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Dennis Powers

TN House District 36

Republican Tennessee since Nov 2, 2010

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Republican Nov 2, 2010 openstates/people CC0-1.0

Roll-call votes (88 recorded)

BillMotion / questionPositionChamber · stage · rollDateOutcomeSource
SB 1747
Criminal Offenses - As enacted, creates an offense of recklessly discharging a firearm into the…
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2026 Passed Not voting lower · stage not recorded · roll 895734e7-ab2a-4074-a753-dde8ee27667e Apr 22, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/895734e7-ab2a-4074-a753-dde8ee27667e CC0-1.0
HB 2514
Firearms and Ammunition - As introduced, deletes the offense of carrying a firearm or a club with…
FLOOR VOTE: MOTION TO RECALL 4/21/2026 Failed Not voting lower · stage not recorded · roll fe891e78-48a4-40ef-a26d-fa76a78c6473 Apr 21, 2026 fail Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/fe891e78-48a4-40ef-a26d-fa76a78c6473 CC0-1.0
HB 2080
Lottery, Corporation - As enacted, vacates and reconstitutes the board of directors of the…
HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee… Not voting lower · stage not recorded · roll 2aad626c-c8bd-43db-b35f-339d479ce972 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2aad626c-c8bd-43db-b35f-339d479ce972 CC0-1.0
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 4/15/2026… Not voting lower · stage not recorded · roll c1f4d3cb-c069-4d52-ac44-fe7542152993 Apr 15, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c1f4d3cb-c069-4d52-ac44-fe7542152993 CC0-1.0
SJR 48
General Assembly, Review Or Ratification of Rules - Ratifies the increase of the 911 surcharge rate…
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED MOTION TO CONCUR 4/13/2026 Passed Not voting lower · stage not recorded · roll efa8e988-83c6-4189-b823-86bcef8d2bd3 Apr 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/efa8e988-83c6-4189-b823-86bcef8d2bd3 CC0-1.0
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/25/2026… Not voting lower · stage not recorded · roll 1a144280-1ed9-4492-a227-4ff332236ac9 Mar 25, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1a144280-1ed9-4492-a227-4ff332236ac9 CC0-1.0
HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee… Not voting lower · stage not recorded · roll 4b9a2d15-e803-4d89-997a-2f76a47a52f6 Mar 17, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/4b9a2d15-e803-4d89-997a-2f76a47a52f6 CC0-1.0
HB 1380
Taxes, Real Property - As enacted, provides that a collecting official or the division of property…
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee 4/13/2026 Passed (2) Not voting lower · stage not recorded · roll 3a4388b2-6b26-4189-abbf-e25a6a96be00 Apr 13, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3a4388b2-6b26-4189-abbf-e25a6a96be00 CC0-1.0
HB 2616
Open Meetings - As enacted, authorizes a governing body to conduct an executive session for the…
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Government Operations Committee 4/8/2026… Not voting lower · stage not recorded · roll ecb09ca5-38a5-4e2b-987c-8f0c9e980d30 Apr 8, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ecb09ca5-38a5-4e2b-987c-8f0c9e980d30 CC0-1.0
HB 889
Taxes - As introduced, adds to the process for requesting an extension of time to file a business…
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Failed in State & Local Government Committee 4/1/2026 Failed Not voting lower · stage not recorded · roll 1da228c5-66d6-4d1d-9565-2117f7dd5626 Apr 1, 2026 fail Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/1da228c5-66d6-4d1d-9565-2117f7dd5626 CC0-1.0
HB 1978
Taxes, Sales - As introduced, authorizes the commissioner of revenue to issue a certificate of…
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/30/2026 Failed Not voting lower · stage not recorded · roll b833d343-3b1f-4b8c-b81c-af823d1e3618 Mar 30, 2026 fail Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/b833d343-3b1f-4b8c-b81c-af823d1e3618 CC0-1.0
HB 2418
Boards and Commissions - As introduced, increases, from 90 to 95, the number of days that the board…
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Failed in State & Local Government Committee 3/25/2026 Failed (1) Not voting lower · stage not recorded · roll 516be8d0-bdc9-4b97-a8e4-84f8edb7e398 Mar 25, 2026 fail Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/516be8d0-bdc9-4b97-a8e4-84f8edb7e398 CC0-1.0
HB 2323
Taxes, Privilege - As introduced, authorizes municipalities to levy a tax on the privilege of…
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee 3/25/2026… Not voting lower · stage not recorded · roll f8568430-cd54-4672-b6e5-cfbad518e7fd Mar 25, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/f8568430-cd54-4672-b6e5-cfbad518e7fd CC0-1.0
HB 2639
Henry County - Subject to local approval, levies a severance tax on clay, titanium, and any other…
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee 3/25/2026 Passed (3) Not voting lower · stage not recorded · roll 2d8dbca1-b882-4d14-a102-66696bac1cb9 Mar 25, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/2d8dbca1-b882-4d14-a102-66696bac1cb9 CC0-1.0
HB 2641
Morristown - Subject to local approval, makes the elections for council members at-large elections…
HOUSE PRIVATE ACTS COMMITTEE: ref to State & Local Government Committee w/ Negative Recommendation 3/23/2026 Failed Not voting lower · stage not recorded · roll 7ac37f2c-c623-49de-9540-cafb499ebb85 Mar 23, 2026 fail Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/7ac37f2c-c623-49de-9540-cafb499ebb85 CC0-1.0
HB 2456
Utilities, Utility Districts - As introduced, requires certain data centers to register with the…
HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Failed in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee of Commerce Committee… Not voting lower · stage not recorded · roll 72547644-bb63-4acd-b0c0-09ea87921929 Mar 18, 2026 fail Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/72547644-bb63-4acd-b0c0-09ea87921929 CC0-1.0
HB 2169
Planning, Public - As introduced, enacts the "Electric Grid Resilience, Transparency, and Planning…
HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Failed in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee of Commerce Committee… Not voting lower · stage not recorded · roll 9773d68f-0568-4628-a17c-84a760134262 Mar 18, 2026 fail Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/9773d68f-0568-4628-a17c-84a760134262 CC0-1.0
HB 2223
Fireworks - As enacted, requires a person who offers sparkling devices for sale and who does not…
HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/18/2026 Passed (5) Not voting lower · stage not recorded · roll 3a9e95ec-4690-45aa-83cd-9a312bd02f5c Mar 18, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/3a9e95ec-4690-45aa-83cd-9a312bd02f5c CC0-1.0
HB 2419
Annexation - As introduced, requires a municipality to obtain approval of a proposed annexation…
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Failed in State & Local Government Committee 3/18/2026 Failed Not voting lower · stage not recorded · roll ad0dff7c-a57d-44a9-b4ca-7f5c3fb3e702 Mar 18, 2026 fail Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ad0dff7c-a57d-44a9-b4ca-7f5c3fb3e702 CC0-1.0
HB 2635
Stanton - Subject to local approval, revises the general powers of the town; revises provisions…
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Failed in State & Local Government Committee 3/18/2026 Failed (1) Not voting lower · stage not recorded · roll c1b5fd1f-fc04-4817-94b6-f8e57ea936bf Mar 18, 2026 fail Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/c1b5fd1f-fc04-4817-94b6-f8e57ea936bf CC0-1.0
HB 2130
Professions and Occupations - As enacted, authorizes graduates of certain accredited engineering…
HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Commerce Committee 3/11/2026 Passed Not voting lower · stage not recorded · roll ea4c134e-a6b0-4c55-afec-b2f3dce6acc5 Mar 11, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ea4c134e-a6b0-4c55-afec-b2f3dce6acc5 CC0-1.0
SB 336
Election Laws - As enacted, revises present law that prohibits a person convicted of an infamous…
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/9/2026 Passed Not voting lower · stage not recorded · roll 0fe00379-287c-4b62-80ce-c34bee5657ed Mar 9, 2026 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/0fe00379-287c-4b62-80ce-c34bee5657ed CC0-1.0
HB 2464
Consumer Protection - As introduced, prohibits electric utilities and high performance computing…
HOUSE BUSINESS AND UTILITIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Failed in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee of Commerce Committee… Not voting lower · stage not recorded · roll ac918587-4a80-40a8-a927-071b1164eb24 Mar 4, 2026 fail Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/ac918587-4a80-40a8-a927-071b1164eb24 CC0-1.0
HB 1533
Alcoholic Beverages - As introduced, requires each officer who takes possession of intoxicating…
HOUSE DEPARTMENTS & AGENCIES SUBCOMMITTEE: Failed in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State & Local… Not voting lower · stage not recorded · roll a044b5f7-787e-477a-89b3-c61b648c4f8c Mar 3, 2026 fail Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/a044b5f7-787e-477a-89b3-c61b648c4f8c CC0-1.0
SB 14
Game and Fish Laws - As enacted, increases the criminal classification for hunting on the land of…
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR 2 AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/22/2025 Passed Not voting lower · stage not recorded · roll bd2b1e17-f32c-4e0c-afe7-9aef56e62ea0 Apr 22, 2025 pass Open States bulk CSV (bills/votes) ocd-vote/bd2b1e17-f32c-4e0c-afe7-9aef56e62ea0 CC0-1.0