Tennessee House

Jason Powell

Democratic. House, district 53.

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Official record 2https://www.capitol.tn.gov/house/members/h53.html

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Bills they sponsored

21 bills sponsored this session

requires the department to promulgate rules relating to cash transaction rounding. - Amends TCA Title 47, Chapter 18 and Title 67HB 2492 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

Assigned to s/c Banking & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee

prohibits a person or entity from distributing an electoral deepfake within 90 days of an election that the person or entity knows or should have known is a deceptive and fraudulent depiction of a candidate or political HB 2214 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

creates the "Anti-Retaliation for Reporting Unsafe Work Act." - Amends TCA Title 50HB 2213 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

No Action Taken

enacts the "Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act"; creates a Class B misdemeanor offense for officers, employees, or contractors of a state agency or local governmental entity that is required by law to be issued a warraHB 2212 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

enacts the "Safe Access to Schools and Child Services Act," which prohibits the following entities from conditioning enrollment, attendance, or receipt of services for a child under 18 on the disclosure of the child's imHB 2211 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

Failed in s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

Natural Disasters - As enacted, enacts the "Local Disaster Displacement Tax Relief Act." - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 4; Title 58 and Title 67, Chapter 4. Companion bill has been assigned Public Chapter Number 979 by thHB 2210 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

Sponsor(s) Added.

enacts the "Federal Enforcement Accountability and Community Protection Act." - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 38 and Title 50HB 2209 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

enacts the "Electric Grid Resilience, Transparency, and Planning Act." - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 5; Title 6; Title 7; Title 13; Title 58 and Title 65HB 2169 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

Failed in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee of Commerce Committee

enacts the "School Mental Health Transparency Act"; requires the department to consult relevant agencies to compile a list of mental health resources; requires public schools to use the department's list to compile listsHB 2003 · this session · introduced Feb 2, 2026

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Education Administration Subcommittee of Education Committee

requires the department to ensure that certain safety signage is placed at new trails or trails under renovation within the state's trail system; requires the same for jogging trails. - Amends TCA Title 11HB 2002 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2026

Withdrawn.

adds as an affirmative defense to the offense of criminal exposure of another to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), proof by a preponderance of the evidence that a person infected with HIV was in compliance with a treatHB 2001 · this session · introduced Jan 21, 2026

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

enacts the "Speak UP, Tennessee Scholarship Act"; requires the Tennessee student assistance corporation to establish by rules a program that provides scholarships for students in grade 12 and at public institutions of hiHB 1298 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025

Assigned to s/c Higher Education Subcommittee

allows a retirement allowance increase equal to the percentage increase in the consumer price index if there is an over-collection of state tax revenue; requires this allowance increase to be used instead of the allowancHB 1296 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025

Failed in s/c Public Service Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

enacts the "Shielding Tennesseans from Oligarchic Power and Eliminating Lawless Obstruction of Necessities Act (STOP ELON Act)," which creates a new offense of interfering with an individual's or entity's receipt of a loHB 1295 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025

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requires health insurance carriers to provide mental health coverage in parity with alcoholism and drug dependence coverage. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 8; Title 33; Title 39; Title 49; Title 53; Title 56; Title 63; TitlHB 1291 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Insurance Subcommittee of Insurance Committee

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enacts the "Hollyssee Act." - Amends TCA Title 4, Chapter 3 and Title 64HB 1290 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025

Failed in s/c Business and Utilities Subcommittee of Commerce Committee

changes from January 8 to January 31 the date by which the executive director of the Tennessee wildlife resources agency must submit an annual report on the administration of Reelfoot Lake natural area. - Amends TCA TitlHB 1289 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

creates the school safety grant fund to be administered by the department of education; requires that school safety grants be used to support local education agencies and public charter schools with prevention, reductionHB 1288 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025

Taken off notice for cal. in Education Committee

changes, from three days to three business days from the date written notice is received by a tenant, the date on which a landlord may terminate a rental agreement if the tenant or another person on the premises with theHB 1297 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025

P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

prohibits the department from denying the dissemination or availability of books and materials donated by book vendors to state inmates, with certain exceptions for depictions of nudity and sexually explicit material. - HB 1294 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025

Assigned to s/c Departments & Agencies Subcommittee

expands the circumstances under which a law enforcement agency may petition a court for permission to destroy a firearm that has been confiscated by a law enforcement officer and declared to be contraband by a court, to HB 1292 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

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