Criminal Procedure - As introduced, restores the voting rights of persons convicted of certain infamous crimes upon receipt of a pardon or completion of any sentence of incarceration, parole, or probation. - Amends TCA Section 2-2-102 and Title 40, Chapter 29.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2020
House Passage
Jun 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2019
Last action Jun 17, 2020
Floor votes · House Jun 16, 2020
How they voted
68–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 71
Jun 16, 2020
D
Democratic17
100% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican53
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
15
Committee
17
Amendments
1
Jun 17, 2020
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Jun 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0940)
lower
Jun 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 86, Nays 0, PNV 3
lower
Jun 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Jun 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 6/11/2020
lower
Jun 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Judiciary Committee for 6/8/2020
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Committee
Re-Ref. to Judiciary Committee
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Committee
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 1/14/2020
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to first calendar of 2020
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/9/2019
upper
Apr 2, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 4/9/2019
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 4/2/2019
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Judiciary
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee for 3/20/2019
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee of Judiciary
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee for 3/6/2019
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Constitutional Protections & Sentencing Subcommittee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Judiciary
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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