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TN SB0904
TN SB0904AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 29, relative to voting rights.
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Introduced
01/31/2023
01/31/2023
In Committee
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
04/25/2024
04/25/2024
Introduced Session
113th General Assembly
Bill Summary
As introduced, allows certain persons deprived of the right of suffrage to apply for a voter registration card and have the right of suffrage provisionally restored if the person enters into a payment plan to become current on all child support obligations. - Amends TCA Title 40, Chapter 29.
AI Summary
This bill amends Tennessee's voting rights law to allow certain individuals who have been deprived of the right to vote due to unpaid child support obligations to provisionally regain their voting rights if they enter into a payment plan to become current on those obligations. The bill also authorizes the Secretary of State, in consultation with other state agencies, to promulgate rules to implement the new provisions, and the bill specifies that it will take effect on July 1, 2023, applying to individuals applying for voter registration on or after that date.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 1/23/2024 (on 04/04/2023)
Bill Topics
Civil Rights, Minority Issues, and Civil Liberties
- ‐ Voting Rights and Issues
Law, Crime, and Family Issues
- ‐ Criminal and Juvenile Delinquent Prosecution, Procedure, and Sentencing
- ‐ Family Issues
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB0904&ga=113 | 01/31/2023 |
| Fiscal Note - HB0279 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Fiscal/HB0279.pdf | 03/09/2023 |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/113/Bill/SB0904.pdf | 01/31/2023 |
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