TN SB1241 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-03-29 - Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to first calendar of 2024
Pending: Senate State and Local Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [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
2023-03-29SenateAction deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to first calendar of 2024
2023-03-28SenatePlaced on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/29/2023
2023-03-28SenateAction deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/29/2023
2023-03-22SenatePlaced on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/28/2023
2023-03-21SenateAction deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/28/2023
2023-03-14SenatePlaced on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/21/2023
2023-02-06SenatePassed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee
2023-02-02SenateIntroduced, Passed on First Consideration
2023-01-31SenateFiled for introduction

Same As/Similar To

HB1256 (Crossfiled) 2024-03-05 - Failed in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Criminal Justice Committee

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