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 cast

24,548

across all sessions

Crossed party

206

votes against own party

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 1360

Military - As enacted, requires the adjutant general to provide a burial flag, upon application, to the members of the family of a deceased person who is an active, honorably discharged, or retired member of the national guard who served at least one year. - Amends TCA Title 58, Chapter 1, Part 2.

Yea

Passed

31–0

Apr 3, 2017

HJR 228

Memorials, Recognition - Ray Crouch, Sr., Cheatham County Good Scout Award -

Yea

Passed

31–0

Apr 3, 2017

SB 519

Pets - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Retail Pet Store Consumer Protection Act" to provide coverage for certain veterinary expenses to persons who buy defective dogs from retail pet stores. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 17.

Yea

Passed

16–13

Apr 3, 2017

SB 1360

Salaries and Benefits - As introduced, entitles criminal investigators hired on or after July 1, 1994, to be compensated at a rate equal to 35 percent of the annual compensation of the district attorney general, with compensation rate increases for 20 years until the compensation rate equals 55 percent of the annual compensation of the district attorney general. - Amends TCA Section 8-7-230.

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 3, 2017

HJR 227

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Mitchell Cochran, Varney Humanitarian Award -

Yea

Passed

31–0

Apr 3, 2017

HB 95

Sales - As enacted, extends the time of sale of land to foreclose a deed of trust, mortgage, or other lien securing the payment of money or other thing of value or under judicial orders or process from "10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m." to "9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.". - Amends TCA Title 26, Chapter 5 and Title 35, Chapter 5.

Yea

Passed

31–0

Apr 3, 2017

HJR 224

Memorials, Death - Rev. Melvin D. Wade -

Yea

Passed

31–0

Apr 3, 2017

HB 671

Election Laws - As introduced, authorizes certain members of a board of public utilities to serve as a member of a county election commission; prescribes the process for certifying new voting systems for use in this state. - Amends TCA Section 2-1-112 and Section 2-9-117.

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 3, 2017

SB 1216

Education, Higher - As enacted, replaces the Tennessee National Guard Tuition Assistance Act with the Tennessee Support, Training, and Renewing Opportunity for National Guardsmen (STRONG) Act of 2017. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 4, Part 10.

Yea

Passed

31–0

Apr 3, 2017

SB 519

Pets - As introduced, enacts the "Tennessee Retail Pet Store Consumer Protection Act" to provide coverage for certain veterinary expenses to persons who buy defective dogs from retail pet stores. - Amends TCA Title 44, Chapter 17.

Yea

Passed

16–12

Apr 3, 2017