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 789

Medical Occupations - As enacted, prohibits any person from using the title "registered surgical assistant" unless such person is registered with the board of medical examiners as a registered surgical assistant; requires the board to register as a registered surgical assistant any applicant who presents satisfactory evidence that the applicant meets certain requirements. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.

Yea

Passed

6–2

Mar 29, 2017

SB 790

Dentists and Dentistry - As introduced, revises the board of dentistry's annual reporting requirements to make the board's annual report to the governor due no later than September 1. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 5.

Yea

Passed

8–0

Mar 29, 2017

SB 845

Medical Occupations - As enacted, clarifies that the exemptions from the licensure and regulatory requirements for medical physicians apply to surgeons of the United States army, navy, air force or marine hospital service regardless of the hospital or practice site, if the surgeon's practice is part of the surgeon's authorized military service or training. - Amends TCA Section 63-6-204.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 29, 2017

SB 1032

Welfare - As enacted, expands the licensure requirement for adult day care providers to include those who provide service to five or more, instead of 10 or more, adult recipients. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 12; Title 49; Title 68 and Title 71.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 29, 2017

SB 413

Physicians and Surgeons - As enacted, enacts the "Visiting Sports Team Act." - Amends TCA Title 63.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 29, 2017

SB 473

Professions and Occupations - As enacted, enacts the "Freedom to Prosper Act" to limit the circumstances under which local government entities may regulate certain occupations. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 56, Chapter 1, Part 3; Title 62 and Title 63.

Absent

Failed

2–0

Mar 28, 2017

SB 389

Taxes, Hotel Motel - As enacted, authorizes the City of McMinnville, by ordinance adopted by a two-thirds vote, to levy an occupancy tax of not more than 2.5 percent on the privilege of staying in any hotel or motel in McMinnville; the ordinance must set forth the manner of collection and administration of the privilege tax; requires that all proceeds received by the municipality from the tax be used for tourism development. - Amends amend TCA Section 67-4-1425.

Yea

Passed

11–0

Mar 28, 2017

SB 1171

TennCare - As introduced, requires healthcare payors participating in an alternative payment system to disclose certain information to physicians; requires physicians to use best efforts not to disclose cost information to certain persons. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 71.

Yea

Passed

8–0

Mar 28, 2017

SB 1206

Mental Illness - As enacted, establishes procedures to be followed by the trial court for the diagnosis, evaluation, and initial treatment of persons found not guilty by reason of insanity for first degree murder or certain other Class A felonies. - Amends TCA Section 33-7-303.

Yea

Passed

11–0

Mar 28, 2017

SB 1215

Telecommunications - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee Broadband Accessibility Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 7; Title 7, Chapter 59, Part 3; Title 65, Chapter 25 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 20.

Yea

Passed

11–0

Mar 28, 2017