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HB1053Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 40, Chapter 29, relative to voting rights.

Introduced

Introduced by Sam McKenzie, District 15

What does this bill do?

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Official description

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.

Where it stands

Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

March 25, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to Judiciary Committee - Government Operations for Review

  4. Assigned to s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee

  5. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/18/2026

  6. Action Def. in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee to 3/25/2026

  7. Placed on s/c cal Criminal Justice Subcommittee for 3/25/2026

  8. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Criminal Justice Subcommittee of Judiciary Committee

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