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TN HB0687

TN HB0687
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2 and Title 40, relative to voting rights.


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Introduced
02/03/2025
In Committee
03/04/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
04/06/2026
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/06/2026

Introduced Session

114th General Assembly

Bill Summary

As enacted, revises present law that prohibits a person convicted of an infamous crime after May 18, 1981, from being eligible to have the right to vote restored unless the person meets certain requirements, including having been compliant with all child support orders for the previous 12 months, including orders related to child support arrearages. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 40.

AI Summary

This bill amends Tennessee Code Annotated (TCA) Title 40, which deals with criminal procedure, to revise the requirements for restoring voting rights for individuals convicted of an infamous crime after May 18, 1981. Specifically, it removes existing provisions and replaces them with a new requirement that such individuals must have been compliant with all child support orders for the preceding twelve months, including any payments owed for past-due child support (arrearages), in order to have their right to vote restored.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (10)

Last Action

Comp. became Pub. Ch. 605 (on 04/06/2026)

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