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TN HB1053

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/5/2025

Primary Sponsor

Sam McKenzie

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Origin

House of Representatives

114th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Persons seeking to restore their voting rights after a felony conviction must be current on all child support obligations to be eligible
  • Individuals with unpaid child support may have voting rights provisionally restored if they enter into a payment plan to become current
  • Willful failure to follow a payment plan allows the court to revoke provisional voting rights, but the person must first receive court-appointed counsel and an opportunity to demonstrate financial inability to pay
  • Secretary of State, in consultation with the Department of Human Services and Administrative Office of the Courts, is authorized to promulgate implementing rules
  • Effective July 1, 2025, applying to voter registration applications submitted on or after that date

Legislative Description

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 29, relative to voting rights.

Criminal Procedure

Last Action

Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

3/11/2026

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice Subcommittee3/11/2026
Judiciary2/10/2025

Full Bill Text

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