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R Tennessee Senate · District 9 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Steve Southerland

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Total votes
21,653
all sessions
Attendance
93%
1,532 missed
Lower than 99% of chamber peers
With party
99%
of cast votes
Lower than 84% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 77% of chamber peers
Sponsored
1,724
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
4
assignments
21,653 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
21,391
voted in favor
Nay
223
voted against
Absent
1,532
missed votes
Total cast
21,653
across all sessions
Crossed party
180
votes against own party
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21,653
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 2557
Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, authorizes a health insurance entity to offer a short-term limited-duration plan and hospital indemnity coverage on the marketplace. - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8; Title 10; Title 12; Title 29; Title 35; Title 36; Title 37; Title 39; Title 40; Title 41; Title 42; Title 45; Title 47; Title 49; Title 50; Title 52; Title 53; Title 56; Title 58; Title 63; Title 67; Title 68 and Title 71.
Absent
Passed
-
Apr 7, 2026
SB 2227
Health Care - As enacted, makes revisions to health law, including, but not limited to, revising certain reporting requirements, requiring a person licensed by the board of examiners in psychology to complete certain suicide prevention training, defining palliative care, and clarifying certain rulemaking authority of health boards and the commissioner of health. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 33; Title 36; Title 37; Title 48; Title 49; Title 52; Title 53; Title 55; Title 56; Title 62; Title 63 and Title 68.
Absent
Passed
-
Mar 10, 2026
SB 990
Employees, Employers - As enacted, defines, for purposes of the Tennessee Lawful Employment Act, a "private employer" as any person who is required by federal law and regulations to report remuneration paid to at least one employee; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8 and Title 50.
Absent
Passed
-
Mar 3, 2026
SB 1626
Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, requires that a health plan, or an insurer offering a health plan, include coverage for clinical genetic testing for an inherited gene mutation for an individual with a personal or family history of cancer that is recommended by a healthcare professional, and evidence-based cancer imaging for an individual with an increased risk of cancer as recommended by National Comprehensive Cancer Network clinical practice guidelines. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 56 and Title 71.
Absent
Passed
-
Feb 24, 2026
HJR 756
Memorials, Retirement - Nancy Garner -
Yea
Passed
31–0
Jan 22, 2026
HJR 730
Memorials, Death - Tony Bryan Hixson -
Yea
Passed
31–0
Jan 22, 2026
HJR 720
Memorials, Death - Eugene John Burke -
Yea
Passed
31–0
Jan 22, 2026
HJR 719
Memorials, Death - Lewis "Lew" H. Conner, Jr. -
Yea
Passed
31–0
Jan 22, 2026
HJR 750
Memorials, Retirement - Sevier County Mayor Larry Waters -
Yea
Passed
31–0
Jan 22, 2026
HJR 758
Memorials, Professional Achievement - Mary Gilbert, 2025-2026 Tennessee Principal of the Year finalist -
Yea
Passed
31–0
Jan 22, 2026
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