TO CREATE THE JUNK LAWSUIT PREVENTION ACT OF 2025.
What it does: On the version voted Apr 16, 2025: Requires a consumer to give a business 30 days' written notice before suing for damages over non-insurance discount health cards, and bars the suit if the business cures the violation and confirms it in writing. Applies retroactively to January 1, 2021. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)
Question before the chamber: Read the third time and passed.
The tally
Yes 20 · No 11 · Not voting 2 · Present 2
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting / present |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Republicans | 20 | 5 | 2 / 2 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 5 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Bryan KingR28No
- Jimmy HickeyR4No
- John PaytonR22No
- Ron CaldwellR10No
- Former memberRNo
The full roll (35)
Yes 20
- Alan ClarkR7
- Bart HesterR33
- Blake JohnsonR21
- Clint PenzoR31
- Dan SullivanR20
- Dave WallaceR19
- Jim DotsonR34
- Jim PettyR29
- Josh BryantR32
- Justin BoydR27
- Kim HammerR16
- Mark JohnsonR17
- Matt McKeeR6
- Matt StoneR2
- Missy IrvinR24
- Ricky HillR11
- Steve CrowellR3
- Tyler DeesR35
- Former memberR
- Former memberR
No 11
- Bryan KingR28
- Clarke TuckerD14
- Fred LoveD15
- Greg LedingD30
- Jamie ScottD12
- Jimmy HickeyR4
- John PaytonR22
- Reginald MurdockD9
- Ron CaldwellR10
- Stephanie FlowersD8
- Former memberR
Present 2
Not voting 2
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.