Jeff Preptit
Nashville Metro CouncilCurrent Member

Jeff Preptit

Council Member

Council Member Jeff Preptit sponsors initiatives for mental health, youth services, and community safety.

Specialty topics
mental health servicesyouth programscommunity safetylegal aidhomelessness
50
Sponsorships
0
Amendments authored
428
Recent votes

Legislative style

Proactive sponsor of resolutions focused on community support and safety initiatives.

Notable recent actions
  • •Sponsored a resolution appropriating $40,000 to EPIC Girl from the Community Partnership Fund.
  • •Sponsored a resolution accepting a $375,000 grant for Gideon’s Army to implement youth-led programs.
  • •Sponsored a resolution approving a Youth Homelessness grant application from HUD.

Voting record

Last 428 recorded votes.

Aye
318 (74%)
Nay
29 (7%)
Abstain
17 (4%)
Absent
62 (14%)

Recent sponsorships

50
RS2026-2300ResolutionPassedPrimary

A resolution appropriating a total of $40,000 from the Juvenile Court of Nashville and Davidson County to EPIC Girl as a recipient of a Community Partnership Fund grant.

Introduced 9/24/2026
RS2026-2340ResolutionPassedPrimary

A resolution approving an application for a mental health transport grant from the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, to assist in the transport of a person to a hospital or treatment resource for emergency mental health care.

Introduced 10/8/2026
RS2026-2337ResolutionPassedPrimary

A resolution appropriating a total of $10,000 from the Office of Family Safety of Nashville and Davidson County to Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands (“Legal Aid”) as a recipient of a Community Partnership Fund grant.

Introduced 10/8/2026
RS2026-2297ResolutionPassedPrimary

A resolution accepting a Tennessee Highway Safety Office Recovery Court Enhancements grant from the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the State Trial Courts, to fund various Alcohol Countermeasures Highway Safety Projects.

Introduced 9/24/2026
RS2026-2238ResolutionPassedPrimary

A resolution approving an application for a Youth Homelessness NOFO (Notice of Funding Opportunity) for FY2024 & FY2025 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Homeless Services, to address the social and emotional well-being of youth by implementing a youth and young adults curriculum to help increase resiliency in the individual, agencies, and overall system.

Introduced 8/20/2026
RS2026-2338ResolutionPassedPrimary

A resolution appropriating a total of $40,000 from the Office of Family Safety of Nashville and Davidson County to YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee as a recipient of a Community Partnership Fund grant.

Introduced 10/8/2026
RS2026-2069ResolutionPassed

A resolution recognizing June 19, 2026, as Juneteenth in Nashville and Davidson County.

Introduced 6/9/2026
RS2026-2341ResolutionPassedPrimary

A resolution approving an application for the Statewide School Resource Officer (SRO) Program Grant from the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, to provide funding for the placement of one full-time School Resource Officer (SRO) in each K-12 public and public charter school.

Introduced 10/8/2026
RS2026-2313ResolutionPassedPrimary

A resolution accepting a Continuum of Care Program grant from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of Homeless Services, to promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness by promoting access to and effect utilization of mainstream programs by homeless individuals and families.

Introduced 9/24/2026
RS2026-2283BillPassedPrimary

A resolution to approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD), Nashville Fire Department (NFD) as it relates to the Metro Nashville Arson & Explosives Task Force (MNAETF), which is a collective coordination of resources and assets to investigate the criminal misuse of fire and explosives in Nashville and surrounding areas.

Introduced 9/3/2026
BL2025-771BillPassedPrimary

An Ordinance amending Title 15 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to amend the membership and credential requirements of the Stormwater Management Commission.

Introduced 3/6/2025
RS2026-2225ResolutionPassedPrimary

A resolution accepting a grant from the Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice Programs to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of the District Attorney General, to provide partial funding for three specialized Victim Witness Coordinators to work with Spanish-speaking victims and within the Crimes Against Children unit.

Introduced 8/20/2026
RS2026-1893ResolutionPassed

A resolution recognizing the Tennessee State University Men’s Basketball Team for winning the 2025-26 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Championship and securing a berth in the 2026 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.

Introduced 3/31/2026
RS2026-2276ResolutionPassedPrimary

A resolution approving amendment one to the Healthy Start Initiative Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, to the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, to provide a variety of services in reducing infant mortality for pregnant and parenting women.

Introduced 9/3/2026
RS2026-2337ResolutionPassedPrimary

A resolution appropriating a total of $10,000 from the Office of Family Safety of Nashville and Davidson County to Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands (“Legal Aid”) as a recipient of a Community Partnership Fund grant.

Introduced 10/8/2026
RS2026-1907ResolutionPassed

A resolution appropriating a total of $375,000 from a certain account of the Community Safety Fund for a grant to Gideon’s Army Grassroots Army for Children to implement a trauma informed, youth led workforce and leadership program for youth to reduce and mitigate violence as part of the Community Safety Initiative.

Introduced 4/9/2026
BL2025-908BillPassed

An ordinance amending Chapters 17.08 and17.16 of the Metropolitan Code, Zoning Regulations to amend and add regulations pertaining to the “beer and cigarette market” use (Proposal No. 2025Z-005TX-001).

Introduced 6/23/2025
RS2026-2303ResolutionPassedPrimary

A resolution appropriating a total of $40,000 from the Office of Family Safety of Nashville and Davidson County to Sexual Assault Center as a recipient of a Community Partnership Fund grant.

Introduced 9/24/2026
RS2026-2296ResolutionPassedPrimary

A resolution appropriating a total of $43,192.28 from the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of the Mayor, to Fisk University and approving a grant contract by and between the Metropolitan Government, acting by and through the Office of the Mayor, and Fisk University for the provision of youth participatory action research.

Introduced 9/24/2026
RS2026-1907ResolutionPassed

A resolution appropriating a total of $375,000 from a certain account of the Community Safety Fund for a grant to Gideon’s Army Grassroots Army for Children to implement a trauma informed, youth led workforce and leadership program for youth to reduce and mitigate violence as part of the Community Safety Initiative.

Introduced 4/9/2026

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