R Tennessee Senate · District 9 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Steve Southerland

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Session

Total votes

24,280

all sessions

Attendance

92%

1,637 missed

With party

99%

of cast votes

Lower than 88% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

0%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Voting record

Yea

23,990

voted in favor

Nay

251

voted against

Absent

1,637

missed votes

Total cast

24,280

across all sessions

Crossed party

205

votes against own party

This page

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HJR 1445

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Emily Manus, Top Ten Senior, Cannon County High School -

Yea

Passed

33–0

Apr 22, 2026

HJR 1394

Memorials, Recognition - Tennessee Pollinator Week -

Yea

Passed

32–0

Apr 22, 2026

SJR 1150

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Denise Balderas, Salutatorian, Hunters Lane High School -

Yea

Passed

33–0

Apr 22, 2026

SB 1692

Licenses - As enacted, enacts the "Military Families Licensing Recognition Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 58; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 68.

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 22, 2026

HB 1787

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases the penalty for patronizing prostitution from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class B or Class A felony under certain circumstances that are currently punished as trafficking for a commercial sex act. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 13.

Yea

Passed

31–0

Apr 22, 2026

HJR 1453

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Amelia Gay, Valedictorian, Cannon County High School -

Yea

Passed

33–0

Apr 22, 2026

HB 1536

Agriculture, Dept. of - As enacted, enacts the "Representative Johnny Shaw Tennessee Agricultural Innovation and Education Initiative." - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 43.

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 22, 2026

SB 2372

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, makes revisions to the offense of adulteration of food, liquids, or pharmaceuticals. - Amends TCA Title 39; Title 40 and Title 57.

Yea

Passed

31–0

Apr 22, 2026

SJR 1051

Memorials, Recognition - Veterans Month, November 2026 -

Yea

Passed

32–0

Apr 22, 2026

HJR 1457

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Emily Anderson, Top Ten Senior, DeKalb County High School -

Yea

Passed

33–0

Apr 22, 2026