D Tennessee House · District 53 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Jason Powell

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Session

Total votes

26,002

all sessions

Attendance

90%

2,817 missed

Lower than 84% of chamber peers

With party

98%

of cast votes

Lower than 84% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

1%

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 85% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

23,039

voted in favor

Nay

2,490

voted against

Absent

2,817

missed votes

Total cast

26,002

across all sessions

Crossed party

292

votes against own party

This page

26,002

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SJR 971

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Taylor Jade Hedgecough, Valedictorian, Upperman High School -

Yea

Passed

80–0

Apr 25, 2018

SB 2108

Environment and Conservation, Department of - As enacted, requires the department to maintain materials designed to assist municipal solid waste region board members with administering their regions and to publish such materials on its website and send an electronic copy of the materials to the appropriate appointing authorities by July 1, 2018. - Amends TCA Title 68, Chapter 211.

Yea

Passed

81–1

Apr 25, 2018

SB 1759

Motor Vehicles - As introduced, removes expired requirement that department of human services promulgate rules regarding child restraint system use by children transported by child care agencies no later than January 1, 2007. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 55.

Yea

Failed

20–57

Apr 25, 2018

HB 2312

Immigration - As enacted, prohibits any official or employee of this state or any political subdivision of this state from accepting an identification document issued or created by any person, organization, county, city, or other local authority, except where expressly authorized to be used for identification purposes by the general assembly to determine a person's identity or residency unless required by federal law; prohibits any local government or law enforcement agency from authorizing the use of any such card or document as a form of identification to be used to determine the identity or residency of any person. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 8 and Title 55.

Nay

Passed

67–9

Apr 25, 2018

HB 75

Education - As enacted, provides that no adverse action may be taken against any student, teacher, school, or LEA based, in whole or in part, on student achievement data generated from the 2017-2018 TNReady assessments. - Amends TCA Title 49.

Nay

Failed

46–33

Apr 25, 2018

SB 1894

Utilities, Utility Districts - As enacted, authorizes certain municipalities to fund chambers of commerce and economic and community organizations with revenue from a natural gas utility system owned by the municipality; prohibits rate increase to cover contributions targeted for economic development efforts. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 34.

Nay

Failed

31–49

Apr 25, 2018

SJR 972

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Brayden Campbell, Valedictorian, Greenbrier High School -

Yea

Passed

80–0

Apr 25, 2018

SJR 888

Memorials, Recognition - PANDAS Awareness Day, October 9, 2018 -

Yea

Passed

79–0

Apr 25, 2018

SJR 980

Memorials, Academic Achievement - Alexis Ford, United States Air Force Academy -

Yea

Passed

80–0

Apr 25, 2018

HB 2664

Industrial Development - As enacted, authorizes an industrial development corporation to negotiate a payment in lieu of tax agreement for less than the ad valorem taxes otherwise due for a retail business for a period longer than 10 years, plus a reasonable construction or installation period of not more than three years, in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Section 7-53-101 and Section 7-53-305.

Yea

Passed

85–0

Apr 25, 2018