Tennessee · House Bill 871 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to voting.

HB 871 Sponsored by Justin Lafferty Passed one chamber, then died

  1. Introduced Jan 30, 2023
  2. In committee Feb 14, 2023
  3. Passed the House Mar 6, 2023
  4. Died  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Election Laws - As introduced, changes from January 15 to January 1, the time by which the state coordinator of elections must annually file a report with the state and local government committee of the senate and the state government committee of the house of representatives regarding the status of agreements entered into with other states, the progress or difficulties of reaching agreements with other states, and…

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Election Laws - As introduced, changes from January 15 to January 1, the time by which the state coordinator of elections must annually file a report with the state and local government committee of the senate and the state government committee of the house of representatives regarding the status of agreements entered into with other states, the progress or difficulties of reaching agreements with other states, and other information the state coordinator of elections deems necessary to keep the members of the general assembly apprised on the integrity of Tennessee's statewide voter registration database. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Every action

16 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

Show the 8 earlier steps
  1. HouseFiled for introduction
  2. HouseIntro., P1C.
  3. HouseP2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.
  4. CommitteeRef. to Local Government Committee · House Local Government Committee
  5. CommitteeAssigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee · House Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee
  6. CommitteePlaced on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 2/22/2023 · House Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee
  7. CommitteeRec for pass if am by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee · House Local Government Committee
  8. CommitteePlaced on cal. Local Government Committee for 2/28/2023 · House Local Government Committee
  1. CommitteeRec. for pass. if am., ref. to Calendar & Rules Committee · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  2. CommitteePlaced on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 3/2/2023 · House Calendar & Rules Committee
  3. HouseH. Placed on Regular Calendar for 3/6/2023
  4. HouseH. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0049)
  5. HouseSponsor(s) Added.
  6. HousePassed H., as am., Ayes 73, Nays 24, PNV 1
  7. HouseEngrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
  8. SenateReceived from House, Passed on First Consideration

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 1 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION · Full House

Passed 73–24
Mar 6, 2023 · journal entry
Yes 73 No 24 Not voting 1
Party not listed: 1 yes, 0 no Democrats: 0 yes, 24 no Republicans: 72 yes, 0 no
How each member voted

Yes · 73

No · 24

Not voting · 1

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 4 cosponsors: 4 Republicans.

All 4 cosponsors

From Tennessee's official records (wapp.capitol.tn.gov), checked Nov 3, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.