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

HB 1956

Insurance Companies, Agents, Brokers, Policies - As enacted, expands the prohibition, from stage 4 advanced metastatic cancer or metastatic blood cancer to any cancer, against a health benefit plan that provides coverage for cancer requiring the use of a step therapy protocol before the health benefit plan provides coverage for an approved prescription drug to an enrollee who has received a diagnosis of cancer. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 56; Title 63; Title 68 and Title 71. Against party

Nay

Passed

30–3

Apr 20, 2026

SJR 1140

Memorials, Recognition - Claire Yi, 2025-2026 Tennessee Association of School Librarians Bookmark Contest winner -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

HJR 1389

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Markyiah Ja'Sha Hayes, Salutatorian, Tyner High School -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

HJR 1411

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Tucker Staggs, Top Ten Senior, Frank Hughes School -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

HJR 1393

Memorials, Personal Occasion - Robert "Percy" Person, 89th birthday -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

HJR 1427

Memorials, Sports - Cleveland High School unified bowling team, TSSAA Unified State Champion -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

HJR 1379

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Paxton Mealer, Top Ten Senior, Forrest School -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

HJR 1421

Memorials, Recognition - Izabella Gansore, Boys & Girls Club of the Cumberland Plateau Youth of the Year -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

SJR 1142

Memorials, Retirement - Julie Gail Adkission -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026

SR 427

Memorials, Recognition - Lauren Milam, Dennis Washington Leadership Graduate Scholarship -

Yea

Passed

30–0

Apr 20, 2026