Election Laws - As introduced, allows a voter to use a photo identification card issued by a public institution of higher education to verify the voter's identity when voting; permits a voter to vote absentee for any reason after providing a certification as to the identity of the voter in the application for a ballot; requires an absentee ballot to be counted for the election in which the ballot is cast; deletes the requirement that a voter who registers by mail must vote the first time in-person. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 49.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 8, 2021
Last action Mar 3, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/3/2021
lower
Feb 20, 2021
Committee
Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 11, 2021
Committee
P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Clemmons
DDemocratic
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