Sen. Steve Southerland
Total votes
24,548
all sessions
Attendance
93%
1,705 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
99%
of cast votes
Lower than 81% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
1,724
bills & resolutions
Higher than 95% of chamber peers
Committees
4
assignments
24,548 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
24,256
voted in favor
Nay
253
voted against
Absent
1,705
missed votes
Total cast
24,548
across all sessions
Crossed party
207
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 2186
Local Government, General - As enacted, authorizes counties with a metropolitan form of government, by resolution of their governing bodies, to levy a tax on the retail sale of food and food ingredients for human consumption within the county at a rate less than the local option sales tax rate or exempt the retail sale of such food and food ingredients from the local option sales tax; deletes obsolete provisions relating to the timing for reducing the membership of metropolitan councils. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 6; Title 7 and Title 67, Chapter 6.
Yea
Passed
27–5
Apr 15, 2026
SJR 1088
Memorials, Retirement - Howard Thompson, Bradley County Commissioner -
Yea
Passed
32–0
Apr 15, 2026
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