chapter 48 of the Private Acts of 1919; as amended and rewritten.
Became Law
May 19, 2026
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
Tennessee House Bill 2018
Immigration - As enacted, requires a memorandum of understanding entered between certain law enforcement agencies and federal officials concerning enforcement of federal immigration laws to include a requirement that the agency accept and honor any immigration detainer received from federal immigration authorities. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 38 and Title 41.
Became Law
May 11, 2026
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
Tennessee House Joint Resolution 1650
Memorials, Recognition - Tennessee Homecoming '86 -
Became Law
May 07, 2026
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
Tennessee House Bill 1271
State Government - As enacted, requires each governmental entity to revise any existing ordinance, resolution, rule, policy, and procedure that includes a reference to a natural person's sex or gender to state that those terms are defined as the immutable characteristics of the person's reproductive system that identify the person as male or female, as determined by anatomy and genetics testing at the time of birth; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 1; Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 8.
Became Law
May 07, 2026
Signed by Governor
Sponsor
Tennessee House Bill 1709
Professions and Occupations - As enacted, specifies in various provisions that for a person to be eligible for a particular license, certificate, permit, or authorization, the person must be a citizen of the United States or a qualified alien. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 20; Title 23; Title 33; Title 37; Title 39; Title 42; Title 43; Title 44; Title 45; Title 46; Title 47; Title 49; Title 52; Title 53; Title 55; Title 56; Title 57; Title 59; Title 60; Title 62; Title 63; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69; Title 70; Title 71 and Chapter 463 of the Public Acts of 2025.
Became Law
Recent Votes
Apr 25, 2024
Voted Yes
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Yes
FLOOR VOTE: MESSAGE CALENDAR 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: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/25/2024 Passed
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: MESSAGE CALENDAR 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.
Apr 25, 2024
Voted No
No
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO ADOPT AMENDMENT # 5 BY PARKINSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/25/2024 Failed
Failed
Tennessee Senate Bill 1266
Education, Dept. of - As introduced, changes from February 1 to February 15, the date by which the commissioner is required to annually report to the governor and the general assembly on the implementation and compliance with the Schools Against Violence in Education Act. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Apr 25, 2024
Voted No
No
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO DEFER AMENDMENT # 5 BY PARKINSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/25/2024 Failed
Failed
Tennessee Senate Bill 1266
Education, Dept. of - As introduced, changes from February 1 to February 15, the date by which the commissioner is required to annually report to the governor and the general assembly on the implementation and compliance with the Schools Against Violence in Education Act. - Amends TCA Title 49.
Apr 25, 2024
Voted No
No
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR MOTION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT # 6 BY PARKINSON PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/25/2024 Failed
Failed
Tennessee Senate Bill 1266
Education, Dept. of - As introduced, changes from February 1 to February 15, the date by which the commissioner is required to annually report to the governor and the general assembly on the implementation and compliance with the Schools Against Violence in Education Act. - Amends TCA Title 49.