Tennessee Senate
Steve Southerland
Republican. Senate, district 9.
Emailsen.steve.southerland@capitol.tn.gov
contactOfficial record 1https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/legislatorinfo/member.aspx?district=S9
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officialOfficial record 3https://www.capitol.tn.gov/senate/members/s1.html
officialBills they sponsored
26 bills sponsored this session
requires a company offering to sell or install a solar energy system to provide written proof that the utility serving the area where the system is to be installed has a net metering program or otherwise offers net meterSB 1124 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committeerequires an insurance company that increases its premiums to give 45 days' notice rather than 30 days' notice of the increase to a customer who has an account paid by bank draft or preauthorized check. - Amends TCA TitleSB 1049 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committeeexempts certain motor vehicles from parking fees at airports in this state if the vehicle displays a disabled veteran or military award license plate. - Amends TCA Section 12-10-109 and Title 42SB 987 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Transportation and Safety Committeerequires half the revenue collected from recordation taxes be returned to the county in which the real property is located on a recurring basis; applies to transfers of real property on or after July 1, 2025. - Amends TCSB 986 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committeeenacts the Tennessee bullion depository act; makes gold and silver coinage legal tender; authorizes payment of taxes with gold and silver coinage; makes other changes concerning precious metals. - Amends TCA Title 9; TitSB 985 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committeeenacts the "Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act." - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 30; Title 31; Title 32; Title 35; Title 55; Title 66 and Title 67SB 984 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committeerequires an LEA or public charter school to install, maintain, and use, subject to parental request and approval, a video camera surveillance system in each special education classroom operated by the LEA or public chartSB 972 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Education Committeeexempts a prisoner of a county workhouse or jail who is released from custody on work release from wearing an electronic monitoring device if the prisoner was convicted of a non-violent crime and the sheriff has determinSB 971 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committeeextends from January 1 to 15, the deadline by which the wildlife resources agency must submit to legislative committees with subject matter jurisdiction over natural resources a written report containing the estimated acSB 969 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources Committeerequires the Tennessee Aeronautics Commission to study the laws and regulations of other states regarding restrictions on the operation of drones over private property. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 42;SB 1111 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Transportation and Safety Committeereduces, from 60 days to 45 days, the time within which, after the end of the calendar year, the commissioner of financial institutions must submit the department's annual report to the governor. - Amends TCA Title 45SB 974 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committeeincreases, from 10 to 15 business days, the time that the commissioner has after receipt of an application for a certificate of authority or any accompanying documents for organization of a business authorized to conductSB 973 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committeeremoves the requirement that each year the Tennessee public utility commission submit to the general assembly a report describing the competitive nature of the telecommunications market in this state. - Amends TCA Title SB 983 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor CommitteeWater Authorities - As enacted, generally authorizes the board of directors of a municipal energy authority to, as part of the transfer of a water and wastewater system, adopt and assume all or any portion of such regulaSB 970 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2025
Sponsor(s) Added.changes the administrative, reporting, oversight, and accountability of the state energy policy council from the state energy policy council to the department of economic and community development and the department of eSB 968 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources CommitteeShow all 26
increases, from 30 to 45, the number of days a tenant or household member and a landlord have to agree upon a date to terminate a residential rental or lease agreement, provided the tenant supplies written notice and docSB 967 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committeeexpands the period of peacetime military service of a member of the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) that the member may purchase for creditable service in TCRS. - Amends TCA Title 8, Chapter 34SB 966 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2025
Sponsor(s) Added.Motor Vehicles - As enacted, specifies that a vehicle protection product warrantor applying for renewal is not required to file a copy of a warranty that has already been registered for use; requires such warrantor to prSB 982 · this session · introduced Jan 30, 2025
Companion House Bill substitutedElection Laws - As enacted, authorizes Hamblen County to participate in the convenience voting center pilot project. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 3, Part 3. SB0981 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 384 by the SecrSB 981 · this session · introduced Jan 30, 2025
Signed by Governor.enacts the "Tennessee Waste to Jobs Act," which requires producers of goods to participate in a responsibility organization for recycling, reuse, and composting of certain packaging material. - Amends TCA Title 4, ChapteSB 269 · this session · introduced Jan 30, 2025
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Energy, Ag., and Nat. Resources CommitteeSurveyors - As enacted, requires a description of real property contained within a deed of conveyance of a property not previously described in a recorded instrument to be prepared by a registered land surveyor; specifieSB 980 · this session · introduced Jan 28, 2025
Signed by Governor.reduces from 60 to 45 days, the time period following the end of each calendar year during which the commissioner must annually report to the governor. - Amends TCA Title 45SB 977 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committeecreates a Class B misdemeanor offense for engaging in harassing behavior against a first responder engaged in official duties under certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 39SB 979 · this session · introduced Jan 15, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary CommitteeStatutes and Codification - As enacted, changes all TCA references from "adult day care" to "adult day services." - Amends TCA Section 4-3-1205; Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 18; Title 52, Chapter 8; Section 68-1-904; TitleSB 978 · this session · introduced Jan 15, 2025
Sponsor(s) Added.urges the department of agriculture to study the effects of the sale and distribution of smokeless nicotine products and other alternative nicotine products to persons under 21; encourages the department to make recommenSB 976 · this session · introduced Jan 15, 2025
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committeedeletes obsolete pilot program to improve parent-teacher engagement that terminated at the end of the 2020-2021 school year. - Amends TCA Title 49SB 975 · this session · introduced Jan 14, 2025
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