TN HB1473 2026
Allows private citizens and lawyers to refuse recognizing or officiating same-sex marriages
Date of Vote: February 19, 2026
Chamber of Origin: HouseAs introduced, states that private citizens and organizations are not bound by the Fourteenth Amendment or the Supreme Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges to recognize a marriage between individuals of the same sex; prohibits the board of professional responsibility from disciplining or sanctioning an attorney for declining to officiate a marriage between two persons of the same sex. - Amends TCA Title 17, Chapter 5 and Title 36.
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Voted YEA
68100% REPUBLICANS0% DEMOCRATS0% INDEPENDENTS
VOTED NAY
240% REPUBLICANS100% DEMOCRATS0% INDEPENDENTS
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Voted yea
Greg VitalState HouseTennessee
Lifetime Score:96.97
Esther Helton-HaynesState HouseTennessee
Lifetime Score:100.00
Ron TravisState HouseTennessee
Lifetime Score:93.10
Monty FrittsState HouseTennessee
Lifetime Score:93.55
Richard ScarbroughState HouseTennessee
Lifetime Score:88.00
Tim RuddState HouseTennessee
Lifetime Score:100.00
Voted nay
Harold LoveState HouseTennessee
Lifetime Score:16.67
Caleb HemmerState HouseTennessee
Lifetime Score:20.97
Shaundelle BrooksState HouseTennessee
Lifetime Score:17.31
Samuel McKenzieState HouseTennessee
Lifetime Score:25.86
Bo MitchellState HouseTennessee
Lifetime Score:11.29
Aftyn BehnState HouseTennessee
Lifetime Score:13.79
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