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 782

TennCare - As enacted, adds additional parties who are required to provide certain information to the commissioner of finance and administration, the bureau of TennCare, or managed care organization regarding recovery of benefits; amends related reporting requirements. - Amends TCA Section 71-5-117.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 8, 2017

SB 1154

Osteopathy - As enacted, increases from $50 to $100 the per diem paid to each member of the board of osteopathic examination. - Amends TCA Section 63-9-103.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 8, 2017

SB 518

Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As enacted, removes the board of pharmacy's oversight of facilities that distribute dialysate and devices necessary to perform peritoneal kidney dialysis to patients with end stage renal disease if the facility meets certain criteria. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 10.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 8, 2017

SB 1202

Financial Institutions, Dept. of - As enacted, revises various provisions relating to the licensing of certain non-depository financial institutions. - Amends TCA Title 45, Chapter 13; Title 45, Chapter 15; Title 45, Chapter 18; Title 45, Chapter 5 and Title 56, Chapter 37.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 7, 2017

SB 1305

Funeral Directors and Embalmers - As enacted, requires that of the 10 hours of continuing education coursework required for renewal of licensure of funeral directors and embalmers, five of those hours must be attended in person, which means the coursework is either completed in the physical presence of the provider of the coursework or through an interactive virtual program that requires participants to confirm their presence during the program. - Amends TCA Title 62, Chapter 5.

Yea

Passed

8–0

Mar 7, 2017

SB 163

Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, exempts from taxation by the department of commerce and insurance any multiple employer welfare arrangement (MEWA) licensed and approved by the department. - Amends TCA Section 56-26-204.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 7, 2017

SB 737

Consumer Protection - As enacted, adds "advertising services for the provision of a motor vehicle warranty in a deceptive manner likely to cause the owner to believe that the advertisement originated from the original manufacturer of the motor vehicle or from the dealer that sold the motor vehicle" as a violation of the Consumer Protection Act of 1977. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 55.

Yea

Passed

7–0

Mar 7, 2017

SB 1266

Tennessee Regulatory Authority - As enacted, limits the TRA's jurisdiction over an investor-owned electric power company serving Tennessee customers on the western side of the Mississippi River to hearing complaints alleging certain levels of service and rate violations and granting appropriate relief. - Amends TCA Title 65, Chapter 4, Part 1.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 7, 2017

SB 561

Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, allows an insurance producer to charge fees for services relating to an individual's purchase of an individual major medical policy if the insurance producer is not receiving commission from an insurer and if the fees are based upon a qualified written agreement. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 6.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 7, 2017

SB 437

Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, revises various provisions regarding when a health insurance entity can make, and when a health insurance entity is required to notify a provider of, changes in the provider's fee schedule. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7.

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 7, 2017