Election Laws - As enacted, requires a person collecting a voter registration form submitted by an applicant during a voter registration drive to, within 15 calendar days of receipt of the form, deliver or mail the form to the county election commission in which the applicant resides; prohibits a person from providing a voter registration application upon which any information about an applicant has been filled in before it is provided to the applicant, and allowing an individual convicted of certain offenses to collect or handle a voter registration application; prohibits a person collecting voter registrations from altering the voter registration form of any person without the person's consent. - Amends TCA Title 2.
This enacted law establishes rules for third-party groups that collect voter registration forms in Tennessee. It requires these organizations to register with election officials before operating and mandates that they provide a receipt to every applicant who submits a form. The bill also prohibits anyone with certain felony convictions from handling registration applications and bans pre-filled forms or unauthorized alterations to the documents. Additionally, it sets specific civil penalties for violations of these new requirements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Apr 2024
House Passage
Apr 2024
Signed into Law
May 2024
Introduced Feb 1, 2024
Signed May 1, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Apr 17, 2024 · House Apr 16, 2024
How they voted
27–4
Passed
Total votes 31
Apr 17, 2024
D
Democratic4
100% Nay
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
33
Key actions
21
Committee
10
Amendments
2
May 1, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
upper
Apr 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
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Apr 18, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 4 (Amendment 1 - HA0909)
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Apr 17, 2024
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 4 (Amendment 2 - HA0949)
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Apr 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0909)
lower
Apr 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0949)
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Apr 16, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 73, Nays 23, PNV 0
lower
Apr 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0902)
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Apr 9, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 27, Nays 4
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Mar 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
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Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/26/2024
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Mar 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/27/2024
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Mar 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/20/2024
upper
Mar 19, 2024
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/20/2024
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Mar 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/19/2024
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Mar 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/19/2024
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Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/12/2024
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Mar 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/12/2024
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Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/5/2024
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Feb 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
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Feb 1, 2024
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brent Taylor
RRepublican
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