Legislator
State Senator
Bo Watson
(R) - Tennessee
Tennessee Senate District 11
In Office
contact info
Capitol Office
Cordell Hull Building
425 Rep. John Lewis Way North
Nashville, TN 37243
425 Rep. John Lewis Way North
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615-741-3227
Vote Record By Category
| Category | Vote Index | Total Score |
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| Economic Opportunity | 100 |
8
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| Innovation | 100 |
3
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| All Bills | 100 |
11
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Rated Bill Votes
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Rating | Vote | Comments |
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| HB0027 | HOPE Scholarship Eligibility After Earning 1st Baccalaureate Degree | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration | 04/21/2023 | 1 | Yea |
Permits a student who earns the student's first Baccalaureate Degree in less than the projected completion time to continue to receive the Tennessee HOPE Scholarship in pursuit of an advanced degree under certain conditions. Stipulates that the student must continue to meet all applicable eligibility and academic requirements for the scholarship and be enrolled in coursework for a program of study in pursuit of a master's degree, doctorate, or advanced degree.
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| HB0432 | Tennessee Future Teacher Scholarship Act | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration | 04/21/2023 | 1 | Yea |
Creates a five-year pilot program to award a Tennessee Future Teacher scholarship to future educators.
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| HB0782 | Financial Literacy Education for Elementary and Middle Schools | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration | 04/12/2023 | 1 | Yea |
Requires at least one grade level in each public elementary and middle school to schedule five days during each school year to highlight age-appropriate financial literacy concepts, either inside or outside of the classroom. Specifies that the financial literacy concepts must include, at a minimum, earning income, spending, saving, managing credit, and investing.
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| HB1545 | Annual Budget Bill | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration | 04/20/2023 | 1 | Yea |
Approves the annual state budget for the fiscal year beginning in July 1, 2023.
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| SB0064 | Tennessee Public Charter School Commission Reauthorization | FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration | 03/06/2023 | 1 | Yea |
Extends the Tennessee Public Charter School Commission to June 30, 2026.
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| SB0074 | HOPE Scholarship Eligibility After Earning 1st Baccalaureate Degree | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee | 04/21/2023 | 1 | Yea |
Permits a student who earns the student's first Baccalaureate Degree in less than the projected completion time to continue to receive the Tennessee HOPE Scholarship in pursuit of an advanced degree under certain conditions. Stipulates that the student must continue to meet all applicable eligibility and academic requirements for the scholarship and be enrolled in coursework for a program of study in pursuit of a master's degree, doctorate, or advanced degree.
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| SB0249 | Learning Loss Remediation Through Summer Learning Camps Expansion | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration | 03/06/2023 | 1 | Yea |
Requires districts and public charter schools to conduct summer learning camps and after-school learning mini-camps for priority students annually rather than summers only. Updates the definition of "priority
student" to include additional "at-risk" children and students entering certain grade levels to participate in after-school learning mini-camps, learning loss bridge camps, and summer
learning camps.
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| SB0273 | Transportation Modernization Act | FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration | 03/20/2023 | 1 | Yea |
This act ensures efficient modernization of Tennessee road to increase economic development and improved accessibility for all Tennesseans. The act allows for private contracting for road construction and maintenance.
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| SB0281 | Teacher Minimum Pay | FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 1 | 04/20/2023 | 1 | Yea |
Creates a mandatory pay raise structure which will increase minimum teacher pay to $50,000 statewide by 2026. The bill also prohibits payroll dedications for professional employee's organization dues.
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| SB0980 | Public Charter School Accountability and Support for At-Risk Students | FLOOR VOTE: Concur in House Amend# 2 | 04/03/2023 | 1 | Yea |
Adds additional accountability to public charter schools by requiring the review of all existing schools in operation of the applied charter organization to be considered. Additionally, expands access to public charter schools to more students and permits public charter schools to serve the most at-risk students in Tennessee by allowing enrollment preference for students who are economically disadvantaged, homeless, in foster care, and migrant students.
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| SB1220 | Tennessee Future Teacher Scholarship Act | SENATE FINANCE, WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee | 04/20/2023 | 1 | Yea |
Creates a five-year pilot program to award a Tennessee Future Teacher scholarship to future educators.
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Rated Sponored Bills
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