Votes at a glance: Senate Finance committee advances resolutions and multiple bills to the calendar

The Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee met and took recorded or voice votes on multiple calendar items. Key outcomes:

- SJR 11 45 (Health Information Technology Week, Apr. 27–May 1, 2026): recommended for passage by voice/roll call (9 ayes).
- HJR 12 22 (National Pencil Day, Mar. 30, 2026): recommended for passage to the calendar committee.
- HJR 14 37 (Month of the Military Child, April 2026): recommended for passage.
- SB 2151 (align Community Development Financial Institution annual credit calculation with Housing Development Agency method): finance amendment adopted; recommended for passage.
- SB 2293 (vaping technical clarifications to broaden the definition of liquid nicotine): finance amendment adopted; recommended for passage.
- SB 211 (Findlay Stadium tax allocation beginning Jan. 1, 2027): amendment adopted; recommended for passage to the calendar committee.
- SB 2062 (childcare workforce scholarship pilot and CareShare Tennessee): finance amendments adopted; recommended for passage, vote recorded 11 ayes, 0 nays.
- SB 2072 (Better Spending, Better Schools Act – reporting and transparency requirements for LEAs and charters): recommended for passage as amended, recorded 9 ayes, 2 nays.
- SB 2317 (reduced testing pilot for eligible high‑performing LEAs): amendment adopted; recommended 9 ayes, 1 no.

Several bills that drew questions were either amended on the floor of the committee or sent to summer study for further work. The committee adjourned to the call of the chair.