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HB1267Introduced in the House

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2 and Title 41, relative to voting.

Failed

Introduced by Gloria Johnson, District 90

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

As introduced, requires a municipality that adopts an ordinance requiring nonresident property owners to vote by absentee ballot to file such ordinance with the county election commission no later than 75 days, rather than 60 days, before the election. - Amends TCA Title 2 and Title 41.

Where it stands

Failed in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

March 17, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

HouseStage: HOUSE ELECTIONS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE: Failed in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee · March 17, 2026

1

Yes

6

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

7 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
Jerome Moon8No
Dave Wright19No
Dan Howell22No
Tim Rudd34No
Rush Bricken47No
Jason Powell53Yes
Tom Leatherwood99No

Bill history

  1. Filed for introduction

  2. Intro., P1C.

  3. P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  4. Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

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

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

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

  8. Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/17/2026

  9. Failed in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee

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