Tennessee · Senate Bill 452 · 113th General Assembly

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to political party affiliation.

SB 452 Sponsored by Adam Lowe Died in committee

  1. Introduced Jan 25, 2023
  2. In committee Jan 30, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Political Parties - As introduced, prescribes a process by which a person must declare a statewide political party or recognized minor party affiliation before voting in a primary election; designates unaffiliated registered voters as independents who have not affiliated with a political party prior to the primary election in August of 2024. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Every action

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

  1. SenateFiled for introduction
  2. SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
  3. CommitteePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee · Senate State and Local Government Committee
  4. CommitteePlaced on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/21/2023 · Senate State and Local Government Committee
  5. SenateAction deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 2/28/2023
  6. CommitteePlaced on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 2/28/2023 · Senate State and Local Government Committee
  7. SenateAssigned to General Subcommittee of Senate State & Local Government Committee

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

  • AL Adam LoweR Primary sponsor · District 1

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.