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

SR 418

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Aiden Lockhart, Valedictorian, Middle College High School -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

HJR 1367

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Autumn Sweatt, Salutatorian, Marshall County High School -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

SB 343

Death - As enacted, authorizes, as of January 1, 2027, a licensed paramedic to make an actual determination and pronouncement of death; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 29; Title 33; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71.

Yea

Passed

32–0

Apr 20, 2026

HJR 1419

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Noah Prater, Valedictorian, Frank Hughes School -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

HB 1263

Children - As enacted, provides, in addition to present law, an alternative method for the voluntary surrender of parental rights if executed within the geographic boundaries of the state. - Amends TCA Title 36; Title 37 and Title 68.

Yea

Passed

27–4

Apr 20, 2026

HJR 1388

Memorials, Recognition - 47th Chattanooga Area Leadership Prayer Breakfast -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

HJR 1362

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Stephanie Nava Corona, Top Ten Senior, Marshall County High School -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

SB 1513

Sunset Laws - As enacted, extends the department of children's services to June 30, 2028; requires the department to report back to the government operations committee by December 31, 2026, to update the committee on its progress in addressing the findings and observations set forth in the December 2025 performance audit report. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 29 and Title 37, Chapter 5.

Yea

Passed

31–0

Apr 20, 2026

HJR 1420

Memorials, Recognition - Annabella Culwell, 2025 Warren County Fairest of the Fair -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

HJR 1422

Memorials, Death - Jerome "Hertis" Phillips -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026