R Tennessee Senate · District 9 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Steve Southerland

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Session

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

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

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HJR 259

Memorials, Retirement - Billy Atkins -

Yea

Passed

31–0

Mar 14, 2019

HB 3

Courts - As enacted, requires a court that issues orders granting custody or guardianship of children to relative caregivers to inform the relative caregiver that resources and funding may be available through the department of children's services; requires the department of children's services to distribute information on available relative caregiver resources to the administrative office of the courts, and the administrative office of the courts to distribute the information to each court within the state that issues orders regarding child custody or guardianship. - Amends TCA Title 16; Title 36 and Title 37.

Yea

Passed

31–0

Mar 14, 2019

SJR 251

Memorials, Retirement - Battalion Chief Randy Breeding, Morristown Fire Department -

Yea

Passed

31–0

Mar 14, 2019

HB 58

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

HB 1163

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

SJR 256

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Adeline Elizabeth Carter, Salutatorian, Rossview High School -

Yea

Passed

31–0

Mar 14, 2019

SB 1078

Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, extends the hours during which a manufacturer may sell its product at retail on Sunday on its licensed premises from 12:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m.; deletes repeal provision, thereby clarifying that a manufacturer of alcoholic beverages may, on and after July 1, 2019, continue to have a direct or indirect interest in an establishment with a license authorizing consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises if the interest is held in an irrevocable trust. - Amends TCA Section 57-3-202 and Section 57-4-110. Against party

Nay

Passed

25–2

Mar 14, 2019

SJR 257

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ana Marie Cannon, Salutatorian, West Creek High School -

Yea

Passed

31–0

Mar 14, 2019

SJR 260

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Kallista Lynn Tasker, Salutatorian, Northwest High School -

Yea

Passed

31–0

Mar 14, 2019

HJR 258

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Jeff Luttrell, 2019 Middle Tennessee Principal of the Year -

Yea

Passed

31–0

Mar 14, 2019