Votes at a glance: key third‑reading actions in the Tennessee Senate

The Tennessee Senate considered a sizable number of bills on third reading and took final action on many of them during the session. Highlights and recorded outcomes follow:

- SJR 5 51 (constitutional amendment to move many judicial and county elections to November): Adopted (Ayes 43, Nays 0). Sponsor: Senator Hale.

- House Bill 5 48 (state procurement restrictions on final technology products from foreign-adversary companies, as amended): Passed (Ayes 21, Nays 8). Sponsor: Senator Rose. Floor debate centered on concerns from members who said the bill could unintentionally bar local/regional employers with foreign ownership stakes.

- Senate Bill 15 87 / House substitute (class A misdemeanor for unlawfully present persons to operate certain commercial vehicles, with clarifying amendments): Passed (Ayes 26, Nays 6). Sponsor: Leader Johnson (for purposes of bringing up amendments) and Senator Johnson.

- Senate Bill 22 79 (opioid/pain clinic regulatory adjustments, as amended): Passed (Ayes 31, Nays 0). Sponsor: Senator Briggs. Committee amendments narrowed training and cross-coverage requirements for pain clinic medical directors.

- Senate Bill 2,285 (school safety and protective-order-related safety plans; amendment requires schools to develop a safety plan within 5 days when a student obtains an order of protection): Passed (Ayes 31, Nays 0). Sponsor: Senator Briggs.

- Senate Bill 25 09 (Tennessee Child Care Red Tape Reduction Act — expedited review and centralized fire marshal inspections): Passed (Ayes 32, Nays 0). Sponsor: Senator Oliver.

- Multiple additional bills and committee amendments were adopted without objection (recorded as unanimous or voice votes), including changes to education endorsement pathways, teacher/dyslexia intervention endorsements, local-government project-delivery options, and others. Several items were placed on Monday/Thursday next or moved to specific committee calendars as noted by leadership.

This summary records the roll-call tallies announced on the floor where provided. For bills not listed here that were passed without recorded opposition, the clerk announced they received a constitutional majority. Where committee amendments were adopted on the floor, sponsors or committee chairs explained the technical effect during their remarks.