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 86% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

0%

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 84% of chamber peers

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 326

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation - As enacted, grants the bureau discretion to investigate reports of suspected elder financial exploitation. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45; Title 68 and Title 71.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Apr 1, 2026

SB 2586

Health Care - As enacted, authorizes a physician to perform stem cell therapy or regenerative medicine therapy that is not approved by the United States food and drug administration if such therapy is used for a treatment or procedure that is within the scope of practice of the physician; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Apr 1, 2026

SB 1584

Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, lowers the age of an inpatient from 65 to 50 or older when a hospital, each year from October 1 through March 1, must offer immunization against influenza disease prior to discharge; requires a hospital to offer immunization against pneumococcal disease to an inpatient aged 50 or older prior to discharge. - Amends TCA Title 68. Against party

Nay

Passed

6–3

Apr 1, 2026

SB 2083

Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, increases from three to five the maximum number of nonrelated persons in a home for the aged to be considered a tier 1 home for the aged; increases from four to six the maximum number of nonrelated persons in a home for the aged to be considered a tier 2 home for the aged. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 11.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Apr 1, 2026

SB 1486

Immigration - As enacted, requires a memorandum of understanding entered between certain law enforcement agencies and federal officials concerning enforcement of federal immigration laws to include a requirement that the agency accept and honor any immigration detainer received from federal immigration authorities. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 38 and Title 41.

Yea

Passed

9–1

Apr 1, 2026

SB 1700

Consumer Protection - As enacted, requires the Tennessee advisory commission on intergovernmental relations (TACIR) to conduct a study of the potential regulation of artificial intelligence systems and generative artificial intelligence chatbots in this state. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 37 and Title 47.

Yea

Passed

10–0

Apr 1, 2026

SB 821

Education, Curriculum - As enacted, establishes a pilot program that provides grants to local education agencies to advance substance abuse and violence prevention programs. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Apr 1, 2026

SB 2198

Welfare - As introduced, clarifies that the department of human services must provide applicants with a written notice of temporary assistance eligibility determinations. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 71.

Yea

Passed

8–1

Apr 1, 2026

SB 2366

Physicians and Surgeons - As enacted, requires the board of medical examiners to issue a provisional foreign training license of two years, which may be extended for an additional one year, to an internationally trained physician who has successfully completed the examination described in current law upon finding sufficient evidence that the internationally trained physician has met certain listed criteria; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 63.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Apr 1, 2026

SB 879

Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the commissioner to provide the commissioner of correction with a form application for food assistance for use by inmates who are preparing for release. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5, Part 3. Against party

Nay

Passed

7–2

Apr 1, 2026