Sen. Steve Southerland

Primary SB 1362

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Hamblen County - Subject to local approval, adjusts the compensation of the road commissioners to be $200 or greater, instead of equal to $200 a month; adjusts the compensation of the chairman to be $350 or greater, instead of equal to $350 a month; requires the legislative body of Hamblen County to determine the amount of compensation. - Amends Chapter 313 of the Private Acts of 1949; as amended.

Passed Mar 29, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1369

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, removes the requirement that an individual applying for an insurance producer license take a prelicensing course of study for a line of authority; removes other references to the prelicensing education requirement for applicants for an insurance producer license. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 6, Part 1.

Signed into law Mar 28, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 1381

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, clarifies authority of the fish and wildlife commission to set fees for nonresident licenses; makes other clarifications and changes to present law concerning regulation of hunting and fishing. - Amends TCA Title 70.

Passed Mar 28, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1383

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Taxes - As introduced, requires a bank designated by the county trustee to act as a collection agent for the trustee and accept the deposit of county and municipal property taxes, to provide to the county trustee such evidence of the taxes deposited into the account and a copy of the deposit forms at least every five business days, instead of every three business days. - Amends TCA Title 67.

Passed Mar 21, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1373

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Eminent Domain - As introduced, requires the commissioner of finance and administration to report the total amount of state funds paid to acquire property through eminent domain in the 2021-2022 year to the chairs of the finance, ways and means committees and the office of legislative budget analysis by January 1, 2024. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 29, Chapter 17; Title 29, Chapter 16 and Title 65, Chapter 27.

Passed Mar 21, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1380

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As introduced, increases, from three to four consecutive weeks, the amount of time that notice of a public hearing to determine whether a central business improvement district will be established must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 9; Title 13; Title 65; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 69.

Passed Mar 21, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1358

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Utilities, Utility Districts - As introduced, requires franchise holders, and certificated providers, that provide broadband service to file on or before July 1, 2023, and by July 1 of the two subsequent years thereafter, a map or other information with the appropriate regulatory entity indicating the specific locations where the provider offered broadband service that is capable of delivering download speeds of at least 100 Mbps and upload speeds of at least 20 Mbps. - Amends TCA Title 7 and Title 65.

Passed Mar 20, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1379

Passed · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Banks and Financial Institutions - As introduced, prohibits a financial institution from releasing or providing the account balance or transaction activity of an account to a person without first obtaining the account holder's express permission or without a warrant issued by a judicial officer located in this state. - Amends TCA Title 45 and Title 47, Chapter 18.

Passed Mar 20, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SJR 252

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Kerry Stacy, Teacher of the Year, Meadowview Middle School -

Signed into law Mar 16, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary SJR 250

Signed into law · Tennessee Senate · Lead sponsor

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Sharla Conklin, Teacher of the Year, John Hay Elementary School -

Signed into law Mar 16, 2023 0 co-sponsors