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

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 1504

Capitol - As enacted, creates a capitol hill protection zone around the state capitol grounds that includes the state capitol, capitol annexes, World War II Memorial Building that formerly housed the state library and archives, Supreme Court Building, William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower, War Memorial Building, Legislative Plaza, James K. Polk State Office Building, Rachel Jackson Building, Andrew Jackson Building, John Sevier State Office Building, Cordell Hull Building, and the grounds, roads, and sidewalks along either side of the roads immediately surrounding such buildings. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38; Title 39 and Title 40.

Yea

Passed

27–6

Apr 20, 2026

HJR 1383

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Hannah Miller, Top Ten Senior, Forrest School -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

SJR 1121

Memorials, Retirement - Michael J. "Mike" Smith, Bradley County Trustee -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

SJR 1116

Memorials, Professional Achievement - Todd Moore, 2025 National HealthCare Corporation Administrator of the Year -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

SJR 1122

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Ashlee Wilson, Top Ten Senior, Lewis County High School -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

HB 1034

Contracts - As enacted, requires a court to apply rebuttable presumptions when determining the reasonableness in time of a restrictive covenant sought to be enforced after the termination of an employment or business relationship; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 50; Title 63 and Title 68.

Yea

Passed

28–4

Apr 20, 2026

SR 428

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Dariana Sanchez Arredondo, Salutatorian, Raleigh-Egypt High School -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

SJR 988

Memorials, Recognition - ALS Awareness Month -

Yea

Passed

32–0

Apr 20, 2026

SR 408

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Laurencia Fulwiley, Valedictorian, Westwood High School -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

SJR 1134

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Sophia Chen, Valedictorian, Farragut High School -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026