TN HB1256 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #3) [PDF]

Summary

As introduced, removes the permanent deprivation of the right of suffrage upon conviction of certain infamous crimes; changes the revocation of a person's voting rights pursuant to a conviction for an infamous crime to a temporary suspension of voting rights for the period of confinement, probation, or parole; automatically restores a person's voting rights upon release from confinement, probation, or parole. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 40.

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Title

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

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History

DateChamberAction
2024-03-05HouseFailed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee
2024-02-28HousePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/5/2024
2024-02-27HouseAction Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/5/2024
2024-02-21HousePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 2/27/2024
2023-04-04HouseTaken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee
2023-03-29HousePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 4/4/2023
2023-03-28HouseSponsor(s) Added.
2023-03-28HouseAction Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 4/4/2023
2023-03-27HouseSponsor(s) Added.
2023-03-27HouseSponsor change.
2023-03-22HousePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/28/2023
2023-03-21HouseAction Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/28/2023
2023-03-15HousePlaced on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/21/2023
2023-03-09HouseSponsor(s) Added.
2023-02-07HouseAssigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee
2023-02-02HouseP2C, ref. to Criminal Justice Committee
2023-02-01HouseIntro., P1C.
2023-01-31HouseFiled for introduction

Same As/Similar To

SB1241 (Crossfiled) 2023-03-29 - Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to first calendar of 2024

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