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HB0851Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, Chapter 6, Part 5, relative to absentee ballots.

Introduced

Introduced by Michele Reneau, District 27

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As introduced, makes changes to the process for voting absentee under the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act. - Amends TCA Title 2, Chapter 6, Part 5.

Where it stands

Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee

April 8, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee · March 3, 2026

6

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

7 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

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See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Jerome Moon8Yes
Dave Wright19Yes
Dan Howell22Yes
Tim Rudd34Yes
Rush Bricken47Yes
Jason Powell53Not Voting
Tom Leatherwood99Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee- Government Operations for Review

  4. Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/11/2025

  6. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

  7. Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 2/10/2026

  8. Sponsor(s) Added.

  9. Action Def. in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee to 2/24/2026

  10. Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/3/2026

  11. Rec for pass if am by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  12. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026

  13. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026

  14. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026

  15. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  16. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026

  17. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  18. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026

  19. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/8/2026

  20. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/8/2026

  21. Taken off notice for cal. in State & Local Government Committee

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