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R Tennessee House · District 36

Rep. Dennis Powers

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Total votes
26,954
all sessions
Attendance
93%
1,938 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
99%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
310
bills & resolutions
Higher than 84% of chamber peers
Committees
4
assignments
26,954 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
25,721
voted in favor
Nay
508
voted against
Absent
1,938
missed votes
Total cast
26,954
across all sessions
Crossed party
106
votes against own party
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Result
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HB 1710
Immigration - As enacted, adds local governments to the entities that must verify that each applicant for public benefits is a United States citizen or lawfully present in the United States; authorizes certain investigations of violations of requirements for verification of citizenship or presence for public benefits; requires certain reporting related to such verification for benefits; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1 and Title 4, Chapter 58.
Yea
Passed
6–2
Feb 17, 2026
HB 1652
Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, establishes new premier type tourist resorts, restaurants, community theaters, clubs, retirement centers, premises, and commercial passenger boat companies that can offer liquor by the drink; makes related changes. - Amends TCA Title 57.
Yea
Passed
8–0
Feb 17, 2026
HB 1803
Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, adds the bottling of distilled spirits to the definition of "manufacture" for purposes of licensing and regulation of the manufacturing of alcoholic beverages. - Amends TCA Title 57, Chapter 3.
Yea
Passed
8–0
Feb 17, 2026
HB 1839
Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, prohibits the department from removing a state inmate from a local jail facility for the purpose of relocating the inmate to a state facility if the inmate is participating in a work release or re-entry program unless the inmate has failed to meet the work release or in-house duty requirements, or the inmate's disciplinary records warrant the inmate's removal from participation in the work release or re-entry program. - Amends TCA Title 40 and Title 41.
Yea
Passed
8–0
Feb 17, 2026
HB 1987
Alcoholic Beverages - As enacted, revises law relative to alcoholic beverages. - Amends TCA Title 57.
Yea
Passed
8–0
Feb 17, 2026
HB 674
Correction, Dept. of - As enacted, requires the department to conduct a study concerning subjects related to access of family members to incarcerated persons for visitation; requires the department to report its findings to each member of the general assembly and to provide a copy of the report to the legislative librarian by no later than January 31, 2027. - Amends TCA Title 41, Chapter 51.
Yea
Passed
8–0
Feb 17, 2026
HB 2219
Immigration - As enacted, requires the sheriff of each county to enter into an agreement under an available federal 287(g) program, and expands the powers of the board of control of the Tennessee corrections institute. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8; Title 16; Title 17; Title 38; Title 39; Title 40 and Title 41.
Yea
Passed
6–2
Feb 17, 2026
HB 1446
State Government - As enacted, enacts the "Recognizing Judea and Samaria Act." - Amends TCA Title 3; Title 4 and Title 8.
Yea
Passed
6–1
Feb 17, 2026
HB 1711
Immigration - As introduced, requires reporting by law enforcement agencies and local governmental entities and officials regarding persons not lawfully present in the United States; requires the department of finance and administration to report the annual cost incurred by this state for public schools, including public higher education institutions, prisons, hospitals, and social services agencies to provide benefits and services to persons not lawfully present in the United States. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 9.
Yea
Passed
6–2
Feb 17, 2026
HB 2546
Sports - As enacted, makes changes relative to the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, including reducing membership on the executive committee from seven to six members; adding to board responsibilities by requiring it to direct the mission of the hall of fame; and making other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3, Part 54.
Yea
Passed
8–0
Feb 17, 2026
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