2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB0687: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2 and Title 40, relative to voting rights.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, removes the permanent deprivation of the right of suffrage upon conviction of first degree murder, aggravated rape, treason, or voter fraud; removes the requirement that a person must have paid all court costs in order to be eligible for restoration of the right of suffrage; requires a person to be compliant with all current child support orders rather than current in all child support obligations in order to be eligible for restoration of the right of suffrage. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 40.

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Bill History

2/3/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/5/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/26/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/2/2025
House of Representatives
4/1/2025
Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to Second Calendar of 2026
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/3/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Criminal Justice Subcommittee(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Karen Camper
Karen Camper
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/3/202510.8 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/12/2025119.1 KB