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State Representative, 3rd District
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Timothy Hill

Candidate for State Representative, 3rd District

RepublicanIncumbent

Background

Occupation
State representative
Lives in
Blountville

State representative for District 3 and vice chair of the House Insurance Committee; he chaired the House's Disaster Relief Committee in the extraordinary session. Describes himself as a seventh-generation Northeast Tennessean.

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Photo: Official portrait — Tennessee General Assembly (embedded in the member page)

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Secured state grants for Helene costs in district counties.

    Facebook post; he wrote that the money for Johnson, Carter, Hawkins and Sullivan counties was a grant, not a loan.

    Timothy Hill (Facebook page)

    Candidate social media · Facebook · facebook.com

    “The budget passed today had an additional $3,725,000 for Johnson County, $5,000,000 for Carter County”
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Education

  • Sponsored criteria for excusing students to religious released-time courses.In office

    Prime sponsor of HB1281 in the 114th General Assembly (2025-2026). Enacted (Public Chapter 401).

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Timothy Hill, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1281 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “excusing a student from school to attend a released time course in religious moral instruction during the school year unless certain criteria are met”
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Health & human services

  • Authored the law allowing Safe Haven Baby Boxes in Tennessee.

    Timothy Hill (Facebook page)

    Candidate social media · Facebook · facebook.com

    “when I authored & passed the law allowing Safe Haven Baby Boxes to come to Tennessee”
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  • Sponsored wider access to buprenorphine for opioid addiction treatment.In office

    Prime sponsor of HB1984 in the 114th General Assembly (2025-2026). Enacted; took effect April 16, 2026.

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Timothy Hill, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1984 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “authorizes additional healthcare providers to directly administer buprenorphine mono or buprenorphine without the use of naloxone”
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Government & transparency

  • Sponsored poll-worker training on noncitizens' temporary IDs.In office

    Prime sponsor of HB1283 in the 114th General Assembly (2025-2026). Enacted (Public Chapter 394).

    Legislation sponsored by Representative Timothy Hill, 114th General Assembly

    Government record · Tennessee General Assembly · Bills Sponsored: HB1283 · wapp.capitol.tn.gov

    “training on temporary forms of identification issued to non-United States citizens that may not be used as evidence of identification”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Timothy Hill on them.

  • Public safetyNo documented position found.
  • Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
  • Roads & infrastructureNo documented position found.

All sources (12)

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