Election Laws - As introduced, prohibits a person convicted of a felony whose voting rights have not been restored from entering a polling place until such rights are restored; authorizes a county election commission to adopt a policy to credentialed members of the press for purposes of authorizing credentialed press members to access polling locations and take photographs and videos at such locations. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 7.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Apr 2022
House Passage
Apr 2022
Governor
Introduced Jan 19, 2022
Last action Apr 20, 2022
Floor votes · House Apr 18, 2022
How they voted
67–20
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 88
Apr 18, 2022
D
Democratic21
90% Nay
I
Independent1
100% Nay
R
Republican66
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
22
Committee
23
Amendments
1
Apr 20, 2022
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0741)
lower
Apr 18, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 70, Nays 20, PNV 1
lower
Apr 13, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2022
lower
Apr 12, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Apr 6, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/12/2022
lower
Apr 5, 2022
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Finance, Ways, and Means Committee to 4/12/2022
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 30, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/5/2022
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Mar 23, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/30/2022
lower
Mar 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Mar 22, 2022
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0
upper
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/22/2022
lower
Mar 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/22/2022
upper
Mar 15, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/22/2022
upper
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee to 3/16/2022
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/16/2022
lower
Mar 9, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/15/2022
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/15/2022
upper
Mar 2, 2022
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/9/2022
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/8/2022
upper
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Committee
P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Jan 20, 2022
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
Jan 19, 2022
Introduced
Filed for introduction
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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