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

HB 202: Election Laws - As introduced, requires the state coordinator of elections to monthly compare the statewide voter registration database with relevant databases of state and federal agencies to ensure non-United States citizens are not registered to vote in this state; revises documents that may be provided to prove United States citizenship upon request by a county election commission; revises the process of appealing a determination that an individual is not qualified to vote based upon citizenship status. - 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 202 is a bill introduced in the Tennessee House on January 16, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Election Laws - As introduced, requires the state coordinator of elections to monthly compare the statewide voter registration database with relevant databases of state and federal agencies to ensure non-United States citizens are not registered to vote in this state; revises documents that may be provided to prove United States citizenship upon request by a county election commission; revises the process of appealing a determination that an individual is not qualified to vote based upon citizenship status. - Amends TCA Title 2. Primary sponsor: Kelly Keisling (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 4, 2025): Taken off notice for cal in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Kelly KeislingPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse38

“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. Taken off notice for cal in s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee of State & Local Government Committee
  2. Placed on s/c cal Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee for 3/4/2025
  3. P2C, ref. to State & Local Government Committee
  4. Assigned to s/c Elections & Campaign Finance Subcommittee
  5. Intro., P1C.
  6. Filed for introduction

Sources

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