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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 81% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
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
207
votes against own party
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Result
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Date
SB 822
Economic and Community Development, Dept. of - As introduced, enacts the "Support Micro-Businesses Act" to create a revolving loan fund to support certain small businesses. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 9; Title 10; Title 13; Title 45 and Title 67.
Yea
Passed
29–0
Mar 27, 2014
HB 1066
Taxes, Sales - As introduced, exempts from sales and use tax certain tangible personal property owned by a local education agency (LEA) used by a contractor or subcontractor for maintenance or construction needs of an LEA. - Amends TCA Section 67-6-209.
Yea
Passed
31–0
Apr 19, 2013
HB 1066
Taxes, Sales - As introduced, exempts from sales and use tax certain tangible personal property owned by a local education agency (LEA) used by a contractor or subcontractor for maintenance or construction needs of an LEA. - Amends TCA Section 67-6-209.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Mar 20, 2013
SB 822
Economic and Community Development, Dept. of - As introduced, enacts the "Support Micro-Businesses Act" to create a revolving loan fund to support certain small businesses. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 9; Title 10; Title 13; Title 45 and Title 67.
Yea
Passed
30–0
Mar 18, 2013
SB 822
Economic and Community Development, Dept. of - As introduced, enacts the "Support Micro-Businesses Act" to create a revolving loan fund to support certain small businesses. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 9; Title 10; Title 13; Title 45 and Title 67.
Yea
Passed
28–0
Mar 14, 2013
SJR 131
General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Mike O’Malley, Austin Peay State University Board of Trustees -
Yea
Passed
31–0
Feb 28, 2013
SB 2486
Energy - As enacted, requires the grantee under a solar power facility agreement to file a copy of the agreement with the office of energy programs in the department of environment and conservation; directs the office of energy programs to expand and maintain its existing website with additional guidance and resources regarding solar energy for various persons. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 5; Section 7-53-316 and Title 66, Chapter 9, Part 2.
Yea
Passed
8–0
Mar 27, 2012
HB 2522
Health, Dept. of - As introduced, directs the commissioner to develop a plan for ensuring that 90 percent of pregnant women in this state have access to prenatal care and to report findings to the health committee of the house of representatives and the health and welfare committee of the senate by February 1, 2021. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.
Yea
Passed
26–4
Mar 8, 2012
SB 1513
Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, changes from February 1 to March 1 the due date for the TBI's annual report to the general assembly on the amount of money collected for handgun carry permit fees in excess of the costs associated with conducting background checks. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 54; Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 49; Section 50-1-312; Title 55 and Title 70.
Yea
Passed
22–10
Jan 13, 2012
SB 446
Highways, Roads and Bridges - As introduced, requires TACIR to study overall road safety and submit its recommendations to the chair of the committee in the house of representatives with jurisdiction over transportation matters, the chair of the transportation and safety committee of the senate, and the legislative librarian on or before January 15, 2026. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 54 and Title 55.
Yea
Passed
22–0
Mar 31, 2011
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