2025-2026 Regular SessionTennessee Legislature

HB1159: AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to voter registration.

Legislative Summary

As introduced, requires a voter to designate on the voter registration record a political party with which the voter is affiliated in order to vote in primary elections for such political party. - Amends TCA Title 2.

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Bill History

2/6/2025
Filed for introduction
House of Representatives
2/10/2025
Intro., P1C.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/25/2025
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Action Def. in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee to Second Calendar 2026
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Sponsor(s) Added.
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/6/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee(House of Representatives)

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Susan Lynn
Susan Lynn
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Draft
Bill Text2/6/202510.5 KB
Fiscal Note
Fiscal Note3/16/2025150.6 KB