Powers, Bill
Born
1957
Contact
Email · sen.bill.powers@capitol.tn.gov
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87
Bills sponsored
this session · 104 all-time
132
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 132 all-time
65
Enacted into law
this session · 70 all-time
16
Recorded votes
100%
Vote participation
voted in 100% of 16 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
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Sponsored (introduced)
104 billsCurrent session 87 bills
- SJR 1018 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Caroline Annalise Watts, 2026 Valedictorian of Clarksville High School. Signed
- SJR 1017 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Ella Claire Roberts, 2026 Salutatorian of Clarksville High School. Signed
- SJR 1016 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Marian Vanbelkum, 2026 Valedictorian of Kenwood High School. Signed
- SJR 1015 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Grant Johnson, 2026 Salutatorian of Kenwood High School. Signed
- SJR 1014 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Elizabeth Fay, 2026 Valedictorian of Kirkwood High School. Signed
- SJR 1013 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Shaniece Crowder, 2026 Salutatorian of Kirkwood High School. Signed
- SJR 1012 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Christopher Scott Garber, 2026 Valedictorian of Montgomery Central High School. Signed
- SJR 1011 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Kenneth Joseph Reece, 2026 Salutatorian of Montgomery Central High School. Signed
- SJR 1010 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Rune Horn, 2026 Valedictorian of Northeast High School. Signed
- SJR 1009 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Kassandra Dellinger, 2026 Salutatorian of Northeast High School. Signed
- SJR 1008 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Grace Ann Hanna, 2026 Valedictorian of Northwest High School. Signed
- SJR 1007 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Victoria Elizabeth Grace Maners, 2026 Salutatorian of Northwest High School. Signed
- SJR 1006 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Jillian Claire Smart, 2026 Valedictorian of Rossview High School. Signed
- SJR 1005 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Junyi Kim, 2026 Salutatorian of Rossview High School. Signed
- SJR 1004 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Lorelei Castaneda, 2026 Valedictorian of West Creek High School. Signed
- SJR 1003 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Evan Sims, 2026 Salutatorian of West Creek High School. Signed
- SJR 0901 A RESOLUTION to commend Alexandria Tetterton for exemplary service as a legislative intern. Signed
- SJR 0843 A RESOLUTION to congratulate Cathy Kolb on her appointment to the State Board of Education. Signed
- SJR 0567 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Representative Jeff Burkhart of Clarksville. Signed
- SJR 0559 A RESOLUTION to urge the United States Congress to pass the Eliminating Discrimination And Creating Corridors to Expand Student Success (ED ACCESS) Act of 2022. Passed
- SJR 0394 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Jes'onia Barefield, 2025 Salutatorian of West Creek High School. Signed
- SJR 0393 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Arianna Anderson, 2025 Valedictorian of West Creek High School. Signed
- SJR 0392 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Madison Schwartz, 2025 Salutatorian of Rossview High School. Signed
- SJR 0391 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Cade Deterding, 2025 Valedictorian Rossview High School. Signed
- SJR 0390 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Zoey Melendrez, 2025 Salutatorian of Northwest High School. Signed
Historical 17 bills
- SB 1164 Scholarships and Financial Aid - As introduced, requires the dual enrollment grant award (DEG) to be $500 for each of the first four courses taken; authorizes the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation (TSAC) to determine the DEG for courses five through eight; mandates that the cost for courses five through eight shall not exceed the cost per credit hour of courses taken at community colleges in the state university and community college system. - Amends TCA Title 49. Died
- SB 718 Drugs, Prescription - As introduced, requires, by July 1, 2017, the commissioner of health to report to the health committee of the house of representatives and the health and welfare committee of the senate the results of consultations with stakeholders and to identify what method was chosen as the best means to obtain the records to facilitate investigations and inquiries concerning opioid drug abuse, overdoses, and death. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 33; Title 38; Title 39; Title 53; Title 63 and Title 68. Died
- SB 975 Education, Higher - As introduced, allows security guards who are employed on a part-time basis by a public institution of higher education and who are handgun carry permit holders to carry a handgun on campus in certain circumstances. - Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 49. Died
- SB 1004 Taxes, Exemption and Credits - As introduced, creates a Second Amendment sales tax holiday for the first weekend of September of each year for firearms and ammunition. - Amends TCA Title 67, Chapter 6. Died
- SB 2177 Law Enforcement - As introduced, permits participating counties and the comptroller of the treasury to deliver by electronic means the annual reports required by the County Bounty Act. - Amends TCA Title 5; Title 7; Title 8; Title 9; Title 38; Title 39, Chapter 17 and Title 40. Died
- SB 685 Law Enforcement - As introduced, increases from $600 per officer to $1,000 per officer the annual police pay supplement for completion of in-service training. - Amends TCA Title 9; Title 38 and Title 55. Died
- SB 43 Short Term Loans and Lenders - As introduced, changes the time within which records of pawn broker transactions must be delivered to law enforcement agencies from 48 hours after the day of the transaction to by noon the day following the day of transaction; removes specifications about the manner of delivery of records. - Amends TCA Title 38; Title 45 and Title 62. Died
- SB 340 Education - As introduced, enacts the "Local School District Empowerment Act," which creates a pilot program for reestablishment of the office of elected school superintendent; requires the department of education to study the pilot program procedures for reestablishment of the office; adjusts duties of local boards of education in systems in which the office of elected school superintendent is reestablished. - Amends TCA Title 49. Died
- SB 687 Law Enforcement - As introduced, increases the death benefit payable to the estate of a law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty from $25,000 to $50,000. - Amends TCA Title 7, Chapter 51, Part 2. Died
- SB 392 TennCare - As introduced, prohibits certain direct and indirect charges to a pharmacist by a pharmacy benefits manager (PBM) or a health insurance entity; requires PBMs and auditing entities to make certain registrations. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 56; Title 63 and Title 71. Died
- SB 2386 Education, Curriculum - As introduced, requires that driver education courses in public schools include instruction on the dangers of using hand-held mobile telephones or personal digital assistants to transmit or read a message; requires that students be apprised of the delinquent act, and penalty, to knowingly operate a motor vehicle and use a mobile phone or personal digital assistant equipped with a hands-free device to transmit or read a written message. - Amends TCA Title 49. Died
- SB 811 Motor Vehicles - As enacted, authorizes off-highway vehicles on certain state routes in Campbell County. - Amends TCA Section 55-8-185. Signed
- SB 31 Constitutional Conventions - As enacted, removes limitation on the number of delegates that may be appointed to a constitutional convention. - Amends TCA Title 3, Chapter 18. Signed
- SB 1852 Pharmacy, Pharmacists - As enacted, requires any person operating in this state as a pharmacy benefits manager to be licensed by the department of commerce and insurance prior to operating. - Amends TCA Title 56, Chapter 6, Part 4 and Title 56, Chapter 7, Part 31. Signed
- SB 709 Drugs, Prescription - As enacted, requires the commissioners of health and mental health and substance abuse services to produce guidelines on nonresidential buprenorphine treatment by January 1, 2018, and to annually update those guidelines. - Amends TCA Title 63, Chapter 1. Signed
- SB 2267 Local Government, General - As introduced, requires an organization that provides risk management services to local governments to disclose certain information to the public upon request. - Amends TCA Title 8; Title 9; Title 10, Chapter 7, Part 5 and Title 29, Chapter 20. Died
- SB 686 Mining and Quarrying - As enacted, enacts the "Primacy and Reclamation Act of Tennessee" and revises other related provisions; contains certain contingent effective dates. - Amends TCA Title 4; Title 10; Title 50; Title 59; Title 60; Title 66; Title 67; Title 68; Title 69 and Title 70. Signed
Co-sponsored
132 billsCurrent session 132 bills
- SJR 1252 A RESOLUTION to recognize Trooper William Bennett on the occasion of his retirement. Signed
- SJR 1188 A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Rhett Pratt for his service to the General Assembly. Signed
- SJR 1182 A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Glenn Jacobs on his exemplary tenure as Knox County Mayor. Signed
- SJR 1102 A RESOLUTION to honor Billy Vogle on his exemplary tenure as Robertson County Mayor. Signed
- SJR 1040 A RESOLUTION to honor and recognize Parker Belle Hayes of Mt. Juliet upon her graduation from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Signed
- SJR 1023 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Dustin Matthew Pedigo of Rockwood. Signed
- SJR 0999 A RESOLUTION to recognize Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Holly Kirby on the occasion of her retirement from the bench. Signed
- SJR 0998 A RESOLUTION to honor Jan McNally of Oak Ridge for her many contributions to the State of Tennessee. Signed
- SJR 0963 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Sally Yoho Swaney. Signed
- SJR 0955 A RESOLUTION to recognize and honor Debbie Stephens for her years of dedicated service to the General Assembly. Signed
- SJR 0927 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Master Sergeant Roderick "Roddie" W. Edmonds, United States Army, Medal of Honor recipient. Signed
- SJR 0896 A RESOLUTION to honor Lt. Governor Randy McNally, Speaker of the Senate, for his exemplary service to this General Assembly and the State of Tennessee. Signed
- SJR 0892 A RESOLUTION to honor the United States men's hockey team on winning the gold medal at the 2026 Olympic Games on an overtime goal by Jack Hughes. Signed
- SJR 0876 A RESOLUTION to honor the Revolutionary War veterans interred within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and surrounding areas. Passed
- SJR 0875 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Donald Kenton Wright of Sumner County. Signed
- SJR 0874 A RESOLUTION to honor and commend Bo Carey upon being named the NFIB's Small Business Champion Award winner. Signed
- SJR 0860 A RESOLUTION to urge Congress to rename Dogwood Lane on the federal property of Mountain Home VA the "Congressman Phil Roe Boulevard." Passed
- SJR 0841 A RESOLUTION to honor Irene Ward upon her exemplary service to the Senate on the occasion of her retirement. Signed
- SJR 0815 A RESOLUTION to recognize and honor the Andrew Jackson Foundation upon the occasion of its 125th anniversary. Signed
- SJR 0810 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of James "Jim" Moore Hart of Knoxville. Signed
- SJR 0809 A RESOLUTION to recognize March 16-17, 2026, as AARP Tennessee Day on the Hill. Passed
- SJR 0698 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Charles Maxwell "Charlie" Severance of Knox County. Signed
- SJR 0697 A RESOLUTION to honor and congratulate the University of Tennessee men's rugby team on winning the 2025 National Collegiate Rugby Division 1-AA National Championship. Signed
- SJR 0696 A RESOLUTION to honor and commend the members of the 168th Military Police Battalion, Tennessee Army National Guard, for meritorious service in support of the Joint Task Force-Southern Border mission. Signed
- SJR 0685 A RESOLUTION to honor the memory of Natalie Leach Haslam of Knoxville. Signed
Voting record
Historical 16 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/6/2023 Passed | Yea | pass | April 06, 2023 |
| FLOOR VOTE: as Amended Third Consideration 4/18/2023 Passed | Yea | pass | April 18, 2023 |
| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/27/2021 Passed | Yea | pass | April 27, 2021 |
| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/29/2021 Passed | Yea | pass | March 29, 2021 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/24/2024 Passed | Yea | pass | April 24, 2024 |
| FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/16/2024 Passed | Yea | pass | April 16, 2024 |
| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2024 Passed | Yea | pass | April 08, 2024 |
| FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/7/2024 Passed | Yea | pass | March 07, 2024 |
| FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/4/2024 Passed | Yea | pass | March 04, 2024 |
| FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 2/22/2024 Passed | Yea | pass | February 22, 2024 |
| FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 1/11/2024 Passed | Yea | pass | January 11, 2024 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 4/6/2023 Passed | Yea | pass | April 06, 2023 |
| FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 3/2/2023 Passed | Yea | pass | March 02, 2023 |
| FLOOR VOTE: Motion to Adopt 3/1/2021 Passed | Yea | pass | March 01, 2021 |
| FLOOR VOTE: PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/14/2015 Passed | Yea | pass | April 14, 2015 |
| FLOOR VOTE: CONSENT CALENDAR PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION 4/8/2019 Passed | Yea | pass | April 08, 2019 |