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HB1159Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to voter registration.

Failed

Introduced by Susan Lynn, District 57

What does this bill do?

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Official description

As introduced, requires a voter to designate on the voter registration record a political party with which the voter is affiliated in order to vote in primary elections for such political party. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Where it stands

Failed in State & Local Government Committee

March 25, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: HOUSE STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Failed in State & Local Government Committee · March 25, 2026

11

Yes

11

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

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

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
John Crawford1Yes
Jerome Moon8Yes
Rick Eldridge10No
Michele Carringer16No
Dave Wright19No
Dan Howell22Yes
Greg Martin26Yes
Tim Rudd34Yes
Dennis Powers36Yes
Iris Rudder39No

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee

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

  5. Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/25/2025

  6. Action Def. in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee to Second Calendar 2026

  7. Sponsor(s) Added.

  8. Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 1/20/2026

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

  10. Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 2/17/2026

  11. Sponsor(s) Added.

  12. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  13. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/4/2026

  14. Sponsor(s) Added.

  15. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/11/2026

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

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

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

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

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

  21. Failed in State & Local Government Committee

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