D Tennessee House · District 53 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Jason Powell

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Session

Total votes

22,774

all sessions

Attendance

90%

2,293 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

98%

of cast votes

Higher than 85% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

1%

crosses aisle rarely

Lower than 87% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

20,329

voted in favor

Nay

2,018

voted against

Absent

2,293

missed votes

Total cast

22,774

across all sessions

Crossed party

239

votes against own party

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 1981

State Symbols - As enacted, designates Lake County as the "Eagle Capital of Tennessee." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 1, Part 3.

Absent

Passed

-

Mar 11, 2026

HB 2625

Cheatham County - Subject to local approval, increases from six to seven the number of school districts and school board members in Cheatham County. -

Absent

Passed

-

Mar 11, 2026

HB 2022

Trenton - Subject to local approval, expands the responsibilities of the city recorder to include the administration of functions for necessary and proper municipal operations, and to make such reports of the finances of the city as required and called on by the Mayor and Board; expands the residency requirement for the chief of police by authorizing the chief to reside anywhere in the county rather than just the city. - Amends Chapter 14 of the Private Acts of 2011.

Absent

Passed

-

Mar 11, 2026

HB 2633

Springfield - Subject to local approval, authorizes relatives of city employees to be hired in departments other than that of the employee. - Amends Chapter 158 of the Private Acts of 1927; as amended and rewritten.

Absent

Passed

-

Mar 11, 2026

HB 2378

Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates October 11 of each year to be observed as "General Pulaski Memorial Day." - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2.

Absent

Passed

-

Mar 11, 2026

HJR 977

General Assembly, Confirmation of Appointment - Steven Emil Johnson, Fish and Wildlife Commission -

Absent

Passed

-

Mar 11, 2026

HB 2566

Holidays and Days of Special Observance - As enacted, designates August 8 of each year as "Clog Dancing Day in the Volunteer State." - Amends TCA Title 15, Chapter 2.

Absent

Passed

-

Mar 11, 2026

HB 2626

Cheatham County - Subject to local approval, requires the existing impact fee of $7,500 in Cheatham County, known as the Cheatham County Development Tax, to be allocated as follows: $3,500 to the county Education Debt Service Fund; $3,500 to the county Education Debt Service Fund reserved for school building construction and renovation; and $500 to the Highway and Public Works Fund. - Amends Chapter 28 of the Private Acts of 1997.

Absent

Passed

-

Mar 11, 2026

HB 2253

Criminal Offenses - As introduced, prohibits a juvenile adjudicated delinquent for conduct that, if committed by an adult, would constitute the offense of threatening to commit an act of mass violence from purchasing or possessing a firearm until the juvenile reaches 25; prohibits a person appropriately licensed by the federal government from selling a firearm to a person who is ineligible to possess a firearm pursuant to any court order or under any law of this state; increases penalties for sexual exploitation of a minor offenses. - Amends TCA Title 37 and Title 39.

Absent

Passed

-

Mar 4, 2026

HB 1871

Criminal Offenses - As enacted, requires a person convicted of second degree murder by knowingly killing another to be sentenced as no lower than a Range II offender. - Amends TCA Section 39-13-210 and Title 40.

Absent

Passed

-

Mar 4, 2026