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

24,280

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HJR 1384

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Sydney Rehring, Valedictorian, Ooltewah High School -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

SR 407

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Dartaniel Brenton, Salutatorian, Westwood High School -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

SB 1681

Hospitals and Health Care Facilities - As enacted, prohibits a hospital emergency department, including a satellite emergency department, from denying to a woman who presents at such facility and purports or, if incapacitated, appears to be pregnant and experiencing active labor, other symptoms associated with active labor, or an emergency medical condition, an appropriate medical screening examination within the capability of the emergency department, including ancillary services routinely available to the emergency department, to determine whether or not an emergency medical condition or active labor exists; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 63 and Title 68.

Yea

Passed

33–0

Apr 20, 2026

HJR 1409

Memorials, Recognition - Elaine Carver -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

SR 406

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Adriauna Jones, Salutatorian, Middleton High School -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

HJR 1370

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Austin Haffner, Top Ten Senior, Cornersville High School -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

HJR 1417

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Orianna Harris, Top Ten Senior, Frank Hughes School -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

SJR 1128

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Xavier Wesley Shook, Top Ten Senior, Lewis County High School -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

SR 419

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Travis Houston, Salutatorian, Hamilton High School -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

SB 1900

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, increases the penalty for assaulting a first responder from a Class A misdemeanor with a mandatory fine of $5,000 and a mandatory minimum of 30 days incarceration to a Class E felony with a mandatory fine of $10,000 and a mandatory minimum of 60 days incarceration. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40.

Yea

Passed

27–3

Apr 20, 2026