The People's Ledger
← All Tennessee bills

HB1897Introduced in the House

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

Failed

Introduced by Todd Warner, District 92

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

Writing a plain-English summary of this bill… this can take a few seconds the first time.

Official description

As introduced, requires each county election commission to check each applicant with the systematic alien verification for entitlements (SAVE) program database prior to placing a registrant on the voter rolls in order to ensure non-United States citizens are not registered to vote in the county; requires, at least once each quarter, the county election commission to check the county's entire voter registration list through the SAVE program database to ensure that non-United States citizens are not on the voter rolls in the county. - Amends TCA Title 2.

Where it stands

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

March 10, 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 10, 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.

What do people think?

Citizen Voice

How would you vote on this bill?

An unofficial public opinion poll. It does not affect the bill or the official vote.

One response per device. Location is self-reported and not verified. Results are informal and not a scientific survey.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Jerome Moon8No
Dave Wright19No
Dan Howell22No
Tim Rudd34No
Rush Bricken47No
Jason Powell53No
Tom Leatherwood99Yes

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 3/10/2026

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

Verify the information

Our commitment to neutrality

We provide factual information only. We never tell you which politicians or bills to support, and we do not rank, score, or endorse anyone.