Sen. Bo Watson
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
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
412
bills & resolutions
Higher than 87% of chamber peers
Committees
8
assignments
23,663 roll-call votes
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
SB 629
Workers Compensation - As enacted, removes liability of a general contractor, intermediate contractor, or subcontractor for workers' compensation to a construction services provider for injuries occurring during the time period of December 9, 2019, through September 9, 2021, if certain conditions are met. - Amends TCA Title 50, Chapter 6, Part 9.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Mar 16, 2021
HB 257
Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the alcoholic beverage commission to June 30, 2027; requires the commission to report back to the government operations subcommittee by December 31, 2021 for an update of the findings on the 2020 performance audit. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 57, Chapter 1.
Yea
Passed
30–0
Mar 15, 2021
HB 378
Education, Higher - As enacted, declares an act of the general assembly enacted after January 1, 2021, that mandates a discount or waiver of the tuition or fees charged at public institutions of higher education unenforceable against an institution affected by the act unless the general assembly annually appropriates a sum sufficient to fully fund the discount or waiver program at the institution; requires each public institution of higher education to report certain information concerning discount and waiver programs. - Amends TCA Title 8 and Title 49.
Yea
Passed
30–0
Mar 15, 2021
HB 655
Comptroller, State - As enacted, removes the filing requirement for municipal and utility district travel and expense reimbursement policies, and any amendments to the policies, and instead requires the policies and amendments be made available for review and audit by the comptroller or the comptroller's designee. - Amends TCA Section 6-54-903 and Section 7-82-309.
Yea
Passed
30–0
Mar 15, 2021
SB 290
Teachers, Principals and School Personnel - As enacted, defines the term "teacher" for purposes of state salary increases for licensed education personnel. - Amends TCA Title 9 and Title 49.
Yea
Passed
30–0
Mar 15, 2021
HB 17
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, replaces the required element for self-defense that the person "not be engaged in unlawful activity" with the required element that the person "not be engaged in conduct that would constitute a felony or Class A misdemeanor"; declares, for purposes of determining if a person has a duty to retreat before threatening or using force in self-defense, that a person is not considered to be engaged in conduct that would constitute a felony or Class A misdemeanor or in a place where the person does not have a right to be if the person is engaged in the activity or in a place due to the person's status as a victim of human trafficking. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 11, Part 6.
Yea
Passed
30–0
Mar 15, 2021
SB 763
Veterans Services, Dept. of - As enacted, removes requirement that department veteran service officers be combat veterans. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 3.
Yea
Passed
30–0
Mar 15, 2021
HB 177
Landlord and Tenant - As enacted, authorizes property managers to testify against tenants in the same manner as landlords or owners of rental property. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 16; Title 29 and Title 66.
Yea
Passed
31–0
Mar 15, 2021
SB 655
Treasurer, State - As enacted, authorizes the treasurer to establish a length of service award program for eligible employers to participate in a deferred compensation plan for bona fide volunteers. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 25, Part 1.
Yea
Passed
30–0
Mar 15, 2021
SB 537
Comptroller, State - As enacted, removes the filing requirement for municipal and utility district travel and expense reimbursement policies, and any amendments to the policies, and instead requires the policies and amendments be made available for review and audit by the comptroller or the comptroller's designee. - Amends TCA Section 6-54-903 and Section 7-82-309.
Yea
Passed
30–0
Mar 15, 2021
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