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Tennessee · 114th Regular Session (2025-2026) · Bill

HB 1159: Election Laws - 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.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1159 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on February 6, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Election Laws - 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. Primary sponsor: Susan Lynn (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 25, 2026): Failed in State & Local Government Committee.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Susan LynnPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse57

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Failed in State & Local Government Committee
  2. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026
  3. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026
  4. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026
  5. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026
  6. Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/11/2026
  7. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026
  8. Sponsor(s) Added.
  9. Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/4/2026
  10. Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to State & Local Government Committee
  11. Sponsor(s) Added.
  12. Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 2/17/2026

Showing 12 most recent of 21 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source