Election Laws - As enacted, requires the officer of elections at each polling place to post a sign on election day informing voters that it is against the law to vote in a political party's primary without being a bona fide member of or affiliated with that political party, or to declare allegiance to that party without the intent to affiliate with that party. - Amends TCA Title 2.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
May 2023
Introduced Feb 2, 2023
Signed May 17, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 17, 2023 · House Apr 21, 2023
How they voted
19–9
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 29
Apr 17, 2023
D
Democratic6
100% Nay
R
Republican23
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
17
Committee
10
Amendments
1
May 17, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
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May 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
May 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
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Apr 21, 2023
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0212)
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Apr 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 55, Nays 27, PNV 1
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0427)
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Apr 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 19, Nays 9, PNV 1
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Apr 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
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Mar 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/4/2023
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Mar 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/4/2023
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Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/29/2023
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Mar 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/29/2023
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Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/28/2023
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Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/28/2023
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Mar 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/21/2023
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Mar 14, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
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Mar 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/14/2023
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Feb 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
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Feb 2, 2023
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark Pody
RRepublican
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