Election Laws - As enacted, permits the sending of an absentee ballot to an address within a county, regardless of whether the voter requesting the absentee ballot possesses a commercial driver license or a valid transportation worker identification credential. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 6.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
House Passage
Apr 2017
Signed into Law
Apr 2017
Introduced Jan 30, 2017
Signed Apr 17, 2017
Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2017 · House Apr 3, 2017
How they voted
27–0
Passed
Total votes 27
Apr 3, 2017
D
Democratic4
100% Yea
R
Republican23
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
13
Committee
12
Apr 17, 2017
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 3, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0
upper
Apr 3, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 97, Nays 0, PNV 0
lower
Mar 29, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/30/2017
lower
Mar 28, 2017
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee
upper
Mar 22, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/28/2017
upper
Mar 21, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 21, 2017
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/28/2017
upper
Mar 15, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/21/2017
lower
Mar 15, 2017
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/21/2017
upper
Mar 14, 2017
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Mar 8, 2017
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Local Government Subcommittee for 3/14/2017
lower
Feb 6, 2017
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 3, 2017
Committee
Assigned to s/c Local Government Subcommittee
lower
Feb 2, 2017
Committee
P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 2, 2017
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 1, 2017
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 1, 2017
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
Jan 30, 2017
Introduced
Filed for intro.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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