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Tennessee · Current officeholder

Kelly Keisling

Republican Tennessee House, District 38

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Sponsored legislation

132 bills in the current data (132 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.

BillTitleRoleStageLast action
HB 2656Lafayette - Subject to local approval, moves the date of elections from coinciding with the primary in May to coinciding with the general election in November; increases the compensation of the council members from $100 to $150 for each council meeting and from $50 to $75 for each committee meeting; increases the annual salary of the mayor from $45,000 to $75,000; authorizes the mayor, subject to confirmation of the city council, a superintendent of streets and a superintendent of sanitation. - Amends Chapter 325 of the Private Acts of 1945; as amended.Primary sponsorEnactedMay 27, 2026
HJR 1493Memorials, Personal Achievement - Jacob Adam "Jake" Pedigo -Primary sponsorEnactedMay 5, 2026
HJR 1490Memorials, Recognition - Byrdstown Water Deptartment, Tennessee Association of Utility Districts (TAUD) Region 4 Best Tasting Water Contest Winner -Primary sponsorEnactedMay 5, 2026
HJR 1489Memorials, Sports - Michael Green, 2026 BCAT Class AA Coach of the Year -Primary sponsorEnactedMay 5, 2026
HJR 1488Memorials, Death - Billie "Bill" Gray Speck -Primary sponsorEnactedMay 5, 2026
HJR 1487Memorials, Death - Michael "Mike" Earl Tatum -Primary sponsorEnactedMay 5, 2026
HJR 1423Memorials, Personal Occasion - Robbie Ford, 100th birthday -Primary sponsorEnactedApril 30, 2026
HJR 1422Memorials, Death - Jerome "Hertis" Phillips -Primary sponsorEnactedApril 30, 2026
HJR 1421Memorials, Recognition - Izabella Gansore, Boys & Girls Club of the Cumberland Plateau Youth of the Year -Primary sponsorEnactedApril 30, 2026
HB 2205Water - As enacted, requires the department of environment and conservation to add water system projects located in counties having a population of less than 57,000 according to the 2020 census, or a subsequent census, to the priority list for consideration for loans from the water system revolving loan fund. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 221.Primary sponsorIn committeeApril 29, 2026
HR 267Memorials, Recognition - David Jeffers, East Tennessee Historical Society's Award of Excellence -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 22, 2026
HR 249Memorials, Academic Achievement - Allie Elmore, Honor Graduate, Oneida High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 22, 2026
HR 248Memorials, Academic Achievement - Maggie Hamilton, Honor Graduate, Oneida High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 22, 2026
HR 247Memorials, Academic Achievement - Miley Vanhook, Honor Graduate, Oneida High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 22, 2026
HR 246Memorials, Academic Achievement - Hannah Foster, Salutatorian, Oneida High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 22, 2026
HR 245Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jaigen Thomas Morgan, Salutatorian, Scott County High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 22, 2026
HR 244Memorials, Academic Achievement - Colton Gage Stanley, Salutatorian, Scott County High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 22, 2026
HR 243Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jocelyn Baye King, Salutatorian, Scott County High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 22, 2026
HR 242Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jeffrey Steven Peyton Myers, Salutatorian, Scott County High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 22, 2026
HR 238Memorials, Academic Achievement - Allen Broussard, Salutatorian, Macon County High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 237Memorials, Academic Achievement - Megan Cothron, Valedictorian, Macon County High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 236Memorials, Academic Achievement - Mackenzie Jenkins, Valedictorian, Macon County High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 235Memorials, Academic Achievement - Raylee Kay Jordan Werner, Salutatorian, Alvin C. York Agricultural Institute -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 234Memorials, Academic Achievement - Landon Bruce Tompkins, Valedictorian, Alvin C. York Agricultural Institute -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 233Memorials, Academic Achievement - Hattie Sells, Salutatorian, Pickett County High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 232Memorials, Academic Achievement - Zoey Nicholas, Valedictorian, Pickett County High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 231Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ella Bilbrey, Historian, Pickett County High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 230Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jadon Lee Halliburton, Valedictorian, Red Boiling Springs High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 229Memorials, Academic Achievement - Haley Brooke Willis, Valedictorian, Red Boiling Springs High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 228Memorials, Academic Achievement - Brenton West Powell, Salutatorian, Red Boiling Springs High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 227Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ella Eads, Salutatorian, Clay County High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 226Memorials, Academic Achievement - Witt Kaslikowski, Valedictorian, Clay County High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 225Memorials, Academic Achievement - Brady Burke, Valedictorian, Oneida High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 224Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kobie Kidd, Valedictorian, Oneida High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 223Memorials, Academic Achievement - Mason Lafferty, Valedictorian, Oneida High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 222Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kamryn Stiltner, Valedictorian, Oneida High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 221Memorials, Academic Achievement - Mariana Wright, Valedictorian, Oneida High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 220Memorials, Academic Achievement - Isabella Bullard, Valedictorian, Oneida High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 219Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jonathan Marcum, Salutatorian, Oneida High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 218Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jolie Duncan, Salutatorian, Oneida High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 217Memorials, Academic Achievement - Anne Cross, Salutatorian, Oneida High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 216Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ethan Shockley, Salutatorian, Oneida High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 215Memorials, Academic Achievement - Desmond Lee Alan Bowling, Valedictorian, Scott County High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 214Memorials, Academic Achievement - Karlie Shae Branscum, Valedictorian, Scott County High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 213Memorials, Academic Achievement - Hailey Renee Butler, Valedictorian, Scott County High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 212Memorials, Academic Achievement - Landon Jace Goodman, Valedictorian, Scott County High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 211Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ariel Paige Hutson, Valedictorian, Scott County High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 210Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jaqueline Jean Kordich, Valedictorian, Scott County High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 209Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jennings Dutch Lay, Valedictorian, Scott County High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HR 208Memorials, Academic Achievement - Hayden Seth Wright, Valedictorian, Scott County High School -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberApril 21, 2026
HJR 1256Memorials, Retirement - Ruthie Brawner, Macon Bank & Trust Company -Primary sponsorEnactedApril 20, 2026
HJR 1255Memorials, Death - Eddie Neil Ferguson -Primary sponsorEnactedApril 20, 2026
HJR 1254Memorials, Recognition - Will Taylor -Primary sponsorEnactedApril 20, 2026
HJR 1228Memorials, Retirement - Bill M. Hall -Primary sponsorEnactedApril 14, 2026
HJR 1227Memorials, Retirement - Marv West -Primary sponsorEnactedApril 14, 2026
HJR 1226Memorials, Retirement - Jimmy May -Primary sponsorEnactedApril 14, 2026
HJR 1225Memorials, Death - David A. Allred -Primary sponsorEnactedApril 14, 2026
HJR 1224Memorials, Recognition - Johnathan Elliott, 2026 Arts Academy Teacher Hero -Primary sponsorEnactedApril 14, 2026
HJR 1223Memorials, Recognition - Scott County Fair, 100th anniversary -Primary sponsorEnactedApril 14, 2026
HJR 1137Memorials, Death - Geneva Bartlett -Primary sponsorEnactedApril 9, 2026
HB 2202Environment and Conservation, Department of - As introduced, extends from two years to 27 months the amount of time that the commissioner has to designate the boundaries of a scenic river area following the addition of a river segment to the state scenic rivers system. - Amends TCA Title 11, Chapter 13 and Title 68, Chapter 211.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 31, 2026
HJR 1093Memorials, Sports - Max Moody and Rex Reagan, national fishing champions -Primary sponsorEnactedMarch 30, 2026
HJR 1072Memorials, Recognition - Lieutenant Colonel Racquel Hubbs Hawley, U.S. Air Force -Primary sponsorEnactedMarch 26, 2026
HJR 1071Memorials, Sports - Brittany Cooper, Coach of the Year -Primary sponsorEnactedMarch 26, 2026
HB 2201Massage Therapy - As introduced, enacts the "Interstate Massage Compact." - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 63.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 18, 2026
HB 1547Law Enforcement - As introduced, requires state and local criminal justice agencies to share all criminal justice data and records, including relevant personally identifying information and demographic information, held by that agency with a bona fide researcher for the purpose of facilitating and promoting criminal justice research. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 38.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 18, 2026
HB 1210Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, requires, if the respondent on an order of protection dispossesses firearms by transferring possession to a third party who is not prohibited from possessing firearms, the respondent to specify the third party and the physical address where all firearms are located on the affidavit of firearms dispossession form; requires the third party to sign the affidavit of firearms dispossession form to acknowledge receipt of the firearms. - Amends TCA Title 36, Chapter 3, Part 6.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 18, 2026
HJR 1008Memorials, Recognition - Paula Boone -Primary sponsorEnactedMarch 13, 2026
HJR 1007Memorials, Sports - Darrell Collins, Clay County Sports Hall of Fame -Primary sponsorEnactedMarch 13, 2026
HJR 1006Memorials, Sports - Neal Bartlett, Clay County Sports Hall of Fame -Primary sponsorEnactedMarch 13, 2026
HJR 1005Memorials, Sports - Jon Godwin, Clay County Sports Hall of Fame -Primary sponsorEnactedMarch 13, 2026
HJR 1004Memorials, Sports - Faye Strong Watson, Clay County Sports Hall of Fame -Primary sponsorEnactedMarch 13, 2026
HJR 1003Memorials, Recognition - Alyssa Clements, 2026 American Farm Bureau Federation Convention -Primary sponsorEnactedMarch 13, 2026
HB 2200Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As introduced, requires the governing body of a political subdivision that passes a resolution authorizing a supplemental retirement benefit for hazardous duty to forward such resolution to the board of trustees of the Tennessee consolidated retirement system. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 36.Primary sponsorIntroducedMarch 11, 2026
HJR 792Memorials, Death - General Tom P. "Tommy" Thompson, Jr. -Primary sponsorEnactedFebruary 12, 2026
HJR 754Memorials, Death - General Tom P. "Tommy" Thompson, Jr. -Primary sponsorEnactedFebruary 11, 2026
HR 155Memorials, Retirement - Brenda Browning, Clay County Register of Deeds -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 10, 2026
HR 154Memorials, Recognition - Carla Rich, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 10, 2026
HR 153Memorials, Recognition - Miley Kirk, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 10, 2026
HR 152Memorials, Recognition - George McCrary, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 10, 2026
HR 151Memorials, Recognition - Jayden Hesson, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 10, 2026
HR 150Memorials, Recognition - Randy Roysden, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberFebruary 10, 2026
HB 2203Jails, Local Lock-ups - As introduced, requires the monthly report of the warden of a county workhouse for each prisoner placed under a work release program to be filed with the judge by whom the prisoner was sentenced on or before the fifteenth day of the month immediately following the reporting period. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 40 and Title 41.Primary sponsorIntroducedFebruary 5, 2026
HB 2199TennCare - As introduced, increases from seven to 10 days, the mandatory public inspection period for a hospital's marketing and strategic planning records prior to a vote by its board to adopt such plans. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 33; Title 41; Title 47; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.Primary sponsorIntroducedFebruary 5, 2026
HR 142Memorials, Death - Bill R. Dunlap -Primary sponsorPassed one chamberJanuary 15, 2026
HB 1425Red Boiling Springs - Subject to local approval, increases the annual salary of the mayor from $5,200 to $18,200; increases the annual salary of council members from $500 to $1,800. - Amends Chapter 120 of the Private Acts of 1953; as amended and rewritten.Primary sponsorEnactedJune 4, 2025
HB 833Immigration - As enacted, requires the centralized immigration enforcement division within the department of safety to provide a report to the chief clerk of each house of the general assembly and the legislative librarian regarding illegal alien criminal activity in this state. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 38 and Title 68.Primary sponsorIn committeeMay 13, 2025
HB 624Motor Vehicles, Titling and Registration - As enacted, increases, from $5 to $7, the fee for the service of handling mail orders that renew a registration plate through the U.S. postal service; increases, from $2 to $3, the fee for the service of handling mail orders of decals. - Amends TCA Title 55, Chapter 4, Part 1.Primary sponsorIn committeeMay 13, 2025
HJR 703Memorials, Recognition - Jamestown Rotary Club, 80th anniversary -Primary sponsorEnactedMay 7, 2025
HJR 702Memorials, Academic Achievement - Witt Kaslikowski, perfect score on the ACT -Primary sponsorEnactedMay 7, 2025
HJR 693Memorials, Retirement - Billy Robbins -Primary sponsorEnactedMay 7, 2025
HJR 692Memorials, Retirement - TWRA Officer Craig Norris -Primary sponsorEnactedMay 7, 2025
HJR 704Memorials, Retirement - Diane Elder -Primary sponsorEnactedMay 5, 2025
HJR 659Memorials, Interns - Adalea "Addie" Davis -Primary sponsorEnactedMay 5, 2025
HJR 645Memorials, Sports - York Agricultural Institute Dragonettes, runner-up in 2025 TSSAA Division I, Class 2A state tournament -Primary sponsorEnactedMay 5, 2025
HJR 684Memorials, Recognition - Hope Family Health, 20th anniversary -Primary sponsorEnactedMay 2, 2025
HJR 683Memorials, Recognition - Children's Center of the Cumberlands, 25th anniversary -Primary sponsorEnactedMay 2, 2025
HJR 682Memorials, Death - Maggie June McClard Shrum -Primary sponsorEnactedMay 2, 2025
HJR 628Memorials, Retirement - Paul Thompson -Primary sponsorEnactedApril 29, 2025
HB 743Consumer Protection - As enacted, enacts the "Debt Resolution Services Act." - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18.Primary sponsorEnactedApril 28, 2025
HJR 590Memorials, Sports - Jaden Evans, state wrestling champion -Primary sponsorEnactedApril 24, 2025
HJR 589Memorials, Sports - York Agricultural Institute Dragonettes -Primary sponsorEnactedApril 24, 2025
HJR 491Memorials, Professional Achievement - Stephanie Boshears, Milken Educator Award -Primary sponsorEnactedApril 9, 2025
HB 79Economic and Community Development - As introduced, enacts the "Courthouse Square Revitalization Act." - Amends TCA Title 6 and Title 67, Chapter 6.Primary sponsorIn committeeApril 8, 2025
HB 50Celina - Subject to local approval, increases the number of aldermen from three to five. - Amends Chapter 90 of the Private Acts of 1991; as amended.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 21, 2025
HB 1211Aircraft and Airports - As introduced, prohibits public airports that provide commercial services from entering into an agreement that authorizes a private third-party vendor that provides expedited security screening to use the standard security lane or the transportation security administration PreCheck security lane; exempts an agreement between a public airport and a private third-party vendor if the private third-party vendor has obtained dedicated transportation security administration security lanes solely for use by the private third-party vendor at that public airport. - Amends TCA Title 42.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 18, 2025
HB 834Environment and Conservation, Department of - As introduced, prohibits the board of water and wastewater operator certification from delegating, by contract or other agreement, to a third-party its authority to determine minimum operator competency or to prepare examinations administered to applicants seeking operator certification; establishes requirements for such examinations and minimum scores required for issuance of a certificate. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 221, Part 9.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 12, 2025
HB 835Expunction - As introduced, shortens the length of time that a petitioner must wait before having an eligible Class D felony expunged from 10 years after the completion of the sentence imposed for the offense the petitioner is seeking to have expunged, to eight years from completion. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 32.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 5, 2025
HB 529Election Laws - As introduced, revises the definition of "signature" for purposes of certain election-related documents, including absentee ballot and voter registration forms, and petitions for nomination, referendum, or another purpose; revises requirements for signing such petitions. - Amends TCA Title 2.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 4, 2025
HB 202Election Laws - As introduced, requires the state coordinator of elections to monthly compare the statewide voter registration database with relevant databases of state and federal agencies to ensure non-United States citizens are not registered to vote in this state; revises documents that may be provided to prove United States citizenship upon request by a county election commission; revises the process of appealing a determination that an individual is not qualified to vote based upon citizenship status. - Amends TCA Title 2.Primary sponsorIn committeeMarch 4, 2025
HJR 223Memorials, Sports - Paulina Herrmann Bennett, Clay County Sports Hall of Fame -Primary sponsorEnactedFebruary 27, 2025
HJR 222Memorials, Sports - Brandon Boone, Clay County Sports Hall of Fame -Primary sponsorEnactedFebruary 27, 2025
HJR 221Memorials, Sports - Cassandra Cooper Smith, Clay County Sports Hall of Fame -Primary sponsorEnactedFebruary 27, 2025
HJR 220Memorials, Sports - Rob Edwards, Clay County Sports Hall of Fame -Primary sponsorEnactedFebruary 27, 2025
HJR 219Memorials, Sports - Ranford Watson, Clay County Sports Hall of Fame -Primary sponsorEnactedFebruary 27, 2025
HJR 204Memorials, Sports - Myles Lacy, Marbles Champion -Primary sponsorEnactedFebruary 27, 2025
HJR 110Memorials, Recognition - Allie Bailey, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -Primary sponsorEnactedFebruary 21, 2025
HJR 109Memorials, Recognition - Vicki Jones, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -Primary sponsorEnactedFebruary 21, 2025
HJR 108Memorials, Recognition - Meadow Hayes, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -Primary sponsorEnactedFebruary 21, 2025
HJR 107Memorials, Recognition - Haylee Martin, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -Primary sponsorEnactedFebruary 21, 2025
HJR 106Memorials, Recognition - Logan West, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -Primary sponsorEnactedFebruary 21, 2025
HJR 105Memorials, Recognition - Joseph Hauskin, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -Primary sponsorEnactedFebruary 21, 2025
HJR 104Memorials, Recognition - Kaylee Lynn, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -Primary sponsorEnactedFebruary 21, 2025
HJR 103Memorials, Recognition - Derek Scott, Governor's Volunteer Stars Award -Primary sponsorEnactedFebruary 21, 2025
HJR 64Memorials, Sports - Macon County High School football team, TSSAA Division I, 4A state champions -Primary sponsorEnactedFebruary 12, 2025
HB 500Boats, Boating - As introduced, prohibits certain activities, such as fishing, near public boat launches, docks, boats, and marinas so as to interfere with the use of such facilities. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 102, Part 6; Title 69 and Title 70.Primary sponsorIn committeeFebruary 5, 2025
HJR 46Memorials, Sports - Coach Kyle Shoulders, 2024 Tennessee Titans Coach of the Year -Primary sponsorEnactedFebruary 4, 2025
HJR 45Memorials, Retirement - Andy Lewallen -Primary sponsorEnactedFebruary 4, 2025
HJR 44Memorials, Sports - Nate Adams, Class A Mr. Football Award runner-up -Primary sponsorEnactedFebruary 4, 2025
HJR 43Memorials, Sports - Macon County High School football team, TSSAA 4A state champions -Primary sponsorEnactedFebruary 4, 2025
HB 51Lottery, Corporation - As introduced, requires each county to levy a tax at the rate of 5 percent of the sales price of lottery tickets or shares when sold at retail within the jurisdiction of the county; requires the state to administer the collection of the tax. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9; Title 49 and Title 67.Primary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 28, 2025
HB 183Planning, Public - As introduced, requires a local legislative body to approve an application for a proposed development without allowing public comment, if the legislative body determines that the proposed development is in substantial compliance with the zoning regulations or map that was previously made available for public review and comment. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 44 and Title 13, Chapter 7.Primary sponsorIn committeeJanuary 27, 2025

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