# Janice Bowling

Janice Bowling is a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate for district 16.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Tennessee Senate, district 16
- Serving since: 2013-01-08
- Current term: TN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f48dc5f3-1c31-4654-a6be-1b9d20ecb3b2

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f48dc5f3-1c31-4654-a6be-1b9d20ecb3b2 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

40% of the 100 bills Bowling sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Tennessee Senate.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.23 (standard error 0.03), from 43 donors and 1,072 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 31% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (TN 2025–26 session)

4,504 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (Tennessee Senate 99.6%). Party unity 95.8% (95.3%). 28 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1530 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Jordyn Brown, Salutatorian, Gordonsville High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1530/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1267 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Liya Rakeshbhai Patel, Valedictorian, Cumberland County High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1267/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/23/2026 Failed · HB 2585 Damages - As introduced, states that the amount of damages awarded as noneconomic damages must not exceed $1 million in a health care liability action… · fail · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HB2585/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1578 Memorials, Interns - Indian Clay - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1578/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1268 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Nicolo Azzani, Salutatorian, Cumberland County High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1268/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1539 Memorials, Retirement - Dickson County Mayor Robert "Bob" Rial - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1539/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1247 Memorials, Sports - Reese McCann - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1247/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1564 Memorials, Retirement - Jackie Wilkerson - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1564/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · SJR 1250 Memorials, Recognition - Tom Midyett - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1250/
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/23/2026 Passed · HJR 1658 Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kadence Saige Phillips, Salutatorian, Monterey High School - · pass · https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/HJR1658/

## Legislation (TN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 100 bills: 100 reached committee, 25 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 0. 40.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Tennessee Senate 70.0%; rank 31 of 33).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 2730: Grundy County - Subject to local approval, creates the Southern Cumberland Plateau Regional Water and Wastewater Authority. - (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2730/
- SJR 1075: Memorials, Interns - Kermina Wadeh - (became law, 2026-04-30) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SJR1075/
- SB 2726: Tullahoma - Subject to local approval, allocates 3.8 percent of each annual operating budget, but not less than $1.5 million, to the maintenance of streets… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2726/
- SB 2707: Winchester - Subject to local approval, expands the board of public utilities' jurisdiction to wastewater treatment systems; requires the mayor to serve as a… (passed one chamber, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2707/
- SB 2657: General Assembly - As introduced, enacts the "Restoring State Sovereignty Through Nullification Act," which establishes processes by which the general… (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2657/
- SB 2564: Election Laws - As introduced, repeals convenience voting; provides requirements for satellite voting locations during early voting. - Amends TCA Title 2. (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2564/
- SB 2483: Veterans Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct a study that includes an evaluation of county veterans service office resources;… (became law, 2026-05-04) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2483/
- SB 2485: Local Education Agencies - As introduced, allows an LEA or public charter school to install, maintain, and use, subject to parental approval, a video camera… (in committee, 2026-04-20) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2485/
- SB 2484: Election Laws - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Ballot Access Act." - Amends TCA Title 2. (in committee, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2484/
- SB 2487: State Employees - As introduced, creates a procedure for a state employee who has reasonable cause to suspect that improper government conduct or a crime has… (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/tn/bills/114/SB2487/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $17.3K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=S16
- Campaign site: https://janicebowling.com/
- X: https://x.com/janicebowlingtn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janice-bowling-01b41134/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f48dc5f3-1c31-4654-a6be-1b9d20ecb3b2