Election Laws - As enacted, requires the coordinator of elections to compare the statewide voter registration database with the department of safety database to ensure non-United States citizens are not registered to vote in this state. - Amends TCA Section 2-2-106 and Section 2-2-141.
This law requires the state's election coordinator to check the voter registration list against the Department of Safety records to confirm that people who are not U.S. citizens are not registered to vote. The change makes this comparison a mandatory duty rather than an optional one, applying to all registered voters in Tennessee. By enforcing this specific verification step, the bill aims to maintain the integrity of the voter roll by ensuring only eligible citizens are on the list.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 1, 2023
Signed May 3, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2024 · House Apr 4, 2024
How they voted
22–2
Passed
Total votes 24
Apr 15, 2024
D
Democratic2
100% Nay
R
Republican22
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
42
Key actions
23
Committee
21
Amendments
2
May 3, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 23, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 15, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, Ayes 26, Nays 3
upper
Apr 8, 2024
Introduced
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
lower
Apr 4, 2024
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0409)
lower
Apr 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0815)
lower
Apr 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 75, Nays 22, PNV 0
lower
Mar 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/28/2024
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/26/2024
lower
Mar 19, 2024
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Local Government Committee to 3/26/2024
lower
Mar 13, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/19/2024
lower
Mar 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Local Government Committee to 3/19/2024
lower
Mar 6, 2024
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 3/12/2024
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Committee
Re-ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/18/2023
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 4/11/2023
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Action def. in Local Government Committee to 4/11/2023
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 4/4/2023
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee to 3/29/2023
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/29/2023
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/22/2023
lower
Feb 7, 2023
Committee
Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee
lower
Feb 2, 2023
Committee
P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee
lower
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced
Intro., P1C.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bryan Richey
RRepublican
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