SB 336 Tennessee Senate · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026)

Election Laws - As enacted, revises present law that prohibits a person convicted of an infamous crime after May 18, 1981, from being eligible to have the right to vote restored unless the person meets certain requirements, including having been compliant with all child support orders for the previous 12 months, including orders related to child support arrearages. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 40.

SB 336 changes Tennessee's voting rights laws by removing permanent voting bans for people convicted of first-degree murder, aggravated rape, treason, or voter fraud. It updates the child support requirement from "being current in all obligations" to "compliant with all current child support orders" (allowing those with past arrears to regain voting rights). The bill also adds a 3-year waiting period after sentence completion for those convicted of the specified crimes before they can petition to restore voting rights. This directly affects individuals with these specific convictions who were previously barred from voting indefinitely.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Signed Mar 26, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Apr 10, 2025

How they voted

2611
Passed
Total votes 37
Apr 10, 2025
D Democratic7
7 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican30
19 Yea 11 Nay
63% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
15
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Mar 26, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by Senate Speaker
upper
Mar 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by H. Speaker
lower
Mar 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Concurred, Ayes 31, Nays 1 (Amendment 1 - HA0602)
upper
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0602)
lower
Mar 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed H., as am., Ayes 64, Nays 24, PNV 5
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 3 - SA0381)
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 8
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 2 - SA0302)
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 1 PNV 0
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 4/1/2025
lower
Mar 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 4/1/2025
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2025
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Lower · Passed
Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2025
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/18/2025
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
P
Photo of Raumesh Akbari
Raumesh Akbari
DDemocratic
TN
29