R Tennessee Senate · District 11 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Bo Watson

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Session

Total votes

26,488

all sessions

Attendance

94%

1,505 missed

Lower than 78% of chamber peers

With party

99%

of cast votes

Lower than 85% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

0%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Voting record

Yea

26,258

voted in favor

Nay

199

voted against

Absent

1,505

missed votes

Total cast

26,488

across all sessions

Crossed party

149

votes against own party

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 2640

DUI Offenses - As enacted, clarifies present law regarding the revocation of a person's driver license for an implied consent violation. - Amends TCA Section 55-10-407.

Yea

Passed

9–1

Apr 8, 2026

SB 1784

Codes - As enacted, expands present law's requirements for when a person engages a third-party inspector to complete locally required building inspections, as authorized in present law's statewide building construction safety standards. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 68.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Apr 7, 2026

SB 1797

Managed Care Organizations - As enacted, prohibits a managed care organization from including a provision in the managed care organization's contract with a qualified nursing facility to provide medicaid nursing facility services, that permit actual or constructive termination by the MCO without cause, for convenience, or termination without specifying the grounds for termination; requires the bureau of TennCare, in conjunction with the department of commerce and insurance, to review and approve all standard contract templates used by MCOs for facility contracting to ensure compliance. - Amends TCA Title 56; Title 68, Chapter 11 and Title 71, Chapter 5.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Apr 7, 2026

SB 1964

Fireworks - As enacted, expands the length of the existing Independence Day and New Year sales periods and adds new Memorial Day and Labor Day sales periods for seasonal retailers of fireworks for the 2026 retail period; increases the seasonal retailer permit fee from $100 to $150 for calendar year 2026; and authorizes the state fire marshal to promulgate rules to effectuate the act. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 104.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Apr 7, 2026

SB 225

Chiropractors - As enacted, requires certain insurers to reimburse chiropractic physicians at the same rate as physicians for the same services. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7 and Title 63.

Yea

Passed

8–1

Apr 7, 2026

SB 1827

Public Funds and Financing - As introduced, adds certain definitions concerning precious metals; makes precious metal coins legal tender; prohibits a person from compelling another to accept precious metal coins as legal tender. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 1. Against party

Nay

Passed

7–2

Apr 7, 2026

SB 2419

Fireworks - As enacted, requires a person who offers sparkling devices for sale and who does not hold a fireworks permit to register each location at which the person offers such devices for sale with the state fire marshal; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 68.

Yea

Passed

7–2

Apr 7, 2026

SB 2102

Public Utility Commission - As enacted, requires, for an electric utility providing services outside the corporate limits of the home municipality, expansion of the utility board to provide representation on the board for such outside locality. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 12; Title 13; Title 54; Title 64; Title 65; Title 68 and Title 69.

Yea

Passed

6–2

Apr 7, 2026

SB 2316

Economic and Community Development - As enacted, vacates and reconstitutes the board of directors of the Tennessee Technology Development Corporation. - Amends TCA Title 4.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Apr 7, 2026

SB 2470

Boards and Commissions - As introduced, transfers oversight of the board of boiler rules and the elevator and amusement device safety board from the department of labor and workforce development to the department of commerce and insurance. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 62 and Title 68.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Apr 7, 2026