For additional roll call votes on Tennessee SJR0178 please see the Vote List

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Bill Title: Proposes amendment to remove Article IX, Section 1 of the Constitution of Tennessee, which provides that no minister of the gospel, or priest of any denomination whatever, shall be eligible to a seat in either house of the legislature.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)

Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2020-06-30 - Signed by H. Speaker [SJR0178 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [PDF]

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Vote: SENATE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Recommended for adoption by Senate State and Local Government Committee, refer Senate Calendar Committee

Vote	Tally	Democrat	Republican
Yea	9	1	8
Nay	-	-	-
Not Voting	-	-	-
Absent	-	-	-
TOTAL	9	1	8

Result: Passed

Name	Yea	Nay	NV	Absent	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Sen. Briggs, Richard M. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Dickerson, Steven Reid [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Gardenhire, Todd [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Jackson, Edward S. [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Kelsey, Brian [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Reeves, Shane [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. White, Dawn [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Yager, Ken [R]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Sen. Yarbro, Jeff [D]					FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart