Joy Styles
Council Member
Council member focused on public safety, cultural recognition, and community development.
Legislative style
Proactive sponsor of resolutions and ordinances, with a focus on community recognition and infrastructure improvements.
- •Sponsorship of a resolution adopting a salary increase for the Sheriff of the Metropolitan Government.
- •Sponsorship of a resolution recognizing June 2026 as Pride Month in Nashville and Davidson County.
- •Authored an amendment establishing a permit prioritization program for affordable housing and child care projects.
Voting record
Last 750 recorded votes.
Amendments authored
1Every amendment this member has filed, with AI-generated summaries and intent grouping.
Amendment establishes a permit prioritization program for affordable housing and child care projects.
Recent sponsorships
50A resolution adopting a salary increase for the Sheriff of the Metropolitan Government.
A Resolution recognizing June 2026 as Black Music Month in Nashville and Davidson County.
A resolution to honor the life and legacy of the Reverend Dr. Bernard Lafayette, Jr.
A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Rosetta Miller-Perry.
An ordinance amending Chapters 2.240, 6.28, and 7.08 and Title 17 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to replace “day care” uses with “child care” and “adult day services” uses and amend related conditions and standards (Proposal No. 2026Z-013TX-001).
An ordinance amending Chapter 17.28 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to amend regulations on underground utilities (Proposal No. 2026Z-010TX-001).
A resolution recognizing June 2026 as Pride Month in Nashville and Davidson County and affirming the dignity, freedom, and humanity of all people.
A resolution honoring the service of Mina Johnson, the outgoing President of Sister Cities of Nashville.
A resolution authorizing The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County to accept new public sanitary sewer main and sanitary sewer manholes, for property located at 1000 Century Farms Circle, also known as Target Antioch (MWS Project No. 26-SL-90 and Proposal No. 2026M-067ES-001).
An ordinance approving a Solar Services Agreement between the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Department of General Services, and Cherry Street Asset Management Holdings, LLC for the design, construction, operation, management, and administration services related to photovoltaic solar facilities located at the Southeast Police Precinct.
A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Catherine Dominy.
A resolution recognizing and honoring the month of June 2025 as Pride Month in Nashville and Davidson County and uplifting the strength, legacy, and ongoing contributions of the LGBTQIA+ community.
A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Grand Ole Opry announcer Bill Cody.
An ordinance directing the Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure to develop a tool to continuously monitor and analyze the cumulative transportation effects of developments and/or rezonings so that regional transportation mitigations and capital infrastructure improvements can be appropriately programmed.
A resolution recognizing May 2026 as Older Americans Month in Nashville and Davidson County and recognizing FiftyForward for its 70th anniversary.
A resolution approving amendment one to a Particulate Matter (PM 2.5) Ambient Monitoring Network grant from the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to assist with the necessary development, establishment, and maintenance of adequate monitoring programs for the prevention and control of air pollution in Nashville, Tennessee.
A resolution honoring the life and legacy of former Member of Council Jamie D. Isabel.
A resolution accepting an in-kind grant from the Friends of Mill Ridge Park to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Parks and Recreation, to fund the purchase and installation of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at Mill Ridge Park.
An ordinance to amend certain sections of Chapter 2.114 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws pertaining to the Metropolitan Animal Care and Control Commission.
An ordinance amending Chapter 17.28 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to amend regulations on underground utilities (Proposal No. 2026Z-010TX-001).
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