D Tennessee Senate · District 21 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Jeff Yarbro

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Session

Total votes

24,152

all sessions

Attendance

94%

1,321 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

99%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

1%

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 86% of chamber peers

Sponsored

1,142

bills & resolutions

Near the chamber average

Committees

7

assignments

Biography

About Sen. Jeff Yarbro

Sen. serving Tennessee District 21. Member of the Democratic party. Has been in office 11 years · 10 months. Serves on 7 committees, including Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, Finance, Ways and Means and Fiscal Review.

Sworn in

Nov 4, 2014

11 years · 10 months

Closest ally

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no co-sponsorship data

Top topic

Criminal Justice

52 votes tracked

Voting record · by topic

How Jeff votes, broken down

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Criminal Justice 44% / 56%

12 support · 15 oppose

Budget & Taxes 35% / 65%

7 support · 13 oppose

Healthcare 33% / 67%

4 support · 8 oppose

Technology 0% / 100%

0 support · 4 oppose

Housing 0% / 100%

0 support · 3 oppose

Education 39% / 61%

7 support · 11 oppose

Labor & Employment 67% / 33%

4 support · 2 oppose

Veterans 25% / 75%

1 support · 3 oppose

Transportation 0% / 100%

0 support · 1 oppose

Environment 100% / 0%

9 support · 0 oppose

Immigration 89% / 11%

8 support · 1 oppose

Energy 100% / 0%

1 support · 0 oppose

Last activity

Recent legislative activity

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SB 2397Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Trump Account Program Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 9 and Title 50. in committee

4 months ago

SJR 1083Memorials, Interns - Gabriel Thomas - signed

4 months ago

Voted absent

HB 1450Bail, Bail Bonds - As enacted, makes various changes related to entities seeking to secure the release of a defendant. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

4 months ago

SB 2326Real Property - As enacted, requires a homeowners' association that collects assessments for common expenses to obtain and maintain a blanket fidelity bond to insure the homeowners' association against losses resulting from theft or dishonesty committed by the officers, directors, or persons employed by the homeowners' association, or committed by any managing agent or employees of the managing agent. - Amends TCA Title 66. signed

4 months ago

Voted absent

SB 1493Computers and Electronic Processing - As enacted, requires TACIR to study artificial intelligence and submit a report to the governor and both speakers by January 31, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 33; Title 39 and Title 47.

4 months ago

Voted absent

HB 2177Education - As enacted, makes various changes and additions to present law concerning public education. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 49, Chapter 13; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 3.

4 months ago

Voted absent

SB 1877Transportation, Dept. of - As introduced, extends for one year the annual report the department must submit to committees of the general assembly regarding blocked highway-rail grade crossings data collected by the federal railroad administration. - Amends TCA Title 55 and Title 65.

4 months ago

Voted absent

SB 2351Education - As enacted, makes various changes and additions to present law concerning public education. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 49, Chapter 13; Title 49, Chapter 2; Title 49, Chapter 3 and Title 49, Chapter 1, Part 3.

4 months ago

Voted absent

SB 2566Sexual Offenses - As enacted, provides that a person commits the offense of grooming of a minor when the person engages in a course of grooming conduct directed at a minor with the specific intent to commit, or facilitate the commission by another person of, a sexual offense or violent sexual offense against the minor; or to cause or induce the minor to engage in simulated sexual activity that is patently offensive or sexual activity; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

4 months ago

SB 312Children's Services, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the department to conserve any federal funds a child in the department's care is eligible for or may receive for the child's reasonable, foreseeable future needs or use for special needs services not currently being provided by the department. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37. in committee

4 months ago