R Tennessee Senate · District 11 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Bo Watson

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Total votes

23,663

all sessions

Attendance

94%

1,175 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

99%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

0%

crosses aisle rarely

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Voting record

Yea

23,459

voted in favor

Nay

173

voted against

Absent

1,175

missed votes

Total cast

23,663

across all sessions

Crossed party

130

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 360

Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, revises requirement for the department of commerce and insurance to report on coverage for mental health, alcoholism, and drug dependency. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 16, 2021

SB 215

Taxes, Sales - As enacted, excludes from the definition of "tangible personal property" for sales and use tax purposes certain mains, pipes, pipelines, and tanks and certain railroads, railroad structures, substructures, tracks and the metal thereon, branches, switches, and other improvements thereon; deems all as realty upon installation for purposes of sales tax laws. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Yea

Passed

11–0

Mar 16, 2021

HB 944

Clerks, Court - As enacted, requires the circuit court clerks, criminal court clerks, clerks and masters of chancery courts, clerks of courts of general sessions, county clerks, clerks of juvenile and probate courts, and clerks of law and equity courts within Knox County to charge the standard schedule of fees. - Amends TCA Title 8.

Yea

Passed

11–0

Mar 16, 2021

HB 855

Business and Commerce - As enacted, enacts the "Business Fairness Act," allowing businesses that comply with safety precautions and guidelines issued by the government or authorized agency during declared states of emergency to continue or resume business. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 2.

Yea

Passed

8–0

Mar 16, 2021

SB 143

Taxes, Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As enacted, exempts smokeless nicotine products from the tax on tobacco products and cigarettes. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-1001 and Section 67-4-1005.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 16, 2021

SB 1151

Treasurer, State - As enacted, authorizes the board of claims to approve, and the state treasurer to establish and maintain, a captive insurance company for the state. - Amends TCA Title 9, Chapter 8, Part 1 and Title 56.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 16, 2021

HB 207

Consumer Protection - As enacted, creates a private right of action for owners, assignees, agents, or licensees of commercial recordings or audiovisual works electronically disseminated in violation of the True Origin of Goods Act; clarifies that no criminal penalty is incurred with a violation of the Act. - Amends TCA Title 47.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 16, 2021

HB 141

Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As enacted, creates a sales and use tax exemption and a credit for qualified payroll expenses against an applicant's combined franchise and excise tax liability for qualified film or television productions if the commissioners of revenue and economic and community development determine that the exemption and credit is in the best interests of the state. - Amends TCA Section 67-4-2109 and Title 67, Chapter 6, Part 3.

Yea

Passed

11–0

Mar 16, 2021

SB 263

Fireworks - As enacted, makes various changes to the process for certification as an outdoor fireworks display operator, proximate pyrotechnic display operator, or flame effect display operator. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 104.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 16, 2021

HB 173

Commerce and Insurance, Dept. of - As introduced, requires the emergency communication board to develop a statewide plan for text-to-911 service; requires, by January 1, 2023, all emergency communications districts to enact a system to allow text-to-911 services. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 86.

Yea

Passed

10–0

Mar 16, 2021