2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0069: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2; Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 41 and Title 55, relative to determining voter eligibility.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, requires the coordinator of elections, in collaboration with the department of safety and Tennessee bureau of investigation, to create two electronic portals prior to January 1, 2028, for purposes of verifying an applicant's eligibility to vote based upon United States citizenship and conviction of a felony prior to registering the applicant to vote; requires department of safety to issue lawful permanent residents a temporary driver license, instead of a standard license, to aid in determining voter eligibility for someone who presents a Tennessee driver license as identification. - Amends TCA Title 2; Title 4; Title 38; Title 39; Title 41 and Title 55.

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Bill History

1/7/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
1/14/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
1/15/2025
P2C held on desk, pending appointment of Standing Committees
House of Representatives
1/16/2025
Ref. to State & Local Government Committee - Transportation Committee
House of Representatives
1/28/2025
Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/11/2025
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/19/2025
House of Representatives
3/18/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Transportation Committee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on cal. Transportation Committee for 3/25/2025
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Action Def. in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee to 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/9/2025
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed behind the budget
House of Representatives
4/9/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/14/2025
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/17/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/17/2025
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/21/2025
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0138)
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
H. adopted am. (Amendment 2 - HA0139)
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Passed H., as am., Ayes 77, Nays 18, PNV 0
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Received from House, Passed on First Consideration
Senate
4/21/2025
Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.
Senate
4/21/2025
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0409)
Senate
4/21/2025
Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 2 - SA0410)
Senate
4/21/2025
Passed Senate, Ayes 32, Nays 0, PNV 1
Senate
4/24/2025
Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.
House of Representatives

Amendments

HA0138

Amendment 1-0 to HB0069

3/20/2025Not Adopted

HA0139

Amendment 2-0 to HB0069

3/20/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/21/2025
72
Yea
22
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: Third Consideration
4/21/2025
32
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
FLOOR VOTE: REGULAR CALENDAR AS AMENDED PASSAGE ON THIRD CONSIDERATION
4/21/2025
77
Yea
18
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
4/17/2025
11
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE FINANCE, WAYS, AND MEANS COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee
4/17/2025
27
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
3/25/2025
18
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Transportation Committee
3/19/2025
16
Yea
2
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee
3/11/2025
6
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED