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R Tennessee Senate · District 9 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Steve Southerland

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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 recorded
24,548
across all sessions
Crossed party
206
votes against own party
Matching
24,548
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1327
Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, authorizes, in leases entered into between Memphis and business owners holding a restaurant license from the alcoholic beverage commission, the inclusion of provisions where the rent is calculated on gross sales, including gross sales of alcohol, of the business; prohibits a county from denying the issuance or renewal of a beer permit on the basis of a similar lease; provisions also applicable to Knoxville within an easement area granted to the city for commercial recreation and commercial recreation facilities from TVA in the Fort Loudoun Reservoir. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 1; Title 57, Chapter 4 and Title 57, Chapter 5. Against party
Nay
Passed
25–3
Mar 14, 2019
SB 456
Process, Service of - As enacted, revises provisions governing identifying the person who makes service of process. - Amends TCA Section 16-15-901.
Yea
Passed
31–0
Mar 14, 2019
SJR 267
Memorials, Academic Achievement - Manuel Eduardo Martinez, Salutatorian, Kenwood High School -
Yea
Passed
31–0
Mar 14, 2019
SB 323
Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, designates Hermitage Golf Course in Nashville-Davidson County as a premier type tourist resort for purposes of consuming alcoholic beverages on the premises. - Amends TCA Section 57-4-102. Against party
Nay
Passed
25–3
Mar 14, 2019
HJR 256
Memorials, Recognition - James Gerald Shores, Jr. -
Yea
Passed
31–0
Mar 14, 2019
HJR 226
Memorials, Recognition - Dr. Hongwei Xin -
Yea
Passed
31–0
Mar 14, 2019
SJR 270
Memorials, Recognition - AARP, 60th anniversary -
Yea
Passed
31–0
Mar 14, 2019
SB 634
Consumer Protection - As enacted, requires travel promoters to use trust accounts to avoid commingling their funds with customer funds that are held for disbursement for payment of travel services. - Amends TCA Title 47 and Title 62.
Yea
Passed
30–0
Mar 14, 2019
SB 836
Schools, Charter - As enacted, revises the requirements for revocation of a public charter school's charter based on having been identified as a priority school. - Amends TCA Section 49-13-122.
Yea
Passed
31–0
Mar 14, 2019
SB 860
Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, authorizes the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption at the Historic Jackson Theater, the Jonesborough Repertory Theatre, the International Storytelling Center, the McKinney Center, the Jonesborough Visitor Center, the Historic Eureka Inn, and the AmericInn Lodge and Suites, all located in Jonesborough. - Amends TCA Section 57-4-102. Against party
Nay
Passed
27–2
Mar 14, 2019
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