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Rep. Jason Powell

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Session

Total votes

22,774

all sessions

Attendance

90%

2,372 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

98%

of cast votes

Higher than 85% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

crosses aisle rarely

Lower than 87% of chamber peers

About Rep. Jason Powell

Rep. serving Tennessee District 53. Member of the Democratic party. Has been in office 13 years · 10 months. Serves on Judiciary and State and Local Government.

Sworn in

Nov 6, 2012

13 years · 10 months

Closest ally

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How Jason votes, broken down

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Criminal Justice 72% / 28%

70 support · 27 oppose

Budget & Taxes 57% / 43%

26 support · 20 oppose

Education 29% / 71%

18 support · 45 oppose

Labor & Employment 47% / 53%

7 support · 8 oppose

Healthcare 28% / 72%

5 support · 13 oppose

Transportation 17% / 83%

1 support · 5 oppose

Immigration 56% / 44%

14 support · 11 oppose

Environment 62% / 38%

8 support · 5 oppose

Energy 50% / 50%

2 support · 2 oppose

Last activity

Recent legislative activity

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HB 2210Natural Disasters - As enacted, enacts the "Local Disaster Displacement Tax Relief Act." - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Title 67, Chapter 4. in committee

3 months ago

HJR 1407Memorials, Recognition - Germany and Tennessee's friendship and partnership - signed

4 months ago

HJR 1406Memorials, Recognition - Japan Men's National Team - signed

4 months ago

HJR 1402Memorials, Sports - Valor College Prep volleyball team, TSSAA Division I, Class AA state champion - signed

4 months ago

HJR 1405Memorials, Recognition - Spain Men's National Team - signed

4 months ago

Voted absent

SB 2367County Government - As enacted, applies the Neighborhood Preservation Act to Tipton County; authorizes Montgomery County and Tipton County to participate in the Tennessee Local Land Bank Program. - Amends TCA Title 5 and Title 13.

4 months ago

Voted absent

HB 2422Education - As enacted, requires the department of education to implement a pilot program to evaluate whether administering fewer district- and state-mandated assessments results in students achieving greater academic success; adds an additional method by which a student who is not proficient in ELA, as determined by the student's achieving a performance level rating of “approaching” on the ELA portion of the student's most recent TCAP test, may be promoted. - Amends TCA Title 49.

4 months ago

Voted absent

HB 29Chiropractors - As enacted, requires certain insurers to reimburse chiropractic physicians at the same rate as physicians for the same services. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 7 and Title 63.

4 months ago

Voted absent

HB 1979Human Services, Dept. of - As enacted, enacts the "Promising Futures Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 43; Title 49; Title 57; Title 67 and Title 71.

4 months ago

Voted absent

SB 2055Local Education Agencies - As enacted, requires LEAs and public charter schools to allow a private pay provider who is under contract with a parent or legal guardian of a student with autism spectrum disorder or developmental delays who is enrolled in the LEA or public charter school, access to the student during the school day to provide the student with private pay services in educational settings as long as the educational settings in which private pay services are provided do not conflict with the student's educational placement; makes other related changes. - Amends TCA Title 49; Title 68 and Title 71.

4 months ago