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 81% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

0%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

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

207

votes against own party

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 84

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the second look commission four years to June 30, 2021. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 37, Chapter 3, Part 8.

Yea

Passed

32–0

Mar 20, 2017

SJR 174

General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Angela Box, Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission -

Yea

Passed

9–0

Mar 20, 2017

HJR 202

Memorials, Recognition - Sergeant First Class Robert Roy Cummings -

Yea

Passed

32–0

Mar 20, 2017

SB 1188

Professions and Occupations - As enacted, revises various professional regulatory provisions, including provisions regarding cosmetologists, home inspectors, and engineers. - Amends TCA Title 62.

Yea

Passed

31–0

Mar 20, 2017

SB 19

Funeral Directors and Embalmers - As enacted, establishes requirements regarding the custody and transfer of remains in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 38, Chapter 7; Title 62, Chapter 5 and Title 68.

Yea

Passed

33–0

Mar 20, 2017

SB 77

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the human rights commission to June 30, 2021; requires the division of state audit to perform a limited question and answer review to address findings in the commission's 2016 performance audit report. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 21 and Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2.

Yea

Passed

32–0

Mar 20, 2017

SB 452

Uniform Laws - As enacted, modifies composition of the board of commissioners for the promotion of uniformity of legislation in the United States; specifies that all members of the board are entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses. - Amends TCA Title 4.

Yea

Passed

29–0

Mar 20, 2017

SJR 178

General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Charles M. Traughber, Jr., Tennessee Ethics Commission -

Yea

Passed

32–0

Mar 20, 2017

SB 83

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the private probation services council two years to June 30, 2019. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29, Part 2 and Title 16, Chapter 3, Part 9.

Yea

Passed

32–0

Mar 20, 2017

SB 806

Public Health - As enacted, authorizes, if approved by the department of health, any nongovernmental organization, including an organization that promotes scientifically proven ways of mitigating health risks associated with drug use and other high-risk behaviors, to establish and operate a needle and hypodermic syringe exchange program. - Amends TCA Title 68.

Yea

Passed

29–1

Mar 20, 2017