This chart summarizes how Rep. Scott Cepicky (R-Culleoka), Rep. Kip Capley (R-Summertown) and Sen. Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald) voted on some bills our members identified as being controversial or “bad” bills.
| Bill | Why Is It Bad? | Rep. Cepicky | Rep. Capley | Sen. Hensley |
| HB0878 | Allows clerks and other government officials to refuse to solemnize same-sex marriages. | ✅ 3/6/23 | ✅ 3/6/23 | Did not get Senate vote, deferred until 2024 |
| HB0764 | Abolishes community oversight boards for police departments, and replaces them with a weaker alternative. | ✅ 4/20/23 | ✅ 4/20/23 | ✅ 4/6/23 |
| SB0822 | Limits liability for firearm manufacturers, dealers, and sellers in civil suits, preventing accountability in the wake of increasing gun violence. | ✅ 3/6/23 | ✅ 3/6/23 | ✅ 4/21/23 (Senate sponsor) |
| SB0817 | Doubles-down on the higher education “divisive concepts” bill passed last year, allowing students to file complaints about professors who teach about “privilege”, as well as prohibiting personal diversity statements. | ✅ 4/13/23 | ✅ 4/13/23 | ✅ 4/5/23 (Senate sponsor) |
| HB1545 | State budget that includes hundreds of millions of dollars for sports stadiums but fails to fund testing of rape kits. | ✅ 4/19/23 | ✅ 4/19/23 | ✅ 4/20/23 |
| HR0064 HR0065 HR0066 | Expulsion of Gloria Johnson, Justin Jones, and Justin Pearson. | ✅✅✅ 4/6/23 | ✅✅✅ 4/6/23 | (House only) |
| SB0001 | Bans gender-affirming care for minors, putting the mental health of children at risk. | ✅ 2/23/23 | ✅ 2/23/23 | ✅ 2/13/23 |
| SB0003 | Bans public drag shows, making it a felony (has already been temporarily stopped by a federal judge for violating the First Amendment). | ✅ 2/23/23 | ✅ 2/23/23 | ✅ 3/2/23 |
| HB0883 | Amends the state abortion law to permit narrow exceptions for ectopic and molar pregnancies but fails to allow abortions in the case of rape, incest, or the mother’s health. | ✅ 3/20/23 | ✅ 3/20/23 | ✅ 4/5/23 |
| SB0273 | Allows TDOT to create toll lanes. | ✅ 3/30/23 | ✅ 3/30/23 | ✅ 3/20/23 |
| HB0048 | Slashes the size of Nashville Metro Council to 20 members (smaller than the Maury County Commission), against the wishes of the voters of Nashville, without giving adequate time for proper redistricting. (Implementation has been delayed by the courts). This was allegedly passed out of spite because of Metro Council’s refusal to spend money to attract the 2024 Republican National Convention. | ✅ 3/6/23 | ✅ 3/6/23 | ✅ 3/9/23 |
| HB1944 | Weakens protections for schools and teachers with regard to challenged “obscene” books, potentially chilling free speech. | ✅ 3/28/23 (House sponsor) | ✅ 3/28/23 | Deferred to summer study in the Senate. |
| SB1059 | Makes it a felony for publishers to knowingly sell obscene books to schools. Will likely chill free speech. | ✅ 4/17/23 | ✅ 4/17/23 | ✅ 3/28/23 (Senate sponsor) |