SB 1143 Tennessee Senate · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Election Laws - As enacted, requires the coordinator of elections to include, in the coordinator's minimum standards for educating election officials, training on temporary forms of identification issued to non-United States citizens that may not be used as evidence of identification on an application for ballot. - Amends TCA Title 2.

SB 1143 amends Tennessee election law to extend the retention period for voter purge records from two to three years, requiring county election commissions to keep these records for three years after a purge. The bill also mandates that election officials receive training on temporary identification documents issued to non-U.S. citizens, clarifying that these documents cannot be used as valid ID for ballot applications. This change takes effect January 1, 2026, and modifies existing provisions in Tennessee Code Annotated Title 2. The bill focuses on administrative record-keeping and official training, not voter eligibility or new requirements.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Signed May 5, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2025 · House Apr 16, 2025

How they voted

315
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Apr 15, 2025
D Democratic7
1 Yea 5 Nay 1
71% Nay
R Republican30
30 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
5
Amendments
1
May 5, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Amended
Am. withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - HA0289)
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed H., Ayes 74, Nays 23, PNV 0
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0325)
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 26, Nays 5, PNV 1
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/2/2025
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/2/2025
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
lower
Feb 12, 2025
Committee
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Rusty Crowe
Rusty Crowe
RRepublican
TN
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