TN HB1616 | 2023-2024 | 113th General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Introduced on December 6 2023 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-04-17 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 6 2023 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-04-17 - Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [PDF]
Summary
As introduced, prescribes a process by which a person must declare a statewide political party or recognized minor party affiliation before voting in a primary election; designates persons who choose not to affiliate with a political party as "Unaffiliated"; authorizes unaffiliated voters to vote in primary elections. - Amends TCA Title 2.
Title
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 2, relative to elections.
Sponsors
| Rep. Bryan Richey [R] | Rep. Tim Hicks [R] | Rep. Jody Barrett [R] | Rep. Tim Rudd [R] |
| Rep. Rush Bricken [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-02-20 - House - HOUSE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE: Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee (Y: 14 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-17 | House | Taken off notice for cal in s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee of Finance, Ways, and Means Committee |
| 2024-04-11 | House | Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/16/2024 |
| 2024-03-25 | House | Sponsor(s) Added. |
| 2024-03-20 | House | Placed behind the budget |
| 2024-03-13 | House | Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 3/20/2024 |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee |
| 2024-02-20 | House | Rec. for pass; ref to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee |
| 2024-02-14 | House | Placed on cal. Local Government Committee for 2/20/2024 |
| 2024-02-14 | House | Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Local Government Committee |
| 2024-02-07 | House | Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 2/14/2024 |
| 2024-01-10 | House | Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee |
| 2024-01-10 | House | P2C, ref. to Local Government Committee |
| 2024-01-09 | House | Intro., P1C. |
| 2023-12-06 | House | Filed for introduction |
Same As/Similar To
SB2631 (Crossfiled) 2024-03-27 - Failed in Senate State and Local Government Committee
