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Bo Watson
TN Senate District 11
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Government Operations & Budget 48Healthcare 28Education 18Economy & Taxes 14Transportation & Infrastructure 11Labor & Employment 10Social Services & Welfare 10Civil Rights & Liberties 6Criminal Justice & Policing 6Housing 5Technology & Privacy 5Banking & Finance 4Environment & Energy 4Veterans Affairs 3Immigration 2Agriculture 1Gun Policy 1
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN Senate District 11 current
Tennessee |
Republican | Jan 9, 2007 | — | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Roll-call votes (63 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
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| SB 610 — TennCare - As introduced, requires TennCare to provide eligible covered enrollees with continuous glucose monitoring; establishes criteria… | Yea | Mar 6, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 3 — Abortion - As introduced, clarifies that the term "abortion," as defined for the offense of criminal abortion, does not include the use of… | Yea | Mar 2, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 268 — Immigration - As introduced, requires a financial institution to verify the immigration status of a person sending funds electronically… | Yea | Feb 27, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 1408 — Traffic Safety - As introduced, removes the prohibition on a person physically holding or supporting, with any part of the person's body, a… | Yea | Feb 27, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 268 — Immigration - As introduced, requires a financial institution to verify the immigration status of a person sending funds electronically… | Yea | Feb 21, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 42 — Natural Disasters - As introduced, creates the State Disaster Relief Program to be administered by TEMA for the purpose of providing grants… | Yea | Feb 13, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 3 — Abortion - As introduced, clarifies that the term "abortion," as defined for the offense of criminal abortion, does not include the use of… | Yea | Feb 9, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HJR 6 — Memorials, Retirement - Ralph Schulz - | Yea | Jan 12, 2023 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 257 — Local Education Agencies - As introduced, authorizes LEAs and public charter schools to employ retired law enforcement officers who are… | Yea | Mar 23, 2022 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 665 — Environment and Conservation, Department of - As introduced, requires the department to submit an annual report regarding the number of… | Yea | Jan 26, 2022 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 137 — Planning, Public - As introduced, requires a local legislative body to approve an application for a proposed development without allowing… | Yea | Apr 28, 2021 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 841 — Lottery, Scholarships and Programs - As introduced, establishes the promising futures early learning scholarship program and a fund to… | Yea | Apr 27, 2021 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 634 — Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As introduced, designates March 13 of each year as "Father Charles Strobel Day." - Amends TCA… | Yea | Apr 20, 2021 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HB 831 — Taxes, Privilege - As introduced, reallocates 3 percent of revenue derived from the beer barrelage tax that is provided to the general fund… | Yea | Apr 5, 2021 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 137 — Planning, Public - As introduced, requires a local legislative body to approve an application for a proposed development without allowing… | Yea | Apr 1, 2021 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 137 — Planning, Public - As introduced, requires a local legislative body to approve an application for a proposed development without allowing… | Yea | Apr 1, 2021 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 283 — Water Pollution - As introduced, removes requirement that installers of subsurface sewage disposal systems pay a renewal fee as a condition… | Yea | Mar 15, 2021 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 309 — Alcoholic Beverage Commission - As introduced, changes from March 1 to February 15 the date by which the executive director of the… | Yea | Mar 1, 2021 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SJR 8 — Memorials, Sports - University of Tennessee baseball team, 2024 NCAA Men's College World Series Champions - | Yea | Jan 14, 2021 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 537 — Tennessee Fish & Wildlife Commission - As introduced, directs the commission to promulgate rules to create and issue guide licenses for… | Yea | May 2, 2019 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 266 — Flags - As introduced, prohibits state and local government entities from displaying or allowing display of flags other than Tennessee and… | Yea | Apr 10, 2019 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 598 — Public Utilities - As introduced, extends from January 1 to February 1, the deadline for local governments that have adopted local… | Yea | Mar 18, 2019 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 598 — Public Utilities - As introduced, extends from January 1 to February 1, the deadline for local governments that have adopted local… | Yea | Mar 12, 2019 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| SB 150 — Education - As introduced, allows students to use their score on the Classic Learning Test (CLT) to satisfy the eligibility requirements… | Yea | Mar 4, 2019 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
| HJR 94 — Constitutional Amendments - Proposes amendments to Article II of the Constitution of Tennessee to establish an independent redistricting… | Yea | Feb 11, 2019 | pass | Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) CC0-1.0 |
Sponsored legislation (111 as lead sponsor)
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SB 2160
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Local Government, General - As enacted, authorizes counties with a metropolitan form of government, by resolution of their governing bodies, to levy a tax on…
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SB 2079
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Education, Higher - As enacted, divides the appointing authority for the nine voting members of the Tennessee higher education commission among the governor…
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SB 2069
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Medical Occupations - As enacted, enacts the "Tennessee K-9 Emergency Medical Care and Transport Act." - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 14, Part 2; Title 44…
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SB 2413
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Health Care - As enacted, specifies that a good faith disclosure of information related to an activity of a quality improvement committee (QIC) made by a…
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SB 2157
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Tourism - As enacted, requires the department of tourist development to promulgate rules designating tourism development zones in this state as economic…
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SB 2067
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Health Care - As introduced, revises requirement for the department of commerce and insurance to report on coverage for mental health, alcoholism, and drug…
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SB 2350
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Local Government, General - As introduced, authorizes the board of directors of a rail service authority to submit each annual report electronically. - Amends…
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SJR 812
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Memorials, Recognition - Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Awareness Day, May 17 -
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SB 1798
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Taxes, Ad Valorem - As introduced, changes the reimbursement amount for property tax relief for disabled veteran homeowners; increases the reimbursement amount…
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SB 2071
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Consumer Protection - As introduced, prohibits a person from requiring another to use programmable money for a transaction; prohibits an issuer of programmable…
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