AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 7, relative to primary elections.

What it does

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

Election Laws - As introduced, removes the requirement that a registered voter be a bona fide member of, affiliated with, or declare allegiance to a political party in order to vote in a political party's primary election; removes the requirement that the officer of elections at each polling place post a sign stating that it is a crime to vote in a political party's primary election 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, Chapter 7.

Every action

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

1. Jan 30, 2024SenateFiled for introduction
2. Jan 31, 2024SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
3. Feb 1, 2024CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee · Senate State and Local Government Committee
4. Mar 12, 2024CommitteePlaced on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/19/2024 · Senate State and Local Government Committee
5. Mar 19, 2024SenateAction deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/20/2024
6. Mar 19, 2024CommitteePlaced on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/20/2024 · Senate State and Local Government Committee
7. Mar 20, 2024SenateAction deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/26/2024
8. Mar 20, 2024CommitteePlaced on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/27/2024 · Senate State and Local Government Committee
9. Mar 27, 2024SenateAssigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State and Local Government Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

• JY Jeff YarbroD Primary sponsor · District 21