State Senator Profile

Tennessee Senate District 14
Republican
3.5
3.5 out of 5 stars (based on 2 reviews)

Sen. Shane Reeves

Contact Information:

615.741.1066
sen.shane.reeves@capitol.tn.gov

Vote Score / Lifetime Score / Leadership Grade

59

74

D

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Sen. Shane Reeves

Republican
3.5
3.5 out of 5 stars (based on 2 reviews)

Vote Score / Lifetime Score

59

74

Leadership Grade

D

* The Vote Score is the tabulation of total votes (for this legislator) for or against all of the bills tracked by TLRC for the legislative session. The Leadership Grade is a separate accounting of how well this legislator defended liberty by speaking up in committee hearings or on the chamber floor, sponsoring or co-sponsoring key pieces of legislation, and demonstrably working to preserve liberty on behalf of citizens.

Good Vote
Bad Vote
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HB 1 / SB 1
Prohibition on child mutilation (gender-affirming surgeries).
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HB 2 / SB 11
Permanently extends protections from COVID mandates and masking.
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HB 9 / SB 3
Criminalizes a performance that is sexual in nature on public property.
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HB 23 / SB 27
Open meetings - agenda posted 48 hours prior to meeting.
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HB 40 / SB 122
Restricts ownership of real property by foreign nationals/entities from sanctioned countries.
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HB 90 / SB 600
Bans funding for abortions by counties and municipalities for employees.
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HB 158 / SB 102
Prohibits any requirement for teachers to undergo any "implicit bias" training.
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HB 239 / SB 1440
Define “sex” as male and female in Tennessee law.
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HB 252 / SB 674
Protect the privacy of home school families and remove a requirement to report child vaccination status.
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HB 283 / SB 747
Expands the requirement for hospitals to offer certain vaccinations to older patients.
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HB 306 / SB 1237
Protect girls' sports.
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HB 316 / SB 268
Redefines "money" and paves the way for digital currency (CBDC).
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HB 321 / SB 273
Approves use of public-private partnerships for the construction of toll roads in Tennessee.
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HB 322 / SB 274
School safety and Safety Resource Officer (SRO) funding.
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HB 448 / SB 551
Required time for public comment in public meetings.
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HB 637 / SB 1109
Secures religious exemptions to vaccination requirements for employees.
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HB 841 / SB 1059
Criminal penalty for book distributors and obscene materials.
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HB 883 / SB 745
Creates exception for a physician’s good faith judgement on abortion.
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HB 1269 / SB 466
Teachers are not required to refer to a student's preferred pronoun.
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HB 1286 / SB 955
Bans ESG investment strategies by the state of Tennessee.
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HB 1380 / SB 1111
Mature Minor Doctrine Clarification Act
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SJR 34
Constitutional amendment to allow Tennessee to have an ownership interest in private corporations.
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HB 640 / SB 479
Redefines “money” in such a way that obfuscates the use of cryptocurrencies.
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HB 1202 / SB 1325
Authorizes school faculty and staff to conceal carry with training and other requirements.
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HB 1605 / SB 1722
Rules on displaying flags in classrooms.
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HB 1625 / SB 1673
Requires mental health providers to report potential threats to law enforcement.
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HB 1631 / SB 1708
Clarifies that private schools may create policies to carry handguns on campus.
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HB 1634 / SB 2766
Makes changes to basis of discrimination for students.
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HB 1663 / SB 1834
Authorizes death penalty for rape of a child.
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HB 1695 / SB 2020
Specifies that autopsy reports of minors are not public records.
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HB 1726 / SB 2359
Secures religious exemptions to vaccinations for foster and adoptive families.
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HB 1799 / SB 1706
Keep outside influence out of elections in Tennessee.
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HB 1872 / SB 2770
Increases criminal penalties for violent crimes committed by illegal aliens.
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HB 1883 / SB 1641
Secures a right to patient visitation in a hospital.
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HB 1894 / SB 1903
Defines foods containing vaccines as drugs for regulatory purposes.
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HB 1955 / SB 2586
Defines procedures for third parties (i.e. nonprofits) who register new voters.
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HB 2035 / SB 2763
Restricts cities and counties from enacting emergency risk protection orders.
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HB 2063 / SB 2691
Bans the practice of geoengineering and weather modification.
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HB 2096 / SB 2587
Defers funding approval for voting machines to county election commissions.
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HB 2100 / SB 2148
Bans the use of social credit scores for banks and insurers.
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HB 2119 / SB 1983
Gives property owners further recourse when facing condemnation for eminent domain.
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HB 2120 / SB 1984
Protects property owners from eminent domain takings for recreational use purposes.
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HB 2159 / SB 2041
Creates a civil liability for distribution of obscene materials to minors.
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HB 2165 / SB 1810
Public and charter schools must notify parents if their student makes a request to have their gender identity affirmed.
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HB 2553 / SB 2639
Restricts certain foreign investments and ownership in land located within this state.
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HB 2762 / SB 2223
Protects the privacy of retail firearms transactions.
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HB 2803 / SB 2735
Establishes a state mint in Tennessee to process bullion.
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HB 2804 / SB 2737
Allows the state to have purchasing power of gold and precious metals.
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HB 2861 / SB 2151
Restricts healthcare facilities from coercing a person to be vaccinated.
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HB 64 / SB 472
Requires sex-based bathroom and changing area segregation in schools.
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HB 132 / SB 396
Subjects the Governor’s emergency powers to legislative oversight.
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HB 134 / SB 476
Eliminates foods containing Red 40 in public schools.
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HB 322 / SB 392
Criminalizes human smuggling and harboring illegal immigrants in Tennessee.
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HB 324 / SB 27
Limits governor’s emergency powers to protect constitutional rights.
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HB 439 / SB 168
Authorizes bullion for financial reserves and legal tender.
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HB 440 / SB 167
Directs the Treasurer to secure contracts for operations of a state mint for gold and silver.
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HB 444 / SB 480
Restricts the use of eminent domain for blighted areas.
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HB 533 / SB 449
Establishes legal right to emergency contraception and IVF.
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HB 571 / SB 468
Defines biological sex and protects women and children.
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HB 638 / SB 1389
Protects patients from healthcare discrimination based on vaccination status.
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HB 793 / SB 836
Restricts enrollment for students here unlawfully.
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HB 804 / SB 931
Requires labeling and licensing for lab-grown meat products.
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HB 809 / SB 527
Protects pesticide manufacturers from civil liability.
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HB 811 / SB 227
Holds charitable organizations accountable for crimes committed by illegal aliens under their care.
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HB 855 / SB 799
Requires county parties to nominate candidates exclusively by primary elections.
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HB 897 / SB 1141
Limits the fluoridation of public water supplies.
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HB 990 / SB 1004
Redefines abortion exceptions, weakening Tennessee’s pro-life protections.
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HB 1112 / SB 1033
Further clarifies ban on weather modification adding enforcement.
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HB 1157 / SB 1031
Place limitations on the promotion of pharmaceuticals by the Department of Health.
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HB 1299 / SB 1346
Criminalizes and penalizes nonconsensual deepfake intimate images.
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HB 1316 / SB 1297
Extends a digital ID system with the use of biometric data.
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HB 1325 / SB 207
Creates agricultural easements and threatens private property rights.
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HB 6004 / SB 6001
Governor’s Education Freedom Act of 2025 – Special Session
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HJR 51
Calls Tennessee to annual month of prayer and fasting.

* A green thumbs up indicates that this legislator voted favorably towards the stated TLRC position on the bill. A red thumbs down indicates otherwise.
* Vote scores reflect votes in committees in addition to whether or not the legislator supported our position on a particular bill and therefore cannot be calculated simply by the information displayed above.
* An “A” indicates that the legislator was absent during the floor vote for that particular bill.

Campaign Finance Reporting

Currently reporting through end of year 2024.

$1,642,015.84

TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS BEGINNING 2017

51.55%

PERCENTAGE OF SPECIAL INTERESTS CONTRIBUTIONS

Top 5 PAC Contributors Cumulative Giving
TENNESSEE REALTORS PAC
$30,500
WINE & SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF TENNESSEE
$30,000
AMERICAN PHARMACY COOPERATIVE INC.
$22,300
TENNESSEE PHARMACISTS PAC
$22,000
HCA TRISTAR FUND
$22,000

* All of the data presented in this section is public information and extracted from the online resources of the Tennessee Registry of Election Finance. Per Tennessee law, this information is self-reported by candidates and the Tennessee Legislative Report Card (TLRC) is not responsible for inaccurate, misleading, or false information that may have been reported by candidates or their campaigns. Please note that the financial information displayed by TLRC does not include unitemized contributions as reported. If you feel that any of this information is presented in error, please contact us at info@tnreportcard.com.

Citizen Reviews

Take this opportunity to leave your personal review of this legislator’s performance. These reviews are moderated and only authentic reviews will be approved. Preferably, if you are leaving a review, you have had some sort of interaction with this legislator or their office personnel. (It is encouraged to be truthful and firm. But please be respectful in your comments.)

June 16, 2025

His voting record is in close accord with what I would have done. I don’t understand the D. It should not be.

Ann

Response from TLRC

When you see the red thumbs down on his voting record, that means he did not vote according to the conservative position. In 2025 alone, there were 10 bills that were a cross sampling of the bills scored, that Senator Reeves did not support/oppose to reflect conservative values.

June 16, 2025

Don’t appreciate “month of prayer and fasting” and especially sad that he voted against any exceptions to abortion ban and emergency medical care for family planning. Glad he supported eliminating red dye in school food and supports fluoride in water.

Julie B