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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 cast
24,548
across all sessions
Crossed party
206
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HJR 361
Memorials, Professional Achievement - John Edd Wampler -
Yea
Passed
31–0
May 1, 2017
SJR 371
Memorials, Recognition - Division of Property Assessments, 50th anniversary -
Yea
Passed
31–0
May 1, 2017
SB 1287
Abuse - As enacted, requires the executive director of the commission on aging and disability to establish within the commission a public guardian working group; requires background checks for persons who volunteer in a position that involves providing direct contact with or direct responsibility for a service recipient in facility or service licensed under the Mental Health, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and/or Treatment, Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and Personal Support Services Licensure Law; revises and adds other provisions regarding vulnerable persons. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 34; Title 38; Title 39; Title 45; Title 47; Title 68 and Title 71.
Yea
Passed
32–0
May 1, 2017
HJR 365
Memorials, Recognition - Liberty Elementary School, 20th anniversary -
Yea
Passed
31–0
May 1, 2017
SJR 376
Memorials, Professional Achievement - The Greeneville Sun -
Yea
Passed
31–0
May 1, 2017
HB 419
Salaries and Benefits - As enacted, revises provisions governing when wages must be paid. - Amends TCA Title 50.
Yea
Passed
29–0
May 1, 2017
SJR 369
Memorials, Interns - Maranda Kaufman -
Yea
Passed
31–0
May 1, 2017
HB 1373
Pensions and Retirement Benefits - As enacted, establishes pension stabilization reserve trusts for the hybrid and legacy retirement plans; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 36, Part 9 and Title 9, Chapter 4.
Yea
Passed
32–0
May 1, 2017
SB 185
Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, extends the Nursing Home Assessment Trust Fund by one year, to terminate on June 30, 2018, and revises certain long-term care provisions. - Amends TCA Title 68 and Title 71.
Yea
Passed
32–0
May 1, 2017
SB 256
Interest Rates - As enacted, increases the amount of interest that may be charged by an industrial loan and thrift company on certain loan amounts in excess of $100. - Amends TCA Section 45-5-301.
Yea
Passed
25–0
Apr 13, 2017
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