Steve Southerland

TN Senate District 9 Former

Republican Tennessee since Nov 8, 2022

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Topics in their record

Topics found in sponsored legislation and separately sourced statements. Legislative activity on a topic is not presented as a policy stance. AI-derived tags

Government Operations & Budget 25 Banking & Finance 9 Economy & Taxes 7 Environment & Energy 7 Transportation & Infrastructure 6 Education 5 Criminal Justice & Policing 4 Housing 4 Agriculture 3 Elections & Voting 3 Healthcare 3 Technology & Privacy 3 Civil Rights & Liberties 2 Social Services & Welfare 2 Veterans Affairs 2

Offices & terms

Office	Party	From	To	Source
TN Senate District 9 Tennessee	Republican	Nov 8, 2022	Nov 7, 2022	openstates/people CC0-1.0
TN Senate District 1 Tennessee	Republican	—	Nov 8, 2022	openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (50 recorded)

Bill	Motion / question	Position	Chamber · stage · roll	Date	Outcome	Source
SB 2557 Insurance, Health, Accident - As enacted, authorizes a health insurance entity to offer a…	SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes…	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll af74f4bd-6e1f-4fe5-9d2f-39b2631c3553	Apr 7, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/af74f4bd-6e1f-4fe5-9d2f-39b2631c3553 CC0-1.0
SB 2227 Health Care - As enacted, makes revisions to health law, including, but not limited to, revising…	SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Health and Welfare…	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll d43d8249-2f9a-44af-b509-6bdf8321b450	Mar 10, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/d43d8249-2f9a-44af-b509-6bdf8321b450 CC0-1.0
SB 990 Employees, Employers - As enacted, defines for purposes of the Tennessee Lawful Employment Act, a…	SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes…	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll ff57cfcc-1a57-4877-97de-9eba3bbaa89b	Mar 3, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ff57cfcc-1a57-4877-97de-9eba3bbaa89b CC0-1.0
SB 1626 Insurance, Health, Accident - As introduced, requires that a health plan, or an insurer offering a…	SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means…	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 58d58be9-6705-44da-b4ef-687bf5b809f8	Feb 24, 2026	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/58d58be9-6705-44da-b4ef-687bf5b809f8 CC0-1.0
HB 160 Wine & Wineries - As enacted, exempts the sale of wine for consumption on the premises of a winery…	FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/22/2025 Passed	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4f4ff5de-d176-4786-a34e-6b846d1038c9	Apr 22, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4f4ff5de-d176-4786-a34e-6b846d1038c9 CC0-1.0
SB 614 Education - As introduced, requires, if a local government adopts a budget that includes the…	FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/14/2025 Passed (1)	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll cd3a17c7-3405-4cc4-bcfc-e927dbdbb4b8	Apr 14, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/cd3a17c7-3405-4cc4-bcfc-e927dbdbb4b8 CC0-1.0
SB 225 Chiropractors - As enacted, requires certain insurers to reimburse chiropractic physicians at the…	SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Failed in Senate Commerce and Labor Committee 3/25/2025 Passed	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 0f7d4ad9-4cc2-4b58-9f04-a296650408d9	Mar 25, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0f7d4ad9-4cc2-4b58-9f04-a296650408d9 CC0-1.0
SB 886 Real Estate Agents and Brokers - As enacted, exempts a real estate broker licensee who was…	SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes…	Not voting	upper · stage not recorded · roll 77726a25-2962-48bf-b47c-53c25b5b33a7	Mar 4, 2025	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/77726a25-2962-48bf-b47c-53c25b5b33a7 CC0-1.0
HB 334 Public Officials - As introduced, requires the chief executive officer of a state agency or…	FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/25/2024 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll a850ea5c-737c-43c6-add1-07286cc619cc	Mar 25, 2024	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a850ea5c-737c-43c6-add1-07286cc619cc CC0-1.0
SB 479 General Assembly - As introduced, enacts the "Restoring State Sovereignty Through Nullification…	FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/21/2024 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 70f7a8c4-f78f-458a-b1c7-e5b6250dec17	Mar 21, 2024	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/70f7a8c4-f78f-458a-b1c7-e5b6250dec17 CC0-1.0
	SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes…	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 334d3e4a-75ad-4866-8b34-da8ad241108d	Mar 12, 2024	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/334d3e4a-75ad-4866-8b34-da8ad241108d CC0-1.0
SB 806 Remedies and Special Proceedings - As introduced, requires that the trial for an unlawful detainer…	FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 4/21/2023 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll b216be03-2644-482e-af06-d67f39dff65f	Apr 21, 2023	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b216be03-2644-482e-af06-d67f39dff65f CC0-1.0
	FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/10/2023 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 34160596-0aae-4efa-86b8-325aaa198a2b	Apr 10, 2023	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/34160596-0aae-4efa-86b8-325aaa198a2b CC0-1.0
HB 432 Consumer Protection - As introduced, enacts the "Agricultural Right to Repair Act." - Amends TCA…	FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 4/21/2023 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f196e0ec-1712-4fa6-9530-6e9c9654522b	Apr 21, 2023	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f196e0ec-1712-4fa6-9530-6e9c9654522b CC0-1.0
HB 323 Real Property - As introduced, changes from a preponderance of the evidence to clear and convincing…	FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/19/2023 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll f3556b5a-8c30-45bd-8ab8-551646497bcf	Apr 19, 2023	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f3556b5a-8c30-45bd-8ab8-551646497bcf CC0-1.0
SB 867 State Government - As introduced, enacts the "Government Serves the People Act." - Amends TCA Title…	FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/18/2023 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 298b6107-6169-4600-8cf8-612656d96cf6	Apr 18, 2023	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/298b6107-6169-4600-8cf8-612656d96cf6 CC0-1.0
SB 702 Environmental Preservation - As introduced, enacts the "Climate Resiliency Fund Act." - Amends TCA…	FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/18/2023 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 8a3a0b2f-9245-4112-9741-345af430071d	Apr 18, 2023	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/8a3a0b2f-9245-4112-9741-345af430071d CC0-1.0
SB 528 Veterans - As introduced, requires the bureau of parks and conservation to designate at least one…	FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 4/12/2023 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 9e8dd6cb-adda-4aa2-9791-eb1b15b04919	Apr 12, 2023	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9e8dd6cb-adda-4aa2-9791-eb1b15b04919 CC0-1.0
	FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/6/2023 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 05310a5c-f20e-40a6-960d-71d62a66878d	Apr 6, 2023	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/05310a5c-f20e-40a6-960d-71d62a66878d CC0-1.0
HB 1216 Employees, Employers - As introduced, increases the hourly minimum wage to $20.00, or the federal…	FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/30/2023 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll de1ff322-8586-4051-aa86-f83375e46c50	Mar 30, 2023	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/de1ff322-8586-4051-aa86-f83375e46c50 CC0-1.0
SB 926 Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As introduced, increases, from a Class C to a Class A misdemeanor, the…	FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/20/2023 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 1a4ed14e-e316-4af3-9f6d-85c8a766a975	Mar 20, 2023	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1a4ed14e-e316-4af3-9f6d-85c8a766a975 CC0-1.0
	SENATE COMMERCE AND LABOR COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee 3/14/2023 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll 4fd194a2-b162-44f8-9d06-f6d4fd62b607	Mar 14, 2023	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4fd194a2-b162-44f8-9d06-f6d4fd62b607 CC0-1.0
SB 628 Regional Authorities and Special Districts - As introduced, requires the department of economic and…	FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 3/16/2023 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll eb183c24-656c-40d6-bedb-8ba8fdfc67c8	Mar 16, 2023	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/eb183c24-656c-40d6-bedb-8ba8fdfc67c8 CC0-1.0
	SENATE ENERGY, AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate…	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll e63b77e7-0a2f-4eb6-b4f6-f1c8576cb79c	Mar 8, 2023	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/e63b77e7-0a2f-4eb6-b4f6-f1c8576cb79c CC0-1.0
HB 808 County Government - As introduced, authorizes a county to forgo the automatic compensation increase…	FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration 3/9/2023 Passed	Yea	upper · stage not recorded · roll ac335bcf-4531-4082-90cf-f93872bac4e8	Mar 9, 2023	pass	Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ac335bcf-4531-4082-90cf-f93872bac4e8 CC0-1.0

Topics in their record

Offices & terms

Roll-call votes (50 recorded)

Sponsored legislation (250 as lead sponsor)