Sen. Steve Southerland
Total votes
24,548
all sessions
Attendance
93%
1,705 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
99%
of cast votes
Lower than 83% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 80% of chamber peers
Sponsored
1,724
bills & resolutions
Higher than 95% of chamber peers
Committees
4
assignments
24,548 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
24,256
voted in favor
Nay
253
voted against
Absent
1,705
missed votes
Total cast
24,548
across all sessions
Crossed party
206
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1692
Adoption - As enacted, clarifies that a court may waive the requirement for a home study in an adoption when the prospective adoptive parent or parents are not related to the child if certain requirements are met. - Amends TCA Title 36 and Title 37.
Yea
Passed
25–2
Apr 9, 2026
HB 359
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, defines "seriously bodily injury" for the purposes of the present law offense of vehicular assault, which occurs when a person who, as the proximate result of the person's intoxication, recklessly causes serious bodily injury to another person by the operation of a motor vehicle or vessel subject to registration; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55.
Yea
Passed
27–5
Apr 9, 2026
SR 275
Memorials, Congress - Urges Congress to rename Dogwood Lane on federal property at Mountain Home VA the "Congressman Phil Roe Boulevard." -
Yea
Passed
33–0
Apr 9, 2026
SB 1747
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates an offense of recklessly discharging a firearm into the air, ground, a body of water, or an object in close proximity to the person if the firearm is discharged at a place of public gathering or at a public event where there are at least 25 people in attendance at the time of the discharge; punishes the offense as a Class A misdemeanor; specifies certain exceptions to the offense. - Amends TCA Title 39.
Yea
Passed
29–0
Apr 9, 2026
SB 1784
Codes - As enacted, expands present law's requirements for when a person engages a third-party inspector to complete locally required building inspections, as authorized in present law's statewide building construction safety standards. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 68.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Apr 7, 2026
SB 1797
Managed Care Organizations - As enacted, prohibits a managed care organization from including a provision in the managed care organization's contract with a qualified nursing facility to provide medicaid nursing facility services, that permit actual or constructive termination by the MCO without cause, for convenience, or termination without specifying the grounds for termination; requires the bureau of TennCare, in conjunction with the department of commerce and insurance, to review and approve all standard contract templates used by MCOs for facility contracting to ensure compliance. - Amends TCA Title 56; Title 68, Chapter 11 and Title 71, Chapter 5.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Apr 7, 2026
SB 1964
Fireworks - As enacted, expands the length of the existing Independence Day and New Year sales periods and adds new Memorial Day and Labor Day sales periods for seasonal retailers of fireworks for the 2026 retail period; increases the seasonal retailer permit fee from $100 to $150 for calendar year 2026; and authorizes the state fire marshal to promulgate rules to effectuate the act. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 104.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Apr 7, 2026
SB 225
Chiropractors - As enacted, requires certain insurers to reimburse chiropractic physicians at the same rate as physicians for the same services. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7 and Title 63.
Yea
Passed
8–1
Apr 7, 2026
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